In Washington, slip-and-fall accidents are greatly covered by the legal system. Unfortunately, a professional provider is required to determine accident causes and compensation. In many instances, a property owner may be responsible for the injured party's loss of quality of life, extensive injuries, or even death.
In other cases, a property owner may not be liable at all. In general, slip and fall liability may be difficult to determine as accident scenes aren't necessarily viewable. Several stages of slip and fall liability do, however, cover much of a situation's possible outcomes.
Regardless of the circumstances of your accident, you deserve to be compensated fairly for the injuries you have suffered. We encourage you to seek representation from our Spokane slip and fall attorneys so that you have a better chance of recovering the complete compensation you are owed.
Contact us online or call (509) 204-9993 to get started with a free consultation.
In many cases, a property owner's liability is determined by a scene's safety conditions. Property owners have duties to maintain their property's "reasonable safety," and individuals injured on an owner's property can claim the property owner's negligence.
If a victim can prove a property owner's knowledge of unsafe conditions, a successful personal injury claim can be made. Several factors come into play: A property's dangerous conditions must be present for a certain amount of time and the victim's own conduct certainly plays a role.
Determining a property owner's negligence often requires proof of their knowledge. A defendant's knowledge of a dangerous condition can be considered "determinative." If this is the case, a plaintiff can be entitled to find out whether or not the defendant was knowingly negligent through a discovery procedure.
During discovery, a defendant may be forced to reveal repair logs, maintenance records, and surveillance videos. Any and all evidence aiding the discovery process may be used, and Spokane injury lawyers commonly utilize comparative negligence to determine the degree to which each party is at fault. The amount of a defendant's comparative negligence is determined by a judge.
Understandably, no case is clearly resolved with the defendant's proven negligence. As stated above, comparative negligence is taken into account. A plaintiff may have been partially at fault for their own injury. In such cases, claims may be reduced.
Understanding circumstances leading to an accident as well as fault degree can greatly help a plaintiff's position. The severity of injury must be determined and both sides of a case must calculate a case's overall worth before settlement negotiations begin. Often, initially "favorable" cases for plaintiffs are derailed as the individual's own conduct is researched, analyzed, and revealed.
For this reason, slip and fall victims are urged to obtain and speak with an attorney before discussing the event with any other parties.
Twyford Law Office can work tirelessly to determine liability in your case. Slip and fall damages are often up to contest between a plaintiff and defendant. Whether one slips in a grocery store or is injured on a sidewalk, professional assistance should always be sought to obtain proper compensation.
Every accident is a complex situation but our professionals are fully capable of helping you navigate the road ahead. If someone's wrongful conduct has injured you or a loved one, a claim should be pursued. We understand the troubles associated with slip-and-fall injuries – and we are here to help.
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As an artist I am fascinated with the push and pull of the forces of nature. Storms, heat, air, planets, and oceans are all so powerful. Some of my work shows these forces by revealing both a density and airiness at the same time. The organizational structure of my work often has a moving or dynamic gesture as though time were passing and moving off the paper.
I work very directly and intuitively and respond to both the figure and natural forms around me. Oceans, fish, plant life, creatures and aliens occupy my world of imagination. Concern with pollution of the oceans have recently occupied a few of my installation pieces.
I work in several mediums which bring out different aspects of my work. Working on paper and or collage is most spontaneous, but my ceramic work is slower so I like to go back and forth between them. I like this alternating approach which allows for a richer understanding of each. But line and color and form make up the basis of my imagery and prompt my imagination. Danger is sometimes lurking nearby in my work but humor and playfulness presents itself other times, for without it, life could be miserable as I see it.


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Judge denies request for bond reduction for man…
Judge denies request for bond reduction for man accused of providing fatal fentanyl dose to teen
Lawyer requests dropping bond from $750,000 to $7,500
By Austin Fleskes | afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com |
An 8th Judicial District Court judge on Tuesday denied a request to reduce the bond amount of a man accused of selling a lethal dose of fentanyl to a teenager last year.
Samuel Strait, 30, appeared before Judge Daniel McDonald Tuesday, and his attorney, Eric Vanatta, requested that his bond be reduced. Strait is currently being held at the Larimer County Jail on a bond of $758,250; $750,000 of the bond amount is for the alleged sale of the lethal dose.
Vanatta requested the bond be reduced to $7,500, arguing that Strait's family does not have a lot of resources to address a bond that high. He added that Strait does not have an extensive criminal history and has strong family ties in the area.
Deputy District Attorney Lynzi Maas argued that the bond should stay where it was, claiming Strait had previous failure-to-appear charges and was on supervised release when the alleged incident occurred — court records show that he was sentenced to 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to third-degree assault as well as a 30-month deferred sentence for a guilty plea of felony menacing in the same case in April of 2022.
A woman, identified as the victim's mother, also gave an emotional plea to the judge to not reduce bond in the case.
She said she did not trust Strait to face consequences for the alleged incident, adding "there is no escaping reality for our family, and shouldn't be for Mr. Strait."
"Our son will never truly have justice, because nothing is going to bring him back," she said. "But we can see justice served for him and we want to protect other children and other families."
McDonald ultimately denied the request to lower the bond, acknowledging that, while it is high, the charges are serious and the risk to community safety is too great.
Strait is scheduled to return to court at 9 a.m. March 2.
Just before 7:45 a.m. on July 21, Loveland Police Department officers responded to a report of a 15-year-old boy who was not conscious and not breathing at a home in the 1300 block of North Washington Avenue. First responders provided life-saving efforts and the boy was transported to McKee Medical Center before being flown to Children's Hospital in Aurora where he was later pronounced dead, according to Strait's arrest affidavit.
Detective Corey Richards wrote in the affidavit that when he arrived at the home around 8:40 a.m. that day, he interviewed the victim's mother, grandmother and her husband. He wrote that family told him the 15-year-old boy was found unresponsive on his bed and not breathing, adding that he was known to use fentanyl and other drugs but had passed a drug test recently with only THC present.
Richards added that blood samples showed 3.9 nanograms per milliliter of fentanyl in the teen's blood, and the coroner ruled that the cause of death was fentanyl intoxication.
Richards also searched the boy's phone, which was found near his body. In searching the phone, Richards wrote, he allegedly found several texts and phone calls to and from a number later confirmed to belong to Strait regarding pills or money. On July 20, according to the affidavit, the teenager had also taken pictures of three blue pills, which Richards suspected to be fentanyl, located on the bed on which he was later found dead.
Officers, using location data found in searches with Strait's number, located him in an area with multiple "transient tents" just east of Fairgrounds Park but west of Lincoln Avenue and spoke with him, according to the affidavit. They eventually obtained a search warrant for his tent and seized a number of items, including foil with residue, smoking devices, needles, white pills, white powder, pill bottles containing prescription drugs and a phone, according to the affidavit.
Richards wrote in the affidavit that in searching Strait's phone, he found messages and calls to and from the teenager's phone for several months, including three phone calls the night of July 20.
"It appears from the high frequency call log and correspondence that Strait has been and continued to distribute illegal controlled substances to (the victim)," Richards wrote.
Strait was later arrested on Dec. 29 after allegedly shoplifting in the Promenade Shops at Centerra. An affidavit for this incident said that officers on scene described Strait as "significantly impaired" and that he was allegedly in possession of multiple controlled substances as well as keys from a vehicle that was later confirmed to have been stolen.
Strait currently faces two cases following his arrest in late December: one charges him with distribution of fentanyl that led to death, a class 1 drug felony; and distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, a class 1 drug felony; and the other charges him with first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft, a class 5 felony; resisting arrest, a class 2 misdemeanor; DUI, an unclassified misdemeanor; possession of fentanyl with three or more priors, a class 4 drug felony; possession of a controlled substance, a class 1 drug misdemeanor.
Jocelyn Rowley contributed to this article.
Austin Fleskes | Public safety reporter
Austin Fleskes joined the Reporter-Herald team in August 2020 as the newsroom's public safety reporter. Before coming to Loveland, he graduated from Colorado State University in May 2020 with two bachelor's degrees, one in journalism and media communications and one in history. Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07.
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Every day, many students in New York City walk into schools that are not safe, welcoming or conducive to learning. Our schools contribute to these conditions when we respond to student misbehaviors and acts of defiance with exclusionary and punitive discipline practices. Too often, students are removed from their classrooms through suspension, expulsion or in-school arrest. This cycle can break students' trust in school, place them on a negative path, and set them behind academically. We have seen it firsthand in our own school communities, and we cannot allow it to continue.
Exclusionary discipline policies negatively impact students, forcing them to miss crucial learning opportunities. A strong body of evidence suggests that suspensions correlate with—and in some cases cause—a range of negative, long-term outcomes: higher dropout rates, lower grades and behavioral problems later in life. These effects disproportionately burden students of color and those diagnosed with special needs, because these populations are suspended at significantly higher rates.
Support teachers by expanding trainings in areas that promote positive school culture and expand teacher career ladders dedicated to establishing positive school cultures.
Support students with a required 250:1 student to counselor ratio and re-integration plans for students suspended for more that five days.
Support schools by creating competitive grant programs to incentivize schools and districts to adopt non-punitive approaches, such as restorative justice.
Hold schools accountable by disaggregating suspension and school climate data in school quality snapshots and institute school quality reports and quality reviews for Alternative Learning Centers.
Prioritize additional training for evaluators and mentors to give specific feedback related to positive classroom culture-building and management techniques.
Create a classroom management, school climate, and de-escalation framework that is shared with teacher preparation programs.
We are a team of 15 educators who met regularly to review the research on school climate. We spoke with experts in the field, and discussed differing perspectives in order to create a set of actionable, New York–specific recommendations.


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A new level in luxury; Introducing the Caviar Apple Watch Series 4 Collection
Tech BlimpWearable TechnologyA new level in luxury; Introducing the Caviar Apple Watch Series 4 Collection
Apple Watch Series 4 is not a cheap smart watch. The new collection, prepared by Caviar, pushes limits on price. As we said, the Apple Watch Series 4 is not a model that everyone can easily reach at high prices.
Caviarcomes with an incredible collection of luxury Apple Watch Series 4. There aresix different models in this collection and they are all adorned with gold anddiamond details. Let's get to the prices now. Prices in this particularcollection start at a full 3,880 dollars. The top version has a breathtakingprice tag of 41,390 dollars. The metal strap of this gold-plated body modelcontains exactly 633 pieces of black diamonds. Caviar, which uses whitediamonds in other metal belt versions, is the cheapest (!) version of the3,880, giving the leather strap.
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The 64-bit S4 processor is powered by an alleged performance of up to iPhone 6s, delivering up to 2x the performance compared to the past. The watchOS 5 operating system can capture an electrocardiogram (EKG) using the new accelerometer, gyroscope and new ECG application, which can detect harsh declines. The watch, which carries an electrical heart sensor approved by the FDA, reveals a much better option than the Series 3 for health. The screen is growing; the frames are viewing time, now looks more elegant.


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Srinagar, Mar 21: The three gunfights in three different areas of North Kashmir Thursday disrupted life in major portions. The encounters and the subsequent clashes left many people injured while police said that a militant was killed in one of the encounters.
In Kalantra as well the gunfight and subsequent clashes were under way till this report was filed. A police official said that gun fights are underway while Forces are on job to neutralize militants.


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Home › Various - The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 1 1962-1966 (2xCD, Comp, RM) - USED
Various - The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 1 1962-1966 (2xCD, Comp, RM) - USED
Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered
[1-1] Big Bad Jon The Twister
[1-2] Pop-Eye Time
[1-3] A Thousand Vows
[1-4] A Girl Named Jo
[1-5] Tradin' Stamps
[1-6] Mother-In-Law Trouble
[1-7] Darling
[1-8] How A Woman Does Her Man
[1-9] The Day The World Cried Part 1
[1-10] The Day The World Cried Part 2
[1-11] The Greasy Frog
[1-12] Will I Ever Be Free
[1-13] Our Last Quarrel
[1-14] These Ain't Raindrops
[1-15] Too Slow
[1-16] She's Better Than You
[1-17] The Side Wind
[1-18] So Hard To Get Along
[1-19] That's How Strong My Love Is
[1-20] There Goes My Used To Be
[1-21] I Can't Fight This Much Longer
[1-22] Now And Then
[1-23] Only Fools Run Away
[1-24] You Don't Want Me
[1-25] Love Me
[1-26] Rhythm Marie
[1-27] Spoonful
[1-28] What Am I Living For
[1-29] Pretty Little Angel
[1-30] Won't You Call
[2-1] Toddlin'
[2-2] Bow-Legged
[2-3] I Can't Make It
[2-4] Lover's Competition
[2-5] Arabian Jerk
[2-6] Please, Please Little Girl
[2-7] It's Wonderful To Be In Love
[2-8] Dance Party
[2-9] Ohio Bound
[2-10] Hurricane Blues
[2-11] The Well's Gone Dry
[2-12] Country Style
[2-13] Every Woman I Know (Is Crazy About An Automobile)
[2-14] Have You Seen Jean
[2-15] What Do You Think About My Baby
[2-16] Lover's Crime
[2-17] I'm Living Good
[2-18] Recipe For Love
[2-19] Love Works That Way
[2-20] I'll Be True To You
[2-22] Talk Talk
[2-23] My Motor Bike Balked
[2-24] Patsy
[2-25] Don't Cry
[2-26] I Need A Lot Of Loving
[2-27] Darling
[2-28] I Do
The first of three 2CD sets that will, between them, reissue the A- and B-sides of every single released by revered Memphis label Goldwax Records and its subsidiary labels between 1963 and 1971.
To soul fans, Goldwax remains one of the pivotal labels of the era, introducing the world to artists of the caliber of OV Wright, James Carr and the Ovations. But Goldwax also recorded and issued first-rate country, blues and garage rock, as will be heard during the course of this series.
Many of the tracks featured across this and future volumes will be receiving their first-ever CD issue. The whole project has been endorsed by Goldwax founder Quinton Claunch, who has also provided reminiscences of several of the more obscure artists that are featured.
Featuring copious single-by-single annotation, and with a shot of at least one side of every 45 that's featured in the set, this package is guaranteed to grab significant media attention in the wake of Aces ongoing success with the 3CD Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story project.


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I think this is a great beach brush / pool brush. After swimming your hair is always tangled and gross especially when in a chlorine pool. It's light weight great to have in your beach bag.
I don't feel like I have a ton to say about this other than I LOVE it.
When I find one I'll let you know.
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Helping you choose the best web design agency in Birmingham.
When you've finally decided that it's high time for a new look for your business, your next decision is going to be which Birmingham web design agency you should go with. How do you do this, though?
It is far from being a simple decision. Your website is the first thing many of your potential customers or clients will see, and it's important that you make a good impression. The best way to ensure you hit the ground running with your website is to commission a good design agency who know what they are doing.
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This has several benefits for your business. If you operate a local store or premises, having a website which is created with this area in mind and is catered and optimised for it will drive better results than a generic website which doesn't focus on a specific location.
If you run a Birmingham-based business, for example, you want people in Birmingham to find you. When you have a website catered for Birmingham residents it is much easier to be discovered by them. It is for this reason alone why you should choose a website design agency in Birmingham to create your website for you.
Most web design agencies include a portfolio of their work on their website and place it prominently. If they don't then you should ask to see some examples.
Portfolios often include a vast range of different websites made for their clients and are a great indicator as to their skills and in-house style. Critically analyse each portfolio piece and figure out whether anything you can see fits the dream website you have in mind. From the portfolio, does it look as if the design agency is going to be able to create something which fits your brief?
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Has the agency previously designed and deployed websites which are similar to or fit the ideas which you have in mind? Are they capable of developing the features you want to see included in the final product?
By seeing first-hand that an agency has produced results like those you desire puts your mind at rest and proves that they can deliver what you are looking for.
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Although bigger does not always mean better, the size of an agency and the people working within one can be a good indicator of whether they are suitable for you personally.
This all comes down to how much support you may need during the project and whether you want the agency's services to carry on after the website has been completed and deployed. Would you be happy to part ways once the project is over and maintain the site yourself?
Smaller agencies may not have the manpower necessary to provide a continuous service – e.g. provide general maintenance to your site – after the project has ended.
4. How long have they been operating?
If the agency has been around for a decade or two, that's usually a sign that things are going well; a web design company doesn't get to stick around for a long time if they aren't producing good results for their clients!
This doesn't mean that you should be casting newcomers aside; all design agencies have to start somewhere. You should account for this factor in context with the aforementioned points along with the specific needs of you and your business before you make a final decision.
Having built modern and responsive websites for thousands of clients based not only in Birmingham but all over the world, we are a leading design agency based in Birmingham who consistently deliver outstanding results for our clients.
We provide bespoke web design services and ongoing support for companies of all sizes – from start-ups to large enterprise-level corporations – which are modern, innovative and help you stand out in a competitive marketplace.
For well over 20 years, we have been one of Birmingham's leading web design agencies and have designed well over 2,000 websites for industry-leading clients who include Xerox, Ladbrokes and the National Health Service.
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From the Publisher. This inspiring book accompanies the first traveling exhibition about Doris Duke's estate Shangri La and its influential synthesis of modernist architecture and Islamic art and design.
Situated on five acres of terraced gardens and pools overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Honolulu's Diamond Head, Shangri La was the idyllic paradise of philanthropist Doris Duke, reflecting her personal passion for the art, architecture, and design of the Islamic world. The estate incorporates unique architectural features, such as carved marble doorways, jalis, and floral ceramic tiles, and the decor includes artifacts, such as silk textiles, jewel-toned chandeliers, and gilt and coffered ceilings, many collected during her travels. This volume presents an exclusive tour of Shangri La's breathtaking interiors and landscape, including the splendid furnishings and art. Archival photographs of Duke and friends as well as correspondence and drawings provide a view into a lifestyle defined by the highest sense of aesthetics. Doris Duke's Shangri La is sure to inspire both art and design lovers.


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Definition - What does MD5 mean?
MD5 is a type of algorithm that is known as a cryptographic hash algorithm. MD5 produces a hash value in a hexadecimal format. This competes with other designs where hash functions take in a certain piece of data, and change it to provide a key or value that can be used in place of the original value.
Techopedia explains MD5
With the development of various hash algorithms, experts have noted that engineers found MD5 to have serious weaknesses in terms of not being "collision resistant." A collision happens when two hash values are found to be similar or the same. To work correctly, each individual hash value has to be unique. Because this functionality is needed for popular authentication protocols like Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), MD5 has often been replaced with other types of hash algorithms.
Security engineers and others are familiar with long lists of hash algorithms with different properties. MD5 and other types of hash algorithms are often referred to as "message digest" functions.The idea here is that a hash "digests" an original value and outputs a replacement value that is significantly different from the original. Hashes have several main uses in security and database efficiency, related to the use of replacement values in searches and in data storage.
Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)
Hash Buster
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2)
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Can Public Key Infrastructure Provide More Security Online?
New Advances in Biometrics: A More Secure Password
How can IT security be measured?
What is the difference between security and privacy?
How can passwords be stored securely in a database?
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Sony Bundles Up with PlayStation Collections
by S.C. Nolan
With the introduction of Sony's brand new PlayStation Collections today, the company hopes to take advantage of some of its most serially successful exclusives.
The idea is simple, and its title is pretty self-explanatory; Starting with the Infamous and God of War series, Sony will be combining some of its exclusive lines of titles into collections, offering each up for one (relatively) low price. Here's how the collections of those two series break down:
God of War Saga – $39.99
God of War II
God of War: Origins Collection (includes downloadable vouchers for God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta)
Voucher For 1 Trial Month of PlayStation Plus
All games are remastered in HD, formatted for DUALSHOCK Control, and include full Trophy support. (Origins Collection includes 3D support.)
Infamous Collection – $39.99
inFAMOUS 2
inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood
Extra missions
Additional content including costumes, power-ups, and weapon styles.
These two series will join the Ratchet and Clank Collection (now a PlayStation Collection title), releasing on August 28. That set of games looks like this:
Ratchet & Clank Collection – $29.99
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Remastered in HD 3D, with full Trophy support
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time demo
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Regarding their PlayStation Collections, Sony has also promised "additional news in the coming weeks," which could consist of future Collections titles. Chances are we'll be hearing something from them at Gamescom next week, though no one has admitted so yet.
Alright, PS3 owners. You've seen what Sony's offering up as the appetizer: what other games would you like to see made into a PlayStation Collection? Let us know in the comments below, or join the conversation in our forums.


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Here we will show you how to create a hierarchy diagram in PowerPoint 2010 using SmartArt graphics. You can easily insert a SmartArt PowerPoint graphic and choose Hierarchy tab on the left. This will show you different hierarchy diagrams that you can use for example to make an organizational chart.
Use Organizational Chart to show hierarchical information or reporting relationships in an organization. The assistant shape and the Org Chart hanging layouts are available with this layout.
From here, we start customizing the org chart by selecting the shapes and then adding a gradient fill option. Also, we have changed the solid lines to use dotted lines instead. You can see the final result below.
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"Could you imagine? They would just let us die."
Now outside the gates, Jennifer Toon is watching her friends' harrowing experience of COVID-10 inside Texas prisons.
Jennifer Toon
Special thanks to The Guardian and editor Poppy Noor, who allowed The Tyler Loop to reprint Jennifer Toon's story, originally published in The Guardian on Oct. 9, 2020.
When I first met my friend Melissa in prison, she impressed me with her ability to endure crisis with a mere shrug and dispassionate roll of the eyes. She doesn't rattle easily, so the trembling in her voice during recent phone calls alarmed me.
"I'm scared," she said about the mounting COVID-19 crisis in Texas prisons. This was the first time I heard Melissa say she feared anything.
Melissa is one of several incarcerated friends I stay in touch with. I met her in my 30s while serving a second prison term for a second-degree felony. I went inside for the first time at 15, and in my journey through 10 facilities over 20 years, I made many friends like her. When I was released in 2019, I promised to do whatever I could to improve the quality of their lives.
I never imagined how challenging that promise would be living on the outside while my friends remain locked up during one of the worst health crises the US prison population has ever seen.
Their stories of daily life amid the pandemic give me such debilitating anxiety that I have trouble sleeping. I regularly receive phone calls and letters from friends distraught and afraid, complaining of unbearable heat, uncontrollable COVID outbreaks, threats of lockdowns and paltry diets.
When Melissa first told me about the woman in the cell next to her suffering with COVID-19, I was transported back to 2010, when I watched the swine flu spread in my dorm, knowing that it was only a matter of time before it reached us all. "I hope we are released before something worse breaks out," I told a friend who lived in the cubicle next to me. "Could you imagine?" she said. "They would just let us die."
Her words now seem prophetic. COVID-19 has spiraled out of control in the Texas prison system despite early warnings from experts. People like Melissa keep me updated from the inside, although it's not as if the numbers don't speak for themselves.
The Texas state prison system is now outpacing the entire federal prison system with COVID-19 cases.
As of Oct. 8, 2020, there have been 23,085 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Texas prison system alone – 15% of its total population. A total of 201 people have died – although the Texas department of criminal justice (TDCJ) is yet to confirm that COVID-19 was the cause of all of these deaths.
Back in May, the TDCJ tested a small portion of its prison population and 70% tested positive for COVID-19. Mass testing followed, offering tracing and more effective quarantining. But reports have been bleak: in June,the ACLU and Prison Policy Initiative gave Texas an overall F concerning its initial Covid-19 response, due to limited testing, and its reticence to release inmates who are medically vulnerable or near sentence completion.
Prison, even without a pandemic, is a breeding ground for infectious diseases. No matter what type of housing is utilized, human beings are trapped together in small, poorly ventilated spaces. In cellblocks, an inmate may spend 22 hours a day locked in a 60-70 square-foot cell. If they share the space, they also share their toilet with another person.
Prison dorms aren't much better, with often up to 100 people living in cramped cubicles, an arm's length away from each other. Communal areas like the restrooms, day-rooms and chow halls are always crowded, and even the best sanitation efforts are difficult to maintain.
People are always in transit in prison – from one living area to another; one prison to another; sometimes even one state to another. Add the fact that the inmate population is older and with more underlying health conditions than previous years – and you have a recipe for disaster.
As extreme summer temperatures rose amid the mounting pandemic, Melissa's fear turned to desperation and panic. "I threw up yesterday because it was so hot in our cellblock," she told me one day in July.
I had just gotten into my car when she called. I sat with the windows rolled down, allowing the trapped heat to dissipate as she talked. The console read 102F.
During a "normal" summer, inmates are allowed to at least access the recreation yards and chapel, but the arrival of COVID-19 meant lockdowns – and even more restricted movement than usual. Respite areas were now highly controlled by the guards and often at capacity.
And so the small communal areas where air conditioning could be accessed became a nightmare to social distance in.
"Where[ever] there's AC we are crammed in shoulder to shoulder," Melissa told me one afternoon – the strain in her voice more apparent than usual. "I don't want to go in there, but I get dizzy and sick from the heat, what am I supposed to do?" she asked.
When I asked TCDJ about Melissa and the many other inmates across the state suffering from this double threat of COVID-19 and heat, it acknowledged that social distancing isn't possible in all areas of its facilities.
Asked what, if any, plans are being made to address this TCDJ chose not to comment. I was assured, however, that masks are required for both employees and offenders at all facilities.
One thing that should help is the increased testing among inmates. But even that gain has been met with confusion and panic: friends have called me to say swabs aren't left in their mouths long enough; that positive tests are double-checked – leaving them suspicious about false negatives; and that prison staff seem to want to get away from them as quickly as possible when administering the procedure.
TCDJ of course denies this, and says it provides written and verbal materials to educate people on the procedures – as well as guidance on how testing should be administered.
But none of that makes my friends feel any better.
When someone tests positive for COVID-19 in a Texas prison, they are placed in medical isolation, and their units are placed on lockdown .
Prisoners are already on constant lockdown, so when a lockdown happens, it is even worse – like being in a prison inside a prison.
I shudder at the mention of lockdown. I remember them well, having experienced a few when I was still inside. Our treasured freedom to move around on the unit, to the chow hall, recreation yard or the dayroom to watch TV and use the phones was suspended.
But for weeks, sometimes months at the beginning of the pandemic due to recurring cases, inmates were confined to their cells. In dorms, sometimes hundreds of people would have to ask a correctional officer just to go to the restroom or get a glass of water.
A lockdown can also mean no hot meals for weeks on end – with meals brought to prisoners in brown sacks, called "johnnies". In a typical johnnie, you might get a dry bowl of pre-made cereal for breakfast; a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch on stale bread; for dinner you might get a boiled egg, two cold corn dogs or a baloney sandwich, maybe a cookie.
"We were so hungry during those first quarantine lockdowns," a friend wrote to me, about two months in. "We were fed like dogs. Someone finally took pity on us and reported it to the Marshall Project. Food got a little better after that," she wrote, referencing recent changes that mean several dozen units now have access ability to serve hot meals during quarantine.
TDCJ denies that the article was the source of food improvements but accepted that hot meals were rarely available during its first lockdowns, saying they were unprepared for such lengthy quarantines at the beginning of the pandemic. But it is worth noting that this is not the first time Texas has encountered lengthy quarantines: in 2017, one Texas prison was locked down for 100 days due to staff shortages.
The conditions became so unbearable that in some dorms, I heard stories of women who began putting ice on their faces; sitting in front of fans and putting wet towels on their heads when sick, because they didn't want to trigger a COVID test and risk the possibility of everyone being put on lockdown again.
James White, a Republican state representative who chairs the house committee on corrections, has referred to prisons as hotboxes and has even suggested lowering the prison population to deal with the combined threats of COVID-19 and excessive heat.
"We can do more with effective drug treatment in the community, and divert folks away from the criminal justice system. This will allow us to lower the population, and close some old prisons. Selling these properties will create revenue that we can then invest into air conditioning the units that need it," he told the Guardian in an interview.
This recommendation has been repeatedly made by advocates, but repeatedly dismissed or ignored by Governor Greg Abbott.
For inmates who are due for release, more than 10,000 have been delayed due to processing issues. In May, 15,000 inmates were pending release upon completion of mandated in-prison classes – but classes grounded to a near halt in the spring when TDCJ restricted unit movement and transfers – meaning inmates simply couldn't attend the classes.
"They should not have been delayed by paperwork. Programming could have been completed online at home," said John Whitmire, chairman of the state senate's criminal justice committee.
Although programming has slowly started to move again, he is disappointed about the missed opportunity to get thousands of people out of harm's way. "It matters when a person makes parole, especially right now." But his attempts to have this discussion with Abbott have failed, and the governor's office did not respond when asked for comments for this piece.
In August, a friend in a Houston prison wrote me with bad news.
Sandra explained how she had fallen ill with COVID on her ward and feared that she might die. She had the shakes, a high fever for four days, and she was delusional. "I even had a dream about my grandma Becky … and she's been in heaven since 2002!" she said astonished, as if the visit with her had been real.
Then, she told me about the situation on the ward. "We started dropping like flies," she began. A mutual friend, Twilla had gotten sick. Another friend, Kitty, who used to run the scoreboard for our volleyball games, was still in the hospital. "And you remember Granny Anne Smith, the nice old lady from C dorm? Well, she's not doing good. They said she's on a ventilator and probably won't make it." I did remember Granny Anne. Her nickname was as much a sign of her doting nature and love of reading as it was her age. Despite her life sentence, she was always warm and unassuming.
She finished with uncharacteristically strong language, "This is just a clusterfuck," she said. Her letter was hard to read, but I was glad she told me about Anne. I was at least somewhat prepared when TDCJ posted her death on 24 August.
"Shouldn't a healthy society want us well, whole and restored?" my friend Annette recently wrote to ask me. I don't know what to tell her.
Jennifer Toon is a formerly incarcerated criminal justice advocate who was born and raised in East Texas. She attended Kilgore High School and U.T. Tyler, and studied journalism at The University of Houston. She has 25 years of criminal justice involvement inside and outside the gates. She has written for the state prison newspaper, The Echo, for over ten years and as a freelance writer she has published work with The Guardian, The Texas Observer and The Marshall Project. You can find Jennifer's contributions to The Tyler Loop and her true, personal story at Season 2 Out of the Loop.
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Hungarian exports to Mexico reached 877 million dollars last year, so they currently dominate bilateral trade which totaled over 1 billion dollars, Szijjártó said. Budapest is determined to further increase this figure, he added.
Last year, Richter's revenue from Latin America exceeded 30 million euros, he said. A Hungarian plant owned by Mexican company Nemak, which has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hungarian government, supplies almost all large car makers around the world, he added.
"Considering the great geographical distance between the two countries, it is important to help our companies and give them … backing for cooperation," he said. As a result, the Hungarian government has opened a 620 million dollar credit line to help the activities of Hungarian companies in Mexico and finance Hungarian-Mexican intercompany cooperation through Eximbank, Szijjártó said.
"I believe the next step in advancing Hungarian-Mexican economic relations to a new dimension would be to go beyond trading with each other, and in addition to us selling products here and you investing in our country, Hungarian companies would start investing here," he said.
Hungary's agriculture accounts for 7 percent of GDP, he noted. But if the money spent on agricultural research, the accumulated know-how and technology, food processing and agricultural machine industry are also added, then the ratio is around 16-17 percent, which is very significant, he added.
"We are supporters of free trade," he said. "We believe that the more liberalised global trading is, the better can we make use of the opportunities … when it comes to bringing global cooperation between the European Union and Mexico up to date," he added.
Also we wrote today, Szijjártó held talks in Mexico on economic issues and he is scheduled to sign an agreement on Hungary granting EUR 6.23m for the rebuilding of two Catholic churches in Mexico.


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The poker game takes a serious turn but when Nick begs Carla to quit as she's losing a fortune, she refuses. Meanwhile, Roy arrives back in the cafe furious to find Carla running a poker school.
When Sarah arrives back in a cab, David jumps in, ordering the driver to take them to the Dog & Gun. As David and Sarah arrive Callum's in a compromising position with Kylie, but he desperately tries to spin a tale to explain his actions.
Cathy insists on taking Roy for a drink in the bistro. But Roy becomes uneasy when Yasmeen suggests he and Cathy are more than just friends.
Liz takes Dan and his daughter to the bistro for dinner. Billy calls at No 1 offering his condolences and explaining he'll be conducting Deirdre's funeral. Tracy discovers a letter from Deirdre describing the kind of funeral she would like, while Ken remains quietly bitter towards Tracy.


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Veteran faculty member takes on new role
Adam Junker
Newly appointed Plant Science Interim Department Head Tom Cheesbrough is no stranger to the SDSU campus. Cheesbrough has been part of university faculty for 20 years.
He has moved often, most recently just four weeks ago.
"As you can see with my office, I have a lot of unpacking yet to do," said Cheesbrough.
Cardboard boxes sit in every nook and cranny of his new second floor office. It isn't too drastic a move for Cheesbrough though.
"My original office was down on the first floor," he said.
Q: What has been your history with SDSU?
A: Well, faculty positions – usually the hiring for faculty positions – takes six months to a year to be confirmed. So, when I came here, I had been applying for a number of positions. Then I came here at the end of the spring semester and was interviewed. I was offered the job in June, and then I was here for the upcoming fall semester. That was when they had expanded, and they were in the process of building the Northern Plains Biostress Lab. That's how I started out.
Q: How did you start out?
A: When I first started out teaching at SDSU, I started off as an assistant biology professor, you know, doing research and teaching. Then, I became head of the biology department and that was for eight years. Then, last year, I was the interim director for research and personnel. This year, I became the Plant Science Interim Department Head.
Q: What are your everyday tasks as the interim head of the plant science department?
A: Everyday tasks really – for a department head – are a mixture of things. I teach one class this semester: the freshmen orientation class of plant science (PS-101). As a department head, you spend a lot of your time in personnel issues and interacting with people. We spend a fair amount of time in management, doing budgets, and all those other sort of things. Also, we interact with the public on the topic of plant science. It's definitely different from a typical faculty position.
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A: (Laughs) Well, a moment in my life … I think a lot of things lead up to you choosing a career in science. I've always liked science since I was very young. I was one of those kids who, in grade school, thought he wanted to become a chemist. So, there wasn't just one thing that led up to that decision in my life.
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A: I received my bachelor's and master's degree at the University of Wyoming. Then I did my doctorate in biochemistry at Purdue. Then, I went for a post-doctorate. Also, I had a faculty stint at Washington State University.
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A: Up until I came to SDSU, most of my focus was research-driven. When I worked with the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), I was a research scientist down there for a while.
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A: Yes. I'm kind of an interesting case, there. I came to Brookings a long time ago, by way of Illinois. That was when I was with the USDA, right in Peoria. Before that, it was Washington State. Before that, it was Indiana. So . . . (laughs) I moved quite frequently.
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Your blog is still carrying the Chin Peng story. And Chin Peng will still be the talking point for years to come. Even after his death.
How shallow minded our people are especially those who ravaged the corridors of power. What are they trying to prove?
Don't they know that if Chin Peng is allowed to return, the euphoria, if it can be termed as such, will last perhaps a week or two. Or even less. Thereafter, Chin Peng will just be another person.
If you can remember, in early June, the president of x-servicemen called a press conference pertaining to the unfortunate Chin Peng.
If it fits your blog, please post my 'rebellious' outpour. Edit and correct the tenses where necessary.
"right to rebel, a last resort" was written on my locker door that suprised the commanding officer. But he was a wise man and said nothing.
Thanks and Salam.
lading batagar
TANTRUMS OF EX-SERVICEMEN
The Ex-Servicemen's Association has called on the government to use the Internal Security Act (ISA) against anyone, including politicians, who proposed or supported a move to allow former communist leader Chin Peng to return to Malaysia.
On June 1st, the president of ex-servicemen association flanked by two ex-soldiers held a press conference and issued the following 'battle cry'. Or tantrums.
"If possible, use the ISA. We do not want the communist ideology to grow in Malaysia". said the all knowing and wise president.
So deep-rooted was his hatred towards a 'former' enemy that his vision was distorted. He could not think of any other means other than to despatch peace-loving Malaysians to Kamunting. And if this man was an officer in the armed forces, I dread to think what would have been his reactions in the face of enemy fire.
And is he not aware that once a peace treaty is signed, the animosity should and must end.
"However, we, as ex-servicemen, will feel insulted if they were allowed to return as Malaysian nationals,"
Insulted. Who should feel insulted?
The two retired armed forces personnel and many others should. For all the sacrifices, losing limbs and eyesight, they only receive RM 429 and RM274 monthly pensions, barely or perhaps insufficient to make ends meet.
Who else should feel insulted?
The ex-servicemen who have high hopes on their president to bring about meaningful changes that could improve the lives of disabled comrades instead of goading them by stoking the ember of hatred.
By implying that the voices who supported the return of Chin Peng are communist sympathizers and therefore should be locked in Kamunting reflects the capacity of the person.
By implying that the return of a man who is deep in his twilight years and 'could hardly summon a meeting of two people' will spur the growth of communist ideology is insulting the intelligence of broad minded Malaysians.
As an ex-serviceman who opted to dissociate from the association, one could not help but feel vindicated for spurning the widely accepted notion that one has more to gain by being a member. As it stands, regrets could have been appropriate. How could an association move forward if it's rudder is helmed by someone who despises the opinion of others. Wonder how many enemies had he killed or shot or ever being shot at all.
By harping the blame solely on the communists for the conditions they are in is synonymous with electricians blaming TNB for electric shocks or electrocutions, or machine operators blaming the machine for mishaps that caused the loss of limbs, or motorists blaming the road for accidents that disabled them for life.
Did Wayne Rainey ever blame the bike's manufacturer for the crash during the 1993 Italian MOTOR GP race that paralyzed him waist down? Did the legendary Muhammad Ali ever blame the promoter for pitching him against tough opponents that subsequently lead to the Parkinson syndrome that restricted his mobility? Did the family of Ayrton Senna ever prohibit other family members from pursuing F1 racing just because Senna was killed at Imola in 1994?
No they did not. And they don't lament on 'what could have been'.
Wayne Rainey is now managing a motor GP outfit. Muhammad Ali, despite the handicap, is still busy travelling world over promoting racial goodwill. A nephew of Ayrton Senna was racing for the Renault F1 team.
The two soldiers and those that bemoaned the tragedy that befell them should take a leaf out of those who live their dreams by turning adversities into opportunities. Harbouring grudges will not help them overcome difficulties. If, by gouging Chin Peng's eyes could restore his vision, then go ahead. Otherwise, keep the desire tightly locked in the subconscious.
Failure to keep emotions in check especially during press conferences more often than not expose one's weaknesses. For ordinary men, such failures are not uncommon. But for a soldier or an ex-soldier, it is tantamount to self-degradations.
True fighting men are those who respect the enemy and vice versa. In every encounter, there are the victors and the vanquished. If one could not accept that 'unwritten law' of battle, then do not disrespect the uniform that we once proudly donned. It is a disgrace to be still moaning long after the duel or hostilities are over.
Perhaps if they are bestowed with honours similar to the living legend, the indomitable Iban Warrior Kanang anak Langkau, or Victoria Cross like the one bestowed by the Queen on Lance Corporal Rambahadur Limbu from the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha's Rifles during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation in 1965, then they might have strung a different chord.
Perhaps, the words of Professor Sir Ralph Turner who once served with the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles during the First World War could serve as reminder of how true fighting men should be:
"As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you".
What an epilogue.
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We are just starting with Chin Peng....
Posted by STEADYAKU47 at Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Now that I see the scribe of the article used the name lading batagar, that if I can remember is from utuh paloi banjar blog which I have been asking if he is also the one we know as XRMN M2140. No answer until now, silent. I don't care if the scribe is lading batagar or utuh paloi banjar or XRMN M2140, but I just can't stomach it if the same person has to use 3 different nome-de-plum for no apparent reason other than to make himself looks like some kind of mysterious person and letting us doing the guessing game in confusion.
Don't blame me for saying this for if you are afraid to have to to say your piece about Chin Peng from under the guise, think why we are so brave to fight for Chin Peng in the open.
If you're an ex-soldier, so am I and many others who don't share the corrupt mind of all the ex-servicemen associations of this country, let alone the Ex-Servicemen Association led by that so called president.
STEADYAKU47 Tuesday, 20 October 2009 at 17:09:00 GMT+11
FMZam I was GM of the ex serviceman association of Wilayah - with Abdullah Badawi as our patron...I will have a story to tell about my stint in this organization - a cesspool of ahli jawatan kuasa all with their vested interest !...probably in a few days time!
How about the Japs. We seem to love them very much!!!
In Sarawak, Bong Kee Chok, the leader of the communist insurgents was allowed to start a pig farm after signing the peace agreement (or 'surrender'?) with the Sarawak Government!
The Americans and Europeans rebuilt Germany after World War II. Many of them suffered lost of lives and limbs in that war.
We are now friends with the Japanese. Their soldiers were very cruel to our parents/grandparents when they were occupiers in WWII.
When your country make peace with your her enemy, or your enemy surrender, you the people or the soldier should make peace. You would want your enemy to forgive you if it was your side that surrendered, or if you had been a willing participant in a peace deal.
XRMN@Utuh Paloi Banjar@Lading Batagar,
Please update with Mind No Evil blog on readers' comment about ex-svcmen assocs which is why I said there are many of us ex-soldiers who are still insane not to be goaded and cowed by not joining them. And even amongst those assocs, they are never in cohesion with each other.
The Ex-Servicemen Association you mentioned is having a court case still pending.
ERRATA!
There's no correction to the word "insane" on my previous posting. I mean it.
lading batagar Tuesday, 20 October 2009 at 21:27:00 GMT+11
Mu dear friend FMZam,
Very sorry for not picking up your query earlier. I must have missed it.
I was very busy the last two days. Though retired, I am a D.I.Y. person. Service and wash my own, my wife and my daughters car, can also do car and household wiring, wood work, tiling, cooking and you name it. In short I am a jack of all trade (master of none).
Early in the morning, just after Subuh prayer, I walk @ 6kms around the housing estate and I must cover 1km in less than 10 mins.
That 'lading batagar' is a Banjarese word and form part of the tagline in utuhpaloi banjar blog.
Lading batagar means 'rusty knife' which is what I am now. Rusty. Whatever you read in Steadyaku47 originated from this blog.
If I do not want to take the responsibility of what I have written, I would not have divulged my identity.
As for the various names, I have no intention to deceive anyone. To be honest, The blog and the email was created by my son. I am virtually computer illiterate. (when I was in the service, computations was the subject I dislike most). Even this morning when I pasted the article from UPBB to the email, I was lost and didn't know what to do when I saw the letterings were of different fonts. Luckily, I managed to contact my son and he was the one who corrected it.
Frankly, what is there to be afraid writing about Chin Peng. I do not see anything wrong. The names in that article are real. I was in Nyior Estate just a few weeks before the incident. I was beside my father listening to uncle Hamdan and his tweaking wooden leg. I was a good listener then. And even now.
Man Cilak was from the same 'guru' as Mat Indera. Ada ilmu kebal dan ilmu ghaib.
I have no intention to make myself look 'mysterious'. Those who follow "menyusur denai ingatan" in UPBB will eventually know my real identity.
And those who follow the "banjar" section would have already known.
A man of your intelligence would have been able to piece together the jigsaw puzzle by now.
I will follow closely the comments hereafter. If you are still at a loss, do not hesitate to blurt. I will listen and respond.
Why Japan lost the war? The 2nd WW.
FMZam Wednesday, 21 October 2009 at 00:31:00 GMT+11
My dear sir, Lading Batagar,
My apology for jumping the gun on your identity, I'm glad you are the same man. You are a real Banjar, I guess you speak the language well. I am a Siak, but I can't even remember a word to claim I am one. Shame on me.
But before anyone answer the question by Lading Batagar, see that you know why before there was Japanese there was Chin Peng.
35 mass grave sites were discovered all over Singapore in 1960, the graves of 25000 - 50000 Chinese males who were systematically murdered by the Japanese, engineered by Colonel Masanobu Tsuji (author of The Fall of Singapore), in what is historically known as the Sook Ching Massacre.
There were 250,000 Chinese population in Singapore at the time of British surrender in Feb 1942. They didn't run away, including the rich Chinese business families, believing the British's word that Singapore is an impregnable fortress just like they boasted about their two warships Prince of Wales and Repulse undefeatable.
35 mass graves and 50000 Chinese massacred. It took only 5 days for the Japanese to do that with bullets. It took 4 years for Singapore government to stop construction works at all sites where the mass graves were found to relocate the remains of the dead to what is now known as Sook Ching War Memorial.
In a gathering after the completion of the Sook Ching War Memorial, the victims' families had only this to say, "We can forgive but we cannot forget". How can they forget, they have 50000 skeletons buried under the memorial to not to remember, and every year they have a day to remember the dead. But yet they can forgive. And Masanobu Tsuji was never convicted, not as the butcher of Sook Ming and not as a war criminal. The massacre was executed by the Japanese Kempetei under direct supervision by Masanobu Tsuji at the time when Yamashita was in Indonesia launching his invasion campaign.
To say Yamashita was responsible for the massacre, yes Yamashita was convicted for all atrocities in Malaya and Indonesia and hanged to death after a trial that proved him guilty as a war criminal on the charge of crime against humanity. Yamashita was tried by a tribunal according to the Geneva Convention.
What is the moral of this story and what has it to do with Chin Peng? The Chinese has suffered more than us to forgive the Japanese. If for whatever reason we have all the reasons in the world to not to forget Chin Peng, have we any reason to not to forgive him?


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Jorgos Alkieos (), właśc. Jorgos Wasiliu (; ur. 24 grudnia 1971 w Atenach) – grecki piosenkarz, reprezentant Grecji podczas 55. Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji (2010).

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Urodził się w Atenach, jest synem greckiego piosenkarza Janisa Wasiliu oraz Marii Rodrigues Griggs z Portugalii. Zaraz po urodzeniu wraz z rodziną przeniósł się do Bostonu, gdzie mieszkał przez kolejne trzy lata. Po rozwodzie rodziców zamieszkał z ojcem w Salonikach. W wieku 12 lat otrzymał swoją pierwszą pracę. Będąc nastolatkiem, wyjechał na obóz integracyjny do Warimbombi, gdzie zaczął wykazywać zainteresowanie muzyką. W trakcie zjazdów, na które jeździł przez kolejne cztery lata, występował we wszystkich wydarzeniach muzycznych i teatralnych. W wieku 16 lat porzucił szkołę średnią, aby rozpocząć studia muzyczne.

Profesjonalną karierę muzyczną rozpoczął we wrześniu 1989 udziałem w greckim reality show Ela sto fos transmitowanym na kanale ERT. Latem 1990 wygrał casting do spektaklu Sofoklis 'Antygona, rok później wyruszył w trasę koncertową po całej Grecji wraz ze swoim kolegą, piosenkarzem Christosem Dantisem. We wrześniu 1991 wystąpił pod pseudonimem Jorgos Alkieos podczas Konkursu Piosenki w Salonikach z utworem "Den me teleis tolmiro". Przed wydaniem swojego debiutanckiego albumu pisał muzykę dla innych piosenkarzy, takich jak m.in. Alexia czy Notis Sfakianakis, dla którego napisał przebój "Opa Opa", wylansowany później przez zespół Antique. W 1992 wydał swój pierwszy solowy singiel "Ti, ti", którym promował swój debiutancki album pt. Me ligo...trak. W kolejnych latach wydał następne płyty: Ach! Kita me  (1993), Den pirazi (1994), Anef logu (1995), Endos aaftu (1996) i En psichro (1997). W 1997 wydał album kompilacyjny pt. Mejales epitichies, na którym znalazły się jego najpopularniejsze utwory.

W 1998 podpisał kontrakt z wytwórnią płytową Sony Music, pod szyldem której wydały albumy: Ichi siopis !(1998), Sirmatoplegma (1999), Pro ton pilon (2000) i Oksijono (2001), a także składankę przebojów pt. Jorgos Alkieos (2000).

W 2003 podpisał kontrakt z wytwórnią Alpha Records, która wydała jego album studyjny pt. Komatia psichis oraz koncertowy – Live Tour (2005). W 2006 podpisał kontrakt z wytwórnią Virus Music, która wydała jego kolejne albumy: Nichtes apo fos (2006) i Elefteros (2007).

W listopadzie 2008 razem z Dionisisem Schinasem założył własną wytwórnię płytową – Friends Music Factory. W 2010 z piosenką "Opa!" wziął udział w greckich eliminacjach eurowizyjnych. W marcu wygrał finał selekcji dzięki największemu poparciu jurorów i telewidzów, dzięki czemu zdobył możliwość reprezentowania Grecji podczas 55. Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji organizowanego w Oslo. 25 maja wystąpił jako trzynasty w kolejności podczas pierwszego półfinału konkursu i z drugiego miejsca awansował do finału rozgrywanego 29 maja. Zajął w nim ósme miejsce z 140 punktami na koncie, w tym m.in. z maksymalnymi notami 12 punktów z czterech krajów. W tym samym roku wydał album pt. Jorgos Alkieos Music.

Dyskografia

Albumy studyjne
 Me ligo...trak (1992)
 Ach! Kita me (1993)
 Den pirazi (1994)
 Anef logu (1995)
 Endos aaftu (1996)
 En psichro (1997)
 Ichi siopis (1998)
 Sirmatoplegma (1999)
 Pro ton pilon (2000)
 Oksijono (2001)
 Komatia psichis (2003)
 Nichtes apo fos (2006)
 Elefteros (2007)
 Jorgos Alkieos Music (2010)

Albumy kompilacyjne
 Mejales epitichies (1997)
 Jorgos Alkieos (2000)

Albumy koncertowe
  Live Tour (2005)

Przypisy

Artyści związani z Salonikami
Greccy wokaliści
Reprezentanci Grecji w Konkursie Piosenki Eurowizji
Ludzie urodzeni w Atenach
Urodzeni w 1971

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Consumer confidence remains negative
Economy / 1 February 2018, 09:00am / Kabelo Khumalo
FNB/BER's Consumer Confidence Index is at its longest uninterrupted negative streak since the survey started in 1982.Photo: Simphiwe Mbokazi/African News Agency (ANA)
JOHANNESBURG - The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of -8 index points in the fourth quarter of 2017 marked three consecutive years the index has been below the zero mark - the longest uninterrupted negative streak since the survey started in 1982.
FNB/BER conducted the fieldwork for the fourth-quarter survey was conducted between October 28 and December 4, 2017 - before the ANC National Conference took place in which Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as the new president of the ANC.
Jason Muscat, a senior economic analyst at FNB, said household credit extension also seemed to have turned the corner, with growth picking up gradually from very low levels since the middle of 2017.
"The current optimism around the election of Mr Ramaphosa could move the needle on consumers' rating of the present time to buy durable goods in a positive direction. "Coupled with a sustained recovery in credit extension and lower prices for imported durable goods on the back of the stronger rand, the outlook for durable goods sales volumes, in particular, have improved," Muscat said.
The -8index points in the fourth quarter was a marginal improvement from the -9 index points recorded during the second quarter.
No survey was conducted during the third quarter.
A breakdown of the survey results per household income group shows that the financial outlook index for low-income households plunged from -2 to -13 index points, the lowest reading in two-and-a-half years.
The financial outlook index for middle-income households edged one index point lower to +4, but that of the high-income group improved from +12 to +16 index points.
Annabel Bishop, the chief economist at Investec, said consumers would gain from the savings from a fall in the petrol price, supporting retail sales growth and limiting the ascent of inflation as purchasing power was bolstered.
"Consumer and business confidence was suppressed last year, but substantial political and policy certainty will likely feed through into the 2018 confidence measures, lifting investment, expenditure and GDP growth," Bishop said.
In January, the Nielsen South African CCI for the third quarter of 2017 reflected a 5point increase from the previous quarter to 83points, the highest level since the third quarter of 2016.
Nielsen said the small improvement was on the back of an improvement in job prospect and personal finance outlook for this year.
Muscat said the bleak outlook for government finances remained one of the greatest risks to consumer spending in 2018.
"With a revenue shortfall of R50billion projected in the MTBPS and government debt now expected to reach 60percent of GDP by 2020, we expect further substantial increases in personal income taxes and indirect taxes, as well as cuts in government spending in the February budget."
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Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) seeks an experienced administrative assistant to serve immediately or beginning 1 July 2019 as the Upper School Administrative Assistant. The USAA will help guide the efficient operation of the Upper School by meeting the administrative needs of upper school programs and providing direct administrative assistance to the Head of Upper School.
Guided by our mission, core values, and Upper School Guiding Principles, BFS provides an inclusive learning environment in which a vigorous grades 9-10 academic program and grades 11-12 International Baccalaureate program cultivate compassion, intellectual curiosity and inquiry, and confident change-makers. We seek a joyful, resourceful, open-minded, and flexible individual able to manage and navigate administrative responsibilities within a fast-paced, dynamic community of teachers, young people, and their families.
The position of Upper School Administrative Assistant (USAA) is central to the effective operation of the division––from ensuring the safe whereabouts of students through attendance to answering communications and following through on multiple tasks in an efficient and timely manner. The USAA is also responsible for helping with the organizational and academic development efforts of the Head of Upper School; processing, coordinating, and maintaining the organization of confidential materials and the daily correspondence of the Head of Upper School as well as accurately keeping the Head of Upper School's calendar. The successful candidate will not only learn existing systems and structures quickly, but will demonstrate resourcefulness by designing efficient support and administrative structures. The USAA also assists with the organization and maintenance of records and the filing of reports, ensures absolute confidentiality of information, files, and records, and coordinates all school retreats, field studies, and divisional events as well as other duties as assigned by the Head of Upper School.
Bachelor's degree is preferred and three to five years experience performing, at an executive level, the duties and responsibilities associated with this position. Must possess strong organizational, problem solving, computer application skills, particularly with Senior Systems, Blackbaud, or Veracross, MyBackPack, and PLearning, in addition to proficient and excellentverbal and written communication skills; consistent, professional, and welcoming interpersonal skills.
Represent and serve as a model of the BFS mission, Core Values, and Upper School Guiding Principles and demonstrate professional, consistently welcoming and joyful conduct in all communications and interactions with all constituents and community members both inside the school's campuses and in the community outside the school's campuses.
Maintain Head of Upper School (HOUS) schedule.
Maintain appropriate relationships, notifying the HOUS of any issues of concern.
Assist HOUS with all day-to-day operations and serve as the executive assistant of the HOUS.
Maintain a neutral position in the school and the confidentiality of the HOUS and division.
Arrange substitute coverage for absent teachers.
Organize Upper School events like parent-teacher conferences, US Colloquia, Curriculum Night.
Maintain, record, and share daily student and faculty attendance.
Reconcile Upper School budget monthly and maintain an organized system for budget accountability.
Organize, post, and distribute weekly, monthly, annual, and other regular communication publications for faculty, students, and families, e.g., US Weekly, US Digest, US Daily News, and US Parent and faculty/staff dashboards, student/family email broadcasts.
Maintain current student records and files (hard copy and Senior Systems).
Maintain US database (Senior Systems).
Coordinate requests for school records from/to families, schools, and other governing bodies.
Coordinate divisional meetings; take and post minutes at faculty and other divisional meetings.
Coordinate, proofread, and edit report cards and faculty/student schedules (in Senior Systems).
Update and prepare division-specific information: handbooks, directories, calendars, etc.
Coordinate Senior Commencement events: invitations, venue, senior dinner, Baccalaureate, prom, etc.
Coordinate other meetings as assigned or approved by the HOUS.
Distribute transportation passes, work permit information, and US PSAT and SAT test information.
Assist college office with mailing materials.
Serve as liaison to parent/guardian body.
Get messages to students and faculty.
Greet visitors and maintain a neat and clean Upper School reception area.
Maintain an orderly, neat, and clean USAA space and the organizational system for Upper School and USAA files.
Maintain and order supplies, and provide guidance and support for faculty ordering supplies.
Maintain the Lawrence Street conference room calendar.
Maintain the Lawrence Street campus and serve as liaison to the Facilities and Maintenance departments and submit work request tickets when necessary.
Serve as liaison to cafeteria for the ordering of refreshments for division/US PAT events.
Maintain supply of forms for faculty use.
Photocopy petty cash, check requests, sub timesheets, and end-of-year orders and submit to the business office.
Carry out general clerical duties: type, file, copy, fax, digitize, and pick up and distribute mail, communications, etc.
This position is a full-time position with work during portions of school breaks including the summer months.
To apply, please send a cover letter describing your experience and interest, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to usaa@brooklynfriends.org Applications accepted until position is filled.
This position will be processed using Mode 2 in the "Five Decision-Making Modes"adopted by Craig Sellars of Friends Central Schools in 2013.