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Mike D'Antoni postpones debut as Lakers coach, plans to retain Bernie Bickerstaff
By Brett PollakoffNov 18, 2012, 9:05 PM EST
LOS ANGELES — Mike D'Antoni will not be on the sidelines for the Lakers on Sunday, postponing his debut until later this week due to health reasons.
He said that the team doctors talked him out of it, knowing that his energy level would be a question mark in the later parts of the game, and that physically, he'd be in a dangerous position should players come flying into the bench area with his lack of mobility while still recovering from knee replacement surgery.
D'Antoni met with the media anyway before tip-off, and with no pressure on him to coach the team to victory tonight, the mood was very light — both for D'Antoni's presser, and the one held by Bernie Bickerstaff that followed.
"I'm a little disappointed, I wanted to be on the bench," D'Antoni said. "After talking with [Lakers head trainer] Gary Vitti and going through the why, he convinced me a little bit not to do it. I'm anxious to get out there and get ready to go, but one, I don't want to be a side show. These are important games at home. Two, the biggest problem I have is just the energy kind of waning toward the end.
"Bernie does a great job, players understand what's at risk. I do get through practices OK and all that's good, the next step will be a game. And that could be Tuesday, could be Wednesday, I don't know yet. But with Gary, we'll figure it out."
D'Antoni won't have contact with Bickerstaff or the team during the game, as he prefers to let the one doing the coaching make those decisions live. He will, however, provide a few words of wisdom along the way.
"Before the game, halftime, after the game, but not during the game," D'Antoni said. 'When you coach you coach by instinct and on the fly, and you do certain things so I would never give Bernie a directive or anything. He's great. He knows the rotations probably better than I do — how guys react and all that, and he'll have a feel for the game."
D'Antoni was asked if he plans to retain Bickerstaff once he gets back to the bench, and while no official announcement has been made, his response made it seem like the decision was a no-brainer — pending the outcome of tonight's game, of course.
"Bernie? Oh yeah, he's here … unless he loses tonight," D'Antoni said, which was followed by big laughs all around. "No pressure."


I love how every person who reads the Elementals series has a favorite and a least favorite book or character, then a second favorite or second least favorite book or character. Hardly anyone will agree on the order of what goes from first to last. With most series, there's a general progression from okay to better or better to worse, and a good portion of the time, fans will wholeheartedly agree where a series "started to pick up" or "started to go downhill." But there's something special about this particular series and its entire set of characters and experiences which speaks differently to every person. My favorite character is Michael, but my favorite books are Gabriel's and Nick's (so far). Chris's book was awesome, and Hunter's book was decent, but not a favorite. One of you might have Hunter for a favorite character, or Chris's book as your favorite. But I think most of us fans can agree on one thing : We love the Merricks.
The rest of my review is going to be a little different from my normal reviews. I'm going to be writing it only for the people who have read the Elementals series. If you have not read the series up to this point, you'll want to avoid the rest of this review because I'm just wanting to talk about my feelings - with tissues handy. If you're curious about this series, you might want to check out my earlier reviews for the series prequel (0.5) and book 1 if you want to get a feel for what these books are all about.
I knew as I was reading that there was no way I'd be able to write a public review stating the pros and cons of why people should read this series. There was just no way to do this when my heart was getting pummeled.
So I want to talk with you fellow fans about why Secret is tied for my favorite book of the series. It was really all about the emotion for me.
"You're safe here," he said softly. "Okay?"
"Sometimes I wish you weren't...you know."
Nick always did what his brothers expected.
"What do you want? Does anyone ever ask you that?"
He'd leaned into her contact, and she'd said, "You're the only one who still lets me do that. My gentle boy."
I don't even know why the dam burst there. It just did - and it came from out of NOWHERE.
But then it kept going. Of course Michael had to come along and be wonderful. Was anyone else having the same emotion?
"He wouldn't fall asleep at night unless Mom put you in his crib."
FFS, Can it GET any more emotional?
"I'm not his best friend, Nick. You are."
Nick kept going. And Adam never said stop.
Even though Nick was the star of the book, I was just as pleased with Quinn's story with Tyler. Tyler wasn't the "normal" romantic lead. He smelled like beer and cigarettes. In a weird way, I liked that. He's a young man being a young man with the same habits that a lot of young men have. Quinn's story never felt forced to me (as "I was abused" stories often do), and I was happy that she wasn't tossed aside in the wake of Nick moving on.
So that's it. I just wanted to talk to the other fans about why this particular book resonated with me. Even if this wasn't the specific Merrick book to shoot to the top of your favorites list, I'm sure you might understand why we all have our reasons to find a Merrick book (or two) to love, even if we don't all agree on which one should be at the top.


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Science fiction writer and mathematician Rudy Rucker has proposed a low-cost alternative to biological immortality: an interactive, portable neural net-based computer capable of imitating its owner's personality and artificially duplicating his or her memories. Rucker describes the device as a sort of attentive Palm Pilot that asks its user questions about every conceivable topic, establishing a rudimentary neural "map" as the interview progresses (a process that may last years) . In essence, the device acts as an autobiographical ghost-writer and companion.
But as fun -- or annoying -- as working with such a device may be, its purpose is far from trivial. Its ultimate job is to replace you. When you die, the device will have gathered a massive cross-referenced database that can be used to conjure up an ersatz version of your deceased self. Presumably your ancestors may enjoy "your" company, or future historians might use your duplicate to conduct research. Copies of the quasi-intelligent replica could be made as easily as we now duplicate images and sound files.
A collector's market may arise, with the best and brightest recorded personalities achieving virtual superstardom. Entirely fictional personalities could be culled from promising recordings. Or a virgin device might be tutored by two or more recordings, resulting in an interesting "splice." Bandwidth is the only limit; unlike a device absorbing a human's persona, "imprinted" devices could communicate among themselves digitally, spared cumbersome, time-consuming human speech.
Most would agree that this isn't true immortality, but a novel imitation. But Rucker sees such technology as a stepping stone to an actual uploaded human psyche. If humans choose to upload themselves into a computer substrate prior to biological death ("deanimation"), a few years of vigorous dialogue with a "personality recorder" would help simulate the user's own neural "system architecture." This map, as crude as it may be compared to the complexity of an actual human brain, could serve as the basic scaffolding for an authetic human upload, ensuring that the final product is as indistinguishable from the original as technically possible.
So where are these things now? Interactive, infinitely customizable electronic devices are ubiquitous in the form of PDAs, cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, and combinations thereof. Rucker's fictional invention would likely be a sure seller, but two factors keep it from becoming viable: memory and intelligence. The first problem -- constructing a device with the staggering amount of RAM needed to soak up its owners' personality -- is probably surmountable. But enabling the device with the conversational savvy to allow for competent "interrogation" is another matter.
But perhaps we're getting closer than we know to realizing Rucker's speculative stab at immortality. DARPA (the folks who brought us the Internet) recently unveiled a project called "Lifelog," which diligently tracks human respiration, brain rhythm, speech, and movement, allowing future scientists (in theory) to create consummately life-like simulations of day-to-day activity.
And the blogging phenomenon shouldn't be discounted either. If a Net-based artificial intelligence is spawned in the next 20-30 years, it may elect to trawl the Web, greedily digesting any written material in its path. Blogs -- from the explicitly personal to the more technically oriented -- may provide a newborn AI with a broad-spectrum glimpse of the human ordeal. A globally networked AI might be a kind of amorphous, innately shizophrenic entity, adopting and modifying personality elements to suit its whim.
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Bringing Talent to the Boardroom
People and performance will be at the heart of any healthy boardroom debate. It's one of the reasons why the Human Resources Director has such a vital role to play, as they can use their knowledge to provide insights about talent across an organisation. Without the voice of a strong HRD, businesses are going to struggle with the big questions posed by technology, changing demographics and globalisation.
These were some of the take-outs from the Criticaleye Human Resources Director Retreat, held in association with professional services firm, EY, and executive search firm, Warren Partners. Over the course of 24-hours, attendees discussed how HRDs are playing a pivotal role in helping CEOs get to grips with a new kind of labour market.
Tom McCabe, Global Leader for HR Performance Improvement at EY, said: "The diversity of the workforce has changed in terms of age range, psychological profile and nationality. We need to be better at managing this changing workforce and understanding the ways in which they will want to work.
"You will need to be able to tap into what your employees want, from the use of technology and employment contracts, to what they are looking for at a particular stage in their career."
According to Charlie Wagstaff, Managing Director of Executive Membership for Criticaleye, the convergence of different megatrends means that "the spotlight in global businesses is firmly on the HRD as CEOs and boards grapple with the challenges posed by new technology, a multigenerational workforce and increased competition internationally".
In practical terms, a HRD needs to be able to assist the senior leadership team in running an organisation as efficiently as possible. This can entail reskilling elements of the workforce or introducing greater automation, while trying to create a working environment which appeals to an ever-widening range of employees.
It's why so many businesses are rethinking organisational design. Maria da Cunha, Director of People and Legal for British Airways, said: "Tech and innovation will ultimately drive the automation of more clerical duties…Going forward, there will be a slim-downed pool of employees in-house which will deliver the core offering, while off-shoring will occur to drive innovation. This will require people with different skills and the ability to orchestrate across cultures and time-zones."
Maria added that, at BA, she has been impressed by the way employees have adopted different ways of working: "In 2010, the only people who used technology were in the back office. Now pretty much every person carries some kind of hand-held device…
"What's been extraordinary for me is how people have really embraced the technology. We have quite a lot of older employees as well as younger ones and, when they've been able to see what the [technology] does, they've really bought into it."
On the flipside, she warned against the dangers of employees not allowing themselves downtime, especially at the more senior level: "One of the big problems of mobile technology is to stop people working 24-7, preventing burnout. We need to be more respectful of people's time."
An integrated approach
Diversity was identified as a key area where HRDs can add value. John Evans, Group HRD of transportation company FirstGroup, commented: "We need to do more to create engagement in the workplace and think about individuals. I don't see a war for talent occurring, nor do I want one – what we need is greater collaboration. We have to develop our frameworks for inclusiveness by going to schools, universities and [different] places to draw from the widest pool of talent."
For Karen Brown, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at agriculture concern Monsanto, "diversity should be a key driver for business [goals], customer engagement, product innovation and service". By way of example, she explained that because the boardroom did not reflect the geographic spread of the business, especially in Latin and South America, changes were made.
"The board had no Hispanic representation and this led to the appointment of a Hispanic board member – it's a risk to the bottom line if we don't have people who can relate to our customers," said Karen.
Provided there is sponsorship from within, the HRD should be best placed to tackle some of the toughest problems around the talent agenda. Joëlle Warren, Executive Chairman of Warren Partners, said: "The expectation is that HRDs will be proactively looking ahead at what the business is going to need in terms of its people… Rather than just receiving business plans and working around them, they will actually be taking part in helping [to] shape and challenge them."
Paul Matthews, Chief Executive of UK & Europe at long-term pension, saving and investment business Standard Life, certainly values the input HR can provide: "Our HR Director is responsible for helping us actually win business. So, I [take] my HR Director out to see clients… and talk to other HRDs about our company and what we do.
"The HR Director's business knowledge has become as critical as my Sales Director's. I think that has made a difference in the way that the HR Director is [viewed] by the rest of the team… They are seen as somebody who is critical in helping us win business as well as being an expert on talent."
When it comes to assessing the internal capabilities of an organisation, it's evident that analytics will be increasingly important. Anthony Hesketh, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University Management School, said: "We are trying to understand the economic value of people. They are a crucial, yet tricky, aspect when you quantify how much a business is worth.
"Demand for insight from investors will only increase as they begin to understand how critical people are to the delivery of business strategy and the operations underpinning them."
The onus is on HR to take a longer-term and more sustainable view of capability development. "The function needs to be using data and analytics to try and get ahead of the curve, [so it] stops reacting to data and forms a more proactive people strategy to influence and align the development of capabilities to business strategy," said Anthony.
That may require a shift in both mind and skill-set. Mike Westcott, Group HRD at energy concern National Grid, commented: "HR capabilities are often lacking. Functions are great at uncovering data but not good at critical thinking. The function needs to be upskilled in that area…
"When it comes to data and analytics, you need to know what questions you're trying to answer, then the data and insights you draw from it will [help you] work out what you're going to do… in the future."
Matt Stripe, Group HRD for UK & Ireland at Nestlé, said: "The first challenge with data and analytics is about getting it from precise and reliable sources. Then we need to use the technology to inform our understanding. Finally it's about using that to build momentum and move forward."
Learning to lead
The style of leadership required to be successful in large organisations continues to evolve. "You have to be very careful about egos," said Paul of Standard Life. "A team needs to be balanced; you cannot have everybody wanting to be the Chief Executive… The make-up of a team is really critical and sometimes I will sacrifice some of my best people to get the balance of the team right."
HR can also provide input on what 'good' looks like in terms of the shape and mix of the top team. Liz Bingham OBE, Managing Partner of Talent for UK & Ireland at EY, commented: "HRDs have a strong role to play in trying to create a high-performing executive team. The objectivity they can bring is fundamental, especially as they don't have an axe to grind. But they do need sponsorship if they're going to have a voice in the room."
Naturally, it may not be the easiest of tasks given the egos that populate boardrooms, but with the right backing HRDs can be part of that process which opens up discussions at the highest level about how to improve performance. Paul said: "The make-up of the team is really critical. You can't have people putting themselves and their teams first; if that happens, changes have to be made as I want team players not individual stars. Getting the right balance in a team is what leads to high performance."
For Liz, it's a case of leaders creating an environment where honest conversations can be had, where people are allowed to speak up and speak out: "It's vital to get diverse opinions in the room; you do it because you get better answers."
It's evident that the question of talent looms large in global organisations. While undertaking dramatic and often systemic change, the pressure is on to simultaneously keep employees engaged and passionate about what they do. It's put the spotlight very much on the HRD and, in many ways, it should be seen by the profession as a great opportunity to step up and make a real impact.
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Marriage is a big step in a couple's relationship, and it's not one to take lightly.
Once the champagne is gone and the honeymoon is over, it's time for newlyweds to start a real life together, and one of the most important decisions they will make is where to live. We've done some of the heavy lifting to make that choice a lot easier.
Taking overall affordability, entertainment, housing, employment opportunities and more into consideration, as well as referencing Ranker.com's list of the best cities for young couples, we've compiled our list of the 15 Best Cities for Newlyweds.
From big to small, each city has its own unique qualities that are just as unique as the couples who choose to live there.
No, we're not talking about Brooklyn, New York, even though that's a great city, too. We're talking about Brooklyn, Indiana, "the Town Seen from the East."
Founded in 1854, Brooklyn, Indiana may be a small town (1,613 people, according to 2013 data), but it has a big heart. Your love will surely grow in Brooklyn.
Encinitas, California is known for being a leader in the ornamental flower industry, particularly poinsettias, but it also should be known for being a wonderful city for newly married couples. With affordable housing, quality jobs and exciting activities right at your fingertips, you won't regret putting down roots in Encinitas.
Tucked away in picturesque Connecticut, you'll find New Haven or "The Elm City." If the breathtaking scenery (you'll actually get four seasons!) doesn't convince you and your soul mate to settle down here, maybe the inspiring ambiance will.
Irvine, California's mission statement is "to create and maintain a community where people can live, work and play in an environment that is safe, vibrant and aesthetically pleasing," and it certainly lives up to that reputation. As an influential business and tourism destination, your future as a couple looks bright in Irvine.
With the saying "Near Nature. Near Perfect," Spokane, Washington is a fantasy made real for couples who love the outdoors and the arts. Let's not forget that Spokane also has some of the best libraries, parks, schools and realty around.
With the motto Benigno Numine, or "By the favor of the heavens," things will always go your way in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It doesn't matter if you move to the north, south, east or west part of town because you and your boo will receive a warm welcome - guaranteed.


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It's so strange not to have a computer. I was Zen with it for a long time, but now I don't even have a work computer. Three ibooks going belly-up in three months is pretty frustrating. And the MacBook makes me sick, so we're selling it. They've redesigned the screen—some new technology—and it has a glossy screen. So Apple and I are parting company after twenty years. Sad but true. I've never had a PC, so this will be very strange. I'm looking for used stuff now. It's what I can afford!
I don't know if I've ever been so...up in the air in my entire life. Never been so indecisive. Never been so unfocused. Never been so idle. Never wanted to run away so much. And that free-floating anxiety is as bad as ever. Plus asthma attacks. Plus severe depression. Plus no sense of smell. It's very odd. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I had a dream last night that I went to this restaurant. I was in the back, in the kitchen, looking around. I think one of my friends worked there. (I've always loved working in restaurants and being behind the scenes.) I looked around nostalgically at the stainless steel shelves and the bags of supplies and other things in the kitchen and I suddenly broke down and fell to my knees sobbing. Someone came over and said, "What? What?" I sobbed, "This is all I ever wanted to do. My whole life." I just wept with the grief of dreams unfulfilled. Later in the dream, I was trying to catch a train to somewhere. But I missed it and I was running to catch up to it.
I don't know what it means. Even now it makes me cry thinking of it. Aren't dreams odd little gifts? In "real" life, I don't think I ever wanted to own a restaurant. I used to talk about having a bookstore restaurant, but I've been to a few of those: Books and food really don't mix. But it is interesting how restaurants figure into many, many of my books, and food figures into nearly every book.
Most of what you say falls into the category of "I hear that." But regarding a computer, take a look at the new Asus EEE PCs, which are a bit larger than their predecessors, and the MSI Wind, which has been getting great reviews. I like my little EEE PC (especially when I add a keyboard), and the Wind sounds darn near perfect for a carry-around computer. I'm happy with the Linux version--I don't think it's any harder to learn than Windoze.
Thanks, Will! I shall definitely check those out.
Dearest Sister Kim, I'm sorry about your benighted Mac and hope the new machine dances into your life very very soon.
The thought of you NOT being here in cyberspace for days at a clip is enough to induce an anxiety attack. I start my days with a large mug of tea and a nice long visit at your place. The Old Wild Mother just has to cough up a new computer for you, and right now.
Hope you're feeling better soon too. September is an odd time of year methinks, paler sunlight, daylight hours waning, leaves, acorns and temperatures tumbling down. We're not in summer, and we're not in autumn - we're just standing on the threshold and waiting for Nature to get on with things.
Dear Sweet Kim, I always do an emotional divebomb around 9/11. I realized it this year when it CLICKED that i had the same kind of episode last year, and the year before, etc. I'm not afraid of terrorists, but i am afraid of my government.
About your dream; you may be mourning the loss of your place of creativity (kitchens are where, you especially, create). The missed train may represent your feeling of losing traction; a worry that you may not be able to get where you want to go.
You basically said that in your post. The missing computer, a kind of kitchen for you, has you worried. 9/11 just past and 11/4 is fast approaching. It's a wonder any of us are sane at this point. I get seasonal affected disorder in the winter if i'm not careful and i begin to dread it in the fall.
I don't see you without your 'puter for very long, friend. I have faith it is on it's way.
I read Coyote Cowgirl several years ago and then found your blog when i read one of your posts on Common Dreams. i followed your blog for some time but life happened and i got sidetracked. BN notified me of your new book but i didn't find it today at my local BN outlet. i'll have to order it. i'm looking forward to reading it and to reading your blog again. I read a post at Huffington today that cheered me up. Check out Roderick Spencer's "Everybody Just Calm Down" column.
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Англи́йский билья́рд (, также существует упрощённое название billiards) — разновидность бильярда, сочетающая в себе элементы игры в карамболь и «лузный» бильярд. Зародилась и является наиболее распространённой в Великобритании.

История

Английский бильярд был создан в начале XIX века и вплоть до 20-х годов XX века считался самым популярным видом бильярда в Британской империи. Многие специалисты считают, что лучшим игроком в английский бильярд всех времён является австралиец Уолтер Линдрум, который проводил свою профессиональную карьеру в 1911—1950 года и установил множество абсолютных рекордов. До сих пор английский бильярд наиболее популярен в Великобритании, также есть сильные игроки из Индии и некоторых других стран мира. В настоящее время главными международными организациями этой игры являются IBSF и WPBSA.

Основные элементы правил игры

Английский бильярд представляет собой смешение карамболя и лузного бильярда. Играется на столе для снукера (размеры — 1.7 x 3.8 м.). Для игры используется 3 шара: 2 белых (хотя с недавних пор применяются 1 белый и 1 жёлтый) и красный шар, всегда являющийся прицельным.

В игре участвуют обычно два бильярдиста (также возможна командная игра). Для каждого соперника предназначен отдельный биток; в случае, если оба битка белого цвета, то на одном из них наносится отличительная отметка (чаще всего просто чёрная точка).

Цель игры, как и в большинстве других видов бильярда — набрать в рамках правил больше очков, чем соперник. Очки набираются преимущественно за счёт серии. Существует три способа набора очков:

 «Кэннон двумя шарами» — за один удар коснуться битком прицельного (красного) шара и битка соперника. За успешное выполнение такого кэннона игрок набирает 2 очка;
  — забить либо красный шар (3 очка) либо биток соперника (2 очка);
  — забить любой биток карамболем (в этом случае ударом от шара). Если биток упадёт в лузу, ударившись сперва о красный шар — игрок набирает 3 очка; если о другой биток — 2 очка.

После каждого успешного удара серия продолжается. Стоит отметить, что, в отличие от снукера, количество набранных очков серией в английском бильярде практически не ограничено (за исключением профессиональных турниров, в которых вводится определённый лимит на количество ударов). К примеру, мировой рекорд по величине брейка установил Уолтер Линдрум — 4137 очков.

В английском бильярде, как и в других видах бильярда, при нарушении правил назначается штраф. В случае штрафа сопернику присуждаются 2 очка и ему же передаётся право удара. Соперник может либо играть из сложившейся в результате предыдущего удара позиции, либо попросить восстановить позицию рефери. Штраф назначается в немногих случаях:

 Если игрок ударил по битку соперника;
 если шар(ы) выскочил(и) за пределы стола;
 если игрок промахнулся по прицельному шару;
 если произошёл пропих;
 если биток перескочил через прицельный шар;
 если игрок выполняет 16-й подряд «winning hazards» или 76-й подряд «losing hazards»;
 если игрок тронул какие-либо другие шары во время игры с руки (точнее — сектора D).

Известные игроки

  Уолтер Линдрум
  Джо Дэвис
  Рекс Уильямс
  Том Ньюмен
  Мельбурн Инмэн
  Кларк Макконэки
  Фред Дэвис
  Вилли Смит

Ссылки

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IRVING, Texas -- A group of the best golfers in the world tried to tame the blustery conditions as well as the challenging course at the TPC Las Colinas in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson on Thursday in Irving, Texas.
Two were up to the task, as James Hahn and Ricky Barnes fired dual 6-under 64s early in the day before the really strong winds kicked in and garnered a two-stroke lead in this northwest suburb of Dallas.
Scores in the afternoon averaged more than two strokes higher (70.88 to 72.96) than in the morning as the winds whipped and swirled around the course.
Hahn, who won twice on the PGA Tour (most recently at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2016), recorded six birdies without a bogey on his round. He found the fairway on 12 of his 14 opportunities and hit all but one green in regulation while playing for pars and avoiding looking at either his scorecard or the leaderboard.
"It's playing tough out there," Hahn said. "You know, once you start counting up your strokes in the middle of the round it's kind of when things go haywire. I did a good job of staying in the present, just making sure that I put myself in a position where I at least made par and judged the wind. I had a great conversation with my caddy on almost every hole trying to leave ourselves the best opportunity for a birdie."
Barnes, the 2002 U.S. Amateur champion, had an inconsistent scorecard that featured eight birdies -- including four in five holes on the front nine -- and two bogeys.
"I almost birdied half of them and I had two looks coming in so yeah, I'm very happy," Barnes said. "I played solid, kept the hole in front of me even though I didn't hit many fairways. My distance control was very good today. I think that's what leads to birdies out here. If you get in the right sections of these greens you can get good looks."
Matt Kuchar, Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela, Jason Kokrak and Cameron Tringale are two strokes back after carding 66s. Tringale was the only member of the group playing in the afternoon wave.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Bud Cauley, Brooks Koepka, John Huh, Sean O'Hair, Ryan Armour and Peter Malnati settled in another shot in arrears after shooting 67s.
Johnson two-putted from 90 feet on the 18th hole to stay a part of the group.
"I felt like I hit a lot of good shots and ended up in really bad spots due to the wind conditions blowing really hard and it's gusty, which made it tough," Johnson said. "It was tough to judge the distance, tough putting, tough all around."
Local favorite and world No. 6 Jordan Spieth, fourth-ranked Jason Day of Australia and Scott Piercy headed a list of 12 players at 68. Eight of those golfers played in the morning wave.
"Hopefully the wind can be a little bit calmer tomorrow morning for us and we can get out and get a good one in and try and just work our way up the leaderboard," Day said.
Defending champion and recent Masters champion Sergio Garcia struggled with his putting and stumbled to a 73 on Thursday. It was his second-highest opening round in 13 appearances at this event. He shot 75 in 2006.
Garcia did not address the media after the round, opting to head straight to the practice putting green to get in some work.
A handful of notable golfers likely played their way out of the tournament after dreadful opening rounds, including Shell Houston Open winner Freddie Jacobson of Sweden, Bryce Molder, Ryan Moore and 2011 Byron Nelson champion Keegan Bradley (all at 74), Hunter Mahan, Tony Finau, Japan's Ryo Ishikawa and 2009 Nelson champion Rory Sabbatini of South Africa (all at 75), Russell Henley, J.B. Holmes and Australia's Stuart Appleby (at 76), and 2015 Nelson titlist Steven Bowditch, who managed to shoot 80.
NOTES: The 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson is being played in the 35th and final year in Irving, Texas, at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas. In 2018, the tournament will move to Trinity Forest Golf Club (a links-style course designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore), located just 10 minutes south of downtown Dallas. ... Sixteen of the past 22 winners of this tournament recorded all four rounds in the 60s. The exceptions: Keegan Bradley (2011), Jason Day of Australia (2010), Adam Scott of Australia (2008), Brett Wetterich (2006), Sergio Garcia of Spain (2004) and Jesper Parnevik of Sweden (2000). ... The current course record of 60 at the TPC Las Colinas was set by Keegan Bradley in 2013. Other 60s in tournament history have been posted by Arron Oberholser (Cottonwood Valley in 2006) and Sam Snead (1957 at Glen Lake Country Club).


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Michael Rombach (* 1967 in Stegen) ist ein deutscher Physiker und Medienmanager. Seit Januar 2019 ist er Produktionsdirektor des Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehens. Von September 2007 bis Oktober 2018 hatte er dieselbe Funktion beim NDR inne.

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Rombach absolvierte 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau sein Abitur und studierte anschließend Physik an der dortigen Albert-Ludwigs-Universität. 1992 begann er im Rahmen eines interdisziplinären Studienprogramms der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft mit seiner Promotionsarbeit, die er 1995 erfolgreich abschloss. Anschließend war Rombach bis 1998 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik in Freiburg. Im Folgejahr wechselte er zum SWR und wurde Leiter der in Stuttgart ansässigen Abteilung Unternehmensplanung. 2001 wurde er in Baden-Baden Hauptabteilungsleiter Zentrale Aufgaben in der Direktion Produktion und Technik und stellvertretender Produktionsdirektor.

Am 15. Juni 2007 stimmte der Verwaltungsrat des NDR Rombachs Berufung zum dortigen Produktionsdirektor zu, er trat sein Amt zum 1. September desselben Jahres an. Zu seinen wichtigsten Projekten beim NDR zählten unter anderem die technische Erneuerung des ARD-aktuell-Studios und der Umstieg von DVB-T auf DVB-T2, den er zwischen 2013 und 2015 als Vorsitzender der ARD-Produktions- und Technikkommission federführend verantwortete. Ende April 2018 wurde bekannt, dass Rombach als Produktionsdirektor zum ZDF wechseln wird. Er trat den Posten zum 1. Januar 2019 als Nachfolger von Andreas Bereczky an. Bereits zum 31. Oktober 2018 schied er als Produktionsdirektor des NDR aus.

Rombach gehört seit 2016 dem Vorstand der Deutschen TV-Plattform an, im April 2018 wurde er stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Vereins.

Weblinks
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 NDR Produktionsdirektor Dr. Michael Rombach wechselt zum ZDF, Mitteilung auf presseportal.de

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Rex Reed: Jennifer Lawrence's 'Mother!' Worst Movie of the Year, Possibly the Century
Steven P. Ahle
The Godfather of film critics, Rex Reed, slammed Jennifer Lawrence's new movie "mother!" and says he got sick of seeing Lawrence on the screen. According to Reed, the film is not only the worst movie of the year, it's the worst movie of the century. He was brutal in his description of the movie and also of Lawrence's acting, if you can call it that.
The director is Darren Aronofsky, Lawrence's current boyfriend. Lawrence's career has been on a sharp down slide ever since she started acting like the deranged liberal she is, even blaming President Trump's election for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Only her last X-Men movie made money and that made a lot less money than projected, possibly due to the fact she has alienated half of the country.
According to the Observer:
From the idiotic drug-addict hokum Requiem for a Dream to the overrated, overwrought and over-hyped Black Swan, which I called "a lavishly staged Repulsion in toe shoes," the films of wack job Darren Aronofsky have shown a dark passion for exploring twisted souls in torment.
But nothing he's done before to poison the ozone layer prepared me for mother!, an exercise in torture and hysteria so over the top that I didn't know whether to scream or laugh out loud. Stealing ideas from Polanski, Fellini and Kubrick, he's jerrybuilt an absurd Freudian nightmare that is more wet dream than bad dream, with the subtlety of a chainsaw.
This delusional freak show is two hours of pretentious twaddle that tackles religion, paranoia, lust, rebellion, and a thirst for blood in a circus of grotesque debauchery to prove that being a woman requires emotional sacrifice and physical agony at the cost of everything else in life, including life itself.
That may or may not be what Aronofsky had in mind, but it comes as close to a logical interpretation as any of the other lunk-headed ideas I've read or heard. The reviews, in which a group of equally pretentious critics frustratingly search for a deeper meaning, are even nuttier than the film itself. Using descriptions like "hermeneutic structure," "phantasmagoric fantasia," "cinematic Rorsach test" and "extended scream of existential rage," they sure know how to leave you laughing.
Reed says you will find yourself trying to find the plot for the full two hours of the movie. But it is a search in vain. He suggests you forget the reviews and make up your own plot line, as the movie is so confusing that all of the other critics found it meaning something different from everyone else.
She appears onscreen for 66 of the 120 minutes and Reed said he wished it had been a lot less and her biggest contribution to the movie was the ability to shout "Stop" very loudly.
Reed issued the following parting shot:
Nothing about mother! makes one lick of sense as Darren Aronofsky's corny vision of madness turns more hilarious than scary. With so much crap around to clog the drain, I hesitate to label it the "Worst movie of the year" when "Worst movie of the century" fits it even better.
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Publish Date: November 9, 2017
Categories: Events | News | Uncategorized
Birmingham, AL 11/09/2017
The People Against a Littered State held their 2017 Governor's Award ceremony yesterday in Prattville, AL. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was nominated for and received the Governor's Award for Law Enforcement for 2017.
Since 2012 the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has supported People Against a Littered States efforts to keep roads in the county litter free. Deputies participate in roadside cleanups and provide traffic control to keep volunteers safe.
Sergeants Pate and Morgan accept Governor's Award
The Sheriff's Office has supported the Alabama Cleanups conducted in unincorporated areas of Jefferson County as a way to improve public safety by recognizing that removing trash, litter and other obstacles from the roadways enhances roadway safety. Studies have indicated that communities in which residents keep their properties neat and litter free have less crime than areas which show signs of neglect.
In 2017 the Sheriff's Office provided traffic control and assistance for the 1,534 volunteers who participated in just the unincorporated area litter cleanups along 215.25 miles of roadways. In addition, Sheriff's Deputies assisted with cleanups held in various municipalities.


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MARY ANNIS, b. Jul 26, 1779, Massachusetts; d. 1863, Clarendon, Orleans, NY.
ANNA ANNIS, b. 1782, Massachusett; m. David Haskins.
JOSEPH ANNIS, b. 1786; d. Oct 1828, Clarendon, Orleans, NY.
Burr Oak, St. Joseph, MI.
NANCY ANNIS, b. 1789, Cambridge, Washington, NY; m. ?? MOW.
York to Ellery; died June 05, 1877 in Crawford WI.
Caroline, David, Elvira, Elizabeth& Nathaniel.
NY; died 1881 in Big Grove Kendall IL in 1850.
in Big Grove Kendall IL.
Co NY; died December 23, 1894 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
June 23, 1814 in Pittstown NY; died June 27, 1899 in Ellery.
old and had long been a resident of Ellery. On June 1, 1897 Mr. and Mrs.
d. Mar. 26, 1899 Ellery.
1. Eleanor A. Carpenter. b. July 19, 1838 Ellery. d. Mar. 21, _____. Age 81.
md. A. J. Russell of Manistee, Mich.
3. Orlando Carpenter. b. Nov. 22, 1845 Ellery. md. Fannie A. Fenton.
5. Addie R. Carpenter. b. Jan. 3, 1859 Ellery. d. Jan. 3, 1952 Dewittville.
Age 99 years. md. Henry Sherman of Lakewood, Texas.
horses borrowed from a neighbor. Lived several years in a log cabin.
Aft. 1880 in Big Grove Kendall IL.
May 04, 1900 in Dwight, Livingston Co, IL.
and died 1881 in Big Grove Kendall IL in 1850. She married Zelota Britt Abt.
died 1869 in Big Grove Kendall IL in 1850.
9 i. Mary8 Britt, born Abt. 1836 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
11 iii. Ellen Britt, born 1842 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
Hoag in 1850 in McHenry Co., ILL. & had 4 children A.F., Emma E., Pheobe E.
died January 17, 1921 in Dallas TX.
died 1938 in Wisconsin . Portage . Stevens Point.
in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
Ellery Church, Saturday, Dec. 30, at 12 o'clock, services conducted by Rev.
Haskin, M. H. Cheney and D. G. Wood. The interment was in Lewis Cemetery.
The Haskin name is sometimes recorded as Haskins.
died March 12, 1923 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
died November 12, 1923 in Ellery Chautauqua Co NY.
18 v. Cynthia Haskins, born 1849; died 1849 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
+ 19 vi. Sidney S. Haskins, born 1850 in Ellery; died 1927.
Co NY; died August 03, 1931 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY age 88.
NY; died 1940 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY. She married Daniel G. Wood.
23 x. Minnie Ellen Haskins, born September 24, 1861; died August 03, 1939.
24 i. Emma8 Brown, born Abt. 1844 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
died 1938 in Wisconsin . Portage . Stevens Point. She married Joseph Hannah.
Chautauqua Co NY, and died December 25, 1916. He married Rhoda A.Vanderwark.
She was born April 10, 1847 in NY, and died December 25, 1916.
March 16, 1944 in Ellery Chautauqua Co NY.
Ellery Suicide Lot 40W. She married Henry Edward Scheller.
died yesterday morning at 11:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.
W. Thompson at Bemus Point. His age was 81 years, 11 months and 20 days.
31 i. Edith Izora9 Haskins, born Abt. 1869; died 1955. She married George W.
November 04, 1935 in Ellery.
o'clock at the age of 79 years. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Cecella P.
Church tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:30 PM.
Reuben C. & Mary Jane (Haskin) Brown. 1st w/o Oliver Haskin.
Lived Bemus Point; died October 26, 1946.
March 13, 1947 in Hartfield NY.
35 iii. Enza Haskins, born Abt. 1870.
36 iv. Liza Haskins, born Abt. 1874.
38 vi. Walter G. Haskins, born 1879; died October 29, 1937 in County Home.
Anthony4, Anthony3, Anthony2, John1) was born 1850 in Ellery, and died 1927.
He married Phebe Jane. She was born Abt. 1849, and died 1925.
39 i. Maud9 Haskins, born Abt. 1871 in Ellery.
died Aft. 1930 in Ohio > Columbiana > Middleton.
Waterman. He was born October 08, 1841, and died May 02, 1910 in Ellery,.
43 iii. Frances Ingerson. She married Mark Cheney.
in Ellery Chautauqua Co NY.
born Abt. 1871 in NY.
Claude D. Haskin, 84, of Maple Springs, died at 8 A.M. Sunday at his home.
Jamestown and a charter member of Maple Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
The body will be at the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point, until noon Tuesday.
Community Church. Rev. Orville Wright of Providence, R. I. will officiate.
Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.
Jamestown newspaper clipping dated August 10, 1953.
WWII; died December 05, 1943 in Carines, Queenland, Australia.
46 ii. Hesh F. Haskins, born Abt. 1908 in Ellery Chautauqua Co NY.
47 iii. Lucille Haskins, born in Ellery Chautauqua Co NY to Phoenix, Ariz.
48 iv. Fred Haskins, born January 18, 1897; died February 09, 1897.
14, 1915 in MAple Springs.
PA, and died June 05, 1945 in Ellery.
1971 in Home of Dau Bangor Maine. She married Robert Rodier.
1984. He married Mabel Bemus; born July 27, 1902; died April 28, 1975.
Ellery Chautauqua Co NY. He married Orlena Brown. She was born Abt. 1869.
52 i. Gladys A10 Haskins, born Abt. 1898.
53 ii. Warren H. Haskins, born Abt. 1903.
54 iii. Jessie Hazel Haskins, born October 12, 1903 in her orbit says Oct.
February 27, 1903; died 1967. She married (2) Lockwood.
55 iv. Charles "Max" Haskins, born Abt. 1910.
56 v. Daisy Haskins, born in Ellery. She married Holbrook.
57 vi. Ann Haskins. She married Bates.
58 i. M. Beatrice10 Haskins, born Abt. 1902.
7. Age 77. s/o Edmund & Mary Jane Liddell of Marsde, England.
Ellery NY, and died March 13, 1947 in Hartfield NY. He married Honey "Belle"
is 51? wife Belle is 4?
61 i. Harold F.10 Haskins, born Abt. 1898.
62 ii. Ruth J. Haskins, born Abt. 1903.
Aft. 1930 in Ohio > Columbiana > Middleton.
63 i. John10 Haskins, born Abt. 1903.
64 ii. Charles Haskins, born Abt. 1909.
65 iii. Harold Haskins, born Abt. 1910.
66 iv. Frederick Haskins, born Abt. 1911.
67 v. Phebe Haskins, born 1919.
68 vi. Sdney S. Haskins, born 1928 in Sherman NY.
Center NY, and died September 06, 1936 in age 64.
Co NY; died March 1977 in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan.
Co NY; died October 1966 in 48653 Roscommon, Roscommon, MI.
Phillips November 09, 1914 in Ellery, Chautauqua Co NY.
in Jamestown NY. He married Martha Gayley June 18, 1932.
1930; born March 05, 1906; died July 1972 in buffalo NY.
76 viii. Helen Jane Ingerson, born December 01, 1906.
May 15, 2001 in Jamestown Chautauqua CO NY.
died February 02, 1997 in North Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania.
Batavia NY; died August 04, 1976 in Batavia, Genesee, New York.
NY U.S. Army during World War II; died November 19, 1999 in Warren Co PA.
May 25, 1894 in Chicago, and died April 12, 1976.
May 11, 1962, in Jamestown General Hospial.
veteran entered the hospital Tuesday to undergo abdominal surgery.
Edith Lindholm Haskin. He attended Bemus Point High School.
Mr. Haskin enlisted Jan. 17, 1941 and was stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla.
Australia, while serving with the Quartermaster Corps.
Youngstown, Ohio, and Richard, Brocton.
Sunday in the funeral home.
April 11, 1930; died February 12, 2001.
Jamestown, the son of Ralph Culver Sr. and Edith A. Lindholm Haskin.
Brocton; Lakeshore Lodge, F.& A.M., 851; and Brocton-Portland Civic Assoc.
Buffalo House Printing Craftsman and Brocton-Portland Jaycees.
J. Gordon Haskin of Elma.
Burial will be in Portland Evergreen Cemetery.
2001) in Brooks Memorial Hospital.
examiner for Chautauqua County, where she was employed from 1969 ro 1992.
a former member of the Brocton Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
She was a loving grandmother.
She is survived by two sons: Bruce N. Haskin of Philadelphia and Brian R.
Haskin, all of Mayville, and Laura Haskin of Philadelphia.
in 1972; and a brother, Roger Newell in 1958.
made to the Brocton Volunteer Fire Department.
Richard Lee Haskin was the S/O Ralph Culver Sr. & Edith A. Lindholm Haskin.
85 iii. J. Gordon Haskins, born in Lived Elma NY. He married May E. Lawson.
86 i. Claudia Carol11 Rodier.
87 i. George William11 Ingleson.
Listed as G. William in 1920 census perhaps it should read b 1915?
88 ii. Olive Chadwick Ingleson, born February 20, 1918.
89 iii. Dorothea Ann Ingleson, born December 26, 1922.
Abt. 1890, and died August 25, 1930 in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan.
90 i. Howard George11 Ingerson, born June 09, 1920.
91 ii. Clara Jean Ingerson, born January 28, 1927.
October 1966 in 48653 Roscommon, Roscommon, MI. She married Edward A.
1981 in 60641 Chicago, Cook, IL.
92 i. Gretchen Elizabeth11 Teudesmann.
married Leon Phetteplace August 27, 1920 in Jamestown NY.
died March 14, 2001 in 14550 Silver Springs, Wyoming Co , NY.
Mitchell Road, died at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday (May 15, 2001) in the WCA Hospital.
member of the First Baptist Church and the Lakewood Senior Citizens.
of Denver, Colo. He was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Rev. E. Allen Rogers, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.
handled by the Lind Funeral Home.
in North Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania. He married Florence.
95 i. Roger11 Ingerson, born in Ellery lives Lander PA.
96 ii. Philip Ingerson, born in Ellery lives Ladson, S.C.
died October 28, 1993 in Wca Jamestown NY.
died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1993) in WCA Hospital.
97 i. Harold11 Ingerson, died February 10, 1984.
NY, and died March 20, 1991.
Eva Ilene Ingerson, 72, of 11 W. Third St., Lakewood, died at 11:22 a.m.
Wednesday (March 20, 1991) in WCA Hospital.
102 i. Norman N.11 Ingerson.


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#ifndef WSL_PEER_H
#define WSL_PEER_H

#ifndef WEB_ENABLED

#include "websocket_peer.h"

#include "packet_buffer.h"

#include "core/crypto/crypto_core.h"
#include "core/error/error_list.h"
#include "core/io/packet_peer.h"
#include "core/io/stream_peer_tcp.h"
#include "core/templates/ring_buffer.h"
#include "wslay/wslay.h"

#define WSL_MAX_HEADER_SIZE 4096

class WSLPeer : public WebSocketPeer {
private:
	static CryptoCore::RandomGenerator *_static_rng;
	static WebSocketPeer *_create() { return memnew(WSLPeer); }

	// Callbacks.
	static ssize_t _wsl_recv_callback(wslay_event_context_ptr ctx, uint8_t *data, size_t len, int flags, void *user_data);
	static ssize_t _wsl_send_callback(wslay_event_context_ptr ctx, const uint8_t *data, size_t len, int flags, void *user_data);
	static int _wsl_genmask_callback(wslay_event_context_ptr ctx, uint8_t *buf, size_t len, void *user_data);
	static void _wsl_msg_recv_callback(wslay_event_context_ptr ctx, const struct wslay_event_on_msg_recv_arg *arg, void *user_data);

	static wslay_event_callbacks _wsl_callbacks;

	// Helpers
	static String _compute_key_response(String p_key);
	static String _generate_key();

	// Client IP resolver.
	class Resolver {
		Array ip_candidates;
		IP::ResolverID resolver_id = IP::RESOLVER_INVALID_ID;
		int port = 0;

	public:
		bool has_more_candidates() {
			return ip_candidates.size() > 0 || resolver_id != IP::RESOLVER_INVALID_ID;
		}

		void try_next_candidate(Ref<StreamPeerTCP> &p_tcp);
		void start(const String &p_host, int p_port);
		void stop();
		Resolver() {}
	};

	Resolver resolver;

	// WebSocket connection state.
	WebSocketPeer::State ready_state = WebSocketPeer::STATE_CLOSED;
	bool is_server = false;
	Ref<StreamPeerTCP> tcp;
	Ref<StreamPeer> connection;
	wslay_event_context_ptr wsl_ctx = nullptr;

	String requested_url;
	String requested_host;
	bool pending_request = true;
	Ref<StreamPeerBuffer> handshake_buffer;
	String selected_protocol;
	String session_key;

	int close_code = -1;
	String close_reason;
	uint8_t was_string = 0;

	// WebSocket configuration.
	bool use_tls = true;
	bool verify_tls = true;
	Ref<X509Certificate> tls_cert;

	// Packet buffers.
	Vector<uint8_t> packet_buffer;
	// Our packet info is just a boolean (is_string), using uint8_t for it.
	PacketBuffer<uint8_t> in_buffer;

	Error _send(const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_buffer_size, wslay_opcode p_opcode);

	Error _do_server_handshake();
	bool _parse_client_request();

	void _do_client_handshake();
	bool _verify_server_response();

	void _clear();

public:
	static void initialize();
	static void deinitialize();

	// PacketPeer
	virtual int get_available_packet_count() const override;
	virtual Error get_packet(const uint8_t **r_buffer, int &r_buffer_size) override;
	virtual Error put_packet(const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_buffer_size) override;
	virtual int get_max_packet_size() const override { return packet_buffer.size(); };

	// WebSocketPeer
	virtual Error send(const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_buffer_size, WriteMode p_mode) override;
	virtual Error connect_to_url(const String &p_url, bool p_verify_tls = true, Ref<X509Certificate> p_cert = Ref<X509Certificate>()) override;
	virtual Error accept_stream(Ref<StreamPeer> p_stream) override;
	virtual void close(int p_code = 1000, String p_reason = "") override;
	virtual void poll() override;

	virtual State get_ready_state() const override { return ready_state; }
	virtual int get_close_code() const override { return close_code; }
	virtual String get_close_reason() const override { return close_reason; }
	virtual int get_current_outbound_buffered_amount() const override;

	virtual IPAddress get_connected_host() const override;
	virtual uint16_t get_connected_port() const override;
	virtual String get_selected_protocol() const override;
	virtual String get_requested_url() const override;

	virtual bool was_string_packet() const override { return was_string; }
	virtual void set_no_delay(bool p_enabled) override;

	WSLPeer();
	~WSLPeer();
};

#endif // WEB_ENABLED

#endif // WSL_PEER_H


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A look at Europe's Mideast presence after Iran's warning
By JOSEPH KRAUSS , Associated Press, Associated Press
FILE- In this Monday, May 27, 2019 file photo, NATO forces attend the graduation ceremony of Afghan National Army soldiers from a 3-month training pro... FILE- In this Monday, May 27, 2019 file photo, NATO forces attend the graduation ceremony of Afghan National Army soldiers from a 3-month training program at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
FILE- In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019 file photo, a German soldier with NATO forces stands guard during the graduation ceremony of newly Afghan Natio... FILE- In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019 file photo, a German soldier with NATO forces stands guard during the graduation ceremony of newly Afghan National Army soldiers after a 3-month training program at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
FILE- in this Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces arrive at the site of a car bomb expl... FILE- in this Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, British soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces arrive at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, file)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Wednesday that European troops in the Middle East "could be in danger" if their nations join the United States' maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic that had led to a military confrontation earlier this month.
Britain, France, and Germany have spent months trying to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal after President Donald Trump unilaterally abandoned it in 2018. But on Tuesday, the European Union initiated a dispute resolution mechanism to try to bring Iran back into compliance after Tehran began openly breaching some restrictions last summer.
Iran says it should not be bound to the agreement since the U.S. reimposed crippling sanctions. After a U.S. airstrike killed Tehran's top general in Iraq, Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. troops stationed there. No one was hurt in the missile attacks.
"Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger," President Hassan Rouhani said at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, without elaborating.
European countries have thousands of troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East, where they mainly operate alongside much larger U.S. deployments. Iran is allied with powerful armed groups in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.
Here is a look at Europe's military presence in the region:
The NATO mission in Afghanistan currently consists of around 17,000 troops from 39 allied and partner countries. The alliance formally concluded its combat mission at the end of 2014 and now provides advice and training to Afghan forces. Britain has nearly 1,000 troops in Afghanistan and Germany has around 1,100.
Britain, France and Germany are all part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group. Britain has around 400 troops based in Iraq while Germany has nearly 450 troops deployed to counter IS and to train Iraqi forces. Germany "temporarily" withdrew 35 of its troops from Iraq after Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed. Most were flown to Jordan, where Germany also has troops involved in reconnaissance and refueling flights for the anti-IS coalition. France has around 1,000 troops deployed in the region to help combat IS in Iraq and Syria.
Britain operates a naval base in Bahrain that can house up to 500 British military personnel and is focused on maritime security. It also has a joint training base in Oman. France has a naval base known as Camp Peace in Abu Dhabi's Port Zayed, which houses some 700 French troops. Britain and France also station troops at U.S. bases in the region.
Several European countries contribute forces to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, which patrols the tense frontier between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. France contributes around troops. Germany provides more than 100 forces to the peacekeepers' maritime mission.


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Note: this thread will be read-only for official information relating to the Class Action law suit on Tenant Blacklisting. Forum members may start separate threads to discuss the issue. If there's significant interest or traffic, I might open a special forum just for this issue.
Last edited by TenantNet on Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
If you were sued in Housing Court in the City of New York between February 26, 1994 and March 16, 2006, you should be aware of the Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit that alleged various claims arising of out the purported inaccurate reporting of the statuses of such Housing Court cases by First Advantage SafeRent, Inc. ("FAS"). FAS denies the allegations.
The Class consists of all individuals who were a defendant or respondent in a lawsuit commenced in a New York City Housing Court and were listed between February 26, 2001 and March 16, 2006 in FAS's court records database concerning such lawsuits ("the Class"). Data in FAS's database was allegedly deleted after seven (7) years, thus if you were sued between February 26, 1994 and March 16, 2006, you are potentially a member of the Class.
If the Proposed Settlement is approved, FAS will institute certain changes to its systems and processes, shall establish a fund of $1.9 million to pay up to $100 to individuals about whom FAS issued certain reports and/or to provide money to increase consumer and landlord awareness of the tenant screening process and their rights and obligations under the law.
At the settlement hearing, Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Settlement Counsel shall apply to the Court for an award of reasonable attorneys' fees in the amount of $990,000.00, and for $75,000.00 as reimbursement for reasonable costs and expenses. Also, subject to Court approval, Plaintiff, Adam White, will apply to be paid $15,000 and Plaintiff, Dera Jackson-Daniels, $5,000, for their service as Class Representatives. These Payments, if approved, would not reduce the amount available from the $1.9 million fund to pay individual Class members.
- You can remain in the Class and do not need to do anything.
- You can exclude yourself from the Settlement process.
- You can object to the Settlement and/or the Application for Attorneys' Fees and Expenses and Payments to the Class Representatives. You may (but need not) choose to hire, at your own expense, an attorney to represent you for this purpose.
To learn more about your rights under the Proposed Settlement, you can see and download the settlement agreement and related documents at www.tenantreportsettlement.com or call the toll free helpline number at 1-888-404-0855.
You may also look at the file for this case, including the Proposed Settlement, during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312.
5/16/06 - Any request for exclusion from the class must be received by the claims administrator postmarked no later than May 16, 2006.
5/16/06 - Claimants who wish to object to the settlement must file with the court and serve on counsel for the parties a written statement objecting to the settlement and a written notice of intention to appear at the Fairness Hearing and object no later than June 16, 2006.
6/16/06 – The Fairness Hearing will be held at the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312.
A preliminary settlement agreement with far reaching benefits to New York City tenants has been filed in a federal class action brought against First American Registry, Inc. ("FAR")) (now known as First Advantage SafeRent, Inc.) the nation's largest tenant screening agency. The suit (White v. First American Registry, Inc., Docket No. 04 CV 01611) (LAK) was brought in March 2004 in the Southern District of New York federal court on behalf of tenants who had been sued in the New York City Housing Court and it alleged that FAR had violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act by issuing thousands of reports to prospective landlords which included inaccurate, misleading and incomplete information about Housing Court eviction cases. As a result of those reports, tens of thousands of tenants may have been "blacklisted" by prospective landlords who refused to rent to them.
The suit challenged FAR's practice of routinely failing to include the outcome of eviction cases in their reports to prospective landlords. Very few of the almost 300,000 eviction cases brought each year in the New York City Housing Court actually result in an eviction, or even a finding of wrongdoing by a tenant. By failing to include the outcome of such cases in its reports, the suit alleged, FAR caused damage to tenants whose cases were dismissed, discontinued or withdrawn. Numerous eviction cases are brought in New York City that are baseless, particularly against rent regulated tenants.
o Reports will contain a prominent notice advising prospective landlords that the fact an eviction proceeding was brought does not represent an adverse disposition or that the tenant was evicted.
The plaintiff's counsel believe that this settlement sets a new standard in the protection of tenants from misleading and inaccurate credit reports.
Stacy Canan, an attorney with AARP, noted that "blacklisting of older tenants, particularly those living of fixed incomes, is especially injurious because those tenants are already facing added difficulties when trying to rent an apartment compared to their younger counterparts."
The plaintiffs were represented by James B. Fishman of Fishman & Neil, LLP, Seth R. Lesser and Andrew P. Bell of Locks Law Firm, PLLC, both of New York City, and Stacy J. Canan of AARP Foundation in Washington, D.C.
LEA LA PRESENTE NOTIFICACIÓN ATENTAMENTE; PODRÍA AFECTAR SUS DERECHOS.
Si fue demandado en el Tribunal de la Vivienda de la Ciudad de Nueva York durante el período comprendido entre el 26 de febrero de 1994 y el 16 de marzo de 2006, debería informarse sobre una propuesta de arreglo de un juicio de demanda conjunta que aleg diversas reclamaciones originadas por los presuntos informes inexactos proporcionados por First Advantage SafeRent, Inc. ("FAS") sobre la situación de dichas causas ante el Tribunal de la Vivienda. FAS niega tales alegaciones.
El Grupo de la demanda conjunta está compuesto por todas las personas que fueron demandadas o apeladas en un juicio iniciado en el Tribunal de la Vivienda de la Ciudad de Nueva York y fueron incluidas en una lista en la base de datos de los sumarios de FAS en el Tribunal con relación a dichos juicios ("el Grupo") durante el período comprendido entre el 26 de febrero de 2001 y el 16 de marzo de 2006. Los datos en la base de datos de FAS fueron presuntamente borrados después de siete (7) años; por lo tanto, si usted fue demandado entre el 26 de febrero de 1994 y el 16 de marzo de 2006, es posible que sea un miembro del Grupo.
Si se aprueba el Arreglo Propuesto, FAS realizará ciertos cambios en sus sistemas y métodos de procesamiento, establecerá un fondo de $1.9 millón para pagar hasta $100 a cada una de las personas sobre las cuales FAS emitió ciertos informes y/o para proporcionar dinero para incrementar el nivel de conciencia de consumidores y arrendadores con respecto al proceso de selección de inquilinos y a sus derechos y obligaciones de acuerdo con la ley.
En la audiencia del arreglo, el Coasesor Legal Principal del Arreglo de los Demandantes peticionará ante el Tribunal el otorgamiento de honorarios razonables de abogados por la suma de $990,000.00, y en carácter de reembolso por costos y gastos razonables la suma de $75,000.00. Asimismo, sujeto a la aprobación del Tribunal, los Demandantes Adam White y Dera Jackson-Daniels solicitarán el pago de $15,000 y $5,000 respectivamente, por sus servicios como representantes del grupo. Si estos pagos se aprueban, no reducirán el monto disponible del fondo de $1.9 millón para pagar a cada uno de los miembros del grupo.
- Puede permanecer en el Grupo, en cuyo caso no necesita tomar ninguna acción.
- Puede excluirse voluntariamente del procedimiento del Arreglo.
- Puede objetar el Arreglo y/o la Solicitud de Honorarios y Gastos de abogados y los pagos a los Representantes del Grupo. Para ese propósito, si lo desea (aunque no es necesario), puede contratar un abogado que lo represente, que deberá pagar de su propio bolsillo.
Para obtener más información sobre sus derechos de acuerdo con el arreglo propuesto, puede ver y bajar el convenio del arreglo y documentos relacionados con el mismo en el sitio www.tenantreportsettlement.com o llamar gratis a la línea de asistencia al 1-888-404-0855. Si lo desea, puede solicitar que se le envíe una copia comunicándose con: Tenant Report Settlement, The Garden City Group, Inc., Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 9000 #6374, Merrick, NY 11566-9000. También puede consultar el expediente de esta causa, inclusive el arreglo propuesto, en la Oficina del Secretario, Tribunal Federal de primera instancia del Distrito Sur de Nueva York, Palacio de Justicia de los Estados Unidos Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007-1312, durante el horario normal de oficinas.
The judge did not approve or deny approval of the proposed settlement of the tenant blacklisting class action. Instead, he gave the parties 30 days to go back to the bargaining table and see if we can revise certain provisions that provide stronger programmatic changes in the defendant's business practices. The plaintiffs will re-negotiate the in accordance with the judge's instructions. If a better settlement agreement is reached it will be presented to the judge for approval. If not, we will continue to litigate the case at trial.
Attached is the complete list of companies that are currently receiving Housing Court electronic data from OCA (Office of Court Administration); if you resolve a case with a stip that provides for the deletion of the case from any tenant screening bureau, or if its agreed the case was brought in error or get a finding it was baseless, send a certified copy of the order to each one on the list with a direction that it be deleted. There's no certainty it actually will be but you never know.
Plaintiffs brought this putative class action against defendants First American Registry and First Advantage SafeRent, Inc. for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act[fn1] ("FCRA"), the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act[fn2] ("NYFCRA"), and Section 349 of the New York General Business Law. They contend that defendants lack reasonable procedures to assure the maximum possible accuracy of the consumer reports they furnish to their customers, which, in this case, are New York City landlords. The matter now is before the Court on plaintiffs' motions for (1) class certification and approval of a settlement and (2) an award of attorneys' fees and other relief.
All persons who are listed, or who were listed from February 26, 2001 to March 16, 2006 in Defendant First Advantage SafeRent, Inc.'s RegistryCheck™ database as a tenant, occupant, respondent, defendant or other similar categorization in a proceeding commenced in the Civil Court of the City of New York, Housing Part. Excluded from the Class is Defendant, any entity in which defendant has a controlling interest, and any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, and officers, directors, employees and agents as well as any person or entity who is named in any such proceeding as a landlord.
Although I previously denied certification on the ground that plaintiff White was not an adequate representative, a new plaintiff has been joined. I now am satisfied that each of the requirements of Rule 23 is satisfied and so certify the proposed class.
This lawsuit arises by reason of the nature of defendants' business, which consists of selling landlords the opportunity to consult a list of individuals who have been involved in landlord-tenant litigation. As defendants doubtless well understand,[fn3] risk averse landlords are all too willing to use defendants' product as a blacklist, refusing to rent to anyone whose name appears on it regardless of whether the existence of a litigation history in fact evidences characteristics that would make one an undesirable tenant. Thus, defendants have seized upon the ready and cheap availability of electronic records to create and market a product that can be, and probably is, used to victimize blameless individuals. The problem is compounded by the fact that the information available to defendants from the New York City Housing Court ("NYCHC") is sketchy in the best of cases and inaccurate and incomplete in the worst. Any failure by defendants to ensure that the information they provide is complete, accurate, and fair heightens the concern – and there has been ample reason for heightened concern.
Against that background, the parties propose to settle the case for both programmatic and monetary relief.
• Defendants' reports of summary non-payment proceedings indicating "Case Filed" in which there has been no disposition for 12 months as reported by the NYCHC would contain a note indicating that there has been no disposition within 12 months and that proceedings in which no disposition has been obtained within 1 year after a default are subject to dismissal.
• Defendants would improve their customer service in a variety of ways. On the monetary side, the settlement proposes creation of a Class Settlement Fund of $1,900,000 and payment by defendants' insurer of up to $1,065,000 in fees and expenses to plaintiffs' attorneys. Settlement expenses and proposed payments to the two named plaintiffs totaling $20,000 would be paid out of the $1.9 million, with the balance applied to pay each class member who submits a timely and proper claim $100 or, if the total of such claims exceeds the available balance, a pro rata reduced amount. Any part of the $1.9 million left after paying the settlement expenses, the named plaintiffs, and the individual class members would be donated to appropriate governmental and/or charitable entities "to further the goal of increasing awareness of tenant screening and the duties and obligations under" pertinent laws.
Moreover, the settlement court must assess the fairness of a proposed settlement in a practical way on the basis of reasonably available information. It should not attempt to approximate a litigated determination of the merits of the case[fn8] lest the process of determining whether to approve a settlement simply substitute one complex, time consuming and expensive litigation for another.
I am troubled by this settlement. It leaves defendants' business model essentially intact. While there will be very modest improvements, the potential for abuse quite plainly remains. The fact that defendants are willing, indeed anxious, to engage in activities that are bound to harm innocent people is distressing. Moreover, while this litigation has been hard-fought, and I do not impugn anyone's motives, the structure of the deal does not put my mind entirely at ease. If approved as proposed, plaintiffs' counsel would receive over $1 million. The two named plaintiffs would receive a total of $20,000 above and beyond anything to which they would be entitled as class members. Individual class members, for all practical purposes, would receive nothing of substantial monetary value. Defendants would be rid of a troublesome and embarrassing lawsuit for programmatic consideration that costs them little and economic consideration that at best would be a small multiple of the legal fees required to litigate the case to conclusion.
Nevertheless, substantial factors point in favor of approval. To begin with, I acknowledge that my discomfort stems in part from defendants' business model, which in and of itself is not unlawful, however distasteful and deserving of legislative attention it may be. Notice has been widely disseminated, yet there have been only 21 opt-outs from a class of over 35,000 people. There has been only one objector. It is not clear that plaintiffs could obtain greater programmatic relief even if they prevailed. The litigation would be difficult and costly.
Accordingly, in all the circumstances, I have concluded that the basic terms of the settlement, as amended most recently, should be approved. I do not, however, see any reason to approve the additional payments to the individual plaintiffs. This is especially true of Mr. White, who was rejected as an adequate class representative. Indeed, approving these proposed payments, in the context of this case, would create an incentive for other representatives to act in a manner inconsistent with the interests of other classes.
Plaintiffs' counsel seek an award of $990,000 in attorneys' fees and $75,000 in expenses against total expenses of $80,084.18.
Counsel asserts that they devoted 1,900 hours to this case through the filing of the initial motion for approval of the settlement. They claim a lodestar of $836,318.75. I accept that as reasonable. I see no reason for a multiplier. In addition, I am aware that plaintiffs' counsel subsequently have devoted additional efforts to the matter in seeking approval of the settlement, which in my judgment are worth an additional $25,000.
Plaintiffs' motion to approve the settlement as amended [docket item 148] is granted save that the proposed payments to the individual plaintiffs are not approved. Plaintiffs' motion for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses [docket item 149] is granted to the extent that they shall recover attorneys' fees in the amount of $861,318.75 plus expenses in the amount of $75,000 for a total of $936,318.75.
1	15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.
2	N.Y. GEN. BUS. LAW. §§ 380 to 380-t (McKinney 1996 & Supp. 2005).
3	The use of the name First Advantage SafeRent 3 above evidences this understanding.
4	In re NASDAQ Market-Makers Antitrust Litig., 187 F.R.D. 465, 473 (S.D.N.Y. 1998).
5	E.g., Malchman v. Davis, 706 F.2d 426, 433 (2d Cir.1983); see D'Amato v. Deutsche Bank, 236 F.3d 78, 85-86 (2d Cir.2001).
6	495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir.1974), abrogated on other grounds by Goldberger v. Integrated Res., Inc., 209 F.3d 43 (2d Cir.2000).
8	See West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., 440 F.2d 1079, 1085 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 871 (1971).
A tenant screening agency that rejected consumers' requests for their files and failed to recheck information on their consumer reports after they had disputed it has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law. The settlement order requires the company to pay a $100,000 civil penalty and bars future violations.
According to the FTC, the tenant screening company compiles reports that landlords use to assess potential renters. These reports list tenant evictions, lease and payment information, and criminal history records. When consumers faxed the company requests for their files or notices disputing the information in their files, instead of fulfilling the requests, as the Fair Credit Reporting Act requires, the company allegedly advised them that they would have to mail their requests. Under the FCRA, consumers are entitled to quick responses to their requests, especially because delays can cause them to lose out on a place they are hoping to rent.
In addition to imposing the civil penalty, the settlement order requires First Advantage SafeRent, Inc. to disclose the contents of the consumer's file when the consumer requests it, and to investigate the accuracy of information in a report when a consumer disputes it.
The Commission vote to refer the complaint and stipulated final order to the Department of Justice for filing was 4-0. The documents were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
NOTE: The Commission authorizes the filing of a complaint when it has "reason to believe" that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have actually violated the law. Stipulated court orders are for settlement purposes only and do not necessarily constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation. Stipulated orders are subject to court approval and have the force of law when signed by the judge.
James Whelan has a little piece of every New York tenant's dream: a rent stabilized apartment. It's a quiet one-bedroom on the Upper East Side where he has lived for 17 years, and it costs him less than $1,500 a month.
But Mr. Whelan's landlord, a limited liability company, says that it needs the apartment for a relative of one of the principals, and it is trying to get him out. And if the landlord takes Mr. Whelan to court, Mr. Whelan may end up on a list of troublesome tenants who have been sued for eviction. Even if he wins the case.
So on Monday, Mr. Whelan pre-emptively filed a suit (see also below) in state court to keep his name off those tenant screening lists. If he wins, the practice of collecting and selling those names in New York may have to be halted entirely, his lawyer said.
The New York State Office of Court Administration sells to private companies the names of everyone who is sued in housing court for eviction on the very day the case is put on the calendar. Those companies then compile the information and sell it to landlords looking to avoid difficult or irresponsible tenants.
But those screening lists do not make a distinction between renters who ultimately win their cases (perhaps they withheld rent because they had no heat) and those who lose (say, they bought some nice jewelry instead of paying their landlord what they owed).
On Monday, Justice Eileen A. Rakower of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan temporarily blocked the distribution of Mr. Whelan's information, pending the next court date in a few weeks.
The housing court calendar information is one of several kinds of data sold by the state court system, including city- and state-level civil court information. The names of tenants sued by landlords are contained in a "data dump" of all housing court information that sells for $20,000 for the first download and $350 for weekly updates.
"There's a lot of public information out there that when people want it in this form, there's a fee to cover costs," said David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration. Mr. Bookstaver said he could not comment on Mr. Whelan's suit because it is pending litigation.
Joseph Strasburg, the president of the Rent Stabilization Association, a trade group representing landlords, said that it might make sense to modify the tenant data that is sold so that it notes whether the tenant won the case.
He said that the tenant data was important in helping landlords avoid what he called "professional tenants"  those who immediately stop paying rent after they move in and just wait to be evicted, a process that takes months.
If Mr. Whelan's landlord does take him to court, Mr. Fishman said, it may find the case quickly dismissed because private companies cannot reclaim a stabilized apartment for family members the way an individual can. But just being sued is enough to make the future difficult.
Some good news today for those of you who pick fights with your landlords, or who are harassed by them for no good reason: New York courts are going to stop selling your names to companies that make it harder for you to secure your next apartment.
This policy change in the New York State Unified Court System is going after a phenomenon called "tenant blacklisting," where landlords basically reject potential tenants whose names are on a list, which says they have been parties in housing court actions. These lists don't say what they've done, or what the situation was, or if the tenant brought the landlord to court, or visa-versa. It just says that the tenant was involved in housing court at some point, and because there's such a high demand for housing in the city, that's often reason enough for landlords to immediately reject an applicant. In some cases, landlords may even mistake a potential tenant for someone on the list with the same first and last name.
Basic housing court records have typically been sold to tenant screening companies that create lists, which landlords and real estate management agents use to filter out tenants. Now, State Senator Liz Krueger announced today, that information -- maintained by hundreds of tenant screening companies across the country -- will no longer be sold electronically, which Krueger hopes would greatly curb discriminatory practices.
Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti sent a letter to Krueger, who represents parts of Manhattan, informing her that the courts would stop these sales as of June 1st, 2012. Information regarding individual cases will still be available through the Unified Civil Courts' eCourts website and in the Housing Court clerks' offices, but those avenues would require interested parties to actively seek out the information.
Krueger and a coalition of electeds and tenants' advocates brought the issue to Prudenti's attention earlier this year.
"It has had a freezing impact on people's abilities to find new apartments," Krueger told the Voice today. "It has translated into people fearing going to housing court...because they are terrified of being blacklisted."
She said that the practice has particularly impacted low-income residents seeking apartments, since there is such a shortage of truly affordable housing in the city.
The fundamental problem, she said, is that tenants can end up on these lists having done nothing wrong. "No matter what the realities are about you, or your ability to pay rent, or your reputation as a good neighbor, none of that matters."
It has been a bit of a tough issue to tackle, in part because Krueger didn't want want to restrict access to public documents that must be available. "But how do you stop exploitation...and the totally flawed use of information?"
This latest move, she said, would make it so that landlords could not simply cross-check every person who wants an apartment with a centralized list.
Krueger said she plans on monitoring the impact of this policy shift to see if it stops the discriminatory practices. "It's outrageous, and it's been going on for years," she said. "We all need to watch what happens."