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The minutes also indicated another rate hike could be warranted "soon," suggesting the central bank is ready lift interest rates when it meets in June.


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Two Rivers Public School District Administrator Lisa Quistorf thanks this year's retirees.
Two Rivers schools give thanks to retirees | Lisa Quistorf Two Rivers Public School District Administrator Lisa Quistorf thanks this year's retirees. Check out this story on htrnews.com: https://www.htrnews.com/story/opinion/2019/06/13/two-rivers-schools-give-thanks-2019-retirees-lisa-quistorf/1424751001/
Lisa Quistorf, For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 8:40 a.m. CT June 13, 2019
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As we close the 2018-2019 school year, we reflect on all of our successes. We say goodbye to students moving on to the next grade or school, we congratulate our graduates and say goodbye to our retirees.
The Two Rivers Public School District is very proud of the following retirees and we thank them for all of their service and wish them well in their next endeavor:
• Diane Gibeault — Second-grade teacher at Magee Elementary School. Diane began her employment in the Two Rivers Public School District in August 1994. She began as the early childhood special education teacher, and in 1997 began teaching second grade at Magee and has remained in that position ever since. Diane and her husband, Mike, look forward to spending time with family and friends.
• Karen Lohuis — Special education at Two Rivers High School. Karen began teaching in the Two Rivers Public School District in 2000. She earned her master's degree in special education from Silver Lake College of the Holy Family in 2010. This is the only school district she has had the pleasure to work for, and she has enjoyed working here for all 19 years. Karen and her husband, Lee, are looking forward to spending time with family and traveling.
• Jackie Reed — Early childhood and 4-year-old kindergarten paraprofessional at Koenig Elementary School. Jackie has been employed with the Two Rivers Public School District for 13 years. Jackie has an associate's degree in early childhood from Lakeshore Technical College. Jackie and her husband, Bernie, look forward to camping this summer.
• Vicky Reilly — Two Rivers Public School District custodian. Vicky began working for the Two Rivers Public School District in March 1989 as a custodian. She worked at Washington High School and TRHS the majority of her time here. Vicky retired on March 20. Vicky and her husband, Rich, look forward to spending time with their children and grandchildren.
• Chris Reindl — secretary at Koenig Elementary School. Chris began working for the district in 1997, starting at Case Elementary in the library and continued at Case until it closed. She then moved to Central Office as curriculum secretary and retired from Koenig as building secretary. Chris and her husband, Marty, are looking forward to spending time with family.
• Jean Sevcik — Study hall supervisor at Two Rivers High School. Jean began working for the Two Rivers Public School District in 2002. She has worked in education for 29 years. Jean loved what she did at Two Rivers High School and never looked at it as a job. She and her husband are enjoying retired life.
• Derek Slickman — Math teacher at Two Rivers High School. Derek began teaching mathematics in Two Rivers in 1992. Prior to that, he was a math teacher, basketball and baseball coach at Wisconsin Dells High School. Derek and his wife, Maren, along with their daughter, keep active and have a strong involvement with Camp Manito-wish YMCA in Boulder Junction.
Lisa Quistorf (Photo: Courtesy of Two Rivers Public School District)
• Beth Wilson — Title I reading teacher at Koenig Elementary School. Beth grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Bridgewater State College. After moving to Wisconsin, Beth taught at Head Start in Manitowoc for six years and then was hired as a Title 1 reading teacher and has spent 20 years teaching reading at Koenig. As she retires, she and her husband, Jim, are looking forward to spending more time with their granddaughter. Eventually, Beth would like to volunteer in the district by training a pup and bringing it in to read with students.
Lisa Quistorf is district administrator for Two Rivers Public School District and may be contacted at lisa.quistorf@trschools.k12.wi.us or 920-793-4560.
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Out actor Matt Bomer stars in the movie Papi Chulo, out June 7, a press release noted. The plot focuses on a newly single, gay TV weatherman ( Bomer ) who is put on leave following an on-air meltdown; gradually, he develops a friendship with a middle-aged day laborer named Ernesto ( Alejandro Patino ). The movie co-stars Wendi McLendon-Covey ( TV's The Goldbergs; Bridesmaids ) and D'Arcy Carden ( TV's The Good Place ). Written and directed by gay Irish filmmaker John Butler ( Handsome Devil ), Papi Chulo premiered last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, NewNowNext.com noted.
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Model Caron Bernstein—who has accused photographer Terry Richardson of sexual assault—said that Tom Ford's defense of Richardson in a recent New York Times profile is "a f—king crap use of his power, and his platform and frankly socially irresponsible," Page Six noted. And she told Page Six that Ford's remarks should disqualify him from becoming the next chair of powerful trade group the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Richardson has been sidelined in the industry since the beginning for the #MeToo movement, with publishing powerhouses Conde Nast and Hearst blacklisting him.
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Lesbian singer Brandi Carlile is one of the nominees for the 2019 Americana Awards, a press release noted. This recognition adds to an already monumental year for Carlile, who is also nominated for two awards at the 2019 CMT Music Awards: Female Video of the Year ( "The Joke" ) and CMT Performance of the Year ( "( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman" with Maren Morris from 2018 CMT Artists of the Year ); the awards ceremony will broadcast live on CMT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on June 5. The Americana Music Association Honors & Awards will take place Sept. 11 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.
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On a related note, celebrities are outraged over Alabama's near-total abortion ban, which was signed into law, Page Six noted. Lady Gaga led the chorus of furious stars, sending her prayers to all the women and young girls in the state "who will suffer at the hands of this system." Captain America star Chris Evans ripped the legislation as "absolutely unbelievable." Director Ava DuVernay called on people to "speak up" about the law.
Musician Moby has a new memoir, Then It Fell Apart, that chronicles his ascent into fame and descent into addiction and debauchery, Men's Health noted. ( The book's title are the lyrics from one such song, 2002's "Extreme Ways," which encapsulated much of Moby's drug-fueled life of the late '90s and early '00s. ) Moby said he hopes that writing these moments helps make sharing easier, both for himself and for his audience.
Wanda Sykes criticized The Bachelor franchise while talking with Entertainment Tonight. "It's just annoying and also promotes bad behavior and it just makes women look stupid," she said of the ABC dating series. "It does! All these women after all this, just one sorry dude—you know, really? Come on! I've just had enough of the silliness." Sykes' special, Not Normal, will premiere in late May.
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Netflix has set a June 5 premiere date for Black Mirror's three-story fifth season, with Anthony Mackie and Miley Cyrus among the cast in the stand-alone episodes, Deadline noted. Also featured in the season-five cast are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topher Grace, Damson Idris, Andrew Scott, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport and Ludi Lin. All three episodes will launch June 5 on the streaming service.
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Sons of an Illustrious Father—composed of actor/singer Ezra Miller and bandmates Lilah Larson and and Josh Aubi—have covered the 2005 Pussycat Dolls hit "Don't Cha," Queerty noted. In the video, the band and others are in makeup and black leotards while dancing to a darker version of the original. Miller said, "This grating and harsh aspect of the cover's composition was another idea we had somehow agreed upon and solidified before ever even playing the song." The band's 2018 album—Deus Sex Machina: or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla—included the song "U.S. Gay," which was written in response to the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has finally received his high school diploma—more than 30 years after graduating, Page Six noted. McConaughey was given his original diploma when he returned to his Texas alma mater to address the class of 2019. A Longview High School spokeswoman told the Longview News-Journal that graduates normally receive diploma holders during commencement ceremonies and that the actual diplomas must be picked up later—adding that McConaughey never got his.
Disney-ABC's game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has been canceled after 17-years in syndication and 22 years overall, Deadline.com noted. It premiered Aug. 16, 1999, and ran through June 27, 2002, with Regis Philbin as host. Later hosts included Cedric the Entertainer, Terry Crews and, most recently, The Bachelor franchise's Chris Harrison. The show announced last fall that it had given away more than $100 million in total winnings since its syndicated debut in 2002.
Mercedes-Benz was on hand to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards and honor the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, a press release noted. Ronan Farrow hosted the event, which honored excellence and meritorious work by radio and television stations, networks, webcasters, podcasters, producing organizations and individuals.
DreamWorks Animation has locked in Oscar winner Geena Davis for a recurring guest role on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power—the GLAAD- and Emmy-nominated Netflix original series that returns Aug. 2 with its season-three adventures, Deadline noted. Davis voices a character named Huntara, the imposing de facto leader of the Crimson Waste, who reluctantly helps Adora, Glimmer and Bow on a quest.
Tiffany Haddish has found her next regular gig, as the comedian/actress will host and be executive producer of ABC's Kids Say the Darndest Things revival, Ebony.com revealed. A version of the series hosted by Bill Cosby aired from 1998-2000 on CBS.
Two of ABC's venerable reality franchises will be returning, as Dancing With the Stars has been renewed for a 28th season and The Bachelor for season 24, Deadline noted. The 23rd season of The Bachelor featured 26-year-old Colton Underwood, a former professional football player and charity founder from Washington, Illinois.
An actor who allegedly choked Paris Jackson and accused fellow movie star Seth Green of pedophilia took his own life when he fatally plunged from an Arizona bridge, according to Page Six. Isaac Kappy, 42—who has several small roles in Thor, Terminator Salvation and Beerfest—forced himself off the Transwestern Road bridge, Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves told the Arizona Daily Sun. Kappy had posted on Instagram, "Beware the man that has nothing to lose, for he has nothing to protect."
Vampire Weekend landed its third number-one album on the Billboard 200, with Father of the Bride—but became the first act to do so with no Top 100 hits, Billboard.com noted. The alt-rock group first topped the Billboard 200 with its 2010 sophomore effort Contra and led again with Modern Vampires of the City in 2013. Father of the Bride, notably, debuts with the biggest week ( in both units and sales ) for a rock album in 2019.
Chris Rock is teaming with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures for a fresh imagination on the next Saw movie, Deadline noted. Lionsgate has dated the film for an Oct. 23, 2020, release. "I've been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004," said Rock. "I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place."
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Shining—Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror masterpiece—will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital on Oct. 1, according to Movieweb. On May 17, the restored 4K version of The Shining screened at The Cannes Film Festival. Last year, The Shining was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick has released her new album, She's Back ( Kind Music/Entertainment One ), a press note stated. The album features ten tracks of new songs as well of remakes of pop/soul gems, and features duets with Kenny Lattimore ( "What Color Is Love" ), Musiq Soulchild ( "Am I Dreaming?" ), Brian McKnight ( "Forever in My Heart" ) and more. The album includes a special bonus disc of Warwick's 1998 album, Dionne Sings Dionne, which features her greatest hits remastered for that package.
NBC has given a three-season renewal to its flagship drama series This Is Us, taking it through a sixth season, Deadline noted. While not unprecedented, the size of the order is very rare and only reserved for the biggest hits on television. CBS' The Big Bang Theory most recently received a three-season pickup in 2014.
A longtime producer for The Wendy Williams Show, Talia Parkinson-Jones, is moving on to Tamron Hall's new show, Page Six revealed. Parkinson-Jones, a co-executive producer for Williams' show, will co-executive-produce Hall's upcoming daytime gabfest with The View veteran Bill Geddie, as well as former Today anchor Hall. Meanwhile, Williams plans to dissolve the Hunter Foundation, which she launched with estranged husband Kevin Hunter to help those battling substance abuse.
Jada Pinkett Smith admitted she once had a problem with pornography, according to US Weekly. In a new episode of her Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk, the Girls Trip star discussed the topic with two of the most unlikely guests: her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, and her daughter, Willow Smith. Jada clarified that her days of watching porn were long before she married husband Will Smith in 1997.
Aaron Carter has joined the cast of WE tv's Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition, along with his mother, Jane Carter, to deal with harboring feelings of resentment and betrayal, US Weekly noted. In a new interview conducted after the show, the actor/singer revealed the counseling he received in Boot Camp helped him work through his complex relationship with the late Michael Jackson, adding the late King of Pop was "a little bit inappropriate" with him once.
Tyler, The Creator is releasing his new album, a press release noted. IGOR arrives via Columbia Records and marks his first full-length release since his 2017 Grammy-nominated album Flower Boy. The album follows Tyler sharing multiple teasers.
Blac Chyna had a falling-out with her hairdresser, and the feud has made Chyna a suspect in an assault with a deadly weapon, Page Six noted. TMZ reported that Chyna allegedly threatened her hairstylist with a knife during a fight at her San Fernando Valley home. Chyna reportedly denied pulling a knife and claimed the hairdresser threw soda cans at her car upon leaving.
Appearing on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Paris Hilton was asked to say three nice things about Lohan during the show's "Plead the Fifth" segment—but nstead of passing on the question, the heiress took on the challenge, shading the MTV reality star in the process, Page Six noted. "She's … beyond," Hilton said, adding that Lohan is "lame" and "embarrassing."
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George was an engineer, a man of science, and he was my husband. He had been brought up by strict Presbyterian parents, his father a lay preacher, but the home wasn't a place of acceptance and love, far from it. His family was all about appearances, doing well, and achieving some standing in the community. He was a kind man, but stoic, taking the 'strong silent type' concept very seriously, which is probably why I fell for him initially – I too had grown up in a world that valued men of steel, men who would never weep, or bend. My dad was a Sergeant Major, and even when his wife and then his two sons died, he showed no emotion. I thought that was how men should be.
So George met all my criteria – intelligent, smart, capable, steady. Handsome (it helps). Athletic. He was witty and quick thinking, and he could reduce me to helpless laughter with a quiet observation, or a silly quip. He was great company. But we both had one failed marriage behind us, and we carried the faults of those first marriages into our second. I was too young for him, too impractical, and far too impulsive and selfish. He loved rowing and running, judo and archery. I loved books. We fancied each other like mad, we told ourselves that this was love, and we plunged in, regardless. It's no wonder that the brand new marriage was falling apart just a couple of years later and so – ludicrous decision!- we moved to South Africa, because that was going to sort it, wasn't it? Looking back …. what twits!
After his childhood, cold father and dreadful Sundays (church three times and no amusement allowed) George had no time for church, for personal religion and he didn't believe in God. I believed there was a God, I even believed that Jesus was God, but I didn't think much of him, I thought he was arbitrary and capricious and I could do without him. Why on earth didn't we pause and look at our lives and ask "How's that working out so far?"
You know that terrifying winter sport, the Skeleton? As we flew out to South Africa that was us, hurtling down the hillside, eyes closed, holding on to each other for grim death.
In Johannesburg George was a project engineer constructing sugar refineries. It was a high-pressure but fulfilling life for him and hellishly boring for me, stuck at home in Bezuidenhout Valley knowing no one. Within a year he had been head-hunted so we uprooted and moved to Durban to improve his prospects. More stress for him, more boredom for me, in a shabby bungalow with a three year old child and nothing much to do (reminds me of lockdown!). When you live with someone you see their vulnerabilities as well as their defences and while, to the rest of the world, he appeared confident and high-achieving, he was plagued by stress-related psoriasis and smoked constantly – from his first breath in the morning to his last gasp at night. Tough guy. I had married a good, old fashioned sturdy Glaswegian, someone I could (selfishly) lean on, but now I discovered that all was not as it seemed. The harsh truth is, I know now, that he was plagued with guilt and grief for his first family and he felt responsible for bringing me and our daughter half way across the world only to fail again. I was a huge disappointment to him, life out there was not what he had imagined, and so he immersed himself more and more in his work.
This blog isn't about me so I won't go into how I came to faith (at Durban North Baptist Church) but he was pretty disgusted and it made our shaky marriage even shakier. He tried to understand but couldn't, and I was far from wise and gracious in my new found happiness and purpose! I know I was a real pain in the neck. My enthusiasm and happiness infuriated him. My determination to 'make a go of it' seemed childish, simplistic and arrogant. I'm sure I was all these things. Within weeks he said that this was never going to work, and he didn't want this marriage any more, so as my only income was from a part-time job in a children's nursery, he 'suggested' that I should return to the UK with our daughter. So I did.
A few weeks later, sitting all alone in a hotel room in downtown Durban, with his cigarette and a whisky nightcap, he looked back on his life and realised that he wanted more than this. That his Godless life wasn't doing much for his heart and his soul. That none of it made sense. And he turned to God in anger and honesty, and he said that if God was there, if God existed, this was his last chance to make himself known. He said something like "If you exist and if you care, show me."
I don't know what else was in the prayer, in the anger and sadness and desperation. All I know is what he told me… that he went to sleep that night and when he woke up he was a new man. That's how he put it, and that's what I came to know for myself. When George woke up he knew that there is God, that God loved him, and he knew that he wanted to follow Jesus for ever. That day he called me, for the first time in weeks, and asked me to return to South Africa. When he told me that he had given his life to Jesus I was so stunned I said "Sorry, I don't understand" three times – which is not the reception you want when your life is saved and rainbows are forming all around you, and the world is new and wonderful, and all the angels in heaven are blowing trumpets and throwing a shindig and dancing a jig.
And we all lived happily ever after? Not quite. There were struggles and mistakes and we had a lot of mending to do. But we did it with Jesus. We did it in obedience. George never softened to church but he was no longer the unbending man of steel. That night George was made new. Truly new. The man we flew back to was warm and tender, a man who could weep. He could forgive and repair. He was still my quiet man, still witty and quick thinking, and he could still reduce me to helpless laughter with a quiet observation, or a silly quip. Now his heart was lighter, and many of my most vivid memories are all about laughter, not stress; the time we had to walk around the block before going into our hotel because our laughter and snorting and nonsense would wake everyone up, and as we approached the entrance doors for the second time we erupted all over again and had to do the circuit again and again, getting more and more exasperated and helpless, and then there were all the times our daughter plaintively called from her bedroom "Stop laughing, you two, I'm trying to sleep", and (less funny for me!) the time I fell in the brambles and both of them were laughing so hard they couldn't pull me out. But for all that, his soul was quiet and prayerful. He was steady and measured and refused to argue (so infuriating!) and he was a peaceful partner. .
We had another nine years together. And we grew closer, and closer, and closer.
Here he is, the day before he died. It's my favourite photo but I made the mistake of having it printed on a special backing, so it looks a bit like a canvas, doesn't it? I made quite a few (and much bigger) mistakes in the months after the shock of his death. Ah, well. It's still my favourite.
We were on holiday when the photo was taken, on a motor cruiser on the Caledonian Canal. I was two years into my new career as a script writer so life had been exciting and hectic, and we really needed this wind-down time. Our daughter was 14 and she had brought a friend along, Amanda. It really was an idyllic two weeks, slowly cruising across Scotland, all the way from Fort William in the west to Inverness in the north east. We day dreamed across the lochs, laughed and chivvied through the locks, drank wine on deck in wonderful sunsets, moaned a bit in the morning rain…. and George was in his element.
The Captain of my ship. Or dinghy.
George had lived in England for most of his life, and he hadn't expected to be moved by this Scottish holiday, but he was. He just loved the whole experience. Although he wasn't a bird watcher, he had always wanted to see an eagle flying wild and the day before we left for home, a huge golden eagle soared above us, for all the world like a gift to George Marshall and no one else!
The next morning as we prepared to leave the boat, drinking our last cup of coffee before heading off, I took that precious photo, George, happy and relaxed, rested. And about to go to glory.
Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new creation. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new. 2 Cor 5:17 (TPT)
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Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a map of industry sectors with the highest employment by state over the past couple of decades. The map shows clearly America's shift from manufacturing to retail to healthcare. Retail trade has led in Virginia since 1996, even as the rest of the states have been taken over by healthcare.
This map tells us a lot about the US at a high level, but doesn't tell us much about what's going on in different parts of Virginia. So I decided to try to reproduce this map series at the county level, using the census' County Business Patterns data.
This turned out to be harder than it originally seemed, since data has to be converted between the old SIC (Standard Industry Classification) scheme to the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) and then a lot of suppressed data has to be estimated. Certain industries are excluded, including self-employed individuals, which shortchanges agriculture. But I think I came up with reasonably accurate results regardless. For more information on what falls under each of these categories, see the census' webpage here. There is also a difference between employment data and occupation data from the American Community Survey, which could give us a slightly different picture.
Interestingly, Virginia's counties appear to be getting more specialized, with a much larger variety of industries dominating counties than did 25 or even 15 years ago. Manufacturing is still the dominant employer in a wide swathe of counties, but healthcare and scientific, technical, and professional services are clearly ascendant. It's important to note that many of the places where healthcare, retail, or professional services are dominant are also the localities with the highest populations.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. financial regulators, under pressure from a deeply divided Congress, pledged to follow through with a crackdown on Wall Street and the banking business, but to take enough time to get it right.
Members of a new inter-agency council, set up under 2010's Dodd-Frank reforms, told the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that they will take more time to figure out how to select banks, insurers and hedge funds for extra-strict government policing.
Republicans have pushed to delay and weaken Dodd-Frank, concerned that a regulatory over-reach will restrict credit and harm U.S. competitiveness. But Democrats have defended the need to prevent the excessive risk-taking linked to the 2007-2009 financial crisis, setting the tone for a debate that will continue up to and beyond the 2012 presidential election.
With an uneven economic recovery under way, and a massive federal deficit problem looming, financial regulation is being tightened in the United States. Regulatory agencies are steadily implementing Dodd-Frank and analysts expect no immediate major change in course to result from Republican efforts.
Still, for investors, the conflict on Capitol Hill translates into uncertainty, particularly for big bank stocks. If Republicans next year win control of the Senate or the White House, Dodd-Frank could be dismantled, analysts said.
The inter-agency Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) will extend its public comment period on criteria for choosing systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) to be subject to stricter rules, regulators told the Senate panel.
Republican Senator Richard Shelby said markets are nervous about the SIFI rules. "Firms are unsure which types of activities will cause them to be subject to systemic risk regulation. The burden is on our regulators to demonstrate that they know exactly what they are doing before they begin to implement this new form of regulation," he said.
SIFIs are being singled out for intensive oversight by the Federal Reserve, along with higher capital and liquidity requirements.
Bank holding companies with assets of $50 billion or more are automatically included as SIFIs. Wall Street giants such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will likely be swept in. Major insurance companies, hedge funds and other non-bank firms are trying to avoid the SIFI tag.
House Republicans are backing a bill to curb the power and independence of the new, Dodd-Frank-mandated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is set to open its doors in July to protect consumers from abusive mortgages and credit cards.
Like much of the Republican anti-Dodd-Frank agenda, the CFPB bill was expected to stall in the Democratic-controlled Senate, with President Barack Obama's veto pen another huge hurdle.
"Opponents of reform are just trying to cripple an agency they never supported in the first place," said Pamela Banks, senior policy counsel for Consumers Union, an advocacy group.
The CFPB, like Dodd-Frank overall, was a response to the 2007-2009 financial crisis that devastated world markets and the U.S. economy, dragging the nation into a deep recession and leading to massive taxpayer bailouts of banks.


Most visitors race through Guatemala City, keen to get to Antigua's colourful colonial streets, visit the country's Mayan sites or explore its spectacular volcanic landscape. But stay a while in the capital and you'll experience a buzzing modern city that's emerging from the shadows of its recent past.
Inaugurated as Guatemala's capital following an earthquake that levelled Antigua in 1773, Guatemala City has grown quickly after internal refugees flocked here during the civil war. Since then, crime has tarnished the city's reputation and there are still some areas to avoid (ask any local).
But locals also feel that the city is returning to the "golden era" of their parents and grandparents – and it's worth discovering for yourself. Fresh from her trip, Freya Godfrey picks seven reasons to give Guatemala City a chance.
In the Parque Central, you'll notice an imposing bandstand covered by an arched roof with swirling decorations. Twice a week, marimba and other music is performed live, and you can join locals dancing in front of the stage.
The Parque Central is also the city's cultural hub. The National Palace here – often referred to as "The Big Guacamole" for its green exterior – now houses the Palacio de Cultura and regularly puts on events in the square.
Craft beer has just begun to emerge in Guatemala, with small breweries starting to pop up across the country. But, for the original Guatemalan beer, head to the Cervecería Centro Americana. The brewery has been running for more than 125 years and there's even a museum, the Museo de Cervecería Centroamericana.
Take a tour around the museum's red-brick interior walls, lined with large barrels and outdated equipment, from typewriters to original machinery.
No, it's not what you think. "Sextear" or "sexteando", which awkwardly translates as "to go sexting", is the term used by locals for hanging out along Sexta Avenida. Guatemala's recent regeneration is most evident along this road.
One of the city's most glamorous streets in the mid-nineteenth century, by the 1980s, Sexta Avenida was crammed with stalls hawking all sorts of wares. Now pedestrianised and lined with sweet-smelling trees, the street's grand buildings have been renovated and new businesses are opening up all the time. Today, it's once again a popular place for a weekend stroll.
You can't miss La Bodeguita del Centro; with its bright pink and blue exterior, it's one of Guatemala's hippest nightlife spots. Inside, walls lined with posters and covered in writing give you something to look at as you enjoy a Guatemalan tipple.
It's not only popular for its live bands and good food, either. The venue also holds regular poetry readings, talks and exhibitions, and is a brilliant place to gain a deeper cultural understanding of the city.
The Mercado Central can be difficult to find – the entrance is more or less hidden. But the unassuming opening leads to a vibrant market that covers almost two square blocks. Fresh fruit and vegetables are available, as well as the somewhat gory butchers' displays you'll find in many Guatemalan markets. For tourists the main draw is the handicrafts sold here.
There's good reason for the minimalist building that houses the market: the previous site was destroyed by an earthquake in 1976 and the new surroundings are built to withstand a similar event. Inspiration for the present structure was taken from nuclear bunkers.
Stumble across the Avenida La Reforma and Avenida Las Américas on a Sunday and you'll find a busy route filled with walkers, joggers and rollerskaters.
The two streets are closed to traffic on Sundays paving the way for a lively gathering – it's an initiative known to locals as Pasos y Pedales. There are also street performers, games can be found along the route, and you might get to join a dance or Tai Chi class.
It's not often that you'll spot goats in the centre of a major city. But, in Parque Central, you'll find just that. Harking back to the square's past as the site of a major market, farmers bring goats to the centre and milk them on demand. The milk sellers whip the ground to alert people to their presence; follow the sound for a fresh glass.


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Marshgate Lane from Northern Outfall Sewer, 1990
Marshgate Lane runs through the centre of Stratford Mash and what became the London 2012 Olympic site. It's southern end was a short distance north of the bridge over St Thomas's Creek on Pudding Mill Lane, and it ran parallel and a few yards to the east of Pudding Mill Lane, which rejoined it just south of the Northern Outfall Sewer. Marshgate Lane then continued in its northerly route past Knobs Hill to run beside the Old River Lee and across both the City Mill River and the Waterworks River to Carpenters Road.
Industry between Marshgate Lane and the City Mill River, 1983
It's southern area still follows the same route, though it now starts at Stratford High St, which was previously Pudding Mill Lane, and north of the sewage outfall its route is completely different. But what was back in the 1980s a street lined for much of its route with industrial premises is now a wasteland with some athletic facilities, parts of which will shortly be covered with tall blocks.
Maryland Plastics, St Thomas's Creek, Pudding Mill Lane, 1983
As well as the Olympic devastation, Crossrail has also played havoc with the southern area. An earlier addition with little disruption was the Docklands Light Railway, extended to Stratford for the Olympics and opened to the public in 2011 with a station on Pudding Mill Lane, which gives considerably more convenient access to the area.
Marshgate Lane, 1990
It isn't always easy to decide now exactly where I took some of these pictures as I wandered freely around the area, both on the streets, on the Greenway and other footpaths and through some small areas of waste land. So some pictures captioned as Marshgate Lane may actually be on Pudding Mill Lane or even Barbers Rd or Cooks Road.
There was considerable opposition from some of the businesses in the area to the redevelopment for the Olympics, and for some it was the end of their business, while a few did well out of their relocation. I continued to photograph in the area during the redevelopment, though access to much of it was closed, the area surrounded by a blue fence and security guards. Now there is little to attract me back to Stratford Marsh, and my few visits before Covid have been sadly disappointing.
Marshagate Lane, 1990
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Deep in the Olympic Area
Footbridge, Carpenters Lock, Old River Lea, Stratford Marsh, Newham, 1983
I titled my self-published book put together in 2010 on the Lee Valley 'Before the Olympics' because many of the pictures in it were taken in an area that was then being largely destroyed for a few weeks of sporting activities in 2012.
It was an area that over the previous 25 or so years had held a particular fascination for me as a post-industrial wilderness close to the centre of London, one of the world's greatest cities. Within a few yards of busy major roads I could find myself struggling to walk along overgrown paths – and sometimes having to climb over or around fences to do so. For months a pair of secatuers were needed in my camera bag to cut through the brambles that barred my progress (though when I wrote earlier about this I slightly exagerrated them as a 'machete'.)
Old River Lee, Waterworks River, Stratford Marsh, Newham, 1983
At times I spent hours wandering the area without meeting or seeing another living soul, or only across rivers, perhaps working in one of the many small businesses still at work, often in ramshackle buildings with smoke or steam emerging though ventilators or cracks. Or I would emerge from under a bridge or around a corner to see large industrial structures such as oil storage tanks.
Old River Lea, Stratford Marsh, Newham, 1983
It was of course an area that was bound to change, but not in the way it has. And the old was in some respects dystopian. Many of the remaining businesses were the kind that we like to hide away on the fringes, perhaps necessary but best kept out of sight. The River Lea was during the worst years of the development of industry the outer boundary of London, inside which there was a long history of restrictions to curb the activities of the most noxious and polluting industries; across that boundary almost anything went and factories were set up to enjoy that licence to pollute.
Those years of largely unfettered industrial activity had left their toxic legacy in the soil, though some plants seemed to thrive on it. There were schemes to tidy up the area in the 1990s, with some streams and paths being cleared and the route beside the Waterworks River being decorated with art from junior schools in the area, but nature soon took it back , and a few years later I was again struggling through shoulder-high weeds.
Waterworks River, from Marshgate Lane, 1992
The Olympics were terra-forming, with tons of soil from the area being sterilised, tons being dumped elsewhere in landfill, and virgin soil brought in, in part from building work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. A new landscape emerged, retaining the watery outlines of the old, along with the Greenway and the major rail routes but with different land, and none of what was previously present on the rest of its surface, though with new white elephants fast being constructed.
Waterworks River from Marshgate Lane, Stratford Marsh, Newham, 1983
Waterworks River, 1992
Stratford Marsh, 1983
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Ive been tracking the changes of a WInogradsky panel since the summer of 2013. The panel was prepared with sediment from a local pond, some calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, and finely ground leaf litter. The time lapse camera captures one picture per day. The changes in color are due to growth of different bacterial colonies, as well as geochemical changes, such as the formation of iron oxides.
If you watch carefully you might see some areas where bacterial colonies get wiped out. I suspect thats due to viruses, and am working on getting more solid evidence for viral activity.


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2015 Student Awards
Diane Greenstein Memorial Fellowship
Andrea Cole
Andrea Cole, LCSW is a doctoral candidate at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. She holds an MSW degree from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and a BA in psychology from the University of Virginia. Andrea is also an adjunct lecturer in the NYU MSW program and has been practicing at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens for the past 6 years. Andrea's primary research interests include trauma and PTSD, young adult development and mental health, immigrants and refugees, and intervention and implementation research. Andrea's proposed dissertation is a mixed method examination of the impact of community violence on young adult mental health and development. She is collecting primary data from young adults (ages 18 to 30) living in public housing in Manhattan and plans to use structural equation modeling and grounded theory techniques to analyze the relationships between different types of violence exposure, PTSD symptom clusters, optimism, employment and educational status.
Robert Moore Award for Excellence in Scholarship
So-Young Park
So-Young Park's (PhD '14) dissertation focused on the longitudinal dynamics of contextual risk factors on depressive symptoms and suicide ideation among Asian Americans across three developmental time periods using the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (ADD Health) data set. Her dissertation project was funded by the Okura Mental Health Scholarship for Asian and Pacific Islander Social Workers from the Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation, and by the Diane Greenstein Memorial Fellowship from the NYU Silver School of Social Work. She continues research on health and mental health disparities among ethnic minorities identifying socio-environmental risk factors. She draws upon her extensive research and clinical experiences to serve as an adjunct faculty member teaching a variety of BSW and MSW courses.
Silver Spirit Award
David Kwon
David Kwon, BSW '10, MSW '15 may not have discovered the joyful power of social work if it hadn't been for NYU informing him back in 2006 how he didn't have to create a brand new major to combine his passion for history and for social activism. NYU convinced him that social work is the major he wanted to create all along, and since then, David has learned and experienced as much as he could to work towards preventing and eliminating poverty and homelessness. As both an NYU alumni and a student, David has witnessed a lot of accomplishments and changes here at NYU. He himself has become involved in a number of such events as he secretary/treasurer of the Student Collective for Global Social Work. He has assisted the leaders and members of this student group with coordination of events, record-keeping, and with promotion of fundraising campaigns. He has been an advising member of many other student efforts as well, most notably with Graduate Student Association (GSA), Student Leadership Council (SLC), Latino Social Work Student Organization (LSWSO) and with Silver Atheists Agnostics and Secular Humanists (SAASH). For David, being a part of NYU Silver School of Social Work largely means utilizing his clinical training and direct practice experiences to affect greater societal and political change. For this purpose he is always glad to collaborate with his colleagues and take on various social work roles. He is proud to be a NYU social work student where he has been encouraged to  integrate the micro people-to-people skills into the more macro policy practice and community organization work
Margaret Woods
Margaret M. Woods, MSW '15, is the sixth generation of her family dedicated to service to others. It was through life experience and reflection upon her family member's service to others in the fields of education, nursing, childcare and hospitality services that she sought out her niche in her family's legacy of service and found social work. Being an alumna of NYU, (B.S., Stern), Silver School of Social Work fit perfectly into her new career plans. Since her arrival she has become active as Secretary of the Graduate Student Association, Mentor and Co-Founder of the Silver Foxes Mentoring Program, Student Leader for The Gerontology Student Collective, NYU America Reads and Counts Tutor, Silver Social Work Champion and a recipient of the Wasserman Internship Grant. Her passion to work in the field of Gerontology pays tribute to Evie, Beanie, Mamie, Isabell and Thelma, the women in her family, whose shoulders she stands upon as she continues to carry the baton of service to the next generation. She dedicates this award to her Nana, Isabell Anthony Robinson (1914-2010), who would have been 100 years old this year.
Global Social Work Award
Brittany Armstrong, MSW '15, is originally from Tampa Bay, Florida and in her 2nd year of the two year MSW Program. She is co-leader of the Student Collective for Global Social Work (SCGSW) and a member of Phi Alpha Honor Society, the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Committee, and the Student Leadership Council. Last year Brittany served as the Event Coordinator for the SCGSW, where she organized monthly alumni events for students interested in working in the field of Global Social Work. Brittany currently interns with Safe Horizon's Anti-Trafficking Program where she provides intensive case management services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking. She has also participated in two study abroad courses through NYU Silver, one in Ghana where she performed a community needs assessment and another in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she conducted program evaluation, both in partnership with the McSilver Institute of Poverty Policy and Research. Brittany is passionate about global social work, both domestically and abroad, and plans to pursue this passion through advancing human rights and social justice by working with immigrants and refugees.
Outstanding POPS Project Award
Matthew Houston
Matthew R. Houston, MSW '16, is completing his first year of fieldwork with Care Coordination at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, which serves New York City's LGBTQ community. Matthew has been interested in the intersection of technology and mental health since working as a research recruiter for a number of biopsychosocial studies launched through Hunter College. With support and guidance from the mental health providers and clients at Callen-Lorde, Matthew formulated a proposal that sought to utilize a Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) wellness tracker to enhance the delivery of therapeutic services. The mobile app tracks mood states, symptoms, and aspects of lifestyle, and will help clients and therapists identify triggers, behavioral patterns, improve client self-reporting, and hopefully allow for empowering therapeutic interventions.
Silver Citizenship Award
Tamara Levin
Tamara Levin, BS '16, is a junior at the NYU Silver School of Social Work with a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. Although she became a junior in the spring semester, Tamara still serves as the sophomore representative for the Undergraduate Student Government Association and is the chairperson of the Professional Development Day conference. Volunteering in a domestic violence shelter in high school, she saw its effects on both women and children. She then worked with the county government to advocate for the expansion of Women's rights in areas such as domestic violence and childcare. Since starting NYU, she has continued this work and also works a weekly shift on crisis support hotline for RAINN (the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network). She has become more interested and involved in the policy aspects of social issues as the Vice President of the Social Workers in Public Policy Club. She has been a manager of the New York University Varsity Wrestling Team for the past two years.  This past semester Tamara was chosen to represent the Silver School of Social Work in the University Leadership Honors Course. She hopes to use the lessons she has learned to during her time at Silver to found a not for-profit this summer focused on developing cost-effective methods to help victims of sexual assault and other related issues.
Lauren May, MSW '15, has been serving as an advocate for the homeless community for over six years. She began working with issues of homelessness at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Lauren volunteered for three years at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, assisting in preparing and serving breakfast weekly. Lauren's passion for the homeless community extended from Austin to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she served as a staff member at the First Church Shelter, and as a Resource Advocate at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. Lauren's leadership culminated at Harvard University, where she served as Director at the St. James Summer Shelter. Currently, Lauren is the inaugural Homeless Shelter Coordinator for The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. In this role, Lauren schedules, trains and oversees a seasonal men's respite shelter, and its rotating team.of over one hundred weekly volunteers. Lauren has served as an overnight volunteer at the summer shelter run by Park Slope's Congregation Beth Elohim, and is also a weekly volunteer with the morning soup kitchen at Central Synagogue. Lauren has volunteered with fundraisers and awareness campaigns, such as the Department of Homeless Services HOPE Survey, the 'Don't Walk By Campaign,' and the Housing Works' annual 'Fashion for Action' fundraiser.
Mi (Emma) Zhou
Mi (Emma) Zhou, MSW '15, was raised in Shanghai, China, and came to the United States in 2013 as an international student in the Silver School. Her early experience of volunteering in hospitals aroused her passion for working with patients near the end of their lives. In 2014, she was selected as one of the fellows of the Zelda Foster Fellowship in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, and became dedicated to introducing palliative care to the Chinese community. In her current internship on Palliative Care Team at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, she paid extra attention to Chinese-speaking patients and families: She introduced palliative care to them, helped them navigating in the healthcare system in the United States, and linked them to hospice and bereavement resources in the United States and in China. In her spare time, Emma volunteered with the Hospice Care Program at Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and visited Cantonese-speaking hospice patients on a weekly basis to provide company and emotional support. Currently, she is working with three patients and their family members, who expressed appreciation for her ongoing support. Emma is also one of the three co-presidents of Chinese Student Support Group. Besides hosting the biweekly meetings and organizing events for the group, she also made efforts to help group members understand palliative care and the healthcare system in the United States. Emma will continue to work on bringing palliative care to the Chinese community.
Social Justice Award
Carlette Quinto
Carlette Quinto, MSW '15, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and her preferred gender pronouns are she, her, and hers. Carlette received her Bachelor's Degree from Antioch University Los Angeles with a Concentration in Psychology and a minor in Urban Community Environment. It was during her time at Antioch that she found her passion and interest in social justice and began to engage in conversations of racism in her classrooms. Through her studies at NYU Silver, and her current field placement at the Undoing Racism Internship Project (URIP), she has been able to engage and organize (individually as well as with a number of social work students from various New York schools) in anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practices, including: restorative justice, policy, research, advocacy and social work school curricula changes. Carlette currently serves as one of the 2014-2015 Co-Presidents for the Students of Color Collective (SOCC), Treasurer for the Phi Alpha Honor Society-Pi Pi Chapter, and Committee Member of the Sexual Violence Awareness Committee (SVAC). She is part of the Macro/Micro Field Learning Opportunity (FLO) and the Global Learning Opportunity (GLO), and is also working on a research initiative at McSilver Institute with LGBT asylum seekers. Carlette believes conversations about race/racism and intersectionality are crucial to have in our classes, institutions, and everyday lives, and her hope is for social work students, and the social work profession as a whole, to continue engaging in these important conversations in order to best serve and provide to communities continually impacted by institutionalized racism.
Steven Pokorski
Steven Pokorski came to NYU Silver from Chicago with the intention of pursuing social work practice with families and children. During his first internship, he was placed on an Assertive Community Treatment Team within the field of severe and persistent mental health treatment. After this life-forming experience, Steven chose to pursue a career focused on evidence-based mental health practice. Today, as a graduating MSW student, Steven has been hired by the Institute of Community Living as a mental health clinician. Working within a new community model of care, Steven is actively participating in research and program development that will reshape many aspects of mental healthcare to best fit the diverse needs of this population. As an active voice for the racially marginalized, Steven fights to insure that discussions of ethnicity, race, and culture are happening as the mental health system evolves. As a member of the LGBTQ community, Steven knows firsthand the importance of discussing sexual preference with clients and of advocating for their individual rights. Looking to the future, Steven plans to pursue direct practice for the first several years of his career and later move into non-profit management.
Excellence in Leadership Award
Elizabeth Chon
Elizabeth Chon, MSW '15, is currently the Chapter President of the Phi Alpha National Honor Society-Pi Pi Chapter, co-leader of the Student Collective for Global Social Work, member of the Student Leadership Council, and a Silver Ambassador for prospective and newly admitted students. She holds a B.A. in International Relations from University of Redlands. Prior to returning to school to earn her masters degree, she worked for the United States Peace Corps in Morocco as a Youth and Community Development Program Manager. As a NYU MSW student, Elizabeth has worked with youth and families on an international platform as well as survivors of torture seeking asylum in the United States. Elizabeth hopes to continue utilizing her knowledge and skills in the youth and community development career path, domestically and internationally.
Anahi Galante
Anahi Galante, MSW '15 (Zelda Foster Fellow, Co-Leader of the Latino Social Work Student Organization and member of Pride in Practice's leadership team)-- Anahi came to Silver knowing already that social work is a wide umbrella that addresses a myriad of issues surrounding oppression and disparity by empowering people. Anahi had experienced oppression personally and collectively: Anahi survived the Argentine military dictatorship and Anahi had lived through the full range of the immigrant experience; overcoming the barriers of a new culture and language as well as the new social and personal landscapes. Her life has been impacted by multiple losses: Anahi experienced a constant and excruciating paradigm of being alive without knowing if Anahi would be murdered the next day and Anahi lost her 30-year professional career as a dancer/choreographer/dance educator/company director to a freak accident, falling downstairs. Anahi's back injury taught her important lessons about spiritual recovery and integrity, embracing the unknown, celebrating the life within and letting go of what was no longer available.
Amanda Mays
Amanda Mays, MSW '15, is in her second year at Silver School of Social Work. Amanda has served in many leadership capacities while at Silver such at the Student Leadership Council and Student Member of the Social Justice and Diversity Committee. Through these roles, Amanda has coordinated and facilitated numerous Silver events focused on deepening dialogue about intersectionality and social justice and ensuring access for all students to share their experiences connected to their education and professional work as Social Workers. Amanda has been dedicated to working with communities impacted by marginalization through her internships, first at a school in East Harlem serving predominately African American and Latino children and this year with adults in the LGBTQ community. While at Silver, Amanda has served as a positive voice of encouragement for her fellow students and has engaged in multiple opportunities to embed critical dialogue partnered with affirmative enthusiasm into the culture both in and out of the classroom. After graduation, Amanda intends to continue the work she began at by becoming a psychotherapist and continue to enrich her connection with Silver as a professor in graduate Social Work education.
Nicole McCullough
Nicole McCullough, MSW '15, is a social activist, community leader, and emerging clinician who is interested in child welfare and human rights. Ms. McCullough is currently President of the Graduate Student Association at the Silver School of Social Work, where she began her studies in January 2014. She is an active member of the Phi Alpha National Honor Society and a 2015 Presidential Service Award Winner. In January 2015, she was invited to participate in a global studies trip to Tel Aviv, Israel, which has informed her professional perspective and further enriched her interest in international social work. She is an active leader on the University Student Senator's Committee and also participates in the National Association of Social Work as an appointed Membership Associate. Ms. McCullough will receive her MSW from NYU: Silver School of Social Work in May 2015, and earned her B.A., Communication and Pre-Law Studies at University of the Pacific, California.
Jacqueline Wait
Jacqueline Wait is a senior at New York University's Silver School of Social Work and is graduating with her Bachelor's of social work in May 2015. Jacqueline has a passion for social justice, international public health, and equal education. She spent time teaching both in New York and abroad in Kenya. During the 2014 - 15 school year, Jacqueline was a research intern at Catholic Guardian Services' Center for Evidence Based Implementation and Research (CEBIR). Along with two other students, Jacqueline received the Social Justice and Diversity Award in 2014 from NYU to implement a foster care mentorship program to better educational outcomes for youth aging out of care. This summer she will be traveling to the Philippines with a group of NYU students to conduct a study on financial management and decision-making.
Dean's Award for Innovation in Social Work Practice
Christopher (Rocky) Pack
Christopher (Rocky) Pack, BS '15, is a graduating senior at NYU Silver School of Social Work with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship. Rocky believes that social work has given him a unique perspective of interpersonal relationships and advocacy. His social work interests include Freudian psychoanalysis and the intersections of technology and social work. While his background has focused on working with international populations, his passion lies in the efforts to increase efficiency and efficacy within agencies. Throughout his placement at the International Rescue Committee, Rocky has worked directly with clients while also creating more comprehensive and dynamic resources for other staff members. After graduation, Rocky plans to extend his social work knowledge and skills within social ventures.
Kristen Verge
Kristen Verge, MSW '15, is finishing her final semester in NYU Silver School of Social Work's graduate program. At her internship with ICL – The Guidance Center of Brooklyn Heights, Kristen completed a research project identifying oral health needs among adults with severe and persistent mental illness, histories of homelessness, and substance use. She also enacted a campaign to promote the importance of regular dental care and inform Medicaid recipients of their dental health benefits. Kristen is deeply dedicated to providing comprehensive medical and behavioral care to underserved populations, especially women. Kristen completed her undergraduate degree in English and Film at the College of William & Mary. In her spare time, Kristen volunteers with the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, the Breast Treatment Task Force, and the New York Abortion Access Fund. Kristen is also a grant recipient in the Primary and Behavioral Integrated Health Care program and founder of the student group Feminists of Silver.
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Dean's Award for Innovation in Social Work Practice
This award honors a current student who demonstrates creativity and innovation in social work practice through a project, proposal or paper. The project, proposal or paper should include an assessment to identify change or growth potential in an agency or community and a creative plan for implementation of that improvement. To be considered for this award, projects must have been implemented or be in the process of being implemented. Students are encouraged to nominate themselves for this award by submitting a paper or written description of their own innovative service project. This award includes a $150 prize.
Students nominated for this award should be in good academic standing. Further qualifications include status as an undergraduate or a graduate student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Diane Greenstein Memorial Fellowship is a $5000 cash award presented to a doctoral student who has completed an exemplary dissertation proposal. The Fellowship was established in 2001 by the family, friends, and colleagues of Diane S. Greenstein, a social work PhD candidate at New York University who died in 2000 before she was able to complete the doctoral program.
Distinguished Contribution to Student Engagement Award
Distinguished Contribution to Student Engagement recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated a deep commitment to the growth of Silver students through their engagement with students and student life outside of the classroom. This includes but is not limited to advising a student group, engagement with career and professional development programming, facilitation of educational programming outside of the classroom, and the tireless advocacy for, mentorship of, and/or empowerment of all students.
The Excellence in Leadership Award honors students who have displayed exceptional leadership amongst their peers and whose work directly contributes to the development of NYU Silver's academic, professional, and social community. The awardees have shown commitment to student life, social justice, and the social work profession.
The Global Social Work award recipient demonstrates a strong commitment to enhancing social work practice within the context of global interdependence, social work engagement abroad, and/or practice with diverse globally connected populations in the United States.
Outstanding Student Program Award
This award honors one program, event, or initiative facilitated by a student organization that promoted the mission of NYU Silver while enhancing the community and improving student life at the School. This program, event, or initiative has exemplified dedication to enhancement of student well-being by successfully carrying out its purpose.
Sponsoring organizations nominated for this award should be a registered organization with the Office of Student and Alumni Affairs.
Robert Moore Award for Excellence in Scholarship is a $1000 cash award presented to a doctoral student whose defended dissertation meets high standards of scholarship. The Award was established in 2009 in recognition of the many contributions to the PhD Program and the Silver School made by Dr. Robert Moore, a faculty member at the Silver School of Social Work who died in 2008.
The Silver Citizenship Award honors current members of the student body who demonstrate exemplary dedication to a community, professional, and/or national organization through their personal commitment of time and energy, volunteerism, and leadership. Awardees will be honored for their outstanding work on behalf of an organization or cause outside of academics or field placements.
The Silver Spirit Award honors current members of the student body whose involvement throughout their careers at the NYU Silver School of Social Work demonstrates exemplary pride in and dedication to the School through their personal commitment of time and energy, volunteerism, scholarship, and leadership – thus reflecting positively on fellow students and the Silver Social Work community at-large.
Further qualifications include status as an undergraduate or a graduate student; leadership in co-curricular activities; and actions that embody the spirit of the Silver School as an active volunteer and leader.
Silver Student Organization of the Year Award
Silver Student Organization of the Year Award goes to a Silver student organization that has made a significant impact on the NYU Silver community and embodies the mission and values of Silver such as equity, inclusion, and social justice through their efforts and programming (including, but not limited to ongoing meetings and events). This organization has provided opportunities for social engagement, civic discourse, and promoting community development within Silver School of Social Work.
The Social Justice Award recognizes the student that best exemplifies the values of the Silver School of Social Work: to advance the cause of social justice and promote the ideals of a humane society. This student has demonstrated a commitment and dedication to social justice by promoting knowledge about oppression and diversity, equality of opportunity, meaningful participation in civic life, and social change efforts.
Further qualifications include status as an undergraduate or a graduate student and actions that embody the spirit of social justice.


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Q: what is the difference between the two structures of creating threads mentioned below Struture 1 :
public class Runner {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Thread t1 = new Thread(new Thread(){
            public void run() {
                System.out.println("value :");
            }
        });
        t1.start();
    }
}

Structure 2 :
public class Runner {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Thread t1 = new Thread(){
            public void run(){
                System.out.println("value :");
            }
        };
        t1.start();
    }
}

Result in both the cases is same.
What is the difference between the two above mentioned structres? Please explain.

A: You are executing thread using inner class in your first example. So basically you are passing object of one thread to another thread in your first example.
start() method always looks for run method. And t1.start() running there thread in both the example.

A: In the first example you provide the Thread with a Thread in the constructor. Its weird, and it works because Thread implements Runnable, but the usage of it like this is discouraged. Just use Runnable in the constructor
By default, Thread's run() method just runs the Runnable given to the constructor. If you don't provide a Runnable, and neither override the run method of the Thread, then it will basically execute no code.
The decompiled run method of my Thread class looks like this:
public void run() {
    if(this.target != null) {
        this.target.run();
    }
}

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Volunteer Workshop because of new Youth Club structure
African Information Movement / Archiv / Volunteer Workshop because of new Youth Club structure
11. März 2011 In Archiv By AIM.
Due to the restructuring of the AIM. youth club a workshop for the volunteers was called. On the one hand, the new structure was presented and discussed. On the other hand, the volunteers were prepared on how to maintain the youth and to communicate to the school and involved teachers.
Within the new youth club structure it is planned to establish youth clubs within the public Junior High Schools in Komenda and Ayensudo, whereby workshops for music, movie and sewing will be offered. At the same time the new structure plans to support the computer lessons of public schools, which most often do not have access to computers.
The Municipal Director of Education of the KEEA has welcomed our idea with a strong letter. The next step is to contact the involved schools.


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