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Andrew joined Watsi on November 15th, 2015. Six years ago, Andrew joined our Universal Fund, supporting life-changing treatments for a new Watsi patient every month. Andrew's most recent donation supported Natalia, a 13 year old girl from Bolivia, to fund heart surgery.
Andrew has funded healthcare for 73 patients in 12 countries.
Natalia, who is 13 years old, lives in the mountains above La Paz with her parents and two younger brothers. Natalia was born with a cardiac condition called atrial septal defect, in which a hole exists between the two upper chambers of her heart. Because of this hole, blood leaks out without passing through the chambers of her heart to gather oxygen, leaving Natalia weak and short of breath. Fortunately, Natalia's family sought care through our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, and Natalia is now scheduled for corrective surgery on January 17th, at Hospital del Niño Dr. Ovidio Aliaga Uría. During the surgery, doctors will sew a patch over the hole in Natalia's heart, enabling her to live a healthy life. Another organization Gift of Life International has contributed $3,000 and our medical partner is seeking your help to fund the remaining $1,500 needed for this life-saving procedure. Natalia said: "I am looking forward to this surgery so that I can go to school without feeling tired."
Erick is a 10-year old boy, and the oldest of four siblings. He and his family live in Tanzania, where Erick particularly enjoys studying Kiswahili, civics and mathematics, with an eye towards becoming a businessman when he grows up. When he isn't studying, he is out playing with his friends, or helping to do chores around the house. Erick's parents work as farmers, an occupation that has proved increasingly daunting, in light of the drought that has lasted for three years already. Erick has been diagnosed with a right clubfoot. A surgery he underwent previously caused his right leg to be slightly twisted downward and inward, making it difficult and painful for him to walk long distances. He requires another procedure to help correct his right leg, but his parents are unable to afford the medical bill, and are appealing for help. Fortunately, Erick sought assistance from our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre. It is there, on December 15th, that surgeons will perform clubfoot repair surgery, which will enable Erick to walk more easily, to continue with his studies, and to pursue his dreams, without having to contend with his clubfoot. Now Erick's family needs your help to fund his procedure, which will cost $935. Erick says: "I feel like it will be hard for me to achieve my dreams with my current foot condition. I appeal for your support."
Hnin is a determined 5-year-old girl from Burma. In her free time, she likes to draw pictures. Hnin lives with her grandmother and brother in Mon State. She goes to kindergarten, her brother goes to primary school, and her grandmother is a washerwoman. Hnin's parents, who work as day laborers in Thailand, also send them money every month to help support basic needs. Hnin was born with club foot of her left leg. With the help of Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF), she underwent casting at Mawlawmyine Christian Leprosy Hospital (MCLH) to straighten her foot. Hnin's family was told to bring her back when she was five years old as she would need another surgery to fully correct her clubfoot. Currently, Hnin still has a cast on her left leg. When she walks, she walks on the side of her left foot. Because of this, she cannot play on the playground or keep up with her friends. Without treatment, Hnin's condition will continue to cause her discomfort and will further limit her movement. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to cover the cost of surgery for Hnin, which is scheduled to take place on November 18th. This procedure will elongate her Achilles tendon, allowing increased motion at the ankle joint. Hnin said, "My left leg is so heavy with the cast, but I am not scared to have the operation on my leg. I want to have surgery."
Teresiah is a quiet but social mother of three children, who lives with her family in Kenya. She is a small-scale farmer while her husband works as a casual laborer. Teresiah's children are all in school and she has big hopes for their future. Teresiah started experiencing severe epigastric pains intermittently. She has visited many hospitals without much success. Finally, at Nazareth Hospital, an ultrasound scan examination was done, and it showed that Teresiah has Cholelithiasis - gall stones. In addition to the severe pain she is experiencing, Teresiah might also develop complications like inflammation of the pancreas, gall bladder, or gall bladder obstruction. The surgeons advised that she needs to undergo surgery to treat her condition. Teresiah is not in a position to fund her treatment and she therefore requests for help. She needs $788 to fund her surgery. Teresiah says, "Having kids in school and not being able to take care of them is very difficult. I humbly ask for assistance and medical attention. I want to take care of my family and return to my regular life."
Eliana is a friendly and talkative young girl from Tanzania. She is the firstborn child in a family of three. Her parents both work as small-scale farmers, and they depend entirely on what they harvest for their daily living. When Eliana was two years old, her parents noticed that her left leg was swelling up and that she would limp when walking. They initially thought she had fallen and hurt herself, so they took her to a local dispensary, where she was prescribed pain relieving medication. Eliana was eventually diagnosed with genu valgus, which is a malalignment of the knees. This condition is typically caused by an excessive accumulation of fluoride in the bones, which often stems from contaminated drinking water. As a result, Eliana struggles to stand and cannot walk more than four steps without either experiencing pain or falling down. This has resulted in her having to crawl most of the time in order to move from one place to another. In 2020, Eliana had corrective osteotomy surgery, which fortunately helped correct her legs to a point where she can now enjoy walking and playing with other children. However, she requires a second-stage procedure in order to remove her implant so her condition can heal entirely. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $880 to fund corrective surgery for Eliana. The procedure is scheduled to take place on August 11th. Treatment will allow Eliana's legs to completely heal, fully restoring her mobility, and greatly decreasing her risk of future complications. Eliana's grandmother says, "The first surgery my granddaughter got helped ease her walking. I believe this next surgery will make her legs even better.''
Faith is a beautiful four-month-old baby from Kenya. She is the youngest of two children. To support their family, her mother is a stay-at-home mom, and her father herds and sells cattle. Faith was born at home with several congenital conditions. Her parents took her to a nearby facility for examination, where she was diagnosed with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and clubfoot. They were referred to another facility where a medical device, called a shunt, was used to help treat the hydrocephalus, draining the excess fluid from her brain. On discharge, the hospital referred her and her family to our medical partner's care center, BethanyKids Kijabe Hospital, where Faith was examined and scheduled for spina bifida repair surgery. Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect in which the spine does not properly close around the spinal cord. Without treatment, Faith is at risk of lower-limb paralysis, infection of the exposed nervous tissue, development of tethered cord syndrome, and possible developmental delays. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,151 to cover the cost of Faith's spina bifida closure surgery. The surgery is scheduled to take place on July 13th. This procedure will hopefully spare Faith from the risks associated with her condition, instead allowing her to grow and develop along a healthy trajectory. Faith's father says, "When I saw the problems that my child has, I was worried that she would never receive treatment. I am hopeful she will receive treatment with your help."
Nimo is a 3 year old girl, living with her grandmother in Ethiopia. When she was just a few months old, Nimo's parents gave her to her grandmother, as with four other children already at home and Nimo's medical condition, they were unable to take care of Nimo. Nimo's grandmother, who has a small business, was already supporting four other people, so she shared that it is hard for them to survive from day to day. Nimo was born with a congenital malformation, that led to a blockage in her intestines. At first, when Nimo began to show signs of this condition, her family didn't have the funds to take her to the hospital. By the time someone provided funds so that Nimo could get to the hospital, she was weak and underweight from malnourishment. An emergency colostomy was performed, and over time, Nimo gained strength, and is now able to run and play with her friends. However, she still has multiple issues that require medical attention and additional surgery to help her fully heal. Nimo is scheduled to undergo surgery to correct her condition on July 5th, at BethanyKids Myungsung Christian Medical Centre. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,500 to cover the total cost of Nimo's procedure and care. After her recovery, Nimo will no longer experience bowel dysfunction, or be at risk of developing related health complications in the future. Nimo's grandmother says: "When she heals, I will go to my home and celebrate with my family. "
Thay is a one-year-old girl from Burma. She lives with her parents, grandfather, three sisters and a brother in a village. Thay's mother looks after her and her brother at home, her grandfather is retired, and her sisters go to school. Thay's father works as a porter, but has has difficulty finding work for over a month. With the increasing number of internally displaced people settling in their village due to the humanitarian crisis, there are now many individuals competing for the same work. When Thay was around eight months old, her parents noticed that her head was increasing in size. As a result, Thay cannot yet sit up or crawl. She is only able to turn her head, and will cry if she cannot see her parents. Thay was recently diagnosed with hydrocephalus, which has causes fluid to build up in her brain. Without immediate surgery to alleviate the intracranial pressure, Thay is at risk of developing severe, potentially fatal medical complications. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to fund the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for Thay, which will drain the fluid that has accumulated in her brain. The procedure is scheduled to take place on May 20th and, once completed, will greatly improve Thay's quality of life as she grows up. Thay's father said, "I am thankful to every organisation and everyone for supporting my daughter's treatment cost. Because of you, I believe that my daughter will receive surgery and be healthy and live a normal life after treatment."
Juvens is a sweet 2-year-old boy from Haiti. Juvens is his parent's first child. His parents have been happy to see Juvens starting to play, but his condition makes it difficult for him to control his head and his body. Juvens has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain increasing intracranial pressure. Without treatment, Juvens will experience severe physical and developmental delays. Our medical partner, Project Medishare, is requesting $957 to cover the cost of surgery for Juvens at Hospital Bernard Mevs that will treat his hydrocephalus. This is the only site in the country where this care is currently available and the procedure is scheduled to take place on April 19th. This critical treatment will place a shunt to drain the excess fluid from Juvens's brain to reduce intracranial pressure and greatly improve his quality of life. With proper treatment, Juvens will hopefully develop into a strong, healthy young boy. Juvens's family is hopeful that the surgery will allow him to be able to walk and talk and be able to play as he grows.
Evaline is a nine-month-old baby girl, who is the youngest of two in her family. Evaline and her parents come from a Maasai community, who are largely livestock keepers. They mostly live in remote regions where they can find water and pasture for their livestock. Living in such an environment makes it difficult to access healthcare, so it is common that mothers neither go to a clinic during pregnancy nor deliver at a hospital. Most mothers deliver at home with the help of midwives. Evaline was born with clubfoot of her left foot. Clubfoot is a condition in which the foot is twisted out of shape. This causes difficulty walking and even wearing shoes. Fortunately, Evaline's parents traveled to our medical partner's care center, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre. There, surgeons performed clubfoot repair surgery on March 22nd. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $935 to fund Evaline's clubfoot repair. After treatment and recovery, she can learn to walk, run, and play like other children when the time comes. This will be especially helpful when she is school age and needs to walk longer distances to attend school,\. Evaline's mother says, "Help my daughter, it hurts seeing her foot like this."
K is a 46-year-old homemaker from Burma. K lives with her husband, son and two daughters in a refugee camp. K and her husband are small scale vegetable farmers. K's eldest daughter is a nurse in the refugee camp's hospital, while her other daughter and son are students. In her free time, K enjoys cleaning her house and weaving traditional Karen shirts. K has a cataract in her left eye that causes blurred vision. K's challenged vision has prevented her from weaving, and causes her to walk slowly so she does not get injured. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to help fund K's lens replacement surgery on February 16th. After recovery, K will be able to see clearly again. K shared, "After surgery, when I can see again, I hope to go back to weaving and helping with all the household chores."


Pictured above: hiking into the village of Vernazza.
Leaving Tuscany, we needed one more taste of the Italian coast before bidding it a final farewell. Cinque Terre was a mystical place I'd read about, but had never had a chance to visit. While I understood there were five villages (in the abstract) I knew nothing of the villages themselves, or of the all-day hike necessary to hit all of them.
We arrived in Riomaggiore, the first in a line of five villages, and our home for two nights. Luciano of Luciano Guesthouse happily greeted us, informing me that my booking.com "status" had qualified us for a complimentary upgrade. Though not realizing I had used the service enough to attain such a thing, we certainly weren't going to complain about a nicer suite with the gorgeous new bathroom that Luciano was very proud of.
The second largest of the five towns, Riomaggiore has a stunning cliff-side façade of brightly-colored buildings and a main drag littered with bars and restaurants catering to crowds of athleisure-clad tourists – like us – ready to embark on the famous hike.
That first day was a stormy one, with white waves breaking mercilessly against the cliffs and often splashing an unsuspecting sunbather or tourist attempting a selfie. At sunset, the weather made for some great photo opps, so we eagerly climbed many steps to take advantage of the magic hour.
The next morning, we rose early in anticipation of the hike through Cinque Terre National Park, packing up a backpack filled with snacks, several liters of water, and other essentials. While there are several different trails through the park, the Azure Path is the shortest and most popular. The 7.5 mile path is divided into four sections that connect all five villages.
However, upon arriving at the tourist office, we were met with some unfortunate news: rockslides had caused the closure of the Azure Path between Riomaggiore (#1) and Corniglia (#3). As a result, in order to do the full hike as planned, we needed to take the higher trails through the famous Cinque Terre vineyards (read more about all the available paths here).
First, we did an arduous 2,000 stair climb from Riomaggiore to sleepy Manarola (#2), and then another steep uphill climb to Corniglia. Once in Corniglia, to regain our strength, we grabbed the best possible option at the moment: a lemon basil gelato, before rejoining the Azure path to Vernazza (#4). Vernazza is one of the prettiest of the cliffside villages, but also one of the most touristy. We sat down at a Restaurant Belforte, which I'd hesitate to recommend highly because they made us order two entrees even though we really just wanted to split a pizza. After lunch, we had just one more path to endure before our final destination.
14 miles, 3,368 vertical feet, and about 3 gallons of sweat later, we finally made it to the resort town of Monterosso Al Mare (#5). I was so happy and proud when we finished! We immediately jumped in the sea to relax and unwind from a much longer-than-anticipated hike.
Upon returning home to Riomaggiore, we showered and made our way down to commence a celebratory dinner. As Riomaggiore doesn't have a ton to offer as far as dining options, our favorite place for dinner was a local Italian and seafood takeout restaurant, Primo Piatto, whose dishes we preferred to enjoy while sitting on the rocky cliffs, admiring the sunset. The takeout and Cinque Terre wine were the perfect accompaniment to our cliffside fete. We stayed for long after the sunset, rejoicing in the day's triumphs, and savoring the last of our time in Italy.
And just like that, the next morning, we departed for our next seaside home: Nice.
Looking back, I absolutely loved our time in Cinque Terre, but probably not for the reasons that one might expect. The towns were nice, but filled with hordes of tourists and a severe lack of decent food options, making the experience in town less idyllic than I would have hoped. Rather, it was the beautiful scenery, the feeling of accomplishment after a day long expedition, and of course our post-hike celebration, that made the experience memorable.


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Outer California: Sacramento Sends Jobs (and People) to Nashville
A reader comment on a feature by John Sanphillipo ("Finally! Great New Affordable Bay Area Housing! Caught my eye."). The comment ("You shouldn't have to go to Nashville") expressed an understandable frustration about the sad reality that firms leaving coastal California often skip right over the Central Valley "where the housing costs are reasonable, there are some lovely old homes on tree lined streets, the humidity is less, the mountains are nearby, and you can drive there in 2-3 hours rather than fly."
Would that it were true. In fact, as this article will show, housing costs are anything but reasonable, given the median income, in the Central Valley, which along with the rest of the non-coastal portion of the state, will be referred to as Outer California in this article.
California Housing Affordability: Into the Abyss
California's severely unaffordable housing is legendary, having escalated from approximately the average national price to income ratio in 1970. This is most evident in the four largest coastal metropolitan areas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose. Out of the 87 major markets (over 1 million population) in nine nations, these markets ranked fourth, seventh and in a ninth place tie for the least affordable 8n the 12th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. Their median multiples (median house price divided by median household income) required from 8.1 to 9.8 years income to purchase the median priced house. This compares to the affordability of these and other California markets which had median multiples of approximately 3.0 or less in 1970 and in prior years (Figure 1).
The housing unaffordability of these markets, with an average median multiple of 8.8 is rivaled by the smaller coastal markets (such as Monterey County, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura County), with their median multiple of 7.0. Both market categories are rated as severely unaffordable. But housing has become seriously unaffordable even in Outer California, where the average median multiple is 4.7(Figure 2). House prices have been escalating relative to incomes in Outer California since the housing bust, before which their housing affordability was even worse than now (below).
Housing Affordability in Outer California
A few examples will make the point. Riverside-San Bernardino, and exurban metropolitan area adjacent to Los Angeles had a severely unaffordable median multiple of 5.2 in 2015. Sacramento, had a seriously unaffordable median multiple of 4.7. Both of these major metropolitan areas reached far higher median multiples in the run-up to the housing bust, with Riverside San Bernardino reaching 7.6 and Sacramento reaching 6.6.
But the problem is by no means limited to the largest metropolitan areas. Stockton, now officially a part of the larger San Jose-San Francisco combined statistical area as a result of a housing cost driven exodus of commuters from the Bay Area has a severely unaffordable median multiple of 5.3. Things were much worse in the run-up to the bust, at 8.6. Even long depressed Fresno, far from either the Bay Area or Los Angeles, is nearing severe unaffordability, with a median multiple of 5.0 and reached 7.2 during the bubble. More remote Chico, one of the smallest US markets in the Demographia survey also has a median multiple of 5.0 (see Central Valley map at the top).
Modesto, a 2020 candidate for addition to the San Jose – San Francisco combined statistical area due to the overspill of households seeking houses they can afford, also has a seriously unaffordable median multiple of 4.5. Modesto reached 7.6 during the bubble.
Among the 29 markets rated in California, the most affordable was Bakersfield, which in a few years is likely to follow Fresno into the over 1 million category. During the bubble, Bakersfield reached a median multiple of 6.6. Small town Visalia, nestled against the Sierra foothills, tied Bakersfield's most affordable 4.3 median multiple, and reached an astounding 5.8 during the bubble. Hanford also tied for the most affordable.
The comparison to the bubble peaks is particularly important because it illustrates the volatility of housing markets. Even in small markets, house prices are prone to explode when demand exceeds supply, due in large part to land use regulatory and environmental law structure that restricts housing even in more remote areas, driving prices up (See William A. Fischel, Regulatory Takings). Figure 3 shows that California house prices in each of the three geographic categories were even more unaffordable during the bubble than today.
Even at their current housing affordability levels, the housing markets of Outer California are considerably overpriced. This is indicated by Figure 2, which compares the median multiples in Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto, Redding, Chico, Merced, Madera and the Imperial Valley's El Centro with severely unaffordable and overregulated Portland, Seattle and Denver, as well as Nashville and other major markets that are more affordable than any in California (Figure 4).
Indeed, out of the 231 US markets in the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, the 27 California markets represent nearly half of the 58 most expensive.
Meanwhile, a recent report by Zumper indicated among the 50 largest municipalities in the nation, four of the most expensive seven are also in California, with the city of San Francisco ranked number one, followed San Jose at third, the city of Oakland at fifth and the city of Los Angeles at seventh. Eight of the most expensive municipalities out of the 100 largest are also in California, such as Palo Alto in the Bay Area, Coronado in the San Diego area and Santa Monica in the Los Angeles area.
As if the regulatory and legal structure that combined with the artificially higher demand from loose lending policies were not enough, barely a decade later California is in the process of implementing one of the most radical land-use regulatory structure in a liberal democracy. It will be far more difficult in many areas to build the detached housing that is been the mainstay of the state, which already has the highest urban population density in the nation (see: "California declares war on suburbia"). This suggests that housing affordability is likely to worsen further.
There is good reason for a both companies and middle income households to stay away from or leave California.
More than Housing Affordability
But people and businesses are moving to places like Nashville for reasons other than housing affordability. The state could hardly make it more clear that most business is not welcome. For at least 10 years, CEO Magazine has rated California as having the least favorable business climate. With competition like Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey, to be ranked 50th with such regularity is a notable underachievement.
Data recently released by the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) indicated that California ranked last among the states in per capita attraction of manufacturing investments in 2015. Corporate relocation specialist Joseph Vranich continues to add to a long but for California unfortunate list of companies and jobs that have recently left the state (see: "California companies had for greatness - out of California).
Of course, California is a beautiful place with one of the best climates in the world. But millions of people and many companies have found greener pastures in Nashville, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Charlotte, Atlanta and elsewhere. People will continue to visit, but the exodus is likely to continue.
Wendell Cox is principal of Demographia, an international pubilc policy and demographics firm. He is a Senior Fellow of the Center for Opportunity Urbanism (US), Senior Fellow for Housing Affordability and Municipal Policy for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (Canada), and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Center for Demographics and Policy at Chapman University (California). He is co-author of the "Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey" and author of "Demographia World Urban Areas" and "War on the Dream: How Anti-Sprawl Policy Threatens the Quality of Life." He was appointed to three terms on the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, where he served with the leading city and county leadership as the only non-elected member. He served as a visiting professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, a national university in Paris.
Photo: Map of Central Valley (Sacramento Valley to the north, San Joaquin Valley to the south) courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Submitted by TD on Thu, 06/30/2016 - 09:26.
It's nice to know someone actually reads the comments, and I guess I stand corrected. However, the ratios of housing costs to income are based on current incomes in each of those cities, which are indeed higher than I would have guessed. In my original comment I assumed that if Silicon Valley companies expanded to Fresno, for instance, that the people they employ would receive higher wages than the present average in those localities, which would tend to force the price/income ratio down, at least in the beginning for the newly hired or transferred. But I can see that if the average wage was increased by such activity then the pressure would be there to continue to increase prices, especially if Sacramento's efforts to limit new home construction throughout the state continued. I agree fully that Sac is very limited on the types of businesses it wants in the state. Presumably, you could extrapolate that to saying that it is very limited on the types of people it wants in the state.
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The following keynote presentations draw upon the material contained within Mark's most recent book, Exercising Agency.
The book—and these presentations—explore the challenging and messy process of initiating strategic projects. They examine the politics, process and personal agency that together effectively support bring projects to life. They illuminate the middle space that exists between strategy and project management, shining a light on an important but seldom explored process.
Yes, I Am Allowed To Do That! The Confidence To Take Action
Project managers are in a unique position. On one hand, they are leaders of change, charged with steering major strategic initiatives that can have significant and long-term impacts on the organizations they work for. On the other hand, the box they live in on the org chart is often far removed from the apex of the hierarchy. So how much power do we have? How much license are we allowed to take? Where does our freedom and independence start and stop, and when do we cross the line into 'career limiting move'?
For many organizations, the answer is 'it depends'. Which raises the next question: what, exactly, does it depend on? The answer is an intriguing blend of culture, process and personality. The environment of the organization – and the autonomy, authority and independence of the individual project manager – both play a role in determining how much freedom to act exists.
In this presentation, Mark Mullaly explores what it takes to navigate our organizations in order to take the actions necessary in order to succeed. Drawing on recent research into decision making, organizational change and strategy, he shares the insights necessary to assess just how much freedom exists to act – and how to exercise it. You will explore just how much power and freedom you have to act, and how to exercise this license in a way that is responsible, effective and allowed. You've got nothing to lose — and a surprising amount of flexibility to gain.
Process, Structure & Agency: Investigating the 'Project Shaper' Role
How we make decisions has long been the subject of research, debate and discussion. As part of his doctoral thesis, Mark Mullaly investigated how individuals support and influence making project initiation decisions. Starting with behavioural decision making in general, and the theory of 'decision making as rule following' in particular, Mark researched the actual practices involved in how large-scale project investment choices get made by individuals working in organizations around the world. He explored the organizational and process influences on project initiation, as well as the role of the individual decision maker, to understand the complexity that underlies what are arguably the most important decisions for project success – how they get started the first place.
In this presentation, we look at the role of the 'project shaper'. This role has been suggested to exist in many organizations to champion project opportunities as they move from idea to approval. Existing research hypothesized the presence of the role without actually demonstrating whether it was really present, or the influence that it has on getting projects to the point of initiation.
Mark Mullaly explores how previous researchers thought the role of 'project shaper' existed, and the role it was presumed to play. He shares the insights that emerged from his own research regarding the role of 'project shaper', as well as the other individual forces that bring to bear in supporting project initiation decisions. Finally, Mark places the role of 'project shaper' in the context of the larger forces that are seen to influence the decision making process, in order to identify the degree that it contributes – and what is still missing – in being able to solve the problem of how project initiation decisions really get made in organizations.
Getting Started: An Informed Guide To Project Initiation
Managing the project initiation process is no where near as straightforward as most processes would imply. The path to getting any one project initiated is a labyrinthine maze of process, politics and organizational culture. The path through this maze is not constant, and often feels like it has to be re-learned for each and every project.
For all of the challenges, however, there are strategies that, when understood, can make the process easier to manage and more effective.
As part of his doctoral thesis, Mark Mullaly investigated how individuals support and influence making project initiation decisions. Starting with behavioural decision making in general, and the theory of 'decision making as rule following' in particular, Mark researched the actual practices involved in how large-scale project investment choices get made by individuals working in organizations around the world. He explored the organizational and process influences on project initiation, as well as the role of the individual decision maker, to understand the complexity that underlies what are arguably the most important decisions for project success – how they get started the first place.
This presentation explores the various models that support navigating the project initiation maze (as well as those that lead to obstacles and dead ends). The third and final instalment exploring Mark's research, it provides concrete strategies that can be applied in assessing the organization and its culture, evaluating our capabilities and determining how to most effectively steward the initiation of a project. Mark introduces a comprehensive theory of how effective initiations get made. That theory is your roadmap through the labyrinth; why not avoid the monsters and find out more?
Decision Making: Because Those Are The Rules
There have been a number of studies recently regarding the influences on how people make decision, looking at behavioural, psychological and neurological factors. A very promising but comparatively unexplored area of decision making research suggests that social rules play a significant determinant in how we make decisions. Regardless of our own preferences, we internalize our environment, the roles that we play within that environment and what expected behaviour looks like within those roles, do decide how we will decide.
Sometimes the rules we respond to are formally articulated. In many cases, they are informally established and simply reflect 'the way we do things around here'. All too frequently, there are a number of different roles – and rules – that could potentially be relevant in a given decision making situation. Understanding that there are rules – and how they are developed, how they are shaped and how they evolve – is a critical factor for any decision maker, or any observer of organizational decisions.
Join Mark Mullaly as he explores the impact of social rules on how we make decisions. There is no rule that says you have too, of course. But if you've ever wondered why people do things 'just because', or how the conventions of 'this is how we do things' got established, this presentation will have a lot to offer.


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MagicTile is a program that abstracts the Rubik's Cube as a colored regular tiling of squares on the sphere.  The familiar "cubeness" is lost, but all the important properties of the original puzzle remain.  Once we have a nice analogue of a twist from this perspective, we can consider other colored regular tilings and a huge number of new twisty puzzles become possible, some living in the world of hyperbolic geometry!

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Joint Statement by the High Representative and the European Commission on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour
Today, an estimated 152 million children are victims of child labour worldwide. These 152 million children are being denied their right to have access to education and to a safe living environment. On the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour on 12 June, the European Union, alongside its international partners, reiterates its strong commitment towards guaranteeing the fundamental human rights of every child, as defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development target to end child labour in all its forms by 2025.
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On the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, we pay tribute to the essential role of cultural diversity in Europe and around the world for fostering dialogue, respect, and contributing to sustainable development and growth. Europe is a continent of cultural diversity. Our societies, institutions and laws are the outcome of centuries of exchanges of ideas, values, traditions and memories.
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Declaration by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini, on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 17 May 2019
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Union reiterates its unswerving commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
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Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan Endorses Kathryn Garcia for Mayor
Kathryn Garcia, above, at the Queens County Farm Museum on March 27 for the Easter Egg Hunt (Photo: Queens Post)
May 18, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Queens Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan endorsed Kathryn Garcia on Monday in the race for New York City mayor.
Nolan cited the former Sanitation Department commissioner's experience in government for her endorsement, saying she is the right person to lead the city out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Kathryn Garcia is the only candidate with the vision and experience to lead our city to recovery," Nolan said in a statement.
"It will take a well-practiced manager with the government success that Kathryn has to ensure we get back on track."
Garcia returned the praise for Nolan, who has represented the 37th Assembly District since 1985. Nolan's district covers Long Island City, Sunnyside, parts of Astoria and Ridgewood.
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"Over the years, I have seen her work tirelessly to deliver a more livable Queens for her constituents and a fairer education system for all New York's schoolchildren," Garcia said.
Garcia served as sanitation commissioner under Mayor Bill de Blasio from April 2014 until September 2020.
Nolan is the second Queens elected official to endorse Garcia, following Assemblymember Nily Rozic. Garcia also picked up the endorsements of the New York Times and New York Daily News.
Garcia checked in at fourth in the most recent Emerson College/PIX11 mayoral poll, which was conducted from May 13 to 15.
She garnered 8 percent of the vote, behind Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, whose support was at 18 percent, and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and businessman Andrew Yang, who were both at 15 percent.


Rabbit recombinant monoclonal c-Myc antibody [Y69]. Validated in WB, IP, IHC, Flow Cyt, ICC/IF and tested in Mouse, Rat, Human. Cited in 357 publication(s). Independently reviewed in 37 review(s).
This antibody is specific for endogenous c-Myc. Expression levels of the target protein vary with sample type and some optimisation may be required.
Synthetic peptide within Human c-Myc aa 1-100 (N terminal). The exact sequence is proprietary.
WB: Jurkat, Raji, MCF-7, K562, THP1, A20, rat spleen, L6, Neuro-2a and Raw264.7 cell lysates. ICC/IF: HeLa cells. IHC-P: Human Burkitt lymphoma with a confirmed c-Myc translocation, skin carcinoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, adenocarcinoma of the colon, lung adenocarcinoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, urinary bladder transitional carcinoma, esophagus, glioblastoma and low-grade glioma tumor tissues; Mouse spleen tissue. IP: Jurkat whole cell lysate (ab7899). Flow Cyt: HeLa cells.
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WB 1/1000. Detects a band of approximately 57 kDa (predicted molecular weight: 49 kDa).Can be blocked with Human c-Myc peptide (ab166837).
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-c-Myc antibody [Y69] (ab32072)Image from Kluk MJ et al., PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e33813. Fig 1.; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033813.
Photomicrographs of select tumors and reactive tissue stained for c-Myc (positive staining = brown nuclei). Positive control (Burkitt lymphoma with a confirmed c-Myc translocation) revealed uniform, intense staining in >90% of tumor cells (Burkitt). In contrast, reactive lymphoid tissue revealed variable staining in only 10% of normal lymphocyte nuclei (Tonsil). Representative images from Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cases and associated percent c-Myc+ tumor nuclei: Case 1, 90% MYC+; Case 7, 70% MYC+; and Cases 35 and 38, 30% c-Myc+. c-Myc staining was exclusively nuclear in all cases under the described staining conditions.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-c-Myc antibody [Y69] (ab32072)Image from Toon CW et al., PLoS One. 2014;9(2):e87456. Fig 1.; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087456.
Human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) tissues stained for c-Myc using ab32072 at 1/100 dilution in immunohistochemical analysis.
Panel A: c-Myc positive IHC staining; Panel B: c-Myc negative IHC staining.
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The predicted molecular weight of c-Myc is 48 kDa (SwissProt), however we expect to observe a banding pattern at 57 kDa.
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 2% Bovine Serum Albumin before being incubated with ab32072 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using an anti-rabbit HRP antibody, and visualised using ECL development solution ab133406.
c-Myc was immunoprecipitated using 0.5mg Jurkat (human T cell leukemia cell line from peripheral blood) whole cell extract, 5µg of unpurified rabbit monoclonal to c-Myc [Y69] and 50µl of protein G magnetic beads (+). No antibody was added to the control (-).
Proteins were eluted by addition of 40µl SDS loading buffer and incubated for 10min at 70°C; 10µl of each sample was separated on a SDS PAGE gel, transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane, blocked with 5% BSA and probed with unpurified ab32072.
ab32072 staining c-Myc in HeLa (human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells. The cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde (10min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1%PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated overnight at +4°C with ab32072 at 10μg/ml dilution (shown in green) and ab195889, mouse monoclonal to alpha Tubulin (Alexa Fluor® 594), at 2µg/ml (shown in red). Nuclear DNA was labelled with DAPI (shown in blue).
IHC image of ab32072 staining c-Myc in human esophagus formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections*, performed on a Leica Bond. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The section was then incubated with ab32072, 1µg/ml, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX. No primary antibody was used in the Secondary only control (shown on the inset).
Overlay histogram showing HeLa (human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells stained with ab32072 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 min. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab32072, 1/76 dilution) for 30 min at 22ºC. The secondary antibody used was Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed (ab150081) secondary antibody at 1/2000 dilution for 30 min at 22ºC. Isotype control antibody (black line) was rabbit IgG [EPR25A] (monoclonal) (ab172730, 1μg/1x106 cells) used under the same conditions. Unlabelled sample (blue line) was also used as a control.
Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 20mW Argon ion laser (488nm) and 525/30 nm bandpass filter.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded Mouse spleen tissue labeling c-Myc with ab32072 at 1/500 dilution, followed by Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (ab97051) secondary antibody at 1/500 dilution. Nuclear staining on mouse spleen. Counter stained with Hematoxylin.
Secondary antibody only control: Used PBS instead of primary antibody, secondary antibody is Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (ab97051) secondary antibody at 1/500 dilution.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-c-Myc antibody [Y69] (ab32072)Image from Simeone P et al., PLoS One. 2014;;9(7):e103030.; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103030.
Expression of c-Myc, as determined by immunohistochemical staining of glioblastoma sample (left) and low-grade glioma tumor (right) with ab32072. Representative samples are shown. Scale bars = 20 µm. Nuclei were counterstained with hematoxylin (in blue).
For the full image see PMID 25050814.
IHC image of ab32072 staining c-Myc in human adenocarcinoma formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections, performed on a Leica Bond. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The section was then incubated with ab32072, 5µg/ml, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX. No primary antibody was used in the negative control (shown on the inset).
Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence analysis of HeLa (human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells labelling c-Myc with purified ab32072 at 1/100. Cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) (ab150077) secondary antibody (1/500) was used as the secondary antibody. DAPI (blue) was used as the nuclear counterstain.
Control: primary antibody (1/100) and secondary antibody, Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) preadsorbed (ab150120) (1/500).
Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-c-Myc antibody [Y69] (ab32072)Image courtesy of Dr Vladimir Milenkovic by Abreview.
Unpurified ab32072 staining c-Myc in HEK293 cells transfected with CACNB4-c-Myc by immunocytochemistry/ immunofluorescence.Cells were fixed in paraformaldehyde, permeabilized with 0.5% Triton X-100 then blocked using 5% serum for 20 minutes at 25°C. Samples were then incubated with ab32072 at a 1/250 dilution for 16 hours at 4°C. The secondary used was an Alexa Fluor® 488 conjugated goat anti-rabbit polyclonal, used at a 1/500 dilution.
ICC/IF image of unpurified ab32072 stained HeLa (human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells. The cells were 4% PFA fixed (10 min) and then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab32072, 1µg/ml) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (DyLight® 488) preadsorbed (ab96899) used at a 1/250 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human diffuse large B cell lymphoma tissue labelling c-Myc with purified ab32072 at 1/500. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (ab97051) secondary antibody was used as the secondary antibody (1/500). Negative control using PBS instead of primary antibody. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human adenocarcinoma of the colon tissue labelling c-Myc with purified ab32072 at 1/500. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed using Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (ab97051) secondary antibody was used as the secondary antibody (1/500). Negative control using PBS instead of primary antibody. Counterstained with hematoxylin.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human skin carcinoma tissue labelling c-Myc with unpurified ab32072 at 1/50.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human adenocarinoma of colon tissue labelling c-Myc with unpurified ab32072.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human lung adenocarinoma tissue labelling c-Myc with unpurified ab32072.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human gastric adenocarcinoma tissue labelling c-Myc with unpurified ab32072.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed parffin-embedded sections) analysis of human urinary bladder transitional carcinoma tissue labelling c-Myc with unpurified ab32072.
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This week's weekly docket contains a couple of job opportunities, a conference, and a writing competition with a $2000 prize.
The Legal Aid Society offers new lawyers a unique opportunity to advocate for social justice and law reform, develop outstanding legal skills, and join a staff of dedicated and expert legal advocates with a national reputation for excellence, while doing extraordinary community-based work on behalf of low-income clients who need legal assistance.
As openings arise during the 2017-2018 hiring season for experienced Juvenile Rights staff attorneys, these positions will be posted on The Legal Aid Society's website (www.legal-aid.org) in the Diversity and Careers section. Applications for these positions will only be accepted in response to a specific posting. Interested applicants should check The Legal Aid Society's website for any open positions.
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stated on April 4, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
Privacy Issues
By Lauren Carroll April 6, 2017
Tom Cotton: It's 'unusual' for White House officials like Susan Rice to make unmasking requests
Some Republicans have latched onto allegations about former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to bolster their narrative that President Barack Obama's administration misused intelligence for political purposes.
A few media sources, most prominently Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake, have said Rice repeatedly asked to learn the names of unidentified American citizens who appeared in intelligence reports in connection to the Donald Trump campaign and transition. These reports are based on anonymous sources, and Rice has neither confirmed nor denied them.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Congress should investigate because if the story is true, it's strange that someone in Rice's White House position would request for names to be unmasked.
"You're right that it's not necessarily illegal," Cotton said in an April 4 interview with CNN's Jake Tapper. "It is unusual, though. The White House doesn't conduct criminal investigations. The White House doesn't conduct counterintelligence investigations. The White House is a consumer of intelligence. Normally, those kind of unmasking requests would be done by the agencies responsible for those activities."
However, experts in intelligence collection and classified information told us it's normal for someone in such a high-up national security role to make unmasking requests, and it would be hard, though not impossible, to abuse the practice for political purposes.
"It's not unusual at all," said Joshua Rovner, chair of international politics and national security at Southern Methodist University and author of Fixing the Facts: National Security and the Politics of Intelligence.
What 'unmasking' is and how it works
We couldn't find a way to quantify how often national security advisers or other White House officials make unmasking requests, but experts said it's a routine, legitimate occurrence.
The FBI and NSA regularly produce reports for government customers. The customer could be another investigating agency, Congress, the Justice Department or the White House. If an American's name appears in a piece of intelligence — for example, if agents intercept a conversation between two foreign nationals who mention an American friend in passing — those preparing the report generally "mask" the American's name, replacing it with something like "U.S. Person."
The recipient of the report might decide that in order to fully understand the intelligence, they need to know the "U.S. Person's" identity. So they make a request for the name to be unmasked, and the agency that produced the report either approves or denies the request. The NSA approved 654 requests in 2015, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
It's not just agencies conducting criminal or counterintelligence investigations that make the unmasking requests, as Cotton said. It's anyone who consumes intelligence reports.
"The national security adviser, who is a consumer of the most selective and restricted intelligence products, would certainly be entitled to request unmasking in the course of his or her duties," said Steven Aftergood, who directs the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.
For example, a national security adviser might learn from an intelligence report that a foreign agent is trying to cultivate an unnamed U.S. official. They would need to know the official's name in order to alert him or her in advance, or to get a full picture of the situation, Rovner said.
Unmasking for political purposes?
Implied in Cotton's statement is that Rice may have made unmasking requests for political purposes. The idea is that an official could use unmasking requests to surreptitiously dig up information about a U.S. citizen, such as a political opponent, without a warrant to surveil them.
But experts said abusing the unmasking process would be difficult, in large part because the agency does the actual unmasking, not the requester.
The official who wants to abuse the process would have to get agency workers on board with her plan because they would have to make sure she receives reports about the American in question. They would also have to make sure that any unmasking request would be granted, said Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty & National Security Program at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice, a civil liberties group.
"It's certainly not an easy or direct route to spying on political opponents," she said, adding that there are other provisions of surveillance laws that are far more susceptible to abuse.
Only a select group of high-up officials in the intelligence and national security communities have the authority to make or approve unmasking requests, and they have to do so while complying with an elaborate set of minimization guidelines, compliance procedures and documentation, said Susan Hennessey, a national security fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former NSA lawyer.
These procedures, along with the intelligence community's extreme sensitivity to accusations of political abuse, likely deters intelligence officials from complying with illegitimate unmasking requests, Rovner said.
Hennessey added that the media reports about Rice are so inconsistent and vague that it's not really possible to assess whether the unmasking requests in question (if they occurred) were legitimate.
But "I have not seen anything in the public record that indicates there is any kind of problem here," she said.
Cotton said, "It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
As the president's top consultant on issues of national security, Rice and other national security advisers consume a large amount of intelligence. There are numerous legitimate reasons why Rice might ask an intelligence agency to reveal the identity of an unnamed person in an intelligence report.
It might not be an everyday occurrence, but it is not so "unusual" as to raise suspicion, as Cotton said. We rate Cotton's claim False.
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CNN, Cotton interview with Jake Tapper, April 4, 2017
Congressional Research Service, "Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping," Oct. 9, 2012
Wall Street Journal, "House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe," April 4, 2017
Washington Post, "President Trump's claim, without evidence, that Susan Rice may have committed a crime," April 6, 2017
NSA, minimization procedures, July 15, 2015
ODNI, "Statistical Transparency Report Regarding Use of National Security Authorities," April 30, 2016
Bloomberg, "Top Obama Adviser Sought Names of Trump Associates in Intel," April 3, 2017
Lawfare, "The Treatment of Flynn's Phone Calls Complies with FISA Minimization Procedures," Feb. 14, 2017
Phone interview, Brookings fellow Susan Hennessey, April 6, 2017
Email interview, SMU national security chair Joshua Rovner, April 6, 2017
Email interview, Elizabeth Goitein,co-director of the Liberty & National Security Program at NYU's Brennan Center, April 5, 2017
Email interview, Steven Aftergood, FAS Project on Government Secrecy director, April 5, 2017
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stated on June 22, 2017 a meeting with small business owners:
Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in."
By Lauren Carroll • July 19, 2017
stated on July 6, 2017 a press conference in Poland:
Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it."
Marc Short
stated on July 2, 2017 an episode of "Fox News Sunday":
7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist."
By Lauren Carroll • July 5, 2017
stated on June 13, 2017 a congressional hearing:
"It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States."
By Lauren Carroll • June 14, 2017
Kimberley Strassel
stated on May 28, 2017 "Meet the Press" on NBC:
In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
By Lauren Carroll • June 2, 2017
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stated on May 23, 2017 an online article:
"Rubio: 'Rape victims should be in custody if there is suspicion that they're planning abortion.' "
stated on May 21, 2017 an episode of "Fox and Friends":
Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn't the Russians."
By Lauren Carroll • May 23, 2017
stated on May 17, 2017 an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show":
"What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn't want Hillary prosecuted."
Richard Blumenthal
stated on May 9, 2017 a press conference:
"What does Trumpcare do? Yank tax credits away from veterans unlike any other American."
stated on May 4, 2017 blog headlines:
Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.
By Lauren Carroll • May 5, 2017
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work":
"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview on CBS:
"General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration."
stated on April 28, 2017 the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting:
"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2017
stated on April 25, 2017 the daily White House press briefing:
Trump has "worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Truman."
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet:
The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%."


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2020 Booker Prize Judge
Lee Child is the bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series.
Born James Grant in Coventry and raised in Birmingham, he now lives in New York. His Jack Reacher series was described by Forbes as 'The Strongest Brand in Publishing'. With a hundred million copies of his books available in forty languages, two film adaptations and a TV series in production, Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels make up one of the most successful book series in print. Lee, who has been, at various times, a law student, a stage manager and a union organiser, became an author at the age of 40 after an eighteen-year career producing TV in Britain.
During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE for services to literature in 2019.


Five roadshow events to showcase the Pensions Dashboard prototype to members of the long-term savings industry, financial advisers and a wide range of other stakeholders are due to be attended by nearly 500 people.
The events, being convened by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in their role as project managers, will involve a demonstration of the prototype system, recently presented to ministers, ahead of discussions about how a future service should be developed and operated for the good of pension savers.
The sessions are designed to encourage challenge and flush out some of the problems which need to be overcome before a system of multiple pensions dashboards can be made available for public use.
Events are being held in London today and tomorrow before the roadshow is taken to Birmingham and Edinburgh during May, where it will be hosted by Phoenix Group, Scottish Widows and Standard Life.
The Pensions Dashboard prototype met its deadline to demonstrate to Government ministers in March. Read more about what the project has achieved and which firms were involved at www.pensionsdashboardproject.uk, where you can also view a video explaining how the prototype works.


7pm in the Royal Scot, Morton….Please make the effort to turn up.
Well done & Congratulations to you all! All our players showed great enthusiasm and commitment, playing some great football, today at the Upperby Tournament.


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The 10 Best Mountain Biking Trails in Pennsylvania!
Rattling Creek, Lykens, PA
At just over 22 miles, Rattling Creek is a decent length ride for advanced riders. The system is a good portion rock garden, so bring a bike with a bigger wheel if you have it! Great views along the…
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The 8 Best Educational Activities for Children in Pennsylvania!
Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax, PA
Be transported at Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, where 150 beautiful acres are filled with animals from around the globe. Take a 45-minute Adventure Seeking Safari, or visit the petting zoo or reptile…
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The 10 Best Furniture Stores in Pennsylvania!
Country Lane Furniture, Annville, PA
Country Lane Furniture is "your source for handmade, heirloom-quality furniture" at reasonable prices in the great state of Pennsylvania. Residents and business owners in Philadelphia,…
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The 10 Best Spas in Pennsylvania!
The Spa at the Hotel Hershey, Hershey, PA
With stained glass windows, gleaming wood, and garden views, the "Chocolate Spa" at the Hotel Hershey harkens back to an elegant time where people sat still and relished the moment. Treat…
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Pennsylvania's 10 Best Live Theater Venues
Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
Milton S. Hershey believed that the more beautiful something is that people are meant to see or use, the more they will ultimately enjoy it. This idea truly comes to life at the Hershey Theatre,…
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The 9 Best Sightseeing Tours in Pennsylvania!
Hershey Trolley Works Tours, Hershey, PA
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The 9 Best Breweries in Pennsylvania!
Tröegs Independent Brewing, Hershey, PA
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The 9 Best Markets in Pennsylvania!
Pronio's Market, Hershey, PA
Since 1919, this family owned and operated grocery has been an integral part of the Hershey community, and shows no signs of slowing soon. With an eye towards quality products at affordable prices,…
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Duncannon Appalachian Trail Festival
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10 Most Romantic Places in Pennsylvania
The Inn at Westwynd Farms, Hummelstown, PA
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With stained glass windows, gleaming wood, and garden views, the "Chocolate Spa" at the Hotel Hershey harkens back to an elegant time where people sat still and relished the moment. Treat… Read More
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USA Fried Chicken, Harrisburg, PA
Featured in The 7 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Pennsylvania!
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Country Lane Furniture is "your source for handmade, heirloom-quality furniture" at reasonable prices in the great state of Pennsylvania. Residents and business owners in Philadelphia,… Read More
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522 7 Points Road, Sunbury, PA
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The Bogeyman doesn't exist. There are no monsters.
But there is a place, a real place, where something sinister is happening.
One woman, driven by a search for her twin, finds herself at the heart of Pomona.
.....and discovers more than she bargained for.
Be careful what you wish for. Now. Roll the dice.
A sinister and surreal thriller from Alistair McDowall, Pomona received its world premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre, London, on 12 November 2014.