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Climate change playing a huge role in the decimation of Italy's olive crop, killing trees by the millions and forcing up the cost of olive oil.
Maybe, like climate change, it's creeping up on us and we don't feel its day-to-day impact, but according to an unscientific survey of shoppers and suppliers, the rising cost of olive oil hasn't been noticed or at least had an impact.
It's like the boiling-frog fable, only instead of an amphibian not realizing it's being cooked as the water temperature slowly rises, it's tens-of-millions of olive trees dying from, among other things, parching heat.
The Italian olive crop was decimated this year. The harvest was down 57 per cent, it was the worst reduction in olive-oil production in 25 years in Italy.
The store has raised its prices marginally three times in its nine-year history, LeVatte said, because of lower supply and thus higher cost. As well, a 10-per-cent tariff was slapped on olive oil last fall.
In a normal year, Italy produces seven per cent of the world's olive oil, according to the International Olive Council. More than 35 million olive trees have died in Italy this growing season from bacteria or frost.
It is a $1.5-billion "crisis without precedent," according to Coldiretti, an Italian farmers' association.
"And many of those trees have been in the same family for centuries," Dalia Oreskovic, who with her husband Steve owns Coastal Olive Oils in Tsawwassen, said.
Italy expects to run out of its homegrown supply of olive oil next month, putting the country in the humiliating position of having to import the stuff.
As the Olive Oil Times put it in a worldwide survey of olive farmers March 13: "In Australia it was drought. In France there was too much rain. U.S. farmers said excessive heat was a major cause. In Greece it was the olive fruit fly.
Oreskovic said she hasn't noticed a spike in cost from her supplier, Oakland, Calif.,-based Veronica Bradley.
Coastal Olive Oils supplier Veronica Bradley — the same buyer used by the Vancouver Olive Oil Company — buys its olive oil from Bradley's company Veronica Foods, which in turn buys from all over the world.
Bradley also has her own olive grove and pressing plant in Tunisia.
According to Olive Oil Times, Spain – the No. 1 producer of olive oil in the world with about 13 per cent of production – saw 33-per-cent increase in its 2018 harvest, helping keep prices down.
Veronica Foods' website has an exhaustive guide to olive oil, from the chemistry of grading it ("the best indicator of a good olive oil is obtained by tasting"), to appellation ("a marketing device"), to flavour profiles ("extra virgin olive oils represent extraordinary examples of unique quality").
And if you want fresh, when the oil is at its best, LeVatte said, the southern harvest should begin arriving in July.
"The price to us has gone up a bit, but not to the point we're worried," she said.


"We welcome the allocation of funding this programme brings and it is sensible to locate outstanding leaders in schools requiring greatest improvement. However, this initiative doesn't address the underlying need to change the current hire and fire culture, where the time head teachers are in post is getting shorter and shorter, that is driven by the existing regulation and inspection framework. Leaders are forced to implement a divide and rule command and a control culture with unrealistic targets for their teams because that is what the current inspection regime forces them to do.
"Although Ofsted is unfit for purpose, the judgements of its inspectors can end headteachers' careers so they are forced to focus on preparing for inspections to the exclusion of everything else. Rather than providing small pots of funding for minor firefighting initiatives in the run up to the election, the government should be looking at how it can give leaders the freedom and security to deliver excellence in all schools."


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Although the Apple Watch is not a dedicated watch, it's packed with features that earn you miles and keep you motivated while you're running. You just have to know how to find them.
First things first: Make sure the Apple Watch knows who you are. That means gender, weight, height, age – basically all the indicators the watch needs to accurately measure distance and calories burned.
You may have set this up in your health app when you set up your Apple Watch for the first time. However, if you have not done so or your weight has changed since then, make sure your profile contains the correct information.
Access the Watch app on your phone and select Health at the bottom of the My Watch tab, and press Edit at the top right to make the changes.
Another important part of the "Getting Acquainted" phase is Calibrating the clock to your individual speed and stepping to get a more accurate distance indication when you leave your phone behind or GPS is not reliable.
If you've never done this before, you might just want to start with a clean waistcoat. On your phone, go to the My Watch tab in the Watch app and click Privacy and select Reset Fitness Calibration Data.
To recalibrate, Apple recommends jogging the watch on a flat, open surface to get a good reception. Series 1 users must take a phone with them on this first run. Next, start an outdoor run or run in the workout app on the Apple Watch for at least 20 minutes. If you do not have more than 20 minutes, you can do it at 5 or 10 minute intervals. You only need 20 minutes for the exact calibration.
If you have logged the first 20 minutes, you can turn off the phone and continue your normal running. The watch will continue to learn about your step and to calibrate over time.
Once you have figured out step and distance, you must make sure that you're getting an accurate reading of the heart rate. The Apple Watch uses heart rate (along with other readings) to calculate burned calories, and the gadget can be used to keep you at bay during exercise or in a race. However, the heart rate monitor must be in direct contact with your skin for accurate reading. This means you may need to tighten the strap before jogging to make sure the Apple Watch stays in place while swinging your sweaty arm up and down. Just do not overdo it and cut off the blood circulation on your hand – and maybe dissolve it when you're done.
It's also designed to work best on your wrist. Therefore, it is counterproductive to attach the sensor to the bottom of the wrist (where you would normally take your pulse). I carried it on the wrong side for months before I finally found it out, so save some time and learn about my mistake. If you want to be more precise with your reading, you can combine with an external heart rate monitor .
For outdoor runs, the Apple Watch can monitor eight different readings, ranging from average speed to altitude gain, but that does not mean you have to see all the information on the screen while you run. Find the numbers that pump you and then customize your workout interface from the Watch app on your phone.
In my case, for example, the distance is in front and in the middle, while active calories are hidden in my activity app.
($ 1,000 at Cricket Wireless) and once you're in it, click on Workout View above. Next, select the Outdoor (or Indoor) Run option, click Edit on the top right and add, delete or reorder as you see fit. You can only display five readings at a time.
You can also set goals before each run in the Workout app on the Apple Watch. Click the three dots next to the type of run you select and set your goals based on distance, calories, or time.
This feature is important for surviving city runs without having to set your clock at each traffic light. You can enable the automatic pause from the Watch app on your smartphone or directly on the Apple Watch itself.
On the clock, go to Settings / General / Training and turn on Auto Pause. If you are in the Watch app on the iPhone, select the My Watch, Exercise tab and enable the Auto Pause option. This works for outdoor races and on a treadmill, so stopping light or water break will not decrease your time and speed during a run.
As you've probably learned the hard way, runtimes are not good. And if you're a night-jogger like me, you might run empty. Or worse, the battery may die before you finish running – meaning the run will not appear in your activity log!
If you drink dangerously low levels of juice, try activating energy-saving mode before you start. This is unlike the "power reserve" option that you get when you have less than 10 percent, which turns off all functions except time. Energy Saver mode is a preventative step that allows you to extend battery life while retaining most basic tracking features.
Enable sleep mode via the watch or over the phone.
To enable Sleep Mode from the Apple Watch, go to Settings / General / Training and toggle the Sleep Mode option. You can also do this via the watch app on your iPhone and disable it once you have completed your run.
You can see a slight change in calories burned, as this mode also shuts off the heart rate monitor, but you should still get an accurate reading of your run.
Runners also get a number of new tools in WatchOS 5 to speed up their training. The update, which is expected to launch in September, will add the cadence (steps per minute) and rolling-mile tempo (how fast you've run the previous mile) to the list of metrics to track on a run. It also brings custom tempo warnings (via haptic feedback) as you go below or above your target pace. Here are some other great workout features that you might want to preview while waiting for the official WatchOS 5 update.
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Climate & Environment, Digital & Tech
Mind the air: London Underground's most polluted routes exposed
New study found that certain routes can have eight times higher air pollution levels than the safe limit
Dimitris Mavrokefalidis
Image: Pres Panayotov/Shutterstock
As more and more Britons are encouraged to use public transport and ditch their cars in a bid to help the planet, a researcher has said London Underground might not be the cleanest and the healthiest option for your journey.
Tanya Beri, who won one of Innovate UK's Young Innovators awards this week for developing an app, named CAIR, that maps the tube routes with the cleanest air, told FNZ: "The London Underground is exposing commuters to seven times above the World Health Organization's recommended safe limit for particulate matter, which is PM 2.5, air pollution essentially.
"The most polluted routes are the deeper London Underground lines, which consist of the Northern, Bakerloo, Victoria and Jubilee lines.
"If you are travelling along the deeper London Underground lines particulate matter levels are above 200 microgram per cubic metre of air and the UK safe recommended limit is 25, so that's a significant increase.
"Whereas if you are a passenger that is travelling along the Metropolitan line, you could only be experiencing exposure up to about 50 microgram per cubic metre of air. So, it is a real significant difference in obviously the route that you select but also the stations you are going via."
The primary pollutants are PM 2.5 and 10, which are many times smaller than a strand of hair while iron oxides form the majority of the pollutants and are typically produced from the interaction between train wheels and tracks.
According to research, pollution on underground transportation can be 20 times higher than roadside air – reports claim that if a commuter spends just 20 minutes underground, the effect on their health is the same as smoking a cigarette.
Tanya Beri, a born and raised Londoner continued: "I am a frequent user of the London Underground and I was quite alarmed to hear how polluted it was and how this was not an issue that necessarily Londoners were aware of.
"I have come up with an app which essentially renavigates users of existing routes to lower polluted options, giving the ability to continue travelling in an environmentally conscious way but also obviously in a way that which is better for their health."
Beri said her app could provide insights to inform policies for a long-term solution to the tube air pollution: "The biggest challenge is a long-term solution on how we are going to fix the problem.
"The app is a short-term solution, which is focused on the people, not the problem itself. And Transport for London (TfL) currently have one of the hardest jobs in the world right now, tackling a very serious issue."
ELN has contacted TfL for comment.
In case you missed it, read the FNZ interview with a scientist who has developed wearable technology to combat pollution on London Underground.
air pollution emissions Innovate UK London Underground particulate matter tech

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It should be available by default - just type FoxitReader. If you want to make your web browser use it for PDF files you need to change the settings on the browser. For Firefox go to Edit, Preferences, Applications and look for 'Portable Document Format'. Set the program to use to be /usr/local/shared/foxit/current/FoxitReader.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/ ie we are allowed to redistribute it to our desktops.
There's an internal help menu but it doesn't work on the 64-bit machines.
Comes as a tarball, just unpack it in the appropriate place and make a module. Also make sure you keep the 'current' link in /usr/local/shared.foxit pointing at the appropriate place.


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Lamda Development takes over 100% the Hellinikon Project, in strategic move
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Lamda Development is moving ahead with an extraordinary general meeting to raise its share capital to 650 million euros and take over the 100% the former airport at Ellinikon, and the flagship project of the Hellinikon.
The company issued a statement to raise its stake in the company stressing: "following the completion of the issuance of Joint Ministerial Decisions (JMDs), with a view to the immediate launch of the largest investment in the country".
With its move, Lamda Development, a Greek company, has taken over 100% of the project, an iconic investment in the country.
Strategic partnerships, both at the shareholder level and at the level of individual developments, are foreseen in the future, in the context of the Company's long-term strategy and the international scope of this flagship project.
The 11 professions most in demand in Greece, according to SEV
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Minimum Wage: PM Mitsotakis announces a new increase from May 1
Athens Stock Exchange went up today to where it was before the pandemic
Apple's Road to $3 Trillion (infographic)
Europe nuclear plants "need 500 bn euro investment by 2050: EU commissioner
How are Bitcoin, Kazakhstan and China related? (infographic)
Turkey's public-private partnerships are pricier than promised
Greek olive producer honoured with 400 international awards for quality & innovation – AMNA interview (photos)
Turkish inflation breaks 19-year record
Turkey significantly raises electricity, natural gas prices
If you'd invested $5,000 in Amazon in 2015, this is how much you would have today
Turkish lira erodes last week's gains
Putin: If we did not raise interest rates, we would end up like Turkey
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Stephen Severn
Award-Winning Ghostwriter, Screenwriter, Editor, and Writing Coach for 6 #1 Bestselling Books
STEPHEN SEVERN is an award-winning ghostwriter, editor, screenwriter, and writing coach. Mentored by Academy Award-winning writer Stewart Stern (Rebel Without A Cause), Stephen served as editor for the #1 best-sellers Tears For My City and The Revved Life. He also served as consultant for Robert Beatty's New York Times #1 best-selling Serafina series of children's books, published by Disney Hyperion, and as editor for the blog of #1 best-selling Christian author Emerson Eggerichs.
Stephen's work as editor has resulted in 25 international awards. In addition, his ghostwritten screenplay was winner of Best Adaptation at the Hollywood Book Festival, and a runner-up at the prestigious Circus Road Script Competition. He's written for rock magazines and heavy metal websites, film and TV reviews, and ghostwritten or edited more than 30 published books.
He specializes in rescuing, restoring and reawakening broken dreams. It would be his honor to help reawaken yours.
Serafina and the Splintered Heart, by Robert Beatty (2017) Serafina and the Twisted Staff, by Robert Beatty (2016) Liberty Awash, by JW Bruns (2015) Serafina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty (2015) Serafina and the Black CloakSerafina and the Twisted StaffSerafina and the Splintered HeartLiberty Awash
Tell Them Who We Are: What You Don't Understand About the Homeless (But Must), by Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds (2018)
Living My Shadows: Dreams Do Come True, by Kevin Barnett Sr. (2017)
Starting Point: The Journeys of Teen Moms Who Overcame, by Tiffany Stadler (2017)
Imagine…, by Robert Beedham (2016)
My Razzle Dazzle: An Outsider's Story, by Todd Pearson (2015)
Tears for My City: The Autobiography of a Detroit White Boy, by Dean Dimitrieski (2015)
The "Love and Respect" Blog, by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (2015)
The Revved Life: From the Pits to the Podium, by Pastor Jeff Knight (2015)
Of Darkest Valor, by Tom Cifichielo (2014)
Quest for The Blue Crystal. by W.D. County (2014)
The Complete American's Guide to the Deutsche Bahn, by Stephen Severn and Sally Reboul (2014)
Benefit of the Doubt. Stage play based upon the novel by Myra Dorsey (2016)
Best Adapted Screenplay, Hollywood Book Festival Best Adapted Screenplay, Circus Road Script Competition (Runner-up) Best Autobiography, Hollywood Book Festival Best Autobiography, Paris Book Festival Best Autobiography, San Franciso Book Festival Best Autobiography, New England Festival
Reviews: Book Editing, Writing, Script Consultant
"Stephen helped me achieve a writing goal that I failed to accomplish on my own after three years of trying. I had written 30,000 words for my book, but had no chapters, no structure, just a hodgepodge of thoughts. I needed a writing coach who could hold me accountable for achieving my book goal, but also help me bring structure and readability to it. Stephen delivered for me in a big way. He became both my writing coach and my accountability coach. He is equally and highly-skilled in both roles. I will continue to use Stephen as my writing and accountability coach!" —John Hughes, author of Unselling and Haunting the CEO
"Stephen served as consultant on the second edition of my book. Stephen's a true professional and the best in the industry. He's passionate for perfection, and a driven overachiever, who always over-delivers, with a skill level I've never seen before. I'm honored to call him my friend." —Dean Dimitrieki, author of the #1 Best-seller, Tears for My City: An Autobiography of a Detroit White Boy
"Stephen's ability to draw out my style and voice, as a writer, was priceless to me. I gained confidence knowing Stephen would tell me what I needed to hear to grow. Stephen's an artist, and the small nuggets he made into my work everyday made a massive difference." —Jeff Knight, author of the #1 Christian Best-seller The Revved Life
"Stephen Severn has changed my life through his services. I've learned so much from him and loved how he was able to help me with putting my thoughts on paper. His professionalism and great attitude through the process was priceless. I would recommend Stephen to anyone who wants positive results." —Kevin Barnett Sr., author of Living my Shadows: Dreams Do Come True
"It would be difficult to overstate the positive impact Stephen Severn has had on my writing. He is an experienced and skillful story doctor who has also been a much-needed source of validation and encouragement."
"Stephen helped me take a wandering, unfocused, dreary manuscript and transform it into a fun and interesting read. His coaching and restraint greatly improved my writing style, concentration, and understanding of how to appeal to readers. He spent a great deal of time and effort with me, beyond my expectations for what I'd paid, making this a great value." — Steve S.
"When my writing is working–that is, when it's keeping readers engaged–Stephen is quick to point it out and, even more important, to explain why. I think this type of feedback is more valuable than we tend to believe. When writers hire editors and coaches, we're often focused on the negative. We're looking for a linguistic detective to prowl through our writing, sniff out the baddies, and put them under a spotlight for interrogation. That's great—and Stephen certainly pulls no punches when I've missed the mark. He's a master practitioner of "tough love." But Stephen also serves up generous helpings of positive reinforcement. This goes beyond mere pats on the back. Stephen points fingers. He names names. He tells you precisely why this sentence or that paragraph is great. And what happens then? Naturally, you do it more often. You find ways to do it with more finesse. Your writing gets better."
"Both in the role of "Good Cop" and "Bad Cop," Stephen Severn has been a super-charged rocket booster to my progression as a writer. He's taught me a TON about harnessing the universal principles of Story, always with unflinching respect–no, not respect, REVERENCE–for the unique, very personal story I'm attempting to tell."
"Bottom line: If you're serious about improving your writing, you should work with Stephen Severn!" —David Walker, author of the #2 Best-selling short story Wet Work
"Stephen Severn is an exceptional writing talent. He's worked with me on nearly 20 projects, including feature screenplays, short scripts, musicals and a book rewrite. He has the remarkable ability to size up a project—be it drama, comedy, horror, fantasy or any genre—and pinpoint where it might fail and why, and then offer insightful and creative alternatives. Or, he can simply work a project to the letter, as requested—he's that flexible and adept. He knows how to breathe life into characters and how to tap into reader's emotions. With full command of the craft, he's able to express his ideas clearly and effectively in any circumstance. His passion shines through in every project that he tackles. Stephen has been an invaluable asset to my creative life, and I highly recommend him without reservation." —Kyle Kallenbach
"Stephen is one terrific, fully capable ghostwriter, editor and book coach. On our team, he's the fastest, most prolific member. Stephen's honesty helps him draw in clients, and he helps each client fit their vision into their budget. Stephen is the real deal when it comes to time, effort and fulfilling book contracts. He is prompt, thrifty and always delivers—our clients praise him every time. Nothing but positive, five-star reviews! Look for best-seller ghostwriter Stephen Severn in the immediate future!" —Karen Colem Executive Director, Ghost Writer Inc.


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This month, we moved our COVID-19 Resources to a new format to allow for more relevant and more frequent updates. You can access the original, archived resource page at any time.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Contact us anytime at [email protected].
Southeast Job Losses and Gains, March – September 2020
Source: Clean Energy Employment Initial Impacts from the COVID-19 Economic Crisis, September 2020, E4 the Future
The U.S. lost over 477,000 clean energy jobs from March to September.
Nationally, job losses in the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors increased almost 14% since the pre-pandemic era.
12,500 jobs were added nationally in September.
Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina experienced the greatest losses in April; and Florida and North Carolina gained back the most jobs in June.
Jobs were added monthly between March and September.
June saw the highest job gains across the region.
The Southeast states experienced small but steady job increases July through September.
E4 The Future's blog shares the individual, personal, and resilient stories of the energy efficiency workforce.
Utility Dive takes a look at how utilities can support diverse business entities impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Since March, utility disconnections have paused and restarted. In the Southeast, moratoria remain in Kentucky.
NARUC has a new map of disconnection moratoria and the status of payment plans.
Regulators and utilities using several means to ease the strain on customers:
Increasing energy efficiency funding
Leveraging charitable contributions
Redirecting surplus (lowering natural gas prices)
Offering bill payment assistance and flexible payment plans
NARUC Map of Disconnection Moratoria
Georgia Power Foundation invests $1 million to support state in COVID-19 recovery
Knoxville Utility Board receives more than $4 million to help customers pay utility bills
Huntsville Utilities COVID-19 relief fund supports charity groups and local customers
Governor Cooper announces $175 million in assistance with rental, utility payments for North Carolinians
NRECA supports bill to keep families connected to broadband amid pandemic
3 ways utilities can help low-income families impacted by COVID-19
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EV batteries show the promise of cleaner, electrified transportation
Anne Blair
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As we identify cleaner alternatives to gas and diesel-powered vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) have become clear front-runners as the cleanest, most affordable option for personal and commercial use. Demand for EVs has steadily increased over the last decade as models have become cheaper and more powerful. The success of a select few, light-duty EVs, has morphed into a much bigger movement, which now includes electric buses and trucks, delivery vehicles, and more entering the market.
The battery plays a crucial role in the long-term success of electric vehicles. It is responsible for the vehicle's range and power, yet it is also the most controversial and expensive part of an EV. Lowering the cost of a battery is key to lowering the overall costs of EVs and allows them to reach cost parity with gasoline-powered vehicles. Batteries, however, are not without their flaws. From material extraction, manufacturing, and disposal, these processes can all have negative environmental consequences. As the number of EVs grows, finding safe, affordable, and environmentally friendly ways to make these batteries and keep them out of landfills poses a challenge and opportunity.
Current research addresses weaknesses of lithium-ion batteries
Research is advancing quickly alongside the increase of EV adoption. Costs are expected to match those of gasoline vehicles by 2023.
Research teams across the world are seeking ways to reduce the impacts of EV batteries in each stage of its lifecycle. In the Southeast, Clemson University is researching ways to improve battery production, which would significantly lower costs and increase the power of EV batteries. Georgia Tech is working on a range of battery projects including developing strategies to remanufacture, repurpose, and recycle spent EV batteries. The study further evaluates the use of recycled batteries in smart homes and local electrical grids. In other areas of the country, IBM is using materials extracted from seawater to build a new battery that does not use heavy metals. Early testing shows that it can be optimized to surpass the capabilities of lithium-ion batteries including lower cost, faster charging time, higher power and energy density, strong energy efficiency, and low flammability. Tesla is developing an EV battery that is free of cobalt, one of the most expensive and difficult battery elements to mine.
Battery production provides economic growth opportunities
Battery production companies like SK Innovation are expanding and creating new economic opportunities in the region, with the development of two battery plants in Georgia. This growth brings potential to build infrastructure to reuse and recycle EV batteries and create jobs in the Southeast.
Second-life uses reduces the environmental impact of EV batteries
As EVs age and come off the road, the second life battery supply is projected to exceed 200 gigawatt-hours per year by 2030. This will not only exceed the demand for lithium-ion battery storage, it exceeds a value of $30 billion. The Southeast can look to places like China or Europe for standardization procedures for used batteries, recycling incentives for consumers, and other policies that can encourage battery reuse and recycling and support a growing EV economy.
With an increased number of new models of electric light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles in development, experts predict that electric vehicle sales to be half of overall vehicle sales worldwide by 2040. However, this future is contingent on the components and prices of EV batteries as clean and inexpensive as possible. Our recent report, "EV Battery Benefits, Challenges, & Trends," details the core concerns about battery technology and the current state of the battery industry, including:
Why is lithium-ion the most popular type of EV battery?
What are the alternatives to lithium-ion?
How can EV batteries be used in their second life?
What does EV battery recycling look like?
What policies exist that support recycling and battery reuse?
Municipalities and state leaders, business leaders, fleet directors, and others are looking for opportunities to make their operations more sustainable, reduce their energy impacts, and protect the environment. Shifting fleets to cleaner, electric options, will play a key role in those plans. This report gives insight into the battery industry and the benefits and opportunities of electric transportation.
Questions? Contact energy efficient transportation manager, Justin Brightharp.
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Texas Teacher Who Asked Trump to Deport 'Illegal Students' at Her School Gets Fired
Monique Judge
Filed to:Georgia Clark
Screenshot: Twitter (via Washington Post)
When someone is a complete and total jerk for no reason, we as a collective love to see them get what is coming to them. Don't bother denying it; there is a (not so) secret satisfaction in watching a deserving jackass get their comeuppance.
This is especially true when said deserving jackass is a racist troll who went the extra mile of openly tweeting her name and personal phone number to Donald Trump, asking him for help in removing what she described as "illegal students" from her school.
Texas Teacher Outs Herself on Twitter as MAGA-t Who Wants to Help Trump Round Up 'Illegal Students&...
Georgia Clark is an English teacher in Fort Worth, Texas. Much like the president of the United…
Such is the case of Georgia Clark, a former high school English teacher in Fort Worth, Texas. She made headlines earlier this year when screenshots of her tweets were made public by the Washington Post. The shame of it all prompted the Fort Worth Independent School District to place her on administrative leave with pay while they investigated her for "inappropriate behavior in violation of district regulations." The district voted unanimously on Tuesday to fire her, according to The Hill, upholding a decision that had been made in June.
Apparently, writing "Mr. President, Fort Worth Independent School District is loaded with illegal students from Mexico" and "Anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth would be greatly appreciated" in two separate tweets on Twitter wasn't the first time Clark exhibited racist behavior toward minority students, according to the Post:
Last month, when one student asked to go to the bathroom, Clark told the student to "show me your papers that are saying you are legal," a student told investigators, which was corroborated by another student. She denied to investigators that she made the comment, which the report claims occurred on May 17 — the same day Clark tweeted at Trump multiple times about what she perceived as illegal immigration in Fort Worth and in the school district.
In 2007, Clark kicked a student, the review said, though an investigation determined it was "without malice." In 2013, she was disciplined for referring to a group of students as "little Mexico" and called another student "white bread." Those allegations proved to be true, according to the review.
The Hill reports that Clark has the option of appealing her termination.
Let's hope she doesn't. Let's hope she never gets to be around innocent children again.
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I liked the view of the 180 degree sea. The fecilities like the museums was awesome.also the beaches isn't crowded and have almost like a private type beach.
Amazing views over False Bay, especially at sunrise and sunset!
Nice and spacious. An amazing view. Everything of the is very very good. I felt comfortable and relaxed during my stay.
the location the room and ben the hower who came late for the keys and some information thank you will come back !
Very good location. Clean and comfortable room. I was happy to find there a heater and additional blankets. The wi-fi was excelent.
The views were great and it had a very relaxing feel.
The environment is very comfortable and cozy. From the check in to check out, the procedure is clear and the host is so friendly.
Lock in a great price for Roman Rock Studios – rated 8.9 by recent guests!
One of our best sellers in Simon's Town! The refurbished Roman Rock Studios offer spacious self-catering accommodations located in Simon's Town. Free WiFi access is available. Boulders Beach is a 2-minute drive away.
The apartments will provide you with a seating area and a flat-screen TV with selected satellite DSTV channels. The apartments come with a fully equipped kitchen featuring granite work tops, a microwave and refrigerator. All bathrooms are private and have a shower, basin and toilet.
At Roman Rock Studios you will find barbecue facilities. During whale season guests can enjoy whale watching from your balcony or patio.
If you feel like visiting the surroundings, check out the harbor in Simon's Town, which is 2.2 mi away or Cape Point, a 30-minute drive from the property.
뀐 Located in the top-rated area in Simon's Town, this property has an excellent location score of 9.0!
When would you like to stay at Roman Rock Studios?
This apartment features a stovetop, balcony and dining area.
This apartment has a toaster, kitchenware and sea view.
This apartment features a toaster, stovetop and barbecue.
This apartment features a stovetop, kitchenware and satellite TV.
This property used to be an A Frame property before it was converted in the 90s. The property is famous among divers as it was and still is a very popular landmark for divers, known as the A frame dive spot.
As a family we have lived in Simon's Town for nearly 3 years, although my wife is from Simon's Town originally. However, we met in England, and got married in South Africa in 2010. Life has been good for us, we are blessed with two wonderful children (2016: ages 2 and 5) and my wife's parents have been in Simon's Town for over 30 years.
Simon's Town is a relatively safe neighbourhood - 6 months ago there was an article suggesting the safest in South Africa - however like all places in SA, you have to be careful. Simon's Town is known as the South African naval base, and from a tourist perspective is close to 2 major tourist attractions in South Africa which are Cape Point and the Penguins on Boulders Beach. Most people enjoy Simon's Town since it feels like a coastal holiday town so you can relax and get some rest, but still be close enough to most places in Cape Town within 45 minutes.
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Roman Rock Studios accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please inform Roman Rock Studios of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
The property is on the Main Road and the cars are very noisy at times. The place was generally clean, but the microwave and stovetop was rusted and not very appealing.
1 hour drive to city centre eg: V&A waterfront. Restricted check in time.
Good location for the cape and for Boulder's Beach. Lovely view, very comfortable bed and living area.
Just the water flow in shower was a problem. Raised it with Annie and she had it looked at, but still not 100% fixed.
Everything about this apartment was stunning. Location, views, comfy beds and warm hospitality on arrival.
Location was good as we were about 30 min walk from Boulders Beach. Property was lovely and very clean and spacious. Host was also very friendly.
Very very clean and organized! Well Prepared for Load shedding.
The stairs were rather steep.
The view was good - the bushes need to be cut back though.
Kettle was leaking water, but not seriously, other than that, no issues.
All in all a very clean and well kept apartment with all that is needed for a comfortable stay.
Rather noisy road. Bright at night, prefer dark black out at night. Beach towels or blanket, relaxing chairs for balcony would be really useful.
Exceptional Views, a comfortable spacious unit, balcony.
There were a couple of cars broken into on the street outside the property, but the house itself had good security.
The host was great and brought over keys and showed us around the property. Views were fantastic. There was a handy kitchen, wifi and comfy beds.
Wonderful Sea views, well equipped for self catering, and conveniently close to good restaurants if needed. lovely historic town and surrounding area great to explore. Owners were very attentive and helpful!


Listed here are the signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment methods that are associated with a sleep disorder known as narcolepsy. Read on to know more about these.
If you are having problems sleeping and it is interfering with your mental, physical and emotional functioning then you could be suffering from a sleep disorder. At most times, we don't even understand we have issues with our sleeping patterns until one day it gets too much to handle.
In today's world, lifestyle changes make this problem even more difficult to point out. However, if you have noticed a lot of problems in your emotional and physical life, and think these are caused due to your sleeping patterns, then you might indeed have a sleep disorder.
A chronic sleep disorder that is characterized by sudden attacks of sleep and an overwhelming daytime drowsiness is termed as narcolepsy. People who are suffering from it find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time.
However, it is often mistaken for depression, simple lack of sleep, seizure disorder or other conditions that may cause abnormal sleep patterns.
A primary characteristic is an uncontrollable need to sleep during the day along with an overwhelming drowsiness. People who suffer from this disorder will fall asleep without warning, anywhere and at anytime. Apart from this, people who are suffering may also experience a decreased alertness throughout the day.
This is a condition also known as cataplexy, which can cause a range of physical changes from slurred speech to complete weakness of most muscles. This lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes.
Cataplexy is an uncontrollable condition that is often triggered by intense emotions, usually ones that are positive such as excitement and laughter, though sometimes surprise, fear and anger are also part of it.
A few people who suffer from narcolepsy experience one or two episodes in a year while there are others who have numerous episodes. It has been studied that about 70% of people who suffer from this disorder experience cataplexy.
Often, people suffering from this disorder are temporary unable to speak/move while falling asleep or upon waking. These episodes are frightening and last for several seconds to several minutes. It imitates the type of temporary paralysis that takes place during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, i.e. the period of sleep in which dreams occur.
This temporary immobility that is experienced during REM sleep may prevent the body from acting out. It is notable that not every person who suffers from sleep paralysis has narcolepsy, however many normal people do experience a few attacks of sleep paralysis, especially in young adulthood.
When a person has narcolepsy, they may also have hallucinations. This happens when a person falls quickly into rapid eye movement (REM) sleep as they do at sleep onset at night and periodically during the day. It is at this time you may be semi awake when you begin dreaming and experience it as reality and they may be frightening and vivid.
Restless nighttime sleep and occasional automatic behavior are also the symptoms of narcolepsy. The signs and symptoms usually develop between the ages of 10 and 25, but the condition can begin before the age of 10 or in your 20s and 30s. Narcolepsy rarely occurs after the age of 40.
To diagnose, the doctor may make a preliminary diagnosis that is based on your experience of both sudden loss of muscle tone and excessive daytime sleepiness. It is after the initial round that the doctor may refer you to a sleep specialist for additional evaluation and studies.
Staying overnight at a sleep center where you undergo an in-depth analysis of your sleep by a team of specialists may be included in the formal diagnosis. Some of the methods used have been listed here.
A scale called the Epworth Sleepiness scale that uses a series of short questions, is used to diagnose narcolepsy. This is a numbered scale on which you will rank on certain situations.
This is a test that involves a variety of measuring tactics that are conducted through electrodes placed on your scalp before you fall asleep. The electrical activity of the brain and the heart, along with the movement of the muscles and eyes are measured by this test.
This is a test that measures how long it will take to fall asleep during the day. This is done by asking you to fall asleep for a series of four or five naps, each four hours apart when you are doing this specialists will observe your sleep patterns.
There is no cure for narcolepsy, but there are lifestyle modifications and medications that can help you deal with the symptoms.
Antidepressants and stimulants are some of the medications that are used to deal with the disorder. It is advised that you consult the doctor if you are suffering from other health problems like high blood pressure and diabetes.
What Changes Do I Make in My Lifestyle to Help Me Deal with Narcolepsy?
Since lifestyle modifications are important in managing the symptoms, here are a few steps that could prove beneficial.
Adhere to a sleeping schedule. You can do this by going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day including weekends.
Taking naps at regular intervals will also be refreshing and help you stay awake for a few hours.
Avoid alcohol and nicotine as using these substances may worsen the signs and symptoms associated with narcolepsy.
Exercise regularly as this will help you feel more awake during the day and also help you sleep better at night.
Making a few lifestyle changes for the better will certainly help you more than anything else. A healthy body, and a healthy mind will help you overcome almost all problems. Exercise, eat right, and stay happy!


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Dream Island
Dream Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Dream Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
Feature type: Island
Dream Island (United States of America)
W side of Wylie Bay, S Anvers Island, following survey by FIDS from "Arthur Harbour", 1956-57, was so named because of the island's natural features of a cave and, in summer, a small waterfall with patches of grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and moss (APC, 1959a, p.6; BA chart 3572, 12.viii.1960).


Cool little independant cinema in the backstreets of Belgium, despite the fact it's had a bit of a kicking and a partly collapsed roof it was a nice little spot.
Visited with SammyDoubleWammy and a non member.
Nice one, liking the new settings.
Stunning set. Are those kool Hercs decks ?
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I can not get the Response of {% url 'freshpic' %} on Centos, but it is normal on Windows,the {% static "1.gif" %} is normal on both OS. another, we deploy with Centos
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System Center 2012 – Operations Manager can monitor physical network routers and switches, including the interfaces and ports on those devices, and the virtual local area networks (VLANs) and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) groups that they participate in, as well as firewalls and load balancers. Increased visibility into your network infrastructure can help you identify failures in critical services and applications that were caused by the network. For example, you observe an alert informing you that a critical server is unavailable. If you have configured network monitoring, you would also observe an alert informing you that a port is offline. When you view the computer vicinity diagram for the server, you see that the unavailable computer is connected to the offline port. Thus, you can focus on troubleshooting the root cause for the unavailable computers.
Operations Manager can show you how your network is connected to the computers you are monitoring through the Network Vicinity View dashboard. Using Network Vicinity View, you can see how your topology is laid out, as well as the health of each network device, computer, and the connection between each.
Operations Manager can discover and monitor network devices that use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, v2c, and v3. For a complete list of supported devices, see Network Devices Supported for Discovery by Operations Manager.
Ports that are connected to a computer are not monitored; only ports that connect to other network devices are monitored. You can monitor a port that is connected to a computer that is not agent-managed in the same management group by adding the port to the Critical Network Adapters Group.
Some of the monitoring capabilities are disabled by default. For more information, see Tuning Network Monitoring.
There are additional management packs that are required to relate network devices to each other and to the agent computers they are connected to. Network monitoring requires discovery of the network adapter for each agent computer, which is performed by the management pack for the agent computer's operating system. Verify that the management packs from the following list are installed for each of the operating systems in your environment.
Network device discovery is performed by discovery rules that you create. For instructions on creating a discovery rule, see How to Discover Network Devices in Operations Manager and Network Device Discovery Settings.
When you create a discovery rule, you designate a management server or gateway server to run the rule. Each management server or gateway server can run only one discovery rule. You may need to strategically place management servers on different network segments so that they can access the network devices that they are discovering.
Discovery rules run on a schedule that you can specify, and you can also run a rule on demand. Each time the discovery rule runs, it attempts to find new devices within its definition or changes to devices that were previously discovered. A discovery rule can perform explicit discovery or recursive discovery.
Recursive discovery – A recursive discovery rule will attempt to discover those devices that you explicitly specify in the wizard by IP address, as well as other network devices that are connected to the specified SNMP v1 or v2 device and that the specified SNMP v1 or v2 device knows about through the device's Address Routing Protocol (ARP) table, its IP address table, or the topology Management Information Block (MIB).
If you use recursive discovery, you can elect to discover all the other network devices that the specified SNMP v1 or v2 device knows about or only network devices that are connected to the specified SNMP v1 or v2 device that are in a specified IP address range. You can also filter recursive discovery by using such properties as the device type, name, and object identifier (OID).
A discovery rule can perform only explicit or recursive discovery, but cannot perform a combination of discovery types. You can change the discovery type of a rule after the rule is created. If you know all of the network devices that you want discovered, you should use explicit discovery. Recursive discovery can discover devices that you have no business need to monitor and as a result, can increase the administrative workload of monitoring your network.
A discovery rule can discover any combination of SNMP v1, v2, and v3 devices. SNMP v3 devices can only be discovered by explicit discovery or by being specified in a recursive discovery rule. If you specify an SNMP v3 device in a recursive discovery rule, the SNMP v3 device will be discovered but devices connected to it will not be discovered. If you specify an SNMP v1 or v2 device in a recursive discovery rule, only SNMP v1 and v2 devices connected to it will be included in the recursive discovery.
SNMP trap rules are not supported for SNMP v3 devices.
In the discovery rule configuration, you specify whether Operations Manager will use ICMP, SNMP, or both to communicate with the network device. The network device must support the protocol that you specify. When the discovery rule runs, Operations Manager attempts to contact the network devices that you specify, using the protocol or protocols that you specified. If you specify that a device uses both ICMP and SNMP, Operations Manager must be able to contact the device by using both methods or discovery will fail. If you specify ICMP as the only protocol to use, discovery is limited to the specified device and monitoring is limited to whether the device is online or offline.
Credentials are also needed to communicate with the device. You associate each discovery rule with Run As accounts that supply the community string (for SNMP v1 and v2 devices) or access credentials (SNMP v3) to Operations Manager. For more information, see Run As Accounts for Network Monitoring in Operations Manager.
After Operations Manager successfully accesses a specified network device, if you selected recursive discovery, it attempts to discover other network devices that the specified device knows about through the device's ARP table, its IP address table, or the topology MIB files.
After discovery is complete, the management server resource pool that you specify in the discovery rule begins monitoring the discovered network devices. For more information on monitoring network devices, see Viewing Network Devices and Data in Operations Manager and Reports for Network Monitoring in Operations Manager.


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Q: Postgresql date subtract How can I make a valid request like:
UPDATE b2c SET tranche = '18 - 25'
WHERE (dateofbirth::date BETWEEN NOW()::date - 18 'year' AND NOW()::date - 25 'year')

Thanks for help

A: dateofbirth::date BETWEEN
    (NOW() - interval '25 year')::date AND
    (NOW() - interval '18 year')::date

A: You can use Postgres cast syntax:
UPDATE b2c SET tranche = '18 - 25'
WHERE dateofbirth::date BETWEEN
    NOW()::date - '25y'::interval AND
    NOW()::date - '18y'::interval

A: By using EXTRACT() and Age()
select EXTRACT(year FROM age('1995-08-04'::date))::int age

Output:
age
integer
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      20

So you can write where condition like below
UPDATE b2c SET tranche = '18 - 25'
WHERE EXTRACT(year FROM age(dateofbirth))::int >=18
 AND  EXTRACT(year FROM age(dateofbirth))::int <=25


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Q: Cannot use MongoDB I have been following a tutorial to use Node.js, Express, Jade and MongoDB together. I have been having some trouble using the database, starting with when I try to access information from it in Jade, but now I am at the point where I cannot even access it via command prompt.
Whenever I navigate to the installed location (C:/mongo/bin) and enter the command:

mongo

I get back:
MongoDB shell version 2.6.5
connecting to: test
Warning: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:27017, reason: errno:10061 No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

Could anyone please help me figure out how to use MongoDB again on my computer? It worked once before when I installed it. Note, I am using Windows 8.1

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mongo.exe opens an mongodb client, you need to run mongod.exe first to open mongodb server then in another shell run mongo command again.

Elaborating a bit on this answer - there are two different commands you need to execute, and you need to do them in order:

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*mongod - this command is executed to start up your MongoDB server. This makes everything on the actual server available, including your database instances that are stored there.

*mongo - this command is executed to start up the Mongo shell. The Mongo shell allows you to interact with the databases and collections, and depends on the databases and collections being available (i.e. the server needs to be running).

A: mongo is just the shell cli to interact with the mongo server.
As far as i know you still need to start mongo server first.
Check in the explorer what other files are in the bin directory. there should be a mongod.exe file. When you open it a command line should open. As long as this is open, the server is running and you should be able to interact with it through the mongo command.


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The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowl championships. Dallas has been home to some of the greatest names in the NFL including Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and many more. Today they are still known to many as "America's Team." The Cowboys open the 2009 season in their new stadium. It features the two colossal arches, soaring 292 feet above the playing field, which supports a giant retractable roof.
The Dallas Mavericks began as an expansion team in 1980 and have become one of the top teams reaching the NBA finals in their 2005-2006 season. With the help of Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, and under the ownership of Mark Cuban, the Mavericks have finished each of the last five years with 50+ wins.
Despite Texas' warm climate, hockey has been a tradition in Dallas since 1941, when the Texans joined the American Hockey Association. The Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993 and became the Dallas Stars. Since arriving, the Dallas Stars have won their division six times and won the Stanley Cup in 1999. DART rail will take you from Plano to the American Airlines Center.
The Texas Rangers actually began in the 1960's as the Washington Senators, with President John F. Kennedy throwing the first pitch for the expansion team. The team moved to Texas in 1972, and has been home to such Major League Baseball legends as Nolan Ryan and Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez.
FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn, became a charter member of Major League Soccer in 1995. They have since been to the playoffs seven times and won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1997. FC Dallas plays in Frisco about 15 minutes away.
Frisco Rough Riders
Great minor league baseball in a family setting is just a few minutes from Plano. The Rough Riders are a Double-A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Texas Rangers.
Texas Motor Speedway
The Texas Motor Speedway offers a 1.5 mile track, seating for 150,000 fans, and 194 skybox VIP suites. Open since 1996, the Texas Motor Speedway features high-speed fun from NASCAR to IndyCar.
Colonial Golf Tournament
On perfect greens and fairways, top professional golfers compete during this nationally televised event in May. Made famous by Fort Worth's own Ben Hogan, the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Golf Tournament draws winners of the U.S. P.G.A., U.S. Open, British Open, and the Masters Tournament.
Bryon Nelson Golf Tournament
The Bryon Nelson Championship, named for its first winner in 1944, is held each May in a suburb of Dallas. It is the leading fundraiser for charity on the PGA tour.
Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie is home of the 2004 Breeders' Cup. This world-class racetrack offers live races many months of the year and a full-card simulcasting year-round. You can wager on horse racing all year long at this picturesque racetrack.
Texas Legends
Texas Legends are the newest member of the NBA Development League, or D-League. They are an affiliated team of the Dallas Mavericks. They play just a few minutes away at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco.
Minor league hockey is minutes from Plano. The Allen Americans are members of the Central Hockey League and are affilicated with the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. The Americans play at the Allen Event Center.


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JOHN HOLL: Craft beer comes of age in Sweden
JOHN HOLL
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – The way the beer scene has developed in Sweden in the last few years is enough to make anyone dizzy.
The Scandinavian country's history with beer is not dissimilar to others: lagers from larger breweries dominated the landscape until imports began to come into the market in droves, followed by a handful of pioneers that took the plunge and opened their own brewing operations in an effort to bring local beer to the people.
It was slow to take off, but now is like a juggernaut that cannot be stopped. "The first craft brewery opened in the 1990s and we had steady and slow growth until about three years ago and now we're in an explosion," explained journalist and beer judge Jan-Erik Janko Svensson, "Now we have more than 100, and another 10 to 20 are ready to open."
He was standing outside a brick building in a commercial part of Stockholm, on break from judging a homebrew competition, one that grows in size each year, and noted that he once knew all the brewers in his country (roughly the size of California but home to less than 10 million people). Today, he learns about new breweries almost weekly.
What makes Sweden different than some other countries where the modern beer culture was slow to grow is that the customer base has seemingly jumped on with little reluctance but plenty of enthusiasm and support buoying the brewers.
The Swedes have a taste for bold flavors, like those developed and cultivated in America.
Steve Hindy held open one of the large glass doors to the breezeway that connected a gleaming new brewery and a taproom and restaurant that serves the beers. Welcoming a visitor inside, he gestured widely toward the brewery before turning right into the tasting room.
It was a sunny May morning, a day after the official launch party of Nya Carnegiebryggeriet, a joint venture of Brooklyn Brewery, which Hindy co-founded, and Carlsberg Brewery, the fourth largest brewery in the world, with a headquarters in Denmark. The signs of a well-attended party were still evident, especially on the faces of the staff who had reassembled just hours after the last guest shuffled. There was still work to be done, however before the official public opening, so the staff was back cleaning, installing, testing recipes, and working with contractors to make sure this closely watched venture — not just in Sweden, but in the United States as well — hit the ground running.
There were a number of reasons for this collaboration brewery, and both sides involved saw the real potential to stake a claim in a growing beer market before too many others jumped on the bandwagon.
Situated in the harbor neighborhood of Hammarby, the brewery rests along the waterfront, near a commuter ferry launch, a bike path, and rows of housing.
The location offers a steady stream of customers, a serene harbor view from both the inside restaurant that seats 81 people and the outside patio that can accommodate 150 more (weather permitting) complete with a grill station.
Because of preservation society rules, many of the original architectural elements of the building — which once made light bulbs — had to stay intact, including the windows that face the water, and certain precautions had to be installed, like scrubbers on vents, to prevent the various smells associated with brewing from permeating the neighborhood.
"The nature of craft beer is local and we wanted to work with our partners and our neighbors to be a local brewery with a local brand," Hindy said.
For those who have visited Brooklyn's headquarters in New York, it was hard not to see the similarities: A modest-sized brewery in a repurposed building in a neighborhood on the upswing. It was not just the infrastructure that was similar, but the brewing staff as well.
Before he became brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery, Garrett Oliver was a home brewer. So too was Anders Wendler, the new head brewer at Nya Carnegiebryggeriet. The staff he assembled, too, is a mix of established and newish-to-the-industry — but all have that culinary and inventive streak that has become a hallmark of Brooklyn's beers, something reinforced as the team trained for weeks in New York as Sweden came online.
All of the beers produced — Nya Carnegie Kellerbier, Nya Carnegie Amber, J.A.C.K. session IPA, Lumens In Tenebris a dark saison, and Primus Lux, a winter warmer — are made with food pairings in mind. This is not only Oliver's influence, but the ethos of the Swedish staff as well. A small room just off the bar houses private beer dinners where brewers and chefs alike can showcase the harmony of flavors to intimate crowds.
During a visit in spring, the brewing team was working on a stout with coconut sap sugar, brought back in several suitcases after Josefine Karlsson, a brewer took a vacation to Indonesia.
"Coming up with ideas is not the problem," Wendler said, " it's finding the time to do it."
With a capacity of 12,000 barrels, Hindy said that the majority of the beer would leave the brewery itself to be served at bars throughout Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
Indeed, within several days the first batches of Nya Carnegiebryggeriet beer were being poured throughout Stockholm, to a warm and enthusiast reception. Some of the beers will even make their way to American shores, completing the beer exchange.
John Holl is the Editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of "The American Craft Beer Cookbook."


Toronto, July 27, 2017 - Canada's small business optimism failed to pick itself up in July, slipping 0.2 points to 60.7, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s Business Barometer®.
British Columbia (65.9) and Alberta (57.3) both saw confidence fall by four points in July, while Saskatchewan (50.0)saw a two point dip. Ontario (59.5) recovered a point and a half after its 10 point plummet last month. Manitoba (68.9)'s confidence increased by nearly two points to reach a five-year high. Quebec (68.9) saw a three point gain, while Prince Edward Island (73.8) leapt six points to top spot in the country. Nova Scotia (66.9) confidence increased by three points, and New Brunswick (63.9) held steady. Optimism remains subdued in Newfoundland and Labrador (51.8), but a three and a half point increase in July means it's no longer the lowest in the country.
The strongest industry results came from health and professional services, as well as manufacturing and whole sale sector businesses, each with index levels above the 65 mark. Financial and real estate services took a five point hit, likely as a result of cooling measures in the housing market. Their index remains solid at 64.4. Agriculture, natural resources and retail sectors saw the biggest falls, each sitting barely above the 50.0 mark.
To arrange an interview with Ted Mallett, please contact Kiara Morrissey at 416-222-8022, or [email protected].


What do you want to read on TIR?
In a minor bout of self-consciousness, we created a survey to find out what you want to read on our blog. I think this is really important because there is no point of having a blog if no one reads it and because if you want to read something, we won't waste time blogging something that you won't read.
So what we write is up to you. Please answer honestly, and we will try to cater to allow you to read what you would like to read.
What would you like to read on TIR?
Draekora By Lynette Noni- ARC Review!!!!
Yes. I am currently working on a new story time, and a new post that one of the people who filled out the survey suggested, which is basically a debate about the pros and cons of a book (set out in a proper debate format), the stages of reading, and a post that is sure to ruin one's childhood (hence why it is called 'Ruining Your Childhood.' But y'know. One has to have secrets. Plus, I am watching FMA, and trying to get out of my slump so I can actually do something with my life.
This is definitely what we all wanted.


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Altitude Summit 2019
Temporal Succession
Each project is a combination of listening, looking, seeing, thinking, and drawing.
At the site visit for the LinkedIn project, the design team talked about the Five Points as an inspiration for their design of the café. They shared their concept drawings, color scheme, and examples of my work that they liked for the project.
With this in mind, I honed in on the idea of intersection: of nature and industry, people and cultures, old and new, and all the vibrancy that these intersections create. LinkedIn similarly creates points, connections, and intersections in the careers, lives, and information across cultures and borders.
I wanted to create a work that extracted all these qualities—in a diversity of colors and shapes, intersections, movement, balance and connection.
A short film by Flamethrower Studios documenting the process of making a mural for LinkedIn in the Empire State Building.
HalfNature
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
"In nature nothing exists alone."
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
Human activity has destroyed habitats, spread invasive species, disease and progressed global warming. These changes are weakening our ecosystems. The loss of keystone species can erode plant and animal ecology and set off a chain reaction affecting countless other species.
I used translucent, light-shifting and reflecting window vinyl—that seem fade and glow as the light shifts— in my window work for Arts Westchester's Project Space to contemplate several endangered or threatened local species in Westchester County; Slender Marsh Bluegrass (Poa paludigena), Cattail Sedge (Carex typhina), Northern Monk's Hood (Aconitum noveboracense), and Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) in celebration of the interconnectedness of all living things as well as suggest the losses at stake if we don't take the steps necessary protect and maintain our biodiversity.
Collision Montréal
Response to the festival theme "Must Art be Appealing?":
Spectacle draws attention. It is audacious. I guess in a way this serves a purpose but in terms of my own work, I am not sure if I can make a 'spectacular' piece even though I work large scale. I relish the quiet, thoughtful, and intuitive: presence and movement: an art that conceals the art.
I am drawn to exhibitions like Art Souterrain precisely because they take place in the realm of the everyday—in the places and spaces that people use—functioning in the world in a free space—in the space between the institution and the everyday. The everyday can disarm or lull. Using this unspectacular and unglamorous point as a launch point I want to erase the everyday to leave an illusion of glamour in an unexpected work that will interrupt viewers' visual routines to notice and reflect on the nooks and crannies of the city and beyond.
For me the glamour is that people are drawn to the work, in "the experience evoked..." or created "...in the context of the work"; all that erases the elements of transformation; the hard work, mistakes, flaws, and expense leaving only the illusion.
The chirp of a bird is usually our first sign of spring. We enjoy birds' natural beauty but often forget that they also important to our ecosystem. Birds are pollinators, seed carriers, and eat billions of insects each year. Without birds, we would not have healthy wetlands, forests, and farms.
It is estimated that 100 million-1 billion birds die each year across North America due to collisions with windows. The design for the windows involves birds in flight in an abstract way abstract way. The focus is on color and reflections. I used dichroic vinyl that has colour-shifting and reflective properties—it is based on the scales of the blue morpho butterflies wing.
photos by Guy L'Heureux
Collision: Montréal
A time lapse video by Alejandro de Léon of LostandFound Media Lab of my installation for Art Souterrain in the Palais de Congrés, Montréal, Quebec. February-April 2016.
Collision: ghostbirds
The chirp of a bird is usually our first sign of spring. We enjoy birds' natural beauty but often forget that they also important to our ecosystem. Birds are pollinators, seed carriers, and eat billions of insects each year. Without birds we would not have healthy wetlands, forests, and farms.
It is estimated that 100 million-1 billion birds die each year across North America due to collisions with windows.
At Gladstone GrowOp, I hope to raise awareness of the dangerous effects of glass on the migratory bird populations in cities by creating a bird-friendly artwork on the windows of the Gladstone Café.
Because birds vision does not allow them to see glass, FLAP (www.flap.org) suggests that the windows have clear spaces no larger than 5 cm (2 inches) apart horizontally and not more than 10 cm (4 inches) apart vertically in order to create a dense pattern of shapes and vertical lines so that the glass lets in light but projects itself as a solid object—important to deter birds from flying into a window. They are also sensitive to color so color is also a good deterrent.
The bird silhouettes repeated throughout the installation are a play on the hawk silhouettes that are sold to protect birds from flying through your windows. These single silhouettes are ineffective because they do not create a dense enough pattern on the windows.
For more information about my work: www.lunule.com.
For more information about bird friendly design see www.flap.org
Tutu concept: I approached the Tutu Project with the idea to create a sculptural work. Instead of applying the hand-cut vinyl to a flat surface, I wanted to create a tutu of in- tensely coloured sign vinyl, intricately cut away and shaped to reveal the internal structure of the tutu.
video links:
http://national.ballet.ca/interact/virtual_museum/ The_Tutu_Project/#Artists-tab
Rip, Tear, Cut: The Making of a Tutu: http://youtu.be/rjJSSrWuz14
Rip, Tear, Cut: A Short Video by Susan Rowe Harrison
ghost birds in winter is a site and season specific work that captures the beautiful and naturally organized chaos of birds in flight through jagged, snow-covered peaks. The white of the vinyl on the surface provides a stark contrast to the surrounding grayness of winter. In a nod to the shiny promise of spring, a gold disc hangs on the interior wall of the gallery space. The irreality of this vision is cut away to reveal the depth of the gallery space and the every- day reflections of the street in the windows.
video link: ghost birds in winter: http://youtu.be/Kl_3_Ow7AU8
Stantec Window_ghost birds in winter
2013, tensile, hand cut vinyl on glass elevator, Gladstone Hotel, dimensions variable
In tensile is a delicate web of hand-cut vinyl created for the windows of the Gladstone's Historic elevator. This work is a quiet homage to a natural process--spider webs are the ultimate drawing— delicate and tensile, intricate and fascinating.
tensile_Gladstone GrowOp 2013
A short video showing my working process on tensile for Gladstone Grow Op.
inflorescence
2009, Inflorescence, hand-cut vinyl on wall, dimensions variable, commission,
Floorworks/Relative Space, wall height 11ft x 11ft (south wall) and 11 x 17.5ft (east wall)
I want to engage the physical properties of space and architecture with works that explore form and content (or, form versus content) in a personal way using a mundane, commercial material— sign vinyl.
At Floorworks, I started with a natural form—a group of flower heads—taken to an abstract extreme. I want the work to transcend its material to provide the instant impact of a huge abstract painting, which at the same time subverts the slow and labor-intensive process of hand-cutting large rolls of vinyl and applying it to the wall.
*Winner IDS Window Competition, 2009
Orange Solar Moment
2009, Orange Solar Moment, Simone Interiors, public installation, hand-cut vinyl on window and wall, 3 by 7.5 feet; and entrance door, 3 feet wide by 1.5 feet high.
Drawing teaches us to observe and if we were more visually aware in this country, our environment would not be in such a mess. And possibly there might be less crime and violence if we could notice and enjoy what we see."
Letter published in The Guardian, November 1995
I want to engage the physical properties of space and architecture with works that explore form and content (or, form versus content) using a mundane, mass-produced material—sign vinyl. The slow and labor-intensive process of hand-cutting the vinyl and carefully applying it to a wall or window subverts the commercial nature of the material. For Simone, I created an abstract work that is a reflection—a moment—of the street in the luminosity of the sun. I hope that this unexpected work will interrupt and challenge viewers' visual routines for a second to notice the nooks and crannies of our city.
Review Gary Michael Dault, July 5, 2009
Palm of the Hand Nature
All the photos in this template are taken by the talented photographer
Akos Major.
Article 13: Urban Canvas Project
I was asked by Arts Etobicoke to create a wall design for Amnesty International's Urban Canvas project. Dionne Brand, Toronto's former poet laureate, was asked to write a poem inspired by Article 13 of the UN Declaration on human rights for the project. I wanted to evoke the poignancy of Dionne's words while also showing movement, water, borders, and freedom in a clear and compelling way.
Coincidentism and Dream 225
2007, Dream 225, hand-cut vinyl wall, 6 ft H x 4 ft W and Coincidentism (Grateful Head at Dundas and Montrose), hand cut vinyl on window, 7 ft H x 6 ft W, Alley Jaunt, Toronto, ON, public installation.
I wanted to interrupt the landscape by creating a temporary graffiti that seeks to engage with the community and offer a psychic break from the bombardment of media imagery, tagging and other urban mark making that seek to divert our thoughts from the nature of our city.
2006, To You, hand-cut vinyl on fence, 5ft H x 11 ft W, Alley Jaunt, Toronto, ON, public installation.
This work seeks to create a context for neighborhood dialogue and the "neighborliness of strangers". A friend translated the poem into Portuguese to better situate the work within the Trinity-Bellwoods neighborhood and to acknowledge the neighborhood's Portuguese roots. While I was installing the piece, people stopped to chat with me about the neighborhood, social spaces, and community--just the reaction I had hoped for the project.
thickless
Making Room @ 224 Wallace, hand-cut vinyl on window, 300 x 254 cm/each window, Toronto,
...From one part to the other, the city seems to continue, in perspective, multiplying its repertory of images: but instead it has not thickness, it consists only of a face and an obverse, like a sheet of paper, with a figure on either side, which can neither be separated nor look at each other. Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities Chapter 7: Cities and Eyes: 5
In this project, I am looking at mapping the physical residue of social systems--how we carve out spaces and what that shows us about how we live.
untitled (wind)
For Bookhou, I created a wall work that needed be in trio with the gallery space, the owner's minimal and elegant hand made textiles and furniture and satisfy my interest in blowing apart a drawing of a butterfly in flight. The owners' young son described my work as "the wind" and I thought this was a compliment—I wanted to extract movement and bring it to a work that is essentially still.
Autoshare/Art on the Move/Karen Kain School of the Arts
For my Art on the Move residency, I worked with 26 grade 4-6 students in Beryl Cohen's After School Art Club at the Karen Kain School of the Arts in Etobicoke. We worked with themes of the environment, mapping and borders, and life in Toronto over a series of 6 workshops at the school. In these workshops, students created the drawings and collages that I would then use in my design for a vehicle wrap for a Ford Transit van, a new addition to Autoshare's fleet. I sampled from 16 students' art works and, my own, to create a four-part design for the wrap. Each side is unique drawing.
Annex Residence
This project was created for a client who wanted a an installation that would cover 2 walls and bookshelves. I created a drawing that would have visual interest from multiple viewing points in her loft. I also wanted to reflect the client's love of plants while not overpowering the client's subtle design style.
Insecta Magnifica
This work is as much about architecture as it is about butterflies, patterning, and biomimicry. The architecture in the historic Glyndor Gallery has such strong presence that I see the work more as collaboration with the site than as a drawing itself.
"The biological term "procryptic" describes a pattern or coloration adapted for natural camouflage. The painting transforms the architecture to mimic this natural form of adaption." Jennifer McGregor, from exhibition brochure. Public commission.
Review William Zimmer, NY Times, May 12, 2002
FIFA/WORLD CUP Poetry of the Winds
Installation views. My painting was based on the Lime Swallowtail butterfly flattened and centered on the canvas to indicate a hope for the unification of Korea, city and country.
"When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly." -- Michel de Montaigne
One of the most exciting aspects of any city is its diversity--cities are places where we learn to live with strangers. But, the "standardization of public consumption" (Richard Sennett) has caused a neutrality of public spaces rather than one that seeks to acknowledge and expand the complexity of modern cities. I hope that this intervention will create a space of social interaction and engagement in and with the city rather than one of public consumption or dismay. At its best, the project will interrupt and challenge viewers' visual routines for a second to notice what is around them.
The installation will be a simple one. Words and images will be hand cut from sign vinyl and adhered to the wall using the existing graffiti as part of the drawing. In a nod to the local community I would like to print thoughtful expressions such as "Why can't we be friends?" (Hit song from the US in the late 70ís) or "One must always be prepared to learn something totally new. --Ludwig Wittgenstein in English, Portuguese,
Back to Installation


I can't begin to try and explain the myriad ways my life would be different had I not made Steven's acquaintance. His friendship and guidance changed my life and career for the better. I shall pay my respects, but it will never measure up to the true level of respect I have for him, his work, his work ethic and his unbridled joy and passion for all things food and drink related. I'll hug our mutual friends. People I'd never have known had he not enriched my life so much. I hope he knows I'm amongst the many that owe him a debt that can neither be quantified nor repaid.
Thank you to Steve for enriching my life. Not only have I learned much here, but I have made friends and I am grateful to him. My thoughts are with his family and with his friends.
The last time I saw Steven was on a sunny and very hot day in Manhattan in June 2003. He was giving me instructions about which buses to catch to get across town. Before he left me to get back to his apartment on the Upper East Side, he said 'You owe it to yourself and to us to write more'. Less than a year later I'd quit my job and started my career as a freelance food and drink writer.
I first 'met' Steven back in 2001 when he and Jason Perlow, under the guise of Andre Broujon (I never did discover why they used that alias, or if in fact Andre was a real person) invited me via email to become one of the founding affiliates of egullet.com as it was then. For the next two years I had a great deal of contact with Steven, and Jason, via email, the egullet management forums and most importantly Instant Messenger.
Much of it was about the nuts and bolts of egullet, but there was also plenty of fun and outrageous gossip too (no, I'm not going to repeat any of it here). I recall how delighted I was when I'd type in 'Hi Steven' to IM at almost any time of the night or day and he'd reply. I remember on time he sent me a link to a photo and simply said 'look at this'. It turned out to be his face plastered over a billboard on the side of a highway in Canada during his Fat Guy Eats Canada tour (Steven was big in Canada).
I also recall how disappointed I'd be when I typed 'Hi Steven' to IM and there was no reply. Had I upset him? Had I done something wrong? I don't think I even stopped to consider he might not actually be at his computer or he might be doing something as mundane as sleeping. Steven was a prodigious talent with an almost superhuman work ethic, surely sleep was for mere mortals?
So it was bizarre to find myself on that trip to New York in 2003, sitting next to him in his tiny office, emailing home from Ellen's computer while he attended to some egullet matters at his own computer. I even got to meet Momo, Steven's beloved English Bulldog.
I can't pretend that things always went smoothly between us. I had strong disagreements with Steven on strategic issues about eGullet which eventually led to my resignation in 2006. Looking back, it was a battle I was never going to win. I wish that I'd kept my council and retained his friendship which I now see I failed to value highly enough.
We emailed from time to time and he even sent me a review copy of his book Asian Dining Rules (it was, as you might expect an excellent book) but it was never the same as those thrilling early days.
Very sad news, the first thing I thought of was his thread on making mozzarella with his son - a great series of posts that is now tinged with sadness. Condolences to his family.
This is terribly sad. Best thoughts to his family.
He made a big impact in Canada too.
Steven's obituary in The New York Times.
Service: Thursday, 1:15 pm. Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, 630 Amsterdam Ave., NYC.
To see so many of the 'old faces' here.. Anna N has changed her avator. Maggie the Cat...you have no idea how often I've thought of your wit. Andisenji who has every kitchen gadget in the world and knows how to use them.
dead drunk in Central Park. It was the crazy cowboy days of the internet and Steve and Jason created a universe where we could connect.
I owe so very much to eGullet. Steven, you will be missed.
Very sad news. Condolences to the family. RIP Fat Guy.
Very tragic. Condolences to Ellen and PJ.
.That is so hard to believe. Condolences to all his family and friends.
Sad. Thank you, Fat Guy.
Like many other posters on this thread, I haven't logged on (or read) here in a long time. But eGullet was such a huge part of my life for many years, and in a way, still is - even though I don't post here anymore, some of the online friendships I made here morphed into real life friendships that are among the best and warmest I have.
But even the interactions that only took place online have been such a great joy, source of inspiration, real connectedness, and fun. This was a very special place to me, and in forum land, quite unique I think.
Condolences to everyone who knew him and loved him.
RIP Steven Shaw.. He was far beyond the trite term "foodie", he was a compelling writer, adventurer, mentor to so many, inspiration and friend to countless numbers of aspiring food journalists and culinary professionals. My personal memory of him was enjoying rodizio with him (he was decked out in loud, splashy chef's pants!) in Perth Amboy at a gathering of Philly's Dangerous Dining Club. A great meal made greater with his participation. Godspeed.
It is a tribute to Steven that the comments on this thread bring back such a flood of good memories of friends and familiar names, back to a time when we all first found each other and loved to come together around our common passions. So many connections, such a community. Such an innovator, such an influencer.
Thank you, Steven, and heartfelt condolences to PJ and Ellen. A big hug for the Fat Guy.
I just found out. I'm speechless. Far too young. I loved reading about the bento boxes he created for PJ. I eagerly read every update. My sincere condolences to PJ and Ellen. Thank you for making this place, Steven.
Of the great many exchanges that I largely enjoyed with Steven through this forum, we met only once.
It was at a reception in the bar at Modern - a noisy fracas. He was there with Ellen and their son was a babe-in-arms. Momo hadn't arrived yet but was all around us. I hadn't been given to the fact that Steven was so young - he wrote here and elsewhere with a wiser voice. I also wasn't given to the fact that he was quite shy, at first, until the topic turned to Danny Meyer's canapés, which were also noisy. We had a spirited conversation for a while, much as we once had here, and then the night took us elsewhere. And that's what I shall remember most about Steven - in the early days of eGullet - how we could deliberate, discuss and debate well into the night, until it collapsed under its own weight.
Go well Steven, into that good night, for you gave freely of a generous spirit, made the acquaintance of many, and introduced thousands of a common wit and likewise mind.
I am deeply sorry that you left the dinner party so early, Steven - a most unjust dessert.
Rest in peace, Steve...Thanks for the opportunities to share, make friends and have some laughs.
Oh, I was just rereading some posts and saw my old sig. It's my Alain Ducasse "SPOON" cookbook ltd. edition #, 2317/ 5000. You turned me on to that massive tome!!!
We had a good laugh about that, a few of us. That's a tribute to you, sir!
I am very sad to hear this news. Just a few days ago, I was reading his old food blogs here - the trip to Cape Cod and the one to Mobile, AL. As with all the food blogs, I feel like I just spent some time with him and his family even though I never met them at all.
I was lucky enough to have met Steve at all the Heartland Gatherings. I will always remember him saying that my take on the Nicoise salad, was the best he ever tasted( the comment was much appreciated). He left a legacy, that is for sure. My heart goes out to his family. RIP.
I was fortunate enough to join eGullet years ago when Steven was still posting prolifically here, and I had always thoroughly enjoyed his foodblogs & writings. This wonderful forum has brought so much into my life in so many ways, and for that, thank you, Fat Guy. Fish pants forever.
I've posted my tribute to Steven on my blog. I'll miss him dearly.
Like Jason, I did as well. He meant so much to so many of us.


We must remember, at moments like these, that Yale University began as a school to train puritan (Congregationalist) clergy, and that among Yale's most eminent early graduates was Jonathan Edwards, historically famous for his sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Another famous Yale graduate was John C. Calhoun (Phi Beta Kappa, Class of 1814).
It is with this history in mind that we should read the words of Isis Davis-Marks, "a queer, black woman" who "cannot even function right now" because Donald Trump was elected president. And laugh.
Yale and other universities are adopting capitalism's ethos.
Just as capitalism gains its success on the backs of marginalized groups, the academy consistently writes marginalized groups — women, disabled bodies, minorities, LGBTQ and the poor, among others — out of the history books. This process intellectually justifies the demographic destruction capitalism yields.
Teary eyes, bowed heads and cries of disbelief emerged from election-watching gatherings on Yale campus as prognosticators announced that Ohio's electoral votes went to Donald Trump — essentially guaranteeing the Republican nominee the presidency.
Trump's unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election early Wednesday morning sent shockwaves across Yale's campus. . . .
Among the largest gatherings on Yale's campus was The Politic's watch party. Students, including members of the Yale College Democrats and Yale Students for Hillary, packed the room, their eyes glued to a television tuned to CNN. . . .
Silence fell upon the room when CNN predicted that the Republican Party would maintain control of the House of Representatives.
The reactions are consistent with the results of a News survey distributed last month, in which 80.87 percent of 2,054 respondents said they supported Clinton while less than 5 percent said the same for Trump. . . .
Gabriel Groz '19 told the News he worried about Trump's policies towards many of his peers, particularly those who are Muslim, and called this year's election "the rise of a fascist." Leah Smith '20, who attended The Politic's watch party, expressed her concerns with what Trump's appeal said about the nation's attitude at large.
Let the question be asked: How is it that, in a nation where the popular vote for president was almost evenly divided by Democrats and Republicans, the administration at Yale has recruited a student body composed of 81% Democrats? Isn't it also true that the Yale faculty is at least 81% Democrat in their political alignment? Why is it that Yale University is a so disproportionately controlled by Democrats? Would the alumni of Yale be correct in suspecting that the administration of the university now deliberately discriminates against Republicans in terms of both faculty hiring and student recruitment? If it is diversity they want, why doesn't Yale do something to recruit more Republicans?
As the dust clears following the election of Republican nominee Donald Trump, students at Yale are struggling to come to terms with one of the biggest upsets in American political history.
Bleary-eyed students walked to class Wednesday morning in various stages of emotional distress — some anxiously calling their families, others looking silently into the distance — on a surreal day at Yale. . . .
Around 300 tearful students filled Dwight Hall after classes Wednesday to hear Shades — Yale's only historically African-American a capella group — sing "We Shall Overcome" as well as other songs devoted to love and solitary, the theme of the event.
One of my sons is a college freshman, but thank God he isn't at Yale. He attends the local community college, and if any of his classmates are dealing with "emotional distress," my son hasn't mentioned it. For some reason, you don't find many Special Snowflakes™ at community college.