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cfimechanic
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Joined APC: Feb 2019
Position: Manager of flight operations
This question has been rolling around in my head for quite some time.
First I'm an A&P, IA, pilot, and have worked as a mechanic for 13 yeas and a commercial pilot for about 6 years. I currently work both positions for a small defense contractor. So I have worked both sides of the fence in GA, defense, and the airlines (haven't flown for an airline yet) for over a decade. I just cant figure out why pilots have so much up potential in there carrier while mechanics typically stall out in the low 6 figures. At the core of the question I have two perplexing thoughts.
Supply and demand,
I understand there is a Pilot shortage, but from what I have seen there is at least an equal (probably greater) shortage of A&P's in the market. I am 33 and am still the youngest A&P I know, and can't throw a rock without hitting a job offer right now. I love the free markets and supply and demand. I would think that A&P pay would be going up up and away, but it doesn't seam to rely change that much. I see more and more job postings for A&P positions but a relatively stagnant income growth.
Cause and effect of a average employee,
I'm probably going to step in it on this one but am going to say it anyway. The cause and effect of being an average pilot or mechanic greatly favors the mechanic. When an aircraft takes off it leaves airport A and arrives at airport B. The airplane and time don't care if it is piloted by Bob Hoover or if it is flown by me. The plane still gets there in the same amount of time, burns the same amount of fuel, so basically the outcome is the same regardless. However an AOG aircraft stuck on the ground and the difference between an average mechanic and an exceptional mechanic is frequently drastically different. I have seen aircraft sit downed for extended periods of time not because the mechanic was a bad mechanic, but because he was an average mechanic. The exceptional mechanic comes in and has a better fundamental understanding of troubleshooting and mechanics in general, finds the problem in no time and the plane is back out making money. The hit to a companies bottom line is drastically felt when MX takes longer than it could be accomplished. For this reason I would think there would be more up potential for rely good mechanics to get into that 200K-300K rarefied air that pilots enjoy.
In closing I love being an A&P and I love to fly. But I'm considering hanging up my A&P and moving into strictly flying because the pay is so much better. But the question of why still bothers me.
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JohnBurke
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Joined APC: Jun 2012
Kevbo will be along momentarily to spread his vitriol and hatred of the aviation maintenance profession (as he cannot resist). Yours is a view of someone who has thus far a successful maintenance background. His, not so much, so when it arrives, take it with more than a grain of salt.
I also work as an aircraft mechanic and as a pilot and have for many years (closer to 40 now, than 30).
The earning potential for a pilot is certainly greater than for a mechanic. This isn't in dispute, and even management positions through Director of Maintenance will not reach pilot earning potential (I've held that position twice).
In the cockpit, I wear a white collar (some of the time, depending on the job), while in the hangar I certainly do not. The two jobs are interrelated, but never the less separate descriptions and separate titles. One might ask why the attorney makes more than the legal assistant, though the legal assistant may do considerably more work. Physically the aircraft mechanic does more work, and may work longer hours, but the mechanic doesn't have the same job as the pilot and won't get the same wage.
When the flight departs, the pilot has the full responsibility, and the ultimate responsibility for the safe outcome of the flight. It may come down to this: no matter how well the mechanic does his job, or how badly he bungles it, he will go home to sleep in his own bed at the end of the shift, and even the most egregious error on the part of the mechanic will not place him at the scene of the crash.
The pilot, however, is the first one to the scene of the crash. An air traffic controller can err, and the mechanic can err, and neither will pay an ultimate price or ever hold ultimate responsibility for the outcome of the flight, but the pilot will. He's not paid for sitting in the airplane while it moves from A to B, but for his judgement in conducting the flight to get it there safely, or return it to the point of origin, or divert it somewhere else.
Mechanical objects may fail. We're having copious discussion about this regarding Lionair and Ethiopian right now, as you're aware. It may be a system design, may be improper maintenance, or may simply be a physical failure, short, etc. In the quiet of the hangar, the mechanic or a team of mechanics, may trouble shoot and repair a part, but in the noise and violence of the flight, the pilot will handle it in real time and will either land safely or condemn the crew and passengers, as happened with the Ethiopian 737 Max. In such a case, no matter how great the salary, the pilot will never collect, and that is a very big difference between the pilot and the mechanic.
Mechanics disparage pilots, and pilots disparage mechanics; my own assessment is that about 90% of each aren't worth their weight in wet salt. Mechanics don't need pilots; pilots, however, very much do need mechanics and trust their lives to proper maintenance. The reciprocal isn't true, though without the aircraft put in service and flown, the mechanic won't have a job.
Efforts have been made to elevate the standing of the profession of mechanic, from uniforms to name changes (eg, Aviation Maintenance Technician, and in some places, Engineer). The perception and the status will remain tied to the level of education and training and certification requirements, as well as the general stereotype.
I've worked alongside mechanics fresh from a community college A&P school who quite literally could not remove a 10-32 screw, and I kid not. I once was asked by a young man if he might borrow my die grinder. I offered it, then thought to ask why. He wanted to remove a screw. When I asked how, he said he wanted to cut the panel away (a cargo floor panel in a C-130), so he could get behind the screw and remove it with pliers. Again, I kid not. If that were isolated, I'd be thrilled, but it's not, and it's not relegated to entry level mechanics, either.
Not so long ago I was at a foreign location and had a maintenance discrepancy. A contract mechanic was available, who came to the flight deck and said he'd never seen or worked on this type aircraft before. He was not young, not inexperienced, but had zero experience on type. By comparison, I'd spent two months full time training on type, plus line training, just to operate as a pilot. Maintenance doesn't require a type rating (in most places, though it soon may); the A&P graduate is free to work on balloons, helicopters, airplanes, do fabric and wood work, or composites...yet may be quite unqualified to do so. No accounting of currency is made for the mechanic, though minimal legal requirements do exist. Not even a personal logbook is kept in most cases. Further, in a repair station, and even outside, non-certificated mechanics can work alongside certificated mechanics: the non-certificated mechanics may have zero training or experience and work under the supervision of a certificated mechanic or repair station.
Imagine if that existed in the world of pilots? "Folks, this is your captain speaking. Today your flight will be conducted by Joe, who is sitting next to me and who I'll be keeping a close eye on. Joe is a great guy who doesn't drink too much and who was kind enough to share a bag of salted peanuts with me at the Diamondback's game last night. Today we'll be cruising at 34,000' more or less, and hope to get to Cincinnatti some time tonight. Please hang on,and have a good flight." Doesn't really inspire confidence.
I've been turning wrenches longer than I've been flying, and started in my early teens. I have six rollaways full of tools, and have been a director of maintenance twice, as well as inspector, and have worked in repair stations, line maintenance, heavy maintenance, and all kinds of other capacities doing pneumatic, hydraulic, structural, sheet metal, composite, fabric, wood, electrical, paint, etc, and have worked on radial, light piston, turboprop, and turbojet equipment, for a lot of years. I take maintenance very seriously, and take the mechanics I work with very seriously, as I do the pilots. I say this to emphasize that I don't take them for granted, and I do understand the gravity of the position of a mechanic, which fields a lot of responsibility for a wage that should be considerably higher.
I've been stabbed, run over, burned, poisoned, shocked, painted, blinded, lacerated, abraded, beat up, bloody-knuckled and bruised on the job, and I went for years without ever being free of safety-wire cuts and tears, and didn't own a stitch of clothing that wasn't soiled by 120 weight oil and H5606. There have been times my wife wouldn't let me in the house because I smelled of jet fuel too much or was too dirty. I get it.
Aviation maintenance is a worthy profession, and I find a very gratifying, and professionally absorbing one. A good sheet metal repair, for example, can be quite complex and time consuming if done properly, and I find very rewarding, too. Just as I find breaking out of a low overcast to find a runway illuminated in front of me to be rewarding, likewise I find troubleshooting a problem, adjusting or repairing a problem, or accomplishing a maintenance task to be quite satisfying. I take a lot of pride and enjoyment from working as an aircraft mechanic, and frankly I'm proud to wear the title.
That said, I'm also very well aware that it won't pay as well. A regional pilot won't make what a major airline pilot will make. A mechanic often won't make what a pilot is making in any operation (though I have worked places where I made more in the shop than on the line). There are many jobs in aviation which have similar functions, but have large pay disparities. I've made six figures flying single engine airplanes, that I wouldn't have made doing other kinds of flying in a single engine airplane...but that's the job, that's the pay, and that's the way it is. Typically I'm paid more when the stakes are higher; whether it's a wealthy corporate client, an airplane with a lot of expensive cargo or paying passengers, or a high-stakes mission with considerable penalty for failure. These pay more. Likewise, with more experience come better jobs and better pay, though not in all cases.
The wages in aviation maintenance certainly should go up, though I think it will be a very long time before we ever see them where they should be.
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kevbo
Joined APC: Jan 2015
I'm Once again, thanks for the introduction John. Its the low standards and effectively no barrier to entry causing low pay for mechanics. There is zero educational requirements and the system is designed around the absolute lowest form of human labor. My proof lies in the fact that most airline maintenance went to hastily built thirld world facilities and no one noticed. Countries with average IQs of 85 and too poor to produce textiles are able to perform aircraft maintenance. Americans too dumb to finish highschool become A&Ps. There's your level of skill. If you are truly outstanding, what premium is your boss willing to pay. In the case of maintenance workers, not very much! It's much easier for smart guys to either go to school or start a business and move up to a higher socioeconomic class. The last hangar I visited had one older mechanic supervising a bunch of kids and day laborers. They charged $85hr and customers seemed to be okay with what they saw. Most halfway intelligent A&Ps never work in aviation, if they do its not for long.
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rickair7777
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Part of it is that our aviation system, through accidents of history, evolved around pilots who were pretty smart and capable. The system now depends on that, although technology and automation has taken the edge off of that just a tiny bit. But airlines still absolutely rely on the pilots to be the Captain of the Ship when it comes to flight ops safety, even if they don't like to admit it.
So people who met the standards to be pilots for the better employers (who also want some people skills, whether airline or corporate) have other options in life. Since you need them to spend a lot of time away from home, you have to pay them to incentivize that. If I could make a lot more in other fields AND be home every night, I'd have trouble justifying aviation to the family.
Also pilot unions help increase and stabilize wages. Airline pilots are not as replaceable as mechanics, and pilot unions allow limited or zero outsourcing. During a strike, an airline can't hire and train thousands of airline pilots over night... takes too long, there's not enough pilots out there, and the sim capacity simply doesn't exist. Mx can be outsourced more readily and quickly.
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Mechanics are willing to send pilots, crew and pax off with known anomalies; can't duplicate return to service. Once the mechanic is on the plane his 'disposition' changes. Read Fate is the Hunter.
Mechanics sleep in their bed every night.
Pilot is ultimately responsible. The reason why Capt makes the big bucks is so someone can be made liable.
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Pilots and mechanics both make what they can negotiate, especially if they are unionized. Much of the leverage for these negotiations is the principle of supply and demand as you noted. As you may have noticed, the system is set against both pilots and mechanics for getting paid well, and most pilots at major airlines still aren't making the wages (corrected for inflation) that they were making before 9/11. This principle is not isolated to the aviation field. You may have read news articles showing how CEO/executive pay has increased exponentially compared to the average Joe. The CEOs get this money in part because they have become geniuses at figuring out how to make labor work more hours for less money and benefits. Pensions have mostly gone away, employees are paying more of their health care costs, companies restructure under bankruptcy laws and convince workers to take less salary, scope is picked away at during every contract negotiation, etc.
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a mechanic is paid in the same way a pilot is paid. What the union negotiates. This will be between the lowest income someone is willing to do the job for and the upper end is the cost of replacing you. A union drives up the replacement cost but does little for the low cost of entry. So far the entry cost to become a A&P is less then the cost of becoming a pilot.
Its a great field and hopefully the pay will be able to be driven upwards.
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Originally Posted by Airbum
a mechanic is paid in the same way a pilot is paid. What the union negotiates.
For those limited few who work under a union, perhaps.
831pilot
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: CE650 FO
Lots of good observations here.
Cfimechanic- I get where you're coming from, I also am an a&p ia and a pilot/cfi. I like to do mx and I also like to fly, but it's been pretty eye opening to realize that the pay in the mx world is going nowhere. I was a mechanic for longer than I was a pilot, but when I switched to full time flying I more than doubled my mx pay in just a couple of years and work nowhere nearly as hard as I was when I was turning wrenches.
John said it right- A&P is a blue collar profession, and piloting is a white collar profession (although in some instances a case can be made to the contrary).
Also, one colleague of mine who is a&p/pilot once said that mechanics have a pay glass ceiling and I agree with him. In our area, an a&p rated tech can pretty easily start in the $20s (hourly), but you have to be very good to get into the $30s and that's pretty much where it tops out, unless you're willing to get into managerial functions or happen to work in a unionized shop.
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true, I only referenced my opinion on union A&P's.
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Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lehman | 191009-N-PC620-0079 CHANIA, Greece (Oct. 9, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and staff members from the Daily Care Center for Children and Young Adults of Chania pose for a photograph following a community relations event in Chania, Greece Oct. 9, 2019. Normandy, homeported in Norfolk, is part of the East Coast Surface Action Group (SAG) and is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a scheduled deployment and will conduct routine maritime security operations, improve interoperability and engagement with allies and partners, and demonstrate the combat power and flexibility of naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman/Released) see less | View Image Page
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Eighteen Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) supported a local boys home by painting a 200-meter iron fence during a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece 8-9 October.
Established in 1922 and located a short drive from the port of Souda Bay, Greece, the Daily Care Center for Children and Young Adults of Chania is a state-funded boys home, which provides support to 16 boys from the ages of 12 to 16 and five young adults aged 18 or older.
"The U.S. Navy has been coming to this boys home for at least 10 years and giving us help, and we consider the Navy a part of the local community," said the director of the care center, Zacharias Chondrogiannis. "The help the Navy provides to the boys home is significant. The Sailors are good role models for the children because the children see someone who has achieved something in their life and career. Sailors are good professionals who come and help and volunteer in their free time."
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Jacob Macaluso, who is on his first deployment, participated in the visit to the boys home. Despite this being his first ever port visit to a foreign country, he elected to give up some of his free time to volunteer.
"I wanted to go to volunteer at this community relations event because it felt like the right thing to do and it turned out to be a lot of fun," said Macaluso. "Yes, I am giving up some of my free time, but at the same time, not only am I promoting the Navy, I am making myself feel better by helping someone else and maybe even pushing others to do the same."
The act of volunteering aligns with the Navy's dedication to service and its core value of commitment. Volunteering benefits everyone involved in the project: the Sailors, the children, the staff, and the community.
"When the Navy comes out and helps us, it sets a good role model for the children and young adults to look up to," said Angeliki Antonopoulou, a social worker at the care center. "They see the Sailors provide volunteer work, and it is important for the children to have good role models for them to look up to as they grow up."
Antonopoulou hopes that the example set by the Sailors is one that will set an example for the children and the community.
"We hope that when the children grow up to be adults, they do the same kind of volunteering, just like the Sailors here today," said Antonopoulou. "Many locals see the Sailors like to give back to this community and they appreciate it. Sometimes passersby say thank you for their work and it helps build a positive image for the Navy."
The Sailors not only donate their time and labor but also themselves as they interact with the community.
"It is important for the kids to not just see the Sailors work but to also socialize with them," said Antonopoulou. "These events help the kids meet other people, learn about new ideas, different cultures, and to see men and women from another country as role models."
One of Normandy's command philosophies is investing in our future. Community relations projects like this one are just one way the Navy can continue to invest in our partner nation's future and our own.
"Sailors have always appreciated opportunities to participate in acts of charity during naval operations. COMRELS promote understanding, compassion, and they foster goodwill between Sailors and the host nation," said Capt. Christopher D. Stone, commanding officer of Normandy. "This COMREL was an awesome opportunity for our Sailors to make an impact a local boys home in Souda Bay. COMRELS reinforce our core values and charity is something Normandy will always strive to accomplish."
Upon completion of the project, Sailors from Normandy donated the remaining painting supplies for use when Sailors from the next U.S. Navy vessel are willing to lend a hand.
Normandy, homeported in Norfolk, is part of the East Coast Surface Action Group (SAG) and is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a scheduled deployment and will conduct routine maritime security operations, improve interoperability and engagement with allies and partners, and demonstrate the combat power and flexibility of naval forces.
The SAG is comprised of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Farragut (DDG 99), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), and embarked helicopter detachments from Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 72, from Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
In August, the Navy announced an emergent maintenance requirement for an electrical issue aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The aircraft carrier's repairs are progressing, and all efforts are being made to deploy the carrier and air wing as soon as possible.
Join the conversation with Normandy online at www.facebook.com/USSNormandy and www.Twitter.com/Normandy. For more news from Normandy, visit www.navy.mil/local/cg60/.
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Some examples of a personal emergency that could prevent you from attending your court date are:
a car accident
a serious health issue
a death of an immediate family member
If there is no way you can go to court on the date scheduled:
tell duty counsel or your lawyer, or
get a friend or family member to go to court for you.
Your friend or family member can try to appear as your agent. They can explain your absence and ask for a discretionary bench warrant .
Rules about who can appear as your agent
The rules about who can appear in court for you, and how they must do that, depend on the type of offence. If you're unable to go to court on your court date, it's important that you find out what type of offence you've been charged with. See Step 3.
Missing your date
If you miss a court date and a lawyer does not attend for you, the judge or justice of the peace will likely order a bench warrant for your arrest. If this happens, you will be arrested and held for a bail hearing. You can also be charged with the criminal offence of failure to appear.
Sometimes when you miss a court date, the court orders a special kind of warrant called a discretionary bench warrant. With this type of warrant, the court adjourns your case to another date without ordering a bench warrant for your arrest. But if you miss your next court date, a bench warrant for your arrest will be ordered.
The court will be more likely to issue a discretionary bench warrant if your absence has been explained. If a discretionary bench warrant is ordered, the police will not arrest you. If you have to miss court, do everything you can to get a discretionary bench warrant instead of a bench warrant.
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If you have a personal emergency at the last minute and can't attend court, contact the duty counsel office at your courthouse. They will tell the court about your situation and ask for a discretionary bench warrant for you.
The justice of the peace or the judge will decide whether to:
order a discretionary bench warrant and adjourn your matter, or
order a bench warrant for your arrest.
Every case is different. It's up to the court to decide if they will give you a discretionary warrant. The court will be more likely to issue a discretionary bench warrant if your absence has been explained.
List of duty counsel offices
If you don't have a lawyer and have a personal emergency at the last minute, you can send a friend or family member to court for you. Your friend or family member may be able to appear as your agent.
The person acting as your agent appears in the court as if they are you. The court treats the situation as if you attended court.
Even if they are not able to appear as your agent, they can explain your absence to duty counsel. Duty counsel will explain your absence to the court and ask for a discretionary bench warrant.
The court will be more likely to issue a discretionary bench warrant if your absence has been explained. But it is still up to the court to decide whether to issue a discretionary bench warrant or a warrant for your arrest.
The rules about who can appear in court for you, and how they must do that, depend on the type of offence. If you're unable to go to court on your court date, it's important that you find out what type of offence you've been charged with.
Summary offence
Summary offences are the least serious criminal offences. They have a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both. Some examples of summary offences are:
causing a disturbance in a public place
trespassing at night
You can only send an agent to court to act for you if you've been charged with a summary offence .
An agent can be a family member, paralegal, or friend. The person acting as your agent appears in the court as if they are you. The court treats the situation as if you attended court.
You can't send an agent to appear for you if you were charged with an indictable offence. Only a lawyer can appear in court for you if you were charged with an indictable offence. In Canada, the most serious crimes are called indictable offences.
Some examples of indictable offences are:
theft over $5,000
Designation of counsel
If you're charged with an indictable offence, you can hire a lawyer to appear in court for you. If your lawyer agrees, you can sign a designation of counsel. This designation is filed with the court.
The designation allows your lawyer to appear in court without you and speak on your behalf as if you were there. If your lawyer "appears by designation", there is no need to ask for a discretionary bench warrant and you are not arrested. This is because they have the authority to handle your case as if you were there.
Your lawyer will decide whether to allow you to sign a designation of counsel. Some lawyers dislike designations because they want their clients to make every effort to go to court themselves.
Discretionary bench warrant
If your lawyer does not have a designation filed with the court, they can still appear in court and ask for a discretionary bench warrant.
Duty counsel, a family member, or a friend can also go to court if you have a personal emergency and can't make your appearance at the last minute.
You should send someone to court to explain your absence. Tell them to explain your absence and ask for a discretionary bench warrant.
The court will be more likely to issue a discretionary bench warrant if your absence has been explained.
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The Budos Band are an "Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul" outfit recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has eleven members (up to thirteen members at times) who play instrumental music that is self-described as "Afro-Soul," a term and sound which - in a recent interview - baritone saxophone player Jared Tankel elucidates as, being drawn from Ethiopian music the band had been listening to that had a soul undercurrent to it, which the band then "sprinkled a little bit of sweet 60's stuff on top" of.
The core of the band met as youths while all participating in an after school jazz ensemble at the Richmond Ave. Community Center, in Staten Island, New York. It wasn't long before their common hunger for the rougher stripped down sounds of Soul Music brought them together for late night ferry rides into Manhattan, where they would sneak in the back door of the No Moore Club downtown to hear bands like Antibalas, the Sugarman Three, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. It was there, in that basement hothouse packed with the only the hippest James Brown fanatics and Fela Kuti disciples, where the kernels of instrumental Afro-Soul were first sown into the fertile minds of these talented young men. Kernels which would later germinate and grow into the roots of their strong unique sound. After meeting resistance from the band director about the direction they were trying to take the music, they left the Community Center to form Los Barbudos, (spanish for "the bearded ones") a name which was later trimmed to The Budos Band after one of the boys shaved. With the recruitment of a few horn players from the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, the band began to practice regularly, exploring the outer cosmic boundaries of afro-beat and soul music from the safety of their tiny concrete rehearsal space on Sand St. As they learned and grew together, their music matured, expanding and settling into a groove as deep and as broad as the Hudson Bay itself. By the time they had arranged a chance to play for a Daptone A&R man, their sound had hardened to a diamond. They were signed on the spot and scheduled to go into the studio immediately for a recording session where they would proceed to cut a full length album in the better part of three nights.
Jazz, deep funk, Afro-beat, and soul influences can be heard in the Budos Band albums, both of which are Daptone Records releases recorded at the label's own studio, Daptone's House of Soul, in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Numerous other funk and soul outfits appear on the same label including: The Mighty Imperials, Sugarman 3, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, plus others.
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The exhaustion of living in fear
This piece was written by a young British student who conducted a gap year placement with a Sri Lankan broadsheet some time ago. Little has changed since.
"What you have to remember is that journalism is a crusade." This comment, offered to me in my final days with my newspaper by a senior member of editorial staff, is an uneasy truth for Sri Lankan journalists. The war in Sri Lanka is not over and the journalists I met are still fighting.
I worked with journalists who are forced to write under pseudonyms, regularly receive threats and knowingly sacrifice their lives for a story. Sri Lanka is a country stained by its turbulent history, and it is not political apathy but the inherent threat to personal and family safety, that secures the president Mahinda Rajapaksa his unbridled power.
There was a physical and psychological divide in the office I worked. An elder generation of war fatigued males and a fresh dynasty of young journalists who were still studying at University. One young journalist was balancing their job time between two university degrees. These younger voices don't always get a hearing.
As a journalist if you cross the line you risk never getting back behind it. An editor's loyalty to their staff and conscience makes criticism a complex and delicate balancing act. It was widely accepted that the political system was in disarray. Not one journalist I spoke to denied this truth, but the risk of abduction and abuse often outweighs the merits of telling a story that doesn't want to be heard.
The young team on the paper told me they were unlikely to continue in the industry after university. New careers were being sought and secured during the months I spent in that office. Journalism is not the cut throat competitive industry it is here. Veterans of the industry implored me to tell my country of their profession's persecution.
One political reporter I sat next to in the office was cosy with certain members of parliament. I was told that MPs were all fully aware of the illegitimacy of their Government, but that the President has a file on each member of his Cabinet, containing information that would strip them of their position if they spoke out. There exists a system of mutual cooperation between members of Parliament and certain journalists. Self-preservation and promotion take precedence.
Members of staff on the newspaper had repeatedly received death threats, harassment and phone calls. One confessed he had his hair torn out by government troops. I talked to the colleagues of outspoken journalists who had been shot and killed on their way to work. I met with journalists who had risked their lives smuggling information to the UN, aid agencies or the international press during the war. Uncomfortable questions put journalists' lives in uncomfortable positions.
As an idealist and as an aspiring journalist, I initially struggled to understand why there were journalists who refused to speak out. What I had failed to grasp was that Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans were tired and exhausted by war. If there is food on your table and your family is safe it's invariably easier to let the President do what he wants. Those journalists that do speak are quickly suppressed or simply seem to slip off the agenda. In Sri Lanka it is fear and fatigue that continue to silence dissent.


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Tuvalu is one of the smallest countries of the region.
The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an investment vehicle owned by the state of Tuvalu, was established in 1987 to help the government achieve greater financial autonomy in the management of its financial affairs, and to help maintain or improve the levels of social infrastructure and services.
Tuvalu is also associated with the EU as a member of the Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group, through its accession to the Cotonou Agreement.
Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth, with the British queen as the head of state.
Although Tuvalu technically has no administrative subdivisions - its population is too small - the country can be divided into 9 islands, or rather atolls.
Tuvalu was first sighted by Europeans in 1568 with the arrival of Alvaro de Mendaña y Neyra from Spain, who encountered the island of Nui but was unable to land.
Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II recognised as Queen of Tuvalu.
Another major factor contributing to gradual sinking of the island and salinization of its fresh water source is the consequences of airport construction, which has brought a sizable part of island's area within inches of sea level and caused significant damage to the island's coralline base.
Tuvalu maintains an independent judiciary consisting of a High Court and eight islands courts.
Elections held in July 2002 were, as is the norm in Tuvalu, free and fair.
Political parties and leaders: There are no political parties, but members of Parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings.
Tuvalu, inhabited since the beginning of the first millennium BC, was first visited by Europeans in 1568, with the arrival of Alvaro de Mendana yNeyra from Spain.
In 2001, Tuvalu's government announced that the islands, whose highest point is 5 mabove sea level, may need to be evacuated in the event of rising sea levels.
The small population of Tuvalu is almost entirely of Polynesian ethnicity.About 97% of the Tuvaluans are members of the Church of Tuvalu, a Protestant Christian church.
Tuvalu is a "special member" of the Commonwealth, eligible for benefits from its functional affiliates but not required to attend the Heads of Government Meetings.
Tuvalu's minute size and almost total lack of exploitable resources suggest that most of the population will remain dependent on subsistence activities for the foreseeable future.
Tuvalu exports small quantities of copra, sells licenses to foreign ships wishing to fish for tuna in it 200 mile exclusive economic zone, and has a successful philatelic bureau.
Tuvalu is a parliamentary democracy and British Commonwealth member with a population of approximately 11 thousand.
The Tuvalu Brethren Church subsequently filed a complaint against the council after the council ordered church members to stop further proselytizing and some islanders attacked and injured church members and damaged church property.
There were no formal political parties; however, Parliament informally was divided between a faction that supported the Toafa government and a faction that did not.
The Population may evacuate during the next decades to New Zealand, specially Niue, a small Pacific island (independent but associated with New Zealand) that isn't threatened by sea level rise, but does have decreasing population.
Tuvalu maintains an independent judiciary consisting of a High Court and islands courts.
Democratic values in Tuvalu are strong with elections every 4 years by universal adult suffrage.
Tuvalu does not face serious governance There are no formal political parties in this country of only 11 people; election campaigns are largely on the basis of personal/family ties and reputation.
Tuvalu, with a population of approximately 10,000 primarily Polynesian persons, occupies a land area of a little more than 10 square miles on 9 atolls in the central South Pacific.
With donor assistance, Tuvalu has developed a well-managed trust fund, which is supplemented by significant annual payments for use of its international telephone-dialing prefix.
Tuvalu is not a member of the International Labor Organization.
Although almost all of the countries are politically independent and have their own governments and heads of state, aid from the former colonial powers, and from other bilateral and multilateral donors, remains important.
Local organisations such as the Group for Political Reform, led by Elizabeth Ponga, are calling for a shortening of the parliamentary term from five to four years, a ban on party-hopping and a reduction in the number of members of parliament (MPs).
Tuvalu, formerly the Ellice (or Lagoon) Islands of Britain's former Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony (the Gilbert Islands are now Kiribati), is a constitutional monarchy with the British sovereign as head of state, represented by a governor-general, who must be a Tuvaluan.
Queen Elizabeth II as the Queen of Tuvalu, is the head of state, represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Prime Minister.
Although this atoll nation has a maximum elevation of five metres, the cause of their concern is conditioned as much by the vagaries of international politics as it is with mean sea level.
Tuvalu, which means eight together in the local Polynesian dialect, is a collection of nine atolls, eight of significance, trending linearly south-east to north-west over a 750 kilometer stretch of the central Pacific, just south of the equator.
Fearing their country could be submerged, Tuvalu sent a special envoy, Toaripi Lauti, to the 1997 Kyoto conference on climate change.
This in part reflects the pressures affecting the small nation, including the transition from an exchange economy to a currency -based economy, an inherited system of government with only limited regard to Tuvaluan traditions of decision making, and the lack of a clear path to implement Tuvalu's vision for the future.
Tuvalu Ellice Islands Data code: tv Government type : A constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy ; began debating republic status in 1992.
A Chief Justice visits twice a year to preside over sessions of the High Court Political parties and leaders: There are no political parties, but members of Parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings.
The population of Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice or Lagoon Islands, is thought to have dropped from 20,000 in 1850 to 3,000 in 1875, thanks to slave-traders and imported European diseases.
Toaripi Lauti, chief minister of the Tuvalu House of Assembly from October 1975, was independent Tuvalu's first prime minister (1978-81).
In February 2000, the UN accepted Tuvalu as the organisation's 189th member and in September 2000 it became a full member of the Commonwealth, having been a special member since it joined in 1978.
Politics Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth, with the British queen as the head of state.
Islands Although Tuvalu technically has no administrative subdivisions - its population is too small - the country can be divided into 9 islands, or rather atolls.
Demographics The small population of Tuvalu is almost entirely of Polynesian ethnicity.
There are no formal political parties and election campaigns are largely on the basis of personal/family ties and reputation.
After the death of Prime Minister Ionatana in late-2000, Tuvalu had four prime ministers in 2 years.
It was expected that Tuvalu would have a period of political stability.
Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil.
In 1998, Tuvalu began deriving revenue from use of its area code for "900" lines and in 2000, from the lease of its ".tv" Internet domain name.
Politics of Tuvalu takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Tuvalu is a Pacific Island country with a total population of about 10,000 people.
The government of Tuvalu has decided to jump into the Internet revolution, partly because the Tuvalu Domain Name.TV is of high commercial value, and partly because the Internet could be a way to develop the country as well as put it on the map.
As Tuvalu is two hours away by plane from the closest country, Fiji, it is important to go there with everything that may be needed.
Tuvalu has paid its $20,000 membership fee to join the United Nations and the $385,000 operating costs of an embassy in the US.
Nevertheless the greatest threat to Tuvalu remains that of a watery extinction as a result of global warming.
But the country's politics are based on a tussle between island groups while an elite performs political magic tricks.
Although Tuvalu technically has no administrative subdivisions - its population is too small (estimated at 11,000 in 2004) - the country can be divided into 9 islands, or rather atolls, midway between Hawaii and Australia.
Since 1980, the poulation of Funafuti has more than doubled from 2,000 to 4,500 or almost half of Tuvalu's citzenry.
This is an interactive website for sharing Tuvalu island experiences and Tuvalu island information, as well as Tuvalu island vacation reviews and Tuvalu island travel tips.
They were all political plots and it has been closed," Paeniu said in a telephone interview.
Political and literary magazine featuring the best in cultural debate, fiction, poetry, and reviews.
Provides general country information on Tuvalu geography, history, economy, climate, infrastructure, population, culture, society, and transnational issues.
Provides country profile and statistical information on Tuvalu, such as history, languages, ethnic groups, religion, gross national product, government, culture, education, industries and manufacturing.
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A Design Proposal for a Novel Gun-Launched Unmanned Aerial System
Douglas B. Rumbaugh
A proposed design for a gun-launched, unmanned aerial system (GLUAS) is presented, along with experimental data pertaining to the characterization of said design, and specifically targeted towards improving its aerodynamics through an examination of planform shape and wing flexibility.
The proposed design consists of a deployable wing micro-aerial vehicle (MAV) that can fit inside of a 60mm mortar shell. The wings consist of 5individual segments on each side, which stack on top of one another within the body, and are deployed by a torsion spring and an interlocking system of gears and bosses. These wings form a roughly semi-circular planform with a slightly adjustable sweep angle.
Flight testing of the proposed design remains inconclusive, as stable flight has not yet been achieved. The current design is difficult to control due to limited control authority provided by a pair of elevons, and has not been successfully trimmed.
Wind tunnel measurements are reported for flat plates of a variety of sweep angles, in order to determine if changing the sweep angle has any significant effect on the performance of a MAV at Reynolds numbers of order 105. It is found that a sweep of 25 degrees potentially contributes to a more efficient wing, however the results are not conclusive. Further, it is shown that a 65 degree wing is conclusively inferior.
Testing also reveals that the use of plastic, in place of metal, to construct the wings could contribute to slightly higher values for the coefficient of lift,as well as range and endurance. It is also shown that the use of a highly-flexible membrane wing results in a significant improvement in the range and endurance of the test model, as well as a significant weight reduction.
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Errata/Corrections
In the nomenclature table in 1.3.1, velocity and freestream velocity are incorrectly listed with units of acceleration. These should have units of $\text{ms}^{-1}$.
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Thanks to the Nintendo Switch's region free capabilities, you can play Taiko No Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version on your Switch without ever worrying about region lock (it's playable in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean , and English). The game will receive an English patch on August 9, 2018, so you don't have to worry about language!
Now the question is, where's the best place to buy it from?
In this guide, we'll teach you where and how to purchase the physical version AND digital version of the game, as well as the Drum Controller that's compatible with Taiko no Tatsujin Switch. Best part – you're paying the exact same price as other customers living in Japan, without any high reseller markups (YUCK) at places such as Play-Asia.
Before we get started… let's get down to three important points first.
Amazon Japan can be accessed via any Internet Browser on your smartphone or computer. Simply enter amazon.co.jp (or click the link) and you're set.
Now that you've created your Amazon Japan account, let's proceed to purchase the game.
All you have to do is to click here, add the item to cart, and check out. Make sure the seller is called Amazon, as third party sellers do not ship overseas.
During the check out process, you'll be asked to choose your shipping address, payment method (credit and debit cards only!), and shipping speed. The last step of the process will show you the total cost inclusive of shipping and any taxes (if applicable).
Depending on where you live, the Japanese Nintendo eShop will not allow you to purchase the game with your credit/debit card. Fortunately there's a workaround for this.
The path to buying and downloading the digital version of the game is slightly longer, but don't worry, we'll guide you through!
Firstly, you'll need a Japanese shipping address registered on your account. This doesn't have to be your actual residence in Japan – it could be a friend's address, a proxy service's address, or any valid address you can find on Google (hint: McDonald's in Japan).
You can add the Japanese shipping address to the address book here.
After filling up your Japanese shipping address, it's time to purchase the game. Click here, add item to cart, and check out.
Once you've entered the check out procedure, a message may appear stating the item is not available for purchase due to geographical restrictions. Click "Change your country setting", and select the Japanese address you've entered.
You can then proceed to select your payment method (credit/debit card), and confirm your purchase.
Once the purchase is completed, an e-mail containing the Taiko no Tatsujin Switch download code will be sent to the e-mail address you registered your Amazon Japan account with. Alternatively, the download code can be viewed here. *If you purchased the download code before July 19, you will need to wait until the week of July 19 to receive the code.
To redeem the download code, you'll need to access the Japanese Nintendo eShop. And in order to that, you need to have a Japanese Nintendo Account linked to your Nintendo Switch. Check out our guide here in case you've forgotten how to make and link one.
After you've set up your Japanese Nintendo Account, enter the Nintendo eShop on your Switch with it. On the orange side bar, you'll see a section called 番号の入力 (the very last section). Go to that section, and enter the download code.
And viola, all you have to do is wait for the download to finish!
Besides the game, you can purchase an official HORI Drum Controller for Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version! The Drum Controller offers a more authentic drum arcade experience. Learn more about it here.
To purchase, simply add the item to your cart and check out.
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Northern Illinois University was founded as part of the expansion of the normal school program established in 1857 in Normal, Illinois. In 1895, the state legislature created a Board of Trustees for the governance of the Northern Illinois State Normal School, which would grow into what is today known as NIU.
In July 1917, the Illinois Senate consolidated the boards of trustees for the five state normal schools (Eastern Illinois State Normal School, Illinois State Normal School, Northern Illinois State Normal School, Southern Illinois State Normal University, and Western Illinois State Normal School) into one state Normal School Board.
Over the next fifty-eight years, the school and the governing board changed their names several times. In 1921, the legislature gave the institution the name Northern Illinois State Teachers College and empowered it to award the four-year Bachelor of Education degree. In 1941, the Normal School Board changed its name to the Teachers College Board. In 1951 the Teachers College Board authorized the college to grant the degree Master of Science in Education, and the institution's Graduate School was established. On July 1, 1955, the state legislature renamed the college Northern Illinois State College and authorized the college to broaden its educational services by offering academic work in areas other than teacher education. The Teachers College Board granted permission for the college to add curricula leading to the degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. On July 1, 1957, the Seventieth General Assembly renamed Northern Illinois State College as Northern Illinois University in recognition of its expanded status as a liberal arts university.
High School Diploma: You must have graduated by the time you start at NIU in order to be admitted.
Grades: You must have passing grades equivalent to a U.S. C+ average on all transcripts and/or exam scores
Incoming freshmen will need to submit the following to be considered for admission to NIU:
Completed NIU application
$40 application fee
Final secondary school transcript and/or exam results
Proof of English ability
If you're affected by testing center closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak, you can submit a Duolingo English test instead of an in-person TOEFL, IELTS or PTE English proficiency exam.
Scholarships are awarded based on a variety of factors, including academic achievement and financial need. They do not need to be repaid. Many scholarships are awarded by NIU as well as private organizations.
Your life on campus is a significant part of your overall educational experience. You can choose to be involved with one of our nearly 300 student organizations or an intramural or club sport team, experience outdoor adventures or participate in service projects or campus events.


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Guests are expected to demonstrate proper etiquette during their visit to MCC. Members must accompany their guest(s) at all times on the golf course and in the clubhouse. Guests are allowed to play six rounds per year, excluding tournaments and special events. No cash payments are accepted with the exception of pro shop merchandise transactions. All other purchases must be billed to the hosting member.
The dress code summarized below is traditional; reflecting the wishes of our membership and practices of similar establishments. The Board of Governors authorized our senior staff to administer the standards of dress on club property. We ask club visitors to adhere to the code below regarding their attire while on club grounds.
Men: Collared shirts, mock turtle neck shirts with at least a one and one half inch collar, Bermuda length shorts, golf pants and slacks.
Ladies: Collared shirts, mock turtle neck shirts with at least a one and one half inch collar, skirts, slacks and Bermuda length shorts.
No denim or cargo shorts / pants with external pockets are permitted on the golf course or in the dining room. Denim and cargo shorts / pants are permitted in the grill room and deck.
Children are expected to follow the above guidelines. Some flexibility will be offered to young children as long as attire is similar to above guidelines.
Dress is required to be neat and tasteful while keeping with club standards set above. Shirts must remain tucked in at all times. Cut-offs, short-shorts (no higher than two inches above knee), t-shirts, tank/tube tops and gym apparel are not acceptable. Hats are to be worn in their traditional fashion with the brim facing forward and are not permitted in the dining room. Casual footwear including sandals and loafers are acceptable.
When attending an event at the club, please contact the party host or Banquet Manager regarding guidelines for the event.
All wireless communication devices including cell phones, Blackberries and iPhones are prohibited from use while on the golf course. These devices may be used in a courteous fashion while in the clubhouse. Under extraordinary circumstances, prior permission may be granted by the golf professional for use of these devices on the course. In such cases, devices must be placed on silent or vibrate mode and, when in use, removed from playing area.
Our clubhouse is a smoke free area. Smoking is permitted in all outside areas including the deck. E-cigarettes are also not permitted in the club house.
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Electric carts are available for rent at 8:00AM on weekdays and 7:30AM on weekends until one hour before dusk. Drivers must be of age and provide a valid drivers license. Cart drivers are expected to remain on cart paths if possible and are required to stay 20 yards away from greens and 10 yards away from tee boxes.
An average round of golf at MCC takes less than four hours. Slow play is defined as any group who is behind the preceding group by one hole or more. Polite golfers allow faster groups to play through. Remember to fill divots and fix ball marks.
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If you choose to use a Standalone Retirement Trust (SRT) to provide asset protection benefits for your beneficiaries, then the tax-related asset allocation strategy would be essentially the same as without an SRT, with one small exception.
placing any high-growth assets in Roth or inherited Roth IRAs.
That one small exception is that if your SRT is designed as an accumulation trust (necessary for asset protection), then the undistributed Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) accumulating in the trust will face tightly compressed trust tax rates. If the undistributed annual RMDs exceed $12,400 (2016), the SRT is hit with a 39.6% marginal tax rate, possibly much higher than a beneficiary's personal income tax rates. For this reason, you might select very low-growth assets you believe belong in a client's total portfolio for the accumulation SRT. Examples of these assets might be cash, short-term bonds, etc.
If you are still working but not fully funding your workplace retirement plan (e.g. 401(k), 403(b), 457, SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, etc.) accelerate the depletion of the beneficiary IRA and use the extra taxable cash flow to max out tax-deferrals into the workplace plan. If for every dollar pulled from the inherited IRA an additional dollar is contributed to the workplace plan, the tax impact is neutral but the assets are now easily consolidated into a single account.
If you are in retirement, if the optimal liquidation strategy in their case is to consume qualified assets first (as might be the case for those who enjoy a window of low income tax rates between retirement and deliberately delayed Social Security benefits), then consider consuming the inherited IRAs first of all.
Depending on the circumstances, it may make sense for you to hasten withdrawals from the inherited IRA to fund 529 plan contributions, to fund life insurance premiums, to fund Roth IRA conversions, HSA contributions, etc., in order to pass assets to heirs through those sorts of channels instead.
As a note to insurance agents or annuity-oriented brokers, though qualified longevity annuity contracts (QLACs) were approved in 2014 for a portion of the assets in one's own IRA, they are not allowed in inherited IRAs. And while life insurance is allowable in ERISA plans, it is not allowable in inherited IRAs any more than in one's own IRA.
We'd be happy to answer all SRT and retirement protection questions. Please feel free to call us 650-488-1829 with questions. It takes a village.


Harder Concepts is hosting its inaugural Pub Crawl on January 27th. Registration is at Ringo's Pub starting at 6:40 pm. Enjoy drinks at Ringo's Pub, then climb aboard Brian's Big Red Bus and head for Mucky Duck! See the schedule below.
Tickets $60 per person, includes a t-shirt, gift bag with swag, free chips & queso, drink specials, and free admission to the Brixton.


EA's main localization studio sits in Madrid, Spain, a city full of diverse cultures, modern buildings, and the hustle and bustle of activity. The office is located in a modern business park on the outskirts of the city. Close to major roads and public transport, the business park offers a wide range of options during and after business hours, from landscaped lawns to a jogging circuit, tennis courts, restaurants and a hotel. The localization studio works hard to provide hundreds of localized versions of EA's titles to countries in Europe, the Near East and South America. EA has built a cutting-edge technology center in Spain that covers needs for both current and next generation platforms.


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The odds of winning an Oscar for 'Top Gun: Maverick' have skyrocketed. Alongside Steven Spielberg's "The Favermans," "Inisherin's Banshees," "Everything Everywhere All At Once," and "Tar," the high-flying blockbusters are all among the Producers Guild of America's finest. The organization said Thursday that it has been nominated for the honor.
All five earned top nominations at the Directors Guild on Wednesday. "The Fabelmans" and "Banshees" also won big at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.
The Producers Guild nominates 10 films each year for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Theatrical Film Producer. Also nominated were Avatar: Path of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, Glass Onion: Mysterious Knife, and Whale. Come on the morning of the Oscar nominations on January 24th.
In general, the PGA picks do a good job of predicting the Oscar Best Picture nominees and winners. Last year, the group awarded the production teams for "CODA," "Encanto," and "Summer of Soul," winning Oscars in their respective categories.
As with the Directors Guild Group, the 10 PGA-nominated films this year were all directed by men, overlooking critically acclaimed features by female directors such as 'The Woman King' and 'Women Talking'. . Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" also missed the cut.
In the Animation category, Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro, Marcel the Crustacean in Shoes, Minions: Rise of Gru, Cat in Boots: Last Wish, and Turning Red. Nominated. Documentary nominees included Oscar-finalist films such as 'Descendants', 'The Flame of Love', 'Navalny', 'All That Breathe', 'Territory' and 'Retrograde'. But what was particularly missing was Laura Poitras' Golden Lion winner, "All Beauty and Blood".
The PGA also certifies television programming, including series, anthologies, documentaries, talk shows, children's shows and game shows. Nominated TV dramas include 'Andor', 'Better Call Saul', 'Ozark', 'Severance' and 'The White Lotus'. The comedies were "Abbott Elementary School," "Barry," "The Bear," "The Hux," and "Only Murders in the Building."
Feature films nominated under the TV and Streaming banner were 'Fire Island', 'Hocus Pocus 2', 'Pinocchio', 'Play' and 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'.
A nonprofit trade organization, the PGA represents more than 8,500 producers working in film, television and new media.
Awards will be distributed at a non-television ceremony on February 25th in Los Angeles. At this ceremony, Tom Cruise will receive his David O. Selznick Achievement Award.
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Weston es una villa ubicada en el condado de Wood en el estado estadounidense de Ohio. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 1590 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 541,84 personas por km².

Geografía
Weston se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Weston tiene una superficie total de 2.93 km², de la cual 2.93 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0.26%) 0.01 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 1590 personas residiendo en Weston. La densidad de población era de 541,84 hab./km². De los 1590 habitantes, Weston estaba compuesto por el 91.64% blancos, el 0.13% eran afroamericanos, el 1.01% eran amerindios, el 0.06% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 4.78% eran de otras razas y el 2.39% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 11.76% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Localidades del condado de Wood (Ohio)

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'Coached and written up for him': Nathan Phillips says Nick Sandmann's response to his viral encounter wasn't sincere
Native American activist Nathan Phillips told NBC's "Today" that he doesn't think Nick Sandmann's comments about their encounter Friday were sincere.
He believes they were written by the public relations firm Sandmann's family hired.
He still forgives Sandmann and other students at his school after they surrounded Phillips and his group, some seeming to make racist "tomahawk chop" gestures and mocking Native American war cries.
Phillips is still upset at the adult chaperones overseeing the kids at their anti-abortion protest.
Native American activist Nathan Phillips said he doesn't believe Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann's comments about his experience at the center of a viral encounter between them – but he still forgives him.
"Coached and written up for him. Insincerity. Lack of responsibility. Those are the words I came up with, but then I went to go pray about it," Phillips told Savannah Guthrie on NBC's "Today" show Thursday. "And then I woke up, and I woke up with this forgiving heart. So I forgive him."
Phillips and Sandmann are both at the center of a controversial encounter in Washington, DC that went viral Friday. The students were in town to participate in the anti-abortion March For Life, while Phillips was there as part of the Indigenous Peoples March. After seeing a group of Black Hebrew Israelites jeering Sandmann and his classmates with racist and homophobic slurs, Phillips and a group of other Native American activists put themselves between the two groups.
The students surrounded the activists, some of them making stereotypical Native American war cries and appearing to make "tomahawk chop" gestures. Sandmann stared down Phillips in the middle of the circle, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, while Phillips beat a drum and chanted the American Indian Movement song.
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In his interview with Guthrie, Phillips criticised the statement Sandmann issued after videos of the event went viral. Sandmann's family hired a public relations firm, RunSwitch PR, amid the media coverage.
"I did hear the statement that he wrote, and the video statement he put out," Phillips said. "What it says is he has a PR firm. So those aren't even his words if he has a PR firm."
Phillips also trashed Guthrie's interview with Sandmann from Wednesday, where he attempted to focus on his earlier encounter with the Black Hebrew Israelite group, gave two conflicting explanations for why he stared down Phillips, and refused to apologise to him.
"I was upset I was made to sit down and watch it," Phillips said. "I got into the first 30 seconds, 40 seconds of it. And I thought, well, that's all I needed to hear."
Covington high schooler Nick Sandmann says he wishes he 'could have just walked away' from his viral encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips
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In his interview with "Today," Sandmann said he would have had trouble leaving the circle where he was surrounded by his classmates. But Phillips pointed out that he and the handful of Native American activists with him were the ones who were surrounded. While Phillips tried to leave, he said, Sandmann blocked his way.
"I was blocked," he said. "I was trying to walk away … We couldn't go right, we couldn't go left, back."
Covington Catholic High School students reported getting death threats, and Phillips said he has received death threats as well. He also told "Today" that while he forgives the students at the event, he's still frustrated with the chaperones overseeing the children.
"Even though I'm angry, I still have that forgiveness in my heart for those students," he said. "That forgiveness doesn't go to those chaperones and those teachers."
The school at the center of the controversy surrounding the viral video of a confrontation between students and a Native American protester closed Tuesday over safety concerns and threats
A Kentucky PR firm was reportedly behind high schooler Nick Sandmann's statement on his viral confrontation with a Native American protester
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Caribbean countries argues with Venezuela
Caribbean countries may ask the United Nations to help settle a decades-old dispute with Venezuela over who owns a tiny, uninhabited island that some believe sits near oil and natural gas deposits, officials said.
Venezuela has long claimed ownership of Isla de Aves, or Bird Island, which is located about 610 kilometers (380 miles) north of Venezuela's mainland but much closer to eastern Caribbean islands such as Dominica and Antigua.
Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said Sunday that the 15-member Caribbean Community was concerned about recent Venezuelan efforts to assert ownership of the island, including sending troops to live there and holding weddings and baptisms at a new military outpost.
Spencer said the bloc, known as Caricom, planned to announce a plan of action on the dispute soon that could include appealing to the U.N. Law of the Sea Convention for mediation. "Venezuela clearly has a strategy for Aves Island and we have to do something about it," Baldwin told The Associated Press at the start of a two-day regional summit in Anguilla. "They are not letting up at all."
Some Eastern Caribbean leaders have argued that Dominica has more of a claim to the dry, treeless island than Venezuela. Dominica lies just 225 kilometers (140 miles) east of Aves.
The dispute goes beyond the land. The waters off Aves teem with tuna, grouper and red snapper, while oil and natural gas are thought to lie under the sea floor.
Charles Savarin, Dominica's foreign minister, said if Venezuela's Aves' claim was acknowledged, the South American country's 200-nautical-mile "exclusive economic zone" would encompass several Caricom members nations, including Montserrat and Grenada.
"We may need some kind of international arbitration to solve this problem," Savarin said. "We are not ruling out anything, but if it becomes necessary, we will have it resolved internationally."
The island has in the past been claimed and occupied by various countries, Britain, Spain, the U.S., the Netherlands and now Venezuela, reports the AP. I.L.
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CHISWICK FISHERMEN
"Please, sir, a man wants to know if he can see you, and he has brought a very large fish," was the message given me one very hot evening at the end of July, at the hour which the poet describes as being "about the flitting of the bats," plenty of which were just visible hawking over the willows on the eyot. Thinking that it was an odd time for a visit from a fishmonger, I was just wondering what could be the reason for such a request when I remembered a talk I had had at the ferry a week or two before on the subject of the continued increase of fish in the London Thames. It turned out to be as I expected; my visitor was one of the last local fishermen, and brought with him a splendid silver eel, weighing nearly 4 lb., taken in his nets that evening just opposite Chiswick Eyot. It was the largest eel taken so low down for some years, and when held up at arm's length, was a good imitation of one of Madame Paula's pythons in the advertisement. He was anxious that I should come out for an evening's netting and see for myself how clear the water now is, and how good the fish. The previous summer, about the same date, I had asked him to see what he could catch in an evening as specimens; he had returned with over ninety fish, dace, roach, eels, barbel, and smelts, many of which were exhibited alive the next day before a good many people interested in the purification of the Thames. As a further proof I forwarded the big eel to the previous chairman of the London County Council, under whose sceptre the marked improvement in the river began first to be felt, and begged his acceptance of it as a tribute from the river. Then I arranged to be at the old ferry next day at 6.30 p.m.
It was the end of a blazing hot London day when I went down the hard to the water's edge, among the small, pink-legged boys, paddling, and the usual group of contemplative workmen, who smoke their pipes by the landing place. The river was half empty, and emptying itself still more as the ebb ran down. The haze of heat and twilight blurred shapes and colours, but the fine old houses of the historic "Mall," the tower of the church, and the tall elms and taller chimneys of the breweries, which divide with torpedo boats the credit of being the staple industries of Chiswick, stood out all black against the evening sky; the clashing of the rivetters had ceased in the shipyard, but the river was cheerfully noisy; many eights were practising between the island and the Surrey bank, coaches were shouting at them, a tug was taking a couple of deal-loaded barges to a woodwharf with much puffing and whistling, and bathers, sheltered by the eyot willows, were keeping up loud and breathless conversations. "Not exactly the kind of surroundings the fishermen seeks," you will say; but, apparently, London fish get used to noise. Our boat was what I, speaking unprofessionally, should call a small sea-boat, but I believe she was built years ago at Strand-on-the-Green, the pretty old village with maltings and poplar trees that fringes the river below Kew Bridge. She was painted black and red, and furnished with a shelf, rimmed with an inch-high moulding inboard and drained by holes, to catch the drip from the net as it was hauled in. We were at work in two minutes. The net was fastened at one end to two buoys; these dropped down with the ebb, and formed a fixed, yet floating, point - if that is not a bull - from which the boat was rowed in a circle while one of the brothers who own the boat payed out the net. Thus we kept rowing in circles, alternately dropping and hauling in the net, as we slipped down what was once the Bishop of London's Fishery towards Fulham. There are still no flounders on the famous Bishop's Muds, but other fish were in evidence at once. Though the heat had made them go to the bottom, we had one or two at every haul. The two fishermen were fine specimens of strong, well-built Englishmen. The pace at which they hauled in the net, or rowed the boat round, was great; the rower could complete the circle - a wide one - in a minute, and the net was hauled in in less time, if the hauler chose to. Dace were our main catch - bright silvery fish, about three to the pound, for they do not run large in the tideway; but they were in perfect condition, and quite as good to eat, when cooked, as fresh herring. For some reason the Jews of London prefer these fresh-water fish; they eat them, not as the old Catholics did, on fasts, but for feasts. They will fetch 2d. each at the times of the Jews' holidays, so our fisherman told me, and find a ready sale at all times, though at low prices. Formerly the singularly bright scales were saved to make mother-of-pearl, or rather, to coat objects which were wished to resemble mother-of-pearl. After each haul the fish were dropped into a well in the middle of the boat. A few roach were taken, and an eel; but the most interesting part of the catch was the smelts. These sea-fish now ascend the Thames as they did before the river was polluted. We took about a dozen, some of very large size; they smelt exactly like freshly-sliced cucumber. I stayed for an hour, till the twilight was turning to dark, and the tugs' lights began to show. We had by then caught seventy fish, or rather more than one per minute; a hundred is a fair catch on a summer evening. In winter very large hauls are made; then the fish congregate in holes and corners. In summer they are all over the river. When the net happens to enclose one of these shelter holes, hundreds may be taken. Consequently the two fishermen work regularly all through the winter. Sometimes their net is like iron wire, frozen into stiff squares. In a recent hard winter the ice floated up and down the London Thames in lumps and floes; yet they managed to fish, and made a record catch of two thousand in one tide. I believe that if the Conservancy and the County Council go on as they are doing, we shall see the flounder back in the river above bridges, and that possibly sea-trout may adventure there too; though unless the latter can get up to spawn, there can be no regular run of sea-trout. But they probably also act like grey mullet, and run up the estuaries merely for a cruise.[1]
The last of the "Peter-boat" men mentioned in a previous chapter, has other claims to notice than that of being the only survivor of an ancient outdoor industry. He has given evidence before more than one committee of the House of Commons on the state of the river and the condition of its waters, and is the oldest salesman in that curious survival of antiquity, the free eel market held at Blackfriars Stairs on Sunday mornings; and, in addition, he has added to his original industry another branch of "fishing" of a different kind, of which he is acknowledged to be the greatest living exponent. He is an expert at grappling and "creeping" for objects lying on the bed of the river, work for which his life-long acquaintance with the contours of the bottom and the tides and currents makes him particularly well fitted. Consequently he is now regularly employed by many firms and shipping companies to fish up anything dropped overboard, whether gear or cargo, which is heavy enough to sink. The oddest thing about this double business is that all the summer, while he lies and sleeps in his "Peter-boat" at Chiswick, he is in receipt of telegrams whenever an accident of this kind chances to happen, summoning him down river, to the Docks or the Pool, and these telegrams are delivered to him (I think by the ferryman) on his "Peter-boat." But the regular time for this other Thames "fishery" is in winter. Then the eels "bed," i.e., bury themselves in the mud, and the eel man goes either "gravelling," that is, scooping up gravel from the bottom to deepen any part of the channel desired by the Conservancy, or doing these odd salvage jobs. Getting up sunken barges is one side of the business. These are raised by fastening two empty barges to them at low tide, when the flood raises all three together, owing to the increased buoyancy. But of "fishing" proper he has had plenty. He hooked and raised the steamship Osprey's propeller, which weighed six tons. This was done by getting first small chains and then large ones round it, and fastening them to a lighter. Half-ton anchors, casks of zinc, pigs of lead, copper tubes, ironwork, ship-building apparatus, and the like, are common "game" in this fishery. Other commodities are casks of pitch, cases of pickles, boxes of champagne, casks of sardines in tins, bales of wool, and even cases of machinery.
This form of Thames fishery increases rather than diminishes. Years ago he picked up under London Bridge a case of watches valued at L1,500. He was only paid for the "job," as the loss was known and it was not a chance find. Another and more sportsmanlike incident was an "angling competition," among himself and others in that line, for some cases of rings which a Jew, who became suddenly insane, threw into the river off a steamer. He caught one case, and another man grappled the other. Sometimes in fishing for one thing he catches another which has been in the water for months, as, for instance, a whole sack of tobacco, turned rotten. I do not know who "that young woman who kept company with a fishmonger" was, though he assumes that I do. But he certainly rescued her, and a gentleman who jumped off London Bridge, and several upset excursionists on various parts of the river. Also, as will be guessed, he has caught or picked up a good many corpses. I hear, though not from him, that on the Surrey side five shillings is paid for a body rescued, and on the Middlesex side only half-a-crown; so Surrey gets the credit of the greater number of the Thames dead. His life-saving services have been very considerable, though he does not make much account of them. He was instrumental in saving two women and six men on one occasion, and on another "three men and a soldier." The distinction is an odd one, but it holds good in the riverine mind.
[1] At the close of the season 1901-1902 in March, one of the men tells me that it has been the best year he has known. He caught sixteen eels one night with the net only. Very fine bream have also appeared as low as Hammersmith.
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Four Costain Highways projects have been hailed as shining examples of best practice in this year's Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) National Site Awards.
The Heysham to M6 Link Road and the A8 Belfast to Larne Dualling, a joint venture with Ferrovial, won Gold Awards. The M42 Junction 6 Improvements gained a Silver Award, and the Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening Works won Bronze.
Commented Mike Petter, CCS Chairman: "It is our privilege to reward the efforts of all those involved in projects which set the bar in terms of considerate construction. We never fail to be impressed each year by the high levels of innovation and excellence evidenced throughout the industry.


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