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Russell Re Manning
Reader and Senior Lecturer: Philosophy and Ethics (Western Philosophy)
Email: r.remanning@bathspa.ac.uk
School or Department: CoLA - Culture and Environment
Office: NP.CM.2
Russell Re Manning is a philosopher of religion with wide-ranging research and teaching interests in modern and contemporary philosophy and theology.
Dr Re Manning's research engages four related areas: the intellectual history of natural theology; theologies of culture; philosophy of religion; and topics in science and religion. Current projects include work on contemporary revivals of natural theology, a study of the Boyle Lectures (1692-1732), an analysis of the use of the concept of emergence in Christian theology, and development of a critical edition of the works of Paul Tillich in English.
Dr Re Manning is Visiting Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He is co-convenor of the revived series of Boyle Lectures in Science and Religion, held annually at the church of St Mary-le-Bow. He was co-chair of the American Academy of Religion Group 'Tillich: Issues in Theology, Religion, and Culture' and is past-President of the North American Paul Tillich Society.
In November 2011, Dr Re Manning presented The Paul Tillich Lecture at Harvard University, with the title: 'The Religious Meaning of Culture: Paul Tillich and Beyond.'
In June 2012 Dr Re Manning was awarded a grant from the Uses and Abuses of Biology Grant Programme to fund a two-year investigation ('Emergence: From Biology to Theology') into the uses (and abuses) of the concept of emergence in contemporary theology.
Recent publications include The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology (OUP, 2014), Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century (SCM, 2014) and The Cambridge Companion to Paul Tillich (CUP, 2009).
He welcomes enquiries from potential PhD students in any area of Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, in particular projects on Natural Theology, Paul Tillich, and the idea of Utopia.
MA University of Oxford
MPhil University of Cambridge
PhD University of Cambridge
International Society for Science and Religion
British Society for Philosophy of Religion
European Society for Philosophy of Religion
Society for Systematic Theology
North American Paul Tillich Society
Deutsche Paul-Tillich-Gesellschaft
Association Paul Tillich d'Expression Francaise
Nietzsche's gods: critical and constructive perspectives
Re Manning, R, ed. (2021) Nietzsche's gods: critical and constructive perspectives. de Gruyter, Berlin. ISBN 9783110610260 (Forthcoming)
Mutual enrichment between psychology and theology
Re Manning, R, ed. (2020) Mutual enrichment between psychology and theology. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781472415899
Differences in identity in philosophy and religion: a cross-cultural approach
Azadpour, L, Flavel, S and Re Manning, R, eds. (2020) Differences in identity in philosophy and religion: a cross-cultural approach. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 9781350076501
Returning to Tillich: theology and legacy in transition
Re Manning, R and Shearn, S.A, eds. (2017) Returning to Tillich: theology and legacy in transition. Tillich research, 13 . de Gruyter, Berlin. ISBN 9783110533606
The Edinburgh critical history of nineteenth-century Christian theology series
Re Manning, R and Greggs, T, eds. (2017) The Edinburgh critical history of nineteenth-century Christian theology series. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Retrieving the radical Tillich: his legacy and contemporary importance
Re Manning, R, ed. (2015) Retrieving the radical Tillich: his legacy and contemporary importance. Radical theologies . Palgrave Macmillan, New York. ISBN 9781137380838
Science and religion in the twenty-first century: the Boyle Lectures, 2004-2013
Re Manning, R and Byrne, M (2013) Science and religion in the twenty-first century: the Boyle Lectures, 2004-2013. SCM Press, London. ISBN 9780334045946
The Oxford handbook of natural theology
Re Manning, R, ed. (2013) The Oxford handbook of natural theology. Oxford handbooks in religion . Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780199556939
Theological currents
Re Manning, R (2018) 'Theological currents.' In: Harrison, V.S, ed. The history of evil in the early twentieth century: 1900-1950ce. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 97-110. ISBN 9781138236844
Re Manning, R (2017) 'Faith and reason.' In: Rasmussen, J, Wolfe, J and Zachhuber, J, eds. The Oxford handbook of nineteenth-century Christian thought. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 160-176. ISBN 9780198718406
Life, sex, and ambiguity
Re Manning, R (2017) 'Life, sex, and ambiguity.' In: Dumas, M, Richard, J and Wagoner, B, eds. Les ambiguïtés de la vie selon Paul Tillich. de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 39-50. ISBN 9783110486254
"The incompleteness of the completed": eternal God, eternal life, and the eternal now
Re Manning, R (2016) '"The incompleteness of the completed": eternal God, eternal life, and the eternal now.' In: Ziegler, P.G, ed. Eternal God, eternal life. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 169-186. ISBN 9780567666833
From order to God
Re Manning, R (2016) 'From order to God.' In: Cartwright, N and Ward, K, eds. Rethinking order after the laws of nature. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 223-232. ISBN 9781474244060
The shape of British theology in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries
Re Manning, R (2016) 'The shape of British theology in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.' In: Hébert, M and Reijnen, A.M, eds. Paul Tillich et Karl Barth: accords et antagonismes théologiques. Tillich-Studien (23). LIT Verlag, Munster. ISBN 9783643900470
Unwritten theology: notes towards a natural theology of music
Re Manning, R (2015) 'Unwritten theology: notes towards a natural theology of music.' In: Stone-Davis, F.J, ed. Music and transcendence. Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 65-74. ISBN 9781472415950
Radical apologetics: Paul Tillich and radical philosophical atheism
Re Manning, R (2015) 'Radical apologetics: Paul Tillich and radical philosophical atheism.' In: Re Manning, R, ed. Retrieving the radical Tillich: his legacy and contemporary importance. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 233-247. ISBN 9781137380838
Introduction: the real Tillich is the radical Tillich
Re Manning, R (2015) 'Introduction: the real Tillich is the radical Tillich.' In: Re Manning, R, ed. Retrieving the radical Tillich: his legacy and contemporary importance. Radical theologies . Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 1-19. ISBN 9781137380838
Natural theology reconsidered (again)
Re Manning, R (2017) 'Natural theology reconsidered (again).' Theology and Science, 15 (3). pp. 289-301. ISSN 1474-6700
The arts leading theology: the case of Anselm Keiefer
Re Manning, R (2014) 'The arts leading theology: the case of Anselm Keiefer.' ARTS: The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, 25 (2).
Belief-ful realism revisited: Paul Tillich's theology of art and the realist turn
Re Manning, R (2016) Belief-ful realism revisited: Paul Tillich's theology of art and the realist turn. In: American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting, 10 -22 November 2016, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Absolute faith, correlation, and contemporary continental atheism
Re Manning, R (2015) Absolute faith, correlation, and contemporary continental atheism. In: Ultimate Concern: Paul Tillich, Buddhism, Confucianism, 12-13 July 2015, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
Correlating continental atheism
Re Manning, R (2015) Correlating continental atheism. In: The 10th Annual Meeting of The Comparative & Continental Philosophy Circle, 14-17 May 2015, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Re Manning, R (2015) Natural theology reconsidered (again). In: The Boyle Lecture, 25 February 2015, St Mary-le-Bow, London.
Whither philosophy of religion?
Re Manning, R (2015) Whither philosophy of religion? In: D Society Public Seminar Series, 20 February 2015, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK. (Unpublished)
Dark reflections: Tillich, sex, and ambiguity
Re Manning, R (2015) Dark reflections: Tillich, sex, and ambiguity. In: Paul Tillich (1886-1965): Philosophy, Mystery, Love, 26 September 2015, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Passion is Everything with Jackie Bertolette (Haute Ohio Magazine)
Katerina: Jackie, just to introduce you. It's amazing to have you on the podcast because I don't think I've met anyone with such a huge portfolio of businesses to run. You are an editing chief of Haute Ohio Magazine, you have your own modelling business, you have a photography business and you do so much. You've been running a fashion week. How did it all start?
Jackie: I suppose it started back when I was in college, and my degree is in Commercial Photography. And I always knew that I wanted to do fashion, but it wasn't like a huge industry then because I'm a little bit older than the average. So, when we were in school, we actually learned about film. So, digital was a bit of a transition for me over the last 20 years or so but I knew then that I wanted to go into Editorial Fashion Photography so that's where it all started. But, I was afraid, being a Midwest girl… although I'm from, you know, a moderate-sized town, Cleveland, you know. So Cleveland, Ohio is a fairly good-sized city in the United States, but I was too afraid to move to New York where the actual jobs were in that career field. And so, I kind of just let that dream go because it just as I was just too afraid.
And there wasn't anything like that in the Midwest where I was from. So, I just kind of would pick and choose here and there where I could work and then I held a day job for a long time. Although I've always been in the creative arts so my day job has always been in Graphic Design or things of that nature so that's how all of these things came together. And about 12 years ago, I had to resign from my position as a graphic designer, because my third child was born and he was not well, he was pretty ill, and so I had to resign to come home with him. And after we got comfortable with the single income within our family, and of course, he was cleared for health issues and all of that, we decided that I was going to stay home with the kids, you know, we were okay on a single income so someone was going to stay home with the kids… And so I did that and started homeschooling my son, but I found myself needing more than just that.
So I thought… talk to my husband and my husband said "You know what, that's what you love to do, you're great at photography. Why don't you start the magazine you always wanted to work for", and I was like, "What? That's crazy!" But there it is. Five years ago, we started and launched Haute Ohio Magazine and along the way we have added Ohio Fashion Week, Ohio Fashion Awards, Great Lakes Fashion Network, Fashion Alliance. I might manage models under Discovered Model Scouting & Management, DMSM Group. And I'm a commercial photographer, Jacqueline j Creative Arts, and I'm a fashion designer under RJ Luna Haute Clothier. So kind of everything. And of course, I have a background in Graphic Design as well, so.
Katerina: Well, that helps.
Jackie: Yeah.
Katerina: So, the magazine was the first adventure, right?
Jackie: It was.
Katerina: The first one.
Jackie: Um-hum.
Katerina: How did you know, who told you how, where did you learn how to actually put a magazine together?
Jackie: Um, I fumbled through it on my own. I didn't really have any actual schooling in something like that in the business end of the magazine. I knew how to do all the creative end just because I had done photoshoots and I knew what went into creative direction and all of that. I have creative writing behind me so I've done articles in the past. I think the only part that I was really missing was the sort of the business end of it so I just kind of, you know, took what I knew and thought, well, nobody's gonna tell me I'm wrong because nobody's doing that. Kind of paving the way and so, I've made mistakes and I'm still making mistakes but I'm also doing something that seems to be right because people are responding. So, yeah.
Katerina: Did you have anyone in the family who would guide you or help you with the business side of things?
Jackie: Actually, my mom is really good with business. She's not too crazy, but she's really good with business. She was office manager for years, and a paralegal so she has a lot of, like, the structural organisation behind her and I didn't know how to set up an office, I didn't know how to set up QuickBooks and all that stuff so she's helped me with a lot of that. And then I do have a team that volunteers for me, as I can kind of call on them and say hey, I need some help in this. And you know, they'll volunteer their time to help me figure it out and kind of coach me through it. So, yeah. But I do think my mom is definitely the one who helped me to get started in that.
Katerina: Yeah, so when you just started your work with a magazine, you also said you looked after your son who wasn't well and you were home educating.
Katerina: That's quite an undertaking, isn't it? It's quite a bit of a job, isn't it? To look after, you know, full time… after the child, who may not be as well. And also start up your own business. How did it go?
Jackie: When, in the beginning, when he was still medically unstable, if you will, that's all I did, was take care of him. I did nothing else. I was just, yeah… But as he got cleared medically and the number of doctor visits sort of weaned and all of that, we did try regular school with him, brick and mortar, but it just was not good for him. It just didn't work well because, although in many ways he is on grade level, there are some things that he's not on grade level. And so, it just was a real, you know, he encountered some bullying and some, you know, not good stuff so, yeah.
My husband and I decided we were going to try it now… I had no idea what I was getting myself into because, you know, I never did that before. But it was important that whatever we could do to give him the best chance in life, that's what we were going to do and so, yeah. First-year was pretty crazy and tumultuous and he was adjusting and I was adjusting and learning how to homeschool and all that. We actually used an online service for virtual school.
But now we're four years into it. Now, it's like old hat and we know how to integrate his school day with my workday and literally, we'll sit at one end of the table to do his school day, and when it's over, I scoot to the other end of the table and turn on my business computer and start working on photography or whatever needs to come up, so… you know, it was a huge transition but, and very scary… but it really was the best thing for all of us and our family and you know, it is scary but it's definitely something that should be considered if, you know, if you feel like that's a good direction for your family, so.
Katerina: Yeah. So, at the beginning of you starting your magazine, obviously, you know when you start a new business, as 80% of the time you spend trying to acquire new customers, new clients, and then maybe 20% of the time, you try to kind of keep them.
Katerina: How did you go about finding new clients because a lot of businesses, they fail in a few, in a couple of years of you know, starting up. And this is a very crucial year of a startup. How did it go for you?
Jackie: So, for me, I actually have numerous clients. The demographic, or I guess my clientele, is in multiple ranges. So, I have the fashion professionals who want to be seen and published. So that's one of my clients if you will. And then I have the subscribers and the readers, that's another client base. And then I have the advertisers and sponsors, so I had multiple client bases, which is really helpful and unique kind of, I think, to my business.
But as far, I definitely had to cultivate all the rest of it. As far as clients go, except for the business professionals, because having been in fashion, in and out of fashion, for almost 30 years, I had quite a build-up of a Rolodex. I knew a lot of models, I knew a lot of designers just from my, you know, living life kind of in that field. So when I first started, it was a little bit more difficult, because people didn't, there wasn't a physical magazine so to get people to kind of go, oh sure, you know, we believe in you, was a little difficult. But having that range was not difficult. It was just finding people who were willing to kind of give us a shot.
And now, five years later, I mean I have professional talent that is, you know, I have to turn them away and that's really, that's the hardest part for me because my goal is to give the opportunity that I wasn't able to have to others. And so, and I have to turn people away because of content limitations or show limitations or whatever and that makes me feel bad but as long as I am representing 100% of the population, so. That is my main focus is, is 100% inclusion so whether you're petite or plus, whether you're mature or a child, whether you're LGBTQ or challenged, whatever. We represent everybody and we make sure that everybody is shown as beautiful. So, it's important to me to have diversity in every aspect of what we're doing, so.
Katerina: Yeah. But going back, to the time when you just started sort of working on the magazine, was there a time when you felt like it was a bit too much and you couldn't get through, you couldn't get new clients? And did you have any self-doubt back then?
Jackie: All the way. Every day I have self-doubt like "What am I doing?"
Katerina: Still?
Jackie: Absolutely, I did. You know, the only part that I was confident in is the photography end and I knew that I know that I'm good at editorial fashion photography. I'm good at the whole career direction, finding locations, setting up the design, getting the models, all that I'm really good at. So, that was the only thing that I was, like, 100% confident about. Everything else, every day I deal with, what am I doing, you know? And why am I doing this and I'm crazy, this is insane, it's never gonna work? But you just keep charging away at it, you know. I am blessed in that I don't require the income from my business that many entrepreneurs do, because my husband, of course, we are one-income family. Yeah, um, you know, my son's issues, so when I make revenue, it just goes back into the business so I'm blessed in that way. If I had a bad month, it's not the end of my business where it wouldn't be for a lot of people, you know? So, in that respect, it's a little different for me but it's, the clientele is always hard.
Finding new subscribers, new readers. We ended up actually hiring a publicist this year, which is the first time I've done that, because I just didn't have the time to put into cultivating new clients, you know. So, I think the most important thing is to understand where your value talents are and to outsource or seek partnerships with people who can help you with what your shortcomings are. So, I'm good, if that's all I have to do is cultivate clients, but then I don't have a business, you know?
Katerina: Yeah.
Jackie: Yeah. So that's what we ended up doing this year was outsourcing and to help get those clients going and to help, you know, the media coverage and all that type of stuff, so. The content is not an issue for us at all. It's all the rest of it. It's the readership, it's the advertisers, and yeah, it's a full-time job, constantly looking for new clients.
Katerina: Yeah, but I mean I can relate to what you're saying, you know, looking after a child because a couple of years ago, I was running my own business on Amazon and when he was born, my son, and we've been waiting for him for quite some time. You see, everything just kind of went to the second place when he was born and the lack of sleep, I mean, I don't remember the first year of my life. Never mind me running a business. Did you sleep at all?
Jackie: My son was almost eight when I started actually doing my business. My focus was him for the first, I mean I have two older children too.
Jackie: But, um, they were quite, you know, sufficient on their own and of course, they required attention, but they did not require the kind of medical, constant attention that my youngest did. They actually helped me to, sort of, navigate the whole world because this was new for everybody, a whole new lifestyle overnight. And so the first few years until he was completely settled medically and we were settled into homeschooling, and I felt like I had provided the parenting situation that I needed to for him, the only time that I started doing something different, because like you said, everything is secondary to your child, so.
Katerina: Yeah. Yeah.
Jackie: But I didn't sleep, no. For three years, I didn't sleep because he was very touched and go for a long time, so.
Katerina: It's hard as it is to run a business but when you have a child, it's kind of.
Katerina: Where do you get energy from? But of course, you're in a very competitive industry as well. How do you, how do you find your routine? How do you compete, I mean there are so many sharks out there in the fashion industry…
Jackie: Yes, there are. I think that's what makes us different is that we are sort of bringing light to the sharks. We are the antithesis, and we are the ones that are saying that it doesn't have to be how fashion is, you know, there's a more positive end to fashion. And it's hugely saturated in the international markets and the large markets. But in the smaller markets like the Midwest or the Southwest or, there's not much competition. So, what I have found after I started my magazine was that there's actually five other women in the Midwest that are on the same trajectory as I am. And our focus is 100% inclusion so we all are sort of cultivating symbiotically this whole new fashion industry that doesn't exist. So while there is a lot of competition in fashion, for us, we are lifting each other. We're not competitive — we're trying to create the industry that we're looking to, that we would like our kids in, you know, as opposed to the one that's really out there.
Jackie: So, yeah. So I think that's a little different for us too, is that we were really creating an industry so we, we have, really we create what it's going to be. We decide, you know, is it going to be positive? Is it going to be negative? Is it going to be, you know, inclusive? Is it not going to be inclusive? So, while I feel like my magazine and my entities offer a lot more than some of the other women in our area, all of us together are providing incredible opportunities for fashion, for fashion professionals.
Katerina: In my professional sort of life, I had an opportunity to be involved in the Creative Spark Project which was funded by the British Council, and it was all dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship in the fashion industry in Central Asia.
Jackie: Oh, okay.
Katerina: So last year, I think was last January, I went to a country called Kazakhstan in Central Asia and we were on like a seminar for fashion designers and also flew there to do some master .. to teach some masterclasses, entrepreneurship master classes. And what we found through our interaction with fashion designers is that a lot of fashion designers… they are so creative, they know how to put materials together, they know how to choose colours and stuff like that… But they are lacking business skills and marketing skills, and they're just almost, you know, they see an opportunity to be creative and they sometimes jump from getting involved in one side of the business, for example, say, designing clothes and then they want to do something with fashion walks and stuff like that. And they almost, like, move from one creative project to another creative project so what, um, you know, did you have the same sort of, when you started working on your business, did you have any, you know, problems running a business because you were lacking some business skills and how did you overcome this?
Jackie: Yeah, I was lacking a lot of business skills, because like you, as you mentioned, a lot of times creators are really good at creative but not necessarily good at, you know, business and vice versa. I was very lacking in business skills. How I got through it was I asked my mom. You know, I did a lot of research online, I joined a lot of groups, Facebook groups and things like that to say hey, I had this problem, you know, how did you handle it? I basically asked you know?
I didn't have the luxury of like a local college class or local business class by, you know, professionals or anything like that so I just, I just called on friends and family and said hey, how do I handle this? And I think that that's a good way to get started. And then when the business gets really to the point that it's even too big for the novice group, then, then you start seeking out, you know, really, but hopefully by then you have some revenue because they know when you actually seek out a business course or business coach, you know that's not something that's going to be done in kind or, you know, voluntarily. You have to have enough revenue to be able to pay some.
Yeah, gets kind of sticky, you know? Do you have enough money to pay someone who can really coach you through it? Or do you need to kind of barter it through and you know, which is pretty much how I run my business as much as possible? Just because I like the revenue to go back into the business, as opposed to paying me personally and trying to grow the business for others more than for myself. I mean I love doing it, but I do it so that I can provide opportunities to models who have dreams or designers who, you know, want to show in New York Fashion Week or, you know? So, I definitely had the same issues.
Katerina: Yeah. So what advice would you give to say, designers, fashion designers, or maybe photographers who want to start their own businesses?
Jackie: Like fashion, I would say you absolutely have to seek out partnerships, unless you're planning to actually go to the main markets like New York or LA or Milan or wherever you might be, London. You really need to find partnerships in the local industry and sort of get your feet wet and gain the resume. Because when you get to the larger markets, they want to see that you know what you're doing, that you know, I mean there's a thousand people vying for the same job so you have to have experience. And you have to have an incredible portfolio or look book. And I would say, first of all, believe in yourself, no matter what. And second of all, know, that it's gonna take work and that you have to partner and find symbiotic relationships along the way because it's just, it can be done by yourself, but it's, you know, it's much, much less traumatic if you have someone who you can bounce it off of and say, oh my gosh what do I do or whatever, you know?
Katerina: Yeah. Well, you've mentioned, you know business skills, but you probably are aware that many of them also suffer from so-called shiny object syndrome, especially solopreneurs. They start a business and then they think, oh, I need to learn this. Oh, I don't know this, I need to learn Facebook marketing. I need to learn how to do videos and they end up kind of learning a lot of stuff, and what advice would you give to them.
Jackie: Well, I don't think it's ever had to learn something new. But, I do think that when you learn, when you put a lot of energy into learning all of these things that you're maybe not so great at, then what you are great at suffers. So, for me, the product, which is the magazine itself, what goes into it, the content that I'm sharing, that is more important to have a good solid product than it is to learn how to do Facebook marketing. So, that's when I go seek someone else to help me through it or coach me through it, or even in kind, you know? I'll give a free subscription to somebody who maybe could do the marketing for you. A high school student who knows social media in and out, you know? And just do barter with them, you know, hey you want to come to a photoshoot with us or whatever. So, I would be very cautious to learn everything because you can't be good at everything. I would be more cautious to make sure that you stay focused on what you're good at and what your business is. And then seek out others that can help you with whatever your shortcomings are.
Katerina: Yeah. Do you consider yourself being a perfectionist?
Jackie: Absolutely, yeah. I'm definitely an overachiever. So, I have, um, yeah, I have that problem and then most of the people around me might say uh-oh, she's thinking again. I don't think, okay, let's do a Fashion Week. I think, well, if we're gonna do Fashion Week then it's got to be this, and you know, everybody, you know, so I'm an overachiever and a perfectionist, but I'm only a perfectionist for myself. Like, I understand that other people, I understand that people aren't perfect, including myself, but I always, I'm holding myself to a bigger standard, you know? You can do better, you can do better, come on, just a little bit more effort, you know? So for me, I'm definitely a perfectionist, yes. If it's not done 110%, I'm not going to put my energy into it at all.
Katerina: Do you think you would probably achieve more if you weren't a perfectionist?
Jackie: Probably, because like I said because I spend a lot of time on each task to make sure all the details are right and it takes me an entire year to plan on Haute Fashion Week. So, and it's a one-day show, but it's everything, like we literally are down to, you know, what do the menus look like and, well, you know, what does the runway look like and what does backstage look like and, you know, do we have enough outlets for everybody, you know? So if I didn't put that much perfectionism into things, I think I could accomplish more widely. But I don't know if it would be better, because it wouldn't be as complete in mind, you know? I mean, I want to offer quality more than quantity, so.
Katerina: Yeah. Also, you are running several businesses. How do you, um, how do you find time to run multiple businesses?
Jackie: Now, it's actually kind of ironic because I was just saying that too many things make it not good. But for me, all of these businesses are just like parts of the same business. So, I mean, as a photographer, I have been shooting models for 30 years. So managing models is just normal for me, you know? I just made it an actual business about five years ago. But I've been doing it for 30 years, teaching models how to pose and how to walk a runway and how to find our light and all of that. As a photographer, I teach that without even, like, thinking about it.
So, there are two of my businesses right there that are just part of the same thing. And then of course editorial photography and fashion need a designer. So, you know, I mean it just kind of all runs together for us so it's not, um, I know it sounds like I'm doing like a hundred different things, but they're all integrated so I just have to remember to, like, isolate this job, or this photoshoot is for the magazine so we can't share it like this shoot is for one of my DMSM models so it's just portfolio work for them so that can be shared. So, like, compartmentalizing like that, I think, it's the hardest part, so. But other than that, everything is just kind of, it's all wrapped up together, you know, so.
Katerina: Yeah. So how do you prioritise your day? What comes first? How, what's your typical day?
Jackie: First and foremost, getting through school, if it's a school day. But if there's no school or we're done with school, my main priority businesses are the magazine and the modelling management, for me personally. I will always be a commercial photographer, it's my first love, I will never give that up, but as part of the magazine and as part of managing models, I get to do my photography. So, all the rest of these things are awesome and great extensions but those are the two priorities for me. Making sure that I develop models safely so they learn how to get through this industry with some sense of normalcy, and knowing red flags to look for and that kind of stuff. And then the magazine is something that I plan on doing for a very long time. And the rest of it, if we continue, great, but if I run out of energy or resources, those are the two we would pare down to.
Katerina: Yeah. Do you work on weekends?
Jackie: I don't think I'm ever not working. So, just before we got on this interview, I was sewing masks, because I have some local businesses in school so I've been doing masks for like I'm not working. I'm either interviewing somebody else or I'm setting a photoshoot or I'm booking models or I'm sawing masks or making clothes because I do show my clothes on the runway in different parts of the world so I'm always on if you will. But it's helpful because all my kids have had their moments in learning how to help me do my business so I can call on them and say hey, you guys I need, I need help, you know, this photoshoot, can you caddie for me, you know? They know exactly what they need to do and, um, so it's almost like a family business which makes things a lot easier for us.
Katerina: So, how do you avoid burnout? Because entrepreneurs can have burnout, right? Because they're involved in so many projects.
Jackie: Um, the only time that I ever, I am not good sitting still. I have to be productive whether it's just sewing a mask or making a piece of clothing or putting on a fashion show. Though I don't really run out of energy or hit burnout in a typical situation, when I hit burnout is after the fashion show. It's been a year in the making, I've been doing all these other things along the way, and the week before is, like, insanely crazy, like 18-hour days, you know? Problems, this person cancels, problem after problem. You know, solution after solution, it's really exhausting. And that's when I hit burnout, it's right after the show like literally for a week — I don't even answer my phone. So I'm like no, leave a message, not gonna do a thing. So, I have to kind of like regroup and sort of just kind of centre myself and start all over. But that's really the only time that I've had issues but happens every year. Every year, the end of September, the first week of October — don't talk to me.
Katerina: So what do you do too, you know, to relax, and you know, recharge? What do you do? What's your strategy for recharging?
Jackie: I love to shop. There's a surprise.
Katerina: Nothing wrong with that.
Jackie: But I don't shop for like, your typical stuff. First of all, I love thrifting and then reinventing. So, I do a lot of thrifting, and I do a lot of fabric shopping as I do, notion shopping and things like that, because I do sew and make clothes as well so they kind of shopping I do, is not what, like, going out looking for a new dress, you know? I'm going out looking for fabric and an old junky dress that I can reinvent, you know? That's kind of what I love to do, even though that's my work. When I am not under a deadline or under the gun, you know, to make sure that I have something that fits the right person whenever, when I have more creativity, more time to really have fun with it. That's, that's like my relaxing time, you know? And of course, being with my family, I love being with them. And, um, I just, I'm, we have a beautiful backyard that we'd spend, so I spend a lot of time, I work outside sometimes too which is awesome. So, yeah.
Katerina: Yeah. Do you consider yourself a resilient entrepreneur?
Jackie: Hmm, I don't know. Maybe resilient, yeah. I can always come up with a creative solution. Okay, so I don't know if that'd be considered resilient because I don't…
Katerina: Bouncing back from difficulties, getting back on your feet…
Katerina: …when things go bad.
Jackie: I can always find a way around it so I'm gonna say yeah, probably. Yeah, like it doesn't get me down even though I have days or I'm just like, in some days it's every day where it's just moments I'm like, what am I doing? Why am I even, you know, banging my head against the wall for this? But I always am able to find, like, the strength inside myself I mean, it's just this, I am in a position where I've always dreamed of being. I just thought it would be somebody else's magazine that I was working for. I didn't know it would be my own. So this actually is kind of like my dream job. And I get to be at home. And, you know, the only thing that's really missing is the income. But thankfully, as I said, you know, we voluntarily returned the income into the, into the magazine and into the business to try to improve opportunities for others, so.
Katerina: Yeah. So, what was the most challenging time for you running multiple businesses since the beginning?
Jackie: Um, I would say, like, year two. We were saying like, you know, the first few years are pretty pivotal. Before we actually launched, I had spent a lot of time doing, like, polls. Is there, you know, people out there who want to see this kind of magazine from the Midwest. Are there professionals who want to participate in this? I spent a lot of time doing that kind of research. And I had reached out to a lot of people that I knew from the industry to bolster what we were doing, you know, to kind of, listen, I need somebody in your area who can be my go-to person, you know, in Cincinnati. I mean I had people all over the Midwest, key people that I could just call on. And so before we started, I had a really key team in place. And within two years, one by one they all kind of like, well, this isn't enough, you know i mean they just moved on to other things. And, um, so that was probably the worst and we got to like the second year. And I was like, the only one left.. all these people, we were going to do this together and I was, like, the only one left.
And one other person who is still there but is so far away that, you know. She's really not there, you know, on a daily basis. So, that was the hardest part for me. That's when my husband said, don't give up, just don't give up because I was like, you know what, nobody wants this. Obviously, the people, the key people in the industry, don't even care enough to participate anymore so it can't be something that we need but my husband was really on and he was saying no, come on, you know you're good at this, you know what you're doing and I'm glad that I did because it, we were able to, I don't know if launch careers are the right way to say it, but we were able to give startups and first opportunities to new models and new designers and, you know, give opportunities.
We have, I have models that have walked in Paris and Milan and I have models who flocked to New York. You know, their dream was to walk in Miami Fashion Week and I've been able to, you know, to offer that to them, so. That's what is more satisfying to me and that's why I'm so glad that I didn't give up in the second year because I thought nobody wants this. I'm the only one that sees value in this, you know, so. It's hard. It's hard, there's, you know you just have to keep trusting in your own talent.
Katerina: Yeah. So, if you were to, sort of, call it with one word, what's been driving you all these years, what would it be? Just one word, how would you explain this, what was driving you all these years?
Jackie: Passion.
Katerina: Passion.
Jackie: Yeah. I love, I love the industry. I love the creativity in the position that I'm in, and being a fashion photographer has, like, always been my dream. I love being able to provide opportunities for people who have passion. You know, it's an industry that if you don't, you know, if you're not, like, perfect, model, six-foot, size zero, nobody else is going to look at you, you know? So it's really important to me and I'm really passionate about giving an opportunity to show the beauty in everybody, not just the six-foot tall model, you know? I mean I happen to be six foot tall, and I happen to have been a model so I know what's in the industry.
Um, and, and I think that there's a safe way to be positive in this industry. It doesn't have to be negative all the way through so what keeps me going is the passion to, um, to develop new people into the industry and, um, and really bring the Midwest to the world and the world to the Midwest, you know? We have so much talent here that people don't even know about, so.
Katerina: That's why you're there, to share the word. You see, now you're talking to someone in the UK…
Jackie: I know, right?
Katerina: …and uh, I'm definitely gonna suggest our colleague centre project partners in AlmaU we've been working with, you know, to look at this podcast because I think they'll get lots of insights.
Jackie: Thank you.
Katerina: Because it's an…
Jackie: I'm sorry. We, um, well, we focus on the Midwest, we are not limited to the Midwest. In fact, our current issue actually features two designers from Madagascar. And we have featured and continue to feature Fashion Week designer in South Africa, we've done Nigeria. So, we've had Japanese. I mean, we're not limited to the Midwest. So that's why we say bringing the world to the Midwest and the Midwest to the world, you know because while we focus on that, we're not limited to that at all.
Katerina: Yeah. It's great, great insights from you but, you know what, running a business, I guess passion is everything, isn't it? It's something that will drive you through, through challenges and this is maybe why people give up because they just end up doing something, they think they're just making a little bit of money here and there, but that's not really their passion. And then when difficult times come, then they kind of go, okay, maybe it's not for me, maybe I can go on pursue a different, shiny object.
Jackie: Right. And see how everything is difficult, there's no doubt we all know that everything is difficult. And if you don't really have the passion for what you're doing, then it's really easy to say, next to shiny object, you know? I mean anyone can make, I mean I could make money as a graphic designer. I did it for years, you know? And I could do that from home, easily. But it's not my passion, you know. I love doing graphic design as part of what I'm doing but I don't want to be a graphic designer. So, if that's what my business was, I probably would have folded two years ago because I'd like, I just don't want to put that much effort into it. It's hard. It's difficult. I don't want to get up and look at that anymore.
Katerina: Yeah. Yeah. So, what… Go on.
Jackie: Passion is everything. I mean like, that's the core.
Katerina: Yeah. So what advice would you give, specifically to female entrepreneurs, because this is our audience, we want to encourage as many female entrepreneurs to, you know, give it a try if they haven't started, you know? If they're just starting the business and kind of give them enough motivation to go through the difficult times. So what would be your advice to these entrepreneurs?
Jackie: Um, I would say that it's the same as the rest. You just need to believe in yourself. It doesn't matter if you're female, if you're male, doesn't matter if you're 20 or if you're 60, if there's a passion for what you're doing, then you can make your way through it. Even if it's a saturated industry, you're bringing, every single person brings something different to the table.
So, I mean there are other people who do fashion in the Midwest, but I bring a magazine that nobody else brings, you know? I managed models and there are only two other management groups in the area, you know? So it doesn't, as long as you're passionate about it and you believe in yourself, you're going to be fine. It doesn't matter if you're female and male. And the only thing that I would say is to not hold fast to the fact that you're female, and not, like, feel like, well I'm female, they're gonna hold me down. And you know, that you need to be strong, strong in being a female yet at the same time, you need to not be saying, well, I'm female so now you're going to make, you know, give it to me, I'm a female, you know? So you work just as hard as everybody else but you also have to be confident that you're just as good as everybody else.
Katerina: Yeah. So, what's next for Jackie Bertolette? What's the next project? What's the new business to add to the portfolio?
Jackie: Yeah. So, actually, we have two things that we're kind of working on. We just, um, launched the Great Lakes Fashion Network, which we're hoping to turn into a non-profit for prevention and awareness of trafficking, which is a huge problem in our industry. So, that is like a whole another offshoot, so that's kind of where my, my next goal is. And we're also looking as far as the actual businesses, we're looking to do more online content as far as blogging and as far as interviews with models and more behind the scenes kind of stuff at a photoshoot and um, sort of a little bit more of what it really is like to be in the fashion industry. You know, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Jackie: Yeah. Those are the two we're working on, in tandem with everything we are already working on.
Katerina: Now I wish you all the success for the future and with your new projects, new businesses. It sounds amazing what you do and, yeah, it's, you find the right niche, you find the right industry and you're happy, you know?
Jackie: I know.
Katerina: You are happy and that's what's important.
Jackie: This is one of the things where, you know, from tragedy comes triumph, you know. I mean, I would still be working my day job, had my son not been ill. And at the time that he was ill, I did not understand why this was happening to him, you know? He was 10 days old. I'm sorry, 10 weeks old. I mean, what, what did he do, you know? So, it took a long time to understand where the triumph was in that tragedy but now that we can look back on it, it's exactly that moment that changed everything. And not only changed his life, but also changed my life, changed all the professionals, that we touched their lives. So, it really is, you know, you just never know why things happen but they always happen for the right reasons.
Katerina: Yeah, sure. Thank you so much for coming on the show and sharing your amazing story. I wish you all the success and good luck with everything.
Jackie: Thank you so much. It was so nice to talk to you.
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Chan Gailey, out at Georgia Tech per ESPN Radio. Chan Gailey himself offers up the best explanation of his firing by showing you and the crowd at Bobby Dodd the number of times he defeated Georgia.
On the surface of things, the Gailey firing appears to be a cold, dispassionate affair: Gailey never excited great positive emotion, and didn't really generate it at the negative end either, content to not violate any of the laws of thermodynamics by keeping things at a nice, lukewarm non-boil for his tenure. 0-6 against Georgia is damning, though, as is the funereal feel at the Flats. The game we watched there against Virginia Tech earlier this month was as moribund a scene as one could possibly imagine: garbage blowing through empty seats in the third quarter, a hopeless offense begging to be removed from the field, and a collective sense of resignation settling in around the place.
As offensive coordinator John Bond's wife allegedly said leaving the family booth after the loss to Georgia: "Well, it's time to get packing."


Paul Shone and his Burnham team have won the Hellenic Division One East title this season.
BURNHAM were crowned champions in Hellenic Division One East after a 4-0 win against Chinnor on Saturday, writes Rob Stevens.
The Blues needed to secure a single point in the last game of the season to ensure the title and promotion into the Premier Division.
The club offered free entry into The Gore and, in front of a crowd of 155, they brought the curtain down on their league campaign in style.
A goal from Lucas Sinclair gave Burnham a lead heading into the break, before Ryan Tackley, Aiden Higgs and Sinclair - his 30th strike of the season - were on target to secure the victory in the second half.
The Blues won 17 of their 24 league matches, losing just four times, with an impressive 85 goals scored and 29 conceded.
Burnham will now look to complete a league and cup double when taking on Malmesbury Victoria from Division One West in the Hellenic Subsidiary Cup final at Newent Town on Monday 6th May (3pm).


DJ Mustard has taken hip-hop and radio by storm over the past few years, especially as of late, considering the last 7 singles he produced charted in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hip-Hop R&B charts, and has two R&B records in the Top 10 on the same chart. A few weeks ago he announced the title of his debut album would be 10 Summers, and today he's revealed the artwork and the tracklist for it. Of course, YG, Jeezy, 2 Chainz and TeeFlii will be joining Mustard on his first LP, but in addition to them, Lil' Wayne, Lil' Boosie, Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle, Fabolous, Rick Ross and more will be coming along for the ride. You can check out the full tracklist below.
The album will be released on August 12th, and it will be available for free for the first two weeks via Google Play.


Dr. Scholls 1932 Arch Support drugstore or pharmacy retail product box, empty but includes 4 page printed foot appliance information sheets, and separate printed sheet regarding satisfaction guarantee. Cardboard box is sound, both top and bottom corners are intact, not split or separated. Top and bottom have paper label, top has printing on five sides, all shown in photographs. Box is 7 1/2" long, 3 1/4" by 1 3/4".


In an event that has already faded into the dim and ancient memory of our media, two weeks ago there was a catastrophic explosion at a natural-gas-fired powerplant under construction in Connecticut.
Six people were killed and many more were injured. A $1B development was destroyed.
I can't help but compare and contrast "clean and safe natural gas" to "dirty and dangerous nuclear power"….
Hmmm, how many people have been killed by civilian nuclear power plant accidents in the United States?
But lots of people get killed by natural gas explosions and coal mining accidents, to say nothing for the tens of thousands slowly killed by the emissions of burning coal.
Just out of curiosity, I decided to peruse some of my favorite anti-nuclear, pro-renewable websites and blogs, to see how they responded to the disaster in Connecticut, and to see if they showed some consistency by calling on a ban on natural gas just as they continually call on a ban on nuclear energy.
My first stop: Joe Romm and his blog "Climate Progress".
Let's see what Joe has said since February 7th. Now remember, Joe writes a lot since he gets paid to blog by his "non-profit" employer. Since February 7th, Joe has written more than 60 posts, and NOT ONE of them has been about the disaster in Connecticut.
But he found time to write one about the incomprehensibly miniscule tritium leak from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, with the obligatory Homer Simpson cartoon thrown in for good measure.
He also found time to mock Bill Gates for asking for an energy miracle, probably since Gates thinks that miracle will be found in nuclear power.
Amazing, Joe. You have time to strain at tritium, but you swallow the natural gas disaster without a mention. Truly amazing.
What about the Sierra Club?
Neither their "Compass" blog nor the personal blog of their head Carl Pope found time to mention the natural gas disaster in the last two weeks. Must not have been that important, I guess.
Then I get to Greenpeace.
Bless their brain-dead little hearts, they said something. Wedged between numerous posts burning with anger and hatred against nuclear energy, was this one little nugget. Michelle Frey, nine days after the disaster, mentions a "chemical blast" and calls on the government for better "chemical security legislation". Bless her green little heart, she wants the government to make things safer.
You know, like the Nuclear Regulatory Agency is supposed to do for nuclear power plants.
So the score is: Joe Romm, 0; Sierra Club, 0; Greenpeace, 1. And I'm not even taking points away for all the anti-nuclear crap they wrote in the meantime.
On the other hand, the pro-nuclear blogosphere has been ready and responsive on this topic.
Stephen Packard has a great new piece up on natural gas.
Is Shale Gas Potential Being Overestimated?
The anti-nuclear, "environmentalist" movement continues to lose all credibility based on how they ignore this tragedy.
Hi Kirk -Thanks for the link and the kind words. I live in Connecticut so obviously there's been tremendous local coverage. Amazingly still, there really has not bee a lot of outrage over the circumstances, which have become more and more clear to have been very poorly managed. This was not an unforeseeable freak event. The gas was vented near the building, almost inside it, in an enclosed area. Compared to the amount of concern when a nuclear plant has a steam leak or something…Let me also add something: The blast was absolutely enormous. Just huge. It must have been tens of tons tnt equivalent at least. I believe what happened was an enormous cloud of lingering gas ignited.I heard and felt it. It was like a sudden rush of air and a very deep, almost inaudible thud. I was about 15 miles away.I went up to the area. I wasn't able to get very close to the power plant, but I was able to get to an area of the river it is built on where the plant is just up around the bend. From where I was I could see up the sides of the valley.What I saw in the area is something I've never seen in person before. All the trees and vegetation had a wind-swept look to them, leaning away from the area of the power plant. A slight lean where the branches were all pushed to one side, becoming less and less dramatic as you look further away and all pointing toward the plant.It was like Deja Vu, because I've seen this before. Not in person, of course, but it looked like the palm trees of Bikini Lagoon or the trees brought to the Nevada test Site or even the Tunguska Event. The trees outside the blast area were not severely damaged, but all blown to one side.The fact that six were killed seems almost mercifully low. The concussion from this thing, as it swept across the valley and up the side was enormous. It may have just been luck that the workers on the site that day were mostly in areas that must have offered some shelter from the enormous overpressure.Also, the power plant is at least several hundred yards from any homes. Good thing too, because even at those distances, windows were broken.


I really don't have much of anything to say today. I must point out that it is getting markedly more difficult to come up with creative titles for these posts. And no, I don't mean "tacet"; that would be the verb. "Tacit" is the adjective. Sometimes musicians' words for things cloud our perception of the actual unadulterated words themselves. So I just wanted to clear that up.
The weather was gorgeous this morning as I walked with Will to the post office to mail my tax return before swiping an extra meal pass for him to join me in Market Central for lunch since I have such a surplus. But I'm down to eight passes with ten days left to use them, and I have plans in the works for getting rid of another extra, so I should be pretty much okay.
But anyway, back to the weather, it was gorgeous when I walked into my 13:00 class and it only started to be gloomy when I walked out at 14:15 (so obviously sometime during my class). This morning, we had nice sunshine, but still several bright clouds that kept the sun from being too overbearing. To me, that's about as close to a perfect day as you can come. And although I wasn't able to enjoy it much, I made sure to do so while I was outside.
The China trip with the choir is shaping up. We leave in a little under two weeks now, and we just got what will probably be the final pre-departure version of our day-to-day itinerary, complete with times of things instead of just what's going on each day. I'll have to look a bit more closely into that, again for an important reason that I haven't yet mentioned here.
Whatever the heck happened on Tuesday 7 April.
If it weren't the week before finals, I'd just keep writing about both those topics now and give you a "normal Tim"-style blog post. But this is also BEDA; I've got to have some content up my sleeve for slow days, right?


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Video / OTT
Verizon, Sony Primp for OTT Debuts
Mari Silbey, Senior Editor, Cable/Video
With two very different strategies in place, both Verizon and Sony have released new details on their planned over-the-top video services slated to launch shortly in the US.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) announced Wednesday that its OTT offering will include channels for AwesomenessTV and DreamWorksTV, featuring more than 200 hours of original programming. At about the same time, Sony Corp. of America told The Wall Street Journal that it will launch its new PlayStation Vue service in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia within the next two weeks, followed by a national rollout later this year.
Verizon has indicated in the past that it doesn't intend to replicate cable TV in an OTT service, and the company's latest content deals back up that assertion. Targeted at teens and young adults, AwesomenessTV delivers both scripted and reality TV shows and boasts 112 million subscribers across its YouTube channel and through distribution deals with Nickelodeon and Netflix. AwesomenessTV and Dreamworks TV, which features short-form live-action and animated content, are both owned by DreamWorks LLC Animation and Hearst Corporation.
While Verizon hasn't said if it will package the two DreamWorks networks with other content, it has declared that it wants to focus on the millennial audience, especially through mobile video services. "It's increasingly clear that 'mobile first' is the way millennials are consuming all types of content, especially HD video and music," said Terry Denson, VP of content acquisition and strategy at Verizon.
Verizon EVP and CFO Fran Shammo previously noted the company will use LTE Multicast technology for OTT services. However, Shammo described using multicast delivery specifically for live events, so it's still not certain whether LTE Multicast is in the cards for the near term. (See Verizon Crafting OTT Business Models.)
Want to learn more about OTT video's implications for cable operators and other pay-TV providers? Then check out the agenda for our upcoming Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies event, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at The Cable Center in Denver.
Sony, meanwhile, has teased its upcoming OTT service since beta trials began last November. Unlike Verizon, Sony is creating a large bundle of channels with big-name networks, including channels from 21st Century Fox , CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), NBCUniversal LLC and Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA). The company has been tight-lipped about pricing, but reports surfaced last fall that the service would sell for between $60 and $80 per month. That compares to Dish Network LLC (Nasdaq: DISH)'s new $20-per-month Sling TV service, which includes much fewer channels but does carry the ABC and ESPN networks owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). (See Sony Goes OTT With PlayStation Vue and Sony, Dish Hit OTT TV Pricing Wall.)
"Even absent ESPN, we are very confident that we have a very robust offering in the sports area with existing partnerships," Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, told the Journal.
The PlayStation Vue service is initially operating on Sony's PS3 and PS4 game consoles, but Sony also plans to offer content on Apple iPads in the future. The service is currently in invitation-only field trials in the three selected launch cities.
— Mari Silbey, special to Light Reading
Video Platform Infographic
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Cedrik-Marcel Stebe was the champion in 2011, but did not qualify for the event in 2012, since he played mostly ATP World Tour tournaments in that season.
Guido Pella defeated Adrian Ungur 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4) in the final to win the title.

Seeds

  Thomaz Bellucci (round robin, withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
  Paolo Lorenzi (round robin)
  Victor Hănescu (semifinals)
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (round robin)
  Aljaž Bedene (semifinals)
  Adrian Ungur (final)
  Guido Pella (champion)
  Gastão Elias (round robin)

Alternates

  Thiago Alves (replaced Thomaz Bellucci, round robin)
  Rogério Dutra da Silva (did not play)

Draw

Finals

Green group
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Yellow group
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

References
Main Draw

Finals
2012 Singles
2012 in Brazilian tennis

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Did some more checking and was frustrated to see that Carnival of Souls and Felix the Cat were still in stock. EdTV and Raising Cain at least were not.
Did anyone else have titles cancelled by 800.com after they were able to order them during the first day of the sale last week?
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Up they went. Onward they moved. Up, up and up. At last, at 14,411 feet, they stopped. This was the moment. Time froze, for just a second, as they simply stared over the entire state.
Members Lisa Carlson and Nancy Cirillo are moms, first and foremost. Lisa has two teenage boys, and Nancy has three sons. They each share a passion for their careers, Nancy as the owner of Na La, a Seattle women's activewear line, and Lisa as the current organizer behind Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Climb to Fight Breast Cancer.
And it was their third shared devotion that took them on a journey nearly three miles above city limits.
"I think that breast cancer affects so many people that we know. There's rarely a person that doesn't know someone or have a family member who's been affected by breast cancer," said Lisa.
"Two of my close friends had breast cancer, so this (cause) was an easy choice," added Nancy.
The Hutchinson Center devotes its time to the newest cancer prevention breakthroughs, among many other programs. With an essential immunotherapy development two years ago, Fred Hutchinson is currently in the midst of a clinical trial using T-cells to battle the cancer, perhaps one of the most sophisticated centers in the country with these discoveries.
Climb to Fight was one program launched from humble beginnings in order to fund this research. In 1997, a group of people decided to climb Mount Adams and wanted to raise money along the way. One climb, one meager idea morphed into a movement, one donation back to the Hutchinson Center and a world of a difference.
Lisa has been running the program for five years. "All of the funds raised at this center goes directly into research. I like to be able to look at the dollars and know that they're really making a difference," she said. In 2011, more than a half million dollars was raised by about 80 climbers alone.
Lisa tries to participate in one climb per year, choosing from 13 options, and recruited Nancy this past August. Both women raised more than $5,000 each in a span of a couple months.
On Aug. 20, they started their journey up Mount Rainier. An average of 10,000 people attempt to summit this mountain every passing year. Of those, a little more than half are successful. Some have even tried a handful of times.
Lisa and Nancy are among those who have made it.
The two didn't "step it up" until eight weeks prior to the climb, training on the stepmill, running stairs and attending Flex in the City classes at the Club. The petite women strapped on 40-pound packs and made their way up the mountain with six other climbers and four guides.
They had one more soothing trick. "Nancy and I each had a backpack of candy bars, so we were good," added Lisa.
Their climbing group was particularly lucky with exceptional conditions and timing. They were able to summit at sunset. "There's a lot of people that aspire to and want that sunset climb, so I feel really blessed that we were able to do that," said Lisa.
At 6:05 p.m. on Aug. 21, they stopped. This was the moment. Time froze, for just a second, as they simply stared over the entire state.
Both women shed tears as the sun set over Washington.
"When we took our summit photo, I remember thinking, 'savor this moment. You might never have another one like this,'" said Lisa.


Mayoral sponsorship will add bureaucracy even as the Commission seeks to streamline administration and increase accountability within the school district. These proposals are built on quick fixes and trendy ideas, not on the solid, sustainable kinds of solutions students, parents, and educators need in Columbus.
In December 2012, Mayor Michael Coleman convened the Columbus Education Commission (CEC), made up of 25 representatives from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, to consider the challenges facing Columbus City Schools. Among a set of sweeping changes it proposed in April, the CEC recommended legislative action to establish the mayor's office as a charter school sponsor and to allow the Columbus schools to share property tax revenue with charters.
Neither the CEC report nor House Bill 167, the Columbus Plan legislation that has moved quickly through the General Assembly, address the many costs and questions associated with the plan.
The Columbus Plan authorizes the mayor's office, with the approval of the Columbus City Council, to sponsor charters located in the district. Giving this authority to an entity with no education-related infrastructure or experience is an abrupt, unprecedented change in Ohio law. Proponents suggest mayoral sponsorship will increase the number of good charters in Columbus by allowing the mayor's office to recruit the best charter models to the city. They also assert that it will bring more local accountability to Columbus' charter sector. These proposals raise the following concerns, which have not been addressed in the debate about the Columbus Plan.
Authorizing the mayor's office to sponsor charter schools does not increase local control. Since control would extend only to schools signing a contract with the mayor's office, it is not clear how these changes will decrease the number of failing charters. The mayor's office will have neither the power to close existing charter schools in the district nor to prevent new start-up charters from opening under different sponsors.
Sponsors do more than recruit charter schools. Sponsors monitor the academic and fiscal performance of charters and their compliance with charter school laws; as Policy Matters and others have documented, many Ohio sponsors fail to meet basic requirements. This highlights the difficulties of sponsorship, the ways that Ohio law provides an incentive for sponsors to keep low-performing schools open, and the problems of maintaining quality charters in a system that lacks strong accountability measures. Presenting the sponsorship role as primarily about recruitment oversimplifies the role of sponsors.
The mayor's office lacks educational expertise. Unlike the Columbus school district and other sponsors, the mayor's office has no expertise that it can draw on to oversee and support charter schools. HB 167 marks the first time an entity with no background in education will be allowed to sponsor Ohio charters. Currently, eligible sponsors include school districts, educational service centers, state universities, and qualified nonprofits with an "educational orientation" – all organizations with at least some education-related infrastructure in place. The CEC itself recognizes this lack of expertise and calls for the creation of a director of educational improvement to assist in addressing education issues and to work as a liaison between the city and school district. Similarly, the CEC recommends the creation of an independent, nonprofit public/private partnership to manage a proposed "innovation fund," oversee plan implementation, and provide the mayor's office with the educational infrastructure it lacks.
How much will the new education infrastructure cost? Should a levy pass, HB 167 would direct revenue to a proposed "innovation fund" and a "partnering community schools fund." As written, the legislation would potentially direct only district revenue to the innovation fund. Neither the legislation nor the CEC have spelled out costs associated with the new position of director of educational improvement and the partnership. With the district facing a $25 million budget shortfall, the possibility that critical public dollars might be diverted to fund these new entities and recruit new charter schools is concerning.
Who's accountable? Neither the CEC report nor HB 167 include measures to hold the proposed new entities accountable for public funds they may spend. The CEC report calls for up to $50 million in district, city, private, and nonprofit funding, but with no guarantees of external contributions, the innovation fund is set to be funded solely from the district's share of a successful levy. The CEC report indicates that the innovation fund will be used for "replication of high-performing district schools and high-quality charter schools" but gives no specifics. It is unclear whether the school board, mayor's office, or a proposed internal auditor will oversee the partnership and the fund. This could set yet another dangerous precedent for putting public dollars into private hands, without meaningful oversight or accountability.
Mayoral sponsorship, and the infrastructure it requires, will add bureaucracy even as the Commission seeks to streamline administration and increase accountability within the school district. In the end, these proposals are built on quick fixes and trendy ideas, not on the solid, sustainable kinds of solutions students, parents, and educators need in Columbus.
 Columbus Education Commission. (2013, April). FutureReady Columbus, retrieved at http://bit.ly/19mBFcg.
 See, for example, DePaoli, J & van Lier, P. (2013, January). "Avoiding Accountability: How charter operators evade Ohio's automatic closure law," online at www.policymattersohio.org/charters-jan2013, and "Added scrutiny of charter schools in city & state is overdue, but finally coming," (2013, May 21). The Vindicator, http://bit.ly/10irXEd. Also see the 2013 National Charter School Study by Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes, which found that Ohio charters fare poorly compared to district schools in reading and math. Online at credo.stanford.edu/.


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Il Lido has gone pork-free, but the Italian classics on its menu remain true to their origins, under the skilful hands of a new chef.
WHEN Il Lido opened in June last year, it offered an Italian menu with pork dishes, similar to what it had in its fine dining restaurant in Singapore.
In July this year, the restaurant decided to go pork-free and went through all the cleansing rituals, before reopening in August with a new menu under new chef Andrea Zanella.
Toast to great food: Executive chef Andrea Zanella serves up a mighty fine spread.
So our dinner was mostly about veal, beef, seafood and some almost vegetarian dishes. So think Veal Ossobucco with Saffron Risotto, Ewe's Milk Ravioli with Truffle and Honey Sauce, Gnocchi with Basil and Garlic Pesto, Zucchini and Pine Nuts.
We had heard Zanella is good with veal, and produces some excellent pasta in this restaurant.
We also found out that he cooks some great risotto, too. Take, for instance, the Carnaroli Risotto with Crayfish. Carnaroli is risotto rice from Northern Italy, has longer grains that absorb a lot of water and are plumper when cooked. The risotto was good – creamy and smooth, infused with the naturally sweet flavours of the crayfish.
This fine dining Italian restaurant, which first opened in Singapore in 2006, is concentrating on Italian classics which are not common in KL.
We noticed this as we picked the appetisers – Green Asparagus with Organic Egg and Porcini Mushroom Pesto, Zucchini Flower & Mozzarella Fritter with Vegetable Caponata and Crab Salad with Watermelon and Tomato Elisir.
The amuse bouche at the start of dinner was Marinated Kingfish with Arugula, a slice of fish touched with herbs, and left a little raw to preserve its smoothness.
The Green Asparagus with Organic Egg and Porcini Mushroom Pesto was unlike anything I had tasted before. A fried egg sat over three asparagus spears, which in turn rested on the mushroom pesto. It was a delicious way to eat vegetables. The asparagus was coated with a cheesy sauce, which blended with the egg, and the luscious aromatic porcini pesto. There were all these wonderful textures and flavours that harmonised with one another.
I love zucchini flowers and have not had one in a long time. This one had just a little too much batter, and the flower was slightly soggy. Tomato, eggplant and herbs made up the caponata.
Fresh, clean flavours emanated from the Crab Salad with Watermelon and Tomato Elisir. The round of sweet crabmeat sat on a thin slice of watermelon bathed in tomato juice. Purple shiso and dill atop the crabmeat added a fragrant dimension to it.
Pasta is still considered a starter in an Italian meal. The Ravioli al Miele Tartufato or Ewe's Milk Ravioli with Truffle-infused Honey and Black Peppercorn is to die for. It's a signature dish from Sardinia, famed for sheep cheeses and truffle. Here, the chef's deft hand was evident: the ravioli was al dente; there was the salty, cheesy burst at the bite, contrasting with the fragrant truffle honey. Black truffle shavings and black peppercorns were further enhancements.
Angus Beef Short Ribs Braised in Barolo Wine had scrumptious meat with a smoky aroma falling off the bone and into a red wine sauce. It's to be savoured slowly, with the sublime sauce.
Ossobucco con Risotto is the traditional Milanese main course of veal shank braised intensely for a couple of hours with vegetables and wine. Zanella had this deconstructed and presented on a long plate, with the tender boneless meat on one end, the saffron risotto in the middle, and the bone marrow on the other end. So you go from meat to the lovely risotto, and spoon up the bits of marrow from the bone. The meat could have been a little more moist, but all the flavours of the braising sauce were concentrated there.
We finished dinner with Lemon Flan with Fresh Strawberries and Vanilla Pannacotta with Red Berries. The lemon flan had slices of strawberry fanning out from beneath. Cut into it and the runny centre oozes out. It had lots of oomph, the tart balanced with the sweet, encased in buttery pastry and topped with sugared lemon zest. It tasted just wonderful.
I have had pannacotta at Il Lido before, but this one seemed lighter, but still silky and shivery, covered with a sugar net. It was just the kind of dessert you would want after a heavy dinner.
The petit fours that came were Chiacchiere, a type of traditional Italian sweet fritters that were buttery and light, dusted with icing sugar. The fritters were not sweet and were so addictive I couldn't stop eating them. I had spotted them sitting on a large plate on the counter at the entrance, as I walked into Il Lido, like a bowl of sweets you could help yourself to.
The chef's creativity and versatility is expressed in 40 dishes from all parts of Italy on the new pork-free Il Lido menu. Apart from a la carte items, and the three set menus priced at RM148, RM158 and RM198, there is also a three-course lunch at RM49++ with daily specials from Monday to Friday.


If you are using a Windows Phone, an Xbox One and all the other computers in your home are Windows PCs then you can buy PCs because it might be more convenient for you. And if you are using an iPad, an iPhone, and an Apple TV then you can buy Mac.
In terms of software, Macs work better with other Apple products like iMessage, Handoff, Find My iPhone, iCloud, iCloud Photo Library, iCloud Drive, iCloud Keychain, etc. In Microsoft tried this thing but only partially.
BootCamp is the built-in program in Mac OS which allows you to install Windows, Linux or other operating systems. It's also super easy to switch between the two operating systems. Compare to Windows OS it is very easy to set up the dual system in OS X is infinitely easier.
Mac computers have pre-installed software, but only from Apple and they don't slow down your system. And all other new PCs come installed with lots of other software from PC manufacturers, which requires manual removal.
Apple provide best customer support, they give AppleCare warranty programs, and they have Apple Stores where you can take your Mac or other Apple products for repairs.
You can easy to up-gradable and configurable PCs. On Macs, you can usually only upgrade the RAM or hard drive and that's it.
You have a huge selection of devices with a wide variation in prices because PCs are manufactured by many different companies. With Apple, you have only a few choices with set prices.
Windows-based PCs may have greater backward compatibility because a five-year-old PC can easily run Windows 10 without any issue and a five-year-old Mac can run the latest version of OS X.
More software available for Windows. There is usually an equivalent Mac program for every Windows app, but they are not always as good.


The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 28 on enhancement of penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes certain offenses involving synthetic drugs an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. It removes certain misdemeanor prosecutions concerning synthetic drugs and synthetic lookalike drugs from eligibility for conditional discharge (diversion).


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Youth leaders from the Girls' Health in Girls' Hands (GHGH) Initiative of the Community Foundation for Monterey County are asking county mental health leaders to prioritize social and emotional health services for youth throughout the county.
GHGH is a countywide collaborative of the Women's Fund of Monterey County and six nonprofit agencies that helps girls ages 11-18 in Monterey County gain better access to health information, support and services so they are better able to make positive health and lifestyle decisions. Girls involved in the program also gain powerful leadership skills and are able to influence positive changes at their schools and in their communities.
"I definitely have gained a lot of leadership skills," said Sara Castro, 17, who attends North Monterey County High School. "We do a lot of workshops and you become more comfortable speaking with adults."
This is Castro's second year with the program. She got involved through the My Life program at her school.
"I saw it as a good opportunity to get involved with something I'm passionate about," she said. "And I've gained a lot of confidence.
A lot of the girls I've seen here, throughout the year they get a lot more confident. They also get empowered to not just speak up for themselves, but they get empowered to help other students, sharing the knowledge that they gained."
Castro was one of the girls who presented to the Board of Education in September a GHGH youth-drafted resolution which requested that they prioritize social and emotional health.
At the GHGH Health Summit in November 2014, girl leaders from GHGH surveyed participants about the most important health topic to them. They found that 43% wanted more services, resources and support for self-esteem and coping skills related to social and emotional health. GHGH defines social and emotional health as having positive self-esteem, coping skills and the access to resources to be able to cope with life's difficulties.
The links between social and emotional health and academic success, teen pregnancy, suicide and depression are widely known. The local suicide rate for women has more than doubled from 2.5 per 100,000 in 2001 to 6.2 in 2010. The rate of teen pregnancy is 33 out of 1,000 teens ages 15-19, which is 25% higher than the national average. GHGH leaders contend that social and emotional health is a closely related and urgent issue.
In March 2015, girl leaders circulated a petition at sixteen schools throughout the county to gain wider support for their cause. Students, educators and teachers of high schools and middle schools who signed the petition added a hand stamp/imprint to a banner to represent their support. Youth participating in programs of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, Girls Inc. of the Central Coast, Monterey County Health Department, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and the YWCA Monterey County took part in the petition which collected over 550 signatures countywide and was signed by Assembly Member Luis Alejo in Sacramento.
The girl leaders' resolution to prioritize social & emotional health was unanimously adopted by the Board of Supervisors in March 2015 and the Board of Education in October 2015. These were the first youth drafted resolutions to be passed by the Board of Supervisors and Board of Education in Monterey County. They will soon be presenting to the Mental Health Commission.
"It was awesome to get that passed," said 17-year-old Salma Arredo, who attends North Monterey County High School. "It was the first teen youth-led resolution to be passed and that was pretty cool."
This is Arredo's second year with GHGH.
"I've learned that it doesn't take just one person to change a community or environment. There's going to be other people behind you to support you and help you. You can search for materials to get people interested and involved and that there's always going to be a way for you to achieve something."
"It's exciting that the youth are not only talking to the decision-making bodies, but this is the first time that youth in Monterey County have themselves drafted the resolutions which have been passed," said Eva Holt Rushmore, GHGH Program Manager. "The girls were the ones that drafted it and presented it. It's important to us that their voices are the ones that chime through in the work."
"There's not just one skill that you need to hone in order to do that," said Lynn Bentaleb, Program Officer at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. "It's the intangible leadership qualities of how to facilitate a group, how to make a public presentation, how to tell a story in a way that makes an impact."
"One of the strengths of the program is that they are going through this together," said Laurel Lee-Alexander, Vice President of Grants and Programs at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. "I can remember when I was a young girl growing up and feeling insecure and unconfident about life in general and thinking no one understood me. That's a very normal feeling for young people to have. These girls are now meeting other girls just like themselves and learning things together. It's very exciting and powerful. I love that about GHGH."
GHGH has an upcoming summit on November 21st at the Asilomar Conference Grounds.
"This year we will have more workshops that we've ever had," said Holt Rushmore. "The youth choose the workshops. We bring in specialists, as local as possible, from different community resources and agencies."
For more information, visit www.ghghmonterey.org
You can follow #ghghmonterey and #GHGHMyHealthMatters to get updates and see the results of the girls' efforts.
Youth and community members wanting to get involved can sign the petition and learn more about GHGH at www.ghghmonterey.org, or call 831- 754-5880 x140 for more information.


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Zurkowsky: Alouettes' resilience comes clutch in miracle OT win at McMahon
"I saw people leaving the stands. That excited me. I thought they were going to miss a good comeback. Fortunately, they did," said Khari Jones following his team's win over the Stampeders.
Herb Zurkowsky, Montreal Gazette
"It's all the adversity ... this whole team and myself have been through," Adams said. "Having these guys have my back. Me throwing two picks in the first half. That defence still playing hard and the receivers still playing hard. It's so awesome. It brings tears to my eyes."	John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette
CALGARY — When this incredible game finally was over, and when the din in the Alouettes' raucous dressing room quieted ever so slightly, Vernon Adams — battered, bruised and emotional — leaned against a table, put his hands to his face, and began crying. Uncontrollably.
They were tears of joy.
"It's all the adversity … this whole team and myself have been through," Adams said. "Having these guys have my back. Me throwing two picks in the first half. That defence still playing hard and the receivers still playing hard. It's so awesome. It brings tears to my eyes."
It wasn't so much the Als' improbable 40-34 victory over the Calgary Stampeders Saturday night, at McMahon Stadium, ending a 10-year drought at the venue. Instead, it was the unlikely manner in which Montreal won.
Down by 11 with 1:40 remaining in the fourth quarter and scrimmaging from their own 14, Adams, just back after missing one game with a concussion, led Montreal on a six-play, 96-yard touchdown drive, complete with a two-point convert.
But the visitors still trailed by three with 38 seconds remaining. Incredibly, Eugene Lewis recovered the onside kickoff, providing the Als with a faint glimmer of hope. Adams marched them to the Calgary 20. Only after two incompletions did Boris Bede kick a 27-yard field goal, sending the game to overtime.
"At the end of the day, the coaches put the guys out there to go out and make a play," said Lewis, who also made an incredible catch in the third quarter on a two-point convert. "I did my assignment. I did my job. That's what I'm expected to do. It's not a surprise to me."
The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime period — first Calgary, then Montreal — both failing on their two-point converts. The Als had the first possession of the final OT session. They scored, but again failed on the convert. On third down from the Montreal 14, Stamps' Nick Arbuckle lofted a pass to the back of the end zone. It was caught by Eric Rogers. Although he appeared to get one foot inbounds, following a review of the play while both teams milled on the field, it was ruled Rogers was out of bounds.
Game over.
"I told the guys we can come back and win," Adams said. "Don't get your head down because we're down by 11. Let's just get it done — and they did."
"To win that game like that, being down in the fourth quarter and making the plays we had to make …" added head coach Khari Jones, who saw his team improve to 4-4. "I'm really proud of those guys."
The Calgary Stampeders' Jamar Wall goes after Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. during CFL action at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday August 17, 2019. Gavin Young / Postmedia
Jones predictably said he never lost hope; never prepared to wave the white flag. He said it because a coach must. And, perhaps, he really meant it.
"Because I like this team. I've said it before, they have fight in them," Jones said. "They just battled. We weren't perfect, but we made enough plays to win."
Only eight days earlier, at home against Saskatchewan, the Als were denied a similar opportunity of staging a comeback. Their game was called with 2:41 remaining in the third quarter due to weather — Montreal trailed 17-10 at the time — although the lightning had long seemed to pass and the rain had subsided.
"I just can't say enough about these guys. How they battled. No one ever gave up. No one was down on the sideline, worried when we were down," Jones said. "I saw people leaving the stands. That excited me. I thought they were going to miss a good comeback. Fortunately, they did.
"It's pretty special for these guys to win a game like that at this point of the season. I think it'll go a long way in the future."
QB Vernon Adams returns to face Stampeders — giving Alouettes some hope
Zurkowsky: Alouettes end losing drought in Calgary with OT victory
Adams rebounded nicely from the two interceptions against him in the opening half, passing for 389 yards and two touchdowns. He also scored twice himself while gaining 38 yards on nine carries.
DeVier Posey, who also returned to the lineup from injury, led all receivers with 10 catches for 181 yards, while Lewis also caught 10 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown. Tailback Jeremiah Johnson, replacing the injured William Stanback for a second consecutive game, gained 107 yards — including a 47-yard romp — on only 13 carries.
There obviously were some defensive breakdowns that allowed Calgary's Reggie Begelton to score on 56- and 69-yard pass-and-run plays early in the fourth quarter, seemingly putting the game out of reach. But the defence has carried its load recently and was due for the odd blemish. Begelton, incidentally, tied a team record with four receiving scores.
As the Als reached the halfway mark of the regular schedule Sunday, against the woebegone Toronto Argonauts, they appeared to be sitting pretty in a weak East Division. Montreal might not catch first-place Hamilton, but appears infinitely better than the 3-6 Ottawa Redblacks. Perhaps a playoff spot — its first since 2014 — could be on the horizon.
"We're a different Montreal team than you've seen the last couple of years," Lewis proclaimed. "We have a lot of confidence and trust in each other. It's the swagger we got. We have a lot of guys that have won before."
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Construction employment increased by 30,000 jobs in October and by 330,000 jobs over the past year, topping 7.3 million for the first time since April 2008, while the industry's average pay jumped and unemployment decreased to a historic low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Despite the steep gains in employment and pay, a recent survey by the association finds contractors continue to struggle to find qualified workers.
"Job gains remain strong and well balanced between residential and nonresidential construction," said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. "Contractors are raising pay faster than at any time since the recession to attract workers from other industries as well as new entrants, yet many firms report they continue to have difficulty filling positions."
Association officials urged government leaders to adopt recommendations from the association's Workforce Development Plan, including reforms to immigration policy and increased funding and flexibility for current federal career and technical education programs. They noted that more people would choose high-paying construction careers if they were exposed to them in school and elsewhere.
"Construction workers continue to benefit from positive economic conditions that are leading firms to boost pay and expand opportunities for their workforce," Stephen E. Sandherr, the association's chief executive officer, said. "We need more public officials to understand that the path to a good, middle-class life doesn't always include attending a four-year college and spending a lifetime behind a desk."


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Cher, Andy Cohen and Rami Malek cover Attitude's new October issue
The October issue of Attitude is available to download and order globally now.
The October issue of Attitude has arrived, and after celebrating our landmark 300th issue last month, we're not letting up with not one but three gag-worthy cover stars.
Following a summer that saw her return to the big screen in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the legendary Cher returns to the cover of Attitude for the first time since 2013 for a world exclusive interview.
Cher, shot by Machado Cicala; dressed by August Getty.
Ahead of the release of her upcoming album of album covers, Dancing Queen, the musical icon discusses her endruing legacy, her unbreakable bond with the gay community, and reveals why she hasn't watched Mamma Mia! yet despite her scene-stealing performance.
Meanwhile, the star of Mr Robot, Rami Malek, sits down for an exclusive shoot and interview as the world gets ready to witness his eagerly-anticipated turn as Freddie Mercury in upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Rami Malek, shot by Leigh Keily exclusively for the October issue of Attitude
Following a string of controversies during early production of the film, 37-year-old Rami explains how Freddie's illness and sexuality remains central to the film's narrative, and how the role changed his own life.
Plus, a month ahead of the Virgin Holidays Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar in London, the ceemony's host Andy Cohen reveals how his time in the UK helped him find the confidence to come out in his youth.
Andy Cohen, shot by Leigh Keily exclusively for the October issue of Attitude
The first out gay man to host a US chat show and the mind behind the Real Housewives franchise, Andy shares revealing and intimate details about his personal life as he opens up about finding love in the spotlight.
Also in the October issue of Attitude, available to download now and to order globally: Music's most cerebral singer, John Grant, opens up about the inspirations for his upcoming album Love Is Magic and Strictly Come Dancing's AJ Pritchard reveals how he's been training to take part in the show's first same-sex professional dance pairing.
Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker also discusses her history-making turn as The Doctor ahead of the sci-fi series' return to screens next month, and fellow Broadchurch alumnus Jonthan Bailey reveals how he's bringing a gay twist to his role in a bold reimagining of the hit music Company.
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