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March 3, 2016 James Carter	Leave a comment
Dansby Swanson with Atlanta Braves at Spring Training 2016,/ By Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version)UCinternational (Crop) – Originally posted to Flickr as "Dansby Swanson takes grounders"Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47199714
Marietta native and Vanderbilt University standout Dansby Swanson is living a dream as he comes home to play for his hometown Atlanta Braves this season.
"It's funny to think how that is my getaway," Swanson said. "In high school, my getaway was going to shoot basketball, even just at the house. Now [after the trade], that is the first thing I did when I found out I was going back home, " Swanson told a reporter.
In effort to improve the team's middle infield this year the Atlanta acquired Swanson, from the Arizona diamondbacks, in a December 8th trade that sent Shelby Miller to Arizona.
Swanson was the first player selected over-all in the June draft by the diamondbacks. He only played 22 games his rookie season in Class A ball with Arizona because another prospect hit Swanson in the face during live batting practice.
Fans should be excited to watch this young Braves prospect on the field this season. Although he has a light stick at the dish, he will hit for average in the line up at all levels of the Atlanta's organization.
He hit 289. at the plate in his shorten rookie year with the D-backs in Oregon. Look for his bat to be much improved at the plate this season as the Braves top prospect has worked hard on improving his all-round game. Spending time in the batting cages and working with Chipper Jones will certainly help the kid, as he enters his first full season at the professional level.
Despite is lack of playing time in the pros this young pro has better than average speed on the basis, along with great knowledge of the over all game.
My prediction is when the season starts this year Swanson will be a class A Rome Brave. However, he will claim the minor league ladder fast. The truth be told with the kid's age and college experience he should and could be playing in the show by the end of 2016 or 2017 season. Swanson is without a doubt someone to keep an eye on this coming season. He could surprise us all and be contributing sooner than later at Turner Field or Sun Trust Park in Cobb County.
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Keri Hunter
Vice President of Training and Outreach
keri@edchoice.org
Keri Hunter serves as EdChoice's vice president of training and outreach, where she manages the organization's team of EdChoice Experts, administers a portfolio of grant programs and plans and executes training conferences across the United States for legislators, parents and other educational choice stakeholders.
Keri has specialized in education and public engagement since graduating from Indiana University. Both as an advocate and a mother, working to ensure that all families have access to high-quality schools that meet their needs is her passion. Previously, Keri ran the largest AmeriCorps program in Indiana, which provided reading tutors in 19 communities serving 2,000 children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
She also served as director of operations for a parent information center in Indianapolis. The organization, which was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, provided critical information to parents about quality school options and the availability of free after-school tutoring services.
When she's not working to empower families to choose the best school for their children, Keri is passionate about volunteer service in her community. Most notably, she and her husband run a citywide toy drive in Indianapolis that has grown in size each year since 2001.
In 2013, WRTV honored her toy drive efforts with its prestigious Jefferson Award, often called the Nobel Prize of service, which is given to Hoosiers who are committed to public and community service.
Keri and her husband, Ben, are raising their two daughters on the Eastside of Indianapolis.
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Two Canadian plants might close within 24 hours.
Chrysler LLC workers began to walk off the job on Oct. 10 as negotiations stalled ahead of a strike deadline. "It's official, it's a go," Scott Mills, a United Auto Workers union picket captain said about the strike, as he began handing out picket signs at a technical center in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills.
Hundreds of workers streamed out of the technical center, some setting up a picket line others heading home with their horns honking in support of the union's second strike in a matter of weeks.Media reported similar scenes at plants across the country.
Chrysler Canada spokesman Ed Saenz A spokesman announced that two assembly plants in Ontario are likely to shut soon due to a parts shortage created by the U.S. strike. "We think the Windsor plant will go down within 24 hours and the Brampton plant will go down within 24 to 48 hours," he said.
Both assembly plants are located in Ontario province, and employ 9,000 people. Chrysler's total Canadian workforce is 12,000.
The UAW held a two-day nationwide strike at General Motors Corp. last month which resulted in a landmark contract that it has been using as a framework for talks with Chrysler. But negotiations at Chrysler stalled over issues of job security, health care and wages, sources close to the negotiations said.
The UAW was expected to announce later on Oct. 10 whether the GM contract has been ratified by its members.
A nationwide strike of more than 45,000 union workers could shutter 31 Chrysler facilities in the U.S. and could also lead to the closure of six plants in Canada and Mexico.


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Drought causes sever impact on wildlife, creates uncertainty for winter
Casper – "We are seeing a lot of new records around the country this year," commented Wyoming Game and Fish Staff Biologist Steve Tessmann during the Sept. 13 Game and Fish Commission meeting. "In Wyoming, we set our third highest temperature records. We had both the second driest and the second hottest years since 1895 in the 12-month period between September 2011 and August 2012."
With drought conditions plaguing the nation, Tessmann noted that a lot of focus has been on implications for crops and livestock grazing, but wildlife are suffering as well.
"We asked our Game and Fish regions to share with us what conditions are like around they state," he added, noting that each of the regions are seeing similar patterns.
Jackson and Pinedale
"The Jackson/Pinedale region only received 25 percent of their normal precipitation in June. April, May and June were the driest on record since 1985," he continued. "In higher elevations, conditions are better for big game."
While production levels were near average at higher elevation, they were below normal on drier public lands.
"Sage grouse production appeared to be higher this year – that is a common theme," Tessmann said. "When we have cold, wet storms in the spring, that is bad for game birds."
This year, however, Tessmann noted that good residual cover and good nesting conditions resulting from a warm, dry spring resulted in a good hatch of chicks.
"As we get into the fall, we are starting to see lower survival rates of broods," he said.
Cody and Sheridan regions
Moving to the Cody region, Tessmann marked that lower elevations received almost no moisture, with even sagebrush plants showing sign of moisture and heat stress.
"Big game are concentrating on and near agriculture lands," he said. "We are seeing animals move onto the crop lands."
Elk calf production and sage grouse brood numbers were near average, but deer and antelope fawn and bighorn sheep production levels were below average.
Sheridan also saw lower precipitation levels in the southern portion of the region, with near average pronghorn fawn and game bird brood production near or above average levels.
Southern Wyoming
In the southern half of the state, marked by the Green River and Laramie regions, similar trends could be seen.
"Basically, in the Green River Region, there was no herbaceous growth below 7,000 feet," Tessmann said of the area. "Above that, they did see better forage conditions, but the entire region has been under extreme drought conditions since May."
As a result, fawn ratios for mule deer and pronghorn were below average. Sage grouse brood production also suffered in areas with less moisture, showing no chicks in those regions.
"Winter losses are predicted to be above average due to poor winter range conditions," Tessmann explained.
"Laramie saw above normal temperatures, and they only received 15 percent of their average precipitation," he commented. "They have had quite a few fires, with over 100,000 acres that burned."
Tessmann added that some direct mortality of mule deer fawns and bighorn sheep lambs resulted from fire.
"The rangeland is in poor condition," he continued. "Fires that burned were so hot and dry that they scorched the soil, killing the seed and rootstock, so recovery is going to take an extended period."
Additionally, female sage grouse saw some mortality due to West Nile Virus in the region.
Casper and Lander
The final two regions in the state, the Casper and Lander regions, marked continued dry conditions.
"Pronghorn production and body size are below normal, and mule deer are below average," Tessmann said. "Some of that is due to distribution. They are being seen in clearings on the mountain ranges where we aren't used to the animals being."
Animal condition is also poor, said Tessmann, adding that winter will be difficult as a result.
Casper showed limited water availability for big game and no production on rangelands.
"We did have some summer thunderstorms that moderated conditions in the Thunder Basin and the Black Hills," he added, "but we are seeing major epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreaks in the Black Hills and Wheatland area due to dry conditions."
Overall, Tessmann noted that drought has had a substantial impact on Wyoming wildlife, with fawn production around the state to be variable, but below normal.
"Depredation is increasing where ungulates concentrate near green vegetation in agricultural areas producing forage," summarized Tessmann. "Game bird nesting success appeared good, at least early on, and brood survival continues to be good in irrigated and higher lands."
With winter looming ahead, Tessmann noted worries over the survival of wildlife.
"Nutritional condition of big game animals is very poor going into winter," he said. "If we have a severe winter, we can expect die-offs. We are expecting higher than normal mortality due to conditions."
He added that there may be renewed pressure on the WGFD to feed deer, especially if members of the public begin to see nutritionally stressed animal.
"One of the unfortunate things about drought is that the impacts extend beyond the drought year," Tessmann commented. "Because of the poor condition going into this year, we expect fawn production next spring to be even lower, even if we do see better moisture."


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Félix-Antoine Morin
Félix-Antoine Morin is Montreal composer.
Exploring different forms of abstract languages in digital, electronic and electroacoustic arts, in both the vision and sound spheres, Félix-Antoine Morin is a composer and multidisciplinary artist highly participating in the world of art today, therefore bringing his career to new peeks. After his studies in visual arts at UQAM, he turns to electro-acoustic music at the Montreal Conservatoire where he takes composing, analysis of electro-acoustic music and new technologies of digital creation lessons.
He also takes part in the experimental improv trio ttttttttttttttttttttt (Evoc in Evens, Brise-cul-Record). He collaborated, among others, with the musicians from Nuclear Ramjet (2006), the theatrical ensemble Parabolik Guerilla (2007) and the Canadian choreographer Serge Bennathan (2008). The international jury of the JTTP contest granted him the second prize for FEED METAL DIRT in 2008 and in 2009, he received an order from Totem Contemporain to work with instruments created by composer Jean- François Laporte. In 2010 he compose the soundtrack for the film Train by Karl Lemieux work on a live soundtrack for « Testé et approuvé » by Thierry Huard Forest and co-founded the label Kohlenstoff Records with Jean-François Blouin.
He is now working on differents projects in collaboration with QUASAR (saxophone quartet and multimedia installation), EKUMEN (live video-music with Karl L.), Ben philippi (Soundtrack for film), Parabolik Guerilla (dance / theater / immersive environnement), a 30 minutes live electroacoustic piece for Akousma 9 and a new ttttttttttttttttttttt album. His works were played in Canada, among which the Sound Play Festival (Toronto), Berlin at the Em-Horen, France, Turkey, the Check Republic, Sweden and Chile. Félix- Antoine Morin's current work turns toward the creation of a stratified language combining electro- acoustic music and film in an immersive environment.


Michelle Sussett delivered a fun performance of Selena's "Techno Cumbia" for her American Idol audition in front of Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Sussett is no stranger to music competitions. In 2015, she won $5,000 after winning the Ultimate Miami Voice contest. On social media, she wrote that she bought herself a car with the prize money and gave the rest to her mother.
Sussett came to the United States with her family in July of 2014 in the midst of the humanitarian crisis in her native Caracas. Her hopes for a better life and jump-starting her music career inspired her to audition for American Idol in 2016 with no luck. Sussett says she learned English during her first few months here and started working in area restaurants to make ends meet.
What did you think of the American Idol audition? Let us know in the comments section.


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The 7 Best Ways to Increase Safety Protocol Awareness at Your School
Samantha Marquez : Mar 25, 2021 4:30:00 PM
Schools COVID-19 Communications
With the return to in-person classes imminent for schools across the nation, it is vital to begin publicizing the safety protocols that will be in place when students arrive. By doing so, you'll be able to reassure apprehensive parents, assist staff in upholding procedures, and communicate effectively with incoming students. At Presidio, we work with many schools in Southern California, and along the way, we've picked up some great tips for increasing safety protocol awareness. Make sure to read through our blog post so that you can prepare your school for a successful back-to-in-person experience.
1. Hold a virtual town hall.
The first thing you can do to notify your community of your new safety protocols is to host a virtual town hall. This is a great way to speak directly to parents, answer questions, and explain anything that might be too complicated to only put in writing. Parents will likely have many questions about what in-person school will look like during the pandemic, and you can help them feel more comfortable and confident in sending their child to school by addressing these concerns live.
2. Make an informational video.
Another way to communicate clearly with your community is through a high-quality, pre-recorded video. This method is slightly less direct than a virtual town hall because you won't answer questions live, but it does allow you to demonstrate protocols effectively. If you have 6 ft. apart stickers, for example, in your school's hallways, you can use this video to show parents how their child(ren) will be able to stay a safe distance from others throughout the school day. By utilizing the informational video method, you can give a comprehensive tour of all protocols your school will be implementing for the return to in-person learning.
3. Craft informative posts for social media.
In addition to the previous strategies, you can also provide information to your community by posting on social media. You can post a recording of your town hall or any other informational videos across all your social media platforms so that parents can watch them at a preferred time or refer back to them if need be. With that said, don't just stop there. Make sure to post infographics and demonstrative images to keep your school's community up to date.
4. Send out an email newsletter.
If you've found that your community responds better to email newsletters, then they are another excellent alternative for getting the word out about your school's safety protocols. You can even send out an email newsletter in addition to any social posts, as you'll be able to include more images and information in a newsletter than you could in a social media graphic or caption. This is also an excellent way to reach parents who might not be on social media sites or are not on the site that your school posts on most often. By sending out an email, you also ensure that all parents will receive your update directly; it won't get lost in a social media feed.
5. Create a dedicated landing page.
Another great way to share information about newly implemented safety protocols is to create a dedicated landing page or section on your school or district's website. This page will provide a place where parents can easily access all safety protocols videos and any other documents created outlining your school's safety protocols. At Presidio, we recently helped one of our school clients create one such landing page. It now contains their reopening documents, reopening parent survey (used to learn parent sentiments on returning to school in the Fall), information on the various learning models to be offered, and other relevant reopening details. You can check out the school safety protocols landing page we helped create here, as well as another great example here. Feel free to use these to guide the creation of your own dedicated landing page.
6. Release a Return-to-Campus Plan published in PDF format.
In addition to a landing page, you can also provide a comprehensive collection of safety protocols through a Return to Campus Plan. Your plan can be laid out as a pamphlet or guidebook, walking parents and guardians through every facet of return to in-person procedures. It can include visual examples and locations of hand sanitizer stations, 6 ft. apart demarcations, hand washing signage, and more. Once saved as a PDF, this document can then be sent out in an email newsletter, shared through a link on social media, and placed on your school's dedicated landing page. Make sure to circulate your school's Return to Campus Plan on all platforms available to you to achieve maximum awareness. Consider, also, adding to it all pertinent dates and requirements for the return to in-person education so that parents can find, in one place, all the information they'll need to feel confident in and prepared for sending their child(ren) back to school. Download one of our client's plans here to see an example in action.
7. Put up signage at school.
Our final recommendation for publicizing school safety protocols is to put up signage around your school. Signage is an essential method of communication that will greatly benefit students. By posting guidelines in the hallways and on doors, you'll be able to remind them of all recommended safety protocols. This will ensure that they follow procedure throughout the school day, whether that be keeping their mask on or standing 6 ft. away from other students. One fun tip to make your signage stand out is to add images and pops of color that will capture students' attention. Remember: the text is essential, but the graphic design is important as well!
Each of these tips can work in tandem to increase safety protocol awareness at your school. Implement as many as you can to keep your school's community informed and encouraged as you shift back to in-person education. We wish you the best of luck with your transition!
Caroline Baetkey contributed to this post.
Samantha Marquez
Director of Public Agency Services
Samantha Marquez is a community relations and engagement specialist with over six years of experience in legislative affairs and targeted policy messaging on the local and state level. Before coming to Presidio, Samantha served as the District Director to the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly, where she served as a liaison between local public agencies and the state government. In the Assembly, Samantha was the Majority Leader's principal aide for K-12 education and transportation.
Caroline Baetkey
Caroline is a senior at UCLA, where she is pursuing a B.A. in History with minors in Film, Television & Digital Media and Digital Humanities. She is experienced in a diverse array of communications, including fashion public relations, influencer outreach, and social media marketing. After she graduates in Spring 2021, Caroline plans on working in PR and Marketing.
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Manufacturers need smart laws and effective policies. That's why the NAM is standing up for manufacturers everywhere – from the halls of power where we advance important legislation, to the courts where we fight to defend our rights.
President Biden Gets to Work, and the NAM Responds
By NAM News Room January 21, 2021 2:27pm Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share Link
As President Joe Biden took office yesterday, the NAM took a pragmatic stance, calling this new political era "a time for healing." As NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons put it, "Today, manufacturers recommit ourselves to be part of the solution—to be part of the healing process. We invite all Americans to join us in doing the same."
And since the new president started his first day with a flurry of executive orders, the NAM responded to those, too. Here's a rundown of the new policies, plus the NAM's statements.
Immigration: While also moving to reverse a ban on immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries, President Biden strengthened the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, offering support to the so-called Dreamers. He called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform that provides Dreamers with permanent status and a path to citizenship.
Responding to the DACA action, Timmons said, "Manufacturers are very encouraged by today's critical first step. . . . The broad goals of the Biden plan align with many of the core recommendations in 'A Way Forward,' manufacturers' post-partisan roadmap for immigration reform. The path we have laid out is one that we believe can bring the country together, and we look forward to working with the Biden administration to move a comprehensive immigration reform plan through Congress."
Keystone XL: President Biden also rescinded the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, at least temporarily erecting a barrier to its progress.
"Manufacturers are disappointed with the administration's decision to block this sustainable project, which can serve as a model for infrastructure of the future, and if not reconsidered, represents a missed opportunity for manufacturing workers in America," said Timmons. "Manufacturers have a strong commitment to responsible environmental stewardship, and protecting our environment does not require us to walk away from his job-creating opportunity."
COVID-19: Ten executive orders focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CNBC. The NAM had called for aggressive actions to support manufacturers' COVID-19 response months ago, including in its April "American Renewal Action Plan" and, mostly recently, in conversations with the transition team.
The orders included a new COVID-19 response office as well as a pandemic supply chain resilience strategy to help strengthen domestic production of important supplies.
President Biden also restored U.S. membership in the World Health Organization and directed agencies to use the Defense Production Act to spur production of critical materials like N95 masks, swabs and other vaccine- and virus-related equipment.
"It's very encouraging to see [President Biden] is starting off with strong, decisive action to fight COVID-19, save lives and get our economy on the road to recovery," said Timmons on Twitter. "Manufacturers are committed to ending this deadly pandemic."
Masks on: One of President Biden's orders will now require masks to be worn on federal property, and he plans to require masks on public transportation as well. The NAM has prioritized face coverings since the beginning of the pandemic, including by launching a "Wear a Face Covering" ad campaign and providing a crucial estimate of how many masks American businesses need.
"President Joe Biden is showing real leadership with his executive orders on masks," said Timmons. "Masks save lives, help us keep our economy open and are vital until we can all get vaccinated."
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What Can President Biden Do for Manufacturers?
The new president's actions on his first day included some policies that the NAM endorsed and some it didn't. But thanks to a longstanding and warm relationship with President Biden, the NAM is looking forward to productive conversations with the new administration.
Those conversations now center on a list of executive orders that NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons sent to the transition team—some of which manufacturers support, some of which they want overturned.
Two main ideas: First, the NAM advocated policies that support manufacturing growth in the United States, including some that the previous administration had already put into place.
Second, the NAM advised President Biden to get rid of some policies that violated manufacturers' most important values, such as individual liberty and equal opportunity.
What's on the agenda? Here are some of the changes the NAM proposed:
Already done: President Biden took action on three EOs yesterday in accordance with the NAM's recommendations. He reversed the ban on immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries and took steps to provide certainty under the DACA program to people brought to the U.S. as children. In addition, he moved to reverse the ban on diversity trainings.
Here are a few more NAM recommendations that President Biden has not yet acted on:
Increasing the number of refugees offered admission to the U.S.—a key component of the compassionate immigration policy that the NAM has long promoted.
Reversing the Trump administration's restriction of nonimmigrant visas, which is hurting manufacturers' ability to recover from the pandemic.
And here are some policies and programs the NAM is asking President Biden to maintain:
The Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure, a crucial instrument for enacting the reforms that manufacturers need.
The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, whose members include Timmons. The Board has brought public- and private-sector leaders together to address manufacturers' greatest long-term problem: the shortage of skilled workers.
The Trump administration's focus on eliminating counterfeits.
The last word: As Timmons put it in his letter to the transition team, "For decades, we have worked with policymakers from across the ideological spectrum to craft policies that encourage the growth of manufacturing in the United States. Now more than ever, America needs leaders in Washington who are focused on increasing American jobs, wages and investment."
You can read the full list of policy recommendations here.
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NAM Reinforces Climate Priorities
As a new administration and Congress begin their terms in Washington, the NAM is reminding policymakers that manufacturers work hard to safeguard our environment. A longtime advocate of climate policies that promote manufacturing jobs in America, the NAM has now compiled its recommendations in a paper called "The Promise Ahead."
The big idea: Climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution, which is why it's critical for the United States to work in tandem with other countries. And while all nations need to be involved in promoting climate action, there should also be room for the kind of science-led innovation that American manufacturers have already demonstrated and will continue to provide.
As it says in the paper, "Manufacturing holds the key to solving this global challenge. Think about the technologies that will get us there. Clean energy. Carbon capture. Batteries. Microgrids. Efficiency. Advanced vehicles. Manufacturers make these products and technologies and will continue to invent new ones."
A push for global action: The plan recommends negotiating and ratifying a binding international climate action treaty that is both fair and enforceable, a position the NAM has long held. This will ensure that the United States does not suffer a competitive disadvantage and can lead the way in developing job-creating technologies and products.
A roadmap for results: The plan also offers guidelines for a national approach to climate change, adhering to three core principles that have always guided the NAM's climate strategy:
One unified policy: Instead of the patchwork of federal, state and local climate change regulations that manufacturers currently face, the industry needs a clear federal policy that offers predictability, consistency and certainty while meeting science-based targets. Businesses should be able to plan for the future—and shouldn't have to worry that the policies of today will be different tomorrow.
A level playing field: Any national policy to address emissions should be economy-wide and apply to all emitters. Congress should develop plans that don't unduly burden one sector over another, and manufacturers shouldn't be expected to shoulder the already-high cost of new regulations alone.
Consumer choice and competitiveness: This policy approach shouldn't automatically involve a mandated phaseout of any manufactured product. Instead, policymakers should lead with the tools and strategies manufacturers need to improve products, preserving consumer choice and supporting the innovation that manufacturing provides.
Immediate actions: The blueprint also offers some bipartisan actions that could be taken now and reduce emissions immediately. These proposals include the following:
Investing in energy and water efficiency
Funding and expanding climate and clean energy R&D programs
Paving the way for a smart grid
Commercializing and deploying carbon capture, utilization and storage technology
Ratifying the Kigali Amendment, which sets a global path for phasing down HFCs
The last word: "It's remarkable to see the commitments manufacturers are making to the health of our communities, our country and our world—which is why we have consistently led the drive for climate innovation," said NAM Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy Rachel Jones. "We need a national and international approach that unleashes our efforts. Our plan is designed to create a rallying point for that approach and spur sustainable economic and environmental progress."
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It was hard to focus on any one policy in Congress's enormous, year-end funding effort, but one deserves more press than it got at the time. That's the bipartisan legislation that will reduce harmful refrigerants—a major climate victory, and one that the NAM was instrumental in achieving, according to E&E News (subscription).
Good for climate: The legislation, which was co-sponsored by Republican Sen. John Kennedy (LA) and Democratic Sen. Tom Carper (DE), will help the U.S. avoid more greenhouse gas emissions every year than Germany produces in total, bringing the United States into alignment with a global deal called the Kigali Amendment. The Kigali Amendment seeks to phase down superheating pollutants like hydrofluorocarbons to prevent Earth's temperatures from increasing by a half-degree Celsius by the end of the century.
Good for business: The deal to phase down HFCs will also benefit manufacturers in the United States who are producing greener alternatives to HFCs.
NAM's efforts: When the legislation ran into roadblocks in the Senate, the NAM worked alongside members and the business community to educate lawmakers and move the process forward.
"It took a lot of late-night phone calls," NAM Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy Rachel Jones told E&E News. "I don't think there's any one person or organization that can or should claim credit. This really only worked because people were willing to build the bridge from both sides of the river."
The results: The legislation, which was ultimately included in the year-end omnibus bill that Congress passed in December, will cut HFCs by 85% over 15 years, while providing exemptions for specialty applications without viable alternatives.
The word from the NAM: "You don't accomplish big things alone," Jones tells us. "House and Senate staffers did yeoman's work behind the scenes to hammer out a deal. Sister trade associations like AHRI and the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy were smart to partner with the Natural Resources Defense Council from the start."
"Key member companies, including Honeywell, Chemours, Rheem and Trane (whose CEO is the NAM's chairman), worked tirelessly with both sides of the aisle to build support. They emphasized to policymakers that the phasedown in HFCs would lower the global temperature while also ensuring manufacturers in America maintain their global leadership."
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12 Of The Strangest Automobile Laws From Around The World
by Roger Biermann Car Culture / Comments
Of the hundreds seemingly in existence, these are a dozen of the weirdest.
The modern automobile is an infinitely complicated piece of engineering and at the same time a rolling weapon. Thousands of pounds of metal and glass traveling at speed down the street, and the only thing preventing it from wreaking havoc is the piece of flesh in the driver's seat, except in the case of vehicles like Teslas, where autonomous functionality aids your safety. But what defines how that bag of meat and bones handles their vehicle? Like anything, there's an extensive set of rules defining how a motor vehicle should be driven.
The laws that govern driving are, for the most part, there for the safety of all who use the roads – but in some countries, these laws can be truly strange. Here, we take a look at some of the strangest you'll come across, from countries all across the globe.
Not Necessary To Drive With Clothes - Germany
The Germans are rather authoritarian in their ways, usually being far stricter and more precise than just about anyone else. Control, for the Germans, is paramount, and they're often the first to show extreme restraint. But it seems sometimes even Ze Germans let loose a little. According to German law, a motor vehicle is considered a private space. Because of this, you're allowed to drive your 3 Series, Golf, or any other car for that matter, completely naked – provided, of course, you don't go waving your jiggly bits around to all and sundry, that's still indecent exposure.
No Honking After 9 PM - USA (Arkansas)
We're on American soil for this one, particularly in the state of Arkansas. Suppose you're out at your favorite sandwich joint and you see your friend across the road, how do you let them know you're there? Well, typically you'd honk your horn; but if you were to do so after 9 pm near a sandwich or beverage shop in the state of Arkansas you could be fined. We've no idea why this is the case, but it's against the law nevertheless.
No Racing Animals On The Freeway - Canada
We're up past the northern border now, where in Ontario, Canada you're not allowed to race animals on the freeway. The Ontario Highway Traffic Act states in Section 173 that "no person shall race or drive furiously any horse or other animal on a highway."
So, should you come across a bear or moose running down the side of the freeway, don't, against all your greatest desires, try and see if you can outrun it, even if you think your Chevy Silverado might give it a good go. If you do, you'll most certainly be guaranteed a ticket.
No Riding Camels On The Highway - USA (Nevada)
You've got to wonder who that one guy was that did this in order for it to result in a law being made prohibiting it. And yet, in the state of Nevada, it's prohibited to ride a camel on the highway. So, residents of the state of Nevada, riding your camel down the Las Vegas strip is OK – and you'll probably receive numerous honks and waves along the way – but please, for the love of all that is sane, don't go riding your hump-backed horse on the highway, it's dangerous.
No Drinking Water While Driving - Cyprus
Picture driving cross-country on a road trip with your family; music playing, kids singing, and after a few hours you get a little thirsty. Having a sip of water wouldn't hurt anyone, right? But in Cyprus, if you wish to drink water, you'll have to pull over and switch off the ignition. I wonder if that applies to other liquids too, or is it just H2O that's so dangerous?
Mandatory To Carry Breathalyzer - France
France may be famous for wine and Champagne, but their tolerance for driving under the influence is next to zero. Exceeding a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.02% will see you end up in the back of a police cruiser in France. To ensure you don't mistakenly get behind the wheel above that percentage, a law in France makes it mandatory to carry a Breathalyzer test in your vehicle at all times. Fair enough, we suppose; after all, driving under the influence is a major cause of fatal accidents the world over.
Compulsory Extra Pair Of Glasses - Spain
It's understandable that the visually impaired should be mandated to wear their glasses, for the safety of all those around them. But in Spain, if you have to wear glasses whilst driving, it was law that you should also carry a second pair of glasses at all times. It was rewritten after 1997 and is no longer mandatory, but it is still highly advised.
Wrong-Way Driving Legal - USA (Alabama)
One-way streets exist to ensure driving occurs in one single direction only. Driving against the flow of traffic can be incredibly dangerous, except in the state of Alabama, where it's perfectly legal to do so provided you have a lantern lit and hanging from the front of your vehicle. We're no archaic traffic police, but we assume the same would apply to driving with your headlights on. Please, don't try this though.
Women Forbidden From Driving In Bathrobes - USA (California)
Again, who was the driver that did something so bad it had to be made into a law? Well, in the state of California it's illegal for a female driver to drive wearing a bathrobe. Should they do so, they run the risk of being ticketed. Is this just the case if you're wearing ONLY a bathrobe, or would wearing one over your clothes result in the same repercussions? California, you're weird!
Illegal To Herd Animals On The Road - Australia
Roads are built for cars, but in Australia, it's animals that have the right of way. So much so in fact that it's illegal to herd or direct animals off the road if they're in your way. Instead, you must pull over, switch off the ignition, and wait for the herd of cows or sheep to move of their own accord. Do so much as wave your arm out the window could result in a fine of 141 Australian Dollars in the state of Victoria.
No Middle Fingers Allowed - Germany
We've all struck the gesture at some point in our lives, and some drivers tend to deserve it, but doing so in Germany would result in five points being docked from your license. Lose another three for any other driving infraction and you'll have your license suspended. So think before you 'flip the bird' in Germany, it could have serious repercussions.
Illegal To Run Out Of Gas - Germany / USA (Ohio)
In Germany, where speed limits sometimes don't exist, it's illegal to run out of gas on the highway. As if running out of gas isn't bad enough, you'd be ticketed as well, making your bad day worse. It's not just in Germany though as in Youngstown, Ohio, it's also illegal to run out of gas, though here the law applies to any public street, not just highways.
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The Lennon-McCartney comparison was frequently made and that was an image that critics could relate to. But it wasn't something people in the street could pick up on the way they'll pick up on someone who's really good-looking.
Glenn Tilbrook
Can't you tell when you're with someone who's listening? She hears you, really hears you. He hears the sadness in your tone or catches your joy. Be a listener, to music, to life, to others, to God. Life is noisy, but there is music in every heartbeat. God is waiting to bring joy and peace to the confusion of our days.
I am startled, occasionally, to find intelligence used as the antithesis of feeling, as though the two played against each other. Nothing could be further from the truth. No intelligent interpretation is lacking in emotional values. What this probably means is that, depending on gifts and degree of maturity, some natures emphasize brain over heart. Where such an imbalance occurs, it must be corrected by conscious and concentrated application to emotional content. If an interpretation is unduly cerebral, liveness and color can be infused into it by attention to whether the theme is now in the right hand, now in the left; whether it is supported by an accompaniment which has significance of its own, or merely hums along.
Benno Moiseiwitsch
I'm talking about me, now, for me, life is going to start when I find myself living in a proper civilized society, with no color bar, and no race riots, and that's not the worst, but in a society, where young people stand up when they feel that some injustice is done, because they don't, people don't stand up, they will not stand up, they sit back and they say "well, this is a great pity," and that's that. But that's when life is going to start for me, when I find people standing up and do something about things they feel strongly about, these appalling things.
Gerard Hoffnung
Thus it came to pass that jazz multiplied all over the face of the earth and the wiggling of bottoms was tremendous.
Peter Gammond
There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.
She was hailed as the morning star, as the sun rejoicing in his brightness, and like that generous luminary, which bids the diamond blaze, and deigns to gild the lily, she dispensed her gracious attentions to all who aspired to their influence...
William Sterndale Bennett
The media overestimates its own importance. I was on the cover of everything for three years but I still only had half a bottle of milk in the fridge.
Quite honestly, a baby covered in blood, still slightly blue, eyes screwed up, in the first few minutes after birth, is not an object of beauty.
A kite can't really fly free, that's just an expression. In order to soar high in the sky the string of a kite needs to be anchored. If the string breaks the kite drops back to the ground. The kite's freedom depends on it not being as free as he thinks it is.
Simon Napier-Bell
After one month with a saxophone shoved in my mouth, my military combatant's enthusiasm disappeared completely. Instead of flying choppers behind enemy lines, I started to fantasise about living in New York, London or Paris.
Serving God - what more beautiful thing is there to do! The only real joy is to be a servant of God, and that means being awake all the time to the needs of the moment.... We cannot have any preconceived ideas of what service means. We never know from one moment to the next, what will be asked of us.
Reshad Feild
To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner.
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Netanyahu may be forced to destroy settlers' homes
Matthew Kalman
Saturday 23 July 2011 00:00
The government of Benjamin Netanyahu is on course for its first major clash with Israeli settlers in the West Bank, before a court deadline expires tomorrow to destroy three homes which have been built without permission in a hilltop outpost near Ramallah.
Israel's high court last month ordered the destruction within 45 days of three permanent dwellings in Migron, an outpost of 48 families mostly living in caravans.
The dwellings were built illegally on land owned by Palestinians. If the government complies, it will be the first time Israel has destroyed permanent settler buildings since 2006, when the bulldozing of nine houses in the Amona outpost triggered violent clashes with Israeli police.
Although illegal, even under Israeli law, Migron was given more than $1m (£612,000) by the Israeli ministry of housing and has a road, water, phone lines, electricity and a permanent army patrol. The high court ordered its closure more than three years ago.
Community leaders and politicians, including prominent members of Mr Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party, pledged their support for the settlers.
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"It was published after 1923... but I don't know if copyright was renewed. Is it public domain??" Now you can easily search copyright renewal records for Class A (Text) works published between 1923 and 1963 at a new database unveiled by Stanford University.
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The UPenn libraries offer information about, and scanned pages from selected periods, the Catalog of Copyright Entries.
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Columbia University's Copyright Advisory Office has put together this online database, allowing users to browse and compare the copyright laws between (currently) 12 nations.
WIPO (World Intellectal Property Organization) provides an even larger collection of full-text IP legislation and treaties from around the world; search for "Copyright and Related Rights" in their Collection of Laws for Electronic Access.
Basic tutorial with sections on ownership, fair use, permission, and a twelve-question test at the end.
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Database of copyright holders whose archives are located in libraries and archives in North America and the United Kingdom.
Resource for locating hard-to-find authors for permissions requests. Searchable by email inquiry.
Are photographs of public domain materials copyrightable? Bridgeman v. Corel is a landmark case establishing only thin copyright in slavish reproductions.
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Built on top of two mountains and dominating the valley below, the town of Ollantaytambo is the best surviving example of Inca city planning. Originally a military, religious, administrative and farming complex, today Ollaytaytambo is the halfway point for trains running between Cusco and Aguas Calientes (Macchu Picchu) as well as a popular stop along the boleto turistico circuit. Overlooking the town is a spectacular fortress with temples, hillside farming terraces and walls. The town itself follows a purely pre-Colombian architectural layout and style with narrow cobblestone streets and houses that have been continuously inhabited for over 700 years by direct decendents of the Inca . En route to Maccu Picchu it's only possible to travel by bus as far as Ollaytaytambo before boarding the train or trekking the remainder of the way. That being said, we'll more than likely be back in town late next month.
There are different names for weekly markets depending on where you go. In Mexico the weekly market is referred to as a tianguis. Here in Peru the weekly market is called a feria.
Located about an hour outside of Cusco, the town of Pisac is well known for both it's Sunday feria and the impressive Inca ruins located high on a hillside overlooking the town. We spent an entire day browsing the artisans, hiking the ruins and my personal favorite; admiring the colorful traditional dress of the local people.


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This certifies that the heraldic arms of Kathleen Anne McClurg are registered as an original design and are described by the blazon below
Arms: Per chevron Argent and Azure in chief two ravens proper jointly transfixed by an arrow fesswise point to sinister in base a fouled anchor Or.
Crest: On a wreath Argent and Azure a demi dragon rampant Azure armed Gules holding in the dexter claw a torch proper enflamed the sinister resting on a Sword point down Argent hilted and pommelled Or.
Motto: Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (I'll either find a way or I'll make one)
Badge: A Dravencoon Azure clutched in the dexter foreclaw an arrow point to chief Or.
2009 American College of Heraldry #3242 (with difference of crest and shield division)
The International Register of Arms, 29th June 2011. Registration No. 0193 (Vol.2)
Ms. McClurg is the daughter of Mr. Frederick H. McClurg and Elaine Trula (nee Becker McClurg). She was born and raised in Harbor Creek, PA. She earned her BS in Industrial Management with a minor in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. After college she was comissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. She served 8.5 years and earned her MS in Telecommunication Systems Management from the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA. Since her resignation from the US Navy, Ms. McClurg has had a varied 16 year career supporting Defense Sector in the field of telecommunications. Ms McClurg's primary interest is her daughter, Caitlin. Her other interests include genealogy, heraldry, on-line gaming, native gardening, and fantasy novels.
Based on the arms of Frederick Henry McClurg (Father). Differenced as new arms for Kathleen A. McClurg as follows: The shield of her brother's line (Timothy M. McClurg) retains the fesse division while Ms. McClurg's line will use a chevron division to show different family lines. The ravens refer to a Scottish story in which a widow's sons by three different men performed archery to show prowess with weapons for Robert the Bruce while he was on the run from the English. The brother's names were Murdoch, McKie and McClurg. The brothers joined The Bruce's army until he became Robert I, King of Scotland. The fouled anchor relates to her and her father's service in the US Navy. The dragon alludes to forging ahead from the practice of map makers drawing dragons in areas of maps and charts that were yet undiscovered. The torch enflamed refers to her mother (Elaine Trula - Bearer of Light, Truth) and daughter (Caitlin Elaine - Pure Bearer of Light). The sword refers to her past military service. The Dravencoon is an heraldic beast with the body of a Dragon (color must be specified), the wings and hind legs of a Raven (Proper) and the tail of a Raccoon (Proper). The default aspect of a Dravencoon is Rampant.


Without a doubt, our dog is probably the most spoiled creature in our household! Not bratty spoiled because he is very well behaved. Just well-loved, like every dog should be!
August 10 is "Spoil Your Dog Day", so I thought of 10 fun ideas to pamper your dog or puppy!
Attention. Probably the thing your dog loves most is your attention. If you can't give her your undivided attention all day, set aside some special time where you put your cell phone down and turn off the TV.
Food. Does your dog love to eat? Make him some homemade pup cake treats or buy them from a local bakery. If you don't have the time or desire to cook, check your local business directory to see if there are any local bakeries that make special treats for dogs.
Toys. Most dogs love toys and like children, they tire of them rather quickly. Buy your dog a new GameChanger that will keep him busy for days! Fill it with nutritious treats and your dog will spend hours getting both physical and mental stimulation.
Exercise. If you say the word "exercise", neither I nor my dog will like it. However, say the word "walk" and my dog is raring to go! Go a new route so she has different sites and smells ... think of how many bushes she has yet to explore.
Grandma's. Both my kids and dogs love going to Grandma's. Why? Because she always has on hand dog treats and cookies and provides lots of attention or belly rubs.
Belly rubs. I love massages so it makes sense my dog loves belly rubs. He could lay there for hours with his paws in the air and a goofy grin on his face.


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VoxEU Column International trade
Venturing abroad at the cost of domestic employment?
Hongshik Lee
Joonhyung Lee
Peter Debaere
Do firms reduce their domestic employment when they establish operations abroad? Evidence from South Korean firms suggests that the impact varies by destination and operation. This column shows that concerns about investment in developing countries slowing employment growth at home may have empirical support.
The recent wave of globalisation is characterised by a worldwide increase in exports and foreign direct investment (FDI). Multinationals play an important role in both. The public in many instances views these multinational activities with some scepticism, concerned that offshoring activities will reduce domestic employment in the firms that venture abroad. Such concerns are heard not only in the US and Europe, but also especially in Asia which is perhaps most directly affected by China's economic performance. Recent research on what happens to domestic employment in multinationals that venture abroad can help inform the public debate.
It is increasingly accepted that there is a huge variety of modes in which firms operate in the global economy.1 Multinationals set up affiliates abroad for different reasons. Rather than exporting a product, they may want to produce it close to the customer abroad and save on transportation costs. Alternatively, they may want to take advantage of lower production costs abroad, by relocating stages of the production process to low-wage countries. Or, multinationals may decide to combine both strategies by setting up a plant in a low-wage country from which they supply the whole region more easily.
The variety of strategies that firms pursue in different markets raises the question whether the particular destination of a multinational's FDI matters for its domestic employment as it ventures abroad. To test this hypothesis, we took advantage of a South Korean firm-level dataset that allows us to directly link South Korean parent plants with their affiliate locations abroad. We were especially interested in finding out whether it would make a difference whether a new multinational invested in developed or developing country.2
The methodology we employed is quite intuitive. It is not as easy as it may seem to assess the impact that FDI may have on the employment. True, some South Korean textile plants move to China when they can no longer compete with cheap Chinese exports. As they set up affiliates in China, employment in South Korea may shrink. However, in order to accurately assess the impact of multinational activity on employment, one should compare what happens to this firm's employment to an alternative scenario. How much would its employment have diminished if the firm had not been able to open affiliates in China? Maybe the firm would have gone bankrupt? In other words, it is crucial to assess what is happening to a firm relative to a plausible alternative. Similarly, firms that are moving abroad are oftentimes expanding, which may generate additional employment in headquarter services: R&D, logistics, overhead or marketing services. To fully understand the impact of outward investment on employment, here also, the question has to be raised whether, compared to domestic firms that grow similarly fast, the new multinationals generate more or less domestic employment.
To better understand the impact of outward activities of multinationals, we carefully compared the employment of South Korean multinationals before and after they went abroad with that of firms without affiliates. South Korean parents firms were matched with similar Korean firms in terms of size, growth, etc. Based on those characteristics, domestic firms were ex ante equally likely to invest abroad as the multinationals that ended up doing so. A discernable difference in firm performance was found between multinationals that went to more advanced countries such as the US and Europe and those that invested in China and other emerging economies. Domestic employment in multinationals that ventured to China did not grow as fast as domestic South Korean firms' employment. On the other hand, domestic employment in multinationals that ventured to the US did not experience any negative impact compared to domestic firms. While these findings support popular concerns of costs in terms of employment due to multinational activities, they, at the same time, sound a note of caution. Effects of multinational activity may vary by the particular destination and the particular operations of the multinationals involved. Moreover, the employment effects were relatively small and did not persist in the long run.
The impact of multinational activities abroad may differ by the destination country of the multinationals and their particular operations. While there is some justification for concerns about slower employment growth in the parents of multinationals that go to emerging economies, this concerns seems only warranted in the short run.
1 Helpman, Elhanan, 2006, Trade, FDI and the Organization of the Firm, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. XLIV, pp. 589-630.
2 Debaere, Peter, Joon Lee, and Hongshik Lee, 2008, It Matters Where You Go: Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Employment Growth at Home, Working Paper, Darden Business School, University of Virginia. Earlier version, CEPR WP 5737
Research Affiliate Centre for Economic Policy Research; Associate Professor of Business at the Darden School of Business University of Virginia
Reconstructing Ukraine: Trade and foreign direct investment
Veronika Movchan
The role of international investment agreements in attracting Japanese foreign direct investment
Shujiro Urata
Youngmin Baek
European Research Workshop in International Trade (ERWIT) and Conference on Urban and Regional Economics (CURE)
5 Jun 2023 - 8 Jun 2023 in Turin, Italy


Grill Cloth SILVER & BLACK as used for all blackface and reissue Fender Amps in combination with BLACK TOLEX FTBL covering.
Please note: the height determines the correct pattern! If you need to re-do the front cloth of a 2x12" cab/combo-amp, you need to order the bigger size.
OBS! HUSK AT DE HER VISTE FARVER KAN TAGE SIG ANDERLEDES UD I VIRKELIGHEDEN!