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Merrill Community Warming Center announced United Way, partners hope to open facility in November Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/1nZgbap
For Merrill Focus Published 11:00 p.m. CT Sept. 3, 2014 | Updated 11:13 p.m. CT Sept. 3, 2014
Working in collaboration with the Lincoln County Homelessness Task Force and the Warming Center Committee, the Merrill Area United Way announces the forthcoming Community Warming Center opening expected for November 1, 2014. The Community Warming Center will operate under the umbrella of the Merrill Area United Way, a 501c-3 tax-exempt organization. United Way will serve as the fiscal agent, providing administrative, fiscal and fiduciary services to the collaborative project. Several Merrill-area churches will participate as volunteer partners to run the operation. Operation of the Community Warming Center will require numerous volunteers.
The United Way is leasing the former Lincoln County Bank Auto Bank area from Merrill Housing Authority for the project.
Although this property appears smaller than it is, the building provides about 800 square feet with a main level and lower level. The lower level includes a kitchen area, allowing the warming center to offer hot and cold beverages, as well as light snacks. Meals will not be provided. A warming center is not permitted to offer beds due to zoning complications. Therefore, this center will provide large, comfortable lounge chairs that were donated through Aspirus Hospital. A few other donations already have been received.
The Warming Center Committee will begin work to prepare the building during September and October. While the official opening will be dependent on having the volunteer commitments necessary to operate the facility, it is the Committee's hope to open November 1st and run through April 1st. The facility will open at 8:00 p.m. and will remain open until 7:30 a.m.
Any organization, church group or individual that would like to volunteer should contact the Merrill Area United Way office until a Volunteer Coordinator is chosen. Volunteer training will take place prior to the opening of the center and will periodically be repeated for new volunteers coming into the operation.
"The Community Warming Center was conceived at the Lincoln County Homelessness Task Force meetings and developed and organized by the Warming Center sub-committee," said Dee Olsen, executive director of the Merrill Area United Way.
The Committee researched the operations of several other facilities in the central Wisconsin area, both warming centers and warming shelters. They will continue to develop the policies and procedures for operations prior to the opening. This project was made possible, due to the cooperation and assistance of the Merrill Housing Authority Board of Directors and Executive Director LaDonna Fermanich. The United Way is hoping that further collaboration with the housing authority will enable them to provide further help to people served by the shelter.
"It was felt that when we encounter people in need of the shelter, that we can identify opportunities to assist them into some permanent, low-income housing as well as identify other resources that will be helpful to getting them on the right track," Olsen said.
Committee members Denis McCarthy and Don Heyel will take the lead on refurbishing the interior of the building with assistance from Ken Adams, Habitat for Humanity and perhaps a few youth groups. The building will need cleaning, new flooring, painting and other minor changes in the overhaul. A brief open house will be held for the public prior to the official opening.
"Various community agencies are reporting homeless counts into a data base managed by Art Lersch (of the) UW-Extension," said Jeff Sargent, executive director of North Central Community Action Program and chairman of the Lincoln County Homelessness Task Force. "These numbers are reviewed regularly and substantiate the need for having a warming center in the Merrill area."
Olsen added that volunteers are the most critical need right now, but in addition, monetary donations and supplies are also needed. For further information or to help fulfill the needs of making this warming center functional, please call the Merrill Area United Way office at 715-536-2016 or email united813@frontier.com. Financial support can be mailed to Merrill Area United Way, Community Warming Center Fund, P. O. Box 813, Merrill WI 54452.
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Beware BrickerBot, a permanent denial of service via the IoT
Written by	Jonathon Gordon	on	April 12, 2017	in	Guest Blog	with	0 Comments
BrickerBot malware forms a Permanent Denial-of-Service (PDoS) botnet. The BrickerBot malware has been detected on honeypot servers maintained by DDoS protection company Radware. It describes the type of attack as a "permanent denial-of-service" (PDoS).
"Over a four-day period, Radware's honeypot recorded 1,895 PDoS attempts performed from several locations around the world. Its sole purpose was to compromise IoT devices and corrupt their storage," warned the company in a Threat Advisory.
The company claims to have picked up two distinct, different waves of what it has called BrickerBot from different bot-nets. The second, it claims, was concealed by Tor egress nodes.
This form of attack is becoming increasingly popular, Ron Winward, Radware security evangelist, said. He announced the discovery at the Data Center World conference taking place this week at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
"Upon successful access to the device," said Winward, "the PDoS bot performed a series of Linux commands that would ultimately lead to corrupted storage, followed by commands to disrupt internet connectivity, device performance, and the wiping of all files on the device."
"The BrickerBot PDoS attack used Telnet brute force – the same exploit vector used by Mirai – to breach a victim's devices. Bricker does not try to download a binary, so Radware does not have a complete list of credentials that were used for the brute force attempt, but were able to record that the first attempted username/password pair was consistently 'root'/'vizxv'," warned the company.
By exploiting security flaws or bad configurations, PDoS can destroy the firmware and/or basic system functions. It is different from its well-known cousin, the DDoS attack, which overloads systems with requests meant to saturate resources through unintended usage.
The attacker's motive has confounded cybersecurity experts because it destroys without benefiting the destroyer. They suspect it could be the work of a vigilante who wants to alert users to unsecured devices.
Victor Gevers of GDI.foundation is however critical of the approach and believes that, "Instead of bricking you could also allow the devices to still work and just patch the vulnerability."
All in all, BrickerBot isn't like anything we've seen before in the landscape of IoT malware. Most IoT malware strains try to hoard devices in massive botnets that are then used as proxies to relay malicious traffic or to launch DDoS attacks. Both of these are lucrative businesses for any cyber-criminal talented enough to hijack large numbers of IoT equipment.
BrickerBot's destructive capabilities are something new, which don't benefit anyone. Not BrickerBot's author, and certainly not the device owner, who'll have to reinstall firmware, or even worse, buy a new device.
BrickerBot could also be the work of an Internet vigilante that wants to destroy insecure IoT devices. A similar malware strain first appeared in October 2015.
Called Linux.Wifatch, this IoT malware strain took over insecure routers and then executed commands that improved the device's security. The creators of this malware open-sourced the code on GitLab, also explaining the reasons why they created the malware to begin with, claiming they had no bad intentions.
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This article was first published on CyberSec.Buzz.
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Rickets: Disorders caused by interruption of BONE MINERALIZATION manifesting as OSTEOMALACIA in adults and characteristic deformities in infancy and childhood due to disturbances in normal BONE FORMATION. The mineralization process may be interrupted by disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis, resulting from dietary deficiencies, or acquired, or inherited metabolic, or hormonal disturbances.Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets: A hereditary disorder characterized by HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; renal defects in phosphate reabsorption and vitamin D metabolism; and growth retardation. Autosomal and X-linked dominant and recessive variants have been reported.Hypophosphatemia, Familial: An inherited condition of abnormally low serum levels of PHOSPHATES (below 1 mg/liter) which can occur in a number of genetic diseases with defective reabsorption of inorganic phosphorus by the PROXIMAL RENAL TUBULES. This leads to phosphaturia, HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA, and disturbances of cellular and organ functions such as those in X-LINKED HYPOPHOSPHATEMIC RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; and FANCONI SYNDROME.PHEX Phosphate Regulating Neutral Endopeptidase: A membrane-bound metalloendopeptidase that may play a role in the degradation or activation of a variety of PEPTIDE HORMONES and INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS. Genetic mutations that result in loss of function of this protein are a cause of HYPOPHOSPHATEMIC RICKETS, X-LINKED DOMINANT.Osteomalacia: Disorder caused by an interruption of the mineralization of organic bone matrix leading to bone softening, bone pain, and weakness. It is the adult form of rickets resulting from disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis.Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIc: A non-electrogenic sodium-dependent phosphate transporter. It is found primarily in apical membranes of PROXIMAL RENAL TUBULES.Hypophosphatemia: A condition of an abnormally low level of PHOSPHATES in the blood.Genetic Diseases, X-Linked: Genetic diseases that are linked to gene mutations on the X CHROMOSOME in humans (X CHROMOSOME, HUMAN) or the X CHROMOSOME in other species. Included here are animal models of human X-linked diseases.Rickets, Hypophosphatemic: A disorder characterized by HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; resulting from lack of phosphate reabsorption by the kidneys and possible defects in vitamin D metabolism.Hypercalciuria: Excretion of abnormally high level of CALCIUM in the URINE, greater than 4 mg/kg/day.Hypocalcemia: Reduction of the blood calcium below normal. Manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, Chvostek's sign, muscle and abdominal cramps, and carpopedal spasm. (Dorland, 27th ed)Vitamin D Deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)Vitamin D: A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. 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The compound is believed to attach to the same receptor as vitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.Nephrocalcinosis: A condition characterized by calcification of the renal tissue itself. It is usually seen in distal RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS with calcium deposition in the DISTAL KIDNEY TUBULES and the surrounding interstitium. Nephrocalcinosis causes RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.Calcitriol: The physiologically active form of vitamin D. It is formed primarily in the kidney by enzymatic hydroxylation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (CALCIFEDIOL). Its production is stimulated by low blood calcium levels and parathyroid hormone. Calcitriol increases intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and in concert with parathyroid hormone increases bone resorption.Ergocalciferols: Derivatives of ERGOSTEROL formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. They differ from CHOLECALCIFEROL in having a double bond between C22 and C23 and a methyl group at C24.25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase: A mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 1-alpha-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (also known as 25-hydroxycholecalciferol) in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP27B1 gene, converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to 1-alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 which is the active form of VITAMIN D in regulating bone growth and calcium metabolism. This enzyme is also active on plant 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (ergocalciferol).Cholecalciferol: Derivative of 7-dehydroxycholesterol formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. It differs from ERGOCALCIFEROL in having a single bond between C22 and C23 and lacking a methyl group at C24.Receptors, Calcitriol: Proteins, usually found in the cytoplasm, that specifically bind calcitriol, migrate to the nucleus, and regulate transcription of specific segments of DNA with the participation of D receptor interacting proteins (called DRIP). Vitamin D is converted in the liver and kidney to calcitriol and ultimately acts through these receptors.Fanconi Syndrome: A hereditary or acquired form of generalized dysfunction of the PROXIMAL KIDNEY TUBULE without primary involvement of the KIDNEY GLOMERULUS. It is usually characterized by the tubular wasting of nutrients and salts (GLUCOSE; AMINO ACIDS; PHOSPHATES; and BICARBONATES) resulting in HYPOKALEMIA; ACIDOSIS; HYPERCALCIURIA; and PROTEINURIA.Cod Liver Oil: Oil obtained from fresh livers of the cod family, Gadidae. It is a source of VITAMIN A and VITAMIN D.Microradiography: Production of a radiographic image of a small or very thin object on fine-grained photographic film under conditions which permit subsequent microscopic examination or enlargement of the radiograph at linear magnifications of up to several hundred and with a resolution approaching the resolving power of the photographic emulsion (about 1000 lines per millimeter).Infant Nutrition Disorders: Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in infants ages 1 month to 24 months.Lions: Large, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the cat family FELIDAE, species Panthera leo. 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Genu valgum can develop due to skeletal and joint dysplasias (e.g., OSTEOARTHRITIS; HURLER SYNDROME); and malnutrition (e.g., RICKETS; FLUORIDE POISONING).Sunlight: Irradiation directly from the sun.Cystinosis: A metabolic disease characterized by the defective transport of CYSTINE across the lysosomal membrane due to mutation of a membrane protein cystinosin. This results in cystine accumulation and crystallization in the cells causing widespread tissue damage. In the KIDNEY, nephropathic cystinosis is a common cause of RENAL FANCONI SYNDROME.Dihydroxycholecalciferols: Cholecalciferols substituted with two hydroxy groups in any position.


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Kushner's White House Security Clearance Restored After Months of Uncertainty From Russia Probe
Posted 1:29 PM, May 23, 2018, by CNN Wire
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, had his White House security clearance restored Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter said, after months of uncertainty stemming in part from his role in the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Kushner met with Mueller's investigators a second time in April and answered questions for seven hours, according to his attorney, Abbe Lowell. He had previously sat for an interview last November that was largely focused on former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who soon after pleaded guilty to charges of making false statements to the FBI.
These developments come as the Mueller's investigators appear to be trying to complete parts of their inquiry.
The Kushner team believes he is now finished with all ongoing inquiries, which also include the investigations by congressional committees, according to a person close to Kushner.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment.
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"A year ago, Jared was one of the first to voluntarily cooperate with any investigation into the 2016 campaign and related topics," Lowell said in a statement.
"Since then, he has continued this complete cooperation, providing a large number of documents and sitting for hours of interviews with congressional committees and providing numerous documents and sitting for two interviews with the Office of Special Counsel. On each occasion, he answered all questions asked and did everything he could to expedite the conclusion of all the investigations."
Kushner was stripped of his interim clearance in February amid an overhaul of procedures governing access to the nation's most sensitive secrets following the resignation of Rob Porter, the President's staff secretary, who had been allowed to remain in his post for months despite allegations of spouse abuse.
The Mueller probe has also hung over Kushner's status in the White House, in part because some of the matters under investigation relate to his role during the campaign and the transition, including contacts with Russians, as well as events that occurred in the early months of the Trump presidency, such as the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
White House officials have blamed the delay in Kushner receiving his security clearance on administrative backlogs normal to a new administration, as well as the complicated nature of his application. But Kushner's troubles were compounded at least in part because his initial security clearance application didn't list dozens of foreign contacts that he later included in updated submissions to the FBI.
Lowell disputed that the initial security clearance application played any role in the delay in Kushner receiving his final clearance.
"With respect with the news of his clearance being restored, as we stated before, his application was properly submitted, reviewed by numerous career officials and went through the normal process," Lowell said. "Throughout the process, Mr. Kushner has continued to work on a number of foreign policy and domestic issues with no interruption. Having completed all of these processes, he is looking to continue to do the work the President has asked him to do."
Kushner's initial SF-86 form did not mention any foreign contacts, though he quickly supplemented it to indicate that he would provide that information. He updated the form in the spring, listing about 100 contacts, but did not mention the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting he attended with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, Donald Trump Jr., and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Kushner updated the SF-86 forms once more in June to include that meeting.
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"This is a story of a man who did not want to be King," says Hooper.
Last night the stars came out for the opening night of the Mill Valley Film Festival, now underway just north of San Francisco. Tom Hooper, director of The King's Speech, one of two films premiering later that evening, stopped by to talk with Stark Insider about the story behind the film. Also, he explains why it was necessary to enforce a 30-second "anecdote rule" during shooting, which prevented a certain unnamed actor (Colin Firth) from telling long-winded stories.
And Tom Hooper's favorite gadget? Being a director you might be able to guess… find out in this on location interview.
The King's Speech is based on the true account of King George VI (also known as Bertie) whose terrible stammer renders his royal duty as a public speaker deeply challenging and terribly embarrassing. An Australian maverick (played by Geoffrey Rush), a genius in speech therapy–albeit unorthodox–works to solve the King's problem as the country prepares for World War II.
Also seen at the pre-screening reception and press conference was Conviction star Sam Rockwell (Iron Man 2, The Green Mile), along with screenwriter Pamela Gray who relied on "lots of index cards" to piece together a story that unfolded over several decades. Conviction is based on a true story and co-stars Hilary Swank who becomes a lawyer in an effort to exonerate her brother who is wrongfully accused of murder.
The MVFF runs through to October 17 and features features, documentaries and shorts from around the world. Clinton Stark is covering the event and will have more on the films, the stories, and, from what I hear, even POP chips.


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WOULD JOHN CALVIN HAVE APPROVED...of what the American branch of his church has just done to--and against--Israel? The dismaying facts are reviewed in this article from yesterday's issue of Front Page.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE NAACP? According to John McWhorter (whose latest appearance on our program can be heard here) the organization has "dissolved into posturing after the battles were largely won." And, like many black conservatives, he approves of Bush having turned down their invitation (four times!).
PRESIDENT ALEXANDER HAMILTON...might well have taken office after Jefferson's second term IF he had not been killed by Aaron Burr. This great counter-factual speculation appeared recently at the History News Network site. We ventured into that same hypothetical realm recently with Ron Chernow (listen here) author of the new major biography of Hamilton.
THERE WAS A NAZI VERSION OF PSYCHOANALYSIS...and, as this scholarly review of a recent work on the subject reveals, it played its part in the genocide program.
THE CASE OF GORE VIDAL...is examined in this not-unfriendly overview of his political/literary output. We long ago grew rather fatigued with his oracular certainty as it veered toward conspiratorialism and parlor-version anti-semitism...but here's what the guy at the Toronto Globe and Mail thinks.
SOME BACH TO CLEAR THE MIND...or, at least, lighten the spirit. The Second Orchestral Suite is beautifully performed here by the Berlin Baroque Soloists.
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will air tonight after the 7:05 Cubs game. You can listen to the show after the game here.
DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: CAN THEY GET THERE FROM HERE? This article in Slate has the appeal of being informed, intelligent and appropriately skeptical.
CAN THE DARFUR GENOCIDE BE STOPPED? James Traub, in yesterday's New York Times, searches for parallels to Kosovo and comes up short. Not encouraging, but informative, this article suggests that the west is not up to disciplining the Sudanese sponsors of the massacre.
HOW DO YOU GET TO THE SWING VOTERS? Apparently by attaching your ads to their favorite TV programs. This article from yesterday's New York Times reports just how the two presidential campaigns differ in the placement of their TV ads. Surprise: they are after different demographic groups!
A PROPAGANDIST IN SCHOLAR'S CLOTHING? Rashid Khalidi was formerly a colleague at the University of Chicago and now occupies the Edward Said Chair in Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University. He and Said were once members of the Council that "advised" Arafat. His new book attacking U.S. Middle East policy is critically reviewed here by the editor of the Middle East Quarterly.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN APE WASHING A POTATO...may well be that it shows them to be "just like us" except soemwhat slower of mind. Or, is it a mistake to attribute "consciousness" to them? Frans de Waal, probably the best "ape-man" in the American scientific establishment, and a fairly frequent guest on our program, examines the mentality of apes in this recent review/essay from Natural History Magazine.
HOW HANNAH ARENDT EXPLAINED EICHMANN AND FORGAVE HEIDEGGER. For the woman who presumed to understand the origins of "totalitarianism" as consumate modern evil, she was strangely "easy" on these two Nazis. Why and how are addressed in this fine essay from Dissent Magazine.
WHAT TO MAKE OF THE AMERICAN EVANGELICALS. That seems to be one of the main questions haunting an important new book by sociologist Alan Wolfe and reviewed here by another significant sociologue. Both have been guests on our program and we'd love to get them back and together for a continuation of the debate begun in this review/essay from Christianity Today.
HOW MUCH TV DID YOU WATCH AS A CHILD? The more time you spent in front of the screen, the more ill-health you may encounter as an adult. See this story from Reuters (based on a study reported in Lancet, the leading British medical journal) and then get your kid out in the fresh air!
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK UP "VALUES" IN THE DICTIONARY? We surfeited on the politically-misused word weeks ago. David Brooks of the New York Times has caught up--but he is somewhat more forgiving. Perhaps...tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner.
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS NOT HEAVEN...as disclosed in "near death experiences" but, rather, a physiological phenomenon fostered by oxygen deprivation and opthalmologic processes. Sorry! And here's the basic information in an article from the current issue of The Skeptical Inquirer.
YEAH! WE'VE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT THAT TOO...but the answer supplied here by the house expert at the Washington Post does not seem to us to be the final or authoritative word. What do you know or think about obligatory cheek bussing?
SHOSTAKOVICH'S FOURTH: THE PROGRAM NOTES. This time around with our musical selection of the day we commend these excellent comments to be read before you listen.
AND NOW THE MUSIC ITSELF! We were intruiged and delighted by this work and by this punchy performance conducted by Valery Gergiev.


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J. Hardy Ehlers is a general commercial litigator for a wide range of clients involved in high-stakes business disputes. His trial, arbitration, and appellate practice focuses on intellectual property and contract matters, and on entertainment, private equity, and life-sciences industries.
Hardy has also worked extensively on pro bono matters, including successful First Amendment representation in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Prior to joining O'Melveny, Hardy attended Harvard Law School, where he focused on copyright and entertainment law—earning a Dean's Scholar Prize for his work in Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment, and winning outright the 2012 GRAMMY Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition.
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Matthew Stephen Ward (born October 4, 1973), known professionally as M. Ward, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Portland, Oregon. Ward's solo work is a mixture of folk and blues-inspired Americana analog recordings. He has released 10 studio albums since 1999, primarily through the independent label Merge Records. In addition to his solo work, he is a member of indie pop duo She & Him and folk-rock supergroup Monsters of Folk, and also participates in recording, producing, and playing with multiple other artists.

Early life
M. Ward was raised in Glendale, California, and moved to Portland, Oregon, after college. Growing up, Ward taught himself songs by the Beatles on his brother's guitar, and began recording demos on a four-track analog tape recorder when he was about fifteen. Ward continues to only record analog, and starts all of his songs as demos on the same recorder he has had since his teens.

Solo recordings

Duets for Guitars #2 and End of Amnesia (1999–2001)
Ward's solo debut, Duet for Guitars #2, was released by Co-Dependent Records in 1999, then reissued by Howe Gelb's Ow Om record label in 2000. Described by Joshua Klein of Pitchfork as "ragged and lo-fi ... recorded on a shoestring and not necessarily worse for it", Duet for Guitars #2 soon went out of print for a second time, before being reissued by Merge in 2007.

Ward's second album, End of Amnesia, was put out by Future Farmer Records and Loose Music (Europe) in 2001. In a retrospective review, Ryan Kearney of Pitchfork compared the album to a contemporary band, Sparklehorse, saying that "both Linkous and Ward are country-and folk-influenced artists who scratch unavoidable, but nominally disruptive marks on the traditional blueprint". Sparklehorse had released It's a Wonderful Life to critical acclaim earlier in the year.

A collection of live recordings, Live Music & The Voice of Strangers, was a self-released disc that was sold at his shows in 2001.

Transfiguration of Vincent and Transistor Radio (2003–05)
Ward released his third album, Transfiguration of Vincent, on Merge Records in 2003 to critical success. Transfiguration of Vincent received a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 by review aggregator website Metacritic, based on 13 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The title alludes to the 1965 album The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death by John Fahey, and refers to the life and death of Vincent O'Brien, a close friend to Ward. Fahey's pre-war style of folk music and production techniques, using basic equipment and simple arrangements, greatly influenced Ward's own sound and recording practices.

Transistor Radio, Ward's fourth album, was released on Merge in 2005, and he served as the opening act for The White Stripes that fall. The album consists of Ward's own compositions as well as three covers, The Beach Boys' "You Still Believe in Me", Carmen Lombardo's pop standard "Sweethearts on Parade", and Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier". Transistor Radio received a score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Josh Terry of Consequence of Sound, writing of Transistor Radio in 2014, described the album as "one of the finer examples of ramshackle and intimate mid-aughts folk." A writer for Alternative Press, however, said that "Most of Ward's quiet, contemporary folk songs are mere sketches, mediocre if not unmemorable." Transistor Radio was reissued by Merge in December 2014 with four previously unreleased tracks.

Post-War and Hold Time (2006–09)
In August 2006, Ward released Post-War on Merge Records. Post-War was Ward's first album with a full backing band, with players including Howe Gelb, Jim James, and Neko Case. Post-War was described by Vanity Fair in its August 2006 issue as thematic on the question "How will America heal once this craziness in Iraq is over?" Ward said in that article that he looked to the post-war music of the late 1940s and 1950s. "I had the naive, simplistic idea that producers and writers and artists of the time helped in a minuscule way to change the mind-set of America." In addition to this inspired material, the album also contains a cover of Daniel Johnston's "To Go Home", which was subsequently re-released on the To Go Home EP in 2007. A critical success, Post-War received "universal acclaim" of 81 out of 100, aggregated by Metacritic and reached No. 146 on Billboard's Top 200. Ward spent most of 2007 touring with Norah Jones in support of the album, as well as occasionally playing in Norah's touring band, "The Handsome Band". Ward played on Jones's 2007 release Not Too Late.

Hold Time, the followup to Post-War, was released on Merge in February 2009. Hold Time includes guest performances by Jason Lytle of the band Grandaddy, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, and She & Him co-contributor Zooey Deschanel. The album includes a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On!" Described by Autumn De Wilde Entertainment Weekly as "[feeling] timeless, a musical wanderer's dusty, train-hopping tour through folk, blues, and country," Hold Time received an aggregated 79 out of 100 on Metacritic, for "generally favorable reviews" and reached No. 31 on Billboard's Top 200.

A Wasteland Companion and More Rain (2012–present)
After several years of touring and releasing albums with pop project She & Him and folk supergroup Monsters of Folk, Ward released his seventh studio album, A Wasteland Companion, in 2012 on Merge and Bella Union. Reaching number 21 in the US charts, A Wasteland Companion received an aggregated score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 of 5 stars, reflective of the aggregated score, and commented that "[A Wasteland Companion] is his most vivid and varied yet, full of exquisite guitar work,...gem-like songcraft...and inspired covers." Matthew McFarland of Prefix offered the criticism, "What's missing, though, is the familiar sense of deft control over the album's arc, the lyrical intrigues, and the instrumental detail that make his other work so indispensable [sic] to the indie folk canon of last decade."

After another multi-year break from solo recording, M. Ward released his eighth album, More Rain, on March 4, 2016, via Merge and Bella Union. Ward began working on More Rain in 2012, initially experimenting with layering his own vocals to create a doo-wop record. After collaborating with other artists on the record such as R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, k.d. lang, Neko Case, and others, the sound of the album went in a different direction, described as a "true gotta-stay-indoors, rainy-season record that looks upwards through the weather while reflecting on his past."

On June 8, 2018, Ward self-released What a Wonderful Industry, his ninth studio album. Using a variety of anecdotes and metaphors, the album examines the complex challenges of working within the cutthroat music industry. As Ward stated in an interview with NPR, "You quickly learn there's a perfectly imperfect balance of cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals in the zoo....This record visits the most memorable characters. There's a lot of very inspirational people I've had the pleasure to work with but there are also a few I wish I'd never met."

Ward's tenth studio album, Migration Stories, was released on April 3, 2020, on Anti Records.

With other musicians

She and Him
In 2006, Ward was working on the soundtrack for the film The Go-Getter, co-starring actress Zooey Deschanel, when Director Martin Hynes suggested Ward and Deschanel record a duet for the movie. Ward later referred to the collaboration as "a fruitful, creative experience." Deschanel soon sent Ward demos of songs she had written, and the two formed the pop duo She & Him to record together, with Deschanel writing the songs and Ward composing the music. The duo's first album Volume One — which Ward produced – was released on Merge Records on March 18, 2008. Volume One found critical and commercial success for Deschanel and Ward's pop music. The album reached No. 31 on Billboad's Top 200, and Metacritic has the critical album reviews aggregated to 76 out of 100, or "generally favorable reviews."

She & Him's second album, Volume Two, was released on Merge in 2010. Volume Two peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top 200, outperforming their first release. A Very She & Him Christmas was released October 25, 2011 on Merge Records, peaking at No. 12. After a break, She & Him released their third album of original songs, Volume 3 in 2013 followed by a collection of standards, Classics, in 2014. Both albums also charted and were released on Merge. In 2016 they released their second christmas album, Christmas Party.

Monsters of Folk

Monsters of Folk is a project formed by Ward, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. The four had been touring and playing together at various points throughout the 2000s and regularly talked of making an album together. The result, the eponymous Monsters of Folk, was released in September 2009. Monsters of Folk received "generally favorable reviews" with an aggregate score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic. Prefix's Dave Clark said of the supergroup that "The players on Monsters of Folk complement each other extremely well. There is definitely something to be said for group chemistry. These songs don't always shine the way they could, but the album is a great effort." Monsters of Folk was a commercial success, peaking at No. 15 on Billboard's Top 200.

Other artists
He has performed on recordings by Brian Wilson, Kim Deal, Giant Sand, Cat Power, Neko Case, Beth Orton (with whom he co-wrote the title track to her album Comfort of Strangers), The Court & Spark, Bright Eyes (with whom he toured on the 2004 Vote for Change tour with R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen), Jenny Lewis (whose debut solo album Rabbit Fur Coat he co-produced), and My Morning Jacket.

In 2005, Ward was – along with Aaron Burtch, Jason Lytle and Jim Fairchild from Grandaddy, Scout Niblett, Marie Frank or Jeremy Gara – involved in Howe Gelb's project called Arizona Amp and Alternator, which had officially no band members but a lot of guest musicians (M. Ward's voice can be recognized on the track "Aaaa(3)").

In 2006, he helped produce and contributed a song to the John Fahey tribute album I Am the Resurrection. He also appears on Norah Jones' album Not Too Late, performing backing vocals and guitar on "Sinkin' Soon", and toured as the opener and a member of her "Handsome Band" for the album in the spring of 2007. Also his cover of David Bowie's song "Let's Dance" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 New Zealand film Eagle vs Shark. Ward was previously a member of the band Rodriguez with Kyle Field of Little Wings and Mike Funk of Echodrone. Their album Swing Like a Metronome was released in 2000 and produced by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.

Songs or compositions written by M. Ward have been recorded or performed by: Bright Eyes ("Seashell tale"), Feist ("Post war"), Catpower ("Sad sad song"), Carrie Rodriguez ("Eyes on the prize"), Grandaddy ("Fishing boat song"), Lloyd Cole ("Chinese translation"), Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings ("One life away" "Fuel for fire"), Norah Jones (Lullaby + exile"), and She and Him ("Magic trick").

In 2013, Ward contributed guitar work to the Neko Case album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You. Neko noted on her September 2, 2013, appearance on Comedy Bang! Bang! that Ward not only contributed but was "paid in full".

Selected discography

Solo albums
 Duet for Guitars #2 (1999)
 End of Amnesia (2001) (reissued 2013)
 Transfiguration of Vincent (2003)
 Transistor Radio (2005)
 Post-War (2006) (#146 U.S.)
 Hold Time (2009) (#31 U.S.)
 A Wasteland Companion (2012) (#21 U.S., No. 106 U.K.)
 More Rain (2016)
 What a Wonderful Industry (2018)
 Migration Stories (2020)
 Think of Spring (2020)

EPs
 Scene from No. 12 (I Ain't Sleeping) (2000)
 To Go Home (2007)

She and Him
 Volume One (2008) (#71 U.S.)
 Volume Two (2010) (#6 U.S.)
 A Very She & Him Christmas (October 25, 2011)
 Volume Three (May 7, 2013) (#15 U.S.)
 Classics (December 2, 2014)
 Christmas Party (October 28, 2016)
 Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson (July 22, 2022)

References

External links

M. Ward's homepage
Matador Records infopage
Merge Records infopage

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American folk singers
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Arts & Crafts Productions artists
Merge Records artists
Loose Music artists
Bella Union artists
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She & Him members
Monsters of Folk members
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Living people

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Opinion Reimagining NSW: how good governance strengthens democracy
Carolien van Ham, Anika Gauja, Noah Bassil, and Philippa Collin
Good governance is the right thing to do, and boosts the legitimacy of decision-making. If moral chivalry doesn't appeal, here are two more reasons: it's cost-efficient and delivers better solutions.
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OPINION: Many people are watching the Donald Trump campaign in the US and wondering: how has it come to this? Anti-politics, populist, and some say even authoritarian candidates such as Trump have risen in recent years across established democracies, along with rising polarisation and increasing political instability.
In Australia, federal instability symbolised by the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd and Abbott-Turnbull machinations has left many Australian citizens concerned that leadership spills may now have become a regular feature of Australian politics. And despite NSW Premier Mike Baird's historically high personal approval rating, NSW has also recently experienced its fair share of political drama.
Large-scale protests – often centred around lack of consultation – are not uncommon in NSW and are starting to shift election outcomes. The NSW government has tightened the rules on protest (which has sparked further demonstrations).
The common thread here is governance: the relationship between the state and civil society. Many NSW citizens appear to be indicating they feel disenfranchised, marginalised and silenced when it comes to policymaking. Could doing governance differently make NSW more prosperous?
Good governance can lead to a stronger NSW
Governance means different things to different people, but there are some common features.
Governance refers to the processes of public decision-making and the processes by which decisions are implemented. Government, citizens, business, unions, and other civil society organisations are all involved.
The process starts with identifying issues of concern to citizens and ends with evaluating the effects of policy decisions. It involves much more than simply holding periodic elections – it means making and implementing decisions that are participatory, accountable, responsive, transparent, equitable, effective, efficient, and that follow the rule of law.
Most of these principles reflect the core underpinnings for democracy. These principles apply to governance everywhere, from the local school level to national politics. It's only when these principles are upheld and put into practice that a democracy functions well.
Good governance is the right thing to do, and boosts the legitimacy of decision-making. But if moral chivalry does not appeal to you, here are two more reasons.
Good governance leads to better solutions. Citizens' capacity to solve problems is greatly undervalued. Better involving citizens in deliberation about how to solve problems may actually result in much better outcomes – socially and economically. We should make better use of the wisdom of the crowd.
Good governance is also cost-efficient. Ensuring support of citizens and other stakeholders may reduce the costs of policy implementation. Involving citizens creates a more legitimate process of decision-making and creates a positive perception of government. Engagement ensures that outcomes of policymaking processes are more widely supported.
Good governance is happening – but we need more of it
Good governance as described above can work, and in some cases is already happening in NSW. For example, governments have:
Legislated for engagement: the Advocate for Children and Young People, in consultation with the relevant minister, is mandated to advise the NSW parliament and monitor progress on policy affecting children and young people. In 2015, it consulted with more than 4,000 children and young people to devise the NSW Children and Young People's Plan.
Engaged in genuine consultation: in 2014, citizens in the Lower Hunter provided fresh solutions to the problem of water supply by coming up with ways to reduce water usage. As a result, the need for expensive desalination plants and complex water treatment schemes was significantly reduced.
Drawn widely on the experience of the community: a panel of experts on political donations established by the Baird government in 2014 used the expertise of Australian researchers working on corruption, money and politics to craft a series of independent recommendations for political finance reform in NSW.
Invested in platforms for citizen-engaged innovation: in Belgium, the G1,000 initiative brought citizens together to identify political and social problems and craft policy solutions.
The challenge is to draw lessons from these positive examples and apply them more broadly. Encouraging engagement between constituents (citizens young and old, organisations, networks and governments) requires enhancing opportunities for citizens to have a voice, as well as fostering a culture of listening among lawmakers. Ongoing commitments beyond one-off events and experiments can cultivate the cultures and skills required for good governance.
One practical step could be the creation of a NSW Citizen's Forum, tasking a representative sample of NSW citizens with the challenge of imagining an ideal NSW in 2025. Finding out the priorities for the public will give a starting point on what policy changes are needed for implementation.
Creating a specialised agency that facilitates regular citizen engagement in policymaking will also help. The agency may be tasked with engaging citizens in the problem and design stage of policymaking, rather than putting fully developed policy proposals to citizens and asking their response.
A long-term commitment to such an approach would position NSW as a leading state in good governance and produce better long-term policy for a vibrant NSW now and in the future.
This is part of our Reimagining New South Wales (NSW) series. For this series, vice-chancellors in NSW asked a select group of early and mid-career researchers to envisage new ways to tackle old problems and identify emerging opportunities across the state.
Reimagining NSW: how the care economy could help unclog our cities
Reimagining NSW: four ways to boost community well-being and why it matters
Carolien van Ham is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at UNSW.
Anika Gauja is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Noah Bassil is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Director of the Centre for Middle East and North African Studies at Western Sydney University
Philippa Collin is a Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University.
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Spotted any new (or should that be old?) faces of late while strolling the streets of Céret in Southern France? Before you say no, here are a few more details. These new faces in Céret are acrylic, and they make their appearance on walls and the sides of buildings scattered round the town center. The artist behind the faces prefers to be known only as FAS. "I am very proud of our artistic history," explains FAS, who lives in Céret with his family. "I decided to create these portraits in tribute to a handful of the many painters and other artists who either were locals or else were drawn to Céret's charms as visitors. My portraits include both well-known and lesser-known painters." FAS has completed six so far, with three more in the pipeline. His portrait project got started more than a year ago after he received a thumbs up from the local town hall called Mairie in French..
Perhaps as no surprise, the first face to appear was that of Pablo Picasso. It can be found tucked around the corner of a building down the street from the Tourist Office. Actually, the portrait is more than just a face. Picasso is depicted with paintbrush in hand, painting birds, some in the process of escaping off the edges of the work.
Other faces have since joined Picasso. A group of three grace a wall on a narrow cobblestone street leading down from Place des Neufs Jets. One of them is Chaim Soutine, smartly decked out in a suit and tie in sharp contrast to his actual uniform of the day while in Céret — shabby blue overalls stiff with paint. Next to Soutine is Jean Capdeville, a Céretan who began to paint at 30, died at 93, and claimed that painting for him was like a blind person's walking stick, a way to stay upright. Rounding out the trio is Laurent Ribérat, a self-taught painter whose style was "rustique" and who lived and worked in St. Jean Pla de Corts. The little girl shown on tiptoe hanging up Ribérat's portrait is FAS's daughter.
Two additional portraits complete the current group . One is distinctly visible from Place Picasso and features Felip Vilà, a flower in his hair. Born in Figueres and befriended by Salvador Dali, Vilà arrived in Céret in 1968, where the local penchant for bullfights became a source of inspiration.
The other is a second portrait of Picasso, this time only his head, his piercing eyes dominating his facial features. None of the portraits has been weather-proofed, a conscious decision on FAS' part. He says he prefers that, like the cycle of life, they naturally fade over time as they interact with the elements.
The additional three faces are likely to appear by spring. FAS's choices? Pierre Brun, Joan Ponç, and Georges Braque. And oh, yes, if you happen to come upon an arresting portrait of Muhammed Ali, signed by FAS, it's the same FAS. Not part of this project, obviously. But perhaps it could be claimed that Ali was an artist of sorts. Oui?
This article originally appeared on the expat site "P-O Life", Pyrénées-Orientales.
Related Article: Traveling through France by train: Read more about the beauty of some of the country's major train stations in Paris.
Lovely intro to Céret, Elaine. It's new to me, but I see it's near Collioure and Banyuls, which I love. I'll check it out next time I'm in the area. Merci pour l'inspiration!


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The following cases were closed at 5th District Court in Belfast between Aug.7 and Aug. 13: Alicia L. Berry, 25, of Winterport, failure to register vehicle, $150 fine. Jeffery L. Corriveau, 51, of Clearwater, Fla., failure to appear for disclosure or contempt hearing, dismissed. Michael Davis, 21, of Belfast, operate vehicle without license — condition/restriction, $100 fine, 7 days in Waldo County Jail, stayed ...
The following cases were closed at 5th District Court in Belfast between Aug.7 and Aug. 13:
Alicia L. Berry, 25, of Winterport, failure to register vehicle, $150 fine.
Jeffery L. Corriveau, 51, of Clearwater, Fla., failure to appear for disclosure or contempt hearing, dismissed.
Michael Davis, 21, of Belfast, operate vehicle without license — condition/restriction, $100 fine, 7 days in Waldo County Jail, stayed until Aug. 12; operating under the influence with one prior, $700 fine, 60 days in Waldo County Jail all but 7 days suspended, stayed until Aug. 12, probation 1 year, license suspended for 3 years; violating condition of release, 7 days in Waldo County Jail.
Meghan D. Delaney, 27, of Islesboro, driving to endanger, $575 fine, license suspended for 30 days.
Ryan S. Flannery, 29, of Searsport, operating while license suspended or revoked, prior, $500 fine, 48 hours in Waldo County Jail, stayed until Aug. 14.
Ashleigh M. Gibbs, 24, of Brooks, attaching false plates, $200 fine; operating while license suspended or revoked, $500 fine; failure to appear in court on criminal summons, dismissed.
Jasmine Hughes, 24, of Searsport, violating protective order, 5 days in Waldo County Jail.
Robert A. Hughes, 38, of Belfast, domestic violence terrorizing, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, $300 fine.
Jeff P. Lindelof, 49, of Swanville, obstructing report of a crime, dismissed.
Chinstine M. Mank, 30, of Frankfort, allowing dog to be at large, $100 fine.
Jacob McIntire, 22, of Frankfort, criminal attempt, 7 days in Waldo County Jail; violating condition of release, 7 days in Waldo County Jail; domestic violence assault, 180 days in Waldo County Jail all but 7 days suspended, probation for 2 years.
Dennis J. O'Brien, 40, of Stockton Springs, disorderly conduct, fighting, $400 fine; domestic violence assault, dismissed.
Cameron B. Philbrook, 38, of Belfast, violating condition of release, 48 hours in Waldo County Jail.


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Read the Tech Tips section and make sure that the game you're considering doesn't have an unreasonable number of significant problems.
Personally, I can fix most broken mechanisms and electronics, but the cosmetic stuff (paint) is too hard to repair with good results. I think that most other collectors have this same problem. With that in mind, make sure that the game you're considering doesn't have any major blemishes in the cabinet artwork and that the playfield paint is not worn.
The typical private-party price range for an IJ that you'd want for your collection is $2500 to $4500 US. Since Williams quit making the machines and with the upcoming release of the Indiana Jones 4 movie, you can probably expect the prices to continue upward slowly.
If you buy from a "retailer," you can expect to double that cost and in return, you get a warranty, service, and most likely, delivery and setup.


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WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS SITUATION
FOREST CITY, Iowa, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) today announced it will be temporarily suspending most production activities at the Company's Winnebago, Grand Design RV, Newmar, and Chris-Craft facilities. This action is in response to the national spread of the coronavirus, the national emergency associated with the virus, and unforeseeable change in business circumstances that have accompanied it. These steps are designed to lower the probability of coronavirus exposure to employees and adjust future production output relative to a fast-changing demand landscape for the Company's products. Winnebago Industries and its businesses will remain open and perform essential activities for its dealers and end customers, including remote retail support for dealers, along with technical care, warranty administration, and parts fulfillment. Each of the Company's businesses will suspend production during the week of March 23rd and based on present conditions, the manufacturing suspension is currently anticipated to last through April 12th."As this global situation continues to rapidly evolve, our top priority is the health and well-being of our employees, business partners, customers and communities," said Winnebago Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Happe. "We are also seeing demand for our products shift dramatically as the nation takes appropriate action to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This decision is not an easy one, but we are confident it is in the best interests of all our stakeholders. During this time, we will remain flexible with operations that can provide products related to the support of mobile health care, command centers and other logistical needs that local, state and Federal resources may require during this crisis."To support employees and their families affected by this temporary production suspension, the Company is providing base pay and benefits for the first two weeks."As we take precautionary measures in the best interest of both our employees' health and our long-term business prospects, we remain confident in the strength of our balance sheet and in our cash position to allow us to provide the appropriate pay and benefits to our employees and weather a period of business interruption from this health crisis," Happe continued. Winnebago Industries will continue to monitor this situation very closely and is committed to executing contingency plans that ensure a safe work environment for employees and disciplined production strategies that benefit the Company and its channel partners before resuming full operations.About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of recreation vehicles under the Winnebago, Grand Design, Newmar and Chris-Craft brands, which are used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheel products and boats. Winnebago Industries has multiple facilities in Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota and Florida. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol WGO. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material or to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases, visit http://investor.wgo.net.Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the anticipated duration of the suspension of the Company's operations. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including, but not limited to developments regarding the coronavirus situation and its impact on the Company's employees, communities and other stakeholders. Additional information concerning certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from that projected or suggested is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") over the last 12 months, copies of which are available from the SEC or from the Company upon request. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this release or to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations after the date of this release or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.Steve Stuber – Investor Relations – 952-828-8461 – [email protected]
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Scottish Football, Scottish League One
by Siggi Jonsson August 5, 201412:06 pm August 9, 2014
Scottish Football 2014/15 – League One – Forfar Athletic and Greenock Morton
Summary of last season – Forfar have the longest serving manager in Scottish football and it showed last season. Dick Campbell has been at the club long enough that things have stalled somewhat. They finished 7th last season and it was a case of "doing just enough". Forfar were inconsistent last year and despite having a very decent defensive record they suffered from a lack of goals. The team selections from Campbell were at times very strange and the club never really progressed. They were actually in with a slim chance of the playoffs approaching the end of the season but it sums Forfar up that they just didn't do enough when it mattered.
Players in – Derek Young (Queen of the South), Stephen Husband (Dunfermline Athletic), Danny Denholm (Livingston), Dale Hilson (Dundee United), Andrew Steeves (St Johnstone), Aaron James (Edinburgh City).
Players out – Darren Hill (Hamilton Academical), Iain Campbell (Cowdenbeath), Gary Fusco, (Brechin City), Ross Campbell (East Fife), Neil McCabe (East Stirlingshire), Marvin Andrews (Free), Keith Gibson (Free), Mark McCulloch (Free), Jamie McCluskey (Free)
What they still need –The team is looking pretty balanced and as long as they can avoid injuries and suspensions then the starting team for Forfar is one of the stronger sides in the league. They do still maybe miss another goalscorer going forward as this was a problem for them last year.
Dale Hilson made over 100 loan appearances for Forfar.
Key player(s) – One of the surprise signings of the summer for Forfar must be Stephen Husband. He arrives at Station Park having left Dunfermline and the general feeling is that this a fantastic piece of business by Dick Campbell. Husband is a very talented midfielder who can play a number of different roles in the middle of the park. Another new signing but one that knows the club well is Dale Hilson. He has been on loan at Forfar for a long period of time from Dundee United and this move is now permanent. Hilson will feel as though he never got the chance to shine at United and there is no doubting his ability as a wide midfielder or as a striker. Forfar fans will be delighted to see him again this year.
Opinion on Forfar – Campbell has made some decent signings this summer and he is a vastly experienced manager who knows what is needed to guide a team in this division. His selections do baffle at times but when Forfar are playing well then they are good enough to challenge most teams in League One. They have a good mix in the team and are usually very reliable at the back. The worry is that things continue to stand still a little at Forfar. Last season was a bad example of a team just doing enough but never really pushing on. On the face of it this might be another season of Forfar being a good, solid, mid-table team.
Prediction for this season – 6th
Summary of last season – Utterly woeful. At the start of last season there were journalists and fans predicting that Morton would finish amongst the playoff candidates for promotion from the Championship but this prediction couldn't have been further from the truth. Right from the word go things went from bad to worse for the Ton and it ended in relegation. Previous manager Allan Moore started last season with a huge turnover of players and this continued throughout the campaign. In November Moore was sacked and Kenny Shiels was brought in to save the side from relegation. Despite most new managers normally having a positive impact on a club it simply got worse for Morton. They were bottom of the division from September through to May which tells the whole story. Jim Duffy was appointed manager during the summer.
Players in – Conor Pepper (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Michael Miller (Celtic), Andrew Barrowman (Livingston), Lee Kilday (Hamilton Academical), Stefan Milojevic (Airdrieonians), Stefan McCluskey (Clyde), Jordan Allan (Dundee United), Ricky Lamie (Airdrieonians), Sean Crighton (Elgin City), Jamie McLuskey (Forfar)
Players out – Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical), Archie Campbell (Dumbarton), Scott Taggart (Dumbarton), Marc Fitzpatrick (Airdrieonians), Jamie McCormack (Brechin City), Barrie McKay (End of Loan), Stuart Findlay (End of Loan), David Robertson (Livingston), Garry Jos (Selkirk), Tony Wallace (BSC Glasgow), Ben Sampayo (Free), Darren Cole (Free), David O'Brien (Free), Rowan Vine (Free)
What they still need – There is no doubt that Greenock Morton are a side suffering from relegation. The squad is definitely in a period of transition and Jim Duffy has a challenge to try and rebuild this team. He has made a few signings but there is still a lack of width in the squad both at fullback and out wide. They also lack a bit of creativity so whether or not it is a midfielder or a striker they need a couple of players that can make things happen.
Key player(s) – With so many changes in this squad this is difficult to pinpoint but one of the positives from pre-season seems to be the emergence of a solid and effective central defensive partnership between Sean Crighton (left) and Stefan Milojevic (right). Both are new to the club but both come with good reputations and have already played well together. Fans will be desperate to see a consistent and solid defence this year so these two could be huge players for Morton this season.
Opinion on Morton – After the bitter disappointment of last year it is so important that Morton try to put things right this year. There have been a number of changes at the club and this might lead to a bit of instability but the fact is that Morton should be trying to achieve promotion back to the Championship. They have the makings of a squad that can achieve a playoff spot at the very least so fans will be expecting that this season. Jim Duffy will be under pressure to deliver this year and he will be desperate to get off to a good start.
Prediction for this season – 2nd
Tagged with: Dick Campbell Dundee United Forfar Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Jim Duffy Scottish Football SPFL


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Home State health experts ask Congress for help combating opioid crisis
State health experts ask Congress for help combating opioid crisis
Allison Winter
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. Photo provided by the office of Kathy Castor
WASHINGTON — States need sustained, flexible federal funding to support programs working to reduce deaths and addiction from opioids and other drugs, state health officials told Congress this week.
Public health officials asked lawmakers for continued commitment to Medicaid and programs that help states address drug addiction. A panel of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue on Tuesday.
"Moving an entire system of care is a monumental task. We're working diligently and we've made staggering progress, but please don't give up," Jennifer Smith, secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, told lawmakers. "It depends on sustained funding and support."
States have been trying to respond to a growing problem of addiction to opioids and other drugs and overdoses. From 1999 to 2017, nearly 400,000 people across the United States died from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Federal lawmakers passed a collection of bipartisan bills in 2018 aimed at fighting the opioid crisis. The legislation provided states with billions of dollars in federal funding to assist with response, treatment, and recovery.
State public health officials from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and West Virginia credited Medicaid expansion in their states for giving them the ability to pay to treat many of those who face addiction.
Rep. Diane DeGette (D-Colo.), who chaired the hearing, said states now face a "fourth wave" of the crisis: a large increase in methamphetamine use.
"In 2018, there were more than twice as many deaths involving meth as 2015, and meth is increasingly turning up in overdose deaths and drug busts across the country," DeGette said.
"Given the complexity of the epidemic and its ability to evolve, states, federal government agencies, and Congress must remain vigilant."
"This is not a crisis that we can resolve overnight, and it requires ongoing federal and state attention," said Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.). "States are on the front lines of this national emergency, providing much of the support for those in need. They are our eyes and ears on what is occurring on the ground, and that's why this hearing is so important. "
"There is one glaring problem that has been highlighted by a few of my colleagues, and that is the lack of continuity of care and resources in the states that have not expanded Medicaid," said Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.).
Castor and other Florida Democrats sent a letter to state lawmakers this week asking them to expand Medicaid in Florida — which they say could bring in billions of dollars of federal support to the state over the next five years.
"You are not doing right by our citizens," said Castor.
Top Republicans on the committee also re-opened an investigation this week into the role three major drug manufacturers have played in the opioid crisis.
Frank Pallone
Kathy Castor
U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Allison Winter is a Washington D.C. correspondent for States Newsroom, a network of state-based non-profit news outlets that includes the Florida Phoenix.
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