This is the second posting in our "Key Learnings" blog series, which will be a regular collection of insights and stories from thought-leaders within the sponsorship industry. Today's key learning comes from Kevin Hanft from Marketing Leverage LLC.
"Strategic partner" is a term used freely and likely too often. Especially when it comes to sports and entertainment marketing. Properties have moved away from the term sponsor, as it has taken on an almost derogatory tonality. Political correctness has called for 'partner' as the preferred label.
To be honest, I don't care what term is used; I just want properties and brands to truly understand and agree upon the nature of the relationship they are entering. The issue - I don't believe that anyone is aware of the very real distinction, so regrettably they use the words interchangeably.
Sponsor: a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity ; especially : one that pays the cost of a radio or television program usually in return for advertising time during its course; patron, backer; guarantor.
These are quite useful in delineating the relationships. If we can only get folks in the industry to use them correctly and consistently, we would all be better off. Both have valid and useful roles in marketing, based on the objectives, time horizon and level of strategic investment being made.
For a one time promotion or marketing activity (product launch, etc.), the role of sponsor may be most appropriate. It begs a shorter agreement and relationship, lower integration of intellectual property and a more tactical activation approach. Similarly the financial and resources needed would be lower, based largely on a valuation of the tangible assets and projection of intangible values.
There is no reason that a successful sponsor relationship cannot evolve into a partnership. In fact, this might be a preferred approach to reduce risk – allowing a brand to test the property as a vehicle and marketing partner before committing to a long term investment.
Partnership indicates a more meaningful connection and intentional interconnection of brands. This would lead to a relationship that spans multiple years (or assumed to be ongoing) which allows for activation and integration at a much deeper level. Partnerships should involve Honesty, Openness & Trust, none of which can ever be specified in an agreement. You may sense any or all during the pitch phase, but that may fade after the ink is dried. It is unfortunate and a lost opportunity. When a partnership is reached, thoughtfully evaluated and based on well matched brands and properties, embraced with a collaborative and mutual desire to succeed it can be plenty powerful.
Understand, to your core, the business, markets, goals and issues partners are facing.
Look out for our partners interests – even if it means restructuring a deal to better match the assets with the opportunities.
Avoid the temptation to only look at the $. Sometimes the biggest deal is not the best one if the partners are not compatible in some way. Don't renew deals with partners who do not activate adequately or enhance the overall property brand.
Accept that part of your obligation is to help the property grow, expand and improve.
Properties depend on their partners help in building their value and appeal. Many do not have the sophisticated marketing resources you do and are depending on partners to help achieve their goals, while you achieve theirs.
Pursue and push, adamantly for integrated and strategic activation programs. Logoed advertising and retail promotion is not worthy of a partnership investment.
If something is not working, talk to the property. They can't help if they aren't informed.
Property & Brand both share the burden of only doing deals that make sense and have mutually beneficial outcomes. Due diligence and investigation will determine the strategic fit and time together will help surface the mutual chemistry and style issues. Accountability is expected here on out, so both must be willing to participate in data collection and sharing.
It is my sincere hope that the recent times will help shape and formulate a marketing environment where strong long term relationships are evolved from great work. Business results on both sides will reward those who are able to invest in and leverage mutually beneficial opportunities.
And by the way, well founded highly integrated partner deals will enhance the fan and consumer experience too!


Here it is the first of June and we already have a busy schedule of events for this summer.
Our guest speaker this month is Amy McDowell from SBA and she will discuss how the SBA can assist local area businesses.
We will be providing each of the riders with a packet that will be stuffed with brochures, coupons, and information for all the local area businesses. If you would like your business to be highlighted in these packets please get your materials to Michelle Abbott at Sudz Laundramat and Dog Wash as soon as possible. You can contact her at 720-339-0674 or at schelbers@mac.com.
We still need volunteers for the aide stations and to help cook and serve the food for the post race rider dinner there is an information and training session for the aide station volunteers on June 1 at 6:30pm at the Crow Hill fire station. Please contact Jo Ann Schowalter at Ruby's Resale, for more information at 303-816-1232.
Dave Poniatowski of Foothills Flyers is still looking for volunteers and businesses to sponsor a hole. If you are interested in volunteering or being a sponsor please contact Dave at 303-944-6663. The Chamber will also be providing lunch to the golfers and spectators for that day and we need volunteers to serve food for both days. If you are interested in helping with the food service please contact Jo Ann Schowalter at Ruby's Resale at 303-816-1232.
If you are interested in advertising in the Bailey Day book please contact Lyn Kulenburg at 303-838-4243 or JoAnn Schowalter at 303-816-1232 if you would like to purchase advertising.
Artists Vincent Tolpo and Carolyn Lee Tolpo opened Shawnee Mountain Gallery, Studios, and Pottery in 1981. The gallery and residence is a historic structure built in 1904 and is part of the Shawnee Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shawnee Mountain Gallery offers unique one-of-a-kind art in many media. Visitors are welcome to talk with the artists or visit the pottery and see work in progress. Vincent's popular landscape pottery shows the Contemporary Western terrain and mountains. Natural clay slips made of soil samples indigenous to the region are fired onto the pottery. Carolyn and Vincent also make art pottery, open-stock dinnerware, and functional work. Special orders are welcome. The pottery is oxidation fired 2291F. The pottery is microwavable, ovenproof, lead-free, and dishwasher safe.
Carolyn's designer jewelry features antique beads and semi-precious stones. Her three collections are Heirloom, Classic, and International.
The visiting public enjoys the wild-flower gardens featuring abstract/ assemblage sculptures created by the Tolpos. Visitors often discover that their ideas for an art project can be realized through inspiring custom art. The Tolpos have made many fine art works for visitors inspired by the visitor's art ideas. Tolpo custom art is found in public, corporate, residential and private collections around the world.
Art galleries, consultants, and fine retail shops throughout the United States represent their pottery, jew-elry, paintings, prints, fibers, metal, and mixed-media artworks. Visit www.ArtSpiral.com to see the various artworks. Visit or contact Shawnee Mountain Gallery at PO Box 134, 55918 US Hwy 285, Shawnee Colorado 80475, 303-838-6106.
Directions: Located just .2 miles east of mile-marker 217 on US HWY 285, the gallery is 5 miles west of Bailey. On the south side of the road watch for the gallery signs in front of historic Shawnee Mountain Gallery.
Do you send your company ‗down the hill' to stay in one of the chain hotels because you don't think there's lodging on 285? Check out the Bailey Lodge, located in the beautiful Platte Canyon.
We're located 2.5 miles west of Bailey on 285. Our site used to be the former Moore Dale Ranch Resort. The property is not a resort any more but we like to say that we're motel-plus lodging in a resort-like setting. While the cabins on the property are now individually owned, the Bailey Lodge continues to do short & long-term lodging.
The lodge is a two-story building with 11 units. All of our units are two rooms, 400 sq. ft. Each unit is equipped with a microwave, refrigerator & coffee pot. We also have TV, wi-fi and a fireplace in each unit. We're not new or flashy but we're clean and we're quiet.
Our guests are varied: visiting relatives, fly fishermen, tourists, house hunters, hikers, stay-cationers from the Denver area, and workmen in the area on temporary jobs. While many of our guests are ‗on the run', enjoying the activities that are available in our area, others enjoy some quiet time sitting by the swimming pool in the summer, watching the geese & blue heron on the pond, or reading a book in front of the fireplace.
The Bailey Lodge is open year-round. We welcome both short and long-term guests. You can reach us at 303-838-2450 or visit our website at www.baileylodge.com.
Great progress is being made at McGraw Park. The bridge has been repainted and looks great! Clint Packo and Luke Kelly of Freestone Aquatics, Inc have generously volunteered to build the kayak launch and the fishing platform and they finished both of those projects last week. Both structures are constructed of native stone and look absolutely wonderful. The Historical Society has started laying out the flagstone pathways and will begin landscaping in the next couple of weeks. Construction to add new public restrooms to the Annex is scheduled to start in two weeks. The hiking trail across the bridge has been marked, and that construction is scheduled to begin the second week in June and will be completed by July 9th. Once the major construction is complete, signs, lighting, and new park furniture are in the works. Come and check out all of the improvements at Bailey Day on July 31st!
Get outside help. Growth is tricky and stressful, so smart business owners rely on outside assis-tance—such as consult-ants or SCORE volunteers—to get them through it.
Hire ahead of the need. If you're growing fast, add a chief operating officer and/or chief financial officer—even if only on a part-time or consulting basis.
Change your own role. Stop "doing everything yourself." Delegate day-to -day operations to others and become the leader, the strategic thinker and the planner—in other words, the CEO.
Weed out customers that don't contribute sufficiently to your bottom line. Let go of those who distract you from your goal—for example, because they are outside the area in which you want to work or take too much of your time.
Have reserve capital to weather growth's inevitable bumps. Reserves don't have to be all cash they can be excellent receivables or something else that can be turned into cash quickly.
You can easily increase your presence on web search tools like Google through the Chamber website. When you log into the main chamber website, click on the ―Manage Website‖ button. This will then take you to a page that has a list of options for managing your personal Chamber webpage. Select the button for ― Create your Key-words‖. You then be routed to a page where you can list up to 10 services provided by your business. At the bottom of the page, you will see an additional box where you can enter up to 25 keywords that describe your business. These keywords will not appear in print on your web page, but will be used in the Chamber's search and optimization engine. When someone searches Google for a word or phrase that contains one of your keywords, your webpage will move closer to the top of the results page. We have tested this out and it really works!
Come run/walk on the historic Meyers Ranch. These trails are not open to the public everyday. Race entry fee is only $20. All proceeds benefit the Mountain Peace Shelter, located in Bailey. This shelter assists women, children and pets escape violence in abusive homes. The shelter serves the mountain communities of the Hwy 285 corridor. The Race will be held June 12 from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. For information please contact Tookie Scherder at 303-594-9347 or visit their website at www.race-for-peace.com .
Clean-up, Fix-up, and suggest ideas for better operation of the museum on June 19, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 04:00 PM at South Park City, 100 4th Street, Fairplay, CO 80440 This is a great way to support your community. Volunteers will have an opportunity to assist the museum staff get ready for the summer season. Bring your gloves and work clothes. Lunch will be served. Please contact Linda Bjorklund or Carol Davis at 719-836-2387 or visit www.southparkcity.org for more information.
We are still working hard on getting everything planned for Bailey Day! The dinner Friday night before on July 30th is being hosted by Destination! Bailey and we will be doing a BBQ with sides from local restaurants and the Boy Scouts will be doing a bake sale fundraiser. There will be bands playing Friday night, so come join us for a night of fun before all the celebrating starts on "Bailey Day". We will start off the morning of "Bailey Day" with a 5K run hosted by the Platte Canyon High School, or you can choose to join the Pancake Breakfast at Platte Canyon Community Church. Then join in or watch the Flag raising and our annual children's parade down Main Street at 9 am to kick off the day right. Spend the rest of your day enjoying all the vendors, music, beer garden, the ever famous dunk tank, stilt walkers and a children's circus and tumbling area, the picnic area at the Bailey Garden Center and all the new additions across Hwy 285 at Rustic Square and McGraw Park. The features there will be vendors, gold panning, sawing, and cake walks, and possibly pie throwing contests. Lots of the improvements at McGraw Park should be completed by July 31st for your enjoyment. The library is hosting story telling and crafts for kids, we will have an old fashioned store front with Sarsparilla and old fashioned candy. There will be sheep, goats, horses a jumping castle and other fun activities for kids. Plan to do the horse rides with Kenosha Belgians. They will be stationed down by Moore Lumber and your family will love riding with them. Our next Bailey Day planning meeting is June 3rd at 6:30 at the Bailey Library in the lower meeting room. Please park in the lower parking lot to join us. Also, every planning meeting from now until Bailey Day is posted on the Chamber Web site at www.baileycolorado.org Questions??? Call Carrie at 303-838-0554 or Lynn Grffin at 303-838-8437 for more information.
The Mountain Resource has many exciting family summer camps scheduled for this month. Please contact Mary Alice at 303.838.7552 x30 or maryalice@mrcco.org for more information or to register for these camps.


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Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Invasion, an expansion for the RftG base game that comprises the third story arc in the game series, depicts the galaxy as being under attack by waves of violently xenophobic aliens, dubbed the Xenos. XI adds Xeno military worlds (worlds conquered and occupied by them), specific military vs. Xenos, and a new keyword: ANTI-XENO. To provide a good proportion of new Xeno worlds, keyword, and powers, XI is not compatible with the other expansion story arcs.
Xeno Invasion is aimed at intermediate RFTG players, altering Explore to be mix-with-hand. It adds 51 game cards to the base set and includes a bonus Invasion Game, with Produce: Repair and invasion cards, a repulse track, bunkers, and various counters.
The Invasion game adds two new ways the game can end: by either repulsing or falling to the Xenos. In Produce, players can repair damaged worlds and donate goods to the war effort (earning VPs). Players can also earn VP awards by defeating their share of the Xeno attackers and having the highest military vs Xenos, while they lose the use of damaged worlds that they fail to defend (until they are repaired). The Xeno attacks take place at the end of each round, starting with round 3, and typically take less than 30 seconds to resolve so that players can immediately return to selecting their actions for the next round.

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Friends are saying to me, "Have you moved yet?" And, I say, "kinda," meaning that I keep taking stuff over to my new house but have not yet completed the task.
On November 11, 2016, I posted the foregoing on my Facebook page. Though I have tried my best to turn the pages back to that date in 2016, I wonder what it was I was thinking when I posted it. It definitely wasn't significant enough for me to remember the WHY without going back to my Franklin Planner where I routinely detail the events of the day in writing, but this slow "move" to my new dwelling might appear to others as procrastination, but…in looking up the classic definition of procrastination, NOT SO.
As I contemplate the situation, I realize that even from grade school to high school to college, and then in my personal life, I ALWAYS had a FULL plate. Of course, that has always been my choice. Whether it was a term paper, a school project or anything else, I performed best at the eleventh hour. Similar to the characters in the Perry Mason mysteries by Erle Stanley Gardner, my favorite books to read in my youth, I did my very best work, or came up with the idea needed, or the task to be performed just minutes before deadline – just like Della Street and Paul Drake who provided Perry Mason the information to win his case for the client when all looked lost.
This is an EPIPHANY for me, providing great insight into this move and why it is taking so long. I have turned a corner in my life. I have wanted to downsize for quite some time, but there was no time to do it with me filling up every minute of every day with "something" to do. Since I arrived on the Mountain, I have been on numerous boards, participated in innumerable community activities and fundraisers for various organizations, and have loved every minute of it. In so doing, however, the seven day a week work life left personal things in my life undone. While others were cleaning house and taking a trip or doing things with their families, I said YES every time someone asked for my help, or in whatever job description I had for my career, had to jump over the goal post to do better than average – much better than average to validate my self-worth. I always did it, but it had a cost. So, today, I have not yet moved, but I have turned a corner and am taking some much needed time for me.
Each thing I pack, I truly apply the Feng Shui principles I have read about and learned to my life. I am taking a trip down memory lane. I have moved three other times on the Mountain – first from Fairway Park to Silver Lake Estates to White Mountain Lakes and then to Taylor. With each move I brought extra things with me from the Tobacco Program, the chamber of commerce job, radio and TV and then the newspaper. So many things were saved that had significance for me – memories of the jobs and people I worked and shared my life with. Now, I realize, in my new job, with three days off every week (something definitely foreign to me), I am now gifting myself the time I unconsciously denied myself since I arrived in the White Mountains in 1994. I am taking the time to look at each thing I have and deciding if I truly love it – if it is to go with me to the next chapter of my life or not. As I look at it, read it, or hold it, I am reminded of many things. I know that whatever we give up, we also have to grieve it, so I either intuitively know if it is still serving me or that it needs to be passed on to serve someone else.
What an incredible insight to life she provided me by sharing that incident with me. In a sense, I am doing that. I am taking TIME, which I realize is one of our most valuable commodities, and thanking each thing that has served me in this home, and remembering its gift.
So, as I continued the task for evaluation of the things that have served me, including this wonderful home in Taylor, Arizona, I will be moved when I am moved…when I am through with the gift of gratitude for what has served me in this wonderful community of people whom I have come to love and appreciate.
The move is bitter-sweet, but a step in my evolutionary process which has guided me to the next chapter of my life.
I do – and it is not procrastination, but truly allowing myself to "take time to feel the gratitude for the gift of my eight years in this home…as I pack, discard, and bless this home for the next person/family to enjoy its gift of shelter and memories.


Just days before RLCS Season 7, Psyonix has announced the Esports Shop, a shop for in-game items to represent your favorite organizations, is launching on April 16, with a full update including Rocket Pass 3 on April 17. This comes as a huge but very welcome surprise, as the feature has been one of, if not the, most requested features in Rocket League esports' history. While the details have yet to be shared, Psyonix said that they are ready to show off the shop and its items next week.
Many fans believed Rocket League esports were being held back by the small scale and lack of features. Organizations were hesitant to jump into the scene, while fans repeatedly doubted Psyonix could make the necessary steps. With several organizations having left the scene already, things were starting to look a bit scary. Yet at the same time, large organizations such as TSM joined the scene. And despite Psyonix's promise that organization items were to be introduced before the end of RLCS Season 7, fans were starting to get nervous.
Now, out of nowhere and against all predictions, we will be getting this shop on the 16th. The feature comes within the first few weeks of the season of RLCS, which starts this weekend on April 6 and 7.
Alongside the Esports Shop Update, we'll also get Rocket Pass 3. Similar to Fortnite's Battle Pass, the Rocket Pass 3 is the third iteration of a progression system to unlock new and unique items. While we haven't yet seen what kind of rewards and challenges this Rocket Pass will entail, we did speak of what we would like to see this time around. The full update and Rocket Pass 3 launch one day after the shop on April 17.
Additional to the update is the Replay FX feature, which will allow players to add extra effects to their replay files. This includes effects such as depth of field, different backgrounds, green screen effects, color adjustments, and more. While the full control suite will be available when it goes live, Psyonix does note that it's a beta feature.
Are you excited for these surprising new features? Let us know down below!


The Suncoast Humane Society is one of Florida's few "open admissions" animal shelters. We accept all animals brought to us and are committed to our policy of never turning an animal away regardless of health, temperament, size or breed.
Suncoast Humane Society is supported by individual donations, wills, bequests and foundation grants. We receive no local, state or federal government aid, nor are we funded by national humane societies, SPCA's or other animal protection/welfare organizations. The continuation of our programs depends solely upon community support.
Founded in 1971 by a group of compassionate people, the Animal Aid Society of Englewood began operations as a small shelter with a few cages to care for homeless animals. The Englewood area, along with the entire nation, experienced a pet over-population crisis that challenged our non-profit organization to grow to meet the needs.
Expansions to the shelter occurred, with the latest completed in 1997. Over time our service area expanded and is now Charlotte County, Sarasota County, the Boca Grande portion of Lee County and beyond.
To more accurately reflect the areas we serve, the name was changed to Suncoast Humane Society.


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Who Should Attend: Peace officers or current First Aid/CPR Instructors who support Basic Academy and/or agency training programs. The course is also open to other trainers who are required by EMSA Title 22, Section 100023, standards established April 1, 2015.
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The compact SUV market is not just full but saturated. And yet, more and more vehicles keep on getting crammed into the same market space.
The Honda HR-V, though, has been there right from the start. The first one was a blocky, angular, but somewhat appealing crossover, and in many ways the latest HR-V shares many of its positive attributes.
The new version is also built solidly and is very safe, but it some aspects it has moved the game on somewhat. The design is very modern, and it manages to pack a heap of room into a little car. It also asks that you pay for the privilege.
First thing's first, let's take a look inside. The cabin is one that's a model of simplicity, but of very high quality. Of course, like every other subcompact SUV you can find cheaper plastics, such as the dashtop itself, but the grain offsets the plasticky look. Everything facing the driver, though, looks and feels high end (for this segment, mind you).
The design is aimed at creating a cockpit-like experience with the centre stack aimed at the driver, and the front seats are both heated and shaped very well. And while you may think they're all leather, the company stipulates that they're leather-appointed – again all to keep the costs down.
Honda's party trick, however, is the second row. It is honestly one of the most spacious subcompact crossovers you'll ever find. Got four adults to cart around? No problems. Even for those over six-feet tall, the HR-V will keep them happy. And the best part? There's still room in the trunk for their luggage.
Open up the tailgate and you'll get 15.4 cubic feet in the trunk, with 51.6 cubic feet when you fold the back seats down. And with its "magic seats" setup, it cleverly packages them away so you can make the most of the HR-V's space.
You'll find the HR-V is very well stocked as standard. The front driver's seat is electric, there's a huge sunroof, tyre pressure monitoring, LED headlamps with daytime running lights, front and rear park sensors, high-beam assist, Bluetooth for your tunes, sat-nav, USB, HDMI and the list goes on.
Pop the hood and you'll find Honda's 1.8-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. There are no turbos, which is why it's comparatively low in its outputs, but still, 140 hp and 127 lb-ft of torque is enough to get it up and going. And with variable valve timing, there's a distinct change where it's happier at the top end.
Matched to the engine is a continuously variable transmission (CVT), which seems to be all the rage these days. Interestingly, there's a sport mode for the gearbox, but we're not sure who would make use of that.
Also strange is the fact that the HR-V is equipped with paddle shifters which attach to the steering wheel. This crossover isn't the kind of vehicle that is going to be driven with enthusiasm, so we're not quite sure why this is offered. In fact, driven in Auto is the best way to experience the HR-V.
So, there's just enough power to keep it ahead of traffic if need be, and it will hit 60 mph in under ten seconds. However, it's much happier when not revving its head off. Rather, driven gently, the engine stays quiet and the whole experience is quite lovely.
Fuel economy isn't too bad, though if it were a smaller engine and turbocharged, much like the Hyundai Kona, we'd bet it would be even better. On test we matched Honda's claim of 26 mpg for around the city. Sure, you can do better, but in the real world, that seems pretty accurate.
There's a bit of road noise from the HR-V's 17-inch wheels but there's also wind noise from around the bottom of the windscreen – we couldn't quite isolate the root of this noise. Perhaps the wiper blades?
Turning into a corner and you find that Honda has given the HR-V excellent steering, with no torque steer to ruin the experience, and the weighting and feedback is nice and natural.
It will also take being thrown into bends as well, with a good chassis balance and nice, neutral handling. Of course, it's not all-wheel-drive, either, which means there's even more capability from more expensive models.
More importantly, it gets a five-star safety score from several organizations, meaning it will protect you and your occupants. Included in the active safety gear is traction and stability control, AEB, lane departure warning, forward crash alert and there are a heap of airbags, too.
There are two IsoFix points for attaching kids seats, the reversing camera has a bird's eye view and there are guides and parking sensors which means it's easy to back into a space. It's also a small car so it's quite simple to wheel into the tiniest of parking lots.
It's quite easy to recommend the HR-V. It's at its best in EX-L form thanks to the right balance of tech, safety and looks. Sure, it's not the cheapest machine out there, and it's only front-wheel-drive, but it will be dependable transport to keep you happy and safe for years to come.
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Greg Tresaloni (left) and colleagues at Panera Bread participate in last year's golf tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest.
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Hudson – On Monday, July 16, the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest will honor Panera Bread and Greg Tresaloni, regional director of operations at PR Management Corp., a franchisee of Panera Bread, with the Champion Fore Kids Award at the 2018 Kids Classic Golf Tournament.
2018 marks the first year the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest will be awarding the Champion Fore Kids Award, presented to an individual or organization that displays selflessness and commitment to the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest and the community.
Since 2008, Panera Bread has been donating to the Kids Classic Golf Tournament and, over the years, employees have participated by playing in the tournament. Panera Bread has also provided funding for the afterschool programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest's three clubhouses in Framingham, Hudson and Marlborough.
"It has been a pleasure to partner with Greg and Panera Bread for the last decade," said Fran Hurley, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest. "The support that they have shown for the clubs has been tremendous and we are very grateful for their commitment to the youth we serve."
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CHICAGO -- The American Writers Museum Foundation announced today that it has received a grant from the Exelon Corporation which will enable the foundation to take an important next step in establishing the first national museum in the United States focused on American writers.
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Translating the Disruptive Science of Protein Misfolding to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease
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We hypothesize that neurodegenerative diseases progress via prion-like mechanisms accompanied by poorly reversible templated protein misfolding, and that antibodies are well suited to specifically bind to misfolded proteins while sparing the normal isoforms from autoimmune recognition. We have applied these understandings to develop novel therapeutics for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Misfolding and aggregation of the enzyme Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of sporadic and familial ALS. We have shown that expression of G127X and G85R, natural FALS SOD1 mutants, can induce misfolding of natively-structured SOD1 in human mesenchymal and neural cell lines, as determined by molecular surface immunoreactivity with misfolding-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and acquisition of protease sensitivity (Grad et al, PNAS 2011). Consistent with a "species barrier," wtSOD1 conversion is abolished by expression of human G127X SOD1 in mouse cell lines, and in human cells of a G127X in which the Trp32 is substituted for murine Ser32. G127X, wtSOD1 and SOD1 fragments are detectable in supernatants of G127X transfected cells, and naïve cells incubated in the presence of this medium undergo intracellular SOD1 misfolding which can be "transmitted" indefinitely from culture to culture by conditioned supernatant (Grad et al, PNAS 2014). Incubation of G127X SOD1-transfected conditioned media with SOD1 antibodies, but not DNase, abrogates this activity. These data are consistent with the notion that human SOD1 can participate in a template-directed misfolding cascade which can be transmitted intercellularly, providing a possible molecular mechanism for the propagation of ALS through the neuroaxis. For AD, our identification of an Aβ oligomer-specific epitope is supporting the development of immunotherapies which are targeted to neutralize their neurotoxicity and fibril-seeding properties.


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Crossrail 2 could be opened by 2029 – four years earlier than initially proposed – the Mayor announced today as he published revised plans for the multi-billion pound link. Tweaks to the Surrey to Hertfordshire scheme include a realignment of the route in Hackney, an alternative station in Chelsea, and extending the northern branch from Alexandra Palace to New Southgate. Some 14,000 people responded to the initial public consultation which found overwhelming support for the link and their feedback has prompted the changes.
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Say Psych: Album Review: Juju – Maps and Territory
Le Crowley — May 11, 2019
Having been a fan of Juju for some time, I was eager for the next album and curious as to how it would sound, one thing is for sure, it doesn't disappoint, he's produced another album that can go up there with the best psychedelia has to offer.
Gioele Valenti is set to release Maps & Territory, the new album of Juju, out on 29 May through Fuzz Club Records. The follow up to Our Mother Was A Plant from 2017, Maps & Territory reaffirms and at the same time transcends Juju's unique formula. A blend of Neo-psychedelia and Mediterranean folk, new wave and African polyrhythms, the sound of Juju is now deconstructed, reassembled and expanded, even bordering jazz territories with the contribution avant-garde composer and improviser Amy Denio.
Like a marching crab that steadily climbs from the deepness of an abyss up into the moon-shine, Valenti emerged slowly and persistently from the semi-obscurity of experimental folk influenced Italian lo-fi scene, into the spotlight of contemporary psych nouveau. Starting in 2000 with his project Herself, he released seven albums, first aided by nationally prominent Italian band Verdena, then by Amaury Cambuzat of Ulan Bator and Faust. His most recent release as Herself, 2018's Rigel Playground, inaugurated his collaboration with Donahue, who sang in the beautiful single 'Beast of Love' and invited him to support Mercury Rev's Italian tour.
Valenti's first and self-titled LP as Juju was released in 2016 via American label Sunrise Ocean Bender. By that time he was no fresher in the psych scene and in 2014 he had joined forces with Nicola Giunta, writing the lyrics for and co-producing the debut LP of Lay Llamas, Østrø which was released on Rocket Recordings. The album very quickly became a classic in the Italian occult psych niche genre. The following year, Valenti supported Goat on tour all across Europe, playing with Lay Llamas and also as the guitarist for Josefin Öhrn And The Liberation before starting his collaboration with Fuzz Club in 2017. That same year, the band intrigued the crowds of Liverpool Festival Of Psychedelia, and in 2018 they were one of the highlights at Fuzz Club Eindhoven festival.
Juju's debut LP drew inspiration from earth magic and Mediterranean neo-paganism as a pretext to tell the story of the current African exodus. The follow up was a lysergic and pantheistic tribute to the archaic and Man's metaphorical descendance from plants: a clear allusion to common source of humanity and to the equality of all men, reflected in the symbolic cover photo of the black motorcycle gang, A Chosen Few. The new album, coming out in a time of Trump's America, Brexit Britain, disobedient Italy, walled Hungary and French Gilets Jaunes, reflects on the ever expanding and contracting reality of the territory, against its physical and ideological representation on the map.
Opener 'Master and Servants' is a jam compiled between a Tuareg tribe and kraut rock influence ensemble, with the result being a hearty piece with bite that traverses the world psychedelia genre and more classical rock influences effortlessly. It's a track that evolves as it progresses, offering more twists than a sidewinder, keeping the listener guessing and takes a few listens to truly appreciate. First single 'I'm In Trance' features Goatman himself and features the characteristic percussion that has become synonymous with his name. It's a spine-tingling entity due to a chant like energy that exudes and from the first beat it captivates, keeping firm hold throughout. Other highlights include 'God Is A Rover' with its foot tapping rhythm and 'Archontes Take Control' which offers up Ethopian jazz, smashed together with psych and bits of electronica.
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KFL Executive Director, Mary Kay Culp, thanked legislators for their diligence in tackling the issue and enacting a sound law crafted to withstand constitutional scrutiny that will stop a horrific procedure.
After the introduction of the bill in January by lead sponsor, Sen. Garrett Love (R-Montezuma), and 24 Senate co-sponsors, the bill generated immediate grass-roots support and passed the Kansas Senate, 31-9. SB 95 now heads to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has promised his signature.
SB 95 was carried on the House floor by seasoned pro-lifer, Rep. Steve Brunk (R-Wichita), chair of the Federal & State Affairs committee which held the hearing on the measure. He was assisted on legal questions by another pro-life leader, Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee), chair of the Corrections & Juvenile Justice committee.
Once again, opponents of SB 95 talked about anything other than the contents of the bill, mostly complaining that more money should be spent on pregnancy prevention.
Perennial abortion supporter, Rep. Barb Bollier (R-Mission Hills), offered a poorly-worded and unneeded medical exception for "ruptured membranes before 24 weeks." SB 95 already includes exceptions for the life-of–the-mother and substantial and irreversible physical emergencies.
In the 42 years since Roe v. Wade was handed down, the Supreme Court has consistently asserted that States have compelling interests in regulating abortion to preserve the integrity of the medical profession and show respect for the unborn child.
Although the Court (in the 2000 Stenberg v Carhart ruling) did not uphold Nebraska's ban on partial-birth abortions, in 2007 it did uphold the federal ban on partial-birth abortions in Gonzales v. Carhart. In both Stenberg and Gonzales, the justices closely examined the gruesome methods of both partial-birth and D&E/ dismemberment abortions.
The simple truth is D&E dismemberment abortions are as brutal as the partial-birth abortion method, which is now illegal in the United States.
Kansas is days away from a House vote on Senate Bill 95, the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. The bill has already passed the Kansas Senate, 31-9, where pro-abortion senators refused to discuss the particulars of the abortion method (see here) which kills a baby by tearing her apart, limb from limb.
Looking ahead to see how the law might fare at the highest court, of great relevance to SB 95 are the two U.S. Supreme Court partial-birth abortion rulings — Stenberg v Carhart (2000) and Gonzales v Carhart (2007).
Stenberg struck down Nebraska's partial-birth abortion ban. Gonzales upheld the federal partial-birth abortion ban. Justice Anthony Kennedy was on the losing side in 2000 and the winning side in 2007.
It is precisely this inhumane D&E/ dismemberment method which Kansas wants banned with SB 95.
This is a stunning rebuke of the "choice" slogan! It praises a paternalistic denial of facts as "appropriate" for women considering D&E/ dismemberment abortion—something physicians wouldn't dare do with patients facing other invasive medical procedures.
Hiding what happens in abortion is harmful to public policy-making. But also consider how shocking and profoundly disturbing the truth would be for women who have already obtained a D&E/ dismemberment abortion—no matter how long ago. It is likely the case that most of these women are only now learning what a horrible, painful death was inflicted on their unborn child!
At 14 weeks, the unborn child now produces a wide variety of hormones. Also, the arms reach final proportion to body size.
By 15 weeks, the entire unborn child, except for parts of the scalp, responds to light touch, and tooth development is underway.
By 18 weeks, the unborn child will release stress hormones in response to being poked with a needle.
By 20 weeks, the larynx, or voice box, moves in a way similar to movement seen during crying after birth.
Did women know these gestational development facts before assenting to a D&E/ dismemberment abortion? Unlikely–since abortionists themselves have admitted in federal trials that they hid the gruesome details of the procedure, and current abortion supporters approve of that suppression.
Remember the Kansas abortionist who over a period of seven years "rubber-stamped" post-viability abortions at the Wichita abortion clinic of the late George Tiller?
Ann Kristin (Kris) Neuhaus is her name and the Kansas Board of Healing Arts is having one heck of a time getting her state license permanently revoked.
attorneys for Neuhaus petitioned Shawnee County Judge Franklin Theis to block the Board's second (the new) revocation and dismiss the legal expenses that she had been assessed.
A little history: In April 2010, the Board initiated legal action to revoke the medical license of Neuhaus for failure to provide "standard of care" and professional record-keeping for 11 teens aged 10-18 who had obtained third-trimester abortions from Tiller in 2003.
The role Neuhaus was supposed to play under the law was that of an independent "check" on post-viability abortions by providing bona fide second opinions on maternal health.
Tiller testified under oath about the details of his arrangement with Neuhaus. He said he had called over 100 Kansas physicians but none were willing to do such referrals for him.
What actually transpired, however, was that the "independent" referral from Neuhaus came after she interviewed abortion-seekers (almost exclusively from out-of-state) inside Tiller's clinic just minutes before the procedure was initiated! All this was verified in a Wichita trial record from May 2007.
Neuhaus appealed the order to a pro-abortion district court—that of Judge Theis. In March 2014, Theis overturned the Board's revocation, concluding it was too "harsh" a penalty for Neuhaus' atrocious record-keeping. Theis also disagreed with the finding of incompetence and ordered another review by the Board.
she had been cited in past years for improper patient documentation and had violated her legal stipulation to amend her ways.The Board order characterized her as stubborn and "incapable of successful rehabilitation," and assessed legal costs at just under $32,000.
But earlier this month Neuhaus petitioned Judge Theis to again block the Board's revocation and dismiss the legal expenses.
As grassroots support swells, Kansas is moving quickly to enact the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (SB 95). The bill has already passed in the Senate, 31-9, and a House committee, 14-6.
In a D&E/dismemberment abortion, a living unborn child bleeds to death as she is ripped apart by metal tools inserted inside her mother's womb.
What appears to be the all-but-inevitable passage of SB 95 has produced such a terror among abortion supporters that they are alleging the bill impinges on OB-GYN healthcare– which is demonstrably untrue.
The Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Elise Higgins, was asked to weigh in by the committee vice-chair, Travis Couture-Lovelady (R-Palco). But she refused to endorse the "Wilson Heartbeat amendment" language.
The media labeled Wilson's action as "provocative." It was evident that he wanted pro-life representatives to feel conflicted.
Chairman Steve Brunk (R-Wichita) clarified the "politics" at play, particularly for the freshmen members of the committee. He reminded that legalized abortion is a creation of the Court and even though he was personally supportive of reaching a new benchmark under a Heartbeat ban, such legislation deserved its own hearing as a stand-alone bill after future input from national pro-life legal advisors.
Rep. Joe Scapa (R-Wichita) asked whether Wilson would support a stand alone Heartbeat bill, but Wilson dodged a direct response. After his insincerity was clarified, the committee voted down the amendment, with some members re-iterating their support for the goal of maximum protection for the unborn.
Rep. Bud Estes (R-Dodge City) pointed out how the debate had strayed from the content of the bill–the inhumane treatment of the unborn child. Of course, this is exactly the aim of abortion advocates who revel in press coverage that replays side issues and ignores talking about what abortionists are doing to unborn children.
SB 95 passed out of the Fed-State committee 14-6 with 2 pro-life committee members absent, and awaits scheduling for debate on the House floor.
The Kansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, SB 95, passed out of the House Federal and State Affairs committee this morning.
The committee rejected a disingenuous 19 page amendment from pro-abortion Rep. John Wilson (D- Lawrence) and passed the bill 14-6 with two absent.
The House will take up the measure for a floor vote, possibly next week. The Senate has already passed the bill and Gov. Sam Brownback has promised to sign it.
Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer offered testimony in support of SB 95 on Monday, saying no issue in the 2015 session was more important than adhering to the sanctity of life.
SB 95 bars the inhumane and nearly inconceivably painful D&E method of abortion in which the abortionist tears apart a living unborn child in the womb with sharp metal tools.
Senate Bill 95, the "Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act," was the topic of the Kansas House Federal State Affairs committee this morning. But only pro-life proponents actually discussed the dismemberment abortion procedure in clear language while testimony from opponents neither mentioned the procedure by name or explained what takes place.
The measure has already passed the state Senate on a vote of 31-9. Pro-life Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has promised to sign this bill. Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, M.D. testified in person in support of SB 95.
Speaking in opposition to SB 95 were essentially the same few abortion defenders who came to the first hearing on the bill in the Senate. They were utterly bereft of meaningful testimony, including Elise Higgins, the lobbyist for Planned Parenthood and Julie Burkhart, Wichita abortion business owner.
Rather than talking about what happens in a dismemberment abortion– arms, legs, and other body parts are torn off a baby until she dies–the message of opponents was to allege that the bill tied abortionists' hands from using the safest method and could lead to costly legal fees when the law is challenged in court.
They noted that Kansas has already paid over a million dollars defending pro-life laws but opponents of SB 95 failed to mention that Kansas has won all completed lawsuits and is narrowing the final two still in progress.
But there were two individuals today whose attitudes did not likely win the hearts and minds of committee members.
In oral testimony, she incorrectly charged that SB 95 would have prevented her from getting the treatment she needed. But a D&C is not an "D& E" which is an intentional grasping and ripping of body parts of the unborn child.
She wagged her finger at the committee, accused them of oppressing one gender (women), and lectured them that the issue is too "private" for their consideration.
Actually, the U.S. Supreme Court, in consideration of the methods of partial-birth and dismemberment abortions, has said that legislatures are the appropriate factfinders– and that if clear language is not used, the public is disserved!
The eugenic flavor of her comments prompted Rep. Jan Pauls (R-Hutchinson) to gently probe whether the witness was really advocating that babies were better off being aborted than being born into poverty? The witness basically answered yes.
"[Abortion supporters regularly assert in these hearings that the humanity of the unborn] is a philosophical or religious question, not a scientific question. So I want someone to explain to us today the science of how this is NOT a human being. This unborn child is alive. She has arms, legs, her own heartbeat, her own brainwaves, her own blood, often a different blood type from the mother, and her own human DNA What is this– if it is not a human being?
At the close of her testimony, Burkhart did invite legislators to visit "her" clinic, saying she is "very proud of it." Do you want to bet she shows visitors the facility and not the tray with dismembered baby parts?
"Physician-assisted" suicide in now legal in Washington & Vermont, and by court fiat in Montana. Supporters like Compassion & Choices (the old Hemlock Society) are using the Brittany Maynard case to fuel their agenda in many states.
However, their pleas are not gaining traction in Kansas, despite the filing of identical bills HB 2068 / HB 2108 last year and HB 2150 this year.
Kansas enacted a ban on assisted suicide in 1998 and it is the correct public policy.
Assisted suicide is opposed by the AMA and the Kansas Medical Society and vehemently opposed by disability rights groups such as the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and Not Dead Yet.
the "right" to die inevitably becomes the duty to die for the most vulnerable: the chronically ill, the elderly and the medically expensive.
Oregon is now seeing a proposal to expand the current terminal diagnosis needed for assisted suicide to one year, instead of six months. Predictions of life expectancy, however, can be wrong and treatment can lead to recovery.
The Oregon and Washington assisted suicide laws have significant gaps so that people who use these laws are unprotected from abuse. The most obvious gap is a complete lack of oversight when the lethal drug is administered.
This creates the opportunity for an heir, or for someone else who will benefit from the patient's death, to administer the drug to the patient without his consent. Even if the patient struggled, who would know? These laws create the opportunity for the perfect crime.
Pro-assisted suicide groups tout Oregon as a model to follow. However the assisted suicide law "is rife with dangers and flaws," according to Gayle Atteberry, Executive Director, Oregon Right to Life. The remainder of this post is excerpted from her excellent article, published today in National Right to Life News.
"While Oregon's law requires that patients who are thought to be depressed have a psychiatric exam, only three percent of patients in 2014 were actually seen by a psychiatrist. This low percentage has remained consistent through the years despite a study which showed that 26% of patients seeking physician assisted suicide are depressed.
"Some who were first to use Oregon's law, as well as Brittany Maynard, used their deaths to promote physician assisted suicide, and went to the press to "tell all." However, other than those highly publicized deaths, we know very little about the other hundreds of assisted deaths.
Oregon's law shrouds all physician-assisted suicides in secrecy. There is no peer or state review to see if deaths were carried out according to the law, and after a year all reports by physicians are destroyed. We have a few raw numbers garnered from physicians who self-reported the deaths. There is no way to know if all deaths are reported.
"Contrary to the mantra of pro-assisted suicide folks that unrelenting pain is the reason assisted suicide needs to be legalized, the three most common reasons given for using the deadly potion were "losing autonomy" (96%), "less able to enjoy activities" (91%) and "loss of dignity" (75%).


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WinRAR is a utility that is used for compressing, encrypting, packaging, and backing up important files on the computer. Eugene Roshal of win.rar GmbH developed the file archiver utility for Windows.
Archives in RAR or ZIP file formats can be created and viewed in WinRAR. It can also be used to unpack numerous archive file formats. WinRAR supports creating encrypted, multi-part, and self-extracting archives.
1 What is WinRAR
1.1 About WinRAR
1.2 What to do with WinRAR?
1.3 How to use WinRAR?
1.4 WinRAR compatible formats
1.5 Limits of WinRAR Free Trial
1.6 Other options in WinRAR
What is WinRAR
About WinRAR
WinRAR is an essential tool in the field of data archiving and compression tools.
A reference, to be discovered in the trial version, which supports the vast majority of compression formats.
The new version of WinRAR (5.80) is available for download in beta version in 32 bits as well as in 64 bits in over 50 languages. WinRAR is the only compression software that is fully accepted in all countries using Unicode.
WinRAR is also available for Android and some other operating systems. It is the world's most popular compression tool with over 500 million users worldwide.
What to do with WinRAR?
Since its creation in 1995, WinRAR has been an essential software in the field of data archiving. It can be used to compress and decompress files and folders to simplify their storage and sharing.
It is particularly useful for sharing documents by e-mail or for creating a single archive containing the entire contents of a directory.
How to use WinRAR?
Like most of its competitors, WinRAR integrates directly into Windows Explorer and thus allows you to compress or decompress files via the context menu accessible with a simple right-click of the mouse.
The software also provides advanced features such as password protection of archives, testing of archived files to detect possible repairs, or a benchmarking module to assess the performance of the PC in terms of file compression.
WinRAR compatible formats
The software developed by RARLAB primarily manages its own.RAR format. It also supports the most common archive formats, namely ZIP and ZIPX extensions specific to Winzip, the 7Z of the excellent free software 7-Zip as well as the CAB, TAR, ARJ, LZH, Gzip, BZ2 formats, TAR.GZ, ACE UUE, JAR, and ISO.
The RAR5 format is also managed by the software and makes it possible to improve the compression and decompression of large files. It also improves performance on machines equipped with multi-core processors.
Limits of WinRAR Free Trial
The demo version is well known for its limitation of 40 days but it can still be functional after this time.
Its version available for Android, which is called 'RAR for Android' is free to use. It contains advertisements. But they can be disabled after a payment.
Other options in WinRAR
For the same function of archiving files by compressing, few other options available online, WinZip, 7Zip being similar to WinRAR. Some can work faster and may have different features. Both can at least open and extract from RAR files and few other container files.
Windows has an in-built feature to process Zip files. But RAR files can't be handled. So, a program like WinRAR is necessary to manage these types of files which is considered as the best program in accessing and managing compressed files. WinRAR can also create and decompress a WinZip archived file.
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Kisielice [] ( Freystadt in Westpreußen) ist eine Stadt in der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren in Polen. Sie ist Sitz der gleichnamigen Stadt-und-Land-Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ).

Geographische Lage
Die Stadt liegt im ehemaligen Westpreußen südlich der Danziger Bucht, etwa 26 Kilometer südöstlich von Kwidzyn (Marienwerder), 36 Kilometer nordöstlich von Grudziądz (Graudenz) und 90 Kilometer südöstlich von Danzig. Durch die Stadt fließt die Gardęga (Gardenga), ein Nebenfluss der Osa (Ossa).

Südlich der Stadt befindet sich der Rackersee.

Geschichte
Im Jahr 1255 befand sich der Marktflecken als Vrienstad im Eigentum des Bistums. Am 22. Januar 1293 erhielt Dietrich von Stangen das Recht zur Anlage von Siedlungen auf seinen Grundstücken nach Kulmer Recht vom Bischof und Domkapitel von Pomesanien. Vrienburg wurde vermutlich zwischen 1315 und 1320 angelegt. Überliefert ist die Erteilung des Stadtrechts im Jahr 1331. Schon zuvor ist mit dem Bau der Kirche begonnen worden. Der flachgedeckte Ziegelbau hatte einen Holzturm, der 1653 verbrannte und 1856–1857 in Stein ergänzt wurde. Der Altar von 1696 stellte in seinem reichen Schnitzwerk die Stifterfiguren Otto Friedrich von der Groebens und seiner Frau dar. Eine Besonderheit des Ortes ist der Marktplatz in Dreiecksform. Im Jahr 1350 hatte die Stadt ein gemauertes Rathaus und eine gemauerten Stadtbefestig mit drei Toren. Katharina von Stangen verkaufte 1397 die Stadt an das Bistum Pomesanien.

Nach dem Ende des Dreizehnjährigen Städtekriegs verblieb Freystadt im Zweiten Frieden von Thorn 1466 im Deutschordensstaat, der 1525 zum Herzogtum Preußen und 1701 zum Königreich Preußen wurde. 1653 brannte die Stadtkirche nach einem Blitzeinschlag ab. Im Jahr 1775 vernichtete ein Feuer große Teile der Stadt.

Mit der Eröffnung der Eisenbahnstrecke von Jablonowo (1903–1920 Goßlershausen) nach Riesenburg wurde auch Freystadt 1899 an das Schienennetz angeschlossen, 1900 wurde die Zweigstrecke nach Marienwerder in Betrieb genommen. Am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hatte Freystadt eine evangelische Kirche, eine Fabrik für die Herstellung landwirtschaftlicher Maschinen, eine Sägewerk und Ziegeleien. Das Freystädter Tageblatt erschien 1902 erstmals. 1912 öffnete die Volksschule des Ortes. 1934 erschien die letzte Ausgabe des Freystädter Tageblatts.

Aufgrund der Bestimmungen des Versailler Vertrags stimmte die Bevölkerung im Abstimmungsgebiet Marienwerder, zu dem Freystadt gehörte, am 11. Juli 1920 über die weitere staatliche Zugehörigkeit zu Ostpreußen (und damit zu Deutschland) oder den Anschluss an Polen ab. In Freystadt stimmten 1875 Einwohner für den Verbleib bei Ostpreußen, auf Polen entfielen 36 Stimmen.

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde die Stadt wegen der herannahenden Front am 20. Januar 1945 evakuiert. Drei Tage danach eroberte die Rote Armee Freystadt. Im Frühjahr 1945 gelang den Einwohnern bis auf etwa 130, die zurückgeblieben oder überrollt und heimgekehrt waren, die Flucht über die Oder-Neiße-Linie. Im März 1945 unterstellte die Rote Armee die zu etwa achtzig Prozent zerstörte Stadt der Verwaltung der Volksrepublik Polen. Sie führte für Freystadt die polnische Ortsbezeichnung Kisielice ein und besiedelte es mit Polen. Das Stadtrecht wurde 1946 entzogen.

Durch eine Verwaltungsreform kam die Stadt 1975 zur neu gebildeten Woiwodschaft Elbląg. 1986 wurde der Ort wieder zur Stadt erhoben. Nach der Auflösung der Woiwodschaft Elbląg war die Stadt ab 1999 Teil der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren.

Demographie

Gemeinde
Zur Stadt-und-Land-Gemeinde (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Kisielice gehören die Stadt selbst und 15 Dörfer mit Schulzenämtern.

Verkehr

Die Stadt liegt an der Landesstraße 16, die von Graudenz (Grudziądz) nach Allenstein (Olsztyn) führt.

Der Bahnhof Kisielice war ein Knotenpunkt: Von der 1899 eröffneten Bahnstrecke Goßlershausen–Riesenburg zweigten eine 1900 bis 1945 betriebene Strecke nach Marienwerder und eine 1925 bis 1969 betriebene Strecke nach Bischofswerder (Biskupiec). Heute sind alle Strecken stillgelegt.

Söhne der Stadt
 Karl Thom (1893–1945), Jagdpilot im Ersten Weltkrieg
 Georg Hans Damrau (1902–1952), NS-Politiker
 Lorenz Grimoni (* 1939), Pfarrer, Leiter des (aufgelösten) Museums Stadt Königsberg in Duisburg

Literatur
 Daniel Heinrich Arnoldt: Kurzgefaßte Nachrichten von allen seit der Reformation an den lutherischen Kirchen in Ostpreußen gestandnen Predigern. Königsberg 1777, S. 409–411.
 Johann Friedrich Goldbeck: Vollständige Topographie des Königreichs Preußen. Teil II, Marienwerder 1789, S. 8, Nr. 4.
 August Eduard Preuß: Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde.  Königsberg 1835, S. 439, Nr. 51.
 Karl Josef Kaufmann: Geschichte des Kreises Rosenberg. Band 1. Groll, Marienwerder 1927.
 Carl Josef Kaufmann: Geschichte der Stadt Freystadt. Teil 1: Bis 1653. Groll, Marienwerder 1931.
 Alfred Müsse: Der Kreis Rosenberg. Ein westpreußisches Heimatbuch. Bösmann, Detmold 1963.
 Freystadt in Westpreußen,  in: Meyers Gazetteer (mit Eintrag aus Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon, Ausgabe 1912, und alter Landkarte der Umgebung von Freystadr).

Weblinks
 GenWiki: Freystadt (Westpreußen)
 Informationen zur Geschichte und historische Ansichten (deutsch)
 Website der Stadt (polnisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ort der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
Gmina Kisielice
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1331
Stadtrechtsaberkennung 1946
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1986

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The president of video game publisher Tripwire Interactive has tweeted his support for Texas' controversial new 'heartbeat' law that effectively bans abortions after six weeks – causing a co-developer studio to immediately cancel their contracts.
Texas' SB-8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, is the strictest abortion law in the country, and bans women from having abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually around six weeks – before many women become aware of their pregnancy.
John Gibson, the head of Portland-based Tripwire Interactive, posted the tweet on Saturday. His company is best known for creating the popular survival game Maneater as well as the multiplayer hit Chivalry 2.
Gibson wrote that he was 'proud' of the high court, writing: 'As an entertainer I don't get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.'
Portland city council is preparing to vote on an emergency resolution this week which will restrict goods, services and official travel to Texas in protest at the law.
John Gibson, the head of Georgia-based Tripwire Interactive, tweeted his support for the Supreme Court's decision not to block a controversial 'heartbeat' law in Texas that effectively bans abortions
His company is best known for creating the popular survival game Maneater as well as the multiplayer hit Chivalry 2
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is seen above on March 25. His state has been criticized for passing a restrictive new abortion law
Women protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin on Wednesday
In response to Gibson's post, Shipwright Studios, a developer that collaborated with Tripwire on its Maneater and Chivalry 2 projects, announced that it was cutting ties with Tripwire.
'While your politics are your own, the moment you make them a matter of public discourse you entangle all of those working for and with you,' the company wrote in a statement posted to Twitter.
'We know it is difficult for employees to speak up or act out in these scenarios, and they may not feel comfortable to speak their minds.
'It is regrettable, but we feel it would be doing ourselves, your employees, your partners and the industry as a whole a disservice to allow this pattern to continue without comment.
'We started Shipwright with the idea that it was finally time to put our money where our mouth is.
'We cannot in good conscience continue to work with Tripwire under the current leadership structure.'
Torn Banner Studios, another developer that had a hand in building Chivalry 2, posted a tweet distancing itself from Tripwire.
'We do not share the opinion expressed in a recent tweet by the president of Tripwire, publisher of Chivalry 2,' the firm said in a statement.
'This perspective is not shared by our team, nor is it reflected in the games we create. The statement stands in opposition to what we believe about women's rights.'
In response to Gibson's post, Shipwright Studios, a developer that collaborated with Tripwire on its Maneater and Chivalry 2 projects, announced that it was cutting ties with Tripwire
Torn Banner Studios, another developer that had a hand in building Chivalry 2, posted a tweet distancing itself from Tripwire
Torn Banner and Shipwright both helped Tripwire develop its popular game Chivalry 2
The law's going into effect has outraged abortion rights activists and their supporters, prompting calls for boycotts of blue-chip companies that have expanded their operations in the Lone Star State in recent years.
Hollywood actors, musicians and celebrities hit out Thursday at the new law.
Reese Witherspoon, Eva Longoria Baston and Pink were among those criticizing the 'fetal heartbeat' bill.
'It's pretty simple. We should all be able to make decisions about our health & future,' tweeted Desperate Housewives star Longoria Baston.
'But between (Texas's) extreme abortion ban & states passing a record number of abortion restrictions this year, we have to fight for everyone's reproductive freedom.'
Under the hashtag #BansOffOurBodies, actress and producer Reese Witherspoon tweeted: 'I stand with the women of Texas who have the Constitutional right to make decisions about their health and their own bodies.'
There are growing calls for companies to pull out of SXSW, the annual music, film, and politics festival in Austin, Texas
Singer Pink said: 'I stand in solidarity with people in (Texas) who, as of today, face an extreme 6-week abortion ban.
'This ban… will be the blueprint for bans across the US. Unless we do something about it.'
The celebrity reactions were among a flood of responses after the United States Supreme Court declined to block the bill at the eleventh hour.
The Texas law makes no exceptions for rape or incest. The only exception is if there is a danger to the woman's health.
While similar laws have passed in a dozen Republican-led conservative states, all had been stymied in the courts.
Pro-choice advocates say the refusal of the Supreme Court to step in to block the bill imperils rights that have been enshrined in US law since a landmark 1973 case.
'The Supreme Court's ruling overnight is an unprecedented assault on a woman's constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade, which has been the law of the land for almost fifty years,' President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Lyft and Uber have vowed to cover 100 percent of their drivers' legal fees if they get sued for transporting women to abortion appointments in Texas
The law in Republican-dominated Texas is particularly controversial because it allows members of the public to sue doctors who perform abortions, with medics liable for up to $10,000 for each procedure they perform.
Abortion is a touchstone issue in the United States, provoking strong responses on both sides.
The Texas law is among a raft of state-level measures coming to the fore as Republican-dominated legislatures seek to make rules that polls say a majority of Americans disagree with.
The appointment to the Supreme Court of three judges by former president Donald Trump has emboldened those on the right – particularly evangelical Christians – who see a chance to reverse a ruling they hold as counter to the will of God.
The new law has prompted calls for film companies to boycott the state.
Actress Patricia Arquette tweeted: 'We will not stop until women have full equal rights in every state in America. We will boycott you. We will out organize you. We will strike you.'
The company vowed in a statement to 'keep fighting against regressive laws like SB8'
Shar Dubey (right), CEO of Match Group, said she is personally setting up a fund to support employees and their dependents who may need to travel out of Texas for an abortion. Bumble, meanwhile, announced it will donate to women's reproductive rights organizations. Pictured CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe (left)
Match Group owns Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and PlentyOfFish and has around 400 employees in Texas
Her sister, Rosanna Arquette, tweeted: 'I've just turned down a film I love cause it shoots in Texas.'
Author Megan Kelley Hall tweeted: 'Every recording artist or entertainer, every athlete, every comedian, should cancel their tour dates in Texas.
'Today. Right now. Don't wait another second.
'Don't bring money & business to a state that has put $10k bounties on women's heads.'
Actor Billy Baldwin tweeted: 'Let me get this straight: No masks. No vaccinations. Voter suppression. Women's rights violated. Abortion bounty hunters. Open carry assault weapons.
'Make no mistake… #BoycottTexas will cost them billions in lost business and a 100 thousand jobs.'
In 2019, several prominent voices in Hollywood urged a boycott of Georgia after that state's Republican-dominated legislature passed a 'fetal heartbeat' measure that effectively banned abortions.
Last year, a federal judge blocked the measure, saying it was unconstitutional.
Georgia has become known as the 'Hollywood of the South' due to its 30 percent tax rebate for film and TV production – and has grown that reputation into a $9.5billion industry.
The state brings in approximately $2.7billion each year in direct revenue from filming.
The Walking Dead makes up no small part of that.
'I stand with the women of Texas who have the Constitutional right to make decisions about their health and their own bodies,' actress Reese Witherspoon told her nearly 3 million followers.
Pink (left) and actress Eva Longoria Baston (right) have also spoken up against the new law
Actor Billy Baldwin tweeted: 'Let me get this straight: No masks. No vaccinations. Voter suppression. Women's rights violated. Abortion bounty hunters. Open carry assault weapons. Make no mistake… #BoycottTexas will cost them billions in lost business and a 100 thousand jobs.'
Author Megan Kelley Hall tweeted: 'Every recording artist or entertainer, every athlete, every comedian, should cancel their tour dates in Texas. Today. Right now. Don't wait another second. Don't bring money & business to a state that has put $10k bounties on women's heads.'
Production in the state also supports 92,100 jobs and pays those workers close to $4.6billion in total annual wages.
Netflix was the first major Hollywood player to speak out against the Georgia law.
Soon after, Disney and WarnerMedia, the parent company of HBO and Warner Bros., shared similar doubt about their future in the state if the law makes it to January and is eventually enforced.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said it would be 'very difficult' to film in Georgia if the law goes into effect.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Netflix, Coca-Cola, and SXSW seeking comment.
Portland city council is preparing to vote on an emergency resolution this week which will restrict goods, services and official travel to Texas in protest at the state's the new abortion law.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says the City Council will hold a vote on the resolution on Wednesday, with the intent to ban Portland's 'future procurement of goods and services from, and City employee business travel to, the state of Texas.'
Wheeler said that the City Council 'stands unified in its belief that all people should have the right to choose if and when they carry a pregnancy.'
'The ban will be in effect until the state of Texas withdraws its unconstitutional ban on abortion or until it is overturned in court. City legal counsel is currently evaluating the legal aspects of this proposed resolution,' Wheeler added.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (pictured) says the City Council will hold a vote on the resolution on Wednesday, with the intent to ban Portland's 'future procurement of goods and services from, and City employee business travel to, the state of Texas.'
So far, prominent companies based in Texas have declined to weigh in on the law.
American Airlines, Dell Technologies, Southwest Airlines, and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise all declined to comment.
Hewlett-Packard moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Texas last year.
Other companies who have large workforces in Texas, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Kimberly Clark, and AT&T, also have been silent.
In recent months, companies have been willing to speak up on critical social and political issues.
Earlier this year, several Atlanta-based companies including Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola criticized a new voting law enacted by Georgia's GOP-led legislature.
Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, Colorado in response to the new legislation.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk has declined to comment on Texas ' restrictive new abortion law after Governor Greg Abbott said that the tech mogul supported the state's 'social policies.'
Elon Musk declined to comment on Texas' restrictive abortion law on Thursday but hinted at his opposition of the heartbeat bill
Musk tweeted after Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that the billionaire approved of the state's social policies. Musk moved to Texas from California last year
Gov. Abbott said 'Elon consistently tells me that he likes the social policies in the state of Texas' when insisting that Texas' conservative social politics will drive business to the state
On Thursday, Abbott appeared on CNBC and insisted that companies would not quit the state over the controversial new law – which bans abortions once a heart beat can be detected, typically around six weeks.
He said: 'Elon had to get out of California because in part of the social policies in California. Elon consistently tells me that he likes the social policies in the state of Texas.'
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO – who moved from California to Texas last year – later tweeted a response to a clip of the interview, but stopped short of commenting directly on the law.
Musk wrote: 'In general, I believe government should rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness.
'That said, I would prefer to stay out of politics.'
Other firms, however, have been more pro-active.
Lyft and Uber have vowed to cover 100 percent of their drivers' legal fees if they get sued for transporting women to abortion appointments in Texas.
The ride-sharing giants both announced the creation of legal funds Friday with Lyft's CEO Logan Green saying the new law 'threatens to punish drivers for getting people where they need to go – especially women exercising their right to choose.'
Lyft was first to push back against the law Friday, with the company releasing a statement vowing to defend both its drivers and riders.
Texas-based dating app companies Match and Bumble have launched funds to help women seeking abortions after the state implemented America's most extreme reproductive rights law.
Shar Dubey, CEO of Match Group which owns Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and PlentyOfFish, said she is personally setting up a fund to support employees and their dependents who may need to travel out of state for an abortion.
Bumble, meanwhile, announced it will donate to women's reproductive rights organizations as the company vowed to 'keep fighting against regressive laws.'
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