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Running Dry: The Rainbow Market is the last spot to buy alcohol before the Warm Springs reservation, but the OLCC wants to change that.
By Mike Bookey
A woman sets a case of beer on the counter of the store, but waves the customer behind her to take a turn at the register.
"I'm not done," she says, smiling.
She returns to a wall of coolers, one of which, like something out of television advertisement, is filled from floor to ceiling exclusively with familiar red-and-white Budweiser iconography - the original Budweiser, that is - and grabs more beer. Outside, the Friday evening traffic buzzes past on Highway 26, riding along the Deschutes River, but the store's parking lot is largely vacant.
But within minutes, right around 5 p.m., pickup trucks, cars and two SUVs turn off the highway and into the parking lot. For a moment, it's like something out of Mad Max. The drivers and passengers in those vehicles head into the market, which aside from its beer coolers, features several rows of fully stocked food shelves, emerging moments later with six packs and cases of beer. Smiles and pleasantries are exchanged between customers both inside and outside the store. Some have groceries, but beverages seem to dominate the shopping list of the patrons, who return to their vehicles and drive back across the bridge.
This is the Rainbow Market, as the painted sign above its windowless door denotes, a longtime institution along the river and the last store that sells alcohol before passing onto the Warm Springs reservation, which only allows alcohol sales at its Kah-Nee-Ta resort and casino. This may soon change, as the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) slapped the market with a ticket this fall that could strip the market of its license to sell beer and wine because of what the state agency broadly calls a "history of serious and persistent problems" with more than 80 police calls to the location in the past two years.
In 2008, the OLCC cancelled a total of eight licenses, two of which were for this same "history of serious and persistent problems" infraction. This year, the agency has pulled four licenses, one for persistent problems. But for both of those years there were many more proposed cancellations (32 in 2008 and 19 this year) that were reduced to fines or suspensions or, like the Rainbow Market, are still in the hearing process.
But the market's owner and its legal counsel say that the Rainbow has been targeted by the OLCC because it's the only business of its kind in the area and is often mentioned in police reports because, other than a long-defunct neighboring gas station, there's not much else in the area to use as a landmark.
From the report, it's clear that the OLCC has had its regulatory eye on the Rainbow Market for some time. The recent ticket for a history of problems, one of the most serious infractions issued by the OLCC, comes after the market successfully appealed a proposed 30-day license suspension stemming from a bizarre drug possession arrest.
In that case, which took place in May of 2008, an off-duty employee of the market was arrested nearby with methamphetamine and marijuana and told the deputies that he'd found the drugs at work. The case went to an administrative law judge, who sided with the OLCC, despite the fact that the arresting deputy said that he didn't believe the man's story - one he said he often hears during drug arrests - that the meth wasn't his, but had been found at the Rainbow Market during his shift.
The case went to the OLCC's board of commissioners, who decided unanimously in late October of this year to dismiss the case, citing that there was no way to prove that the drugs had actually been found at the market. But less than two weeks before the dismissal, the market received a letter from the OLCC proposing to pull the Rainbow's license, not for the drug arrest (although that is mentioned in the 12-page document), but rather for a culmination of problems surrounding the market for which they'd been ticketed for in June. A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for mid April of next year.
The ticket was issued by the OLCC's Bend office, which oversees Central Oregon and areas as far away as Pendleton and was once managed by Jason Evers, who became the subject of an Oregon Department of Justice investigation after complaints from local business owners alleging Evers' unfair regulatory practices hit a fever pitch this summer. Evers was relocated to the OLCC's Medford branch and the results of the DOJ investigation may come down as soon as next week. But even with that in mind, OLCC investigators insist that the Rainbow Market is getting a fair shake.
The OLCC, in its letter proposing to pull the market's license, references more than 80 specific instances that it believes illustrate the "history of serious and persistent problems." The alleged incidents included in the list include violent, lewd and drunken activities on or near the premises of the Rainbow Market, which the store's attorney believes has more to do with the store's location than its alcohol sales.
"Anything that happens down there seems to be reported as the Rainbow Market," says Tim Gassner, the attorney representing the Rainbow Market, which has been owned since the 1980s by Roxanne McInturff, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Aside from the dismissed drug possession complaint, the Rainbow Market has been sanctioned for two other violations in the past few years. In 2006, the market failed to submit a clerk training form, resulting in a fine. In May of 2007, the market was ticketed for permitting alcohol consumption in the parking lot, which resulted in a 23-day license suspension. For the current complaint to cancel the market's license, however, OLCC is looking exclusively at relatively recent incidents.
"We generally look at the last two years and the seriousness of the incidents and how often they've been occurring," says OLCC spokesperson Christie Scott, outlining how the agency goes about handling cases of "serious and persistent problems."
Again, the list of instances (50 of which the OLCC calls "serious") is lengthy, diverse and features some events that are open for interpretation as to their correlation to the market and it's alcohol-selling practices. Here's a sampling of the list:
On May 6, 2008 at about 6:26 p.m., JCSO (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) received a report that there were two intoxicated males outside the premises. One of the males had his pants down and was trying to take advantage of the other male.
On June 25, 2008 at about 6:49 p.m., WSPD (Warm Springs Police Department) reported to JCSO that there was a man lying on the ground adjacent to the premises and that he had been there for some time. JCSO determined that the man was sleeping.
But some of the noted events feature actual criminal activity:
On April 2, 2008 at about 4:58 p.m., JCSO responded to a fight in progress outside the premises. A female hit a male three or four time with a closed fist. The female was arrested for Assault IV and the male was taken to the hospital. Both individuals had the victim's blood on them; the male's face was covered in blood.
On July 28, 2008 at about 11:30 a.m. JCSO received a report that a highly intoxicated male was at the premises and planning to drive home. The male had been coming and going from the premises all morning.
The market is located off the reservation on Jefferson County land, but Warm Springs police have been involved in reporting incidents near or at the market to Jefferson County deputies. Although Warm Springs police chose not to comment for this story on the issues surrounding the market, Gassner says the department has provided input on how the market can improve.
The Rainbow Market has taken steps to quell the problems surrounding the business, including an open meeting last month with different community members, law enforcement agencies, OLCC representatives, a tribal counseling group and others. Gassner says a plan was formulated to address the concerns about the market raised by the OLCC.
Ted Brunoe, assists his sister, Roxanne McInturff, in operating the market and said that Oregon State Police raised questions during the community meeting as to what problems may occur should the market stop selling alcohol.
"It was noticeable to state police that there was an increase in accidents between Warm Springs and Madras when we were closed [due to the aforementioned license suspension]," says Brunoe, a tribal member who has helped with the market off and on since 1972. He says that reservation residents will continue to drive to Madras should the Rainbow lose its license.
Brunoe says the market is also in the process of removing problematic items like high-alcohol-content malt liquor from the store and McInturff has reached out to Warm Springs' alcohol counseling program to lend her assistance.
"They are demonstrating a willingness to change, but still that hasn't caused the OLCC to back off," says Gassner.
Larry Brown, the OLCC inspector who ticketed the market for the ongoing problems as well as the 2008 drug arrest, continues to keep an eye on the Rainbow.
"There was a large enough number of calls [mentioning the market] that it warranted a ticket," says Brown, "The only thing I'm doing now is keeping up on the calls that are happening down there."
Brown does, note, however that he is aware of the market's desire to work with the OLCC.
Gassner believes that the OLCC is relying heavily on law enforcement call logs that mention the Rainbow Market and that this might not prove effective in the hearing.
"Arguably, many of [the police calls] have nothing to do with the Rainbow Market, but they're using those incidents anyway," he says.
* Editor's note: The Oregon Liquor Control Commission released the findings of the Department of Justice investigation on Wednesday, roughly 24 hours after this article went to press. Among other things it found that the regional office had in some cases become overzealous and appeared at times to be vindictive in its prosecution of liquor laws and rules in Central Oregon.
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Free Trader Paul Krugman Admits Failure of Globalization for American Workers: 'Major Mistake'
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Economist Paul Krugman, the longtime defender of global free trade and a member of the failed "Never Trump" movement, now admits that globalization has failed American workers.
In a column for Bloomberg titled "What Economists (Including Me) Got Wrong About Globalization," Krugman admits that the economic consensus for free trade that has prevailed for decades has failed to recognize how globalization has skyrocketed inequality for America's working and middle class workers.
Krugman writes:
In the past few years, however, worries about globalization have shot back to the top of the agenda, partly due to new research and partly due to the political shocks of Brexit and U.S. President Donald Trump. And as one of the people who helped shape the 1990s consensus — that the contribution of rising trade to rising inequality was real but modest — it seems appropriate for me to ask now what we missed. [Emphasis added]
The pro-globalization consensus of the 1990s, which concluded that trade contributed little to rising inequality, relied on models that asked how the growth of trade had affected the incomes of broad classes of workers, such as those who didn't go to college. It's possible, and probably even correct, to think of these models as accurate in the long run. Consensus economists didn't turn much to analytic methods that focus on workers in particular industries and communities, which would have given a better picture of short-run trends. This was, I now believe, a major mistake — one in which I shared a hand. [Emphasis added]
Krugman, though, writes that he and his fellow free trade economists "had no way to know" that globalization of the American economy or a surge in trade deficits "were going to happen," though the anti-globalization movement had warned for years of the harmful impact free trade would have on U.S. workers — including Donald Trump.
In an interview with SiriusXM Patriot's Breitbart News Tonight, economist Alan Tonelson said that Krugman's acknowledging that he and the free trade economic consensus has been wrong is "better later than never," but "the damage has already been done."
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Atlas' new intuitive user interface enhances commercial processing experience for growing Property and Casualty insurer
DALLAS, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PCMS, a provider of comprehensive, cloud-based enterprise solutions for P&C insurers, today announced that Insurors Indemnity Companies (IIC), a regional carrier offering property/casualty commercial and surety lines of business, has gone live with the next generation of the Atlas™ system.
IIC needed to expand their reach and provide their independent agent network a simple to use UI/UX, powerful, real-time solution to quickly quote/bind/issue and administer business from anywhere, anytime.
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Next generation Atlas benefits include:
Completely redesigned modern, intuitive user interface and experience
Re-architectured front-end utilizing true responsive user interface, configurable for mobile devices
Enables rapid deployment of single configurable user interfaces for home office, independent agents and insureds
Sophisticated security driven "google search" for all data points captured in the system
Access qualitative underwriting, risk, data analytics, third party integrations and management reporting in real-time
The new and improved Atlas system provides IIC agents and home office with enhanced 24/7 access to quoting/policy issuance, correspondence, billing, claims and management report access.
"We invested a lot of time and resources to ensure a successful rollout of our next generation upgrade. This is just the first step, but we're really excited for IIC and our collective futures. Our clients are our lifeblood, and we worked very closely with them to make sure this was a success. Our new framework takes our application to the next level, and we are only getting started," said Mark Goldman, senior vice president, Professional Services, PCMS. "We will continue to exceed expectations and show the rest of marketplace that they should look no further than PCMS for their next P&C enterprise software suite."
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2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Panel Processing, Inc
Panel Processing, Inc. headquartered in Alpena, Michigan, was founded in 1971 by Robert M. Granum and a small group of local investors. Prior to founding Panel Processing, Mr. Granum was a plant manager at a local hardboard manufacturer that produced millions of square feet of board but struggled with the customization process. In late 1970, the hardboard company decided to stop all customized processing operations and that is when Mr. Granum decided to establish his own manufacturing plant to undertake and expand the customized processing service. In 1971, Panel Processing was incorporated and built the 16,000 square foot processing plant that started it all.
Over the years Panel Processing has built a tradition of excellence in providing its customers with quality, custom solutions. Panel continues to work closely with customers to help identify and develop innovative solutions to meet their specific needs.
In 1994, Panel Processing appointed the current President and CEO, Eric Smith. Under his leadership Panel has grown to be one of the largest panel fabricators in the nation. Panel expanded by opening locations in multiple states and offering one of the widest ranges of custom board fabrication capabilities.
With Mr. Smith at the helm, Panel continues to emulate its core values by continually improving products and ensuring their customers are satisfied. With a continued dedication to serving their customers, Panel has grown to nine facilities in four states. Panel has developed unequaled experience in fabricating, painting and laminating to serve the customer's growing needs.
In 1981 Panel Processing, Inc. embarked on a different journey by establishing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and slowly purchasing the Company for the benefit of its employees. Since 1998 Panel Processing has been a 100% employee owned (ESOP) company. As an ESOP company grown from a small plant, Panel understands the importance of support and guidance. With all of Panel's employees being owners, they work together and rely on each other to make long-term success possible.
50 YEARS BACK IN 1971
50 years ago, in 1971, Panel Processing was created.
Let's go back in time and see what was popular and happening in 1971 when Panel started!
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Panel Processing, Inc. was founded
A small plant on the shores of Lake Huron in Alpena, Michigan was the start of Panel Processing, Inc.
In an effort to expand offerings and manufacturing space, PPI purchased a hardboard finishing plant in Jacksonville, Texas.
New Facility in Coldwater, Michigan
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Coldwater Plant Expansion
2002 brought another plant expansion. The Coldwater, Michigan plant was expanded by 30,000 square feet.
Purchased the business operations of Alabama Inter-Forest Corporation
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100% Owned by ESOP
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Purchased Assets of AFCO Industries Inc. in Holland, Michigan
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Surplus Capacity Offering
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Purchased Assets of Thermo Pressed Laminates in Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Panel Processing Commemorates 50th Anniversary
Panel Processing, Inc. proudly celebrates its 50th anniversary as a leading flat panel fabricator. Panel Processing was incorporated on the 4th of February in 1971 and since then Panel continues to work closely with customers to help identify and develop innovative solutions to meet their specific needs.


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LMC member and Sam's Club representative Rose McCullough (left) and LMC Vice President Chris Skidmore (2nd from left) present a check to the MUSC Children's Hospital from the net proceeds from the 3rd Annual Miracle Cruise-in Open Auto show on May 16, 2015!
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Q: case when null then empty in oracle insert statement I am writing trigger in which i have to insert value into track table if value changes in parent_key table. I have to check if the value is null then set it to empty else the old value and same thing i have to do for new value. I tried the below case statement but its not inserting into track table if the initial old/new value is null.
create or replace TRIGGER parent_key_trg AFTER UPDATE ON parent_key
  FOR EACH ROW

BEGIN

IF NOT  :old.track_name=:new.track_name THEN
    INSERT INTO track  (TRACK_OLD_VALUE,TRACK_NEW_VALUE)
    VALUES (case when :old.track_name is null then '' else to_char(:old.track_name) end,case when :new.track_name is null then '' else to_char(:new.track_name) end);
  END IF;

END;

A: In oracle, an empty string '' is exactly the same as null.
You could change your IF to the following:
IF Nvl(:old.track_name, 'NULL') <> Nvl(:new.track_name, 'NULL') THEN

Since you cannot compare null = null

A: the comparison of both null = null  and not (null = null)  results false as you can see by this statement
select case
         when null = null then
          'eq'
         when not (null = null) then
          'not eq'
         else
          '?'
       end
  from dual;
--> '?'

therefore you should compare null values by is operator, in your case
IF :old.track_name <> :new.track_name
 OR :old.track_name is null and :new.track_name is not null
 OR :old.track_name is not null and :new.track_name is null THEN

the case statement case when :old.track_name is null then '' else to_char(:old.track_name) end is unnecessary, because null and '' is the same. What do you want to insert in case of null value?

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Raffey Cassidy is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as young Snow in "Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)", Beatrice Selfridge in "Mr. Selfridge (2013)". She is a rising star.
She was born on 30 August 2002. She was born in Worsley, near Manchester, England.
Raffey Cassidy's acting career started at the age of seven. In an interview, she stated that her brother had an audition and she was accompanying him. While waiting outside, they said they needed a little girl and she accepted the offer.
She first started her career on a TV show "Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen" in 2009 as Ellen. She then starred in various TV shows: 32 Brinkburn Street in 2011 as Nora, Stepping Up in 2012 as Freya and Mr. Selfridge in 2013 as Beatrice. In 2015, Cassidy completed production as Molly in Amber Entertainment's Molly Moon, with Emily Watson and Dominic Monaghan, and starred as the android Athena in Disney's Tomorrowland, with George Clooney and Hugh Laurie.
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The Smithsonian Institution consists of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoo and nine research facilities. This broad span supplies a multitude of different collections -- from records in the Smithsonian Institution Archives to books in the Smithsonian Institution Library, from pieces of artwork in the National Museum of American Art to taxidermy animals in the National Museum of Natural History. And SIRIS gathers all of these various collections into one database.
A search on SIRIS can unveil artifacts and information beyond what you may have anticipated. Recently, I turned to SIRIS to investigate the original teddy bear. This children's toy was created in 1902 and named for then President Theodore Roosevelt after a newspaper cartoon was published portraying Roosevelt on a merciful hunting trip. I knew that one of the first stuffed bears made is held in the National Museum of American History, so I entered the term "teddy bear" in the SIRIS search box.
Knowing that my SIRIS search would scan all Smithsonian branches, I expected results from multiple collections. Of course the American History toy appeared, and I was not surprised to see a teddy bear stamp from the National Postal Museum or the several artworks and photographs that SIRIS offered. Perhaps the last place I would have thought a "teddy bear" search would return a result was from the National Air and Space Museum (NASM).
But lo and behold, the NASM, full of airplanes and space suits, also holds one Magellan T. Bear, the first teddy bear in space. The SIRIS description informed me of this astonishing astronaut, stating: "The bear flew as the "education specialist" aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-63 mission in February 1995. The bear's journey was part of an ambitious educational project to stimulate interest in geography, science, and social studies. Students and faculty of Elk Creek Elementary School in Pine, Colorado, worked with NASA and Spacehab to have the teddy bear certified for spaceflight. The school also arranged for the bear to fly around the world, visit the South Pole, fly on United Airlines' first Boeing 777 flight, and attend U.S. Space Camp. Presented to the National Air and Space Museum in May 1998 by librarian Penny Wiedeke and principal Jerry Williams, Magellan T. Bear is on display in the "How Things Fly" gallery. Magellan T. Bear was fully outfitted for all of his flights, wearing a blue astronaut jumpsuit in space and aviator cap, goggles and scarf in the planes.
And so I came away from my research with an interesting bit of trivia. But SIRIS discoveries like this one can lead to more than my impressive factoid. Researchers might stumble upon a catalog entry that informs or reforms their argument, or inspires them to further inquire into a new subject. The beauty of SIRIS is the beauty of the Smithsonian: you never know what you're going to get.
Images: 1. Original Teddy Bear/Smithsonian Institution Archive; 2. Magellan T. Bear/National Air and Space Museum; 3. Space Camp pin/National Air and Space Museum.
Aly DesRochers is an intern in the institutional history division of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.


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Głos Lubelski – pismo codzienne wydawane w Lublinie, politycznie związane z endecją.

Geneza i początki tytułu
Działacze narodowo-demokratyczni w Lublinie na przełomie XIX i XX w. współpracowali z takimi tytułami, jak Gazeta Lubelska, Goniec Lubelski, czy Ziemia Lubelska. Odejście wydawcy ostatniego pisma – Romana Śliwickiego od ruchu narodowego spowodowało konieczność wydawania nowego pisma. Na początku 1913 zgodę na to wydał gubernator lubelski. Pismo początkowo było wydawane jako tygodnik, natomiast już pod koniec tego samego roku tytuł został przekształcony w dziennik. Pierwszym redaktorem był doktor Władysław Rogowski, zaś dwa miesiące później zastąpił go Wacław Kryński. Pismo było własnością Ligi Narodowej. Pomimo tego, że endecja prezentowała orientację prorosyjską, to niejednokrotnie tytuł był karany grzywną za obronę polskiego interesu narodowego.

Okres Wielkiej Wojny
Wybuch konfliktu spowodował problemy wydawnicze pisma. Było to spowodowane reglamentacją papieru i farby z jednej strony, z drugiej zaś popieraniem Rosji w wojnie, co nie było dobrze widziane w Lublinie, gdzie były silne środowiska aktywistów. Liczba prenumeratorów spadła, bardzo często kupowano pismo, by je ostentacyjnie niszczyć. W 1915, przed wkroczeniem wojsk autro-węgierskich, miasto opuścili członkowie redakcji dziennika. Tylko dzięki determinacji Ryszarda Wojdalińskiego, młodego członka Ligi Narodowej, pismo wychodziło nadal. Redaktor przyjął umiarkowaną linię polityczną "Głosu Lubelskiego", w związku z tym niebawem na tym stanowisku zastąpił go Józef Guzowski. Jednak krytyka idei legionowej, a w konsekwencji zdemolowanie lokalu pisma przez piłsudczyków spowodowały, że do swojej funkcji powrócił poprzedni redaktor. Jako sprawny organizator, w sprzyjających okolicznościach międzynarodowych (zwycięstwa aliantów nad państwami centralnymi) wyprowadził tytuł z kryzysu. Z czasem coraz śmielej na jego łamach broniono polskiego interesu narodowego.

II Rzeczpospolita
W niepodległej Polsce gazeta stała się najpopularniejszym dziennikiem w Lublinie. Po odejściu dotychczasowego redaktora (Wojdaliński został posłem) zastąpił go w 1919 Stanisław Sasorski. Pismo ostro krytykowało Józefa Piłsudskiego, za co bywało nawet czasowo zawieszane. Na początku l. 20. dochodziło do licznych zmian na funkcji redaktora naczelnego. W 1922 pismo zostało formalne powiązane ze Związkiem Ludowo-Narodowym. Lokal redakcji był wielokrotnie obiektem włamań, ataków, miejscem, do którego wysyłano listy z pogróżkami. Mimo wszystko pierwsza połowa l. 20. była dla dziennika pomyślna.

Przeprowadzony w 1926 przewrót majowy negatywnie wpłynął na kondycję tytułu. Pismo dotykały szykany cenzorskie i konfiskaty. To sprawiło, że stonowano jego linię polityczną. Najgorszy pod względem finansowym był okres wielkiego kryzysu. Jedynie dzięki subwencjom Stronnictwa Narodowego i reklamom zamawianym przez ziemian z regionu lubelskiego pismo utrzymało się na rynku. Problemy finansowe jednak pogłębiały się, zaś w gronie redakcji ujawniły się wewnętrzne konflikty.

Żywot pisma został zakończony w wyniku wybuchu II wojny światowej. Ostatni numer ukazał się 17 września 1939. Za zgodą władz okupacyjnych wyszło w październiku tego roku jeszcze kilka numerów, ale pismo ostatecznie zostało zamknięte.

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 I. Walaszek,  "Głos Lubelski" 1913-1939, [w:] Prasa narodowej demokracji. Prasa lokalna, regionalna, środowiskowa, t. 4, red. Ewa Maj, Aneta Dawidowicz, Wydawnictwo UMCS, Lublin 2013, s. 49–79.

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Casey Anthony: Producing a Tell-All Movie About Murder of Caylee
This is going to make O.J. Simpson's infamous If I Did It book sound harmless.
Notorious accused murderer Casey Anthony not only has a boyfriend — she now has a movie project.
Casey is making a movie about the horrific death of her daughter. This is truly, deeply sickening.
Speaking to The Daily Mail, Casey Anthony explained why the film will be called As I Was Told.
"Yes I drank and carried on like nothing happened" after Caylee's murder, the villainess admitted to the British tabloid.
"The movie is called As I Was Told because I'd done what I was told to do," she explained.
Casey claimed: "I had to put on a fake persona throughout those 31 days."
Her version of events is that a man who found Caylee's body in a trash bag told her to live her life like normal and that he'd "take care of it."\
We know that Casey's attorney claimed that George was the man who did this. Suffice it to say that the American public didn't buy it.
"She's very calculated," an insider close to Casey Anthony tells People.
And this movie, it seems, fits into her design.
The source explains: "She wants to tell her side of the story."
"That's her big plan," the insider reports. "To finally, 11 years later, tell what happened."
"And," the source says. "She's going to tell everything."
"She's going to have total editorial control," an insider warns of the film.
"And," she source reveals. "She's going to push the envelope."
"She wants everyone to talk about this movie," the insider days.
40 million people tuned in to coverage of Casey's murder trial, and 40 million people were outraged at her inexcusable acquittal.
"And then," the source predicts. "She'll never speak publicly about her life — or Caylee's death — ever again."
Casey also told The Daily Mail that the film would include scenes that audiences may find racy.
Viewers may see her go out with several men, because she was a young, single mom at the time.
For some unimaginable reason, Casey plans to walk viewers through how she got pregnant.
People's inside source says that this provocative material is all part of her plan to make sure that people tune in.
"She knows what will get people to watch," an insider explains.
"She has to tell her side," the source insists. "But she knows what audiences want to see, which is sex."
"She's not ashamed to talk about sex, or own up to what she has done in the past," the insider says.
Presumably, this person isn't saying that Casey will confess to murdering her daughter. Most expect her to insinuate that her dad did it.
"So is the movie going to be racy and explicit? Yes," the source confirms. "But it won't be gratuitous."
"It's part of her story," the insider notes. "She's used to controversy."
The film is said to be low budget and is expected to be filmed in North Carolina.
Incidentally, on Thursday I was looking up NC tax incentives for filming after the horrifying news that Swamp Thing was canceled over botched paperwork.
In NC, movies — even TV movies — can receive as much as $7 million in tax credits if they meet the qualifications.
Even if Casey's project qualifies, she's more likely to only get about a 25% rebate at the most.
If you want to watch a film about a murdered child as told by the woman who didn't report her missing for 31 days, we guess you're in luck.
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This message is meant to encourage the Church to seek God's power for ministry and to be a verbal witnesses of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pentecost 12(B) - God's word powers his ministry for faithful prophets and for rebellious people.
The Lord has personally invited you to enter His rest and discover His strength. But you will have to "cross over the Jordan" in your spiritual life to experience the reality of that truth.
Preached this sermon to challenge our Church to access God's Power for ministry.
Legends are based on what people want to believe. The power and ministry of the church in the authority of Jesus is the real thing.
How much sweeter my relationship, more fulfilled my life, more powerful my ministry, if I had a greater passion for Christ.
HAVING GOD'S GRACE (GOODNESS & KNOWLEDGE) ENABLES US TO HAVE A MINISTRY OF NURTURE 1.
Third sermon in a series on being a Great Kingdom Church.
The Spirit of God, as the breath of God, brings us to life, empowers us for the works of ministry, and points to Jesus as the Son of God.
LUKE 4:16-21 - Isaiah prophesied that Jesus earthly ministry would consist of PREACHING, HEALING, and DELIVERANCE.
Keeping the Fundamentals of the Faith Safe in these changing Times!
Indeed we must "forget not all His benefits" (Psalm 103:2) but as we thank Him for all these blessings, let us not forget to thank Him for Himself.


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During her run to the second of her back-to-back Australian titles that year, Azarenka took a nine-minute medical timeout in the semi-final against Sloane Stephens after failing to convert five match points.
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QBE joins the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
In line with the global Race to Zero Dialogues, QBE Insurance Group (QBE) today announced its membership of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, committing to a net-zero emissions investment portfolio by 2050.
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is an international group of institutional investors who are committed to transitioning their investment portfolios to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Joining the Alliance means QBE will take into account the best available scientific knowledge and collaborate with other global institutional investors on developing standard industry frameworks. QBE will also benefit from the technical support of the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative and Principles for Responsible Investment.
"Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires collective action and we're pleased to be working with our peers through the Asset Owner Alliance to transition our investment portfolio to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050," said Richard Pryce, Interim Group CEO.
QBE is the first Australian headquartered insurance business to join the Alliance and with QBE's membership, the group's total assets under management will be over $5 trillion.
QBE Insurance Group, Chief Investment Officer, Gary Brader said as a responsible global investor QBE believes integrating responsible investing into our investment decisions is good for the long term for all of our stakeholders and is critical to tackling climate change.
"This announcement aligns with QBE's broader approach to managing climate-related risks and opportunities, and our support for the objectives of the Paris Agreement. It also builds on QBE's industry-first investment program Premiums4Good and our ambition to increase impact investments to $2 billion USD, which we are on track to reach by 2025."
"We actively support renewable energy projects and other technologies to assist in the transition to a lower carbon economy, both directly and through green finance vehicles. We continue to operate on a carbon neutral basis and are making strong progress towards sourcing 100% of electricity for our operations from renewables by 2025 in line with our RE100 commitment."
Further reporting on QBE's progress against its Climate Change Action Plan will be available in the 2020 Annual Report to be released in February.
QBE is also a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment and engages with a range of local responsible investment initiatives and industry bodies.
Guenther Thallinger, Chair of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance steering group was pleased to welcome QBE to the group on behalf of its members.
"We welcome QBE's announcement that it will use its role as an asset owner to support the transition to a net-zero economy. We are thrilled to have an insurer with headquarters in Australia joining our efforts and hope it will encourage other organisations based in the Australia-Pacific region to join us."
"The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance looks forward to collectively working towards our commitment and bringing about greater investment in climate-resilience."
QBE's membership is officially being announced as part of the Race to Zero: Finance Day dialogue, in a session focused on what is needed to finance a decisive decade of climate action.
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New Zealand Cathedral Controversy Continues
Christ Church Cathedral in New Zealand was nearly destroyed in the 2011 earthquake that destroyed much of Christ Church's center. An historic landmark, the cathedral's fate has been caught in a political and legal struggle between those who want to restore and rebuild it and those who want to tear it down and start again. A major trust supporting restoration now has begun a major public relations campaign to sway those who will vote at the diocesan synod this fall. The diocese has put off the decision on its fate until fall, but now the city mayor has weighed in with a pronouncement that the city should buy the building if necessary to keep it from being torn down. Update has been following this debate. The most recent past story is here.
Presiding Bishop Promotes Healing in Haiti Church Rift
The Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Haiti had been divided as clergy and laity took sides and filed charges and counter charges in a split between the diocesan and suffragan bishops. In April, a team sent by Presiding Bishop Curry worked out a covenant signed by both Haitian bishops. This last week Presiding Bishop Curry was in Haiti to formally confirm the covenant and help the Diocese move towards reconciliation and healing. The suffragan has resigned. The diocesan is soon retiring and a new bishop will be elected.
Bishop Robinson To Head Religion Department at Chautauqua
Bishop Gene Robinson, the resigned Bishop of New Hampshire will become the Vice President and Senior Pastor of Chautauqua Institution this fall when the current director retires. He will provide leadership for the Religion Department and chair a new advisory council. The Chatauqua Institution, on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in Western New York, is famous for its extensive programs in music, arts, and a wide range of lecture series. Beginning as a Methodist summer education camp in 1874, the Chautauqua Institution has become ecumenical and welcomes more than 100,000 people during its 9 week summer program. Bishop Robinson served as a Chaplain of the week and lecturer in 2011. He is expected to help the institution strengthen its role in interfaith dialogues and understanding.
Anglicans Offer Support to Copts Following Latest Terrorist Attack
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the new Primate for the Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East have both issued statements of support and sympathy to the Egyptian Coptic Church following the terrorist attack on a bus loaded with families who on pilgrimage to an historic monastery. News stories cite different numbers of dead (28-30), a number of whom were children. Many others were injured. This is the latest in a series of attacks by Islamic extremists on the Coptic Church.
Church of Scotland Takes Step Towards Same Sex Marriages
As expected, last week the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) moved one step closer to allowing same sex marriage. The Assembly voted to apologize to gays for past discrimination, and approved a report saying that there was "no sufficient theological reason" to prevent authorizing specific clergy to officiate at same-sex weddings. They also voted to continue exploring ways to ensure clergy also had a right to not officiate at such services. A premature leaking of the report before the General Assembly planners were ready to release all documents created some controversy in April. The Church of Scotland is following in the steps of the much smaller Scottish Episcopal Church which took the first of two votes to approve allowing clergy to perform same-sex marriages a year ago. Their final vote will be before the synod next month.
Secretary of State Tillerson Ends Hosting a Ramadan Event
Beginning in 1999, the Department of State has hosted an annual event during Ramadan. The event, usually a dinner on the first night of Ramadan breaking the daytime fast, or sometimes an Eid al-Fitr reception celebrating the end of Ramadan, usually had a guest list including members of Congress, diplomats from Muslim Countries, society and religious leaders, and senior U.S. officials. Secretary of State Tillerson did not host anything at the beginning of Ramadan, although he did issue a short statement noting the start of Ramadan. While Tillerson was still considering an event for Eid al-Fitr, no invitations have been issued and the 30 days of Ramadan have begun. The Department of State normally hosts an event for one major holiday a year for a variety of religions.
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Ecumenical Week for Episcopalians
Three separate events this last week put The Episcopal Church in an ecumenical mode. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton issued a joint call to prayer and fasting for hunger awareness. Episcopalians and Lutherans are called to fast on the 21st of every month from now through December when the current U.S. Congress will conclude its session. The date for the fast was chosen because that is the date each month that 90% of food stamp benefits have been used.
A second major announcement was issued by the joint committee of Episcopalians and United Methodists working on full communion. They have issued a full proposal for approval by both the Methodist and Episcopal Church governing bodies. An interesting commentary by a member of the committee can be found here.
The third ecumenical event was the announcement of a signed agreement between Episcopal Divinity School in Massachusetts and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Trustees had announced the closing of EDS and held its last commencement this last week. At that time they announced that EDS would become a school within Union and the trustees named a new Dean, Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, for the EDS School. Mark Harris, who graduated from ETS and was being honored at the last graduation posted his reactions to the arrangement between EDS and Union.
Report Issued on St. Paul's School Scandal
The final investigative report has been published on the scandal that has engulfed St. Paul's School in Conway, New Hampshire. The report makes clear that earlier attempts by alumni and students to have school take action on the sexual abuse of students by staff had been buried. The report substantiates that 13 members of the staff sexual misconduct. Complaints against another 11 could not be proved and another 10 staff were named in anonymous complaints that could not be investigated. The incidents occurred over a 40 year period, from 1948 to 1988. The Episcopal school is one of 67 private schools in the Northeast that are dealing with long-buried sexual abuse complaints. The Washington Post carried a story focused on the report. The Boston Globe had a story that gave more background. One of those named at St. Paul's was the former priest Howard White who had just pleaded guilty to abuse at St. George's School in Rhode Island. White was a chaplain at St. Paul's before going to St. George's.
Contrasting Studies on Religious Beliefs and Membership in the US and UK
A new report, The "No Religion" Population of Britain, based on wide surveys of social attitudes in Britain and Europe in 2015 and 2014 shows that the Church of England may be losing members, but those that are remaining in the Church are more committed and active. While only 43 percent of the British population claim a Christian affiliation and 48.6% claim no religion, the good news was that the percentage of non-affiliated had not increased. The 17% of British Christians who claim membership in the Church of England seems to have stabilized and over two-fifths of the non-religious actually still have some religious practices and pray on occasion. Some church commentators think that the situation will be ripe for dedicated Christians to foster a revival in the coming years. The Church Times carried the story.
In the U.S. the evangelical research organization, the Barna Group has released its latest study on the intersection of religious beliefs and public policy. Barna's study grouped those surveyed in five categories: evangelical, non-evangelical born-again Christians, notional Christians, adherents of non-Christian faiths, and religious skeptics. The evangelical and born again groups showed high support for Trump in the last election. The non-Christians and skeptics largely voted for Clinton. The swing group was the "notional" category where people expressed a belief in Christ but were split on social issues. Barna researchers thought this large center group (42% of Americans) had a larger than usual influence in the election. Some of their definitions and questions may sound odd to Episcopalians, but the study has some interesting findings.
Conservative Reaction Continues to Rejection of Canadian Bishop Elect
The decision (see the Update story here) of the Canadian bishops to not approve the election of the Rev. Jacob Worley as bishop of Caledonia because he approved priests from one jurisdiction serving in another without the bishop's permission has provoked conservative protests. The retired Bishop of Caledonia has protested the decision, and so has the Bishop of the Arctic, who asked for a reconsideration. But the House of Bishops of British Colombia and the Yukon has refused to reconsider. It seems they took seriously the Worley's deposition by the Diocese of Rio Grande when he left the Episcopal Church, and expect conservatives to support the clauses in the Canadian canons against jurisdiction violations.
Faith in Public Life Offers Training to Those Supporting Social Justice
Faith in Public Life, an ecumenical group formed by progressive Catholics to promote turning faith into action in support of liberal social policy is now offering training for those who wish to be more active in opposition to immigration raids and deportations, and to help undocumented aliens. You can learn more about this organization and its latest training module here.
New Primate Chosen for Middle East
Archbishop Mouneer Annis is retiring as the Primate of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East after holding that office for ten years. His replacement for the next two and a half years will be Archbishop Suheil Dawani of Jerusalem who will then be followed by Bishop Michael Lewis of the Diocese of the Cyprus and the Gulf for the next two years and a half years. Annis has participated very fully in GAFCON meetings. Dawani has been more circumspect since his diocese depends heavily on western support. The Anglican Communion announcement did not explain why the Synod selected two men to split the five year term.
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Canadian Bishops Block Consecration of Former AMiA Priest as Bishop
The Update recently reported on the election of the Rev. Jacob Worley as Bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia. Worley is currently serving a parish in the diocese. Worley was ordained in the Episcopal Church, but left the church in 2007 to form a new congregation which eventually affiliated with the Anglican Mission in America. The Canadian Bishops blocked his consecration because he continues to believe it is permissible for a priest from one Anglican jurisdiction to create a ministry in the bounds of a different jurisdiction without permission of the bishop of that jurisdiction. This is against Canadian canons. During the bishops' interview with Worley had confirmed his belief in border-crossing. They then voted to withhold approval of his consecration. The Diocese of Caledonia has had trouble electing a successor to the Rt. Rev. William Anderson who retired in December 2016. Anderson had originally called for a synod meeting to be held October 14, 2016, but cancelled the synod because of a canonical objection. Now selection will be delayed even further.
Former Presiding Bishop Adds Her Voice to Those Opposing Drilling in National Preserves
Former Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori has published an opinion piece in the Reno Gazette-Jounral urging the protection of wilderness areas from gas and oil drilling. She spoke specifically about the need to protect Alaskan caribou who roam the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Her piece picks up many of the same concerns Bishop Carol Gallagher raised in her opinion piece in a Helena, Montana paper a few weeks ago. Are more statements forthcoming?
Diocese of Washington Showcases Its Work with Immigrants
The web site of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has an article showcasing the efforts of a number of parishes to work with and welcome refugees including muslims. The diocese thus joins a growing list of dioceses with active programs supporting immigrants and refugees. Update has carried stories on Los Angeles' efforts. Episcopal News Service has carried stories on actions in Seattle, San Diego, Minneapolis, and the amica brief filed by 14 Episcopal bishops which challenges the second Executive Order banning travel from 6 middle eastern countries to the United States.
Episcopal Schools in the News Again
Two very different stories brought attention to Episcopal Schools this last week. St. Andrew's School in Potomac, Maryland has announced that Baron Trump will be a student there in the fall. Founded in 1978 the day school has an impressive record in in academic rankings and in diversity. It is about a 35 minute drive from the White House to the school. Meanwhile in Rhode Island, Howard White, Jr., one of the men accused of sexually abusing students at St. George's School has pleaded guilty, and has reached a plea agreement with and 18 month sentence, thus avoiding a trial. Update has carried previous stories on the St. George's cases. The most recent is here.
ACNA Task Force on Ordination of Women Recommends Further Discussion
A Task Force that was supposed to provide guidance on how ACNA could resolve the differences among its members over women's ordination has punted the ball. The Task Force produced a more than 300 page report, that details the theological positions of all parties, voices a desire for unity, but can only recommend that discussions continue in order to eventually find some route to unity. It noted that both supporters and opponents are fervent in their beliefs, and outside of making a distinction between ordination as a priest and service as a bishop comes to no resolutions. The Task Force did agree that women were barred from being bishops because bishops are supposed to be symbols of unity, and a woman bishop would be divisive. For those who want to read the whole report, it can be found here.
Heather Cook Denied Parole
Former Suffragan Bishop of Maryland, Heather Cook, was denied parole at a hearing this last week. Cook is serving a term in prison for killing a bicyclist in a hit and run incident while driving under the influence. At her first chance at parole the deposed bishop gave no statement of apology or remorse and was denied parole. She will continue to serve her seven year sentence, but is likely to serve only half of it in prison.
Splinter Group Consecrates Church of England Traditionalist as Bishop
A conservative evangelical curate at Jesmond Parish in Newcastle surprised both GAFCON and the Church of England by being consecrated a bishop in the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa (REACH-SA) which is a break away body from the The Church of Southern Africa. The news of Jonathan Pryke's consecration caught the various GAFCON groups by surprise. GAFCON had just the previous week agreed to consecrate a bishop to provide an alternative to bishops of the Church of England in Europe. The UK branch of GAFCON noted that REACH-SA had ordained several clergy serving in the Jesmond region, but made no other comment. Orders in REACH-SA are recognized as valid by the Church of England, but the REACH-SA is not in communion with the Church of England. Pryke intends to continue as curate in in Jesmond while also serving REACH-SA. He took vows that said he would follow directions of bishops of the Church of God, not REACH-SA. Bishop Christie Hardaman issued a statement saying that neither Pryke or the REACH-SA bishops had permission to function within her diocese of "England, and that this was contrary to Church canons. The situation may remind Americans of what David Moyer tried to do in Rosemont, PA after being consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Church in America. Moyer was deposed and the parish eventually reclaimed by the Diocese of Pennsylvania. For more commentary on GAFCON and its strategy to take over the Anglican Communion, take a look the most recent blog entry by Mark Harris.
Parish Organist Arrested for Vandalizing Church
Just days after the 2016 presidential election two Episcopal parishes, one in Maryland and one in Indiana, dealt with hate graffiti that seemed aimed at their inclusive positions. Both incidents attracted national attention and support. Presiding Bishop Curry celebrated communion in the Indiana parish in Bean Blossom while in Indiana for consecration of their new bishop. Now the parish is shocked to find out that their own organist was the source of the graffiti in a misguided attempt to mobilize people for inclusion in the wake of the election. Police have arrested and charged Nathan Stang with vandalism. Bishop Baskerville-Burrows' statement is here. She promised full co-operation with the police, issued an apology, asked for prayers for all involved and urged Christians to resist the polarization of society. Update's earlier coverage of the event is here.
Women Continue Breaking New Ground as Bishops
While churches in England and Wales were reacting to the appointment of June Osborne, the Dean of the Cathedral in Salisbury as the 72nd Bishop of Landaff in Wales, The Episcopal Church was celebrating the consecration of Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows as the first African-American woman to serve as a diocesan Bishop. Osborne's appointment must still be ratified by the Bishop of the Church of Wales, but it seems to quiet much of the controversy that arose when the church did not muster the super majority of votes needed to elect a bishop, and complaints were filed that discrimination against gays had played a part in that outcome. There was little controversy, but much celebrating as Baskerville-Burrows's consecration as the Eleventh Bishop of Indianapolis set a second precedent. She became the first woman bishop to follow another woman as bishop in the same see. Bishop Catherine Waynick is retiring after 20 years as Bishop of Indianaoplis. The first woman consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Communion, retired suffragan bishop of Massachusetts, Barbara Harris served as one of the consecrators for Baskerville- Burrows.
Both Parties File Final Statements in Bruno Hearing
Both the Church Attorney representing the Episcopal Church and those who signed the original complaint and the counsel for Bishop Bruno filed their closing arguments in the disciplinary hearing that arose from Bruno's efforts to sell St. James the Great in Newport Beach. There had been no closing statements at the hearing itself, and final statements could not be filed until a transcript of the hearing testimony was available. The Bruno defense asked for the case to be dismissed and submitted a suggested order to that effect along with a long list of exhibits filed in the case. Church Attorney Raymond Coughlin argued that Bruno had committed serious offenses that could justify his suspension, but suggested a better way forward would be to craft an agreement that would put the displaced congregation back in their building while keeping Bruno from having any control over the parish. Coughlin also submitted a statement of proposed facts including a time line of events. Coughlin's solution would require agreement from Bruno to not pursue an appeal. The five member panel has not set a date for issuing an opinion. After it is issued, there is a 90 day appeal period. Bruno's posture towards the congregation has hardened over time. After the lockout in 2015 he allowed use of the building for a wedding and a funeral. This last week, however, he denied use of the building for the funeral of a woman who had been an active member for 61 years. Update has carried many stories on the proposed sale, dispossession of the parish, and charges against the bishop. The most recent one is here.
Church Use of Tiny Houses to Address Homeless Continues to Spread
The Deseret News in Salt Lake published a story featuring the several projects being sponsored by Episcopal parishes around the country to use "tiny houses" to provide homes for the homeless. Update has carried stories on three projects already, with the most recent one being here. The Salt Lake article has additional information on the Montana project and adds another location to the list -- four tiny houses being built on parish property adjacent to St. James Episcopal Church in Canon Ball on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.
GAFCON Announces It Will Send a Missionary Bishop to Scotland
GAFCON leadership decided at their meeting last week to send a missionary bishop to Scotland because the Scottish Episcopal Church is moving towards permitting same sex marriage. They had previously announced that they would be considering this action. The GAFCON group in the United Kingdom responded to the announcement with pleasure, and the Scottish Church primate objected to the move both as it would be a deliberate violation of the integrity of each province, and secondly because the church's synod had not yet met and it was not clear what the actual decision would be. It is possible to read the GAFCON announcement as a threat designed to keep the synod from moving forward on this issue. Update's previous coverage of the report issued for the synod on same sex marriage and reactions to it are here.
Anglican Women Around the Globe Speak Out on Women's Issues
The seven women serving as bishops in the Provinces of Australia and of New Zealand, Aotearoa and Polynesia met for three days in Australia. It was the first such meeting for the bishops. They used that meeting to explore the experience of women in the church including the episcopate. At the conclusion they issued a communique expressing their concern for the well being of women and girls throughout the Anglican Communion. The communique expressed concern that there were no women on the Lambeth Conference planning committee and noted that the meeting of Oceania primates was a single sex gathering (i.e. all male). Less than a week earlier, the Mother's Union which represents Anglican women in 83 different countries issued a statement expressing concern that government support for the empowerment of women is weakening and that countries are not doing enough to end violence against women and challenge the stereotypes and assumptions about gender roles that hold back women.
Bishop Gallagher Urges Senators to Protect Alaskan Lands
Bishop Carol Gallagher, Assistant Bishop of Montana, authored an opinion column carried in the Helena, Montana newspaper stating the case for protection of lands in Alaska that are currently threatened by executive orders and congressional legislation. Gallagher, a member of an indigenous group, stressed that protection was necessary to ensure that the caribou migrations which indigenous peoples depend upon would not be affected. She called on Montanans, especially Episcopalians to urge Montana's senators to vote against any repeal of protection.


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Infectious disease specialist Dr. Helen Boucher and professor of economics Emily Oster help listeners make tough decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Luis Echeverria served as president in the early 1970s during hard economic times. He is most remembered for his repression of the country's democracy movement and initiating Mexico's "Dirty War."
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Fortier of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, about election integrity, and Democrats' push for voting rights.
They are planning to debate voting rights bills and hold a vote on changing Senate rules to pass them. They are expected to fail despite intense public pressure from the White House.


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Are globetrotters best suited for the chief executive role?
Today, both SMEs and MNCs have equal potential to grow their operations into foreign markets, either to offshore sections of their corporate structure, or expand their customer base to new markets.
Such expansion more often than not requires top leadership that can navigate operating in an international environment where local customs and foreign stakeholders can greatly impact business outcomes.
So how important is it today for leaders, particularly CEOs, to have prior international experience?
At the very top of Australia's business world, it would seem the case. Robert Half's CEO Tracker (which profiles the background of ASX 200-listed CEOs) found that 59% of ASX 200-listed CEOs have worked internationally.
The responsibility of positions such as the chief executive is changing in a highly globalised business environment where it is not only expected of senior leaders to have operated in an international capacity, but more importantly be able to utilize that experience to deliver on company goals.
If you're looking to hire your next business leader, here are some examples that showcase the return on global tenure.
Commercial activity in international markets is critical for many Australian businesses – not just through import and export activity, but also through licensing, and research and development.
A 2017 Austrade survey of 1,068 Australian businesses, found that 88% were engaged in international activities across 90 different markets . One in three of these companies trade across multiple countries, adding additional layers of complexity to their operations.
Exploring, developing and maintaining a stake in overseas markets demands leadership with experience that extends well beyond Australia. Being able to recognise the opportunities that lie offshore is just part of the picture. When a business leader has first-hand experience of different working cultures they are better equipped to guide the company to success in unfamiliar markets.
In a globalised business world, international experience adds a dimension to the chief executive role – the ability to either assimilate into or understand international working environments.
Even small nuances such as awareness of local laws, regulations and even customs, can give a business leader valuable insights when a company is preparing to move into new markets. Having a network of overseas contacts can smooth the path as a company explores fresh opportunities.
An understanding of the business practices, and in particular, the differing levels of emphasis placed on various aspects of doing business – be it customer relations or access to discounting, can all carry weight when it comes to successfully trading beyond Australia's borders.
An overseas posting can bring with it a degree of culture shock, especially for those who may only have spent limited time living outside Australia.
Working overseas means dealing with new and unfamiliar people, regulations and experiences every day. This can help build resilience and increase problem-solving skills. The need to navigate a different environment also encourages quick thinking and adaptability, qualities that would be essential to look for in an effective chief executive.
Working with people from diverse backgrounds also brings diverse perspectives. This can be invaluable preparation for the chief executive role as it allows a business leader to see the company and its trading partners through a variety of lenses.
Candidates who have taken up opportunities to work internationally can offer companies a vast array of skills and experiences, all of which are particularly favourable in the position of chief executive. Working abroad often calls for the need to step outside of one's comfort zone, especially if assignments are based in markets where the social culture is distinctly different from Australia. But the business intelligence that can be gained from the experience is tremendous.
In a highly competitive business environment, finding candidates who have the ability to learn best practice from a variety of markets – and implement them here in Australia, can be highly beneficial when trying to fill the top job in a company.


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Maha govt will not misuse state machinery: Shiv Sena's veiled dig at the Centre
ANI | Updated: Nov 28, 2019 07:24 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): In a veiled dig at the BJP-led Central government, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday said that the government to be formed in Maharashtra will not misuse the state machinery for "deceit and conspiracies".
"The important thing is that the government will not use official bungalows, its offices and investigative agencies to carry out deceit and conspiracies, this much is certain. The government will function in a clean manner," Saamana said in its editorial.
It said that Uddhav Thackeray taking oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra is a new sunrise in the state adding that there is a lot of enthusiasm among people, much like there was at the time of Independence.
"A Chief Minister from Shiv Sena, and Uddhav Thackeray at that, such is the fortune of Maharashtra," it said.
The mouthpiece said that at a time when the tallest leaders in the country were kneeling to 'Delhieshwar' (the lords in Delhi), Uddhav Thackeray did not bow down to any pressure.
"We have experienced leaders like Sharad Pawar and the three parties have an army of people with administrative knowledge. More importantly, there is no resentment in our minds for each other," the editorial read.
"Forming governments with terror and toppling went on for the past five years in the country. Maharashtra overshadowed it all. It is time to come together for what Maharashtra wants," it added.
Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to form a government led by the Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress, and take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra today at Shivaji Park at 6.40 pm. (ANI)
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You skate twice as fast as running (40-45 km/h instead of 20 km/h), saving 15% energy. This is one reason why skating has been a means of fast movement across frozen lakes and rivers in northern countries for centuries. Since the Olympic Winter Games 1924, speed skating has been part of the Olympic programme.
EARLY PIONEERS
The Dutch were arguably the earliest pioneers of skating. They began using canals to maintain communication by skating from village to village as far back as the 13th century. Skating eventually spread across the channel to England, and soon the first clubs and artificial rinks began to form. Passionate skaters included several kings of England, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon III, and German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
The first known skating competition is thought to have been held in the Netherlands in 1676. However, the first official speed skating event was not held until 1863 in Oslo, Norway. In 1889, the Netherlands hosted the first World Championships, bringing together Dutch, Russian, American, and English teams.
Speed skating appeared for the first time in 1924 at the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix. Initially, only men were allowed to participate. It was not until the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley that women's speed skating was officially included in the Olympic programme. Nowadays, the events almost always follow the European system, which consists of skaters competing two-by-two. At the Olympic Games 1932 , the Americans organised American-style events, i.e., with a mass start. This decision brought about a boycott by many European competitors, which allowed the Americans to win four gold medals. This system would give birth to short-track speed skating, which was added to the Olympic programme in Albertville in 1992.
Official speed races are held over 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 5000 m, and 10.000 m for men and 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, and 5000 m for women. There is also a team pursuit for men and women.