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The applicability of prepaid cards in Africa: A flexible tool for a diverse region
By Adil Ahmed | 6 September 2017
Africa is an incredibly diverse continent in terms of economies, religions, politics, infrastructure, demographics and geographies, and to assume that a payment channel that works for one country will work across the board would be a very large mistake. MPesa is a fantastic example of this; while an unprecedented success in Kenya, similar efforts in other countries have fallen flat in comparison.
It is the differences in these political, socio-economic and infrastructural factors that really separate the region at a country level in terms of the availability and adoption of different payment methods. Although overall card use is growing, Africa as a whole is still very much a cash-led region. Mobile money transfers and other e-money initiatives continue to grab the headlines; however, these developments are heavily clustered towards specific countries, and all the while, banknote volumes continue to rise.
When it comes to prepaid cards, the differences in requirements at a country level are just as apparent: whilst South Africa operates the largest consumer gifting market in the continent with prepaid corporate incentives/benefits also cited as a key area of application, other countries, such as Ghana, are much more likely to use prepaid for fuel cards and gifting is very low on the priority list.
How can prepaid really make a difference across this contrasting payment landscape? One argument could be that it already is. Whilst adoption rate and application might vary from country to country, there is no doubt that the prepaid card, whilst still seen as emerging, is emerging never-the-less.
There are two inclusive issues that affect the continent as a whole that prepaid could really assist with. These issues go hand-in-hand and are something that governments are keen to address on a national scale: the continued popularity of cash and the lack accessible financial services.
According to KPMG's Payment Developments in Africa 2015 report, 94 per cent of retail transactions in both urban and rural Africa are conducted in cash, which means that only 6 percent of transactions are made with bank cards or e-payment systems. These overarching statistics can largely be put down to financial inclusion. The recent African Development Bank report (2016) that found that, with the exception of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, less than 40 per cent of the adult population in Africa has access to formal financial institutions.
The prepaid card is universally recognised as a tool for financial inclusion. With the main impediments to financial inclusion spanning the high cost of opening and maintaining formal bank account, a lack of money, the extreme distances to the nearest branch, the need for verifiable identification, such as birth certificates (something many Africans don't have) and of course, trust in handing your hard-earned cash to someone else, it is easy to see how the prepaid framework could bridge the gap between formal financial services and the unbanked. This is especially significant for the card issuers as well, as prepaid switches the risk from the supply side to the demand side, extending the services available to consumer segments deemed high-risk and expanding their potential customer base.
A fantastic case study of using the prepaid card to drive payments away from cash whilst encourage financial inclusion is the identity card in Nigeria. This award winning, government initiative in partnership with Mastercard has involved rolling out a national identity card that doubles as a prepaid payment card and also enables citizens to receive funds electronically including government subsidies, social grants, salaries and other disbursements. This has also paved the way for general prepaid card adoption, with the card making up 31 per cent of the market, beating credit cards in popularity.
Looking at the snapshot case studies across the continent, it is clear that Africa finds its own way of doing things. In more developed regions such as Europe or North America, the natural inclination to pay for things online is unsurprising, the infrastructure is already in place, people have money in the bank and credit is more readily available. The journey towards electronic payments in this region however, is already very different; necessity is the mother of invention, which has and will lead to the development of payment solutions based on country requirements at an individual level.
Africa needs an efficient framework that simplifies access to the formal financial sector and allows the integration of flexible options for the consumer. If viewed as an enabler or a tool, rather than just another payment instrument, prepaid could easily be one such solution.
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Latino journalists invited to AAJA event honoring Los Angeles Times photographer
March 6, 2017 CCNMA News
Friends and colleagues:
The Asian American Journalists Association invites you to spend an evening with photojournalist Marcus Yam on Wednesday, March 8.
Marcus is a Los Angeles Times photographer who was just named Newspaper Photographer of the Year in the Missouri School of Journalism's Picture of the Year International competition. He'll present some of his prizewinning photography and chat about his life as a photojournalist, so bring your questions! (Check out his work here.)
When: Wednesday, March 8 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Where: Los Angeles Times Community Room, 145 S. Spring St.
Parking: Available at 213 S. Spring St. for $7 (park after 4 p.m.)
Closest metro: Civic Center/Grand Park Station
This event is free and open to anyone who loves photography, so feel free to bring friends and colleagues who might be interested. Seating is limited, so please make sure to register on Eventbrite if you're coming. Follow our Facebook eventfor the latest updates.
We'll provide the wine, beer, soda and top-notch mingling.
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CCNMA Mourns Death of Anthony Marquez, Former Member, AP's L.A. Bureau Chief
February 15, 2017 CCNMA News
In t his Oct. 8, 2010 photo Los Angeles bureau chief Anthony Marquez poses for a photo in Los Angeles. Marquez, an Associated Press intern who rose to Los Angeles bureau chief where his calm hand brought stability to AP's news coverage in Southern California amid titanic changes for the journalism industry, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. He was 55. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Marquez, an Associated Press intern who rose to Los Angeles bureau chief where his calm hand brought stability to AP's news coverage in Southern California amid titanic changes for the journalism industry, has died. He was 55.
Marquez succumbed Thursday to complications from cancer.
Unfailingly courteous and with a disarmingly quick wit, Marquez was that rare boss and executive who seemed to have no enemies. Those who spoke highly of him included not only the reporters, photographers and others he hired but the many editors and news directors whose newspapers, websites, and TV and radio stations received news from the AP.
"Anthony was such an impressive person," said Gary Pruitt, AP president and chief executive officer. "He exemplified the very best of AP: high journalistic standards, impeccable business ethics, treating everyone with respect."
Frank Baker, the AP's California news editor since 2011 and Marquez's chief deputy for five years before that, said Marquez was understated and rock solid.
"Anthony mixed so many great qualities. He was helpful. He was compassionate. He was upbeat. And he sure was funny," Baker said. "I can't recall a time we were together in the same room — and there were hundreds of those times over the years — that we didn't share a glance or a comment that left us both laughing.
"Even though he worked in a serious business, he never took himself too seriously."
Marquez brought a passion for news that he first honed as managing editor of his college newspaper, Fresno State University's The Daily Collegian. It was at Fresno State where he met his wife of 29 years, Maureen.
His alma mater honored him in 2013 with its prestigious Top Dog Award for distinguished alumni. In an acceptance speech, he joked that no one got into journalism for the money.
"You did it because you wanted to make a difference and you wanted to have an impact," he said. "And so I would hope that everyone here would continue to support that, to support student journalists and to understand that it really does matter and it makes a difference."
Marquez graduated from Fresno State in 1985, and then earned a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
He landed a summer internship at the AP's Minneapolis bureau, then was hired as a reporter in the news service's San Francisco bureau, where he became day supervisor, directing and editing the bureau's daily news report.
Marquez left the AP four years later to work for several San Francisco Bay Area newspapers, the last one The Mercury News of San Jose, where he was Bay editor. The AP hired him back as San Francisco's assistant bureau chief in 2000, and three years later he was named chief of the Los Angeles bureau, the organization's second-largest U.S. bureau and one of its busiest.
His arrival in Los Angeles coincided with the explosion of digitalization that brought massive changes and job cuts to journalism. He embraced the challenge, directing an award-winning staff that covered major stories including the 2007 Southern California wildfires, the death of Michael Jackson in 2009, the annual Academy Awards and celebrity trials including Jackson, Phil Spector and Robert Blake.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut and legendary courts reporter Linda Deutsch were among those who worked for Marquez.
He also led the bureau's business operations, visiting frequently with editors, publishers and other executives of California and Nevada's major news organizations. As the news business changed, Marquez pushed AP staff to embrace other storytelling formats while pressing the AP itself to become more diverse.
The first in his family to attend college, he developed the first internship program at The Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, California, when he worked there in the 1990s. He later served on the AP's Corporate Diversity Committee.
Kate Lee Butler, VP-Engagement at the Associated Press, began her AP career working for Marquez in the Los Angeles bureau.
"Anthony was always smart, insightful, stayed cool under pressure and just got the job done," she said. "He was universally appreciated as an excellent journalist, leader and advocate for journalism and the AP in the range of roles he played over his time here."
Outside of work, he loved comic books and could discuss the adventures of Marvel superheroes like Spider-Man with any hardcore fan. His move to Los Angeles, meanwhile, had allowed him to embrace a lifelong love affair with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During summers he loved escaping to Dodger Stadium, sometimes with gatherings of a dozen or more fellow AP employees.
A huge football fan as well, on several occasions he presented The AP National Championship Trophy to the nation's No. 1 college football team.
Baker said during the illness Marquez was loath to discuss his health.
"He was far more interested in comparing notes on sports," Baker said. "But when he did talk about the illness, he was unfailingly upbeat, taking each setback in stride and always — always — looking ahead to getting back to work at AP."
Marquez is survived by his wife and their three children, Paul, 24; Aaron, 22, and a senior at Sonoma State University; and Francesca, 18, a high school senior.
Election results: CCNMA welcomes 1 new, 4 returning board members
January 30, 2017 CCNMA News
Thank you for voting in the board election. Please join us in congratulating the following re-elected/new CCNMA/NAHJ-LA board members:
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Why you should support CCNMA — now more than ever.
Journalism has come under attack. At CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California, we won't stand down as we and our colleagues are disparaged in this way.
For 45 years, CCNMA has fought to ensure that our newsrooms are inclusive, diverse, and accurately reflect our communities. This year we are working harder than ever to build a diverse network of reporters, editors and other news media professionals. The work we do supports the next generation of reporters through mentoring, scholarships and training. And we are growing.
Now, more than ever, we need you to stand with us and continue this important mission.
Journalists are doing what we have done for generations before: report the truth even in the face of danger, and give voice to the American public. It's a calling that inspired CCNMA's founders and continues to guide our members.
Your support is more important than ever. Please consider joining us by becoming a member or by making a tax-exempt donation. You can help strengthen the voices of today's journalists and help train the journalists of tomorrow.
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SPJ/LA's Reporter Karaoke Night, Juan Gabriel Style!
September 4, 2016 CCNMA Events
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Come sing out some of that reporter rage or just have some drinks and try not to make fun of the people on stage. For fans of el "Divo de Juarez," we'll have plenty of his songs available for you to sing a tribute to Juan Gabriel.
The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a night of FREE karaoke at your favorite pirate bar, The Redwood, on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
IAMNOTAKJ will be taking requests from 7 to 9 p.m.He's got it all — torch songs, rock anthems, Spanish hits, etc. Singers and non-singers welcome! Come catch up with fellow journalists over music, food and drinks.
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The roof on a brand new Tesla Model Y just flew off while cruising down the highway
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By Yoni Heisler @edibleapple
A Tesla owner was shocked when the roof on his brand new Model Y flew right off while driving down the highway.
Quality control has long been an issue for Tesla vehicles. The Model X, famously, was beloved by users but was accompanied but a seemingly endless list of fit and finish issues when it was first released.
Tesla's transformation from a niche automaker into a legit player in the auto industry has been nothing short of astounding. Despite a constant cloud of pessimism that continues to surround the company, Tesla has proven that it is in fact capable of turning a profit. What's more, the success Tesla experienced with the Model S, and later the Model X and Model 3, convinced more traditional automakers like Ford and Porsche to take electric vehicles more seriously.
One of the cornerstones of Tesla's success has been its steady rollout of new models. The company's first vehicle was famously the Roadster, which was followed by the luxury sedan that was the Model S. Following that, Tesla introduced an SUV (Model X) and a mass-market car otherwise known as the Model 3. Following that, Tesla recently started delivering the Model Y, a crossover version of the Model 3 that has thus far received glowing reviews.
All that said, an ongoing knock against Tesla is that the fit and finish on its cars can leave much to be desired. From trunks that don't quite close correctly to issues with the falcon-wing doors on the Model X, Tesla has long been plagued by quality control issues.
With that said, one recent story involving a new Model Y owner takes things to a new level. In a post put up on Twitter earlier today, a Model Y owner said that the roof on his new Model Y just fell off while cruising down the highway.
Hey @elonmusk why didn't you tell us that Tesla sells convertibles now? Because the roof of our brand new model Y fell off on the highway pic.twitter.com/s8YNnu7m9L
— Nathaniel (@Nathani04992006) October 5, 2020
The video is hilarious and sad all at the same time.
Shedding some further light on the issue on the Tesla subreddit, Nathaniel adds:
My dad bought a brand new model Y today, and he brought me along to pick it up just in case he needed help with any tech problems. Everything was going fine and we were driving back home when we started to hear a ton of wind. I thought maybe a window was open but a minute later the entire glass roof just blew off. After a brief panic we turned around and drove the new Tesla convertible back to the dealership.
When we got back we called highway patrol to tell them that there was a car roof somewhere on the 580, but somebody might have gotten into an accident, I'm not sure. The manager at the dealership said that either the seal for the roof was faulty, or the factory just … forgot to seal the roof on? I can't imagine how something as big as the roof not being attached could make it past quality control. Has this ever happened before?
Tesla has yet to make an official comment on the matter.
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A life long Mac user and Apple enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large for over 6 years. His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently, TUAW. When not writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.
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I couldn't believe it, director Jim Breheny said. He hoped the finding could contribute to the global fight against the virus that causes Covid-19. Any kind of knowledge that we get on how it's transmitted, how different species react to it, that knowledge somehow is going to provide a greater base resource for people, he said
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The Bronx Zoo is part of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). As executive vice president of zoos and aquariums for WCS, Jim Breheny actually manages all five of WCS's zoological parks in New York City, including the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, the Queens Zoo, the Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium on Coney Island
The test result stunned zoo officials: I couldn't believe it, director Jim Breheny said. But he hopes the finding can contribute to the global fight against the virus that causes COVID-19
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Zoo director Jim Breheny said the zoo would review its safety procedures, but was quick to absolve Bashuta from blame. We review everything, but we honestly think we provide a safe experience, Mr. Breheny told the Associated Press. And this is just an extraordinary occurrence somebody was deliberately trying to endanger themselves
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New Jersey's Tax Exemption And Abatement Laws
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P.L.1991, c.431 with final retroactive amendments effective August 5, 1992 consolidated, into one more flexible law, the various long term tax exemption laws under which municipalities may agree with private entities to attempt redevelopment projects in return for tax exemptions.
P.L.1991, c.441, effective for the first complete tax year commencing after its January 18, 1992 enactment, consolidated the various five-year tax abatement and exemption laws into one, more uniform law to govern all tax abatements and exemption in spite of of the kind of structure.
Long Term Tax Exemption Law
Prior to 1993, which was the first complete year of operation governed by the new Long Term Tax Exemption Law, under the provisions of N.J.S.A.40:55C-40, the "Urban Renewal Corporation and Association Law of 1961," commonly known as the Fox-Lance Act, a qualified municipality (a municipality with "areas in need of rehabilitation") could abate from 15 to 20 years the taxes on newly constructed industrial, commercial, cultural, or residential projects of a corporation, with profits in excess of the limited profits returned to the municipality, or from 30 to 35 years for condominium projects. Condominium projects were given 30 to 35 years in order to provide a realistic period for long-lasting financing. Also, prior to 1993 under the provisions of N.J.S.A.55:16-1 et seq., the "Limited-Dividend Nonprofit Housing Corporation or Association Law," a qualified municipality could abate for up to 50 years the taxes on newly constructed housing. Further, under N.J.S.A.55:14I-1 et seq., a qualified municipality could abate for up to 50 years the taxes on newly constructed senior housing. Lastly, prior to 1993, under the provisions of N.J.S.A.40:55C-77, the "Urban Renewal Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1965," basically the same types of similarities and projects as the Fox-Lance Act could be abated for 20 to 25 years with all profits being returned to the municipality. In all situations under these character tax exemption laws in-lieu of tax payments were required.
Commencing in 1993 the provisions of N.J.S.A.40A:20-1 et seq. permitted a qualified municipality to abate the taxes on similarities and projects in the same way the pre 1993 law did with the following notable exceptions:
A new, flexible in-lieu of tax formula was established with a phasing-in of payments in-lieu of taxes to occur under both the percent of gross rental formula and the percent of total project cost formula.
The formulas for computing payment in-lieu of taxes for both office projects and housing projects were changed. The minimum annual service charge for office buildings was reduced from 15 to 10 percent of the annual gross revenues of the project or units of the project. Municipalities retained the option of computing the payment in-lieu of taxes at no less than 2 percent of the total project cost or total project units cost. For housing projects the annual service charge was changed from a minimum of 15 percent to a maximum of 15 percent of annual gross revenue of the project or from a minimum 2 percent to a maximum 2 percent of the total project cost or total project unit cost.
The payment in-lieu of tax formulas remains basically unchanged for all other types of industrial, commercial or cultural projects.
Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law
Prior to 1993, which was the first complete year of operation under the new Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law, there were three types of character to which a qualified municipality (a municipality with "areas in need of rehabilitation") could grant a uncompletely exemption and abatement for a five-year period.
These character types included:
Homeowner improvements (including additions and enlargements) made to one-unit or two-unit residential abodes that were more than 20 years old. As determined by ordinance the first $4,000, $10,000 or $15,000 of increased value due to improvement on each unit could be exempted from taxation (see N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.72 to 3.79).
Commercial and industrial improvements and construction projects (with less than a 30% increase in building quantity) could have the complete assessed value of the improvement exempted with payments in-lieu of taxes made at 2%of project cost or 15% of annual gross revenues or an in-lieu of tax payment phased-in. (see N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.94to 3.112).
Multiple dwelling improvements or conversion of other types of structures to multiple abodes could have up to 30% of the complete value of the improvement or conversion alteration exempted. No in-lieu of tax payment was required (see N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.121 to 3.129).
Commencing in 1993 the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1 et seq., the "Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law," which consolidated all provisions of the past five-year abatement statutes, permitted a qualified municipality to grant uncompletely exemptions and abatements on residential abodes, non-residential structures and multiple abodes in the same way the pre 1993 law did, with the following notable exceptions made to the new law:
A new, single definition of "areas in need of rehabilitation" was established to govern all exemptions and abatements which, if chosen, could permit an complete municipality to be designated as an area in need of rehabilitation (consequently permitting new structures to ease infill construction).
The new five-year law also permitted, for the first time, tax abatements and exemptions for new construction of single family and multi-family dwelling units and non-residential structures instead of just improvements or enlargements to such similarities.
The new law also increased the allowable maximum tax exemptions for the value additional by an improvement from $4,000, $10,000, and $15,000 to $5,000, $15,000 and $25,000, respectively, as the municipal ordinance may specify.
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We definitely spoke to Rahul Dravid: Ex-CoA chief Vinod Rai on India coach job
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New Delhi, July 6: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai recently lifted the lid as to why former captain Rahul Dravid turned down Team India's coaching job following the end of Anil Kumble's tenure.
In 2017, Kumble resigned from the high-profile role after his relationship with skipper Virat Kohli became 'untenable'. Dravid was approached by the CoA but he opted against taking the job citing personal reasons.
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"Rahul was very upfront with us," Rai told Sportskeeda during a Facebook live session. "He said �look I have two boys growing up at home and I have been travelling with the Indian team all over the world and I am not able to give time and attention to them, I think I must stay at home also. And give time to my family'.
"I think that was a very fair request and though he would have been uppermost in mind. So, he was very much in the zone of consideration," he added.
Rai also revealed Dravid wanted to continue as the coach of the India U-19 team as he wanted to complete the work that he had started with the Colts. Current head coach Ravi Shastri was eventually handed over the reigns of the senior team.
"Look, in terms of potential for coaching, Dravid, Shastri and Kumble are the best in the business," Rai said.
"We definitely spoke to Rahul. He was engaged with the Under-19 team and he was involved with them. He had developed a road map on how to develop a team.
"He was bringing out fantastic results. He wanted to continue because he felt that there were some unfinished task with that team and he wanted to do it."
Dravid was later appointed as the head of circket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in July, 2019 and Rai said: "He was very kind and very gracious in accepting that and committing himself to the NCA."
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This week Pegman is in Europe, in the country of Estonia.
I confess to knowing very little about Estonia…Actually, I know nothing about Estonia. I look forward to reading everyone's take.
Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the location. Feel free to use the photo supplied in the prompt or choose your own by taking your own tour of the country of Estonia via Google Maps.
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That's almost the perfect photo for me, but you didn't make it clickable. By any chance do you still have the link? Or know the street name, maybe? I've been zipping around Google maps of that city for far too long but still cannot find that area, which seems to be the only place in Estonia that doesn't have cars on the road.
OHHH NOOO. It's in the region of Old Town of Tallinn. The region is called Vanalinn, I inadvertently deleted the link when I was trying to fix the extra space that keeps showing up in the caption. I wanted to use it for my story on my blog and deleted the link there too. (Grrr) As I recall it was just east of Viru Varavad, but I can't seem to locate it either.
Thanks for the info, I'll look for it. I might not have time to write a story anyway, but I hope to.
I found that one too, but…. car, and person. 😦 Ah well, the city ones are always tough for me.
How pretty and evocative! This was a fun place to explore! I've added my contribution to the linky-thingy and I'm copying the link here, too … just because I like to do so. There's also a bit of trivia added at the bottom of my post. I hope you find it as interesting as I had!


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Making Sense of the Starbucks Incident
By Ankita Achanta
Rashon Nelson being arrested at Starbucks. Video still from Melissa DePino's Twitter account, @missydepino.
On April 12, 2018, two African American men visited a Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia for a business meeting and waited for a friend to join them. After asking to use the restroom, the manager asked them to buy something or leave. When the men refused, the manager accused them of trespassing and called the police to escort them out of the cafe.
This is an example of racial prejudice and, specifically, of unconscious bias. If the men were white, they likely would have been treated differently. While the men hadn't placed an order, it was unreasonable for them to be arrested for trespass. I would like to examine the Starbucks incident from the Quaker perspective by considering how the main players practiced Quaker values. I will also describe the learnings from this incident that can bring Quakerism into our everyday lives.
As a seventh-grade student attending a Friends school, I have been taught Quaker values. Although I am a Hindu and not formally a Quaker, Quaker values are well aligned with my own religious principles. I am committed to living by them and consider myself a "Quindu."
Quakerism teaches me about integrity, which is doing the right thing when nobody is watching. It is extremely difficult to choose the right thing over the "easy" or "convenient" response. In this incident, the right thing for the manager to do would have been to show the men the bathroom. However, the manager was affected by unconscious bias, and decided to ask the men to leave the store. This incident would not have happened if the manager used the opportunity to demonstrate integrity and controlled an unconscious bias by not falling victim to irrational fear.
The commissioner of the Philadelphia Police also failed to show integrity. The commissioner, Richard Ross Jr. (himself an African American man), initially said the officers did "absolutely nothing wrong" and stood by them. He stated that the men were politely asked to leave by the officers many times, and that police arrested them only when they declined. He later apologized publicly to the men and stated that he understood why the men were surprised when asked to leave.
Quakerism teaches us that when we know that something is wrong, we should do everything in our power to make it right, but the commissioner did not do so immediately. On the positive side, there were witnesses in the cafe (other customers) who demonstrated integrity. Not only did they record and post the video of the men getting arrested, they also questioned the judgment of the police in the moment. Because the other customers posted the video, it attracted nationwide attention, which led to widespread citizen protests and forced the commissioner and the CEO of Starbucks to reconsider the severity of this incident. These citizen activists unknowingly applied the Quaker principle of doing everything in their power to make things right.
People routinely use Starbucks as a meeting place and go there for the Internet access to do work. Such people may not order anything, yet they do not get kicked out. Since this incident showed unconscious bias to be an actual social problem, Starbucks decided to close all of its company-owned U.S. stores on May 29 to conducted racial-bias trainings.
The Philadelphia store's manager should have also considered the equality of all people. Many people discriminate against African Americans. They stereotype them as entry-level service workers and use racial slurs that imply a tendency to steal. The men's race does not imply that they are criminals. Such false stereotypes must end. African American people contribute to the economy just as other citizens do. People such as mathematician Katherine Johnson, President Barack Obama, and astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson have all contributed to our culture and economy in exceptional ways. Biases are a problem in America as they harm the innocent. Being African American is not and should not be a crime. There are also many other minorities such as Hispanics, the LGBTQIA+ community, and Native Americans who regularly face discrimination. As individuals who are committed to Quaker values, we must work to create a broader community that is free of unconscious bias.
The two arrested men followed the value of peace. By peacefully protesting their arrest while also complying with the police, the men teach us how to register protest without harming anyone. When one starts with a peaceful mindset, responsible decision making and proper judgment become easier to maintain. The two men said that young African Americans like themselves should not be frightened by this incident and encouraged them to work toward changing America into an unprejudiced nation.
Everyone involved should keep the broader community in mind. In the video, only a few of the other customers told the police the truth about the two men and objected to their arrest. Regretfully, other customers who witnessed the incident remained silent. Simple biases can and do tear communities apart. The purpose of a community is to have others who understand and accept you. If we cannot understand and accept each other, we fail as a community.
Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson on Good Morning America, April 19, 2018.
There are many learning points that can be drawn from the Starbucks incident. Unconscious bias is an actual problem in America and must be accepted as such. While our nation has made much progress to improve race relations, our unconscious bias remains a significant social challenge that needs to be overcome. We should learn to control our unconscious biases to build a better national community. Starbucks is taking action to make sure that such discrimination does not happen again. All Starbucks employees took a course on racial biases and why they are harmful. It is crucial to acknowledge that discrimination is something that all humans engage in. However, it must not be accepted as normal; it should be fixed.
We can employ Quaker practices to address unconscious bias. For example, Friends regularly have a moment of silence before the start of any activity. This moment helps focus and organize thoughts, so that we are calm and collected before taking action. If the Starbucks manager had a moment of silence to consider the wider implications of her actions, she may have chosen to act differently.
Quaker values (in fact, any religious values) should not be mere theoretical ideas. They should become the north star that guides our daily actions. When we actively apply the SPICES (an acronym for Quaker values representing simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship) to all that we do, we will find the determination to stand up against injustice. Quaker history is filled with individuals who defended what is right. For example, there were many Quaker abolitionists who objected to slavery. Susan B. Anthony was a renowned women's rights activist who helped women obtain the right to vote. Elizabeth Blackwell, another Quaker, was the first woman to graduate from a medical school and promoted the education of women in medicine in the United States.
The Starbucks incident could have been completely avoided had the store manager followed Quaker principles in decision making. Individuals committed to SPICES must start living them so that we can come together as a larger community that respects and understands everyone, and we can promote social change.
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Ankita Achanta is a seventh-grade student at Newtown Friends School (NFS) in Newtown, Pa. She participates in The Agents of Social Change (TASC) at NFS, a student group founded on the belief that "we will be able to make a difference in our world," and that uses Quaker process in decision making.
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Henry Fay says:
I am overwhelmed, wiping tears of joy and gratitude from my eyes. Thank you, Ankita, for the light you have shared with us.
JIM GRANT says:
Ankita gives an amazingly well-written analysis of this incident, the range of attitudes and perspectives that envelop it, and Quaker and not-so-Quaker responses. When I read in the article "As a seventh-grade student," I thought she was referring to some earlier period in her life. Reading the brief bio at the end clarified that it is her current situation.
Anika – you have wisdom far beyond your years. Perhaps we can give some credit to your family and your faith tradition's influence, and to your school and the TASC group, but undoubtedly we have to honor you just for who you are. As a Quindu myself (born Presbyterian, opened up to Hindu tradition while serving in the Peace Corps in W. Africa, and a Quaker meeting member since returning), I celebrate your wisdom, and wish you many years of blessedness.
edward stabler says:
Bravo! Akita! Bravo Quaker approach to conflict!
Sharon Fidler says:
I can't thank you enough, Ankita, for making such a difference in the world. I'm 74 and my admiration for and love of Quaker process continues to grow and grow. I learned from you today.
I also like that you think of yourself as Quindu; I think of myself as a Taoist-Quaker, after living in China and studying Chinese language and philosophy.
How do you know that two white men would not have been treated the same way?
Marie Vandenbark says:
Way to go! So glad to know what you are thinking.
Patricia Fisher says:
Thank you Ankita for your thoughtful, reasoned and mature words. Wish there were more Quakers and like-minded souls giving testsmony such as yours in all types of media.


Team culture is a word that is used a lot in sport these days. It's used to describe the environment that the players operate in. To me, it's more than that, culture to me is based on values, so the first thing you need to do is understand the values that are going to be important for your team.
Culture is the invisible part of any team that helps it perform better. It is like any other part of training, it can improve with practice. Eddie explains why and how to improve culture.
Excelente el establecimiento de metas por entrenamiento.
Very well presented and different insight which makes us think out the box. Awesome video learn from.
very insightful, i will use this for the season.
Great video and well explained by Eddie on an very important aspect to a successful team.This is all the players want to be operating in a honest and happy environment.
Brilliant. Lots of wisdom here, clearly developed from lots of experience. Very impressive. This guy is CEO material for any kind of organization, whether or not related to rugby.
The video is definitely an enormous educational tool for coaches and players. After watching this video, realising what you've achieved with Japan in 2015 rugby world cup. Hopefully we will see each other in person when you are coming to Cape Town, South Africa to coach the Stormers.
The video was right on point. I coach a high school club team and my coaching staff and I are working hard to change a team culture which has included cutting the malcontents from the squad even though numbers are low. As a result we are getting more "new to Rugby" players more frequently and the team is finding a new identity. Thank you.
Great advice, from a very senior coach in the game.


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Fourth annual OutBurst festival proves a hit with the Oxford community
The fourth annual OutBurst Festival, which took place on 7-9 May, once again proved to be a success with the Oxford public.
The festival took place at Pegasus theatre and gave Oxford Brookes' leading researchers the chance to bring world-class, innovative research projects to life for staff, students and members of the community; young and old.
We are already looking forward to OutBurst 2016 and will be putting out a call for events and exhibitions in the autumn.
Angus Phillips, Head of the School of Arts, Oxford Brookes University
In the year of Oxford Brookes' 150th anniversary celebrations, this was a special and memorable festival with some individual events of the day selling out.
Researchers and members of staff from across all four faculties of the University came together to showcase 25 interactive workshops, exhibitions and performances.
Oxford Brookes' resident robots, Artie the Humanoid and Robbie the Nao proved to be a huge hit. Audience members got the opportunity to control Artie, sing songs and enact extracts from famous movies. Robbie, although smaller compared to the full-sized Artie, was no less impressive as he walked, danced and joked with the audience.
'Drawing with Light' demonstrated the technique of creating images with long exposure photography and torches. A part-drawing, part-choreographed performance, participants moved coloured lights around the stage space to draw in the air. The long exposure photography captured the movements to create beautiful, complex images.
Dr Giuseppe Donati, in his event 'The Real Madagascar: Saving the Lemurs', spoke about the emergency plan set up to halt the threat of the extinction of lemurs and why they are vital to understanding our own biological history.
Angus Phillips, Head of the School of Arts said: "The festival is now in its fourth year and we were delighted to be working again with Pegasus.
"The events included drama, sound art, creative writing, storytelling, music, drawing your own comic book and much more.
Information about the OutBurst festival can be found on the dedicated web pages.


Why do people only show love to the dead? I always hear that life is short. People say it. I have said it too. We all know we are going to die someday but recently I have been thinking a lot about life, death, loss, grief, pain and suffering.
Is it not funny that when someone is alive, you fight with them, argue with them, get angry with them, refuse to make peace with them, plot against their success, block their path to the top, talk people out of helping them, refuse to support their business, tarnish their reputation, gossip about them, but when they suddenly drop dead, you start crying?
How come people only show love to the dead? How come you suddenly love this person so much that you splash their pictures all over social media claiming you spoke with them last week, three days ago and blablabla yet you couldn't stand them when they were alive?
How is it easy to celebrate the death of a person that you even refused to felicitate with while they were alive? Why is it easy to talk about how good, nice, sweet and loving a person is when they are dead? What purpose will it serve if you didn't do so while they were alive?
If you are reading this, I will remind you that life is indeed short. Live your life well. Stop thinking so much about what other people think about you, your decisions and your actions. Enjoy your life because one day, you won't have it anymore.
Go for the things you want. Do things that set your heart and soul on fire. Start that business. If people refuse to support you or cheer for you, be your own cheerleader. But don't stop living the life you want because of other people.
Choose you. Forget about what this society expects from you, you will die trying to please everyone. Do these people you are breaking your back for truly care about you or they are just putting up with you because of the things they get from you?
When you die, they will splash your pictures everywhere shedding crocodile tears and writing meaningless tributes. Even people who pretend not to see you when you truly needed their help will be forming sad too. But you would have been gone, cold and dead.
Live your life well. People easily forget the dead. Forget all the talks and tributes, life goes on for the living but did you truly live the life of your dreams? Would you look down on earth and smile and say, 'I lived my best life'.
Well, in my own opinion, I think the answer hinges with the saying that " you do not value whoever /whatever u have until it's gone". I pray DAT we av d mind of appreciating one another b4 its too late.


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A rolling bugle call pierces the woolen autumn sky. Looking skyward, the source comes into view: a V-formation of soaring, long-necked sandhill cranes gliding among the clouds.
"That's such a wonderful sound," said Bob Fisher, as he peered through binoculars from high atop the treeless hill, a former landfill, at the Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville.
Once nearly vanished from the Midwest, sandhill cranes have bounced back and returned by the thousands. The population is booming.
In the 1930s, only two dozen breeding pair of sandhill cranes lived in Wisconsin. The population in the upper Midwest is now between 65,000 and 95,000, researchers estimate. The recovery has accelerated in the last decade, when the number of sandhill cranes more than doubled, growing at a rate of 4.4 percent per year, according to a coordinated fall survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The biggest boost for the sandhill cranes' re-emergence in the region, scientists said, is the conservation and restoration of wetlands, marshes and prairies, the birds' preferred habitat for nesting and breeding.
Researchers also said sandhill cranes' ability to adapt to human development — the creeping expansion of cities and suburbs, as well as farm fields — has allowed the birds to come back from the brink.
"They've made this existential decision to live with people, rather than avoid them," Beilfuss said.
Some scientists predict the sandhill crane may be on track for a recovery similar to the Canada goose, which has risen from obscure to ubiquitous.
The sights and sounds of the sandhill cranes peak as temperatures drop and trees turn bare in late autumn. Fall is when the birds leave Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Ontario, migrating past the Chicago region on their way south to Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Thousands of cranes take to the skies every week, calling to each other as they navigate over the city and suburbs.
The population expansion is so widespread that some sandhill cranes, once a rare sight in Illinois, are spending more time closer to Chicago, especially in Lake and McHenry counties, researchers said. In the past, the cranes were mostly seen and heard during migration season, but more birds are stopping south of the Wisconsin border to live, said Jeff Fox, who has extensively studied the birds and co-written a progress report on their reproductive success and survival.
Fox said that within a five-minute drive of his home in Grayslake, he knows of about a dozen long-term breeding pairs. About a half to 75 percent of the cranes that settle in northern Illinois end up on private property, Fox said. Others make their homes in wetland forest preserves such as the Rollins Savanna.
"There are a lot of cranes around, but you don't know how many unless you're looking for them," Fox said.
Earlier this spring, dozens of sandhill cranes were counted in the counties of northern Illinois, according to the crane foundation, with the most — 429 — spotted in Winnebago County. Spotters in Lake County found 63 cranes. In McHenry County, there were 51.
Greater Sandhill Cranes near Medaryville, Ind., on Nov. 17, 2017.
The numbers were significantly greater this week as the migration kicked into full gear. Sandhill cranes gathered by the hundreds in a muddy farm field in northern McHenry County on the Wisconsin border, their trilling call echoing across the landscape. On the ground, the birds searched for food or rested, occasionally fluttering and dancing into the air when startled by the noise of a passing school bus.
Every few seconds, a new group of cranes appeared as black dots in the skies above, croaking their song as they descended, wings outreached, with the help of a gusty wind. The cranes approached the farm field like a quieter, more majestic version of airplanes preparing to land at O'Hare, tipping their wings back and forth to stay on course and occasionally flapping to adjust direction.
As they neared the ground, they dropped and dangled their spindly legs in a soft plummet to earth. Then the cranes added their bugle call to that of their comrades in the field.
These cranes likely were headed south over the suburbs, hooking around the western edge of Lake Michigan on their way toward northwest Indiana. There, in the expansive Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area, they converge with thousands of other sandhill cranes staging in the area. At most recent count, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, there were 7,706 sandhill cranes at Jasper-Pulaski, the highest weekly total since this year's count began Oct. 10.
The Indiana DNR expects the peak arrival time this year to be in late November or early December. Most of the cranes at Jasper-Pulaski will continue south to Florida, and to a lesser extent Georgia and Tennessee, although a few will remain throughout the winter in Indiana, property manager Jim Bergens said.
Bergens has worked at Jasper-Pulaski for 40 years and has witnessed the sandhill cranes' resurgence up close.
It will take the sandhill cranes about three days to reach Florida, Bergens said, as they travel hundreds of miles a day, using a northwest wind to help push them along. The birds are aided by thermals, or columns of rising air, which allow them to more easily soar. They learn migration routes from veteran, older group mates. The birds usually fly several thousand feet above the ground and can reach speeds of about 45 mph, depending on the strength of the wind.
In addition to increased numbers, a count conducted by the crane foundation shows increased density of the birds in the popular central Wisconsin breeding areas, and a recovery that radiates into surrounding states.
Sandhill cranes, scientists said, are gregarious, smart and social creatures. That temperament has served them well during this recovery. Once a prized possession of hunters, stricter hunting laws have also aided in the rebound.
The exact number of birds in the Midwest, technically known as the Eastern population of greater sandhill crane, varies by year, affected mostly by the comprehensiveness of the bird count and variations in the weather. Federal and state employees, along with volunteers, compile the yearly numbers.
Regardless of fluctuation, the overall trend in this region has been a steady uphill climb since 14,385 sandhill cranes were counted in 1979. In 2015, the three-year average was 80,890, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service tally.
The birds, which have a wingspan of about 77 inches and can live to be 20 years old, eat shoots and tubers, grubs, insects, small reptiles and amphibians. But they also thrive off "waste grains" left behind in farm fields.
In wetlands and marshes, sandhill cranes can find the food they need and a buffer from predators, where they are able to safely protect their young, Fox said.
Unlike whooping cranes, which have struggled to reproduce, sandhill cranes have found breeding success.
"So they have been able to add to their population a lot faster, and they are better at avoiding being killed," Beilfuss said.
One of Fox's next projects is helping the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership evaluate why those birds have not been very successful at breeding. The success of sandhills, he said, may provide clues for the recovery of the whooping cranes.
Back at the windswept hill 200 feet above the forest floor, Fisher, an organizer of the Greene Valley hawk watch, counts hawks with fellow bird enthusiasts during the fall but also notes the arrival of the sandhill cranes.
The sky was quiet. Then someone spotted them.
About 10 minutes later, in the air over Woodridge, another flock appeared. A group of 20 flew overhead. Then another 18, followed by 15 more, a formation of 37, an arrangement of 22.
Then the cranes soared southward, disappearing into the haze.


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Preliminary Study on Long-Term Flooding After the Tsunami
Toshitaka Baba*,†, Junichi Taniguchi*, Noriko Kusunoki*, Manabu Miyoshi**, and Hiroshi Aki**
*Tokushima University
2-1 Minamijosanjima, Tokushima City, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
**Nita Consultant Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
long-term flooding, Nankai earthquake, paleographical survey, numerical analysis
After the Nankai earthquake in 1946, the resultant flooding lasted for a long time, because seawater remained on land after the tsunami in Kochi city. Large-scale flooding occurred in Ishinomaki city immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Long-term flooding may hamper disaster responses such as rescue and recovery activities. This paper studied the risks of long-term flooding after the Nankai earthquake in Tokushima city based on a paleographical survey and numerical analysis. The paleographical survey identified statements such as "seawater sometimes flowed onto the land at the full tide," suggesting occurrences of long-term flooding after previous Nankai earthquakes. The numerical analysis separately calculated values inside and outside the levee.
The tsunami waveforms outside the analysis area obtained by tsunami numerical simulation was used as the boundary condition of the inland flow modeling, that is water was introduced inside the levee when the tsunami water level exceeded the upper end of the levee. The two layers of ground surface and the drain were defined to calculate the flow, including water exchange between the two layers, and the water was drained forcefully outside the levee using a drainage pump. The possibility of long-term flooding in the analysis area is suggested when a large-scale earthquake occurs in the Nankai trough.
Toshitaka Baba, Junichi Taniguchi, Noriko Kusunoki, Manabu Miyoshi, and Hiroshi Aki, "Preliminary Study on Long-Term Flooding After the Tsunami," J. Disaster Res., Vol.12, No.4, pp. 741-747, 2017.
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There is no Gordhan investigation – finish and klaar: Hawks
The Hawks special investigation unit moved to put an end to the three-month-long scuffle between it and finance minister Pravin Gordhan, saying that there is absolutely no investigation into him.
According to a report by BDLive, Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said on Sunday in no uncertain terms: "Take it from us as the authority — there is no investigation against the minister, finish and klaar."
Mulaudzi said that the matter had been going on for three months now, and the unit was not sure where all the speculation that it was specifically an investigation into Gordhan that was ongoing.
"He was only sent clarity-seeking questions, given the fact that he was the commissioner at that time," Mulaudzi said. "The only investigation is regarding the rogue unit, let us leave it at that. Can we please allow the honourable minister to do his job?"
However, doubts still linger on the matter, following a report from the Sunday Times that said that the minister was facing "imminent arrest".
The paper cited senior officials within the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority, and received confirmation from NPA head, Shaun Abrahams that a docket on the minister had been handed to them. Abrahams later clarified that the docket had been sent back to the Hawks "with guidance".
Gordhan responded to the reports with disbelief, saying that he could not believe that government institutions were being manipulated to harass him and his family.
"I cannot believe that I am being investigated and could possibly be charged for something I am completely innocent of," he said. "The malicious rumours and accusations about 'espionage' activities are false and manufactured for other motives."
A senior government official told City Press that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan "is not going anywhere" because there is nothing that warrants his arrest.
The Hawks spokesperson said that no action would be taken to embarrass or humiliate the minister, and that no steps will be taken that affect him without giving him prior notice.
"At this stage, there should be no reason for the minister to be concerned. I hope this will allay the minister's fears," Mulaudzi said.
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