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4 Ways Colleges Can Promote Anti-Racism on Campus
Hate crimes remain prevalent on college campuses, even during remote learning.
Colleges play a key role in promoting equitable learning spaces for students of color.
To promote anti-racism, universities must eradicate the culture of silence around racism.
Schools should also regularly assess students' sense of belonging and offer support systems.
With more incidents of police brutality against Black and brown Americans, and more colleges contending with their racist legacies by renaming campus buildings and removing statues that memorialize white supremacists, it's clear that colleges and universities must take a bold stance on the importance of becoming anti-racist institutions.
Campus hate crimes and bias incidents have risen sharply in the past decade. A few recent examples of racism at predominantly white institutions include the racist fraternity chants by the University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the noose found at Johns Hopkins University, and the swastikas drawn around the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.
Even with the physical closure of campuses across the U.S. due to COVID-19, racism remains an ongoing problem. In February, students at City University of New York campuses became the victims of racist "Zoombombing" when several individuals infiltrated online forums to post white supremacist messages and images during Black History Month virtual events.
"These despicable [virtual] attacks were brutally real and carry the potential to cause lasting, substantial damage. … [We] must do all in our power to counteract the culture and climate that give rise to this abhorrent behavior." Source: — Matos Rodríguez, City University of New York Chancellor Link:More Info
Racism and white supremacy have been deeply embedded in the fabric of the U.S. since the country's inception, and universities are but a microcosm of society. Many students of color experience racial microaggressions in and outside the classroom, which can ultimately influence their sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and ability to complete their degrees.
After George Floyd's death last year, many colleges issued statements detailing their renewed commitment to eradicating racism, promoting a culture of anti-racism, and alleviating barriers in order to create equitable opportunities for historically marginalized student populations.
Universities play a key role in educating future generations and working vigorously to establish safe and equitable spaces for students of color. Below are four strategies for how colleges can condemn racism while fostering an anti-racist campus climate.
Eradicate the Culture of Silence Around Racism
Rises in both racial tensions and racist incidents on campuses have heightened the need for college leaders to hold candid conversations about race and racism, which remain largely taboo topics. These days, many are met with resistance, anger, or disengagement when attempting to discuss race and racism. Being open and responsive to conversations around race is a main tenet of anti-racism.
For many white people, learning to examine how their racial privilege manifests, as well as how this privilege creates unfair social and economic disadvantages for racial minorities, is the first step toward being an ally. When you remain silent and indifferent to racism, you inadvertently indicate your complicity in perpetuating oppression.
Unfortunately, it's white indifference and silence that invigorate the system of white supremacy. In order to eradicate this culture of silence around racism, we must acknowledge that racism exists and that the majority doesn't get to choose when and how to define racism.
When you remain silent and indifferent to racism, you inadvertently indicate your complicity in perpetuating oppression.
It's time for white people to start holding uncomfortable but bold conversations with other white people about the presence and endurance of racism, how their silence contributes to complicity, and what accountability they have in perpetuating and eradicating oppression.
On college campuses, professors play a large part in eradicating the culture of silence around race and racism. Faculty members need to foster a learning environment in which students feel empowered to share their thoughts and experiences, and in which students of color don't feel targeted, tokenized, or pressured to be spokespeople whenever discussions around race occur.
Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching offers helpful literature and guidance on teaching and talking about race in the classroom.
Regularly Assess Students' Sense of Belonging
"Sense of belonging" refers to the emotional and affective attachment students feel toward their campus environment. A student's comfort level when it comes to navigating college can be determined by attachment to social networks, like peers and professors, and the overall cultural climate.
On many predominantly white campuses, access for students of color does not necessarily equal inclusion — many minority students report feeling disconnected and disengaged from the larger campus culture. Research indicates that exposure to racial microaggressions can lead to a decreased sense of belonging and lower comfort levels.
A sense of belonging is critical to a student's personal and professional success. Those who report feeling a lack of belonging may appear disengaged during student activities, while interacting with peers, and in the classroom. They may also experience low efficacy or lack confidence in their academic abilities, resulting in poor performance and even academic failure.
Since students spend most of their time in the classroom, professors play a crucial role in shaping the learning environment, especially for historically marginalized groups. Some tips for enhancing a student's sense of belonging in the classroom include the following:
Learn Every Student's Name in Your Class
Students feel valued and respected when professors know who they are.
Encourage Students to Visit During Your Office Hours
Students should feel comfortable seeking out help when needed, asking questions, and communicating openly with you. This is especially important for first-generation college students who may not understand the value of engaging with professors.
Share Relevant Personal Experiences With Your Students
Doing this not only helps humanize you but also allows your students to connect with you on a deeper level.
Normalize Struggles and Challenges in College
Make statements such as "This is a challenging topic many students have trouble with." Even sharing stories about your own struggles while in college can help. Students of color may feel shame around struggling and fear being open and honest with their professors about their issues, so it's important that they know you're here to assist and support them.
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement and the National Survey of Student Engagement are two of the largest nationwide surveys on student engagement at the undergraduate level. Both surveys have been essential in helping administrators understand how engaged and connected students feel on their campuses, and what factors can enhance or inhibit their engagement.
While these surveys offer a broad analysis, administrators and professors can perform similar research within their respective classrooms. Conducting smaller-scale surveys or creating focus groups to inquire about students' sense of belonging; their involvement in campus activities; their connections to peers, professors, and staff; and their experiences in the classroom can provide administrators with localized data they can use to improve the campus culture.
Evaluate the Cultural Relevance of Student Support Services
Offering diverse and culturally relevant student support services is essential to enhancing a student's sense of belonging. Many students of color at predominantly white institutions do not have the luxury of seeing university staff and professors who look like them or who share similar experiences, so it's important that support services can respond to the needs of diverse students.
Two support services that are critical to the personal and academic success of students of color are academic advising and mental health counseling. To maintain a climate of anti-racism when working with students of color, be sure to abide by the following guidelines.
Know How to Talk About Race and Racial Identity
In supporting a student of color, you should acknowledge the importance of their racial identity and assess their comfort level when talking about race. You should also recognize how the student's racial identity shapes their worldview and experiences. Don't make any assumptions about the student's identity; rather, ask them to self-identify.
Once you know how they identify, you can begin to discuss how their identity influences their thoughts on college and life in general.
Actively Pursue Anti-Racist Education
Advisors and mental health counselors must be active in the pursuit of anti-racist education. Understanding systems of oppression, and assessing your own racial identity and biases, is key to knowing how your prejudices may affect your interactions with students.
Consider the Impact of Cultural Factors
Be cognizant of how cultural factors may affect students' lives and recommended interventions. We must meet students where they are and respect the weight their cultures carry for them.
For many students of color, especially Black and Latino/a students, family is essential to their way of being. Acknowledge how family members may influence the student's academic journey, how they perceive their own wellness, and their professional success.
Some students may instead be looking for a sense of family within their college environment, in which case having a clear understanding of multicultural student services is necessary for effectively supporting them.
Examine the Relationship Between Students of Color and Law Enforcement
The relationship between people of color and law enforcement remains contentious. With cases and evidence of racial bias, racial profiling, and police brutality, communities of color continue to feel both disdain and mistrust toward law enforcement.
On many predominantly white campuses, students of color are often profiled and targeted by campus police. In order to foster inclusivity, campus law enforcement officers must examine and reform how they treat and interact with students of color.
Campus and local law enforcement are often easier to reform because such groups are smaller and include less complex dispatch systems. What's more, the college or university wields the power to change unfair policies and procedures. In 2019, for example, the University of Missouri fired a campus police officer after a photo surfaced of him wearing blackface. This type of zero-tolerance policy is necessary for ensuring an anti-racist campus climate.
In order to foster inclusivity, campus law enforcement officers must examine and reform how they treat and interact with students of color.
Student engagement surveys rarely assess the relationship between students of color and local law enforcement. But these officers greatly impact how connected students feel to their campus environment and whether they feel respected and valued. Colleges should include questions about student experiences with law enforcement on surveys and regularly organize focus groups to help understand the interactions between students and campus police.
Often, campuses make a strict demarcation or separation between police and students. Instead, colleges should strive to integrate police into the campus environment. Strategies for doing this include having officers attend campus events in plain clothes, requiring them to serve on school committees, and asking them to visit classrooms. The goal is to provide more opportunities for positive, unconventional engagement between students and police.
Achieving Anti-Racism in Higher Education
Promoting anti-racism on college campuses is not an easy endeavor — it involves continued inquiry, assessment, and action. It also involves looking holistically at the systems, structures, and practices that prevent students of color from thriving and feeling comfortable.
As the U.S. continues to diversify, we must think harder about how we can eradicate racism and hate in higher education.
Feature Image: Andersen Ross Photography Inc. / DigitalVision / Getty Images
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A considerable amount of the Melbourne music community gathered at the Corner Hotel Wednesday afternoon to farewell our friend and mentor, photographer Ros O'Gorman. The afternoon was MC'd by Jane Gazzo, with speeches by Paul, Hayley & Tim Cashmere, Mary Boukouvalas, a representative of the SES & Karen and Linda Freedman (the Countdown sisters).
The room was decorated with many of Ros's photos and mementos of her life, including SES awards and her beloved cowboy boots. The screens ran the whole afternoon with photos of her life, events and many friends.
It was a fitting send-off for someone who loved her family, her friends and her music. We'll miss you Ros.


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No One Wins Alone
No One Wins Aloneby Mark MessierGallery Books, 2021
Mark Messier Remembers
Canadian pro hockey great Mark Messier details his Hall of Fame career and offers salient guidance for building winning teams.
by David Meyer
Mark Messier had already won five National Hockey League championships when the Edmonton Oilers traded him to the New York Rangers in 1991. Messier then led the Rangers to their 1994 title. In this expansive, entertaining and insightful memoir, the Hall of Famer explains how his upbringing shaped his philosophy and work ethic and made him a champion and team player.
Messier is not athlete smart; he's smart, period. And makes no apologies for his intelligence or success. That he exalts teamwork and collaboration while describing his unique and fairly incredible career makes him an accessible superstar – a rare person.
Mark Messier felt overwhelmed by memories as he headed for Madison Square Garden in March 2004. When he'd lived in New York City 13 years earlier, he and teammate Brian Leetch took public transportation to games, enjoying the city's energy.
Messier was about to participate in his 1,755th game, the second-most games played by one player in NHL history.
Statistics, Attitude and Effort
Only eight players in NHL history scored more goals than Messier. Only two have more assists. A 15-time all-star selection, he was twice the league's Most Valuable Player, a six-time Stanley Cup champion and a 2007 Hall of Fame selection.
Messier details his pride in his relentless work ethic and his teams' championships, which, he writes, mean more to him than any of his individual achievements.
Moving to Canada
Hockey was Mark Messier's life. His father, Doug Messier, played 11 professional seasons. After retiring from hockey in 1969, Doug taught at a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Doug coached an amateur team in the Alberta Senior Hockey League. Though Mark was only seven, he played on his older brother Paul's Pee Wee team along with 11- and 12-year-olds. Physically outmatched, Messier compensated with the hard work of skating, shooting, passing and stick-handling. Growing up with Paul, Mark learned how to play against bigger, stronger opponents and never let them intimidate him.
During a road game, a 20-year-old cross-checked Messier and skated away. Messier, then 15, dropped his gloves to fight, and his opponent got more than he expected. Doug Messier realized at that moment he had no need to worry about his son.
Messier became team captain in his second pro season and proudly wore "11," his brother and father's number. He recognized that determination, strategy and team togetherness mattered as much as physical skills. He learned that people in inspired workplaces share the same purpose and goals, and supply their own motivation.
After tallying 25 goals and 49 assists in 54 games, Messier, 17, believed he was ready for major junior hockey. The Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League owned his rights, so Messier joined the Hawks just before their playoffs.
The World Hockey Association, founded in 1972, afforded players an opportunity that didn't then exist in the National Hockey League. Under the NHL's "reserve clause," teams forced players to stay with their teams after their contracts expired unless the teams released or traded them.
The WHA did not have such an oppressive rule, so it could pursue players whose NHL contracts had expired, and it could sign players younger than 20.
Doug Messier got his son a tryout with the WHA's Indianapolis Racers. Messier's teammates were established pros, some twice his age. They included eccentric goaltender and former Blackhawk Gary Smith, who wore 13 pairs of socks and showered between game periods, undressing and dressing twice every game – socks included.
The Racers folded and Messier's $2,200 paycheck bounced.
The Cincinnati Stingers picked him up, and Messier debuted against the New England Whalers, who had signed the legendary Gordie Howe, the "Babe Ruth" of hockey. At 51, Howe was the oldest professional in the sport's history.
The WHA went out of business, and the NHL absorbed four teams – Edmonton, Winnipeg, New England and Quebec. The NHL planned two "dispersal drafts" of unclaimed WHA players that summer, and those calls-ups would determine Messier's future.
Messier's hometown Oilers drafted him, and in his first NHL home game, Messier scored his first career goal. Messier was in awe of his teammate Wayne Gretzky who had extraordinary vision, could sense where the puck was going and was nearly impossible to hit.
Like a martial arts master, Gretzky put up minimal resistance and used his opponent's energy against him. In his rookie year, Gretzky tied for the league lead in points with 51 goals and 86 assists.
The Oilers' Championship
In 1983, the New York Islanders swept Edmonton for their fourth consecutive championship Cup. Walking past the Islanders' locker room afterward, the Oilers saw veterans wrapped in ice bags sipping beer – no wild celebration.
Messier understood at that moment that winning championships demanded extraordinary teamwork, commitment and sacrifice. The Oilers overcame the Islanders the next season as Messier, with eight goals and 18 assists, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
In 1991, the Oilers traded Messier to New York and in 1994, Messier led the Rangers in beating Vancouver in Game 7 of the finals, igniting a New York celebration that lasted until dawn.
Confident Leadership
Messier has an unpretentious sense of humor and an easy, aware confidence. His love of the game, of his teammates and of the gritty processes of hockey dominate his tale. He doesn't indulge in nostalgia for his career; he's happy about where he is in life.
Messier also doesn't provide a hockey primer, nor does he overly explain the legends he played with, except one. He writes at length about Gretzky, appropriately, since words almost cannot capture the extent of Gretzky's genius. So, this is not a book for those new to hockey. This is a celebration of the game for those who know and love it, like Messier.
Other worthwhile memoirs by championship athletes include My Life: Queen of the Court by Serena Williams, Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream by Diana Nyad and Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi.
David N Meyer is a content editor at getAbstract and author of The 100 Best Films To Rent You've Never Heard Of, Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music, The Bee Gees: The Biography, and other books. You can find his essays on film and music at davidnmeyer.com
Lessons from Sports
"Courage Is Fearful, not Fearless."
In his new book, Bill Treasurer explains how to improve Leadership Two Words at a Time and why it pays off when leaders overcome their fears and ask for bold feedback from their teams.

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Stockwell, the oldest thoroughbred stud farm in Victoria, is back in business with Artie Schiller returning to the fold.
Originally the farm was known as Chelandry Stud, owned by Ken Williams, he stood Chantry, Black Pampas, the sire of Lord Gavin, and for a time, Wateringbury, before he moved to West Australia, where Aquanita was sired.
When Ken Cox, a leading industrialist and a committeeman of Victoria Racing Club, took control of the property, it was renamed Stockwell.
Over a period of 40 years 19 stallions, at various times, have stood at Stockwell, some have been disappointing, but we don't talk about those, when we focus on Showdown.
Showdown figured in the three top sires list 3 times, siring 151 winners, and was top sire and all round champion, in season 1975-76, with 54 wins.
Mike Becker, and his son Brodie, are leasing Stockwell, and Artie Schiller returns to his former home with an impressive record as a racehorse, having had 22 starts, winning 10 races, including the prestigious US Breeders Cup Mile, he was only out of a place 4 times, collecting US $2.088.853 in stake earnings.
However, while his race record is impressive, it does not exceed his stud record, with 476 winners of over $44 million, 4 Group winners, 35 stakes winners, and 30 stakes placegetters.
Artie Schiller is by El Prado, a stakes winning son of Sadler's Wells, while his dam, Hidden Light by Majestic, was a remarkable mare on and off the race track, she won the Santa Anita Oaks Group1, the Hollywood Oaks Group1, and the Del Mar Oaks Group 2.
Hidden Light, the dam of Artie Schiller, was a remarkable mare; besides winning three Oaks, she produced 14 foals, 13 raced 10 won races.
In his absence from Stockwell, he has sired potentially the outstanding stud prospect in Flying Artie, he was an exceptional three year old and lightly raced, his future looks secured.


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Our strategies and projects
How we support migrants
New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy
Rebuilding the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre
National Refugee Resettlement Forum
Supporting refugees and asylum seekers
The Language Assistance Services (LAS) Project
Visa Application Centres
Welcoming Communities
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is rebuilding the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre (MRRC) to modernise it and make it work better. The centre helps refugees ease into life and work in New Zealand. The centre will stay open during the rebuild.
The role of the centre
Refugees who enter New Zealand under the Refugee Quota Programme spend their first 6 weeks at the MRRC. New Zealand receives about 750 refugees each year under the quota.
Refugees receive help to prepare for life in New Zealand and to move into the community. Services offered at the Mangere Centre include English language classes, health screening and mental health support.
The rebuild
The Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre (the Centre) has been rebuilt following approval of the New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy and Government financial commitments in Budgets 2013 and 2014.
The Strategy is aimed at delivering better outcomes for refugees settling in New Zealand, including:
increasing the number of refugees in paid employment,
increasing their educational achievement, and
reducing their long-term dependency on welfare services.
The Centre has played a crucial role in helping refugees adapt to their new life in New Zealand but the original facility had exceeded its economic life.
The Government contracted a private sector consortium led by Downer New Zealand Ltd to design and construct the new Centre at Mangere.
The new Centre became operational in June 2016.
The new facility has been designed to accommodate up to 196 beds under normal occupancy levels, but will include provision to accommodate up to 300 individuals in the event of a mass arrival.
Rebuilding the Centre facilities will help achieve the aim of the Strategy by supporting the closer working relationships of onsite agencies. The new Centre continues to provide space for each of the agencies to carry out their work and is designed to bring agencies closer together so there is improved collaboration.
Having modern facilities will help improve the experience of refugees during their six week stay at the Centre when they first enter New Zealand and better prepare them for New Zealand life - and for their move into the New Zealand community.
Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre
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Design & build plan
The Ministry has worked in partnership Downer New Zealand Ltd to resolve the existing facility limitations by:
consolidating the administration and communal areas into a new, purpose-built administration block;
delivering a range of modern accommodation units; and
re-orientating the onsite buildings to make better use of the available land and provide for additional future capacity, if required.
The new Centre was opened on 18 June 2016 as part of the World Refugee Day celebrations.
The existing facilities will be demolished, a new school constructed and the remaining areas landscaped by September 2017.


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Jan 16 Call Answered: Michael Griffiths: IN VOGUE: SONGS BY MADONNA
Michael GriffithsEver since I heard "Borderline" by Madonna, I was hooked on her and her music. I own all her albums, have watched all her movies, and seen many of her world tours. Madonna's music has inspired me, helped through my troubles, and been there to celebrate the good times. Madonna's self-expression has shown me it's okay to be who you are regardless of whether or not people like you for it. The ones who like you will accept it and those who don't will have to deal with it.
With-in "4 Minutes" of finding out about Michael Griffiths' show In Vogue: Songs By Madonna, I stepped into the "Spotlight" and gave him a ring. Luckily, I did not get "Hung Up" on. From one "Rebel Heart" to another, Michael & I immediately got "Into The Grove" about the creation of this show, our mutual admiration of Madonna and revealing a "Secret" about Michael he has not told anyone else! This is one Madonna "Celebration" you don't want to miss!
In Vogue: Songs By Madonna features Michael simply seated at the piano, leading the audience on a journey through Madonna's tough life and tender songs, including "Vogue," "Into The Groove" and "Express Yourself." The show will play Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego 1/26, 8pm, Catalina Bar & Grill in Los Angeles 1/29, 7:30pm, and Feinstein's/54 Below in New York 2/7, 9:30pm!
For more on Michael be sure to visit http://michaelgriffiths.co and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
1. This February you are making your Feinstein's/54 Below debut with your show In Vogue: Songs By Madonna. What made now the right time to bring this show to NYC? A few years back in Australia I read from afar about Feinstien's/54 Below opening as New York's premier cabaret venue and immediately thought "Wow, I wanna play there one day." Of course, I never actually did anything about it. Last year I was invited to perform my Cole Porter tribute around California in February and bringing "In Vogue" to New York was my very next thought! I don't think I consciously decided it was the "right time," more that the stars have aligned and I'm terribly excited.
2. What excites you most about performing this show? The thrill of cabaret is the intimacy of sharing a common experience with an audience. I also love being alone on stage, it's very dangerous and there's no smoke or mirrors - you simply have to bring your A-game! The show attracts all types of people, but the long term Madonna fans are the ones who get the biggest kick out every little reference and lyric. I sing 12 songs in their entirety, but cram in references to about 35 different songs. It's a testament to her extraordinary output and longevity.
Michael Griffiths3. As a huge Madonna fan myself, I can only imagine how hard it was to narrow down the song selection. How did you ever manage to do that? What were some of the songs you had to leave out? It was hard and there are a number of songs that I adore which have been left by the wayside: "Crazy For You," "Take A Bow," "Causing A Commotion" and "La Isla Bonita," the latter omitted mainly because I can't properly pronounce the Spanish "r" in San Pedro. It was about choosing songs that gave a sense of her character or illustrated part of her life, balanced with songs that suited a male voice at the piano. Like Madonna herself, I'm a big fan of reinvention and it's great fun reimagining these songs with a touch of ragtime, jazz and even some Phillip Glass minimalism for good measure.
4. Your show takes audiences on a journey through Madonna's life and music. When was the moment you knew Madonna was it for you? What stage of her life was it and what song drew you in? I remember early at primary school all the Italian girls (who always knew what was cool before anyone else did) were dancing around to "Holiday" on a cassette recorder at recess. I thought it was a great song but wasn't so keen on "Like A Virgin" or "Material Girl" so didn't consider myself a Madonna fan from the very beginning. A year or so later, the gorgeous ballad "Live To Tell" came out and it was the first 7-inch single I ever bought. I loved her "old hollywood" look in the video clip too. When True Blue the album was released, the very opening strings on "Papa Don't Preach" utterly hooked me. I've been a fan ever since. As a gay man who grew up in the 80s and came out in the 90s, it's hard to imagine life without her.
5. You created a show about one of our biggest icons ever. Did you have any reservations prior to creating this show? If Madonna herself came to see the show, what would she think of it? I wanted the show to represent her impact on my life, my pop sensibility learnt from her and for it to be joyous. There's an unbridled joy in pop music, joy in the Hollywood rap in "Vogue," joy in the self empowerment of "Express Yourself," in singing along to "Ray Of Light." Of course, a 42-year-old gay guy claiming he IS Madonna (I do the show without drag or impersonation) does inherently have some humour and I worry she might not appreciate some of the bitchy quips. Or the references to some of her movie choices. It all comes from a place of love and admiration though :)
6. If you could star in five of Madonna's music videos, which ones would you want to be in? If you could have been a dancer in one of her world tours, which one would you have liked to be a part of? I'm obsessed with the video to "Human Nature," it's INCREDIBLE! That would be my all time fave, maybe I'd star as the little dog? Then one of the sexy cowboys in "Don't Tell Me." Driving around with her in a limo in "Music" looks like fun. Lying around in a 5-star hotel room in "Justify My Love" adds just a touch of controversy and I'd have to finish off with an appearance voguing in "Vogue." As for being a dancer, I was a big fan of the "Sticky and Sweet" tour and joined in at home with the jumping "Give It To Me" finale. So fun!
Michael Griffiths7. Let's find out a bit about you through some Madonna songs:
Where's your favorite place to take a "Holiday" (from Madonna)? I love a tropical holiday, anywhere the ocean is warm. "La Isla Bonita" perhaps?
When have you felt like a "Material Girl" (from Like A Virgin)? Hmmm, when I buy expensive skincare?
When your dad would try to teach you something, did you ever say or think "Papa Don't Preach" (from True Blue)? I would burst into song, "BUT I'VE MADE UP MY MIND, IIIIIIIII'M KEEPING MY BABY!" Actually, that would be weird.
If you weren't a singer, how would you "Express Yourself" (from Like A Prayer)? Maybe I'd be a writer? Even as a singer, I think what's appealing to me is telling stories.
What is something you hope happens for you "Sooner or Later" (from her album I'm Breathless)? I hope I get to keep doing what I'm doing now.
What is something the "Rain" (from Erotica) has washed away for you? I feel like "Rain" might be a metaphor for healing. I think as we all grow up, there's a gap in what we thought life would be like and what it actually is. This causes pain which triggers growth and healing. I'm suddenly getting very deep....
When have you been enlightened by a "Ray of Light" (from Ray of Light)? I'm still waiting....
What is one "Secret" (from Bedtime Story) you would like to reveal that you haven't told in a previous interview? I'm a big softie and beautiful music makes me cry.
On Music, Madonna sings "Nobody's Perfect," what is one of your imperfections? I can be bombastic and easily carried away.
Inspired by "I'm So Stupid" (from American Life), what do you feel is the stupidest thing you've ever done? Deciding to leave my partner of 20 years for a young admirer. The youngster disappeared, my partner forgave me and it all worked out in the end. I was in idiot though.
When has there been a time in your life when you were ready to "Jump" (from Confessions on the Dance Floor) and you did? After many years working in musical theatre I decided to jump ship and try my luck doing cabaret. Three years later and I'm about to tour the States. "Don't ever look back oh baby."
What is the most "Incredible" (from Candy Shop) thing to happen to you? I won a Helpmann Award (an Australian equivalent to a Tony) which proclaims me to be the "Best Cabaret Performer" in Australia last year. That was pretty amazing.
Aside from Madonna, who else do you "Turn Up The Radio" (from MDNA) for? Anything I can dance to, especially when no one is looking.
On Madonna's album Rebel Heart, she sings "Heartbreak City." What has been your biggest heartbreak? Finding out as an adult I was "donor conceived" and I didn't know who my biological father was. That was heartbreaking.
8. Now, let's turn to her movies. If you had a face to face meeting with her characters from Who's That Girl, Dick Tracy, A League of Their Own, Body of Evidence, and Madonna herself from Truth or Dare, what advice would you give to each of them? I've not watched any of those movies for sooo long! I actually have a massive soft spot for Swept Away although she is such massive bitch in it that I'd be terrified to give her any advice whatsoever.
9. If you could release a duets album with Madonna, featuring 10 of her songs, which ones would you want to record with her? I feel like going down the "Tears Of A Clown" path and doing lesser known songs:
"Get Together"
"Inside of Me"
"Frozen"
"Dress You Up"
"Nothing Fails"
"Phyiscal Attraction"
"Bedtime Story"
"Justify My Love"
"Beautiful Stranger"
10. If you had the opportunity to interview Madonna, what is one question you would ask her? Have you forgiven your brother for that book?
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Historic Frippertronics MP3 from 1978
January 1, 2009 / By Marc Weidenbaum
Guitarist Robert Fripp by 1978 had disbanded King Crimson, embarked on a series of collaborations with Brian Eno, and relocated to New York City. Eno was also in the city, and that year saw the release of his No New York compilation, on which Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori, among others, performed. Mori herself had only recently relocated to the city, from Japan, and was then still a drummer — drum machines and laptops awaited her down the road. Kurt Munkacsi, long a key member of Philip Glass's organization, was one of the engineers on No New York.
On February 5, 1978, Fripp made his debut as a solo performing artist at the Kitchen, long home to some of the city's most vibrant avant-garde performing artists, including Glass, Laurie Anderson, Robert Wilson, and others. That evening marked the debut of Frippertronics, his trailblazing experiment in live looping. And a few days ago, Fripp's website, dgmlive.com, posted a rare rehearsal recording from that very evening. At nearly three and a half minutes, the lovely solo guitar loop is marked by the slow fades, loping cadences, attenuated accrual of layers, and brief passages of rapid patterns that have long characterized his playing (MP3). The dgmlive.com site doesn't leave up these occasional free MP3s for very long, so I recommend that you download this one at your earliest convenience.
John Rockwell, the New York Times critic, was at the Kitchen show, and his story in the paper two days later ("Pop: Robert Fripp After 3 Years") closed with these three paragraphs describing the performance:
The explanatory note at dhmlive.com reads, in full:
As the title cunningly implies this piece is taken from a test loop prior to Robert's appearance at The Kitchen Video Arts Center in New York, February 5th 1978. The date is important, marking as it does Robert's debut as a solo performer and the first public unveiling of Frippertronics. The opening night (of two) was subject to intense interest from the public with lines spreading around the block in freezing cold weather, requiring an impromptu second performance to try and accommodate the heavy numbers of eager punters queuing up. These loops would have been prepared by Robert as test pieces and ultimately used by him to solo over.
Perhaps the full recordings of the Kitchen shows will see release some day. The venue has recently released four archival CDs, including one from around the same time as the Fripp show, featuring live performances by Martin Kalve, David Tudor, and Bill Viola. More on the Kitchen at thekitchen.org.
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Robert Fripp Live at The Kitchen was released on three vinyl LPs. I know because I bought it used in NJ in 1982.


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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is the sixteenth game of the The Legend of Zelda series. First announced at E3 2004, it was originally slated for release in November 2005 for the GameCube, but was delayed so much that it was eventually released as a launch title for the Wii, over a year later. The GameCube version was released a month later.
At E3 2006, President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime described Twilight Princess as "...by far the best Zelda game we've ever made." It is the first game in the Zelda series to be rated T (for Teen) by the ESRB instead of E (for Everyone).
2.1 Control
The story begins in the village of Ordon, as Link goes about his day, rounding up goats at the ranch and playing with the village children. Link has a Triforce marking on his hand. However, just as he is about to leave for Hyrule Castle to present a gift sword to the Royal Family, Moblins riding boars raid and take Ilia and Colin, two of villager's residents. Link runs after them desperately, only to find a mysterious black wall stretching high into the sky in his path. A black hand from beyond the wall reaches in and pulls Link in.
Beyond the wall, Hyrule is dim and covered in an orange glow, and strange black dust drifts through the air. Link falls to the ground and passes out as his body transforms into a wolf in this different world. A shadow-like being drags him away, and he wakes in a dungeon, chained to the floor.
A voice calls from him in the dark, and Midna, a short imp-like girl with a broken stone helmet, appears and breaks his chains, offering him assistance in escaping if he does what she says. With Midna's guidance he escapes his cell, and she guides him through an unknown sewer. Eventually Link finds himself on the roof of a castle - Hyrule Castle. It is abandoned, except for the confused and terrified spirits of the Hyrulian guards, who Link can "sense" as a wolf.
In a tower across the rooftops, Midna introduces Link to Princess Zelda. Zelda explains that a strange curse called the Twilight Realm is spreading across Hyrule thanks to an evil king of darkness. If unchallenged, it will consume Ordona, all of Hyrule, and eventually the entire world. To save his friends and Ordona, he and Midna head back to Ordona.
Upon returning, Link finds himself still a wolf. He can return to his normal form if he helps the forest spirit Faron, one of Hyrule's four spring spirits, find its "light" lost in the Twilight Realm. With Midna's help, he steals a sword and shield from the villagers nearby for when he becomes human again, and then sets off into the Twilight Realm. There he must obtain items by the name of "Fused Shadows" for the imp Midna.
After retrieving the spirit's light, he becomes human again - but is shocked to find himself wearing the green tunic and hat of the legendary hero. Faron explains that Link is the hero of destiny, and that it is his responsibility to protect Hyrule and restore it to peace. The mysterious Shadow usurper Zant and his army of dark monsters stand in his way.
Once saving the different races and the world from the Twilight Realm, The evil Twilight king Zant comes. Taking the Fused Shadows, he leaves Link with a shard in his head, allowing him to turn "canine" and human whenever necessary. So Link begins to look for the Twilight Mirror, which has been shattered.
Link is now capable of special moves, such as finishing ground stabs, shield bashes, and rolling rear slashes.
The gameplay of Twilight Princess is what you can expect from a Zelda game - evil is threatening the kingdom, and you must gather magic items and powerful tools in dungeons to defeat bosses and bring justice back to the world. A duality of worlds is a common theme in Zelda games, but Link's transformation between worlds has never been as drastic as in TP. Link has two forms: wolf and human. As a wolf, he is capable of running faster, digging to reveal passages and items in the ground, and using his keen "senses" to see spirits and scents. His wolf attacks are also different, such as a leaping, gnashing combo that allows him to consecutively attack enemies in a sequence. He can also make large jumps with the help of Midna, who rides on his back while he is a wolf and provides help and hints.
As a human, Link can use his sword and inventory of weapons & equipment to kill monsters and solve puzzles. To make up for his slow speed, he can ride Epona as a way to travel across Hyrule's huge overworld faster. He can open doors, press switches and basically do more things than he can as a wolf. However, his attacks are generally not as strong.
The game features nine, classic Zelda temples, with massive puzzles all leading to a boss door. Optionally, Link can do side quests, play minigames, go fishing, collect bugs & poes, or venture in a difficult 50 floor battle gauntlet.
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The GameCube and Wii versions have different control methods. The GameCube version is more traditional, and similar to the controls in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. The Wii version uses its motion sensitive controller for slashing & aiming ranged items like the Bow & Slingshot, while the nunchuck is used to move and Z-target. The controls change for mini-games such as fishing.
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Patricia Marin is an assistant professor in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program in the College of Education at Michigan State University. She studies higher education policy, leadership, and institutional culture with a focus on issues of equity, inclusion, and diversity. In particular, her research foci include the changing nature of Hispanic Serving Institutions, diversity in college classrooms, and research use in policy and practice. Before joining the MSU faculty she served as Associate Director of the University of California Educational Evaluation Center. She also worked for The Civil Rights Project (CRP) at Harvard University and the American Council on Education in Washington, DC.


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European Union: The EU response
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The global financial crisis has led to calls for reform from legislators across the globe. The European Commission (Commission), influenced largely by the February 25 2009 report by Jacques de Larosière (de Larosière Report), has been among the most active in proposing reforms. The Commission's proposals include new regulatory bodies at the European level, changes to the way financial institutions are regulated in the EU, and changes to the regulation of certain financial products.
Although the crisis is global, and the G20 has taken a leading role in the regulatory response, the proposals of legislators, including the Commission, do not uniformly take a global approach.
Readers of this guide will invariably be active in both the EU and US. If new regulations in the EU and US conflict or do not provide for workable mutual recognition mechanisms, the efficacy of those regulations may be diminished and financial institutions operating on a global scale will face significant challenges in continuing those operations.
From the reports assessing the causes of the crisis and proposing regulatory reform, a general consensus has emerged on two elements. First, all systemically important institutions, instruments and markets should be regulated, preferably under the umbrella of a consolidated supervisor in each jurisdiction. Second, reform will be implemented at a national, not a supranational or international, level. These two elements contain an inherent conflict, as most systemically important institutions, instruments and markets are global rather than national. In this light, if the reforms are implemented on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, there is the risk of inconsistency (both as to approach and as to timing) between different jurisdictions and different markets. In the case of EU initiatives, there is a tension between, on the one hand, the Commission's efforts to create a more centralised and harmonised financial regulatory system in Europe with, on the other hand, the independence to which EU member states are accustomed in this sector. This is an addition to potential tensions between the reforms proposed in the EU and the US.
The Commission and the European Council have called for an enhanced European financial supervisory framework, which will be composed of two new bodies: the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and the European System of Financial Supervisors (ESFS).
The ESRB will be responsible for macro-prudential oversight; specifically monitoring and assessing potential threats to financial stability that arise from macro-economic developments and from developments within the financial system as a whole. It will not have any regulatory authority over financial institutions or markets. The ESFS will consist of a network of national financial supervisors working in tandem with three new European supervisory authorities: the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority. These three new bodies will replace the existing Committees of Supervisors, known as Level 3 committees, that advise the Commission under the Lamfalussy process. These proposals are designed to create a framework within which financial risk at the EU level will be supervised, and through which the actions of national supervisors may be coordinated. The new institutions will develop, in effect, a single European rulebook that will harmonise the differences in the national approaches to the transposition of existing and future community law, creating a core set of standards common to all member states. However, that rule book will be implemented at a national, not European, level.
The position in the US is complicated because of the division of responsibilities amongst various agencies. Recent US proposals would coordinate these agencies through the creation of the Financial Services Oversight Council, which would be composed of representatives from multiple agencies and chaired by the US Treasury Department. This body will also have a more formal role in the regulatory process. This approach is broadly similar to the position in the EU, in that a supervisor, comprising representatives from various bodies in the sector, will monitor risk on a macro-basis and act accordingly through those bodies. The interaction between the ESRB and its US equivalent will be key to the success of both initiatives. How this will occur remains to be seen.
As regulatory oversight will remain the principal responsibility of financial institutions' home regulator, issues arise as to how those home regulators will coordinate their efforts. One problem resulting from a lack of coordination between nations may be described as regulatory territorialism. For example, as demonstrated by the collapse of the Icelandic banking system, it is important to consider the relationship between the home regulator and the regulators in jurisdictions where branches are established (host regulators). The risk is that host regulators, in an effort to protect their local markets, will (if they do not already) ring fence the assets of a foreign branch or require foreign banks to operate through subsidiaries rather than branches as a way of doing cross-border business.
Another problem arising out of insufficient international cooperation is inconsistent or incompatible regulation. Cross-border regulated entities face potentially inconsistent regulations in jurisdictions in which they do business, thereby increasing the difficulty and cost of compliance. The traditional answer to this problem has come in one of two forms. First, different jurisdictions may aim to minimise differences in their regimes. Second, a host jurisdiction may, in deference to a foreign regulated entity's home regulator, take a light-touch approach to that entity. Importantly, both approaches require coordination at a supranational level.
To this end, one approach is to appoint colleges of supervisors, such as bodies comprised of national supervisory authorities of major cross-border financial institutions to address risk and regulatory issues on a global level. For example, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a G20 council constituted by a representative from all G20 members, Spain and the Commission, has been mandated to facilitate supervisory colleges. Thus far, the FSB has established over thirty supervisory colleges.
The FSB has also published principles of cooperation for supervisors, central banks and finance ministries in preparing for financial crises and in managing them when they happen. At this stage, however, certain matters remain unclear, such as: the role and effect of such guidelines at a national level; and the consequences, if any, of a nation's failure to implement those guidelines.
Two crucial areas for international coordination are capital adequacy and accounting standards.
In the case of capital adequacy, reforms will certainly be directed at improving the quality, quantity and international consistency of capital in the banking system, preventing excessive leverage, and creating capital buffers. In the EU, the de Larosière report noted that a key goal is consistency of approach as to what constitutes Tier 1 capital, a project in which the Committee of European Banking Supervisors has been granted a central role. On the other hand, the G20 was clear that reform to capital requirements should only be implemented once global economic recovery is assured, since it is difficult in today's markets for financial institutions to raise additional capital other than from governments. The assumption is that Basel II will be revised and then, hopefully, implemented in a more coordinated and timely fashion than the initial version. The G20, in its September 5 and 6 meeting, issued a statement on banking which identifies certain necessary action: "Rapid progress in developing stronger prudential regulation by: requiring banks to hold more and better quality capital once recovery is assured; introducing countercyclical buffers; developing a leverage ratio as an element of the Basel framework; an international set of minimum quantitative standards for high quality liquidity; continuing to improve risk capture in the Basel II framework; accelerating work to develop macro-prudential tools; and exploring the possible role of contingent capital. We call on banks to retain a greater proportion of current profits to build capital, where needed, to support lending."
In the case of the accounting standard, cross-border inconsistency and a freedom of choice in the past resulted in similar institutions following different accounting standards. This affected their apparent health as the financial crisis hit. The G20 has called for improved accounting standards which deal with cyclicality, especially when used to determine capital adequacy. In the EU, the Commission has called for reflection on the mark-to-market principle and, in particular, recommended that expeditious solutions be found to accounting issues such as: the treatment of complex structured products; the valuation of assets in illiquid markets where mark-to-market cannot be applied; and the pro-cyclical and short-term approach promoted by current accounting standards. Similarly, in the US, in response to Congressional pressure, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued guidance on mark-to-market accounting, particularly in the areas of impairment of debt securities and estimating values in illiquid markets. The American Bankers Association has criticised FASB, amongst other things, for not going far enough toward the use of economic value, as opposed to market value, for bank balance sheet accounting. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has announced that it is reviewing its standard in that respect.
The IASB, whose standards have been adopted in the EU with respect to publicly traded companies, will have to cooperate effectively with FASB in the US to achieve the goals set by the G20. In October 2008, the IASB and the FASB set up the Financial Crisis Advisory Group which recently released a report highlighting the necessity of convergence of standards between the two entities. The implementation and enforcement of any agreed standards continues to be a significant concern.
The efforts in the EU and the US to plug holes in the regulatory structure have so far focused on alternative investment funds (in particular hedge funds and private equity funds) and credit rating agencies.
An important category of financial company that has so far not been regulated on a comprehensive basis is alternative investment funds, in particular hedge funds and private equity funds. There seems to be a growing consensus among legislators that hedge funds, at least, should be regulated in some capacity, though the precise content of such proposals remains unclear. There is less consensus as to whether private equity funds should also be regulated and, if so, how the approach should differ from that for hedge funds.
The G30 proposed that, rather than directly regulating hedge funds, the advisors of hedge funds (and possibly private equity funds) be registered and licensed in the jurisdiction in which the advisors reside as opposed to where the fund is incorporated (since many of the funds are incorporated in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands). Under the proposal, information about funds and advisors would be available not only to the regulator of the advisor but also to a systemic regulator (if there is one) overseeing macro-economic developments in the market. Such information would be confidential and would pertain to, amongst other things, the fund's liquidity needs, leverage, risk concentrations and possibly counterparties.
The Commission has proposed a Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM Directive) which would, with certain exceptions, create a comprehensive supervisory framework for the registration and regulation of all non-retail alternative investment funds.
The proposed AIFM Directive has been intensely criticised for imposing onerous and unworkable requirements, failing to distinguish between the types of risks posed by different types of funds, and discriminating against non-EU funds. Although the Commission's proposal provides for a mutual recognition mechanism, this mechanism would be available (at the earliest) three years after the deadline for implementation of the directive and would be subject to conditions that may be difficult, if not impossible, to satisfy. In particular, mutual recognition would be available only if the Commission finds that a non-EU fund's home regulatory system is equivalent to the directive. It would be difficult for the Commission to declare US funds eligible for mutual recognition under its own proposal, since US reforms, as discussed below, take a different approach to regulating alternative investment funds. In this light, it seems likely that the Commission's proposal will be extensively revised. The Swedish Presidency has recently acknowledged this and other problems with the Commission's approach.
The proposal in the US is less restrictive. Primarily, the approach is to widen the net of those advisors caught by registration, disclosure, compliance or conduct-of-business requirements and fiduciary responsibilities. However, in contrast to the EU proposal, US regulation would not impose capital, leverage or similar financial requirements on hedge funds or private equity funds, other than financial holding companies whose size or other factors make them systemically significant, as determined by an interagency committee.
There is also a broad consensus that credit rating agencies (CRAs) must be tightly regulated. On July 27 2009, the Council adopted a regulation establishing the legal and regulatory framework for CRAs (CRA regulation).
The CRA regulation aims to: ensure CRAs avoid and appropriately manage any conflict of interest and remain vigilant on the quality of ratings and rating methodologies; increase CRAs' transparency; and implement an efficient registration and surveillance framework to prevent forum shopping and regulatory arbitrage. The CRA regulation applies only to credit ratings issued by agencies registered within the EU and which are intended either to be disclosed publicly or distributed by subscription. Foreign CRAs and their EU affiliates will be supervised through a college of supervisors coordinated and moderated through the Committee of European Securities Regulators.
As in the EU, major policy concerns caused by CRAs in the US are the management of conflicts of interest and the transparency of ratings methodologies. Other countries are also considering reforming CRAs. As more countries go down this path, issues will arise as to the potential effects of one jurisdiction's regulation of CRAs in other jurisdictions.
It is generally agreed that derivatives (and the markets in which they are traded) must be regulated. There is a growing view that market participants should be required to use central counterparties to clear transactions as a way to reduce the systemic risk of the insolvency of an important market participant.
On July 3 2009, the European Commission released a communication entitled Ensuring efficient, safe and sound derivatives markets, accompanied by a Staff Working Paper (together, the Derivatives Communication). It is expected that the European Commission will present legislative proposals in line with the Derivatives Communication recommendations by the end of 2009.
Based largely on the de Larosière report, the Derivatives Communication surveys the derivatives market and assesses current measures to reduce risk. The Derivatives Communication calls for an increased use of central counterparties, particularly in relation to standardised over-the-counter (OTC) products. Major derivatives dealers committed to the European Commission to move to the central clearing of credit default swaps referencing European companies by July 31 2009. The Commission is considering other ways to encourage the use of central counterparties, thereby managing risk on the derivatives markets. The Derivatives Communication also encourages execution of trades of derivatives on an organised trading venue in order to provide increased price transparency and strengthened risk management. It proposes the promotion of standardisation of OTC derivatives to promote product fungibility, as well as to increase legal certainty and operational efficiency. Transparency in derivatives markets will be further increased in the EU by the extension of the Transaction Reporting Exchange Mechanism, the system through which European regulators exchange transaction reports under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, to OTC derivatives linked to instruments already caught by that reporting system.
In the US, the reforms proposed in this area are more specific. The reforms proposed would, among other modifications, require broad categories of standardised OTC derivatives to be cleared by regulated clearing houses and traded on exchanges or exchange-like trading facilities.
Certain problems require consideration in light of such proposals. For example, central clearing requires standardisation of contracts. Many OTC derivative contracts are bespoke and cannot be cleared or regulated in the same way as standardised contracts.
The collection of relevant information also plays an important role. The Derivatives Communication advocates that for trades outside the central counterparty mechanism, increased transparency should be pursued through the creation and maintenance of a central data repository, which would contain information on the number of outstanding contracts and the size of outstanding positions in a particular contract. Similarly, in the US, it has been proposed that the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Securities Exchange Commission impose recordkeeping and reporting requirements on all OTC derivatives. Certain of these requirements could be satisfied by clearing or, in cases of bespoke OTC derivatives, by reporting such trades to a regulated trade repository. Central counterparties and trade repositories would then publish aggregate data regarding open positions and trading volumes and provide regulators (on a confidential basis) information regarding individual counterparties' trades and positions. In the US, the Trade Information Warehouse operated by the US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation already acts as such a data repository for credit default swaps.
Opinions differ on reforming the regulation of the origination and sale of asset-backed securities, in particular mortgage-backed securities, to align the interests of originators and investors. Problems arose out of the originate-to-distribute model, whereby intermediaries purchased securities from the originators of those securities solely for the purpose of resale. As the intermediaries did not intend to hold the securities in their own portfolio, they lacked the incentive to ensure the integrity of the securities' underlying assets.
One response is for skin-in-the-game regulations, whereby originators must retain an interest in tranches sold to investors (between 5% and 10%), thereby motivating them to maintain the integrity of the underlying assets. The European Council has adopted a directive amending credit institutions' capital requirements, requiring the originators of asset-backed securities in the EU to retain 5% of the risk transferred or sold to investors on their own balance sheets. Similar proposals have been made in the US and by International Organization of Securities Commissions.
Both the EU and US are moving on a variety of fronts to improve their financial regulatory systems in response to the financial crisis. The Commission and the European Council have been particularly active, proposing major reforms and accelerating the implementation of measures that were already under way. There is still considerable uncertainty regarding the final shape of some of these initiatives. Some initiatives seem likely to create tension with member state governments, while others may result in difficulties for institutions active both inside and outside the EU. On both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the key challenge will be to ensure that steps towards reform reflect a global consensus reached in the G20 and to ensure that the move to tighten regulation of the financial system does not create unintended barriers for global financial institutions.
The authors wish to thank various members of the Cleary team for their assistance with this article. For more detailed and regular updates of regulatory measures in the UK, US and around the world, please see the Financial Crisis Resource Center on the Cleary Gottlieb homepage, created to provide public and timely information relating to the distress in global financial markets.
Edward F Greene is a partner based in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
His practice focuses on securities, corporate governance, regulatory and financial services reform and other corporate law matters.
Greene served as General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1981 to 1982 and director of the Division of Corporation Finance from 1979 to 1981. From 2004 to 2008, Greene served as General Counsel of Citigroup's Institutional Clients Group. He oversaw all legal aspects related to the group's activities with issuers and investors worldwide, including investment banking, corporate lending, derivatives, sales and trading and transaction services. He served as Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group Business Practices Committee in connection with his responsibility for regulatory and transactional matters. Contact information
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James Modrall is a partner based in the Brussels office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
He practises extensively in the area of EC and international competition law, in particular the review and clearance of international mergers and acquisitions. He also practises in a wide range of corporate and financial areas, in particular mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings.
Modrall is a member of the bars in New York, Washington DC and Brussels. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and is active in its Antitrust Section, including as vice chairman of its Unilateral Conduct Committee (2005 to 2009) and vice chairman of its International Antitrust and Foreign Competition Law Committee (2003 to 2005). Contact information
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Shutter's practice focuses on the origination and restructuring of international debt and equity financing transactions. He represents issuers, borrowers and financial institutions in international capital markets, syndicated bank lending, project finance, derivatives and securitisation transactions. He also has experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments.
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The 20th South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2014 were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Medal summary

Events

Medal table

See also

2014 World Junior Table Tennis Championships
2014 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
Asian Table Tennis Union

References

South East Asian Table Tennis Championships
South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
Table tennis in Brunei
International sports competitions hosted by Brunei
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Traveling the world, being inspired by the worldwide oral tradition and making music to reach humanity as a collective. In this last quarter century, humanity has been digitally connected more than ever.
This made me aware of the loss of oral traditions in favor of new technologies. We express our emotions through our fingers, using capital letters, emojis and "block users" but, we need to shout, cry, and laugh! Breathe to balance our mood.
To use breath control as a mean of dealing with overwhelming feelings of present.
A gathering of vocalists and human beatboxers engaged in polyphonic techniques.
Moving beyond one's audible senses to witness the magic of music and breath control. Let the air circulate in our body by practicing polyrhythm methods. Let's energize our inner power and be zapped!
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Ch. Like this post? DMOS ( Duty Military Occupational Specialty): The Specialty a soldier was assigned to do.. Enlisted MOS Enlisted MOS levels (1-5). For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation. U.S. Army crew chiefs in UH-60 and CH-47 units serve as gunners in addition to their maintenance duties. U.S. Navy door gunners now provide stand off security against attack by small craft. The original personnel who served as early door gunners aboard CH-21, UH-34, and UH-1 helicopters in Vietnam, were enlisted men, with a designated and specially trained crew chief serving as both the aircraft's maintenance manager and a door gunner. Helicopters from the U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) use door gunners armed with sniper rifles to disable suspect vessels. M-1919A4 .30 caliber MG, and soon thereafter, the M-60 7.62mm MG became the standard helicopter door armament system. US Marines Huey Door Gunner. For certain aircraft a door gunner would use a fully automatic Gatling gun placement. Preface. 7 - Flying Around Texas. Today, the term "door gunner" usually applies to those personnel that are not qualified Crew Chiefs and thus don't fly operationally (the exception would be maintenance personnel that are on flight status for test flight purposes in the aviation maintenance company within aviation battalions; in this case, these personnel do not fly often). Pathfinders Door Gunner Training has proven to train and keep the Door Gunner crew current in a very realistic way. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers. For example the very first U.S. Army helicopter units, flying CH-21 helicopters, that began flying combat missions in Vietnam in 1962 didn't. U.S. ARMY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES U.S. ARMY CURRENT AS OF: 3 NOVEMBER 2009. The modern door gunners are normally drawn from support soldiers within the aviation battalion, detailed from his or her company to one of the flight companies within the battalion. Check the AG MOS Megathread. Door Gunner, by James Pollock, U. S. Army Vietnam Combat Artists Team IV (CAT IV 1967). The original personnel who served as early door gunners aboard CH-21, UH-34, and UH-1 helicopters in Vietnam, were enlisted men, with a designated and specially trained crew chief serving as both the aircraft's maintenance manager and a door gunner. Today, the term "door gunner" usually applies to those personnel that aren't qualified crew chiefs and thus don't fly operationally (the exception would be maintenance personnel that are on flight status for test flight purposes in the aviation maintenance company within aviation battalions; in this case these personnel don't fly often). Besides manning the machine gun, they are responsible for weight and balance, take-off and landing data, preflight, radios, defensive systems, scanning, hoisting, deploying ropes and must be proficient in NVG operations. "It was rough. like a black hawk or Chinook. Some in these MOS's will become crewchiefs. Most door gunners use some sort of machine gun such as the M60, M240, M2HB, or more recently, the General Electric M134 minigun. The army cooks had nothing to do. Sure it is fun, but it gets old fast. The shredout identifies specialization in a specific aircraft or system. US Navy door gunner in 2000, in response to the attack on the USS Cole Navy door gunners now provide stand off security against attack by small craft. The monkey harness allowed a door gunner great movement, including to lean outward on the helicopter skids, to get a better firing angle. The physical demands and profile rating, required ASVAB line scores, and any available enlistment bonuses are included for each enlisted MOS. The CH-46, CH-47 and CH-53 have an additional gun that is fired from the rear ramp. Don't just enlist in a 15 series MOS. Later, as the war progressed, the door gunner position sometimes used a non-aviation rated/trained soldier or marine, that volunteered for door gunner duties. The GAU-17 shooting is actually more than 3000+ rpms. 458 Liked! Following is the list of Aviation jobs (or military occupational specialties). There are 2 MOS's in the army that will allow you to become a door gunner or crewchief. After completing a certain number of combat missions Army door gunners are eligible for the award of the Army Aviation Badge. Normally, a second enlisted soldier served as a second door gunner (such as on a UH-1, and UH-34, which both used two gunners – one on each side of the aircraft). The UH-1 (still in use by the U.S. Marine Corps, as the UH-1Y) is still manned as it was in the Vietnam War, with the gunner firing from the open cabin door. The shield improves communication and protects from rotor wash effects. Our wide selection is elegible for free shipping and free returns. My Profile Army … Courtesy National Museum of the U. S. Army. Initially, the door gunner's MG weapons were mounted on swiveling mounts (on a pintle mount) in order to retain and steady the door armament weapon. Not counting time spent going through basic training and then the specialized training needed to serve in the Army as a door gunner and crew chief on a Bell UH-1C helicopter gunship, followed by a few months in North Carolina, his time as a G.I. mos is 15t start as repairer and work your way to crew cheif aka door gunner See more ideas about vietnam war photos, vietnam war, vietnam history. Today, helicopters like the UH-60 have two machine guns firing out of two windows located behind the pilots. The helicopter becoming an instrument of war, the Army had to have a means where it could maintain tactical and administrative control of all of its divisional and non-divisional helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in Vietnam. In the Army today, there is no Direct MOS that is a helicopter door gunner. Aviation Jobs / MOS List. Later, as the war progressed, the door gunner position sometimes used a non-aviation rated/trained soldier or marine, that volunteered for door gunner duties. Door gunners were normally restrained for safety within the aircraft, by either using a standard lap belt, or if the gunner wanted freedom of movement within the aircraft while still being retained, he used a monkey harness, which was a GI safety harness worn on the torso, and anchored to the aircraft floor, or cabin wall. GAU-21 .50 cal machine gun (left), GAU-17/A 7.62mm gatling gun (right). Buy NAM Door Gunner Army Helicopter M60 MG Huey USMC and other T-Shirts at Amazon.com. Door gunners were normally restrained for safety within the aircraft, by either using a standard lap belt, or if the gunner wanted freedom of movement within the aircraft while still being retained, he used a monkey harness, which was a GI safety harness worn on the torso, and anchored to the aircraft floor, or cabin wall. Duties range from preparation of the machine guns (typically M240 model weapons), performing inflight observer duties, and assisting the crew chief with maintaining the aircraft. 15T (Blackhawk helicopter repairer), and 15U (Chinook helicopter repairer). U.S. Navy door gunners now provide stand off security against attack by small craft. Upon notification of an upcoming deployment to a hostile fire zone, an aviation unit is allowed to select and train personnel assigned to the unit for the duration of the deployment (flight status is terminated upon completion of the deployment). This was obviously exaggerated but displays the hazards of this particular military job at the time. Jackson was a door gunner on Huey and Chinook helicopters for the last eight months of his yearlong tour. And while any MOS at said squadron can become a door gunner, usually the guys who know the plane best will be the ones selected. As the war progressed, using bungee cords to suspend/retain the MG became a common practice, as the newfound maneuverability of these "bungeed" weapons allowed for increased firing angles. The actual role will vary depending on the task given on a particular mission. The UH-1 (still in use by the U.S. Marine Corps,as the UH-1Y) is still manned as it was in the Vietnam War, with the gunner firing from the open cabin door. He served with the 255th Aviation Battalion in Vung Tau and Can Tho. Advanced Individual Training lasts between 14 and 17 weeks depending on the helicopter you will be working on. For the majority of the Vietnam war, the principal weapon of the door gunner was a medium machine gun (MG), initially, a What it Takes to Be a Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner (LAAD) MOS 7212 USMC MOS 7011 Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions for 4133 Community Services Initially however not all helicopters were armed or outfitted with a dedicated MG for door armament. For the majority of the Vietnam War, the principal weapon of the door gunner was a medium machine gun (MG), initially, a Ch. Being a 20 year old idiot I jumped for the chance. Normally, a second enlisted soldier served as a second door gunner (such as on a UH-1, and UH-34, which both used two gunners – one on each side of the aircraft). GAU-21 .50 cal machine gun (left), GAU-17/A 7.62mm gatling gun (right). The monkey harness allowed a door gunner great movement, including to lean outward on the helicopter skids, to get a better firing angle. This practice was commonly termed as using a Free 60. I am a 15T (Blackhawk), myself. And flying as a door gunner … Media related to Door gunners at Wikimedia Commons, The examples and perspective in this article, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Door_gunner&oldid=996715821, Articles with limited geographic scope from January 2018, Pages in non-existent country centric categories, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 December 2020, at 06:31. There is no MOS of "door gunner." We'll make you a complete and ready Crew Member. Normally, a second enlisted soldier served a… A UH-60 Black Hawk door gunner in Iraq (2005) wearing the HGU-56/P Maxillofacial Shield made by Gentex. US Navy door gunner in 2000, in response to the. 5 - August 1966. Chronicles of Mike Shehorn's tour in the Vietnam War - serving as a helicopter door gunner. The helicopters would transport Special Forces troops to a landing zone then return to pick them up when necessary. The door gunner position was not a particularly popular one, due to the exposed position of manning a machine gun in the open door of a helicopter. Therefore door gunners on Vietnam photographs are sometimes seen using an M1 Carbine, an M14 rifle, or an M16 rifle, as their only weapon. For information about how to add references, see, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Door_gunner?oldid=4285802. A German Army door gunner mans an M3M on board a CH-53 helicopter. After training I was approached and offered a two week training course to be a helicopter door gunner. However some door gunners simply continued to hand-wield the weapon for a maximum level of maneuverability of fire. The door gunner of a helicopter (HH-60) or the AC-130 Gunship has responsibilities and training that include inspection, maintenance, testing, as well as operating some of the fastest shooting weapons in the military. All Army soldiers complete 10-weeks of Basic Combat Training before continuing on to Advanced Individual Training where you will learn the skills necessary to become a helicopter repairer. Search this site. During that time we had the Tet Offensive (in 1968). This article does not contain any citations or references. Initially however not all helicopters were armed or outfitted with a dedicated MG for door armament. ... army. This article does not contain any citations or references. This practice was commonly termed as using a Free 60. Main skill every DOOR GUNNER must learn (26 Photos) By: Rick. I don't think there is an MOS for door gunner it's just part of being on the helo crew. "in country" was just a year — or "11 months and 29 days," as he points out. 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Long-time Valley Resident Named Head of Sugarbush Resort Golf Club
Warren, VT (June 15, 2010)- Long-time Valley resident RJ Austin has been promoted to Director of Golf for the Sugarbush Resort Golf Club. The 42-year old has been a key member of the team that has been designing and implementing the course improvements over the last few years. Austin, who was introduced to golf by the club's very first pro, says the promotion is a special honor.
'I received my first playing lesson from Mike Busk, who was one of the club's first pros; I grew-up playing here. It's a unique thrill to now be running the course where I learned to play the game,' said Austin.
The father of two has deep connections to the Mad River Valley and Sugarbush. His family has been in the Valley for four generations and his father, Harold 'Hoover' Austin, was the mountain's ski patrol manager in the 1960s and 70s.
Austin takes over for outgoing pro Ron Philo. Jr., who was the 2006 PGA Pro Champion of the Year, spent the last three years mentoring Austin and sharing his knowledge and depth of understanding of the game.
'I'm really grateful for all Ron brought to Sugarbush and the knowledge he shared,' said Austin. 'We have a very experienced crew at the (golf) course and will continue to improve the playing experience both with course enhancements and playing programs.'
The Sugarbush Resort Golf Club has been undergoing significant revitalization efforts over the past seven years. A new irrigation system was installed when Summit Ventures originally purchased Sugarbush and most recently cart paths have been re-paved, tee boxes have been redesigned, new stone work constructed, and sight lines opened to take advantage of the sweeping views that surround the course.
Said Austin, 'This (golf) course epitomizes what makes Vermont special: boundless views and the spirit of fun.'