Abstract: The Adirondack Land Trust recently purchased 238 acres along Route 86 in Harrietstown. This tract of land is called the Glenview Preserve. The Adirondack Park Agency has already designated a scenic vista of Whiteface Mountain and the High Peaks. Along the back of the property is the Bloomingdale Bog, which is the third largest boreal peatland in New York. Vista like the Glenview Preserve, which doesn't involve a climb and is also accessible to all. This poses the perfect opportunity to establish universal trails for all to enjoy. Conservation of land is made possible by connections that people make to the land. If there is no connection to nature, it could be destroyed without anyone speaking up. The location of this tract of land makes it ideal for accessible trail since there is no mountain to hike to get the view. Hiking is one of the oldest pastimes of the world. People can experience beauty every season of the year. It strengthens our bodies and minds at no cost. Hiking is a wonderful chance to feel the earth below your feet and get up close and personal with nature. Installing trails would not only open up recreational opportunities such as hiking, running, and bird watching, skiing and snowshoeing but also build community.


Adeje is the location for the first business accelerator event in the islands, with the Tenerife Launch48 Weekend for emerging businesses taking place on September 12 – 14.
"The objective is simple: pitch, build and launch", is the slogan for the two day event which is hosted by FIT (Factory for Tourism Innovation) Tenerife, based in the Adeje centre for tourism development, the CDTCA. According to Adeje's councillor for economic development and employment Ermitas Moreira García the weekend is designed to encourage new Canarian companies get off the ground with a supported start-up, using the innovate assessment offered by experienced business accelerator company Oxygen, one of the most important start-up groups in Europe.
The notion of using professional mentoring teams to accelerate business start-ups has taken root in major European cities and is using synergies, innovative ideas and creative directions to create new businesses. Different companies and sponsors can benefit hugely from these events and in this case the image of Tenerife as a technological and innovate hub as well as a tourist destination will also be promoted globally.
A series of mentors will lead distinct groups through training sessions and work-shops, helping develop new means of negotiations, with personal one-to-one interaction and finishing with a jury selection of the best business proposal. The mentors include Chris Chabot, platform relations manager at Twitter, Nick Holzherr, from Whisk, named Birmingham Young Professional of the year in 2011, and Simon Jenner, CEO and co-founder of Oxygen Accelerator.
The events will, hopefully, encourage local business persons in Adeje to "present and develop innovative ideas, and the hope is that the ideas with the best business potential will receive all the support they need from the Adeje department of economic development", said councillor Ermitas Moreira García.
Anyone interested in taking part or finding out more should contact the CDTCA, 922 756 249 or FIT Canarias, 922 756 253.
Last weekend the Adeje Council marked International Women's Day with a number of different events, including the awarding of the Abinque Prize which went to Walk for Life organiser Brigitte Gypen. The award was made at a special gala dinner in the presence of 250 people.
Rodríguez Fraga continues, "we celebrate International Women's Day, and we too, the men among us, must also be involved in this initiative because in the fight for equality everyone, men and women alike, have to put their shoulder to the wheel". The mayor of Adeje also congratulated the work of the department of Equality and councillor, Juan Desiderio Afonso Ruiz.
She added, "our main aim is to continue to increase early detection, encourage improved investigation, raise awareness among the general population that this disease knows no class, creed or colour boundaries and of course all the help we get is welcome". She ended her acceptance speech by reminding people that this year will be the tenth Walk for Life and said they were preparing a very special event indeed.
The Adeje School of Music were also involved in this year's ceremony, as one of their students, the young singer Luke Towler, surprised Brigitte Gypen with a live rendition of Walk for Life, the song he wrote that is now the anthem of the movement, much to the delight of the award winner, Luke's mother Julie who was at the gala dinner and is herself a breast cancer survivor, and the audience in general. There was also an audio-visual presentation early in the evening which paid tribute to the work of Brigitte and all the individuals and organisations who have helped the Walk for Life become the event it is today.
There were other events taking place to mark International Women's Day, one of which was the "Mujeres Adeje Creativa" collective, which brought together over one hundred female artists who came from all over the island – La Orotava, Santa Cruz, La Laguna, Granadilla, San Miguel, Santiago del Teide, Arona, Guía de Isora and of course Adeje. Students from the Adeje art courses organised annually by the Adeje People's University also took part as well as students from the Los Olivos occupational centre.
The exhibition, on show in the Adeje cultural centre until March 26th, displays works in a number of disciples, painting, sculpture, wood, materials, crafts, photography, etc. The centre is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 8am to 9pm and entry to the exhibition is free.
The centre also hosted a talk on 'Women in art by women' given by art historian Elisa Falcón Lisón, looking at the central place of women in art over the different periods.


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I felt like an Angel! I wanted a white suit with white crystals and a gold crystal trim to feel like an Angel on stage and I did! The cut was perfect, the quality was amazing and I got so many compliments backstage. I wore this suit for the NPC Muscle Mayhem Championships.


Commenting on the pastoral questions taken up by Saint Paul in his letters to the Corinthians, Hans Urs von Balthasar offers a meditative interpretation of Paul's writings and difficulties with the Christians at Corinth. He discusses the different roles of pastors and believers, and we see how the problems are resolved through Paul's advice, example and prayerful patience.
"The questions people ask God and the Church change; God's answer in Christ is sufficient for all time. Even though the Church, as well as the individual priest, always has to make this answer understandable anew, its essence does not change. Paul's dramatic confrontation with the congregation of Corinth provides both: his words and actions do complete justice to the situation and yet they are timeless. Therefore his pastoral directives to this difficult congregation are still a guideline for everyone holding a pastoral office. The eye-to-eye confrontation with Corinth is so intense and so rich, that it includes virtually everything of importance. Paul emphasized that everything he says is spoken in love and because of love, but he must get rid of 'the old leaven' so that the Christian feast can be celebrated with joy. Joy has an amazing preeminence in all of Paul's letters."


This is related to using my uVerse ADSL account outfitted with the AT&T-provided Motorola NVG510 modem. The internet service has been functioning more or less reliably with typical variations in speed associated with ADSL. For the past 2 years or so, I have been using Google Voice in conjunction with an Obi202 VoIP device without issues for a few years.
One recommendation I received was to adjust the Quality of Service (QoS) settings on my modem. However, the Motorola device I was issued by AT&T doesn't offer that option. Can anyone else suggest what might be happening here and whether there is a workaround?
I am sorry about the issues you are having with your U-verse service, but we will be glad to help. First, try removing all the phones and just having the alarm system. Reboot everything and see if everything is working fine. If so, then having a QoS control would probably be beneficial, since it seems like adding all the extra devices is causing the issues.
Our U-verse Gateway does not allow for making QoS changes, but you can get a secondary router with QoS control and run it behind the U-verse gateway. Here is a post that goes over it.
Is Ringmaster available with ATT VOIP?


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A political super-group that includes Hillary Clinton joins Season 5 of 'Madam Secretary'
Image: Charles Krupa/AP/REX/Shutterstock
By Adam Rosenberg 2018-07-24 19:19:21 UTC
Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, and Colin Powell.
An illustrious set of names in U.S. political circles, all soon to be immortalized on TV in Season 5 of Madam Secretary. The three former Secretaries of State will appear together in the fifth season's premiere episode, airing on Oct. 7.
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They all shot their scenes earlier this month, on July 11, and before the day was over they took the time to pose for a photo with series star Téa Leoni.
Image: CBS
In the episode, Leoni's fictional Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord turns to the three formers for help in responding to what the press release describes as a "delicate situation."
Madam Secretary — a known Clinton favorite — is a political drama in which Leoni stars as a former CIA analyst and professor who steps into the role of Secretary of State. The show follows Leoni's McCord and the people arrayed around her both at work and at home.
The hour-long series launched in 2014 and it's been going strong ever since, with 90 episodes to date spread across four season. You can check out Season 5 when it premieres on Sunday, Oct. 7.
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Topics: Colin Powell, Entertainment, Hillary Clinton, madam-secretary, Madeleine Albright, Politics, Television

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This long-standing procedure for PV structure design still stays consistent and is especially key for off-grid systems. Using imperativeness adequately should reliably be a basic to essentialness design and age. As a system organizer, it's basically hard to arrange wise imperativeness use by the end customer, yet we can decide beneficial machines, for instance, Energy Star refrigerators and pieces of clothing washers, and methods, for instance, moving weights to non- electric sources in the midst of times of low sun based isolation.
I mperativeness Consumption and the Solar Resource. Intentionally taking a gander at the home's step by step and intermittent essentialness use with the step by step and normal openness of the sun will help deflect imperativeness creation inadequacies. This fundamental progress incorporates a wary examination of the home's changing general load profile and the relating sun arranged resource reliably. Principal to this examination is the proximity or non appearance of a fortification charging source, for instance, a generator. In case a fortification charging source isn't merged, the originator should pick as the diagram concentrate on the season when essentialness usage is depended upon to be most amazing and the daylight based resource in any event.
The PV structure must be able to keep the battery bank charged—or intertwine a generator for help—on the grounds that once the last amp-hour is drawn, the lights go out.
Without a support generator, a PV system must make every watt-hour required, reliably of the year. This is frequently a tall errand in the midst of the winter months and normally achieves a costly system that is bigger than common for the straggling leftovers of the year. Subsequently, stay singular systems without a support charging source are as often as possible obliged to tinier, nonresidence applications, for instance, periodic hotels.
S ince there are no parts for moving, Home Solar Powered Systems need the very little amount of maintenance. Having said that, you ought to look over them a few times per year for dust, mud or some extra things that could have heaped on top. It is vital that the solar panels are clean and there is nothing stopping them from powerfully and efficiently absorbing the sun.
For systems with a support charging source, more arrangement flexibility infers planners can use ordinary usage numbers and apex sun-hour regards. For example, they can appraise the structure at a season when essentialness use isn't at its most imperative or slightest, however in the middle—say, an ordinary day in the fall or spring. In addition, they may use the specific region's typical sun-fueled resource.
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Depression is a painful reality, an illness that we cannot treat by ourselves. We need help to recover from it, and a friend to walk with us through the difficult times. Jean Vanier, one of the great spiritual writers of our time, has written this simple and clear book about depression. The writing is inspirational and sympathetic as he explores how we can move beyond depression - out of the darkness and into the light.
Spiritual identity is the quest to know who we are, to find meaning in life and to overcome that sense of "is that all there is?" At the heart of this quest are found Thomas Meron's illuminating insights leading from an awareness of the false and illusory self as the way to a realization of the true self. For twenty-five years, Merton's Palace of Nowhere has been the standard for exploring, reflecting on, and understanding this rich vein of Merton's thought.


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Cultural and Civic
Corporate Interiors
Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment
Design Excellence
True North Square
Designing a New Civic Heart
The City of Winnipeg and True North Development had a joint vision to relocate the city's civic heart to a new site that commemorates loyal sports fans and citizens alike. With this in mind, an unprecedented opportunity to create a unique neighbourhood around a memorable public space was awarded to our studio after winning a national design competition.
Capturing the unique sense and spirit of Winnipeg, True North Square addresses its unique location with a climate-responsive design for a place that will be active year-round, with a specific focus on transforming the character and lifestyle of the downtown sports and entertainment district. The ambitious approach to public realm design provides an array of amenities and open space to create a 24/7 urban experience. Enhanced access to public transit, enclosed waiting spaces, and walkable design are assimilated in this TOD to encourage alternative transport.
Client: True North Development
Size: 661,980 square feet
Sustainability: LEED Gold
National Urban Design Awards
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), 2022
Steel Design Award
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 2019
― WHAT IT IS
A transformative development that captures the spirit of Winnipeg and establishes the heart of the sports and entertainment district.
Climate Responsive Design
Winnipeg's climate, with its famously harsh winter conditions and hot, humid summers create the world's most challenging conditions in a city with a population over 500,000. True North Square embraces this climate while ambitiously proposing a public realm that provides meaningful connections between the urban context and its community. Through a people-first approach, buildings are strategically sculpted so that open spaces capture sunlight while the Skywalk and podia block winds. This allows the square to be a centre of outdoor activity year-round: able to accommodate an outdoor skating or curling rink in winter as well as concerts, farmer's markets, etc. during the summer.
Augmenting the primary pedestrian focus of the project, the Skywalk is designed to be legible, accessible and integrated with the public realm. It also provides access to the neighbouring developments including the Canada Life Centre (home of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets).
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Winner of a national design competition, True North Square features an innovative climate-responsive design that provides a year-round amenity and urban experience.
Creating a Layered Experience
True North Square's urban design pays special attention to creating a layered experience that breaks down the large and complex site to a pedestrian scale. The buildings sit on four-storey podia, with active, landscaped rooftops that visually enclose the space and create an intimacy at eye level. Vegetation, granite paving, a programmable water feature, and sculptural wood seating elements are all used to define smaller, more human-scaled spaces within the square.
True North Square successfully reconciles the difficult challenge of creating a place for thousands of people when hosting major events, while maintaining the intimacy and welcoming character that makes it an active, every day urban plaza through all seasons.
Expressing the Curve
The intersecting arc geometry of the square is continued up into the towers above, creating a sculptural architectural response that frames the public realm.
The sinuous curves are repeated in throughout the public realm being revealed in features such as the benches, planters, and the grand stair.
Elevating the quality of the public plaza.
Strong street walls and active streetscapes repair the existing
open-block pattern in the area characterized by open parking lots.
"Winnipeg is where Manitoba's heart beats, and downtown Winnipeg is where Winnipeg's heart beats. Today we celebrate an investment in the future of this heart. Today, our hearts beat more loudly and with more pride, perhaps, than they did yesterday."
– Brian Pallister, Former Premier of Manitoba at the Grand Opening of True North Square Plaza
At the heart of Winnipeg's sports and entertainment district, True North Square welcomes fans during a Winnipeg Jets NHL Hockey game. The climate-responsive design allows True North Square to host events year-round.
Ryan Bragg
Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment
Urban Design: Infill
Transit Oriented Development


With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm sure you beauties must be very excited & all the plans, date plans, night out plans must be set. Sure you all want to look your best on the special day & whatever your plans are, we've got you covered. SO here I have put together various looks suited for the V-Day comprising of various styles, whether you're a minimalist, a casual chick or an all out girly girl ( think pink & red), or a classic beauty who'd prefer just a few v- day touches or a single girl , (Yes we've got you covered too ) enjoying the day & freedom with girlfriends. LETS DOLL UP has got tons of ideas for you.
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Hurricane Matthew: mobile teams help treat the injured (Current page)
Hurricane Matthew: mobile teams help treat the injured
Hurricane Matthew, which struck both the southern and northern areas of Haiti on 4 October, has caused the biggest humanitarian crisis since the 2010 earthquake. In the Les Cayes region alone, more than 3,000 casualties have been recorded, while the hospitals are struggling with extremely limited resources. Handicap International is beginning its operation to provide rehabilitation care to the injured. In addition, the distribution of more than 1,000 kits enabling emergency repairs to be made to people's homes is about to get underway.
Situation catastrophique dans le Nord Ouest | © B.Almeras / Handicap International
The situation in the south-west and north-west of Haiti is desperate - the figures speak for themselves. According to the United Nations, though it is now two weeks since the hurricane struck, 1.4 million people are still in need of humanitarian aid and 750,000 people require immediate assistance. In the Les Cayes region, the authorities have reported more than 3,000 casualties. Handicap International's own teams have seen for themselves the extreme scarcity of healthcare facilities, which have only meagre resources with which to treat their patients.
Including the most isolated in the humanitarian response
"For this reason we need to assist the local health structures: supply them with suitable equipment, support them in caring for people with injuries or disabilities and, if necessary, provide training in rehabilitation care," Hélène Robin, head of emergency response operations at Handicap International, explains. Handicap International's intervention is now underway with the deployment of mobile teams. The first of these has started work in the hospitals and collective shelters. Their aims are to provide initial rehabilitation care to those with injuries and disabilities, supply them with walking aids to help them get around and identify the most vulnerable people, who do not have access to the assistance they need. A second team is currently being set up in order to step up provision in the very near future.
"It is vital that those who cannot get around or are isolated are not left out," Hélène Robin points out. "As soon as we have the necessary funding, additional mobile teams will be deployed in remote areas, tasked with identifying those who are injured or vulnerable."
Once identified, they will be supported by the organisation or referred to the most appropriate health structure for their needs. A team of psychosocial support specialists will organise specific activities designed to help people overcome psychological trauma.
Provision of 1,000 shelter kits for the most vulnerable
According to the United Nations, 90% of homes in the town of Jérémie have been destroyed. Around 1,250,000 people, including 500,000 children, need access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. For some their houses have been totally destroyed, while for others their homes are in such a state of disrepair that families simply cannot return. A thousand emergency shelter kits will be distributed by Handicap International as quickly as possible to enable local people to regain access to sustainable sanitation facilities. These kits contain the equipment needed to build emergency shelters or repair houses (toolboxes, ropes, fasteners, tarpaulins etc.). Hygiene kits are also needed to protect people from cholera and contain a potentially widespread epidemic.
A catastrophic situation in the north-west
The north-west is one of the poorest areas in Haiti. The devastation wreaked by the hurricane has simply acerbated an already highly precarious situation, with homes either destroyed or very badly damaged and a lack of hygiene and access to food. "We are studying the options for interventions in this area which so far has had very little coverage by the humanitarian agencies," Hélène Robin explains, "in order to prevent the situation of the affected communities and their most vulnerable residents from deteriorating any further."


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The Friends of the Maynard Library are excited to bring you our 6th Annual Book Festival with events on Thursday and Friday evenings and all day Saturday, April 8. We have great events planned for people of all ages and we hope you'll come to them all! You can see the schedule below or download a printable schedule here. The Festival is brought to you by the Friends, and with grant funds from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
This year, our festival is celebrating the power, beauty and joy of storytelling in its many forms—through music, art and writing. We hope you'll be inspired by our authors and perhaps even tell your own in our writing workshop and oral history recording sessions. Each author event willl be followed by a book signing by the authors. Books by all the authors will be available for sale all day, courtesy of Porter Square Books. Refreshments will be served. All events are free and open to the public. Please be sure to register for workshops, as space is limited!
The first festival event will be held to welcome a new art exhibit to the library. Our friends at ArtSpace on Summer Street will be exhibiting Made in Maynard—works from 26 of their artists. We'll have a reception where you can view the artwork, meet the artists and chat about the stories behind the works. The event runs from 5-7 pm on Thursday, April 6, so you can drop in at your convenience. Of course, there will be some light refreshments for everyone to enjoy! If you can't make it to the reception, you can enjoy the exhibit at the Festival and through most of April whenever the library is open.
This year we've added a concert to the Festival events so that we can enjoy stories in song form. The library will open its doors to music lovers on Friday, April 7 at 7 pm to welcome the bluegrass band Southern Rail back to Maynard. Southern Rail's performances are high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar solo work. Southern Rail celebrates over three decades of performing with the long awaited release of their 12th CD, "Voices in the Wind". Over the years, Southern Rail's recordings have graced the bluegrass charts and their CD "Glory Train" was nominated for Best Gospel Recording of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. We guarantee you will never see anyone who enjoys her job more than Sharon! Read more about the band and their music at their website.
Festival Saturday begins at 10:00 with a memoir writing workshop for older teens and adults. This lively workshop will explore the various forms that life writing can take and will introduce useful resources. The class will be led by Lynette Benton, a published writer, blogger and instructor of writers of all ages. Lynette has visited the library before, and was a very popular instructor. Participants should bring paper and a pen or pencil. Students are also welcome to share an excerpt of a draft they've been working on. Space is limited for this workshop, so please register here, by visiting the Reference Desk or calling 978-897-1010 x103.
As part of a larger oral history project with the Maynard Council on Aging, the Book Festival will feature a recording "booth" using the StoryCorps app, with sessions running from 10:30 to 4:30. We'd like to collect recordings about growing up, working and living in Maynard. Recordings can take the form of interviews or conversations, so bring a friend or family member to interview or we'll match you with a volunteer. Plan to spend 45-60 minutes. Please register online or by visiting the Reference Desk or calling 978-897-1010 x103. Additional recording sessions will be held at the COA in April.
Since its founding in 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 60,000 interviews from more than 100,000 participants from across the country who visit one of their recording sites. It is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind. Interviews recorded are added to the StoryCorps Archive, housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Selected stories are produced for StoryCorps for national broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition. You can listen to an excerpt from an interview here.
At 10:30 a.m., the festival continues with the critically acclaimed children's author and illustrator Matt Tavares. Matt's books have won a variety of awards including the Orbis Pictus Award, the Parents' Choice Gold Award, the Oppenheim Gold Seal Award and the Massachusetts Book Award. In addition, Growing Up Pedro was named a 2016 ALA Notable Book. He has written biographies of baseball greats Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Pedro Martinez, as well as three other story books about baseball. His frequent collaborations as illustrator with author Doreen Rappaport depict historical figures including John F Kennedy, Helen Keller and the Statue of Liberty. His most recent books Crossing Niagara and Lighter Than Air tell the stories of dramatic adventurers. Matt's presentations, called inspiring and captivating, explore the entire process of book creation—writing, rewriting, revising, researching, and sketching. Tavares creates children's books, but this presentation will be of interest to adults as well. Read more about Matt and his books here.
Author events continue at 1:30 pm with a panel discussion, "The Story Behind the Story". The panel is composed of three authors who write for young adults and whose books also hold great appeal for adults. Panelists include Maynard's own Julie Berry, whose most recent book won the prestigious Printz Honor in 2016; Tara Sullivan, author of two critically acclaimed books; and M.T. Anderson, winner of the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Globe-Horn Book award, and the Printz Honor. Our authors cover a sweeping range of topics and settings—Arthurian legend (Yvain: The Knight of the Lion), post-Inquisition France (The Passion of Dolssa), the siege of Leningrad (Symphony for the City of the Dead), muteness in Colonial America (All the Truth That's in Me), albinos in Tanzania (Golden Boy) and child slavery in the African chocolate industry (The Bitter Side of Sweet). The panel will be moderated by Cathryn Mercier, director of the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College. Read more about the authors and their books at their websites: http://mt-anderson.com/, http://www.julieberrybooks.com/, https://tarasullivanbooks.com/.
At 3:30 pm, the festival concludes with a presentation by best-selling author Kate Braestrup. Kate wrote her first memoir, Here If You Need Me, about her path through grief to find her mission and calling. Two more memoirs followed with Marriage, and Other Acts of Charity and Anchor and Flares. In addition to being an author, Kate is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain to the Maine Game Warden Service. She tells stories about family, motherhood, love and commitment, and a living a life of service with grace, compassion, generosity and a whole lot of humor. You can hear samples of her storytelling at The Moth.
5:00-7:00 pm ArtSpace "Made in Maynard" Exhibit Reception
7:00 pm Bluegrass Concert with Southern Rail
10:00 am *Memoir Writing Workshop, with Lynette Benton
10:30-4:30 *StoryCorps Interview Recordings
10:30 am Children's Author and Illustrator Matt Tavares
1:30 pm Storytime
1:30 pm Panel Discussion with Julie Berry, Tara Sullivan and M.T. Anderson
3:30 pm Author Presentation with Kate Braestrup


INTERCEM Americas will take take place in late October in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, as the meeting returns to The Golden State of California for the first time in 10 years.
There is a consensus amongst analysts and industry experts that cement consumption in the US has turned a corner, with many forecasts suggesting growth of between 6 and 8 per cent through 2014 as investment in housing and the commercial sector strengthens.
Longer term projections too look extremely positive with the latest estimates from Exane BNP Paribas suggesting an increase in demand of 24 per cent in the three years to 2016.
With more cement and clinker needed across the country, the US is once again starting to turn to imports to meet demand. California and Florida are amongst some regions already importing small quantities but significant amounts (approx. 15 – 20 million tonnes per annum) will be required over the coming years.
In South America, growth slowed in 2013 in the larger markets, while it was a particularly disappointing year for the Mexican industry with production contracting 8 per cent. However, there are positive signs on the horizon with higher government spending likely in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia with the three-year forecast suggesting double digit growth in each of these countries.
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Officials say people who got second jab or booster in last 6 months are protected against Omicron
What is so concerning about the variant?
Experts say it is the 'worst variant they have ever seen' and are alarmed by the number of mutations it carries.
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The variant — which the World Health Organization has named Omicron — has 32 mutations on the spike protein — the most ever recorded and twice as many as the currently dominant Delta strain.
Experts fear the changes could make the vaccines 40 per cent less effective in a best-case scenario.
This is because so many of the changes on B.1.1.529 are on the virus's spike protein.
The current crop of vaccines trigger the body to recognise the version of the spike from older versions of the virus.
The Botswana variant has around 50 mutations and more than 30 of them are on the spike protein. The current crop of vaccines trigger the body to recognize the version of the spike protein from older versions of the virus. But the mutations may make the spike protein look so different that the body's immune system struggles to recognize it and fight it off. And three of the spike mutations (H665Y, N679K, P681H) help it enter the body's cells more easily. Meanwhile, it is missing a membrane protein (NSP6) which was seen in earlier iterations of the virus, which experts think could make it more infectious. And it has two mutations (R203K and G204R) that have been present in all variants of concern so far and have been linked with infectiousness
But because the spike protein looks so different on the new strain, the body's immune system may struggle to recognise it and fight it off.
It also includes mutations found on the Delta variant that allow it to spread more easily.
Experts warn they won't know how much more infectious the virus is for at least two weeks and may not know its impact on Covid hospitalizations and deaths for up to six weeks.
What mutations does the variant have?
The Botswana variant has more than 50 mutations and more than 30 of them are on the spike protein.
It carries mutations P681H and N679K which are 'rarely seen together' and could make it yet more jab resistant.
These two mutations, along with H655Y, may also make it easier for the virus to sneak into the body's cells.
And the mutation N501Y may make the strain more transmissible and was previously seen on the Kent 'Alpha' variant and Beta among others.
Two other mutations (R203K and G204R) could make the virus more infectious, while a mutation that is missing from this variant (NSP6) could increase its transmissibility.
It also carries mutations K417N and E484A that are similar to those on the South African 'Beta' variant that made it better able to dodge vaccines.
But it also has the N440K, found on Delta, and S477N, on the New York variant — which was linked with a surge of cases in the state in March — that has been linked to antibody escape.
Other mutations it has include G446S, T478K, Q493K, G496S, Q498R and Y505H, although their significance is not yet clear.
Is it a variant of concern?
The World Health Organization has classified the virus as a 'variant of concern', the label given to the highest-risk strains.
This means WHO experts have concluded its mutations allow it to spread faster, cause more severe illness or hamper the protection from vaccines.
Where has the variant been detected so far?
The variant has so far been spotted in five nations: South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium.
Most cases have been spotted in Gauteng, a province in north east South Africa where Johannesburg is based.
The first case was uploaded to international variant database GISAID by Hong Kong and was spotted in someone who travelled to the country from South Africa.
No cases have been seen in the UK. But scientists do not sequence every positive Covid sample in the UK and not everyone who catches the virus will take a test.
This means there could be people infected with the variant in Britain.
What is the UK doing about the variant?
The Health Secretary announced last night six countries would be added to the red list from midday on Friday November 26.
The red-listed countries are: South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe. This means all direct flights from these countries to the UK are banned.
Anyone arriving in England between midday today and 4am on Sunday from these countries — or who has been in the countries in the 10 previous days — must complete a passenger locator form, quarantine at home and should take a PCR test.
Anyone arriving from these countries after 4am on Sunday must stay in a managed quarantine hotel for 10 days and take a Covid test on or before the second day of their stay, as well as another test on or after day eight.
And the UK Health Security Agency classified B.1.1.529 as a Variant Under Investigation, which means it has worrying mutations.
Experts will now conduct a risk assessment and may increase its ranking to Variant of Concern if it is confirmed to be more infectious, cause more severe illness or make vaccines and medicines less effective.
Where did B.1.1.529 first emerge?
The first case was uploaded to international variant database GISAID by Hong Kong on November 23. The person carrying the new variant was traveling to the country from South Africa.
The UK was the first country to identify that the virus could be a threat and alerted other nations.
Since then, 77 cases have been confirmed in South Africa, two in Hong Kong and three in Botswana.
Health chiefs in Israel today announced it had one confirmed and two suspected B.1.1.529 cases, while there are two suspected cases in Belgium.
Experts believe the strain may have originated in Botswana, but continental Africa does not sequence many positive samples, so it may never be known where the variant first emerged.
Professor Francois Balloux, a geneticist at University College London, told MailOnline the virus likely emerged in a lingering infection in an immunocompromised patient, possibly someone with undiagnosed AIDS.
In patients with weakened immune systems infections can linger for months because the body is unable to fight it off. This gives the virus time to acquire mutations that allow it to get around the body's defenses.
Will I be protected if I have a booster?
Scientists have warned the new strain could make Covid vaccines 40 per cent less effective.
But they said emergence of the mutant variant makes it even more important to get a booster jab the minute people become eligible for one.
The vaccines trigger neutralizing antibodies, which is the best protection available against the new variant. So the more of these antibodies a person has the better, experts said.
Britain's Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, said: 'The booster jab was already important before we knew about this variant – but now, it could not be more important.'
When will we know more about the variant?
Data on how transmissible the new variant is and its effect on hospitalizations and deaths is still weeks away.
The UK has offered help to South Africa, where most of the cases are concentrated, to gather this information and believe they will know more about transmissibility in two to three weeks.
But it may be four to six weeks until they know more about hospitalizations and deaths.
What is the variant called?
The strain was scientifically named as B.1.1.529 on November 24, one day after it was spotted in Hong Kong.
The variants given an official name so far include Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma.
Experts at the World Health Organization on November 26 named the variant Omicron.
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I still have tears in my eyes brought on by the 8:45 am assembly today where a whole bunch of elementary school kids received recognition awards.
Their teachers spoke so lovingly and knowledgeably about what each kid brings as gifts for herself and his classmates. The kids were so proud to be acknowledged.
It was both a very special and fairly normal slice of life at my kid's school.
I am disgusted by the ongoing non-negotiations between the BC government and the teachers. Yes, there are two sides. But one side is on the front lines, caring for our kids. And, in the case of my own children's schools, doing so with a lot of grace and professionalism during a very tough time.
The other side has let communication break down. This should not be an adversarial situation. It's the government's job to facilitate the conversation.
Instead, their ongoing approach is cynical and calculated. They use pretty much the only tool the teachers have (labour action) against them by making the teachers look greedy and/or disruptive.
It's a classic case of cynical political machinations at the expense of kids.
I want my children's teachers to be paid well. I want class sizes to be manageable. I want kids with disabilities looked after compassionately. I want public education to be a priority of my democratic nation.
I am sickened by the actions of the BC government. The BC government, run by a woman who sends her only child to private school, should actually care what happens to the children of BC.


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GET TO KNOW SOME OF OUR TEAM LEADERS.
Ryan Berenson joined Wasserman in 2005 and currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Finance and Accounting.
Having started out as a financial controller for the company in Los Angeles, he relocated to the London office for a year after the acquisition of SFX-UK in 2006. After his time overseas, he transitioned to Wasserman's Corporate Finance team for the next six years, until being promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance. He was named an Executive Vice President in January 2017.
Berenson began his career at Reznick Group in both Baltimore, MD and Sacramento, CA, serving as a senior accountant for numerous firms.
Berenson is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting with a concentration in finance from West Chester University.
He currently resides in Westlake Village, CA with his wife, Michelle, daughter, Chloe and son, Ethan.
Zack Sugarman currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Properties at Wasserman.
Sugarman leads Wasserman's Properties team worldwide and has 12+ years of experience in strategic business development and revenue creation; including partnership creation, digital strategy, new tech integration, cross-channel measurement, valuation, negotiation and execution of award winning campaigns and initiatives. Sugarman has worked with several major clients including: NFL, NBA, NASCAR, USOC, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Nationwide Insurance, Verizon, Samsung, Scotts, Walgreens, Target, and RBC. In addition, Sugarman leads all thought leadership training workshops and strategy projects with teams, leagues, and properties.
Sugarman is a true tech geek who makes it a point to stay on the cutting edge of emerging technologies and digital strategies. He is an avid surfer, soccer player, writer and public speaker. He has been published in leading trades including Bloomberg and Forbes; he has also presented at industry conferences for the NBA, NFL and NASCAR in addition to numerous partner summits for properties including Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, Boston Celtics, and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Sugarman holds a B.S. in Economics Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Andy Bilodeau joined Wasserman in 2007 and is a member of the Marketing Division's senior leadership team where he works across all Wasserman Events and Hospitality corporate clients to create, plan, and implement innovative marketing experiences around a variety of events and platforms.
Prior to joining Wasserman, Bilodeau served as a senior manager on the event execution team at OnSport, where he oversaw branding and marketing activation at all Nationwide Tour events. He was responsible for developing and implementing onsite market activation strategies to enhance Nationwide's umbrella sponsorship. Bilodeau also acted as the key contact for player relations and endorsement contracts as well as the day-to-day liaison with local tournaments and the PGA TOUR.
Before working at OnSport, Bilodeau was the director of marketing for the PGA TOUR's Tournament Players Club at Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, home of Nationwide Tour's The Rex Hospital Open. He was responsible for the strategic marketing and sales plan, development of membership categories, and management of corporate promotions and events. Prior to joining the PGA TOUR, Bilodeau spent 12 years in the banking industry where he held executive level positions at major financial institutions, including a successful start-up venture.
Bilodeau holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He resides in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife Julie and their daughter, Davis Ann. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the First Tee of the Triangle.
Kayla Dougherty Perkins has been with Wasserman since 2008 and serves as the company's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Real Estate. In this role, Perkins manages all aspects relating to Human Resources, Payroll, Real Estate and Office Services.
Perkins started her career in the entertainment business working for various small studios and, prior to Wasserman, worked in Human Resources at Lionsgate.
She holds a Bachelor of Science from Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.
Steve Marshman joined Wasserman in 2012 as part of Wasserman's acquisition of Marshman's privately held agency Catalyst Sponsorship Consulting, Inc. As head of Wasserman's Canadian practice, he leads a team of over 50 analysts, athlete marketing specialists and experiential marketers advising and executing for some of the best brands in the Canadian marketplace.
Marshman has over 20 years of global sponsorship experience in various roles on the client, property and agency side. An expert in contract negotiations and high level sponsorship strategy development, he is also a trusted and respected leader in the Canadian sponsorship marketing community. Steve lends his support to industry initiatives such as the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada as a mentor on their SMCC Activate program, providing counsel to young industry talent, as well as being on the judging panel for the industry's annual Sponsorship Marketing Awards.
Initially upon joining Wasserman, Marshman was the head of the agency's global golf consulting practice while functioning as the architect of golf strategy for Wasserman's blue chip domestic clients. He has negotiated key partnerships with entities such as the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, European Tour and their affiliated network television partners. Additionally, Marshman works closely with golf's key governing bodies such as The PGA of America, The PGA of Canada, the USGA and Golf Canada.
While incubating the Canadian business, he also led a global consulting team that handled title sponsor relations for the Humana Challenge in Palm Springs, Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles, Crown Plaza Colonial in Fort Worth, Memorial Tournament in Columbus, RSM Classic in Sea Island, Travelers Championship in Hartford and the Valero Texas Open. In addition to liaising on behalf of our clients with the PGA TOUR, Marshman's team planned, executed and measured turn-key hospitality programming, title sponsor brand engagement and player recruitment for appearances and corporate outings. Steve still retains executive level responsibility for the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head South Carolina and the RBC Canadian Open in Canada.
Wasserman Canada currently boasts Air Canada, BMW Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, RBC and SHAW as anchor clients and has completed property valuation work for the Canadian Sport Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Committee, Manulife and Maple Leaf Sport & Entertainment.
Prior to his role as Executive Vice President at Wasserman, Marshman was the President and Owner of Catalyst Sponsorship Consulting Inc., a Toronto-based sports marketing company specializing in strategy and event management services. At Catalyst, Marshman led the strategy and client service functions of the agency across a wide ranging landscape of Golf, National Sport Governing Bodies, and Corporate Hospitality & Event Management industries.
Before his eight years leading Catalyst, Marshman held senior executive level positions on both the brand client, media and agency side of the Canadian marketplace including Bell Canada, The Globe and Mail Newspaper, McLaren McCann Momentum and Executive Sports International.
Marshman lives in Oakville, Ontario with his wife, Sheri, and two children, Taylor and Chloe.
Lenah Ueltzen-Gabell joined Wasserman in 2008 and oversees Wasserman's international hub in London and EMEA Marketing Services. As an active member of the international sports and entertainment industry, Ueltzen-Gabell is able to stay at the forefront of new trends and feeds her insights and expertise directly back into her relationships, ultimately facilitating educated decision-making by Wasserman clients.
Currently, the EMEA off-the-pitch commercial activities sit under Ueltzen-Gabell's remit, including commercial strategy development, stadium naming rights, sponsorship sales and athlete marketing on behalf of brands and talent. Wasserman commonly describes their commercial services using the SEAM acronym – Strategy, Execution, Amplification and Measurement.
In 2013, Ueltzen-Gabell oversaw Wasserman's acquisition of Ignite Europe Ltd, a market-leading activation agency. She also was the local lead for Europe's integration into the Marketing Services Division. In addition, she manages the Commercial Football division, which specializes in commercial strategy development, stadium naming rights, sponsorship sales and athlete marketing on behalf of brands and talent.
During Ueltzen-Gabell's time at Wasserman, her work has spanned 81 markets around the world across both sports and entertainment for key international clients such as PepsiCo, Bacardi and American Express. She has developed a niche international marketing practice, positioning Wasserman as the go-to agency when global brands seek to understand the international market landscape and make educated investment decisions to drive their brand objectives whilst achieving efficiencies.
In recognition of her Industry achievements, Ueltzen-Gabell was inducted into SportsBusiness Journal's Forty Under 40 Class of 2013 and again in 2017 at the Leaders under 40 Awards.
Prior to Wasserman, Ueltzen-Gabell worked at the NBA as part of the Global Marketing Partnerships Group, responsible for the management of key brand partners. Her various clients included the City of Las Vegas, traditional blue chip brands such as Cisco and American Express, as well as gaming-industry giant Microsoft Xbox. Her two primary objectives were to act as the guardian of the league brand in which its partners invested while serving as an advocate for those partners. To that end, she developed groundbreaking programs integrating partners into the fabric of the game and the NBA's biggest events.
Before entering the corporate world, Ueltzen-Gabell was an award-winning equestrian, victorious on the national stage at prestigious events such as the National Horseshow held at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Since moving to England, she has joined the exclusive international Women in Sport alliance and the board of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
Ueltzen-Gabell holds a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Tulane University as well as an MBA from Georgetown University. She currently resides in London with her Welsh Corgi, Bertie.
Taylor Ives joined Wasserman as Senior Vice President in 2015 following Wasserman's acquisition of the Greg Norman Production Company (GNPC), a leading golf event management firm. In his role at Wasserman, Ives and his team provide turnkey management for several PGA TOUR properties including the Valero Texas Open, OHL Classic at Mayakoba and the QBE Shootout which is hosted by Greg Norman. Additionally, Wasserman Events has a management role with several other properties including the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship and the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour as well as several Endurance properties including the iconic Alaska Airlines Bay to Breakers road race in San Francisco.
Ives began his career in his home state of Connecticut as the Operations Manager for what is now the Travelers Championship. In 2001, Ives relocated to Florida and joined Great White Shark Enterprises where he served as Vice President of GNPC and Tournament Director for Norman's Shark Shootout; roles he held until the time of the Wasserman acquisition. During his tenure with GNPC, the division grew from exclusively managing the Shootout to management of multiple golf properties and other custom events.
Ives holds a B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration from Springfield College and resides in Naples, Florida, with his wife, Michelle, and two children, Parker and Spencer.
As Executive Vice President of Business Development, Barry Hyde drives a range of revenue opportunities to grow business.
Prior to joining Wasserman, Hyde became the first Chief Marketing Officer for the United States Golf Association (USGA) in May 2005, and was immediately put in charge of generating corporate support for the organization. In 2006, Hyde launched the USGA's Corporate Partner program for which he negotiated the first two corporate deals in USGA history with American Express and Lexus. Hyde also later added Chevron, Rolex and IBM to the program.
Prior to the USGA, Hyde spent 15 years in golf marketing, including four years as Vice President of Global Sponsorships and Events for MasterCard International. In this position, Hyde developed MasterCard's worldwide golf marketing strategy and directed partnerships with the PGA TOUR, European Tour, The R&A, Tom Watson, Golf Digest, ABC Sports/ESPN and others.
Hyde, a native of Palisades, New York, graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles. An avid golfer and gardener, Hyde and his wife, Katie, live in Neshanic Station, N.J.
Darrell Coetzee joined Wasserman in 2016 and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Marketing division. Working in partnership with the Managing Partner, Coetzee is responsible for driving the sustainable growth of the division across all the global offices in which Wasserman operates.
Coetzee is a strategic leader with 20 years of experience across multiple disciplines and channels including Advertising, Experiential Marketing, Sponsorship and Activation, Digital, Social, PR, Branded Entertainment and Promotions. This global experience combined with a creative approach enables him to provide progressive solutions for the Marketing division and their clients alike.
Brad Lusky joined Wasserman in 2003 and serves as Executive Vice President, Action Sports and Olympics. In this role, he is responsible for growing and managing the careers of the agency's action sports athletes as well as developing corporate partnerships and identifying and leveraging other business opportunities within action sports.
Prior to joining Wasserman, Lusky served as President of full-service agency The Familie. He served on the management team that grew The Familie into the premiere action sports agency until its acquisition by Wasserman in 2003.
Before that, Lusky was CFO and VP of Operations for Haro Bicycle Corporation. There he was part of a three-person executive team that grew Haro into the number one 20-inch bicycle brand in the world. Lusky also recruited athletes including Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist to ride for the Haro brand.
Lusky, a native southern Californian, was very active in skateboarding and BMX as the sports were just developing in the 1970's. Lusky competed in some of the very first BMX races as well as first skate contests organized in Southern California.
Lusky, a Certified Public Account in the state of California, started his career with the international accounting firm Arthur Young. He holds an economics degree with an emphasis in accounting from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Lusky currently resides in San Marcos, California with his wife, Darla, and children Hunter, Brock and Katrina.
Fred Porro is an accomplished executive with 20+ years of in-depth experiential marketing expertise. He joined Wasserman in 2013 after selling Ignite, a globally recognized, award-winning agency he co-founded in London, to the company.
Since then Porro has been at the forefront of expanding Wasserman's experiential offering globally. He is responsible for managing Wasserman's experiential group, Wasserman Experience, which has developed steadily to include 150+ staff based across the US, Europe and Middle East.
Porro leads a diverse and dynamic team whom has built up an impressive portfolio of clients within a very short space of time including various global brands and major sports properties. Under his guidance, Wasserman Experience, has won numerous accolades including Agency of the Year five times since 2006.
Bill Schechtman joined Wasserman in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Technology. In this role, Schechtman oversees all technology aspects of the company including global acquisitions, enterprise SaaS solutions and IT strategy.
During his time at Wasserman, Schechtman has focused on providing IT solutions, creating an environment that is scalable for hyper growth and improving customer service. He has also been responsible for managing the IT integrations for all major acquisitions.
Prior to Wasserman, Schechtman served as the Director of IT at Quixote and Smashbox Studios, where he ran the technology group that supported fifteen studios nationwide. He led the rollout of enterprise CRM and was responsible for the migration of on premise to cloud solutions.
Schechtman is a native East Coaster where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut. He occasionally flies back for Pepe's Pizza in New Haven.
Thayer Lavielle joined Wasserman in 2011 and currently leads global growth and development. Working across the company to develop incremental business and brand opportunities, Lavielle continually identifies emerging trends in the global sports and entertainment industries. With a clear focus on regional growth in China, master brand events, and broad-based business development across brands, properties and talent, Lavielle works to create new areas of innovation and growth for the company. In her time with Wasserman, Lavielle and her team have negotiated over $250 million in partnerships on behalf of clients.
Leading up to her business development role, Lavielle managed the staff and business around Wasserman's brand retainer accounts. Her client work has spanned the globe across both sports and entertainment for key international clients such as PepsiCo, Microsoft, Diageo and American Express. During her tenure in that position, she managed a staff of 45 and revenue over $15 million, growing her accounts 10% year over year. Today, she reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer of Wasserman and to the Managing Partner of Brands and Properties.
Lavielle has negotiated over $200 million worth of venue deals over her career, including stadiums, arenas, theaters and clubs. Well-versed in the industry of hospitality, she has been at the forefront of innovations in consumer engagement, including app development and integration, personalized experiences, retail integration, ticketing and talent participation through partnerships with AEG, Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, Staples Center, the O2 in London and Berlin, as examples. She understands the ever-changing needs of a consumer and how a venue must answer that call.
Lavielle came to Wasserman from Brandthink, a full service agency in Charlotte, NC, where, as a partner, she developed a number of projects for sports-related clients, ran event promotions for USA Cricket and managed pro surfer Bethany Hamilton in her brand strategy and endorsements. Prior to Brandthink, Lavielle led the business initiatives of JR Motorsports where she played a role in developing the Dale Earnhardt Jr. brand. Duties included securing Xfinity race team sponsorships and Dale Jr. lifestyle partnerships, creating and managing his charitable foundation, growing and maximizing his fan activities and fan base, and building his production company and bar business from the ground up.
She began her career in journalism as a producer on Good Morning America and transitioned into the marketing world, working on both the agency side and directly for brands. Her longest tenure was at L'Oreal where she had roles in PR, promotions and marketing for brands including Lancôme and Drakkar Noir.
Lavielle is on the Board of Advisors of Girl Rising, is a graduate of Colgate University and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and three children.
John Mascatello joined Wasserman as Executive Vice President & Managing Executive in 2011 as part of Wasserman's acquisition of leading golf representation business, SFX Golf. In this role, Mascatello heads the Golf Division's prominent athlete management practice, overseeing its strategic planning as well as its robust client roster, which includes Rickie Fowler, Jason Day and Zach Johnson.
A seasoned sports veteran with decades in the golf industry, Mascatello began his career at ProServ, a Washington, D.C.-based sports agency, in its golf department. In 1991, Mascatello launched the successful golf representation business, Cambridge Sports International, with now Wasserman colleague Bud Martin. Mascatello and Martin ran Cambridge Sports for seven years before selling the company to SFX Sports Group in 1998.
As CEO of SFX Golf, Mascatello oversaw the company's athlete management business, as well as its strategic planning and execution, budgets, and signings, prior to the company's acquisition by Wasserman in 2011.
Mascatello received his J.D./M.A. from American University's Washington College of Law and currently resides in Middleburg, Virginia with his wife, BethAnn, and three children, Brian, Olivia and Luke.
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'I trusted them': The pain of sexual abuse
From the Grand Haven Tribune
MARIE HAVENGA • MAY 11, 2019 AT 9:00 AM
mhavenga@grandhaventribune.com
SPRING LAKE TWP. — Sasha Neulinger's childhood pain still lingers. Family members, people he trusted, betrayed and violated him.
Neulinger, now 29, said he was sexually abused by two uncles and a cousin as a child growing up in Pennsylvania.
"It's been a real journey for me as a survivor, but also as a human being," Neulinger told a packed ballroom at the Spring Lake Country Club on Friday afternoon during a fundraiser for Holland's Ed and Nancy Hanenburg Children's Advocacy Center.
Child sexual abuse is one of the greatest social epidemics of our time, according to Neulinger, who last week debuted an autobiographical documentary film at the Tribeca Film Festival. "Rewind" chronicles his life as a survivor of multi-generational child sexual abuse. He said that, according to current statistics, one out of every four girls and one out of every six boys will be sexually abused before age 18.
Neulinger sprinkled home-movie clips and television news broadcasts into his presentation.
"At 3 years old, I was the happiest kid on the planet," he said. "I felt safe, supported, and felt free to express myself. Unfortunately, that joy and happiness was violently interrupted."
At age 4, he said his uncle sexually abused him for the first time.
"I only knew what my uncle was doing to me was extremely painful," Neulinger said. "I thought I was awful and that I must have done something to deserve it. At that moment, the world became a dark place and I felt dirty."
But the abuse didn't stop there. For the next four years, he said two uncles and a cousin raped him, often during family gatherings in his own home.
"Uncle Howard said to me, 'If you tell anyone, I'll kill you.' And I believed it," he said. "With each rape, I felt increasingly numb. My sense of self-worth, my identity, my ability to see beauty in the world was deteriorating rapidly. At some level, I believed I deserved this."
One day, when his cousin Stewart summoned him to a room in the attic, Neulinger saw his little sister exiting the room, tears rolling down her face.
"It was at that moment that I finally realized what my abusers were doing was wrong," he said. "My little sister didn't deserve to be hurt like that. And maybe, just maybe, I didn't either."
Neulinger approached his mother, telling her about the "secret club" that was doing bad things. His mom asked his sister to draw pictures.
"My sister drew pictures that no 4-year-old child should know how to draw," he said.
The experiences carved a deep hole in Neulinger's soul. He suffered from insomnia, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. He jumped out of a moving car in an attempt to kill himself.
He began to see a psychiatrist, and eventually revealed his deep, dark secrets.
"I was 8 years old at the time of disclosure," Neulinger said. "I felt this huge sense of relief. For the next nine years of my life, I was in and out of courtrooms testifying against all three of my abusers."
In those days, Neulinger had to travel to physicians offices, detective offices, Child Protective Services and various other government buildings, telling his story over and over, dozens of times. It was traumatizing, and tiring, he said.
His Uncle Larry Nevison was sentenced to 14-22 years in prison, and served 11 years. Stewart asked for a plea deal and served 11 months in prison.
Uncle Howard Nevison, a prominent Manhattan Jewish cantor, used defense attorneys to drag out the legal process, filing multiple motions over many years. After a plea bargain, Howard was sentenced to 12 years probation, when Neulinger was 16.
"After four years of abuse and nine years of prosecution, I was ready to move forward with my life," Neulinger said. "I was unwilling to make my entire young life about prosecution. He only got 12 years of probation, but the multi-generational abuse was over.
Neulinger had learned that his Uncle Larry, father and others were sexually abused.
"After 13 years of fighting to get my life back, the war was finally over," he said. "It was a triumphant moment."
The legal minds who helped prosecute Neulinger's case reached out to him to set up a Children's Advocacy Center in his home county. Like many similar advocacy centers across the country, including the one in Holland, it's a child-friendly space where kids can share their stories, undergo forensic medical exams, experience play, art and psycho-therapy, all under one roof. There's no running from place to place, retelling the story dozens of times, like Neulinger had to do. And there's no cost to families.
"Everything is under one roof with access to justice, physical, emotional and mental healing," Neulinger said.
For more information on volunteering or donating to the Ed and Nancy Hanenburg Children's Advocacy Center, call 616-393-6123, visit cac-ottawa.org/prevention
Tagged: Advocates in Action, CAC, Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Moving Mountains, Children's Advocacy Center, child sexual abuse, multi generational sexual abuse, documentary, Rewind, Tribeca Film Festival
Advocates in Action Luncheon Featured on WZZM!
Tagged: Rachael Denhollander, CAC OTTAWA, Children's Advocacy Center, child sexual abuse, Larry Nassar, MSU, WZZM
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month!
By its very nature, the pinwheel evokes whimsy and childlike wonder. It serves as the physical embodiment and reminder of the great childhoods we want for all children.
This April 2018, blue and silver pinwheels will be on display in 60 pinwheel gardens throughout Ottawa County to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month. On Tuesday, April 10, the SCAN Council (Stop Child Abuse and Neglect) planted a pinwheel garden at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex.
MDT Members, Detective Tyler Kempema and Detective Dave Bytwerk plant pinwheels at the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department
Board Member Pat VerDuin and Exectuive Director Darcy Komejan plant pinwheels
Members of the Ottawa County SCAN Council
The schools in Ottawa and Allegan counties are partnering with the Center to help raise awareness and funds for the children we serve. We are so excited that this year there are new ways that kids are helping kids. Blue Star Elementary from Hamilton School District had a Helping Hat Day and the entire Zeeland Public School district's elementary schools participated in a Crazy Hat Day to help raise awareness and funds for the Center. We LOVE it when #kidshelpkids!
Teisha Kothe, principal at Blue Star Elementary, Hamilton Community Schools.
Woodbridge Elementary, Zeeland Public Schools
Adams Elementary, Zeeland Public School
Our community partners are displaying pinwheel potted gardens at their workplaces and businesses to help raise awareness that #preventionispossible.
Cook's Kitchen & Pantry in Grand Haven http://cookskitchenandpantry.com/
Borr's Bootery
Robert Robbins Law-Grand Haven
Great Lake Chili Dogs
We are also selling our Keep Calm and Protect Children t-shirts again this year! Purchase yours here.
Grateful for all of YOU who support #CAPMonth and the children and families we serve!
We know what we do works. We help children develop into happy, healthy children and adults. Pinwheels are the symbol of a happy, healthy childhood and we believe that every child deserves to get that back. We believe that child abuse is a community problem and can only be solved with the help of the community. We could not do our work without you.
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Larry Nassar Victim to Keynote Children's Advocacy Center's 9th Annual Advocates in Action Luncheon
Hudsonville, MI –The Children's Advocacy Center of Ottawa County is excited to hold our 9th annual Advocates in Action Luncheon at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:00 am. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Children's Advocacy Center of Ottawa County.
This year the keynote speaker for the Advocates in Action Luncheon will be Rachael Denhollander. Rachael is the first victim to come forward in the Larry Nassar child sexual abuse case. Rachael began a career in gymnastics at the age of 12 which would put her in the path of one of the country's most prolific pedophiles: Michigan State University's (MSU) famed osteopathic physician, Larry Nassar. Nassar was an expert in gymnastics-related injuries and served as the Olympic team physician and National Medical Coordinator for the women's artistic gymnastics programs. Rachael began to see Larry Nassar for treatment shortly after her 15th birthday and was sexually assaulted by him under the guise of medical treatment for nearly a year.
In 2016, the Indianapolis Star published an explosive report on the United States Association of Gymnastics (USAG) detailing decades of mishandling sexual assault allegations against member coaches. Reading the report, she knew it was the first chance that someone might finally believe that USAG's own team physician was also a sexual predator. She contacted the IndyStar immediately to report her abuse by Larry and told them she would do whatever was needed to make sure Larry could no longer prey on women and children.
Following her initial report, Larry was arrested and then indicted for charges related to child pornography and to sexually assaulting minors in two Michigan counties. In July of 2017, Larry plead guilty to three charges related to child pornography and in November plead guilty to ten counts of first-degree sexual assault, including the charges brought in Rachael's case. To-date, more than 125 women have filed police reports of sexual assault against Nassar and more than 140 have accused him in criminal or civil complaints of sexual assault.
Rachael has continued to advocate for the victims and speak publicly to confront the institutional and societal dynamics that made it possible for Larry to abuse women and children for more than 20 years. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, HLN, CNN, ESPN and numerous state and local news services. Rachael has advocated for victims through print journalism in The Washington Post, Fox News, PEOPLE Magazine and many state and local newspapers and has been interviewed on many state and national radio programs. Her passion is to help others understand the impact of sexual assault so that each person is better equipped to offer help and care to those affected by sexual assault, to explore and understand the societal dynamics surrounding sexual assault, and to advocate for the societal and institutional reform necessary to better protect women and children from sexual violence.
The Children's Advocacy Center provides child sexual abuse intervention and prevention services to residents of Ottawa County completely free of charge. Child sexual abuse is an often unseen, but devastating problem in our local communities as well as throughout the country. One in 10 children are sexually abused before their 18th birthday. The Children's Advocacy Center helps reduce the trauma to children and their families and educate parents and children about body safety. We cannot do it without you. Join us for our 9th Annual Advocates in Action Luncheon to raise community awareness and offer your support.
For ticket information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Rebekah Bakker at (616)393-6123 or by email: rbakker@cac-ottawa.org.
Tagged: Dr. Nassar, MSU, Gymnastics, Olympics, child sexual abuse, Michigan State University, Larry Nassar, Rachael Denhollander
We All Can Play a Part in Building Community, Building Hope
The CAC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on April 14th to kick off a building expansion and capital campaign that will nearly double the Center's current footprint. The goal of the expansion is to increase space to meet the growing demands for innovative treatment therapy, expand resources for children and families, and increase prevention education and outreach throughout the community.
April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Children's Advocacy Center encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Ottawa County a better place for children and families. By ensuring that parents and community members have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse by making meaningful connections and providing education and awareness. The CAC has partnered with local businesses and municipalities to help raise awareness by displaying banners, hosting pinwheel gardens, and decorating parks with blue ribbons as a visual reminder to help protect children and in support for those who have been victims of abuse.
"April is a time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children and strengthening families," said Executive Director Darcy Komejan. "Everyone's participation is critical. Focusing on ways to connect with families is the best thing our community can do to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. We are thrilled that our groundbreaking ceremony and capital campaign begin at the same time that our community is coming together to support Child Abuse Prevention Month. To learn more about the programs, resources offered by the CAC please call 616-393-6123 or visit cac-ottawa.org.
We would like to thank the following businesses downtown Holland for displaying Pinwheel Gardens to help raise awareness about child sexual abuse:
Holland Peanut Store, Cranes in the City, Orange Leaf Yogurt, Peachwave, Hops, Crust 54, Subs N More, Globe, Bores Shoes, Gliks (women), Gliks (men), Home, Chicos, Trends on 8th, Merle Norman, Design Works Interiors, 8th Street Grill, JosABanks, Engeti Salon, Sand Castle,Blue Veranda, Teermans , Fustinis, 8th St. Salon, Seasoned Home, Karla's Place, Francescas, Readers World, JB & Me, and the Bridge.
There will be large blue bows in Centennial Park in Holland as well as banners located throughout the county.
You can help raise awareness and protect children by purchasing our limited edition Keep Calm and Protect Children Prevention Month t-shirts here: https://goodink.com/keepcalmprotectchildren or you could win a shirt by taking a selfie by one of our pinwheel gardens located in businesses throughout Holland and tag #hollandpinwheels2017 and uploading it to Facebook and we will randomly select one selfie to win a Keep Clam and Protect Children shirt!
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A lot has been made of Francis Ngannou's quest to become a free agent. While Ngannou had many noble requests during his negotiation with UFC, not many people mention that Ngannou's key request was a freedom to compete in boxing.
UFC has no interest to open those doors again after their failed venture with Zuffa boxing that never really got off the ground.
Following the announcement that UFC and Ngannou weren't able to come to terms, many pundits questioned if this spelled the ending for Tyson Fury's boxing challenge against Francis Ngannou.
UFC's infamous mouth piece, Chael Sonnen, even speculated that the only reason Fury was interested was because Ngannou was UFC's official Heavyweight champion.
"I understand that boxing is where he wants to be, but you've got to understand, in boxing – you've got a guy that was outstruck in his last fight. That's just the truth. Ciryl Gane outstruck him. You got a guy that has a knee injury. You got a guy that's an unknown age of at least 36 years old and you got a guy that's over 300 pounds."
"This isn't what the world is playing – it's just not. If you're Tyson Fury and you go beat up a guy who's never done this before, who's coming off a knee injury, who's over the weight limit – you got to have something that Tyson could use, and you did when you had the UFC championship and now you don't."
But Sonnen may have jumped the gun on this one. Fury was on hand at the last night's boxing event during which he confirmed his interest in Ngannou.
Fury told talksport:
"Yeah, there is. Maybe I fight Francis Ngannou in a cage, with four ounce gloves, Queensbury rules. Bad a** referee like Mike Tyson. Who's not going to watch that? It can happen, you know."
When asked if he was interested in boxing against Anthony Joshua, Fury clarified it's either Usyk or Ngannou for him:
"Not interested. Not interested. And I'm looking for the fight in a century against Usyk on if not about a spot on the planet fight against Francis Ngannou even one of them tooth that's what I'm looking for really."
In another interview Fury shared:
"Francis Ngannou. I know you're out of contract with the UFC. You want to earn some big boy money. Come see the Gypsy King, and let's do a big, big fight for the baddest MF on the planet. Let's kick it up spicy in a cage for ourselves on the Queensberry. Let's have a bad a** referee. Like Iron Mike Tyson. Whoa."
Ngannou reportedly has an offer from Misfits Boxing to face Derek Chisora so it will be interesting to see the route he chooses now that he's free of UFC's restricting contract.


David B. Seaburn is the author of four previous novels, Darkness is as Light, Pumpkin Hill, Charlie No Face (Savant, 2011 - a Finalist for the National Indie excellence Awards in Fiction), and most recently, Chimney Bluffs (Savant, 2012). Seaburn is a retired psychologist, marriage and family therapist as well as an ordained minister. He lives near Rochester, N. Y. with his wife, Bonnie. They have two wonderful adult daughters and two fabulous granddaughters.