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Grammy Predictions: Who Will and Who Should Win
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Well, it's that time of year again. It's the time for awards to distract you from taxes and the bitter cold. And music's biggest night is quickly approaching! With performances from Adele, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, a David Bowie tribute from Lady Gaga, a Glenn Frey tribute from The Eagles and Jackson Browne and a Lemmy Kilmister tribute from Hollywood Vampires (the band that includes Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp), it's bound to be an eventful night. While I cannot comment on every award, I'm presenting the major ones with my predictions, as well as who should win and who should have been nominated. The Grammy's are notoriously unpredictable (remember this?), so if I get every one of these wrong, blame them.
Best New Artist: Nominees: Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, Meghan Trainor
Will Win/Should Win: Meghan Trainor/Courtney Barnett.
Although Trainor technically isn't even qualified to be nominated for this award – she was nominated for a major award last year – this is hers to lose. She's an excellent songwriter and a talented performer, and does the kind of just-barely-biting-but-still-bubblegum pop that the Grammy's love. Her album, uh, wasn't great, though. Barnett deserves this award. Her debut full-length was a wholly original blend of 90's guitars, Dylan vocal ramblings and suburban Australian apathy.
Should Be Nominated: Fetty Wap. Where was Fetty Wap?
Best Pop Solo Performance: Nominees: Kelly Clarkson, "Heartbeat Song," Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do," Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud," Taylor Swift, "Blank Space," The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Will Win/Should Win: The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face."
Unabashedly one of the best songs of the year, The Weekned brought semi-subtle darkness to the best rhythm MJ never moonwalked to. The song's explosive bassline counteracted the lyrics, that sound like a love song, until you realize they're about an inevitable cocaine overdose. It was the second biggest hit of the year!
Should Be Nominated: The utterly neglected Carly Rae Jepsen. Not for "I Really Like You," but for the non-single "Run Away With Me." It's my blog, I can say what I want.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Nominees: Florence & the Machine, "Ship to Wreck," Maroon 5, "Sugar," Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk," Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood," Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Will Win/Should Win: Khalifa & Puth/Swift & Lamar
This one is really tough. Swift, Ronson and Khalifa all stand a big chance. But I have to give it to "See You Again." While I have made my thoughts on Khalifa known, it is a genuinely great song. It also has two benefits: one of the 10 YouTube videos with over a billion views, and a now very famous spot in a movie – used in Furious 7 to commemorate Paul Walker's untimely death. Plus, it was shunned by the Oscars, where it failed to even be nominated in a category it was expected to win. That said, "Bad Blood" was one of the most entertaining songs of the year, and brought together two artists that are usually hesitant with collaborations, and two artists who are otherwise competing tonight.
Should Be Nominated: Selena Gomez & A$ap Rocky, "Good For You." Selena was among many former Disney stars who went through a whole career reboot this year, and the lead single from her great (and aptly named) album "Revival" is a sultry and engaging duet. Now, frankly, A$ap doesn't help the song, and when it was released as a single, his verse was cut.
Best Rock Song: Nominees: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight," Elle King, "Ex's and Oh's," Florence & the Machine, "What Kind of Man," Highly Suspect, "Lydia," James Bay, "Hold Back the River"
Will Win/Should Win: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
I will hesitantly say that this one is almost guaranteed to the Shakes. "Don't Wanna Fight" is not only one of the bluesiest and spine-tingling sons of the year, it's one of the most this decade. Brittany Howard's booming vocals are reminiscent of Ella or Aretha, but it a modern-tinged setting. It's one of the best songs of the year, and the type of thing the Grammy's love.
Should Be Nominated: After frustratingly finding out that Royal Blood's "Figure It Out" was eligible last year, I'll say Courtney Barnett's "Pedestrian at Best." It's one of my favorites from the year. It would go under Best Alternative Song, but that's not a category.
Best Rock Album: Nominees: James Bay, "Chaos and the Calm," Death Cab For Cutie, "Kintsugi," Highly Suspect, "Mister Asylum," Slipknot, ".5: The Gray Chapter," Muse, "Drones"
Will Win/Should Win: just throw a dart at the list/anything besides these nominees
Muse's album was terrible, Death Cab's album was worse. "Kintsugi" was the only album in 2015 I couldn't make it through. Slipknot haven't been relevant in years. I cannot say I am overly familiar with the music of Highly Suspect or James Bay and cannot comment on them further, I imagine they're talented acts, to share the bill with three outdated artists. I have to make a prediction? Ugh. James Bay probably.
Should Be Nominated: METZ. Motorhead. Viet Cong. More than anyone else, Marilyn Manson.
Best Alternative Album: Nominees: Alabama Shakes, "Sound & Color," Bjork, "Vulnicura," My Morning Jacket, "The Waterfall," Wilco, "Star Wars," Tame Impala, "Currents"
Will Win/Should Win: Alabama Shakes, "Sound & Color"
With all due respect to Wilco's phenomenal album, this is again the Shakes' to lose. I mean, it's also nominated for Album of the Year, so it's a surefire. Through and through, the best rock album of the year. Might as well take this time to highlight on of my favorite songs of the year, Tame Impala's "Let It Happen," which vaulted the album into nomination.
Should Have Been Nominated: How many times do I have to say this? Courtney Barnett, for "Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit"
Best Rap Song: Nominees: Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen," Kendrick Lamar, "Alright," Common & John Legend, "Glory," Drake, "Energy," Kanye West, Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, "All Day"
Will Win/Should Win: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
As much as I want to see Sir Paul McCartney pick up a Best Rap Song award, I don't see the Grammy's giving this to anyone other than Kendrick. His album is filled with topical and devastating muses on the state of black culture, and "Alright" cuts the deepest. It's a true rap song for the ages. That said, if Fetty Wap wins, it is well deserved.
Should Have Been Nominated: anything from Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint." How about "Want Some More"?
Best Rap Album: Nominees: J. Cole, "2014 Forest Hills Drive," Drake, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late," Dr. Dre, "Compton," Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly," Nicki Minaj, "The Pinkprint"
Will Win/Should Win: Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly"
Easy. This is a stacked category – really, these are all great albums – but Lamar is fighting T. Swift for Album of the Year, and none of these will stand in his way. His album is one of the greatest rap albums ever, and the Grammy's owe him one from last time. That said, "Pinkprint" was my favorite album from last year, and a win for Nicki would be huge for her career.
Should Have Been Nominated: I don't really have a true answer for this one so a personal pick, Heems, "Eat Pray Thug"
Record of the Year: Nominees: D'Angelo & the Vanguard, "Really Love," Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk," Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud," Taylor Swift, "Blank Space," The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Will Win/Should Win: The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
So, let's get this straight. I still don't entirely understand the difference between this and the next category, Song of the Year. From my understanding, it relates to the overall production of a song, not just the writer/performer. All that said (or not said), The Weeknd made the best damn song of the year, and although he has competition here, I'm pulling for the Grammy's picking him. It's truly one of the grooviest songs in years.
Should Have Been Nominated: There's a million answers to this. Elle King? I love "Ex's and Oh's." The production on Bieber's album was excellent too, it's surprising not to see him nominated in this category.
Song of the Year: Nominees: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright," Taylor Swift, "Blank Space," Little Big Town, "Girl Crush," Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth, "See You Again," Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Will Win/Should Win: Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
This is a surprisingly weak category, given all of the great songs that came out this year. Khalifa could easily take it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Grammy's give Swift this award as a consolation prize (see below). It is probably the best song of the bunch, and Swift is deserving of at least some awards for "1989," which really is a great pop album. Maybe the name she'll be writing is "Grammy" or something, sorry, that's, never mind.
Should Have Been Nominated: Although chart success does not necessarily equate award success, there is a conspicuous lack of both "Uptown Funk" and "Can't Feel My Face" from the list. The Weeknd deserves this award. End all, be all.
Album of the Year: Nominees: Alabama Shakes, "Sound & Color," Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly," Chris Stapleton, "Traveller," Taylor Swift, "1989," The Weeknd, "Beauty Behind the Madness"
Will Win/Should Win: Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly."
I saved this for last because I truly cannot decide if I think the Grammy's will give it to Kendrick or Taylor. No discredit to the other nominees, who are all very deserving, but this is a two-person fight. There's some factors here: 1) The Grammy's love Taylor, who released what might be her best album yet, 2) The Grammy's know they messed up by not giving "good kid m.A.A.d city" Best Rap Album in 2013, 3) "To Pimp a Butterfly" is a much better album than "1989." I think it's going to go to Kendrick. There will be upset if he loses, although Swift also deserves the award. But man, it's been years since there has been an album as politically relevant and important as Lamar's. Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vice, EW, Billboard, President Obama and me all agreed it was the best album of the year. If he doesn't win this award, he'd better call for a permanent boycott of the Grammy's. #GrammysSoWhite
Thanks for reading! Check back in tomorrow to see what I got right and what I got wrong. And tune in for next year's coverage, to see how many awards Adele wins.
February 15, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Opinion	| Tags: Alabama Shakes, Charlie Puth, Courtney Barnett, Grammy's, James Bay, Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Trainor, opinion, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa | Leave a comment
Wiz Khalifa – "Khalifa"
Key Tracks: "BTS," "Zoney"
Wiz Khalifa's new, half-eponymous release is his sixth studio album, and it comes out right in the middle of a stacked month for him. Khalifa was, now infamously, involved in a quick Twitter feud with Kanye, in which the only real winner was Amber Rose. West – rightfully – attacked Khalifa for a career's worth of mediocre music, and then – not rightfully – brought his ex-wife and son into the mix. Brushing that aside, Khalifa is up for a major Grammy nomination, for Song of the Year for the Furious 7 song "See You Again," with Charlie Puth. Perhaps unexpectedly, this was an apropos time for him to drop a studio album.
And it's okay. Khalifa has never been interested in being a truly innovative rapper, nor has he ever gotten political. Those are critiques in 2016 – the rap scene is getting more and more bloated, with seemingly hundreds of famous rappers trying to find their unique voice (and many of them doing it through rough, political tracks). This is, much like his previous album "Blacc Hollywood," just a passable rap album.
There's more interesting things going on from a musical standpoint than on "Hollywood," which was just boring all-around. The more energetic songs have some oomph that was missing before, and there's decent use of piano lines throughout that complement trap beats. And "Call Waiting" sits at the midpoint, breaking up monotony with some reggae that ends just before wearing out it's welcome (although the Fugees reference at the beginning – undeserved). A tender moment happens at the end of "Zoney," when he brings his young son into the recording (which comes off as a Win, given Kanye's recent and incredibly inappropriate comments towards the child). There's also a general lack of the empty ballads that divided "Blacc Hollywood," with Khalifa sticking more closely to bangers and weed songs.
And weed songs aplenty. All but one, I think. There's at least three songs that start with the sound of Khalifa smoking. He raps about buying weed, smoking weed, listening to songs he can smoke weed to, you know, diversity. The 6+ minute track "Lit" seems like it might be something innovative for Wiz, given it's length, but it's just him (and Ty Dolla $ign) rapping about weed for six minutes instead of four. Lead single "Bake Sale" is a corny joke, some of the corniest lyrics on the album. Every single song disappoints, lyrically, and although Khalifa's flow has improved, he just sounds uninspired. He wanted to be known as a "weed rapper," and he pummels us with that so much that he has become his own parody; his own walking advertisement for a product that cannot actually exist. In a world where rap is changing by the week, Khalifa is throwing himself into the heyday of three years ago – and he's being left behind.
February 7, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Hip-Hop/Rap	| Tags: Bake Sale, Blacc Hollywood, BTS, C, Call Waiting, Charlie Puth, hip-hop, Khalifa, Lit, rap, Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa, Wiz Khalifa Khalifa review, Zoney | 1 Comment


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Barbara Albert's career working in early childhood began while she was studying psychology at Bucknell University when she worked as a tutor for Head Start children. After receiving her master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University, she taught preschool and kindergarten. In 1994, she became a Group Leader at the Children's Learning Center. She began as a teacher of preschool children and then spent eight years teaching the kindergarten at PCT followed by two and a half years as a toddler teacher. In 2001, she received the Child Care Teacher Recognition Award from the Terri Lynne Lockoff Child Care Foundation In 2008, she joined the Early Childhood program as Program Specialist. She became the Director of the Children's Learning Center in July 2013. She is also an adjunct instructor in the Early Childhood program.
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Darlene Warner holds an associate's degree in computer science from Penn College and had 7 years experience in various clerical positions, including the Boys Scouts of America office in Williamsport, before she joined the Children's Learning Center in August 2005. Darlene lives in South Williamsport with her husband Dan (also a Penn College employee). She has two grown sons.
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Neva joined our Center in August 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in child development from California State University in Northridge. In California, she worked as an early intervention teacher and director of education at Smart Start preschool in Santa Monica. After relocating to Pennsylvania, she spent six years at the Infant Development Program in Lock Haven. Neva lives in Jersey Shore with her husband Sean and two daughters.
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Linda joined our staff as a full-time substitute teacher a year before accepting a permanent position as Group Leader of the Bees in September 2013. She moved into a new position as Group Leader of the Birds, our older preschool group, in Fall 2014. Linda holds a B. S. in Elementary Education, is certified as a Reading Specialist, and has earned a Child Development Associate credential. Her work in Early Childhood Education spans more than twenty years, including teaching experience in both kindergarten and second grade. She also worked for three years as a Reading Specialist with I.U.9.
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This passage sits immediately between two sections on money in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Immediately before it, Jesus is warning his listeners not to lay up treasures on earth, but in heaven. Immediately after this passage, Jesus will state that no one can serve both God and money.
I've often wondered what this passage had to do with money, or what the passage meant at all. What did Jesus mean by "healthy eyes"? When I was in college, I had a professor explain this. In the ancient Near East, the eye was often a synonym for what was in one's heart. If your eye was "healthy," your heart and motives were pure. If your eye was "bad," you were corrupt. Jesus is saying our eyes or hearts tell the story. In context, if we are generous people storing treasure in heaven and serving God before our finances, our lives will be full of light. On the contrary, however, if our hearts are inclined toward materialism and idol worship of money, how dark are lives are!
So, is your eye good or bad?


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A Norwich-based church women's football team is seeking to establish links with other women's teams in Norfolk. Pete Barry, of the Norwich Central Baptist Church, said: "We would like to play friendly games on Saturdays in or around Norwich.
A Norwich-based church women's football team is seeking to establish links with other women's teams in Norfolk.
Pete Barry, of the Norwich Central Baptist Church, said: "We would like to play friendly games on Saturdays in or around Norwich. Ideally, we would like to play seven-a-side games, but would be willing to try an 11-a-side, if necessary.
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NEW YORK CITY — Barron's named three women from Neuberger Berman in the top 10 nationwide in its 2015 Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list.
The financial magazine ranked Stephanie Stiefel No. 3, Holly Newman Kroft No. 9 and Virginia Guy No. 10.
Stiefel, a newcomer to the list, oversees approximately $1.45 billion for clients. She has been with the firm since 1990 and is currently a member of Neuberger Berman's Straus Group.
Newman Kroft, who ranked one notch higher than last year, joined Neuberger Berman as a Wealth Advisor in 2005. She works closely with ultra-high net worth individuals and their families to help develop customized investment solutions, including asset allocation design and estate planning. She also focuses on the unique investment needs of endowments and foundations.
Guy re-joined Neuberger Berman in 1997. She was ranked No. 14 in Barron's 2014 Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list. As a wealth advisor overseeing approximately $1.04 billion in client assets, she uses her experience and expertise to build customized wealth management plans designed to help her clients achieve their unique investment goals spanning multiple decades and family generations.


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Maryland trade schools and colleges can help prepare you to join one of the industries that fuel the state's growing economy.
This small yet densely populated state is full of training and employment opportunities for its estimated six million residents.1 And many working professionals live in counties like Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, and Howard because of high-growth industries, along with the counties' proximity to Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia. Maryland is an attractive place to pursue your career ambitions.
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Almost 30 percent of the population is over the age of 55.
Sixty-five percent of the adult population is obese or overweight.
Twenty-one percent of adults do not participate in any physical activity. And 60 percent of high school students are not meeting the recommended physical activity level for their age group.
Fourteen percent of adults report having fair or poor health status.
Ten percent of adults are living with a disability.
Seven percent of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Five percent of adults have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
With its proximity to the Eastern seaboard, access to major ports, rail lines, and highways, and ideal location next door to hubs like Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, it's clear that Maryland is open for business. In fact, in 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce ranked Maryland as first in the country for entrepreneurship and innovation for the third year in a row.2 And all of the major industries throughout the state—some of which are mentioned here—require business professionals.
It is easy to see that Maryland is a great place to begin a technology career. There are almost 11,500 IT businesses employing 138,000 workers in areas like electronics, engineering, information security analysis, and software development. And the annual average salary in the IT industry is $104,040.2 Many of the best positions can be found in areas related to computer systems design and related services, research and development, and telecommunications.
Coal, hydro, natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass companies make up most of the energy sector in Maryland. In 2013, 44.4 percent of the state's electricity was generated from coal, 35.1 percent was nuclear, and 16.4 percent was from natural gas.7 However, the state's dependency on fossil fuel energy sources has been declining over time while electricity generation from renewable sources has been increasing.
Looking at solar energy alone, there are more than 170 solar companies employing over 3,000 people across the state. And Maryland companies and residents spent $221 million on solar installations in 2014, which was a 95-percent increase from 2013 spending.8 Even corporations are getting on board, and several large international retailers located throughout the state have converted to solar energy.
The aerospace and defense industry in Maryland is a major economic engine for the state, and it relies on a highly skilled workforce. Maryland is home to 16 of the top 25 aerospace companies in the country as well as 70 of the top 100 defense contractors.2 And the aerospace and defense workforce is largely comprised of engineers, scientists, and technicians, but many other positions exist as well.
Maryland was also the first state to develop an approved rapid test for Ebola and is the world's largest producer of adult stem cells.2 So you can see that Maryland's contributions to the biotechnology field have been many. And this has been due to the state's higher education resources, state-of-the-art specialized facilities, funding programs, and tax incentives that have been designed to foster innovation and growth throughout the biotech and life sciences sector.
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1 United States Census Bureau, website last visited on February 15, 2016.
2 Maryland.gov, website last visited on February 15, 2016.
3 Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, website last visited on February 15, 2016.
4 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, website last visited on September 29, 2017.
5 Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, Healthcare State Report, website last visited on February 15, 2016.
6 Milken Institute, 2014 State Tech and Science Index, website last visited on February 15, 2016.
7 Maryland Clean Energy Center, website last visited on June 11, 2018.
8 Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), "Maryland Solar," website last visited on September 11, 2017.


Even if home-ownership isn't on your radar yet, it's time to start saving now if you intend to one day own. It's easy to underestimate just how much it costs to purchase a home, because the total amount is always more than the down payment and the mortgage. Prospective homeowners need to consider closing costs, attorney fees, and miscellaneous payments, such as the home inspector's bill, and if you choose to put down less than 20% on the home, you'll have to spring for private mortgage insurance.
If these costs seem daunting, don't despair! They are easily manageable if you have a financial plan in place long before you actually need to put down any payments. As such, saving for a home is always a case of "the sooner, the better".
Your down payment is the first financial hurdle you'll need to overcome on your road to becoming a homeowner. Start the process by figuring out early on exactly how much you'll need to put away. A down payment of less than 20% will result in added costs, so if possible, make it your goal to save 20% of your future home's purchase price. In order to figure out approximately how much money that is, consider your buying bracket. If you're looking at homes in the $300K range, you'll have to put away $60K. That's a lot, but it is doable.
One way you can start working toward that down payment budget is by trimming your budget as much as possible and putting those savings into your down payment fund. Take a good look at your lifestyle and decide what you need and what you want. Postpone as many of the latter and stash away the money saved. Exercise at home, instead of paying for a gym. Brown bag your lunch instead of ordering expensive meals out.
Another good place to reduce your outgoings is by re-evaluating your rent. If your apartment lease is coming up for renewal, consider finding a cheaper place to live, unless you already have a great deal. Sometimes it's just a matter of settling for a less trendy neighborhood. If there aren't as many great restaurants and shops around, that's a plus, as you'll be less likely to blow your budget on a spur-of-the-moment dinner decision. If you save a few hundred dollars monthly on your rent, that difference will quickly start adding up in your down payment account.
According to a recent survey into America saving habits, 57% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. If you're in that majority and don't have much of a nest egg put away for your first home—that's OK! No matter how small the amount may seem, you've got to start somewhere. The key now is to instigate a savings plan that will help you grow your existing funds into a down payment for your very own home.
Set a budget based on your income to save a certain amount annually in the coming years—$12K per year, or $1K per month, will get you to that $60K down payment goal in five years. Or if you receive an income tax refund, bonus or any amount of money you didn't expect, don't go out and celebrate. Instead, deposit the money in your dream house account.
Most importantly, where you keep your money matters just as much as how much money you're saving. Opening a high yield savings account specifically for your down payment is a great way to get the most mileage out of your savings. You'll receive a higher interest rate than in standard savings vehicles, and that extra, compounded interest adds up over time. Best of all, it requires no work on your part—just keep depositing money and your fund will grow all on its own.
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On the Potential of the Franco-German Tandem to Respond to the Common Security Challenges
P. Timofeev, M. Khorolskaya
Number 1'2021
Registered in System SCIENCE INDEX
© Pavel P. TIMOFEEV, Maria V. KHOROLSKAYA, 2021
Pavel P. TIMOFEEV (p.timofeyev@gmail.com), ORCID: 0000-0002-0512-7436,
Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO), 23, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow 117997, Russian Federation.
Maria V. KHOROLSKAYA (khorolskaja.marya@yandex.ru), ORCID: 0000-0002-1885-7729,
Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO), 23, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow 117997, Russian Federation
The article focuses on the French and German joint efforts towards strengthening the EU's ability to address the security challenges and act in the European frontier regions. The authors look closely at the two instruments aimed at developing the EU defense capacity: civil missions and military operations, and the European Intervention Initiative (EI2). In the first part of the article, they argue that after 1992 there was a strong possibility for the UK becoming France's major partner in the military field, rather than Germany. Nevertheless, eventually, Germany shifted to the position of the key French ally in this area, helping to build the basis for the EU autonomous military potential. The EU has undertaken a number of civil missions and military operations; however, their scale and main parameters are far from the characteristics of such interventions of the UN, NATO, or national military operations.
The authors indicate that it is difficult to talk about any "special role" of the Franco-German tandem in this field. Both states can be described as "major donors" for the EU missions and operations rather than champions in the EU security. In several cases there is a lack of synchronization of the countries' objectives thus their military cooperation sometimes causes serious misunderstandings blocking the fragile coordination on the EU level. In the second part of their research the authors analyze the role of the Franco-German tandem in the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) establishment. The article examines three reasons behind the France's decision to launch the EI2 initiative in 2018 despite some German objections. The EI2 emerged as a flexible frame for nine countries seeking to carry out offensive operations and interventions outside of the EU and to develop a joint strategic culture. The unique character of the EI2 is evident due to its possibility to engage member countries of the EU, CSFP/PESCO and NATO. The new organization aims to coordinate the work of strategic groups on the broad range of issues. The authors conclude that despite some differences, the Franco-German tandem stimulates a range of projects aspiring to expand its European leadership and to enforce the EU strategic autonomy. Meanwhile, the military leadership of the tandem in the future is not guaranteed, and as the PESCO example shows, there are reasons to start talking about the "quadriga" of players (France, Germany, Italy and Spain), possibly in cooperation with the UK.
European Union, Germany, France, French-German tandem, European integration, Common Foreign and Security Policy, EU missions, security, European Intervention Initiative, EI2
For citation:
Timofeev P., Khorolskaya M. On the Potential of the Franco-German Tandem to Respond to the Common Security Challenges . Analysis & Forecasting. Journal of IMEMO, 2021, no 1, pp. 70-83. https://doi.org/10.20542/afij-2021-1-70-83


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Family Meal at Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken
Eater's Ultimate Fried Chicken Picnic Guide
An updated guide to the best take-out fried chicken in D.C.
by Octavia Silva Apr 29, 2016, 3:30pm EDT
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It's almost time for outdoor picnics and backyard barbecues. Fried chicken, a timeless classic and one of the top picnic foods of all time, can be a cornerstone of these spring and summer outings.
Plus, few things taste better when there's a crispy coating tightly gripping the skin and perfectly cooked meat underneath. Taking the whole experience outside is too good of an opportunity to pass up. Local restaurants know this and offer boxes and platters to go for fried chicken enthusiasts to feast wherever they wish. Sides are also available, but, let's be real, the chicken is where it's at.
Luckily, the D.C. area also offers a whole host of flavors, ranging from traditional Southern, to Nashville hot chicken, and the twice-fried Korean variety. Here's a list of restaurants that not only specialize in the comfort food but also offer it up for take-out, satisfying those fried-chicken needs for picnics, lunches in the park, and more.
1. Art and Soul
415 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington DC, D.C. 20001
Art and Soul serves their buttermilk fried chicken in ready-to-go picnic lunches for two. The $40 chicken meal comes with biscuits, coleslaw, potato salad, a cookie, and cherry soda.
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2. Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken
1308 G St NW
D.C.'s grab-and-go chicken and doughnut spot has several options. Prices are $5.75 (two pieces), $11.00 (4 pieces) or $19.75 (eight pieces). Five chicken fingers are $7.50.
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3. Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits
50 Massachusetts Ave
Venture into the depths of Union Station for a ton of take-out fried chicken options at Bojangles. The 12-piece box comes with six biscuits, while the 20-piece comes with 10 biscuits.
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4. Bonchon Chicken
1015 Half St SE, Washington
No fried chicken list would be complete without BonChon. The Korean twice-fried chicken is flavored with soy garlic. It's available to-go as wings, strips, drumsticks, or a wing and leg combo. Order sizes range from three to 20 pieces with prices from $12 to $30.
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5. Boss Shepherd's Restaurant & Whiskey Bar
Boss Shepherd's also offers take-anywhere fried chicken. Get half of an entire 12-hour brined chicken (leg, breast, thigh) with deep-fried potatoes and a buttermilk biscuit on the side for $24.
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6. Boundary Stone Public House
116 Rhode Island Ave NW
Boundary Stone's fried chicken can be ordered to go anytime. It comes with rosemary fingerling potatoes and collard greens for $15.
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7. Busboys and Poets
Every location of Busboys and Poets has their herb-encrusted fried chicken. The meal, which can be taken to go, includes a chardonnay cream sauce, mashed potatoes and collard greens for $16.
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8. Central Michel Richard
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Michel Richard's acclaimed fried chicken dish goes for $24.50 at lunch and $25 at dinner. It includes two pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes and a salad.
9. Crisp
1837 1st St NW
Crisp has a Southern fried chicken platter for $15 that includes half an Allen Farms chicken and a choice of two sides (stewed okra and tomatoes, barbecue beans, greens, chopped slaw, or fries).
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10. Crown Fried Chicken
Open daily until 4 a.m. and then open again at 6:45, H Street's Crown can satisfy a take-out fried chicken fix at just about any hour of the day. The exceedingly affordable meals start at $3.95 for two pieces and a side with a 21-piece and two-side order available for just $23.95.
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11. Family Meal
The famous fried chicken at Bryan Voltaggio's restaurant with locations in Ashburn and Frederick is available to-go as four pieces with two biscuits for $15.
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12. Flavors
3420 Carlyn Hill Dr
The Falls Church soul food restaurant serves up fried chicken platters and dinners with quarter-chicken of white or dark meat. Platters ($10.50, white; $8.50 dark) include fries and cornbread and dinners ($14.95, $12.95) include two sides and cornbread.
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13. Momofuku CCDC
1090 I St NW
During Friday lunch hours (specifically Fridays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.), Momofuku has a fried chicken meal that can be enjoyed to-go. It consists of two pieces of chicken, one biscuit, and kimchi coleslaw for $12.
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14. Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
Washington DC, D.C. 20009-4307
Pearl Dive has a six-piece fried chicken meal accompanied by bacon-braised greens, creamy coleslaw, and jalapeño corn muffins for $25.
15. Popeyes
5200 Georgia Ave NW, Washington
Popeye's now offers the $5 Bonafide Big Box, which includes two mixed pieces or three chicken tenders with two regular sides and one biscuit. Their options for sides are coleslaw, Cajun fries, red beans and rice, green beans, mashed potatoes, biscuits, macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, and onion rings. With three locations in D.C. alone, it's easy to satisfy that Popeye's craving.
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16. The Chickery
The Chickery Sampler consists of ¼ rotisserie of choice, one chicken feather, one chicken finger, one side, ½ naked salad and a dipping sauce. They also offer The Chickery Box, which has one chicken feather, one chicken finger, one side, ½ naked salad and a dipping sauce. Sides at The Chickery include jalapeño cheddar corn bread, garlic smashed potatoes, crunch top mac 'n' cheese and shoestring fries.
17. The Fainting Goat
1330 U St NW
Starting Monday June 6, Fainting Goat will have "Picnics at the Goat" every Monday until the end of September. They're starting with a fried chicken feast. This will include smoke gouda mac 'n' cheese, peel and eat shrimp, creamy coleslaw, cornbread and pretzel salad with mascarpone and macerated strawberries. Prices will range from $25-$50 per person.
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18. The Hitching Post
200 Upshur St NW
This Upshur Street hole-in-the-wall offers a four-piece fried chicken dinner with a choice of two sides for $16.
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50 Massachusetts Ave, Washington, D.C. 20002
1015 Half St SE, Washington, D.C., 20003
513 13th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
116 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC, D.C. 20004
1837 1st St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
716 H St NE, Washington DC, D.C. 20002
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3420 Carlyn Hill Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041
1090 I St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
1612 14th St NW, Washington DC, D.C. 20009-4307
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Canadian Press Rolls Out Internet Service - InternetNews.
Canadian Press launched Command News, a new service intended to bring the power of real-time Canadian news to the corporate and government desktop.
CP, Canada's national news agency, provides real-time news from Canada and the world in English and French, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"In today's fast-moving competitive environment current information is more important than ever," said Eric Morrison, president of Canadian Press. "Now organizations that need to stay on top of breaking news can do so through the Internet without leaving their desks."
Canadian media have depended on CP for real-time news since 1917. Access to that same information means corporations and governments can plug in to the same service used by nearly 100 Canadian daily newspapers and hundreds of radio and television stations.
Knowing what's being said in the media before it hits the newspapers or the radio and television broadcasts means faster access to information, which means increased responsiveness in the marketplace.
"Our clients are excited," said Gerry Arnold, executive editor. "In the past a CP feed required a dedicated terminal and phone line. Command News makes use of current technology so you get scrolling news stories wherever you can get access to the Internet. Command News can be personalized and makes it easy to keep up with breaking news."


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Q: identify changes between the 2 tables (month1, month2). I'm using union/intersect/except the results return random order.  table month1, month2 for most records but mixed in records returned month2, month1.  i need consistent month1, month2.  I've seen many replies to something similar, but nothing is working.  I've tried cte, sub queries, I've added 1 to month1 and 2 to month2 but results see that as a 'change' and returns all records.  my actual table has over 5000 records so not sure with this small group you will see the same sort issue that I'm having.
expected results would be 2 rows, both the Bob Marley rows, as the 3rd column changed from one month to the other.  the union/intersect/except does accomplish this, but the results do not consistently display as table a, table b.  every once in a while records will be in table b, table a order.
SELECT
    *
FROM
    (
        SELECT
            column1,
            column2,
            column3,
            1 AS sortby
        FROM
            tbl_Month1
        UNION
        SELECT
            column1,
            column2,
            column3,
            0 AS sortby
        FROM
            tbl_Month2
        INTERSECT
        SELECT
            column1,
            column2,
            column3,
            1 AS sortby
        FROM
            tbl_Month1
        EXCEPT
        SELECT
            column1,
            column2,
            column3,
            0 AS sortby
        FROM
            tbl_Month2
    ) results
ORDER BY
    column1,
    column2

CREATE TABLE #month1 (
    id INT
    , name NVARCHAR(200)
    , value_changed nvarchar(10)
    )

CREATE TABLE #month2 (
    id INT
    , name NVARCHAR(200)
    , value_changed nvarchar(10)
    )

INSERT INTO #month1 (id, name, value_changed)
VALUES (12345, 'Bob Marley','11233456')
, (12346, 'Bob Seger','55223366')
, (12346, 'Bob Dylan','47895645')
, (12346, 'Bob Plant','74185296')

INSERT INTO #month2 (id, name, value_changed)
VALUES (12345, 'Bob Marley','32565221')
, (12346, 'Bob Seger','55223366')
, (12346, 'Bob Dylan','47895645')
, (12346, 'Bob Plant','74185296')

A: As you mentioned when you are adding sortBy column 0 to tbl_month2 and 1 to tbl_month1 then  no rows from those two tables are gonna intersect.
But If you remove sortby column it doesn't make sense either.
Your are using intersect on tbl_Month2 and tbl_Month1 which will return all the common rows then you are doing union with tbl_Month1 which will eventually return all the rows from tbl_month1 only. Then you have excepted tbl_month2 from it.
So the condition became just tbl_Month1 except tbl_month2. Is it what are you looking for?
Then you can use not exists instead of except as below:
SELECT * FROM ( SELECT id , name , value_changed, 0 as sortby FROM tbl_Month1 tm

where not exists(SELECT id
    , name
    , value_changed
    , 1 as sortby
FROM tbl_Month2 tbm where tbm.id=tm.id and tbm.name=tm.name and tbm.value_changed=tm.value_changed)

) results
ORDER BY id , name ,sortby

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This workshop has filled, but a waiting list will be made. To get high on the waiting list, register soon!
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I was honored to have very great artists in my "Painting People from Photo" workshop last week. It started on Valentine's Day, and each found a box of chocolates waiting for them to let them know how grateful I was to share the day with them. The first day I presented a slide show of various ways I begin painting from photo, including step by step images of some of the latest portraits I have done. Then I began a demonstration of a painting and gave them the afternoon to begin their own. The next day was all about color. I demonstrated a way of mixing color that I found helpful to me. After this, I started a new painting based on a more direct method of painting color. Then they proceeded in their own paintings by adding color. The third day the students continued working in their paintings with me rotating around to help.
I was blown away at the talent in the room, and the camaraderie could not be better. It was truly an awesome time if seeing old friends and making new ones while doing what we all had fallen in love with- painting people.
In my October 20 Portrait Workshop, participants heard a lecture on "The Importance of the Big Picture", did an exercise on value using the planes of the head, got feedback on paintings brought from home, watched my 2 hour demo and painted a model from life for 2 hours. Great job, everyone!
I plan to be at the dinner mentioned below on the opening night. Limited tickets still available.
Coming off the heels from studying with master portrait artist Michael Shane Neal, Susan will instruct an intense workshop for a small group of five students. Students should expect personalized instruction and individualized help painting portraits from photo.


I have been a Christian most of my life. I lost my wonderful husband two a half years ago and this was devastating, but God held me throughout all my pain. Looking back, I can see how far God's brought me. I am now enthusiastically doing things I never imagined doing in leadership roles. Recently, I came across an overlooked life insurance policy in my late husband's name. I sent off the paperwork and received a cheque last week. It was for a little more than the amount I had pledged to give to the Casey building fund. God is so good!


Does it seem like your safe, predictable fortresses are coming apart? Are tried and true friendships suddenly less reliable? Is a job where you once excelled now merely a drain? Are you no longer able to gloss over and ignore frustrations or hurtful behavior?
You're not alone! Our new age has brought with it a new paradigm, and honesty is showing. None of us can hide things anymore, or avoid the consequences of personal weakness or habitual neglect.
Growth like that hurts. We can exhaust ourselves with bitterness or recriminations. Sometimes we'd rather hide our faces and keep fooling ourselves. Is the light hurting your eyes?
This is a channeled message of insight and support from my Spirit Guide, Magdala. Like the most stalwart of friends, she tells it like it is. I think we all need some of her frankness as we move through these new Aquarian energies.
You are seeing into the very roots of your loved ones.
"You have noticed that the light of the present time seems brighter, more revealing. There is greater transparency to people, organizations, and events – often unintended. Interactions with others are sometimes less comfortable, more raw and unrehearsed, and startling.
"When people in your life externalize responsibility for their circumstances, project their fears onto others, or fail to act in their best interest, they are exposing their innermost selves to those who can see. Harsh words to others as an indictment of self has become noticeable. The masks are slipping and the daily playacting people do is no longer convincing you.
"This is a new age that demands truth and a certain leanness. What is not in integrity is falling away. People's hearts are being laid open, and their true motives and intentions are showing through the veneers of social acceptability or contrived civility.
"Disillusionment can be startling and deeply painful. You are seeing into the very roots of your loved ones now. This calls for making decisions about what you have seen.
"Determine now that this truer vision will have positive outcomes in your life. This is a chance to see others for who they are – and where they are spiritually. It may be necessary to say goodbye to those whose paths are too divergent from yours. You may need to put distance between yourself and those people and situations that seem to invite negativity or be constantly embroiled in drama.
Ignorance is not bliss and delusion is not peace.
"These are lessons. When a friend's heart is not in alignment with love, and there is taking advantage, untruth, or disloyalty, you must see the contents of that heart for what it is. Ignorance is not bliss and delusion is not peace.
"Keener perception has come to teach you, train you in discernment, and help you to release, retain, and attract at a higher vibration. Where windows can be thrown open to bring clearing and freshness to relationships and situations, by all means do so! Where benefits have become burdens, what once filled now empties you, and the taste has soured, let those realities drop like stones into the deep waters of the cleansing Earth.
Throw the ballast overboard and pick up speed.
"Exposed truths should lead to leanness, a smaller but more trustworthy inner circle, pared down practices, a sparseness that highlights the essentials. These are days for traveling light.
"Throw the ballast overboard and pick up speed, navigating by the weightlessness of light and air. Release heaviness gently, without anger or sadness – for those emotions create replacement density. This is a process much like reading the expiration dates on jars or noting the dead wood to be pruned from a tree. There is no resentment, just the power of acknowledgement of what needs to be relinquished.
"Ground yourself deeply and often. Let the unwavering blessing and transmutational power of your Earth mother feed, cleanse, and anchor you. This will help you to hold an unflinching gaze and process what you see with greater peace.
Together, let's choose that wisdom. May we find the peace that acceptance of the truth brings.


And, so far, there are at least three factions of reactionaries: those who support the state government, those who support the doctors, and others, like me, who would not take sides.
But, I am sympathetic to the doctors because of my experiences in Lagos public hospitals. In December 2009, I waited nine hours to see a doctor at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. While waiting, others in the room kept murmuring that if they had money, they would go to a private hospital. My problem was the inverse; I was seeking expertise since the doctor in the private clinic I was using didn't appear to be up-to-date (I had read more recent research online) and so I had insisted on a referral letter.
The second time was in 2010 and, this time, at the eye clinic. I went through a friend and, according to one of the nurses, his letter helped me scale a two or three-months' wait list. I ended up waiting a mere six hours!
The eye clinic that day was like an extension of Balogun market; filled to the brim with a restive crowd. While waiting in the ophthalmologist's outer office, I overheard her telling someone that they were being overworked and in her position, she has to research, teach, and still see patients. And that she gets so stressed that she herself doesn't trust any diagnosis she makes after 4pm. I carefully looked at my wristwatch.
Given my jaundiced visits to LASUTH, I don't know which is worse: whether Lagos, the mega city as it prides itself, has such a paltry number of doctors or the sack of the 788.
Both sides have leveled allegations of illegalities and immorality against the other but, note, the Hippocratic oath may be binding but there is no part that says they should tear their human bodies apart to save lives. Two, the state government too has a binding oath on it not to toy with the lives or welfare of the people. Three, I am against doctors' strike, anytime, any day but the government's move is a wrong one. Nigeria is a signatory to the International Labour Organisation's Decent Work Agenda. The Agenda states that labour is not a commodity that can be disposed at will. As the name implies, DWA ensures decent employment and it includes not throwing people out to prove a point.
I know some people have argued that the state had to resort to mass dismissal as a way of saving the system; I disagree. The system is actually worse off by tearing away people who have been in it for long and replacing them with neophytes. And considering that even the ones you sent packing were overworked, I wonder how those who are a fraction of their number will cope. When ex-governor Bola Tinubu gave the dismissal suggestion to Fashola in February, I thought it was one of those 'political speak' things until it actually happened.
But then, what makes this action of 'dismiss and replace them all' dangerous is that it wields power; the power to subdue. The way power works – especially when the system reposes it in the hands of one man – is that it is powerful when it is not used. We know it is there and that is enough. It is not about being weak because it is strength on its own to not use power to quell those who are, in a sense, weaker. Power becomes diminished when it is used that way and to restore some mystique to it, you keep using it to suppress. It is a process that breeds tyranny. When personal ego gets intermeshed with it, it takes another face.
I once spoke to somebody about the case of the University of Ilorin lecturers and asked why he didn't speak to former President Olusegun Obasanjo about it on a personal level. He said, "Once you mention that topic to Obasanjo, he will abuse you, abuse your father and the rest of your lineage". We all saw how that story ended. It is a similar path I wish Lagos State would not tread.
Just a year ago, the Action Congress of Nigeria used Lagos State as its poster boy for good governance. Other South-West state governors, more or less, rode on the strength of Fashola's popularity to power.
This has to be one of the most objective responses to this present situation. Someone finally pauses and looks far beyond the Doctors and Fashola's responses to the deplorable state of the health sector where Doctors are over-utilized and underpaid and still expected to give their best.
It is unfortunate that we have decided to fight one another and not the Government who apart from day light robbery of our collective resources have refused to give us the bare necessities of life.
Fashola has to give this issue a re-think and i hope unlike the Biblical Pharoah, he wouldn't harden his heart.
This whole 'sack them all' method smacks of barbarism. Is that in any way a solution? Why did we not sack all of the sons (and daughters) of perdition involved in the oi lsubsidy scam? Who are these people? There is Fashola, looking and speaking like he can't hurt a fly. Now he bares his huge teeth at us all. Well done, Progressives. You have come a long way!


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Sixth Circuit hears bid to dismantle horse racing authority
A trio of states say giving rulemaking authority for horse racing to an unaccountable entity through a piece of legislation is the "most obnoxious form" of private delegation in the nation's history.
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CINCINNATI (CN) — Regulatory authority for the horse racing industry should be left to states or the federal government, not a private entity with unfettered power, according to arguments made by Oklahoma, West Virginia and Louisiana before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday.
The three states, along with several governing bodies for the industry, sued the federal government in 2021, claiming the creation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Inc., or HISA, violated the U.S. Constitution and deprived them of any rulemaking authority.
HISA was created by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act as a means to address doping and track safety conditions across the United States, but Oklahoma and the governing body of its horse racing industry criticized it as an unlawful delegation of legislative power to a private entity.
Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph Hood, an appointee of George H.W. Bush, sided with the federal government and dismissed the case after he determined the legislation established clear boundaries on HISA's power, including a requirement that all rules be approved by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC.
Oklahoma and the other states disagreed with Hood's assessment in their brief to the Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit and argued the FTC acts merely as a "rubber stamp" when it comes to rules and regulations proposed by HISA.
This arrangement violates the private nondelegation doctrine of the U.S. Constitution, according to the states, which allows Congress to "grant private entities no more than a 'ministerial' or 'advisory' role in the exercise of governmental power."
"The delegation here is the 'most obnoxious form' of private delegation that has ever been enacted into federal law," the brief states. "The FTC cannot refuse to publish the Authority's regulations unless they fall outside the wide range of permissible policy choices that are 'consistent' with HISA. If the Authority proposes a rule that is consistent with HISA but that the FTC opposes as a policy matter, the FTC is impotent; it must promulgate that rule as federal law."
In its brief to the Sixth Circuit, the federal government compared the system created by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act to that used by the securities industry, "where private self-regulatory organizations are subject to oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission."
According to the brief, HISA can write and propose regulations for the horse racing industry, but ultimate rulemaking authority lies with the FTC.
"The FTC can modify a proposed rule by rejecting it and directing HISA to revise it and resubmit it," the government explained. "And the FTC can promulgate rules itself, without HISA's participation, whenever doing so is necessary to serve the Act's purposes of safeguarding the health and safety of horses and the integrity of horse racing."
Attorney Matthew McGill of Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher argued Wednesday on behalf of the states and emphasized the relative lack of power the FTC has to change or reject rules adopted by HISA.
"Rules [created under the Act] are insulated from oversight," he said.
Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a George W. Bush appointee, asked the attorney why the legislation didn't follow the SEC model exactly to ensure proper oversight.
"I can't figure it out," Sutton quipped.
McGill said it could have been the result of the FTC's lack of knowledge of the horse racing industry, but admitted to the court his answer was speculative.
The attorney went on to say the SEC is required to enact rules that further the goals of the legislation used to create it, while "the FTC has no similar mandate here."
"All the FTC can do," he continued, "is make recommendations to change rules, and HISA is not required to [make the changes]."
Sutton probed into the heart of the matter near the conclusion of McGill's arguments, asking why oversight of the industry being placed in the hands of a private entity is harmful.
"[The nondelegation clause] protects liberty," the attorney said. "It ensures regulations are made by individuals who are accountable to elected officials."
Justice Department attorney Courtney Dixon argued on behalf of the federal government and told the panel the "FTC has sole authority to make rules."
"Why don't they act like it?" Sutton asked.
Dixon assured the three-judge panel the commission reviews every rule proposed by HISA and that none take effect until they have passed its independent review process.
U.S. Circuit Judge R. Guy Cole Jr., a Bill Clinton appointee, asked the government's attorney if she had any examples of rules being rejected by the commission. Dixon admitted she did not, but emphasized the current setup has only been implemented for a short period of time.
Attorney Pratik Shah of Akin Gump argued on behalf of HISA and urged the panel to adopt the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent in Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins.
Adkins, which dealt with the price of coal and was decided in 1940 by the nation's high court, upheld what Shah described as a "parallel arrangement" to the one found in the current dispute.
HISA's attorney pointed out that while his client comes up with the rules, they cannot be implemented without the review process established by the legislation and carried out by the FTC.
Sutton remained skeptical.
"If the FTC is subordinate to HISA [in certain situations], that is a serious problem," he said.
In his rebuttal, McGill emphasized the FTC can only put forth temporary rules under the current scheme and is "utterly powerless" to change rules adopted by HISA.
U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Griffin, another George W. Bush appointee, rounded out the panel.
No timetable has been set for the court's decision.
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CHICKASHA – The Drovers have built up quite a legacy after four trips in a row to the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship tournament. None of the current players have experienced a season without a trip to Alabama. Nationals are an expectation.
They have experience playing on a national stage, but can the 2013 team live up to the expectations? Head Coach Jimmy Hampton says it may take several weeks to determine that.
The Drovers went undefeated last year until getting knocked out of the tournament by the eventual national champions, Belhaven, in a 2-1 loss. The Drovers went 14-1-4 overall and ended the season ranked 10th in the NAIA.
And that's exactly where they start 2013. In addition to a Top 10 spot nationally, the Drovers were picked for the fourth year in a row to take the Sooner Athletic Conference title.
"We are only in that spot due to last year's success, and it's a new year and we have to go prove ourselves again," Hampton said.
The Drovers graduated just one senior from last year's team and are returning every starter, including three NAIA All-Americans: first team defender Scott Parkinson, third team forward Perry Sansford and honorable mention goalkeeper Bryan Byars.
Parkinson will be playing in his fourth and final year for the Drovers. He's started in nearly every game in the last three years. As a defender, he has scored 12 goals for USAO.
Sansford, also a senior, led the team in goals last season with 15, a third of which were game winners. In the two years at USAO, he has scored 27 goals.
Byars is just a junior, and in two years in the box, he has tied assistant coach Alexis Vizarelis in career shutouts at 21. His career goals against average is second in school history at 0.650.
But even the title of All-American isn't enough to ensure a spot in the starting lineup, Hampton said.
"We need Jean Gnapi and Kyle Maxwell to be very good up top as they have taken the two starting forward positions to open the season — beating out two veterans and All-American Perry Sansford in the early going," he said.
In addition to their solid core of returners, Hampton said he has a handful of new players who are likely going to come in and start immediately, including Jamie North and Alwin Komolong.
North is a freshman midfielder from England. Before USAO, he was a top goal scorer and two-time player of the season in England.
Komolong, also a freshman, grew up in Papua New Guinea and earned the Golden Boot honor in 2011 and 2012.
Hampton says he has created the toughest schedule to date, taking on powerhouses like Bethel (TN), University of Texas-Brownsville as well as tough conference opponents.
Hampton, a three-time Regional Coach of the Year, is just five wins away from his 200th career win with the men.
The goal for the Drovers is the same as always — the ultimately goal of a National Title. Only time will tell whether this is the team that can do it.
The Drovers opened the season this weekend. They compete in their home opener on Sept. 5 against UT-Brownsville. Kick off is scheduled for 3 p.m.
USAO will be live streaming video of each of USAO's home games this fall. To see the video or for a full schedule of the season, visit usao.edu/sports.


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Aaron Carter fans harassing, scaring fiancée Melanie Martin at late star's house
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Aaron Carter's fans have been harassing his on-again, off-again fiancée, Melanie Martin, since his death.
Sources connected to Martin told TMZ Friday that she's being harassed on social media by followers who not only blame her for loss of the "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" singer but also wish death upon her.
It appears the constant barrage of negativity has taken a toll on the model, as she deactivated her Instagram account.
The outlet also claimed fans have been showing up outside of Carter's Lancaster, Calif., home, where he was found dead in his bathtub at age 34 on Nov. 5, and walking up to its doors and windows to look inside — instilling fear in Martin, 30, who has been staying there.
Martin called police Tuesday to "keep the peace" while she moved some belongings from the "I Want Candy" performer's home.
Fans have been showing up at Carter's Lancaster, Calif., home where he was found dead in a bathtub.
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While Carter's cause of death has yet to be determined, his best friend Gary Madatyan claimed the pop star had been struggling with addiction issues in the months leading up to his death. Madatyan also said he discovered cans of compressed air throughout Carter's home after the former child star's death.
Martin — who shared 11-month-old son Prince with Carter — said the entertainer's death left her heart "completely broken."
Martin also has deactivated her Instagram in light of the harassment.
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"I knew he was struggling, and I tried everything to help him," she told People. "He has a very independent and strong personality, and I couldn't help him in the way I felt he needed it."
Carter struggled with addiction and mental health issues during the last few years of his life. He checked into an outpatient treatment center in September in hopes to regain custody of his and Martin's son.
"I do group therapy, parenting classes, domestic violence classes. I got myself certified in CPR, just a lot of different things," he said at the time, adding that all he wanted was his "son back."
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Fergus O'Ryan RHA ANCA (1911-1989) is better known today as a painter but he spent most of his working life as 'a professional designer and commercial artist' as a 1949 catalogue described him.
He worked with McEvoy's Advertising Services in Dublin in the early 1940s and in 1943 he was with the Rank Organisation working at the Theatre Royal. He became art director and remained there until it closed down in 1962, designing backdrops and scenery as well as cinema posters. From there he went on to teach lithography at the National College of Art until his retirement in 1976.
His paintings, though well executed, are quite anodyne and hark back to Impressionism. What little I've seen of his commercial and print work is much more interesting. I would quite happily have a print of the In Monavalla cover on my wall. The character on the cover looks like the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit although I'm not sure if that was the intention.
63 pieces of O'Ryan's commercial work sold as part of a lot of '60s and '70s Irish Sweepstakes advertising art in 2005.
Genre fiction has never really taken hold with Irish publishers. The zealous censorship of publications during the first few decades of the State probably played a role but it is more likely that there just isn't a big enough population to sustain indigenous mass market paperbacks. The above examples of crime, mystery and horror covers display a charming amateurishness.
The first three are from The Mercier Press' Irish Pocket Books imprint which operated in the mid-fifties. Michael Gallivan illustrated the first two and the third is by a mysterious 'Osborne'. I'm afraid I can find no information on either artist. Larry Hynes kindly provided two of the examples which he included in a beautiful poster design celebrating 21 years of Charlie Byrne's book shop in Galway.
There are 24 years between the next two examples, 1947's Valentine Vaughan Omnibus and A Case Book of Ghosts from 1971, although the latter cover could easily be from the same period. Unfortunately, I don't own a copy of the Valentine Vaughan book. The October 2010 issue of Book and Magazine Collector, from which the image is taken, estimates it's value at £150-£200 sterling! The book is set in London but was published in Dublin by Grafton.
The final two covers are from Sáirséal agus Dill's Scéalta Mistéir (Mystery Stories) series from the sixties. Úna Ní MhaoilEoin presents a rather naive rendering of a smoking pistol on the fifth book in the run, Triúr don Chómgargadh. I previously posted another of her designs for the series, An Masc. Ní MhaoilEoin wrote and illustrated a number of travel books for Sáirséal agus Dill during the sixties including An Maith Leat Spaigiti? (Do You Like Spaghetti?) (1965) and Turas Go Tuinis (Trip to Tunisia) (1969). According to Manchán Magan the Sunday Dispatch described her books as the most amusingly outspoken books ever to have appeared in the Gaelic language.
I believe that Cló Morainn started publishing in 1955. It is mentioned as a new venture in a review of Críostóir Ó Floinn's Glaotar na Ridiri in The Irish Times of April 26, 1955. Sharing the page with the book reviews is Cruiskeen Lawn by Myles na Gopaleen (Brian Ó Nualláin) which seems appropriate as two of the Cló Morainn covers above were designed by Ó Nualláin's brother – Mícheál Ó Nualláin.
These covers have a very modern feel and eschew illustration, relying instead on typography and bold blocks of colour. Lá Dá Bhfaca Thú is particularly effective. Mícheál Ó Nualláin is an accomplished painter yet I hadn't realise that he had also designed book covers until I stumbled on these examples.
Since I last posted on the work of Karl Uhlemann I've managed to dig up some more nice examples of his work but more importantly I'm now able to fill in some biographical detail. Theo Snoddy's very informative Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century tells us that Karl Uhlemann Jnr was born in 1912. His father Karl Snr was a landscape painter born near Leipzig. I still can't say for definite if he was born in Ireland but we do know that his father was resident in Dublin from 1915 when he first exhibited at the R.H.A. Karl Snr obviously had an influence on his son's choice of career and the creative streak in the family continued with Karl Jnr's son Rai. I will feature some of Rai's work in a future post.
These examples of Karl Uhlemann's work are from dates between the late forties and the early eighties – almost 35 years. Crumbling Castle is the earliest example and although it is uncredited, the KU in the lower left hand side and the similarity to other covers by him leave us in no doubt.
My favourite of these covers is Faoi Rún Go hÉirinn. The moonlit illustration, which raps around to the back cover, is beautifully rendered and doesn't suffer a bit from the rough print job. An Doras Grianlasta is the least successful. The typography feels like an after thought and there has been no attempt to tie it in with the illustration. It is a good example of how design quality suffered as a result of technological 'advances' in the late seventies and into the eighties.
These three fishing guides from the early sixties are aimed at international visitors rather than the home market. The illustrations of the fish have been handled quite differently on each yet they still have the feel of a set, helped by the single colour limitation and the repetition of 'Ireland' in Perpetua bold italics.


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New Andorra law on Digital Nomads: key aspects
Nowadays, economic activities are increasingly present in the digital space. Many activities even take place solely in this space through technologies that allow remote working or conducting business in a delocalised manner. Likewise, this reality is increasingly being carried out by entrepreneurs who want to optimise their time and resources to generate value for their clients.
Digital Nomads are one of the most popular business actors in the world and the importance of these entrepreneurs has been increased after the COVID 19 crisis. If you are interested, this article from Conde Nast Traveller about the most interesting countries for Digital Nomads is very clear.
This is why taking into account the need to diversify the Andorran economy. With the desire to offer a secure and predictable legal framework in which local and foreign investors can place their trust, the Parliament of Andorra approved the digital economy, entrepreneurship and innovation (from now on, the "Digital Economy Act"). This law proposes a regulation covering a wide range of issues related to the promotion of the digital sector, support for entrepreneurship and the promotion of innovation.
In this sense, aspects such as, for example, the possibility of creating special economic zones within the national territory that can offer spaces where established companies can have and generate competitive advantages or the creation of test areas where entrepreneurs can develop innovative products and services are some of the measures regulated by this law. Likewise, it also aims to generate an ecosystem that feeds back into the generation and growth of innovative companies that position Andorra as a competitive country when it comes to undertaking economic activity in the digital space.
In this sense, the Digital Act also focuses on physical spaces, such as complementary common spaces, shared workspaces, and incubators and accelerators to create new opportunities for entrepreneurs in the country. Those who may choose Andorra to establish themselves can develop their business projects. It also focuses on digital institutions, such as open access to data and document and data exchange gateways, which must support the digital transformation in which we are immersed. Only by providing the Principality with a flexible, modern and agile regulation that facilitates the development of business initiatives that add value to the Andorran economy as a whole will it be possible to generate the competitive advantages necessary for Andorran companies to be able to take on their projects with guarantees, both within and beyond its borders.
Andorrra Visa for Digital Nomads
Of all the measures introduced by the Digital Act, one of the most noteworthy is creating a new residence permit for digital nomads. Specifically, the Law devotes an entire Title to regulating "Immigration authorisations for digital nomads, entrepreneurial visas and other immigration measures to promote the digitalization
The first matter to solve is: What is a Digital Nomad in Andorra according to Law?
The law does not define this concept, but we can define a Digital Nomad as an individual dedicated primarily to IT/Digital world that, as a consequence of the new technologies, can work remotely from a wherever place.
By means of an amendment to the Andorran Immigration Act, in addition to increasing the amounts of the deposits that must be paid to apply for self-employed residence and work permits (active) and non-working residence (passive) to €50,000 and €600,000 respectively, the Digital Act introduces new types of residence in the Principality of Andorra for foreigners who contribute to the development of the Digital businesses, entrepreneurship or innovation in the Principality of Andorra. Specifically, these foreigners are those who do not require a specific geographical location to carry out their work and use telecommunications and technology and those chosen to participate in the programme for foreign entrepreneurs promoted by the ministry in charge of the economy.
At the same time, it relaxes the criteria for the granting of immigration authorisations for work without residency for workers who contribute to the development of the Digital sector, entrepreneurship or innovation in the Principality of Andorra so that the foreign worker in question, contracted by a legally constituted company in Andorra, does not necessarily have to have a fixed salary of more than three times the minimum wage in force at any given time.
Finally, it also promotes the relaxation of the criteria for the granting of residency and self-employment authorisations so that the foreign person concerned does not have to deposit the amount of fifty thousand euros (€50,000) with the Andorran Financial Authority at the same time as the application for immigration authorisation is submitted, if the Andorran company constituted under which the immigration authorisation is requested has been constituted for a purpose that promotes the Digital development, entrepreneurship or innovation in the Principality of Andorra.
Types of workers (self-employed or employees) who may apply for this new type of residence permit
Foreign persons who do not require a specific geographical location to carry out their work and who use telecommunications and technology:
a) Employee under contract with an employer established in another country.
b) Self-employed workers who provide services to persons or entities not resident in the Principality of Andorra.
c) Self-employed worker who carries out a professional activity for the benefit of a commercial company or another entity established in another country in which he/she has a shareholding or forms part of its administrative body.
Requirements for obtaining a residence permit for a digital nomad OR DIGITAL NOMAD VISA
To obtain an immigration residence permit for foreigners who contribute to the development of digital development and entrepreneurship, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
1) Obtain a favourable resolution from the ministry in charge of the economy for being considered a person who carries out their work does not require having a specific geographical location and uses telecommunications and technology, or have obtained a favourable resolution to participate in the programme for foreign entrepreneurs promoted by the said ministry.
2) Proof of sufficient financial means to allow the applicant and his/her dependents, or those of his/her spouse or stable partner, to reside in the Principality of Andorra for the duration of the residence.
3) Justify and have in force in Andorra coverage and insurance for illness and disability for the applicant and the dependants, or for the dependants of the spouse or stable partner during the whole period of validity of the residence.
4) Documentary proof that the applicant is the owner or tenant of a property in the Principality of Andorra.
5) Commitment of the applicant to establish his/her principal and effective residence in Andorra for at least 90 days per calendar year, as well as to maintain in force the insurance contract indicated in point 3).
The procedure for obtaining the corresponding decision referred to in point 1), as well as the details of the financial means to be accredited shall be established by regulation. In this respect, the Law requires the Government of Andorra to approve the regulations necessary to implement and apply the measures within a maximum period of one year from its entry into force.
Family reunification for holders of the residence permit for digital nomads
The foreigner holder of a residence immigration permit for foreigners who contribute to the development of the digital economy and entrepreneurship may apply for family reunification on the same terms as holders of other types of residence permits in Andorra once he/she has been legally and effectively and permanently resident in Andorra for three months.
The persons who may be reunited are the following:
a) The spouse or the member of the stable partnership.
b) Their minor children and the minor children of the spouse for whom they have legal guardianship and custody.
c) Their children of full age and the children of the spouse of full age, for whom they have legal guardianship or are under their protection in a similar institution.
d) Dependent relatives in the ascending line who are at least 65 years old or retired.
e) Other persons than those mentioned in the previous letters when the applicant exercises legal guardianship or has them under his/her protection in the framework of another similar institution recognised by the Andorran legal system and not contrary to the national public order, provided that both parents have lost or have been extinguished their parental authority.
Critical questions about the new residence permit for digital nomads:
Who will be able to apply for this new residence permit?
Foreigners who do not require a specific geographical location to carry out their work and use telecommunications and technology and those chosen to participate in the programme for foreign entrepreneurs promoted by the ministry in charge of the economy.
How can I prove that I do not require a specific geographical location to work and that I use telecommunications and technology?
Through a resolution of the ministry in charge of the economy through a procedure established by regulation within a maximum period of 1 year.
Do I have to meet any other requirements?
In addition to the above resolution, you must have a dwelling in Andorra, sign a commitment to reside in Andorra for a minimum of 90 days per year, have sufficient financial means and have a valid insurance contract for the applicant and those who come with him/her to the Principality of Andorra.
What documentation is required?
In the absence of determining the requirements and details by regulation, especially for the accreditation of economic means and the possibility of working from any place, in the same way as for the rest of the residence permits, the applicant will have to provide the passport, the apostilled criminal record certificates of his/her country of birth, nationality, last residence and other countries in which he/she has resided.
Is it necessary for Digital Nomads to deposit the amount of €50,000 with the Andorran Financial Authority?
No. Suppose the applicant comes as a self-employed person and sets up a company in Andorra with this residence permit. In that case, it will not be necessary to deposit this amount with the Andorran Government as long as the purpose of the company set-up is to promote the digital economy, entrepreneurship or innovation in the Principality of Andorra.
Am I only eligible for this residence permit if I come as self-employed and incorporate a company in Andorra?
No. The types of workers covered by the Digital Economy Act also include employees contracted by a company from another country and self-employed workers with a shareholding in a foreign company who form part of its administrative body.
If I obtain the residence permit for digital nomads, can I bring my wife and children to Andorra?
Yes, this new residence permit also allows family reunification, just like any other residence permit.
Can my family come with me immediately?
No. The holder of the digital nomad residence permit must first have stayed legally, permanently and effectively for three months before being able to apply for family reunification.
Notwithstanding the above, any tourist can legally stay in Andorra for a maximum of 3 months per calendar year, so in practice, there is no problem for the whole family to move at the same time and, after the tourist permit has expired, then apply for reunification.
For any further questions or clarification on the new Digital Economy Act and the new residence permit for digital nomads, please do not hesitate to contact FINTAX ANDORRA, as well as to book an online consultation. We have organized a webinar for next Friday, 23rd, 2023 with 3 Digital Nomads to talk about the pros and cons of this new option and other alternatives. If you are interested, you can book a ticket for the webinar Digital Nomads Andorra.