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April 11, 2012 in Motorsport
Donington homecoming for BTCC Toyotas
Toyota's home circuit of Donington Park, 10 miles from the birthplace of Avensis, is the venue this Sunday (15 April) for the next stop on the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship trail, and all three Toyota independents are hoping for strong results in front of some partisan supporters.
Frank Wrathall leads the Toyota trio into battle, and is hoping that a programme of testing work since his last outing at Brands Hatch will enable the Dynojet Racing team to claim some much needed top 10 race results.
"Before we head to Donington we are going back to Brands Hatch for what will hopefully be a good full day's worth of testing," said the Lancashire 25-year-old, who was the BTCC's top rookie of 2011. "The plan is to get close to an ideal set-up for the Avensis, and then we should be able to get near the front at Donington. I want to qualify in the top 10 again, as I did at Brands Hatch, and then three top-10 race finishes are what we need - if we can do any better it will be a bonus. I'm feeling the pressure to go well because I know that a lot of people from Toyota's Burnaston factory will be coming down."
Speedworks Motorsport Avensis driver Adam Morgan says he will be happy just to get a race under his belt - the 23-year-old's maiden BTCC outing lasted only a few hundred yards before his car was shoved off the circuit. "I have put Brands Hatch behind me and moved on," said Adam, from Ribchester in Lancashire. "At Donington I want to build on the confidence I gained from my qualifying performance and hopefully get a bit further up the grid, out of the middle of the pack, and then try to stay out of trouble and get a finish."
Morgan, whose BTCC campaign has been funded by British sportscar manufacturer Ginetta as a prize for his winning its top championship last season, likes Donington: "I have had some good results there in my Ginetta days, and it is quite a fast circuit, which I prefer. I have tested there in my team-mate's Toyota and have had some tuition from my driver coach, Paul Taft, so I have a few different lines to try and that should make me a bit quicker."
Toyota's third man, Tony Hughes, was the only Avensis driver to finish all three Brands Hatch races and also scored his maiden championship point at the wheel of his Speedworks Motorsport-prepared machine. The Cheshire-based ace is hoping a fresh turbocharged power unit from the championship's 'stock' engine supplier will make all the difference: "My engine at Brands Hatch was definitely down on power and they have taken it away to investigate. I like Donington, the Toyota is in good shape, and with more power I think I can go reasonably well and hopefully score a few more points."
Sunday's race action at Donington gets underway at 11.35; all three BTCC races will be shown live on ITV4 and itv.com


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Toby's patent practice lies principally in the fields of pharmaceuticals and chemistry. He has extensive experience of opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office.
Toby's patent practice lies principally in the fields of pharmaceuticals and chemistry. He specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications relating to pharmaceutical products (including new chemical entities, peptide and antibody therapeutics, pharmaceutical formulations, polymorphs, salts, new medical uses and dosage regimes), medical devices, cosmetic products (including hair and skin care products), food chemistry, polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry and nanotechnology. He also has expertise in matters such as supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and regulatory data protection.
Toby has extensive experience of opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, and regularly represents clients in relation to such matters. In particular, he has successfully defended a number of key European patents in opposition/appeal proceedings, including patents directed to pharmaceutical products (bortezomib/Velcade®, temozolomide/Temodal®, linaclotide/Linzess® and cabozantinib/Cabometyx®), cosmetic products (Head & Shoulders® and Clairol® products), and medical devices (Zilver® stents).
Toby studied chemistry at the University of Oxford, graduating with a first class master's degree. He qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney in 2006, and also holds a certificate in intellectual property law from the University of London. Toby became a partner of the firm in 2011.


Kingdom Trails has a set of policies and rules that help make everyone's trail experience – bikers, visitors, locals, and staff – the best it can be. Please follow these simple procedures so we can continue to be awesome! Thanks!
You MUST have a day member pass or year-round pass to use the trails.
Bike Trails open as weather permits in May and generally close by October 31st- this year, if the weather permits, we will stay open until November, 2nd.
Trails are closed the month of NOVEMBER.
Nordic Trails open as early as snow conditions permit and close by April 1st.
Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center at 2069 Darling Hill Rd. Lyndonville, VT.
Please DO NOT change at your car. The parking lot is a public area, and we have received numerous complaints from the locals about seeing half naked bikers. Please use our restroom facility located to the rear of the Welcome Center.
Follow all traffic rules and be aware of other traffic, i.e. cars, trucks and buses. VT Route 114 can be very busy with log trucks.
Limit group numbers to 10 or less.
Do not congregate in road, please respect local vehicle traffic.
Respect private property and homes.
Please use portable restrooms located at various places in Village.
Do not wash bikes in streams or rivers.
Safety of other users. A dog could cause a hindrance or accident with another user, especially a biker.
The health of the dog. Your dog may not be conditioned to follow at a quick pace for miles. Also, a collision could seriously injure the dog. Dogs also get lost on our trails and have often followed other users who then spend the rest of their time looking for the owner.
Imposing your dog on others. Though it is unfathomable to dog owners, some folks feel threatened by any dog. So you have just negatively impacted someone's experience on the trail system.
Leash laws: The local municipalities that Kingdom Trails incorporate all have leash law ordinances.
Private Landowners: Most of Kingdom Trails traverse private property and we would not want an irreparable conflict due to a user's dog to rescind our permission to use their property. Also many landowners have pets and livestock of their own and a dog's natural instincts could cause a problem with either.
The impact on the environment and wildlife. Dog poop contains pathogens and is not fun for others to discover! Dogs may chase or disturb native creatures that could injure either or both.
We thank you ahead of time for heeding this policy established to help mitigate these issues.
Kingdom Trails always encourages its members and guests to leave their dogs at home. If they so chose to bring their dog Monday through Friday it must be in control at all times, preferably by a leash. Please clean up after your dog by burying the waste. We also request that folks do not leave their dogs in their vehicle or tied to a tree while they are out enjoying the trails.
We keep the majority of the Darling Hill Trails open at all times. The Darling Hill trails comprise 70% of our system. However…with rain, comes a muddy, messy trail system…forcing us to close our trails near Burke Mountain. The trails on Burke Mountain have a different soil type and tend to erode quicker when wet. As much as closing these trails can be an inconvenience to our users who have come to visit, it is mandatory that we do this so as not to damage the mountain trails. Any amount of users who ride when we close our trails can lead to severe erosion and damage, as well as hours of labor repairing the trails. If there is a chance of rain, there is a good chance the Burke Mountain trails will be closed, but the Darling Hill trails will remain open.
Check out our trail conditions & descriptions page on our website for up to date conditions and closings.
Call or email us about any of your trail inquires.
We ask that you please follow this policies, for the future health of the trail system.
Please do not congregate in large groups in one location.
We are aware that groups come to ride and have fun together but large groups affect both the environment and other peoples experience.
Best bet is come into our center and we can recommend good rides for everybody.
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Alliance Tubular Products again ignores violations and exposes workers to dangerous machinery and risk of serious injury
Alliance Tubular Products again ignores violations and
exposes workers to dangerous machinery and risk of serious injury
Alliance, Ohio, manufacturer faces $139,800 in fines for serious safety violations
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Twice in a year, Alliance Tubular Products LLC has put workers at risk of amputation* and other serious injury by allowing dangerous machinery to operate unsafely. A July 2014 inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found three repeated and four serious violations, with fines of $139,800 at the high-end industrial steel tubing manufacturer's location in Alliance. The company was also placed in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program for its failure to address safety violations.
"Alliance Tubular was well aware of the dangers these machines posed to workers and failed to implement the proper protective procedures," said Brigitte Frank, OSHA's acting area director in Cleveland. "Each year, thousands of workers are injured by dangerous machinery. These types of violations are among the most frequently cited by OSHA and often result in death or permanent disability."
OSHA issued three repeated citations after the agency found workers were exposed to operating machinery parts on weld mills and other industrial machines at the plant because safety mechanisms were not properly installed.
OSHA cited similar violations at the company's facility in Darlington, Pennsylvania, in 2014 and at the Alliance facility in 2012. OSHA issues repeated violations if an employer previously was cited for the same or a similar violation of any standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years.
Inspectors also noted four serious violations at Alliance Tubular that involved lack of procedures to prevent unintentional operation of machinery during maintenance and the use of railings that were not rated for the platforms on which they were installed. An OSHA violation is serious if death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard an employer knew or should have known exists.
View the current citations at http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/AllianceTubularProducts_994442_0129_15.pdf*.
Alliance Tubular is a subsidiary of PTC Alliance Corp., headquartered in Wexford, Pennsylvania. PTC Alliance Corp. employs 2,100 workers companywide, with 247 at the Alliance facility.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Cleveland Area Office at 216-447-4194.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
Scott Allen, 312-353-6976, allen.scott@dol.gov
Rhonda Burke, 312-353-6976, burke.rhonda@dol.gov
Release Number: 15-141-CHI
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Half of sick Americans either don't have or can't afford health coverage
Obamacare led to historic decreases in uninsured rates. But a new analysis finds many people still struggle to afford care.
Amanda Michelle Gomez Twitter Aug 20, 2018, 11:39 am
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Nearly one in two sick Americans cannot afford health care, even those with health insurance, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
While the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) coverage expansions and consumer protections have dramatically reduced the uninsured rate to just under 11 percent, the United States still has a massive affordability problem.
About 15.5 percent of non-elderly people who have insurance either skipped or delayed medical care, citing cost or inability to pay bills in 2017. This means the total percent of people who struggle to afford care is 26.2 percent when accounting for the under-insured population.
"We still have an uninsured problem in the U.S., but we have a far broader health care affordability problem that hits sick people especially hard," writes Kaiser Family Foundation Drew Altman in his Axios column published Monday.
Indeed, nearly half of all people in poor or fair health — or 46.4 percent — are either uninsured or have affordability problems despite having health insurance.
"It's not surprising that people who are sicker and need more care would have more problems paying for it. But arguably an insurance system should work best for people who need it the most," Altman added.
But the insurance system as is doesn't always help the most vulnerable. Just look at the mental health system. A recent analysis found that patients who need mental health or substance misuse treatment are more likely to have an out-of-network claim, meaning they're at risk for higher out-of-pocket costs.
Admissions for #psychological or #SubstanceAbuse services also are much more likely to include an out-of-network provider claim, although enrollees who are able to receive care at an in-network facility significantly reduce their exposure. pic.twitter.com/pLVuRwj6gv
— Cynthia Cox (@cynthiaccox) August 13, 2018
The ACA helped make coverage more affordable for the insured population. In fact, Obamacare's most popular provision, pre-existing condition protections, ensures no insurance plan can deny or charge a person more for a medical condition they had before coverage started.
However, other health expenses continue to plague patients. Overall cost-sharing payments have outpaced wage growth, as out-of-pocket spending rose by 54 percent while wages increased by 29 percent from 2006 to 2016, according to a recent Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker that looked at employer-based plans.
This likely explains why health care remains a top political issue ahead of the midterms, explains Altman.
"And whatever big policy idea candidates are selling… the candidate who connects that idea to the public's worries about paying their medical bills is the one who will have found the secret sauce," he writes.
Single-payer plans, a system some progressive candidates have backed, would effectively eliminate all cost-sharing and covers almost all services. However, this isn't necessarily the case with all Medicare for All plans. Take New York's single-payer plan, which doesn't immediately cover long-term care. And currently seniors and people with disabilities are exposed to really high out-of-pocket costs related to long-term care.
#Health Care, #Health Care Costs, #Insurance, #Obamacare


India's financial markets regulator has finally given the green light to the country's third stock exchange, MCX Stock Exchange, which hopes to launch with over 400 members.
India's financial markets regulator has finally given the green light to the country's third stock exchange, MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), which hopes to launch with over 400 members.
MCX-SX was granted a commencement certificate from the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the final approval required for launch.
In addition to equities, MCX-SX will offer trading in bonds and interest rates.
The exchange has received over 700 applications from prospective members, 434 of which have been forwarded to SEBI for registration. SEBI has already approved 100 of the 434 members, and the remaining applicants are in the process of completing documentation with MCX-SX.
The exchange conducted a successful mock trading session on 19 November.
"We are grateful to SEBI for allowing us to make our new segments live and giving us the opportunity to work towards development of India's capital markets," said Joseph Massey, managing director and CEO, MCX-SX.
Indian equity trading is currently dominated by two bourses – the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange, which in November accounted for 17.6% and 82.4% market share, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
A fourth market, the Delhi Stock Exchange, has signed a deal to use technology supplied by the London Stock Exchange and is also in the process of securing the necessary regulatory approvals for launch.


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Evidence base for ecotechnologies in wastewater treatment
A global evidence base of ecotechnologies for the recovery and reuse of nutrients, carbon and energy from wastewater
Pollution of the Baltic Sea continues to be a problem. Important terrestrial sources of nutrient emissions to the Baltic Sea are: agriculture and wastewater – both major causes of eutrophication. However, the nutrients and organic matter in wastewater could also constitute valuable products, such as agricultural fertilizers and energy. Thus, the EU's action plan for circular economy highlights the need for improving waste management and resource utilization.
The integration of resource recovery to wastewater management could provide benefits beyond the wastewater sector, turning the carbon and nutrients from pollution into products. We used systematic mapping methodology to identify a comprehensive list of studies that focus on ecotechnologies for recovering or reusing carbon, energy and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from wastewater, which includes for example, sewage sludge and wastewater fractions. Here, we present the evidence base visualized in an evidence atlas.
Evidence base for Ecotechnologies in Agriculture
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How to use the atlas
The evidence atlas is an interactive searchable tool that shows the locations of the studies included in the systematic map database along with extracted meta-data. Each dot shows a study reporting on ecotechnology for recovery and/or reuse of carbon and nutrients. By clicking on a specific dot, bibliographical information of the publication, data on study design and characteristics of reported ecotechnology, recovery and reuse, including a link to the publication on Google Scholar are visualized. Different colours of dots represent different types of recovery including recovery of energy, carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen (and their combinations). In 144 studies (30.4%), coordinates of locations where studies were conducted were not reported and, in these cases, the evidence atlas shows locations of lead authors' institutions.
How we collated the systematic map database
We searched for both academic and grey literature. The searches were restricted to the period 2013 to 2017. English language searches were performed in five bibliographic databases and search platforms, as well as Google Scholar. Searches in 38 specialist websites were performed in English, Finnish, Polish and Swedish. We included any type of ecotechnology undertaken for the purposes of recovery and/or reuse of carbon, phosphorus and/or nitrogen in wastewater treatment. Our methods are described in the peer-reviewed and published protocol.
What is included in the systematic map database?
We found 448 articles studying the effectiveness of ecotechnologies. The majority of eligible articles were in English, originated from bibliographic databases and were published in 2016. The evidence base had a broad geographic basis, with the majority of studies conducted in Europe (220 studies), followed by Asia (158 studies) and North America (47 studies). China was the most represented country, contributing to 16.2% of the evidence base. The three most prevalent ecotechnologies in the evidence base (totalling 34.6%) were: cultivation of microalgae, irrigation with effluents, and reuse of biosolids. Conventional/mixed wastewater was the principal waste source used for recovery of nutrients or carbon, making up 47.1% of all studies in the evidence base, followed by sludge (26.7%). 24.1% of studies reported on joint recovery of nutrients and carbon or energy (for example, by anaerobic digestion) and 8.0% reported on joint reuse.
Who can use systematic map database?
The evidence base can be useful for researchers, decision-makers or any other actors working on transformation from linear to circular economy in the wastewater sector.
The following topics were identified as potential candidates for evidence synthesis:
1. Effectiveness of products recovered from different types of wastewater as soil amendments or fertilizers.
2. Effectiveness of anaerobic digestion as an ecotechnology used for recovery of carbon.
3. Effectiveness of struvite precipitation as an ecotechnology for nutrient recovery.
4. Microalgae cultivation.
We have already started addressing the first three gaps and a methodical plan for this review can be found here.
Please cite as: Johannesdottir S.L., Macura B., McConville J., Lorick D., Haddaway NR., Karczmarczyk A., Ek F., Piniewski M, Księżniak M. & Osuch P: What evidence exists on ecotechnologies for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map. Environ Evid 9, 24 (2020). DOI: doi.org/10.1186/s13750-020-00207-7
What evidence exists on ecotechnologies for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map
Effectiveness of ecotechnologies for recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from anaerobic digestate and effectiveness of the recovery products as fertilizers: a systematic review protocol
Effectiveness of ecotechnologies in agriculture for the recovery and reuse of carbon and nutrients in the Baltic and boreo-temperate regions: a systematic map
What ecotechnologies exist for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map protocol
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Homer Reciting his Poems
Walk Through British Art: 1780
Sir Thomas Lawrence 1769–1830
Oil paint on canvas
Support: 940 × 1111 mm
frame: 1130 × 1315 × 90 mm
For most of his career, Lawrence featured in the Royal Academy exhibitions as a portrait painter. He became President of the Academy and, like his predecessor Joshua Reynolds, aspired to be a history painter. This early work was exhibited in 1791. It was painted for the connoisseur, Richard Payne Knight, and its subject and style were calculated to suit his classical taste. In a woodland glade, the Greek poet Homer is shown reciting his Iliad to an admiring audience. The nude youth in the foreground was drawn from a famous pugilist (professional boxer) named Jackson.
Gallery label, February 2016
T01974 HOMER RECITING HIS POEMS 1790
Inscribed 'TL 1.790' b.l.
Oil on Canvas, 37×43 3/4 (94×111)
Purchased (Grant-in-Aid) 1975
Coll: Painted for Richard Payne Knight of Downton Castle, Salop; by descent to Maj. William Kincaid-Lennox, from whose collection sold through Thos. Agnew and Son Ltd 1975
Exh: R.A. 1791 (180); The First Hundred Years of the Royal Academy, R.A. 1951–2 (241)
Lit: D. E. Williams, The Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831, pp.122–3; Lord R. Sutherland Gower, Lawrence, 1900, pp.7, 175; Sir W. Armstrong, Lawrence, 1913, p.156; C. Hussey, The Picturesque, 1927, repr. pl. VIII; K. Garlick, Lawrence, 1954, p.64, repr. pl. 19; K. Garlick, 'A Catalogue of the paintings... of Sir Thomas Lawrence' in Walpole Society, XXXIX, 1964, pp.208, 253
Williams, the artist's official biographer, writes that the picture was begun in Lawrence's new lodgings in Jermyn Street in 1788, and that the nude figure in the foreground was painted from John Jackson the pugilist, who was much in demand as a model because his body 'had a distinct and marked indication of every individual muscle in the manner of the statues and paintings of Michael-Angelo'. The pose does, in fact, echo Vichelangelo's Adam in the Sistine chapel, and the whole painting shows a young artist's somewhat laboured allusions to classical patterns like Raphael's 'School of Athens' for the composition, and Michelangelo's Ignudi for individual figures, corroborating Williams' statement that Lawrence 'was much struck with his subject and painted it with great care and study.'
It was painted for his early patron, the numismatist and authority on ancient art Richard Payne Knight (1750–1824) who probably suggested the subject. Knight was at the time working on his Analytical Essay on the Greek Alphabet (published 1791) and was soon to turn his attention to the restoration of Homeric texts to their original purity, a labour that was to result in the publication of his Carmina Homerica in two parts, in 1808 and 1820. Lawrence and Knight remained on friendly terms throughout Knight's life and one of the artist's most splendid portraits is the one he painted of Knight a few years later (exh. R.A. 1794, now at Manchester Art Gallery).
When shown at the R.A. in 1791, the 'Homer' was not judged an unqualified success. Gower quotes an unnamed contemporary critic as writing that 'As friends to young artists in general we recommend Mr. Lawrence to be careful in mounting the Historic Pegasus - this picture by no means presages great success in this line, -the figures have all the appearance of painted stones'. Lawrence seems to have taken the criticism to heart and T01974 remains one of his very rare ventures outside the field of portraiture. More justly, perhaps, other critics (again quoted by Gower) thought the painting good in drawing and colour, but 'deficient in sentiment'. The classical allusions, however, were fully appreciated and The St. James's Chronicle (7 May 1791) gave it the highest accolade possible by describing the execution as 'equal to Teniers' and the background as 'extremely grand, and in the manner of Poussin'. In its fluid brushwork and lusciously glowing colours, this early picture indeed presages much that is best in Lawrence's mature work.
A pencil sketch for 'Homer Reciting' (7 1/4×5 1/4 ins.), showing the main figure seated, with the left arm raised, was in the collection of Joseph Fazzano, Providence (repr. in C. R. Grundy, 'The Drawings of Sir Thomas Lawrence' in The Connoisseur, XXXI, December 1911, p.229).
The Tate Gallery 1974-6: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1978
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Sir Thomas Lawrence Miss Laura Dorothea Ross (Mrs Francis Robertson)
c.1798–1804
Sir Thomas Lawrence Mrs Siddons, ? as Mrs Haller in 'The Stranger'
Sir Thomas Lawrence Philip Sansom
Sir Thomas Lawrence Lady Georgiana Fane
?1806
Robert Smirke Don Quixote at Home, after the Termination of his Second Sally
Sir Thomas Lawrence Princess Lieven
?1812–20
Sir Thomas Lawrence Philadelphia Hannah, 1st Viscountess Cremorne
exhibited 1789
John Hamilton Mortimer II. The Hero's Father Blesses his Departure
John Hamilton Mortimer IV. The Hero's Father Blesses his Marriage
Sir Thomas Lawrence John Philip Kemble as Hamlet
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Robert Smirke The Afflicted Matron, the Countess Trifaldi, from 'Don Quixote'
Joseph Mallord William Turner Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps
On display at Tate Britain part of Turner's Modern World
Charles Reuben Ryley Oscar Bringing Back Annir's Daughter
Richard Westall The Reconciliation of Helen and Paris after his Defeat by Menelaus
Sir Thomas Lawrence Mrs Siddons


When Senator Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) recently questioned whether the Swiss were sincere in cutting through bank secrecy to catch crooks, Stuart Eizenstat rushed to Switzerland's defense. The Swiss, said the former deputy secretary of Treasury, "can almost point the finger at us."
Yes, it's possible to protect a client's right to privacy while rooting bad guys out of the banking system, and Switzerland is showing the way. Since 1998 it has been a criminal offense for a Swiss banker not to properly document the source of wealth and the "end beneficiaries" behind a bank account. The laws are far tougher than anything on the books in the U.S.
The Abacha scandal (see story) involved bankers all over the world, but Switzerland was the only country to "name and shame" 19 banks, including Credit Suisse, for their role. Last year the Swiss Federal Banking Commission ruled that the banks could not excuse themselves by saying the money came from reputable intermediary banks, or by citing the Abacha family's glowing references. They should have diligently investigated the Abachas themselves. Several prominent bankers lost their jobs.
Switzerland's anti-laundering and reporting statutes apply to attorneys, stockbrokers and other financial institutions, as well as to banks. That's not yet true in the U.S. Switzerland demands that its banks give "unlimited" assistance to U.S. officials pursuing crimes that are also punishable under Swiss law.
And yet the myth of Swiss bank secrecy persists. A congressional staff lawyer complained to FORBES that Swiss secrecy laws prevent even Citibank, New York, from receiving account information about a client from Citibank, Zurich. In this sense Switzerland does take a client's right to privacy beyond similar rights in the U.S., where, for example, credit reports are traded like baseball cards. In Switzerland your financial details are no one else's business, unless you authorize a release or they are requested in a judicial investigation.
"Switzerland's reputation of bank secrecy is to a large extent misleading," writes John M.Ferguson in the Emory International Law Review. "In the context of [an outsider] obtaining information about a bank account, Switzerland does still offer some advantages ... only because the U.S. banking environment offers so little secrecy."


1950. The Link displays the mood & joy feeling of a newly Independent nation becoming Republic exactly at eighteen minutes past ten on the morning of Thursday, January 26, 1950.
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Remember Naya Rivera's Emotional 'If I Die Young' Cover on 'Glee'? [Watch]
Billy Dukes Published: July 15, 2020
Seven years ago, Glee star Naya Rivera sang about the sharp knife of a short life in honoring her co-star Cory Monteith. The show chose the Band Perry's "If I Die Young" to pay tribute to his character, Finn, and chose Rivera's character Santana to do it.
It was an emotional scene that's even moreso today, after Rivera's death. Monteith died after a drug overdose on July 13, 2013 — exactly seven years to the day before Rivera's body was recovered from California's Lake Piru, where she reportedly drowned. The 33-year-old's body had been missing for five days at that point. Her 4-year-old son was found safe and still wearing his life jacket, asleep on boat they had rented for the day.
In the above scene, Santana speaks about Finn before starting into "If I Die Young," a Kimberly Perry-written ballad that became the Band Perry's career song after its 2010 release. The actor's character breaks down, however, and runs out of the room screaming as the rest of the cast tries to console her. Rivera and Monteith's characters dated on the show, but at the time of his death he was dating co-star Lea Michele in real life.
Listen to the Full Version of the Glee Cast "If I Die Young":
"I'm so excited that song is being used that way because even though it has 'die' in the title, it was really inspired by and about celebrating life," Perry said at the time of the hit that made her band a household name. "I obviously haven't seen the episode that's a tribute to Cory, but I feel like they're going to focus on his life rather than his death, so I'm really excited that 'If I Die Young' is going to be part of honoring him."
"If I Die Young" would win the CMA for Single and Song of the Year in 2011. The Band Perry notched three No. 1 hits and eight Top 10 singles from two albums during their seven years as country singers. They've since transitioned to pop music.
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Source: Remember Naya Rivera's Emotional 'If I Die Young' Cover on 'Glee'? [Watch]
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Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110th Congress
Lobbying Reform Legislation:
Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in
S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110 Congress
Jack Maskell
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division
Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of
Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and H.R. 2316,
This report is intended to provide a quick reference chart and short analysis
comparing the lobbying reform provisions in S. 1, 110th Congress, as passed by theth
Senate, with the lobbying reform legislation reported in the House, H.R. 2316, 110
Congress. The chart examines and analyzes the provisions of the bills in question as
they relate to the general area of lobbying and lobbying disclosure, and with regard
to post-employment lobbying restrictions on Members of Congress and congressional
staff.
Although the Senate bill, S. 1, contains provisions dealing with lobbying
disclosure, internal Senate ethics rules, and procedural reforms in the Senate, H.R.
2316 focuses more narrowly on lobbying disclosure reforms, as the House adopted
procedural and internal ethics changes earlier in the present Congress. The changes
made to the internal House Rules on January 4, 2007, in H.Res. 6, and the proposed
amendments to the Senate Rules in S. 1, regarding the broader area of "ethics" and
such things as the receipt of outside private gifts by Members and staff, the
acceptance of "officially connected" travel expenses, and travel on private corporate
aircraft, are analyzed in CRS Report RL33893, Gifts and Ethics Rules: Side-by-Side
Comparison of Provisions of S. 1 and H.Res. 6, 110th Congress, by Jack Maskell. In
addition, the proposals to amend the pension provisions of federal law with regard
to Members of Congress who have been convicted of certain federal corruption
charges, proposed in S. 1, as passed by the Senate, and as adopted separately by the
House in H.R. 476, 110th Congress, are analyzed in CRS Report 96-530, Loss of
Federal Pensions for Members of Congress Convicted of Certain Offenses, by Jack
Maskell.
The provisions of S.1 analyzed are those in the bill as passed by the Senate on
January 18, 2007; and the provisions of H.R. 2316 that are analyzed in this report are
those contained in the legislation as passed by the House of Representatives on May
Side-by-Side Comparison of the Provisions of S. 1 and H.R. 2316, th
110 Congress................................................2
Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side
Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and
H.R. 2316, 110 Congress
This report is intended to provide a quick reference chart and short analysisth
comparing the lobbying reform provisions in S. 1, 110 Congress, as passed by the
Senate, with the lobbying reform legislation reported in the House, H.R. 2316, 110th
aircraft, are analyzed in CRS Report RL33893, Gifts and Ethics Rules: Side-by-Sideth
Comparison of Provisions of S. 1 and H.Res. 6, 110 Congress, by Jack Maskell. In
charges, proposed in S. 1, as passed by the Senate, and as adopted separately by theth
House in H.R. 476, 110 Congress, are analyzed in CRS Report 96-530, Loss of
CRS-2
Side-by-Side Comparison of the Provisions of S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110th Congress
IssueCurrent Provisions of Law or RuleS. 1H.R. 2316
ing Disclosures
of filing lobbyingLobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [LDA]Section 211(a). Requires quarterly, instead ofSection 201(a). Requires quarterly, instead of
requires periodic reports from registeredsemi-annual, filing of lobbying disclosuresemi-annual, filing of lobbying disclosure
lobbyists to be filed semi-annually,reports by registered lobbyists, not later thanreports by registered lobbyists, not later than
within 45 days of January 1st and Julyst20 days after January 1, April 1, July 1, and45 days after January 1, April 1, July 1, and
1. (2 U.S.C. § 1604(a)).October 1 of each year. October 1 of each year.
iki/CRS-RL34008ounts to triggerCurrent law establishes certain amountsSection 211(b). Threshold amounts areSection 201(b). Threshold amounts are
g/wof income or expenditures by a person oradjusted, generally halved, to reflect newadjusted, generally halved, to reflect new
s.orentity within a six-month reportingquarterly reporting periods, rather than semi-quarterly reporting periods, rather than semi-
leakperiod to "trigger" the registration andannual periods.annual periods.
reporting requirements of LDA, see 2
://wikiU.S.C. §§ 1602, 1603, 1610.
httpark"No express reporting provision now inNo provision.Section 203(b). Amends provision requiring
LDA. A registrant must now reportperiodic reports from lobbyists (2 U.S.C. §
"issues" and "bill numbers" concerning1604(b)(2)(A)), to require information on
which "lobbying activities" were"requests for Congressional earmarks" made
performed. 2 U.S.C. § 1604(b)(2)(A).by registrant.
Current lobbying law does not addressSection 212. Requires additional publicSection 204. Requires additional public
aissue in LDA of 1995, but rather certainreporting by registrants and lobbyists ofreporting by registrants and lobbyists of
political committees must file reportspolitical committees established by registrant.political committees established by registrant.
pursuant to federal campaign law, the(Adds 2 U.S.C. § 1604(d)(1)(B)).(Adds 2 U.S.C. § 1604(e)(1)(C)).
Federal Election Campaign Act [FECA].
Current lobbying law does not addressSection 212. Requires registrants andSection 204. Requires registrants and
a registrantissue in LDA of 1995, but rather certainlobbyists in quarterly reports to discloselobbyists in quarterly reports to disclose
strant's politicalpolitical contributions for federalpolitical contributions over $200 to federalpolitical contributions over $200 to federal
elections must be disclosed and reportedcandidates, officeholders, leadership PACs orcandidates, officeholders, leadership PACs or
by the recipient pursuant to FECA.party committees made by registrant orparty committees made by registrant or
lobbyist or political committee established bylobbyist or political committee established by
registrant. (Adds 2 U.S.C. §1604(d)(1)(C)).registrant. (Adds 2 U.S.C. §1604(e)(1)(D)).
No provision in LDA. FECA does notSection 212. Requires disclosure of fund-No provision.
have express disclosure provisions forraising events hosted, co-hosted or sponsored
iki/CRS-RL34008"hosting" fundraisers, but certain outlaysby lobbyist or registrant's political committee
g/wof funds or in-kind services forfor a federal candidate, officeholder,
s.orfundraisers for candidates may triggerleadership PAC or party committee. (Adds 2
leak"contribution" limits and reportingU.S.C. § 1604(d)(1)(D)).
requirements by recipients. 11 C.F.R.
://wiki§§ 100.75, 100.77.
httpNo provision in LDA. FECA does notSection 212. Requires in quarterly lobbyingSection 204(b). Requires, in quarterly
expressly address "bundling," butreports the disclosure of "bundled" politicallobbying reports, disclosure of 2 or more
ed by aaddresses disclosures regardingcontributions collected or arranged for acampaign contributions, exceeding a total of
"conduits" of "earmarked" contributionsfederal candidate, officeholder, leadership$5,000, received and forwarded by, or credited
by requiring disclosures of originalPAC or party committee. (Adds 2 U.S.C. §or attributed to, a lobbyist or registrant for a
contributors, unless "conduit" exercises1604(d)(1)(E)).federal officeholder or candidate, leadership
"direction or control" over the choice ofPAC, multi-candidate committee, or a political
the recipient, then contribution isparty committee. Requires lobbyist to send a
deemed to come from both originalreport by certified mail to recipient-covered
source and conduit. 2 U.S.C. §official containing information that will be
441a(a)(8); 11 C.F.R. § 110.6.reported. (Adds 2 U.S.C. § 1604(f)).
el paymentsNo current provision in LDA expresslySection 212. Requires in quarterly lobbyingNo similar reporting. Requires in section 203
ered officialaddressing travel payments made toreports the detailed disclosure of amounts,a certification in quarterly reports that the
covered officials. House and Senatepurpose and itinerary of any payments forregistrant or lobbyist did not provide any gift,
Rules currently restrict the acceptance of"officially connected" travel provided for the"including travel," to a Member, officer or
"officially connected" travel expensesbenefit of a federal official. (Adding 2 U.S.C.employee of Congress that is in violation of
from most lobbyists and their clients,§ 1604(d)(1)(F)).the House or Senate Rules, but no further
and require disclosure of privately paidreporting of providing "officially connected"
"officially connected" travel. Housetravel expenses permitted by Rules.
Rule XXV, Senate Rule XXXV.
iki/CRS-RL34008ision ofNo current provision in LDA.Section 212. Requires in quarterly lobbyingSection 204. Requires in quarterly lobbying
g/wents, retreats,reports the disclosure of payments (i) forreports the disclosure of payments (i) for
s.oronialsevents honoring or recognizing federalevents honoring or recognizing federal
leakered officials.officials, (ii) to an entity named in honor of aofficials, (ii) to an entity named in honor of a
covered federal official or to a person or entitycovered federal official or to a person or entity
://wikiin recognition of such official, (iii) made toin recognition of such official, (iii) made to
httporganizations associated with such officials, ororganizations associated with such officials, or
(iv) made to pay the costs of retreats,(iv) made to pay the costs of retreats,
conferences or similar events for the benefit ofconferences or similar events for the benefit of
1 or more covered federal officials (Adding 21 or more covered federal officials. (Adding 2
U.S.C. § 1604(d)(1)(G).U.S.C. § 1604(e)(1)(E).)
reportedNo provision in LDA. FECA addressesNo specific provision, but see "bundling"Section 204. Requires any information on
ation concerning"earmarked" contributions made throughdisclosure requirements, Section 212.being the "conduit" for "earmarked" campaign
ofa "conduit" as a contribution from thecontributions, required to be disclosed under
rked" contributions.original contributor, to be reported andthe FECA, to be reported in quarterly lobbying
disclosed as such by recipient. 2 U.S.C.reports under LDA. (Adding 2 U.S.C. §
§ 441a(a)(8); 11 C.F.R. §110.6(a),(c). If1604(e)(1)(F)).
the conduit or intermediary, however,
exercises "direction or control over the
choice of the recipient candidate," then
the contribution will be considered also
iki/CRS-RL34008from conduit, as well as from original
g/wcontributor. 11 C.F.R. § 110.6(d).
s.or
leakidedNo provision in LDA. FECA requiresNo provision.Section 204. Requires registrants and
anizations.the disclosure by the recipient oflobbyists in quarterly reports to disclose "any
://wiki"contributions" made to "politicalfunds provided" to a 527 political
httpcommittees," but not all contributions toorganization. (Adding 2 U.S.C. §
"527" political organizations are1604(e)(1)(G)).
disclosed under FECA (but over a
certain threshold are to the IRS)
ifts" made toNo current provision in LDA.Section 212. Requires in quarterly lobbyingNo similar reporting requirement, but requires,
reports the disclosure of gifts in excess of $20in Section 203(b), a certification in quarterly
made to covered officials from lobbyists orreports that the registrant or lobbyist did not
their political committees. (Adding 2 U.S.C. §provide any gift, "including travel," to a
1604(d)(1)(H)).Member, officer or employee of Congress that
is in violation of the House or Senate Rules.
No current provision in LDA.Section 212. Requires in quarterly lobbyingNo provision.
orreports the disclosure of contributions to a
uralpresidential library or presidential inaugural
committee. (Adding 2 U.S.C. § 1604(d)(1)(I)).
ing public or privateNo express provision, but registrantSection 213. Requires lobbyists in quarterlyNo provision.
must currently identify "client" andreports (2 U.S.C. § 1604(b)) to disclose
describe "business or activities" of thewhether a client is a public entity (including a
client, in the registration statement. 2State or local government or a department,
U.S.C. § 1603(b).agency, special purpose district or other
iki/CRS-RL34008instrumentality of a State), or a private entity.
g/w2 U.S.C. § 1605 requires reports andSection 214. Requires Secretary of Senate andSection 208. Requires Secretary of Senate and
s.oristrations andregistrations to be made to the SecretaryClerk of the House to maintain and makeClerk of the House to maintain and make
leakof the Senate and the Clerk of the House. available to the public over the Internet a freeavailable to the public over the Internet a free
://wikiNo current requirement for maintainingand providing access to electronicsearchable, sortable, and downloadableelectronic database of reports and registrationssearchable, sortable, and downloadableelectronic database of reports and registrations
httpdatabase. made under this Act, and to link suchmade under this Act, and to link such
information to the campaign financing reportsinformation to the campaign financing reports
and information disclosed to the Federaland information disclosed to the Federal
Election Commission under FECA. RequiresElection Commission under FECA. Requires
electronic reports to be available over theelectronic reports to be available over the
Internet within 48 hours. Internet within 48 hours.
pastA registrant or lobbying-employee mustSection 215. Requires identification of aSection 207. Requires identification of any
ent service.disclose if he/she served as a coveredregistrant, or lobbying-employee of an entityregistrant, or lobbying-employee of an entity
official within the past 2 years. 2 U.S.C.who has at any time served as a coveredwho has at any time served as a covered
§ 1603(b)(6).legislative branch or executive branch official.legislative branch or executive branch official.
iolations of law.Current civil penalty in LDA for failureSection 216. Increases the LobbingSection 301. Increases the Lobbing
to file within 60 days'-"notice of defect"Disclosure Act's specific penalty for knowingDisclosure Act's specific penalty for knowing
from Secretary or Senate or Clerk ofviolations of the law from $50,000 toviolations of the law from $50,000 to
House, or knowing failure to comply$200,000.$100,000.
with any other provision of LDA, is
ing:The "client" of a lobbyist is consideredSection 217. Requires identification of certainSection 206. Requires identification of the
anizationalto be the "coalition" itself which retainsorganizational participants in a lobbyingorganizational members of a coalition or an
the lobbyist, and not the individual"coalition." Would require identification by aassociation when such coalition or association
iki/CRS-RL34008organizational members of the coalitionlobbyist of any organization (in addition toemploys or retains "other persons to conduct
g/w(2 U.S.C. §1602(2)), unless anclient "coalition") which contributes more thanlobbying activities," when member is expected
s.ororganization contributes more than$5,000 in any quarterly period, and whichto contribute $500 or more to the coalition's
leak$10,000 in a semi-annual reporting"participates in a substantial way in thelobbying in a quarter. Exempts member-
period and "in whole or in major partplanning, supervision, or control" of theorganization of a coalition which is itself
://wikiplans, supervises, or controls" thelobbying activities of the coalition's registrant.incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable or
httplobbying activities of the registeredMembers of coalitions publicly known to beeducational organization; any other non-profit,
lobbyist. (2 U.S.C. §1603(b)(3)).affiliated with coalition, or for whom fundingtax-exempt organization which has
of coalition has been publicly disclosed, need"substantial exempt activities other than
not be listed in registration statement unlesslobbying" on the specific issue for which it
that organization "in whole or in major partengaged the lobbyist; or any organization for
plans, supervises, or controls" lobbyingwhich there is publicly available knowledge of
activities of lobbyist. In no event mustaffiliates, unless such affiliate in whole or
individuals who are members of or donors to amajor part plans, controls or supervises such
"client" entity need to be disclosed.lobbying. In no event must individuals who
are members of or donors to a "client" entity
need to be disclosed.
iolations.Administrators of LDA to whom reportsSection 218. Clerk of House and Secretary ofNo provision.
and registration statements are filedSenate are required to make publicly available
(Clerk of the House and the Secretary ofthe number per year of lobbyists and lobbying
the Senate) are authorized by law tofirms that were referred to U.S. Attorney for
make referrals to the U.S. Attorney fornoncompliance. U.S. Attorney for D.C. must
D.C. in cases of noncompliance with thereport semi-annually to the Senate Committees
disclosure provisions, when the lobbyiston Judiciary, and Homeland Security &
or lobbing firm has been notified "inGovernment Affairs, and House Committees
writing and has failed to make anon the Judiciary, and Oversight and
appropriate response within 60 daysGovernment Reform, the aggregate number of
iki/CRS-RL34008after notice." 2 U.S.C. § 1605(8).enforcement actions taken under the Act.
g/w
s.or ofNot required by law, but Clerk of HouseSection 219. Places statutory requirement toSection 202. Places statutory requirement to
leakand Secretary of Senate have developedfile the lobbying disclosure reports infile the lobbying disclosure reports in
electronic filing options.electronic form, and requires the Clerk of theelectronic form with the Clerk of the House
://wikiHouse and Secretary of the Senate to use theand Secretary of the Senate.
httpsame electronic software for receipt and
recording of the filings.
gents RegistrationNo current provision in Foreign AgentsSection 220. Amends FARA to requireNo provision.
s andRegistration Act [FARA], whichelectronic filing of foreign agent registration
.requires registration and reporting tostatements and updates made to the Attorney
Department of Justice by agents ofGeneral, and requires A.G. to maintain and
foreign principles. (22 U.S.C. § 611 etmake available for free over the Internet a
seq.)searchable, sortable and downloadable
database of foreign agent filings and updates
under FARA, and link such information to the
information disclosed in reports filed with the
Federal Election Commission.
iki/CRS-RL34008
g/w lobbyists andCongressional Rules regulate MembersSection 221. In addition to the otherSection 203(a). Requires in quarterly reports
s.orand staff accepting gifts from lobbyists,information required to be filed in periodica certification that the registrant or lobbyist did
leakbut Rules do not extend to lobbyistsreports by lobbyists, each filer must certifynot provide any gift, "including travel," to a
themselves who are outside ofthat the lobbying firm, registrant, or eachMember, officer or employee of Congress that
://wikijurisdiction of ethics committees.employee listed as a lobbyist of anis in violation of the House or Senate Rules.
httpLobbyists prohibited from offeringorganization or firm, has not "provided,
"bribes," "illegal gratuities" to Membersrequested or directed" a gift (including travel)Section 205. Expressly prohibits a registrant
or staff (18 U.S.C. 201), or engaging in ato a Member or employee of Congress, thelobbyist, an organization that registers 1 or
scheme to defraud the public out of theacceptance of which would constitute amore employees as lobbyists, and such
"honest services" of their publicviolation of the House or Senate Rules onemployee/lobbyist, from making any gift,
officials. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343,gifts.including travel, to a Member or staffer of
1346.Congress if the donor has knowledge that such
gift may not be accepted under the House or
Senate Rules.
CRS-10
Current LDA does not provide expressSection 222. Provides additional criminalSection 301. Provides additional, express
criminal penalty; but, intentional falsepenalty for knowing, willful and corruptcriminal penalty for "corruptly" failing to
filing to a federal agency may be "falsefailure to comply with LDA of up to 10 years'comply with LDA of imprisonment of up to 5
statement" (18 U.S.C. §1001), withimprisonment, and/or fine up to $250,000 foryears and/or fine up to $250,000 for an
criminal penalty up to 5 years'an individual, and $500,000 for anindividual, and up to $500,000 for an
imprisonment, and fine per § 3571.organization (see18 U.S.C. § 3571).organization (see 18 U.S.C. § 3571).
DisclosureNo current provisions.Section 231. Requires the ComptrollerNo provision
General to annually audit LDA lobbying
registrations/reports to determine compliance
iki/CRS-RL34008or noncompliance with law, and report to
g/wCongress with recommendations for
s.orimprovement of compliance.
leak by Member'sNo current provision of law or Rule. Section 113. Amends Senate Rule to require aSection 401. Amends House Rules to require
://wikiSee general "conflict of interest"provision in Senate Rule 37.Member to prohibit staff from having officialcontact with any of the Senator's "immediatea Member to prohibit all staff employed by aMember, including personal, committee or
httpfamily" who are registered lobbyists or areleadership offices, from having official contact
employed by a lobbyist to influence legislationwith a spouse of a Member of the House if
(Section 113(a)), except prohibition not tothat spouse is a "lobbyist" under LDA of 1995,
apply to spouse of a Senator already registeredor is employed or retained by such a lobbyist
as lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the electionto influence legislation.
of Member or 1 year prior to their marriage.
(Section 113(c)). But Senators and employeesSection 209. Provides that it is the sense of
also prohibited from having official contactCongress that the use by a lobbyist of a family
with a spouse of any Senator if that spouse is arelationship to a Member of Congress to gain
"lobbyist" or is retained by a registeredspecial advantage is "inappropriate."
lobbyist. (Section 113(b)).
toLDA provisions currently apply only toNo provision.Section 210. Provides expressly that
n committeesregistrants - "lobbyists," as defined, andamendments made to LDA "shall not apply to
organizations whose employees arethe activities of any political committee
lobbyists because they engage in certaindescribed in" FECA.
amount of direct lobbying.
rovisions
privateNo specific provisions in current law.Section 114. Would amend Senate RulesSection 102. Would add a federal criminal
ment decisions(Senate Rule XLIII) to prohibit a Senator fromlaw to prohibit a Member from taking or
taking or withholding, or threatening orwithholding, or threatening or promising to
iki/CRS-RL34008promising to take or withhold, any official act,take or withhold, any official act, or to
g/wor to influence or to offer to influence aninfluence or to offer to influence an official act
s.orofficial act of another, with the intent toof another, with the intent to influence on the
leakinfluence on the basis of partisan politicalbasis of partisan political affiliation an
://wikiaffiliation an employment decision oremployment practice of a private entity.employment decision or employment practiceof a private entity.
by Contractors ofNo specific provision in current law.No provision.Section 103. Adds a criminal provision to
ressfederal law to prohibit a private attorney or
law firm (including the employing law firm of
an attorney) which contracts with a Member,
committee, leadership office, or working group
or caucus in Congress from "lobbying" any
Member, officer or employee of either House
of Congress during the pendency of that
contract, and for one year after the contract
ailability ofNo provision in current law.No provision.Section 402. Requires the Clerk of the House
erto post on the public Internet site of the Office
tof the Clerk the written advanced
authorizations and the disclosures required for
Members, officers and employees of the House
with respect to "officially connected" travel
expenses accepted by Members and staff from
private sources under House Rule XXV.
Requires the Clerk of the House to post on the
public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk
iki/CRS-RL34008the personal financial disclosure reports filed
g/wunder the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
s.orby Members of the House.
State and localGifts from State or local governmentsNo provision.Section 403. Amends House Rules to
://wikientsare now generally exempt from gifteliminate from the gifts prohibition the
httplimitations and prohibitions of Houseexception for gifts from State or local
and Senate Rules. House Rule 25,governments. House Rule 25, cl. 5(a)(3)(O).
clause 5(a)(3)(O); Senate Rule 35, clause
1(c)(16).
mployment, "Revolving Door" Lobbying
1-Year "CoolingMembers of Congress, electedSection 241. Would expand from 1-year to 2-No provision.
eriod for Members andcongressional officers, and senioryears the "cooling off" period on Members of
congressional staff (those earning aCongress and elected officers, whereby they
salary at the rate of 75% of a Member'swould not be able to "lobby" Congress for 2-
salary) are limited for one year afteryears after leaving office (Sec. 241(b)(1));
leaving office from making certainwould expand the 1-year cooling off period to
communications with intent to influence2 years for "very senior" executive branch
to Congress. Members and electedofficials (cabinet officers and certain others)
iki/CRS-RL34008officers may not lobby anyone in either(Section 241(b)); and would keep the 1-year
g/wHouse of Congress for one year (18cooling for staff, but amend the 1-year
s.orU.S.C. § 207(e)(1)); while former seniorprovision to prohibit lobbying the entire House
leakstaff may not lobby their former officeof Congress in which they had worked, rather
or committee for one year. (18 U.S.C. §than merely their former office.
://wiki207(e)(2)-(5).
httpWould add a new restriction for former
Members and elected officers to include
behind-the-scenes activities, advice, or
consultations that former Member or officer
may have "in support of ... lobbying contacts"
made on behalf of a client, "including
preparation and planning activities, research
and other background work that is intended, at
the time it is performed, for use in contacts,
and the coordination of the lobbying activities
of others." (Section 241(b)(3) and (c)(4)).
ing Door," post-All representations of Indian tribes bySection 110. Would more closely conformNo provisions.
ment conflicts offormer federal officers or employees areexemption for representing Indian tribes by
representing Indiannow exempt from "revolving door" lawformer federal officials to current exemption
at 18 U.S.C. § 207 by provisions offor representing State or local governments by
Indian Self-Determination Act, 25such officials, by exempting acts of former
U.S.C. §450i(j).officials carrying out official duties or as
elected officials for tribes.
Off" PeriodCurrent Senate Rule, Rule XXXVII(9),Section 111. Would amend Senate RuleNo provision.
prohibits all former staff who haveXXXVII to prohibit all "senior" Senate staff
iki/CRS-RL34008become registered lobbyists or are in(paid at rate of 75% of Member's salary) from
g/wemploy of such to influence legislation,lobbying entire Senate for one year after
s.orfrom lobbying their former office for 1leaving office.
leakyear.
://wiki PrivatementNo current restrictions or expressdisclosures for Members, officers orSection 112. Amends Senate Rules to prohibitSenators from negotiating or having anSection 101. Amends House Rules to prohibitMembers from negotiating or having an
httpemployees of the legislative branch ofarrangement concerning prospective privatearrangement concerning prospective private
Government.employment until Senator's successor has beenemployment until the Member's successor has
elected, unless Senator, within 3 days afterbeen elected, unless the Member, within 3
"negotiations" begin, files a publicly discloseddays after "negotiations" begin, files with the
signed statement with the Sec. of the SenateHouse Committee on Standards of Official
revealing names of the private parties orConduct a statement including the names of
private entities involved, and date negotiationsthe private parties or private entities involved,
or arrangements began. If job is to involveand the date such negotiations or arrangements
"lobbying activities," Senator may notcommenced.
negotiate or have arrangement for such
employment until after successor is elected.
privateSenior staff (compensated at a rate in excess ofSenior staff (compensated at a rate in excess of
ment, cont'd)75% of a Senator) would be required to notify75% of a Member's salary) must notify within
the S. Select Committee on Ethics within 33 days the Committee on Standards of Official
days about the commencement of negotiationsConduct that he or she is negotiating or has an
or arrangements for prospective privatearrangements for future private employment.
employment. Such an employee is thenMembers and staff must recuse themselves
required to recuse himself or herselffrom "any matter" in which there is a conflict
concerning any official matter which wouldor an appearance of a conflict of interest for
create a conflict or an appearance of a conflictthat Member or employee under this Rule, and
of interest because of such negotiations ornotify the House Committee on Standards of
iki/CRS-RL34008arrangements, and to notify the Ethicssuch recusal. If a Member recuses himself or
g/wCommittee.herself, the Member shall submit to the Clerk
s.orfor public disclosure the statement made to the
leakCommittee on Standards.
://wiki off"No provision.No provision.Section 104. Requires the Clerk of the House
httpto notify affected departing Members and staff,
and each applicable office of the House, of the
beginning and end of 1-year "cooling off"
period for the Member or staffer.
ressionalNo provision.No provision.Section 105. Amends criminal law to prohibit,
formerin course of staffer's official duties, a senior
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The Guthrie's 'Crimes of the Heart' Will Make You Laugh and Cry
By Alicia Waters on	 June 2, 2014 Theatre
Crimes of the Heart is a tragic-comic Southern Gothic piece by playwright Beth Henley, and will be at the Guthrie on the Wurtele Thrust Stage until June 15. The play is a Pulitzer Prize recipient and is also well-known from the 1986 film adaptation. It is set in the small town of Hazelhurst, Mississippi, in the late 1970s and follows the reunion of the McGrath sisters, Lenny, Meg, and Babe, in the wake of a crisis.
The set is an open-faced 1970s single family home. The audience can see the front door, the kitchen, the living room, and the staircase leading to the second level. There is also a skyline created by lighting effects that marks the passage of time; the sunsets and sunrises are beautifully-rendered. The action takes place in the area around the house and briefly in the house's upstairs, which is out of view.
When the play begins, Babe, the youngest of the sisters, has shot her husband and must face the consequences of her actions. As the sisters attempt to cope with Babe's upcoming legal battle, each must also confront the underlying struggles of daily life. Lenny, the oldest, has been unlucky in love and is exhausted from caring for the girls' aging grandfather. Meg is an aspiring singer who has moved to California and has a habit of overindulging in alcohol and men. Babe seeks legal advice while struggling with dark secrets of her own.
In spite of the many tragic events, the play comes through with unexpected sources of humor. The dialogue mixes the heartbreaking with the absurd in a way that feels very real. One of the great strengths of the play is a sense that the events and characters are authentic. Problems aren't solved from one act to the next; they linger throughout the play, but that doesn't stop Lenny from chasing the sisters' irritating cousin around the perimeter of the set with a broomstick. An audience could literally laugh and cry throughout the course of this performance.
While I appreciate the complexity of the events and emotions the characters portray, there is an important piece of information that I felt was missing at the end of the final act. Some people might interpret this omission as a representation of the uncertainty of life. While I enjoyed the touching sisterly moment the play ends with, I felt unsure that the play had ended until the applause began. I wanted more of a resolution.
All in all, Crimes of the Heart was a very down-to-earth look at the lives of three imperfect sisters determined to stick together through the many challenges that have come their way. It will be at the Guthrie for two more weeks, and I would definitely recommend catching a performance if you can. I thought it was a very relatable account of people dealing with tragedy one day at a time, with humor and some measure of grace.
Photos via: Guthrie Theater (Joan Marcus)
Alicia Waters
Alicia Waters is a fiction writer and a worker of various day jobs. Her big project of the moment is editing and revising her first novel. Alicia moved to Minnesota when she was barely four years old, and doesn't remember living anywhere else. She thinks there's a lot to explore in our great state and loves discovering new, offbeat local businesses and obscure events around the metro area. Alicia graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a degree in English and an emphasis in creative writing. She lives with her awesome husband, Tristan, and their incredibly spoiled rabbit, Domino.
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Deströyer 666 will return to Australia in November in support of their killer new album, Wildfire.
The Melbourne-born, now London-based abomination will hit all the major cities, and Canberra.
Speaking to Unbelievably Bad, Deströyer 666 leader and mainstay KK Warslut promised all manner of delights upon his return to the Antipodes.
"We'll be back in November to raise some hell again," Warslut said. "I'm gonna take the world over my knee and give the big-bottomed mumma a damn good spanking.
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Australians Unite at China International Hardware Show
Australian hardware companies join forces for the first time to exhibit at the China International Hardware Show 2009 (16-18 September) in a dedicated 'Aussie' pavilion. Bordo International and Western Tool Distributors (WTD) will showcase their products at Asia's top trade fair for the entire hardware and diy sectors. A concept promoted by Australian Hardware Journal and Fairlab Pty Ltd, a Sydney based exhibition management agency, the Australian-branded pavilion has been created to foster trade networks for export into Asia Pacific.
Bordo International based in Melbourne, Victoria, is a premium supplier of industrial and engineering tools and offers a comprehensive distribution network. Bordo will exhibit product highlights such as high quality drill indexes, PowerCoil Wire Thread Insert System and ProThread, a complementing range for PowerCoil. "Strong branding and exceptional marketing support is paramount in separating yourself from competitors," says Adam Bowen, export sales manager of Bordo International. "Displaying that to a wider audience is a focus for us and so exhibiting in China International Trade Show is a must to attract interest from distributors both internationally and domestically." Western Tool Distributers (WTD), based in Perth, Western Australia, represents the entire range of Hyundai Power Product range and will showcase its air compressors and generators from 2.5 HP diy units right through to the 60 cfm Australian approved workshop series plus small engine products.
Rod Quinn, general manager of WTD, says he is thrilled to be on board the Australian Pavilion concept: "We are extremely happy to be involved with the Shanghai Trade Show," he says. "We see it as a great opportunity to raise product awareness for the Hyundai Power Product brand." In its debut year, the Australian Pavilion's organiser, Philipp Lischke of Fairlab Exhibition Management, is encouraged by the confidence that Bordo International and WTD have shown: "Australia and China are well on their way to connect in the hardware and tool industries. "High quality product demand from China, and Australia's engineering know-how to produce that quality, calls for more business relationships to be formed. We have to thank our exhibitors for trusting us to take them into this prospering market.
"China is the launching pad for buyers of the entire Asia Pacific region so our Australian exhibitor's investment started paying the moment they signed up", he says. "We wish all exhibitors a very successful and lucrative trade show and we encourage others to jump on board for the Australian Pavilion in 2010!"


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My journey in becoming interested in computers started when my brothers exposed me to Starcraft and Diablo, so about 6 years old. I was hooked on computer games; I would play every day for many hours. I wasn't aware of any schools from my hometown having computer science courses, though, not surprising considering budget cuts were a big thing at the time! I took my first programming course when I got to UCSD in 2012 and I loved it.

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 Summer 2016, I interned at a biotech company called Human Longevity, Inc. Working with the technologies during my internship furthered my interest in back-end and front-end development. My immediate goal is to become a well-versed full-stack developer. I just finished my B.S. in Computer Science at UC San Diego. I am excited and eager for the next challenges that await me.

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Human Longevity, Inc

As a DevOps intern, I was given the opportunity to work on a Slack application that worked as an automation tool for the DevOps team. To give a brief overview, I became familiar with several Amazon Web Services, Python in an object-oriented practice, and mock testing.

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Project that aimed to eliminate parking slips that are used to park at UCSD spots. Wanted to provide a website that would allow users to purchase these tickets and monitor the time left for their vehicle online. Also allow for ticket purchasers to add on more time remotely. My role was front-end. I utilized HTML, CSS, and JS.

User Hot Spot Prediction

Utilized check-ins, reviews, and other forms of activity of the Yelp Challenge dataset to identify busy locations. The goal was to find ideal locations to start a new business and gain exposure quicker.

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How long is an EMT shift?
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How many calls do EMTs get a day?
Can EMT work 24 hours?
Is it hard to get a job as EMT?
Is EMT higher than paramedic?
How many credits is EMT-Basic?
How much do EMT basics make?
EMTs and Paramedics typically work either 8, 10, or 12 hour day or night shifts. They will usually work an average of 36 to 48 hours per week, plus overtime. There are less common schedules that use 24-hour or even 48-hour long workdays. The schedule will depend on the agency they work for.
A 14-hour night shift is permitted for ambulance attendants provided that: it starts on or after 4 p.m. and ends on or before 9 a.m. on the next day; and. sleeping accommodations are provided.
Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or bandaging a wound. Assess a patient's condition and determine a course of treatment. Provide first-aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured patients. Transport patients safely in an ambulance.
I average about 15 calls in a 24hr shift, and have run as many as 21. Rural 48's, it gets weird. I have done shifts with 2 calls, I have done shifts where I was on 26 call, and calls average 1-1 1/2 hours including transport to and back to base from the hospital.
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What is a typical EMT or Paramedic work schedule? EMT work schedules and paramedic hours do vary depending on your location, but it is common to see 9, 12 or 24-hour work shifts. With rural living, it is more typical to see 24-hour shifts, where they follow the Kelly Schedule system or the 48/96 schedule.
Once you have qualified and certified as an EMT, it's not as challenging to get a job. In most countries, EMTs are in demand and it is easy to get a job, so as long as you are certified, you have nothing to worry about!
Becoming a paramedic is the highest level of prehospital care and requires much more advanced training than becoming an EMT. … Paramedics also become trained and certified in advanced cardiac life support.
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Available Certifications: EMT-Basic Certification.
Median pay for EMTs is $17.64 per hour, or $36,700 annually, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2017. This means that half of the EMTs earn less than that, and half earn more. Paramedics can earn as much as $31.25 per hour, or $65,000, annually.
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New Homes for Sale in Dixon, IL have a median listing price of $109,900 and a price per square foot of $83. There are 1 active new homes for sale in Dixon, Illinois, which spend an average of 99 days on the market. Some of the hottest neighborhoods near Dixon, IL are Midtown, CMC, Ellis Heights, Ethnic Village, Garfield Avenue Historic District. You may also be interested in new homes for sale in popular zip codes like 61021, 61081, or in neighboring cities, such as Sterling, Oregon, Rock Falls, Amboy, Polo.


1) Brightness is different- If you see the original LCD of an iphone, it is bright and if you see the brightness of the copy, it is comparatively lower than the original even if the brightness is full. If you are still confused, try to compare your iphone with another Iphone (maybe use your friends or relatives phone).
2) Click on Icon and move- If you hold any icon and move it over other icons, in the original, screen apps move according to your speed and in the copy, touch is slow and app will move faster and will not perform good..
3) Display strip- The strip of the original iphone is hard. This means it will not easily break. It has very good quality which you can understand directly by seeing the display. There are two strips attached, one will be broad and the second will be slim.
4) Logo of the apple on the strip- Apples have their logo on almost every part of the phone. On both strips there was a apple logo and one part code number.
5) Barcode- In the original iphone, there is a barcode on the back of the LCD along with the serial no. In many cases, the copy also provides the barcode and serial number, but the original display has a bright and clear barcode and the copy has a little barcode.
6) Sponge on the corner of the strip- There is a sponge on the corner of the strip. It is a very smooth and black grey color. The copy also provides the sponge on the corner of the strip but it was hard and pure black.
The above are some tips for those who just have changed the display and want to know the difference and for those who want to check whether it is the original or not.


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Given(/^ministers exist:$/) do |table|
  table.hashes.each do |row|
    person = find_or_create_person(row["Person"])
    ministerial_role = find_or_create_ministerial_role(row["Ministerial Role"])
    create(:role_appointment, role: ministerial_role, person:)
  end
end

Given(/^"([^"]*)" used to be the "([^"]*)" for the "([^"]*)"$/) do |person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name|
  create_role_appointment(person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name, 3.years.ago => 2.years.ago)
end

Given(/^"([^"]*)" is the "([^"]*)" for the "([^"]*)"$/) do |person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name|
  create_role_appointment(person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name, 2.years.ago)
end

Given(/^"([^"]*)" is the "([^"]*)" for the "([^"]*)" and also attends cabinet$/) do |person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name|
  create_role_appointment(person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name, 2.years.ago, role_options: { attends_cabinet_type_id: 1 })
end

Given(/^the role "([^"]*)" has the responsibilities "([^"]*)"$/) do |role_name, responsibilities|
  ministerial_role = find_or_create_ministerial_role(role_name)
  ministerial_role.responsibilities = responsibilities
  ministerial_role.save!
end

When(/^I visit the minister page for "([^"]*)"$/) do |name|
  visit ministers_page
  click_link name
end

When(/^I visit the ministers page$/) do
  visit ministers_page
end

Then(/^I should see that "([^"]*)" is a minister in the "([^"]*)"$/) do |minister_name, organisation_name|
  organisation = Organisation.find_by!(name: organisation_name)
  within record_css_selector(organisation) do
    expect(page).to have_selector(".current-appointee", text: minister_name)
  end
end

Then(/^I should see that "([^"]*)" is a minister in the "([^"]*)" with role "([^"]*)"$/) do |minister_name, organisation_name, role|
  organisation = Organisation.find_by!(name: organisation_name)
  within record_css_selector(organisation) do
    expect(page).to have_selector(".current-appointee", text: minister_name)
    expect(page).to have_selector(".app-person__roles", text: role)
  end
end

Then(/^I should see that the minister is associated with the "([^"]*)"$/) do |organisation_name|
  expect(page).to have_selector(".meta", text: organisation_name)
end

Then(/^I should see that the minister has responsibilities "([^"]*)"$/) do |responsibilities|
  expect(page).to have_selector(".responsibilities", text: responsibilities)
end

When(/^there is a reshuffle and "([^"]*)" is now "([^"]*)"$/) do |person_name, ministerial_role|
  person = find_or_create_person(person_name)
  role = MinisterialRole.find_by(name: ministerial_role)
  create(:role_appointment, role:, person:, make_current: true)
end

Given(/^"([^"]*)" is a commons whip "([^"]*)" for the "([^"]*)"$/) do |person_name, ministerial_role, organisation_name|
  create_role_appointment(
    person_name,
    ministerial_role,
    organisation_name,
    2.years.ago,
    role_options: { whip_organisation_id: Whitehall::WhipOrganisation::WhipsHouseOfCommons.id },
  )
end

Then(/^I should see that "([^"]*)" is a commons whip "([^"]*)"$/) do |minister_name, role_title|
  within record_css_selector(Whitehall::WhipOrganisation::WhipsHouseOfCommons) do
    expect(page).to have_selector(".current-appointee", text: minister_name)
    expect(page).to have_selector(".app-person__roles", text: role_title)
  end
end

Then(/^I should see that "([^"]*)" also attends cabinet$/) do |minister_name|
  within "#also-attends-cabinet" do
    expect(page).to have_selector(".current-appointee", text: minister_name)
  end
end

Given(/^two cabinet ministers "([^"]*)" and "([^"]*)"$/) do |person1, person2|
  create(:role_appointment, person: create(:person, forename: person1), role: create(:ministerial_role, cabinet_member: true))
  create(:role_appointment, person: create(:person, forename: person2), role: create(:ministerial_role, cabinet_member: true))
end

Given(/^two whips "([^"]*)" and "([^"]*)"$/) do |person1, person2|
  whip_organisation_id = Whitehall::WhipOrganisation::WhipsHouseOfCommons.id
  create(
    :role_appointment,
    person: create(:person, forename: person1),
    role: create(:ministerial_role, whip_organisation_id:, cabinet_member: false),
  )
  create(
    :role_appointment,
    person: create(:person, forename: person2),
    role: create(:ministerial_role, whip_organisation_id:, cabinet_member: false),
  )
end

When(/^I order the (?:cabinet ministers|whips) "([^"]*)", "([^"]*)"$/) do |role1, role2|
  visit admin_cabinet_ministers_path
  [role1, role2].each_with_index do |role, index|
    fill_in(role, with: index)
  end
  click_button "Save"
end

Then(/^I should see "([^"]*)", "([^"]*)" in that order on the ministers page$/) do |person1, person2|
  visit ministers_page
  actual = all(".person .current-appointee").map(&:text)
  expect([person1, person2]).to eq(actual)
end

Then(/^I should see "([^"]*)", "([^"]*)" in that order on the whips section of the ministers page$/) do |person1, person2|
  visit ministers_page
  actual = all(".whips .current-appointee").map(&:text)
  expect([person1, person2]).to eq(actual)
end

Given(/^there are some ministers for the "([^"]*)"$/) do |organisation_name|
  aaron = create_role_appointment("Aaron A. Aadrvark", "Minister of The Start Of The Alphabet", organisation_name, 2.years.ago)
  marion = create_role_appointment("Marion M. Myddleton", "Minister of The Middle Of The Alphabet", organisation_name, 2.years.ago)
  zeke = create_role_appointment("Zeke Z. Zaltzman", "Minister of The End Of The Alphabet", organisation_name, 2.years.ago)
  onezero = create_role_appointment("10101010", "Minister of Numbers", organisation_name, 2.years.ago)
  @the_ministers = [aaron, marion, zeke, onezero]
  @the_ministerial_organisation = Organisation.find_by(name: organisation_name)
end

When(/^I specify an order for those ministers$/) do
  visit people_admin_organisation_path(@the_ministerial_organisation)
  # .shuffle on it's own isn't enough to guarantee a new ordering, so we
  # swap the first and last, and shuffle the middle
  @the_ordered_ministers = [@the_ministers[-1], *@the_ministers[1..-2].shuffle, @the_ministers[0]]
  @the_ordered_ministers.each_with_index do |role_appointment, index|
    fill_in "#{role_appointment.role.name}#{role_appointment.person.name}", with: index
  end
  click_on "Save"
end

Then(/^I should see that ordering displayed on the section for the organisation on the ministers page$/) do
  visit ministers_page

  headings_css_selector = "#organisation_#{@the_ministerial_organisation.id} .minister-list li h4"
  minister_headings = all(headings_css_selector).map(&:text)

  @the_ordered_ministers.each.with_index do |role_appointment, idx|
    expect(role_appointment.person.name).to eq(minister_headings[idx])
  end
end


In New Orleans Voudou, St. Expedite is syncretized with the lwa Baron Samedi, the spirit of death, guardian of the cemeteries and head of the family of ancestral spirits called the Guede. In fact, some circles refer to Baron Samedi as St. Expedite almost as if the two are one and the same. For example, St. Expedite plays an important role in the opening ceremony of Mardi Gras. To the general public, Mardi Gras simply looks like a party in the streets—and indeed it is. However, there are much deeper mysteries at play that are related to Voudou that the average person is completely unaware of. Mardi Gras follows a specific procession, starting with the North Side Skull and Bones Gang who represent St. Expedite. According to Spiritualist Cinnamon Black with the New Orleans Voodoo Museum, "St. Expedite sits at the gates of the cemetery and comes alive at about 4:00 in the morning in Congo Square, here in New Orleans, where they practice a ritual and pray for the beginning of Mardi Gras" (Black, 2011).
This candle is made for the specific purpose of doing cemetery or ancestral work with St. Expedite and Baron Samedi. Complete instructions for this conjure can be found on page 106 of The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite (Graveyard Work with St. Expedite). This candle can be used in place of the two candles called for in the ritual (1 red for St Expedite and 1 black for Baron Samedi) because it is a representation of both the Baron and St. Expedite. The other candle needed is a white candle for the Holy Trinity, which can be found here. You may also use the candle any time you wish to contact your ancestors and anytime you go to the cemetery or work with graveyard spirits and graveyard dirt.
This candle bears my original graphic artwork of St. Expedite as Baron Samedi along with a prayer that is said when you petition St. Expedite and Baron Samedi for the purpose of naming St. Expedite as your patron saint for cemetery work, with the permission of Baron Samedi. Add this candle to your collection of St. Expedite candles only available here at Creole Moon. This candle comes in full color or in sepia tone. Both are very beautiful!
*Be sure to check out my article Setting Lights on my blog for instructions and ideas for using any of my candles. See also the article St. Expedite: The Saint of Many Colors for more information about St. Expedite. Buy the book, The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite for all the information you need to become a serious devotee to this wonderful saint.