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December 1, 1999 | By Michelle Coe
What is the New York State Council on the Arts?
Long recognized for its leadership role, the New York State Council on the Arts takes particular care in its support of the media arts and assists virtually every aspect of film, video, radio, audio, installation work, and web-based/computer projects. The Council's Individual Artists Program and Electronic Media & Film Programs go way beyond supporting only production: NYSCA supports artists in a "cradle to grave" system whereby funding is available for the full-range of production—from project development to completion and through distribution—to organizational projects that also enhance the success of artists' work, especially in exhibition, and in distribution and preservation as well.
How does NYSCA rank among state arts councils in terms of overall budget?
NYSCA has one of the biggest budgets for public funders in the arts in the U.S.: $50.2 million this year (an increase of $9.2 million over last year). Few states spend as much either on an absolute or relative percapita basis. This year the budget for Individual Artists was $2.1 million, or 4.7 percent of the agency's budget. This includes production support, music and theater commissions, and the Fellowship Program run by the New York Foundation for the Arts.
What are the biggest changes that have resulted from the cutbacks, both internally and in the field?
NYSCA was seriously hurt by budget cuts in the early '90s. Our highest budget was 1989 at $60.1 million and we're still hoping to get back there. When inflation is factored and rising costs for virtually every budget item, it's clear that we have a way to go. Still, our recent funding picture has been very encouraging.
How much of your budget goes toward film and media, either to individuals or to organizations?
In 1989 we spent $1.03 million on Individual Artists Grants (Film & Video). In addition, the Film and Media departments spend an additional $3.3 million on organizational grants, some of which was used to support the work of independent producers, for example through rental fees and artists' appearances. This also includes residencies and workshop instructors payments.
When and why did NYSCA's film and video program come into being? How has it changed?
NYSCA was one of the first Arts Councils in the United States and from its earliest days supported film and video. Early grants included the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Cinema 16, and Young Filmmakers (now Film/Video Arts). Workshops and arts education activities were big back then and so it's interesting that there is renewed interest in those areas today. More interesting is that from those initial activities we've seen a whole generation of artists grow up and produce important work.
Funding for film production was greatly expanded beginning in 1976/77. Ira Wohl's Best Boy, Barbara Koppel's Harlan County USA, and Claudia Weil's Girlfriends all received support during that period.
The "bad old days" of budget cutbacks are remembered with considerable chagrin. And many of the changes that occurred during that period are still in place. Most important, of course, is the level of support available to artists and organizations. The current level of support available to media activity is about $3 million compared to almost $4 million a decade ago. This has resulted in fundamental changes in the landscape and many of the organizations that were devoted to helping artists—especially in areas of distribution and exhibition—no longer exist. Grants are smaller as well. When adjusted for inflation, much of our support is only a fraction of what it was in the late '80s.
Internally, staffing has been greatly reduced. In the "old" days there were two separate departments for Film and Video, each with a staff of three people—a total of six. Now there are two people in the merged Film and Media Departments and one person in Individual Artists Program. Clearly, a lot less time is spent on each application—including individual producers who often wend their way through the process, which can be challenging alone!
How many media artists have you funded since your inception? What has been the distribution/exhibition path of some of those projects?
NYSCA has funded hundreds of individual productions over the years. Village Voice critic Amy Taubin put it eloquently in the 'Set in Motion' catalogue (1994): "From Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It to Leslie Harris' Just Another Girl on the IRT, from Todd Haynes' Poison to Jennie Livingston's Paris Is Burning, from Bette Gordon's Variety to Mark Rappaport's Rock Hudson's Home Movies, NYSCA has been a catalyst for a new New York wave of independent filmmaking. NYSCA provided early funds for films that might otherwise have been thought difficult or marginal, thus encouraging more cautious and commercially-minded investors to come aboard. It threw its support behind "other" points of view: feminist, gay, African-American, Asian, Hispanic. Without NYSCA funding for production and exhibition, creative filmmaking in New York would have withered away years ago."
Has NYCA been targeted over individual grants for controversial projects the way the NEA has?
There have been a number of controversial projects over the years. But the Council has always been fortunate to have a very strong Board of Directors led by equally strong Chairmen who have eloquently made the case for no censorship in NYSCA's funding. Long-time Chairman Kitty Carlisle Hart articulated a clear policy that defended artists rights. The Council's subsequent leaders, Earle I. Mack (1996-98) and Richard J. Schwartz (1998-present) have been equally forceful about the Council's role in supporting artists' free expression.
NYSCA has been criticized for specific grants and several times the Chairman has testified in Albany about such projects. The Council has always emerged with its support intact. We continue to be optimistic that all kinds of different voices will find expression through NYSCA support.
What are the various grant categories that currently fund film and video (including production, exhibition, preservation, etc.)?
In recent years the Council has moved toward streamlining operations so that many groups who previously received support on a project basis are now grouped under this broad rubric. Reading between the lines, our largest funding category remains exhibition which reaches virtually every part of the state. Our concerns are three-fold—for artists, audiences, and organizations and it is in the exhibition category that these concerns come together. From the Film Department at the Museum of Modern Art to small exhibition programs—the 1891 Fredonia Opera House or the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, both of which do small series—our funding supports a wide range of programming. Independent, foreign, classic, experimental, animation—you name it and it shows up on a NYSCA supported calendar. NYSCA also supports installations, audio art, and radio, for example WJFF in Jeffersonville. The Council has also been supporting web-based exhibition projects in recent years.
Other active grant categories include Distribution for organizations like Women Make Movies and Camera News, Preservation and Services to the Field which deal with equipment access and training.
It's important to note that funding priorities are constantly evolving. For example in recent years preservation has taken on a new importance as many video works created in the 70's have begun to deteriorate. The Council has also been energetic in supporting new technology applications. The EMF Program was the impetus for the 1997 Governor's Conference on Arts and Technology and there have been two separate funding initiatives for technology related programs.
You mainly fund nonprofit organizations; can individuals apply for funds?
While all of the Council's support goes to not-for-profit organizations, individuals may receive support through sponsored projects—that is, an application filed on behalf of the artists by an organization or through several other re-grant mechanisms. Experimental Television Center in Owego [see "Funder FAQs," July 1999] administers a regrant account which provides modest assistance to individual artists. We also offer a special category: Distribution for NYS Artists, which provides modest distribution support for individual projects. Individuals can apply for funds to the Individual Artists Program through a fiscal sponsor as well.
Does NYSCA provide a list of fiscal sponsors or in any way help make those links?
There is no formal list of fiscal sponsors, although the NYSCA Annual Report is a viable source of potential sponsors. Council staff can provide some informal advice on possible connections. [A fact sheet and brief list of organizations offering fiscal sponsorships is available through the AIVF website: www.aivf.org.]
Can the same project come back to NYSCA at various stages of production? What is the time frame within which the funds must be used?
One of the Council's best features is its willingness to support the same project for different stages of production: preproduction, production, or postproduction or any combination of the three. NYSCA contracts generally cover one year and are based upon the fiscal year of the sponsoring organization. Individuals must have completed the phase of production for which they were funded before being eligible for additional support. It should be noted, however, since Film Production and Media Production (video, multimedia, new technology, radio, and audio projects) are offered in alternating years, it might not make sense to apply for one phase at a time.
On average, how many media awards are given out each year to individuals? What is the average size of a grant?
The Council's maximum production grant is $25,000. Grants generally range from $7,500 to $25,000 depending on available funds. The number of awards is also dependent upon the program's allocation.
What's the ratio of applicants to recipients in your division?
For the last two years, there have been 37 and 42 recipients. The total expenditures were $542,000 and $614,000. The ratio of awards to applicants is between 10 and 33 per cent, but this depends upon the amount of money available in any given year.
What are the restrictions on applicants' qualifications (e.g., geography, medium)?
Restrictions are as follows: The applicant must be a New York State resident, and the work cannot be a student project. Funding is not available for projects that are strictly for education or training.
Tell us a little bit about the review process.
An artist or an organization with a strong idea will get a very fair hearing, maybe the most open-minded, fairest of any government agency or private foundation. We really try to err on the side of supporting our applicants and do our best to help them succeed. The percentage of organizations that are turned away is miniscule. The percentage of artists' projects turned down is much higher, but that's because there are proportionately more applications for much more expensive projects. Years ago we decided to try to fund programs and individual projects in a meaningful way and we have stuck to our guns. We try our best to provide a level of support that will insure a project's success. We try never to give a project so little support that it will not succeed. Along the way, many people look at each proposal and the process is very open.
Are comments pertaining to an application available to the applicant?
It's impossible to talk to every organization or artist but in many cases where we think we can help we do offer feedback. Many groups receive letters which detail the Panel's concerns or offer suggestions for stronger programs. Artists are often advised about how the Panel reviewed the project.
What are some of the common mistakes that applicants make?
One of the most common mistakes for a new organization is to request support for too many things in their first application to us. This goes for individuals as well: it's always good to appear focused, to demonstrate that you really can do what you say you can do. There are some other mistakes that are almost not worth mentioning. The bottom line is that we're not looking for perfect proposals, we're looking for strong projects. No one should ever lose sleep because of a typo or a run-on sentence. That's not what we're about.
What advice do you have for media artists for putting forth a strong application?
Be brief! Pay attention to deadlines! Always give us a credit on the project! Always file a final report on time!
How are you planning to handle the burgeoning field of new media? How does your Technology Initiative Grant address this issue?
Organizationally, the Council is working across disciplines in advancing the use and understanding of digital media and the new technologies. The Internet and other computer-based applications are having a profound impact on the way the arts can be experienced, created, and appreciated. NYSCA is undertaking a two-year Technology Initiative Grant to identify and support some of the work in this area. This first year is focused on the ways artists are using digital technology in the production and presentation of their work. Approximately $300,000 has been earmarked for these projects. The applicant roster includes a strong presence of media arts organizations. Next year, NYSCA will turn its attention to funding projects using the web for audience development and services. NYSCA is also funding some of this development work with the New York Foundation on the Arts, supporting two rounds of Technology Planning Grants and a new technical assistance fund for nonprofit arts organizations in the State.
What would people most be surprised to learn about NYSCA and/or its staff?
How many chances NYSCA takes. We are often the first support for a project and we often take a flyer where other funders would not. Moreover, we tend to stick with organizations over time. For example, it takes years to develop a strong exhibition site. And very often an individual producer falters at the beginning only to come back with really strong work. The Arts Council is never dismissive and we never take artists or art for granted.
Other foundations or grantmaking organizations you admire.
Jerome, Andy Warhol, Rockefeller, the Funding Exchange, and WNET/Channel 13—all organizations that have displayed a real vision and commitment to independent media arts. And we're really excited about the appearance of Creative Capital [see Funder FAQ, April 1999]. Finding other funders for media has been a longtime struggle. Over the years we've made a real effort to try to engage other funders although we've moved forward only in fits and starts.
Famous last words:
The Arts Council represents the best that government has to offer. Our history depicts the evolution of media arts in New York State and, in some respects, the nation. We don't make everyone happy, but we can point to real accomplishments in film, video, and audio for artists, audiences, and arts organizations. Virtually every NYSCA staff member recognizes the honor and responsibility that goes with working here.
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So, after I bought my Hakuhodo Kokutan Blush Brush S from Beauty Asia 2014, I thought some of you might appreciate a comparison between the Hakuhodo Blush Brush S with some other similarly-sized and shaped brushes in my stash, so I brought them out for you!
In my stash, the closest brushes are The Body Shop's Blusher Brush, as well as Real Technique Your Finish Perfected Blush Brush. Here they all are together.
While there are some similarities at first sight, they aren't all identical. The blush brushes all differ in in shape, bristle type, and bristle arrangement. And I use each of these brushes in slightly different ways. So, if you want to see a side-by-side comparison, as well as hear my thoughts on each blush brush, well, here you go!
The Body Shop's Blusher Brush: A typical blush brush with soft, synthetic bristles.
The Bottom Line: A great all-purpose blush brush, with the ability to handle different types of powder blushes.
The Real Techniques Your Finish Perfected Blush Brush also has synthetic bristles, but the bristles are much more sparsely arranged, and it is not as dense as The Body Shop's. Otherwise, it also has the same soft feel as The Body Shop, and is also arranged in dome-like fashion, although the shape is not as flat as The Body Shop's. Because it has such sparsely arranged bristles, I find it best for very pigmented blushes, as it's really great at depositing a sheer wash of colour. Also, it's pretty large for a blush brush - I imagine that some people might prefer using this for contouring or similar functions. And, it's actually very value-for-money - this is the cheapest of all the blush brushes, but it is not at all the shabbiest! Definitely a great buy if you are on a budget (in fact, I'm a little surprised it's not more expensive - I think the Pixiwoos could have doubled the price of their brushes and it would still sell).
The Bottom Line: This budget-friendly rounded dome and sparse bristles make this great for applying a light wash of blush, bronzer, or contour powder.
The last brush, the Hakuhodo Kokutan Blush Brush S, is a mix of blue squirrel hair, as well as synthetic bristles. This makes this by far the softest of the three brushes, and indeed, the softest of all the brushes I have, which are either synthetic, or some form of goat hair or synthetic hair (for the face brushes) or horse hair (for the eyeshadow brushes). In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any hair as soft as this mix of blue squirrel and synthetic bristles. Despite its softness, it actually packs on a fair amount of pigment, because of the natural hair fibers. For some reason, it seems to me that natural hair bristles deposit more colour on the skin than synthetic hairs. The hairs of the Kokutan Blush Brush S, however, are fairly sparsely arranged (especially if you compare to some of Hakuhodo's other blush brushes, which can be very dense), so this doesn't pack on too much pigment with one swipe. I generally use this for light-to-medium pigmented blushes. Anything too pigmented might run the risk of over-application. Good thing is that the bristles are still soft and floppy enough to allow for good blending, if you do accidentally apply too much!
The Bottom Line: Possibly the softest blush brush I've ever come across, this ultra-luxe brush is great for light-to-medium blushes, and for blending out colour.
So that's my round up of all the blush brushes I have that are similar to the Hakuhodo Kokutan Blush Brush S I purchased during Beauty Asia 2014. I hope this helps some of you who are wondering 1) why I have so many blush brushes, and 2) which of these would be best for them. It all depends on what type of blushes you use (super pigmented? Mainly not that pigmented?) and what kind of application you desire (do you like to blend? Do you want a fine wash of colour?), and your budget (obviously the Hakuhodo is pitched at a more spendy audience, but fortunately great alternatives are available). I own all three and think they're different enough to keep them all, but if not, at least now you know which is best for you!
Thank you so much for this comparison post! I have the RT blush brush and I am really loving it. I would love to see a post where you compare some different crease brushes. I am always on the look for the next best brush to review on my blog or just to collect. I am a a beauty junkie!!...LOL!
@Beth Graves: Thamk you for your comment, you're right, a comparison post on crease brushes would be a great idea! Most of the eye looks you see use the Essence of Beauty Crease Brush Duo, which I've blogged about here: http://musicalhouses.blogspot.com/2012/06/old-vs-new-essence-of-beauty-crease.html and here: http://musicalhouses.blogspot.com/2011/02/essence-of-beauty-crease-brush-duo-bff.html but I also really like the Stila #7 crease brush, which is bigger and fluffier than the Essence one. I've mentioned that brush in passing but have never blogged about it. I will see if I can compare those two as well as others (like my elf brushes) for you! It might take a few weeks (I have a backlog of posts) but ill be glad to see what I can do!


In these difficult economic times one of the best ways to grow your practice is "growth by acquisition." Simply put, acquisition is a strategy to increase your patient base by acquiring another practice and merging it with yours.
The best candidates for this are practices that are small enough that you can comfortably accommodate the additional patients and that do not have a lot of value in the equipment. Additionally, the practice needs to be close enough to your existing practice so that distance is not a barrier for the new patients to transfer. In a metropolitan area, the rule of thumb is no more than approximately five miles.
The economics of such an endeavor are very sound. When you acquire a practice the only overhead expenses that you are going to incur from the acquired practice are the variable expenses. Since you are already covering your fixed expenses your overhead should only go up with increases in expense items related to an increase in production.
Your practice's fixed expense such as rent, insurance, accounting, telephone dues and subscriptions, and utilities will remain the same. Increases can be expected in such variable expenses as lab, dental and office supplies, repairs and possibly staff. Depending on the size of the practice that is acquired possibly an assistant and/or a part time hygienist may need to be hired to accommodate the increased patient flow.
Here is an example of a acquisition that we recently completed. An estimation that 25% of the patient base would not transfer was made in this case just to be conservative in our projections. The expense items that will not be incurred by the buyer have been adjusted out, to show what the possible true net income from this transition could be. As shown below over $125,000 or 74% of collections is net profit.
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This practice sold for $77,000. In this example, even with a 25% loss in patient revenue the buyer of this practice can recoup his investment in less than one year.
There are some caveats for a buyer of one of these "growth by acquisition" practices. One is that the buyer should do a chart audit of the patient records to ascertain where the patients reside. Any patient that is driving a long distance to the practice will probably not be retained by the buyer.
Another caveat is; patients that subscribe to capitation or PPO plans that the buyer does not participate in, will also be lost and not transfer to the buyer's practice.
Dentists who have completed a "growth by acquisition" with us invariably contact us later and ask us for another opportunity to acquire a practice in this manner because it was so successful for them. When prudently selected and with the appropriate characteristics, a practice purchased for a "growth by acquisition" strategy is a predictable and effective method to grow a practice.


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In southern Africa, a foreign national arrived from the north to hunt big game. He hired a local guide to help him track and kill the greatest of trophies, a male lion. The hunter, an arrogant man, liked to boast about his past kills and daydreamed of taking down the King of Beasts. He and his tracker pursued their quarry on foot in a private game concession, where such hunts are legal. They spent long days following tracks, studying scat and scanning the horizon and listening for clues as to the whereabouts of the great lion.
Near the end of the third day, they stumbled upon the cat. It wasn't happy to see them, but for a brief moment it was out in the open, at close range. The guide urged the tracker to hurry, ready his weapon and shoot before the moment was lost. The hunter, so confident in the previous days, lost composure. Fumbling with his gear, with hands shaking, he missed his opportunity to land the killing shot. The lion fled into the bush.
So the hunt dragged on. As the foreigner's week in Africa neared its end, he was still waiting for a chance at redemption. At last, on the final day, they found the lion again. This time it did not flee, so the hunter was able to take his time and prepare the final shot. With a steady hand and singular focus, he raised his rifle, sighted the lion through the scope and… handed the gun back to his guide. Then he walked away.
This story was told to me by a tour operator in South Africa last year. In a past life, he worked as a tracker for big game hunters and concessionaires (he was the guide in the story) before turning his focus to conservation and guiding for wildlife watchers instead. Earlier this month, a similar tale unfolded in Zimbabwe, but the ending was quite different.
If you don't know about Cecil the Lion is at this point… well, that means you haven't discovered the Internet and you wouldn't be reading this blog. Cecil, a male lion with territory in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, was shot and killed (on the second attempt, with a rifle, following a botched shot with a bow and arrow) under suspicious circumstances that may have involved baiting, poaching and the illegal removal of the lion's radio collar, used by researchers to track his movements.
Though the manner of Cecil's death is upsetting, the aftermath is the real story. Outrage has spread like wildfire across the Internet. News got out that the lion was likely lured out of the national park and poached, and once the hunter's identity was subsequently revealed, the torches and pitchforks were quickly at his door. Within hours of news spreading, his business shut down (possibly for good), his phone and Facebook pages were offline and threats of torture and death were being lobbed his way from around the world.
But enough about that clown. The collective consequences of his actions will ultimately far outweigh his crimes. He certainly doesn't deserve more of our time or attention.
And I guess that's the problem I have with how this whole thing has played out.
The sheer amount of vitriol and outrage directed toward this man is shocking to me, mainly because so much of the energy behind all the anger is being misdirected. Sport hunting of predators at the top of the food chain makes little sense to me, particularly when they play such an important role in ecosystems we've already managed to abuse and destroy. Poaching is inexcusable. But is a prolonged and sensationalized campaign of hate toward one lowly individual going to overcome these issues?
Unfortunately, rather than focusing on the bigger issues at hand and using their concerns as motivation to work toward positive outcomes, people would rather occupy their time attempting to destroy the life of one man. Jimmy Kimmel, of all people, had one of the more reasonable responses to this mess, by asking people to channel their emotions and energy into donations for the research group studying Cecil and Hwange's lions.
Cecil's unnecessary killing is sad when taking into account the enjoyment he brought park visitors and the void he leaves in the pride structure of Hwange's lions, but it's also pretty insignificant compared to the human rights and corruption issues instigated by the political regime in Cecil's native country, and pales in comparison to what the Chinese are currently doing to Africa's wildlife across much of the continent. Where's the mass outrage and action in response to this, or this or this? You'd expect when a Saudi prince goes out and kills off 2% of an entire species on a recreational hunting trip, there might be a little more noise than that which resulted from the poaching of a single lion, but that story, like so many others of its kind, was largely ignored. I suppose a civilian from Minnesota is an easy target, a convenient receptacle for righteous indignation that will ultimately affect very little change in the world. Recalling a certain play I once performed in high school, most of this backlash involves sound and fury, but may ultimately have very little significance.
In death, Cecil inadvertently became the most famous lion that ever lived. If only his passing could inspire the masses to expend just a little of that pent-up emotion on other, more widespread pressing issues and more positive change.
Then, perhaps, Cecil will have a lasting legacy. Long live the King.
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Barb Peterson July 30, 2015	Reply
Awareness. I think that many (most?) were not aware of this practice and were horrified to find out it is happening. Just like the issue of American horses being shipped out of the country by the hundreds of thousands to be brutally slaughtered in Canada and Mexico. Would it keep happening if more people were aware of this most inhumane industry? It is primarily a dirty secret going on quietly with little awareness.
Maureen McKee July 30, 2015	Reply
Saw the article in the paper and then posted a comment on Facebook. I've posted before about trophy hunting, was disgusted by the shot of a smug lady sitting inside a folded over giraffe while she leaned on her rifle. I was lambasted by one hunter who said it was about conservation which I thought was a bunch of nonsense as she was so proud of herself and her prowess I would think that animal conservancy had never entered her mind. I realize that there are far worse things happening in the world, poverty, hunger, killing and feel a sense of futility because I can't do anything about those things particularly when you think you might be helping by donations to various charities and then realize that warlords are intercepting aid meant for those suffering. I don't know what the answer is but sometimes an event happens which unleashes a lot of anger against a known target. Perhaps that's what happened with Dr. Palmer, he is only one man but made himself a target by his behaviour as he epitomizes the arrogance and conceit in men (or women) of the same ilk.
Jayann July 30, 2015	Reply
Thank you for your clarity on this subject. You have aptly expressed my fears on this subject, that while people rail about Cecil's death and direct their anger at this man no change will take place until we get past the anger and take real life action.
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Volume 67 Masthead
Forthcoming: 2020-2021
Special Issue: Law Meets World Vol. 68
Law Meets World
Past Symposia Topics
The School Civil Rights Vacuum
By Emily Suski
Recent cases of pervasive sex abuse at universities, including those committed by Larry Nassar at
Michigan State University and by Jerry Sandusky at Pennsylvania State University, demonstrate the
limitations of Title IX as a tool for protecting college students. What has gone far less recognized is
that in the K–12 public school context, Title IX and other civil rights laws, including the Fourteenth
Amendment, are at least as ineffective at protecting students from sexual, physical, and verbal
abuse and harassment. Public school students rarely succeed on Fourteenth Amendment or Title
IX claims, even in some of the most egregious cases. Although these two potentially powerful civil
rights laws should protect children from and remedy these harms, there is a civil rights vacuum in
public schools.
This Article argues that courts unjustifiably limit public school liability under both the Fourteenth
Amendment and Title IX for student physical, verbal, and sexual harassment and abuse. This
jurisprudence is limited due to the courts' misconceptions about families and schools. Taken in
the aggregate, these laws leave children, particularly low-income children, without protection and
vulnerable in school.
In making these arguments, this Article is the first to demonstrate how the courts' evaluations
of these civil rights claims are based on misconceptions and are, therefore, unjustified. It also
exposes the collective failure of these civil rights laws to protect students. As a remedy, this
Article proposes changes to the assessment of these Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX
claims that abandon misconceptions, increase schools' potential for liability, and promote the
development in schools of processes for preventing, discovering, and remedying students' harms.
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Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law.
National Security Lawyering in the Post-War Era: Can Law Constrain Power?
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Deploying Race, Employing Force: 'African Mercenaries' and the 2011 NATO Intervention in Libya
This Article reflects on the ongoing synergies between international law, race, and empire, as they are articulated in the regulation of mercenarism. It does so by examining the role of the racialized and gendered narratives about "African...
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An emerging literature on the social determinants of health reveals that subordination is a major driver of public health disparities. This body of research makes possible a powerful new alliance between public health and civil rights advocates: an...
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Avoid these extremist groups
Extremism was a key factor in the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Avoid groups like Boogaloo Bois and QAnon.
The 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection was sparked by many members of mostly far-right extremist groups who fought police, killing one and injuring many more, to try to intimidate officials and make them overturn the fair presidential election. All because Donald Trump didn't like losing to Joe Biden.
This list is to help people — especially young people — identify and avoid getting caught up in extremist groups that engage in violence and hate-fueled criminal acts like the Capitol insurrection.
Avoid these groups:
A coup by any name
Trump and top officials waged a violent military-style coup attempt right in front of us all. They need to be prosecuted.
This article was updated on Jan. 18, 2021.
Back in July, former U.S. Sen. Timothy E. Wirth and CNBC founder Tom Rogers outlined a chilling scenario in a Newsweek story.
Basically, Democrat Joe Biden would win the Electoral College, including the important swing states of Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Don the Con Trump would declare "mail-in ballot fraud" but largely blame the Chinese to invoke emergency powers and U.S. Justice Department investigations. With the four swing states having Republican-led state legislatures, they refuse to certify the election results. Since neither candidate can attract 270 electoral votes, the matter is thrown into the U.S. House of Representatives with each state getting one vote. …
The 'nice' Trump supporter
If you are a Trump supporter, don't act like a fake nice person around me. Just be an a$$, so we both can vent and move on.
Updated Oct. 12, 2020
I've had numerous debates with conservatives in my day. One of my favorites was during a 2004 drive through Tennessee on my way to Texas from Washington, D.C. At one point, I had listened to every tape of Springsteen, Seger, Petty, and others that I had. …
Biden judged more honest than Trump; Harris more than Pence
Trump & Son, Lyin' Ted among most dishonest politicos in PolitiFact's independent statement accuracy ratings
Honesty is a trait that often goes missing in action in society, especially in politics. But even in that shell game, some are more forthright than others.
PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning outfit that has monitored the public statements of key public figures since 2007, lends some clues into who is more honest than most. …
Some journalists continue to hold the powerful accountable
The media exists to hold those in powerful positions accountable. It's tougher to do in this age, but some are still doing so.
In 1984, at the height of Ronald Reagan's militarism, the editor of a Texas suburban newspaper — where I had worked as a reporter for two years right out of college — told me the paper could not print a feature article I wrote on a local woman who began a nuclear weapons freeze organization because it would "upset" advertisers. After all, many of those advertisers worked for the U.S. military/industrial complex.
This is a situation that sadly is more common in today's media environment than it was in 1984. I had a choice back then: I could meekly resign myself to this ethical roadblock and go back to work, or I could quit my job in protest and find another way to get the story to the public. I was 24, probably even more liberal and idealistic than I am now, and the proverbial "angry young man" who wasn't going to compromise my idealism and integrity or let anyone stop me from my mission to expose our society's evil bastards. I was single and didn't have to worry about feeding a family, as I do now. So, of course, I chose the latter option. I took the story to a competition paper — which published it — and submitted my letter of resignation to my boss. I didn't regret it then, and I don't regret it now. In fact, I'm prouder of my stand now. …
Red areas suck at Big Government's teats more than blue
Trump and other conservatives ignore how their supporters are greater socialists than liberals when it comes to government assistance
Leslie County, population 11,310 in southeastern Kentucky, is Ground Zero for Trump Country.
In 2016, some 89.4 percent of voters there cast ballots for Trump, the highest percentage of any county in that state and one of the largest in the nation. About one-third live below the federal poverty level. Some 97 percent of residents are white.
They have been through tough times, from coal mines shutting down to a steady stream of commercial and residential flight. Most people there believe in the axiom of "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" during the lean times. …
Of course, Trump colluded with Russia
Even in redacted form, the Mueller Report is more damaging to Trump than initially suspected. If Clinton could be impeached over an extramarital affair investigation, Trump can over working with a foreign country to sabotage an election.
Flashback to mid-summer, 2016.
Donald Trump trailed Hillary Clinton in most polls and knew he needed to do something drastic to surge ahead. So he issued a challenge in a news conference — not to his campaign, supporters or voters in general. But to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his network of slippery intelligence hackers.
"I have nothing to do with Putin," Trump said in one of many falsehoods. He then went on to say that Putin had called Barack Obama the "n word" as a means of showing that the former KGB lieutenant colonel didn't respect the current U.S. president. Many thought that was another lie, but it wasn't. …
Surprise! Limbaugh, Bachmann, Trump biggest liars in USA
Obama, Clinton among most honest public figures in PolitiFact's independent statement accuracy ratings
This story was updated on May 1, 2019.
It seems more than ever these days, people accuse politicians, talk show hosts, and other public figures of lying. Most provide little evidence.
If you want some evidence, review PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning outfit that has monitored the public statements of key public figures for more than a decade. We're talking the Tampa Bay Times, not the New York Times, as this project's organizers. That Florida paper is about as moderate and middle-of-the-road as they come.
Decisions on what statements are monitored are determined by independent journalists, which lead some who are really biased to claim that professionals who strive to be fair and accurate are actually biased. Everyone is biased to some degree, but to claim that most journalists cannot separate their personal beliefs from their professional duties is hogwash. Some can't, but the large majority of journalists can and do. …
Even Republican scholars rank Obama 16th best president and Trump last or near last
Quora bans my comment that pointed out biased inaccuracies as hate speech
If you participate in this social media game long enough, you will step on some toes and offend people. And you will receive some comments you consider offensive yourself.
That's the nature of the game, one I fully accept. I don't really care if people call me names, which they have. That says more about them than me. Occasionally, I will turn around and call some public figure a name, such as referring to Rush Limbaugh as "Fat Bastard." …
Flowers for No One
My daughter's best friend's mom just died of breast cancer, one of thousands who pass away annually due to this disease. I didn't know she had cancer until now. And I don't know what else to say, except publish this excerpt of a novel written months before I knew.
Excerpt from The King of the Internet:
In the next few days and weeks, Cam tried to see Leesa as much as possible. But she pushed him away. Each time they did meet, she seemed more tired, older, dying inside. They found they had less to say to each other, and Cam's visits seemed to make Leesa worse. …
Writer, social critic, ex-small college hoopster. Trump is #NotOurPresident and I am not #TheKingoftheInternet. https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Thor/e/B06XB35TYH/


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Cyclone Batsirai weakens after hitting Madagascar, floods feared
Farmers rush to harvest rice in Antananarivo on February 5, 2022 before the arrival of Cyclone Batsirai. The cyclone weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar.
Photo credit: Rijasolo | AFP
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The cyclone, the second storm to hit the large Indian Ocean island nation in just a few weeks, was moving westwards at a rate of 19 km/h, the meteorological services said.
Vatomandry.Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds, the island's meteorological office said Sunday.
"Batsirai has weakened," Meteo Madagascar said, adding that the cyclone's average wind speed had almost halved to 80 kilometres per hour (50 miles per hour), while the strongest gusts had scaled back to 110 km/h from the 235 km/h recorded when it made landfall on Saturday evening.
TMA warns of rains due to Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
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Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses 'very serious threat'
But "localised or generalised floods are still feared following the heavy rains," it said, adding that Batsirai should emerge at sea in the Mozambique Channel later Sunday.
Batsirai made landfall in Mananjary district, more than 530 kilometres (310 miles) southeast of the capital Antananarivo, around 8 pm local time (1700 GMT) Saturday.
Intense tropical cyclone
It reached the island as an "intense tropical cyclone", packing winds of 165 kilometres per hour (102 miles per hour), Faly Aritiana Fabien of the country's disaster management agency told AFP.
The national meteorological office has said it fears "significant and widespread damage".
Just an hour and a half after it first hit land, nearly 27,000 people had been counted as displaced from their homes, Fabien said.
He said his office has accommodation sites, food and medical care ready for victims, as well as search and rescue plans already in place.
'Very serious threat'
The Meteo-France weather service had earlier predicted Batsirai would present "a very serious threat" to Madagascar, after passing Mauritius and drenching the French island of La Reunion with torrential rain for two days.
In the hours before the cyclone hit, residents hunkered down in the impoverished country, still recovering from the deadly Tropical Storm Ana late last month.
In the eastern coastal town of Vatomandry, more than 200 people were crammed in one room in a Chinese-owned concrete building.
Families slept on mats or mattresses.
Community leader Thierry Louison Leaby lamented the lack of clean water after the water utility company turned off supplies ahead of the cyclone.
"People are cooking with dirty water," he said, amid fears of a diarrhoea outbreak.
Outside plastic dishes and buckets were placed in a line to catch rainwater dripping from the corrugated roofing sheets.
"The government must absolutely help us. We have not been given anything," he said.
Residents who chose to remain in their homes used sandbags and yellow jerrycans to buttress their roofs.
Cyclone still 'dangerous'
Other residents of Vatomandry were stockpiling supplies in preparation for the storm.
"We have been stocking up for a week, rice but also grains because with the electricity cuts we cannot keep meat or fish," said Odette Nirina, a 65-year-old hotelier in Vatomandry.
"I have also stocked up on coal. Here we are used to cyclones," she told AFP.
Winds of more than 50 kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour) pummelled Vatomandry on Saturday morning, accompanied by intermittent rain.
The disaster agency said the cyclone was expected to remain "dangerous" as it swept across the large island overnight and in the morning.
Flooding is expected due to excessive rainfall in the east, southeast and central regions of the country, it warned.
Humanitarian supplies
The United Nations was ramping up its preparedness with aid agencies, placing rescue aircraft on standby and stockpiling humanitarian supplies.
At least 131,000 people were affected by Ana across Madagascar in late January. Close to 60 people were killed, mostly in the capital Antananarivo.
That storm also hit Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing dozens of deaths.
The UN's World Food Programme pointed to estimates from national authorities that some 595,000 people could be directly affected by Batsirai, and 150,000 more might be displaced due to new landslides and flooding.
The storm poses a risk to at least 4.4 million people in one way or another, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.


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Marine Corps F-35B Conducts Combat Strikes in Afghanistan.
The Marine Corps F-35B, Lightning II, conducted its first combat strikes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan, Sept. 27.
During this mission the F-35B conducted an air strike in support of ground clearance operations, and the strike was deemed successful by the ground force commander.
"The F-35B is a significant enhancement in theater amphibious and air warfighting capability, operational flexibility, and tactical supremacy," said Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central command. "As part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, this platform supports operations on the ground from international waters, all while enabling maritime superiority that enhances stability and security."
Replacement for Harrier
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is the first combat-deployed MEU to replace the AV-8B Harrier with the F-35B Lightning II. The F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 are currently embarked on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of Essex Amphibious Ready Group.
"The opportunity for us to be the first Navy, Marine Corps team to employ the F-35B in support of maneuver forces on the ground demonstrates one aspect of the capabilities this platform brings to the region, our allies, and our partners," said Col. Chandler Nelms, commanding officer, 13th MEU.
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 Ковалёв, Владимир Александрович (1950—1987) — советский военный лётчик. Участник Афганской войны, Герой Советского Союза.
 Ковалёв, Владимир Алексеевич (1935—1999) — краевед, директор Минусинского краеведческого музея (1971—1999).
 Ковалёв, Владимир Анатольевич (род. 1962) — ректор Кузбасского государственного технического университета (с 2011).
 Ковалёв, Владимир Григорьевич (1942—1987) — советский диптеролог и палеоэнтомолог.
 Ковалёв, Владимир Димитриевич (в монашестве Исаия; 1882—1960) — епископ РПЦ, епископ Угличский, викарий Ярославской епархии.
 Ковалёв, Владимир Николаевич (род. 1953) — советский фигурист, тренер.

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Before joining SAS in 1997, he was the principal statistician at The MathWorks Inc., where he designed and implemented the MATLAB Statistics Toolbox. He was Chief Scientist and a founding partner of Catalyst Inc., a company created to support the use of computer-aided DOE in industry.
Jones is the 2012 recipient of the Statistics in Chemistry award from the American Statistical Association (ASA). In both 2009 and 2011, he received the American Society for Quality's Brumbaugh Award for the paper making the largest contribution to industrial quality control. He also won the 2010 Lloyd S. Nelson Award for the article having the greatest immediate impact to practitioners. Jones is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Quality Technology and a Fellow of the ASA. He holds a master's degree in statistics from Florida State University and a PhD in applied economic sciences from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.


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 Institut méditerranéen de technologie, un campus installé sur le technopôle de Château-Gombert, dans le  arrondissement de Marseille ;
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Sep 19, 2018 - Technology
How AI will make us think harder
Kaveh Waddell
The Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University, 1948. Photo: Bettmann/Getty
The ultimate goal of AI research is a system that rivals a human's thinking power — but it is still far out of sight.
Instead, in the coming years, AI may provide an intelligence boost in a different way: by coordinating still-unsurpassed human brainpower and correcting some of the errors inherent how we think.
By definition, AI processes information very differently from humans and can combat group-think, says Berkeley's Ken Goldberg, a robotics expert who directs the university's People and Robots Initiative.
One way to do this is by simply assembling better teams. Algorithms can create groups with complementary skills and qualities, each challenging their peers and filling in others' gaps — like an automated Tinder for work.
IBM is developing technology meant to prompt critical thinking in humans, in the form of what Goldberg calls an AI-powered devil's advocate.
In a similar vein, bots will automate humans' better nature, reminding decision-makers about the context and ramifications of their choices, or of potentially false assumptions.
These advances would improve work for the creative class. But for workers whose time is taken up almost entirely by routine tasks, AI may be more threatening than liberating.
In the long run, even if more jobs will be created than lost, many millions may need to find new work. The early ripples of this force are already moving through the job market, squeezing professions built around rote work.
These jobs may not benefit directly from creativity-boosting AI.
Inside the quiet AI revolution (Axios)
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Q: Querying ManyToMany fields in Django I`ve got these defined models
class Occupation(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=150)
    code = models.CharField(max_length=10)
    what_they_do = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
    skills = models.ManyToManyField(Skill)
    knowledge = models.ManyToManyField(Knowledge)
    abilities = models.ManyToManyField(Ability)
    technologies = models.ManyToManyField(Technology)
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
    modified_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.title

Where Knowledge, Technology, Skill, Ability are similar. I have used this structure.
class Skill(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=64)
    element_id = models.CharField(max_length=10)
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
    modified_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

    def __unicode__(self):
       return self.title

In my template , currently I have:

 {% for skill in ocuppation.skills.all %}

{{skill.title}}

    {% endfor %}

but {{ skill.title }} is blank.
In my views.py , I have defined this :
def detail(request, pk):
   possible_occupation = Occupation.objects.filter(code=pk)
   occupation = possible_occupation[0] if len(possible_occupation) == 1 else None
   if occupation is not None:
       context = {
           'occupation': occupation
       }
       return render(request, 'careers/detail.html', context)
    else:
       return HttpResponseNotFound("No hay datos")

When I use the debugger I can see that occupation.skills, occupation.abilities ... are None.
If I check an occupation object in django admin , everything seems ok, but i can´t use them in templates.
Can anyone help?
Sorry for my bad english

A: You have misspelled occupation in your template.
{% for skill in ocuppation.skills.all %}

It should be
{% for skill in occupation.skills.all %}

Here's a tip for debugging next time. When the for loop didn't print anything, I would try to include the queryset I was looping over.
{{ ocuppation.skills.all }}

and if that didn't work, try the instance itself
{{ ocuppation }}

Then I would know that the problem is with the variable ocuppation, not the many to many field. Hopefully I would then spot the misspelling.

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Election Night 2017: Cierpiot surges to victory in SD 8 special
Campaigns Featured House Local motimesblog.com Senate Southeast Missouri
November 7, 2017 March 9, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Election Day has officially come and passed, and there will now be two new members joining the Missouri Legislature. But the biggest headline from Election Day across Missouri is Rep. Mike Cierpiot now becoming Senator-elect Cierpiot, following a decisive victory over up-and-comer Democrat Hillary Shields and potentially ending the political career of independent candidate Jacob Turk.
To our friends, family and supporters…THANK YOU! This was a hard fought race and I'm honored to be able to continue serving our community. pic.twitter.com/eQmwappMkF
— Mike Cierpiot (@MikeCierpiot) November 8, 2017
Cierpiot had been the favorite to win the Senate District 8 race early on, carrying the weight as a stalwart Republican leader in the Missouri House, and had been named as the Republicans' pick. Indeed, it seemed to be an easy prediction for the House Majority Floor Leader to claim victory in a historically red district, replacing former Sen. Will Kraus.
Cierpiot's opponent, Democrat Hillary Shields, proved to be a strong opponent in her own right, but it wasn't until Turk, a Republican who had attempted to unseat U.S. Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver multiple times, tried to join the race that Republicans began to worry.
Turk's attempt to join the race proved to be a spark in the race, as Shields used the opportunity to aid the independent conservative in his race, thereby weakening Cierpiot's potential victory margin.
Cierpiot's campaign responded by funneling money into the race, outspending the other candidate by more than $300,000, while also hitting the streets to knock on doors even harder.
New Shields' mailer seeks to further split GOP votes in SD 8 special election
The Democrats' plan to instill Shields still fell short, as she finished behind Cierpiot in the SD 8 race with 10,869 votes (43 percent), while Turk trailed behind with 1,806 votes (7 percent). In a night that proved tough for Republicans across the nation, Cierpiot claimed 12,581 votes, or 50 percent, in a three-way race.
With the addition of Cierpiot in January, Republicans will have 25 of the 34 Missouri Senate seats. Cierpiot will still have to run for a full four-year term in 2018.
In House District 23, Democrat Barbara Anne Washington defeated Republican David Martin after making a major shift by raising cash quickly and outspending her opponent in the final month. She took a commanding lead early on and never looked back, finishing the night with 1,790 votes, or 89 percent of the vote.
Congratulations to Barbara Washington on her victory in HD23! #moleg pic.twitter.com/5CuGHZJBFO
— Missouri Democrats (@MoDemParty) November 8, 2017
Former Rep. Tile Hubrecht's seat in House District 151 now belongs to Republican Herman Morse, who defeated Democrat Curtis Clark, even though the Democrat raised and spent more money than the Republican. Morse secured the victory with 70 percent of the vote, 1,557 – 602.
Congratulations for the huge win in Southeast MO, Herman Morse! #moleg pic.twitter.com/vBBJoPr7sH
— Missouri GOP (@MissouriGOP) November 8, 2017
Some other notable votes in the Nov. 7 elections were the Kansas City, Mo. vote on the KCI airport terminal bid and St. Louis' Prop P, which would give a considerable raise to city police officers and firefighters.
The KCI terminal bid passed with a landslide majority, with roughly 70 percent of voters casting votes approving the measure to greenlight the project.
As for a tax and raise for city police officers and emergency responders, the measure passed with a final vote of 60 percent in favor, 40 percent dissenting.
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Humour in the Holocaust?
Austrian Sigmund Freud articulated the view that humour may surface in the most unlikely places as a way of bringing relief from an otherwise insufferable situation. That would explain why those who lived through the Sho'ah (Holocaust) would sometimes joke about their experiences. But would it ever be fair for others to look at the Sho'ah comically? This question has resurfaced with the recent screening of an Austrian film entitled My Best Enemy that farcically depicts a Jew who takes on the identity of a Nazi with all its affects in order to save his life. The story ends with the Jew being saved and the Nazi being punished. I have not seen the film so I cannot comments on its artistic merits. But if Kant and Kierkegaard are correct, all humour is based on incongruity, that is, the distance between the ideal (what is expected) and the real (what actually happens). The brutality and magnitude of the Sho'ah seems to us the wrong place for comedy. But that that is just the point. It is in the tragedy of the Sho'ah that comedy is effective. Even so, I am not sure the world is ready to set aside its revulsion at the idea of the Sho'ah as the backdrop for humour.


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David White, the C. Ellis and Nancy Gribble Nelson Professor of Christian Education at Austin Seminary, is interviewed by Professor Bill Greenway, editor of Insights: The Faculty Journal of Austin Seminary. David speaks with Bill about his essay, "Tending the Fire that Burns at the Center of the World: Beauty and the Church's MinistryBeauty and the Church's Mission" that appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Insights.
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In the fall 2020 issue of Insights, Cynthia Rigby, The W.C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin Seminary, takes on the Devil. In her Insights essay, "Speak of the Devils: Creative Faith in a time of Pandemic," she brings her theological insight to the question of the demonic.
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A'Ibom Automobile Assembling Plant 99% Completed – Hon Akan Okon
...Says vehicle assembling plant not same as vehicle manufacturing plant
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The Akwa Ibom Automobile Vehicle Assembling Plant in Itu Local Government is 99% completed, the Akwa Ibom State Government has declared.
Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr Akan Okon, who stated this while briefing the media as part of his annual End of the Year media Interactive Session said, contrary to what some segment of the public may think, the plant is ready and would be commissioned on schedule as all the components needed for the smooth take off of the plant is ready.
According to the Commissioner, Governor Udom Emmanuel remains passionately committed to completing and commissioning the plant on schedule and will leave no stone unturned towards the realization of these set objectives aimed at creating jobs and tackling unemployment in the State.
He regretted that majority of the public confuse a vehicle assembling plant to a vehicle manufacturing plant, stating that both are not the same.
"Everything to enable the automobile assembling plant carry out assembling of vehicles is ready. Note that there is a big difference between a vehicle assembling plant and a vehicle manufacturing plant. They are not the same. The assembling plant will receive completely knocked down components and couple them and for the Semi Knocked Down Components, SKD's, you don't need any other equipment than all the cranes that are on ground. When these components arrive from Israel, all what the plant will do is to fix it. All what we are waiting for is for the CKD's and SKD's to come from Israel", he explained.
According to Hon Okon, many people mistake it for a car manufacturing plant and were expecting to see a lot of robots in motion, noting that such components only apply to a vehicle manufacturing plant but for an assembling plant, almost half of the job has been done in Israel as what is coming to Itu in Akwa Ibom State are just components that are to be assembled so that it becomes a vehicle.
He assured the state that the administration's earlier plans to send the first batch of trainees to Israel to understudy and learn how to assemble vehicles so as to come back and become pioneer staff who will train other artisans is still on course, blaming the delay in departure of the would be trainees on the total lockdown that happened in Israel due to the surge in COVID-19 infections.
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On Ibom Air, the Commissioner observed that the airline is today Nigeria's airline of choice due to its high level of professionalism, noting that Akwa Ibom's future and success on all aspect of it's economic life is dependent on doing the right thing consistently to achieve results using International best practices.
He debunked insinuations that Ibom Air is exorbitant, stating that Ibom Air remains the cheapest and most reliable Airline in Nigeria, compared to what is obtainable in Europe or in America.
"Even in Canada or the USA, a one hour flight is not less than $200 for an economy ticket but Ibom Air is just #50,000 for an economy ticket which is not even up to $100 but like the CR Jet that Ibom is using that is manufactured in Montreal, Canada, when they are taken for maintenance, it is the same MRO charge other airlines are paying that Ibom Air will pay, the same jet fuel they are using that Ibom Air is using but yet when we're back from maintenance, we are charging less than what is applicable in Europe and you can't compare a plane that is just 4-9 years old to others that are 20-30 years old", he stated.
He explained that Ibom Air is a business venture and must be managed as such which explains why no government official, can fly Ibom Air without paying for his or her ticket.
"Ibom Air is the cheapest. How much do you pay for a one hour flight in the US? How much do you pay for a one hour flight in Canada bearing in mind that when it is time for maintenance of the aircraft, the same place that Ibom Air will be maintained, is the same place other airlines will be taken to and they all pay in dollars?
"Ibom Air is offering world class services that is why it is the airline of choice of an average Nigerian air traveller", he noted.
He reiterated the commitment and determination of the Udom Emmanuel led administration to see to the realization of the Ibom Deep Seaport, stating that the seaport when completed will not only be the game changer for Akwa Ibom but will create an industrial revolution that is unprecedented in the history of Nigeria.
"Lagos is what it is because of the two ports it has, Apapa and Tin Can Ports. Ibom Deep Seaport will create a similar impact when operational", he submitted.
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Interest in Yiddish for Dogs, a program of Workmen's Circle, shows the ancient language is far from dead. In fact, it's here to "shtai."
Yiddish has been spoken for more than a thousand years, but anyone thinking it's a dead language in today's world need only look to the Workmen's Circle to see that's not true at all.
In fact, the city-based Jewish social justice organization has been teaching the ancient language to more than 450 New Yorkers annually, a number that doesn't include their dogs, who can learn some vital commands in the language thanks to its popular Yiddish for Dogs class, the third of which was to take place Sunday in Central Park, but has been postponed due to the inclement weather expected.
The Yiddish for Dogs classes pair Adrian Silver, an advanced Yiddish class student, with Miguel Rodriguez, a longtime certified master trainer and founder of City Dog Pack, which offers dog training, sitting and walking services.
Thanks to his grandparents, Silver has spoken Yiddish since childhood and sought out Workmen's Circle for a refresher about 10 years ago. And while he shared that Jews traditionally don't speak Yiddish to their pets, he isn't surprised by the interest in Yiddish for Dogs.
"There's been a lot of interest in Yiddish that I've seen over the past 10 years, but it can be intimidating, and who can you actually speak to anyway?" he said. "People don't know someone else who knows Yiddish; it made sense to me that they'd want to learn and speak it with their close companions who they don't have to worry about speaking back," he added with a laugh.
As Silver had hoped, Yiddish for Dogs has been a gateway to New Yorkers wanting to learn more about the ancient language by taking classes via Workmen's Circle, "but we haven't seen any of the dogs," he joked.
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Stefanos Manikas (14 April 1952 – 26 August 2015) was a Greek politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) who was Minister of State. He died on 26 August 2015, at the age of 63, from cancer.

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