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The question is whether athleisure gear is super appropriate for everyday life. While we wouldn't advocate for a sweat top at a formal gathering, the short answer otherwise is – yes! Whether you're hopping from the gym to whatever's next on your agenda or simply wanting to find more ways to feel comfy vibes all day long, here are some awesome multi-purpose athleisure pieces plus tips on how to rock 'em without looking like you live at the gym.
We get it. The last thing you want to do some days (especially after a sweaty spin class) is to put on that stiff suit or pencil skirt. Luckily there are athleisure pieces that can be made uber classy with a few tweaks. This minimalist performance dress has a breezy silhouette you'll feel totally comfy in. Add heels and a blazer for a work-ready look, and swap it for sneakers and a fun bag for a post-work smoothie break.
As this Vogue article points out, your athleisure wear should be "made using performance fabrics so it's not see-through when you bend forward, you can't see cellulite through it, and you're not going to get a muffin top." Invest in a good quality pair of black workout tights that will literally go with everything. Wear them with a tunic or a sweater and chic booties for an office look that meets the dress code.
British designer Stella McCartney and adidas have been producing eye-catching athleisure wear for years now. With an emphasis on ripped-from-the-runway trends and fresh prints, a breezy pullover with dramatic kimono sleeves looks crisp when paired with white or dark blue straight leg jeans and a stiletto heel.
Imagine the cushy feel of yoga pants while you're sitting at your desk. Total bliss can be yours with these lounge pants. Rendered in neutral hues and an office-ready bootcut style, when worn with a classy blouse no one will be the wiser that you're rocking athleisure!
Not convinced athleisure is for you? Take a cue from Vogue and "stick with black, white, and gray and the move into brighter colors as you get more comfortable with it." These classic leggings are spiced up with a fun lattice detail at the calf.
If you're tired of lugging a separate bag for your gym gear, simplify things by nabbing a bag that's chic enough to pass for your purse. This patterned tote has plenty of space for your sneakers and sweaty gym clothes, as well as your daily essentials like your keys, phone, and wallet.
Athleisure looks luxe when layered. A loose-fitting hooded top can easily be thrown over a sports bra and leggings for an on-the-go outfit, but also works just as well with your beloved skinny jeans and a casual tank or tee.
Should you hit that fitness class or hang out with friends? Why not both? This sweat-wicking top can be worn over any sports bra for a brunch-appropriate ensemble in a flash. Bonus: It pairs just as well with any lacy bralettes or funky bras you've got with neat back details.
The trick to making athleisure clothing feel appropriate for any occasion is to pair your actual athletic gear with sporty-meets-chic items. These cushy sneakers are inspired by basketball kicks, but come in fun metallic hues to give your ensemble a little sparkle.
Cropped joggers are 100% an athleisure creation; they're generally too slouchy to wear in the gym, but still have a sporty-casual vibe. They're the perfect thing to wear for a chilled-out event with friends. If you want to dress them up, try a loose, spangly top and platform sneakers.
This sporty coat is designed for runners, with ventilated panels and a wind-breaking material. But its super lightweight fabrication makes it an ace pick to pack when the forecast looks rough. It'll take up next to no room in your luggage but still provides protection from the elements.
Cozy sweat shorts can be repurposed many ways when suitcase space is tight. Wear them to sleep, marry them with a tank on a sunny day, or layer them with leggings and a cropped sweatshirt when it's cloudy out.
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Can I eat for free once I'm in?
Taste of London provides the opportunity to sample and shop from the best restaurants and artisan producers London has to offer, with lots of foodie fun and live entertainment sprinkled on top.
Most restaurant dishes are priced between £3 - £7 and there will be lots of complimentary food and drink tastings from our producers for you to take advantage of.
Recycling at Taste of London
At Taste of London we are serious about limiting our environmental impact and ensuring it can be mitigated by reducing waste volumes, increasing recycling rates and improving our resource management. We go to great lengths to ensure that we put out as many bins as possible in order to collect all waste generated by the event. What is often not seen is what happens with this waste once the bins are collected. We work very closely with our cleansing teams and waste disposal contractors to segregate waste into glass, cardboard, cans, plastic bottles, paper and cooking oil which where possible it is all sent for recycling.
Work also goes on behind the scenes at Taste, all our general waste is tipped at a waste transfer station and is screened before being processed, so anything that can be recycled is separated and recycled if possible. What can't be reused or recycled is then sent for recovery at an R1 rated Energy for Waste facility. If in doubt, put all bottles and cans in recycling bins and everything else into the general waste bins
Where can I find your Terms & Conditions?
The Taste of London Terms & Conditions can be found here – Terms & Conditions
If you have a query which has not yet been answered, please contact a member of the Taste team – Contact Us
What security measures are in place for Taste of London?
We have the appropriate levels of cover in place following liaison with the police and authorities. We ask you to remain vigilant, not leave any belongings unattended, not bring large bags to the event and allow additional time for security checks before entering Taste of London. We place the utmost importance on security and take the safety of our visitors very seriously.
Can I exhibit at Taste of London?
For information about exhibiting at the event, view our exhibiting pages here.
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What other Taste events are there?
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There are currently 17 Taste Festivals worldwide. For more information on them, click here.
Taste Dining Experiences
We've joined forces with some of the world's best chefs, restaurants and cocktalians to create a brand new series of in-restaurant experiences taking place in cities across the globe.
In each city the brightest stars of the culinary world will dazzle us with a series of intimate one-off dinners and exclusive chef collaborations, all hosted by the chefs themselves.
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Who are the organisers of Taste of London?
Taste of London is produced by Taste Festivals Ltd (an IMG company). Taste Festivals Ltd runs Taste events across the globe. For more information, visit our website here.
What is Taste of London?
Taste of London combines all the best ingredients that make a superb visitor experience – a stellar line up of London's latest, greatest and most exciting restaurants, world-class chefs, an exceptional range of interactive and participatory experiences, and gourmet food and artisan producer markets.
Taste of London attracts over 50,000 visitors to Regent's Park in June and over 28,000 to its festive edition in November at East London's Tobacco Dock.
Produced by Taste Festivals; Taste of London is part of a worldwide network of more than 20 events hosted in cities from Sydney to Toronto, Milan to Amsterdam, Dubai to Hong Kong.
I lost something at the festival, who should I contact?
If you are still at the festival please visit the organisers office. If you have left the festival, please email queries@tastefestivals.com
Are there free things to do inside?
There are plenty of free things to do at Taste of London including chef demonstrations at the Fire Pit, workshops, tastings from the Artisan Producers, and live entertainment.
I have dietary requirements, will there be food for me?
Taste of London strives to curate a broad selection of restaurants with dishes suited to all dietary preferences. Every restaurant this year has been asked to include at least one vegetarian option, and we also have two meat-free restaurants including Neat Burger and Bubala.
Can I smoke at the event?
Yes, visitors are allowed to smoke unless inside a tent/covered space.
Can I buy alcohol to take home?
How do I pay for things at the festival?
You can use your credit or debit card (either Contactless or Chip & Pin) to purchase food from the restaurants and drinks from the bars at Taste of London so for most visitors, there is no need to pre-order or purchase Taste Credit as you may have done in the past.
Diners Club International is the preferred card partner at Taste of London and accepted by all restaurants and participating bars and exhibitors at the festival.
Please note that restaurants do not accept cash, though you'll still need some if you wish to shop at the producer markets.
Is there a cloakroom facility?
Yes, our charity partner Action Against Hunger provide Shop & Drop and cloakroom facilities for a small fee with all proceeds going to the charity.
Can I bring my own food and/or drink?
No food or alcoholic drinks are permitted to be brought into the site premises. Bottled water is allowed. Bag searches will be in operation at the entrance to the event and any food or alcoholic drinks will be retained.
Where can I see when the chefs are appearing at the festival?
Once the chef timetables are confirmed, they will be displayed here on the Taste website so that you can plan your day.
Will the event be affected by unfortunate weather circumstances?
Unless advised by the local authority, the event will go ahead in all weather.
How much are each of the dishes at the restaurants?
Most dishes at Taste of London are priced between £3 - £7 except each restaurant's Taste Exclusive dish. Taste Exclusive dishes which are limited edition and created especially can be priced slightly higher.
Will there be ATM facilities on site?
Yes, there will be ATM facilities on site for you to withdraw cash.
Can I leave the festival site and come back in?
No. There is no re-entry to Taste of London sessions. Visitors who have purchased a Taste Lovers re-entry ticket will be able to enter the festival on a different session.
Guide dogs are permitted on site. No pets allowed.
What does my ticket include?
There are three types of ticket for this year's Taste of London.
Entry: Access to the festival
Tasting: Access to the festival, and two dish vouchers to use at our restaurants
Feasting: Access to the festival, our VIP lounge, two or three dish vouchers and a glass of champagne
What are the event opening times?
Like a restaurant, Taste of London sessions are divided into lunch and dinner services, of which there are 8 over 5 days:
Taste of London 2021
Wed 16 June 17:30 - 21:30
Thu 17 June 12:00 - 16:00 & 17:30 - 21:30
Fri 18 June 12:00 - 16:00 & 17:30 - 21:30
Sat 19 June 12:00 - 16:00 & 17:30 - 21:30
Sun 20 June 12:00 - 17:00
Please note: bars close 15 minutes before sessions end
Where is Taste of London held and how can I get there?
Taste of London in June is held within Regent's Park. The address is:
Marylebone Green
NW1 4NR
The nearest stations are Regent's Park (Bakerloo) and Great Portland Street (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan) – approx 5 mins walk from the venue.
Taste of London in November is held at Tobacco Dock. The address is:
Tobacco Quay
Wapping Ln
E1W 2SF
The nearest stations are Shadwell (Overground/DLR) and Wapping (Overground) – approx 5-7 mins walk from the venue. You can also get the Underground to Tower Hill (Circle/District) which is approx 15 mins walk.
Can children come into VIP?
Children are allowed in VIP when accompanied by an adult with the VIP lanyard. Children do not need a VIP lanyard.
What are exclusive dishes?
Each restaurant brings a minimum of three dishes to Taste. One dish is created exclusively for the festival, and is not available in their restaurant on a regular basis. Don't miss your chance to taste something unique!
What are dish vouchers?
Dish vouchers are available as part of your VIP ticket, and to purchase separately. Purchasing your vouchers in advance means you are ready to go as soon as you hit the festival.
Dish vouchers are not mandatory for your Taste experience; you can use contactless pay throughout the festival.
I want to bring a group to Taste, do you offer group rates?
Taste of London welcomes groups of all kinds! Make the most of our groups offer by booking 5+ tickets and save £. Simply visit the tickets page, select the ticket type and session you'd like to book and the group option will be presented.
I haven't received my ticket, what should I do?
Once your order has been despatched you will be notified via email. If you do not receive your tickets two working days before the event please track your order and contact our customer service team: https://www.seetickets.com/customerservice.
Or get in touch with their customer service team via Twitter
Do children under 6 require a ticket to attend?
Children under 6 years of age do not require a ticket.
Are there any age limits?
No! Everyone and anyone is welcome at Taste.
What is a Taste Lovers Multiple Entry Pass?
If one visit to Taste isn't enough, a Taste Lovers Multiple Entry Pass entitles you to come to Taste as many times as you like! Whether that's twice in one day, or every day, this ticket enables you to keep coming back for more.
Please note, the Taste Lovers pass is not valid for the VIP Feasting ticket on Wednesday 19th June.
What is an Any One Session pass?
An Any One Session ticket means you have the flexibility to purchase your ticket now, and decide later which session you would like to attend.
How do I buy tickets?
Save by booking your tickets in advance via our tickets page. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the festival via our on-site box office.

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\section{Introduction}
Longitudinally polarised beams are a special feature of Linear Colliders and are considered an integral part of the physics case, since, due to their $SU(2)_L \times U(1)$ gauge structure, electroweak interactions are highly sensitive to the chirality of fermions. The polarisation is defined as the number asymmetry between right- and left-handed particles in a bunch, $P=+80\%$ corresponding to $90\%$ right-handed and $10\%$ left-handed particles.  For CLIC, the electron beam, polarised to a degree of $80\%$, is planned to collide with unpolarised positrons, as it was the case at the SLC. For ILC also the positron beam is foreseen to be polarised, to a degree of $30\%$, upgradable to $60\%$. With both its beams polarised, the ILC can thus be considered as ``four colliders in one'', depending on which of the four configurations displayed in figure~\ref{fig:intro:configs} is enriched by the chosen polarisation signs. Figure~\ref{fig:intro:benefits} summarizes the four
main benefits of polarised beams for the physics program of a future $e^+e^-$ collider. The first three, namely the enhancement of signals, the suppression of backgrounds and the provision of additional observables for the analysis of the chiral properties of SM and BSM processes have been addressed often in the literature, see e.g.\ ref.~\cite{MoortgatPick:2005cw} for an in-depth review and ref.~\cite{Fujii:2018mli} specifically for ILC at 250\,GeV. The forth one, the control of systematic uncertainties, is less widely known, but equally important. It hinges upon the fact that for each process, the ``wrong'' polarisation configuration yields a control sample with very little signal content. In combination with the capability
of the accelerator to revert the sign of the polarisation on much faster time-scales than those of typical nuisance effects (drifts of calibrations, changes of alignment, etc.), data sets with different helicity configurations can be taken under otherwise identical experimental conditions. This allows for a nearly perfect cancellation of systematic effects between data sets with different polarisation signs. Similar reasoning can be applied for theoretical uncertainties, since the prediction of the effect of reversing the polarisation sign decouples from many sources of theoretical uncertainties. In other words, theory and detector systematics can be traded against polarisation systematics, which could arise
from the finite knowledge of the actual beam polarisation values. These, however, can be very well controlled, as will be described in Sec.~\ref{sec:polarimetry}. It should be noted that the reversal of the positron polarisation provides the redundacy required
for controling nuisance effects on observables which depend on the electron polarisation.
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\section{Role of Polarisation in the Physics Case of Future $e^+e^-$ Colliders}
The left-right asymmetry $A_{\mathrm{LR}}(ZH)$ of the cross section for Higgsstrahlung, $e^+e^-\to ZH$, plays a very important role for
constraining physics beyond the SM via effective field theory-based
interpretations of Higgs precision measurements. Two of the relevant diagrams at dimension-6, namely the SM diagram with a $Z$ exchange and
the (hypothetic) diagram with a photon exchange behave oppositely under
spin reversal of the incoming electron (positron): while the SM diagram flips its sign, the photon-exchange diagram keeps its sign. Thus by measuring $A_{\mathrm{LR}}(ZH)$, the degeneracy of the relevant EFT operators can be lifted~\cite{Barklow:2017suo}. Quantitatively this additional information corresponds to a gain of about $2.5$ in luminosity: In Higgs coupling determinations, e.g.\ $2$\,ab$^{-1}$ of polarised yield the same level of statistical precision as $5$\,ab$^{-1}$ of unpolarised data~\cite{Bambade:2019fyw}.

For bread-and-butter electroweak precision measurements like $e^+e^-\to f\bar{f}$, including $e^+e^-\to t\bar{t}$ at sufficiently high energies, beam polarisation both adds important information and can be traded against theory uncertainties. At the $Z$ pole, the asymmetry between the couplings of the right-handed and left-handed electron to the $Z$, $A_{\mathrm{e}}$, is
directly obtained from the left-right asymmetry of the total cross section, for which all visible $Z$ decay modes can be exploited. Compared to the extraction of $A_{\tau}$ from final-state polarisation of $\tau$-leptons from $Z\to\tau^+\tau^-$, this corresponds to an effective gain in luminosity of a factor of $100$, rendering typical precisions at ILC's GigaZ only a factor of about $3$ less precise than at FCCee's TeraZ, despite a factor $1000$ difference in assumed luminosity. As can be seen in figure~\ref{fig:phys:Zpole}, ILC would improve upon current knowledge by factors between 5 and 100, depending on the observable.
Above the $Z$ pole, e.g.\ in the Higgs factory mode at $250$\,GeV, beam polarisation is crucial in order to disentangle the contributions from
$Z$ and photon exchange, similar to the Higgs example above. Furthermore it turns out that the radiative corrections to the left-right-forward-backward asymmetry $A^f_{\mathrm{FB,LR}}$ are seven times smaller than those on the unpolarised forward-backward asymmetry $A^f_{\mathrm{FB}}$. Thus, polarised beams also lead to a reduction of
the impact of the residual theoretical uncertainties from higher orders~\cite{Fujii:2019zll}.

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     \includegraphics[width=0.95\linewidth]{c1260919.pdf}
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     \caption{\label{fig:phys:wimp}}
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\caption{\label{fig:phys} (a) Expected precisions on various EWPOs
from ILC's polarised GigaZ compared to current knowledge and FCCee's unpolarised TeraZ~\cite{Fujii:2019zll}. (b) Sensitivity reach in the energy scale for new physics $\Lambda$ for WIMP production mediated by a vector operator at the 95\% confidence level for various assumptions on center-of-mass energy, integrated luminosity and beam polarisation~\cite{Habermehl:2020njb}.}
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The power of combining data sets with different polarisation sign combinations for suppressing the impact of systematic uncertainties has been studied for instance in the search for WIMP production in the mono-photon channel. As shown in figure~\ref{fig:phys:wimp}, the sensitivity unpolarised data sets does hardly grow with additional luminosity. With the mix of polarisations signs foreseen at the ILC, already $2$\,ab$^{-1}$ outperform $10$\,ab$^{-1}$ unpolarised data. The other speciality of Linear Colliders, namely to reach higher energies, is obviously also very important for this kind of search, which probes energy scales up to $3$\,TeV at $\sqrt{s}=500$\,GeV, and up to $5$\,TeV at $\sqrt{s}=1$\,TeV.

\section{Polarimetry Concept at the ILC}
\label{sec:polarimetry}
In order to fully exploit the physics benefits of beam polarisation, the actual polarisation values need to be known very precisely, at the level of one permille. This is achieved for
the ILC by combining the following items: a) Fast, time-resolved measurements of two Compton polarimeters per beam, $1.7$\,km up- and $140$\,m downstream of the $e^+e^-$ interaction point reach a systematic precision of $0.25\%$, with the statistical uncertainty becoming negligible on the timescale of a few seconds. The polarimeter design and the R\&D which demonstrates that the envisaged level of precision can be reached is summarized in ref.~\cite{Vormwald:2015hla}. b) The polarisation at the $e^+e^-$ interaction point can be obtained by interpolating the up- and downstream polarimeter measurents. Spin tracking calculations have demonstrated the ability to cross calibrate with a precision better than $0.1\%$~\cite{Beckmann:2014mka}, dominated by the relative alignment of orbit and spin vectors at the polarimeter locations. The depolarisation in collision will be monitored by comparing the up- and downstream measurements for colliding and non-colliding bunches.
The time-resolved measurements will be averaged, weighted according to the instantaneous luminosity, to obtain the long-term averages relevant for the interpretation of collision data. c) The absolute scale of this long-term averages is in addition controlled
by the collision data themselves, e.g.\ by fitting the four average polarisation values
(electron beam and positron beam each with both signs) to cross sections and distributions which strongly depend on the polarisation -- either obtaining the polarisation values alone, or by treating them as nuisance parameters in a fit which extracts them along-side the actual physics observables. A prominent example often studied in the past is $W^+W^-$ production, where it is well established that the beam polarisations and charged triple gauge couplings can be extracted simultaneously without a net loss in precision~\cite{Marchesini:2011aka}.

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     \includegraphics[width=0.95\linewidth]{nonequal_pols_thesisRob_fig88.png}
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\caption{\label{fig:pol} (a) The absolute polarisation values do not need to be equal
when flipping the sign, since differences can be resolved with sufficient precision. Magenta triangles: input values; colour scale: number of fit outcomes on toy data sets.
(b) The time evolution of the precision of the average polarisations from collision data with operation time. The dashed lines show the improvement when including the polarimeter measurements. Here, the original ILC500 running scenario is assumed. In the staged scenario, only the order of runs is changed. Both from ref.~\cite{Karl:2019hes}.}
\end{figure}

More recently, the power of combining all relevant $e^+e^-\to f\bar{f}$ and $e^+e^-\to f\bar{f'}f''\bar{f'''}$ channels has been explored~\cite{Karl:2019hes}. Figure~\ref{fig:pol:nonequal} shows that in this approach even differences in the absolute polarisation values for positive and negative sign can be
reproduced with high precision, reproducing the input values indicated by the magenta triangles. Despite the power of the collision data, the additional information from the
polarimeters still plays an important role, as can be seen from the time evolution of the precision in figure~\ref{fig:pol:lumi}, where
the full lines are obtained from collision data only, while the dashed lines include the
polarimeter measurements.

With the combination of polarimeters, spin tracking and polarisation analysis of the collision data, the system provides sufficient redundancy to detect systematic biases in one of the methods, and to reach the goal of $0.1\%$ precision on the polarisation values~\cite{Karl:2019hes}.
It should be stressed that in particular for the redundancy aspect, the positron polarisation and the ability to reverse the polarisation inbetween bunch trains are essential.

\section{Conclusions}
Beam polarisation is an integral part of the physics case of future Linear Colliders like the ILC. Important examples comprise Higgs coupling measurements, top and electroweak physics at high energies,
the $Z$ pole program as well as searches for production of new particles. All these require, however, the knowledge of the luminosity-weighted average polarisation values at the permille-level.
For the ILC, a detailed concept has been developed to reach this goal. It is based on time-resolved measurements
of two Compton polarimeters per beam, spin-tracking across
the 2\,km of beam delivery system and a global analysis of collision
data. With their combination, the polarisation is well under control, so that its physics benefits can be fully exploited.

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Q: How to create and run a jar file with manifest file to support MySQL? I'm trying to build and run a Java application that relies on 'mysql-connector-java-8.0.27.jar'. I currently to this with the following commands using Terminal on MacOS, which works fine, however it doesn't work on Windows, so I'm trying an alternative approach using Docker, which results in an MySQL driver error message when running the app.
Steps to manually build and run using Terminal.
step 1: find . -name "*.java" | xargs javac -d ./target
step 2: jar cfme my_app.jar manifest.txt Main -C ./target/ .
step 3: java -jar my_app.jar
The manifest file includes a reference to the MySQL jar-file:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: lib/mysql-connector-java-8.0.27.jar

As mentioned before, this solution works fine on Mac, but doesn't work on Windows.
So now I'm trying to use Docker to build and run the app instead. It was done this way before when the app didn't use MySQL and there was no need for the manifest file. I included steps to copy the manifest file in the Dockerfile as below, however when running the application I get an error: java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://localhost:3316/myDatabase. I didn't get this error when I built the app manually using the 3 steps I listed out above.
Contents of Dockerfile:
FROM openjdk:17-slim AS builder
COPY src /usr/src/app/src
COPY lib /usr/src/app/lib
COPY manifest.txt /usr/src/app/
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
RUN find . -name "*.java" | xargs javac -d ./target
RUN jar cfme my_app.jar manifest.txt Main -C ./target/ .

Steps to build and run the app using Docker:
1: docker build -t projects/my_app -f Dockerfile ./
2: docker run -ti projects/my_app sh
3: java -jar my_app.jar
How would I resolve the error or what would be a better approach to make this app more portable and easy to run on a different machine?
UPDATE 11/23:
I'm able to create a jar-file using Gradle, however when I run the application I get an error: java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://localhost:3316/myDatabase
This is the contents of of my build.gradle file:
plugins {
  id 'java'
}

jar {
    manifest {
        attributes 'Main-Class': 'myApp.Main'
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.27'
}

I'm new to Gradle, and appreciate any help with this. Thank you!

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Latest NIST project aims to secure 'telehealth' ecosystem
James Walker 20 December 2018 at 09:19 UTC
Updated: 17 October 2019 at 10:49 UTC
Healthcare IoT
Agency to create practical guidance for high-growth remote patient monitoring sector
Telehealth is a rapidly growing sector within healthcare, as practitioners adopt new technologies such as remote patient monitoring (RPM) and video conferencing to treat patients from the comfort of their homes.
While the use of RPM for things like blood pressure and glucose monitoring can help reduce the strain on healthcare facilities, telehealth apps and hardware devices also open up a fresh wave of concerns surrounding the security of patients' data.
In an effort to address these concerns, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is in the process of creating practical guidelines for telehealth vendors and healthcare delivery organizations that are exploring these new technologies.
Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem (PDF) is the fourth healthcare project from NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).
And for project lead Andrea Arbelaez, it is time for the industry to come together and help secure the telehealth market, which is projected to be worth more than $50 billion by 2025.
"Telehealth is growing very rapidly," Arbelaez told The Daily Swig. "This includes anything from applications on patients' phones to smart stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs that are connected to the internet.
"These tools are being used to treat numerous conditions, such as patients battling chronic illnesses or requiring post-operative monitoring.
"As the use of these capabilities continues to grow, we need to be sure the infrastructure supporting it can maintain the confidentiality, the integrity, and the availability of the patients' data."
The public comment period for the NIST telehealth project ends this Friday, after which time a final project description will be published.
The NCCoE will then work with selected technology collaborators to develop an example best practice solution for telehealth and remote patient monitoring security.
"We are still in the very early stages of the project," Arbelaez said. "The general goal is to provide a practical solution for addressing the cybersecurity challenges of telehealth.
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Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 5:24pm
Quote for the week
"The care of the earth is our most ancient
and most worthy and . . . most pleasing responsibility.
To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal,
is our only legitimate hope."
— Wendell Berry
2,300 Leading Scientists Send Trump A Clear Warning: We're Watching You
An open letter signed by America's top minds hopes to counter the influence of climate change deniers and oil execs.
More than 2,300 scientists, including 22 Nobel Prize recipients, have a warning for Donald Trump: Respect science or prepare for a fight.
In an open letter Wednesday to the president-elect and Congress, scientists representing all 50 states called on the incoming administration to sufficiently fund scientific research as well as "support and rely on science as a key input for crafting public policy."
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How did this Japanese theme park try to create the feel of the ocean?
By: South China Morning Post
An amusement part in southwestern Japan has closed its ice-skating rink after public outrage over the rinks key feature: 5,000 dead fish frozen into the ice itself.
Earth Has Huge Ocean 620 Miles Under the Surface: If it Dries, Life will End!
By: Sam D, Science world report
It is a known fact that water covers 70% of the Earth's surface, and now researchers have found that there is also a massive reservoir of water inside the planet. Water is present at a greater depth in Earth than previously believed.
Producing Wind Energy in the Ocean, no Turbines in Sight
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By: North Carolina State University
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SpaceX to launch ocean-monitoring NASA satellite in 2021
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Researchers Ask Important Questions on What Happens to Oil after a Spill
By: Wiley, AlphaGalileo
Very little is known about what happens to oil in the ocean after an oil spill and what happens to it once a chemical dispersant has been applied. New research summarizes what is known and what important knowledge gaps remain.
How to monitor global ocean warming – without harming whales
By: Hannah Hickey, University of Washington
Most of the head trapped by human generated emissions is ending up in the oceans. But tracking the temperature of the world's oceans to monitor the change is trickier than it might seem. Now an oceanographer has proposed a method to cheaply monitor temperature throughout the depths of the world's oceans without harming marine mammals.
Microalgae create green fuel, reduce food insecurity
By: Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Chronicle
Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change, and good insecurity.
Climate Warming and Melting Sea Ice Impacts on Arctic Whales
By: Gisele Galoustian, Florida Atlantic University
FAU Harbor Branch study shows the relationship between changing sea ice and beluga whale migration and habitat patters of several populations over two decades of dramatic sea ice changes in the Pacific Arctic.
Sportswear companies make fashion statement out of ocean trash
By: Taylor Hill, the CSMonitor
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Try to Wrap Your Head Around How Mind-Bendingly Deep the Ocean Is
By Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics
Less than one measly percent of all the known shipwrecks in the world have actually been explored. There are a whole multitude of reasons for this but not the lease among them is that the ocean is unfathomably huge. Not only does it cover over 70% of the Earth's surface, it also stretches far further down than anything on dry land stretches up. Do you understand the real magnitude of this?
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By: Andrew R. Chow, New York Times
Robert Redford and Paul Allen are the executive producers of a new Animal Planet series on ocean conservation. Entitled "Ocean Warriors," the series traces activists, journalists and scientists working to fight poachers and organized crime in oceans across the globe.
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Study Finds Major Ocean Current is Widening As Climate Warms
By: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
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Coastal cities at risk from rapid sea-level rise with warming above two degrees
By: National Oceanography Centre
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New Understanding of Rip Currents Could Help to Save Lives
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A new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents has been uncovered by a new study. The research could result in more lives being saves, say authors.
Justin Trudeau announces $1.5B ocean protection plan
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the governments $1.5 billion ocean protection plan in Vancouver today for responses to tanker and fuel spills in the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
My contribution to Arctic sea ice melt
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Measurements reveal the relationship between individual CO2 emissions and the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice. For each ton of carbon dioxide that any person on our planet emits, three square meters of Arctic summer sea ice disappear.
Bioluminescence Breakthrough
By: Karen B. Roberts, University of Delaware
100 feet below the surface of the ocean is a critical depth for ecological activity in the Arctic polar night – a period of near continuous winter darkness. There, atmospheric light diminishes and bioluminescence from marine organisms become the dominant light source.
WHOI study reveals previously unknown component of whale songs
By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, EurekAlert
Researchers have known for decades that whales create elaborate songs, sometimes projecting their calls for miles underwater. A new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, however, has revealed a previously unknown element of whale songs that could aid this mode of communication, and may play a pivotal role in locating other whales in open ocean.
West Coast record low snowpack in 2015 influenced by high temperature
By: Oregon State University
The western-most region of the continental United States sets records for low snowpack levels in 2015 and scientists, through a new study, point the finger at high temperatures, not the low precipitation characteristic of past "snow drought" years.
Will new agreement to protect marine life be a success?
By: Al Jazeera
Twenty-four countries and the European Union signed a historic agreement to protect ocean life near Antarctica. The agreement covers more than 1.5 million square kilometres of ocean.
Arctic Found to Play Unexpectedly Large Role in Removing Nitrogen
Areas of the Arctic play a larger role than previously thought in the global nitrogen cycle – the process responsible for keeping a critical element necessary for life flowing between the atmosphere, the land and oceans.


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How A Florida Credit Union Mixes Business With Business
Community First's referral partnership with its local university small business center mixes money with mission.
Aaron Passman
Small business is a growing business for Community First Credit Union of Florida ($1.3B, Jacksonville, FL), helped along by its partnership with a hometown college.
Community First got into member business lending approximately 10 years ago, about the same time it opened a branch and deployed ATMs on the campus of the University of North Florida. About five years ago, Community First ramped up business services with efforts that included building an informal referral relationship with the school's Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Now, in addition to serving the more than 17,000 students and staff at UNF, the credit union sends budding business people to the center for workshops, roundtables, and training that includes everything from creating business plans to blogging and social media.
Susan Verbeck, SVP, Community First Credit Union of Florida
In return, the SBDC sends potential small business borrowers to the credit union.
It was evident as we discussed with members the idea of small business ownership and borrowing that many wanted low- or no-cost training, guidance, and best practices on growing their businesses and becoming better entrepreneurs, says Susan Verbeck, senior vice president of lending at the 109,156-member Community First. The SBDC at UNF has the knowledgeable, trusted experts that make it the perfect place for such guidance.
And because the center understands the credit union's philosophy toward supporting the community, it frequently refers small business owners ready to take the next step in growing their business to Community First's business lending department. It's a symbiotic relationship, although the credit union doesn't keep track of how many referrals have gone each way.
We have no formal agreement with the center, Verbeck says. But have a built a relationship based on mutual respect.
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Other relationships have been built, too. For example, the credit union sponsored a six-week training program at the center, funded by a ScaleUP grant from the Small Business Administration. Community First's role was to supply the refreshments.
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The SBDC connection is helping the credit union add to its roster of more than 4,000 business memberships across northeast Florida that includes large manufacturers, lawn care businesses, accounting and medical offices, and startup beauty shops.
The credit union is following a strategy it developed two years ago after it identified member business services as a strategic focus and started targeting businesses up to $5 million in sales.
We created a roadmap for both deposit services and lending products that would take us to a new level of brand awareness and success with business owners, Verbeck says. We believe we are right on target with our accomplishments
That strategy includes expanded non-lending services, including three different attractive and cost-effective business checking accounts tailored for small, medium, and larger enterprises, Verbeck says. They're joined by mobile banking and deposits, credit card processing, and payroll services.
Verbeck says a majority of the business memberships are deposit only, but the credit union is working to change that.
As we deepen relationships with business owners, we explore their loan needs and provide working capital lines of credit, business credit cards with rewards, equipment and auto loans, and financing for office condos, buildings, and warehouses, the lending SVP says.
Business member deposits have grown as a result, including 40% in the past year alone, Verbeck says. Meanwhile, Community First posted MBL growth of 31.87% in 2014 and an even higher 54.16% in 2013 placing it in the top quintile in its asset-based peer group.
Business loans were 3.97% of the credit union's loan portfolio at year's end, compared with 6.4% for the average billion-dollar credit union in the Callahan database.
MEMBER BUSINESS LOAN GROAN
Data as of March 31, 2015
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Community First's existing member business loan portfolio is small in relation to our asset size $30 million of our $774 million in total loans, Verbeck says. But over the next three to five years, we intend to grow that to roughly $75 million as we focus on the business loan opportunities in our market.
There is indeed room in the books for more lending. Community First's loan-to-share ratio was 70.51% in fourth quarter 2014 compared to 79.47% for the average billion-dollar credit union. It's also well capitalized at 10.48% compared to its peer average of 7.39%. Its ROA at the end of 2014 was 1.34% compared to 0.96% for its peer group.
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The Double Bottom Line
Although the numbers are good, performance isn't exclusively what the credit union's business focus is all about. It's also about doing good while doing well, the double bottom line.
There's no shortage of inpiduals desiring to own their own business and be their own boss, Verbeck says. Many of them, though, need to get started quickly but don't know how.
For those folks, the credit union immediately refers them the SBDC so they can learn what they need to start their own business. According to Verbeck, the credit union has received positive feedback even when that referral doesn't ultimately lead to more business for the credit union.
The SBDC connection is helping to add to a roster of more than 4,000 business memberships across northeast Florida, ranging from large manufacturers to lawn care businesses, accounting and medical offices, and startup beauty shops.
Occasionally, there'll be the member who learns there's more to starting a business than he thought, Verbeck says. His expectations of going to the center for a jump-start are dashed by the reality of how much goes into this.
Providing that learning moment speaks to the credit union's core mission and original purpose.
Community First's commitment to the community we serve is built on providing financial solutions, Verbeck says. This includes financial education to both consumers and businesses. This credit union was founded to serve educational employees. Our support for the community's financial education today is as important as it was then.
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You won't be constrained by the requirements of a traditional major here. You'll explore what inspires you and create a path of study that fits your interests.
The course schedule lists classes offered by the Institute of the Liberal Arts. Take a look at what's available.
In the American studies major, students can discover the complexity and diversity of this nation's history, literature, and culture by focusing their interdisciplinary study and research on the US or the broader Americas.
Our majors are not structured on a preconceived notion of a field. Structure and rigor grow from a student's intellectual passions and is ensured by close consultation with faculty advisers.
Take a look at special opportunities open to undergraduate interdisciplinary scholars through the ILA, and find answers to your questions.
By taking an interdisciplinary approach and combining concepts from psychology, religion, and genetics, students will grapple with the question, what does it mean to be human?
Addressing theory, method, and concrete examples, students will analyze visuals in relation to the social politics (e.g. knowledge, power, and expectation) they both express and shape.
Students will explore the efforts of artists, architects, musicians, and thinkers to create work in the service of the natural world.
Students will discuss the scientific method of inquiry and explore how medical knowledge is utilized for punishment and killing.
What is Southern literature, and who counts as a Southern author? Students will reconsider dominant assumptions about region and race by focusing on African American literature.
This course provides students with a foundation in American Studies by drawing on interdisciplinary scholarship and methods. Focusing on National Geographic Magazine, students will explore what America means.
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Luis Argueta is one of the most dedicated people I know. He left his native Guatemala during the years of civil war in his country, but Guatemala never left his heart.
Luis Argueta, a Guatemalan-born U.S. citizen, film director, and producer has been telling transnational immigrant stories since 1977. Argueta's 1994 film, "El Silencio de Neto," was submitted in the foreign film category in the 67th Academy Awards. It was a landmark first submission from Guatemala.
He is also the first and only filmmaker to be awarded the Orden del Quetzal in the degree of Grand Officer, Guatemala's highest honor. Argueta is considered one of Guatemala's National Living Icons, alongside Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu and singer/songwriter Ricardo Arjona.
In 2010, Argueta released "abUSed: The Postville Raid" — a film about the devastating effects of U.S. immigration enforcement policies on children, families, and communities.
"ABRAZOS" (2014), the second film in Luis Argueta's immigration series, follows the journey of 14 Guatemalan children (U.S. citizens) from Minnesota to Guatemala to meet their grandparents, and in some instances their siblings — for the first time.
These stories are important now more than ever as the level and tenor of misinformation and "fake news" is swirling around the recent Honduran Caravan. The immigrants are often depicted as hardened criminals and, as the U.S. President put it, "thieves and rapists," and their ranks filled with Middle Eastern terrorists. As of Nov. 20, 2018, he has sent approximately 5,900 U.S. troops to fortify the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Luis Argueta grew up in Guatemala during an extremely repressive period in a very strict family where he was cautioned not to question the status quo and stay quiet, because "you never knew who was listening." He did as he was told.
As a young man, he enrolled at the Universidad Landívar in Guatemala City. He was also granted a scholarship to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with an eye toward industrial engineering. But before departing for the U.S., his path crossed a *Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) who would impact him in many ways over the years.
Upon his arrival in 1967 at the Universidad Landívar, PCV Ken Lehman was asked to help coach scholarship recipients, Argueta being one of them. Lehman focused on freshman English and asked his students to write a series of essays.
Through this process, Argueta was introduced to "The Children of Sanchez" by Oscar Lewis. After reading the book, he understood for the first time the power of storytelling through personal narratives. Lehman, knowing Argueta was going to study for an engineering degree, thought he was far too creative and artistic for that line of work. During Lehman's class, his students became aware of the activism around the civil rights movement in the U.S. The students asked to get involved in social issues and formed LEA (Landívarianos En Acción). The acronym LEA in English means READ. The students began teaching literacy in social centers in the barrios of Guatemala City, Argueta was a charter member before departing for to the U.S.
He completed his industrial engineering degree at the University of Michigan and went on to follow his passion by obtaining a master's degree in comparative literature. His thesis included the production of a one-hour film based on the works of Fernando Arrabal, a Spanish playwright who lived in Paris, France. When Arrabal screened Argueta's film, he invited Argueta to work with him on a feature in Italy.
Eventually, Argueta moved to New York and began a career in advertising. Initially, he produced short pieces for other companies until setting up his own business in 1989. His work included commercials for blue-chip companies, first in English and then in Spanish. But after 9/11 he realized that he wanted to find something that would "fill him" in a different way.
In the 1990s, Argueta began to focus on filmmaking and "… went back to my roots and told the story of the people of Guatemala both in fiction and documentary films for a better understanding of Guatemalans on a global platform." In 1994, Argueta produced the first feature-length film by a Guatemalan titled, "The Silence of Neto," which was screened at the Sundance Independent Film Festival in Park City, Utah. It was also the first submission from Guatemala in the foreign film category for the 67th Academy Awards.
Argueta's career would take a turn when he heard about the most extensive and most costly migration raid carried out in the history of the U.S. *Nine hundred Federal Agents, heavily armed, supported by helicopters, State Police (State Troopers) and prison buses, converged on Postville, Iowa. They arrested almost 400 workers from Agriprocessors, Inc., which, at that time, was the largest kosher meatpacking plant in the United States. Of the 389 arrested, three out of four (293) were Guatemalans.
"What I thought would be a four-day fact-finding trip has turned into eight years," Argueta told radio host Suzette Grillot on KGOU's World Views program in 2016. The following are excerpts from the interview.
I also just came back from Guatemala from working on an advertising campaign for an agency in Washington D.C. that is aimed at stopping the flight for safety and immunity. It is not going to stop until we change the structural conditions of the sending communities. But this campaign is aimed to make people at least think twice about sending their kids. And so, I have seen the phenomenon. It's mind-boggling. However, we really must understand that until we address, in a robust fashion, what is pushing people away as well as pulling them, we're going to continue to have this phenomenon.
People know the risks of sending their kids but, when the families live lives that are full of dangers every day, when the risk of a child becoming a member of a gang, or maybe not reaching age 15 because he or she was killed, they're … sending them north — at least they have some hope. And they also see the results of others that have succeeded in this trip. It's a terrible situation on the issues that immigrants face daily, and that's something that I wish on nobody. And they don't do it lightly. You know people don't leave their homes because they want to go to Disneyland. They leave because there's no other choice.
… one of the reasons I've been doing this for all these years is because I realize that often in the national conversation about immigration we get lost in the numbers. We talk about eleven million, quote-unquote, illegals, and then we forget the human face of immigrants — and that is what my work aims to do, to bring out that human face, to make us realize that in every immigrant we do have another human being that is just like us. You know, "there for the grace of God go I" means something that I have come to feel very strongly about. I had the privilege of going to meet Pope Francis two years ago and gave him a copy of my first two films, and I said to him, "These are the stories of the immigrants that have touched my heart and changed my life." And, that's what I hope to do with these films, and with this conversation, because I go to universities, faith-based communities, and conferences, and engage into one-to-one or small group conversations with the hope that we will be able to recognize ourselves in the immigrants. At the same time, I think it is essential that we understand the root causes of the situation. This is not something new. It is not something that only happens in the United States, it's happening globally. So, we must all really roll our sleeves.
Also, on the other hand, realize that there are laws in this country that cannot change from one day to the next. There are things that the president can do with the stroke of a pen, but also there's a lot of other things that he alone cannot do and will need to change. You know, the support of Congress. So hopefully, our humanity will prevail, and our common sense will prevail. This country needs immigrants. We cannot say we're not going to stop. We're not going to prevent people from sending remittances to Mexico, Guatemala or El Salvador because those economies would collapse, and it will backfire.
What impacted Argueta the most after the Postville raid was the response of the community, and then in other towns in northwestern Iowa. People gathered to support the immigrants who had been left behind after the raid and to support the relatives of those immigrants that were in jail. It was remarkable. Argueta goes on to say, "This impressed me so much that I said the story needs to be told, and it's not going to happen in four days, so I stayed two weeks and went back many more times. Twenty-nine in total. I began to learn about the push factors that make people come to this country, and decided I'd better go to Guatemala to see the communities from where they came from.
Something that struck me very much was how such a small Midwestern town could be such a microcosm of diversity," Argueta said. He saw immigrants from all over the world, including Guatemala, Mexico, Somalia, Ukraine and Russia who all call Postville home.
Argueta later traveled to his native Guatemala to visit the communities from where these migrants had fled. He wanted to learn why people chose to leave their homeland, which provided him with the ideal perspective of both ends of this epic journey.
While on tour with "abUSed: The Postville Raid," Luis met Lisa Kremer at a screening at the Community College in Worthington, MN, and a friendship ensued. A few months later, Lisa told Argueta she had just become a grandmother and had realized how many of the immigrant families in her parish had U.S. citizen children who had never met their grandparents. Out of that conversation Lisa founded "Abuelos y Nietos Juntos," a family reunification program between the sons and daughters of Guatemalan immigrants in Worthington, Minnesota and their grandparents in San Marcos, Guatemala and Argueta offered help organizing -and documenting- the first family reunification trip. That is how "ABRAZOS," the second film of Argueta's series, was born. It is a story of 14 children (all U.S. citizens) who traveled for the first time from Minnesota to Guatemala to meet their grandparents, and in some instances, their siblings.
Indeed, their story is representative of the almost five million U.S. born children who live in mixed-status families. Argueta reflected, "We really must think about those children who are part of the future of this country when we think about immigrants because they live in constant fear that their parents could be deported. And I don't think that any child should live with that fear." Argueta goes on to say, "… the film reflects the hopes, dreams, and fears of these transnational-families who, after being separated for nearly two decades, were able to embrace each other, share stories, strengthen traditions and begin to reconstruct their cultural identity." Lisa Kremer and her husband, Pat, became executive producers of the film and dear friends of Argueta and his family.
One of the most compelling scenes in the movie was when fourteen-year-old Lilla traveled 3,000 miles from Minnesota to meet her grandparents, Fidel and Lucía, in Ixchiguán, San Marcos. It is a desolate, isolated community. At 10,000 feet it is close to the Mexican border, and in times past the only crop was tiny potatoes. Currently, the economy is based on seasonal labor for men who cross the border to work on the coffee plantations in Mexico.
The third film in the series, "The U Turn" (2017), is about a group of immigrant women and children who broke the silence on the abuses committed against them at the Agriprocessors, Inc. plant in Postville, Iowa. Thanks to the solidarity of the community that accompanied them, and to the U Visa, their lives were transformed along with those who walked along with them.
Argueta has become an expert on the complex issues of immigration in the U.S. He has screened his films at multiple college campuses and led discussions after the viewings. He has participated in various panels on the subject and respected due to his expertise. Argueta recently presented screenings of "The U Turn" at the University of Arizona in Tucson, as well as Arizona State University in Tempe. During his week-long visit to Arizona, he visited several social centers and met the families waiting to claim asylum. He also presented "ABRAZOS" at two shelters for unaccompanied minors.
Less than a week after his visit to Arizona, Argueta was interviewing some of the members of the Honduran Caravan as they passed through Guatemala (Oct. 2018) to learn why they were escaping their homeland. There is no doubt that there will be much more to come from Luis Argueta!
As a student at the University of Michigan Luis Argueta enjoyed his first American Thanksgiving with Ken Lehman's parents in Highland Park. Later Lehman and his wife, Lucy, would introduce Argueta to a very talented lady who was the chief of staff of several high-level government officials in Washington D.C. Much to their surprise, they hit it off, and Argueta went on to marry Jennifer. To this day, the couple refers to the Lehman's as their Padrinos de Boda.
After Lehman left the Peace Corps, he became the co-chairman of his family-owned business, Fel-Pro Incorporated, an automotive component-parts manufacturer. He also served as a Peace Corps staff member in the Latin American Bureau of the Peace Corps and would go on to become the vice-chair of CARE International's board and a board member of Public Radio International.
Lehman would continue to be a close friend and significant advocate of Argueta. In January of 2017, he nominated Argueta for the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award (Harris Wofford, a U.S. Senator, was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps). The award is given annually to an outstanding global leader who grew up and lives in a country where Peace Corps Volunteers served and whose life was influenced by the Peace Corps.
The raid was at Agriprocessors, Inc., a kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, in May of 2008, executed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security. Together with other agencies, it was the most massive single raid of a workplace in U.S. history at that time.
The Supreme Court later ruled that undocumented workers could not be charged with aggravated identity theft. That is unless it was established that they knew that they had used an authentic Social Security number, prompting calls by some immigration attorneys and members of Congress to dismiss previous convictions against immigrants for aggravated identity theft and consider rejecting the guilty pleas sought against the Postville workers.
Several employees and lower- and middle-level managers were convicted on charges of conspiracy to harbor illegal immigrants, aggravated identity theft, and child labor law violations, among other offenses, serving prison sentences between 60 days and 41 months. Neither the owner, Aaron Rubashkin, nor his sons Sholom and Heshy, in charge of the management of Agriprocessors, were convicted of immigration or labor law violations, although both Aaron and son Sholom were initially charged with 9,311 counts of child labor law violation, for which they could have faced over 700 years in prison if found guilty. All charges against Aaron were dropped right before the trial was scheduled to begin, and after a five-week trial, Sholom was acquitted on all charges of violating child labor laws. His case was later completely expunged from Iowa state records.
But financial irregularities brought to light by the raid, and subsequent investigations led to a conviction of the plant's chief executive, Sholom, on bank fraud and related charges. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison. After an outcry by a bipartisan group of more than 100 former high-ranking and distinguished Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, prosecutors, judges, and legal scholars as well as with the severity of his sentence, on December 20, 2017, President Trump commuted his sentence to time served. His trial on immigration charges was canceled.
REVUE magazine article by Mark D. Walker.
Mark's passion for Guatemala started as a Peace Corps volunteer, followed by a career working for eight international organizations including MAP International, Make-A-Wish International and as the CEO of Hagar, which works with survivors of human trafficking.
According to Midwest Review his book, "Different Latitudes: My Life in the Peace Corps and Beyond," … It is a story of one man's physical and spiritual journey of self-discovery through Latin American, African, European and Asian topography, cuisine, politics, and history.
His most recent article, My Life in the Land of the Eternal Spring, takes place on a coffee plantation in Guatemala and was published by Wising Up Press as part of the Crossing Class: The Invisible Wall anthology.
Mark is a board member of Partnering for Peace and Advance Guatemala. He received the Service-Above Self award from Rotary International.
Both his wife and three children were born in Guatemala.
I just sent in a support letter for the nomination of Luis for the prestigious Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award. Fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteer/Guatemala, Ken Lehman nominated Luis. We need more global leaders telling the story of immigrants coming from Guatemala. I'm working on a second article to share the broader story about the immigration crisis.
Luis will be awarded the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award on June 22nd at the Peace Corps Connect Conference which is hosted by the University of Texas in Austin. I'll be there to celebrate this auspicious occasion.
Will do. With a commentary on the proceedings!