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Gerawan Statement on the Results of the November 5, 2013 Decertification Election
The following statement was issued on September 18, 2018, by Gerawan Farming Inc. regarding TODAY'S Decertification Election Ballot Count
Fresno, CA — Our employees have been waiting since November 2013 for their votes to be counted. After a historic struggle, they achieved that right today, in spite of the efforts by the UFW and the millions of taxpayer dollars spent by the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to deny them that right.
The final vote count was 1,098 "No Union," and 197 for the UFW. The employees overwhelmingly rejected the UFW as their bargaining representative – by a 5 to 1 margin – in spite of the ALRB's last-minute, election day refusal to count approximately 640 ballots challenged by the UFW.
A secret ballot election is intended to embody and reflect the workers' fundamental right to choose their representation. That right is at the heart of what the Agricultural Labor Relations Act is designed to protect and promote. Today's vote tally leaves no doubt what our employees want. It is a ringing endorsement of their right to choose, and a repudiation of concerted, unlawful, and anti-democratic efforts to deny them that right.
We call on the UFW and the ALRB to respect the choices of farmworkers, to certify the results of the election, and to decertify the UFW. We call on the Legislature and the Governor to take immediate steps to ensure that the ALRB's violation of the basic human rights of farmworkers never occurs again in California.
CONTACT: David Schwarz
DSchwarz@irell.com
Featured Photo: Silvia Lopez, Gerawan Farm Employee, listens to the Sept. 18, 2018 Ballot Count of Nov. 2013 Decertification Election.
Author webmasterPosted on September 18, 2018 September 18, 2018 Categories Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Agriculture Jobs, California Agriculture News, California State Assembly, Events and Training, Know the issues, Labor, Law/Politics, National Agriculture News, Peaches, Plums, Regulations, San Joaquin Valley, Tree Fruit, United Farm Workers, Western Growers Association (WGA)Tags: Agricultural Labor Relations Act David Schwarz Gerawan Farming Gerawan Statement Inc.Leave a comment on Gerawan Statement on the Results of the November 5, 2013 Decertification Election
Who Safeguards CA Farm Workers' Rights? Part 5
Post-Labor Day, Forced Unionization Hearing at CA Supreme Court
By Laurie Greene, Founding Editor
Forced Unionization Hearing
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, one day after Labor Day, busloads of concerned farmers and farm workers will arrive at the Supreme Court of California in San Francisco to support Gerawan Farming and farm workers—and quite possibly 80,000 family farms in the state—against forced unionization in the first case on the Court's agenda: Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board (United Farm Workers of America, Real Party in Interest) and Consolidated Case, S227243 (Kline, P. J., assigned justice pro tempore).
Gerawan Case History
Explaining the case history, David Schwarz, attorney for Gerawan Farming, Inc. from the Los Angeles-based law firm of Irell & Manella LLP, said, "This case began almost five years ago in mid-October of 2012. The United Farm Workers (UFW) sent a letter to Gerawan Farming demanding that the company resume bargaining over a collective bargaining agreement. The UFW had won an election at Gerawan in 1990 and was certified to represent the workers by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) in 1992. After one preliminary negotiating session in early 1995, the union disappeared and wasn't heard from by Gerawan for nearly 20 years."
"The UFW resurfaced in late 2012 demanding negotiations," Schwarz stated, "but after ten bargaining sessions, the union abandoned the bargaining table." This scenario was similar to UFW's behavior after having won several certification elections by California farm workers employed on separately-owned farms but was unable to obtain first contracts with many growers on behalf of these farm workers.
Farm Worker Rights under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act
According to the ALRB website, all agricultural employees in California, whether or not they are represented by a labor organization (union), have certain rights under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA or Act). The purpose of the Act is to ensure peace in the agricultural fields by guaranteeing justice for all agricultural workers and stability in labor relations. The ALRA became law in 1975.
The Act describes and protects the rights of agricultural employees to make their own decisions about whether or not they want a union to negotiate with their employer about their wages, hours, and other working conditions. Where the employees, through a secret ballot election, have selected a union to represent them, the Act requires that the employer bargain in good faith with the union concerning wages, hours, and other working conditions.
The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) is the state agency established to enforce the Act.
Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation (MMC)
"At this juncture, UFW invoked a process known as "Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation (MMC), a euphemism for forced-contracting, passed by the legislature in 2002 at the behest of UFW," Schwarz explained. "Through MMC, the State of California imposes a contract on the employer and its farm workers at the union's request. In Gerawan's case, the failure to reach a contract can be explained by the failure of the UFW to show up and attempt to negotiate; however, that failure to bargain—or for that matter, the union's complete abandonment of the Gerawan farm workers—was deemed irrelevant in the eyes of the ALRB."
"The ALRB argued that the union certification in 1992 means the UFW remains the perpetual representative of Gerawan workers now and forever," said Schwarz, "and until such time as the workers vote the union out through a petitioned election process known as decertification." The ALRB disregarded both UFW's failure to represent Gerawan farm workers in any successful contract negotiation and the UFW's failure to qualify to collect union dues from Gerawan farm workers. Most significantly, the ALRB disregarded the legally-sanctioned and ALRB-supervised election on November 5, 2013, in which Gerawan farm workers had the opportunity to vote to decertify the UFW or not—the ballots of which have never been counted and are believed to be stored in an unknown, unsecured location.
"Let's be clear," Schwarz explained, "at no point after this union was certified until this union invoked the MMC process, was there an allegation that Gerawan refused to show up or refused to negotiate the terms of the contract. So this is not a case about a grower refusing to show up at the bargaining table or a grower inserting that the abandonment forfeits the right of the union to bargain."
"Rather, this is a case about whether or not the union's abandonment means that it forfeits the right to compel the State of California to force a contracting process on the workers. And that's the key difference: between duty to bargain, which is a continuous bargain, and the right, as the union claims, to impose a state-ordered contract."
What is at Stake for Farm Workers?
Tal Cloud, president and co-founder of Fresno-based family-owned Paper Pulp & Film, Inc., a converter of printing and industrial papers, including raisin (drying) trays, is part of the team that organized the trip. Cloud said, "The UFW and the California ALRB are hoping the California Supreme Court will rule in their favor by forcing unionization on California farms and farm workers—the next flash point in the two-decade long battle between Gerawan Farming and the UFW."
"People don't understand that this is incrementalism," Cloud said. "If the California Supreme Court rules against Gerawan, it literally puts every agricultural operation of any size in the state right in the "bulls-eye" for mandatory UFW unionization, and that is what is so concerning. And although people do not understand it, the laws are already all there; they just need to be formalized. So, yes, it is really scary."
"The ALRB has power in these courts due to California legislators who have given the ALRB all these powers, but without checks or balances," said Cloud. "So, you have an agency that basically plays god with people's lives and there are no legitimate governmental organizations or courts looking at it, until now that [the forced unionization case] has come to the California Supreme Court."
The upcoming California Supreme Court hearing follows the UFW's appeal of a lower court ruling in favor of Gerawan on the same issue in 2015. "We are hoping that the Court goes by the law, and does not give [the ALRB and UFW] this kind of opportunity to really put all of our operations in California at risk for forced unionization and forced contracts," Cloud said.
"The bus trip on Tuesday is to make a statement and not sit by silently. The hearing is at 9:00 A.M., and more than 300 people from the Valley are going. We are leaving at 3:30 AM, providing food for our passengers and protesting outside the Supreme Court. The UFW also will be rallying at the Supreme Court.
It remains uncertain if farm workers will be allowed inside the courtroom. Cloud said, "There has already been a lot of back and forth about not allowing any farm workers, or Silvia Lopez (the Gerawan farm worker spokesperson) into the courtroom. The attorneys are still fighting on that. But there will be a big protest, so to speak, outside."
"There are public areas for us to be in, and we will be peaceful like all the other demonstrations that we have done," Cloud said. "My hope is that everyone stays safe and we do not have extremists or rabble-rousers there who try to cause problems."
Cloud said there is a glimmer of hope for the farming industry because the UFW lost to the lower courts. "But, you just don't know. We are hoping these farmers, farm workers and protesters will bring attention to this issue," he said.
Once the California Supreme Court hearing is completed, the court will have 90 days to make its ruling. "The reality is: If agriculture does not get behind the effort against MMC now, and the California Supreme Court reverses the lower court's decision, literally every farming organization in California could face unionization. And that is a scary thought," said Cloud.
"Likewise, if the ruling goes against the UFW," Cloud said, "I am sure the case will go to United States Supreme Court, which would certainly be a do-or-die point for agriculture."
Who Safeguards CA Farm Workers' Rights? Part 6 – Facts vs. PR
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Who Safeguards CA Farm Workers' Rights? Part 4 – Motion to Disqualify ALRB Member Hall
ALRB Rejects Gerawan's Motion to Disqualify Isadore Hall III
Our ongoing coverage of developments among United Farm Workers (UFW), Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB), Gerawan Farming, Inc. and California farm workers chronicles the continuing, increasingly complex quagmire that masquerades as protecting California farm workers' rights.
In short, after a series of legal volleys between Gerawan Farming and ALRB this past spring, the ALRB, again, refused to disqualify ALRB Member Isadore Hall III, former state senator (35th District, D-Compton), from participating in specific Gerawan legal cases on the basis of alleged pro-UFW bias.
In legal terms, ALRB issued an administrative order on June 9, 2017, denying Gerawan Farming, Inc.'s May 23, 2017 motion for reconsideration of request to disqualify Isadore Hall III from participating in specific case deliberations and decisions regarding Gerawan Farming, Inc. Likewise, ALRB also denied Gerawan's request for a stay of the proceedings pending resolution of Mr. Hall's participation.
Condensed Early History
The UFW was certified as the bargaining representative for Gerawan's agricultural employees in July 1992, after a 1990 election. After one preliminary negotiating session in February 1995, the UFW disappeared for almost two decades, having never collected dues, negotiated for a wage increase, attempted to bargain for a contract or filed a single grievance on behalf of Gerawan employees during their abandonment, according to an April 17, 2017, Gerawan news release.
In 2013, the UFW invoked a controversial 2002 Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation (MMC) law that allows the ALRB to draft and impose a "contract" on the employer and employees against their will. UFW also proposed that Gerawan employees pay 3% of their wages to the UFW or be fired. Fewer than 1% of the current Gerawan workforce voted in the 1990 election, and many current employees were not even born when that election took place.
California farm workers harvesting tree fruit
The majority of employees twice asked ALRB for an election to decertify the UFW. At the ALRB's request, the Fresno Superior Court intervened and supervised the decertification petition process—the first time in ALRB history that a court oversaw an ALRB election.
On November 5, 2013, thousands of Gerawan workers cast secret ballots to decide whether to decertify the UFW. The ALRB impounded the ballots, which remain uncounted to this date in an undisclosed (possibly insecure) location.
Current History – 2017
Appointment of Isadore Hall III to ALRB
In his January 13, 2017, letter of resignation to Governor Brown as ALRB Chairman, William B. Gould IV stated that the Agricultural Labor Relations Act [ALRA or "Act"] "is now irrelevant to farm workers, in particular, because, for the most part, they are not aware of the provisions, procedures, and rights contained in the law."
"I have pointed out [in several speeches] that only one representation petition has been filed during the 34 months of my Chairmanship," Gould continued. "More than 99% of the agricultural workforce appears to be unrepresented and the instances of unfair labor practice charges and invocation of the Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation Act (MMC) are few and far between."
William Gould, IV, former ALRB chair
"Regrettably, though the Board adopted the proposed rule 14 months ago for worker education about the Act's features, the rule has languished in the bowels of state bureaucracy for the past 14 months. My view is that this long delay is substantially attributable to the fact that the ALRB, unlike the NLRB, is not a standalone, independent administrative agency."
Also on January 13, 2017, Governor Brown designated Genevieve Shiroma as Chair of the ALRB, where she had served as a member since 1999, an appointment that did not require Senate confirmation. Likewise, Governor Brown appointed Isadore Hall III, and the California Senate confirmed his appointment, despite Hall's public history of pro-UFW activity and endorsements and allegations that he threatened farmers who opposed his nomination.
Agricultural Community Responds to Hall's Appointment
In "Farmers Deserve a Balanced Ag Labor Board,"a letter published in the Sacramento Bee on February 23, 2017 by George Radanovich, (president of the California Fresh Fruit Association), Joel Nelsen (president of California Citrus Mutual) and Tom Nassif (president of Western Growers Association), the authors explained, "The purpose of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) was to bring about a sense of justice and fair play during a tumultuous time in the farm fields of California in 1975."
"When the ALRB was formed in 1975," the authors stated, "it was with the understanding that membership would consist of two members representing labor, two representing agriculture, and one public or neutral member. Instead, the board has become one of the most contentious, lopsided administrative boards ever assembled by the state of California. The recent resignation of Chairman William Gould IV and his prompt replacement by former state Sen. Isadore Hall, D- Compton, only further illustrate this imbalance."
Tree fruit farm worker in California.
In place of conducting outreach to all affected stakeholders, including agriculture, "in a matter of 48 hours, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed a termed-out state senator and failed congressional candidate who has no labor law background whatsoever but with strong ties to the UFW."
Hall's UFW ties were listed as "financial support by the UFW, personal ties with UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and raising the union banner while marching with the UFW. While a state senator, Hall was the principal co-author of two UFW-sponsored bills and voted in favor of two other bills that would make it easier to force ALRB-written contracts on farmers and workers. These close ties should disqualify him from the position where he will judge UFW issues almost daily."
"There is no denying that the ALRB'S recent decision to prevent the disclosure of the November 2013 election results, from the high-profile decertification fiasco of Gerawan Farming of Fresno was to cover up the fact that most farm workers don't want to unionize."
"Today, California farm workers are protected by the strictest labor laws in the nation, and they decline to unionize because they value a good employer over a union. Brown should recognize this and rewrite the ALRA to guarantee employer representation on the board. California farmers deserve better than a lopsided Agricultural Labor Relations Board."
ALRB Decides Gerawan Negotiated "in Bad Faith"
On April 14, 2017, ALRB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) William Schmidt issued an interim decision finding that Gerawan committed an unfair labor practice by refusing to negotiate "in good faith" with the UFW. Essentially Judge Schmidt contended, "Gerawan engaged in collective bargaining negotiations with the UFW with no intention of reaching an agreement covering the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for the employees in the collective bargaining unit."
According to David Schwarz, counsel for Gerawan Farming, "This decision was riddled with legal and factual errors. The most glaring of these errors was the fact that ALJ Schmidt found that Gerawan failed to negotiate when it had already been ordered to [follow] a process [MMC] where traditional give-and-take negotiation had been replaced by government-imposed forced contracting."
According to an April 17, 2017 Gerawan newss release, "The so-called MMC procedures are neither consensual nor voluntary. It is forced contracting. The ALRB tells the employer what wages to pay, what employees to hire, or fire, or promote, and what portion of the employees' salary will be turned over to the union. The employer may not opt out and the employees are not given the choice to ratify or reject the so-called contract that will be forced on them, even if there are provisions detrimental to them."
"There is a fundamental – and constitutional – difference between consensual bargaining and state-compelled contracting," said Dan Gerawan, president and CEO of Gerawan Farming. "The ALJ obliterates this distinction."
Gerawan added that MMC does not facilitate negotiations. Rather, it is an imposed agreement by force of law and Gerawan was compelled to abide by it.
Schwarz explained, "Per the ALRB's own regulations, MMC kicks in only after the Board has certified that further negotiation between the parties would be futile."
At that point, according to Schwarz, a government-appointed arbitrator steps in, hears evidence from each party, drafts a CBA (or collective bargaining agreement), which the Board approves and imposes on the parties by force of law. Since there is no place for negotiation in this process, Schwarz contends there is no logical or legal basis for ALJ Schmidt to conclude that Gerawan's conduct during MMC could justify his finding that Gerawan failed to negotiate in good faith with the UFW.
Gerawan Files Motion to Disqualify Member Hall from participating in "Bad Faith" Negotiating Case
Isadore Hall III with UFW flag prior to his appointment to the ALRB.
On April 28, 2017, Gerawan Farming, Inc. filed a Motion to Disqualify Board Member Isadore Hall from participating in the deliberations in the case above based on documented "sweeping prejudicial" statements Member Hall made against Gerawan.
"Our DQ motion was very compelling," Dan Gerawan said. "Hall marched specifically against us and our employees and received an endorsement from UFW in return. It's ridiculous that he was assigned to a job where 90% of his work will be to adjudicate UFW-related issues, and half of his work will be Gerawan-related."
ALRB Rejects Gerawan's Motions to Disqualify ALRB Member Hall and to Request a Stay from Participating in "Bad Faith" Negotiating Case
On May 18, 2017, the ALRB rejected Gerawan's motions to disqualify ALRB member Isadore Hall and to request a stay in order to resolve the motion to disqualify.
"Hall's disqualification would leave the ALRB without a current valid quorum of three members to hear the case," Schwarz said, "thus lacking the statutory power to act. The Governor can resolve this issue by simply doing what the ALRA requires him to do – appoint two additional ALRB members, thus bringing the Board to its statutorily-requisite composition, which is five members."
Gerawan Files Motion for Reconsideration of the Board's Order Denying Motion to Disqualify Member Hall
On May 23, 2017, Gerawan filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the Board's Order Denying Motion to Disqualify Member Hall, repeating its request for a stay of the proceedings pending resolution of the motion.
"Gerawan filed this motion for reconsideration both to correct serious legal errors in the Board's initial decision," Schwarz said, "and to bring to light new evidence regarding the identity of an individual who participated in a conversation with Mr. Hall in which Mr. Hall stated that he was going to 'get' Gerawan once he was a member of the Board. This individual, Mr. Shaun Ramirez, provided a declaration in support of Gerawan's first motion to disqualify Member Hall. However, Mr. Ramirez and his employer, concerned that the Board (or Mr. Hall) might retaliate against them for speaking out, initially asked that Mr. Ramirez's identity remain confidential."
"The Board initially refused to consider Mr. Ramirez's declaration – precisely because he asked that Gerawan not reveal his name for fear of retaliation. After the Board denied Gerawan's motion to disqualify Mr. Hall, Mr. Ramirez allowed Gerawan to file an unredacted version of his declaration with this motion for reconsideration. This declaration set out in great detail Mr. Ramirez's interactions with Mr. Hall and Mr. Hall's statement, in reference to Gerawan, 'I am going to get their ass.'"
ALRB Denies Gerawan's Motion For Reconsideration to Disqualify Board Member Hall from Deliberations in this Case
On June 9, 2017, ALRB denied both Gerawan's motion for reconsideration to disqualify Board Member Hall from deliberations in the case and Gerawan's request for reconsideration of an immediate stay of the proceedings.
"As discussed," Schwarz said, "Gerawan filed a motion for reconsideration with an unredacted version of Mr. Ramirez's declaration. The Board again refused to consider Mr. Ramirez's detailed account of his conversation with Member Hall. The Board took the position that it was under no requirement to consider such evidence in a motion for reconsideration, as the declaration was not 'newly discovered' or 'previously unavailable.' The Board discounted Mr. Ramirez's reasons for desiring anonymity, and disregarded the merits of his sworn statement, without explaining why the revelation of his identity did not require it to reconsider the basis [the anonymity of the declarant] for disregarding it in the first place."
"Of equal significance is that Mr. Hall participated in deciding his own disqualification motion," Schwarz added. "This violates a basic rule of due process and long-standing Board precedent that a member accused of bias cannot decide his own disqualification motion. Instead, Member Hall offered his own statement that he was not biased against Gerawan, albeit without denying or affirming the truth of Mr. Ramirez's declaration."
"Unlike Mr. Ramirez," said Schwarz, "Member Hall's 'concurring' opinion was not under oath."
In the official ALRB Decision, Hall wrote, "I reject the claims of bias leveled against me by Gerawan and decline to recuse myself from participation in the deliberations in this case."
In reaction to the Board's refusal to disqualify Member Hall, Schwarz said, "Gerawan will appeal the Board's decision. We are confident that this unprecedented and unconstitutional decision will not stand."
Featured photo: Isadore Hall III marching with UFW prior to ALRB appointment.
"Farmers Deserve a Balanced Ag Labor Board," by George Radanovich, Joel Nelsen, and Tom Nassif, Sacramento Bee, February 23, 2017.
Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation
Author Patrick CavanaughPosted on July 21, 2017 December 25, 2019 Categories Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Agriculture Jobs, California Agriculture News, California Citrus Mutual, California Fresh Fruit Association, California State Assembly, Know the issues, Labor, Law/Politics, Meet the People, news, United Farm Workers, Western Growers Association (WGA)Tags: Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) Agricultural Labor Relations Board ( ALRB) ALJ William Schmidt ALRB election ALRB election to decertify union Arbitrator California Citrus Mutual California farm workers' rights California Fresh Fruit Association Compton California Dan Gerawan David Schwarz decertification election decertification petition process Farm Workers farmworkers Fresno Superior Court Genevieve Shiroma George Radanovich Gerawan Farming Governor Brown Joel Nelsen Recuse Shaun Ramirez Tom Nassif United Farm Workers (UFW) Western Growers Association Who Safeguards California Farm Workers' Rights? William Gould IV William SchmidtLeave a comment on Who Safeguards CA Farm Workers' Rights? Part 4 – Motion to Disqualify ALRB Member Hall

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Evérard H. Daigle (December 2, 1925 – March 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1987, as a French-speaking Liberal member for the constituency of Grand Falls. He was named to the Order of New Brunswick in 2010. He died in Grand Falls, New Brunswick on March 2, 2022, at the age of 96.

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Dr. Wellen graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2000. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 2006, working on obesity-linked inflammation and diabetes. Her postdoctoral work was conducted with Craig Thompson, MD, at University of Pennsylvania, where she sought to identify mechanisms linking changes in cellular metabolism with signaling pathways. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's Scientific Advisory Board. She started her independent laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. Dr. Wellen was nominated for this award by Celeste Simon, PhD, recipient of a 2013 Innovative Grant from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Dr. Wellen's current research focuses on elucidating mechanisms of metabolic control over the cancer cell epigenome.
Epigenetics is a process by which cells carefully regulate how and when particular genes get expressed. Deregulation of cellular epigenetics is essential for normal cells to transform into cancer cells. The mechanisms that cause epigenetic alterations in cancer cells are poorly understood, however, and insight into these mechanisms would facilitate the design of more specific therapeutics. Recently, evidence has emerged showing that epigenetic modifications are regulated by cellular metabolites (substances produced by nutrient breakdown in the cell).
The most commonly mutated gene in pancreatic cancer, KRAS, is thought to influence metabolic pathways within the cancer cells. Dr. Wellen and colleagues showed that expression of mutant KRAS indeed changes levels of metabolites in the pancreas cells, even during precancerous stages of progression. Dr. Wellen's proposed research plan will address the hypothesis that mutant KRAS causes cells to shift the balance of cellular metabolites, resulting in an altered epigenetic state that facilitates tumor cell growth. This hypothesis is based on findings that changes in the availability of one particular metabolite – acetyl-CoA – have dramatic effects on one type of epigenetic modification known as histone acetylation. The objective of Dr. Wellen and her colleagues' work is to investigate the mechanisms linking KRAS activation to the regulation of histone acetylation and to functionally test the importance of KRAS-driven acetyl-CoA production and histone acetylation on gene expression, tumor development and tumor growth. Results of this study could pave the way toward innovative new strategies to target pancreatic cancer, exploiting the interface between metabolism and epigenetics.


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Drew's 'Views #1: The Mandalorian
by Drew Sutherland '21
Note: this review contains minor spoilers for the first episode of The Mandalorian.
What can I say about The Mandalorian other than "wow." As a long-time Star Wars fan and self-proclaimed expert on all things both Disney and Lucasfilm, I feel I am completely qualified to give The Mandalorian a 10/10 rating.
I have seen every Star Wars movie multiple times, watched through both Rebels and The Clone Wars, and I am happy to say that The Mandalorian takes the best pieces from the entire franchise, while adding new aspects that further expand the Star Wars universe. It has well-written plots, great dialogue, and many well-choreographed action scenes.
This television show was created by Jon Favreau, who Clone Wars fans know as the voice of Pre Vizsla, the leader of the Mandalorians and their militia throughout seasons 2, 3, 4, and 5. Jon Favreau is also the writer and director of Iron Man and its sequel, as well as the actor who plays Happy Hogan in later Marvel movies. He is also known for directing Elf and the 2016 retelling of The Jungle Book.
One notable guest director is actress Bryce Dallas Howard, the star of Jurassic World and its sequel. She is also well known for acting in Black Mirror and Spiderman 3. Star Wars seems to run in her family, as her father Ron Howard was the director of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The Mandalorian's cast includes many notable actors, including Deadpool's Gina Carano as Cara Dune, a mercenary running from the law. 80's action star Carl Weathers—best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise—plays the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild. Taika Watiti, the writer, director, and star of Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok, plays the bounty hunter droid IG-11. Watiti also directs the eighth episode of the series.
Finally, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal in the titular role as the Mandalorian. Pascal is an amazing actor, even though he plays a similar character in all 5 roles I have seen him in: a suave and womanizing character with questionable morality and a penchant for violence. He is most well known for his role as the Dornish prince Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones.
Pascal nails the role of the lone bounty hunter and gunslinger. Even though he wears a helmet for most of the show, his body language and voice are enough to know exactly what his face would look like if he could show it.
But what genre is The Mandalorian, you may ask. This show belongs in one of the more obscure genres: space westerns. Yes, it is a western, but in space. This show could very easily be transmitted to a classic fifties western starring John Wayne. Many plotlines include rescuing a prisoner from a prison ship, protecting a town from a group of bandits, and the main plotline, protecting a child from the clutches of the villainous Client and his boss, Moff Gideon.
This brings us to arguably the best part of The Mandalorian: internet sensation Baby Yoda. Baby Yoda is adorable, and his innocent charm has stolen the hearts of seemingly everyone who has seen the show. Baby Yoda steals the show, with every viewer going "awww" every time his face shows up on screen, just because he is so darn cute. From him waving, to eating whole frogs, to just drinking soup, we should really call the show what it is meant to be: the Baby Yoda show.
Drew's 'Views is a new Gunnery exclusive series in which I, Drew Sutherland '21, review new trends in pop culture. For the debut piece, I decided to examine the Star Wars miniseries The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.
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Allan Border puts Mitchell Starc among Aussies' best ever ODI cricketers
By Scott Bailey
Allan Border has declared Mitchell Starc would walk into Australia's all-time best one-day squad as his wicket-taking blitz continues at the World Cup.
Starc is peeling off records by the day in England, and is very much a chance to be the first player to claim back-to-back player of the tournament awards.
He has taken seven more wickets than the next best bowler at the World Cup, having already eclipsed his mark of 22 victims in 2015.
Another four scalps in Saturday's clash against South Africa would take him to 50 World Cup wickets in just 17 games.
At this stage, the fastest to that mark is Lasith Malinga with 25 matches.
Mitchell Starc celebrates against England. (AAP)
"You would have to pick him in your all-time Australia ODI side because of what he does in the big games," Border said in a column for the ICC.
"There are lots of other options out there but in the big games, he stands up.
"He has come to the boil at the perfect time and Australia now look a strong contender to win it, which is unbelievable when you look at how they were struggling six months ago."
Starc's figures in his 83 matches make him one of the most potent bowlers in Australia's ODI history.
His 169 wickets have come at a strike rate of one every 24.8 balls - the quickest of the 61 players who have sent down more than 200 overs for Australia.
He also ranks eighth on the all-time list of Australia's one-day wicket takers, and is just five away from Nathan Bracken's figure as the most by a left-armer.
Remarkably though his current run of form comes just months after he was struggling for rhythm in the home summer.
It left him watching footage of his 2015 World Cup campaign back with NSW bowling coach Andre Adams, as they searched and found a way to rediscover his touch.
"He has got a fantastic rhythm going here and is clocking some serious pace," Border said.
"Comfortably over 90mph, which is why he is miles ahead of the rest in the leading wicket taker column."
More Cricket news and highlights
England returns to World Cup top four after defeating India at Edgbaston
Candice Warner gives birth to third daughter in London


Salut! Esti gata sa descoperi cea mai tare piscina din Bucuresti?
Vrei sa organizezi un eveniment sau pur si simplu sa mananci bine?
Iti prezentam noul La Plage!
Restaurantul La Plage este gandit si creat de chef Phillipe Dupre. Cu o experienta uriasa, atat in restaurante exotice, cat si in resturante frantuzesti, acesta a reusit sa isi dezvolte cariera alaturi de nume importante din bucatarie.
Very nice and friendly staff that is accommodating to your wishes. However, the beds were very dirty, minimum consumption of 100€ (never heard of this in any other pool), the water was dirty, and the music was so loud that you couldn't speak with your friends. The pizza was quite good though.
Totul a fost perfect, muzica, conditii, servire!
Cea mai frumoasa piscina, cea mai tare muzica si servicii la superlativ. O zi petrecuta aici este o zi perfecta!!!!


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import com.richardradics.cleanrx.interactor.GetCitiesUseCase;
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import com.richardradics.core.interactor.DefaultSubscriber;
import com.richardradics.core.mvp.Presenter;
import com.richardradics.core.mvp.View;

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Apparently I've developed insomnia, so I read this one during one of the nights I couldn't sleep. Yes- the whole book. In about 4-5 hours.
Miserable as I was the next day after getting very little sleep, it was a good diversion as the night went on.
I recently read The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo and liked it, so I decided to check out one of her earlier books from the library.
Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it's how she'll get into Stanford. But—she's never had a boyfriend. In fact, she's a disaster in romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation magnet whose botched attempts at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi decides to tackle her flirting failures with the same zest she's applied to everything else in her life.
She finds guidance in the Korean dramas her father has been obsessively watching for years—where the hapless heroine always seems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten. It's a simple formula, and Desi is a quick study. Armed with her "K Drama Steps to True Love," Desi goes after the moody, elusive artist Luca Drakos—and boat rescues, love triangles, and staged car crashes ensue. But when the fun and games turn to true feels, Desi finds out that real love is about way more than just drama.
Much love for this cover, first of all! It is without a doubt a YA cover, but I love the pops of color amid the neutral background. I know they say to not judge a book by its cover but admit it- you do it too sometimes.
Beyond the cover, I found this book really cute and entertaining. I can appreciate the helpful power of lists, and Desi definitely takes this to heart by making her "K Drama Steps to True Love" list to win over Luca. Desi's antics are certainly over the top and more than a little crazy, but for the most part they are comical and weirdly endearing. Towards the end it gets a bit extreme and over the top for me, but throughout the majority of the book she is funny.
Luca Drakos is the quintessential bad boy character- tall, dark, and handsome with an air of mystery around him. I thought his character was pretty well-rounded, especially considering the book is a YA romance and he is the male love interest.
Desi is unapologetically smart and hardworking. There are a few instances in the book where people call her out for being an overachiever and she simply agrees with them. She doesn't try to shy away from it, saying she's just lucky. She puts her all into everything she does so she can perfect it. I think this is a really good message to spread to girls. Working hard and being involved is something to be proud of, not something to brush away.
Desi and her father have a really sweet relationship. It is clear through their banter and the small acts they do for each other that they are very closely bonded. I really liked that Desi wasn't embarassed about her dad's broken English or his job as a mechanic. I feel like some authors would have used these characteristics as a hurdle the main characters needs to jump over, but Maurene Goo just uses them to create a character. Desi and her dad both care about one another, and I love that they were able to bond more throughout the book.
The book is overall pretty funny and weirdly relatable, not that I've used K dramas to make someone fall in love with me! Desi's floundering around guys she likes is something I think we can all relate to on some level, and Maurene Goo really plays off this. I liked Desi's sarcastic quips and the situations she creates that ultimatley backfire on her in some way. She made the book really entertaining and a good summer read.
Desi got pretty obsessed with her list, and that made some of the situations very cringey and awkward for me as a reader. (Minor spoiler: Take, for example, when Desi jumps into the pool at the end and pretends to be drowning just to get Luca close to her. This is pretty messed up and it made me uncomfortable reading it. Desi became less "in love" and more obsessed and willing to do anything to get this guy to talk to her. I was very surprised when he forgave her so quickly afterward.) Some of these things makes Desi seem so childish and obsessed, which made me not like her as much as I thought I would.
Luca and Desi's relationship seemed to come out of the blue. Obviously the relationship is the book's plot, but the details of it get kind of lost. One minute they are just meeting in class and the next they are seeing each other regularly. There wasn't really a transitional moment that changed their relationship from friendly to friends, much less from friendly to dating. There were some scenes that I think tried to imply making this transition, but it was lost in Desi's thoughts and actions concerning the list.
Because Desi gets so obsessed with her list, the writing seems pretty childish at times, even for a YA romance. Take the following passage, for example: "I splashed a bit more, halfheartedly this time, and reached for the net. When I grabbed it, I decided to add a bit of flopping-around flair–tossing my body backward so that my head went underwater again. But in doing that, I pulled extra-hard on the skimmer, and heard a loud splash…Well, okay, not exactly what I pictured but great, now he could actually pull me out." I mean, what happened to the girl who was unapologetically smart? Pretending to drown is definitely not smart. Her desperation made me not like her character and made the writing more childish, which is not how I was hoping the book would turn out.
As you can see, I have a few pretty big issues with the book. Although I liked the concept and initially liked the characters, Desi's obsession and desperation with her list and Luca really brought down the plot and the writing. It was a nice light summer read for 1 in the morning, but it wasn't what I was hoping for after reading The Way You Make Me Feel.


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Linda Thorson returns to The Avengers after 50 years
Brett Summers January 30, 2021
Due for release in April 2021, Big Finish Productions presents four brand new, full-cast audio adventures adapted from The Avengers comic strips originally published in TV Comic.
Taking the role of dashing spy-about-town John Steed is Julian Wadham (The English Patient) with Emily Woodward (Heroes and Villains) as his trusty sidekick, Tara King.
And joining them for one episode, Mother's Day, portraying a villainous Russian grandmother called Tatiana, is none other than the original 1960s TV series' Tara, Canadian actress Linda Thorson.
Of returning to the series on audio, Linda said: "Patrick Macnee always used to say, 'The Avengers is forever. There'll always be an Avengers.' That was his favourite quote. Little did he know that Big Finish would take it on. I think it goes very, very well on audio. I give it ten out of ten.
And of her new Avengers family, Linda added: "Julian Wadham has got the elegance, the lightness of touch, and the slight sardonic savoir faire of Steed. And Emily Woodward is really something. Talent is in every bone of her body. She's fiercely wonderful. I love her. And I just thought the script was fabulous."
The Avengers: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 05: Steed & Tara King is now available for pre-order as a collector's edition four-disc box set or digital download, from just £24.99, HERE!
The four exciting stories in this volume are:
Whatever Next? By John Dorney
After an eccentric scientist correctly predicts an imminent asteroid collision, John Steed and Tara King are dispatched to uncover the basis of his precognitive powers. The answer is stranger than they could possibly have expected…
How Does your Garden Grow? By Dan Starkey
When the plants around an Air Force base grow to prodigious proportions over-night, an explanation is required. The trail leads to an out of the way farm and a potential scientific break-through – but there might just be a snake in the grass…
A Very Civil War by Roland Moore
Steed and King are summoned to investigate a most unusual robbery – where the robbers don't seem to have been interested in taking the money. How does the mystery tie in to a local Civil War reenactment society?
Mother's Day by Sarah Grochala
Mother has been called back to his Alma mater to present the school prizes – but someone doesn't want him to survive the ceremony. It's down to Steed and King to go undercover and stop the assassins from spoiling the day…
Writer Sarah Grochala said: "I was absolutely thrilled when I heard that Linda Thorson was going to play Tatiana. I spent a lot of time rewatching lots of episodes beforehand, so I hope that she liked the way I wrote Tara.
"I really love Tara King. I really love her flat, with the spiral staircase. It's like she's got the ultimate girl pad. She's one of these characters who just goes out and does things. It's such a refreshing thing to see a female character who gets to fight spies."
Script Editor John Dorney added: "It was so much fun to do. I think the show is so fondly remembered because it's inherently stylish and fun. It's the most Sixties thing imaginable and you want to keep that tone and that style.
"Tara King is great fun – I love the original character. She's just got such sparkly energy, such a playful tone. She feels a bit more human than Cathy Gale and Emma Peel. She is effectively a trainee so she's potentially more flawed which makes her a bit more accessible."
TThe Avengers: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 05: Steed & Tara King is now available for pre-order as a collector's edition four-disc box set or digital download, from just £24.99, HERE! Big Finish listeners can save money by purchasing volumes 3-5 together as a single bundle from as little as £70.
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Moscow, 26 May 2016. – PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting held on 26 May 2016. The meeting was chaired by Kirill Androsov.
Work with shareholders and the investment community. Aeroflot's share price increased by 32.8% in the first quarter of 2016. This was driven by positive trends on the Russian stock market, Aeroflot Group's strong operating results for the first quarter of the year, and the Group's strong IFRS financial results for full year 2015. In the first quarter a number of important projects were implemented to develop relations with the investment community, including the launch of a new IR section of the company website. Aeroflot continues to work closely with the investment community to correctly position the Company's investment case.
Review of information and conclusions of the Revision Committe of PJSC Aeroflot and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding the results of the 2015 financial year. The Revision Committe's conclusions based on its examination of Aeroflot's operating and financial results for 2015 confirmed the accuracy of the annual financial (accounting) statements. The analysis of the Revision Committe showed that the Company overall maintains compliance with the various laws that regulate its activities.
Distribution of Aeroflot's profit and losses for the 2015 financial year. In accordance with the Dividend Policy, the basis for calculating dividend payments is net profit as per Aeroflot Group's consolidated financial statements (under IFRS). For 2015 the company reported a loss under both IFRS and RAS. As a result, it was decided to recommend to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM) scheduled for 27 June 2016 not to announce or make dividend payments on shares of PJSC Aeroflot for the 2015 financial year.
Compensation and Incentive System for Members of the Board of Directors. A resolution was adopted to approve the new edition of the Compensation and Incentive System for Members of the Board of Directors and to recommend it for approval to the AGM scheduled for 27 June 2016.
Remuneration of members of the Board of Directors and Revision Committe of PJSC Aeroflot. A resolution was adopted to approve remuneration for 2015 and also the amount of payments to members of the Board of Directors under the options programme, and to recommend that this be approved by the AGM scheduled for 27 June 2016. Remuneration was calculated based in particular on the significant growth of PJSC Aeroflot's share price in 2015. Remuneration was also approved for members of the Revision Committe of PJSC Aeroflot, and recommended for approval by the AGM.
Long-term incentive programme. The Regulation on the Long-Term Incentive Programme of PJSC Aeroflot for 2016-2019 was approved.
Auditor of PJSC Aeroflot. Open tenders to select auditors under RAS and IFRS were held in strict accordance with legal requirements. The Board approved the appointment of JSC BDO Unicon as auditor of PJSC Aeroflot's annual financial (accounting) statements for 2016 under RAS, and JSC PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as auditor of PJSC Aeroflot's (Aeroflot Group's) consolidated financial statements for 2016 under IFRS, and to recommend that this be approved by the AGM scheduled for 27 June 2016.
Preparation for the AGM of shareholders of PJSC Aeroflot. The list of documents approved under this item included the agenda for the AGM, drafted based on proposals submitted by shareholders before 19 February 2016 and by the Board of Directors in accordance with federal legislation and the charter of PJSC Aeroflot. The AGM will take place on 27 June 2016, starting at 10am. The location will be PJSC Aeroflot's office at 31 Mezhdunarodnoe Shosse, building 1, Northern Administrative District, Moscow. Registration of participants in the AGM will take place at the AGM location starting at 8am until discussions of the final item on the agenda for which a quorum is present are completed.
Aeroflot is Russia's flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2015, Aeroflot carried 26.1 million passengers (39.4 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries), a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,057 destinations in 179 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 168 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners.Aeroflot is among the global leaders in aviation safety. The company's European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, which is the main globally recognized safety parameter, is comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the sixth time in 2015, Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2016 Aeroflot has been awarded an official four-star quality and service ranking from the leading independent authority on airline quality, Skytrax. In 2015 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fourth time and for the first time was ranked among TOP-10 airlines with Best Airline Cuisine according to Global Traveler. Find more at www.aeroflot.com.


Forum Post: Here Is an Idea to Create a Third Party Platform Using Surveys.
A lot of the hot button issues (guns, abortion, gay rights, military spending) lean Republican or conservative as it is. Is your plan to split their vote? It might be a better use of your time to try to educate and enlighten voters. Get them over their fears and prejudices.
There's something wrong with the link, it doesn't lead anywhere.
It's a nice idea in theory, unfortunately it assumes an informed educated electorate. If we had that we wouldn't be in the trouble we're in now in the first place.
More anarchist/direct democracy/mobrule junkmail. Such a cute idea. Just like back in kindergarten. ok children, raise your hand. Who wants to sing Little Bunny Foo Foo?
Did you even read the article on lulu or the blog? This comment is a clear demonstration that you have not.
Rocky says: That was the end of the Democratic Party for Anderson, who subsequently declared, "The Constitution has been eviscerated while Democrats have stood by with nary a whimper. It is a gutless, unprincipled party, bought and paid for by the same interests that buy and pay for the Republican Party."
What any real party needs first of all and more than anything else including money is living breathing human beings. The Federal Election Commission disagrees as according to their rules political parties are not only not membership organizations, they are prohibited from being membership organizations. So, in a classical sense, the Republican and Democratic Parties are not really parties at all.


It would appear that the Quicksurf programming function qsi_lcmap does not accept long file names. It seems to have the old DOS 8.3 file name limit. Can you confirm my observation? If confirmed, can the function be modified so as to accept long file names?
It looks like the file name is limited to 8 letters. I will ask the developer if there is a way to use long file names.
I created the following LSP named QSI_LCMAPTEST.LSP to test a long file name.
In AutoCAD, I load the LSP file with the APPLOAD command.
Then I type the function name on the command line.
I get the error: "Unable to location color file StdqsLon.cls".
1. The QS function "qsi_qsl" has a 128 character limit on the file name. Can this limit be extended so as to be compatible with Windows limits. I some cases the filename lenght with path exceeds 128. I suppose it may be a good idea for the developper to verify all QS functions which deal with file names and correct any file name length issues as this one.
2. When you issue the autolisp command (c:dsop) and the "Surface Management" dialog box appears, the X at the upper right hand corner of the dialog box does not work. Clicking on it does nothing. Pessing the escape key on the keyboard does nothing as well. The only way to close the dialog box is by clicking on the OK button. This would signify acceptance and may not be what the user wants to do. Can the developer look into this as well.
3. The last item concerns the use of the QS function qsi_grd and the plotting of the legend is set to ON. At the moment there is no way to transmit, via the function, the coordinates of the legend (upper and lower corners) nor the size of the text. When the function is called user intervention is required for those 3 items and cannot be automated. Is it possible to add 3 additional arguments to qsi_grd in order to handle the situation where a legend is required to be plotted with no user intervention such that full automation can be realized.
I have forwarded your suggestions to the developer.
I hope it is not too late to add another request to the the list in my April 16 email.
This involves the specification of the "Surface Color Intervals". At the moment the intervals can only be specified manually via the "Surface Color Intervals" dialog box. Is it possible for the developer to create a lisp programming function which would allow the specification of these intervals. This lisp function would greatly enhance the automation we are developing for the use of Quicksurf with AutoCad.
Thanks for passing this request on to the developer.
I will forward your new request to the developer for inclusion in a future version.
You are welcome to use the QuickSurf demo for 30 days. All functions are activated during that time.
Quck question concerning contour plots using QuickSurf. I have an AutoCad file with the contour data (X, Y coordinates and a Z value) stored as XDATA. Is there any way, after I've extracted the XDATA, to pass it on to QuickSurf in memory without having to write it to an ASCII file and then read it in? If so, what is the function name or proceedure?
There's no mention of XDATA in that list, but you may be able to extract your XDATA using Lisp or .NET functions and assign it to the XYZ values of Points or 3D Polylines to let QuickSurf access it. Otherwise, your solution is to write it to an XYZ data file then read it with the QuickSurf Read ASCII Points (QSL) or Read ASCII Table (QSML) commands.
I discovered a new problem with QuickSurf. When all the values, for which contours are to be plotted, are identical the resulting QS plot is single uniform color. This is correct. However, the color plotted is not correct. QS always plots the color corresponding to the lowest interval no matter the values. If I select only one data point and offset its magnitute ever so slightly, the resulting color of the contour plot is correct. Can you look inti it and pass it on to the developer.
By the way, do you know when a new version of QS may be released and which corrects all the issues I brought up?
I cannot duplicate the behavior that you describe. When I create a 3-point ASCII file with all Z values of 1.0, the TIN is drawn with the lowest color specified in the Surfer Color Sequence dialog box (attached below). I cannot create a contour map when all the values are identical.
I expect the next version will be QuickSurf 2014. The release date is usually Dec 1.
I have another request related to quicksurf function qsi_bound.
Right now if you call the function with read, a dialog box pops up in order to select the file name. User intervention is required.
Is it possible to modify the function such that the file name can be passed as an argument. In such a case no file section dialog box would appear. No user intervention would be required and a true automated (batch) run can be carried out.
Is a new version of quicksurf to come out in the near future?
I will forward your request for this feature to the programmer.
Usually new versions are released in November or December, but this year there was no new version since QuickSurf 2013 works with AutoCAD 2014. Occasionally there are minor builds or updates released in between major upgrades. I will ask programming for any information about new builds.
Luigi here from SNC-Lavalin. Hope you are well.
I was wondering if the developer of Quicksurf had looked into the issues, detailed above, I had brought up 2 years ago or so? There are quite a number of Quicksurf users at SNC and the the above issues reduces their efficiency and production capacities. The workaround we use is slowing down users. Is a new version available? Resolution of these issues would help us greatly.
Unfortunately, the developer has ceased work on the QuickSurf software. The petrobyte.com domain is no longer active. We have tried to contact Keith Seifert, but there has been no response.
The most recent version works with AutoCAD 2014 and older.
We will be happy to work with you to provide alternative solutions. Send me a description of your current usage and I will suggest stand-alone programs that work outside AutoCAD, such as RockWorks and Surfer.