'For all time' - The Swan Wing, The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon. 2016.
'The Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned artist, designer and maker Steven Follen to produce the largest permanent artwork to date for its Stratfoprd-upon-Avon theatres. The work, entitled 'For all time' will be the major focus for the interior public spaces of the refurbished Swan Wing and will be revealed to the public on 23rd April 2016 as part of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Drawing on the theme of 'Time', given in the commission brief, 'For all time' takes the form of a 3m tall human face, made of 2,000 stainless steel stars suspended from the ceiling by fine steel wires. The three dimensional artwork will have an ethereal quality to it, reflecting light and moving gently in the air. It will be visible to visitors from both the ground floor and first floor balconies, enabling them to experience the artwork from many different perspectives. The face will be surrounded by further metal stars, positioned to loosely reflect the position of the constellations on Shakespeares's birthday.
"When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine...."
Follen comments: "Shakespeare uses Juliets speech to forewarn of Romeo's death, placing him in the heavens as stars. In Shakespeares plays and sonnets the stars and night are often associated with an individuals destiny, the passing of time and the inevitable path to death. The stars guide the lives of the star cross'd lovers in Romeo and Juliet, Pyramus's 'soul is in the sky' in a Midsummer Nights Dream and in King Lear, Kent observes that: 'it is the stars, the stars above us, govern our conditions,".
Earlier in Juliets speech, Shakespeare refers to the sun god Phoebus and the charriot and horses which carry the sun across the sky, travelling from east to west and then down below the horizon into the underworld and night. Shakespeare often refers to the transition from day to night to illustrate the passing of time, he often talks about the different qualities of light; the cool, pale, silvery quality of the light from the stars and the moon and the fiery, burning gold of the sun.
Many cultures, their religions, myths and stories have often looked to the heavens and the stars as symbols of the afterlife, the journey of the soul after death and the search for immortality. The stars and the night sky have been used to mark time, the seasons and navigate the world."
The title for "For all time', is a quote from Ben Jonson's eulogy to Shakespeare: ' He was not of an age, but for all time!'. Further inspiration for Follen came from existing architectural styling found in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the Swan Wing; an amalgam of Victorian Gothic, 1930's Art Deco and 21st Century industrial design in which metal features prominently.
Steven follen comments: 'The strong verticles of the space ( in the windows, the wood panelling and baulustrades) draw our eyes upward in a 'heavenly' direction. The dark vaulted roof void, the windows, iron and stonework hold visual associations to chaples and made me think of painted ceilings such as Owens Jones's work in Carlisle Cathedral...It reminded me of the ribs of a boat, Anglo saxon boat burials, the rhythm of the moons phases, the tides and time.
but doth suffer a sea change".
The quote from the Tempest has something of the transformative nature that Shakespeare uses when imaging Romeo being cut into stars; in time we will all die and decompose, our bodies will break down into other components and be transformed into something new, whether dust, twinkling stars or glistening pearls.
These are some of the imagery and qualities I wish to incorporate into the work for the Swan Wing Commission. I would like to produce a piece that people can interact with on several levels; that will prompt thoughts about the imagery and symbols Shakespeare used within his works around the theme of time and mortality, a piece which can also be enjoyed for its visual or technical qualities.I would like it to be something that both connects with and references the materials and styling in different parts of the theatre complex whilst at the same time connecting itself, through its position, scale and the materials and imagery with the building and the Swan Wing space. The work will also be a reflection of the skills and processes available in contemporary metalwork, design and technology."
For all time is the RSC's largest permanent site - specific artwork commission and also Follen's largest commission to date. Its construction is an engineering challenge; the 2,000 stars will be fabricated from sheet stainless steel; photo etched and then hand folded to create a three dimensional form. The stars will be fixed on stailnless steel micro cables and hung from a grid on the ceiling in order to achieve the desired three dimensional face. Digital models have been used to calculate the geometry and placement of the stars. The project combines traditional craft skills with industrial processes and digital technologies.
For all time forms part of a major project to restore the oldest part of the RSC's theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon, the 1879 ' Swan Wing', significantly improving the buildings public spaces and exterior.
Curated items from the RSC's collection will be on show for the first time in the new cafe bar and the ' Rialto bridge' that links the public spaces to the theatre auditorium will be transformed with a newly commissioned illustration telling the story of the RSC in Stratford.
The Swan Wing's brickwork, lead windows, and roof lights have been restored, alongside the three exterior bas reliefs by Paul Kummer, which depict Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. The original stained glass windows that line the Swan Theatre staircase and illustrate the Seven Ages of Man speech from Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' have also been restored.
The refurbishment of the Swan Wing has been made possible through a £2.8 million award from the HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND, with generous support from THE TUBNEY CHARITABLE TRUST, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, DCMS/WOLFSON MUSEUMS & GALLERIES IMPROVEMENT FUND, THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION and many other generous supporters.


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Green Party Energy: Front Door Cronyism, Back Door Poverty (convention concludes in Houston)
By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 8, 2016
"I know it's a long shot, but there has to be someone telling the truth and showing a clear vision moving away from capitalism to an eco-socialist future that is just for everyone."
– Gary Stuard (Green Party). Quoted in Kim McGuire, "Greens Steadfast on Environment." Houston Chronicle, August 6, 2016, p. A4.
Milton Friedman once said: "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." The uncommonly wise economist also said: "Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it."
Let's assume that the Green Party is made up a fair number of well meaning, non-corrupted (as in 'crony capitalist') individuals that really want the common person to have a good life and entrepreneurial opportunities. Maybe I am wrong and naïve, but assume that some percentage of Green Party regulars fit this description.
Also assume that they do not understand basic energy physics, the destruction wrought by wind turbines and solar farms, or the exaggerated claims of climate activists who refuse to consider that low-sensitivity estimates are where the physical science is going (regarding the climate implications of the enhanced greenhouse effect).
The Annual National Meeting, concluded yesterday in Houston, chose physician Jill Stein from fourteen candidates, with only political scientist Bill Kremi also being party-certified for Presidential nominee. Lots of attention was paid by the Houston Chronicle, the Left newspaper that recently came out in support of Hillary Clinton (rather than protest Trump with either a Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, or vote-your-conscience recommendation.
The Green Party and Stein personally want to continue and grow the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party. Stein, who received .36 percent of the vote in her 2012 presidential run, had a sharp response to Sanders's endorsement of Hillary Clinton: "Sadly," she said, "Sanders is one of a long line of true reformers that have been undermined by the Democratic Party."
Energy Platform
The energy sections of the Green Party Platform, covering 10 pages and 6,800 words, is part of the "Ecological Sustainability" section that harks to deep ecology as this introductory passage indicates:
The ideology of industrialism, in both capitalist and communist countries, insists that modern society lives on top of nature and should rightly use and despoil the rest of the natural world as we desire— because any loss of the ecosystems is merely an "externality" in economic thought and because any problems can be addressed later by a technological fix.
Some key planks of the energy/climate platform follow:
"Greens want to stop runaway climate change, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at least 40% by 2020 and 95% by 2050, over 1990 levels."
"Enact a Fee & Dividend system on fossil fuels to enable the free market to include the environmental costs of their extraction and use…. The carbon fee will initially be small, a dime per kilogram of carbon, to avoid creating a shock to the economy. The fee will be increased by 10% each year that global atmospheric carbon dioxide content is greater than 350 ppm, decreased 10% each year it's less than 300 ppm, and repealed entirely when it falls below 250 ppm."
"The Green Party calls for elimination of subsidies for fossil fuels, nuclear power, biomass and waste incineration and biofuels."
"Move decisively to an energy system based on solar, wind, geo-thermal, marine, and other cleaner renewable energy sources."
"We call for a ban on the construction of large-scale and inappropriately-located, hydroelectric dams."
"The Green Party calls for a formal moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants, the early retirement of existing nuclear power reactors, and the phase-out of technologies that use or produce nuclear waste, such as nuclear waste incinerators, food irradiators, and all uses of depleted uranium."
"We call for a ban on mountaintop removal coal mining. With limited supplies and in the absence of commercially viable 'clean coal' carbon sequestration, which may never be feasible, coal is neither an economically nor an environmentally sustainable solution."
"We call for the cessation of development of fuels produced with polluting, energy-intensive processes or from unsustainable or toxic feed stocks, such as genetically-engineered crops, coal and waste streams contaminated with persistent toxics."
"We oppose further oil and gas drilling or exploration on our nation's outer continental shelf, on our public lands, in the Rocky Mountains, and under the Great Lakes."
"Plan for decentralized, bioregional electricity generation and distribution."
"De-carbonize and re-localize the food system."
"Investment: Enormous amounts of investment capital will be needed to accomplish the energy transition, much more than the promise of $150 billion for renewable energy over ten years, and must now come from government."
"The Green Party calls for the early retirement of nuclear power reactors as soon as possible (in no more than five years)…."
"The Green Party supports a transportation policy that emphasizes the use of mass transit and alternatives to the automobile and truck for transport."
Jill Stein's Energy Plan
Energy (and climate) constitute two parts of Stein's twelve-section "Power to the People Plan."
A Green New Deal
Create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, and investing in public transit, sustainable agriculture, and conservation.
Protect Mother Earth
Lead on a global treaty to halt climate change. End destructive energy extraction: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, and uranium mines. Protect our public lands, water supplies, biological diversity, parks, and pollinators. Label GMOs, and put a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides until they are proven safe. Protect the rights of future generations.
It is assumed that government-forced energy transformation from carbon-based, nuclear, and hydro energies will not interfere with the following plank:
End Poverty:
Guarantee economic human rights, including access to food, water, housing, and utilities, with effective anti-poverty programs to ensure every American a life of dignity.
Energy education, anyone?
Calling Julian Simon … calling Alex Epstein… Examine the record, the facts. Celebrate life, more lives and longer lives and better living standards. Celebrate the bounty of free-market capitalism, the incredible bread machine. Look to that institution that has a monopoly on the initiation of force, government, as the root cause, the overwhelming culprit, of what the Green Party's Call to Action identifies as "a system that extols exploitation, unsustainable consumption, and destructive competition."
Appendix: Entire Energy Platform
The energy platform follows:
The United States has a high-energy-consumption economy based mainly on fossil energy. The extraction, refining, and combustion of fossil fuels have proved extremely harmful to the environment, and supplies are rapidly being depleted. Over the past century, the infrastructure of our civilization has become utterly dependent on plentiful oil, coal, and natural gas: vast land, air, and sea transportation networks; increasing dependence on imported goods; industrialized food production dependent on fertilizer and biocides; and sprawling, car-dependent neighborhoods and workplaces. Our electric grid depends on fossil fuels for two-thirds of its energy.
Dirty and dangerous energy sources have generated an unparalleled assault on the environment and human rights. In the U.S., low income communities and communities of color bear the greatest burden of health impacts due to exposure to emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants. Native American communities have been devastated by uranium mining, and the people of Appalachia watch helplessly as their ancient mountains are destroyed for coal-fired electricity. Regional and global peaks in supply are driving up costs and threatening wars and social chaos. [See section on Climate Change, above]
Since 1859 when the first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania, the global community has consumed about half what nature generated over hundreds of millions of years. Although coal is more abundant than oil, it is inherently dirtier than oil, is limited in terms of its use as a vehicle fuel, and demand is skyrocketing globally for use in electricity generation. Natural Gas is also in high demand for power production and is ultimately finite. We must plan and prepare for the end of fossil fuels now, while we still have energy available to build the cleaner, more sustainable energy infrastructure that we will soon need.
To simply substitute better energy sources in place of fossil fuels is not the answer for two main reasons. First, there are no energy sources (renewable or otherwise) capable of supplying energy as cheaply and in such abundance as fossil fuels currently yield in the time that we need them to come online. Second, we have designed and built our infrastructure to suit the unique characteristics of oil, natural gas, and coal.
The energy transition cannot be accomplished with a minor retrofit of existing energy infrastructure. Just as our fossil fuel economy differs from the agrarian economy of 1800, the post-fossil fuel economy of 2050 will be profoundly different from all that we are familiar with now. Changes would occur if we wait for the price of fossil fuels to reflect scarcity, forcing society to adapt; however, lack of government planning will result in a transition that is chaotic, painful, destructive, and possibly not survivable.
The Green Party advocates a rapid reduction in energy consumption through energy efficiency and a decisive transition away from fossil and nuclear power toward cleaner, renewable, local energy sources. Toward these goals, we advocate:
1. Encourage Conservation
Encourage conservation and a significant decrease in our energy consumption, institute national energy efficiency standards.
With five percent of the world's population, U.S residents consume twenty-six percent of the world's energy. U.S. consumption of electricity is almost nine times greater than the average for the rest of the world. These are not sustainable levels.
The U.S. must retrofit its building stock for energy efficiency. Most U.S. residents live in homes that require heat during the winter, and most are inadequately insulated. Buildings in the South require air conditioning during the summer. Fuel shortages, power outages, and energy price hikes could bring not just discomfort, but a massive increase in mortality from cold and heat. Millions of buildings can and must be super-insulated and, as much as possible, provided with alternative heat sources (passive solar, geothermal, or district heating).
Energy efficiency standards similar to those in California must be adopted nationally. The energy efficiency standards adopted there in the late 1970s have resulted in overall electricity-use remaining flat over the past three decades while the population has steadily increased. During the same time period electricity use in the rest of the U.S. has climbed along with population growth.
There are many different ways to increase energy efficiency and the best path for one region of the country might differ from that of another. We will need concerted effort to increase efficiency in every sector of our economy. Technologies exist that, if widely implemented, can result in huge energy savings.
Cogeneration and use of waste heat to generate electricity should be encouraged.
A carbon tax, which the Green Party supports, would serve as an important market incentive to increase efficiency.
2. Move to Renewable Sources
The development of Earth-gentle, sustainable energy sources must be a cornerstone of any plan to reduce reliance on conventional fossil fuels. The Green Party advocates clean renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, marine-based, and other cleaner renewable sources as the long-term solution.
Many other solutions being pushed, including nuclear power, coal, industrial-scale biofuels, and low-grade fossil fuels such as oil shale and tar sands, create more problems than they solve.
Further research with increased government support is needed into new energy storage technologies, as well as new cheaper and non-toxic photovoltaic materials and processes, and new geothermal and ocean power technologies.
Policy tools to directly support the development of renewable energy sources, such as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and Feed-in Tariffs, should also be reviewed for effectiveness. In general, a feed-in tariff is legislation enacted by the government that requires the large electric utilities to guarantee a price for the renewably generated electricity fed into the grid. When done right, such as in Germany, this policy appears to succeed in harnessing entrepreneurial zeal.
State-level financing policies like California's AB 811 can help homeowners install expensive renewable energy where the county pays the up-front cost and the system is paid for via the homeowner's property taxes.
Greens support voluntary purchase of tradable renewable energy certificates; however, voluntary approaches are not sufficient.
Greens support research into advanced fuels when the purpose of the research is to develop a fuel that in its full cycle does not create more problems than it solves. We support the use of hydrogen as an energy storage medium; however we oppose the use of nuclear technologies or carbon-based feedstocks for hydrogen production.
3. Eliminate dirty & dangerous energy sources
The Green Party advocates the phase-out of nuclear and coal power plants. All processes associated with nuclear power are dangerous, from the mining of uranium to the transportation and disposal of the radioactive waste. Coal is the largest contributor to climate change with estimates as high as 80%.
The generation of nuclear waste must be halted. It is hazardous for thousands of years and there is no way to isolate it from the biosphere for the duration of its toxic life. We oppose public subsidies for nuclear power. Cost is another huge factor making it unfeasible, with each new nuclear power plant costing billions of dollars.
We call for a ban on mountaintop removal coal mining. With limited supplies and in the absence of commercially viable "clean coal" carbon sequestration, which may never be feasible, coal is neither an economically nor an environmentally sustainable solution.
Due to serious negative impacts on food, soil, and water, we oppose industrial-scale biofuels production and biomass burning for electric power generation. We approve small scale distributed production under local control, such as production of biodiesel from waste oils, production of charcoal and byproducts from wood wastes or sustainably harvested wood, small scale production of ethanol from crop wastes or maize stalk sugar, or production of fuel gas for localized electricity generation from anaerobic methane digesters or charcoal gasifiers. We do not object to the utilization of fuel gases seeping from landfills, as that is one way to reduce air pollution. We support as a minimum standard the Principles for Sustainable Biomass statement signed by Clean Water Action, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Working Group, Friends of the Earth, Geos Institute, Greenpeace USA, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Southern Environmental Law Center, Union of Concerned Scientists, The Wilderness Society, and World Wildlife Fund.
Enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') until its damaging effects on water and air quality are fully studied and understood. Permanently ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing in sensitive watersheds. Regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act, and require public disclosure of the chemicals used in fracturing fluids.
4. Decentralize the Grid
Decentralized power systems are likely to be more resilient in the face of power disruptions and will cut transmission losses, assure citizens greater control of their power grids, and prevent the massive ecological and social destruction that accompanies production of electricity in mega-scale projects.
We support"smart grid"upgrades. The federal government must step in to set goals and standards and to provide capital. This effort must not favor commercial utilities over municipal power districts.
The Green Party supports net metering to make decentralized energy production economically viable.
Greens support tax-exempt bonds to finance public ownership of utilities and to allow publicly owned utilities to finance conservation and renewable energy projects.
We oppose deregulation of the energy industry.
5. Re-localize the Food System
Our national industrial food system is overwhelmingly dependent upon oil and natural gas for farm-equipment fuel, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, and the transport. It is responsible for over 12% of all greenhouse gases from human activities in the U.S. New farming methods, new farmers, and a re-localization of production and distribution are needed. These will require land reform, an investment in revitalizing rural areas and the creation of local food processing plants and storage centers. Laws and incentives affecting the food system (including food safety laws and farm subsidies) will need to be rewritten to provide preferential support for small-scale, local, low-input producers.
7. Electrify the Transportation System
Our enormous investment in highways, airports, cars, buses, trucks, and aircraft is almost completely dependent on oil, and it will be significantly handicapped by higher fuel prices, and devastated by actual fuel shortages. The electrification of road-based vehicles is a must and will require at least two decades to fully deploy and we must move to Earth-gentle electricity generation to charge the vehicles. Meanwhile, existing private automobiles must be put to use more efficiently through carpooling, car-sharing, and ride-sharing networks. [See Transportation section below for more, including need for dramatic increase in CAFE or gasoline efficiency standards]
7. Requirements for Energy Transition
Coordination: The energy transition will be complex and comprehensive, and its various strategies will be mutually impacting. For example, efforts to redirect transport away from highways and toward rail service will need to be coordinated with manufacturers, farmers, retailers, and employers. An independent federal Energy Transition Office should track and manage the transition.
Education: Community colleges should prepare workers for new job opportunities, e.g., sustainable food production, renewable energy installation, grid rebuilding, rail expansion, public transport construction, and home energy retrofitting. Grade school curriculum should include gardening programs in all schools and increased emphasis on energy conservation.
Public Messaging & Goal Setting: Our leaders must instill in the nation a sense of collective struggle and of a long journey toward a clear goal. The success of a project of this scope will require public buy-in at every stage and level, including the use of language and images to continually underscore what is at stake, to foster a spirit of cooperation and willing sacrifice. Business leaders, advertising agencies and even Hollywood must be enlisted, a quid pro quo for government bail out of banks and corporations. Grassroots initiatives, such as the Transition Towns movement, could lead the way toward voluntary community efforts. A sophisticated, interactive, web-based program would inspire action and provide resources. Ratepayers should get full disclosure of the specific electric generating facilities used to produce their electricity. A series of challenging yet feasible targets should be set, with the ultimate goal—complete freedom from fossil fuel dependency — to be achieved by 2050. The federal government should take the lead by setting targets for federal facilities. Achievement of annual targets should be cause for public celebration.
D. Nuclear Issues
The Green Party recognizes that there is no such thing as nuclear waste "disposal." All six of the "low-level" nuclear waste dumps in the United States have leaked. There are no technological quick fixes that can effectively isolate nuclear waste from the biosphere for the duration of its hazardous life. Therefore, it is essential that generation of additional nuclear wastes be stopped.
The Green Party calls for the early retirement of nuclear power reactors as soon as possible (in no more than five years), and for a phase-out of other technologies that use or produce nuclear waste. These technologies include non-commercial nuclear reactors, reprocessing facilities, nuclear waste incinerators, food irradiators, and all commercial and military uses of depleted uranium.
Current methods of underground storage are a danger to present and future generations. Any nuclear waste management strategy must be based on waste containers being stored above ground and continuously monitored, and the containers must be retrievable and capable of being repackaged. All such strategies must also minimize the transportation of wastes.
The Green Party strongly opposes any shipment of high-level nuclear waste across the U.S. to the proposed Nevada waste repository at Yucca Mountain, or any other centralized facility. The Green Party believes that this proposal is part of a move to re-fire a fast-track, commercial nuclear industry by providing a means for "safe disposal." We deny there is such a thing as safe disposal of nuclear waste. We propose making spent reactor fuel and other high level wastes safer by vitrification at the site where it is produced or now stored.
We call for cancellation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the nation's first weapons complex nuclear dump in southern New Mexico.
We call for independent, public-access radiation monitoring at all nuclear facilities. We support applicable environmental impact statements (EIS) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis with citizen participation at all nuclear sites.
We support an immediate and intensive campaign to educate the public about nuclear problems, including disposal, cleanup, and long-term dangers.
We oppose the export of nuclear technologies or their wastes to other nations.
We oppose public subsidies for nuclear power, including Price-Anderson insurance caps and stranded cost recovery bailouts. We oppose federal loan guarantees to enable the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors.
We oppose the development and use of new nuclear reactors, plutonium (MOX) fuel, nuclear fuel reprocessing, nuclear fusion, uranium enrichment, and the manufacturing of new plutonium pits for a new generation of nuclear weapons.
We oppose the deregulation of radioactive materials and wastes, which is allowing such wastes to be recycled into consumer products and to enter municipal waste landfills and incinerators. We call for the strict regulation, tracking, monitoring, and recapturing of radioactive materials and wastes.
We call on the military to clean up depleted uranium contamination from testing ranges and battlefields and to fully compensate exposed veterans and civilians who have been affected by depleted uranium exposure in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I know, right? Hopefully it will happen! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Great choices. I would LOVE for the Raven Boys to be a movie, but then again I think that I loved it for the writing. Hard to transfer her pretty writing to the big screen.
I have thought about it when picking out those 5 books and I've decided that the plot and characters are so good that it would make up for it in a movie.
MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE. How did I not know this?!?
Ooo great list. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer has been on my to read list for a while – but I keep hearing such great things about it I must bump it up. Sadly there are three other great sounding books to add to that list. It's hard when we're spoiled for quality. (Strangely I'm reading City of Bones at the moment too…).
Oh and I read The Thief too – and really enjoyed it – and I didn't see the twist coming either.
I am literally dying for Mara Dyer to become a movie!! I have been checking for the announce because it would be perfect. It's a love story with a twist.


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Recruiters speak with job seekers during a Miami-Dade County job fair in Miami, Florida, U.S. [Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg]
Unemployment Rate Falls in Nearly All States, 8 at Record Low
Reade Pickert
(Bloomberg) -- The unemployment rate fell in nearly every U.S. state last month, including in eight states where it dropped to a record low.
Nebraska, with a jobless rate of 1.8%, had the lowest in the country, followed closely by Utah at 2.1%, according to Labor Department data out Friday. Arkansas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wisconsin also posted record lows.
Meanwhile, payrolls increased in nearly every state in November, underscoring the continuing recovery of the nation's job market. While millions of Americans remain out of work or on the sidelines, the report emphasizes just how far employment has climbed back since the start of the pandemic.
Read more: Job Recovery Lags in Many of America's Most Populated Cities
Separate data out Friday showed the pace of quits eased in most states in October, a welcome respite for companies plagued by turnover in a tight jobs market. Vacancies increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia in the month.
The state data follows the national jobs report, which earlier this month showed that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in November and payrolls climbed less than expected. Job openings jumped in October to the second-highest on record while quits dropped for the first time since May, according to nationwide data released last week.
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What's happening right now in our real estate market! Have you felt it?
Have you felt it? Real Estate is slowing down a bit. Its been almost a year since we have had 2 months of inventory on the market. This is not a bad thing. Actually, its a necessary market correction. We always have a cool down of the market in September after schools starts, but this year we started a little earlier, but on top of that we have correction on the heels of the annual change in the market. You've probably noticed many "price reduced" signs on properties for sale. We are still in a strong sellers market, but in order to get top price for your home staging and pre-listing preparations are the key(call me!~ I'm a "stager" at no additional cost to you-it's part of my services). If you are purchasing a property this is the time you have been waiting for. There are more properties on the market to choose from.
Below are some current stats hot off the press!
The Portland metro real estate activity for pending sales, at 3,040, fell 7.9% short of the 3,302 offers accepted last year in July 2016 and 6.6% short of the 3,254 offers accepted last month in June 2017.
by five days in July, ending at 33 days. In the same period, inventory crawled up to 2.1 months.
On top of these great stats (yes, they are great numbers! We are one of the very strongest markets in the Nation, despite out slight cool down), the interest rates are still very low, making it affordable to get a loan and buy relatively inexpensively.
That's the latest and greatest in our fabulous real estate market! If you want to jump in, CALL ME! I can help! Lets talk about all your options! You might be suprised at how many you have.
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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown
After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 has been sent to President Obama for his signature.
The bill raises the debt ceiling, protects the full faith and credit of the United States, and reduces the budget deficit, according to Sen. Harry Reid (R-Nev.)
The deal would allow the Senate to approve a House bill extending the FAA's operating authority through mid-September, including a provision that cuts $16.5 million in air service subsidies to rural communities, according to an Associated Press report.
"This lengthy debate left Americans across the country wondering whether Congress would get the job done, or send our economy off a cliff," Reid says in a press statement issued immediately following the Senate's approval of the FAA measure. "But in the end, both sides came together. Neither side got everything it wanted, but our nation got a bipartisan compromise that averts an economic catastrophe, and puts us on a path toward fiscal stability. This agreement cuts the deficit by nearly a trillion dollars now and lays the groundwork for Congress to deliver a balanced deficit reduction package this fall."
"As we craft the next step, Democrats will work to ensure that millionaires, billionaires, and corporate jet owners share in the pain of cutting back. Because that is a pain that millions of middle class families in Nevada and across the country feel every day. We need to do more for them. That is why Washington must now turn its focus back to Main Street, and start creating jobs.
"Today we made sure America will pay its bills. Now it's time to make sure that all Americans can pay theirs."
To watch the video, "Reid Leads Senate As Compromise Avoids Fiscal Catastrophe video of Reid, click here.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the FAA deal "is a tremendous victory for American workers everywhere.
"From construction workers to our FAA employees, they will have the security of knowing they are going to go back to work and get a paycheck – and that's what we've been fighting for," LaHood says in a written press statement. "We have the best aviation system in the world and we intend to keep it that way."
Just before the deal was reached, U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (Pa.-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, noted his "disappointment" in stalled negotiations for an extension of the FAA.
"I am extremely disappointed that this petty partisanship is costing us to lose more than 70,000 jobs when unemployment rates are already skyrocketing and important FAA operations are in jeopardy," Congressman Altmire said during the stalled negotiatoins. "Congress must do everything in its power to resolve this issue as soon as possible. I am ready to do whatever it takes to get this extension completed because so much is at stake, and I urge my colleagues to get on board to finalize an agreement."


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Dom Sibley takes his first steps towards a 'big Test future' with England
Dom Sibley drives to the boundary during his knock of 85 not out in Cape Town. Picture: Getty
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James Anderson hopes England team-mate Dom Sibley
can go on to nail down a future in Test cricket after proving his credentials with a knock of real substance in Cape Town.
Sibley's first six attempts at the highest level had yielded only 105 runs but he knuckled down for nearly six hours and 222 deliveries as he ground down the South African attack for an unbeaten 85 on day three of the second Test, leaving the tourists 264 ahead at Newlands.
It was an obdurate, unflashy and deeply important innings in the context of the match, the series at large and Sibley's own journey. Another 15 runs when play resumes today and it may go down as the launching point for a long and fruitful spell heading up the England order.
Anderson, who surpassed Sir Ian Botham by taking a national record 28th five-wicket haul in the morning session, certainly hopes so.
At the age of 37 he has seen his fair share of hopefuls fail the audition as an England opener but has high hopes for the Warwickshire man.
"Dom played brilliantly. He's got the mentality to open the batting, score big runs and stay at the crease for a long time," said Anderson.
"That's what we've been missing for a couple of years. Hopefully he's going to cement his place and will get confidence from this knock and go on tomorrow. More importantly, hopefully
he can go on in his career in the next few years. I think he's shown good signs in his career so far – he hasn't gone on until now but he has made some good starts in his Test career. It's just about getting that confidence and now he's gone on he knows he can do it, so hopefully he can push on tomorrow and push on in his career as well."
Anderson, pictured below, who has too often cut a disconsolate figure after being thrown back into the field after flimsy batting performances in recent years, also toasted Sibley on behalf of the seamer's union.
"It's good for us bowlers because it means we can put our feet up," he added with a smile.
England resume on 218 for four after captain Joe Root (61) and nightwatchman Dom Bess departed late on, meaning Ben Stokes will be Sibley's first partner on day four.
Their task will be to push the lead up past 350 before handing back to Anderson as England look to square the series at 1-1 with two to play.
After missing five months with a calf injury prior to this trip, the veteran is more than happy to take up the battle.
"I sat down at the end of day two and that feeling is what I'd missed: that proper hard day of Test cricket, that proper graft," he said having capped off outstanding figures of five for 40.
Cricketer guilty of raping sleeping woman after 'sex conquest' post
"That's why I still want to play cricket, that's what I get a buzz off… coming off the field after a day like that. It was a pretty hot day as well, so you're sweaty and you know you've put a shift in."
Proteas coach Mark Boucher has not yet given up hope of turning things around, particularly after an unexpectedly
benign showing from the Newlands pitch, but accepts his side are in a corner.
"Our backs are up against it," he admitted. "After the first two days I wouldn't have wanted to chase any more than 250 but, having looked at the way the wicket played and the way it flattened out quite a bit… if we can chase anything around 330, 340 then great.
"We've got to believe a couple of our batters can get a big hundred."
l Nathan Lyon took five wickets as Australia moved closer to a series whitewash on the third day of the final Test against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Replying to 454, the Black Caps were dismissed for 251, off-spinner Lyon claiming five for 68 from 30.4 overs as Australia's moved to to 243 ahead with a 3-0 series victory firmly in their sights.


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Solidarity 274, 13 February 2013
Solidarity 274
The untold scandal behind horse burgers
Workers' solidarity in Australia
Civil service fightback
NHS: stop terms and conditions surrender
How the Con-Dems are attacking our legal rights
SWP's "good old days"?
Workers can counter climate change
Glasgow: fighting rent rises
Manchester: occupying to save services
The cuts, where we're at
Advertise on May Day
Benefit cuts hit 27 million
Not in our backyard?
Lincoln, slavery and self-emancipation
Syria: inadequate slogans and inadequate logic
NUS should build on local battles
Gove backs down
Obama: licensed to kill?
Market worship leads to tragedy
Greek workers strike on 20 February
Tunisia: shaking the Islamists
Why the Crisis in the SWP? "The politics of IS" - a 1969 polemic
Workers strike to support Bob Carnegie
Boris Johnson thwarted in fire cuts battle
Click here to download the paper as a pdf. Click here to read articles online.
The horsemeat scandal is a scandal, but not for the reasons they say. It's not some "rogue trader " in Poland or Romania, or France who we should be taking a closer look at. The nice people from Tesco, Findus etc. are "appalled" at what has happened to them and their prey... err, sorry — I mean customers. The companies will be happy that attention is being focussed on horse meat production because it takes attention away from the problems of processed food — the legal additives in burgers such as cultured protein, ground up chicken feathers, nitrates, di-glycerides of fatty acids. Plus all the...
Solidarity spoke to Emma Kerin, Communications Officer of the National Union of Workers in Australia, about class struggle down under. Emma has been involved in the campaign to defend victimised trade unionist Bob Carnegie. While there are obviously industry specific issues such as public sector cuts and privatisation, or health and safety for truck drivers and care workers, or being able to earn a living wage for minimum wage earners: there are two key issues affecting Australian workers across industries. The first is insecure employment models; whether it's labour hire and other third party...
Ballot papers have been sent out to 250,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) working in the civil service and associated bodies. The ballot is for discontinuous strike action and action short of a strike. The dispute is about pay, job security, pensions, and terms and conditions. A series of regional briefings have been held in the run-up to the ballot to ask reps what sort of action, and how much of it, will members support. Feedback from the briefings suggests all is not well. Some reps have said the pay claim (5% or £1,200 — whichever is greater) is unrealistic...
On 6 February, health union Unison's Service Group Executive agreed to accept a number of attacks to Agenda for Change (AfC, the national terms and conditions for NHS staff) in a gambit straight out of the concession bargaining school of trade unionism.
Jonathan Gray, an employment lawyer acting for trade unions and their members, spoke to Solidarity about the government's changes to workers' rights legislation. Since taking power, the Coalition government has been attacking workers' rights and workers' access to justice. The government justifies its actions on the grounds of reducing "red tape" and the regulatory "burden" (their words) on businesses. When balancing protecting workers and protecting profits, the emphasis appears to be heavily in favour of protecting profits at the expense of worker's rights. The key changes that have already...
Oppositionist writers in the SWP, in their polemics against the SWP's current regime, are sometimes harking back to the ideas of the SWP (then called IS) before 1968, as summarised by two texts by Tony Cliff: Trotsky on substitutionism (1960) and Rosa Luxemburg (actually also 1960, but usually attributed to 1959). Both those texts are still kept in circulation by the SWP (though the Luxemburg one in a bowdlerised edition), and neither has been thoroughly criticised by any authoritative SWP writer. It is easy to see why SWP oppositionists find them attractive. In them Cliff advocates a...
The widening gap between the risks of ecological degradation and the politics needed to prevent massive damaging social and environmental impacts is well illustrated by recent climate announcements. Last month the draft US National Climate Assessment reported increased storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts that are already affecting farming, transport, water and health. It concludes that "global warming is due primarily as a result of human activities, including the copious burning of fossil fuels". Yet International Energy Agency figures confirm that global greenhouse gas emissions are at a...
Tenants in the Glasgow suburb of Maryhill are organising a campaign of resistance to rent hikes being imposed on them by Queens Cross Housing Association. Queens Cross is one of the largest providers of social housing in Glasgow, with around 4,500 properties across the north west of the city. The housing association has come in for stark criticism after announcing a 4.6% rent hike for tenants staying in the Cedar Court high flats. This latest increase follows a 4.5% rent rise last year. This back-to-back increase over two years is especially hard on many tenants who are being hit hard by...
This week Manchester City Council's executive committee meets to discuss the proposed budget for 2013. Included in the discussions are plans to close our local library and swimming pool here in Levenshulme, Manchester. We had a community planning meeting, attended by more than 60 people and four local councillors. During the meeting Julie Reid, councillor for Gorton South, said "over our dead bodies will we let these pools close". Julie Reid represents one of the poorest areas in Europe, where child poverty, unemployment and poor health are high. Manchester has been named the child poverty...


Over the past year, I've been privileged to be a part of the stories of my friends, family, and clients as they've bought and sold homes. While no two stories or situations are the same, there are a few principles I try to talk through each time we step into the process. I'll talk specifically about buying process here, and maybe I'll jump in to add some home selling tips in the near future.
A little disclaimer: these may seem basic or simple, but I promise whether it's your first or tenth time to walk down this road, the simplest reminders can have the most profound effect on the experience.
Start Early: Because 2018 stands to be a very competitive market, especially in the 350k and under price range, start dialoguing with an agent and mortgage broker early, even if you're just considering the possibility of buying. There's no down side to talking to an agent and lender about what price ranges make sense for you and beginning to understand the current market values in areas you're interested in. It really helps provide a foundation for the process and allows you and your agent to be on the same page. This preparation lets you jump on the perfect house when it comes up rather than frantically putting in numbers in an online mortgage calculator to see if you can make it work!
Communicate Often: Our job as agents is to serve our clients and represent your values throughout the process, and as with any good relationship, communication is key. There will be new questions, big and small, and you should feel the freedom to ask any and all of them. Everything from, "do the TV mounts stay?", to larger issues on HVAC, foundation, electrical, etc. I've found much of the stress in the process is attributed to the "unknown" – "how serious is this issue on the inspection report?" to "what's reasonable to ask for during the negotiation?" You're agent is here to help and give you the best information, in time sensitive manner, so that you can feel comfortable during every stage.
The home buying process is certainly a significant financial investment, but you don't walk into the house with a calculator, you buy a home based on how it feels and how well you see yourself, and your family, living there. With that in mind, it's impossible for emotions to not be pulled into the equation – for better or worse. Remember to take a deep breath and know that the process will work itself out with the help of an agent who's deeply committed to serve you throughout the process. I often say that being an agent is 50% counselor and 50% advisor, because an agents job isn't to "sell" you anything, it's too help you navigate the best value and fit for your family based on your priorities…it's to serve.
I hope these help give a good primer for you if you're thinking through a home purchase…we're here to serve you however we can, no matter where you are in the process!


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I am a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln (2015-2017). Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland (2011-2014) where I moved after obtaining my PhD from the University of Oulu, Finland (2004-2010), after graduating from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Dr Libby John. I am a plant ecologist with particular interest in belowground processes and the mechanisms determining plant communities. My research centres on understanding the factors that determine the composition and diversity of plant communities, focusing on the impact of herbivores, nutrient supply or habitat heterogeneity.
I am Head of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Lincoln.
Dr Carl Soulsbury. My main interest is in the behavioural and evolutionary ecology of birds, mammals and plants. My work is primarily focussed on the evolution of life history strategies in vertebrates but I have expanded my research into plant life histories.
I am a senior lecturer at the University of Lincoln. Before, I held postdoctoral positions at the Universities of Jyväskylä (Finland) and Bristol.


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Donald Loren Gile (April 19, 1935 – March 5, 2021) was a utility first baseman/catcher in Major League Baseball who played for one full season and parts of three others between 1959 and 1962 for the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Bear" — he was listed at  and  — Gile batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by Boston out of the University of Arizona. While at Arizona, Gile competed in the 1954 College World Series.

Over all or part of four MLB seasons, Gile hit .150 (18-for-120) with three home runs and nine RBI in 58 games, including 12 runs, 2 doubles and 1 triple. Gile played 31 games at first base and committed 4 errors in 224 chances for a .982 fielding%. In 19 appearances as a catcher, he posted a perfect 1.000 F% in 39 chances.

Gile played only one full year—1962—in the majors and went hitless in 34 at bats through September 25. In the first game of a doubleheader on September 30, he collected his first safety of the season. Then, in the nightcap, he collected his second hit of the campaign, a bottom-of-the-ninth, two-run walk-off home run, in his final MLB at-bat, to give Boston a 3–1 victory over the Washington Senators.

Gile played in minor league baseball in 1963 before leaving the game.

Gile died on March 5, 2021.

See also
Players who have hit a home run in their final major league at-bat

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