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The #iStartFresh Back-to-School event took place at the Arthur Edington Center on Sunday, August 26. Photo: Renato Rotolo/Urban News
Communities Our Town
#iStartFresh
By Staff Reports / September 13, 2018
Back-to-School event serves over 300 children in Asheville Housing Authority Community.
Asheville Housing Authority hosted the third annual #iStartFresh Back-to-School event at the Arthur Edington Center on Sunday, August 26, 2018. The event was dedicated to the memory and mission of Stephanie Maewether, who founded the "Forever Living Clothes Closet" at the Edington Center three years ago and passed away December 30, 2017 at the young age of 59.
"Stephanie was like a mother to me, that's why I'm here," said Frank Meade, an event volunteer. "She started the clothes closet, and we keep it going."
The event was sponsored by Wynn's Beauty and Barber, Asheville Housing Authority's Family Self-Sufficiency Program, and Asheville City Schools. By the end of the day, scores of students returned home with new haircuts and hair styling, carrying backpacks filled with school supplies and clothing, ready to start the school year off fresh.
Gene Bell, Executive Director of the Asheville Housing Authority, explained, "The whole event is designed to address the needs of families, especially the children. We have book bags that are filled with the things they need for school—pencils, crayons, writing pads, etc.—and packages of free undergarments and socks. We've also opened the Forever Living Clothes Closets just in case they need other items to be ready to start the school year."
In the closets were belts, tops, jackets, even costume jewelry for girls for when they need to dress up. "And there are barbers, beauticians, and lots of other volunteers helping out," Bell stated.
While the event is open to all the public, it's aimed primarily at residents of public housing communities. Bell noted, "We have a van going back and forth to Deaverview all day, since it's the community that's farthest away, and a lot of folks don't have their own transportation."
Local groups and organizations donated clothing, and backpacks to the #iStartFresh back-to-school event. Photo: Renato Rotolo/Urban News
Kidada Wynn, #iStartFresh Event Director, and her husband Hubert Wynn, owner of Wynn's Beauty and Barber Shop, envisioned this community-unifying event as a way to support the future leaders of tomorrow—our students. She reached out to community leaders, business owners, volunteers, family, and friends to assist in making the #iStartFresh Back-to-School event possible. Wynn said, "We are coming together for a common purpose, and our theme is 'It Takes a Village'."
Barbers and beauticians across Asheville pitched in by offering hair-cutting and hair-styling services to students ranging from Pre-K to High School. There was also a show of service from the students of Blue Ridge Community College's Cosmetology Program, who offered hair shampooing service at the Asheville High Cosmetology Lab. Participating salons and shops were: Amiliana's Studio, Blue Ridge Community College, Carmen and Carmen, Nap Masters, and Wynn's Beauty and Barber Shop.
Girls benefitted from new hairstyles, giving them the self-esteem they needed to start the school year on a positive note. Photo: Renato Rotolo/Urban News
We asked the stylists from Amiliana's Studio in Oakley what prompted their involvement in #iStartFresh. All three young women grew up in Asheville, and owner Leondra recalled her own worries as a child, when her mother could not afford to have her hair properly done.
"I didn't want to go to school. I was too self-conscious," she said. "I'd stand there and say, 'I'm not going. I'm not going!' We need to see our babies grow up and feel good about themselves."
Her thoughts were echoed by her colleagues. "It's an opportunity to help other kids," said LaToya. Her co-worker Gina, recalling her own lack of self-esteem as a young schoolgirl, said, "It's really important to empower girls going into school to have confidence about themselves."
Wide range of dedicated volunteers
Shaunda Sandford, who supervises the Family Self-Sufficiency Program of the Asheville Housing Authority and serves as a chair of the Asheville City Board of Education, praises the community spirit and dedication of others, in between hectic moments of running around to make sure everything is in order.
"Some of the volunteers are students from Western Carolina University, helping young girls with fingernail art," says Sandford.
Eric Robinson, Coordinator of the FSS Program, explained the participation of "Chosen Men," a self-led group volunteering at the event. "Chosen is a group of just a few guys who started helping out in their own neighborhoods, and they would identify other men they knew who wanted to help the children. There are about twenty of them at this point," he said.
Nikita Lindsay, a 1997 graduate of Asheville High School, has a daughter, Nikiya, who is beginning first grade at Vance Elementary School. Photo: Urban News
We asked Asheville native Nikita Lindsay, a 1997 graduate of Asheville High School, her thoughts about #iStartFresh. "It's an excellent event, to be getting the community out together," she said. "It lifts young girls and boys up. It gives them self-esteem to look good and feel positive about themselves."
Her own daughter, Nikiya, spent the past year at the Head Start program at the Lonnie D. Burton Center. "She's very excited about starting school," said Nikita.
Gerald Falls, a Maintenance Supervisor at U.S. Cellular Center, who has four children in Vance Elementary School, was working the food tent outside. "I've helped here since the first year, and I see how important it is for the children." His own kids, he explained, are "anxious to go back to school. A lot of children won't sleep tonight, they're so excited."
His oldest is entering fifth grade, which means he'll graduate from Vance at the end of this year. "He's so excited that he's going to graduate, he hasn't slept all week!"
The Family Self-Sufficiency program of the Asheville Housing Authority is dedicated to impactful community involvement, and ends their successful summer event series by supporting the #iStartFresh Back-to-School event. The FSS team is responsible for the annual Community Engagement Social event series, which brings community resources, giveaways, and family-friendly fun to the communities of the Asheville Housing Authority.
The voluntary program is designed to assist families in becoming economically independent. Together the FSS program and the participant identify barriers to employment and self-sufficiency. Through collaboration and the support of local agencies, participants receive the support needed to achieve their short and long-term goals in becoming self-sufficient.
There are many benefits to joining the FSS program, such as having freedom from public assistance, goal-setting, career and job training, education assistance, money-management skills, and referrals to community resources. Another benefit to the program is the escrow account: a savings account which FSS participants can become eligible for when rent increases due to an increase in earned income. Upon successful completion of the FSS program, participants receive a check equal to the amount saved in their account.
"More than two hundred Asheville Housing Authority residents are currently enrolled in the FSS program," explains Eric Robinson. "Just like the #iStartFresh Back-to-School event helps children with a strong start in school, the FSS program helps adults establish a strong new start in life."
FSS Supervisor Shaunda Sandford listed the many volunteers and their contributions in success of the #iStartFresh Back-to-School event:
Boys and Girls Club – Donated 30 backpacks
David Robinson, Basketball Referee
DJ Migo
Evan Comer and Michael Fitzpatrick, Asheville High School Digital Media Team
Leonard Little – Donated backpacks
Shuvonda Harper, Director of Arthur Edington Center
Team Us – Provided food for event participants
Trina Jackson, Asheville High School Cosmetology Lab
United Way – Donated 160 backpacks
Urban Burrito (Chad Bright) – Donated food for the barbers and beauticians
All told, the #iStartFresh back-to-school event supplied more than 300 children—our community's greatest, most valuable resource—with the tools they need to succeed. It is a program worth repeating, and strengthening, and replicating throughout the region, the state, and the nation.
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Teeth stains are a major inconvenience as a well as harmful for your teeth. Teeth stains can occur due to consuming certain foods and drinks. It can also be caused due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as not brushing teeth or flossing.
Practicing healthy habits: It is a good idea to brush, or use a mouthwash after a having a meal. Keep in mind that the foods and drinks mentioned below can stain your teeth more than others. Coffee or tea, soda, red and white wine, grape or cranberry juice, blueberries, beets, soya sauce and tomato sauce cause teeth stains so while consuming them keep in mind to always brush floss or wash your mouth after consuming these.
Drinking with a straw: Drinking with a straw keeps away the stains from your mouth as the liquid doesn't go near the visible front surfaces of the teeth.
Brush, floss and rinse with an antibacterial mouthwash: By brushing, flossing and rinsing with a mouthwash on a regular basis you reduce the growth of the bacteria called plaque. Plaque is sticky in nature and promotes the formation of teeth stains. By eradicating plaque you also prevent teeth stains.
Get your teeth professionally cleaned: Make sure to visit a dentist at least twice a year. Even while maintaining your teeth by regular brushing, flossing and mouthwash, getting your teeth professionally cleaned is beneficial and can help you guard against teeth stains.
Using teeth whitening kits: At-home teeth whitening kits are available in local drugstores, which help in preventing teeth stains. They usually cause slight discomfort, which goes away in a few days' time.
Professional tooth whitening: You can also get your teeth whitened by your dentist. In this procedure, the dentist applies a bleaching agent to your teeth after applying a rubber shield on your gums. This procedure usually takes a single or in some instances multiple visits to perform.
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I am back from the swimming pool, I feel good, I feel light, I feel satisfied. I walk with a more confident step, lighter than usual, the swimming bag on my side holding me back with its weight, bringing me back to earth and, by contrast, making me appreciate more the lively dash I feel in my legs. I get into the car, turn on the radio and on the way back home I search for a song to inspire me, something cheerful, light, not to burden my mood but to put wings to my thoughts and my dreams.
Everything I do brings me back to this word, a concept that goes far beyond its literal meaning: lightness. Vague memories from high school bring back from the mists of time the first chapter of Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Calvino*, Lightness.
I'm not here to make a talk on Literature, it is not the place nor the time, and certainly I do not have skills to do that. It's just a cue for reflection. Lightness is one of the goals I set for the blog, I'm not ashamed to say it: a light and fluent language (and how hard it is! I have the annoying tendency to stuff the speech with adjectives and subordinate, just as I do with a turkey), a minimal graphic layout, fresh feelings and sensations. I try to keep away the heaviness of daily life, I try to wear pink lenses to look at life with levity. This does not mean that I don't have a clear perception of what reality is, I don't deny difficulties. I simply respond with a smile and a pinch of optimism. It is not easy to remove burdens from heart and mind, but this is the method I have chosen to live my life with.
Where can we find lightness? Basketball players who hover in the air to slum dunk as if gravity did not exist, the flutter of the heart when you're in love, a poem depicting a dream in light colors, the caress of a child, a fruit mousse in summer, a dish of raw salmon with a few vegetables.
It is essential to have the freshest salmon, since it is eaten raw, marinated only for a few minutes. In a large dish lay the slices of salmon – whole or cut into strips – and season with a few tablespoons of soy sauce, a few flakes of Maldon salt for the crunchy side of life, a tablespoon of sesame seeds and a spoonful of nori seaweed flakes.
Meanwhile, clean carrots and cut into strips about 5 mm thick. Blanch them in boiling salted water with two tablespoons of white vinegar. Cook for about 10 minutes, then drain the carrots. In a non stick pan, heat a tablespoon of olive oil with sesame seeds. Add the carrots, finely chopped chives, grated ginger and saute over high heat for a few minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle the carrots with a few flakes of Maldon salt.
Serve the salmon with carrots, accompanied by the simple boiled white rice.
Tasting test. The praise of lightness. To be consistent with my goals I should not say anything else, but … how can I not mention the richness of the salmon flesh that suits perfectly with the slightly acid vinegar carrots and fresh ginger? or how do not appreciate the crispness of Maldon salt, that stands on the softness of salmon and carrots? I made this dish for the first time a month ago, and since then I've cooked it at least once a week, conquered by the simple and yummy texture of this salmon.
(*) Italo Calvino (15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels.
Beautifully said, your use of English puts mine to shame I think.
"Unbearable Lightness of Being" is just a fantasy to me at the moment but love any inspiration how to achieve it. Lovely pictures!
Your plating looks amazing! I am too much of a wuss to prepare raw fish myself, but this looks delish!
I am definitely scared to serve raw fish myself, but I love this! It is so beautiful on the plate!
A wonderful meal! Light and flavorful. I try to eat dishes of that kind on a regular basis.
That looks absolutely delicious. There's something about a session in the pool that makes you feel so radiant and weightless. Every time i hit the water I close my eyes and dream I was a mermaid lol I know it's so silly! You're post was very inspiring. I try to keep my life as light as possible as well, though we all know it's difficult!! Keep up the positive thinking we could all use some more of it!
yumm this looks like it would make a fantstic weekend brunch dish.


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Country star Marty Mone opens up about long distance relationship and life under lockdown
"For the first couple of weeks, with the real lockdown, we didn't get to see each other," he said
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Country star Marty Mone has opened up life during lockdown and his fears over the future of showbiz.
The singer told RSVP Live that he is feeling "nervous" for himself and everyone in the entertainment industry as the virus has affected Ireland for much longer than most people expected.
"I thought it would only last for a few months. Now it is getting more uncertain every week," he said.
"We've been using the internet to its full potential, putting out new releases.
"But you do need the live shows. We were part of the first drive-in gig in Ireland and the difference that one gig made to our online presence was unbelievable.
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"The fans love the buzz, the energy, meeting up before a concert. And unfortunately it's looking like proper live gigs will be one of the last things to come back."
Monaghan native Marty was separated from his girlfriend Julie Long, who is from Galway, for part of lockdown.
"For the first couple of weeks, with the real lockdown, we didn't get to see each other," he said.
"Now we sort of go up and down most weekends - we're hoping we won't go back to full lockdown."
The 37-year-old said Julie loves going on tour with him and they have a great relationship.
"It works well, Jules comes on the road with me any chance she gets. It's great," he added.
"She really loves the buzz of the music business."
Speaking about the song that made him a viral star, Hit the Diff, he said he never expected it to be so successful.
"I never really understood the power of the internet until I uploaded Hit the Diff," he laughed.
"I think last week it got 32,000 views on YouTube. I uploaded it six years ago!
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"I just thought it would be a bit of fun, I was involved in the driving and everything…
"Everyone can relate to it in some way, even the likes of women working in Dublin would say 'It reminds me of my uncle's farm, or my grandad's farm.'"
He admits he feels very lucky to be able to do his dream job - although he still loves driving.
"It used to be, I worked as a driver and music was my hobby. Now it's completely changed around - music is my job and driving is my hobby!
"I still love driving, I was brought up with it. I would still do the odd day on my uncle's farm.
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"But the music is a dream job, waking up in the morning going 'Right, what will I record today?'"
He said fans seem to like that he's just a regular, down-to-earth guy.
"I think, with anybody in the entertainment business, liking the person is number one and then whatever you do comes second
"People might say 'I don't like your song.' I just say 'Listen, no problem'. People might say "Well I don't like the song but I like the person who wrote it.'
"For most singers, if you have a good attitude with the public, they really seem to respond to that.
"Because I come from a driving background, I know what it's like to work hard, try to make a few pound. That's still in me!"
Visit Marty Mone's website here to listen to his new single, U Turn, and find out more.

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I'm a 37-year-old wife and mother of three boys. Two years ago, God called me to write and this blog is a glimpse into that wonderful but sometimes crazy, faith filled journey.
The flower beds around our home were bad. And when I say bad, I mean absolutely terrible. My husband and I have been neglectful in the care of these beds all through the summer. We both made excuses not to keep them up like- it's too hot, or I just don't have the time. Then it got to the point where we would go outside to look at them and shake our heads at what appeared to be such a huge undertaking. We didn't even know where to begin anymore. Briars and vines had run rampant and covered our once beautiful azaleas and bushes. The metal edging surrounding the beds was now invisible behind a sea of green, scraggly mess.
Well today, we made a decision. After church, we exchanged our Sunday best for work clothes, pulled on our heavy duty gloves, and headed out to tame the jungle that was claiming our flowerbeds.
As we bent down and began to pull weeds, we realized something. All those vines and briars had shallow roots and pulled easily away from the ground. We were then able to roll them off the bushes like a carpet. Fifteen minutes later, we stepped back and there were our beautiful azaleas and bushes, good as new.
This reminded me of my relationship with Christ. There are times when I'm neglectful in my reading of His word and my prayer time becomes less about Him and more about me. I'm too busy to pick up my Bible. I tell myself I'll do it later, but then life and distractions get in the way. There always seems to be just one more task I need to accomplish, and before I know it, the hours of the day are gone and I've missed the chance to spend time with the Lord. As this becomes the norm, the inevitable happens. Life and sin began to weigh me down. My once happy spirit becomes entangled and ensnared in worldly desires and my relationship with Christ grows more and more distant until one day, I look at myself and realize that His light has been choked out. And let me tell you, that's a heartbreaking realization.
But there is hope. Amidst all that muck, Christ is still there. He never leaves me. All I have to do is call out to Him, repent, and He'll roll that sin away like an old carpet. He'll break those snares that bind me, and I'm once again made brand new.
A true relationship with Christ takes work and it's not always easy. But He is with me every step of the way and His word tells me so.
Today I pray that if the briars of life are choking out His light within you, that you open your heart and your Bible and let the Master do His weeding.


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Thanks to the hard work of the Ethos team and the various authors who submitted content to us, Ethos 10 has arrived for your viewing pleasure. We've enjoyed working on this issue and we hope you will enjoy reading it too.
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Wisconsin fan booted from basketball game after slant-eye gesture at Northwestern students
Chinese couple trapped for a month together on their second date due to sudden COVID lockdown get engaged
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California's Melissa Ramoso sworn in as Artesia's first Asian American female mayor
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Melissa Ramoso was sworn in as the first Asian American female mayor of Artesia, California, on Dec. 13.
The Filipino American has a longstanding career in politics, having worked with several lawmakers and Filipino American Democratic groups.
Melissa Ramoso was sworn in as the first Asian American female mayor in Artesia, California, on Dec. 13.
"It is incredible to think that there were people who didn't want me to accept the nomination today and suppress my rising into this role," Ramoso said in her speech on Monday, per Asian Journal. "To withhold my rising, is a belittlement to my parents, because my greatest achievement is living up to their legacy. And in these positions of power, I am constantly reminded how hard it is for a female to constantly justify herself and be looked upon for assistance."
Over the last 14 years, Ramoso has worked for several lawmakers, Filipino American Democratic groups and the Democratic party.
According to the website for her previous run for city council, Ramoso describes herself as an active member of the Artesia community. She is a Gahr High School and University of California Irvine alumnus and former vice president of the Friends of Artesia Foundation.
"Thank you to my council colleagues for trusting in me to serve as Artesia's first Asian and Pacific Islander and Filipino female mayor. I am deeply honored and humbled to be elected by peers for this role," Ramoso said.
Artesia is home to 17,000 people, about 10% of whom are Filipino. The town is filled with many small Filipino-owned businesses, including a Cafe 86 branch owned by cooking reality show "Chopped" champion Ginger Lim-Dimapasok.
"She's (Ramoso) been such a great advocate for small businesses like others and we're just excited to see her here and very proud to see her rise," Lim-Dimapasok told ABS-CBN. "For us, it's really important to have someone like Melissa advocating for small businesses like us because she knows what we need. She is hands-on on the ground and she's down there with us and the help she's been giving us is so immeasurable."
While addressing what points she wants to focus on in office, Ramoso said: "Just keeping our residents safe, the health and safety of our residents, our employees; making sure our city is sound and financially stable. Those are the tenants that are important to keep the city running and healthy."
The nearby city of Carson also inducted its first Filipina councilwoman in 30 years, Arleen Bocatija Rojas.
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Wildlife: Spiders & other Arachnids
This Gallery is for the Order, Arachnids, which includes spiders and harvestmen.
Prowlin & Crawlin, Spotted Wolf Spider (Pardosa amentata).
Photographed on the Monday 15 July 2013.
This is an image of a female Spotted Wolf Spider (Pardosa amentata) and belongs to the Class Arachnida, Order Araneae, Infraorder Araneomorphae (true spiders), Family Lycosidae and Genus Pardosa.
This spider belongs to the family Lycosidae from the Greek for 'Wolf' and often seen in some numbers at times in dense vegetation and it was thought that they hunted in packs, like wolves. However, they can be gregarious, so appearing together in numbers, but are actually nomads that hunt alone. They do not spin webs but actively hunt using its excellent eyesight, commonly on the ground and amongst dense vegetation. They prey on small insects such as flies and occur in a wide diversity of habitats. The genus Pardosa is the most common and abundant of the wolf spiders and Pardosa amentata is the commonest of this genus. The male of the species is often darker and as in all spiders the male has elaborately differentiated palps which it uses to store sperm and from which it inseminates the female. Wolf spiders have very good eyesight like the Saltacids (jumping spiders) and these species (with good eyesight) often have elaborate courtship rituals and displays. It is often the males that are seen in early spring as they mature before the females and also do not live for long, whilst the females may live well into the summer. Therefore it is important for the male to find a mate as quickly as possible and the female leaves chemical clues for her suitors to follow. After mating the male speedily retreats in case the female is hungry and then has to recharge his palps with sperm, he does this by producing a small receptacle of silk into which he deposits his sperm from the underside of the abdomen. Once this has been done, he dips his palps into this to take up the sperm into the palps. The female carries her eggs in a silk cocoon sack which she attaches
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She holds out the circular gold pin that was on her dress earlier. I hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now I see it's a small bird in flight.
It's really complicated to turn a book that's told entirely inside the protagonist's head to a movie that'll hold the attention of teenagers. And we have great admiration for the choices that The Hunger Games team made when adapting it for the big screen. For instance, cutting the sponsor gift of the sleep syrup. You can't show someone recognizing a smell on screen, or, at least, not in a way that would be much fun for the audience. But we miss Madge and her pin. Even in the books, we always wanted to hear more about her and and her dad, Mayor Undersee, with the special television set. We like to think they were the good guys.


AECOM is currently seeking a Project Engineer Construction Services to be based partly at our client site in Ghent and partly in AECOM Leuven office. As Project Engineer you will be involved in the delivery of construction projects within various sectors including working with in an operating industrial plant to implement a multiyear, small project programme portfolio. These projects will encompass a wide array of project types, but will mainly support a continuous chemical plant environment operation. Typical processes include batch chemical mixing, material handling, calcining, and solids packaging.
The overall programme will likely have multiple projects being developed, and constructed concurrently. Also, construction will be inside an operating facility, and design and construction events may be sequenced to take advantage of turn arounds or outages to implement tie ins to critical services that cannot be normally isolated.
Assigned to a field construction organization in a general or single discipline position. Assist in overseeing activities of construction crafts/trades within an assigned area of responsibility.
Receives continual supervision and direction in the performance of assigned responsibility.
Receives technical and operational direction from the assigned Superintendent or Project Manager.
Assists with the planning and coordination of sub-contractor activities within the area of responsibility.
Reviews manpower, material, equipment requirements with others as designated by supervising superintendent.
Enforces policies, procedures and related work rules as established by Field Management.
Assists with compliance of safety program that creates a safe and health work environment through the job site and adheres to OSHA safety and record keeping requirements.
Ensures safety standards and requirements are adhered to by crafts/trades, laborers and others when in the assigned operational area as well as ensure tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
Prepares reports, as required, and keeps supervisors informed on progress of overall assigned activities.
Under guidance of Superintendent or Project Manager, monitors work performance and of subcontractors to ensure project plans and schedules are followed.
Ensures compliance with all internal and external record keeping requirements, with particular emphasis on accurate, properly coded timecards and accurately codes, fully priced material delivery tickets.
Uses current construction management system to perform record-keeping tasks including, composing daily diaries, maintaining project logs and retrieving RFIs, submittal logs and agreements.
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Cosmo the Space-dog () is a fictional character, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cosmo, a telepathic Soviet space dog, is the security chief of the space station Knowhere and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The character was created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning as a reference to Laika and first appeared in Nova vol. 4 #8 (Jan. 2008).

A female version of Cosmo the Spacedog appeared in a cameo role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), as well as in the Disney+ animated series What If…? (2021).  She is voiced by Maria Bakalova in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).

Fictional character biography
Cosmo was a Soviet space dog during the 1960s. He was launched into Earth's orbit  by the Soviet space program as part of an experiment but was lost in space, arriving in Knowhere and at some point being mutated by cosmic rays, he eventually came to serve as the station's security chief. Cosmo met a distraught Nova shortly after he witnessed Suspensor turn into a zombie. He tells Nova that he's on Knowhere, a city right inside the severed head of a giant Celestial. Beings from all over the galaxy come to Knowhere waiting for the end of the universe.

When the Luminals bring something in a large box, the city's population has to go into hiding. The Xandarian Worldmind then informs Rider that he had deciphered the writing on the wall, which is a countdown to a timer.

Suspensor attacks them and Nova is forced to kill her in self-defense only to have her allies Cynosure, Crater and Discharge blame him for her death. Unable to fight the three aliens, he retreats and discovers a talking dog. However, Cosmo gained Nova's trust and friendship, and the two set out to find the fiend responsible for all the recent deaths on Knowhere. Cosmo brought Nova up to speed on when the events started, and the Xandarian Worldmind added any data he had at his disposal.

Cosmo was mainly concerned with the safety of the remaining citizens of Knowhere who were safely hidden away in a dimensional envelope he wore on his collar. It was not long before Cosmo and Nova were ambushed by more zombies including the surviving members of Suspensor's former team; the Luminals, and determined that the creature known as Abyss was behind the mayhem. Together, they fought off the attacks, and sealed Abyss inside his prison.

Cosmo then charted a course to the birthplace of the Phalanx, the planet Kvch, in hopes that he can find a way to cure himself of the Transmode Virus that is slowly killing him. Then, alarms were triggered when a murderous Gamora and Drax the Destroyer (now under the control of the Phalanx) slaughtered many residents in search of Nova. Cosmo arrived too late to stop them before they could follow the same path as Nova through the Continuum Cortex.

Peter Quill's original Guardians team operated out of Knowhere for some time, thus dragging Cosmo into many of their adventures. In one, he and other Guardians bounce around the time stream in an attempt to stop a tear in the universe, 'The Fault', from eliminating all of reality. This adventure includes Cosmo de-ageing to puppy status for some time.

During The Thanos Imperative storyline, the true nature of the Fault began to reveal itself and the corrupted beings of the Cancerverse began their invasion. The Guardians of the Galaxy allied with Thanos to stop the evil Lord Mar-Vell. In the end, the team disbanded, losing Adam Warlock, Phyla-Vell, Drax and their leader Starlord. But before he died, Starlord left Cosmo with the task of trying to collect the greatest heroes in the universe to form a band of Annihilators, the team Starlord believed was what the Guardians of the Galaxy should have been. One by one Cosmo convinced The Silver Surfer, Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill, Quasar and Ronan the Accuser to team up and protect the universe together, as was Starlord's final wish.

Cosmo was seen injured after Captain Skaarn's takeover of Knowhere. Skaarn had poisoned Cosmo and shot him with something that dampened Cosmo's psychic telepathy. Using the Nova Force, the young Nova tried to push the poison out of his body. In the process, he found the foreign body inside of the psychic dog that disrupted his powers and thus, saved Cosmo's life.

Cosmo is seen with several new Knowhere enforcement allies called the Knowhere Corps. They assist him in capturing a violence-loving gangster called Yotat.

Powers and abilities
In addition to a dog's standard enhanced sense of hearing and smell, Cosmo has psionic abilities, including high-level telepathy and telekinesis. He has shown to be capable of creating defensive shields strong enough to deflect energy blasts, as well as project mind blasts of tremendous force. His exact power levels are unknown, but he has shown to be strong enough to take on a being such as Adam Warlock by himself, and powerful enough to unleash a telekinetic blast able to disable two separate teams of super-humans.

In addition to these abilities, Cosmo seems to have a considerably extended lifespan as well — especially for a dog since he has been around since the time of the Soviet Union.

In other media

Television
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by James Arnold Taylor.
 An alternate reality incarnation of Cosmo makes a non-speaking appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 2. This version is a pirate and member of Captain Web Beard's crew.

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Cosmo the Spacedog appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, physically portrayed by dog actors Fred and Slate and voiced and motion-captured by Maria Bakalova. Like her original inspiration Laika, this version is female, though her history of being a test animal selected to take part in a Soviet space program experiment who drifted off into space and eventually ended up at Knowhere remains intact.

 In the live-action film, Guardians of the Galaxy, she is introduced as a prisoner of the Collector. She witnesses the eponymous team arrive before being freed following an explosion caused by the Power Stone.
 Cosmo makes a cameo appearance in the end-credits scenes of the live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
 According to co-director Anthony Russo, Cosmo was meant to appear in the live-action film Avengers: Infinity War, but was ultimately cut to add more focus to the narrative.
 An alternate timeline version of Cosmo appears in the Disney+ animated series What If...? episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" After the Collector's slave, Carina, frees his captives, Cosmo joins the Ravagers in traveling to Earth.
 In the live-action special, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, it is revealed Cosmo has developed psionic powers and become a member of the Guardians.
 Cosmo will appear in the upcoming live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Video games
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears in Disney Infinity 2.0, voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears as a non-playable character in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears as a non-playable character in Marvel Heroes.
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by James Arnold Taylor.
 Cosmo the Spacedog appears as a non-playable character in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

Miscellaneous
Cosmo the Spacedog appears in Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! as part of an exhibit in the Collector's Museum.

References

External links
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Rosh Hashanah Teen Service 5777 by Joshua Herman
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Rosh Hashanah Teen Service 2016/5777
Rabbi Joshua Herman
Congregation Beth Israel
Know Before Whom You Stand
Please rise.
Let's think for a moment why we are standing. We say these words, "please rise," throughout the service. But why do you rise? Why do you stand? Is it because the rabbi said to do so? Is it because everyone else is standing? Is it in honor of God, or out of respect for the Torah? Is it because everyone else is doing so and it would be uncomfortable to be the only one seated? Is it some combination of all of these reasons?
Ok, please take a seat.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about who is standing and who is sitting. It started a few weeks ago when Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, remained seated during the national anthem before a pre-season game. When asked why, he told reporters that he was protesting police brutality against African Americans. Since then, more and more people have been joining in Kaepernick's protest. Some of his teammates have begun to take a knee during the anthem. Three Philadelphia Eagles players raised their fists in the air, while the Seattle Seahawks linked arms. Megan Rapinoe, a player on the US women's soccer team, became the first white athlete to join the protest. The list now goes on and on, from the NFL to college sports and even to high school and youth leagues. For those who protest, why do they not stand? For those who do not, why do they stand? These questions are in the forefront of our minds because of current events, but they are actually part of a much more ancient question, one asked by the ancient Rabbis and one that we ought to revisit throughout our lives.
If you go into many synagogues all around the world, you will often see five words written above the holy ark: דע ×œ×¤× ×™ מי אתה עומד, know before whom you stand. These are the words written on the neck of my tallit. I'm very flattered that when I ask the congregation to rise they do so, but the answer to "know before whom you stand" is not me. Nor does it refer to the Torah or the ark above which it is written. "Know before whom you stand," refers to God — and while the standing part is quite easy for those who are able-bodied, it is the knowing part that is so difficult. It is not good enough to simply stand before God. We must know God and know why we are standing; we must stand with understanding, with purpose, and with kavannah — with intention.
The problem is that if we look at the Torah, at the many times in which we are told to stand or not to stand, there are many reasons why we should do so. Most of the time, we are told to stand out of reverence or respect. Sometimes, the Torah instructs us to stand before God. Moses stands when God gives him the Ten Commandments, and on Yom Kippur we will read from the Torah portion Nitzavim that when all of us received the Torah at Mt. Sinai, all of us were standing — those who lived during those times, and even all of us today. Other times, standing is a sign of respect not of God, but of a human king or a judge. The grandparents in the room will be happy to hear that we are even told to stand before an elderly person, as it says ×ž×¤× ×™ שיבה תקום, you shall rise before the aged (and show deference to the old).
Thus to stand is to show reverence or respect, whether it is to God, to a king or judge, or simply to a person who has gained the wisdom of old age.
Yet reverence and respect is not the only reason we stand. When the angels left Abraham's tent and set out to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gemorah, the Torah states that Abraham stood before God in protest, as he asked, "Will you sweep away the righteous along with the wicked?" When the wicked sorcerer Bilam set out to curse the Israelites, God sent an angel to stand in his way. Indeed, sometimes, we are told not to stand. When Joseph tells his brothers to return to Canaan and bring his father back to him, he warns them אל תעמוד, do not stand, hurry, go do something. We are instructed, "Do not stand upon your fellow's blood." In the Torah, it means that we should not make our living on another's suffering like a sweatshop owner or one who profits by taking advantage of the poor, but the Rabbis understand it to also mean that we should not stand by idly while someone is suffering.
Standing can mean different things at different times. It can be a sign of respect, like standing at attention. It can also be a sign of protest or defiance, like when we take a stand. It can even be a sign of inaction, such as when we stand idly by.
When we think of who stands during the national anthem and who does not, I'm sure that different people here have different opinions. This might be because for different people, standing means something different. For some, they stand for the anthem because it and the flag represent the highest of ideals to which we must pay respect, and the great sacrifice that some have made for those ideals. To others, they stand or do not stand because they feel that we have fallen short of those lofty ideals, and because those ideals allow for us to demonstrate and stand up for — or sit down for — that which we believe.
Whether you yourself choose to sit or stand for the national anthem, and whether you agree or disagree with those who choose not to stand, our tradition teaches that each of us, every one of us, stands this time of year in judgment. We all stand together as individuals and as a community to be judged for our actions this past year. Not only must we heed the call דע ×œ×¤× ×™ מי אתה עומד, know before whom you stand, the Rabbis teach us that we must know a few other things. In Pirkei Avot it says:
דע מאין באת ולאן אתה הולך ×•×œ×¤× ×™ מי אתה עתיד ליתן דין וחשבון.
Know from where you came, and where you are going,
and before whom you will one day give a judgment and an accounting.
Instead of asking about whether we stand, we should be thinking of these questions. We must ask ourselves, where have we come from? What kind of people have we been this past year, and what kind of society have we been? What have we done to solve inequality and injustice, and where have we not done enough? Then we must ask ourselves, where are we going? What can we do differently, how can we do better, how can we act to diminish racism, injustice, and inequality? And finally, as we ask all of these questions, we must know before whom we stand in judgment, before whom we stand as the accounting of our mistakes and shortcomings are tallied.
The Talmud records the story of when the great teacher Rabbi Eliezer fell ill, and his students came to visit him on his deathbed. They asked their teacher that before he dies he teach them the secret to eternal life. He told them that the secret is to treat each other with respect, to educate their children, and he concluded by saying to them, "When you pray, know before whom you are standing, and by this you shall merit the world to come." As we begin the new year and as we confront the challenges facing us, our country, and the world, and as we stand in judgment, let us remember where we have come from, where we are going, and before whom we stand. Let us give thanks for that which we have done, but let us strive even harder in the future. When we stand in reverence, may we have the awareness to appreciate all that we have which allows us to stand, and that we live in a country which allows us to express ourselves freely. When we stand in defiance or protest, may we have the strength to continue to stand against injustice and inequality. And once we have stood, and once we have taken a stand, may we stop standing and use our feet instead to march forward, to take action, to make next year a more just, fair, and sweet year for all of God's children everywhere. Amen.


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James, Montague Rhodes. The sculptures in the Lady Chapel at Ely. London: D. Nutt, 1895.
"Illustrated in fifty-five collotype plates." With a foreword by the Bishop of Ely.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 497 (sold to Batsford for 16s.). — Unlocated.
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'People with sports cars need bigger spaces' - parent and child parking bay debate heats up
Should parent and child bays be a 'thing'? Have your say in our poll...
Tommy Joyce
Updated 15:37, 3 SEP 2018
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The debate over parking in parent and toddler bays is heating up on social media after Tesco announced plans to fine people who abuse them.
Parents often speak of their frustration at people with no children who leave their cars in spaces dedicated for families.
But some people say more concessions should be made for other people, including the elderly and people with bigger vehicles.
Fine warning after anger at 'posh cars' parking in parent and child bays in Tesco
Somerset Live followers have been left divided by the issue and Tesco, which has a number of stores across Somerset. has brought in a new fines policy.
Shoppers are also fined £70 for misusing parent and child bays at Asda, in Yeovil.
One person said on Facebook: "People with sports cars and large vehicles obviously need bigger spaces, but I don't see any."
She also believes more concessions should be made for senior citizens and people of a larger build.
"Why do people with children have to park right by the entrance?," she added.
Others responded and said the large bays for people with young children are vital.
What's your thoughts on the issue? Do you think there should be parent and child parking bays? Have your say below.
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They said: "Have you ever tried to get a baby car seat out of your car? You need the door as wide as possible to not hit other cars."
Another said: "I use the parent and child spaces so I am able to swing my door right open to get my little one in and out of the car seat.
"I think they should put these spaces further away so they are not abused.
"That way you won't have people in them with a 12-year-old happily jumping out the back!
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"Equally it would be a deterrent for others who abuse them for whatever reason.
"I'd rather get my little one safely and comfortably out of his seat and walk that little bit further."
But others have have asked this question - what age of a child justifies appropriate use of a parent and child bay?
At Asda, people with a child under the age of 12 are eligible to use a parent and child space.
Others vented their anger at people who use the bays when they don't need to.
This person said: "What's most annoying is when people who don't have children use parent spaces. The Yeovil store (Tesco) is horrendous for this. Some people are so inconsiderate and lazy."
One thing which most people seemed to agree on is that the size of normal spaces are not sufficient enough for the size of cars, which is leading people to park in incorrect spaces.
"Agreed. Make all spaces for everyone and then there's no issue to fix."
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Firozabad goons thought he was just a banana vendor until he nabbed them and threw them in lock-up
The Citizenship Amendment Act had led to many violent protests being orchestrated across the country. While the violence perpetrated by the rioters in other states may have been forgiven, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is in no mood to let go of these goons so easily. Vandals and miscreants are being extensively identified using CCTV footage, videography and also ground intelligence.
Various districts across the state have also asked the identified rioters to cough up several lakh rupees as compensation for the damage that has been inflicted upon public and private property. Yogi Adityanath had said that his government will act against those involved in the violence over the amended Citizenship Act by auctioning their property to compensate for the losses. About 130 rioters have been asked to shell out Rs 50 lakhs for the damages.
The police meanwhile are leaving no stone unturned to punish the perpetrators of violence. In fact, in an extremely rare operation, a police personnel dressed up as a banana vendor carried out an undercover operation to nab some goons. The Agra Police received information that certain miscreants that had caused violence in Firozabad after the Friday prayers had fled to Agra and were in hiding.
Since it would have been difficult to nab these miscreants and differentiate them from innocent citizens, the police decided to go undercover. As a result, Sub-Inspector Sunil Tomar of Mantola Police Station disguised himself as a banana vendor in Agra. Not revealing exact details, the SHO of Mantola Police station said that the plan was successful.
The UP Police had earlier also revealed that 263 police personnel have been injured in violence across the state. It is pertinent to mention here that 57 of them received bullet injuries showing how the hooligans and rioters tried to inflict casualties upon police personnel. Around 5,400 people have been taken into custody by the UP Police and 705 of them have been sent to jail.
It must be mentioned that the Chief Minister himself has given the UP Police a free hand when it comes to dealing with those involved in violence or those seen inciting the same. The heavy crackdown by police has prevented the state from slipping into a violent frenzy for a prolonged period of time, in which case there would have been a high probability of communal clashes erupting.
The Uttar Pradesh police deserves appreciation for dealing with rioters with an iron fist and setting an example for other states to follow. To be soft against those whose sole purpose is to disrupt public order and cause mass violence is an unpardonable mistake. The UP Police' tactics to nab the goons send out a stern warning to all– none will be spared, no matter how much they try to hide.
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Reiseck v. Universal Communications of Miami, Inc.
This case was before the Court on Plaintiff's appeal an Order at the district court below, granting Defendants summary judgment on all counts of Plaintiff's claim. The Court affirmed all parts of the judgment below, except for that pertaining to the FLSA. Resolving a question of first impression, the Court held that advertising salespeople, who conduct sales with individual customers are not subject to the administrative exemption as a matter of law, because such sales work is production work not administrative.
The Court discussed the following facts as relevant to its decision:
"September 2002, Reiseck began working as a Regional Director of Sales at Universal in New York City. As Regional Director of Sales, Reiseck was responsible for generating advertising sales in the northeastern United States and Canada from the travel and finance sectors for Universal's magazine publication, Elite Traveler. While an employee of Universal, Reiseck was paid a base salary plus certain commissions. Plaintiff was paid no overtime during her tenure with Universal.
Elite Traveler is distributed on a complimentary basis. Advertising sales therefore constitute the majority of Universal's revenue from Elite Traveler. The magazine had a sales staff, a marketing staff, and an editorial staff. The sales staff sold advertising space; the marketing staff created promotional material to increase advertising sales; and the editorial staff produced the "content" of the magazine."
Discussing the inapplicability of the administrative exemption to the case at bar, the Court applied the s0-called pre-2004 "short test."
"Under the short test as it applies here, an employee falls under the administrative employee exemption if the employee is paid on a salary or fee basis at a rate of not less than $250 per week (i.e., the "salary test"), id. § 541.2(e)(2), and the employee's "primary duty consists of … the performance of office or nonmanual work directly related to management policies or general business operations of his employer," id. § 541.2(a), and requires "the exercise of discretion and independent judgment," id. § 541.2(e)(2), (i.e., the "duties test"). As noted above, there is no dispute that Reiseck's employment satisfies the salary test prong of the short test.
Because the first prong of the short test is not in dispute, we move to the second prong-the duties test. Here, it is uncontested that Reiseck's primary duty consisted of "the performance of office or non-manual work"; therefore we must consider whether Reiseck's primary duty was "directly related to management policies or general business operations" of Universal. Id. § 541.2(a).
The phrase "directly related to management policies or general business operations" is not self-defining, and the Secretary of Labor has promulgated interpretive regulations to aid our application of this test. See, e.g., id. § 541.2. Although the Secretary's legislative regulations-those promulgated pursuant to an express grant of authority by Congress, like 29 C.F.R. § 541.2-have the power to control courts' reading of the law, the Secretary's interpretive regulations have only the power to persuade courts. See Skidmore v. Swift & Co., 323 U.S. 134, 139-40 (1944). See generally United States v. Mead Corp., 533 U .S. 218 (2001). And thus we defer to the Secretary's interpretative regulations only to the extent that we find them persuasive. See Skidmore, 323 U.S. at 140.
In its interpretive regulations, the Department of Labor describes "directly related to management policies or general business operations" in several ways. First, the interpretive rules state that the phrase at issue "describes those types activities relating to the administrative operations of a business as distinguished from 'production' or, in a retail or service establishment, 'sales' work." 29 C.F.R. § 541.205(a). They also state that "the phrase limits the exemption to persons who perform work of substantial importance to the management or operation of the business." Id. Alternatively, the interpretive rules state that the administrative operations include "advising the management, planning, negotiating, representing the company, purchasing, promoting sales, and business research and control." Id. § 541.205(b).
At first glance, the two definitions of the phrase "directly related to management policies or general business operations" in the interpretive regulations seem to point to contradictory conclusions in Reiseck's case. On the one hand, plaintiff was a salesperson responsible for selling specific advertising space, and so seems to fit comfortably on the "sales" side of the administrative/sales divide. See id. § 541.205(a). On the other hand, Reiseck also "promoted sales" in some sense, and thus seems to have performed administrative operations. See id. § 541.205(b). We are required to resolve this apparent contradiction. Whether advertising salespersons are administrative employees for the purposes of the exemptions to the FLSA's overtime pay provisions is a question of first impression for this Court. In answering this question, we also refine our interpretation of the administrative exemption to the FLSA.
First, we consider the Department's distinction between "administrative" and "sales." As a magazine publisher, Universal is not one of the archetypal businesses envisaged by the FLSA; it is neither a manufacturer nor a retailer. Accordingly, placing Reiseck's work into either the administrative or sales category is difficult initially. Nevertheless, a careful consideration of Universal's business model provides some clarity. Because Universal does not charge readers for Elite Traveler, advertising sales are a critical source of revenue for Universal. One could thus conclude that advertising space is Universal's "product." If advertising space is Universal's product and Reiseck's primary duty was the sale of that product, then she may reasonably be considered a sales employee, rather than an administrative employee.
Next, we consider the contradictory conclusion suggested by the second description found in the interpretive regulations-namely, that administrative operations include "promoting sales." 29 C.F.R. § 541.205(b). Because Reiseck sold advertising space, it seems that she must have "promoted sales." But under that theory, any sales clerk in a retail store would "promote sales" when assisting potential customers, and there would be no administrative/sales distinction in a retail store despite the clear assertion of the interpretive rule that sales work in a retail store is not administrative work for the purposes of the FLSA. Id. One of our sister circuits has provided some helpful guidance on this matter. In Martin v. Cooper Electric Supply Co., 940 F.2d 896, 905 (3d Cir.1991), the Third Circuit reasoned that sales promotion "consists of marketing activity aimed at promoting (i.e., increasing, developing, facilitating, and/or maintaining) customer sales generally." According to the logic of the Third Circuit, which we now adopt, an employee making specific sales to individual customers is a salesperson for the purposes of the FLSA, while an employee encouraging an increase in sales generally among all customers is an administrative employee for the purposes of the FLSA. Consider a clothing store. The individual who assists customers in finding their size of clothing or who completes the transaction at the cash register is a salesperson under the FLSA, while the individual who designs advertisements for the store or decides when to reduce prices to attract customers is an administrative employee for the purposes of the FLSA.
Here, Reiseck is plainly a salesperson. Although she did "develop new clients" with the goal of increasing sales generally, this was not her primary duty. Under the interpretive regulations, an employee's "primary duty" is the duty that consumes a "major part, or over [fifty] percent, of the employee's time." 29 C.F.R. § 541.103 (defining "primary duty" for the executive employee); see also 29 C.F.R. § 541.206 (applying the definition of "primary duty" for the executive employee to the administrative employee). The record shows that Reiseck's primary duty was to sell specific advertising space to clients. Even Gollan, plaintiff's supervisor, conceded that Reiseck was a member of the "sales staff" and not the "marketing staff." Because Reiseck's primary duty was the sale of advertising space, she is properly considered a "salesperson" for the purposes of the FLSA and therefore does not fall under the administrative exemption to the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.
Recent amendments to the interpretive regulations provide helpful guidance to support our conclusion above. Although these interpretive regulations do not apply retroactively, see ante note 5, (and even if they did apply retroactively, we need not consider them if we find them unpersuasive, see Skidmore, 323 U.S. at 140), we nevertheless note that the new regulations reach the same conclusion that we reach above. When providing examples of employees who fall under the administrative exemption, the interpretative regulations state that an employee in the financial sector whose primary duty includes "marketing, servicing, or promoting the employer's financial products" likely falls under the administrative exemption. 29 C.F.R. § 541.203(b) (2004). But, the regulations then specify that "an employee whose primary duty is selling financial products does not qualify for the administrative exemption." Id. (emphasis added). For example, if a bank employee, acting within the scope of her primary duty, encourages a customer to open a money market account while she opens a checking account for that customer, she would not likely be an administrative employee because she simply was selling a financial product. If, however, an employee's primary duty included deciding which interest rates to offer to encourage customers to open money market accounts, then that employee would likely be considered an administrative employee, because she was "marketing … or promoting" the financial products. Universal's sale of advertising space is similar to a financial services company's sale of financial products. Neither fits neatly within the traditional retail sales model, yet both are standard products sold directly to clients. Additionally, the new interpretative regulations confirm t
Because Reiseck's primary duty is not administrative, she cannot fall under the administrative exemption to the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. Our inquiry ends there-we need not inquire whether her work requires "the exercise of discretion and independent judgment," because the short test requires both that the employee's primary duty be administrative and that the employee's work involves the use of discretion. 29 C.F.R. § 541.2(e)(2)."
Tags: Administrative Exemption, Adminstrative/Production Dichotomy, Advertising Sales, Directly Related To Management, FLSA, NYLL, Office or Non-Manual Work, Overtime Law, Promotions, Second Circuit
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Vol. 31 No. 3 (2019): Journal of Extension Education - 31(3) /
Cultivation and Marketing Knowledge level of Areca nut Farmers in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B L Kasinath KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
B L Meena KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
Shailesh Kumar KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
Shardul Vikram Lal KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
P Kapoor KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
B Gangaiah KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.3.31.6343-6348
Knowledge, Areca nut, Productivity, Socio-Economics, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Areca nut (Areca catechu L) also known as betel nut or supari is the second most important plantation crop of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) after coconut It has been observed that wide differences in productivity of areca nut exist among the farmers with in a village due to socio-economic status. A survey based study was conducted to understand the knowledge level of areca nut growers and link to productivity vis-a-vis socio-economic status. For this purpose, 120 areca nut farmers from four villages of Harinagar Panchayat were randomly selected. Data collected were analysed following standard statistical procedures. The results showed that 52.5% of areca nut growers had poor knowledge of cultivation and marketing. The study also revealed that about 45% growers had poor knowledge about selection of suitable site, soil and spacing requirement for plants. The analysis of socio-economic factors with knowledge level of farmers revealed that knowledge of respondents increased with the increase in their education and land holdings whereas it was negatively correlated with age and annual income. Further, the study also suggests that, educating the farmers through mass media, capacity building and demonstration will help them in learning/ adopting new technologies, which in turn help them to increase their productivity level and farming income on sustainable basis.
B L Kasinath, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
Senior Scientist and Head, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
B L Meena, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST, KVK, Nimbudera, ICAR-CIARI
Shailesh Kumar, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
Shardul Vikram Lal, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
P Kapoor, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
B Gangaiah, KVK, North and Middle Andaman,ICAR-CIARI
Chandra, N. & Pandey, D. (2006) Transfer of technology in hill agriculture. In Gupta, H.S., Srivastav, A.K. and Bhatt, J.C. (Eds) Sustainable production from Agricultural Watersheds in North West Himalaya. Vivekanand parvitiya Krishi Anusandan Sansthan,Almora,pp526-534.
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. Free press. New York.
Singh, D. K., Gautam, U. S., Singh. S. R. K., & Patle, N. K., (2011). Awareness of farmers related Crop Production technology in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Indian Journal of Extension Education. 47 (1&2):113-116.
Kasinath, B. L., Meena, B. L., Kumar, S., Lal, S. V., Kapoor, P., & Gangaiah, B. (2020). Cultivation and Marketing Knowledge level of Areca nut Farmers in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Journal of Extension Education, 31(3). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.3.31.6343-6348
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Posts of geological history
Geological history
The study of the rocks that emerge to the surface of Bages district reveals their conditions and dates of origin. In geological views, the rocks in Bages are not too ancient. Most of them belong to the Tertiary period and some to the Quaternary. At the beginning of the sedimentation process that led to the present rocks of the region the dinosaurs were already extinguished since 23 million of years before, but it still lasted for 37 million-years for the outbreak of the hominids.
The explanation of the geological history of the Bages district starts when the materials of the oldest rising rocks of the region were laid.
1. From 42 to 37 million-years (middle Eocene, basically) a narrow sea spread to the area of Bages. This sea was connected to a big gulf of the Atlantic ocean. In this shallow sea, the muddy and sandy sediments which in the future would be the components of the Bages subsoil were accumulated.
The coast was on the south of the region. The places where nowadays the massifs of Montserrat and Sant Llorenç del Munt are found were, in that epoch, deltas that were made up by the sediments coming from a mountain range of the Catalonian massif, a continental area that was located in the current Mediterranean sea.
Coral reefs with a really diverse fauna grew on coastal areas with water temperature similar to that of the current Caribbean sea.
2. Around 35 million-years (upper Eocene) the sea steadily reduced until it dried off. Therefore, evaporites (halite, potash and gypsum) precipitated in the most internal part of the basin. The thickness of the evaporites stratum is quite noticeable.
The gravel sedimentation persisted in Montserrat and Sant Llorenç del Munt.
3. From 35 million-years to Oligocene (*), Bages was a continental basin with rivers that loaded it with sediments and lakes at which bottom limestones can be originated. This continental sedimentation resulted in the reddish detrital rocks (mainly mudstones and sandstones ) of the west, north and center of the district. These materials cover the previously deposited evaporites and the materials of marine origin.
The gravel sedimentation was kept in Montserrat and Sant Llorenç del Munt.
(*) The age of the most modern rocks of the Bages Oligocene is not accurately known and there isn't any proof of further sedimentation during Tertiary.
4. From the end of sedimentation of Paleogen materials to mid Miocene (16,4 to 11,2 million years), the growth of the Pyrenees folded the north half of district of Bages in a few parallel, narrow anticlines that often become fault folds welded with large and smooth synclines in between.
At the time when the anticlines were created, evaporites beneath spread into their nucleus in a diapirism process. As a result, the saline geological formation, that was originally several hundreds-meter depth, nowadays emerges to the surface in Cardona.
5. For 13 million-years (since mid Eocene), a heavy erosive process have emptied the basin of Ebre. This process is the main responsible for the current relief of Bages. In the beginning of this period, the former fluvial network that was flowing towards the Ebre's basin was replaced by the present one as a result of the sinking of the Catalonian massif and the simultaneous rise of the Ebre's basin.
Differences amongst the resistancy of the rocks to be eroded allows the modeling of prominent morphologies like those of Montserrat in places with hard rocks in opposition to the depressed areas with soft materials like in Sant Vicenç de Castellet. The karstic process of dissolution (the process that originates the caves) in mainly conglomerates but also marine limestones and evaporites contributes to the present land shapes.
The rivers Llobregat and Cardener are nowadays the outlet towards the Mediterranean sea of the eroded materials. From time to time, episodes of local sedimentation are registered in the quaternary fluvial terraces (not displayed in the scheme). These quaternary sediments makes the gravel deposits that are often exploited.
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Geocaching is a world wide game, where people hide small containers in Interesting places to share stories of the area or community. Clues are left on a Geocaching website, geocache.com along with information, hints and tips. People search for Geocaches in an area, follow the clues and then log the find on the web site. On mobile devices, there is an App for that of course. On larger caches, folks fill a box with gifts - and it is traditional for finders to put something into the box and take something out. It's great fun for people finding caches. It's also fun for people for people to make a cache for others to learn about their community through local eyes.


In 2074, where corporations govern all.
Pretty sure these already exist?
It's a really solid show. Worth watching. Probably one of the most promising shows on SciFi in years.
The criminals live in RED sector and the corpies live in GREEN sector.
I really enjoy it. There are a lot of parallels.


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CGP Expansion News Story
SUSTAINED SUCCESS POWERS CUSTOM GLASS PRODUCTS' PLANNED $2M EXPANSION.
(Mooresville, NC, August 16, 2016) "IF YOU CAN DRAW IT, WE CAN MAKE IT." This has been the proud proclamation and corporate policy of Custom Glass Products (CGP), ever since its 1971 founding. What CGP's customers draw, and CGP makes in boundless variety, are custom-made window and door components: glass, frames, grids, and grilles designed to make windows and doors more beautiful, durable, energy-efficient, value-enhancing, and easier to maintain and enjoy.
"Our unlimited design flexibility has proven so attractive to our customers – architects, contractors, distributors, and manufacturers," notes Steve Reeder, CGP president, "we have decided to expand our production capacity by about 25% – not because we are running at or beyond our comfortable capacity – but so we can gracefully and responsively handle daily swings in our customer requirements, while continuing to fulfill our Just In Time commitments, and making sure that no building or project ever has an empty opening when our products are desired and expected. At CGP, we like to say, 'Wherever the light comes in, we come in.' This being so, just precisely when our products come in can make all the difference to everyone we serve."
To maintain and enhance CGP's industry-leading service levels and THREE-day turnaround times, Reeder explains, the company is embarking on an ambitious expansion. With its present plant running tight on space, and to support its plans to add a soon-to-be-introduced new product line, CGP anticipates investing approximately 2 million dollars over the next two years in space and equipment, streamlining existing process lines and adding a new product manufacturing center. In its expansion, CGP will add some processes internally that are currently outsourced, enabling the company to exercise better control over those processes on-site.
"We have been planning for this for some time," reveals Reeder, "just waiting on the economy and prospects to grow the business. We had originally purchased 10 acres in 1988 so we have plenty of land to grow on. We are putting up a separate building so it has more of a campus feeling to it while enabling us to accommodate processes that differ from those we already utilize in our main facility in the new space ."
CGP's longstanding corporate values – green practices and close community ties – are woven through its expansion plans. "For example, we've always pursued and practiced ecological good stewardship," says Reeder, pointing out that all of CGP's products, including window grilles, are recyclable, and its popular, patented Decralite® decorative window grids are made from 100% recycled material, and all of CGP's products, glass, plastic, spacers, and residuals from manufacturing are recycled.
Not surprisingly, CGP's expansion involves a green contractor, along with partnering with green organizations such as Energy Star, LEED, Architects Council, Millwork Distributors, ASTM, Efficient Windows Collaborative, Fenestration Canada, CSA International, DOE.gov, Installation Masters Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-Windows & Daylighting Group, National Fenestration Rating Council, National Glass Association, The Vinyl Institute, Window & Door Dealers Alliance, Window & Door Manufacturers Association, and Window Covering Manufacturers Association.
Another green aspect of CGP's expansion is the additional company paychecks slated to flow into the community when CGP adds the 15 new employees it anticipates hiring in the next two years.
"This shows our commitment to our local economy and confidence in our local work force," Reeder said. "The community has been good to us; we've got low turnover, great perceived quality, and a genuinely happy, close-knit productive team who consistently ship out great products in just five days. What's not to love about that? Our expansion expresses our love for this area and its great people. We believe that shared success is the sweetest, and we salute all our proudly local homegrown team who are helping us toward strong and steady growth."


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Сха, Цха — річка в Білорусі у Борисовському районі Мінської області. Ліва притока річки Березини (басейн Дніпра).

Опис
Довжина річки 80 км, похил річки 0,5 %, площа басейну водозбору 577 км², середньорічний стік 3,9 м³/с. Формується притоками та безіменними струмками.

Розташування
Бере початок за 0,5 км на східній околиці села Михайлова. Спочатку тече переважно на північний схід і біля села Високий Берег повертає і тече переважно на південний захід. У місті Борисов впадає в річку Березину, праву притоку річки Дніпра.

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Посилання
 Блакитна книга Білорусі: енциклопедія. / Редкол.: Н. А. Дісько, М. М. Курлович, Я. В. Малашевич та ін.; Худож. В. Г. Загародні. — Мн.: БелЕн, 1994. — 415 с. ISBN 5-85700-133-1

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We are calling for a broad anti-capitalist front to take part in environmentalist actions starting on Monday 15th of April in London, outside St Paul's Cathedral, meeting at 12 noon. We will be assembling at St Paul's Cathedral for a tour of the heart of global extractive finance, also known as the City of London.
We support the efforts by groups like Extinction Rebellion to build large movements, but we also support the many working class, immigrant, anti-borders, socialist, anarchist and communist groups which have been working to dismantle the capitalist roots of climate change, species extinction and extractive industrialism. Unlike Extinction Rebellion, we are not asking you to get arrested but we must highlight the fact that capitalism is the root cause of this crises and bring this message to the workplaces of the people profiting from environmental destruction.
The Green Anti-capitalist Front is not a group, but rather a banner to bring together all of us who want to join the struggle against climate change, but who see that the only way of doing that is by digging up this threat by is roots – capitalism and state violence. We are calling for all anti-capitalists to join us on the street and show that London is both red and green.
A group of class-struggle anarchists organising in London. We take an intersectional approach to organising. Talks, Workshops, Propaganda - we do it all!


Stortford Interiors (UK) has broadened its portfolio of impressive projects after being awarded the £5.35 million interior drywall and ceilings contract for Two Fifty One – a striking new 41 storey residential tower in Southwark.
The major new win is one of the specialist interior architectural package contractor's first high rise residential schemes and will provide in excess of 300 apartments and accompanying facilities.
The development, located in the heart of Elephant and Castle, is boosted by a seven storey commercial office block, with Stortford Interiors delivering an extensive drywall and suspended ceilings packages to both buildings. The 72-week project is expected to be complete by the end of 2017.
In keeping with London's reputation for inspirational architecture, Two Fifty One will be an outstanding addition to its skyline with its bold parallelogram form, crisp and white reconstituted cladding and a distinctive veiled triangular apex.
Scott Shearing, Pre-Construction Director of Stortford Interiors said: "We've collaborated closely with Laing O'Rourke to seek the best value on the project whilst maintaining the high-quality performance criteria, and liaised with the designers to maximise productivity and programme benefits by implementing preferred build methods and installation sequences.


Thomas Wood Stevens, founder and designer of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, about 1935.
Stevens surveys the Old Globe's construction.
Joe Pinto and John Clark perform in "The Drunkard" a melodrama at The Globe in 1948.
Interior of the former Old Globe Theatre, 1955.
Richard Edelman as Oberon and Robert Baker as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," 1956.
Michael Byers and Lillie Mae Barr in "The Hostage" at Falstaff Tavern in 1965.
Members of the original 1935 Old Globe acting company were photographed in 1975.
Construction of the new Old Globe Theatre with a view looking toward the stage.