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Will Liberal Hypocrisy in Maryland make another Kalief Browder Inevitable?
Will Liberal Hypocrisy Make a Maryland Kalief Browder Inevitable?
By Lawrence Grandpre
Alternative fact & Democratic Party intrigue threaten bail reform in the so-called "Free State"
When a train crashes, investigators often study the path which led to the catastrophe. Carnage abound, we're left only to look further up the track to find where we could have avoided the crash.
One wonders whether in a few years if some will look back at this legislative session and see it as the critical point where the state's movement on social justice began to go off track.
The battle for bail reform in Maryland has taken twists and turns, including campaign contributions from the bail bonds lobby, wining and dining lawmakers, and consistent misinformation.
At the core, however, the question at hand is a simple one. Will the Maryland Democratic party allow an unanimous state appeals court ruling citing the increasingly accepted argument that it is unconstitutional for someone to be held in jail simply because they are too poor to pay bail, or will the Democratic party pass a bill championed by the bail bonds industry to roll back this court ruling and ensure a bias cash bail system as the default for the state?
In other words, a statewide coalition of advocacy groups is at this point simply asking state lawmakers to do nothing and let the court rule take effect. Even this basic stance has been met with furious opposition from the bail bonds industry and Democratic lawmakers.
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That there would be such consternation over the issue of bail in a so-called progressive state like Maryland might surprise some, especially after the highly-publicized case of Kalief Browder revealed in graphic detail why the status quo needs to change. In 2010, a then 16 year old Kalief was accused of stealing a backpack. After being first unable to make bail and then denied it, he refused to plead guilty was forced to spend 3 years waiting for his trial in the notorious Riker's Island prison. There he was subject to physical abuse and solitary confinement, poignantly documented in the Spike TV documentary TIME: The Kalief Browder Story. He attempted suicide in Riker's in 2012 before the charges against him were dropped in 2013. After his release, he became an outspoken and well-known activist before tragically taking his own life in 2015.
The pretrial release provision in the Maryland state court of appeals ruling could have kept Kalief home while awaiting trial and can prevent future incidents where people are needlessly jailed pretrial. The bail bonds industry has concocted a plethora of red herring arguments to claim this would be a bad policy, shifting focus from the true reason behind their opposition; such a rule would be bad for their business.
Kalief's story exposes why the so-called "debate" over pretrial justice reform currently happening in Maryland is so absurd. The bail bonds industry has presented the red herring argument that any pretrial reform which leads to less cash bail will lead to more electronic monitoring, inserting the specter of a shady "Big Brother" state versus the relative "freedom" cash bail provides. For the poor people like Kalief who are forced to stay in jail simply because they are poor, cash bail represents the codification of violent system designed to target poor people of color. Being stuck in your house and monitored is annoying and frustrating; Kalief's story shows that being an innocent person forced to stay in jail on the basis of an inability to pay bail can devolve into pure hell.
As such, on the level of moral mathematics, this can not be called a legitimate debate. Yet in Maryland, moral mathematics has taken a backseat to naked political calculation. Bail bondsmen have given out nearly $130,000 in campaign donations in Maryland just this year. This includes massive amounts of money to the chairs of the house and senate judiciary committees, where issues of criminal justice are heard. With a statewide election approaching next year, politicians are jockeying for political position and campaign donations. This, combined with the support of one of the state's most powerful lobbying firms, has given a veneer of ambiguity to give some lawmakers permission to vote their self-interest and claim it as reflecting desires of the community.
To call this act hypocrisy is not to make a moral judgment on the individual lawmakers, but rather to point out the intellectual chasm between the espoused values of the liberal lawmakers and the implications of their advocacy. Pro Bail Bonds lawmakers have advanced an argument saying the court of appeals ruling, which tells judges to prioritize non-financial conditions for pretrial, would violate the freedom of judges, who should be free to pick any condition that he or she wants. Judges, in their argument, should be free to choose whether they want non-financial conditions (which they again characterize as only electronic monitoring) or bail. This argument is:
1st On face incorrect: There is no world where the accused get to pick which conditions for release they receive.
2nd Misleading: Electronic monitoring is but one of many conditions for release and would only be applied to a small percentage of accused (the bill would also not end electronic monitoring, further showing the hypocrisy),
3rd Codifying bias: Overruling the rule change would allow judges to default to what they are used to, cash bail, a system found to replicate racial bias. Judges in Louisiana gave Black defendants higher bail the week after the Louisiana State Football team lost a football game.
While claiming their bill would advance the liberal interest of freedom, they justify the ultimate violation of freedom, forcing poor people, convicted of no crime, to be incarcerated simply because they can't afford bail.
Maryland is one of the few states where Democrats control both chambers of the state's legislature and the state is nearly a third Black. The Maryland Democratic party has built itself up as a progressive bastion in "Trump's America". Many lawmakers, including the Legislative Black Caucus, have come around on the issue of bail reform and are poised to stand strong against this bill if it does indeed come up for a vote. A nasty floor fight between Democrats appears all but inevitable if it does, and the results of this fight right now are uncertain.
The party recently claimed victory by getting the Republican governor to agree to sign a ban on hydrolic fracturing (fracking). This issue presented a unique form of "interest convergence" between white progressives and white rural homeowners, giving both sides political cover to ban what would only ever amount to a niche industry in Maryland. Bail, however, is big business in the state. The industry extracts over $250,000,00 from Maryland residents every year.
The test of a parties' commitment to a community is not whether it can hammer out incremental progress in the face of political tailwinds (ex. Last year's policing reform legislation), but whether they are willing to stand up to political pressure to promote policy that pass the test of social justice, or at the very least, the test of basic common sense. Senate Bill 983 fails on both accounts, causing one to wonder why it has been so hard to get Maryland's Democratic party to commit to literally do nothing and let the court of appeals ruling take effect.
Nearly 50 years ago, Martin Luther King said:
"On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right."
Given how relevant this quote is to the Maryland bail bond fight, it is perhaps no coincidence that during this Maryland General Assembly Session, the bail bonds industry flew in the current head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization MLK helped found, to testify in favor of its legislation, claiming it would help fulfill King's vision of a "beloved community".
It is unknown what King would think about him being used in this way, but one wonders how one makes a "beloved community" behind bars. One wonders if Kalief Browder would feel his incarceration helped reflect King's principles.
Yet one thing we need not wonder about is whether this is a critical moment for the Maryland Democratic party. It can either take the track which takes the state closer to the ideals of social justice, or the Maryland Democratic party can pass SB 983 and chose to go down the track which makes a Kalief Browder type case in Maryland all but inevitable.
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Rock · 1969
By 1969, Bob Dylan was again changing personas, this time singing country with a throaty drawl and a humble tone. Many highlights include a melancholic overhaul (featuring Johnny Cash) of Dylan's 1963 weeper "Girl From the North Country," and the swooning "I Threw It All Away," which, with its spare organ and acoustic guitar, stuns as an epistle to regret. And Dylan proved that he could sing in a warm, liquid croon on the lovely, hushed "Lay Lady Lay." This often twangy affair ranks as one of Dylan's greatest.
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Nashville Skyline Rag
To Be Alone with You
I Threw It All Away
Peggy Day
Lay, Lady, Lay
One More Night
Tell Me That It Isn't True
Country Pie
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
℗ Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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#include "fib_entry.h"
#include "fib_entry_src.h"
#include "fib_path_list.h"
#include "fib_table.h"
#include "fib_entry_cover.h"
#include "fib_attached_export.h"
#include "fib_path_ext.h"

/**
 * Source initialisation Function
 */
static void
fib_entry_src_adj_init (fib_entry_src_t *src)
{
    src->adj.fesa_cover = FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID;
    src->adj.fesa_sibling = FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID;
}

static void
fib_entry_src_adj_path_add (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                            const fib_entry_t *entry,
                            fib_path_list_flags_t pl_flags,
                            const fib_route_path_t *paths)
{
    const fib_route_path_t *rpath;

    if (FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID == src->fes_pl)
    {
        src->fes_pl = fib_path_list_create(pl_flags, paths);
    }
    else
    {
        src->fes_pl = fib_path_list_copy_and_path_add(src->fes_pl,
                                                      pl_flags,
                                                      paths);
    }

    /*
     * resolve the existing extensions
     */
    fib_path_ext_list_resolve(&src->fes_path_exts, src->fes_pl);

    /*
     * and new extensions
     */
    vec_foreach(rpath, paths)
    {
        fib_path_ext_list_insert(&src->fes_path_exts,
                                 src->fes_pl,
                                 FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ,
                                 rpath);
    }
}

static void
fib_entry_src_adj_path_remove (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                               fib_path_list_flags_t pl_flags,
                               const fib_route_path_t *rpaths)
{
    const fib_route_path_t *rpath;

    if (FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID != src->fes_pl)
    {
        src->fes_pl = fib_path_list_copy_and_path_remove(src->fes_pl,
                                                         pl_flags,
                                                         rpaths);
    }

    /*
     * remove the path-extension for the path
     */
    vec_foreach(rpath, rpaths)
    {
        fib_path_ext_list_remove(&src->fes_path_exts, FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ, rpath);
    };
    /*
     * resolve the remaining extensions
     */
    fib_path_ext_list_resolve(&src->fes_path_exts, src->fes_pl);
}

static void
fib_entry_src_adj_path_swap (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                             const fib_entry_t *entry,
                             fib_path_list_flags_t pl_flags,
                             const fib_route_path_t *paths)
{
    const fib_route_path_t *rpath;

    /*
     * flush all the old extensions before we create a brand new path-list
     */
    fib_path_ext_list_flush(&src->fes_path_exts);

    src->fes_pl = fib_path_list_create(pl_flags, paths);

    /*
     * and new extensions
     */
    vec_foreach(rpath, paths)
    {
        fib_path_ext_list_push_back(&src->fes_path_exts,
                                    src->fes_pl,
                                    FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ,
                                    rpath);
    }
}

static void
fib_entry_src_adj_remove (fib_entry_src_t *src)
{
    src->fes_pl = FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID;
}

/*
 * Add a path-extension indicating whether this path is resolved,
 * because it passed the refinement check
 */
static void
fib_enty_src_adj_update_path_ext (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                                  fib_node_index_t path_index,
                                  fib_path_ext_adj_flags_t flags)
{
    fib_path_ext_t *path_ext;

    path_ext = fib_path_ext_list_find_by_path_index(&src->fes_path_exts,
                                                    path_index);

    if (NULL != path_ext)
    {
        path_ext->fpe_adj_flags = flags;
    }
    else
    {
        ASSERT(!"no path extension");
    }
}

typedef struct fib_entry_src_path_list_walk_cxt_t_
{
    fib_entry_src_t *src;
    u32 cover_itf;
    fib_path_ext_adj_flags_t flags;
} fib_entry_src_path_list_walk_cxt_t;

static fib_path_list_walk_rc_t
fib_entry_src_adj_path_list_walk (fib_node_index_t pl_index,
                                  fib_node_index_t path_index,
                                  void *arg)
{
    fib_entry_src_path_list_walk_cxt_t *ctx;
    u32 adj_itf;

    ctx = arg;
    adj_itf = fib_path_get_resolving_interface(path_index);

    if (ctx->cover_itf == adj_itf)
    {
        fib_enty_src_adj_update_path_ext(ctx->src, path_index,
                                         FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_REFINES_COVER);
        ctx->flags |= FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_REFINES_COVER;
    }
    else
    {
        /*
         * if the interface the adj is on is unnumbered to the
         * cover's, then allow that too.
         */
        vnet_sw_interface_t *swif;

        swif = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnet_get_main(), adj_itf);

        if (swif->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_UNNUMBERED &&
            ctx->cover_itf == swif->unnumbered_sw_if_index)
        {
            fib_enty_src_adj_update_path_ext(ctx->src, path_index,
                                             FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_REFINES_COVER);
            ctx->flags |= FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_REFINES_COVER;
        }
        else
        {
            fib_enty_src_adj_update_path_ext(ctx->src, path_index,
                                             FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_NONE);
        }
    }
    return (FIB_PATH_LIST_WALK_CONTINUE);
}

/*
 * Source activate.
 * Called when the source is the new longer best source on the entry
 */
static int
fib_entry_src_adj_activate (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                            const fib_entry_t *fib_entry)
{
    fib_entry_t *cover;

    /*
     * find the covering prefix. become a dependent thereof.
     * there should always be a cover, though it may be the default route.
     */
    src->adj.fesa_cover = fib_table_get_less_specific(fib_entry->fe_fib_index,
                                                      &fib_entry->fe_prefix);

    ASSERT(FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID != src->adj.fesa_cover);
    ASSERT(fib_entry_get_index(fib_entry) != src->adj.fesa_cover);

    cover = fib_entry_get(src->adj.fesa_cover);

    ASSERT(cover != fib_entry);

    src->adj.fesa_sibling =
        fib_entry_cover_track(cover,
                              fib_entry_get_index(fib_entry));

    /*
     * if the cover is attached on the same interface as this adj source then
     * install the FIB entry via the adj. otherwise install a drop.
     * This prevents ARP/ND entries that on interface X that do not belong
     * on X's subnet from being added to the FIB. To do so would allow
     * nefarious gratuitous ARP requests from attracting traffic to the sender.
     *
     * and yes, I really do mean attached and not connected.
     * this abomination;
     *   ip route add 10.0.0.0/24 Eth0
     * is attached. and we want adj-fibs to install on Eth0.
     */
    if (FIB_ENTRY_FLAG_ATTACHED & fib_entry_get_flags_i(cover))
    {
        fib_entry_src_path_list_walk_cxt_t ctx = {
            .cover_itf = fib_entry_get_resolving_interface(src->adj.fesa_cover),
            .flags = FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_NONE,
            .src = src,
        };

        fib_path_list_walk(src->fes_pl,
                           fib_entry_src_adj_path_list_walk,
                           &ctx);

        /*
         * active the entry is one of the paths refines the cover.
         */
        return (FIB_PATH_EXT_ADJ_FLAG_REFINES_COVER & ctx.flags);
    }
    return (0);
}

/*
 * Source Deactivate.
 * Called when the source is no longer best source on the entry
 */
static void
fib_entry_src_adj_deactivate (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                              const fib_entry_t *fib_entry)
{
    fib_entry_t *cover;

    /*
     * remove the depednecy on the covering entry
     */
    ASSERT(FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID != src->adj.fesa_cover);
    cover = fib_entry_get(src->adj.fesa_cover);

    fib_entry_cover_untrack(cover, src->adj.fesa_sibling);

    /*
     * tell the cover this entry no longer needs exporting
     */
    fib_attached_export_covered_removed(cover, fib_entry_get_index(fib_entry));

    src->adj.fesa_cover = FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID;
}

static u8*
fib_entry_src_adj_format (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                         u8* s)
{
    return (format(s, "cover:%d", src->adj.fesa_cover));
}

static void
fib_entry_src_adj_installed (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                             const fib_entry_t *fib_entry)
{
    /*
     * The adj source now rules! poke our cover to get exported
     */
    fib_entry_t *cover;

    ASSERT(FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID != src->adj.fesa_cover);
    cover = fib_entry_get(src->adj.fesa_cover);

    fib_attached_export_covered_added(cover,
                                      fib_entry_get_index(fib_entry));
}

static fib_entry_src_cover_res_t
fib_entry_src_adj_cover_change (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                                const fib_entry_t *fib_entry)
{
    fib_entry_src_cover_res_t res = {
        .install = !0,
        .bw_reason = FIB_NODE_BW_REASON_FLAG_NONE,
    };

    fib_entry_src_adj_deactivate(src, fib_entry);

    res.install = fib_entry_src_adj_activate(src, fib_entry);

    if (res.install) {
        /*
         * ADJ fib can install
         */
        res.bw_reason = FIB_NODE_BW_REASON_FLAG_EVALUATE;
    }

    return (res);
}

/*
 * fib_entry_src_adj_cover_update
 */
static fib_entry_src_cover_res_t
fib_entry_src_adj_cover_update (fib_entry_src_t *src,
                                const fib_entry_t *fib_entry)
{
    /*
     * the cover has updated, i.e. its forwarding or flags
     * have changed. don't decativate/activate here, since this
     * prefix is updated during the covers walk.
     */
    fib_entry_src_cover_res_t res = {
        .install = !0,
        .bw_reason = FIB_NODE_BW_REASON_FLAG_NONE,
    };
    fib_entry_t *cover;

    ASSERT(FIB_NODE_INDEX_INVALID != src->adj.fesa_cover);

    cover = fib_entry_get(src->adj.fesa_cover);

    res.install = (FIB_ENTRY_FLAG_ATTACHED & fib_entry_get_flags_i(cover));

    return (res);
}

const static fib_entry_src_vft_t adj_src_vft = {
    .fesv_init = fib_entry_src_adj_init,
    .fesv_path_swap = fib_entry_src_adj_path_swap,
    .fesv_path_add = fib_entry_src_adj_path_add,
    .fesv_path_remove = fib_entry_src_adj_path_remove,
    .fesv_remove = fib_entry_src_adj_remove,
    .fesv_activate = fib_entry_src_adj_activate,
    .fesv_deactivate = fib_entry_src_adj_deactivate,
    .fesv_format = fib_entry_src_adj_format,
    .fesv_installed = fib_entry_src_adj_installed,
    .fesv_cover_change = fib_entry_src_adj_cover_change,
    .fesv_cover_update = fib_entry_src_adj_cover_update,
};

void
fib_entry_src_adj_register (void)
{
    fib_entry_src_register(FIB_SOURCE_ADJ, &adj_src_vft);
}

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BASKETBALL Cape May Tech @ Wildwood Catholic 1/10 6pm
VIDEO: Delvecchio nets scoring milestone as Cape Tech grabs first victory
VIDEO: Crusaders back bounce from lopsided loss by pulling away from Cape Tech
NORTH WILDWOOD – For the Wildwood Catholic Academy boys basketball team, the best remedy to a lopsided defeat was to get back out on the court and play another game right away.
One day after a humiliating 50-point loss to Camden Catholic at the Seagull Classic, the Crusaders pulled away from local rival Cape May Tech in the second half for a 63-49 victory Monday evening.
"It was probably the best thing, to get right back on the court and play," Wildwood Catholic coach Anthony Raffa Raffa said. "It was good to kind of put it behind us and move on. We definitely played much better, especially in the second half."
Wildwood Catholic (4-4) led for most of the game but didn't gain control for good until early in the fourth quarter as Dylan Delvecchio (23 points) and Patrick Bean (20 points) helped keep the Hawks close.
But a big fourth-quarter from Rashee Bell, who scored nine of his 12 points in the period, and a defensive effort that held Cape May Tech (0-5) to three field goals in the final quarter allowed the Crusaders to pull away.
While Delvecchio and Bean combined for all but six of Tech's points, Wildwood Catholic enjoyed much more scoring balance. In addition to Bell, Azmir Kates and Justin Harper also each reached double figures with 15 and 14 points, respectively, with Landen Hart adding eight points and Manny Weaver chipping in seven points.
"That's what we're striving for, to get a lot of guys scoring," Raffa said. "When you have that balance it makes everyone feel like they're involved and it makes everyone feel like they're going to get their opportunities."
Wildwood Catholic grabbed the momentum at the end of the first half. Kates hit a foul-line jump shot with five seconds to go before Weaver stole the in-bound pass and knocked down a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give Wildwood Catholic a 24-19 lead.
Cape May Tech twice closed to within three points in the third quarter, but back-to-back baskets by Kates and a pair of three-pointers by Hart allowed Wildwood Catholic to extend its lead to six going into the final period.
The Crusaders then held Tech scoreless for the first 2 ½ minutes of the fourth quarter in ballooning their lead to double digits.
Tech's Delvecchio exited the game 15 points shy of 1,000 for his career. The Hawks host Buena Tuesday.


April 11-- Apr. 11--ROCKFORD -- The often frenetic pace of a hospital emergency room can be the exact opposite of the calm environment needed by people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Rockford City Council is expected to vote on the proposal next week. The program is expected to be cost neutral to the city, but could reduce repeat ambulance rides if it improves patient outcomes. If approved, Rockford fire would become the second department in Illinois to pilot the option to transport to an alternative facility.
Rosecrance treats individuals suffering from mental illness and drug addictions. The Mulberry Center combines two mental health programs, triage and residential, said the facility's manager, Nathan Whinnery.
Most of the 950 patients transported to emergency rooms last year for mental health crises by the Rockford Fire Department still would go to the hospital under the pilot program because of urgent problems such as physical wounds, a suicide attempt or an imminent suicide attempt, said David Gomel, president of Rosecrance Inc.
Gomel said the triage center is designed to calm and soothe. Sometimes the best first step in the treatment process at the center is a cup of coffee, a shower or a change of clothes.


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Lions Re-sign Hydration Specialist For 2021
by Jason Gibson
Aubrey Ketcham is the son of season ticket holders, Jason and Sara Ketcham. He has been a Lions fan for the last 8 years. Aubrey is a 6th grade student at Calvary Christian School where he plays the alto saxophone in the band. Aubrey also is a member of the Calvary Christian School Middle School Cross Country Team and plays soccer at Columbus Youth Soccer Complex.
In his free time he enjoys playing video games and hanging out with his friends and favorite Lions player, QB Mason Espinosa. Being the hydration specialist for the Columbus Lions has taught him discipline and team work. "Aubrey is vital to our players on game day. His passion for football and the Lions is motivation everyday. We are blessed to have him back helping our players and team." - Head Coach Jason Gibson
"It has been an honor to meet all the Lions players over the years. I was really sad that we were not able to play the 2020 season but I'm ready to keep the team hydrated and bring home the NAL championship this season. Thanks to Coach Gibson for giving me this opportunity." - Aubrey Ketcham


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Located on Chileka Road (the 'old Chileka Road') but on the opposite side of Chileka Road to most of Blantyre Mission and the Synod Offices - Grace Bandawe is directly opposite Phoenix School. From St Michael and All Angels church proceed down onto the old Chileka Road and turn left. After the traffic lights look out on the right hand side for the Grace Bandawe sign.
We have a 24 hr reception.
Rooms have been beautifully refurbished in the last year. Rates are around 40US$ for a double room. For long stay rates are around 30US$ per double room. Please contact the note for the most current rates.


The world isn't flat according to Marco Veremis. He's CEO & Co-founder of Upstream, a mobile commerce company operating in 43 countries and more than 25 languages. Just this past year, his company Upstream converted 65 million paying subscribers and handled 10 billion consumer interactions. He joined Startup Grind Athens at InnovAthens to tell a packed room of entrepreneurs his vision about doing business around the globe.
Most Silicon Valley startups focus on mature markets like the United States and Western Europe and see markets as flat: that they try to ship products that can attract millions (if not billion) of users with a streamlined process that doesn't leave much room for local differences.
While this might be a great approach for B2C companies, Upstream's success is based entirely on leveraging local aspects of emerging markets.
In many African countries for example, mobile is the only window you might have to connect with the rest of the world. Upstream is leading the innovation in areas where the only way to learn English is through your mobile phone. This is key to Upstream's continuous re-invention, keeping growth dynamic. How dynamic? Last year, their revenues exceeded $250 million and they show no sign of slow-down.
But how do you keep scaling from a small advertising firm to a multinational organization?
Marco explained that Upstream went through 4 distinct stages, moving from one business model to another as the firm hit a ceiling in sales. From a mobile marketing company, Upstream is already moving up the value chain, now into a mobile commerce enterprise business, and entering the digital payments industry for the first time.
The inspiration was obvious: people in emerging markets want to experience new services, but they just don't have the means to pay for digital goods. Marco gave a simple example: Brazil's Google Play market is ranked #2 in total number of activations, but #22 in total revenue generated.
So why the big gap?
First, because many Brazilians are unbanked: they don't have a credit/debit card to purchase apps, thus need an alternative way to buy. For Upstream, this screamed opportunity, allowing them to step into the m-commerce space offering payments through billing the mobile operator.
Secondly is income versus pricing. Marco provided another real example: $1.99 might be 1/20 of an American's daily income, while the same price add up to 1/5 of a Brazilian's daily income, or even up to half of a person's daily income in Africa.
The world is not flat, suggests Marco: we need to offer local pricing and payment tools to enter and conquer emerging markets.
Upstream is leading innovation not only in words, but with actions. Persado is the prime example of an experiment that started within Upstream and was so interesting that it reached €18 million in cost run rate. It was then that Upstream's executives decided that Persado would spin off into a separate company. Upstream's Co-founder Alex Vratskides joined Persado as CEO while Mr. Veremis sits on Persado's board. It's a tangible way to support new ventures and keep the innovation culture strong.
Marco has also embraced other smart ideas that started from Upstream employees, such as Workable by Nikos Moraitakis and Spiros Maniatis. The two ex-employees realized that the expensive hiring platforms Upstream was using were not even close to solving the issue of finding the right candidates in an effective and efficient way. When the two quit and started Workable, which recently raised $27 million in a Series B with Balderton Capital, Marco saw the opportunity to get involved early, contributing starting seed funding because he trusted his former employees.
Speaking of raising money, Marco shared with the Startup Grind Athens attendees that Upstream started with only €600,000 in funding and grew quickly based on the revenues that came from their clients. The success came from being able to have a flexible business, ready for a pivot when needed.
The only constant variant is the company's values which are not negotiable. Marco also highlighted the fact that you need to be ready to fail, which made Upstream a better company the moment he stopped worrying much about failure. He hates advice because it's a kind of nostalgia. He favors questions instead.
A true business leader, Marco Veremis gave amazing insight to everyone and Greece should have more entrepreneurs like him that export high-tech to the rest of the world while maintaining a high level of ethos, a unique Greek word that is the true compass of everything that Upstream is doing.
Dimitris Litsikakis holds a BSc in Information Technology from Piraeus University and a MSc in Project Management from Lancaster University. He worked at IBM UK as a Project Manager delivering large scale IT projects. He then joined Edenred Greece as Digital Transformation Manager where he led the entire digitalization of the company's solution offering, issuing hundreds of thousands of MasterCard cards to beneficiaries. In 2018 he was appointed Country Manager Greece for Revolut the fastest growing FinTech based in London. Having secured $350M in funding, Revolut has an impressive $1,7B valuation. With 2 million users across Europe, Revolut provides the fastest, safest and easiest way to get innovative banking services with a mobile-first approach. Since 2014, he also acts as Athens Chapter Director for Startup Grind, the largest entrepreneurship community in the world.


These rigid columns are designed for those who have a 5400-series mill. Each comes with the 2000-series ram with laser-engraved scales in your choice of SAE or metric measurements and gives the versatility of Sherline's 2000-series mill column with its large work area and seven directions of movement. The short column is 4″ tall, and the tall column is 6″ tall. The tall column provides more Z-clearance.
NOTE: The mounting hole pattern for this column is designed to work with the new mill base that has the thru hole for the Y-axis cover tube. It will not mount on an older style mill base. If you wish to use this rigid base with an older style mill base, you will need to drill and C'bore the two new holes in your mill base. We can either supply you with the dimensions, or you can send your base in to have it modified for a fee by us. Call us for a print or a machining quote.
The columns bolt to the mill base using the two angled side-by-side 1/4-20 SHCS's in the new style base, although we include two new bolts with each base. These columns have the newer style hole pattern through the base to accept the Y-axis leadscrew cover tube. The short base is the same height as the regular 2000 mill round column. The tall column is the same height as the 2000 round column with the riser block in place.
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A raising housing crisis prompted Seattle City Council to create a new tax for large businesses that will aim to cease the dire conditions in which thousands of residents have now been led into homelessness. On the forefront of the new tax implementation is Amazon, the biggest company currently resided in the city. Public attention had been intensely focusing on the tax plan for weeks now, as a very crowded public hearing took place a while ago. After a resounding result, in which a 9 to 0 vote favored the implementation of the new tax plan, Seattle city officials are expecting their strategy to do well with the outstanding public support it has received.
Many have supported the plan based on the increasing prices on the real estate market, caused by large companies that have created an unstable environment where middle class Americans are now unable to live in the city. But not everyone seems to be pleased. As it has become increasingly clear, Amazon had serious doubts about the tax plan, especially when it was first introduced as a stern and more demanding proposal.
The company, lead by billionaire CEO Jeff Bezos, is the biggest company and job creator in Seattle and will now be prompted to pay a sum close to $275 per worker each year. This new scenario is certainly not something the company is glad about – on a public statement, Amazon's vice-president Drew Herdener, made harsh comments about how the city council had proposed a "very aggressive" move that would not allow the company to grow and provide to the city. Pending a decision from city council, Amazon had halted the construction of a new office building downtown. They had been known as the leaders of the opposition, a collective of private sector businesses which voiced out their concerns about the tax plan stating the damage it would create for bigger businesses was too hazardous. After a decision was made public, Amazon decided to carry on with the construction of its new office building. But the company is still considering whether or not it is viable to sublet office space on another building they own, which means they would send off personnel to other parts of the country to avoid raising their tax payments.
Around 500 companies that have declared over $20 million in earnings annually are now prompted to make higher tax payments, according to the new plan. Non-profits and healthcare companies are freed from the new scheme. The tax, which will be put in motion as a five-year plan, aims to increase the city's income between $45 million to $49 million a year to build affordable housing in Seattle.


Monetary policy also known as the credit policy, is the policy which is purely managed by our Central bank of India (Reserve Bank of India) to control the money supply in the economy & amount of credit in the economy.
Monetary policy is governed by RBI . Monetary policy through both monetary and non-monetary measures influence savings , investment , output , income & price level in the economy.
To control the money supply RBI uses various instruments. Basically RBI control these rates like Bank Rates, MSF, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo rate, Cash Reserve ratio & Statutory liquidity ratio in order to manage price stability in the economy & to achieve high economic growth.
The main aim of the monetary policy is Macro-Economic stability by maintaining price stability and adequate flow of credit to the productive sectors of the economy.
The Main important objectives of monetary policy are Price stability, Exchange Stability, Neutrality of Money, Economic Development, etc.
It is one of the most important objectives of the monetary policy. RBI makes efforts to control price stability through various monetary measures. Under price stability the fluctuations in prices are to controlled to have positive impact on production, income and employment generation in the economy. In absence of price stability, inflationary and deflationary conditions are generated in the economy, which affects the various sectors of the economy.
It is one of the traditional objective of the monetary policy. Exchange rate stability means to minimise the rate of fluctuation in the value of a currency in respect to the value of another currency. Stability in exchange rate will lead to outflow of money and encourage development of international trade leading to favourable balance of payment situation.
Neutrality of money means to keep the impact of charge in the quantity of money on various elements like price, income, employment as constant. Neutrality of money does not mean that the supply of money is perfectly inelastic and fixed but it means to control the effectiveness of money.
In a developing economy monetary policy encourage economic development by attaining equilibrium between money supply and demand. Economic development and the capital formation are closely related and the monetary policy through its quantitative and qualitative measures accelerating saving , investment and capital formation for rapid economic growth.
Monetary Policy cannot directly influence economic growth but it can prove a conductive environment that encourages growth through low and stable prices. When prices are stable people can effectively plan to invest, save and consume.When there are indications of excess supply of money and rising inflationary pressures the banks adopt the dear or restrictive monetary policy through the contraction of credit.
On the other hand, when there is low money supply in the economy i.e. in the deflationary situation, bank through cheap or expansionary money policy increase the supply of money in order to stimulate domestic demand.
Every bank Maintain a certain % of their total deposits with RBI in the form of Cash and Net demand & Time liabilities. Current CRR is 4%. Every Bank has to pay the amount to RBI on every 15 Days.
Every bank has to maintain a certain % of their total deposits in the form of (Gold + Cash + bonds + Securities) with themselves at the end of every business days. Current SLR is 20.75%.
Bank rate is also termed as "Discount Rate" The rate through which RBI charges certain % for providing money to other banks without any security for Long period of time for 90 Days & Current Bank Rate is 6.75%.
MSF is the rate through which bank can borrow funds for Short time – Overnight basis. Current MSF is 6.75%.


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Eight House seats likely to be in play, including freshman Republicans
Jimmy Vielkind
CLEARWATER, Fla. — John Boehner made sure to swing through New York.
As Republicans fight to keep their majority in the House of Representatives, the House speaker knows deep-blue New York is a key battleground. So he dropped by the daily delegation breakfast — jointly held with Puerto Rican Republicans — Wednesday to declare the GOP was ready to go "on offense" in the Empire State.
"Thank you for all your help in the 2010 election cycle," he said, noting New York sent six GOP freshman to Washington in that banner year, more than any other state. "After the election the Democrats started licking their chops, saying, 'Oh, boy — we're gonna get these seats back.' We'll let me tell you something: They've got another thing coming."
It's too soon to say if this is simply braggadocio, but Republicans know that President Barack Obama's 2008 election came on a surge of voters that cascaded down the ballot. If the GOP can't stop the President from taking New York, they can reap House seats.
Eight seats are seen to be in play, including two that border the Capital Region. A federal magistrate redrew district boundaries during redistricting, and the new boundaries made three freshman House Republicans more vulnerable — Ann Marie Buerkle in greater Syracuse as well as Chris Gibson and Nan Hayworth in the Hudson Valley — while a fourth congressman, Michael Grimm of Staten Island, has come under investigation for his political fundraising.
But GOP leaders like Boehner point to four campaigns that could bear fruit: Watertown investor Matt Doheny's run against Rep. Bill Owens in a district covering the North Country; Chris Collins' bid against Rep. Kathy Hochul in Western New York; Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks' challenge to longtime incumbent Rep. Louise Slaughter in greater Rochester; and Randy Altschuler's rematch against Long Island Rep. Tim Bishop. Boehner toured New York state to support Doheny and Brooks earlier this month.
Each campaign will turn on local issues — but the national ticket will drive turnout, experts said. And exactly how that will play is being bitterly debated.
GOP leaders here note polls showing dissatisfaction with Obama, and nominee Mitt Romney has cast his candidacy as a referendum on the economy. New York's elected Republicans say the selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as the vice presidential nominee has energized the ticket, and plays much better than Sarah Palin did in 2008.
"Republicans make a big mistake if they don't realize how effective Paul Ryan can be. He won in a Democratic district, he gets strong support from organized labor and he's a regular guy," said Rep. Pete King, a Long Islander who is the senior member of New York's Republican delegation.
But Democrats have pushed back on Ryan, making his proposal to change the Medicare program for future retirees — people currently over age 55 would keep the same coverage — from a fee-for-services model where care is reimbursed by taxpayers to one where patients get a voucher to pay for private health insurance, and cover additional costs out of their own pocket. If no changes are made, the core Medicare program is projected to grow short of funds within a decade.
"In my view, (Ryan's selection) really puts the Medicare question right on the table; it puts the Social Security question right on the table, and my sense in talking to seniors is they're very concerned about the proposals Republicans are making on both arenas," said Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh. "What Ryan is doing, in effect, is shifting cost. This is not a budget that is intended to reduce Medicare expenditures, it's only intended to reduce what the federal government pays for health care."
A Siena Research Institute poll released earlier this month found 21 percent of New York voters surveyed said they were put off by Ryan's selection, compared to 16 percent who became more likely to support Romney. But in upstate counties, the breakdown was 21 percent for Ryan and 18 percent against.
Bruce Gyory, an adjunct professor of political science at the University at Albany and a political adviser who has served multiple governors, said it's impossible to predict the turnout patterns.
"The reason Reagan and Obama had coattails while winning at 10 percent and 7 percent in 1980 and 2008, while Nixon did not have coattails in '72, is he didn't bring new voters to the polls or change the partisan alliances," Gyory said. "They were soaking up support from their opponents. Here, it's closer to a strong base election — you're not going to have a lot of switching. So the question becomes, who's fomenting their base?"
Everybody's trying. Boehner described his New York prospects as "orphan districts" because voters there won't be subjected to lots of presidential campaigning or a robust U.S. Senate campaign — though Republicans are running Wendy Long against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat.
Money from outside groups like the American Action Network and both the Republican and Democratic congressional campaign committees has already started to finance automated phone calls, mail flyers and television advertisements.
"There are a lot of question marks and no real exclamation points," said Gyory, "except that New York is the epicenter in the battle for the House."
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Innes is a Pop Singer Songwriter based in London.
Just recently she released her single 'Hold On'.
Her third EP 'Stay' was released at the beginning of 2017 and so far 'Stay' has had a great feedback from a few radio presenters and music bloggers.
In April 2015. Innes has recorded her second EP 'Friend', alongside a FriEND Music Video which was played at Austin's biggest festival SXSW.


Montreal's own Carl 'IndySoul' Guerrard and singer Wayne Tennant join forces for the gorgeous "I'm done", a smoothly thumpin' production featuring delectable keys and deeply felt vocals guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. To top it all off, the package comes complete with an incredible selection of soulful remixes by Adam 'Suges' Sugar, Gene King, Micheal Terzian and Franceso Gori all adding their signature touch, a raw'n'gritty dub by Guerilla Science and an 80's inspired synth fueled remix by Daniel Guetta (it brought back memories of Human League's 1981 classic "Don't you want me" with us). Highly recommended.


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New Zealand in the OECD
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Falling infant mortality has been a feature in all OECD countries over recent decades. In 2002, New Zealand's infant mortality rate was 5.6 deaths of children under one year of age for every 1,000 live births. This was the ninth-highest among OECD nations, similar to the rates for Greece (5.9) and the United Kingdom (5.3), and well above the lowest rate of 2.2 in Iceland. Although the New Zealand figure was below the OECD average of 6.6, this average is inflated by relatively high rates of infant mortality in Turkey and Mexico.
(deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births), 2002
OECD 6.6
New Zealand 5.6
In 2001, New Zealand's public expenditure on health was equivalent to 8.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), very similar to the OECD average of 8.3 percent, but well below the United States figure of 13.9 percent of GDP. This placed New Zealand sixteenth of 29 countries.
Public Expenditure on Health
(percentage of GDP), 2001
As infant mortality has declined in OECD countries, life expectancy has been increasing. New Zealand females born in 2002 could expect to live 81.2 years and New Zealand males 76.7 years. This was an increase of almost three years for females since 1990, and four years for males.
In 2002, New Zealand females had the fifteenth-highest life expectancy in the OECD, while New Zealand males had the eighth-highest. For both sexes this was above the OECD average. New Zealand's life expectancy figures are similar to those for most western European nations.
(years of expected life at birth)
Females Males
OECD 78.3 81.2 72.4 76.7
New Zealand 78.3 80.6 71.7 74.7


December is a period of tumultuousness, both within nature and within ourselves. The trees are finally submitting to winter as neighborhoods complete the transition between life and death, bright leaves giving way to bare limbs and frosty mornings, and we are assaulted with stress: the stress of hosting dinners, or traveling to visit relatives; the stress of keeping your composure around those family members that seem to thrive on negativity — even the stress of the holidays looming so close around the corner as every store begins to blast themed music.
It can be extremely easy to lose yourself in such a time, embracing your discomfort or dislike rather than the important reminder in the very name of the upcoming holiday: to give thanks. That is precisely why it is more important than ever that you maintain a grateful attitude as it approaches and passes; you'll find yourself feeling happier, healthier, and more satisfied as the snow begins to fall. Whether you're traveling down the street, across the country, or are hosting the Holiday feast yourself, here are three ways to maintain gratitude.
How often do you consider the beauty of snow rather than how cold it is or the fact that you have a family to celebrate with, no matter how much they may drive you up the wall? Ignoring your own fortune — regardless of how insignificant it may seem in the moment — is the fastest way to misery.
If you find yourself struggling with the mental act of cataloging what you're thankful for, make it physical instead: purchase a gratitude journal and write in it every day. Remember how lucky you were to see that puppy on your way to work, or how beautiful the clouds looked as the sun set behind them on your way home. Every moment has meaning once you train your mind to understand it, and a gratitude journal is the best way to start.
Too often has social media been used to tear others down as ungrateful people use the power of language for cruelty and debasement rather than to further positivity and show kindness. The holidays are a wonderful opportunity to put some Good into the world for a change, and even has a contagion-like effect: if you notice a friend or family member posting negative or unhappy things, remind them of a sweet and pleasant memory the two of you shared and encourage them to expound on it. Breaking the habit of ungratefulness takes hard work, but just as misery loves company, so too does positivity.
No family is perfect; we all have flaws, from stubbornness to insecurity and everything in between. While the holidays may not be nonstop enjoyable and ideal, they are almost never wholly awful. When dealing with those family members that cause friction, either for the entire group or just for you, try to look beyond their actions and remember the good moments you have shared. Just like the social media expressions of gratitude, try to inspire them to join along in the "remember when" experience; if the issues are long-standing and voicing positive memories seems impossible, just hold them in your mind — maybe even jot them down in your gratitude journal later that evening. Expressing gratitude even for those individuals that cause you pain or discomfort is an excellent way to manage unresolved conflicts.
The best part about practicing gratitude is that, if you work at it enough and are truly committed to bettering your outlook, it has a long-lasting impact on your life. As you grow more appreciative of the little things, those subtle but crucial moments, you'll become happier. Changing your attitude to see the brighter side of life will make every day — not just the holidays — a day to be grateful for.
Matt O'Grady has always been interested in what can't be seen but what can be felt, and experienced. He always knew there was so much more to himself, to life, to being a human on the planet, and he has found that in studying psychology, emotional awareness, consciousness, mysticism, meditation, spirituality and working and playing with his self-development.
Matt studied Psychology in college at Hofstra University and has worked in Marketing for the last 25 years. Starting off at the book publishing company Harcourt, Inc. in his corporate career, then moving into Magazine Publishing he then launched his own magazine and custom publishing company, and now in addition to Matt O'Grady Coaching, owns and operates the Digital Marketing Company, HarmoniaMedia.com. Author of Living Gratitude: A Simple Path to Happiness, which has received rave reviews from its readers. Matt also has his own Matt O'Grady Coaching Podcast, 7 years running with over half a million downloads, where he teaches his audience about meditation, self-awareness, how to be happier, more successful, appreciative of the present moment, and deeply grateful. He lives with his wife and 7-year-old son, Patrick, in Huntington, New York.


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Indian woman gang raped after quarantined alone in school
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Suu Kyi criticised in court over 'silence' on Myanmar rape claims
LONDON: The Gambia condemned Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over the plight of Rohingya Muslims after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN's top court. Lawyers for the mostly Muslim African country said her arguments that Myanmar's 2017 military crackdown was a "clearance operation" ...
Big Brother in hot water over handling of alleged rape
MADRID: Major companies have pulled their advertising from the Spanish version of worldwide hit reality TV show "Big Brother" over its handling of an alleged rape during the filming of the popular programme. A court is investigating a complaint from one of the participants of the show, Carlota Prado, who ...
Hard Kaur released new rap song 'Kashmir to Khalistan'
MUMBAI: Indian hip-hop artist Taran Kaur Dhillon, also known as Hard Kaur, has released a new rap song titled 'Kashmir to Khalistan' and dedicated it to the innocent people of occupied Kashmir and the Sikh minority living in India. According to details, the rapper has badly bashed Prime Minister (PM) ...
Tens of thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women
PARIS: Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures to combat domestic violence. Demonstrators on Monday gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the ...
Rose McGowan sues Harvey Weinstein
HOLLYWOOD actress Rose McGowan filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before she accused him of rape. The suit filed in Los Angeles names as defendants Weinstein, attorneys David Boies and Lisa Bloom ...
Filmmaker Jami shares harrowing rape ordeal on Twitter thread
LOLLYWOOD: Pakistani Filmmaker Jami came out as a rape victim on the social networking platform Twitter. Voicing his support for #MeToo amid claims that the campaign is being misused, in a series of tweets Jami shared his horrific experience that occurred 13 years ago. "Why I am so strongly supporting ...
Swara Bhaskar expresses concern over safety of women in India
BOLLYWOOD actress said, "Women's safety has become a crisis in India. We have a situation where at least three high profile members, who hold elected office are accused of rape." "The rape victims have had to face serious personal consequences for reporting rape. This is an alarming situation for our ...
Demi Moore says she was raped at 15
HOLLYWOOD star Demi Moore's long-awaited memoir 'Inside Out' is being released this month, in which the actress has shared some harrowing details about her personal life and career. In an interview with The New York Times, she said: "It's exciting, and yet I feel very vulnerable. There is no cover ...
Cybercrime court denies bail to woman in rape video case
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The Bauhaus was a radical art school that was based in Germany between 1919 and 1933. It was started by architect Walter Gropius and had other artistic directors - Hannes Meyer and Mies van der Rohe. The school encouraged the development of all types of art and design, from architecture to textiles, furniture to typography, graphics to products and of course painting and sculpture. It's designs look fresh and contemporary after all this time. Modern designers are still inspired by it's work and ethics. The idea of 'form follows function' was certainly embodied in the work of the Bauhaus. The school was eventually closed by the Nazi regime, as free thinking artistic types did not fit in with Hitler's plans.
The Barbican in London will be staging a major exhibition from 3rd May to 12th August entitled 'Bauhaus: Art as Life'. There will be endless sources of inspiration there, no matter what your chosen discipline. It costs £7 for students if you book on line, £8 on the door. I hope to visit this exhibition before I start University in September.


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At Indiana University, Stata is available on Karst.
At the Stata prompt (.), enter a command, and then press Enter or Return to execute the command.
To end your Stata session, at the Stata prompt, enter exit.
If a .do file is successfully executed, the output will be written to a log file (an input file with a .log extension) in the default directory.
GUI (X Window System) mode: To use Stata in GUI mode, you need to have an X Server running on your computer. If you're using Windows, use an X Server (for example, Exceed) to open an X terminal from Karst (for example, xterm).
This will provide an interface similar to the Microsoft Windows or Mac OS environment. To terminate the session, enter exit.
Stata in GUI mode does not support non-interactive (batch) job processing.
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Land subsidence, groundwater levels, and geology in the Coachella Valley, California, 1993-2010
Prepared in cooperation with the Coachella Valley Water District
By: Michelle Sneed, Justin T. Brandt, and Mike Solt
More information: USGS Index Page
Land subsidence associated with groundwater-level declines has been investigated by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Coachella Valley, California, since 1996. Groundwater has been a major source of agricultural, municipal, and domestic supply in the valley since the early 1920s. Pumping of groundwater resulted in water-level declines as much as 15 meters (50 feet) through the late 1940s. In 1949, the importation of Colorado River water to the southern Coachella Valley began, resulting in a reduction in groundwater pumping and a recovery of water levels during the 1950s through the 1970s. Since the late 1970s, demand for water in the valley has exceeded deliveries of imported surface water, resulting in increased pumping and associated groundwater-level declines and, consequently, an increase in the potential for land subsidence caused by aquifer-system compaction.
Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) methods were used to determine the location, extent, and magnitude of the vertical land-surface changes in the southern Coachella Valley during 1993–2010. The GPS measurements taken at 11 geodetic monuments in 1996 and in 2010 in the southern Coachella Valley indicated that the elevation of the land surface changed –136 to –23 millimeters (mm) ±54 mm (–0.45 to –0.08 feet (ft) ±0.18 ft) during the 14-year period. Changes at 6 of the 11 monuments exceeded the maximum expected uncertainty of ±54 mm (±0.18 ft) at the 95-percent confidence level, indicating that subsidence occurred at these monuments between June 1996 and August 2010. GPS measurements taken at 17 geodetic monuments in 2005 and 2010 indicated that the elevation of the land surface changed –256 to +16 mm ±28 mm (–0.84 to +0.05 ft ±0.09 ft) during the 5-year period. Changes at 5 of the 17 monuments exceeded the maximum expected uncertainty of ±28 mm (±0.09 ft) at the 95-percent confidence level, indicating that subsidence occurred at these monuments between August 2005 and August 2010. At each of these five monuments, subsidence rates were about the same between 2005 and 2010 as between 2000 and 2005.
InSAR measurements taken between June 27, 1995, and September 19, 2010, indicated that the land surface subsided from about 220 to 600 mm (0.72 to 1.97 ft) in three areas of the Coachella Valley: near Palm Desert, Indian Wells, and La Quinta. In Palm Desert, the average subsidence rates increased from about 39 millimeters per year (mm/yr), or 0.13 foot per year (ft/yr), during 1995–2000 to about 45 mm/yr (0.15 ft/yr) during 2003–10. In Indian Wells, average subsidence rates for two subsidence maxima were fairly steady at about 34 and 26 mm/yr (0.11 and 0.09 ft/yr) during both periods; for the third maxima, average subsidence rates increased from about 14 to 19 mm/yr (0.05 to 0.06 ft/yr) from the first to the second period. In La Quinta, average subsidence rates for five selected locations ranged from about 17 to 37 mm/yr (0.06 to 0.12 ft/yr) during 1995–2000; three of the locations had similar rates during 2003–mid-2009, while the other two locations had increased subsidence rates. Decreased subsidence rates were calculated throughout the La Quinta subsidence area during mid-2009–10, however, and uplift was observed during 2010 near the southern extent of this area.
Water-level measurements taken at wells near the subsiding monuments and in the three subsiding areas shown by InSAR generally indicated that the water levels fluctuated seasonally and declined annually from the early 1990s, or earlier, to 2010; some water levels in 2010 were at the lowest levels in their recorded histories. An exception to annually declining water levels in and near subsiding areas was observed beginning in mid-2009 in the La Quinta subsidence area, where recovering water levels coincided with increased recharge operations at the Thomas E. Levy Recharge Facility; decreased pumpage also could cause groundwater levels to recover. Subsidence concomitant with declining water levels and land-surface uplift concomitant with recovering water levels indicate that aquifer-system compaction could be causing subsidence. If the stresses imposed by the historically lowest water levels exceeded the preconsolidation stress, the aquifer-system compaction and associated land subsidence could be permanent.
California Water Science Center
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North American Datum 1927


The OECD Guidelines contain a mechanism – reporting through national contact points (NCPs) – with the intended purpose that signatory governments should respond to concerns raised about specific companies, including adverse impacts on human rights. But this mechanism is weak and ineffective. For example, in October 2002, the UN Expert Panel on the Illegal Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo named over 50 OECD companies as being in breach of the OECD guidelines in its report to the UN Security Council. A subsequent UN Security Council resolution – 1457 – urged "all states … to conduct their own investigations, including as appropriate through judicial means, in order to clarify credibly the findings of the panel".
However, no proper investigations have been mounted to assess the charges and no action has been taken against any OECD national or company for their actions in the DRC. Progressives should support a significant strengthening of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises and a strengthening of the National Contact Point (NCP) system. Specifically, NCPs should be empowered to investigate allegations whether or not a formal complaint has been made. There is also a case for denying access to export credit guarantees and other forms of government support for a specified period for companies that breach the OECD Guidelines.
Another important recent development is the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI was launched by Tony Blair at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in September 2002. It is now a multi-stakeholder partnership of oil and mining companies, northern and developing country governments and NGOs.
The establishment of the EITI came partly as a response to an international NGO campaign 'Publish what you pay' which called for greater transparency over the revenue payments made to host developing country governments by international oil, mining and gas companies.
Revenues from oil, mining and gas are very important in about 60 developing and transition countries, but in many of these countries neither the host government nor the multinational companies investing there are disclosing information about the payments made to governments for access to those resources. Of the 3.5 billion citizens in these countries, some 1.5 billion live on less than US$2 per day, representing over two-thirds of the world's poorest people. In the absence of revenue transparency, the people of these countries, and the international development community, have no adequate means to assess governments' management of their resources.
The aim of the EITI is to increase transparency over payments and revenues in the extractives sector. While the best companies are engaging with it, there is no guarantee that all companies will do so, particularly while the requirement for revenue transparency by companies remains purely voluntary.
Progressives should support the EITI, and work for greater involvement by other developed countries, particularly the G8, in the EITI process. They should provide increased support for governments committed to making their budgetary processes more transparent, as well as support for civil society in developing countries to interpret and use the newly available data. In the long-term, there is also a powerful case for the introduction of an industry-wide mandatory requirement on companies to disclose net revenues to all national governments.
Is voluntarism enough – do we need a new legal framework?
The discussion over whether the requirement for revenue transparency should be voluntary or mandatory raises a wider issue about the application of international human rights law to companies. The traditional view is that international law applies to governments but not to non-state actors, including companies. But this approach is open to serious challenge and is being rapidly undermined by new national and international legal precedents.
Under existing UK law, for example, a parent company is protected to a large extent against liability claims for human rights abuses involving its subsidiaries, including those overseas. What is known as the 'corporate veil' allows parent companies to argue in law that they are mere shareholders in the enterprise and, therefore, not directly responsible for the activities of subsidiaries.
However, the extent of foreign direct liability has been altered by recent cases in American and British courts, which have also seen extensions of extra-territorial jurisdiction. In the US, The Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789 is being used in a number of cases to sue TNCs for violations of international law in countries outside the US. There have been separate civil law developments in the UK, involving Rio Tinto in Namibia and Thor Chemicals and Cape plc in South Africa. Following a series of House of Lords judgements in these cases, transnational companies, headquartered in the UK, can now be held legally liable for human rights violations abroad where, for whatever reason, access to justice locally is restricted.
In addition, a clause in the UK Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (2001) has opened up the possibility that UK companies and nationals, including company directors, could be prosecuted in the UK for corruption offences abroad, regardless of whether they involve public officials or the private sector.
Corruption is a good example of where voluntary CSR initiatives need to be underpinned both by international regulation and law, as well as much better systems of enforcement. Corruption is fuelling conflict and human rights abuse around the world, and damaging the development prospects of many poorer countries. Developed country companies are often involved in corruption, paying bribes to secure commercial deals. Some of these companies receive cover from export credit agencies.
The OECD Bribery Convention, 1997, principally focused on criminalising bribery of foreign officials. However, the overall impact of the OECD Convention has been weakened by limited attempts to publicise the convention amongst business, by loopholes in the Convention itself and by deficiencies in the OECD's monitoring process. Only 51 per cent of the 835 business experts interviewed by the NGO Transparency International had heard of the OECD Convention. The OECD Convention does not require states parties to criminalise the bribery of their own public officials, nor does it address the bribery of private officials. And no OECD national has yet been prosecuted for corruption offences abroad under the terms of the Convention.
Without a stronger and more concerted effort by developed countries to clean up their act over bribery, there will be limited global progress in reducing the incidence of corruption. Progressive governments should allocate additional resources to investigate cases of corruption and bribery by their nationals abroad and to bring successful prosecutions. They should also ratify the UN Convention against Corruption as soon as possible.
The most serious attempt in recent years to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the human rights responsibilities of companies is the Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises with regard to Human Rights (the Norms). These were discussed by the UN Commission on Human Rights in March 2004 and are now the focus of a year-long consultation process overseen by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Faced with a proliferation of codes developed by NGOs and governments, the Norms are an attempt to rationalise the existing standards relating to the human rights responsibilities of companies. Their purpose is also to assist companies to implement human rights standards throughout their operations and to integrate human rights principles into their decision-making processes.
The Norms are based solely on existing international human rights law and labour standards, drawn, for example, from core ILO conventions, the UN Global Compact and the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and dealing with issues like workers rights, corruption, security and environmental sustainability.
A number of companies have already welcomed the publication of the Norms and expressed a willingness to use them. For example, in December 2003, a group of seven multinational companies launched a three-year project, the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR). Progressives should support the Norms, as an essential means for establishing a clearer legal framework of accountability for companies on human rights and as something that can develop into a more binding legal document over time.
Progressives should also address the legal and practical issues surrounding Host Government Agreements. These agreements, concluded privately and without transparency between business and governments, are often for large-scale, long-term infrastructure projects, sometimes affecting a large population and geographic area. They routinely contain clauses that discourage compliance with the international human rights obligations of host states. They can distort the democratic process by dictating the shape of domestic laws without accountability to the public and by demanding creation of a regulatory climate favourable to foreign direct investment without regard to the rights of local populations. Progressive governments should offer clear guidance to companies on how to formulate Host Government Agreements in a way that is consistent with international human rights law.
Another critical means for strengthening the social obligations on companies is through reporting requirements. Openness and disclosure are essential prerequisites for the success of voluntary initiatives to enhance the social impact, including the human rights impact, of international commercial operations. Without disclosure companies cannot build the trust of their stakeholders. Greater disclosure can help strengthen the socially responsible investment (SRI) community, helping them to engage better with companies on social issues.
There is an important precedent for this from the UK: the amendment to the Pensions Act 1995 (which entered into force in 2000). This required pension fund trustees to reveal whether they had social, environmental and ethical policies. While there is still scope for considerable improvement, particularly on implementation, a survey of investment funds conducted in 2003 found that two-thirds of respondents now claimed to take account of social, ethical and environmental issues. Progressive governments should make it a mandatory requirement for international companies to report on their international human rights impact.
The extent of global economic interdependence is making the purely voluntarist approach to corporate standards look increasingly outdated. To maximise the benefits of international private investment and to secure public policy goals, global business needs to operate within a clearer framework of governance, which is underpinned, at the national and the global level, by law and regulation.
Having secured reputations for prudent economic management, progressive governments should be much more self-confident about making the case for a changed relationship with the international business sector, one in which corporate rights are matched by a stronger set of global corporate responsibilities. This is not an argument for heavy-handed 'command and control' regulation, but rather for intelligent government intervention to secure the progressive goals of sustainable development, human rights and social justice.


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Over There: Greatest Hits of the Great War Opening in New York City and Greenwich, CT
Soprano Brett Kroeger is in preparation for a concert of the greatest songs of World War I, with opening performances at the Liederkranz of New York City on Dec. 7th, 2014 and at the Greenwich Arts Council in Greenwich, CT on Dec. 13, 2014. Over There: Greatest Hits of the Great War is the singer's collaboration with Broadway arranger and pianist Christopher Denny. Admission to the show is free of charge.
"The man who disparages music as a luxury and non-essential is doing the nation an injury," was the way President Woodrow Wilson viewed the importance of song during the conflict. "Music, now, more than ever before," he said, "is a national need." Over Thereshowcases the music that mattered in the years from 1914 to 1918, a chronicle in song of the World War I experience for soldiers and those back home alike.
As Brett Kroeger explains, "Music during the war was used for political propaganda, to rally the troops, to keep the home fires burning, to bring a little humor in desperate times, and to help people reflect on the past, present and future. It's been exciting to go back to a time before cellphones or IPads or computers or television or even radio and put together this program of the chart-topping World War I hits, songs that reflect the emotions and experiences of the times, both back home and Over There."
Locally, Brett has been performing for the past two years with Troupers Light Opera and will also be among the soloists at the Troupers gala, "An Evening of Operetta: Gilbert and Sullivan and Friends" for one night only on November 1, 2014 at the Pequot Library in Southport, CT. Troupers Light Opera will celebrate the beginning of their 70th season with this production.
About Brett Kroeger
Brett Kroeger, who lives in Riverside CT, has appeared with Troupers Light Opera in the role of Edith for the company's April 2014 production of Pirates of Penzance. She sang with the Taconic Opera in its 2014 premier production of the Dan Montez oratorio, Jonah. She was the featured vocalist at La Fenice in Venice for Hebrew University's European conference on "The Song of Songs." In New York, she has sung the roles of Flora and Annina in La Traviata (LDTS Temple, Bill Schuman Presents); Tisbe inCenerentola and Micaela in Carmen (New York Consulate of Argentina).
For the Manhattan Opera Repertory Company, she performed Tatiana in Eugene Onegin and Pamina inDie Zauberflöte, Sandman/Dewfairy in Hansel and Gretel, and Marguerite in Faust. As a resident artist with DiCapo Opera, she appeared as Julie in Dangerous Liaisons, Sylviane in The Merry Widow and the premier novice in Suor Angelica. More information and links to past performances can be found athttp://brettkroeger.com
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With the Professional Indemnity Insurance renewal season upon us, Paul McCluskey, Head of Professional Practices at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, explores what businesses should look out for when renewing their policy.
With Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal season underway, the search for new policies is a hot topic for discussion as the yearly deadline approaches.
It's often the case that the best deal in terms of price can prove more costly in the long-run, with many cheaper policies not providing the robust cover you may need in the event of a civil liability claim.
Put simply, if an offer seems too good to be true, the chances are that it is. It's certainly my view that firms, increasingly, should spend sensibly and not cut corners when it comes to PII to ensure you can sleep more soundly at night, in the safe knowledge that your policy is watertight enough to withstand any eventuality.
A survey conducted earlier this year by the Law Society analysed firms employing up to 25 practitioners, to uncover which risks are perceived to have the biggest impact on PII premiums.
The results show that almost a third of those surveyed feel that the increase in conveyancing is impacting most on the cost of PII. Unsurprisingly, the responsibility to report to insurers about issues which could cause a claim arise ranks highly as a factor, with more than a quarter claiming this factor had the largest effect on their premium.
Other respondents hailed the increasing number of fee earners, complaints, and staff numbers among the most pertinent issues affecting PII. However, I was certainly surprised to see that cyber-crime did not rank among them, and I have my suspicions that this outlook may be different in future editions of the report.
The legal sector is increasingly falling victim to a number of different scams as fraudsters look to obtain not only clients' information, but their money too. It's because of this that insurance companies are now more likely than ever to demand documented proof that firms are taking rigorous steps to protect against this kind of criminal activity.
Steps such as Cybersafe training or securing an ISO27001 quality mark can be effective measures to cover this eventuality, but clearly can incur a cost which can seem prohibitive to some practitioners.
It can't be stressed enough that this expenditure is preferable to the true cost of having any PII claim rendered invalid due to not having these measures in place. As well as the financial implications of an unsuccessful claim, there's also a reputational issue, with a fraud loss involving a client almost certain to lead to the suspension of their account.
The result, in this scenario, would inevitably be a demand for funds which you simply do not have. In the event that your firm survived such an occurrence, it's likely that future premiums would be steep enough to effectively render the form non-viable.
Essentially, it's a cautionary tale which underlines the importance of not simply settling for the cheapest PII deal, and taking the time to ensure that you pick the insurer which offers the best deal to suit your individual needs.
With this in mind, it's heartening that the latest survey results show that the cost of a deal is deemed less important than ever before when it comes to taking out a policy, with just 29 per cent of respondents claiming it is their number one factor when making a decision, compared to 59 per cent in the previous year.
One thing that remains certain is that your premiums must be paid for, and it's certainly wise to turn to trusted advisors to offer support, such as a hire purchase facility. We offer such a service at Lloyds Bank with funding of up to £25,000 on an unsecured basis and with a seamless renewal process, too – something that's certain to also help you sleep a little more soundly at night.


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Home Matches Verdict: Crystal Palace 0 City 2
Verdict: Crystal Palace 0 City 2
Goals: Wright-Phillips 50 mins and Tevez 70 mins for City.
City came through a difficult away tie in the Carling Cup thanks to second half goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlos Tevez.
Mark Hughes surprised everyone by naming a full strength team. The only change from the game against Wolves was Joleon Lescott making his debut in place of Richard Dunne. Despite this, Palace caused the Blues plenty of problems, particularly through the pacy teenage duo of Freddie Sears and Victor Moses.
As with the two Premier League games so far, City were grateful to the opposition's lack of composure in front of goal and some inspired goalkeeping from Shay Given for victory. It's testimony to the Irish keeper's brilliance that he has now enjoyed four consecutive clean sheets with what has been a far from convincing defence in front of him.
Joleon Lescott probably saw a lot more action than he bargained for in a mixed debut. There was some solid defending from the 6′ 2″ midlands man who won't lose too much in the air, and he showed composure and confidence when bringing the ball out from the back. He's a little more mobile and definitely quicker on the turn than Dunney, so we should see some improvement in the defence as a whole.
Whether it was right for Hughes to once again play just a midfield two of Barry and Ireland in front of a defence who had never before played together is highly questionable. Once again there was precious little protection for the back four and Richards in particular wasn't stopping a sufficient number of crosses.
Barry isn't quick enough across the ground to do the midfield holding role on his own. Ireland looks to get forward whenever he can and is often bursting into the box ahead of the strikers. This Frank Lampard impression is fine when the ball reaches him but if we lose possession, the team is awfully vulnerable to the counter attack.
Both Tevez and Adebayor had their moments up front and the Togolese in particular is providing a whole new dimension to our attacking play. His movement and ability to link up play whilst also being a goal threat is something we haven't seen in a long while. With all the thought and planning that goes into player fitness these days it was probably a pre-meditated decision by Hughes to give Tevez his longest runout so far.
Robinho continues to strike fear into opponents who double up on him, yet rarely stop him finding a teammate. Once again he didn't dominate, but still showed great awareness and some fine touches. He was particularly unlucky with one offside decision that saw him haring clear. The resulting lob over the keeper and into the net only earnt him a reprimand from the referee.
Shaun Wright-Phillips turned in another impressive performance, even if he does lose the ball a little to often. A goal, an assist, a shot against the bar, and some fine runs to relieve the pressure all ensured he was our greatest threat on the night.
After all the uncomfortable moments in the first half it was a relief to see us claim the first goal. Robinho and Ireland were both involved and the Irishman slipped the ball through to Wright-Phillips. He took a touch before crashing the ball in at the near post. The power of the strike ensured it hit the back of the net before the impressive Palace keeper had time to react.
The goal took the wind out of Palace's sails and City could have taken further advantage when Adebayor burst through, only to be stopped by the keeper. Robinho then played in Wright-Phillips who did everything right in going across the keeper and clipping it over him, only to see the ball bounce back off the bar. Ireland's attempt to convert the rebound wasn't the most successful piece of athleticism.
A headed goal from Tevez, courtesy of a Wright-Phillips corner, gave the Argentinian a chance to show his cupped ear goal celebration that we last saw in the derby at Old Trafford. This time he could enjoy the sound of City fans cheering.
Palace continued to have chances but the two goal cushion survived in what proved to be another entertaining game.
Mark Hughes:
"Last year we went out to Brighton and I'd made changes that night. That maybe shaped my thinking this time. We've got a bit of momentum at the beginning of the season, and that is important to us."
I was hoping [Tévez] would get opportunities and thankfully he's off the mark now. Joleon only had 24 hours with the group, but I thought he was excellent. We've got a bit of momentum at the beginning of the season, which is important."
Kolo Toure:
"It was a big moment for me to lead out Manchester City. If the manager asks me to be captain regularly then I would be delighted to accept because I am really happy to be at this football club and I think as a group we can bring a lot of success here.
"It was a good win because the first half was tough. Palace played well but we knew because of the pace at which they had played they would tire and in the end of we could have scored more goals."
Reports:
MCFC site
MCFC site – match highlights
Blue Days 28 August 2009
Carling Cup / Crystal Palace /
Preview: Crystal Palace v City
Player ratings: Crystal Palace v City