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The Healthy State of the Plastics Industry
Mark Bennett, Territory Manager, J.P. Morgan Equipment Finance
The plastics industry faces a number of challenges and advantages in 2018 that spell opportunity for investors and others offering equipment financing.
Uncertainty over tariffs and the future of the status of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), as well as swings in resin pricing and a shortage of skilled labor, present challenges for the industry. At the same time, the industry is enjoying strong efficiency and capacity numbers, increasing demand, advancements in the packaging segment and the many benefits of automation.
Amid these trends, replacement costs for new equipment have declined and unit productivity has increased. Coupled with favorable depreciation treatment in recent changes to the US tax law, plastics manufacturers are in an advantageous position to consider upgrading machinery. A clearer understanding of the industry's current and future needs reveals opportunities for financers to help the industry thrive.
The overall state of the plastics industry is positive, if not increasingly competitive. The Plastics Industry Association reports the industry's capacity utilization was 80.1 percent in July 2017, significantly higher than the 76.7 percent total capacity utilization for US industrial production. Efficiencies in newer equipment and automation have sustained equivalent production levels, allowing current machinery to produce the same volume at 75 percent utilization as that requiring 80 percent use just a few years ago.
Machinery sales have recovered from the 2008 financial crisis. In 2016, injection molding machinery shipments reached 4,100 units, according to analysis from the investment firm Gordon Brothers. This was driven by automotive industry demand for used late model machinery, as well as demand for smaller tonnage equipment in the bottling and medical industries.
Meanwhile, the plastics industry is enjoying increased activity from businesses relying on plastic materials and components. The plastic packaging market more broadly is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5 percent through the same timeframe exceeding $400 billion, according to analysis firm Market Research Future. And while St. Louis Federal Reserve data shows domestic auto production enduring a downward trend, healthy economic and employment conditions should mitigate the impact. Indeed, the Center for Automotive Research expects relatively steady light vehicle sales through 2022.
Overall, the plastics industry is operating in a largely healthy, favorable environment; however, challenges remain.
Uncertainty stemming from international discussions on trade agreements and tariffs weighs on the plastics industry. Details of USMCA, the new trade agreement, remain to be seen, and leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States continue to wrestle with internal politics and regional economics. Meanwhile, Mexico and Canada remain the largest and second largest export markets for US plastics, respectively. According to a report from the Plastics Industry Association, in 2016, the industry enjoyed a $719 million trade surplus with Canada and a $10.7 billion surplus with Mexico, its largest. The surplus in Mexico is due largely to technology-intensive components and machinery that are harder for Mexican producers to source.
It's unclear what impact the USMCA would have on plastic production costs, and any loss of Mexican production would force domestic manufacturers to automate quickly to compensate for labor cost increases. As negotiations on a new trade agreement continue, the plastics industry is challenged to plan for an unknown future.
The same uncertainty reigns in the area of placing and enforcing tariffs. US trade policy is in flux, with the ominous signs of trade wars emerging between long-time trading partners. Increased tariffs may impact equipment costs for the plastics industry. Chinese-produced machinery, for example, has improved in quality dramatically over the last five years, delivering a substantially lower cost with equivalent quality to machinery produced domestically. Changes in tariffs could diminish these cost savings. One potentially positive impact from tariffs is that the increased cost of imports may create pricing parity for domestically sourced machinery and bolster prices for used equipment.
The industry also faces the persistent challenge of managing material and labor costs. In addition, there is a growing public demand for more sustainable production processes. The consequences could include shortages of recyclable materials, as well as legal issues for legislative and regulatory noncompliance. What is more, persistent shortages in skilled labor continue to impact wages, production, and cost—and are pushing the plastics industry to turn to automated equipment.
What Companies Want
Borrowers in the industry seek to finance equipment in a way that aligns with the current economic trends, challenges and opportunities. Companies in the plastics industry want to:
Obtain interim financing when anticipating a long delivery time between the build out of the line and the point at which equipment can generate revenue. Some companies may even request an additional two to three months of interest only while "proving-out" the line.
Match expenses with revenue, generally preferring a fixed rate. Borrowers do not want variances in payment, especially as interest rates begin to rise.
Finance equipment costs, since companies often must cover the cost of molds. Companies most often seek 100 percent financing.
Borrow to own the equipment, which drives a preference for loans or a capital lease structure. Companies typically request five to seven year terms. Conversely, few companies are putting forward tax lease requests, unless they are prioritizing the lowest possible payment.
Ultimately, while the plastics industry faces headwinds, the overall outlook is decidedly positive. As companies navigate the uncertain future of international trade and material and labor costs, financing will continue to be a critical element in equipment acquisition and the industry's long-term growth and profitability.
Advantages and Applications
Injection Molding The most common form of processing plastic components, it is known for cost-effectiveness, efficiency, reliability and versatility; components are also often stronger than other plastic products. Automotive, Appliance, Technology, Recreation and Toys
Extrusion Providing fast, high-volume production, it is best suited for products formed through a continuous process and with a uniform shape (e.g., tubes/channels/piping used in construction). Architectural and Plumbing, Packaging, Plastic Films
Blow Molding With great potential for automated manufacturing, this is ideal for high-volume production of small hollow objects (e.g., bottles). End users of blown products often have a related forming operation within their facilities. Packaging, Bottle and Container Manufacturing
Rotational Molding While a slower process relative to others, this yields less waste, making it economical and environmentally friendly. The process is suited for discrete hollow products (e.g., large tanks). Automotive, Recreation and Toys, Furniture, Architectural
Thermoforming Also called compression molding, this process can use many raw materials (e.g., fiberglass) and can create products as diverse as shower stalls, blister packaging and body armor. Automotive, Packaging, Architectural
3-D Printing Known also as additive manufacturing, this is a cost-effective way to produce custom products, using digital inputs to "print" solid outputs with specialized resins and curing processes. Aerospace, Automotive, Medicine; also: building protocols in Research and Design industries
Mark Bennett is a Territory Manager with J.P. Morgan Equipment Finance. Mark has been with the company for 15 years in various roles, and currently covers nine markets in the South Region. He has experience in a variety of lease structures for both commercial and municipal leases, tax and non-tax related transactions, pricing issues and documentation.
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When you first hear Kerala-based singer Hesham Abdul Wahab's dreamy voice on his debut album Qadam Badha, you know he's got this cinematic streak attached to every note. The Ernakulam singer, who has previously contributed as a playback singer to films such as Traffic and Urumi, aims for something similar to A. R. Rahman and his own favourite, UK-based artist Sami Yusuf, with a mixture of south Indian melodies, electronic music and a strong vocal-led base for each of the 11 tracks. While he's meditative on 'Aa Mil Yaar' to open things, Qadam Badha is a steady process of opening up for Wahab. One of his most interesting fusions comes by the end of the album, with the track 'Dil Hai Tera', not so punchy, but a mix of vocals in English, Hindi and a bit of his native tongue, Malayalam and Carnatic elements. In between, Wahab tries his hand at a classic 'Mast Qalandar', with help from an acoustic guitar and Sufi beats, while he goes all out on the multi-lingual title track 'Qadam Badha', a soothing mix of light pianos, guitars and percussion. This is the typical but not-so-tired indie pop that we don't see too often any longer. He pens an ode to his mother in 'Meri Ma', arranging an enchanting mix of santoor and percussions. There's more traditional qawwali with 'Ghongat' but just when it seems to set into a formula, Wahab electrifies with the melodramatic Urdu number 'Zehal-E-Miskeen' and quickly goes to the Sufi track 'Bulleya Ki Jaana'. Wahabturns to devotion in his tone on 'Al Malik', mixing English and Urdu.


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Mr. Mark Hicken (Vintage Law Group, Winelaw.ca)
Mr. Mark Hicken (Vintage Law Group, Winelaw.ca) at the Finance Committee
On April 3rd, 2012. See this statement in context.
April 3rd, 2012 / 3:55 p.m.
Mark Hicken Vintage Law Group, Winelaw.ca
Thank you for the invitation to speak on this important issue. I would like to briefly review four issues that are also covered in the brief I submitted.
The first is the legal effect of the current law. Contrary to what you may have heard, the current law entirely stops the direct shipment of wine from one province to another, and the personal transport of wine across a provincial border. In this regard, it's very useful to note that Canada's shipping prohibition is different from the U.S. equivalent law that says that interstate shipments are illegal, only if they violate the laws in the destination state. The absolute prohibition in Canada is problematic because on its face it even creates a problem if a province wants to allow the importation of wine from other provinces. I'll deal with that in more detail later, particularly in reference to the laws in Alberta.
It's important to note also that this matter is a matter of exclusively federal jurisdiction under the constitution. It deals with interprovincial trade, which is exclusively a federal jurisdiction under the constitution.
The second issue that I'm going to cover flows from the first one, and I'd like to illustrate why we need to reform at the federal level by using examples of what—
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Author Anne Montgomery
Could you make the call? If things don't change, you might have to.
Is sportsmanship getting worse? You bet it is. Which is why there aren't enough officials to go around.
The National Association of Sports Officials recently polled over 17 thousand arbiters in an effort to determine how things are going on the fields, courts, and diamonds around the country.
To anyone who has ever donned the uniform, the results were not the least bit surprising. Just over 57% of officials responded "yes" to the question, "Is sportsmanship getting worse?" About 46% have "felt unsafe or feared for their safety because of administrator, coach, player or spectator behavior."
I have been sports official for almost four decades. I have gone nose-to nose with coaches, close enough to feel their spittle on my face. More than once, I've required a police escort to get to my car after a game. I had a tire knifed following a coach ejection. In a sub-varsity high school football game, when I was a nascent official, I remember vividly the moment a coach grabbed one of his players near the sideline. "Hit her on the next play!" he screamed, index finger jabbing in my direction. I stood frozen, unsure of what to do.
Had I been a more experienced official, I would not have had the least compunction about immediately ejecting the coach. Had the player hit me, I might today own the coach's home, as I would have had him and the player arrested for assault. Thankfully, the boy came nowhere near me that day.
The big problem is that young officials – still learning the trade, uneasy with the requirements of what is mostly a thankless job, and not yet enveloped in that protective shell that reminds us to stay calm and not take attacks personally – are unwilling to weather the constant stream of abuse and are quitting in droves. Add to that decline the huge number of veteran officials who are hanging up their whistles everyday. When you consider that participation levels in youth and high school sports has skyrocketed, it's easy to see that there's a massive storm ahead. Because, as much as fans and coaches contend that we are the bad guys, there are no games if we don't show up. As my favorite T-shirt reads, "Without the Ref it's only Recess."
It's not shocking that most sportsmanship problems are caused by parents. When polled, officials rated the parents the culprits almost 40% of the time, in contrast to 30% for coaches and 10% for players. And where is sportsmanship at it's worst? Again, no surprises: youth competitive sports account for 36% of the problems.
The point, of course, is that it's getting rougher out there for those of us who blow whistles or call balls and strikes. Note that officials don't expect all rainbows and unicorns when they step between the lines, but some basic civility would be nice and it might help us do our jobs just a bit better.
I'd also like to ask each and every parent who has a child participating in youth sports to give the following a try. Step in and make a few calls. Pick up a whistle and see how you do with that one look from one angle that we officials get to see on every play. When you are engulfed in all that swirling action, you make the call. And, maybe, the next time you feel like berating an official, you'll remember that moment and react with empathy instead of anger.
Anne Montgomery's novel, The Scent of Rain, tells the story of two Arizona teenagers whose fates become intertwined. Rose flees into the mountains to escape from her abusive polygamous community where her only future is marriage to a man older than her father. Adan, whose only wish is to be reunited with his mother, is on the run from the cruelties of the foster care system. Are there any adults they can trust? Can they even trust each other? The Scent of Rain is available at https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780996390149 and wherever books are sold.
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Every month, we provide the latest findings for pay trends, forecasts, settlements, and more. Figures collected by Croner Reward reveal the following for May 2017:
The percentage of companies reporting a pay freeze in May has hit the record all-time-low figure once more, now standing at just 2.5%. This is a staggering 19.5% lower than the highest figure on record in March 2014, highlighting a very positive pay trend for 2017 so far.
The average long term forecast, including pay freeze, has increased from last month now standing at 2.2%.


The path to follow is the line itself, and whitespace becomes the walls. Straightforward to implement, but honestly, it's not the most friendly of representations. For one thing, because the paths have no thickness, it becomes difficult to represent the contents of the maze: doors, stairs, obstacles, etc.
If the original cell is linked to its southern neighbor, make the southwest subcell (C) a passage; otherwise, make it a wall.
If the original cell is linked to its eastern neighbor, make the northeast subcell (B) a passage; otherwise, make it a wall.
Then, because we're only considering south and east passages, we need to treat the north and west boundaries of the maze specially, by rendering them explicitly as a wall. The result of all this is that if you start with a grid that is n cells on a side, the blockwise rendering will be 2n+1 blocks on a side: 2n because you double each cell, and +1 because of the extra wall on the north and west boundaries.
But is it still the same maze?
Can I generate a blockwise maze directly?
My book describes representing a maze as, essentially, a graph–with cells for nodes and passages for edges. This maps directly to linewise renderings, and easily converts to linewise walls. You've seen, now, how to convert those to blockwise renderings, but what if you only care about the blockwise representation? Perhaps you want the walls themselves to have attributes (color, texture, hardness, etc.), or maybe you want players to be able to tunnel through walls, in which case they need to be entities in their own right.
Is it possible to skip the intermediate graph representation, and just build the maze directly in a blockwise format?
You have two options. I call these strict blockwise, and relaxed blockwise.
A strict blockwise representation can be converted back into linewise and linewise-wall renderings by throwing away the north and west walls, and then laying converting each 2x2 group of blocks back into lines, based on how they connect to neighboring 2x2 groups.
The remaining cells are intermediate locations, which are used only to represent passages between cells. The process of generating a maze progresses using your algorithm of choice, with passages being carved through those intermediate locations.
A relaxed blockwise representation cannot usually be converted back into a linewise rendering. This is because it treats every block in the grid as a potential cell in the maze, which means you can no longer reliably overlay a larger grid on it and reduce those 2x2 clusters to single cells.
To generate a relaxed blockwise maze, start with a grid of any size you like, and the algorithm of your choice. Proceed as before, but now you are constrained in which neighbor cells you can choose: if a neighbor cell is horizontally or vertically adjacent to any other "open" (carved) cell (aside from the current cell), it may not be selected.
In the following illustration, the green cell may be carved from the west because it has no neighboring cells that are themselves already carved (aside from its neighbor to the west).
But in the next illustration, the red cell may not be carved from the west, because it does have a neighboring cell that is already carved (its neighbor to the east).
Note that you'll often wind up with "dead" cells–groups of wall that couldn't be carved because they violate that constraint about which cells can be selected. Sometimes that's an esthetic that you want; sometimes it isn't. It's something to keep in mind.
Do the walls have to be the same size as the cells?
So, there you have it: mazes with blockwise geometry. You are now ready to create your own Roguelike dungeon. Go forth and carve some passages!


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When it comes to the issue of illegal immigration – and that's what I'm talking about here; illegal, not legal immigration – no one, except Newt Gingrich, wants to talk about the 800-pound gorilla in the room: What do we do with the estimated 10-12 million illegals presently residing in the U.S.?
And there are really only two options here, folks.
We can either deport/force-march millions of people back over the border – which would entail breaking up many, many families; some, as Gingrich has pointed out, who have lived here since before Al Gore invented the Internet. Or we can figure out an acceptable compromise, short of "amnesty," to allow some, under specific conditions, to remain.
Sorry, but I have no interest in being part of "Trail of Tears II" in American history. So those of you who embrace the "Deport 'em all and let God sort 'em out" position can stop reading right here. For the rest of you, consider the following seven suggestions as a jumping off point for further discussion.
1.) Enforcement first. Build the fence. A high one. Texas to California. A real fence, not an invisible, electronic one. And for those who say fences don't work, please explain why there's one around the White House.
2.) Immediate deportation of illegals who commit serious new crimes in addition to the crime they already committed by sneaking into this country. Serious crimes; not jaywalking or spitting on the sidewalk. No excuses. No mercy. No delay.
3.) Issuance of a "Blue Card" for those who wish to remain, which would include paying a significant fine – the funds from which would go directly toward building the fence. Let those who broke the law pay the cost of preventing others from following in their footsteps.
4.) Anyone caught here illegally without a Blue Card in the future…immediate deportation.
5.) Blue Card holders can NEVER become an American citizen unless they return to their home country, get in line and apply to immigrate here legally…with a possible exception for certain American military service. No other path to citizenship/voting for liberals.
6.) English becomes the official language of the U.S. government. No more multi-language ballots or DMV tests. If you don't understand or can't read English, then getting an interpreter is YOUR responsibility, not that of American taxpayers.
7.) You must remain gainfully employed or be supported by a relative or sponsor (such as a church or other non-profit community group). No more federal taxpayer-funded social services. Period.
Anyway, that's a start. For those who object, I challenge you to put your own proposal on the table for dealing with the illegals among us. Otherwise shut up and let those who are serious about fixing this problem finally fix this problem. Adios.


Working with social influencers has become commonplace for brands over the past few years, particularly in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle sectors.
In fact, with consumers now preferring the authentic voice of the influencer over even the biggest brands, we are beginning to see a shift in power, with influencers desiring greater control and even more autonomy.
'The Voice of the Influencer', a new Econsultancy report published in association with Fashion & Beauty Monitor, delves into this topic.
Here are a few key takeaways from the report, detailing how brands can strengthen and enhance influencer relationships.
Only a fifth of the respondents to our survey rely on influencer marketing as their sole income.
This is largely down to the sample set, but it also reflects the fact that there are a huge number of people supplementing their income by monetizing their social media activity.
Almost half of respondents (44%) have full time jobs alongside their work as influencers, something which brands should bear in mind when organising events.
When will Marketing/Comms/PR people realise that most bloggers also have day jobs, and can't easily get to their events during the day?!
The 'Rise of Influencers' report from earlier this year showed that brands consider content promotion and distribution to be a top priority.
Interestingly, however, just 32% of influencers agree that this produces a monetary return for them.
Conversely, a sponsored post or blog appears to be the biggest generator of income, with 83% of respondents engaging in this activity.
With influencers now earning more than ever, insight suggests that the popularity of one-off contracts could be down to affordability, with brands requiring high impact for less money.
While brands might have traditionally called the shots, it is interesting to note how influencers are becoming increasingly aware of the reputation and values of the brands they choose to work with.
With 43% of influencers saying that budget and the ability to pay a competitive rate is an important factor for working with a brand, this shows that money is still of importance.
However, 60% now say that brand reputation and heritage is the deciding factor, and 65% say it is the products or services they provide.
Unlike previous years where exposure might have been the end goal, establishing longevity and authenticity is now a top priority for influencers, with a continued career path now possible.
YouTuber Fleur De Force recently commented on this at the Festival of Marketing, saying: "I always insist on trying the product first so I know its quality.
"A majority of my content is around beauty, so a lot of it comes down to quality of the product.
"There are obviously huge brands that I love and it's really exciting to get approached by them, like Estee Lauder.
Further to this, it appears that the biggest focus for influencers in 2017 will be building a personal brand.
Essentially, this means only partnering with brands that can offer a specific relevance to their audience.
Second to the 44% that cite personal branding, 18% say that building long-term relationships is the second biggest priority for the future.
For brands, this means having the confidence to hand over even more creative control to influencers, with the quality of the content overtaking quantity – and even reach.
For more on this topic, download the new Voice of the Influencer report.
Influencer marketing is a fast growing and evolving area of digital.
Our recent Rise of the Influencer research found that 60% of fashion and beauty brands have an influencer marketing strategy in place, while a further 21% plan to invest in it over the next 12 months.


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Main Street, yes mostly north and south, but in the old days, on maps from 1910 and earlier, N Main Street ended at the river and in East Los Angeles it becomes E Main until its terminus with East Lake Park and Mission Road. The good doctor's office at 1900 E Main would have been just west of the Eastside Brewing Company offices at 1910 (E Main). That building, a lovely art-deco, is still there (a bit the worse for wear) but, alas, the doctor's offices have passed into history.
And now, on re-reading I see that it was the patient, C.D. Roberts and not the Dr. who resided at 1900 E Main. Oh well, everything else remains the same.


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Venezuela: Trump Imposes Travel Ban, Putin Backs Dialogue
US officials and the Venezuelan opposition have also lobbied the EU to impose harsher sanctions against Caracas.
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Donald Trump held a meeting with regional allies and representatives of self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaido. (Youtube Screenshot / White House)
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Caracas, September 26, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) - The Trump administration has imposed a travel ban on Venezuelan officials following a meeting with an opposition delegation.
All officials with the rank of vice-minister and above, all military officers with the rank of colonel and above, as well as all members of the National Constituent Assembly are now banned from entering US territory. The ban extends to the officials' immediate family members as well as anyone deemed to act "on behalf or in support" of the government.
Washington had previously imposed a travel ban against government officials from the Interior and Foreign Ministries, as well as a number of other public institutions. The latest measures cover all ministries and the armed forces.
Trump held a meeting with representatives from the Venezuelan opposition and regional allies on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday afternoon.
"We will stand with the Venezuelan people every single day until they are finally freed from this horrible and brutal oppression," he said, telling those present they were part of a "historic coalition."
US officials reiterated support for self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaido during the yearly UN meeting. The opposition leader has unsuccessfully attempted to oust the Maduro government on several occasions, most recently via a failed military putsch on April 30.
For its part, the Trump administration has imposed successive rounds of punitive sanctions against Venezuela, targeting vital economic sectors such as oil and imposing obstacles for food and medicine imports. The Treasury measures were upgraded to a comprehensive embargo in August, alongside threats of secondary sanctions against countries and companies that deal with Venezuela.
The US and regional allies recently invoked the TIAR mutual defence military pact, also known as the Rio Treaty. While stressing that a military intervention is off the table, the 16 TIAR member countries approved sanctions freezing the assets of Venezuelan officials alleged to be involved in drug trafficking, human rights violations, and other offences.
Washington and the Venezuelan opposition also used the UNGA to pressure the European Union to impose harsher sanctions against Venezuela. Despite recognizing Guaido following his self-proclamation, European countries have backed dialogue efforts.
"The end of Venezuela's crisis should result from a peaceful and negotiated path," Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said during a meeting between European and Latin American countries on the sidelines of the UNGA on Wednesday afternoon.
The EU has imposed sanctions against several high-ranking officials but has stopped short of targeting sectors of the Venezuelan economy. On Thursday, EU diplomats revealed that sanctions would be imposed against a further seven individuals. While their identities were not disclosed, the persons are purportedly linked to the arrest of retired Navy Officer Rafael Acosta. Acosta died in state custody on June 29, having allegedly been subjected to torture. He had been accused of involvement in a coup plot.
Rebutting the US position, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for negotiations between the Venezuelan government and minority sectors of the opposition during a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro in Moscow on Wednesday.
"Of course we support the dialogue that the Venezuelan government is conducting with opposition forces," Putin told reporters.
According to reports, the topics discussed during the bilateral meeting included doubling cereal exports to Venezuela in 2019, investment in mining projects, the sale of 1.5 million flu vaccines, as well as military cooperation. Interfax reported that a group of Russian specialists arrived in Venezuela on Thursday to service military equipment.
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National Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello went on a Far East tour to strengthen political ties.
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The Treasury Department has targeted people and companies involved in imports for Venezuela's CLAP program.
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Guaido called for a "new stage of struggle" including the recent activation of the TIAR mutual defence treaty.
Venezuela's Maduro Warns of Colombia 'Threat' as Trump Fires Bolton
Venezuelan military exercises along the border started on Tuesday.


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Coronation Street Spoilers: Bernie's New Revenge for Kel – Catfish Consequences?
British SoapsCoronation Street
By Taylor Rios	 Last updated Dec 13, 2019
Coronation Street spoilers reveal Bernie Winter (Jane Hazelgrove) is determined to get justice for her son, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash). Part of it is wanting to make things right for Paul, but the other half of it is Bernie trying to make up for not knowing about the abuse. Friday's episode showed her latest plan backfired, so now she has come up with something new. However, will she do more damage than good?
Coronation Street Spoilers – Paul Foreman's Secret Revealed
Corrie spoilers suggested that eventually, Kel Hinchley's (Joseph Alessi) abuse of Paul would come out. It did in a surprising way. At first, Paul didn't want to go to the authorities because he wanted to keep the past in the past. However, someone gave him some wise advice and not only is he seeking counseling but he recently spoke to the police about the photographs that were found in Kel's flat.
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Corrie Spoilers: Police Question Kel Hinchley
Fans thought there might be some justice for Paul when he went to speak to the police. However, Kel had an excuse for everything and the photos were taken in such a way in which they could be innocent snapshots. Unfortunately, Kel has gotten away with it again.
Coronation Street Spoilers – Bernie Winter's Frustration
Coronation Street spoilers tease that Bernie is growing more frustrated with each passing day. On Friday's episode of the British soap opera, we saw her try to expose Kel. However, she just made herself look like a madwoman on a rampage, especially when Kel said she was his ex.
This will lead her to come up with a new plan.
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Corrie Spoilers: Catfishing Consequences?
Bernie creates a profile of a 14-year-old boy in order to catfish Kel online. Will he take the bait? If so, there might be hope that he will get exposed for being a pedophile. However, there is also the chance that Bernie could face consequences.
Now, I don't know the laws over there, but here in the US, that is called entrapment and would likely be thrown out of court. Plus, the person trapping the criminal could face criminal charges themselves. However, each country's laws are different so we will have to see what happens next.
Be sure to tune in to catch up on everything happening with Corrie right now. Come back here often for Coronation Street spoilers, news, updates and rumors!
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My tribute to a great friend, public servant
I am greatly saddened about the untimely demise of Dr. Anshari P. Ali, my great friend and a model in public service. My niece, Lorraine Macabalang-Dagalangit-Sarigala, one of his trusted subordinates in The MSU-Gen. Santos City campus, called me up a few minutes after Dr. Ali suffered fatal cardiac arrest on Saturday.
Photo shows the author, left, interviewing the late MSU-GenSan Chancellor Dr. Anshari Ali. (File)
I was stunned more to hear from my niece that she and MSU-GSC chancellor Ali planned to visit me this month for another round of heart-to-heart talk. We had met many times personally and virtually.
Our first meeting happened at his office in Gen. Santos City on Dec. 8, 2020, during which shared common views on good governance and I had begun writing about his vision, traits, strides and activities in public service. I have written dozens of news items and commentaries about him and his colorful rise in public service.
Dr. Anshari Ali in a casual dress. (File)
How Dr. Ali earned his formal education as an orphan from Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur is a success story I first heralded in my media outlets.
I am not alone in admiring Dr. Ali. The international community, including the UNESCO, the embassies of Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia as well as academes in the Middle East and Africa had honored him formal citations.
Impressed about his moral governance advocacy, I facilitated interviews by the Manila-based DWIZ and other media entities for him to propagate his knowledge and observance of ethical standards in public service.
Personally, I saw in him great potentials to be the next president of the Mindanao State University (MSU) system or any higher office in government.
In tribute to his untimely demise, I am reposting hereunder three of my several write-ups published about him and his career, and the photo of our first meeting and an image I took of him in a huddle, viz:
Conflict in Ibada and Public Service tenets
By Ali G. Macabalang, Jan. 8, 2021
There seems to be a conflict between ibada (ideal deeds in Islam) and career service principles.
Ibada-related feats should be kept between the doers and Allah (s.w.t.) and not heralded, lest the divine rewards for the good acts will vanish. On the other hand, the government's transparency policy obliges public servants to unveil to the public all their activities that involved public funds.
The issue may appear trivial. But for the officials of the Bangsamoro autonomous region's transitional governance, this stands as an imperative matter to ponder on, especially in pursuit of their commitment for moral governance. The public – comprising skeptics, critics and supporters – closely monitor the BARMM operation as to whether or not the commitment is going to be realized.
In two occasions, BARMM executive Secretary and Environment Minister Abdulraof "Sammy Gambay" Macacua had confessed to journalists including me about their mixed feelings in conveying through the media their initial feats in the context of Islamic tenet on ibada.
."Apart from regular programs and thrusts, we are also embarking on humanitarian activities such as providing cash aids and relief materials to needy constituents. Initially, we thought of keeping the grants of assistance untold for fear that the barakah (Divine rewards) will be eroded," Macacua said.
But in one of the occasions, I argued with Macacua that abiding fully by their fear is affront to government policy for transparency in all state-funded undertakings.
Besides, I said that a public official should opt for niyat (intention) that heralding the delivery of goods and services especially in ideal fashion is meant to inspire other people to follow suit or replicate.
Similar fate
The incumbent chancellor of the Mindanao State University-General Santos campus, Dr. Anshari Ali, similarly faces the dilemma.
Before we crossed paths last December, I had been hearing many feedbacks about unprecedented improvements and reforms his almost two-year administration has achieved in a fashion that earned for him citations as exemplary educator from local and foreign entities, including the UNNESCO.
The accolades reportedly came one after another as subordinate officials and workers of the MSU-GenSan campus publicized Dr. Ali's feats in their official publications and website. The satellite campus' website is accessed regularly by dozens of searchers, possibly including the entities that awarded him in separate ceremonies.
It was during my personal meeting with Dr. Ali last Dec. 8 that I learned a lot of human interest stories about his reign that I deem worth drumbeating for the purpose of inspiring other government officials to replicate.
Of course, I know that Dr. Ali knows more about the intricacies of the relationship between Philippine government's policies and Islamic philosophies in Islam. He holds a doctorate degree in Islamic studies and, in fact, a Sha'riah Law practitioner and professor. Allahu alam [only God know]. (AGM)
Late DPWH Director Ibrahim and 'moral leadership'
By Ali G. Macabalang, Feb. 5, 2021
The "Moral Governance" (MG) that the Bangsamoro government is espousing to achieve has faced skepticisms from the people including Moro professionals either residing in the region or concerned with the evolution of new autonomy.
Critics have painted the regional MG slogan with a dismal prospect for realization if not next to impossible. I argue that skepticism or pessimism is affront to a Persian adage: "He who does not hope to win has already lost."
Moral leadership in contemporary life is not a far-fetched dream because the late Hadji Mastor Ibrahim, who served as regional director for over a decade of the graft-laden Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), had successfully lived by and exemplified it.
Fact 1: In the advent of the Marcos Martial Law regime, a Moro politician known for unprecedented influence to the deposed "dictator," went to the office of then DPWH (MPWH) Secretary (Minister) Jesus Hipolito and asked for the replacement of Ibrahim by another Moro engineer allied with him.
Hipolito rejected the request, telling the politico that "Ibrahim is the most honest regional director his ministry has." The influential politico, obviously not used to rejection of his requests, smashed the minister's glass table with a clenched fist. The politico went to Marcos and mentioned his experience with Hipolito. The late President reportedly also told his influential leader in Mindanao: "Request something else."
Hence, the late Ibrahim continued to serve as regional director until his retirement, without having a personal car with a simple house he built for his family constructed out of bank loan plus personal incomes.
Fact 2: One day Ibrahim left his sick wife at a hospital in Manila and went home to Mindanao to seek loan to pay the bills of his spouse. When he returned to hospital, the billing section told him the bills were already settled by somebody he later recognized a contractor. He asked the contract: "Retrieve your money if you want to maintain a link with my office." With his order heeded by the donor-contractor, Ibrahim paid the bills out of his fresh bank loan.
Fact 3: My late wife was sick at home and a friend doctor prescribed medicines worth P800. I went to Director Ibrahim and confided my dilemma of incapacity to buy the medicine. He pulled out his wallet and picked one of three 50-peso bills and gave it to me, saying: "Orak (little brother), please accept this (P50) as ikhlas aid from available money earned honestly." But he advised me to drop by at the offices of his two assistant regional directors for possible help. I did as instructed and the two ARDs gave me P1,000 cash each.
Fact 4: A son of Ibrahim had a conversation on recess time with two classmates, who happened to be children of district engineers under the honest director. The two classmates asked Ibrahim's son: "Why do come to school alone with a car transporting you…when your daddy is the boss of our fathers?" When the son confronted his son, Ibrahim could just say: "Your daddy is living by amanah (honesty) ordained by Allah (God) for all mankind."
In a nutshell, it is not true that "moral leadership" cannot happen nowadays. The real problem is many public officials do not live by the commandments of God.
'Moral Governance' definition
Dr. Anshari P. Ali, current chancellor of the Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSU-GSC) campus, who also looks up to the late Engineer Ibrahim as an icon of morality in public service, defined "moral leadership" in a statement sent to this columnist.
"Theologically speaking, moral governance is founded on the concept of Khilafah (vicegerency) as stated in a verse in the Qur'an verse, in which Allah says: Inni jailun fil ardhi khalifa (verily I will make a representative to the Earth," said Ali, who holds a doctorate in Islamic Civilization at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International Islamic University in Malaysia and master's degree from UP-Diliman.
"While God is the King of the Universe, the soul is deemed as king over human-body representing God. Being God's vicegerent, the main task of the soul-king is to enforce God's commandment over its human-body first, prior to ruling the affairs of the society," he said.
"The first trial for moral governance of the soul-king is one's leadership over his human body. If he failed to govern himself, he is expected to fail in governing other persons or reforming the affairs of his domain. In the human body kingdom lie entities called five external senses and five internal senses," he explained.
He said the five external senses include the power of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touch-feeling, while the internal senses are the faculties of common sense, power of thought, power of imagination, power of memory and power of judgment.
The internal and external senses often translate to like and dislike, which usually evolve to desire leading to greed and disgust leading to hatred, respectively, when the beholders failed to moderate them, Ali said.
Desire and anger lie in the heart of every person. The heart is the temple of goodness and badness, which reflect godliness and impiety (evil), respectively. God sent down guidance to mankind through His prophets/ messengers to profess and exemplify His commandments towards piety, he said.
As a trial for human piety (submission to God), Satan has been allowed to mislead mankind towards the opposite (impiety), tempting people to the glitters of worldly comforts, and swaying them to develop desires into greed and dislikes to hatred. Greed manifests in profuse desire for something exceeding one's needs, while hatred is revealed in one's excessive dislike of people, things and affairs in his environment, Dr. Ali hinted.
He said this theory is interpreted in a Hadith, which says that when the heart is contaminated by greed and hatred, the beholder destroys himself, his household, other people around him, and later the society.
God revealed Suratul Asr (103rd chapter in the Qur'an):"By Al-'Asr (the time). Verily, man is in [deep] loss, except for those who believe and do good deeds, urge one another to the truth and urge one another to patience," he said.
This surah opens with admonition to humankind. Allah (s.w.t.) takes an oath by "time" and declares that humankind is in a state of loss. Every single human being, man or woman, is in a state of loss except those who strive and do four things; believe, do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to truth, and to sabr (observe patience).
Sabr is one of four principal traits of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) bequeathed to his followers starting from his four caliphs (vicegerents). The three other traits are sukhr (contentment and gratefulness to whatever God provides), fikr (utmost concern for oneself, community and environment), and Zikr (constant remembrance of God). AGM
MSU-GenSan upgrading campus security, punctuality
GEN. SANTOS CITY – Buoyed by strings of local and foreign citations characterizing its operations in last two years, the Mindanao State University-General Santos (MSU-GenSan) satellite unit here is girding to sustain the momentum this year and embarking even on setting records anew in both academic and administrative operations.
Foremost of its agenda for 2021 is the use of drones for 24/7 security surveillance inside the MSU-GenSan campuses here and the adoption for face-recognizing gadgets to improve workers punctuality, proponent officials said.
Five units of face-detecting devices were already purchased last week and being installed in five busy offices of the satellite campus, Lorraine D. Sarigala, MSU-GenSan audit office head, told the Philippine Muslim Today Wednesday.
She said their bids and awards committee (BAC) has started the bidding for the purchase of a drone to upscale 24/7 campus security service.
"Harnessing new technologies is a salient segment of our collective drive to make MSU-GenSan globally competitive in the real sense as pledged by our present leadership," Sarigala said, referring to Campus Chancellor Anshari P. Ali.
She averred: "Dr. Ali is pursuing not only moral governance but also a truly competitive academic unit. He thinks and moves always ahead in
Dr. Ali was installed to office as MSU-GenSan chancellor on April 8, 2019 in grand investiture ceremony here, during which he vowed an innovative leadership to link up with counterparts in the international community, make the field campus at par with high standard universities world-wide, and carve a prominent spot in the global education map for the MSU system, according to published narratives.
In an exclusive interview here last Dec. 8, the 57-year old Ali narrated some challenges and achievements of his less than two-year regime, ranging from rehabilitation of dormitories' toilets and other administrative structures to complex academic operation and modernization.
Improving facilities for human welfare is a basic Islamic philosophy exemplified by Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.) in building good toilets before constructing a mosque, said Dr. Ali, who is also an Islamic scholar.
"There can be no university without students. Students' comfortable environment reflects the quality of any school," he pointed out.
Academic and administrative thrusts
Dr. Ali recalled that upon his appointment as campus chancellor, he had also embarked on improving the plight of campus workers by filling up all available position-items for qualified aspirants, proving faculty members to study grants for post-graduate degrees in and outside the country, giving all monetary incentives appropriate for all of the campus academic and administrative units.
In corroboration, Sarigala said all monetary perks including the service rendered incentives (SRIs) for all employees in MSU-GenSan for 2020 have been released, citing reports that the university main campus and other satellite units were still sourcing out funds to pay SRIs of their respective personnel.
"Improving the welfare of campus workforce as well is a requisite for successful academic operations," Ali said.
Ali cited the recent approval by the MSU Board of regents of his proposal for the elevation of teachers' positions in the high school department of the satellite campus to collegiate or professorial level, pointing out that such move would not only upgrade in many folds the beneficiaries' salaries but also boost further their moral to "do their best" in making MSU-GenSan an exemplary academic institution.
Administratively speaking, Ali said, he has been seeing to it that "every penny entrusted to us will be spent for the purpose.
"I am trying my best to demonstrate in actions my advocacies for moral governance. I am doing it as my sworn-duty in public service and in my covenant with our Almighty Creator," he said.
Dr. Ali was set to present his administration's challenges, gains and aspiration in a live interview today, Jan. 6, over DWIZ. (AGM)
January 9, 2022 Philippine Muslim TodayFeatureAli G. Macabalang, Dr. Anshari P. Ali, MSU-GenSan
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Naby Keita - Just How Good is This Guy?
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any update und die gegenpressenmaestro?
Don't mind the guy, he's drawing your attention to Keita nobody can talk about Pastor Fred.
The truth so far is that this guy has been overhyped too much before he has done for anything special for Liverpool. Only a person like Van Dyke deserves all the hype going on about him.
And that is not to say the guy is not a good player or won't do well, when he does do well consistently that is the time to give him the credit he deserves.
As for Fred, i don't think there has been any sort of hype about him, even his signing was low key.
At least this one is not getting as much criticism as Pogba got soon as he got to EPL, despite showing flashes of brilliance.
Sporadic Flashes of brilliance here and there will not save one from criticism, it happens to all.
And when he starts living up to the hype consistently, all the criticism will die naturally.
and they have to spend a lot of energy defending his performances so far in those 2/3 threads. Which says a lot.
Dude the reason they open thread a lot about him is because he is from the mother land.
Seems to me that some folks are watching Naby Keita through tinted specs.
We badly need Oxlade-Chamberlain back so that we can restore our Wyljnaldum-Henderson-Milner-Oxalde midfield quartet. Right now, the Keita-Fabinho-Lallana-Shaquiri quartet are going to throw this EPL away. Naby Keita is so out of his depth, it is embarrassing. Dude struggles to complete passes and when he goes on his mazy dribbles, he fails to spot others that have made runs to put themselves into goalscoring positions. Dude is stinking up the joint in pretty basic stuff and causing the likes of Mane and Firminho to drop back and reduce our scoring threat.
Hopefully, Trent-Arnold comes back to free Milner for the midfield. Naby Keita is not it!
Klopp too is worried about Keita.
Arriving to considerable fanfare following a one-year delay in his move from RB Leipzig, Keita has struggled for consistency this campaign.
On the back of excellent form in Germany and some eye-catching displays in pre-season, this has come as a disappointment for supporters, though there remained cause for patience.
Andy Robertson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho were among those to take time to adjust to Klopp's demands and find their feet at Anfield, and the belief was Keita would follow suit.
An excellent afternoon in the 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday hinted that he was getting closer to hitting his stride.
"Hendo maybe could have played. Adam could have played again," he said.
"But it was clear that Naby was pretty much one of the first on the teamsheet but for different reasons: rhythm.
"We are really demanding. The boys have a lot to learn, if you want.
Finding that rhythm is certainly key for Keita, who is clearly something of a confidence player, and he picked it up after moving into a natural midfield role alongside Fabinho in the second half of the 1-1 draw with West Ham.
Klopp referenced this as he described the past week as a "really important" one for the No. 8, who only turned 24 on Sunday and cannot be expected to be flawless every game.
"It was a big step, this game. The second half against West Ham was a big step but nobody really realised it because nobody was happy with the game and nobody talked about this," he continued.
"We will probably see a couple of bad halves from Naby in the future, that's completely normal.
"But it was clear the whole week the second half was really important to him. The position was clearer and clearer.
"This was a really good game. There is still a lot to come because he is still adapting. Sometimes it takes longer, that's how it is.
Klopp's assertion that this development was by design is an interesting one, as Keita's failings this season had often come due to being fielded out of position on the left flank.
In his high points against both the Hammers and Bournemouth—and, crucially, in the early weeks of the season—he was deployed as a central midfielder, which the manager detailed to the Liverpool Echo's Ian Doyle.
"To be honest we didn't speak about it too much when he came in, because he was naturally in front of the centre-half he needed to perform from the first game," he added.
"Naby, as a midfielder, has played in a half position or in a different position with two sixes, or on the wing. So, you have to talk and explain.
"For a boy, or a young boy, he made a big move from Leipzig to Liverpool; he wants to do it right.
After a difficult seven months, Klopp's comments on Keita are hugely encouraging, and the manager now seems convinced he can rely on the Guinean in midfield.
Interestingly, he has done so in both a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-3-3, and with Fabinho likely required in defence in the upcoming Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, Keita could see himself start in the former on February 19.
There are those who know what's going on and there are those who scurry around on Twitter.
he must spend a lot of time searching twitter too, he finds the most obscure people, with 5 followers, to copy and paste their tweets.
Yes, from my couch and at the stadium where I watch games. Where are you watching games? Through your backside?
No. Much better dribble and more complete passing range.
It must take a real hater to say this average player does anything better than Essien. What kind of complete passing and dribble are you talking about ? In his prime Essien was arguably the best midfielder in the world. Getting Ballon d'or nomination and winning multiple personal accolades. Is this guy even a world class player? Where are his achievements so far ? Where does he rank among his peers in that position.
what did the stadium where you watch games tell you?


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Gawker Media Revenues Up 45%, So Much for the Adcopalypse
by Thord Daniel Hedengren
Good news for Nick Denton & Co., his Gawker Media reports that revenues are up by 45% in first half of 2009. So much for that "adcopalypse" where Denton spoke about 40% decreases in ads online last year, and warned media outlets to cut their costs why they still could. Gawker Media certainly did that, but it hardly hurt them, it would seem. They even brought back the pageview bonuses.
See Denton's blog post for charts and more.
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			$body = "<link href='http://www.nits.ac.in/css/style.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><link href='http://www.nits.ac.in/nits_rec/css/recruitment_form.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><link href='http://old.nits.ac.in/nits_rec/css/final_form.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Marcellus' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Ubuntu+Condensed' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

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			$body .= "

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";
			$nits_rec2->Mailer   = "smtp";
			$nits_rec2->Priority = '1';
			$nits_rec2->Body = $body;
			$nits_rec2->AltBody = "Reply to this email if you are seeing this kind of mail.";
			$nits_rec2->AddAddress($email);

			if(!$nits_rec2->Send())
			{
				echo "There has been a mail error sending to " . $email . "
Error info : ". $nits_rec2->ErrorInfo;
			}
			header("location:index.php?f=s");
	}
}
elseif(isset($_POST['password']) && isset($_POST['cpassword']) && isset($_SESSION['email']))
{
	$password=addslashes($_POST['password']);
	$cpassword=addslashes($_POST['cpassword']);
	if($password!=$cpassword)
	{
		header("location:forgetpass.php?m");
	}
	else
	{
		$password=md5(SHA1($password));
		$q = "UPDATE user_info SET password='".$password."' WHERE email='".addslashes($_SESSION['email'])."' ";
		$r = mysql_query($q) or die(mysql_error());
		unset($_SESSION['email']);
		session_destroy();
		header("location:forgetpass.php?d");
	}
}

elseif(isset($_GET['vid']) && isset($_GET['rid']))
{
	$q = "SELECT email,reg_id FROM user_info WHERE reg_id='".$_GET['rid']."'";
	$r = mysql_query($q) or die(mysql_error());
	$d = mysql_fetch_array($r);

	if(md5(SHA1($d['email']))==$_GET['vid'])
	{
		$_SESSION['email']=$d['email'];
		header("location:forgetpass.php");
	}
	else
	{
		echo "Invalid Link!!! Redirecting to Home Page.. Contact recruitment@nits.ac.in for more information...";
		header("refresh:1;url=index.php");
	}
}
else
{
	header("location:index.php");
}
?>


The official website of Karnataka Samskrit university, www.ksu.ac.in, will be launched on May 16, 2012 in presence of Sri Siddaiah (IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka) and Prof. S C Sharma (Vice-chancellor, Tumkur University and Deputy Director, Higher Education Council, Government of Karnataka). The brochure of the unviersity will also be released on the same occasion. The programme will be presided by Prof. Mallepuram G Venkatesha (Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka Samskrit University).
Venue: Karnataka State Higher Education Council Auditorium, Palace Road, Bengaluru.
Click here to read a report of the event.


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Boomerang: Clinton's Health Security Effort and the Turn against Government in U.s. Politics
Craig Ramsay
...Craig Ramsay Theda Skocpol. Boomerang: Clinton's Health Security Effort and the Turn against Government in U.S. Politics. New York: W. W. Norton, 1996. 230 pp. $27.50 cloth. Copyright © 1998 by Duke University Press 1998 References Hirshfield , Daniel S. 1970 . The Lost...
The Multifaceted Lobbying Effort to Shape and Promote Better Regulation a...
in Corporate Coalitions and Policy Making in the European Union: How and Why British American Tobacco Promoted "Better Regulation" > Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Figure 1 The Multifaceted Lobbying Effort to Shape and Promote Better Regulation a Sources : Fair Regulation Initiative 1999 ; Summers 2000a b Sources : [BAT] 1997a ; Ballantine 1997 ; Chalfen 1996c , 1996d ; Crossick 1997b ; EPC 1998a , 1998b Figure 1. The Multifaceted More
State Efforts to Expand Health Coverage: One Bite at a Time
Christopher Stream
...Christopher Stream © 2004 by Duke University Press 2004 Lindblom, Charles. 1968 . The Policy Making Process . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Commentary State Efforts to Expand Health Coverage: One...
A Qualitative Assessment of Previous Efforts to Contain Hospital Costs
David A. Pearson, David S. Abernethy
... general categories: (1) controls on reimbursement; (2) controls on the supply of facilities; and (3) controls on utilization. Events surrounding them reveal that any effort to constrict the flow of resources to the health care industry will engender serious opposition. In addition, there are serious...
Efforts to Improve Patient Safety in Large, Capitated Medical Groups: Description and Conceptual Model
Robert H. Miller, Randall R. Bovbjerg
... . The Effect on Test Ordering of Informing Physicians of the Charges for Outpatient Diagnostic Tests. New England Journal of Medicine 322 (21): 1499 -1504. Yin, R. K. 1994 . Case Study Research:Design and Methods . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Efforts to Improve Patient Safety in...
State Efforts to Promote Continuity of Coverage and Care Under the Affordable Care Act
Heather Howard, Chad Shearer
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 December 2013) 38 (6): 1173–1181.
Error in Medicine: Legal Impediments to U.s. Reform
Bryan A. Liang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-24-1-27
...Bryan A. Liang Error in medicine is common and can lead to significant patient injury. Although successful systematic efforts to reduce human error have been applied in other complex systems, the field of medicine has just begun to make a broad-based effort in this regard. However, both research in...
Health, Health Care, and Incompletely Theorized Agreements: A Normative Theory of Health Policy Decision Making
Jennifer Prah Ruger
...Jennifer Prah Ruger The years 2003-2004 marked the tenth anniversary of the rapid rise and demise of the Clinton administration's health reform efforts. Health reform may again be a political issue in the 2008 congressional and presidential elections. However, analysts still disagree over why large...
Public Information and Private Search: Evaluating the Patient Self-Determination Act
Elizabeth H. Bradley, John A. Rizzo
...Elizabeth H. Bradley; John A. Rizzo Despite substantial regulatory efforts to improve consumer information regarding health and health care, little is known about the impact of such efforts on consumer behavior. This article examines the effect of federal legislation to enhance consumer information...
Citizen Participation and Health Care: Problems of Government Induced Participation
Michael Lipsky, Morris Lounds
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...Michael Lipsky; Morris Lounds In this paper we trace the implications of some common contradictions in government-inspired efforts to increase citizen participation in health care delivery. We cover general problems of generating citizen participation, specific difficulties in community...
Making the Best of Hard Times: How the Nation's Economic Circumstances Shaped the Public's Embrace of Health Care Reform
Mark Schlesinger
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 December 2011) 36 (6): 989–1020.
...Mark Schlesinger The U.S. Congress enacted expansive (and expensive) health care reforms amid the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Public acquiescence provided crucial political cover; elites on both sides struggled mightily to sway popular opinion. Were reformers' efforts made...
Academic Research and Legislative Advocacy: Information Use in the Campaign against Repeal of the ACA
Elizabeth Rigby, Kimberly J. Morgan
... produced information to support their legislative and mobilization efforts, making it a good case for examining the evidentiary basis underlying applied policy analysis. We identified little direct dissemination of academic studies and only a minor role for academic studies in this advocacy effort. Even so...
Health Policy and White Nationalism: Historical Lessons, Disruptive Populism, and Two Parties at a Crossroads
James A. Morone
...James A. Morone Abstract The Trump administration's effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) broke with Republican health care policies that stretch back more than six decades to the early Eisenhower administration. While Republicans have always opposed Democratic plans, once in...
Evidence and Access to Biomedical Interventions: The Case of Stem Cell Treatments
Karen J. Maschke, Michael K. Gusmano
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 October 2016) 41 (5): 917–937.
... legal challenge to the agency's actions. Next, we place the debate about patients' access to stem cell interventions in the broader context of efforts in the US to promote and implement health technology assessment and the debate about standards of evidence. We then review several proposed initiatives...
The Politics of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Lessons from Recent History
Corinna Sorenson, Michael K. Gusmano, Adam Oliver
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 2014) 39 (1): 139–170.
...Corinna Sorenson; Michael K. Gusmano; Adam Oliver Abstract Efforts to support and use comparative effectiveness research (CER), some more successful than others, have been promulgated at various times over the last forty years. Following a resurgence of interest in CER, recent health care reforms...
Evolving Concepts of Patient-Centered Care and the Assessment of Patient Care Experiences: Optimism and Opposition
Paul D. Cleary
... that such surveys are reliable, valid, correlated across individuals and settings with other quality indicators, and predictive of better outcomes. Patient experiences are now routinely measured, and substantial effort is being devoted to providing high-quality patient-centered care. Providing patient...
Opportunities and Challenges for Payment Reform: Observations from Massachusetts
Robert E. Mechanic
...Robert E. Mechanic Abstract Policy makers and private health plans are expanding their efforts to implement new payment models that will encourage providers to improve quality and deliver health care more efficiently. Over the past five years, payment reforms have progressed faster in Massachusetts...
Three Words and the Future of the Affordable Care Act
Nicholas Bagley
...Nicholas Bagley Abstract As an essential part of its effort to achieve near universal coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extends sizable tax credits to most people who buy insurance on the newly established health care exchanges. Yet several lawsuits have been filed challenging the...
Political Strategies of Safety-Net Providers in Response to Medicaid Managed Care Reforms
Colleen M. Grogan, Michael K. Gusmano
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 2009) 34 (1): 5–35.
... forces that shape these institutions and the services they provide, yet little is made of safety-net providers' potential role as advocates for the poor and for disadvantaged groups. In this article, we draw on findings from a case study of Medicaid policy making in Connecticut to explore efforts by...
Federal Trade Commission Regulation of Food Advertising to Children: Possibilities for a Reinvigorated Role
Michelle M. Mello
... called for increased government regulation. The mission of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes it an obvious candidate to lead a new regulatory effort. However, the FTC has a troubled history in the area of children's advertising regulation, and several political and legal factors constrain its...


So there I was....walking down one of the aisles at the local market buying the goods that I needed to get. What's funny about the entire landscape of this place is that people are "in the zone" and focusing solely on the items they need. I rarely see people conversing or interacting with others unless they're in a group or see someone they know.
I figured I'd change things a bit ('instigate' is actually more like it) and have some fun with the people I'd come across. After all, as a strength coach & personal trainer, I meet new people all of the time and my job is to not only make them feel & move better but to also bring some fun & excitement into their lives which yields AWESOMENESS!
As I make my way down the produce section, I see an elderly man and he briefly looks up at me and smiles.
"Fist bump?", I asked with my fist aimed straight at him.
"Fist bump?" holding my fist.
"High-5?", this time holding hand in the air.
He then slaps my hand and smiles!
"You're AWESOME! Make it a great day!", I replied.
As I make my way to the check out stand, I put my things on the counter pull out my card.
"Do you have rewards card?"
"Not only do I have that, but I also have FREE High-5's too!", I reply.
Looking perplexed, she went about scanning and bagging the goods.
"Debit....and I also have a High-5 for you!"
"Easy, slap me a "High-5!"
"O.....K, I just don't understand why you're giving me a High-5."
"Cause you're AWESOME! That's why!"
She smiles and slaps my hand.
"Oh, I intend to. You make it a GREAT day!"
More often than not, many people just go on cruise control with their lives without noticing the simple things around them than can have a major impact in making things somewhat better - to bring some vivacity and enthusiasm into their lives.
During my training sessions with my clients, it all comes down to what I call "flipping the switch" - to turn things around in an instant by seeing and experiencing things from a different perspective. Getting in their head by planting seeds of positive reinforcement, encouragement, growth, endless opportunities to thrive......or simply giving them a High-5!
Flipping the switch from ordinary to EXTRAordinary!
Despite how silly or childish a High-5 may seem to some, it's a pretty POWERFUL gesture if you ask me!
The simplicity of making ones day and subliminally telling them "you did great and I'm proud of you" can elevate things dramatically.
Just recently, I had the honor and privilege in obtaining my Training For Warriors (TFW) Level 1 Instructor Certification presented by my colleague and good friend, Martin Rooney, CSCS - founder of TFW. If you don't know Martin, he's the kind of guy that will make you want to go smash a workout after talking to him about eating blueberries! Yes, he motivates people to that extreme! And I'm not kidding!
Anyway, as we started the metabolic workout session of our training, there we were 27 of us fitness pros getting our asses handed to us on a platter. However, the session wasn't about getting smashed so hard that we had to start looking for the nearest puke buckets! Martin doesn't operate that way! As he said, "Anyone can make someone sore and smash them into the ground. But not anyone can make someone better."
It was a lesson about the standards of effective coaching while keeping us engaged through positive reinforcement despite how fatigued we were. In other words, no matter how tough things will get, you will always come out on top and be grateful that you accomplished a great feat! And you'll also feel better that you did!
The way we accomplished that was by simply giving a High-5 to each other for a great effort and job well done!
No matter how hard life can get, how disengaged you may become, how demotivated and discouraged you may feel, YOU have the power to turn it around and do something AMAZING while having the potential to impact your life as well as others!
To be able to give someone an identity and a sense of self through small yet powerful ACTIONS is priceless!
So let me ask you this?
How many High-5's can YOU give out in day?!
Time to "FLIP THE SWITCH"!
Great Read Adrian... Nice way to go into a weekend.
Good stuff Adrian, I love how you took the TFW stuff and went out and made people that you might never see again think about that day in life differently. Rock on my awesome friend!


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