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August 15, 2018 News » Politics
Phil Weiser, Democrat running for AG, talks the issues
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1
Courtesy Phil Weiser campaign
Phil Weiser
If you keep up with state politics, or high-profile crime for that matter, you've probably heard of the Republican nominee for attorney general, George Brauchler.
He ran briefly for governor before shifting his ambitions — likely a smart choice given that the then-crowded gubernatorial field included Republican Cynthia Coffman, the current attorney general.
Brauchler was previously in the news as the prosecutor of 2012 Aurora theater shooter James Holmes. He failed to convince a jury that Holmes — who killed 12 people — deserved the death penalty, but nevertheless solidified his reputation as tough on crime.
Meanwhile, Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for the office, didn't grab many headlines in Colorado until he narrowly beat state Rep. Joe Salazar in the closest race of the 2018 Colorado primary. But he doesn't view himself as an underdog.
The son of a Holocaust survivor, Weiser served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg after graduating from law school. Later, he served in President Bill Clinton's Department of Justice Antitrust Division; on President Barack Obama's Transition Team, overseeing the Federal Trade Commission; as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice; and was Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the National Economic Council in the Obama White House. But the bulk of his career has been as a professor, and then a dean, at University of Colorado Law School.
"We can't allow people to fend for themselves against irresponsible companies." click to tweet
While it's no Holmes trial, Weiser says his legal background is the type that actually applies in the attorney general's office: consumer protection and antitrust law; oil and gas law; technology law; health care law; constitutional law; water and environmental law.
He also has a strong start: endorsements from Obama, Gov. John Hickenlooper, and former Colorado Attorney General, U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Weiser has raised over $1.7 million to Brauchler's $400,000-plus — though those numbers don't include political action committee spending.
We thought it would be worth getting to know him better.
Indy: Let's begin with the appointment of a new acting head of the Consumer Protection Bureau.
Weiser: The idea that you have someone leading an agency like Mick Mulvaney, who fundamentally does not believe in its mission, is painful to behold. The others in the federal government who fall into this category include Betsy DeVos, who doesn't believe in public education.
We have a constitutional system that separates powers, both legislative from executive, but also the federal government from the state government. During this moment, the legislative branch is not acting as a check on the executive branch, but states can and are. Particularly a state attorney general can say to Mick Mulvaney or Betsy DeVos, 'Wait a minute, you're not following the law, you're not doing your job. I'm going to hold you accountable to do that.'
So let's take Betsy DeVos, for example. There's an important consumer protection that the education department adopted that says if a for-profit college advertises certain skills, promises people will get a job, doesn't deliver the skills, leaves them without a job, that company is responsible for the student debt, not the student. Betsy DeVos is trying to get rid of that rule. [Since this interview, DeVos formally moved to scrap the regulation.] And she's doing it without a lot of justification. And we have a system wherein regulatory agencies can't just act willy-nilly. They've got to act in a way that's consistent with the law, and if they don't have a justification for their actions, their actions can be overturned. And I would join state AGs in challenging that decision...
We can't allow people to fend for themselves against irresponsible companies who would lie to them, take advantage of them. What happened at Wells Fargo was a perfect example... That was discovered and ended by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Under Mick Mulvaney they're [the bureau] closed for business. But a state AG can pick up the baton, and I would do that.
Communities to the south of us had their water supplies contaminated by toxic perfluorinated compounds from Peterson Air Force Base's firefighting foam. What could you, as an AG, do to help those communities?
... We need an attorney general committed to protecting clean air, clean water, and that when companies act irresponsibly, we need to come down on them. Cynthia Coffman has shut down the environmental crimes unit of the AG's office. I will restart that. And when businesses are polluting I will hold them accountable and work hard to remediate the situation.
You pick a hard example, because a federal government entity has unique protections. I can't sue them in Colorado state court. I have to go to court of claims, which is a harder deal and you may also have to use political pressure to get them to act.
We had a recent story about CBD, a compound in marijuana and hemp. We are on the verge of legal hemp, but there's a chance that CBD may be restricted by the Federal Drug Administration to only certain drugs. Where do you stand on that issue?
... I want to be an advocate for Colorado. When it comes to both marijuana and hemp, we have a real interest in innovating and creating new opportunities. And that the federal government could be in a position to hold us back on either front, is something that I would take on as an advocate for our state to work to address, whether it's the banking issues with marijuana, the tax deduction issues with marijuana, or the FDA issues with hemp. This is an important role of the attorney general.
I guess I should ask you about immigration.
You should. The issue of immigration is personal to me. My mom was an immigrant, came here in 1951, she and my grandparents survived the Holocaust. She was actually born in a concentration camp.
And they were welcomed.
What's happening at the border right now is unconscionable. And a number of state AGs — not ours — have filed lawsuits to stop the separating of families. I would join that litigation.
The treatment of the Dreamers... that bait-and-switch is wrong. I would join other state AGs to fight for the Dreamers.
And finally, I do believe Congress, at some point, will need to [pass] comprehensive reform on our immigration laws.
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Community calendar for April 25
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Events happening in your community this week
TOWN WIDE CLEAN-UP DAY: Noon-3 p.m. beginning with registration at the police station, 215 Central St. Pre-register at www.abingtonsage.com. Call Dan Brielmann at 339-788-7054 for more information.
TOPS MEETING: 6:30 p.m., weigh-in at 6, yoga at 7 p.m., Joy in Christ Lutheran Church hall, 21 South Bedford St. Suggested donation $3.
BINGO: 6:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 254 Hancock St. Doors Open at 4:30 p.m.
MEAT RAFFLE: 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 1027 Washington St. Free admission.
CHILDREN'S STORY TIME: 10 a.m. at the public library, 3 North Main St.
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 7 p.m. at the Cole Yeaton Senior Center, Wally Krueger Way. Julie Shapiro presents "Seeds : From the Arnold Arboretum and Beyond."
ROTARY CLUB OF THE BRIDGEWATERS BREAKFAST MEETING: 7:15 a.m. at Good Days Restaurant, 99 South Main St., Route 28, West Bridgewater. To make a reservation, call Bruce Marquis at 508-378-7890.
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 1 p.m. at the Cole Yeaton Senior Center, Wally Krueger Way. Art Scarpa discusses "Fun and Unusual Plants to Grow." Plants will be available for purchase.
WRITERS' GROUP: 1 p.m. at 96 Hemlock Drive. All levels of writers welcome. Memoirs, fiction, poetry, and more.
B-R MUSIC BOOSTERS BOTTLE & CAN COLLECTION FUNDRAISER: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring bottles and cans to Bridgewater Bottle and Can, 106 Hale St.
CHURCH DANCE: 7-10 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Parish House, 15 Cedar St. This celebration of the rededication of the Eldon P. Cole Parish House, will include music, dancing, refreshments and a silent auction. Tickets cost $10. For a reservation, call 508-697-5923.
WEST YOUTH BASEBALL OPENING DAY: 9 a.m. at the high school with Tee Ball games and team photos. There will also be a parade to Campanelli Stadium, home run derby, base running events and more.
FUNDRAISER: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Club Ex, Lambert's Plaza. Proceeds benefit Camp To Belong, which is organized by the Sibling Connection (www.siblingconnections.com).
BROCKTON YOUTH HOCKEY BINGO: 1 p.m. at the Fruth Center, 891 Montello St. Doors open at 10 a.m. Visit BrocktonYouthHockey.com. Participants must be age 18 or over to play.
D.W. FIELD PARK ASSOCIATION MEETING: 7 p.m. at the Department of Parks and Recreation, 45 Meadow Lane. BHS science teacher Eleri Merrikin discusses what happens to our "stuff" and how to protect the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL FAIR:11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Massasoit Community College. Free ice cream will be served, and baked goods and other refreshments will be offered for sale. Free admission.
FREE CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENINGS: 5-7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1367 Main St., offered by Good Samaritan Medical Center. Call 800-488-5959 to register.
BINGO: 6:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Emunah, 479 Torrey St. Free snacks and drinks are available along with soda and fresh hot and cold food for sale.
ROTARY CLUB OF BROCKTON MEETING: 12:15 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Westgate Drive. Open to members of any Rotary Chapter or their invited guests. Guest speakers and buffet style lunch change weekly.
APPRAISAL EVENT: 5:30-10 p.m. at Holiday Inn, 195 Westgate Drive. Individuals are asked to bring one item for appraisal; omit coins, stamps, and musical instruments. Cost is $10 for admission, $10 per appraisal.
KIDS ROAD RACES: 10-11:30 a.m. at D.W. Field Park. 2.2-mile road race for kids ages 4-14. Sponsored by New Balance and the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. Registration 9-9:45 a.m. at Pentangle Parking Lot. Races start at 10 a.m. Cost is a $1.
GRIEFSHARE: 10 a.m.-noon at the Church on The Rock, 421 Torrey St.
YARD SALE: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Universalist Unitarian Church of Brockton, 325 West Elm St.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: 10:30-7 p.m. at New England Comics, 744 Crescent St. Visit www.FreeComicBookDay.com for a list of free comics.
JUBILATE CHORALE SPRING CONCERT: 7 p.m. at Christ Congregational Church, 1350 Pleasant St. Tickets cost $22 at the door.
KNITTERS MEETING: 2-3:30 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room in the library. Bring current knitting project along with something to eat or drink. New members welcome.
QUILT SHOW: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Middle School, 60 South Meadow Road. Hosted by the Plymouth County Cranberry Quilters Guild, the show will include a merchants mall, raffle quilt, demos, boutique, raffle basket and luncheon. Admission is $5.
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ADULT BOOK CLUB: 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the community room at the library. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY GENEALOGISTS INC. GENERAL MEETING: 1 p.m. in the community room at the library.
MUSICAL EVENT: 3 p.m. at Unity Church, 13 Main St. "Ringing Into Spring" by handbell choirs. Free admission.
OAHS SCHOLARSHIP POPS CONCERT: 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The jazz bands and show choirs from both the high school and middle school perform. Donations accepted.
MUSICAL EVENT: 12:15 p.m. at Unity Church 13 Main St. Richard Hill, organist in " "A Spring Fling", works of Jenkins, Friml, Frysinger, Kinder, Grieg, Ashford. Free admission.
ALZHEIMER'S - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:5-6 p.m. at the Cottage, 56 Main St. "Know the 10 Warning Signs" by Pamela McCormack. Visit www.alz.org/MANH or call 617-868-6718.
"THE SKIN QUILT PROJECT": 6 p.m. at the Martin Institute Auditorium on the campus of Stonehill College, 320 Washington St.
BOOK TALK: 6:30 p.m at the library. "House Architecture in New England." Their book,
WHEELS OF TIME AUTO CLUB: 4 p.m. until dark at Southeastern Regional Vocational High School, Route 106. There will be 250 classic cars and hot rods on display along with music, food and a raffle. Money raised will go to scholarships for the school and local charities. Free admission
DIVORCECARE: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Free Evangelical Fellowship, 604 Foundry St. DivorceCare for Kids ages 5-12 is offered at the same time. Groups meet weekly for 13 weeks. Call 508- 223-5346.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION: 9 a.m. at the library, with tree plantings at Queset Gardens behind the library.
FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: 1-2 p.m. at the library Pink Cottage, 56 Main St. Free and open to the public.
"THE DREAM MACHINE": 7 p.m. at the Middle School, Columbus Avenue. For information, visit ECTheatre.org.
GIRL SCOUTS LINEN DRIVE: 2-4 p.m. at Covenant Congregational Church parking lot, 202 Center St., to benefit My Brother's Keeper. Linens and towels are accepted in new or "gently used" condition. Baby linens are preferred new, blankets are not needed.
HOPE FOR HAITI FUNDRAISER: 7 p.m. at the high school. Student councils and student performers from four area high schools present Talent 4 A Cure (T4AC). Tickets $15 at the door.
ADULT BOOK CLUB:6:30 p.m. at the library. "Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley.
NEW ENGLAND SINGLES DANCES: 8 p.m.-midnight at Halifax Country Club, 100 Country Club Drive, Route 106. Buffet, DJ, cost is $10. For adults of all ages, casual dress, www.singlesdances-newengland.com.
PUBLIC BREAKFAST: 8 a.m.-noon at Phoenix Masonic Lodge, 133 Broadway. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for kids up to age 12. Proceeds help fund community activities.
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS' ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DAY: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Maquan Elementary School, School Street. Dispose of electrical items and appliances (TVs, dishwashers, computers) for a fee. . Funds support scholarship awards.
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Noon-4 p.m. at Town Hall. The event will include tace painting, seed planting, music and games, demonstrations on organic gardening, natural cleaners, solar panels, home weatherization, and more.
AUTHOR TALK: 12:30 p.m. at the library. Mike Tougias discusses "Overboard: A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival."
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: 10 a.m. at the library.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 95 Plymouth St. Ken Gloss, appraiser on "Antique Road Show, presents "Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?" Suggested donation is $ 3.
YARD SALE: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Winthrop Congregational Church, 16 North Franklin St.
SOUTH SHORE SOLILOQUY MEETING: 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the library.
SONGBIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND: 7 p.m. at the library; with naturalist John Root. Call 781-585-0517, Ext. 112 to register.
K OF C BREAKFAST: 8:30 a.m.-noon at the K of C Hall, 262 West Grove St., Middleboro. Hosted by the Middleboro-Lakeville Knights of Columbus. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, Rts. 105 and 18. Joey Mason speaks on "Kestrel birds and Cranberries."
MEAT RAFFLE: 7:30 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 3994, 217 County St. Call 508-763-8878.
MEAT RAFFLE: 7 p.m. at 25 Staples Shore Road. Sponsored by Lakeville Lions Club/Camp Joe Hooker. Call 508-947-9862.
K OF C BREAKFAST: 8:30 a.m.-noon at the K of C Hall, 262 West Grove St. Hosted by the Middleboro-Lakeville Knights of Columbus. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children.
PAPA GINO'S KIDS NIGHT: 5-8 p.m. in the Stop & Shop plaza, Route 28. Crafts for all ages and abilities. Free.
STITCHING GROUP:6:30-8 p.m. at the library. Share crafts and conversation.
BOOK CLUB: 6:30-8 p.m. at the library. "The Likeness" by Tania French.
YARD SALE: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine, at 200 Oak Point Drive. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Middleboro High School graduates.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST:8 a.m.-noon at the Leonard E. Simmons Senior Multi-Service Center, 558 Plymouth St. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for kids up to age 12 and $20 for a family of 5.
SHEEP DAY/EARTH DAY EVENT: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule St. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids up to age 12 (under 3 free). Call 508-947-6744 for more information.
KNITTING/CROCHETING DROP-IN: 1-2 p.m. at the library.
YARD SALE: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at American Legion Post 222, 85 East Main St. Sponsored by the Norton Community Lions.
PEMBROKE READS EVENT: 7 p.m. at the library. A showing of the documentary movie "The Beauty Academy of Kabul."
BINGO: 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 100 Center St. Sponsored by Pembroke High School Athletic Boosters. Doors open at 4:30. Call 781-248-5491.
CHURCH YOUTH GROUP: 7 p.m. in Kendall Hall at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church. Those interested in attending, should call the church at 508-747-1606.
QUINCEAÑERAS EXPO: 1-4 p.m. at Lombardo's, 6 Billings St. Tickets are $8 at the door.
PILGRIM DISTRICT WOMEN SPRING MEETING: 10 a.m. at First Congregational Church, 1 South Main St. Coffee fellowship at 9:30 a.m. and luncheon at noon. All church women are welcome to attend.
"UNDERSTANDING END TIME PROPHECY": 7 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard, Route 44. Taught by the Rev. Clarence Morson of Kingdom Life Ministry. Attendance is open and free to the general public.
WINE TASTING CHARITY EVENT: 5-8 p.m. at Occasions at Village South, 473 South St. Admission is $20 at the door.
MUSIC OF THE GASLIGHT ERA: 6-7:45 p.m. at the library. This intergenerational musical program will feature ragtime, gospel, blues, and popular songs.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: 7 p.m. at the library. "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving.
GREEN FAIR: Noon-4 p.m. at First Parish Universalist Church, 790 Washington St.
TRADITIONAL PORTUGUESE MUSIC AND DANCE: 2 p.m. performed by The Rancho Folclorico do Alto Minho de Norwood at the library.
VFW POST 611 BINGO GAMES: 6:45 p.m., at the post, 82 Ingell St.
THRIFT SHOP: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Route 138 and Warner Boulevard.
VASCULAR SCREENINGS: 5-7 p.m. on the Southcoast Health Van at Tobey Hospital, 43 High St.
W. BRIDGEWATER
SPAGHETTI SUPPER: 5-7 p.m. in the Parish Center, St. Ann Church, 103 North Main St. Donation is $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds benefit the food pantry.
ROTARY CLUB OF THE BRIDGEWATERS BREAKFAST MEETING: 7:30 a.m. at Good Days Restaurant, 99 South Main St. To make a reservation, call Bruce Marquis at 508-378-7890.
WINE TASTING EVENT: 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Wine Palace, 793 West Centre St. Proceeds benefit Bridgewater Academy Lions Club charities. Tickets are $10; must be age 21 or older. Call 508-208-9349 for tickets.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY GENEALOGIST MEETING: 1 p.m. at Old Bridgewater Historical Society, Howard Street. Also included will be a visit to the Keith House Parsonage. The public is invited.
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB: 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the community room at the library.
MAY BREAKFAST: 7:30-10 a.m. at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 519 Washington St., Ticket are $6 for adults and $4 for kids ages 2-10.

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Hangout with ST: Shifting standards of beauty and ChildAid 2019
Video of Hangout with ST: What makes you beautiful? | ChildAid 2019
Hairianto Diman
Nov 14, 2019, 7:55 pm SGT
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SINGAPORE - Hangout with ST, a video series by The Straits Times, is broadcast live at 8pm every Thursday on the publication's Facebook and YouTube pages.
Hosted by multimedia journalists Hairianto Diman and Renee Poh, the series adopts a casual, talk-show format which focuses on what's trending in Singapore and around the world.
In this episode, the hosts talk about the TCCAsia's Most Beautiful Faces in Asia 2019 and Most Handsome Faces in Asia 2019 lists, and how the standards of beauty have changed over the years.
The hosts will then talk to three young talents who will be performing at this year's ChildAid concert. They will share their most favourite segment of the show and what audience members can expect from the concert.
ChildAid 2019 will be held at the Esplanade Theatre on Nov 20 and 21.
Prices for the show range from $18 to $38 and will be available via Sistic.
Talking points covered in previous episodes include the increasingly popular wellness tourism; launch of new streaming service, Apple TV+; Singapore's snack food market which is poised to hit US$166 million in value this year; talking to Mr Denis Koh, chairman of Big Wheel Scooters Singapore, on why he is against the possible ban of personal mobility devices; and an interview with Hollywood star Jacob Batalan.
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Trusty old Corolla still outshines the Porsche
It wasn't the size of Patrick Reed's driver that won him the green jacket, nor was it the windtunnel profile of his glove or the midsole support of his shoes that did the trick.
For any golf nut, it's hard to tear yourself away from the television over US Masters weekend.
Before you even see one ball hit, you are mesmerised with the fly-by shot up Magnolia Lane approaching the island garden depicting the tournament's logo in front of the clubhouse, the mystique of Hogan's bridge, the beautiful magnolia bushes around Amen Corner, the magnificent azaleas in full bloom and the perfect beds of pine straw lining the pristine fairways.
But the price you pay for four nights of sheer golfing bliss is being bombarded by dozens of ads.
I don't blame the broadcaster, hell, everyone's got bills to pay, but the message the advertisers are conveying is in such sharp contrast with the brutal reality once the live broadcast resumes.
Whether they are advertising a club or a ball, the emphasis will always be on the ground-breaking length the manufacturers have come up with.
"Get more distance off the tee","raise your game with our biggest driver head ever", "our space-aged dimples will give you extra length without sacrificing any feel off the club head" and "hit it like a pro with the most technologically
advanced hybrid on offer today".
They even pay a few big-name pros to drive the ball 400m to try and convince the weekend hacker in front of the TV to buy their clubs.
And they are so nice that they sometimes throw in discounted irons in too if you whip out the five figures for the big dog.
But the sad thing is, on Sunday night it wasn't the size of Patrick Reed's driver that won him the green jacket, nor was it the windtunnel profile of his glove or the midsole support of his shoes that did the trick.
None of the fancy stuff whatsoever.
It was just nerves of steel and solid putting.
Yes, the good old flat stick.
The unglamorous club made of seemingly inferior materials than the science lab models taking up the bulk of the space in any golf bag.
But, as always, the trusty old Toyota Corolla parking next to the garage guarding the Porsche and Ferrari is always guaranteed to get you from point A to point B.
At Augusta National on Sunday, Rory McIlroy admits he wasn't at his best.
But even on his off-day he still had a golden opportunity to chip away at Reed's three-shot lead to stay in contention until the back nine.
But the Ulsterman, who hits the ball miles, had an ice-cold flat stick and his challenge ended in a whimper.
After not missing a putt from inside seven feet over the first three days, he missed five putts inside 10 feet on the front nine on Sunday.
Had he just drained two or three of them, he could have led after nine holes and would probably still be wearing the green jacket over his shoulders and a big smile on his face.
But he fell so far down the leaderboard that the latest titanium clubs got more air time than Rory for the rest of the broadcast.
And the famous saying is still standing the test of time: drive for show and putt for dough.
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Gurko, Leo. Ernest Hemingway and the Pursuit of Heroism. (1968). Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism Vol 6. Eds. Carolyn Riley, Phyllis Carmel Mendelson. Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1976. 229. Howe, Irving. A World More Attractive: A View of Modern Literature and Politics. (1963). 65-70. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism Vol 3. Ed. Carolyn Riley. Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1975. 232-233. Young, Philip. "Ernest Hemingway." American Writers Pamphlet No. 1 (1959). Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol 13. Ed. Dedric Bryfonski. Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1980. 273-276.


I love this wall…..no idea why, exactly….just love the look of it with the trees!
It isn't the first time I've photographed this wall in different seasons!
I may not be a big fan of winter, but it sure does give some great photo opportunities!!!
I love that wall also. It is all the texture and different colors. And did you notice that the trees in front of the bank make a beautiful compliment to the photos? We NEED trees on the street. They say that towns with nice trees lining the streets have way more business.
Kim You really have a good eye for photography and I also enjoy reading your comments. I feel like I am sitting drinking coffee and conversing with a good friend. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Doris! So glad you enjoy visiting my blog!
Not everyone would agree with me but Albion NY is a pretty village and I just love it here ! Please keep the pictures coming !
Hey Kim, thanks for sharing all these beautiful photos of my old home town. Makes me homesick. Been gone from Albion for over 50 years but these photos make it feel like yesterday ! So many fond memories ! Keep the photos coming !!
Hi, Paul! Thank you for visiting and following my blog! I hope you will enjoy my posts! Have you discovered the AHS Alumni Foundation Blog? I also write for that and you may find some good information there, as well,,,,,,if you haven't already! The address is http://www.albionalumni.org – check it out!


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SpaceX Launches Lunar Mission for Japan, UAE
Written By: Heidi
Published Date: December 12, 2022 Last Edited: December 12, 2022
SpaceX successfully launched a lunar mission for Japan and the UAE. The UAE provided Rashid, a nearly 10-kilogram lunar rover that will operate on the Moon for 10 days. Japan sent the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 robotic lander. HAKUTO-R is currently rolled up in the shape of a ball and will unroll when it reaches the Moon.
Hakuto is the Japanese word for "white rabbit." According to Japanese folklore, a white rabbit lives on the Moon. HAKUTO-R is funded by a company called ispace, which also has plans to fly follow-up missions to the Moon in 2024 and 2025.
Hardware included in the joint UAE-Japan mission also includes a solid-state battery provided by a Japanese company, an AI computer that will study geological features for the mission, and 360-degree cameras provided by a Canadian company.
NASA hitched a ride with a laser experiment for a separate mission bound for the lunar south pole. The explorations of the Moon's south pole are part of preparations for a potential permanent presence on the Moon that could follow the Artemis Program's first crewed lunar landings.
HAKUTO-R and Rashid will land on the Moon in five months. SpaceX had initially planned to launch it on November 30. However, it delayed the launch twice to allow for additional checkouts of the Falcon 9 rocket.
Launch preparations have been completed, including integration of the #HAKUTO_R Mission 1 lunar lander into the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket! First success milestone—Success 1 Completion of Launch Preparations—fulfilled. ✅ Read more: https://t.co/eujElScggq#ispace #lunarquest pic.twitter.com/K2oJgLAime
— ispace (@ispace_inc) November 28, 2022
Ispace originally planned Hakuto as a contender for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, which would have awarded $20 million to the first private company to successfully land a robotic probe on the Moon. It managed to complete a rover demonstration for the XPRIZE. However, its primary spacecraft failed to complete its mission.
An Israeli nonprofit organization called SpaceIL nearly managed to win the $20 million prize with its Beresheet lander, but the lander crashed on the Moon during descent to the lunar surface. The deadline for the Google Lunar XPRIZE expired in 2018 with no award given.
Despite missing the deadline for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, ispace did not give up. The "R" in the HAKUTO-R name stands for "Reboot." Its goals include building the capacity for high-frequency, low-cost transportation services to the Moon. Its current operations include work on one of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services contracts as part of a team lead by Draper. The contract includes putting a lander on the far side of the Moon by 2025.
Ispace also has contracts to collect lunar regolith samples for NASA and test a method for extracting water on the Moon. The ability to harvest water on the Moon will be critical for a sustainable presence on the lunar surface.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada expressed enthusiasm about the future of lunar exploration, which he anticipates will have economic benefits.
"This is the dawn of the lunar economy," Hakamada said during SpaceX's livestreamed video of the launch. "Let's go to the moon."
The launch used one of SpaceX's previously flown Falcon 9 first stage boosters. The Falcon 9 landed at a designated landing site not far from the launchpad and could be used again for another mission.
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Q: How can I use a NSMutablearray from one class, in another class? I created a model that I want to hold some data that I need to be able to access in two other classes.
I've tried logging my array both before and after trying to add self to it, but it's null both before and after. I've tried everything that I could think of, plus a ton of googling, but I cannot get this to work.
Here is my model that I create to store some data to:
// CCModel.h
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface CCModel : NSObject
// this is the array that I want to store my SKLetterNodes in
@property(strong, nonatomic) NSMutableArray* selectedLetters;
@end

// CCModel.m
#import "CCModel.h"

@implementation CCModel
- (id)init
{
    self = [super init];
    if (self) {
        // not really to sure if this is the right approach to init the array that I'm going to need
        self.selectedLetters = [NSMutableArray init];
    }
    return self;
}
@end

Here's the class that I'm trying to access the NSMutableArray from
// SKLetterNode.h
#import <SpriteKit/SpriteKit.h>
#import "CCModel.h"

@class SKLetterNode;

@protocol LetterDragDelegateProtocol <NSObject>
-(void)letterNode:(SKLetterNode*)letterNode didDragToPoint:(CGPoint)pt;
@end

@protocol LetterWasTouchedDelegateProtocol <NSObject>
-(void) touchedPoint:(CGPoint)touchedPoint;
@end

@interface SKLetterNode : SKSpriteNode
// Here is where I'm creating a property to access my model's NSMutableArray
@property(strong, nonatomic) CCModel* model;

....
@end

// SKLetterNode.m - I'll just include the relevant method since everything else is working in this class
-(void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {

    if (!self.isSelected) {

        SKLetterNode* lastLetter = [self.model.selectedLetters lastObject];

        if (lastLetter.bottomOrTop != self.bottomOrTop || self.model.selectedLetters.count == 0) {

            CGSize expandSize = CGSizeMake(self.size.width * expandFactor, self.size.height * expandFactor);

            SKAction* sound = [SKAction playSoundFileNamed:@"button.wav" waitForCompletion:NO];
            [self runAction:sound];

            self.isSelected = YES;
            self.physicsBody = [SKPhysicsBody bodyWithRectangleOfSize:expandSize];
            self.physicsBody.affectedByGravity = NO;
            self.physicsBody.allowsRotation = NO;

            if (!self.model.selectedLetters) {
                // Here is where I'm trying to init my array by adding an object
                [self.model.selectedLetters arrayByAddingObject:self];
            } else {
                // The array must already be initialized, so add the object
                [self.model.selectedLetters addObject:self];
            }

        }

    }
}

As you can see in the if (!self.model.selectedLetters) block I'm trying to init the array by adding the object self if the array is not initialized. Else, I add the object. I'm trying my hand at objective-c and still new to the language so I'm sure there is just something simple about this process that I don't quit understand.

A: self.selectedLetters = [NSMutableArray init];

Should be:
self.selectedLetters = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

And you need to alloc init your CCModel somewhere in your SKLetterNode class too.  If you don't, the alloc init on selectedLetters will never be called, etc.

A: The other 2 posters pointed out 2 problems with your code. (not instantiating a CCModel  object, and calling [NSMutableArray init] instead of [[NSMutableArray alloc] init].
A third problem with your code is that this line:
[self.model.selectedLetters arrayByAddingObject:self];

Doesn't make sense. That line of code creates a new immutable array, which you then drop on the floor. After you fix the other 2 problems, you want to use code like this
[self.model.selectedLetters addObject: self];

And do you really want to add "self" to the array? (An SKLetterNode object)

A: If you are trying to use MVC, you should not put view objects in your model. Have a separate model object representing your data model.
Also MVC related, you should not refer to your model from the view. Use your controller (perhaps the scene in a SK app) to connect the model to the view.
Memory management: If I'm correct in assuming that "model" is something that every view is sharing and is created outside the view: The model is retaining the view, and the view is retaining the model. This will leak like a sieve. The connection shouldn't exist at all, but if you wish to keep it, the connection from the view to the model should be weak:
@property(weak, nonatomic) CCModel* model;

As Duncan points out, arrayByAddingObjects doesn't make sense there. [NSMutableArray init] shouldn't even compile: ALWAYS fix your warnings, they almost always indicate an error in your code.
Consider also: If self.model.selectedLetters is nil, the problem might be that self.model is nil, not that model.selectedLetters is nil!


My mountain bike rides usually begin with an early morning.
And so I start my rides with an early morning … and this guy.
My little girl is special. Of course, yours is too, because we parents are supposed to shout from the rooftops that our little ladies are one-of-a-kind. But honestly now—how many lucky little American girls have explored the quays of Dublin almost as soon as they could walk?
You've got several options when planning an elopement 'round here. Visit the County Clerk Recorder's Office for a quick civil ceremony. Or if you're looking for a bit more pizzazz, cross the Nevada state line to visit one of the many purpose-built wedding chapels. Officiants are standing by 24/7 to perform your nuptials on-demand, you know. However, if you're aiming for an unforgettable elopement, follow the cross-country trail blazed by my new friends Tara and Dusty at the Ferrari-Carano Winery Vineyards.


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STEM Instagram Takeover
On July 22nd and 24th, the Summer STEM Enrichment Program took over Capital City's Instagram page to give followers a glimpse into how middle school students got to virtually immerse themselves in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! During this 5-week summer program, students received daily instruction, tackled challenging assignments, and completed virtual fieldwork in order to build the skills and background knowledge necessary to explore a future in STEM.
See the program in action in these Instagram posts!
Social-emotional learning and community building continues to be an important aspect of our curriculum. The first post of this two-part takeover introduced followers to an opening circle where students got to respond to breakout group prompts provided by their STEM Leaders.
Our teachers facilitate relevant instruction that ensures all students succeed and get the most out of their classes. Meet the hard-working individuals who led the STEM program in the second post. You can also see our 6th graders convert percentages into decimals!
What is a wind turbine? In this post, 7th and 8th grade students shared and discussed their wind turbine research investigation!
Just because it is virtual, it doesn't mean project-based, hands-on learning has to stop! See how 6th graders assembled a wind turbine after learning their pros and cons.
"To create the windmill we had to put in the wires, connect a lot of things, follow directions from the book. It took me 15 - 30 minutes to make it work. It's kind of like having a test. It was my favorite part of the program because it was fun and relaxing at the same time," shared Jomayra, rising 6th grader.
Our Literacy instructors connect students to historical and current event issues so they can become aware of social injustices happening around them. In Engineering, our students learned about the process of constructing prosthetic arms!
Part II of the takeover focused on virtual fieldwork and the different classes and authentic hands-on projects students engaged in throughout the week.
From using engineering software to create prosthetic arms to constructing wind turbines in science class, students had a busy week putting their learning into practice. Here's a photo recap of the projects they did!
Fridays are for fieldwork in the STEM Enrichment Program. Before starting virtual fieldwork, students had to select an activity that would prepare them for the day.
Let the race begin! Student-led teams completed activities that allowed them to communicate and collaborate effectively in order to prepare them for a future in STEM.
Closing the circle together. To conclude fieldwork day and the week, the STEM community came together to celebrate student achievements. Students are recognized and praised for their participation and leadership during the week.
"I am happy I am able to do technology, engineering, math and science this summer," said Jomayra. "I am more confident because I was a leader in a group with 6th-8th graders. Having to talk in front of everybody in the program helped me communicate better."
We are so proud of the amazing work our students aka future STEM leaders are doing this summer!
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Watch These Trailers For Freaky Horror Film Ghost Stories Starring Martin Freeman
Edward Lauder
on 31st October 2017 at 4:19 pm
There are three new trailers for spooky British horror movie Ghost Stories starring Martin Freeman. Check them out below, if you dare.
With today being Halloween, it's natural that people will want to watch as many spooky movies as they can. One film that might be a good one to watch on a cold and dark Halloween night might be the British horror flick, Ghost Stories. The film is based on English magician Andy Nyman's long-running West End show of the same name. Here's the plot synopsis:
Ghost Stories stars Andy Nyman as Professor Phillip Goodman, a psychologist and arch-skeptic, who has his rationality tested when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three terrifying hauntings. He then embarks on a mission to find rational explanations for the ghostly happenings.
Nyman will be joined by a stellar cast which includes Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther, Jill Halfpenny, Paul Whitehouse, Nicholas Burns, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Daniel Hill, Derren Brown, and Ryan Oliva. Check out the trailers below.
These trailers clearly show that Ghost Stories will feature three separate stories, yet there's also the feeling that these stories will interconnect in some way. Whatever ends up happening, its marketing has certainly showcased how creepy and eerie this film feels. I think I'll be checking it out when it comes out in 2018.
You may also like to check out our lists on the 10 movies that will help you to get into the Halloween spirit and the 20 best horror movies to stream on Netflix. We also have articles on Netflix's upcoming movie, Bright, Marvel's The Punisher, Star Trek: Discovery and much, much more.
The film premiered at the London Film Festival and received positive critics and will be out in UK cinemas on April 13th, 2018. Do you think you'll be watching Ghost Stories when it comes out? Let us know in the comments below.
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De Nieuwe Oostenburgerstraat is een straat op de Oostelijke Eilanden in Amsterdam-Centrum.

De straat is gelegen tussen de Oostenburgerdwarsstraat en de Nieuwe Oostenburgerdwarsstraat. De woonhuizen aan de oneven kant staan met hun achtergevels richting de Wittenburgervaart en kijken uit over de Ezelsbrug. De straat kreeg in 1874 haar naam, toen daar de N.V. Woning-Maatschappij in ruim een jaar tijd 244 woningen liet bouwen. De woningen zijn de zogenaamde arbeiderswoninkjes uit eind 19e eeuw en voor deze gelegenheid ontworpen door Dolf van Gendt. Een aantal daarvan is bij de sanering ten prooi gevallen aan sloop. In 2005 zijn alle resterende gebouwen aan de Nieuwe Oostenburgerstraat benoemd tot gemeentelijk monument, echter toen waren de huisnummers 1 en 2 al gesloopt. Een bijzonderheid is dat de straat amper 100 meter lang is en toch acht postcodes heeft:
1018MB: huisnummer 3
1018MC: huisnummers 5-7
1018MD: huisnummers 9-13
1018ME: huisnummers 15-19
1018MG: huisnummer 4
1018MH: huisnummers 6-10
1018MJ: huisnummers 12-14
1018MK: huisnummers 16-20

De Groote/Kleine Oostenburgerstraat liep parallel aan deze straat, maar is al lang uit het straatbeeld verdwenen. Aan die straat lagen de zeemagazijnen aan de Wittenburgervaart. De straat is alleen bereikbaar voor voetgangers.

Straat in Amsterdam-Centrum
Gemeentelijk monument in Amsterdam

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What Will Happen to Indianapolis Schools Slated to Exit State Takeover?
Emma Donnan Middle School, Howe High School, and Manual High School were taken over by the state in 2011 for being failing schools for several years. The state chose Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) to turn the schools around. Unfortunately, all of the schools did not improve.
Note: This is the first year where schools were given a state and federal grade. Click here to learn more.
Personally, I hope returning the schools to IPS is not chosen as an option. Based on IPS closing three high school campuses at the end of last school year, I believe the district would close both of these schools if they are returned. I don't want any more students to be displaced and forced to seek a new school. Based on the inability to raise achievement at Howe, I believe the state should seek a merger with another school. I believe CSUSA should be able to pursue a charter to keep Manual since academic outcomes improved. Maybe they will improve even more if CSUSA has one less high school to manage.
If you want to have your voice heard, there are a few more community meetings to give your input. You can also follow and like the School Transition Task Force Facebook page where you can find updates and take a survey.
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Heather works on all aspects of commercial property work advising a variety of clients including funds, institutional landlords and large institutional investors.
She has experience of running teams on complex purchases, sales and refinances including coordinating input from team members on a multimillion pound purchase of a multi-let mixed use property for a Pension Fund client and working as part of a team which acquired the management share in one of the UK's largest shopping centres.
Heather spent a number of years working with the largest supermarket chain during their period of large scale redevelopment and expansion giving her experience of site assembly, development and regeneration.
Leading a team in the due diligence aspect of a purchase of 311 high street retail properties. The bulk of the properties in the portfolio were let to a prominent high street retailer.
Running the due diligence aspects of a sale of a large mixed portfolio of over 40 properties in England and Wales valued in the hundreds of millions.
Working as part of a team selling a portfolio of care homes which involved issuing a certificate of title for each property for prospective purchasers to review and bid against.
Leading a team purchasing a large portfolio of industrial properties for a JV company. The size of the portfolio meant that due diligence was carried out by way sampling. Full reviews were carried out for the larger assets and tenancy checks were undertaken for the other properties.
Working as part of a team on the acquisition of a portfolio of hotels valued at around £1 billion.


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MTN Partners Arsenal to Promote Grassroots Football in Nigeria
… brings back 3-Day Coaching Clinic for Young Nigerians
Lagos, October 26, 2018: It's back by popular demand!
As part of the continued effort to identify and coach the best young footballing talents in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria and top Premier League club, Arsenal Football Club, are once again holding a 3-day coaching clinic for 128 young players and 30 coaches from October 26-28, 2018 at the legacy pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The clinic will provide the young talents with the necessary technical support, knowledge and skillset required to thrive at international level, as well as empower local coaches to build better teams and develop better stars.
Speaking on the coaching clinic and the company's partnership with Arsenal, MTN's General Manager, Brands and Communications, Richard Iweanoge said, "Like all Nigerians, our love for the beautiful game continues to grow with every new season. We are also passionate about developing the game in Nigeria, which is why we are pleased to work with Arsenal (one of the very best teams in England) to make this happen."
He further reiteratedthatwith the coaching clinic "MTN hopes to raise future Nigerian stars that will be the next Alex Iwobi, Kanu Nwankwo or Lionel Messi and make their mark at the world stage."
The coaching clinic will feature both theoretical and practical sessions facilitated by Arsenal Soccer School coaches and Arsenal legend, Lauren, who was a member of the famous "Invincibles" team that won the Premier League title in 2004.


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Washington State to Regulate PFAS Under State Superfund
Post author By CHEJ Intern
Washington State recently announced that PFAS are "hazardous substances" regulated under the State's environmental cleanup laws. The Department of Ecology ("Ecology") announced its decision online stating that, because "PFAS compounds all have multiple carbon-fluorine bonds," such "forever chemicals" are already within the State's existing definition of hazardous substances.[i] Ecology went on to say that releases of PFAS that may threaten human health or the environment in any media must be reported to State regulators, followed by site assessment and, potentially, cleanup. The agency did not define what specific levels would trigger reporting.[ii] That judgment appears to be left to the entity doing the reporting. In doing so, Washington became perhaps the first state in the country to define PFAS in a way that could construe the entire class of PFAS compounds as hazardous substances in a regulatory context.
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Another Community Left Behind: Santa Ana's Lead Crisis
By: Emily Nguyen, CHEJ Science & Technical Fellow
There is no such thing as a natural disaster. This is one of the most valuable lessons I've learned in my academic career. While this phrase may be referring to droughts, hurricanes, and the like, its message is equally relevant to communities that have lived with toxic pollution for decades. Disasters and crises don't decide who lives and who dies, society does. This has nothing to do with chance, but everything to do with ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status. Similarly, who gets to live in a house with lead-based paint and who doesn't is dictated by generations of racist environmental and housing policies. There's nothing "natural" about that.
In California's Santa Ana community, low-income and Latino families have been disproportionately impacted by soil lead contamination for decades. Despite leaded gasoline and lead-based paint being banned over the past 25-40 years, their toxic effects continue to plague predominantly minority communities.
Studies have shown that Latino and low-income children are among the most at risk of high blood lead levels, due to disproportionate lead exposures from living in older lead-contaminated homes, urban areas, and near industrial contamination sites. The developmental consequences of these toxic inequalities are most evident in the academic achievement gaps of Latino children compared to their white peers in the Nation's Report Card.
In Santa Ana, a recent University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) study found that over 50% of the 1,500 soil samples gathered from residential homes were above what the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deems safe (80 ppm). Researchers also estimated that 12,000 kids within these neighborhoods have been exposed to lead concentrations exceeding the US EPA's 400 ppm federal limit for children's residential play areas. Furthermore, neighborhoods with average median household incomes under $50,000 showed lead soil samples levels 440% higher than areas with median household incomes above $100,000.
As UC Irvine historian Juan Manuel Rubio asserts, Santa Ana's rampant racial disparities in lead contamination are nothing short of a "manufactured crisis"; in other words, something that could have easily been prevented. Instead, decades of systemic racism in housing policies, coupled with crumbling infrastructure and aging housing stock have left residents with few options but to bear the consequences of a system rigged against them.
The first step towards effecting meaningful change for these vulnerable communities is recognizing and addressing the existing social inequalities that rendered them vulnerable in the first place. Much like natural disasters, these victims aren't randomly selected. Every day, these individuals are chosen because of their location, economic conditions, and lack of sociopolitical power. They suffer and endure these crises because of deliberate decisions made by society. So, thousands of minority families in Santa Ana being subject to decades of toxic soil is anything but "natural."
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EPA Releases PFAS Strategic Roadmap
On October 18, 2021, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA's Commitments to Action 2021-2024 (Roadmap). The Roadmap is intended to be a comprehensive approach to confronting PFAS contamination nationwide. Among many other efforts, the Roadmap includes the following planned actions:
EPA Releases Updated 2020 TRI Data
Today, EPA has made available updated 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data about chemical releases, chemical waste management, and pollution prevention activities that took place during 2020 at more than 21,000 federal and industrial facilities throughout the United States and its territories. This dataset builds on the preliminary data released in July. It includes revised and late submissions from facilities, and additional data quality checks by EPA.
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How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — One humid day this summer, Brian Long, a senior executive at the chemical company Chemours, took a reporter on a tour of the Fayetteville Works factory.
Mr. Long showed off the plant's new antipollution technologies, designed to stop a chemical called GenX from pouring into the Cape Fear River, escaping into the air and seeping into the ground water.
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Get ready for a resurrection of the Superfund tax
The Superfund is on its way back.
Originally enacted in 1980 as the Hazardous Waste Contamination Act, the Superfund was an excise tax assessed against the chemical, oil and gas industries, according to John Beaty, general manager over excise tax at Avalara. "It hit anyone who used items from a certain list of chemicals that could potentially lead to contaminated sites," he said.
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How We Do Science Can Make or Break Lives
By Anabelle Farnham, Communications Intern
Ever since I can remember, I enjoyed science in school because it helped me to explain the world with concrete answers. It was a way of illuminating universal truths, and providing objective views of the world….right?
Though I have abandoned all hope of becoming a STEM major, since coming to college I have classes that challenge the ways I think about science and the weight I put into the answers "science" provides.
Most recently, I learned about something called the Threshold Theory that made me think of CHEJ. The Threshold Theory originates from Earle B. Phelps and H. W. Streeter, two engineers who developed this theory while working in the Ohio River and published it in 1958. The theory goes like this: nature, in this case a river or body of water, has the ability to absorb contamination up to a certain point. It is after this tipping point that we consider harm is being done and the "contamination" become "pollution." This tipping point, the point when water/nature is unable to purify itself and the contamination we are putting into it becomes harmful, has been coined "assimilative capacity."
I had not realized until reading about this theory how much I used the assumption of assimilative capacity in my life. It can not only apply to the way we consider land, but also how we consider our bodies. The EPA has set limits on many chemicals and the concentrations at which they can be released into the environment, operating under the assumption that both the environment and people's bodies can absorb toxicity up until a certain point.
Under this theory, the question we ask is: what is this tipping point of chemicals at which we are causing harm? However, this question assumes that all chemicals follow the same model of the Threshold Theory when this theory cannot be universally applied.
For example, certain chemicals, such as those categorized as "endocrine disruptors" do not fit into the Threshold Theory. These chemicals can mimic our hormones, which constitute a delicate balance in our body, and can send big signals with small changes. In the case of these chemicals, a small amount can be more harmful than a large one because our body is unable to detect the difference between an endocrine disruptor or a hormone. Chemicals like these defy the Threshold Theory.
Learning about the Threshold Theory has made me reflect more on what truths I take as givens and when these assumptions might be blinding me to something bigger. It's not that I used to think all science is good and now I think all science is flawed; it's that I know more clearly that the questions we ask are going to determine the answers we find. Science is a tool that we can use to help each other live healthy, full, abundant lives, but the assumptions we bring into our scientific studies will create limits for how useful science can be. It really comes down to a very basic but powerful question: What stories will we use science to help us tell?
Inspiration for this blog comes from Max Liboiron's book Pollution is Colonialism, which I highly recommend if you are interested in thinking more about the way methodologies in science have the power to create or minimize harm and violence in the world.
See also A Study of the Pollution and Natural Purification of the Ohio River by Streeter and Phelps for more on the origins of the Threshold Theory
Photo Credit: David Howell/Quebec Science. Max Liboiron is an indigenous Canadian scientist who does work on plastics pollution on the island of Newfoundland.
Eastern Baltimore County may get its third Superfund site.
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering adding a portion of Bear Creek in Eastern Baltimore County to its list of Superfund cleanup sites. It's tied to the years-long cleanup of the old Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point.
The state is spearheading the cleanup of the property while the federal government is charged with cleaning up the water around it, which includes Bear Creek.
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A 30-Year "Cleanup" Without A Solution
Cancer-Causing Waste Along The Texas Eastern Pipeline in Pennsylvania Still Exists
By: Sharon Franklin, Chief of Operations
Jim Ryan of the Perry County Times recently reported that it has been over 30 years since the public first learned that the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation in Pennsylvania buried industrial fluids containing the carcinogen polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) along the natural gas line, which could represent thousands of tons of contaminated soil.
Unfortunately, the PCBs still have not been fully cleaned up and there isn't an estimate for when that will be completed. Max Bergeron, a spokesperson for Enbridge, the owner of the Texas Eastern gas pipeline, stated, "We have undertaken PCB remediation efforts at (the Shermans Dale) facility in accordance with applicable regulations and are committed to continuing efforts supporting the health and safety of the communities in which we live and work." However, according to the state of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Enbridge is supposed to conduct PCB cleanups as it makes updates to its facilities, and that companies that previously owned the Texas Eastern pipeline were supposed to do the same, but did not completely remove all the PCB-contaminated soil.
It has been confirmed that there are nineteen Texas Eastern PCB waste sites across Pennsylvania, according to DEP. When Bergeron was asked about how much PCB soil was removed and how much cleanup was left to do along the Texas Eastern line in Pennsylvania, he did not specifically answer those questions.
Why is this being reported now? It is being reported now because it is the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Texas Eastern PCB settlement, but work on the natural gas pipeline has been ongoing in central Pennsylvania for several years. It came to the attention of the Perry County Times when a resident asked about regulatory violations at the Shermans Dale facility. They found the alleged violations on EPA's website where it was noted the Shermans Dale Texas Eastern site had three violations in less than a year, including what appeared to be effluent runoff and emissions violations. However, EPA found no violations in their records, and Pennsylvania's DEP said they were generated in error.
EPA spokesman Roy Seneca said in a May email that "We checked with our Water and (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) enforcement staff and they are not aware of any direct EPA involvement with these events. They believe this was likely handled by the state." Pennsylvania DEP stated that the incidents only appeared as violations because of a glitch in how data is uploaded to the EPA website. Sometimes if a large batch of data is uploaded, it can trigger paper violations in error. But the permit for Texas Eastern Shermands Dale under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) had no violations attached to it. "The records we have regionally and downtown don't show violations," John Repetz, Local Government Liaison, said, referring to DEP's records in Harrisburg.
There are many other communities throughout the country that are facing issues such as these. While EPA says it should have been handled by the state, the state says something like it was an uploaded data issue to the EPA site, therefore it wasn't a violation. This leaves communities along the Pipeline asking "Why is there still cancer-causing waste along the Pennsylvania Texas Eastern Pipeline after 30 years and a settlement to cleanup PCBs in contaminated soil?"
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The Aero Monorail Company of St. Louis
Dave Farquhar St. Louis, Toy trains May 3, 2016 August 30, 2018 CVS, erector, lionel, Popular Mechanics, Standard Gauge
The Aero Monorail was a futuristic monorail train that first hit the market in 1932. Manufactured in St. Louis by the eponymously named Aero Monorail Company, it was designed to suspend over Lionel standard gauge track and run faster than the standard gauge train.
The stands came in two varieties: a pair of free standing towers, and a series of towers that slipped under Standard gauge track and used the same 42-inch diameter. The motor looked like an Erector motor and ran on 6-8 volts, either DC or AC.
Repair a Marx reverse unit
Dave Farquhar Toy trains March 17, 2016 January 9, 2018 Blade, erector, marx, metal polish
When it comes to Marx repairs, the reverse unit is the end of the innocence. Motor repairs are rather easy; reverse unit repair can be as hard as you want it to be.
I'll share some things I do that seem to make it go easier.
Aluminum paint is a cheap alternative to replating
Dave Farquhar Toy trains June 26, 2015 September 3, 2017 american flyer, erector, hardware store, lionel, marx, tin
Aficionados of old toys, particularly building kits like Erector and Meccano, or prewar tinplate trains made by companies like Lionel, American Flyer and Marx, know all too well that the tin plating on unpainted parts can wear off with time, and with it, bring unsightly rust.
When restoring a piece, they'll often use a replating kit to apply a new coat of tin. But sometimes you want a piece to look better but can't justify the expense of a replating kit, or the piece is too badly pitted to replate well and need an alternative.
And now it's Apple's turn
Dave Farquhar Macintosh August 25, 2011 1980s, 1990s, Andy Grove, apple, Bill Gates, erector, intel, mac os x, macintosh, os x, pixar, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney
It's been a weird month for technology. And as always, Apple had a way to get people to stop talking about anything else, though it's not the news Apple wanted do deliver this week. I can only think of one bit of news Apple would want to deliver less.
Steve Jobs is stepping down as CEO. He's becoming chairman, but perception is everything. Especially with Apple. I don't think any company in recent memory has leveraged perception the way Apple has.
Where have you gone, A.C. Gilbert?
Dave Farquhar Society March 17, 2007 1980s, 1990s, erector
I bought an Erector set today. I'm not talking the stuff in the stores now. I'm talking a real Erector set, an honest-to-goodness Erector #7 1/2 manufactured in New Haven, Connecticut by A.C. Gilbert. The booklet in the set was dated 1951.A.C. Gilbert was the closest thing the 20th century had to a Renaissance Man. Gilbert paid his way through medical school (at a school you might have heard of–Yale) by working as a magician. He was an accomplished enough athlete to win a gold medal in pole vaulting in the 1908 Olympics. And for whatever reason, he decided not to pursue a career in medicine, instead founding what was one of the largest toy companies in the United States during the early and middle 20th century.
I owned an Erector set growing up, but now that I've seen the sets my dad's generation grew up with, I see they just weren't the same. The instruction manual started out with a signed letter from Gilbert himself, encouraging kids to learn about how things work, be creative, and have fun doing it.
My Erector set came with a lot of pieces so you could make a lot with it, but this set came with more, and more complex pieces. You could make a car with both my set and this set, but the car with the set I had was driven by pulleys. This set came with enough to make a full-blown gearbox.
It's frustrating to me that we don't teach our kids how to make anything anymore. I'll grant that there's something to be said for transferring manufacturing and manufacturing know-how to the developing world, but we're doing it at the expense of knowing how to make anything ourselves. And when we don't know how to make anything, we can't really imagine what's possible either.
Gilbert enjoyed science, and he wanted kids to enjoy it as much as he did. So he invented a series of toys–of which the Erector set was just one–that taught kids that it was possible to make and do fun things with science.
Going to school in the 1980s and 1990s, pretty much all I ever learned math and science was good for was blowing stuff up. I had some teachers I admire to this day (though I had some who weren't good for much), but somehow they never really got through to me.
I'm not saying that if there'd been a decent, real Erector set on the market when I was a kid that I would have wanted to take physics, and even if I had, I know I wouldn't have learned much from the physics teacher at my high school, but I definitely would have turned out different. Probably a little bit better. At the very least, Dad and I would have had something to talk about, since he had a degree in physics and would have been able to explain what was going on inside that gearbox.
I have no idea what they teach kids about science in schools now. I know they don't learn much at home.
Gilbert was a good man in other regards too. When his competitors started unionizing, he didn't have anything to worry about. He went to his employees and told them he could give them a better deal. Gilbert gave his employees benefits and took care of them, and for the most part they loved him for it.
We don't have a lot of athletes worth admiring anymore, and we don't have a lot of businessmen worth admiring either. I can't think of a single example of someone who was accomplished in both fields.
I think if we had an A.C. Gilbert alive today, we'd be in much better shape as a country.
I bought that Erector set with resale in mind. I got a good deal on it and was pretty confident I'd be able to flip it and make a quick 25 bucks from it. But now I wonder if I should keep it. If I have a son, I'll want him to have it.
But even if I never have a son, maybe I should keep it purely on principle, to remind me of what we used to be, and the potential we threw away.
Recapturing the charm of someone else's dad's American Flyer train
Dave Farquhar Toy trains April 9, 2006 October 7, 2010 american flyer, christmas, erector, lionel, marx, o gauge, o27, old trains, s gauge
My buddy Todd brought over his dad's American Flyer train today. It had been a gift from his dad on his first Christmas. It was from 1938.
That was a peculiar year, because it was the first year that A.C. Gilbert, of Erector fame, built American Flyer trains. Previously American Flyer had been an independent company in Chicago.
This model was a Gilbert design, and at most produced from 1938 to 1941.Late last year, Todd had asked our mutual friend Tom about how to go about getting the train repaired. Tom referred Todd to me, since 3-rail O gauge isn't Tom's specialty. Of course Tom knew the answer: Marty Glass, of Marty's Model Railroads in Affton.
So Todd took it to Marty earlier this year, once the Christmas rush had died down. Todd called me yesterday and said Marty had finished it. He brought it over.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but he brought out an intricate 4-6-4 Pacific. It had far more detail than anything Marx ever made, and far more detail than any O27 locomotive Lionel ever made too. It had an intricate set of linkages, which turned out to be its downfall because they got bound up on us once. Marty had run the train for Todd when he picked it up–I suggested Todd have him do that, since 68-year-old trains always need some adjustments after they've been repaired. It ran fine on Marty's layout.
Before we ran the train, I fixed the light in the Pullman car Todd brought over. He hadn't taken that to Marty. The wire had come loose from the pickup on the underside of the car, and the light bulb was rattling around inside. I fished the bulb out, examined it (it looked fine; the old light bulbs in these trains is almost always fine, even after being shipped across the country), put the bulb in the socket, and re-soldered the wire to the pickup. I solder like a plumber, but judging from the pickup on that train, so did the Gilbert employee who built it.
With the car ready to go, I put it and the locomotive and tender on the track. We quickly found that the oddball American Flyer link and pin couplers didn't line up right. Time for some more adjustments. I finally got the coupler heights adjusted correctly, then I hit the power, expecting since it had run in the store, it would run just fine on my layout.
Not so much. It ran for a few feet, then stopped in a shower of blue sparks, leaving a buzzing sound on the layout that I've come to associate with a short circuit.
The handrails were the biggest problem. There are two holes in the cowcatcher assembly that the handrails are supposed to slide into. Had I been doing the design, I would have made the rails longer, so they could be bent further underneath. But that's irrelevant now. With the handrails not in the holes, they were pushing the cowcatcher down low, there it could short out the third rail. S gaugers can gloat that this wouldn't be a problem on 2-rail S gauge track, but they really ought to respect their elders.
So I fixed the rails, and put a dab of solder on the underside to hold them in place (solder won't stick to the zamac boiler). I noted the Phillips head screws Marty used to put it all back together. I'll have to give him a hard time about that the next time I see him. Phillips screws didn't come into widespread use on toys until the '50s.
With that problem taken care of, it ran, but then it locked up hard. I gave it another thorough examination, and found that some of the intricacies on the drive rods had come misaligned, causing it all to bind up. I had to take it apart to free up enough space to realign everything. I took off the front truck, then the cowcatcher, guided everything where it was supposed to go, and reassembled everything.
And what do you know… It ran. It was a bit herky-jerky at first, but in my experience, old motors are always that way when they've been sitting for decades. They seem to need to get some running time in before they get used to running smoothly again. Todd told me that Marty said the motor was fine; the only problems he found were structural. From the sound of the motor, Marty obviously had lubed it–they tend to squeal a lot after 50 years, let alone 68, and this motor sounded like new–but I guess that's all it had needed.
I found out the hard way that this locomotive (an American Flyer 531) really hates O27 curves. It derails every time, even on curves where you lead into the O27 and back out with a wider curve. So we moved it from my inner loop to my outer loop, which is mostly O42 except in one corner, where I had to do O34 to make everything fit. It made me nervous on O34 curves, but it did manage to stay on the track. It was much happier on the O42, which makes sense, because American Flyer O gauge track was 40 inches in diameter, just like its S gauge track.
Once we were confident it was running, we packed it back up. Todd was going to go surprise his dad with it. It's been a long time since its last run. I hope he'll enjoy seeing it roam the rails again.
Now that I've seen some of the late prewar 3/16 scale American Flyer up close and personal, I have a new admiration for it. I own a number of the Flyer freight cars from that period, but none of the locomotives. The detail is very good, and they run smooth and are geared low, so they have plenty of pulling power.
I'm sure Todd's dad will be happy to see it running again. I know I sure enjoyed fine-tuning it.
Excuse me while I go check eBay…
Lionel bankruptcy
Dave Farquhar Toy trains November 17, 2004 February 23, 2019 1980s, 1990s, american flyer, christmas, DCC, DCS, electric trains, erector, HO, ho scale, lionel, lionel train, Louis Marx, Madison Hardware, marx, MTH, n scale, New York, New York City, Rambus, real estate, Richard Kughn, SCO, toy train, toys r us
It was all over the news when it happened. Lionel, the train maker, filed Chapter 11 on Nov 16, 2004. But a lot of the news stories got some critical details wrong. It's not the first time a Lionel bankruptcy confused people.
Lionel has been bankrupt before, but the company has changed ownership numerous times so it's not the same legal entity that went bankrupt in the 1930s and 1960s. There have also been numerous rumors about bankruptcy after 2004. These are usually dealers trying to create artificial demand to clear inventory.


LKML: Julien Desfossez: Re: [RFC][PATCH 13/16] sched: Add core wide task selection and scheduling.
Subject Re: [RFC][PATCH 13/16] sched: Add core wide task selection and scheduling.
> this crud actually matters one way or the other.
> workloads, and that is exactly what some people were aiming for..
the fixes and suggestions applied) and here are the results.
where there is unwanted co-scheduling so we can address those.
performance degradation, whereas nosmt has 15% impact.
disable SMT, this is very encouraging and is a worthwhile effort.


why the Key Metric is so critical.
ongoing performance so we measure it several times along the way.
First, we want to anticipate what we think that key metric's going to be.
Another term for key metric is what we call Key KPI or key performance indicator.
the current problem, and also progression towards realizing that goal.
It has to be clearly defined so it's understandable.
Examples could be things like defect rate.
So perhaps it's your falls rate.
Perhaps it's a compliance issue that we're going after.
These are things we'd want to be able to understand and be able to articulate.
So we have the problem statement.
Now we have to have a way of measuring the problem.
And that's what this key metric does.
should be only one key metric to gauge baseline and improvement following up.
So let's give an example of a key metric.
denominator of that would be.
divided by the number of patients that we're registered or perhaps triage.
the details surrounding what's driving that key metric.
Is the data you need relatively available?
then we find out that there's no potential way to obtain that data.
If that data is available, who has access to it?
Are you going to engage the help of others?
are what's the level of variation in your process and is there any seasonality?
So for example a while back we had had a problem with blood wastage.
activities where they hurt themselves, and have issues, and they require more blood.
in the summer months, it is much more dire and they need more blood.
carving it down to what you need.
how we will obtain the data.
when of how we're going to obtain that metric.
We want to make sure it's precise and procedural as it can be.
you need to ensure they're doing it all the same way.
is noted by who, the clinical associate on the patient's chart.
So the lead time is somewhat the what, the how it's how is measured in minutes.
where from the departure time, this noted by the clinical associate on the chart.
So, it's the who, what, where, how, when, that's what we want to try to obtain.
available so you ave to go or you have to have someone go collect that data.
coverage for them to collect this because they're doing other jobs at the same time.
a data collection tool to be able to know how this data will be collected.
each individual person is witnessing, and they're capturing their own data.
to ensure that you have that reproducability going on there.
be able to articulate how we did this and why.
So you might need a spreadsheet to do that.
You might need to create a chart or something along those lines.
pattern already that every single do starts with have others weigh in on this.
Have your stakeholders weigh in and see if it makes sense.
If you can't get it, it's not going to help you.
You have to ensure that the process relates to both a problem and goal.
one goal that relates to that problem.
Include both numerator/ denominator to explain a percentage.
Some of the things I try to avoid are using action words like improve, reduce.
The metric is simply a metric.
There shouldn't be any verbs in there.
A while back, we had an issue with medications being unlabeled.
capture the rate of unlabels.
So it's one of those things we had to put a lot of time, energy, and effort into.
And we really weren't overly successful in understanding the data.
Don't think that once you establish that key metric it will be the key metric.
Express in dollars unless it's all about the money.


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The Word On The Street Toronto Announces 2014 Festival Highlights
TORONTO, July 8, 2014 —– The Word On The Street Toronto is thrilled to announce highlights of the author line-up and special events planned for the festival's 25th edition on Sunday, September 21st feature new works that represent the quality and diversity of Canadian literature on more than 14 outdoor stages.
The Bestsellers Stage heats up with appearances by Francis Itani and Dionne Brand. Catch family-favourite Kenneth Oppel, as he presents his newest release, The Boundless. Authors Robert Rotenberg and Robyn Doolittle also take to the Bestsellers Stage for a conversation about the blurred line between fiction and reality at City Hall.
Spoken word poetry will be featured in a big way this year on the Vibrant Voices of Ontario Tent and the This Is Not The Shakespeare Stage. Festival guests are invited to The Word On The Street's website to sign up to challenge the Toronto Poetry Slam and BAM! Youth Poetry Slam teams on festival day. Visitors to the This Is Not The Shakespeare Stage can be the first to take home an advanced reading copy of Megan Crewe's series launch Earth & Sky: The Sky Trilogy, Book One. Bestselling YA authors Norah McClintock, Richard Scrimger, Ted Staunton, and Shane Peacock are back with their contributions to The Seven Sequels. Other YA highlights include Lesley Livingston, and Robert Priest.
A new festival venue, the New Narratives Tent, will feature award winning cartoonist and illustrator Nina Bunjevac's upcoming graphic novel Fatherland. Join an interactive Zine Off presented in partnership with Broken Pencil Magazine, and check out bold new poetry including The Scarborough by Michael Lista. For art lovers, David Balzer and Margaux Williamson will be talking about art books, and musician Clara Venice will demonstrate the remarkable sound of the theremin, to accompany a reading of Us Conductors by Sean Michaels.
Supported by the Toronto Arts Council, The Word On The Street launches its inaugural visual arts program, Sculpting New Reads, inspired by new books from past Scotiabank Giller Prize nominees. Johanna Skibsrud, Kathleen Winter, Craig Davidson, and more will have their literary works interpreted by local artists, and installation pieces based on the books will be exhibited at the 2014 festival.
The Great Books Marquee features literary talent from across the nation, including Vancouver's Ian Weir and Newfoundland's Russell Wangersky, as well as Shani Mootoo, Paul Vermeersch, and Elyse Friedman. The Vibrant Voices of Ontario Tent will host the highly anticipated Girl Runner by Carrie Snyder and Sochi Delirium by Vladimir Azarov. The ever-popular Wordshop Marquee, featuring the Humber School for Writers, provides informative talks from great Canadian authors including Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Andrew Pyper and Cathy Marie Buchanan.
The festival's non-fiction venue, the Nothing But The Truth Tent, features the creative minds behind Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk as they present their book Darling, You Can't Do Both (And Other Noise To Ignore On Your Way Up). Seek political enlightenment with Joseph Heath and find out how Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You with Daily Planet's Dan Riskin. Living Well @ Penguin Random House presents a stage to inspire living your best life! Hosted by CBC personality Gillian Deacon, sessions will include panels on healthy whole eating and foods that heal, demonstrations of reach your full fitness potential, and more.
This year the festival will host even more ways for kids and families to learn, have fun, and be active outdoors. As title sponsor of TD KidStreet, TD will give visitors a chance to have their picture taken for free inside a giant, 12-foot storybook. Through a digital app, attendees can write their own story and then, along with their personalized storybook photograph, share it over email, Facebook, Twitter or Weibo.
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The Word On The Street's 25th anniversary season kicks-off on Thursday, September 18th with an event at the Toronto Reference Library. The eh List Author Series will feature Emma Donoghue, Russell Wangersky and Anthony De Sa reflecting on their careers and histories with The Word On The Street, and reading from their new and award-nominated works.
The Word On The Street Toronto is the place to connect with favourite authors and discover new talent, and all events are free. This year the festivities take place on Sunday, September 21st, from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Queen's Park Circle.
About The Word On The Street:
Each September, in the cities of Toronto, Halifax, Lethbridge, Saskatoon and Kitchener, The Word On The Street unites the country in a national celebration of literacy and the written word. Annually attracting more than 200,000 visitors to its Queen's Park Circle location, The Word On The Street Toronto is the largest book and magazine festival in Canada. This year's event takes place on Sunday, September 21st.


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