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RIP: 8-Time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race
April 11, 1943 - August 1, 2019.
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Three More Pre-WCCW Hidden Gems Clips Added to WWE Network!
For whatever reason, there was no advance word of what was coming this week...but the clips were uploaded a short time ago, and we're talking some SERIOUS rarities this time around, folks!
First up is what appears to be most of the 2/28/77 Texas Death Match pitting Fritz Von Erich against The Original Sheik in Fort Worth! Naturally, since The Sheik was a member of Gary Hart's stable, there's plenty of attempted interference by the "Playboy" -- which is countered by several babyfaces on Fritz's behalf, including a 17-year-old Kerry Von Erich!
Next is a complete episode of Texas Championship Wrestling, a series which was taped at the Sportatorium for syndication in the Texas Panhandle. Closing this show (which was recorded on October 28, 1980) is an eight-man elimination tag match with Fritz, Kevin and David Von Erich and Bruiser Brody taking on Gary Hart's stable, consisting of Stan Stasiak, Gino Hernandez, Gary Young and Pak Song. No finish is shown as TV time runs out a few minutes into the bout. Sadly, this appears to have been the last North Texas appearance of Song, whose health was failing due to Marfan syndrome.
Finally, we have Bruiser Brody vs. The Great Kabuki in a 6/7/81 "Texas Death cage match" at Reunion Arena (actually, it's the standard first-man-to-exit-the-cage-wins type; for some reason, cage bouts were sometimes erroneously hyped as Texas Death Matches in those days). In an additional stipluation, a win for Brody earns Fritz Von Erich five minutes in the cage with Gary Hart!
As always, we recommend WWE Network News for the latest info on WCCW and any other new footage being added to the service. Enjoy!
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WWE Network Adds Another WCCW Hidden Gem!
As part of its "Twelve Days of Hidden Gems" pre-Christmas rollout, WWE Network has now added the rarely-seen 1981 Christmas Star Wars Show! The 70-minute video includes:
Ernie Ladd vs Jose Lothario for the Texas Brass Knuckles title
El Solitario vs Killer Brooks for the World Light-Heavyweight championship
Fritz Von Erich vs The Great Kabuki in a Texas Death Match
Kevin, David & Kerry Von Erich vs Frank Dusek, Wild Bill Irwin & Ten Gu in a two-ring tag match (previously available on DVD as part of WWE's Most Powerful Families in Wrestling set)
A two-ring battle royal (announced as a 16-man event, although there are only 14 actual participants!)
Three preliminary matches are missing from the show (and may not have been taped): El Negro Assassin vs Richard Blood; Al Madril & Blue Demon vs Arman Hussein & Carlos Zapata; and Little Tokyo vs Tiny Tom. (BTW, just to warn everyone who wants to avoid spoilers, we've updated this card's listing in our Results section.) As with the first-ever Reunion Arena Star Wars card, don't expect the same production values as the later syndicated series; like that show, this one is also shot with only one camera.
As always, we'll provide further updates if and when more World Class content is added to the Network; you can also get the latest info at WWE Network News.
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RIP: Jose Lothario
WCM sends sincere condolences and best wishes to all who knew and loved Jose Lothario, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 83.
Jose (real name Guadalupe Robledo) is probably best known to today's fans as the trainer and mentor of Shawn Michaels, who started his career in Mid-South and made a brief stop in WCCW in early 1985. Lothario and Michaels later established a wrestling school and independent promotion, the San Antonio-based Texas Wrestling Alliance, where future superstars Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) and Brian Kendrick got their start.
Lothario, after launching his own career in Mexico, moved to Texas where he spent the majority of his career from the late '50s to the mid-'80s, including many years of competition in Texas where, at one time or another, he held every major singles title and co-held the Texas and American Tag Team titles with several partners including Mil Mascaras and Al Madril. His most famous feud undoubtedly was with the young Gino Hernandez in Paul Boesch's Houston Wrestling promotion, in which Jose ultimately emerged victorious in a hair vs hair bout (resulting in the first instance of Gino wearing a mask to hide his shaved scalp).
After retiring in 1986, Jose was in Michaels' corner for his famous one hour-plus Iron Man match at WWE's Wrestlemania XII (1996), where Shawn defeated Bret Hart in overtime to win the World Heavyweight championship for the first time.
We salute one of the true all-time legends of Texas wrestling, Jose Lothario. May he rest in peace.
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Early David Von Erich Match Coming to WWE Network
A heads-up for WCCW fans subscribing to WWE Network :the Hidden Gems collection will now include new footage every week, according to WWE Network News. Among the material to be available this Thursday, May 24th: a best-of-three-falls non-title match from August 15, 1977, pitting then-19-year-old David Von Erich (who had only been wrestling professionally for about two months at that point) against the NWA's World Heavyweight champ at the time, Harley Race!
Please note that this is NOT the famous David/Fritz vs Race gauntlet match from St. Louis TV...we checked that calendar date in the WCM Results section, and it tuirns out that the match being added is from Fort Worth, and thus would have been taped by KTVT (we don't know if the bout, or any part of it, aired on Saturday Night Wrestling). Interesting to say the least, as the master videotapes of the Channel 11 show are known to have usually been erased and reused due to their high cost!
Be sure to check WWE Network News every week for info on further North Texas wrestling classics to be uploaded to the service!
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More from Rob Moore: 1990 Spot Shows
Once again WCM presents playlists of two spot shows from Rob Moore's YouTube channel! Rob served as ring announcer for both shows, which took place in 1990 at the Greenville, TX (Rob's hometown) Middle School Gym. The above playlist consists of three matches from a June 21, 1990 USWA card, and opens with Matt Borne taking on Chico Torres. When Torres demands another five minutes, Borne refuses unless Torres puts his own money on the line...which leads to Chico coming up with the cash in a most unusual and unexpected manner! In the first of two main events, Gorgeous Gary Young hits the ring next to face Kevin Von Erich -- who gets five minutes in the ring with Young's manager Skandor Akbar if he wins! The evening's second and final main event pits Gentleman Chris Adams against his former protege, the highly promising rookie Stunning Steve Austin...and as you might expect, we're off to catfight city as their respective valets, Toni Adams and Jeanie Clark, prove to be as impossible as ever to keep separated!
Playlist #2 includes a pair of matches from a November 22, 1990 card billed as Wendy's Thanksgiving Star Wars (promoted, we believe, by Chris Adams, who appears here but was no longer working for Kevin's revived WCCW by then). Percy Pringle goes up against Tugboat Taylor (who had appeared in World Class a couple of years earlier as the masked Doctor Who) in the first clip, followed by a bout between Steve Simpson and Steve Austin. (UPDATE 1/1/2018: Rob has now posted the Toni Adams-Jeanie Clark match from this card, and we have added it to the playlist.) Sadly, back at the Sportatorium, the WCCW promotion would close its doors for good just one night later.
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For Your Viewing Pleasure: Two WCCW Spot Shows from 1984!
[Updated 12/26/2017] Thanks to longtime Texas wrestling commentator Rob Moore for posting these rare videos from the heyday of WCCW, which we've assembled into a pair of YouTube playlists! Both shows are from Greenville, TX; the above playlist is a complete benefit card (with matches in the correct running order) from the Greenville Intermediate School Gym on January 12, 1984. Kicking things off, after a short clip of Marc Lowrance's Championship Sports promo for the card, is a bout pitting Iceman King Parsons against Devastation Inc.'s Super D #2. [Our apologies for originally including the wrong video of this bout, which had some technical issues; we've now replaced it with a glitch-free version.] Next up is Devastation's Missing Link taking on Johnny Mantell. Kevin Von Erich hits the ring in the main event (though not the final match of the night) to wrestle Fabulous Freebird Buddy Roberts. Closing the show is yet another in the heated series of battles between Gentleman Chris Adams and Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin. (Also notable is the fact that this was ring announcer Moore's pro wrestling debut!)
The playlist below consists of three of the four (?) matches from the November 15, 1984 show at the Greenville High School Gym. Fantastic Bobby Fulton clashes with Jake "The Snake" Roberts in the opener. The second bout is of particular interest, with the newly heel-turned Chris Adams (managed, of course, by Gary Hart) going up against Mike Von Erich. The main event here is a fairly short but wild encounter between Kerry Von Erich and The Missing Link. If you remember the excitement surrounding WCCW in its 1983-85 boom period (or if you're too young to remember it, but curious), these videos will bring it all back. Hope you enjoy 'em!
WWE Network Heading into Home Stretch with Syndicated WCCW Eps
Don't forget that for continued updates on WCCW upload status, you can click either here or here. At this writing, most of 1988's episodes are up, which means we've now reached the Jerry Jarrett era (that's roughly the last two years of WCCW TV, including the USWA Dallas shows).. WWE Network News has also begun including a listing of what's still missing in their posts; so far, there's been no indication of whether or not WWE Network will be posting any of those episodes at a later date.
As always, please keep in mind that from all reports, the master tapes were subjected to serious temperature and humidity extremes over the years (they were stored in a barn in north Texas, to be exact). This can result in deterioration of magnetic tape, including videotape, although an amazing number of eps have survived with relatively little or no damage.
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New London - The group Looking Out for Taxpayers has sued the city, alleging the municipality is illegally collecting taxes and paying its bills because it does not have an approved 2012-13 budget.
LOT, according to a lawsuit that was served on the city Tuesday, says the city is operating in violation of the city charter.
City residents rejected the $42.3 million budget in a September referendum. The budget was reduced by $1 million, but residents, still not satisfied, filed a second petition for a referendum.
In November, the seven-member City Council accepted the second petition. The city charter requires the question be put to a vote at the next municipal election, which is this coming November. The council tried to move the vote up to December 2012 but did not have the required five votes to schedule the special election.
Because the vote will take place four months after the close of the fiscal year, LOT is alleging the city does not have an approved budget.
"They (city councilors) created a constitutional crisis in the city,'' said Attorney M. John Strafaci of New London, who is representing LOT, which is listed on the lawsuit as Lower Our Taxes. "They are illegally spending money."
The lawsuit names the city, Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, Finance Director Jeffrey Smith and all seven city councilors: John Maynard, Donald Macrino, Wade Hyslop, Michael Passero, Adam Sprecace, Marie Friess-McSparran and Anthony Nolan.
The plaintiffs are Susan Plunket, Dwight Gross, Avner Gregory, Andrew Lockwood Sr. and Barbara Hample.
The biggest issue, according to Strafaci, is whether the city can spend more than 25 percent of its budget if there is no approved appropriation ordinance in place, as is stated in the city charter. LOT also alleges that because the council accepted and validated the petition, a budget is not approved until a citywide vote takes place.
City Attorney Jeffrey Londregan did not respond to a request for comment.
The lawsuit is seeking "fair, just and reasonable damages," attorneys fees and costs. It is also asking the courts to clarify that the 2012-13 budget is not valid until it is voted on by residents this November.
It is also asking the court to issue a temporary or mandatory injunction to stop the city from collecting taxes until after the referendum.
Strafaci, who is a former city councilor, said the lawsuit will take time to wind its way through the courts, and no decisions will be imminent.
But the outcome could affect future budget cycles, he said.
"The most important thing is this issue needs to be clarified,'' Strafaci said. "The right to vote in a referendum is one of the most important rights for the citizens of New London."


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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Trickle Up Program Helps the Poorest of the Poor - 2004-11-21
Broadcast: November 22, 2004
I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. There is an economic theory that says the best way to help those without money is to help those with money. Economic growth would then act like water moving slowly from a higher place to a lower one. It would "trickle down" through society in the form of more jobs, for example, and less need for public aid.
Not everyone believes in trickle down economics. An international organization based in New York calls itself the Trickle Up Program. This group is celebrating twenty-five years of work directly with very poor people to help them set up businesses.
The Trickle Up Program receives money from large companies and agencies that provide aid. Then it gives this money away, usually in two payments of fifty dollars each. This is called "seed capital."
First a family or small group of people has to write a business plan. Trickle Up provides training to help them do this. If the plan is approved, the first payment of fifty dollars is given to start the business. Then, after about three months, if the business is operating, the second payment is made.
Money from the Trickle Up Program does not have to be paid back. This is different from the idea of micro-credit, or very small loans. Trickle Up officials say micro-credit programs often do not reach the poorest of the poor.
The Trickle Up Program says it has helped to build more than one hundred twenty thousand small businesses around the world. It says more than five hundred thousand people have been assisted over the last twenty-five years.
One of the stories told on its Web site is that of Dona Bernarda in a small town in Nicaragua. She is described as a survivor of the severe storm Hurricane Mitch in nineteen ninety-eight. She has had some health training, and provides free medical tests for malaria and dengue fever.
Trickle Up says Dona Bernarda wanted to do more to help her community. So she started a small store. At first she sold only ten food products and simple health supplies.
Then she received money from the program. Now, it says, Dona Bernarda sells thirty-four different products and hopes her store will become a center of the community. You can learn more about the Trickle Up Program at trickleup.org.
This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Gary Garriott. I'm Gwen Outen.
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Milton Hershey – Biography of the Chocolate King And Man Of People
January 3, 2022 December 28, 2021 by Jason Kane
Milton S. Hershey was an American chocolate maker, businessman, and philanthropist. He managed to create the caramel using fresh milk and produce everybody's favorite milk chocolate. He exemplifies how failures can be turned into a lesson, an opportunity, and a huge success.
And the story goes on…
1 Milton Hershey – Early Life and Family
2 Becoming Independent
3 First Steps in the Confectionery Industry
4 Early Ventures
5 Lancaster Caramel Company
6 Hershey Chocolate Company
7 Man of People
8 Legacy Of Milton Hershey
9 Interesting Facts:
10 Milton Hershey FAQ
10.1 When did Milton Hershey die?
10.2 Who was Milton Hershey?
10.3 When was Milton Hershey born?
Milton Hershey – Early Life and Family
Milton Hershey was born on September 13th, 1857. There is still confusion about his birth city. Some say that he was born in Derry Church, others state that his birth city was Derry Township. However, both cities are located in Pennsylvania.
His parents were Henry and Veronica (Fanny) Hershey. Because the family had Swiss and German roots, they were members of the Mennonite community. Milton himself spoke Pennsylvania Dutch in his childhood.
Serena Hershey was Milton's sister and was born in 1862. She passed away at a very young age. Of course, that was a huge tragedy for the family and affected Milton's childhood a lot. They lived in a rural area, as we already mentioned. And because he was an only child and because of his parents' trauma, the family needed his help a lot.
So, he helped out on the farm that his family owned. Because of the work that he did while being there, he learned a lot, especially the cost of hard work and perseverance. Fanny was actually a very strict mother, and it was because of her that he knew the value of work.
There was a different drama going on with his father. Henry was rarely present. Most of the time, he was gone. He did not like to stay for a long period of time anywhere. They acted like a dreamer who was always looking for opportunities. However, he did not have the work ethic and perseverance to actually achieve something. His absence is probably one of the reasons why Milton had very limited education and almost no schooling after 4th grade. It was in 1867 when Milton's father left the family and they got separated. The details of the divorce are not clear; however, it may have been that the wife was tired of her husband's failures.
Becoming Independent
In 1871, when he was just 14, he dropped out of school. He still did not have any interest in candy-making back then. It turns out, he left the school for good. He started working for a local printer, Sam Ernst, who was the publisher of a German-English newspaper. However, he did not really like what he was doing. He thought it was too boring.
READ MORE: HB Reese - Creator of the #1 Selling Candy Brand In The United States
He was eventually fired by the boss because he had accidentally dropped a hat into one of the printing machines. Because his parents were pretty strict, he was afraid of their reaction. Milton's father wanted to get him back to the job and asked his boss for forgiveness. The boss agreed to get him back. However, his mother and aunt had different thoughts.
First Steps in the Confectionery Industry
It was because of his mother and his aunt that he was introduced to the candy business. His mother, Fanny, arranged for him to work for Joseph Royer, a confectioner. Milton was Joseph's apprentice and worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Milton has worked there for four years. Eventually, he learned the art of candy-making there.
It was in 1876. He was about 19 years old when he moved to Philadelphia. The goal was to create his own confectionery business. So, Milton Hershey borrowed the $150 from his aunt for the candy shop he was going to open.
Early Ventures
Milton Hershey opened a candy shop in Philadelphia. It took hard work and a lot of problems came along the way. After many failures, he finally gave up and closed the business after five long years. After his failure, Milton went to Denver, where his father was living.
In Denver, he started working at local candy manufacturers. It was then that he learned to make the caramel. Soon, he discovered how fresh milk could be useful in making caramel. After the discovery, he went to New Orleans and then Chicago looking for opportunities. But there was nothing but a failure. Finally, in 1883, he settled in New York City, where he started training at Huyler's.
In New York City, he started his second business. The business did not last long. So, after three years, in 1886, his second business failed too. After the second failure, he finally returned to Lancaster.
Lancaster Caramel Company
His third business was located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The business was called "the Lancaster Caramel Company." He opened up the business with the money he borrowed from the bank. The company was founded in 1886 and became Milton's first successful business.
The company helped him gain a reputation. He kept using the caramel recipe that he had discovered in previous years. Hershey was selling caramels in bulk. From past experience, he knew that this way the sales were higher.
The company gained significant success after the man from England visited Lancaster. He liked the candy so much that he gave Hershey a huge order. The purpose was to deliver the candy to Britain. This helped Milton Hershey a lot financially because that way he paid his debt, which was a pretty significant amount. Even more, he had some more money left for ingredients and new equipment too.
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At the beginning of 1890, the Lancaster Caramel Company was so large that it had more than 1,300 employees in two factories. Everything changed after Hershey visited the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Hershey Chocolate Company
After the visit to Chicago, he became interested in chocolate making. He thought a lot about what to do. Finally, they decided to sell the Lancaster Caramel Company. It was indeed a really risky decision.
The company was sold in 1900 for one million dollars. After selling the Caramel Company, he started to work on the chocolate bar formulas. It took him the whole 3 years to fulfill his thoughts and plans. Back then, milk chocolate was considered a luxury product. Milton worked a lot to master the perfect formula, and finally, he created one.
Milton Hershey produced the chocolate and called it the "Hershey Bar." Chocolate was introduced in 1900. Finally, in 1903, he bought farmland close to Lancaster, near the City of Derry Township. (Where he was born.) The location was strategically correct because he could buy the fresh milk and other products that he needed from local suppliers. He started building the side of a chocolate company's factory. which eventually became one of the world's largest chocolate manufacturers.
Milk chocolate bars became very popular, and even though Milton did not want any kind of advertisement for the product, it became famous rapidly. "Give them quality. That's the best kind of advertising in the world," he said.
Despite his huge success, Milton Hershey did not stop exploring and experimenting with new recipes. In 1907, he developed and introduced the famous Hershey's kisses. Later on, in 1908, Hershey's Bar with almonds was introduced and became one of the most popular and loved chocolates which was later called Almond Joy.
Since then, Hershey's Company has created countless candies and chocolate. Some of our very favorite chocolate ones too, such as Hershey's special dark, Hershey's Drops, Hershey's Miniatures, Hershey's Nuggets, and many others.
Man of People
Milton Hershey soon became very successful and also gathered a significant fortune. He managed to receive many public amenities. However, he had good intentions and wanted to do a lot for people. Around his factory, he managed to support the building of houses, businesses, churches, and transportation infrastructure.
He married Catherine Elizabeth in 1898. Catherine and Hershey did not have children. Maybe this was one of the reasons why they did so much for others. He even established the Milton Hershey School. He later created the M.S. Hershey Foundation and supported the Milton Hershey School. He mostly transferred his assets to the school. Even today, Hershey's company keeps continuing Milton's philanthropic ways.
READ MORE: Otto Schnering - Biography of the "U.S. Candy Bar King"
Milton Hershey did a lot for his people and city. He built the Hershey museum, Hershey Garden, Hershey Theater, Hershey Cemetery, Hershey School, Hershey Hospital, and many more.
Legacy Of Milton Hershey
If we learned anything about Milton Hershey, it is that he was not afraid of failure and was always ready to take a risk and start again. He never lost hope. Every failure was turned into the beginning of something new by him. He was not only the greatest candy and chocolate maker but also an amazing person. He was always trying to create better living conditions for people around him and those who were in need.
Milton Hershey died in 1945 at the age of 88. He worked hard, even in his last years. He died in the Hershey hospital, which was built by him, and is buried at Hershey's cemetery.
Milton Hershey's chocolate company is one of the biggest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It proudly stands alongside the brands, including Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, and Twizzlers.
The two streets located in Hershey, Pennsylvania are called Cocoa Avenue and Chocolate Avenue. They are the major streets of Hershey.
Milton Hershey had travel booked on the Titanic. He was going with his wife, Kitty. However, with luck, they canceled the trip.
At the time of World War II, Milton Hershey made ratio bars called "Field Ration D Bars." Bars were specially made for the troops. Back in the time when the war ended, he was making approximately 24 million bars a week.
In Hershey, Pennsylvania, there are some very unique attractions. For example, Hershey Amusement Park and Hershey's Chocolate World.
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PM me if u have questions and BEST OF LUCK TO ALL!!!!!
Hey Ken, I wish that I was shooting in NY. You have a look that I could use.
Best to you and hope to see you in a film or two during SpyFest.
thanks, i'm pretty psyched about the spyfest......i see a lot of potential for some pretty cool scripts/ideas. this should be a fun one......best to you and your film theodore!
WHEW! I'm back....just wrapped up a 10-day shoot for a NYU grad film, awesome script and I was co-lead! I thought i'd update this thread while i'm at it now that i'm back and ready for the next project......any takers??
And for anyone who's interested, here are some stills from the shoot.....THIS WAS A VERY VERY FUN PROJECT!!!!


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Getting Things Done: Restoring the American Idea
As we continue to look at what the Ways and Means Committee has accomplished so far this Congress, already diving into the many successes of our trade, health, and oversight subcommittees, we now turn our attention to human resources. Under the leadership of Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Ways and Means is laying the groundwork for an ambitious rewrite of our poverty programs, so that we can help people move from welfare to work. Here's a rundown of what the committee has been up to, and what's on the horizon.
Setting the Stage for Welfare Reform 2.0
America has always been considered the land of opportunity. Unfortunately, our welfare system has become one that can actually discourage those who want to make a better life for themselves and their families. Many of our programs actually encourage individuals to stay on welfare instead of join the workforce, holding them hostage in the never-ending cycle of poverty and stopping them from reaching their full potential. That's why Ways and Means has been taking a deep dive into the real issues that face our welfare system, setting the stage for "welfare reform 2.0," so that, ultimately, we can help make the American idea a reality for anyone who wants it.
One way we've been doing this is by holding a series of hearings to analyze these challenges. So far, these hearings have focused on issues like the challenges facing low-income families and how few programs provide evidence that prove they help families get ahead.
One hearing of note took place just last week, when the subcommittee held a historic joint hearing with the Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee to review how the welfare programs they oversee work together, and what can be done to improve them. Witnesses, including program experts and a current beneficiary, testified that welfare recipients often are financially better off if they stay on these programs instead of going to work.
Americans deserves better, and we're determined to deliver on a long-overdue redesign of many of our welfare programs so that we can give people stuck in poverty a better shot at getting out. As Chairman Ryan has said, "This isn't about saving money; it's about saving lives."
Helping People Move from Welfare to Work
Sound welfare reform starts with helping people get back into the job market. Welfare reform in the 1990s helped millions of low-income people move up the economic ladder and out of poverty by going to work. The key then was promoting work-based welfare reform—something today's programs are just not doing enough to encourage.
That's why Chairman Boustany chaired a subcommittee hearing focused on improving TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, to discuss how we can make it a program that actually helps more families find work and escape poverty—for good.
By evaluating what reforms are needed to help low-income parents work and escape government-dependence, this hearing marked the start of the first real TANF reauthorization process in nearly a decade. The subcommittee is working on the first TANF reform bill since early 2006, so stay tuned.
Evidence-Based Policy Making
Another step in making government work better for people is analyzing whether or not programs are actually effective. It's a novel idea, we know. In April, Chairman Ryan, along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), introduced the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a 15-member commission to study how best to expand the use of data to evaluate the effectiveness of federal programs. The commission would give agencies a better grasp of how effective programs are, and would give lawmakers a better grasp of how to improve them. As Chairman Ryan so simply said upon introducing the bill, "If we want to make government more effective, we need to know what works."
The legislation has been approved by committees in both the House and Senate, and we are hopeful it will see floor action in both chambers in the coming weeks.
Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Finally, Ways and Means has been hard at work to stop the waste, fraud, and abuse that plagues many of our benefits programs, like unemployment insurance and supplemental security income. Recent years have seen close to $100 billion in program misspending involving both unemployment as well as low-income disability benefits. As CNN put it, a "tsunami of fraud" is sweeping the nation in the form of improper payments, and Ways and Means is working to put a stop to it.
Earlier this year, members of the Ways and Means Committee introduced a series of bills to strengthen the integrity of the safety net. Soon after, the Human Resources Subcommittee held a hearing on protecting the safety net from waste, fraud and abuse, where members of the committee, as well as other experts, testified about how these bills would prevent improper payments to prisoners, fugitives, and people wrongly collecting benefits under multiple programs, among other examples of misspending of taxpayer funds.
Though the road to welfare reform is long, we're encouraged by the groundwork our members have laid to make it one worth taking. It's time our policies reflect the notion that the condition of your birth doesn't determine the outcome of your life. As Chairman Ryan recently called for in a TEDx talk, it's time for us to try a new approach in tackling poverty in America—and Ways and Means is leading the charge.
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Adverse Possession Attorneys in St. Louis, Missouri
People usually acquire title to the property by purchasing it from the owner of the property. There are also those who become rightful owners by inheritance or gift. However, another way to have a claim to the property is through adverse possession. Claims of adverse possession are possible when a "squatter" occupies a property neglected by its rightful owner.
As a real estate attorney at TdD Attorneys at Law, I handle adverse possession claims filed by squatters and also represent property owners looking to sue trespassers who unlawfully occupy their property. I defend property owners' rights and represent people who wish to exercise their squatter's rights in St. Louis, Missouri.
CONCERNED ABOUT ADVERSE POSSESSION?
Adverse possession is commonly referred to as "squatter's rights." The Legal Information Institute defines the term "adverse possession" as a legal concept that allows trespassers (squatters) to acquire legal title to someone else's property when specific requirements are met.
A squatter is a person who occupies someone else's property despite having no legal claim to it but may acquire legal title through an adverse possession claim. Like other states, Missouri law allows trespassers who spend a sufficient amount of time occupying or caring for someone else's property to become its actual owners when the property has been neglected or forgotten by the rightful owner.
In that situation, trespassers may exercise their squatter's rights if they can prove specific elements of an adverse possession claim, including proving that the trespasser treated the property like the actual owner would.
For example, a valid adverse possession claim may arise if a person used a neighboring vacant field for gardening for more than 10 years and the rightful property owner made no effort to claim ownership of the piece of land.
Time of Use Requirement in Missouri
Under Missouri law, a claimant who intends to exercise their squatter's right must show clear and convincing evidence proving that they occupied someone else's property or possessed it for their own use for at least 10 years.
Proving that the claimant continuously occupied the property for 10 years or longer to satisfy the time of use requirements in Missouri could be challenging. That is why a person who intends to make an adverse possession claim might want to contact a skilled real estate attorney in St. Louis or other parts of Missouri.
Keep in mind that temporarily leaving the property does not necessarily result in the loss of a squatter's right—that is, unless the trespasser intended to abandon it. Essentially, the squatter may assert the theory of adverse possession when pursuing a "quiet title" action, which is a lawsuit that confirms or establishes ownership of the real estate.
Factors to Qualify as an Adverse Possession Claim
There are no statutes in Missouri that would explicitly address adverse possession claims. However, courts have established several factors to qualify as an adverse possession claim and allow people who possess abandoned or neglected land to become rightful owners.
Some of the factors that a squatter must meet to assert their right and prevail in an adverse possession claim include:
Proof that the squatter occupied or used the property for at least 10 years.
The claim is "hostile" toward the rightful owner's rights to the property. In other words, it means that the squatter's use of the property is in conflict with the rightful owner's title to it.
Proof that the squatter has treated the property like the actual owner would. This is known as "actual possession."
The squatter has lived on the property exclusively. Exclusive possession of the property is a vital element of an adverse possession claim. Sharing the property with other people may invalidate the adverse possession claim.
Proof that the squatter's residency must be obvious. It means that the squatter cannot hide the fact of their occupancy to be eligible to make a legitimate adverse possession claim.
One notable exception to the adverse possession claim in Missouri is that people cannot assert their squatter's right to claim ownership of state or local government land or property.
Consider hiring an experienced real estate attorney when dealing with adverse possession claims. I'm prepared to use my knowledge and resources to help you understand your legal rights and work toward reaching a favorable outcome. If you are the rightful owner who has become aware of someone else's occupancy of your property, reach out to me as soon as you can. Additionally, you could benefit from legal counsel if you used or occupied abandoned or neglected property or land for over 10 years and wish to exercise your right to make an adverse possession claim.
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As an adverse possession attorney at TdD Attorneys at Law in St. Louis, Missouri, I represent both claimants and defendants in cases involving attempts to gain title to land through adverse possession. Discuss your particular situation and determine your best course of action with an attorney by setting up a consultation with me today. I'm ready to help you move forward.


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In their 5 games at home Laci has recorded 2 wins, 2 draw and 1 losses. As a host this season, Laci records total of 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 loss. In these matches Home team has scored 15 goals and conceded 10 goals.
Laci is in satisfactory shape, as it has 2 wins in last 5 games.
Away team has recorded 4 victories, 4 tie and 2 defeats on the last 10 games. Since the beginning of the Super League season, Away team has 11 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses. In these games Away team has scored 33 goals and conceded 33 goals.
In their last 5 games played outside their stadium Away team has recorded 2 victory, 1 draws and 2 defeats. As a guest this season Teuta has recorded total of 4 wins 4 draws and 6 losses. In these matches the team has scored 16 and conceded 22 goals.
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In the last five years matches between Laci and Teuta at Stadiumi Laçi, Home has 4 wins, 2 of the games have ended in a draw and 3 victories for Away team.
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Two New Jersey Traders Accused in $26 Million Trading Scam
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Passaic, NJ – Two New Jersey-based securities traders were arrested today and charged with orchestrating a massive, long-running market manipulation scheme that netted them more than $26 million in illegal profits between 2014 and 2015, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Joseph Taub, 37, of Clifton, New Jersey, and Elazar Shmalo, 21, of Passaic, New Jersey, were each charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. They are scheduled to appear later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven C. Mannion in Newark federal court.
"As outlined in today's complaint, Taub, Shmalo and others engaged in a scheme to place numerous buy and sell orders for specifically targeted, lightly traded securities in a coordinated fashion that allowed them to manipulate the price to their advantage," U.S. Attorney Fishman said. "Over a period of years, they manipulated $10 billion worth of securities in this way, pocketing $26 million in illicit profits at the expense of other investors.
The charges we filed today are part of our continuing effort to hold accountable those who would try to illegally tilt the playing field in their own favor."
"The FBI is diligent in ensuring that anyone intent on corrupting the free market will be brought to justice," Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher of the FBI's Newark Division said.
"This type of behavior cheats the average investor and has a terrible impact on the securities industry."
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From December 2013 to December 2016, Taub, Shmalo, and other conspirators allegedly orchestrated a sophisticated scheme to manipulate the prices of securities of numerous public companies by coordinating trading in dozens of brokerage accounts that the conspirators controlled.
The defendants and their conspirators looked for companies whose securities had low trading volumes because it was easier to manipulate their prices.
In this way, they injected false information into the market about the supply and demand of these securities, artificially inflating their prices.
They then profited by selling at the artificially inflated prices the shares they had accumulated at lower prices.
In 2014 and 2015 alone, Taub, Shmalo and their conspirators engaged in more than 23,000 instances of manipulative trading, buying and selling $10 billion worth of securities and making more than $26 million in illegal profits.
The defendants and their conspirators relied on pre-arranged and coordinated trading among dozens of brokerage accounts they controlled.
These accounts were held in the conspirators' own names, the names of their family members, and the names of entities the conspirators controlled.
Many of the accounts were opened in the names of individuals who neither controlled the accounts nor traded the securities held in the accounts (straw account holders).
Taub funded many of the accounts that were not in his name and used the straw account holders to conceal the scheme from regulators and law enforcement.
The manipulative trading generally involved two or more trading accounts that bought and sold the same lightly traded stock on the same day during the same period of time.
At least one account was primarily used to place multiple smaller orders to create upward or downward price pressure (the "helper account") and at least one other account was primarily used to buy and sell larger quantities of stock (the "winner account").
The winner accounts profited by buying and selling at prices affected by the manipulative orders in the helper accounts.
The helper and winner accounts were almost always held at different brokerage firms.
The helper accounts frequently broke even or lost money, but in conjunction with the winner accounts, the conspirators profited overall.
The trading manipulations usually lasted just a few minutes each, during which time the conspirators sometimes controlled at least 80 percent of the volume of a targeted stock and traded in several accounts simultaneously. Most of the coordinated trading events involved dozens of orders and the purchase and sale of thousands of shares of targeted stocks.
The defendants and their conspirators generated a net profit from these events more than 80 percent of the time.
The count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud with which the defendants are charged carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a fine the greater of $250,000 or twice the gain derived from the offense or twice the loss caused by the offense.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is also planning to file a separate civil action seeking forfeiture of brokerage accounts in which the manipulative trades were executed, bank and brokerage accounts funded with proceeds of the scheme, and Taub's interest in companies in which he invested the proceeds of the scheme.
Civil forfeiture cases are "in rem" proceedings – proceedings against things.
The forfeiture claims in this case are based on allegations that the forfeitable property is proceeds of the securities fraud scheme or is property involved in laundering the proceeds of the scheme.
In a separate civil action, the Securities and Exchange commission today filed a complaint in Newark federal court charging Taub and Shmalo with violating and aiding and abetting violations of the antifraud provisions of the securities laws. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction as well as the return of ill-gotten gains plus interest and penalties.
The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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The keepers of the culture are honing their skills quite well. The shocking race murders in Charleston stirred the PC ethics mob into a frenzy, and the culture keepers adroitly steered them to the stars and bars. After 150 years of display, that flag is now a flawless and absolute litmus test on racial bigotry. One wonders what will be the next lightening rod of intolerable offensiveness. Facebook posts are suggesting that the stuffing in pill bottles is high on the list — forcing people to pick a wad of cotton will rapidly be understood as terribly cruel and insensitive. We are just waiting for the culture keepers to say so.
An iron comforter has descended on America. You no longer live in a free country.
So much for the 1st Amendment. I'm sure the prof feels the same way about the 2nd.
This is the problem of the modern academy. Most of the ground breaking theory, in the soft sciences, has been completed, debated and settled on in each discipline. So what's left? Drivel like this. There is still an unreasonable pressure to publish. So the result is crap pet theories that increasingly go into the margins.
Here you see a drooling, liberal ideologue with faux credentials.
US government-funded scientific research has proven that one in three liberals is as stupid as the other two.
The only response such idiots should hear or read is ridicule.
These esteemed "professors" are doing nothing more than exercising their 1st Amendment rights. However, our fine "leaders" and their "Law Enforcement" enablers will follow their lead. May they soon burn in hell.
The reason there is so much sympathy with radical Islam on campus is that both share the belief that those who voice heretical thought must convert or be eliminated.


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Cognia surveys of 74,000 students, teachers, and parents find more work, less academic rigor in schools, and anxiety over student readiness
October 29, 2020 | Alpharetta, GA
Report indicates heavy burden on teachers, significant support for educators as a result of COVID-19; urges schools to focus on four Rs—rigor, routines, relationships, and resources
In the sudden transition this spring from face-to-face learning to remote learning, U.S. students were subject to more assignments and schoolwork, but less challenging academic activities. At the same time, parents and students felt anxiety about whether students would be ready to enter a new grade or prepared for future learning and work.
These are among the findings of a new report, Upended Learning: Key Findings on the Impact of Remote Schooling, released today by the nonprofit Cognia™. Based outside Atlanta, Cognia serves as the world's largest accreditor and a national leader in assessment and continuous improvement. The report analyzes surveys of more than 74,000 students, parents, and teachers from the United States and 22 other countries.
The results of the surveys, which were conducted between late April and the end of June 2020, reveal that students were given academic work that was either too easy or that reviewed previous content.
Eight in 10 students reported having more work to do in a remote setting than in their previous classrooms.
Two-thirds of parents (67%), six in ten students (60%), and almost all teachers (94%) said that assignments were either "new and easy" or "something already learned [or taught]."
The teacher survey revealed that teachers typically focused on preparing instructional activities and assignments for students and had other significant new responsibilities. During remote learning, most teachers (70%) reported spending more time preparing instructional activities than they did for activities in face-to-face classrooms.
Parents and students participating in the surveys said they were worried that students will not be fully prepared for the next grade or for college or work.
Most parents (57%) reported they are worried or sometimes worried about their children's preparation moving forward.
More than six in 10 students (61%) said that, "most days" or "some days", they were worried about not being prepared for the next year of school.
High school (67%) and middle school students (63%) were far more likely to say they were worried about the coming year than students in elementary school (54%).
"We've long assumed that students were not academically challenged this spring, but now we have the data to prove it," says Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia. "The surveys showed that students were kept busy but not challenged with online instruction, and that, largely as a result, they and their parents feel anxious about their future."
"In the sudden shift to remote learning environments, everything about schools—the standard routines, schedules, norms, practices, and expectations—was upended," Elgart says. "Teachers had to adapt their instruction to a new learning modality, explore entirely new ways of teaching and scheduling, and be constantly available to address the social and emotional needs of students and parents. This came at a cost not only to the tens of thousands of students who could not get online and are falling further behind, but also to all students who received a lot of busy work."
"As teachers settle into the new school year, the first order of business for schools is to help teachers address the four Rs—rigor, routines, relationships, and resources," according to Elgart.
The report quantifies the difficulties students, teachers, and parents experienced in the shift to online learning.
Most students (71%) and parents (80%) agreed that students felt lonely "most days" or "some days." Most students reported missing school and said that they missed not saying goodbye to classmates and teachers "most of the time" or "sometimes."
More than 4 in 10 parents said that their child[ren] lacked regular routines. Research says that these routines help maintain order, reduce student anxiety, and encourage students to remain motivated, engaged, and focused on learning.
Four in 10 parents found that helping their children at home was more difficult than they expected.
A large percentage of teachers (42%) said that remote teaching was harder than expected and 98% agreed that they had to learn new skills (77% agree, 21% somewhat agree). Almost all teachers indicated they missed their school life (99%), felt disconnected from colleagues (90%), and missed their students' participation in school events (96%).
The surveys were conducted by Cognia's Innovation Lab, an incubator of new initiatives, tools, and services that strengthen the continuous improvement efforts of the 36,000 schools and districts from the United States and 85 countries that make up Cognia's network.
A total of 74,116 respondents participated — 38,739 students, 32,487 parents, and 2,890 teachers from the United States and 22 other countries.
Additional findings
Other important findings of the report revealed:
Outpouring of support for teachers. The report indicates an outpouring of support by parents and students for what teachers accomplished and, by teachers, for the support they received from principals and school leaders.
Burden on parents and guardians. Many parents (38%) found that helping children was harder than expected. Elementary students were almost twice as likely to lean on someone at home for support with their assignments than other students (43% vs. 23% overall) and high school students were about four times less likely to look for support at home than students on average (6% vs. 23% overall).
Technology gap. About 1 in 10 students in the sample reported having some or no access to technology and electronic devices, such as laptops or mobile hotspots. The percentage of students lacking access is unacceptable—a structural inequity that resulted in too many students with inadequate access to equitable educational opportunities.
What schools can do
The challenges identified by the survey provide a context for what schools need to do as we move into the second year of learning in a remote environment the ongoing pandemic. Specifically, states, districts, and schools need to address the 4 Rs:
Rigor, by expanding professional learning to help teachers adapt to online instruction and set expectations, introduce digital learning content and tools, and redesign instruction, and to enable teachers to spend more time with students without being in their presence.
Routines, by ensuring that there are routines that set expectations, help students focus, and create the structure for rigorous online instruction, to be used with consistency within classrooms, within grade-levels, and from one peer teacher to another.
Relationships, by building on the groundswell of support for teachers from parents and the powerful connections teachers have established with students by: a) engaging both students and parents in the learning process, b) supporting teacher-to-teacher interaction, and c) fostering the social-emotional well-being of students, parents, and teachers.
Resources, by closing gaps in equity to ensure that all students are connected to the internet and the school portal and by ensuring adequate staffing and other resources. Teachers need training and support to make effective use of technology, teaching and learning supports, and assessment tools. Responsive support and adequate resources are more important than ever, given the expanded expectations of teachers' roles.
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Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and improvement services to institutions and other education providers. The result of the merger of AdvancED and Measured Progress, Cognia was formed to bridge the gap between school evaluation and student assessment. A global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, Cognia's network of 36,000 institutions serve and support nearly 25 million students and five million educators every day. Cognia serves as trusted partner in advancing learning for all. In 2020, the entities that came together to form Cognia mark 125 years of service to education. Find out more at cognia.org
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The day provides an opportunity for you and your organisation to add to the wider conversation that will be occurring on social media, television and elsewhere. Highlight the fantastic work you're already doing to address mental health stigma in the workplace, and introduce new and targeted activities anchored to the event.
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The theme of this year's event is suicide and suicide prevention.
Every year close to 800,000 people globally take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. It's the leading cause of death among young people aged 20-34 years in the UK and is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds globally
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I find that different categories in Contact often require me to change the sort order and grouping. What's appropriate for one category is often not appropriate for another.
I would like the sort order and grouping that I select while a particular category is chosen to persist for that category so that when next I select that category, the sort order and grouping that I selected while that category was selected would be recalled.


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Alan Ramsay (1895–1973), Australian Army major general
Anders Edvard Ramsay (1799–1877), Finnish-born Russian Imperial Army General of the Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion
Angus Ramsay (born 1946), British Army major general
Charles Ramsay (British Army officer, born 1936) (1936–2017), British Army major general
Frank William Ramsay (1875–1954) British Army major general
George Ramsay (English Army officer) (1652–1705), Scottish lieutenant general
George D. Ramsay (1802–1882), U.S. Army brigadier general
Henry Ramsay (Indian Army officer) (1816–1893), British Indian Army general
Mark F. Ramsay (born c. 1958), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770–1838), British Army general

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Ambrose Ramsey (died 1805),  Hillsborough District Brigade brigadier general

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