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Archive | July, 2012
Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2012
Rockstar Energy Mayhem Music Festival
Maryland Heights, MO.
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 20, 202
You know what's missing from from the big summer music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza etc.? Some bone crushing head banging heavy as hell metal music! Don't quote me on this but so far this year I've seen Coheed and Cambria pop up on one fetival, The Hangout Festival in gulf Shores Alabama. That needs to change. In the meantime, the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is here to fulfill your metal needs. Since The Shark Sandwich believes in checking out all forms of music available and we noticed that three high on the list bands Slayer, Mötörhead, and Anthrax were all a part of the festivities this year we thought we should go and have a look.
Let's get the bad news out of the way first. The "Shark Sandwich" requested a press pass and was denied. Strike one, Mayhem Festival powers that be! Had I been given the credentials requested I would have been able to bring a better camera, for fear a being accused of recording and thusly kicked out! Also it would have been nice to get some better insights on the workings of this yearly metal fest, I'm just trying to help you get the word out!
A great band, Psychostick, was booked to play first on the side stage. The venue doors opened at 1:00. The band started at 1:30 and was scheduled to play all of TWENTY minutes! Verizon Wireless Amphitheater is a huge outdoor shed that only has one entrance with about five checkpoints and turnstiles for EVERYONE TO GO THROUGH which resulted in a major backup. It took almost an hour to get in! By then the event had already started and I missed the opportunity to see Psychostick. Can I and everyone who lost out be refunded a small portion of our tix for the lost time? Strike Two!
I was planning to watch some bands, get a feel for things, enjoy the performances, then on my way out of the venue pick up a few t-shirts. But on my way out the merch stands that had been crammed over by the second and third stages, were shut down and packed up! It's not uncommon for people to pick up merch after a show to avoid having to tote them around all day. Wise up to this, people want merch, you fill the need, money is made, its economics 101. Strike Three, You're out!
Another small blunder was directly after Whitechapel played the Jägermeister stage. Sid Wilson, also known as #0 in Slipknot surprised everyone with a DJ spot, which was cool, but at the same time not twenty feet away The Metal Mulisha fired up the bikes and began doing stunts. Some poor fellow was trying his hardest to talk into a mic and explain the stunts and give out various info bits but was easily overpowered by the speakers from the stage. Occasionally the poor fellow could be heard exclaiming, "Can you even hear me?"
Metal Mulisha flying through the air!
Now the good. After a brutal summer of tortuous heat with temps topping into the triple digits, the weather cooperated and the temps broke off into the upper 80's with overcast skies and a nice breeze blowing all day. It was a very pleasant day to be outside listening to the rage filled metal grunts and growls. Meanwhile, it looked as though a Hot Topic store had exploded and all the clothing, jewelry, hair dye and what not fell onto the fans milling about, but that's O.K. that's what the kids love.
I'm sure openers Psychostick were engaging and hilarious. The Shark Sandwich loves bands that have a sense of humor and was looking forward to catching their set, but as said before, thanks to the long line to enter all I got was to hear them while looking at the side of a Jägermeister trailer. They were given a criminally short set time of only twenty minutes.They sounded great though, and got some chuckles from the patrons waiting in line with me. Definitely make time to check them out!
The Mayhem Festival is set up so that the second stage, the Jägermeister stage, and the third stage, the Sumerian stage, all lead up to the main stage. I actually walked past the Sumerian "stage" at first, as I was expecting an actual stage set up and not the tent that was located between a couple of other booths. Several of the performers actually had to duck to avoid hitting the heads on the front of the tent! A local band contest winner played this stage first, Shadows Collapse, from Columbia, MO. did a fine job in their very short set and it is easy to see why they won. Hopefully we will be hearing more from them.
Shadows Collapse
Dirtfedd out of Lincoln, NE. is band you need to be excited about if you love metal. Their set was packed with the power, intensity and rage you love to see in a metal band. I was a fan instantly. This band's album "The American Nightmare" was produced by Shawn Crahan, or #8 from Slipknot. Check it out, you'll love it. Shout out to vocalist's Dustin Travel's aunt and her friend who were at the show and happened to sit in front of me, and take pity on me, when they overheard me explain to my friend on the phone that I was at a concert and no one would come with me! (even though I had opted to come alone to better take in the festival!) You meet the coolest folks at metal shows.
Dirtfedd rocks the Sumerian stage.
Betraying the Martyrs rocked the Jägermeister stage. This band is from Paris, France. I have to be honest here and say that I'm not the hugest fan of the "metalcore" scene, I'm more of a doom metal, thrash metal kind of guy. Don't get me wrong I can listen to a few songs and enjoy them immensely, but after a short while it all seems to run together to me. So BTM benefited from an early set time for me. BTM and a couple of the other bands had a keyboard player and, maybe it was just me, but I couldn't hear that part of the mix at all. I'm picky about things like that. The mosh pit was hearty and thrashing nicely.
Betraying The Martyrs rocking the Jägermeister stage.
It was at this time I happened to be standing near a booth that Shawn "Clown" Crahan was signing autographs at. So I hopped in line got the poster for him to sign and had a very short wait while talking to some cool dudes about my "A Clockwork Orange" t-shirt and Kubrick films. Metal fans are so cool and friendly. I got up to meet Shawn and handed my camera to his assistant and posed for a photo opp. Of course, being that I brought the crappy camera the photo didn't take! Shawn then asked for the envelope the poster came in. Unfortunately, I had folded it up and shoved it in my pocket thinking I would not use it again. Shawn needed it to put the poster in and seal it up! That's quality service, most celebs would just scribble on whatever and push it back at you. Slipknot gives and gives some more, mad respect.
After that I caught the tail end of the Whitechapel set. Which begs me to ask, why the painfully short set times? Most of these bands come on, barely have time to work up a sweat and then poof! They are gone. Whitechapel is a bit of a switch up in that they are "deathcore." I imagine a proper setting for this type of music would be a dark club, but Mayhem being an outdoor set up, it is what it is. So Whitechapel blew it out anyway. The moshers were out in force here too.
The Sumerian stage finished out the day with I, The Breather a christian metalcore band from Baltimore, MD. and Upon a Burning Body a deathcore unit from San Antonio, Texas. I have to admit when I see a band affiliated with the christian rock tag I lose a lot of interest. Its just not my bag. Sure the music is brutal and intense and very much metal but, faith and rock do not go together like peanut butter and chocolate for me. So don't get all fired up and write e-mails and stuff. If you love it, then good for you, by all means jump right in and have a blast. I'm just saying, it's not for me. I'm not anti religion either, I just don't mix it with my rock is all O.K.! We good? Let's move on. UABB gave an energetic go and I was quite amused at watching the cops who were off to the side of the stage looking bored and annoyed at having drawn the assignment of the festival. Kudos to the crowd, I did not notice one single incident where cops had to be used.
The Jägermeister stage ended the day with "metalcore" heavyweights Asking Alexandria from England and The Devil Wears Prada from Dayton, OH. (Another christian rock band, and the band name, uuummmmm…) You could look around the crowd and notice a distinct age difference, it seems the younger crowd were there to take in the metalcore bands, while the older folks like myself, were there to take in the thrash bands Anthrax and Slayer and rockers Mötörhead. So I took in AA and DWP with open ears and found it entertaining. You can definitely say all these bands did not lack for energy and passion. Each one of them gave a thousand percent. Also, these bands all took the time to make themselves available for the fans and autographs and pictures. Good to see that kind of giving attitude and acknowledgement toward fans.
After DWP there was a mass exodus of the youngsters who I guess didn't want to be thoroughly rocked by Anthrax. That's too bad Anthrax kills live. One of the big questions of the tour was "Why are Anthrax on the second stage?" General consensus says that Anthrax opted to headline the second stage for better access to fans and a longer set time. Who cares about that anyway, seeing Anthrax anywhere is worth it. The kids who left missed out on a barrage of hit after hit delivered at break neck pace. "Antisocial" "I Am The Law" "Indians"
and opening salvo "Caught In A Mosh" all thrashed and rocked perfectly. They threw in a few songs off the new album "Worship Music" which is quite good. Unfortunately, drummer Charlie Benante, was not present due to the ill health of his mother. Brian Fair of Shadows Fall filled in nicely. To me the Joey Belladonna era of Anthrax is the best, so it's good to see him back in the fold.
Clearest shot I was able to take of Anthrax! Stupid camera.
As I Lay Dying were the first band to hit the main stage. AILD falls into that christian rock thing again, so its a struggle for me to absorb it. Although there were many kids who were full on absorbing it, so good on them. I spent the majority of their set trying to qualify how their band name, taken from the William Faulkner novel "As I Lay Dying" correlates to what the message is. Answer, none whatsoever, I guess they just thought it sounded cool. You should read the book and get some classics under your belt.
And then it was time for a tried and true rock god to emerge. Lemmy Kilmeister and the boys from Mötörhead did not disappoint! The first thing he said to the crowd after a blistering opener "Damage Case" was, "Raise your hand if you want it louder!" All hands went up including mine, "O.K. then turn it up!" Know what's tragically missing from rock shows these days? Drum solos! Mickey D did not let us down as he pounded out an awesome solo. It was not lost on Lemmy that he was in the hometown of Chuck Berry as he mentioned that when asking the crowd, "Do you like rock n' roll? Of course you do! Chuck Berry is from here." Thanks for recognizing Lemmy, I'm sure Chuck was nodding in approval wherever he was.
Here's a glare filled shot of Mötöhead! Thanks again for the press pass.
Slayer were next on the main stage. Opening with a face melting version of "God Hates Us All" that was bolstered by the crowd singing along. Tom Araya, Dave Lombardo, living guitar god Kerry King and stand in guitarist Gary Holt from Exodus who's covering for Jeff Hanneman, who's still recuperating after a bout of flesh eating bacteria, rocked a solid set packed with hit after hit and highlights from the Slayer catalog. Backed by a flaming wall of fire and two inverted cross speaker columns Slayer lived up to its rep as a dark and mysterious and dangerous band. Truth is Tom Araya is one of the most surfer zen chill dudes ever. Slayer will blister and pummel you as if you were having your head slammed in a door and then Tom will walk up to the mic, and calmly say "Hey, how's everybody doing?" Slayer rules all. The world becomes a better place when Tom Araya yells in staccato blurts. Listen up Coachella, Bonnaroo, and all you other festivals let's get some metal on your list.
Here's Slayer's wall of fire as taken with a sub standard piece of equipment from my horrible seat. Did I mention I wasn't issued a press pass?
Slipknot headlined the event emerging to a blast of pyro that caught half the crowd off guard including me, good one guys you got me! Its been a tumultuous few years for the band and they seem to be back in form and ready to rock. Their set was full of hits and rocked with an intensity that the band is known for. Their greatest hits album "Antennas To Hell" will be out shortly so be on the look out for it. Rage on Slipknot, rage on.
A fuzzy out of focus shot of Slipknot, you're welcome!
So all in all, besides a few minor missteps mainly with planning and set up and possibly more to do with the venue and city ordinances the Mayhem Festival was a good time, with some heavy metal music to make the day even better. And for all you haters out there that decry this music as just screaming, yelling and being a bad influence, here's what the pledge card read from the "Stand For the Silent" movement that Shawn Crahan handed to everyone who received an autograph from him. The pledge addresses school bullying: "From this day forward, I Promise to respect those around me as well as respect myself. I am somebody, and I can make a difference. I can make another feel loved. I can be the helping hand that leads another back to the path of hope and aspiration. I will not stand silent as others try to spread hatred through my community. Instead, I pledge to lift up these victims, and show them that their life matters. I will be the change because I am somebody." That's a pretty powerful message of uplift, hope, and equality especially in these times. For more on that subject check out standforthesilent.com. Now what were you saying about heavy metal being a negative influence again? May metal, in whatever form it comes in, never die! Oh, and next time please issue us a press pass, we'd like to take better photos! Thank you.


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It's good to study a location for installation and also nice to start working there to, if you can. Although we won't wrap the sculpture until Oct. 19-20, this Sunday afternoon was such a beautiful autumn day that we quickly got together some quilts to sit on and a suitcase of yarn.
Not having remembered there were any trees on the plot of land that holds the sculpture, we were happy to find a nice shade tree. A neighborhood cat joined us too. Probably less for the yarn, and more for the Cheddar-flavored Sun Chips.
Jacob was knitting something with his no-yarn-left-behind ball of scraps, and the rest of tried to remember how to crochet granny squares. If it's nice next Sunday, we'll do it again and bring some lawn chairs. Anyone who want to help with yarn-bombing the Sun Target is welcome to join us.
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Tethras Technologies enables multilingual publication of apps
Mobile app developers can now publish their apps in multiple languages and reach non-English speaking growth regions around the globe with the help of Tethras Technologies' disruptive localisation service.
NovaUCD-based Tethras Technologies has developed a cloud-based, localisation as a service (LaaS), to allow app developers to easily publish their content in multiple languages.
"Over the past year, we have taken a fresh look at the app localisation process," said Brian Farrell, CEO, Tethras Technologies.
"We discovered that the service offered by traditional localisation companies was time consuming, manual and cost prohibitive for the majority of app developers.
"Tethras' ground-breaking service has stripped away all of the unnecessary layers of the existing process and automated the remaining steps, thereby making app localisation significantly less complicated."
Tethras has already experienced success with a number of high-profile apps. Most notably, with 3D4Medical's Heart Pro, the specialised iPad medical app, which until recently was only available in English. Using Tethras' service, the Heart Pro app is now available in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
"Within 10 days of releasing Heart Pro in Japanese, Chinese and French, we jumped into the top 10 ranked medical apps in each of these regions," said John Moore, CEO, 3D4Medical.
Tethras will be showcasing its new service in the Mobile Apps Showcase at the forthcoming Macworld 2011 Expo from 27-29 January in the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California.
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Biografia
Laureato in economia e commercio, suona dal 1989 al 1991 nei Plutonium 99. Nel 1992 entra nei Modena City Ramblers, di cui rimane uno dei membri storici. Nel tour 2008 che segue all'uscita del disco Bella ciao - Italian Combat Folk for the Masses, suona anche il sassofono. Partecipa insieme a Luca Giacometti al progetto Gaby and the Batmacumba, gruppo demenziale che si scioglie alla morte di Luca Giacometti.

Lavora anche come DJ a K-rock Radio Station di Scandiano (RE). Il 7 novembre 2008 è uscito Come un mantra luminoso, il suo primo album solista, in cui oltre al basso suona banjo, mandolino, tastiere e chitarre. Nel 2015 fonda insieme al chitarrista dei Nuju Marco Goran Ambrosi i La Rosta, ispirandosi nel nome ad un quartiere di Reggio Emilia, che propone una interessante commistione sonora tra folk e rock, e pubblica l'album Roba Lieve

Discografia

Con i Plutonium 99
1990 - Plutonium 99 (LP, P99 Records/ Kom-Fut Manifesto)

Con i Modena City Ramblers
1993 - Combat Folk – demotape autoprodotto
1994 – Riportando tutto a casa
1996 – La grande famiglia
1997 – Terra e libertà
1998 – Raccolti
1999 – Fuori campo
2000 - Il resto raccolto – stampato esclusivamente per il fan club
2002 – Radio Rebelde
2004 – ¡Viva la vida, muera la muerte!
2005 – Appunti partigiani
2006 – Dopo il lungo inverno
2008 - Bella ciao - Italian Combat Folk for the Masses
2009 - Onda libera
2011 - Sul tetto del mondo
 2012 - Battaglione Alleato
 2013 - Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale
 2014 - 1994-2014 Venti
 2015 - Tracce clandestine
 2017 - Mani come rami, ai piedi radici
 2019 - Riaccolti

Con i Gaby and the batmacumba
2006 - Anatomia per artisti

Come solista
2008 - Come un mantra luminoso
 2012 - L'amore altrove in Battaglione Alleato

Con i La Rosta
2015 - Roba Lieve
2022 - Hotel Colonial

Partecipazioni
1997 - Gang in Fuori dal controllo: cori in Comandante
1999 - Brycan in Vexed fanatica: basso in Self destruction
2001 - Patrizio Fariselli in Lupi sintetici e strumenti a gas: testo di Pangea
2006 - Casa del vento in Il grande niente: cori in Sul confine.
2006 - Stefano "Cisco" Bellotti in La lunga notte: basso acustico in Questo è il momento e tea-chest bass in La lunga notte
2006 - Guido Foddis in Italia Gangbang: voce in Una canzone per Echelon
2007 - Graziano Romani in Tre Colori: chitarra acustica e cori in Corre Buon Sangue.
2007 - Ned Ludd in Lavoro e dignità: basso elettrico
2009 - Gli Avvoltoi in "L'altro Dio" : basso e voce in "È Tornato Fra Di Noi"

Collegamenti esterni

Modena City Ramblers
Ghiacci, Massimo
Gruppi e musicisti dell'Emilia-Romagna

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There are millions of apps on the market, so making yours stand out against competitors is crucial to its success. The way you present your app to new users will determine its ability to engage users. Happy users become long-term users who keep your app installed on their mobile device. Here are some ways you can engage your users and improve your app's success.
All app stores give you plenty of real estate to create a detailed narrative and overview for your app. Users browsing the store will see your app's image and then read the description to find out what it does. This section is where you sell them on your app's unique way of solving problems. Think of why users would use your app, and then list these benefits in its description.
You should have a solution to a problem in mind when you build your app because that's what sells your app to your users. A bullet-point list is even better, as it stands out and gives a line-by-line explanation of your app's benefits.
After users download and install it on their mobile device, they usually see an introduction. The preface can be useful for new users, but it should be brief. It also should let users opt to skip the intro altogether because some users will uninstall your app and reinstall it later.
Even a complex app should have few introduction screens. You want users to be able to navigate through your app just to review it and see how it works. Appeal to their curiosity by allowing them to see the app right away and offering more detailed instructions later.
Users often view your app, let it sit on their smartphone for a month, and then delete it because they never use it. You should find a way to engage users by collecting data or offering awards of some kind.
One way to do so is by asking users to set up a profile. In your profile module, users add their name and location, along with any social media links they can share with other members. With this method, you can build a community for your members.
Other app developers use awards to keep users coming back, most frequently with gaming apps. Users wait a specified amount of time after building their character, and they win an in-app item. Users can also buy these products, but forcing them to win things generates interest in your app and keeps them coming back.
In addition to a brief, post-installation introduction, your app can include context menus that offer further details and instructions for users as they navigate through your app. The help menu should be intuitive and easy to find on your app screens. You can provide a question mark icon or just display a help window when the user first accesses individual components of your app.
You should combine the help menu with the introduction element. The presentation tells the user how to find more help, and the user can then quickly find information. You don't want your users stuck and frustrated in your app because it leads to a loss in engagement.
Users like to feel connected to apps, and you can keep them engaged by offering feedback. This concept is especially important for gaming apps. Telling the user that they've succeeded or did something right will maintain active engagement. It's hard to imagine, but there is a psychological component when creating successful apps. Your users should always feel that they are working and interacting with an app that provides feedback as they work through each solution.
You will always have users that uninstall your app. You can re-engage using newsletters and updates. Many app developers work with email updates, so any user that left can come back later. It's not easy finding the right marketing for your app, but once you have the user engaged, you can build a good reputation among your users and let that reputation do much of the marketing for you through word-of-mouth.
Nice, makes me think of some of the things I like when I download a new app. I can say for sure #1 and #4 are the most important for me when downloading something from the app store. #1, why do I need this, and #4 once I've gotten it how do I use it! Lol I've had to delete a few photo apps before because I couldn't figure out how to operate it. Will definitely be bookmarking this page, I have an idea for something I want to develop.


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Lakeside Presbyterian Chooses Female Head of Staff
Thu, 05/02/2019 - 20:40 RCN Newsdesk
This story has been updated to clarify that Lakeside has had previously and currently has female pastors, but that Ross-Zimmerman is the first female pastor to serve as head-of-staff. The church sent a clarification after its initial release went out with the previous wording.
For the first time, Lakeside Presbyterian Church has a female pastor set to serve as head of staff.
The congregation spent more than a year searching for its next leader, and found her in Nancy Ross-Zimmerman.
More than a hundred candidates were reviewed in the nationwide search, a news release said.
"...the selection of Mrs. Ross-Zimmerman to lead this congregation for years to come received overwhelming approval at a recent candidacy Sunday at which members were asked to vote on her selection," the news release said.
Ross-Zimmerman will host her first service at the Lakeside Park church on Sunday, May 12.


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A Peter Hoeg bestseller, "____'s Sense of Snow"
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Dava Sobel's "Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love", "____'s Daughter"
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Tek and Steele, formerly known as Smif-N-Wessun, are one of the pioneers of the backpack rap movement. After nearly two decades in the rap game Tek and Steele remain part of an independent group of musicians who continue to do their art for the people.
At a concert in the heart of Crown Heights Smif-N-Wessun performed their classic music. It was in some ways a homecoming in front of the community that gave birth to these artists. The cipher is complete.


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Thanks to Orange Juice blogger Vern Nelson for the idea of grouping the finalists by number of nominees.
Five nominations:
Hieu Nguyen, Santa Ana Republican, 45 years old
Bruce Peotter, Irvine Republican, 54 years old
Renee Ramirez, Orange Republican, 40 years old
Four nominations:
Dick Ackerman (Moorlach, Spitzer, Nelson, Bates), Irvine Republican, 70 years old
Chris Norby (Nguyen, Spitzer, Nelson, Bates), Fullerton Republican, 63 years old
Three nominations:
Larry Bales (Spitzer, Nelson, Bates), Tustin Republican, 70 years old
Steve Rosansky (Moorlach, Spitzer, Bates), Newport Beach Republican, 53 years old
Two nominations:
Michael J. Fox (Nguyen, Spitzer), Lake Forest Democrat, 60 years old
Steven Madoff (Moorlach, Bates), Huntington Beach Democrat, 60 years old
Roy Reynolds (Nguyen, Spitzer), Fountain Valley Republican, 65 years old
Harry Sidhu (Nguyen, Bates), Anaheim Republican, 55 years old
How successful Supervisors' finalist nominations were:
Nelson: 6 of 6 (100%)
Spitzer: 9 of 10 (90%)
Bates: 9 of 10 (90%)
Nguyen: 7 of 8 (87.5%)
Moorlach: 6 of 10 (60%)
Here they are listed with their occupations:
Dick Ackerman (attorney, former state senator and assemblyman)
Larry Bales (FDIC settlement agent)
Michael J. Fox (attorney)
Steve Madoff (consultant, former executive vice president of Paramount Pictures)
Hieu Nguyen (assistant clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, former OC chief deputy recorder)
Chris Norby (retired teacher, former state assemblyman and county supervisor)
Bruce Peotter (attorney, former assistant public administrator/public guardian)
Renee Ramirez (assistant clerk-recorder)
Roy Reynolds (personal rapid transit consultant)
Steve Rosansky (real estate company president, former Newport Beach councilman and mayor)
Harry Sidhu (business owner, former Anaheim councilman)
Credit goes to the newsletter of Supervisor Todd Spitzer for providing the occupations of all the applicants.
I have finally taken the time to do a bit of research on each of the remaining applicants and am going to provide those bios for our readers:
Hieu Nguyen– Hieu Nguyen along with Bruce Peotter is one of my personal two favorites for this appointment. The great thing about Hieu is that he has experience working in the OC Clerk-Recorders office (before Daly) and knows the way things operate from the inside. Nguyen ran for the seat in 2010 (I voted for him) and lost in a landslide the size of which I have not seen very often. He must have gotten some bad campaign advice because that was ugly. He currently works for the County and would be an excellent choice for the position.
Bruce Peotter– I like Bruce a lot and think that he would be an excellent choice for this position. He has experience working in County Government and was the best chance Republicans have ever had to beat Tom Daly. He is currently an attorney and you can click the link if you want to read more info about his law firm.
He first ran for office in 1998 when he ran for the open Orange County Assessor seat where he ended up coming I fourth place. He ran for office again in 2002 against Tom Daly for the vacant Orange County Clerk-Recorder seat where he finished in the top two thus advancing to the run-off against then Anaheim Mayor Tom Daly. In the run-off he came up a bit short losing the seat to the Democrat Daly who held it for ten years.
Larry Bales– I don't know much about Larry Bales but must admit that I am surprised to see that he applied for this position. My thought was that he would try to wait out Webster Guillory for Assessor. I say this because he has run for Assessor three times. In 1998 when he first ran for the seat it was an open seat, Webster Guillory won for the first time and Larry Bales came in fifth place. In 2002 he tried for a second time and lost again. This time he came in second place, but only two candidates were on the ballot. He ran a third time in 2006 for what I think might have been just to do it out of spite (maybe?) and the result was no different, unless you consider that he did worse and came in third place.
Renee Ramirez– She is the acting Orange County Clerk-Recorder and has the advantage over all other applicants because if she gets chosen she holds the position and if nobody can get to three votes she is the de facto incumbent. She has gotten a lot of negative press lately from our friends over at the "Voice of OC" who are looking into a contract that previous OC Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly gave to Current Anaheim Councilmember Jordan Brandman (he was not a Councilmember at the time of the contract).
Ramirez was not involved in the handling of any contracts handed out to Brandman, however, according to the articles I read she apparently claims to have cleared all of the data that was attached to Brandman including hard drive, e-mails, etc… I do find it a bit ironic that the current keeper of County records destroyed County records. This could very well cost her the appointment in my opinion.
You can read the two voice of OC articles by clicking here for the first one or here for the second one.
If destroying any data or records is standard policy for this department the OC Board of Supervisors should take a long look at revising this flawed policy.
Michael J. Fox– I was extremely sad when I learned that this was not the Michael J. Fox that could take me "Back to the Future" with him. He is an attorney based in Irvine that appears to specialize in business and real estate matters. Here is some biographical information from his law firm website:
Michael J. Fox has a diverse background in addition to private practice. Mr. Fox previously served as in-house counsel to H.K. Realty, J.K Properties and their subsidiaries, entities that owned and managed over 16,000 apartment units in the greater Los Angeles area. Mr. Fox later served as Vice President and Associate Counsel for Fidelity National Title and as an Associate for the firm of Pite Duncan, LLP.
Mr. Fox has hands on real estate and business transactional experience with the negotiation and preparation of real estate purchase and sale agreements, formation and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships. He is proficient in all aspects of real estate transactions and knows how to avoid the pitfalls that can arise during the various phases of a transaction including the due diligence period, analysis, negotiations and preparation of contracts, financing, zoning, permits, title matters and escrow issues. Having litigated numerous cases that evolved from transactional errors, Mr. Fox has assisted clients avoid potential pitfalls and successfully complete both residential and commercial purchase, sale and section 1031 real estate transactions.
Feel free to browse his website if you want to see more.
Roy Reynolds– I met Roy at. California Republican Assembly endorsing convention last year and believe he is a member of the Fountain Valley Republican Assembly. The business card he gave me was for a polling company that he owns and through some research I found out at he is also an advocate for a personal rapid transit system which I understand very little about. If you want to learn more about PRST feel free to do so by clicking here.
Roy also wrote an article on another Orange County blog advocating for the outsourcing of the OC Clerk-Recorder position and he pushed for the Supes to strongly consider going that direction. I like the thought he had from the cost saving perspective but think that he is way off. When voters were presented the opportunity to make the OC Public Administrator an appointed position through Measure A in June 2012 it was rejected by the voters with over 60% of the opposition.
I support saving money, but something can be said for the will of the electorate on any issue.
Steven Madoff– This guy totally got screwed by Bernie Madoff who tarnished the last name of all people named Madoff. All joking aside he is quite qualified for this position with a lot of business experience. His background with Paramount Pictures actually intrigues me and I would rank him as the applicant I would most want to have lunch with. I found an article about him on Billboard that gave a lot more information about specifics on his occupation.
Steve Rosansky– He was a member of the Newport Beach City Council up until this last election where he did not run. In a slight amount of irony he was appointed to the Newport Beach City Council in 2003. He ran for re-election in 2004 and 2008 winning both times. Again, I do find it Interesting that he was appointed to the City Council and now seeks the appointment to Clerk-Recorder.
I found a copy of his original Newport application on a website called Free Newport
Harry Sidhu– former Anaheim Councilman who first tried running in 2002 but fell a bit short coming in fourth place (top two win) he ran again in 2004 and was successful in winning one of the two available slots along with Lori Galloway who also won. They were both re-elected in 2008 to their respective seats on the City Council.
Sidhu has tried to get to higher office in the past and has not had the best of luck. In 2008 he took on State Assemblywoman Mimi Walters in what turned into an extremely nasty race (I remember getting the mailers). Walter ended up defeating Sidhu by a wide margin of 74% to 26%. He tried again in 2010 to move on to higher office by making a run at the 4th Supervisorial District which was vacated by Chris Norby. He and Shawn Nelson bloodied each other during this crowded campaign and Nelson ended up winning both in the special primary and the special run-off. The run-off results were not very close, primarily because Nelson was able to run as the incumbent in the run-off, Nelson won 63% to 37%. His history with Shawn Nelson will make for an interesting interview.
Chris Norby– Norby has had a rough year after losing the 65th Assembly seat to Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva. I will start from the beginning of his career. He was Elected to the Fullerton City Council in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 and served as Mayor in 1991, 1996, 1997.
He ran for the 72nd Assembly District in the 1995 special election but ended up coming in second place to rival Dick Ackerman. If you want to know more about this race take a look at the next bio (Dick Ackerman). Since Ackerman won I wanted to post the election links under his bio.
Norby was not done though as he won a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (4th District) in 2002 and won re-election in 2006. The 2002 election was particularly interesting because Norby upset sitting Supervisor Cynthia Coad. I found an article about the upset that had an ironic quote from Supervisor Todd Spitzer who at the time was about to leave the Board of Supervisors.
The Norby career continued when he won a special election to the 72nd Assembly District in 2009 after a scandal drove the incumbent Assemblyman to resign (Hey Mike Duvall, how are you doing!). He easily won re-election in 2010. After the redistricting for the 2010 Census took place Norby was hit by a perfect storm that drove him out of office and Democrats into a 2/3 majority in the Assembly.
Dick Ackerman– His political career first began when he ran for and won a seat on the Fullerton City Council in 1980. He was re-elected to the Fullerton Council in 1984 and 1988. Twice during his tenure he served as Mayor of Fullerton (1982, 1986).
Ackerman then ran for the State Assembly in the 1995 special election against three opponents including bitter rival Chris Norby who is also applying for the OC Clerk-Recorder position. Ironically when running for the position he was the California Teachers Association endorsed candidate which I found odd. Ackerman finished in first place, Norby in second, Democrat Shirley Hafner came in third, and Republican Yorba Linda Mayor Barbara Kiley came in last place. Due to nobody garnering 50% of the vote, the top Republican and top Democrat advanced to a run-off election. Ackerman easily won in the run-off election and actually gave the Republicans a majority in the Assembly. He won re-election to the 72nd Assembly District in 1996 and 1998.
After his Assembly tenure came to an end he jumped into the State Senate by winning an election for the 33rd Senate District seat (previously held by John Lewis) in 2000 and won re-election in 2004. If I recall correctly he was the Senate Republican Leader in 2004 and held it to almost the end of his second term.
In 2002 he did lose an election for California State Attorney General where he lost to incumbent Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
This entry was posted on March 18, 2013 at 8:40 AM	and is filed under Orange County, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Orange County Clerk-Recorder. Tagged: Bruce Peotter, Chris Norby, Dick Ackerman, Harry Sidhu, Hieu Nguyen, Janet Nguyen, John Moorlach, Larry Bales, Michael J. Fox, Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Pat Bates, Renee Ramirez, Roy Reynolds, Shawn Nelson, Steve Madoff, Steve Rosansky, Todd Spitzer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
13 Responses to "Clerk-Recorder Bios, Statistics, and Occupations Oh My!"
vernnelson said
You write that "Bruce Peotter… was the best chance Republicans have ever had to beat Tom Daly"
Do we have to think about Clerk-Recorder as a partisan post? A lot of us Democrats would rather see an honest competent Republican doing that job than a wasteful crony-capitalist Dem like Daly … as long as it's not just seen as a stepping stone to some higher office.
That's why I'm supporting Hieu, I'm pretty sure he ONLY wants to do a great job as our Clerk-Recorder.
Chris Emami said
My fear with pushing a Dem for the seat is getting a Tom Daly type, who will consider higher office at some point. Although, Daly is pretty conservative for AD 69. If he had run for SD 34 as an example that could have been disastrous for Republicans.
OC Insider Vern said
Oh, I sure wasn't telling you to push a Dem, I'm not even sure if there are any. I just think we might both agree that we don't want some career politician budding or otherwise, but someone who takes this job seriously. Like Hieu. (And maybe Bruce as far as I know)
On that we agree. I would be I pleased if the Supes picked Dick Ackerman.
That should have read displeased. Stupid autocorrect.
The Pot Stirrer said
Good summary. Thanks for the effort to inform us. Let the winnowing continue.
Thank you. Tomorrow will be another live blog from the OC Board of Supervisors meeting.
Why are you liveblogging tomorrow? I don't see anything interesting on the agenda.
Until they have appointed all 3 vacancies I will keep live blogging it just in case.
U r hardcore, buddy.
joe said
Wait, Wait , wait … Isn't the attorney Dick Ackerman connected with a law firm making money off the High Speed Rail union cash infusion.
Isn't he closely aligned with consultant John Lewis who while in a member of a partisan party that believes in smaller government make a healthy living in programs and projects and expand government.
Let's stop supporting hypocrites!
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And as always, thanks for translating.
If this is correct, then it means there was a KeSPA draft in 2013, which is something I had been wondering about. I don't think there's any information about this on TL--the last draft I can find a thread for is in early 2012: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=328611.
Why would you become a 24/7 slave practice partner when you can join other esf teams with so much less restrictions on what you do (streaming, participating in online tourneys and so on)? Red bull bootcamp had something like 600 applicants whereas kespa's player draft had 9 applicants.
the bottom row highlighted in yellow is the 2013 player draft.
In case people aren't aware, all interviews are now up!
You actually get into the team but you have to start from B team not to even mention the role of 24/7 sparring partner for A teamers.
Calling it, Ragnarok is the next zerg bonjwa.
Honestly, during the beginning of the WoL era, the game was no fun and I kept contemplating as to whether or not I should retire.
Last 3 interviews left a big smirk in my face. Those players are going to success.
Juni, i hope you win a few games man. That was really sad and you deserve it for continuing to play even during those harsh times.
That interview was really good.


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08-30 13:42:46.317  14077-14077/? E/Netd﹕ exec() res=0, status=768 for /system/bin/ip6tables -t mangle -A POSTROUTING -j idletimer_mangle_POSTROUTING
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08-30 13:42:46.557  14077-14077/? I/ip6tables﹕ ip6tables v1.4.11.1: can't initialize ip6tables table `mangle': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
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08-30 13:42:46.567  14077-14077/? I/iptables﹕ iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.
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08-30 13:42:46.567  14077-14077/? E/Netd﹕ exec() res=0, status=256 for /system/bin/iptables -t mangle -A st_mangle_OUTPUT -m mark --mark 1 -j RETURN
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08-30 13:42:46.577  14077-14077/? E/Netd﹕ exec() res=0, status=768 for /system/bin/ip6tables -t mangle -A st_mangle_OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner vpn -j RETURN
08-30 13:42:46.577  14077-14077/? E/Netd﹕ Unable to create netlink socket: Protocol not supported
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Tin Pans – Tarty or Fudgey?
I picked up these pans last week for $1 dollar each. I had just made fudge and these had all the scoring of making many batches of fudge. I have been wanting to break them in but chose not to do it with more Fudge. These 8″x8″x1″ pans were probably french tart pans. I am not exactly certain yet. But either way they are the perfect device.
I usually do baking on the weekend for the week to come. This is self defense, I am working someplace where boxes of donuts just appear. Savory tarts are good cold. If you cut the tomato tart when hot, it makes a mess. But once it is room temp, it congeals and becomes a unit, instead of all its slippery parts. It can be warmed up in an oven. If you mic puff pastry it gets soggy. I wrapped them in wax paper so i don't forget to bring my lunch tomorrow. I used Coleman's mustard which clears the sinuses. Most tomato tart recipes recommend Dijon mustard and Emmental or Swiss cheese. but I had Cheddar to use up.
Rolled out thinner, this is about half a package of puff pastry. smeared with some Sharp Coleman's mustard and then a layer of shredded Cheddar Cheese.
One big fat ripe local tomato cut thin. sprinkled with some salt and cracked pepper.
For good measure a handful of Parmesan Cheese on top. The browning of the cheese tells me when the tart is done. I also rolled the edges inward to make them less brittle.
Let cool to nearly room temp before cutting. It does look like a glorified pizza but so much better.
Wrapped in wax paper, it makes a nice portable breakfast or brunch. On second though I should have made a second one.


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Licence to change lives
How driving lessons are helping young students.
By Jeremy Rochow
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Driving instructor Phil Kellett wanted to teach teenagers how to drive – now he's helping change his students' lives as well, thanks to a new RAA program, Licence to Work.
Last year, RAA driving instructor Phil taught students at Seaton High School how to drive as part of RAA and Western Futures' Driver Education Scholarship pilot program.
The pilot at Seaton, as well as another six-month program at Findon High School, provided students facing common challenges – like no access to a vehicle or a supervising driver – with 75 hours of fully funded driving lessons with qualified RAA instructors.
Phil said he never thought he'd be able to change his students' lives so much through teaching them to drive.
"In some cases we're getting these teenagers out of an extremely challenging situation, where there's generations of people in their families who haven't worked," Phil said.
"Because they can't get their driver's licence, they're struggling to find employment. Giving them a chance in life is really satisfying and definitely provides me with that feel-good factor.
"RAA members should be very proud of this program which is making a big difference to young peoples' lives."
Driving instructor Phil Kellett.
Following the success of the year-long trial, RAA and a group of like-minded organisations have officially launched the Licence to Work program, which will continue to be rolled out to students at Seaton High, Findon High and, in addition, Le Fevre High this year.
At this stage, 21 out of the 24 students who took part in last year's pilot program have got their provisional licence, with some already finding employment.
One of those students, Harley Reiss, found an apprenticeship following his involvement in the program.
"It makes me feel a lot better because I felt like I was never going to get my Ps, but now I feel like I'm getting somewhere in life," he said.
Due to the ongoing commitment of Western Futures and other partners, 90 students over the next 3 years will be able to undertake the 75 hours of supervised driving required for learner drivers to progress to their provisional licence.
Western Futures board member Andrew Worrall said the Licence to Work program was helping young people overcome the challenges they're facing.
Learner drivers have to complete this many supervised driving hours
"A big barrier for many young people is not having a driver's licence, which makes it difficult for them to take up apprenticeship or traineeship opportunities, or even just get to a job interview," he said.
"To get their provisional licence with the help of an RAA driving instructor through the Licence to Work program is fantastic."
The driving scholarship changing lives
RAA pilot program helps steer students in the right direction.
12 most embarrassing driving mistakes
Chances are, you've been caught out doing one of these things on the road.
19 bad driving habits to break in 2019
How many do you promise to stop committing this year?
3 ways you can lose your licence without even driving
Can you guess what they are?


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Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thomas Krieg - Curriculum Vitae
Thomas Krieg - SRG 02
The role of activated fibroblasts in fibrosis – scleroderma as a model disease
Education and professional career
since 2019: Vice President, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
since 2017: Professor, University of Cologne
2011 - 2019: Dean, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne
2001 - 2011: Prorector for Research, University of Cologne
1995 - 2003: Director of the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
1991 - 2017: Professor and Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne
1986 - 1991: Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Munich University
1984 - 1985: Heisenberg fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
1980 - 1984: Residency in Dermatology, Munich University
1979: Postdoctoral training, Institute for Cell Genetics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1975 - 1979: Research assistant, MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried
1975: MD thesis in Pharmacology, Berlin Free University
Awards, distinctions and professional activities
2018: Nekam Medal, Hungarian Dermatological Society
2017: Paul Gerson Unna Medal
2016 - 2019: Chair, Clinical Medicine (class III), National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
since 2015: Board member, World Scleroderma Foundation
2014 - 2019: Member, Leibniz Prize selection committee DFG
since 2014: Chair, advisory board, Edith-Busch-Stiftung for Scleroderma Research
2012: Dr. honoris causa, Lund University, Sweden
2011 - 2016: Senator, Internal Medicine and Dermatology, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
since 2010: Member, scientific advisory board, Cancer and Aging Center, Nice
since 2009: Member, Founding Council University Medicine and University of Göttingen
2006 - 2011: Member, scientific advisory board Medical Faculty, Lund University
2005: Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
2003 - 2015: Chair, Collaborative Research Center Cologne, SFB 589 / 829
2002 - 2011: Chair, German Network for Systemic Scleroderma
2001 - 2011: Member, Advisory Board, Deutsche Krebshilfe
1999: Dr. honoris causa, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
since 1998: Member, National Academy of Science Leopoldina
1991: Max-Planck-Research Award of the A.v. Humboldt Foundation
1979: Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society
Link to PubMed


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Q: What happens to the data distribution and results if we calculate z-score of a z-scored data? The data that I am using is already z-scored and batch normalized. I accidentally calculated the z-score again and then performed further analysis and calculated results. Does it make sense to take z-score of a z-scored data distribution? Does it affect the distribution and the results? Thank you

A: Pretty much nothing happens. The mean of your z-score data is $0$, and the standard deviation is $1$. Thus, when you run your points through the formula, you subtract $0$ and then divide by $1$.
$$
z=\dfrac{x-\bar x}{s}
$$
Because you're likely doing this on a computer, it is possible that your $\bar x = 0$ and $s=1$ are stored as something like $0.0000000710008$ and $1.00000004000502203$. I would ignore that in every situation that comes to mind. Because you did something unusual, however, my recommendation is to redo your work with only the one z-score calculated, knowing that almost nothing is going to change. (You are setting yourself up for criticism that you can avoid.)
A simulation in R shows all $1000$ second z-scores to be within about $10^{-16} = 0.0000000000000001$ of the first z-scores. Since I simulated an exponential distribution, this fact does not depend on the data being normal.
set.seed(2021)
N <- 1000
z_score <- function(x){
  return((x - mean(x))/sd(x))
}
x <- rexp(N)
z <- z_score(x) # Calculate the z-scores
z2 <- z_score(z) # Calculate the z-scores of the z-scores.
summary(z - z2)
     Min.   1st Qu.    Median      Mean   3rd Qu.      Max.
0.000e+00 9.368e-17 1.110e-16 9.113e-17 1.110e-16 1.110e-16


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Madhavi Dandu to be director of UC Global Health Institute
DR. MADHAVI DANDU | COURTESY
The institute has been furthering global health research and initiatives for the past 13 years, and recently joined with UCOP as an institute in the UC Health Division Office.
Sandhya Ganesan
Madhavi Dandu, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, was named the director of the UC Global Health Institute, or UCGHI.
The UCGHI is a UC-wide initiative that encourages global health research, education and collaboration to advance the university's global health agenda, according to a press release from the UC Office of the President, or UCOP. The institute has been furthering global health research and initiatives for the past 13 years, and recently joined with UCOP as an institute in the UC Health Division Office.
"Global health specifically — in our mind — is broadly defined, so it doesn't mean international health or domestic health," Dandu said. "So health with the concepts at the core of health equity, health justice, access to resources and an equitable health system."
Dandu said that UCGHI is about leveraging the work and knowledge across the 10 campuses to think about everything from healthcare to structural determinants of health. These determinants include everything that either promotes healthy states or prevents individuals from being healthy in the first place such as food security, environment and economics.
In addition to the people who research and work for the institute, the UCGHI also has centers and different opportunities available to learners, faculty and staff across all UCs, Dandu said. Some of the centers' focuses include planetary health, gender health and justice and workforce equity.
"I think it's important when you look at the institute if you're interested to really see the breadth of opportunities there are to participate, even if you are not officially part of the center, so just for learners, staff, and faculty across all the UCs, there's tons of ways to get involved," Dandu said.
As director, Dandu commented on how she sees her role as "threefold." She works to amplify the research and work of individuals in the institute and makes sure it is accessible and promoted to the public; she also coordinates collaboration of researchers across campus.
In addition, she also plays a role in reenvisioning the goals and future work of the institute, which involves examining who is included in conversations around global health. Dandu noted her role in launching a strategic planning process, which includes examining who the institute engages with in their work.
"One of the big questions that we have been or will be asking ourselves other than 'who are we' is 'who have we included and excluded in our work and conversations' and 'how do we bring other voices in to make sure that we are not only responding to people's needs but valuing the assets of all of these different voices,' " Dandu said.
Contact Sandhya Ganesan at [email protected]
Madhavi Dandu
UC Global Health Institute
UC Office of the President


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New York City declares racism a public health crisis
About Melba Newsome
Melba Newsome is a veteran freelance journalist with more than 20 years' experience. Her health and science features have appeared in Health Affairs, Oprah, Prevention, Scientific American, Chemical & Engineering News and North Carolina Health News.
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New York City made national news when its Board of Health declared racism a public health issue last month. According to an American Public Health Association database, 227 similar declarations have been made by governments, health agencies and elected officials around the country; 49 declarations were passed in western states and 79 in midwestern states.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, was the tip of the spear when it passed its declaration of racism as a public health crisis on May 20, 2019. At the time, then-Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said the resolution was about making a public commitment to taking action. He said every decision across the county should be framed in terms of how to make a difference by addressing disparities.
In February, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) reintroduced the bicameral Anti-Racism in Public Health Act to declare structural racism a public health crisis. The CDC has also called attention to how racism affects illness rates and life expectancy.
These important milestones should be covered as such by health equity reporters. Viewing racism as a public health and systemic issue impacting our collective health rather than personal actions that need to be addressed on a case-by-case basis is a notable shift.
A look at some alarming statistics
More than three decades of public health studies have concluded that pervasive racism negatively impacts the health of Black people. "Racism attacks people's physical and mental health. And racism is an ongoing public health crisis that needs our attention now!" said Georges Benjamin, M.D., executive director of the American Public Health Association in a statement.
Black women are up to four times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than white women. Black men are more than twice as likely to be killed by police as white men. And the average life expectancy of African Americans is four years lower than the rest of the U.S. population.
These statistics and those reflected in the COVID-19 pandemic's disproportionate effect on communities of color prompted many entities to acknowledge the health disparities perpetuated by racism.
As the nation's media epicenter, anything that happens in New York is big news. But the attention the city received is deserved for several reasons. The New York City Health Department is one of the largest public health agencies in the world, and one of the oldest in the country. It's also believed to be the first to take actual steps to chart a course correction by ensuring a "racially-just recovery" from the coronavirus pandemic.
The declaration also called on the department to work with other agencies to root out systemic racism within policies, plans and budgets on a wide range of matters that impact health, including land use, transportation and education. It also directed the department to improve data-collection practices and examine both the health code and history for structural bias.
"One of the ways that racism is expressed at a policy level is inaction in the face of need," Michelle Morse, M.D., M.P.H, chief medical officer and a deputy commissioner at the New York City Health Department, said in a New York Times article.
While resolutions and formal statements don't carry the force and effect of law, they serve as important indicators of what a society prioritizes and values. They can also move the narrative and drive changes in policies, laws and resource allocation and create the opportunity for strategic actions that advance racial equity. Declarations also put the focus on systems and structures rather than attributing inequalities to personal shortcomings.
How to cover this story and useful resources
When reporting on these pronouncements, journalists need to go beyond the top line and report about places that have implemented actionable policies. Here are three great resources for reporters pursuing this story:
The APHA database
Analysis: Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis
The CDC's Racism and Health webpage
This entry was posted in Health equity on November 4, 2021 by Melba Newsome.
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November 30, 2017 – The United Nations, through its refugee agency says it welcomes the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a "transit and departure facility" in Tripoli for refugees and migrants in need of international protection – an initiative that offers viable alternatives to their dangerous journeys along the Central Mediterranean route.
The UN News Center reports that the initiative, which is supported by the Italian Government, will facilitate the transfer of thousands of vulnerable refugees to third countries.
Mr. Mignone added that the main objective is to speed up the process of securing solutions in third countries, particularly for unaccompanied and separated children and women at risk. These solutions will include resettlement, family reunification, evacuation to UNHCR-run emergency facilities in other countries, or voluntary return.
At the facility, UNHCR staff and partners will provide registration and live-saving assistance such as accommodation, food, medical care and psychosocial support.
Meantime, an urgent evacuation plan has been drawn up at an African Union-European Union summit in Ivory Coast. According to the BBC, the African about 3,800 migrants will be returned to their countries, according to the plan.
The UN-backed administration in Libya says it supports the agreement. However, with fractured political control, it remains to be seen how the agreement will be implemented.
Migrants from several African countries have been returned home in the last two months with help from the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and include, Gambia, Sierra Leon, Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo. joined the agreement, but has only limited control over the territory, raising questions about how it will work in practice.
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Moto Guzzi showed off this V7 Scrambler at its January international dealer meeting.
Although Ducati appears to have quietly put its retro SportClassic line in mothballs, rival Moto Guzzi is keeping the old-school-is-cool theme alive, recently showing off two new models said to be slated for 2012. The bikes, a scrambler version of the well-received V7 Classic and an all new 1,400cc touring bike, were shown at parent company Piaggio Group's international dealer meeting in Monte Carlo January 27 and 28.
The new V7 Scrambler is based on the popular V7 Classic that also spawned the V7 Sport Classic. The new scrambler model differs only in styling cues, with an Arrow exhaust system featuring twin high pipes on the right side of the bike, fork gaiters, polished aluminum fork legs, higher bars, different side panels, rubber knee pads on the gas tank, and a unique to the scrambler headlamp shell with integrated instruments. Otherwise, it's a standard V7 Classic.
V7 Racer is slated for limited production starting this year.
The new bike joins the Classic-based V7 Racer Moto Guzzi announced last fall, a hooligan-themed café racer. Featuring a bum-stop seat with a mini-seat fairing, blacked-out wheel rims on red anodized hubs, a red frame, rear-set footpegs, leather trim on top of the gas tank, racing numbers (a "7" of course) and fat upswept bikes, the V7 Racer features styling cues we're used to seeing on one-off customs, not factory production bikes. The V7 Scrambler is expected to find its way to U.S. dealer show rooms, but the V7 Racer's limited production may make it a Euro-only offering.
The real surprise to us was the unveiling of the California prototype, a huge, 1,400cc cruiser featuring an all-new 90-degree V-twin. The California was apparently inspired by Triumph's equally ginormous 1,600cc Thunderbird, a model designed to lure customers from Harley-Davidson and the Metric Cruisers of Japan.
I don't recall a V7 scrambler from years ago, so how could it be a retro? I kind of like the look, but question the need or the marketing strategy. Guzzi has had the "new" V7's out for a couple of years now, and I'm sure they are capable bikes for riders who want sub 50 HP, nice handling bikes with that classic look. There is quite a gap(in the U.S market)between 750's and the 1100's. The 900 something engine in the Ballagio(Europe Only)would fill that nicely in a sport or naked. As far as the 1400 California, of course there's no substitute for Cubic Inches, but with the jugs way up there interfering with the gas tank volume I wonder about range. Here in Wyo we need all the fuel we can carry.I can go about 170+ miles without too much sweat with My Cali's 5 gal. I certainly wouldn't want less capacity here on the Northern Plains.
I am a true Triumph fan owning a dozen of them since 1998. I have never been excited about Motot Guzzi however I could see myself buying the V7 Scrambler. The bike is not only good looking but priced right and much more exciting than Triumph's Bonniville Scrambler.
1400cc's seems quite a move but the 1100/1200 series is eaisly upped to 1400. But when will thsi "Bigger is Better" competition end? I have an 850 Eldorado that I regularly take tours on. It is approaching 300,000miles and I can still keep up.I also have an08 Vintage 1100cc machine and I tour with that. Lots of power and excellent brakes plus very comfortable. But the Eldo remains my favorite! Of course I am old too!
The first two and neat. The new California is awesome. They can call it a "cruiser" if they want but it's just a big standard, which is a good thing. Glad to see they're coming back. Unlike the new Thunderbird, this one doesn't reek of the '80s Japanese cruiser bike look. AND it has a DRIVE SHAFT, which is really a better idea on machines this size. I can easily see the California as a touring bike again.


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Fifth person charged in double homicide at Chili's
Authorities in upstate New York say they've charged a fifth person in the double homicide at a Chili's restaurant over the weekend.
Posted: Sep 20, 2018 9:57 AM
Updated: Sep 20, 2018 9:59 AM
Posted By: The Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities in upstate New York say they've charged a fifth person in the double homicide at a Chili's restaurant over the weekend.
Police in the town of DeWitt say 29-year-old Jerome Pinkard, of Syracuse, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with criminal sale of a firearm. Syracuse.com reports investigators determined Pinkard sold the gun used to kill 29-year-old Kris Hicks and 37-year-old Stephen Gudknecht.
Officials say the two men were killed by 32-year-old William Wood Jr., a former employee who stole around $900 from the restaurant following the shooting early Saturday morning. Wood was captured the next day in Fulton. He's charged with first-degree murder and robbery.
Police are continuing the investigation.
It couldn't immediately be learned from DeWitt Town Court officials if Pinkard has a lawyer.
On Wednesday, DeWitt police announced that 47-year-old Ronald Green of Syracuse was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, because police say he was driving the getaway car and his child was in the car at the time.
Tracy Brown, 53, of Syracuse, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder after she allegedly gave Wood the gun in exchange for money from the robbery.
Ryan Brown 30, of Syracuse – Tracy Brown's son – is charged with second-degree hindering prosecution and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, after he was allegedly in the car during the getaway and he was also found with heroin.
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