What Type of Maintenance does an E-Bike Need?
Just like any regular bicycle, your electric bike is going to need routine maintenance. However, don't be put off by the bike's electrical components as they actually require very little upkeep – it's the tires, the brakes, and the wheels that need to be maintained by an experience bike or ebike mechanic.
Dealerships will ensure that before you buy, your bike is in tip-top shape from the moment you take it out of the store. This is especially important for ebikes as they need to be set up correctly to function properly.
To get the longest life possible out of your ebike you can take some simple steps to maintain it yourself or you can take it to an experienced dealer.
If possible clean your ebike after each ride, especially after riding it through mud or dirt. You should use a sponge with bike specific cleaners to gently wipe the parts down. Do not use a hose or any kind of pressure washing as this can wash out grease lubricating the bearings. It will also force water into the internal components which in turn will corrode and destroy the electric parts.
If you want your ebike to look as good as new, you should use polish which can leave a layer of protection over the paint and frame. However, be careful not to get the polish close to any braking surfaces or inside the battery components as it will corrode.
In order to keep the mechanical parts of the bike in good working order, you should apply lubrication on the moving parts such as the chain and brake. However, before you do so, you should use a special cleaning solution to clean off any dirt or mud on the chain before applying the lubricant. This should ideally be done at least once a week if you use your electric bike regularly.
It's important to check your tire pressure at least once a week. You can use a tire pressure gauge or the manual method of pushing down on the tire with your thumb. If the tire is underinflated it can lead to uneven tire wear and burn the battery too quickly. It will also make your life easier as the bike will be easier and more fun to handle with less resistance. Of course, you want to ensure that you don't over inflate your tires as they will pop. Be sure to check the correct pressure which is usually printed on the side of the tire.
Keep an eye on the brake pads about once a month to see how wore they are. If you notice there is a lot of wear and tear then it is probably time to replace them. When you start to ride, you always want to test out e-bike brakes to make sure they are in good working order, especially if you haven't ridden for a while. It's essential that you have effective brakes or else you could end up in a serious accident. Brake pads can be easy and cheap to replace whenever necessary so you don't need to worry about spending money.
Electric bike maintenance is important if you want to avoid expensive replacements down the road and will keep you safe from having a serious accident. These are some quick and easy maintenance items that you can do for yourself or you can take your bike to an electric bike dealer who will be able to help you have a better riding experience and extend the life of your electric bike.
If you need repairs or maintenance on your ebike, or have any questions regarding maintenance or upgrading, call or email a trained professional at EbikeBC.


PERFECT HOLIDAY ORNAMENT: Add a touch of fun to the holiday season with this Dance Christmas ornament. A wonderful keepsake for your favorite dancer!
Adorn your tree with this adorable dance ornament. Perfect for you or your favorite dancer!


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NEW RIVER HEALTH HOLDS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW SITE
New River Health (NRH) will host the grand opening of its new Oak Hill site next to Krogers on Thursday, December 1, 3-6 p.m. A ribbon cutting, tours, and health fair are on the schedule. NRH will offer free COVID vaccines and tests, free flu shots and blood pressure screening.
Grand Opening New River Health
Mall Road, Oak Hill WV
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 3:00pm by Fayette County Chamber of Commerce
Open House until 6:00pm
According to Chief Executive Officer John Schultz, the multi-million-dollar expansion consolidated the Scarbro and Fayetteville offices, as well as Mt. Hope Dental, and enhances health care and related services. Medical, dental, behavioral health, X-Ray, cardio-pulmonary, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and benefits counseling serve as the basis of care with urgent care, a drive-thru pharmacy, and ancillary services such as obstetrics/gynecology, audiology, vision, podiatry, cardiology and more coming soon. A dietary kitchen is set up for nutrition, diabetes management and other classes.
Also located in the facility are LabCorp, Hilltop Coffee and BodyWorks, which offer their services to NRH patients, as well as the public.
NRH staff and Board members have expressed pride in the new facility, according to Schultz. "We have evolved from a storefront in Scarbro opened in 1978 to locations in Sophia, Smithers, Summersville, Lookout, as well as services for nine schools in three counties. "But this Oak Hill site is like nothing our patients, or this community have ever seen," Schultz continued. "It is inviting, spacious and state-of-the-art, and will allow us to continue to serve more patients with even more needed services."
All NRH pharmacies, Smithers, Sophia, Scarbro and Fayetteville will be open regular hours Monday-Thursday 9a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Fridays until 5 p.m. The Scarbro Pharmacy will move to Oak Hill in early spring.
Space is still available in the facility for appropriate leasers, said Schultz. A grand opening for the New River Conference Center, attached too NRH Oak Hill will be held at a later date. Anyone interested in more information about events should go to newriverconventioncenter.com or call Malia Self at 304-640-7991.
"We owe a debt of gratitude to our faithful patients, supportive community and visionary Board of Directors for our latest expansion," said Schultz. "We think everyone will be proud to have NRH Oak Hill right here in the center of the New River Gorge National Park."
New River Health Oak Hill is open Monday-Friday and Saturday mornings with extended hours and urgent care planned in the near future. Hours vary by department.
New River Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which accepts most insurances and offers a sliding fee for those who qualify,
Follow NRH on Facebook or call 304-469-2905.

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Back in September, near the end of the official summer-tourist season, we spent a couple nights on Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island which is part of Ohio. There are a lot of small islands in Lake Erie but not all are inhabited by people. While you can visit Kelleys Island for a more laid-back, outdoorsy time – South Bass Island has more for the whole family to do, in my opinion. Before you head out to South Bass Island though see my post about how to plan a relaxing trip to Put-in-Bay so you're prepared. You'll see why.
While our family has taken day trips out to Put-in-Bay in the past this was our first time staying overnight! This particular trip was made possible with the help of Lake Erie Shores & Islands, Miller Boat Line and E's Golf Carts rentals. I was not paid for this trip and opinions are my own.
If you didn't catch my first two posts about this trip you will find links to those posts at the bottom of this one.
There are two ways to travel to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, Ohio…by boat or plane. The entire South Bass Island is less than four miles long and less than two miles wide. It is situated about three miles away from the coastline of Ohio's mainland.
We traveled by Miller Boat Line on this trip and docked at the Lime Kiln Dock which is a short walk to E's Golf Carts. In the past we would walk immediately to get our golf cart, but on this trip we took our van with us. We would be renting a golf cart the next day so we could enjoy traveling around the island and parking in the golf cart spots. There may be some limits as to where you can park with a larger vehicle.
E's is one of the few cart rentals on the island that allow you to reserve and pay for your cart ahead of time! Just go to their website (see link at end of post) and use their given promotional code to save $5 your daily rental. E's does not rent overnight, or take same day reservations yet.
MORE – see the link at the end of this post to the Lake Erie Shores & Islands website.
Again, E's Golf Carts is one of the few cart rentals on the island that allow you to reserve and pay for your cart ahead of time! Just go to our website (see link below) and use the given promotional code to save $5 your daily rental. We do not rent overnight, or take same day reservations yet.
Also, in the shoulder seasons (April-June, September-October) we do a 2,4,6 passenger Miller Boat Line package, where you buy your tickets on the Miller Ferry (round trip) at a discounted rate as well as a discounted rate on your golf cart.
Visit Lake Erie Shores & Islands at their website here to find out where all the fun is happening on Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, Ohio.
Visit E's Golf Carts at their website here to make reservations.


A Calcium Score is a type of noninvasive screening test that uses Computed Tomography (CT Scan) to help determine if you are at increased risk for a heart attack—even if you have no symptoms of coronary disease.
The results of this test will allow your physician to calculate your risk of developing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) based on the amount of calcified plaque measured in your coronary arteries. Like all CT scans at Fairfax Radiology, this test is fast and accurate. It is noninvasive and uses the lowest amount of radiation possible.
Why would my physician recommend a Calcium Score?
What should I expect during a Calcium Score screening?
During the exam, you will lie on the padded scanner table. Electrodes (small, sticky discs) will be placed on your chest and are connected to a machine (electrocardiograph or ECG) that will read your heart's electrical activity during the exam. You will be asked to hold very still and hold your breath as the table moves through the CT scanner, capturing images. You may hear a humming sound from inside the machine. The Technologist will be in the adjacent room operating the scanner, but will be able to hear and communicate with you throughout the exam. The entire test takes just a few minutes.
What should I expect after my Calcium Score screening?
After a Calcium Score screening, you can go about your normal activities. One of our board-certified Radiologists will analyze your images and provide a comprehensive report to your physician, who will discuss the findings with you and determine a lifestyle or treatment plan if necessary.
How do I schedule a Calcium Score screening with Fairfax Radiology?
When are appointments offered for a Calcium Score screening?
For your convenience, morning, afternoon, evening and weekend appointments are available at the locations listed below. Click on the link for hours and information about each location.


I was searching for a Property and found this listing (MLS® #170058969). Please send me more information regarding 2527 Country Club Rd 9, BORREGO SPRINGS, CA, 92004. Thank you!
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Humanitarian Crisis
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Protesters denounce persecution of Afghan refugees in Iran
Topics: Security, Peace, Democracy & Human Rights, Iran, MIGRATION, Politics & Governance, Governance, News, Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – A number of Kabul residents took to the street to protest in response to the persecution of Afghan refugees in Iran.
The protesters call on the United Nations and other international organizations not to remain silent in the face of the oppression and mistreatment of Afghan refugees.
Zahir Khan Zurmati, one of the organizers of the protest, said the Islamic Emirate should address the plight of the refugees in Iran through diplomacy as soon as possible.
The protesters emphasized that if the ill-treatment and violence against Afghan citizens in Iran continued, the scope of protests will increase.
Meanwhile, widespread protests in Herat, Kabul and Khost provinces against Iranian political representations in Afghanistan took place yesterday as well. Protesters in Herat set fire to the entrance door of the Iranian consulate and hurled stones at its building.
In response to the protests, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced today that it had summoned the charge d'affaires of the Afghan embassy in Tehran. A statement from the ministry said that the services of the Iranian consulate in Afghanistan had been suspended until Afghanistan provided the necessary assurances for the full security of Iran's consular units in Afghanistan.
In recent days, viral video have been posted on social media showing the harassment of Afghan citizens in Iran. The Iranian government, however, denies the videos, saying the clips were released as intended to spoil relations between the two countries.
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For all of Empire's critics—and admittedly, I've been among them—there has been one aspect of the show that fans, skeptics and those residing somewhere in between have all agreed on: Cookie, played by Taraji P. Henson, is the best thing about the show.
Cookie is the ex-wife of Lucious Lyon—a drug dealer-turned-rapper-turned-Jay Z-like figure with Motown-era hairstyles—who helped foster Lucious' dream of running a major record label by providing the seed money she procured through selling drugs. As a new parolee, Cookie is out to get what's hers: her piece of the company and her charting her own success within the music industry. The Fox hip-hop-centered soap opera, which continues to make gains in the ratings, has been rightfully described as the Oscar-nominated actress's moment.
For those who have watched Henson through the years, we knew she had a funny bone, by way of films like Baby Boy, along with the capability to tackle dramatic roles, thanks to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; however, this is really the first time that Henson has had the opportunity to be the de facto showpiece of a project. She has made the most of it.
Cookie is so many things—loud, blunt, hood as hell, smart, funny and savvy—and as such, she is the most fleshed-out character on Empire, and increasingly one of the most compelling ones on television. Much of that is testament to the talent of Henson, who has managed to turn what could easily have been described as a caricature into a multifaceted persona.
In an interview with BuzzFeed, Henson told writer Kelley L. Carter: "I understand that mentality. I am from the hood. It wasn't upper middle class; it was lower middle class. It was a garden apartment in the hood." She went on to add that though she didn't live in the system, she was around those who had, plus people who lost their lives to the crack epidemic that swept black communities in the 1980s. "I have compassion for it because I was around it, so I can't judge it. I can't say, 'Ooh, you're a dirty bird because you did this, you did that!'" the Howard University graduate explained.
Henson's compassion is what makes Cookie so endearing. She manages to lend a voice not only to women of color who have been incarcerated—a rising population that's only now really being represented recently in television—but also to lower-class blacks in general. Yes, similar characters have been featured on reality shows like Love & Hip Hop, but so often the show and all its sensationalism makes it difficult for some viewers to look beyond that.
Empire is no less messy, but it's scripted, so perhaps that allows some to watch it without feelings of "guilt," given that we know all of them are pretending—though one can never be too sure with whatever VH1 is airing Monday nights. Funny enough, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Joseline Hernandez thinks she's a direct influence on Cookie. Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and Mary J. Blige's old wigs may argue otherwise, but even that speaks to the broad appeal of Cookie.
I've read comparisons between Cookie and Olivia Pope. Frankly, those feel misguided. Olivia Pope is fine red wine in an oversized and likely overpriced glass; Cookie is like Hennessy, only served in a champagne flute or maybe a mason jar, depending on the day. We can get drunk on both, and it's about time audiences had the option.
The Cosby Show sect of black America has its nuanced depiction, thanks to the genius of Shonda Rhimes and Kerry Washington. Now those bopping in a lower tax bracket, thanks to socioeconomic status and/or student loans, can say the same. And while I find Being Mary Jane's protagonist, Mary Jane Paul, to be an awful human being, it's nice to see a black female character on TV who, like Cookie and Olivia, is not pressured to be perfect.
Cookie is a sympathetic and defensive mother to her gay son, Jamal but also, much like Archie Bunker, is rude and offensive in how she addresses both her son and his boyfriend, Michael. She's also dually antagonistic, yet the moral compass of the show. She's complicated … like the rest of us.
I don't know where she's been all my life, but I'm so glad she's in it. All hail Cookie. All hail Taraji P. Henson.


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The Present Site
Around 1938, Mrs. Bessie Howard, who resided on Liberty Hill and was a member of Union Baptist Church, suggested to the recently ordained Reverend Benjamin James Whipper Sr. that since there was no church on the main street that ran through Liberty Hill, she and others would work with him to establish a "First Baptist Church". Liberty Hill was the first established Negro community in the Charleston Heights area, located between Mixon and Gaynor venues.
Reverend Whipper accepted Mrs. Howard's offer and contacted Mr. Edward Gantt, father of Brothers Marion and William Gantt, concerning the purchase of the lots on which Charity Missionary Baptist Church was erected. Soon after they began paying for the lots, Reverend Whipper was called to the pastorate of St. Matthew Baptist Church. He did not feel that the could effectively give leadership to St. Matthew with its indebtedness and other problems and at the same time continue with the project of building a church. Therefore, he, with the consent of Mrs. Howard and those who were working with them, contacted the pastor of Charity, Reverend Harris, and officers of the church about assuming the balance of payments on the lots. (There are no available records with the full name of Reverend Harris, but he is considered one of the first pastors of Charity). The offer was presented to the congregation and it was approved.
Since the population of Dewey Hill was still diminishing, the congregation, under the leadership of Reverend Harris, began building a church edifice at the present location on Liberty Hill. This project was completed successfully; however, Reverend Harris died before the congregation formally transferred the worship services from the old edifice on Dewey Hill to the new edifice on Liberty Hill.
After a period of mourning for their deceased pastor, the congregation began a search for a new leader. Many ministers were considered; however, the congregation turned to one of its sons, Reverend B. J. Whipper, Sr., who had been the pastor of St. Matthew Baptist Church for nine years. After several conferences with Reverend Whipper and officers and leaders of Charity, Rev. Whipper stated that St. Mathew's mortgage had been paid, the congregation had grown and stabilized, and work on a new edifice for St Mathew's worshippers was ready to begin. Since Charity traditionally required the pastor on the second and fourth Sundays and worship services were later than St. Matthew's, Reverend Whipper felt that he could serve Charity as a pastor if he was the choice of the congregation. The Deacons, under the leadership of Deacon Christopher Joy, were delighted and enthusiastically recommended Reverend Whipper to be the pastor of Charity Baptist Church. Five other ministers were nominated: Reverend R. H. Edmonds, Reverend Dickerson, Reverend Mose Simmons, Reverend Ross, and Reverend Josh Milligan. Reverend Whipper was elected by a large majority. The call was extended and Reverend Whipper began serving the church as pastor on February 9, 1949. (Reverend Whipper followed the following ministers who had served at one time as the pastor of Charity: Reverends Wilson, Prioleau, J.T.Thomas, and Harris).
After Reverend Whipper began his pastorate, he expressed his concern about the limited facility of the sanctuary with no educational facilities, no study, etc. Since there was no land space for expansion, the alternative was to go upward, which would involve demolishing a building recently constructed, an accomplishment of great pride. This posed a problem, but Reverend Whipper possessed the understanding, patience and diplomacy, plus what members of Charity believed to have been the leadership of the Holy Spirit to work with the prevailing situation. He persistently shared with the congregation his ideas and dreams. Eventually they agreed with him and expansion projects were undertaken.
The first venture was an extension across the rear of the church which projected on each side of the old church to form a "T" shaped building. This was part of an overall plan in Reverend Whipper's mind. By the time the additions were completed, the congregation was pleased. Reverend Whipper was elated that the officers and members were in agreement with him. Therefore, he divulged the second plan which he had envisioned and sketched for the church edifice a sanctuary upstairs and educational facilities, offices, kitchen, dinning area and restrooms downstairs. This would require that the present structure be remodeled. A permit for the use of the Liberty Hill Community Center was acquired by Charity Baptist Church on June 3, 1963, for its normal worship services for a period of about six months. With intense excitement the officers and members were ready to move forward. Thus the project of renovating was set in motion. The congregation decided not to borrow any money but would rally and pay as the work progressed. By 1979, the congregation had raised and expended about $125,000.00 toward the construction of the present church. In the final phase of the work, the decision was made to secure the necessary funds to have the church bricked and professionally completed to create a unique, new facade (front). The cost of this phase was $175,000.00 for a total of $300,000.00. Deacon Wilson Melvin, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Mrs. Lucille S. Whipper, the pastor's wife, worked with Rev. Whipper on the design of the present structure. During this time, members of the Board of Deacons were: Julian Green, Chairman, John Richey, Andrew Lambright, Lucion Ball, Eli Brockington, Levy W. Berry, John B. McCants, Walter Goodson, Wilson Melvin, Jr., Marion Gantt, William Gantt, Sr. and Tol Shaw. Members of the Board of Trustees were: Brothers Samuel L. Hart, Chairman, Freddie Lambright, William U. Frederick, Sr., Saul White,
Sr., Elijah Williams, Marvin Dancy, Elliott Slater, Sisters Leizanna Hart, Electra Gantt, Viola Melvin, Mattie White, and Annie Mae Brown. After the present facade was completed in 1980, the following was accomplished by the members of Charity: The fourth Sunday of June 1980 was a great day in the history of Charity Missionary Baptist Church. It was so because the congregation rejoiced in the completion of the church edifice at its present location, 1544 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina.
The church's mortgage was
paid in full in record time and was celebrated with a mortgage burning.
The parking lot was paved.
The land for the parking lot was purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Henry and
Rosa Bell Anderson where the famous Harlem Swing Club once stood.
The Willie Reed property directly
behind the church on Sanders Avenue was purchased.
New carpet for the Sanctuary
upstairs and new tile floors for the fellowship hall were installed.
New choir chairs, communion
sets, communion table, and offering table were purchased.
Pulpit chairs were reupholstered.
New Baptism pool and curtains
were installed.
New kitchen equipment was
The men's and women's restrooms
were upgraded.
New Sanctuary lights, ceiling
fans, and public address system were installed.
The church was painted
A new roof and church steeple
Just before Reverend Whipper retired, he wanted the church to have an elevator installed suitable for all occasions with a lifting capacity of 2,500 pounds. This task was accomplished in 1995. Reverend Whipper also knew with the changing times that the church needed its own constitution and by-laws. This was accomplished and adopted on January 15, 1996.
In February 1996, Reverend Doctor Benjamin James Whipper, Sr. retired as pastor. This was a time of mixed emotions for the Charity Baptist Church Family. The hearts of the flock were heavy and saddened that their faithful, dedicated, and humble leader would no longer be with them. After 47 years of active service and two (2) years as Pastor Emeritus, Reverend Whipper went home to be with the Lord on June 13, 1998. "Servant of God Well Done!"
As the New Year began in 1996, it offered the church a new beginning. Church members and leaders were confident that what they had been taught and by whom they were taught that they were ready to begin the search for a new leader and pastor. They knew that they would not find another man like their beloved Pastor Reverend Whipper, so after many months of prayerful searching, the search ended, and Reverend Dr. Jay Charles Levy Jr. answered the call to become the next pastor of Charity Missionary Baptist Church. The church was excited that we found a new pastor. After due process, the church had a week celebration from November 11 through November 15, 1996. On Sunday, November 17, 1996
at 4:00 p.m. the installation services were again conducted by the Charleston County Missionary Baptist Association. The Reverend Dr. Alfonzo R. Blake, Moderator, presided over the services. The day ended with a large feast for all to enjoy. The first thing on Reverend Levy's agenda was to meet with the Deacon Board and give his vision for the church.
Members of The Board of Deacons were: Julian Green, Chairman, Andrew Lambright, Senior Deacon John Richey, Lucion Ball, John B. McCants, Levy W. Berry, Walter Goodson, Wilson Melvin, Jr., Tol Shaw, Carnell Gathers, Kenneth Collins and Ellison Zimmerman. Members of The Board of Trustees were: Brothers Samuel L. Hart, Chairman, Freddie Lambright, William U. Fredrick Sr., William (Bill) Owen, Marvin Dancy, Sisters Leizanna Hart, Viola Melvin, Electra Gantt, Mattie White, Annie Mae Brown, and Alice Carter.
Reverend Levy saw that the church needed a bus ministry. Over a period of time, two 15 passenger vans were purchased. Seeing a need to involve more people in the church, he established several ministries: Prison, Youth In Action, Marriage, Singles, Discipleship Class and Agape. Part of Reverend Levy's vision was to build a new church or add an education building. In order to accomplish this vision, the church needed additional land. With that information in mind, Deacon Levy W. Berry contacted SCE&G about a small parcel of land that was no longer in use. The land was located east of the church between Williams Lane, Sanders Avenue, and East Montague Avenue. This property was east of the Whipper's property on Sanders and East Montague Avenues. Deacon Berry informed Reverend Levy and the Board of Deacons about the land. This was good news and the necessary actions were taken to purchase the property. Later, the Gibbs property on Sanders Avenue behind the church was also purchased. Other accomplishments included but were not limited to: upgrading the public address and sound systems.
upgrading the office equipment
and establishing a computer lab
because of the persistence
of Trustee William Owen air conditioning was installed in the fellowship
hall and vestibule.
changing the ceiling and light
fixtures in the fellowship hall
reupholstering the sanctuary
pews and replacing the carpet in the sanctuary
installing new windows and
blinds throughout the church.
During Reverend Levy's tenure, several ministers of the gospel from Charity were given licenses. Three now have churches and others are in school preparing themselves for the journey. Five Deacons were ordained and some have now gone to serve elsewhere. Reverend Dr. Jay Charles Levy Jr. served Charity for 11 years. Members of Charity Baptist Church are thankful for the service Reverend Dr. Jay Charles Levy gave to the church and its members over the 11 years that he served as pastor and bid him God's speed.
From Good to Great!
After eleven months of seeking God's guidance to find the right under-shepherd, the Lord sent the Reverend Nelson B. Rivers III to become the next pastor of Charity. On September 7, 2008, Reverend Rivers preached his first sermon,
"From Good to Great!" as the newly elected pastor of Charity Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Rivers and his beautiful wife and Charity's new First Lady, Carolyn S. Rivers, moved back to North Charleston to accept the call to pastor Charity after being away from home for 24 years.
Charity was very excited to have Pastor Rivers and the new First Lady, Sister Rivers, to lead its members.The church was filled to capacity for the first Sunday morning service that Pastor Rivers served as the new leader and pastor Reverend Rivers made it clear in his first sermon that Charity would achieve greatness through service by abiding by words of our Savior found in Mark 10:43: "Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires
to become great among you shall be your servant." Reverend Rivers preached that Charity would achieve greatness through serving God, following the directions of Jesus the Christ, and serving the present age!
Reverend Rivers is married to the former Carolyn Smalls of Charleston and has four children and four grandchildren. He is a proud 1968 graduate of Burke High School. He received his bachelor's degree from America's first historically Black university, Wilberforce University in Ohio. He is a 1985 graduate of Leadership South Carolina. He was ordained at the Olivet Baptist Church of Christ in Fayetteville, GA under the leadership of the late Dr. Howard W. Creecy, Sr. He is now pursuing a Master of Divinity Degree at Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina.
For 33 years Reverend Rivers worked at every level of the NAACP including: President, North Charleston Branch;
Executive Director, South Carolina State Conference; Director, Southeast Region; Chief Operating Officer and twice as Chief of Field Operations. His work led to the election of more than 300 new black elected officials in South Carolina between 1986 and 1994. He was a leading organizer of the largest civil rights demonstration in the history of South Carolina when over 50,000 marched on the capitol in January 2000 to demand the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag. In November 2008, he was appointed NAACP Vice President of Stakeholder Relations.
Reverend Rivers met often with the Deacon's Ministry in his first weeks as pastor to gain insight into how Charity had been operating prior to his becoming pastor. He then met with the children of Charity and asked them what they wanted from the new pastor and from their church. The first request was they wanted a Children's Church. Pastor Rivers responded with a commitment to establish a Children's Church in the early part of his ministry at Charity. God blessed that vision with success when the new Children's Church of Charity opened in December 2008.
Pastor Rivers held important meetings with the trustees, ministry leaders, and individual members to learn about his new family. These meetings and many prayer sessions with members helped Reverend Rivers immeasurably as he started to teach Bible Study, observe Sunday School, and formulate plans to organize new ministries at Charity.
Under the preaching, teaching and leadership of Pastor Rivers, Charity started to grow again. From September 2008 to July 2009, Charity gained 83 new members, with 41 coming by baptism. The new members came from all age groups, including 25 under the age of 20. Prayer service, bible study, and Sunday School all continue to grow. Morning worship experienced a significant increase. Reverend Rivers is a widely recognized modern civil rights worker and community organizer. The Lord sent Reverend Rivers to Charity as a preacher of the Gospel and former community organizer, and at the same time, the Lord elevated another former community organizer – Barack Obama – to the highest public office in the world. Less than two months after Pastor Rivers came to Charity on November 4, 2008, Senator Obama became the first African American President of the United States of America.
On Saturday, November 29, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., the Installation Service for Pastor Rivers was held at the church. The service was officiated by Dr. Willie R. Givens, First Vice President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. and Moderator of the Charleston County Missionary Baptist Association. The preacher of the hour was the long time friend, mentor and spiritual advisor of Pastor Rivers, the Reverend Julius Caesar Hope, Pastor of New Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Highland Park, Michigan and Director of the NAACP Department of Religious Affairs. A full church was there to witness the Association officers conduct the installation ceremony and to hear Reverend Hope's soul stirring and powerful sermon. On December 15, 2008, at his first church annual meeting, Pastor Rivers presented his 2009 Vision. The vision was accepted and is listed below with the present status noted:
Building and Improvements
Renovate all of the restrooms and kitchen Completed
A lighted Church sign with words of the week
and Sunday Sermon titles Completed
Break ground on Family Life Center Met with two potential contractors
Create a Health and Wellness Ministry Completed
Create a Economic Empowerment Ministry Completed
Create a Communications Ministry Completed
Re-establish Marriage Ministry Completed
Create Singles Ministry In progress
Celebrate NAACP Centennial Completed
"Seven Last Words of Christ in Sermon"
Good Friday Service Completed
Produce CDs and DVDs of Worship Services
to send to Sick and Shut-In Members Completed
Launch Website:
www.thecmbc.org Under
In addition to the 2009 Vision, during Pastor Rivers' first year, Charity additionally accomplished the following:
Hired a paid administrative
Completed the renovation of
Fellowship Hall with new tile floors, painted women's lounge
upgraded office equipment,
Upgraded sound equipment and
microphones in Sanctuary
Purchased new furniture and
painted women's lounge
Reaffirmed the church name
as Charity Missionary Baptist Church
A new way to celebrate the church anniversary – Pastor Rivers initiated a new way of celebrating the church anniversary with the first ever gala and banquet to honor four of the pillars of Charity: Sister Leizanna Hart, Sister Helen Joy, Deacon Andrew Lambright, and Deacon Julian Green. The Gala featured nationally known human rights advocate, the Reverend Al Sharpton, as guest speaker. Pastor Rivers asked the church leadership to expand its view of what the anniversary could become. The church embraced the new concept and the 95th Anniversary was a tremendous success.
Pastor Rivers believes that all members of Charity should serve in a ministry. He also knows that all of the auxiliaries are really ministries because they are all created to serve the Body of Christ, its members, and save the lost. Reverend Rivers organized eight new ministries in addition to what was in his 2009 Vision. The eight additional new ministries are:
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During Pastor Rivers' first 11 months, Charity experienced major increases in attendance and income in all programs and events. The Vacation Bible School and the summer camp for youth called Camp Share reported an increase in attendance from previous years. The Deacons and Trustee ministries joined with Pastor Rivers to jumpstart the church's effort to build a Family Life Center. A core group representing both ministries visited the family life center of other churches to gain perspective on what is ahead when Charity builds its own center. This group held interviews with two construction firms and will soon hold additional meetings with other potential contractors. The Building Steering Committee will be appointed in August 2009 and presented to the church by the September 2009 quarterly meeting. Pastor Rivers is committed to breaking ground in 2009 with the start of construction in 2010 on the Family Life Center.
Pastor Rivers is a big supporter of Charity's highly acclaimed and well known music ministry. Under the leadership of the gifted and Christ centered Minister of Music, Minister Rossilind Daniels, Charity's Music Ministry continues to enhance a spirit filled and transformative worship experience every Sunday. Pastor Rivers says often, "I love our choir!"
Pastor Rivers is committed to preaching and teaching the liberating Good News of Jesus the Christ every Sunday at Charity. Reverend Rivers thanks God for the love of the members, the support and guidance of the Deacons' Ministry, cooperation of the Trustees' Ministry and stewardship of the 34 ministries of Charity. With the grace and power of an awesome God, much has been accomplished in less than a year since Reverend Rivers has been pastor. He is convinced that the Lord will continue to provide if Charity's members and leaders are faithful and prayerful. Charity knows that "the best is yet to come!"


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За годы существования государства Израиль создана широкая сеть охраняемых природных территорий. По состоянию на май 2007 года в Израиле существует 66 национальных парков и 190 заповедников. Их целью является сохранение природного и культурного наследия страны, ландшафтного и биологического разнообразия, создание условий для доступа к ним, развитие рекреационной деятельности, в частности, познавательного и сельского туризма. В национальных парках Израиля зачастую охраняются не только флора и фауна, но и важные археологические памятники.

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 Заповедник Авшалом
 Заповедник Элат и Арава
 Заповедник Эйн-Афек
 Заповедник Эйн-Геди
 Заповедник Гамла
 Заповедник Долина Хула
 Заповедник Нахаль-Аюн
 Заповедник Тель-Дан

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The ongoing legal drama between Quentin Tarantino and Gawker Media seemed like the last we'd see of what was supposed to be Tarantino's next film; when the script for The Hateful Eight leaked online, via torrent sites that Gawker linked to, Tarantino said he was done with the story forever. Turns out, there will be one chance to see The Hateful Eight come alive—but you've gotta be in Los Angeles, and you've gotta be able to pay approximately 10 times the amount of a regular movie ticket.
The Hateful Eight follows the steadily ratcheting tension that develops after a blizzard diverts a stagecoach from its route, and traps a pitiless and mistrustful group which includes a competing pair of bounty hunters, a renegade Confederate soldier, and a female prisoner in a saloon in the middle of nowhere.
Most fully staged Broadway productions don't go for $200 a ticket but honestly, this one sounds worth it—a chance to see The Hateful Eight in as close to the original, intended format as possible. If Tarantino then turns around and makes the movie after all, we take it all back. But for now, we may consider scraping together the cash and seeing what kind of bloody madness unfolds on April 24.


A video advertising and marketing campaign may very well be what separates you from all those other bands out there. Think about it… men and women don't have all that much time nowadays but watch things then they are presented in an intriguing and snappy format. Over the Internet video covers these points and much more.
It also provides you the opportunity to create a direct connection and generate enough trust for persons to get on their cellphone and give you a call.
Obviously, if you have music or a film to promote, video is something you can post in many locations these days. In many cases, you can even link to a download site directly from the video.
For musicians, if you don't have the budget for a full-blown production, a video with the music, some still shots and perhaps the lyrics might be enough – and certainly better than nothing.
This music video of CB Milton's "No One Else" is purely the lyrics with a colourful background – enough to get going.
Owned by Google and commanding a huge chunk of the on the web video marketplace, YouTube is an absolute must when it comes to video advertising. In most cases, a short video of 1-2 minutes in length is all that is needed to get your message across. Even then, the trick is to keep watchers engaged.
Naturally, if you want to appear in the video yourself then it's going to become more personal, with a greater chance of making the video more engaging.
* Put your webpage address in the description box along with a description. It is also possible to put links to download sites.
These days one can find outstanding cameras and computers at our disposal so producing excellent promotional videos is now both cost-effective and effective. You will be surprised.
Additionally to the ease of producing movies is the truth that they rank quickly in the search engines. Couple that with the reality that your competitors probably aren't using videos for advertising and you have a painless benefit for reaching extra consumers.
Video advertising is an essential tool for any search engine advertising and marketing campaign.
With the recognition of video advertising increasing by leaps and bounds, video market analysis will not be far behind and persons are using videos for their market research. An straightforward option to do this is to upload some videos to well-known sites like YouTube, DailyMotion or Google Videos. The videos that you upload ought to be relevant to the item or service that you are providing. The benefit of utilizing video for market study is that you can simply see how the market responds to your videos by looking at the quantity of views that your videos have got.
You can also check the demographics from the statistics provided by YouTube. These can show where there are pockets of interest, for example. You can also see at what point people leave the video. Maybe you could provide a link to your site at that point!
Websites like YouTube also give viewers the potential to submit their views and comments concerning the movies that they watch. If the movies have been ready to connect emotionally with the men and women within your target market then you might get a big number of responses and feedback from individuals. This way you are able to learn what the prospective buyer is thinking about your products or services. Video marketplace study, when applied in this style, urges the prospects to give a very much faster response and thus assists the marketer to boost the products by following consumer feedback.
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During the Video market study phase, you can also give away a free report, music or film download or a free of charge software program and urge them to answer a survey. That way you can discover a lot more about what they think about your item . An even better market analysis strategy is to convince potential shoppers to subscribe to your mailing list to obtain updates about your product and aid in beta testing. Individuals are often willing to subscribe to your mailing list and beta check your item if you supply them some sort of a reward, for instance a discount when the last product is prepared for the market.
In this way, you are able to use a giveaway to not only acquire feedback about item development, but also how to discover people that will readily acquire your item when it's launched.
It is generally a good idea to try and obtain people's e-mail addresses anyway. It gives you access to them without relying on SEO or paid traffic.
Lastly, video advertising takes on a meaning of its own on Facebook for a very simple reason: your potential audience spends so much time there already.
The trick is to not treat them like advertising. You should be creating short items that appeal to people, such as acoustic covers, impromptu appearances, backstage scenes.
You then run them like ads to the sorts of audiences that might eb interested with the goal getting them to follow you, and later join your e-mail list (see the trend here?).
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Q: bind ip to subdomain i have a linux client which uses pppoe to connect to the internet and
everytime this client comes online I wanna bind his ipadress to a subdomain.
dyndns is not an option due to their TTL.
It looks like i have to setup my own nameserver on my root server to accomplish this task because I cannot create the keys needed to run an nsupdate on the client with a provider nameserver... am I correct?
If so is there a good Howto for setting up a bind server for this specific task?

A: I havent ever maintained pppoe but if it uses dhcp to provide the ip address to the client, you could do updates from the dhcp to the dns.
Instructions on how to do this for debian here: http://www.debian-administration.org/article/Configuring_Dynamic_DNS__DHCP_on_Debian_Stable
Do not thou that you can adapt these to other distros too. You can find the same software atleast on fedora and ubuntu, difference is only how you install the required software.

A: One posibility is to set their machine to register with somebody like DynDNS.  They have all the software you need to automatically notify them when they come online/go offline.  This will give them a domain name of something like whatever.homelinux.org (it does not really matter).  You then put static CNAME entries in your DNS to point your nice domain names eg southern.company.com to point to whatever.homelinux.org.
When they come online the domain will start to resolve and stop when they go off line since DynDNS have low TTL for this very reason.  You can use large TTL in your zone file since the CNAMEs will not change.

A: Well dont you just need to create an A-Record for this IP on your DNS Server?
If your domain is 'google.com' and you wanted your host to be called 'server1'. Create an A-Record for 'server1' and point it to your machines IP.
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Das Medien Kunst Archiv im MuseumsQuartier in Wien sammelt elektronische Kunst und vernetzt Sammlungen und macht Kunstvermittlung zu den künstlerischen Arbeiten der Neuen Medien.

Das Medien Kunst Archiv leistet eine umfassende Dokumentation der Entwicklung der elektronischen Kunst von 1970 bis heute. Zu den Aufgaben des Archiv gehört die Archivierung, Beschreibung und Kunstvermittlung zu den Neuen Medien. Die Grundlage der Bearbeitung und der Erarbeitung des öffentlichen Zuganges bilden die Bestände der Kunstsektion der Republik Österreich, die Sammlung der basis wien, die Sammlung des Kunst- und Diskussionsraums depot, die Sammlung der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien und die Videokunstsammlung des Landes Niederösterreich.

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Roofing Distributor Leases New 70k sf OC Industrial Building Still Under Construction
An unnamed commercial/residential roofing distributor has agreed to a 10-year, $8.65 mil lease of a 69.9k sf ($1.03/sf/mo) industrial building currently under construction in Placentia. The property, located at 721 S. Van Buren St, is expected to be completed by early 2019. It is part of a four-building, 232.4k sf Class A industrial development called Orange County Commerce Center.
This is the first lease transaction completed for the Orange County Commerce Center, which is the only industrial development project under construction in the severely supply-constrained North Orange County submarket. The project is being developed by Panattoni Development Company Inc and Principal Real Estate Investors.
The new building to be occupied in this deal will feature 7k sf of high-quality, two-story office space, 30' minimum warehouse clear height, ESFR sprinkler system, 100% site concrete throughout the auto parking and truck court areas, and a 132' fully secured concrete truck court/yard with exceptional loading capabilities featuring seven dock-high doors and one grade-level door.
The development offers close proximity to five major freeways including Interstate 5, State Routes 91, 57, 55 and 241 Toll Road, and direct access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The three other buildings not yet leased that comprise the Orange County Commerce Center are located at 711 S. Van Buren St in Placentia, and 1365 and 1367 S. Van Buren St in Anaheim.
Chris Migliori and Paul Gingrich with DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented Panattoni and Principal in the deal. The other three buildings, ranging from 47.8k sf to 60.8k sf, are currently available for lease. Curtis Krusie and John van Rossem with Mohr Partners repped the tenant, who currently operates in over 500 locations throughout all fifty states in the United States and is further expanding its presence in Orange County.
Jacob LeBlanc, Partner at Panattoni, points out that leasing the largest building in this project before construction completion really speaks to the strong tenant demand in the 45k sf to 70k sf size range in the Orange County industrial market.
"There continues to be particularly high demand for industrial space in North Orange County, with vacancy rates posting consistently in the 1-percent-range, and asking rental rates in the county increasing 8 percent over the past year," notes Migliori. "With this lease, the tenant has the opportunity to occupy a best-in-class industrial building with modern, in-demand amenities in a consistent and thriving market."


Following a crisis meeting over the fleecing of tourists on Koh Samui the deputy governor of Surat Thani has said enough is enough.
Suthipong Khlai-udom told Manager that cabs will use the meter in future and never again will a tourist be ripped off.
The issue came to the fore earlier in the week when pictures of a sign board showing huge prices for trips around the island and to its popular beaches went viral on social media via the Andaman Princess page.
A non-meter trip around Samui would cost 150 dollars or 150 Euros. The drivers made no distinction between the two currencies despite a Euro being worth about four baht more.
Round trips were simply double the single fare.
"Farangs won't come to Thailand any more - they will chose to go to Cambodia and Vietnam".
"Thais are killing tourism because of greed".
"Smart operators don't have pricing like this. They are shooting themselves in the foot then complaining there are no tourists".
"Tourists talk to each other, compare prices and go for the best ones".
Such comments prompted the deputy governor to send a representative of the island's Department of Land Transport (DLT) to investigate.
Worakiti Chaichana found it was all true - the signs were in taxis that picked up tourists fresh off luxury cruise liners who had dollars and Euros in hand.
But some regular taxi drivers were taking advantage of the situation in the same way and not turning on meters and fleecing tourists with huge fares.
After a two hour meeting the deputy governor said he had ordered taxi drivers on the island to use the meter, dress properly and speak decently to tourists.
Infractions of the rules would mean immediate withdrawal of licences, he said, mentioning that such stories were damaging for tourism and would not be allowed to continue.


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Supplier diversity and the Black Lives Matter movement
By pursuing supplier diversity in both public and private sector organisations, we have the power to make a long-lasting difference, writes MSDUK founder Mayank Shah
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The events following George Floyd's death have seen people all over the world demanding justice and equality, denouncing racism and discrimination across global institutions and industries. The Black Lives Matter movement has reached every one of us. For the first time, we are seeing a collective response from corporate leaders, who are not only releasing statements of support but are announcing actions and measures to tackle these issues.
Whether you are a journalist, political activist or writer, addressing issues of socioeconomic inequality, criminal injustices, systemic and structural racism requires a collective effort from all of us.
Economic empowerment and supplier diversity
As the founder of a leading non-profit organisation in the UK that champions supplier diversity by supporting Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs), I was recently asked to make a statement about MSDUK's position on these issues. Speaking at a virtual business opportunity event this month, I shared my views on how we can start to move forward and address economic inequality.
As a social entrepreneur, I am good at finding solutions to these types of problems. I am not an activist, a historian nor a public speaker; I see a problem and seek a solution. Addressing economic inequality is exactly what MSDUK has been doing for the past 16 years. By pursuing supplier diversity in both public and private sector organisations, we have the power to make a long-lasting difference.
Calling FTSE 100 to commit to spending 1% of revenue with ethnic minority business
Supplier diversity helps to reduce economic inequalities by encouraging entrepreneurship in disadvantaged communities. Over time, this leads to the creation of jobs and an increase in wealth within those communities, which subsequently leads to better living standards and improved levels of health.
However, both the private and public sectors in the UK have been too slow to realise the full potential of supplier diversity as a powerful tool to drive social and economic change. Only five FTSE 100 and twelve Fortune 500 firms are MSDUK members.
We are asking all FTSE 100 firms and global corporations with a significant presence in the UK to make supplier diversity a core part of their strategies. We urge organisations to make a public commitment to do business with EMBs and to back this with measurable targets. We ask all FTSE 100 firms to commit to a minimum of 1% spend of their annual revenue with EMBs and we are starting this campaign by asking all current MSDUK corporate members to make this commitment.
When it comes to the public sector, sadly, the position of organisations is even worse in the UK. None of the 24 government departments nor any local councils in the UK has a remit or mandate around supply diversity – this needs to change and must do so quickly.
Lack of data around ethnic minority businesses
One of the biggest challenges is a lack of data on business ownership in the UK. The UK government does not monitor the ownership of businesses around ethnicity or gender. How can you produce policies to support disadvantaged business groups if you do not collect or analyse any data? Quality data helps to develop informed policies that have a lasting impact.
For the past 20 years, MSDUK and many other business support groups, as well as academics, have been asking the government to measure business ownership without any success. We are asking the UK government to direct Companies House to include questions around the ethnic background and gender of directors and business size, each time a new company is registered and when annual tax returns are submitted.
Commit to socioeconomic change
MSDUK is committed to lead from the front to bring about this socioeconomic change. A growing economic inequality sits right at the heart of social injustice, poor health, housing, and education levels within Ethnic Minority Communities across the UK. But we can only succeed if we get more corporate organisations to join us, and more Ethnic Minority Businesses to become part of this movement. MSDUK is offering a one-year free membership to EMBs.
Calling the public sector to rise to the challenge
And, if we want the private sector to deliver on these promises, we also need public procurement policies. We need to make supplier diversity mandatory in government tender and contract processes. All underrepresented business groups – ethnic minorities, women and others – should be a key part of the government's policy to spend 33% with SMEs.
The UK Government has to implement provisions of The Social Value Act 2012 which calls for all public sector commissioning to factor in ("have regard to") economic, social and environmental well-being in connection with public services contracts.
Only by working together, will we be able to create more opportunities and more business. So, let us all come together now to build a fairer, more equal, and more inclusive society.
MSDUK is committed to raising socioeconomic change issues by:
Calling British firms to take supplier diversity seriously.
Calling the UK government to make supplier diversity mandatory in public procurement.
Showcasing the best of British Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs).
Mayank Shah is founder and CEO of MSDUK. This is a guest post, written at the invitation of Procurement Leaders.
MSDUK is currently running campaigns using these two hashtags: #EMBMatters and #SpendwithEMBs. Please follow our campaigns and share with your online networks.
For more information about MSDUK, please contact us.


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Ten Harvard scholars elected to AAAS
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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced earlier this week the election of 178 new fellows and 24 new foreign honorary members. The 2004 class, comprising world-renowned leaders in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs, includes 10 Harvard faculty members.
The new members from Harvard are James E. Alt, Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government; Mario Davidovsky, Fanny P. Mason Professor of Music; Catherine Dulac, professor of molecular and cellular biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences; Steven E. Hyman, University provost; Eric N. Jacobsen, Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry; Daniel J. Meltzer, Story Professor of Law and vice dean for physical planning; Lisa Randall, professor of physics; Nancy L. Rosenblum, Sen. Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government; and Rubie S. Watson, curator of comparative ethnology in the Peabody Museum.
"I am honored to welcome these outstanding and influential individuals to the nation's oldest and most illustrious learned society," said Patricia Meyer Spacks, academy president. "These new members have made extraordinary contributions to their fields and disciplines through their commitment to the advancement of scholarly and creative work in every field and profession."
"The American Academy is unique among academies for its breadth and scope," added Leslie C. Berlowitz, the academy's executive officer. "Throughout its history, the academy has gathered individuals with diverse perspectives to participate in studies and projects focusing on advancing intellectual thought and constructive action. We know that this year's members will continue the academy's tradition of cherishing knowledge in service to society."
A group of scholar-patriots, including John Adams and John Hancock, founded the academy in 1780 "to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." The unique structure of the American Academy allows it to conduct interdisciplinary studies on international security, social policy, education, and the humanities that draw on the range of academic and intellectual disciplines of its members. The current membership of over 4,500 includes more than 150 Nobel laureates and 50 Pulitzer Prize winners.
In October, AAAS will welcome this year's fellows and foreign honorary members at the academy's Cambridge headquarters.


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Monday, July 15, 2019 by Andrew Weber
PAC files petition to put Austin Convention Center expansion to a public vote
The city's proposal to expand the Austin Convention Center could be on the ballot in November. A group opposing City Council's decision to build out the center says it submitted a 30,000-signature petition calling for a referendum that would force a public vote as the city moves ahead with the plan.
The political action committee Unconventional Austin argues that the city-levied Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue that largely pays for the convention center could be better spent toward the city as a whole. The PAC's petition also calls for a drastic reduction in the revenue that currently goes to the center – cutting it down to 35 percent.
The city clerk's office must validate the signatures before the question is put on a ballot.
"The people of Austin deserve a vote on an expansion of the convention center, we are talking about well over $1 billion," Rebecca Melancon of the Austin Independent Business Alliance said in a statement. "We voted on the original convention center, we voted on the first expansion, and we should vote on future expansions."
Austin City Council unanimously approved the estimated $1.2 billion expansion in May, along with a plan to acquire the historic Palm School from Travis County in the hopes of doubling the convention center's size. The city is ramping up negotiations on a deal with the county to acquire that land on the condition the city send some of the hotel tax to county coffers and preserve the historically Mexican American school.
But Unconventional Austin's petition argues that the entire city would not benefit from an expanded convention center, saying the center's "corporate meetings, conventions and events account for less than 4 percent of Austin's overnight visitors" yet the center itself takes in more than 70 percent of the Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue.
Those numbers have been refuted by District 6 Council Member Jimmy Flannigan.
In a statement, Mayor Steve Adler questioned who was behind the petition and accused the PAC of misleading the public. He pointed out that the vote was unanimous and the majority of public testimony was in favor of expanding the convention center. "We've had four studies that have looked at this issue and the council has discussed it for years," he said. "All agree that we can get hundreds of millions of dollars of community benefits for homeless services, our music and arts industries, and preserving our important historic sites like the Palm School. All paid for by tourists, not local property or sales taxes."
Jim Wick, a former staffer for the mayor who supports the expansion, told KUT that state law requires the city to expand the convention center if it wants to see more tax revenue from hotel stays in Austin.
"The uses of this money are very restrictive. In fact, the statute says it has to be spent to benefit the hotel and convention industry," he said. "I think that's pretty straightforward, and we have an opportunity here to increase the tax in order to expand the convention center."
Wick filed paperwork Friday to establish his own PAC called PHAM PAC, a moniker that uses an acronym to emphasize, as he sees it, the benefit the expansion could have for the Palm School, homelessness services, and arts and music preservation.
If the petition ordinance is put on the ballot and passed by voters, it would require that any investment above $20 million for construction, expansion or renovation of the convention center be put to a public vote.
Read the petition language below.
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