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Conclusion: Reflections on a new approach in a new era of democracy promotion
Christopher Edward Hobson*, Milja Kurki
The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion
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Conclusion : Reflections on a new approach in a new era of democracy promotion. / Hobson, Christopher Edward; Kurki, Milja.
The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion. Taylor and Francis, 2012. p. 215-223.
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R2S Embraces New Black Leadership
Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe (R2S) is thrilled to welcome Ile Adaramola and Jaimee Stanley as the newest members of their leadership team.
Co-Executive Director Jaimee Stanley (left) and Board President Ile Adaramola (right)
Ile Adaramola, a prominent local Black lawyer and business owner of Adaramola Law Firm in Asheville, NC, was elected as Read to Succeed's Board President on Thursday, July 29, 2021, for a three-year term. Adaramola has been a longtime supporter of R2S and was initially recruited by R2S founder Isaac Coleman in 2015 to join the board. She additionally serves on the board of the Asheville City Schools Foundation.
"The maternal side of my ancestry established a powerful precedent of civil rights activism," said Adaramola. "My great-grandfather paid poll taxes for Black Americans in his community to ensure their participation in voting. My grandmother organized a protest on her city's mayor's lawn during the 1950-1960 civil rights movement. It is a profound honor to be able to lead this organization and continue to develop partnerships within our community with leaders who seek to remove the barriers of equity in education."
Jaimee Stanley joins R2S as a Co-Executive Director by way of Asheville City Schools (Claxton Elementary) after earning her Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from Florida Gulf Coast University and teaching first, second, and third grades. "I come from a long line of Black women educators; they taught me that reading was a gift and an opportunity to imagine a better future," said Stanley. "I am excited to be the new Co-Executive Director at Read to Succeed, and I cannot wait to work with community partners to provide more literacy resources and support for children who have historically been pushed to the margins."
Jess McLean transitioned from Interim Executive Director into the partnering role as Co-Executive Director with Stanley after a synergistic and collaborative summer working together putting on Summer Reading Carnivals for 250 families at the Edington Center and in the Hillcrest, Deaverview, and Woodridge Apartment Communities. McLean shares, "Jaimee has had an immediate impact on our organization, bringing her deep teaching expertise and her sparkling positive energy to everything she touches. We are excited to work together with a passionate visionary like Ile to support Black families with reading and move literacy forward in
Asheville."
Read more about this exciting news in our press release here.
Ximena Del Corral Smith
I am an English Second Language teacher with Asheville City Schools, and I am interested in learning more about R2S organization. I attended one if your literacy workshops at the YWCA of Asheville, and it inspired me to strengthen my background in teaching literacy to all students but especially to our Black and Brown students. Thanks, Ximena

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The T-Mobile Springboard is a 7-inch Android tablet that features Honeycomb OS, a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm 8260 processor, HDMI out and a microUSB port.
The user interface is stock, and T-mobile has added in their suite of applications. They also promise to be competitive in the pricing department, saying we will "be impressed".


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The Battle of Le Bourget was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, fought between 27 and 30 October 1870.

Background
General Carey de Bellemare commanded the northern section of the Paris defenses, which, being in the vicinity of Saint Denis, was considered the strongest point. Facing de Bellemare was a German salient in the town of Le Bourget, which was held by the Prussian Guard of the Army of the Meuse. The salient at Le Bourget left the Guard isolated and vulnerable. De Bellemare grew restless at the inactivity of the Paris defenses, which were under the overall command of Louis Jules Trochu.

The battle
On 27 October 1870, without authorization from Trochu, de Bellemare attacked Le Bourget. Taken by surprise, the Prussian Guard fell back from the city. News of de Bellemare's victory was greatly welcomed by the citizens but when he asked for reinforcements to hold the position, Trochu refused. Ironically both sides felt the same way about the village of Le Bourget. Both Trochu and the Prussian Guard felt the village offered no strategic advantage and was vulnerable to enemy artillery. To the Guardsmen, the end of the war was in sight and felt that a counter-attack would only cause more bloodshed over an unnecessary objective. However, the commander of the Prussian Army of the Meuse, Crown Prince Albert of Saxony, felt otherwise. He ordered the village be retaken on 30 October. Despite their reservations about the counter-attack, the Prussian Guard fought well. Three columns converged on Le Bourget, one in the center and one on each flank. The French were driven through the streets and lost 1,200 captured to the Prussians.

Among those who lost their lives at the battle was Siegfried Karfunkelstein, who was mortally wounded when he stormed the first barricade, while rescuing the regimental flag from the hands of the enemy.

Aftermath
Parisians had rejoiced at the news of the capture of Le Bourget, but were now disheartened to hear that it had been taken back by the Prussians. Even though he had never wanted an attack on the village, Trochu received much of the blame for the defeat. Even worse news than the defeat at Le Bourget began to fill the streets of Paris; that of the fall of Metz. With these two defeats, French morale began to sink within Paris.

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A messy dinner serves up lessons in manners
Written by By Dave Bartlett
Monday, 04 May 2009 01:58 PM America/New_York
A dinner date with an unruly family aims to help introduce children ages 3 to 8 to the benefits and blessings of proper behavior in The Splatters Learn Some Manners (978-0-736-92558-7, $16.99, Harvest House Publishers), releasing next month.
The hosts are a wild, wacky and messy bunch who, while embracing a zany world of utter chaos, also excel in the sloppy, inconsiderate art of rudeness. Their meals usually lean more toward free-for-all food fights and near-fisticuffs, with more of mom's cooking ending up on the floor—and on the walls and in the children's hair—than anywhere else.
Creation story revisited with curriculum support
Written by By Laura Welch
Additional workbooks help bring new, extended life to classic As publishers and authors adjust to current economic realities, some projects are finding new life as re-purposed content for niche markets that continue to thrive.
A case in point is The Creation Story for Children by David and Helen Haidle (978-0-890-51565-5, $14.99), which is being re-packaged and re-released next month by New Leaf Publishing Group to better reach a growing market, Christian education.
Nelson delivers hands-on retelling of Noah's ark
Written by Karen Schmidt
Monday, 06 April 2009 02:23 PM America/New_York
A squishy-texture gel pack that simulates waves will add an additional dimension to children's learning about Noah's faith and obe-dience in How Noah Knew What to Do (978-1-400-31441-6, $12.99). This novelty hardcover book by Karen Ann Moore will be re-leased by Thomas Nelson in May.
The book has changed noticeably since the company first published it as a hardcover edition in 2000, said Laura Minchew, vice president and publisher for Thomas Nelson's specialty division. The book has been edited, revamped, refreshed in text and given a new format that will invite kids ages 4 to 8 to get their hands into the story as they listen or read along with a parent, teacher or older sibling.
New series offers super-natural truths
Suspense, supernatural happenings and likable characters are the winning ingredients in Bill Myers' latest tween series, "The Elijah Project." Zonderkidz will release the first four books in May.
On the Run (978-0-310-71193-3), The Enemy Closes In (-4-0), Trapped by Shadows (-5-7) and The Chamber of Lies (-6-4) are geared for 9- to12-year-olds, a group that is showing increased interest in reading good books.
Aquarium book affirms biblical view of creation
Monday, 09 March 2009 05:50 PM America/New_York
The fun of a field trip has been bound up in a series that involves the whole family. Next month, Master Books, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, adds its third title, The Complete Aquarium Adventure: A Field Trip in a Book (978-0-890-51554-9, $18.99), to this inventive line.
Excellent photography of undersea creatures in their natural habitats accents the text. Puzzles, word games and educational activities that draw kids deeper into the experience of aquariums and oceanic realms —like constructing a diorama— make the book useful for homeschoolers as well as for interactive family times.
Creationists and educators Bill and Merilee Clifton wrote the text that takes kids ages 5 to 10 into the world's water kingdoms. The Cliftons are qualified as Florida Master Naturalists—promoting awareness of the state's natural world—and also own and operate Science Partners, a field trip and workshop organization designed to introduce students to animals and nature.
The Complete Aquarium Adventure is spiral-bound like Master Books' previous "Field Trip" releases, which highlighted the creation museum and zoos. Master Books' Editor in Chief Laura Welch said the first release, The Complete Zoo Adventure (2007), rose quickly to the top of the publisher's children's books for that year. The second title, The Complete Creation Museum Adventure, published in January 2009, benefited from interest in the Creation Museum in Kentucky, which opened in 2007.
"I think the success of these books can be attributed to being something unusual," Welch said. "They're creation-based, special activity-focused products that tie in with great family destinations."
For more information or to order, call New Leaf Publishing Group at 800-999-3777.
Celebrating the father-daughter bond
Story by singer Cindy Morgan based on the popular Point of Grace song
Music and story come together in Dance Me, Daddy, (978-0-310-71762-1, $16.99) an endearing picture book celebrating the unique relationship between a girl and her father. Singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan wrote the story based on the song "King of the World," recorded by Point of Grace.
Zonderkidz will publish the book in early April. Included with the jacketed hardcover book for 4- to 7-year-olds is an audio CD of Morgan reading the story with Point of Grace's rendition of the song.
Vivid illustrations by Philomena O'Neill depict Morgan's story of a young girl who dresses up in her princess costume—complete with tiara atop her pigtails—and begs her father to "dance her" by spinning her around as she stands on the tops of his feet.
The father-daughter relationship unfolds through the book as dad splashes in the kiddie pool with his girl, chases her and playfully sips tea at her make-believe tea party. As the daughter grows, she develops other interests and friends, but continues to revel in dancing with her dad until their final dance—at her wedding.
Morgan won the 2008 Dove Award for Country Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for "How You Live," the title song for the Point of Grace album that also includes "King of the World." Of the song, the group's Denise Jones said: "All three of us have incredible fathers, and we're thankful to have a song that pays tribute to them. There just aren't a lot of songs out there that highlight the true importance of a father's role in a girl's life."
Dance Me, Daddy may particularly appeal to fans of singer Steven Curtis Chapman's popular "Cinderella" ballad, written to remind him to spend time with his daughters while they were still young.
Retailers can cross-promote the Point of Grace album with the book through a Zonderkidz introductory promotion. A 12-copy floor display is available to merchandise the book during the Father's Day and wedding seasons and offers a pocket in which to display the group's How You Live: Deluxe Edition CD along with $5 coupons toward the purchase of both the book and CD.
To order, call Zondervan at 800-727-1309, or visit www.zondervan.com.
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Paul Franklin Clark auch in der Schreibvariante Paul F. Clark (* 9. Mai 1882 in Portland, Maine; † 23. August 1983 in Livermore, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Bakteriologe und Hochschullehrer.

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Familie und Ausbildung
Der aus Portland im Bundesstaat Maine stammende Paul Franklin Clark, Sohn des Jotham Franklin Clark (1844–1884) und dessen zweiter Ehefrau Martha Ella geborene Dresser (1848–1926), wandte sich nach dem Besuch der öffentlichen Schulen in seiner Heimatstadt dem Studium der Biologie an der Brown University zu, dort erwarb er 1904 den akademischen Grad eines Bachelor of Philosophy (B.Ph.), im Folgejahr jenen eines Master of Arts, 1909 promovierte er zum Ph. D. Zusätzliche Studiengänge absolvierte Paul Franklin Clark in den Jahren 1913 und 1914 an der Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, sowie 1923 am Institut Pasteur in Brüssel in Belgien und am Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology der University of Cambridge in England.

Paul Franklin Clark, Angehöriger der Congregational Church, heiratete am 28. September 1911 Alice Edith geborene Schiedt (1881–1980). Dieser Ehe entstammten die Kinder Eunice Waters Clark (1912–2002), Edith McDonnell Clark (1912–1914), Rebecca Frances Clark (1915–1998) und Arnold Franklin Clark (1916–). Paul Franklin Clark verstarb im August 1983 im hohen Alter von 101 Jahren im Hacienda Care Center in Livermore im Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Seine Asche wurde auf dem Pine Hill Cemetery in Wells im Bundesstaat Maine beigesetzt.

Beruflicher Werdegang
Paul Franklin Clark erhielt 1904 seine erste Anstellung als Assistant in Biology and Bacteriology an der Brown University, parallel dazu bekleidete er in den Jahren 1905 bis 1907 den Posten eines Assistant Bacteriologist am State Board of Health in Providence im Bundesstaat Rhode Island. 1909 wechselte er als Fellow an das Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research nach New York City, dort erfolgte in weiterer Folge seine Ernennung zum Assistant und schließlich zum Associate. 1914 folgte Paul Franklin Clark einem Ruf der University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health auf eine Associate Professur of Bacteriology, 1918 wurde er zum Full Professor befördert, 1952 wurde er emeritiert. Darüber hinaus diente Clark zu Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges als Consulting Bacteriologist beim Chemical Warfare Service der United States Army.

Paul Franklin Clark, einer der führenden Bakteriologen der USA seiner Zeit, hielt Mitgliedschaften in der Society of American Bacteriologists, der er 1938 als Präsident vorstand, in der Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, der American Society for Experimental Pathology, der American Association of Immunologists, der Alpha Tau Omega, der Sigma Xi, der Phi Beta Pi sowie im UW-Madison University Club inne.

Publikationen
 zusammen mit Simon Flexner, Francis Richard Fraser: Epidemic Poliomyelitis: Fourteenth Note : Passive Human Carriage of the Virus of Poliomyelities, United States, 1913
 Intraspinous infection in experimental poliomyelitis, Lancaster, Pa., 1914
 zusammen mit Jean Epstein: Pasteur : le film du centenaire, 1822-1895, L' édition francaise cinématographique, Paris, 1923
 Alice in Virusland, Society of American bacteriologists, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1938
 zusammen mit Alice Edith Clark (Schiedt): Memorable days in medicine, a calendar of biology and medicine, The University of Wisconsin press, Madison, 1942
 Pioneer microbiologists of America, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1961
 The University of Wisconsin Medical School : a chronicle, 1848-1948, Published for the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association by Wisconsin U.P, 1967

Literatur
 Robert Cecil Cook (Hrsg.): Who's who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States, volume III, Who's Who in American Education, Nashville, Tenn., 1934, S. 154.
 Library of Congress, American Library Association. Resources and Technical Services Division: National Union Catalog: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by Other American Libraries, volume XIX, Library of Congress, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1968, S. 162.
 Who was who in America. : volume VII, 1977-1981 with world notables, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1981, S. 111.
 American Society for Microbiology: ASM news, volume 50, American Society for Microbiology, Ann Arbor Michigan, 1984, S. 104.

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 Literatur von und über Paul Franklin Clark in der bibliografischen Datenbank WorldCat

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Rock Of Ages 3: Make & Break
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break is coming to flatten your castle next year
By Tom Senior published 15 August 19
Nice settlement you have there... shame if something fast and round happened to it.
Time-travelling 'competitive tower defense' game Rock of Ages is receiving another sequel early 2020. We will once more have the opportunity to roll boulders at peasant homes, but this time there's level creation that lets you create and share settlements with friends.
There's a single player campaign that rolls through history—"everyone from Caesar and Moctezuma to Krampus and the Spaghetti Monster make an appearance". In addition there are a handful of arcade modes. In Boulder Avalanche you defend your base from boulder attack. In Humpty Dumpty mode you must gently bowl the famously fragile egg man gently down dangerous assault courses.
It's good to see that ACE Team's sense of humour is a big part of the third game. Rock of Ages 3 will feature no fewer than 20 boulders, including the classic moon-with-a-face boulder, a big fist-shaped boulder, and a giant wheel of cheese. Imagine being crushed by that; a glorious death.
There's more on the Rock of Ages 3 official site.


NTIA will convene meetings of a multistakeholder process on promoting software component transparency. This Notice announces the first meeting, which is scheduled for July 19, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20006. For further information, contact Allan Friedman, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4281; afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs: (202) 482-7002; press@ntia.doc.gov.


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The World Series Comes to Old Town Auburn Tonight
November 2nd, 2016 by Phyllis Orzalli
We've got a 15′ Jumbotron on Plaza; Game Time 5:08
No ticket to the World Series finale between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians? Not to worry because if you join us in Old Town tonight, you'll have a front row seat for the 15′ Jumbotron we're bringing to the Plaza tonight.
Drew and I are lifelong Cub fans, and we never imagined that our hometown team would be locked in such a pitched battle for the coveted Fall Classic title. We wanted to do something very special for local baseball fans, so we reached out to our customer, Derek Clark who owns Visible Display. He's dropping off a mammoth high-res display that will be set up center stage in front of the Station "A" Post office.
Street closures will be held to a minimum and will commence at 3 p.m.; first pitch of Game 7 is at 5:08 p.m. This is a family-friendly, safe and sober event; be sure to bring your own seating. No alcohol will be permitted on the Plaza.
However, most restaurants will be open, including Old Town Pizza, Bistro 103, the Auburn Alehouse, Bootleggers, Cafe Delicias and Tio Pepe's. Local watering holes, the California Club and Sip will also welcome guests.
Tonight will be the last night Carpe Vino will be serving Chicago Hot Dogs in the Wine Mine; the restaurant and wine bar will be open as well.
This is a very exciting and exhilarating moment for baseball fans everywhere. Win or lose, Drew and I are delighted to help make this an epic evening in Old Town.
Go Cubbies!
gary & Drew Moffat


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Hildegarde Lucille Jagow
January 24, 2021 Todd Winkel Brandon, Obituaries, Sioux Falls, Uncategorized
July 16, 1931 ~ January 21, 2021
Hildegarde L. Jagow, 89, Sioux Falls, died on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at her home in Sioux Falls.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Appleton, MN. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be directed to Lifescape or Faith Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls.
Hildegarde Lucille Reinke was born on a very hot day, July 16, 1931, on the family farm near Carroll, MN to Julius Edward Reinke and Hulda Clara (Gallow) Reinke. She received her education in Carroll, MN, and Appleton, MN. Hildegarde married Raymond Jagow on February 21, 1948, in Appleton, MN. They had three children, Thomas, David, and Raechell. Being a mom was her greatest reward. Caring for her special-needs daughter, Raechell took her away from family events, but her daughter needed her the most. More than anyone, Raechell made a difference in her life. Hildegarde was employed in Ames, Iowa, and at Veteran's Hospitals in St. Cloud, MN and, Sioux Falls.
Hildegarde will be deeply missed by her son, David (Viva) Jagow, Hardwick, MN; seven grandchildren, Chad, Brandon (Kati), Lex (Amanda), Jarod (Diane), Trisha, Amie (Shawn), and Cody (special friend, Allisen, and daughter, Avery); thirteen great-grandchildren, Evie, Rix, Preston, Aleksus, Knox, Taylor, Tanner, Madison, Austyn, Canyon, Hadynn, Rhian, and Charlie Ray; three sisters, Evie Zick, Morgan MN, Dorothy Borstad, Madison, MN, and Darlene (Jim) Vaala, Madison, MN; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Ann and Hugh Harty.
Hildegard was preceded in death by two children, Thomas and Raechell; her parents; a baby brother; a sister; grandson, Lathe; great-grandson, Cub; and her former husband, Ray Jagow.
Deborah Johnson says:
I hadn't spoken to Hildegard in many years and was sad to hear of her passing. I worked with her in the early 80's at SF VAMC and she was always very kind to me. Peace and comfort to her family at this difficult time.
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Great Grandma you will be missed by me and many other people I loved talking to you for hours on the phone you were a blessing in my life and I am glad I got meet you.
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The former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko winger believes determined young players are always better than assembling bunch of old materials by Ghanaian clubs.
The Ghana premier league great is impressed by the progress made by his former club Asante Kotoko following the Anas expose.
The Porcupine Warriors defeated a select side of Akyemansa in Akyem Ofoase on Sunday by 2-0 and Taylor is impressed by the latest performance of the team coached by C.K Akonnor.
"I am impressed by the team (Kotoko). If you look at them they have a good team and I think they can achieve big things" Charles Taylor said.
"I always say if you have young and determined players it is better than putting a team in which majority are old players." Taylor added.
"That is how the game is now. You need a perfect balance of youth and experience. The old players should be few and that is the way to build a team" the former Local Black Stars winger stated.
New Kotoko recruit Naby Keita Laye scored the two goals for his side on Sunday.


Didn't do a report yesterday….. up to the city and back…… This morning, mostly sunny and about 52, West swell 8ft@ 8-11 sec's with light NNW winds, water temp at 55. Sunrise was at 5:33am, minus low tide at 7am. Later today, NW 8ft@ 10 sec's with WNW winds 10-15mph, high of 61,partly cloudy and 10% chance of rain. High tide at 1:17pm. Tonight, NW 7-8ft@ 10 sec's with NNE winds 5-10mph, low of 48, clear. Low tide at 6:53p, and sunset at 8:52pm.
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Shell Oil (RDS.A) Stock Moves -0.22%: What You Should Know
Jan 3, 2019 5:50AM EST
In the latest trading session, Shell Oil (RDS.A) closed at $59.21, marking a -0.22% move from the previous day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.48%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 2.83%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 3.04%.
Coming into today, shares of the oil and gas company had lost 2.22% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector lost 8.19%, while the S&P 500 lost 8.82%.
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Jeff Bezos gives a presentation at the Amazon Seattle Spheres grand opening on Jan. 29, 2018. Photo by Seattle City Council from Seattle via Wikimedia Commons.
Recently Amazon raised their company's minimum wage in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Next month, Amazon's U.S. minimum wage will be $15 per hour, while the U.K. will be around $13 per hour. This was a beacon of hope for Amazon workers who are known to work in horrible conditions for what used to be an impoverished wage.
But the grass isn't always greener when you're making more dough. The company decided to remove employee benefits such as eliminating stock options and monthly incentive bonuses for hourly employees. This means that some hourly employees will actually be losing money even though their hourly wage is increased.
This isn't shocking at all when Amazon has a CEO like Jeff Bezos who sits and counts his billions away in his ivory tower.
Bezos built an empire that created a brand that is successful no matter what its name goes on. Amazon Prime, Amazon Alexa and Amazon Dash Buttons could've been unsuccessful for other companies but since consumers recognize the brand they automatically trust that it will serve its intended purpose. Brands and companies have the opportunity to control their successes if they foster their brand recognition in a way that elicits product selection.
According to an article published in Forbes, nearly 64 percent of U.S. households have an Amazon Prime membership. Most households have a single Prime user and 80 million people have memberships.
Amazon is a household name and you would imagine that a multi-billion dollar corporation would treat their employees better. But over the last half-decade, Amazon workers have spoken out about the harsh working conditions they are faced with.
In 2015, the New York Times published an expose about the horrendous work environment and culture that Amazon fosters. The Times article outlined how workers were encouraged to sabotage each other's ideas, give constant feedback to other workers' bosses and received constant notifications and emails past their true work hours.
The emotional toll that the company takes on its employees is easily distinguishable.
"You walk out of a conference room and you'll see a grown man covering his face … Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk," said Bo Olsen, a former book marketer at Amazon to the New York Times.
The burnout that Amazon employees face after working for the company is easily identifiable. Amazon has the second-highest turnover rate for any technology company in the United States. According to Business Insider, the average Amazon worker does not stay with the company for more than two years.
You would think that given the emotional stress that Amazon employees face, everyone from Bezos down would try their best to create a friendlier work environment. But apparently a hostile work environment doesn't impact you when you can see the Space Needle from your 37th-floor office.
Amazon is powerful. With new inventions and technology, they have taken over the household. Amazon can be accessed from virtually anywhere with internet access. You can shop for whatever you want from wherever you want. Anything you need to find, Amazon usually has an answer for. With new adaptations like Prime, Alexa and Amazon Dash, Bezos's company is creating a culture that cherishes Amazon and all they can provide.
Even with the success, Bezos has proven time and time again that he does not care about his employees and that everyone is replaceable to him.
"I constantly remind our employees to be afraid, to wake up every morning terrified," Bezos said in a 1999 shareholder letter.
Even though he was talking about avoiding complacency, it's evident that his half-joking motto has stuck over the past 19 years.
Raising the minimum wage was a good start, but it seems as if it was raised to cover up the removal of other incentives. There is still a lot of room for improvement at Amazon. Workers shouldn't compromise their mental health to earn a paycheck, in the end you just end up being burnt out and Amazon is the perfect example of that.
Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez studies journalism at the University of Nevada and can be reached at jaceygonzalez@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @JaceyLGonzalez.


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Tropischer Sturm Zeta war ein sich sehr spät entwickelnder Sturm, der sich mehr als vier Wochen nach dem offiziellen Ende der atlantischen Hurrikansaison 2005 über dem mittleren Atlantik bildete und bis in den Januar 2006 Bestand hatte. Es war der achtundzwanzigste tropische Sturm der Saison, in keinem anderen Jahr seit Beginn der systematischen Wetteraufzeichnungen wurden im atlantischen Ozean mehr tropische Stürme gezählt.

Zeta entwickelte sich am 29. Dezember und zog zunächst nach Westen. Während seiner Lebensdauer sagte das National Hurricane Center (NHC) voraus, dass sich der Sturm schnell wieder legen werde. Zeta hielt sich nicht an diese Voraussagen und erreichte am 2. Januar 2006 die größte Intensität. Das System löste sich erst am 6. Januar auf, ohne Landgebiete gefährdet zu haben.

Sturmverlauf

Spät am 29. Dezember 2005 entwickelte sich ein tropisches Tiefdruckgebiet im östlichen Atlantik aus einem frontalen Trog und wurde am frühen 30. Dezember zu einem tropischen Sturm. Da dies mehr als vier Wochen nach dem offiziellen Ende der Hurrikansaison geschah, bemerkte das National Hurricane Center das System im operativen Betrieb erst, nachdem es sich zum tropischen Sturm intensiviert hatte. Anfänglich zog das System nach Nordwesten, kam aber am 31. Dezember zum Stillstand, bevor er nach Westen schwenkte. Dabei intensivierte er sich und erreichte andauernde Windgeschwindigkeiten von 95 km/h. Wie bei dem Sturm zuvor, Hurrikan Epsilon, sagte das NHC ständig voraus, dass das System aufgrund starker Windscherung sich abschwächen würde, Zeta behielt die Stärke jedoch bei, wie es auch Epsilon getan hatte.

Der tropische Sturm schwächte sich am 2. Januar zunächst leicht ab, bevor er sich erneut intensivierte und mit Windgeschwindigkeiten von 100 km/h seine größte Stärke erreichte. Eines der Computermodelle ergab, dass sich Zeta weiter verstärken und zum Hurrikan werden würde, aber dies geschah nicht. Dennoch war Zeta widerborstig gegen die Vorhersagen des NHC hinsichtlich einer Abschwächung und am 4. Januar führte die wachsende Frustration der Meteorologen zu der Feststellung durch Lixion Avila, "I run out of things to say". Die Windscherung forderte Zeta schließlich spät am 4. Januar den Tribut ab, und die Konvektion des tropischen Sturmes begann abzusterben. In der Folge schwächte sich Zeta zu einem minimalen tropischen Sturm ab, das NHC fuhr allerdings fort, die Geschwindigkeit zu überschätzen, in welcher Zeta sich auflösen würde, als in der Frühe des 5. Januars Zeta im operativen Betrieb zum tropischen Tiefdruckgebiet abgestuft wurde, was sich später als Irrtum erwies. Zeta setzte seinen Weg in nord-nordwestlicher Richtung fort, gerade so den Status eines tropischen Sturms haltend und wurde erneut disorganisiert. Zeta schwächte sich am nächsten Tag zunächst in ein tropisches Tiefdruckgebiet ab und löste sich im Tagesverlauf in ein Resttief auf, womit die Saison 2005 am 6. Januar 2006 endgültig zu Ende war. Das Resttief konnte noch einen weiteren Tag verfolgt werden, bevor es sich etwa 1060 km südöstlich von Bermuda vollständig auflöste.

Auswirkungen
Das Motorschiff Liberty Star übermittelte mehrere Messungen von Zetas Windgeschwindigkeiten, darunter einen in der Frühe des 31. Dezembers, als das Schiff 75 km nördlich des Sturmzentrums eine Windgeschwindigkeit von 65 km/h ermittelte.

Zeta hat zu keiner Zeit irgendwelche Küsten gefährdet, sodass keine Sturmwarnung ausgegeben wurden. In Zusammenhang mit dem Sturm wurden keine Sach- oder Personenschäden gemeldet.

Wetterrekorde
Als sich der Tropische Sturm Zeta am 31. Dezember um 6:00 Uhr UTC bildete, war das die zweitspäteste tropische Zyklogenese, die je im atlantischen Hurrikanbecken beobachtet wurde – lediglich Hurrikan Alice entstand einige Stunden später am letzten Tag des Kalenderjahres. Zeta ist neben Alice der einzige bekannte atlantische Wirbelsturm, der in zwei verschiedenen Kalenderjahren existierte. Mit einer Dauer von sieben Tagen – sechs davon im Jahr 2006 – ist Zeta der bisher am längsten andauernde im Monat Januar aufgezeichnete Sturm. Mit dem Entstehen Zetas am letzten Tag des Jahres wurde die Rekordmarke der meisten atlantischen Wirbelstürme pro Saison auf 28 Stürme erhöht – der zuvor gültige Höchstwert des atlantischen Hurrikansaison 1933 lag bei 21 Stürmen.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone Report Zeta (PDF, englischsprachig; 298 kB)
 National Hurricane Center: Archiv zum Tropischen Sturm Zeta (englischsprachig)

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October Online Book Club: The Lottery and Other Stories
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Online Book Club - what is it?
Love the idea of a book club, but you don't have time to attend meetings? No problem!
We won't have meetings, but anyone who reads or listens to that month's title, either with physical copies or digital copies, can participate in our online discussion boards on Facebook and our blog posts.
If you're busy, but love to read, this could be the perfect Book Club for you! Join us and keep the conversation going!
The October Online Book Club title is The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery is a memorable and terrifying masterpiece, fueled by a tension that slowly creeps up on the reader. It's just a town-full of people, after all. They're choosing their numbers for the annual lottery. What's there to be scared of?
It created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Powerful and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection was the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime. It unites The Lottery with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together, they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range and power as a storyteller.
Any more would spoil the story, so let's leave it at that!
Author Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson was an influential American author. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories. A popular writer in her time, literary critics have paid increasing attention to her work in recent years. Writers as Stephen King, Nigel Kneale, and Richard Matheson count her as one of their inspirations.
Jackson consistently refused to be interviewed, or to explain or promote her work. She believed that her books would speak for her through the years. She was proud that the Union of South Africa banned The Lottery – that they at least understood the story. In an era when women were not encouraged to work outside the home, Shirley Jackson was the main breadwinner of her family, while also raising four children.
Her works, including The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle have been adapted into feature films, shorts, stage places, and even Netflix series.
In 1965, Jackson died of heart failure in her sleep, at her home in North Bennington Vermont, at the age of 48.
Read-a-Likes for The Lottery and Other Stories
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft
Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Discussion Questions for The Lottery and Other Stories
1: The Lottery was published in 1948. Are there any cultural or historical events that Jackson might be commenting on here? Is this JUST a story about this particular time and place, or is she trying to say something important about human nature?
2: How does Jackson feel about people who look down on others or who care too much about outward appearances? Which stories deal with this explicitly?
3: How does Jackson portray family relationships? Between husbands and wives? Parents and children?
4: The ordinary nature of Shirley Jackson's settings and characters contributes to the horror of events in many of her stories. What other techniques of language, pacing and description does she use to create a buildup of suspense?
Remember to tell us what you think! Comment on this post or on Facebook and let us know your thoughts about The Lottery.
August Online Book Club: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
July Online Book Club: Code Name Verity
June Online Book Club: Invisible Women
March Online Book Club: Ask Again, Yes
February Online Book Club: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
By staffwriter | October 2, 2020 | Online Book club | Tags: books, staff picks
September Online Book Club: The Mountains Sing
November Online Book Club: The Other Einstein


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You are at : News & Media > News > 2015 > CIMB Group closes its offices in Australia following a strategic review
CIMB Group closes its offices in Australia following a strategic review
Sydney: Following a strategic review of its entire business, CIMB Group today announced that it will be closing its offices in Sydney and Melbourne. This follows an announcement last Friday where CIMB stated it was looking to reduce its Asia Pacific investment banking and equities operating cost by 30% in 2015.
"We have taken a long hard look at our Asia Pacific investment banking business. The realities of today's capital markets and the absence of sufficient flows have directly contributed to this decision," said Tengku Dato' Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Acting Group CEO, CIMB Group. "The rest of our Asia investment banking platform remains intact," he clarified.
The decision will impact the majority of CIMB's 103 Australian staff, who will be offered redundancies, some redeployment opportunities and outplacement support.
CIMB will continue to support its clients who want access to the Australian market through its current strategic alliance with Morgans Financials Limited.


App popularity a reflection of consumer tastes?
With more than five million screen views and over 3,000 Five Star ratings, it shouldn't be surprising that this homegrown mortgage app has been ranked by Apple and Google as one of the top 25 free business apps.
The Canadian Mortgage App is the number one ranked and most accurate, comprehensive and easy to use mobile app that helps you estimate realistic monthly homeownership costs, says Ben Salami, CEO/Founder of Bendigi Technologies Inc., reflecting the public appetite to start their mortgage search not only the internet, but from their smartphones.
CMHC recently conducted a survey of 3,510 mortgage consumers in March – all of whom had attained a mortgage within the prior 12 months; and of those surveyed, 78 per cent of consumers started their search online prior to attaining a mortgage.
Results from that same survey showed that of those who used the internet for mortgage info, 56 per cent accessed lender websites; 24 per cent visited broker websites; and 15 per cent used both.
Ben's app is a fantastic step forward in our business, every broker should consider how important it will be in the future to have this app in their tool kit.


I cut around the flowers and placed them in a scattered fashion on this second hand Levi's denim jacket. I then attached them with satin stitch.
"My sewing skills have always been limited by a lack of confidence and an impatience to get the thing finished. When I took part in a Bristol Reuse workshop run by Jennifer I was amazed at how much I learned in such a short time. By the end of the session I had made a beautiful draught excluder with all the care and attention that I'd previously lacked, and which was surprisingly, a very emotional experience.


Psalm 50:14-15...Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Then call on Me when you are in trouble and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.
This verse is meaningful to me for a number of reasons. First, I prayed this verse often when my youngest child, Luke, needed surgery for a cyst in his neck. He actually had two surgeries. A third was imminent, but God answered our prayers in a very powerful way. See this post for more on what happened. This verse made me list the ways I was thankful each day.
This verse also has meaning to me because I can get into a negative zone. I will whine rather than praise. I am reminded that being thankful is a sacrifice. When we are thankful to God, we pull the focus off of us and place it on Him. God loves us so very much that He blesses us beyond measure. Our thankfulness shows Him we are grateful and we love Him back.
I found this list on Pinterest. Enjoy!