(1) The title of this Order is the Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2009.
(b) the other amendments have effect from 1 July 2007.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Schedule 2 to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992 (in which is set out the Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme), is amended in accordance with the Schedule to this Order.
suffers a reduction in the amount of his pensionable pay such that the amount to be taken into account in the calculation of the pension to which he will be entitled at normal pension age is less than it would otherwise have been, is entitled to two pensions.
(2) The amounts of the pensions shall be those found by applying the formulae set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) but, where the aggregate of those amounts exceeds that of the single award to which the firefighter would be entitled under paragraph (6) if he were to give notice under that paragraph or under paragraph (7) if he were to make an election under rule G3, his entitlement shall be to an amount equal to the amount of that single award.
D is the total number of 60ths that would have been used in the calculation of his single award had he given the instruction referred to in paragraph (6).
(b) in any other case, his pensionable service for the period commencing with his first day of service at the lower rate of pay and ending with his last day of service.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), the pensions become payable on the date on which a pension would have become payable to the firefighter in whichever of the circumstances referred to in rules B1, B2, B3 and B5 applies in his case.
(6) A firefighter who is entitled to two pensions under this rule may, before leaving the employment of the fire and rescue authority by which he is employed, by written notice instruct the authority to make a single award which shall be calculated in accordance with whichever of rules B1, B2, B3 and B5 is applicable in his case.
(7) Where a firefighter who would be entitled to two pensions under paragraph (1) makes an election under rule G3, he shall be entitled instead to a single pension, calculated as if it were a deferred pension to which he was entitled under rule B5.
(8) In paragraph (1), "role", in relation to a firefighter, means the role in which he is for the time being employed, being a role set out in "Fire and Rescue Services Rolemaps" issued by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services in August 2005.
shall be credited with an amount of additional pension benefit.
B is the number in years (counting part of a year as the appropriate fraction) by which his pensionable service up to and including 30 June 2007 exceeds 20.
(3) Where the Retail Prices Index for the month of September preceding the relevant tax year is higher than it was for September 2007, the amount of additional pension benefit (as calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) and, if applicable, this paragraph) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage increase in the Retail Prices Index.
(4) Any increase in accordance with paragraph (3) shall be applied with effect from the first Monday of the relevant tax year.
"tax year" means the period of 12 months beginning with 6 April.
(1) A regular firefighter who, in any CPD year beginning with the year commencing on 1 July 2007, receives CPD payments, shall be credited with an amount of additional pension benefit in respect of that year.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of additional pension benefit in respect of a CPD year shall be determined on 1 July immediately following the year in question in accordance with guidance and tables provided by the Scheme Actuary.
(3) Where the Retail Prices Index for the month of September preceding the relevant tax year is higher than it was for the month of September in the CPD year in question, the amount of additional pension benefit for that CPD year (as calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) and, if applicable, this paragraph) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage increase in the Retail Prices Index.
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), additional pension benefit under rule B5B or B5C is payable from normal pension age or, in the case of a regular firefighter to whom rule B1 (ordinary pension) applies, from the date of his retirement.
(2) Where the firefighter resigns or is dismissed or makes an election under rule G3, additional pension benefit is payable at normal benefit age; and paragraphs (4) and (5) of rule B5 (deferred pension) shall apply in relation to that benefit as if it were a deferred pension to which he was entitled under that rule.
(3) Where the firefighter is required to retire on grounds of permanent disablement (rule A15), his additional pension benefit is payable immediately.
(4) For the purposes of rules B7 and B8, additional pension benefit shall be treated as if it were a pension payable under this Part.
(5) For the purposes of determining the amount of any survivor's pension under Part C, Part D or Part E or pension credit under Part IA, additional pension benefit shall be treated as if it were a pension payable under this Part.".
(ii) disregarding any LS-related payment.
(ii) the calculation is made with regard to his long service increment and any LS-related payment, but without regard to the amount credited to him under rule B5B.
(7C) The average pensionable pay of a regular firefighter shall be calculated without reference to any additional pension benefit credited under rule B5C (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).
"(A1) An election not to pay contributions may not be made solely in respect of contributions relevant to additional pension benefit under rule B5C (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).".
This Order amends the Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme (set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992) as it has effect in Wales ("the Scheme"). The amendment that introduces new rule B5A: entitlement to two pensions (made by article 2 and paragraph 1 of the Schedule) has effect from 1 April 2007. The other amendments have effect from 1 July 2007. The power to give retrospective effect is conferred by section 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972, as applied by section 16(3) of that Act.
The amendment that introduces new rule B5B relates to the discontinuance, with effect from the end of June 2007, of long service increments payable to firefighters who have at least 15 years' continuous service at that point. The amount of the increment, which was pensionable, was frozen, with effect from 7 November 2003, at the annual rate of £990 and reduced, with effect from 1 October 2006, to an annual rate of £495 (but some fire and rescue authorities made compensatory interim or transitional payments). The effect of the amendment that introduces the related new rule G1(7A) is that the pension of a regular firefighter who was entitled to a long service increment and either retires or becomes entitled to a deferred pension after 30 September 2006 but before 1 October 2007 will be calculated (in accordance with rule G1(3)) without regard to the reduction in the annual rate. The effect of the amendment that introduces new rule G1(7B) is that the pension of a regular firefighter who was entitled to a long service increment (or a compensatory interim or transitional payment) and either retires or becomes entitled to a deferred pension on or after 1 October 2007 will be calculated (in accordance with rule G1(3)) either with regard to the amount credited under new rule B5B and without regard to the firefighter's actual long service increment (and any compensatory interim or transitional payment) or with regard to the firefighter's actual long service increment (and any compensatory interim or transitional payment) and without regard to the amount credited under new rule B5B, according to whichever rule produces the more beneficial result for the firefighter.
Other amendments are consequential on the introduction by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services, with effect from 1 July 2007, of a new scheme of payments in respect of continual professional development. Under that scheme the payments are subject to annual review and therefore temporary in nature. For that reason, they would not ordinarily be regarded as pensionable for the purposes of the Scheme. However, the amendments have the effect of making the payments part of pensionable pay. This attracts, among other provisions, those of rule G2 of the Scheme, which require the making of pension contributions in respect of pensionable pay. But the amendment that introduces new rule G1(7C) provides for additional pension benefit credited in respect of continual professional development to be disregarded for the purposes of determining the amount of average pensionable pay (on which the amount of the ordinary pension is based).
The amendment to rule G3 of the Scheme ensures that a person cannot make an election to discontinue pension contributions only in respect of additional pension benefit under new rule B5C.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment prepared in conjunction with this Order can be obtained from the Fire and Rescue Branch, Welsh Assembly Government, Rhydycar, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1UZ, or by calling 01685 729227.


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Bourtand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient roots of the Bourtand family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Bourtand comes from when the family lived in one of many places called Boughton throughout England. Settlements named Boughton were found in Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Northamptonshire. Great Boughton is found in Cheshire, and Kent was home to settlements called Boughton Aluph, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, and Boughton under Blean.
Early Origins of the Bourtand family
The surname Bourtand was first found in Warwickshire, where this "family of good antiquity, traced to Robert de Boreton, grandfather of William, who lived in the reign of Edward III. " [1]
"Downton Hall [in Downton, Shropshire], the seat of Sir William Rouse Boughton, Bart., to whom the whole property belongs, is a handsome mansion, approached by a beautiful avenue two miles in length, on a gradual ascent, from which the scenery is extensive, romantic, and mountainous, embracing the Titterstone and the Clee hills." [2]
One of the earliest records of the family was Joan Boughton (d. 1494), the English martyr, who "was an old widow of eighty years or more, who held certain of Wycliffe's opinions. She was said to be the mother of a lady named Young, who was suspected of the like doctrines. She was burnt at Smithfield 28 April 1494. " [3]
Important Dates for the Bourtand family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bourtand research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1760, 1780, 1747, 1821, 1791, 1794, 1893, 1963, 1600, 1656, 1628, 1680, 1632, 1683, 1663, 1716, 1689 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Bourtand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Bourtand Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bourtand has appeared include Boughton, Bourton, Borton, Boughten, Bourten, Borten, Bouton, Broughton, Portan and many more.
Early Notables of the Bourtand family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Sir William Boughton, 1st Baronet (1600-1656) of Lawford in the County of Warwick; Sir Edward Boughton, 2nd Baronet (1628-1680); Sir William Boughton, 3rd...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bourtand Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Bourtand family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bourtand arrived in North America very early: Thomas Boughton who settled in Virginia in 1639; James Boughton arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1852; D. Boughton arrived in San Francisco Cal. in 1851..
^ Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
^ Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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Recreation and Leisure Studies General Information Program Notes Honours Program Community Recreation (Honours only) Therapeutic Recreation (Honours only) Outdoor Recreation (Honours only) Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies with Major Community Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Outdoor Recreation Pass Program Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement Description of Courses Prerequisites and Restrictions
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Chair Colleen Hood Professors Colleen Hood Associate Professors Martha Barnes, Mary Breunig, Scott Forrester, Suzie Lane, Tim O'Connell, Erin Sharpe, Shalini Singh Assistant Professors Sanghee Chun, Garrett Hutson, Trent Newmeyer Adjunct Professor Glenn Stalker Undergraduate Program Adviser Michael Fawkes Experiential Learning Co-ordinator Janet Zanutto
Administrative Assistant Sandra Notar 905-688-5550, extension 3259 Academic South 357 fahs.brocku.ca/recl The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies offers four-year programs of study leading to a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies Honours and a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies with Major. The Department also offers a three-year (Pass) program leading to a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies. The program is designed to qualify graduates for a wide range of positions in the rapidly expanding field of leisure services. The Community Recreation program focuses on the various dynamics of leisure services provision within diverse and changing communities. This program prepares students in competency areas related to local leisure services provision including administration, marketing, and organizational management. The program also prepares students to work in the community settings in a way that meets the needs of diverse communities including youth and groups that are marginalized. Related competencies include community development, leadership, youth development, programming and program evaluation, policy analysis and reflective practice. Opportunities for fieldwork are emphasized throughout the curriculum. The Outdoor Recreation program focuses on leadership in the natural environment. This program provides students with the skills, knowledge and dispositions necessary to serve as wilderness trip leaders, to facilitate groups in outdoor recreation settings, to work in a variety of outdoor and experiential education environments, and to serve as agents of social and environmental change in the world. All classroom and field-based activities include lectures, outdoor and experiential activities, and small group work. Students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences offered by Outward Bound Canada, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Wilderness Medical Associates and agencies. Students must consult departments before registering with the sponsoring agency and are responsible for registration, transportation and fees associated with the experience. The Therapeutic Recreation program prepares students to work with individuals with disabilities, illness and other limiting conditions to support them to achieve independence and full engagement in meaningful life activities through positive leisure involvement. These aims are achieved through client-centred individual and/or group interventions designed to teach skill, improve functional capacities, support psychosocial adaptation and address underlying issues that impact or limit participation in meaningful life activities, particularly leisure. The department offers courses that can lead to achieving certification through the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Students who wish to achieve certification must complete 3.0 credits of supportive coursework in the broad area of human services. Supportive course areas may include adapted physical education, education, human biological/physical sciences, psychology, sociology, health related issues, communication, and human behaviours and problems. Courses must be from outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
1. A minimum 65 percent overall average in RECL 1F91 is required to continue as a major in Recreation and Leisure Studies.
2. At least four elective credits (excluding context credits) must be taken outside of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
3. Admission to year 4 (honours) requires a minimum 70 percent major average, and a minimum 70 percent non-major average. Students must submit an application for year 4 studies by July 1.
4. Students in the honours program are strongly encouraged to take both RECL 3Q07 and 3Q17.
5. Students in the honours program are strongly encouraged to take RECL 4F15.
6. Students may receive up to two credits for extended outdoor recreation field experiences; however a maximum of 1.0 credit may be obtained from RECL 3Q26, 3Q36, 3Q56, 4Q26, 4Q36, 4Q56.
In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)90; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
Community Recreation (Honours only)
RECL 1F91 (see program note 1)
one Sciences context credit
one Social Sciences context credit
RECL 2P00, 2P05, 2P07, 2P11 and 2P21
two and one-half elective credits (see program note 2)
RECL 3P11 and 3P25
RECL 3Q07 or 3Q17
one credit from RECL 3P30, 3P31, 3P35, 3P40, 3P45, 3P70, 3P76, 3P92, 3P93 (see program note 3)
one-half RECL credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 4)
two elective credits (see program notes 2 and 3)
RECL 4F17, 4P05 and 4P21
one RECL credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
two elective credits (see program notes 2, 4 and 5)
Therapeutic Recreation (Honours only)
one-half elective credit (see program note 2)
RECL 2P00, 2P02, 2P07, 2P11, 2P21 and 2P62
PSYC 2P12
one and one-half elective credits (see program note 2)
RECL 3P11, 3P32 and 3P62
one credit from RECL 3P04, 3P12, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P30, 3P35, 3P43, 3P76, 3P92, 4F15, 4P51 (see program notes 3 and 6)
one and one-half elective credits (see program notes 2, 3 and 4)
RECL 4F02, 4F17, 4F22, and 4P21
one and one-half elective credits (see program notes 2 and 4)
Outdoor Recreation (Honours only)
RECL 2F16, 2P00, 2P07, 2P11 and 2P21
two elective credits (see program note 2)
one of RECL 3P04, 3P12, 3P25, 3P31, 3P35, 3P40, 3P43, 3P70, 3P92, 3P93 (see program note 3)
one of RECL 3P06, 3P26, 3P36, 3P76, 3Q16, 3Q26, 3Q36, 3Q46, 3Q56 and 4Q56 (see program note 3)
RECL 4F17, 4P16, 4P21 and 4P96
Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies with Major
one credit from RECL 3P30, 3P31, 3P35, 3P40, 3P45, 3P70, 3P76, 3P92, 3P93
one-half RECL credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
one RECL elective credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
Therapeutic Recreation
one credit from RECL 3P04, 3P12, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P30, 3P35, 3P43, 3P76, 3P92, 4P51
one of RECL 3P06, 3P26, 3P36, 3P76, 3Q16, 3Q26, 3Q36, 3Q46, 3Q56, 4Q56 (see program note 3)
one-half RECL elective credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
RECL 2P00, 2P07, 2P11 and 2P21
three elective credits (see program note 2)
RECL 3P11
two RECL credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement
Algonquin College, Canadore College, Centennial College, Fanshawe College, Loyalist College, Mohawk College, and Niagara College Recreation and Leisure Services Program Diploma graduates who have achieved a minimum 75 percent overall average will be granted up to seven and one-half credits, as determined by the Office of the Registrar at Brock, towards their BRLS degree. Conestoga College, Humber College, Seneca College and Sir Sanford Fleming College Recreation and Leisure Services Program Diploma graduates who have achieved a minimum of 75 percent overall average will be granted up to six and one-half credits, as determined by the Office of the Registrar at Brock, towards their BRLS degree. Brock BRLS pass degree students, who have obtained a minimum 65 percent average, may complete their Recreation and Leisure Services Diploma at Canadore College, Centennial College, Conestoga College, Fanshawe College, Humber College, Loyalist College, Mohawk College, Niagara College or Sir Sanford Fleming College in two semesters as full-time students. Niagara College Recreation and Leisure Services Program Diploma graduates who have achieved a minimum 80 percent overall average will be granted up to nine credits, as determined by the Office of the Registrar at Brock, towards a BRLS Honours or With Major degree majoring in therapeutic recreation.
Description of Courses
RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES COURSES
RECL 1F91 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Studies Fundamental concepts related to the discipline of leisure studies including leisure theory and philosophy, and introduction to community, outdoor and therapeutic recreation specializations including planning, policy, service delivery and leadership. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors. Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 1P05, 1P12, 1P91 and 1P96. RECL 1P03 Introduction to Leisure in Canadian Society Understanding leisure in contemporary society. Enhancing quality of life for a variety of life stages and circumstances. Role of leisure in urban and rural communities. Benefits, opportunities, services, resources, and constraints on leisure. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: not open to RECL majors. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 1P91. RECL 2F16 Outdoor Recreation Theory and Practices Examination of outdoor recreation theories and engagement in a variety of introductory outdoor field experiences. May involve backpacking, winter camping, rock climbing, canoeing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Lectures, lab, field experiences, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to Outdoor Recreation majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P96) or permission of the instructor. Note: course includes required weekend experiences; field experience fee will be charged; consult the Department. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 2P16 and 2P66. RECL 2P00 Recreation Programming Consumer behaviour and factors affecting recreation participation. Planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs and services; leadership and supervision responsibilities. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus fieldwork. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91) or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. RECL 2P02 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation Philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of therapeutic recreation services, including concepts and models of service delivery and examination of various disabilities (e.g. intellectual, emotional, social and physical) and illnesses. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P12) or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 2P52. RECL 2P05 Benefits of Community Recreation Personal, social, economic, environmental and community benefits of incorporating leisure into lifestyle changes. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91) or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3P94. RECL 2P07 Introduction to Research Design and Evaluation Principles and techniques for research. Issues concerning the construction, administration and evaluation of data collection as well as the processing and analysis of data. Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91) or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 2P08 and SPMA 2P07. RECL 2P11 The Social Psychology of Leisure and Recreation Dimensions of human behaviour during free time including lifestyle, social habits and motives for leisure and recreation. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91) or permission of the instructor. RECL 2P21 Leadership in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services Leadership theory and practice at the small group, agency, and community level in a range of parks, recreation, and leisure services contexts. Essential skills of leadership focusing on ethical and value-based leadership with diverse people and communities. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91) or permission of the instructor. RECL 2P62 Leisure Education in Therapeutic Recreation Exploration of conceptual models, systematic planning, implementation strategies, facilitation techniques and application for leisure education in therapeutic recreation settings. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (2P52) or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3P22. RECL 3P00 Directed Readings Topic not covered in the department's regular course offerings. Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average, a minimum 7.0 overall credits and permission of the Department. Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise. RECL 3P04 Leisure and Health Relationships Physical, psychological and social factors that affect leisure and health behaviours, including self-concept, social support and stress management. The role of leisure in the pursuit of life satisfaction. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91), 1P03 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P06 Outdoor Recreation Resource Management Social and ecological principles in the management of people in outdoor settings. Theoretical and applied perspectives on decision-making systems (governance), management frameworks, and site considerations. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3P11 Sociological Aspects of Leisure and Diversity Theories and methods common to the social investigation of leisure. Classic and topical literature demonstrating the impact leisure has on outcomes of interest and the role of leisure in a diverse society. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P07 and 2P11 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P12 Leisure and Aging Exploration of the role of leisure in adult development with specific focus on the aging process, leisure needs and leisure services. Basic concepts associated with leisure, aging, targeting leisure services, research and public policy. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91, 1P03 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P13 Play and Culture Play in socio-cultural contexts; children's play and playgrounds; games and gaming; word play (storytelling, drama, humour); play and youth culture, adult play and leisure; festivals and celebrations. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91), 1P03 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P23 Therapeutic Benefits of Humour Functions and dynamics of superiority, arousal and incongruity humour theories. Contributions of humour to well-being, tension relief, personal efficacy and competency and social facilitation. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P11 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P24 Psychosocial Coping and Adaptation Role of leisure in the processes of psychosocial coping, and adaptation to negative life events and conflicts in society. Differentiation between coping, adaptation, and post-traumatic growth. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P11 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P25 Community Development in Recreation Various theoretical perspectives on community organization and development. Methods available to the recreation practitioner to facilitate the development of recreation services in communities. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3P21. RECL 3P26 Outdoor and Environmental Education Theoretical and practical investigation of the outdoors as a setting to develop environmental awareness and connection to place. Lectures, 3 hours per week; plus fieldwork. Restriction: open to RECL, BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P96), PEKN 1P93 or permission of the instructor. Note: field experience fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3P30 Risk Management in Recreation Issues and concerns with the identification and management of recreation and leisure programs on individual, organizational and industry-wide levels. Legal and industry standards for risk management. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P31 Canadian Leisure Policy Policy perspectives on leisure and recreation from all levels of government, non-governmental organizations and corporations. Historical and contemporary cases of leisure policy in the Canadian context. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P11 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P32 Therapeutic Recreation Program Planning Procedures necessary for assessment, planning, implementation, management and evaluation specific to therapeutic recreation services. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P02 (2P52) or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P35 Youth Culture, Development and Leisure Engagement Exploration and examination of the developmental stages of youth and the role of leisure and recreation along these stages, policies that shape the provision of leisure services for youth, youth recreation management and programming, youth cultures, and current issues and contexts necessary to deliver youth leisure services within a variety of settings, agencies and organizations Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P36 Adventure-Based Learning in Recreation Theoretical and practical investigation of historical, social, and psychological foundations of adventure recreation, focusing on the use of adventure programming to develop learning in self and groups. Lectures, 3 hours per week; plus fieldwork. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91), 1P03 or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3P40 Marketing in Recreation Service Organizations Marketing concepts and methods available to public, commercial, and private recreation organizations. Topics include societal marketing philosophy, issues surrounding the marketing of services, market research, market segmentation, and marketing mix strategies related to programming, distributing, pricing, promoting recreation services and special events. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P05 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in MKTG 2P51, 2P52 and SPMA 3P65. RECL 3P43 Gender, Leisure and Families (also offered as WISE 3P43) Reciprocal relation between leisure and gender, gender roles, and family structures. Issues of resistance and reconstruction of gender roles within families and leisure. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P11, WISE 1F90 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P45 Campus Recreation Practical and theoretical aspects of campus recreation relating to different programming areas, values of recreational sports and the role of campus recreational sports programs in the context of higher education settings. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P05 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P55 Field Experience in Recreation and Leisure Leisure forms (recreation, play, sport, the arts) in a different socio-cultural context (national or international); recreation as a tool for social development; comparative analysis of leisure policy and service delivery. Lectures, lab, fieldwork. Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits and permission of the Department. Note: students must complete an application and interview prior to being admitted. Students are required to pay their own expenses. RECL 3P62 Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation Examination of current assessment and evaluation instruments and procedures used in Therapeutic Recreation. The validity, reliability and practical utility issues in conceptualization, data collection methods, analysis, and interpretation in the assessment and evaluation of persons with disabilities. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P02 (2P52) and 2P07 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P70 Financing Recreation Service Organizations Finance for public and commercial recreation organizations. Topics include budgeting, income sources, pricing, grant writing, and resource acquisition in addition to alternative revenue generation practices including sponsorship, donations, partnerships, and volunteer support. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P05, 2P07 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P76 Recreation Facilities Management Examination and analysis of the organization and operation of a variety of community, therapeutic and outdoor recreation facilities. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3P86 Advanced Outdoor Leadership Theory and Practices Examination of advanced outdoor leadership theories and pedagogy. Engagement in an extended outdoor field experience, leadership skill development and co-instructional opportunities. Field trip, seven days; pre-trip session, three days; post-trip session, four days. Restriction: open to Outdoor Recreation majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2F16 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course will be conducted during the first two weeks of Spring session. Field experience fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3P92 Social Justice in Recreation and Leisure Studies Classical and contemporary perspectives on social justice, recreation and leisure studies through local, regional, national and global lenses. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P21 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P93 Principles of Sustainability, Community Recreation and Leisure Case applications in sustainable recreation/leisure pursuits, with respect to local conditions (natural, social and economic factors). Initiating and developing sustainable leisure and recreation practices. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 11.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P00 or permission of the instructor. RECL 3P95 Leisure Services Field Work Practical experiences in specific leisure service agencies. Placement in a community recreation or leisure setting. Seminar, field work, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 9.5 overall credits. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4F15. RECL 3Q07 Quantitative Analysis Quantitative means of understanding, interpreting and analyzing statistical data and information. Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P07 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 3P08. RECL 3Q16 Environmental and Ecological Literacy Examination of relevant theories and concepts including the roles of environmental and heritage interpretation as pathways to ecological literacy. Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 7.0 overall credits until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P91), 1P03 or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. RECL 3Q17 Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry Theories, approaches, designs, methods and procedures for conducting qualitative studies. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P07 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 3P37, and PEKN 3P18. RECL 3Q26 National Outdoor Leadership Field Experience I May include practice of wilderness expedition skills, leadership, group dynamics, safety, judgment and environmental studies. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences offered by NOLS. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g. transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 3Q36 Outward Bound Canada Field Experience I Advanced expedition management, outdoor leadership, wilderness travel, risk management, environmental assessment and ecological stewardship through participation in an Outward Bound Canada course. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences offered by Outward Bound Canada. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g. transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 3Q46 Wilderness First Responder Fundamental concepts and practical application of wilderness first aid in remote outdoor settings, engagement in outdoor emergency scenarios and tools, techniques, and strategies for evacuation of patients in remote settings. Lectures, practical experiences, 80 hours. Note: students can receive credit for participating in approved Wilderness First Responder courses; consult the Department. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g. transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. Credit will not be given for re-certification. RECL 3Q56 Outdoor Field Experience I Examination of the theories and methods in providing outdoor field activities through participation in a comprehensive field experience with an approved organization. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g., transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 3V40-3V99 Special Studies in Recreation and Leisure Series of lectures, seminars and practical experiences offered in specialized areas of recreation and leisure. Restriction: open to RECL majors and permission of the Department. RECL 3V92 Professional Issues in Therapeutic Recreation Examination and critique of issues facing the field of therapeutic recreation, including but not limited to, credentialing, strengths-based practice, effficacy research and settings for service. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 11.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P22 and 3P32 or permission of the instructor. Note: offered online. RECL 4F02 Internship in Therapeutic Recreation Minimum of 15 weeks, full-time internship under the supervision of a full-time employed Therapeutic Recreation professional. Restriction: open to Therapeutic Recreation majors with a minimum of 17.5 credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 4F22, (RECL 4P12 and 4P22) or permission of the instructor. Note: course materials fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 4F15 Program Evaluation in Professional Practice Program evaluation and needs assessment in planning, managing, and administering delivery of leisure services and programs. Theory integrated with professional development and practical experiences in recreation and leisure organizations. Lectures, fieldwork, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P07 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee will be charged; consult the Department. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3P95. RECL 4F17 Honours's Thesis Research Project Analysis of research assumptions and methodologies in recreation and leisure studies for an individual or group reserch project. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department. Note: to be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise. Students completing an individual research project require a minimum 80 percent major average. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4P17, 4P22 and 4P57. RECL 4F22 Advanced Methods in Therapeutic Recreation Examination of contemporary intervention strategies used in therapeutic recreation service. Issues related to professional practice. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P32 and 3P62 or permission of the instructor. Note: clinical placement of 100 hours required. Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4P02, 4P12 and 4P22. RECL 4F25 Internship in Community Recreation Minimum of three months (12 weeks) full time internship in an approved community based recreation service organization (municipality, not-for-profit organization, grassroots community organization). Orientation, seminar, evaluation workshops, 12 hours. Restriction: open to Community Recreation majors with a minimum of 17.5 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 4P05 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 4F26 Internship in Outdoor Recreation Minimum of three months (12 week) full time internship in an approved outdoor recreation based organization (conservation authority, outdoor outfitter, camp organization, outdoor/experiential education centre). Orientation, seminar, evaluation workshops, 12 hours. Restriction: open to Outdoor Recreation majors with a minimum of 17.5 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 4P16, RECL 4P96 or permission of the instructor. Note: materials fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 4F55 International Field Experience in Recreation and Leisure Leisure forms (recreation, play, sport, the arts) in an international context; recreation as a tool for social development; comparative analysis of leisure policy and service delivery; leisure and socio-cultural relationships. Lectures, lab, fieldwork. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department. Note: students must complete an application and interview prior to being admitted into the course. Students are required to pay their own expenses. RECL 4P00 Advanced Directed Readings Topic not covered in the department's regular course offerings. Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average, a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department. Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise. RECL 4P05 Community and Recreation Planning Types of recreation plans emphasizing all steps of a comprehensive strategic planning model that can be used in any recreation planning initiative. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P25 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P10 Advanced Topics in Community Recreation Services Issues and concerns related to administration and management of recreation services. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P25 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P16 Advanced Wilderness Program Planning Analysis and application of the planning and execution of an extended outdoor wilderness trip. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to Outdoor Recreation majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P30 and 3P86 or permission of the instructor. Note: additional ten day field trip is required which may extend into Spring session. Field experience fee will be charged; consult the Department. RECL 4P17 Honours Thesis Proposal Development of a research proposal, providing the framework for an individual or group thesis. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P07; RECL 3Q07 or 3Q17 Note: the proposal will be formally presented to the project supervisor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4F07 and 4F97. RECL 4P21 Cultural Politics of Leisure Leisure as a cultural and political phenomenon. Emphasis on popular leisure pursuits such as toys, television and film, sport, gambling and deviant leisure. Issues of power, status, representation, commodification and social control. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P11 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P50 Entrepreneurship in Recreation Service Organizations Starting a new recreation service business including the study of the characteristics of an entrepreneur, the identification and evaluation of business opportunities in the recreation services field, the assembly of resources and the development of a business plan. Entrepreneurship as it relates to the management of recreation service organizations. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P25 or permission of the instructor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 3P50. RECL 4P51 Group Dynamics in Recreation Analysis and application of group dynamics theory, techniques and research to successful group facilitation in a recreation context. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 2P21 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P57 Group Honours Thesis Collection and analysis of data and evaluation of findings based on the proposal developed in RECL 4P17. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours). Corequisite(s): RECL 4P17. RECL 4P93 Global Policies in Recreation and Leisure International perspectives and comparisons relating to provisioning for recreation and leisure facilities at local, regional and national levels; international frameworks and processes; issues and cases in recreation policy. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P11, 3P31 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P95 Urban Leisure and Youth Urban development issues and impacts on youth. Urbanism and urban leisure lifestyles, cultures and identities. Youth social relations and the environment as contexts for leisure. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P11, 3P35 or permission of the instructor. RECL 4P96 Issues in Outdoor Recreation Cultural, contemporary and future issues and concerns in outdoor recreation. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 3P30 and 3P86 or permission of the instructor. Note: course may include weekend field experience; field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4P06. RECL 4P97 Individual Honours Thesis Collection and analysis of data and evaluation of findings based on the proposal developed in RECL 4P17. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum 80 percent major average, minimum 13.5 overall credits, approval to year 4 (honours), permission of the Department and a faculty member. Corequisite(s): RECL 4P17. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 4F97. RECL 4Q26 National Outdoor Leadership Field Experience II May include practice of wilderness expedition skills, leadership, group dynamics, safety, judgment and environmental studies. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences offered by NOLS. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g. transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 4Q36 Outward Bound Canada Field Experience II Remote wilderness experience with cultural exchange in Inuit communities on Baffin Island with Outward Bound Canada. May involve skiing, dogsledding, home stays and trips with Inuit hunters and elders. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences offered by Outward Bound Canada. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g. transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 4Q56 Outdoor Field Experience II Advanced examination of the theories and methods in providing outdoor field activities through participation in a comprehensive field experience with an approved organization. Extended field experience. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: students can receive credit for participating in extended outdoor recreation field experiences. Students are responsible for registering with sponsoring agency, logistics (e.g., transportation, fees) and supplying Department with documentation of successful completion. RECL 4Q96 Experiential Education in Outdoor Recreation Historical, philosophical, spiritual, psychological foundations, theories and practices of experiential education in outdoor recreation. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to RECL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours). Prerequisite(s): RECL 1F91 (1P96) or permission of the instructor.
NON-CREDIT COURSE
RECL 0N06 Brock BaseCamp Participation in new student outdoor orientation experience. May include backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing, sea kayaking or mountain biking. Extended field experience. Restriction: acceptance to Brock University, Brock BaseCamp program and permission of the Department.


What will it cost? When can I go? Which dentist should I see? These are the common questions a new set of online tools will help answer for Cigna (NYSE:CI) dental plan customers. The new tools will begin to be available in spring 2016 as part of the company's ongoing efforts to help customers maintain good oral health.
A Cigna study last year found that many adults with dental insurance don't take full advantage of their benefits, even though most dental plans cover preventive exams and cleanings at no or low out-of- pocket costs.
Through a licensing agreement with Brighter, Inc., an innovative dental marketplace platform, Cigna dental customers will have access to improved cost and quality transparency tools, including dentist profiles and verified patient reviews to help compare dental offices and services. Most customers will be able to see actual fees for services by dentist, personalized to their specific plan details, including copays and deductibles, before they make an appointment. In addition, online appointment scheduling and electronic appointment reminders will be available at those network DPPO dentists who have elected to provide patients with these conveniences.
The new tools and features will be available on myCigna.com, the company's personal website and mobile app. In 2014, there were approximately 31 million customer visits to the myCigna web portal or mobile app, with most individuals looking for a local, quality and cost efficient doctor or facility.
The relationship with Brighter will also make practice management easier for Cigna's more than 139,000 participating Dental PPO dentists and their staff. Participating dental offices can feature detailed practice profiles to help attract new patients, and upfront cost information helps eliminate surprises for patients, making it easier for people to budget for out-of-pocket costs. In addition, making appointment scheduling and automated appointment reminders available online can help reduce administrative costs and time.


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Generational Equity Advises Intercept Silver & Jewelry Care in its Sale to JK Acquisition
December 9, 2022, 8:00 a.m. ·2 min read
DALLAS, December 09, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Intercept Silver & Jewelry Care, LLC to JK Acquisition, LLC. The transaction closed November 11, 2022.
Intercept Silver & Jewelry Care (ISJC) located in Austin, Texas, is the exclusive authorized worldwide distributor of Intercept Technology™ packaging to the silver and jewelry industries. The Company's products utilize State of the Art Corrosion Intercept® and Static Intercept®, Lucent Technologies patented polymers that react with and permanently neutralize atmospheric gasses that cause tarnishing of metals and prevent silver tarnish.
Corrosion Intercept and Static Intercept provide clean, non-abrasive, non-toxic, environmentally friendly tarnish prevention for up to 30 years. Intercept does not contain charcoals, oils, or volatile corrosion inhibitors, does not leave deposits on items it protects, is temperature and humidity independent, and breaks down to a polymer dust in a landfill. NASA, The British Royal Mint, The Guggenheim Museum, Raytheon, and jewelry manufacturers worldwide trust Intercept Technology™ silver anti-tarnish products.
Located in Rochester, New York, JK Acquisition, LLC is a manufacturer and wholesaler of precious metal findings, beads, wire and finished jewelry.
Generational Equity Executive Managing Director of M&A – Central Region, Michael Goss, Senior M&A Advisor, Celeste Garner, with the support of Vice President, M&A, Lance Thomasson successfully closed the deal. Senior Managing Director, Rick Buchoz established the original relationship with ISJC.
"This acquisition was a natural fit for the JK Acquisition team. They had an existing relationship with Intercept Silver & Jewelry Care to build upon and both parties had a high regard for one another. Both the buyer and seller were a pleasure to work with," said Garner.
About Generational Equity
Generational Equity, Generational Capital Markets (member FINRA/SIPC), Generational Wealth Advisors, Generational Consulting Group, and DealForce are part of the Generational Group, which is headquartered in Dallas and is one of the leading M&A advisory firms in North America.
With more than 300 professionals located throughout 16 offices in North America, the companies help business owners release the wealth of their business by providing growth consulting, merger, acquisition, and wealth management services. Their six-step approach features strategic and tactical growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A transactional services, and wealth management.
The M&A Advisor named the company Investment Banking Firm of the Year three years in a row, Valuation Firm of the Year in 2020, and North American Investment Bank of the Year in 2022 as well as Consulting Firm of the Year. For more information, visit https://www.genequityco.com/ or the Generational Equity press room.
Carl Doerksen
cdoerksen@generational.com
US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures jump nearly 2% on Meta surge, Fed relief
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Nasdaq futures jumped on Thursday as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. Meta Platforms Inc jumped 19.1% in premarket trading, after the Facebook-parent announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, federal prosecutors announced. Joseph Morelli, 51, admitted to threatening to harm Greene in several March 2022 calls to her Washington, D.C., office, the U.S. attorney's office in Syracuse said in a news release Wednesday. Morelli, of Endicott, New York, was indicted in April 2022 on three counts of transmitting interstate threatening communications.
Platform Life Sciences, a high impact Clinical Research Organization, with the mission to modernize clinical trials on a global scale, has signed a key agreement with GreenLight Biosciences to support their Phase I clinical trial, GLB-003, for a novel mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 in Rwanda – that today has been approved by the Rwanda FDA.
Chetu Announces Odoo Partnership
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Council forced to refund 1,000 drivers' fines due to 'unfair' sign outside school
Cars are banned from driving outside Henry Cavendish primary school in Balham, south west London, during school collection times.
Global Microcars Market Analysis Report 2022: Growth Opportunities Emerging with Shift in Focus to High-growth Electric Microcars and New Growth Avenues in Micromobility
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AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Ratings to Elevance Health, Inc.'s New Senior Unsecured Notes
OLDWICK, N.J., February 02, 2023--AM Best has assigned Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of "bbb+" (Good) to Elevance Health, Inc.'s (Elevance Health) (Indianapolis, IN) newly issued $500 million, 4.9% senior unsecured notes, due 2026; $1 billion, 4.75% senior unsecured notes, due 2033 and $1.1 billion, 5.125% senior unsecured notes, due 2053. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
UPDATE 1-Ukraine hopes to secure full-fledged IMF financing programme
Ukraine hopes to start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on a full-fledged programme during the second quarter of 2023, the Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as saying on Thursday. The IMF approved a four-month monitoring programme for Ukraine in December that is aimed at maintaining economic stability following Russia's invasion, and at helping promote donor financing. "We hope that the successful implementation of the monitoring program with the IMF will allow us to receive a full-fledged financing program from the IMF, and we will negotiate this, beginning the second quarter of this year already," Marchenko was quoted as telling a meeting in Kyiv of the Ukrainian government and the European Commission.
Veteran soldier given suspended sentence for Troubles killing
David Jonathan Holden was sentenced to three years at Belfast Crown Court, but the judge suspended the term for three years.
AP African-American studies: Syllabus changed after Florida 'woke' claims
Topics including Black Lives Matter and reparations for slavery are now listed as optional.
APRU Appoints Professor Thomas Schneider as New Chief Executive
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Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury: Their relationship timeline from Love Island to baby
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How Can Identical Twins — Including the Conjoined Ndiaye Sisters — Be So Different? What the Science Says
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Global Bathroom Scales Market to Reach $2.9 Billion by 2030
The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s war on Ukraine will play out this year and the war`s role in creating global instability means that the trouble on the inflation front is not over yet.New York, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Bathroom Scales Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p04368309/?utm_source=GNW Food
Sojern Expands Leadership Team With Strategic New Hires
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The True Life Companies and Homes Built for America Announce Sponsorship Of NASCAR's Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Race
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I have found that to be so true, Mark Hamilton, that as you understand the difficulties and hardships which so many people go through in this AC, it's almost impossible not to care deeply, and feel compassion and love for them. The possibilities offered by the TVP, the complete change in reality, is such a boon, it makes my heart warm just thinking about it. And everything we offer is Real–that's the most beautiful part! No BS, no illusions, no encouraging them to grasp at straws of delusions designed to keep them under the thumb of power. Wow! Just imagine how people's lives will change, and we get to be a part of that incredible shift…what a gift.


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Peace Is Every Step
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness In Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh (1990)
This slim volume is basically a collection of short essays about finding peace, compassion, and harmony in everyday life by slowing down and living mindfully. It's divided into three sections. "Breathe! You Are Alive" is very much about the everyday: how to live in the moment and focus on the little things like breathing, walking, eating, or even doing the dishes. "Transformation and Healing" applies these principles to dealing with difficult emotions like anger and transforming them into more productive ones. It talks a lot about dealing with other people, such as parents or romantic partners, and emphasizes the importance of community. "Peace Is Every Step" takes this philosophy even farther outside of ourselves to look at world problems with a lens of kindness, compassion, peace and justice.
At this point I've read a few things about mindfulness and about Buddhism and it's starting to get interesting to see how they complement or contradict each other. For instance, one thing that has stuck with me from The Wise Heart is noticing your feelings but realizing that they are not part of you, and will come and go like the weather. Here, in a piece called "Mindfulness of Anger" Nhat Hanh says "When we are angry, our anger is our very self. To suppress it or chase it away is to suppress or chase away our self." He compares it to garbage and compost: you can take something unwanted and transform it into something useful and nurturing. I'm not sure that the two perspectives are actually contradictory in terms of what Buddhism is about because the important thing, I think, is being aware of your emotions and recognizing that some of them are not helpful. Perhaps whether you wait for them to pass or transform them is not important.
He uses garbage in his writing a lot actually. Another passage I liked is about how if you want to live peacefully with a person you need to recognize the whole person. He says "We do not expect a person always to be a flower. We have to understand his or her garbage as well."
I also like how he talks about engaging with the world. Buddhism isn't all about staying inside your own head all the time, despite the emphasis on meditation. Meditation is to help with focus and clarity and should help you see the world. Once you see it, you need to act on what you see. And he sees us as all interdependent. In a passage entitled "Flowers and Garbage" (I told you he likes garbage!) he writes about prostitution and how we look down on prostitutes and how prostitutes may feel badly when they compare themselves to "good girls" from good family. Nhat Hanh says that the prostitute is the way she is because others are the way they are and asks "How can a 'good girl,' belonging to a good family, be proud? Because the 'good family's' way of life is the way it is, the prostitute has to live as a prostitute. No one among us has clean hands." The same is true with wealth and poverty.
He talks about war and peace and the environment. He talks about writing positive letters to our congressional representatives, letters they will want to read and not just throw away, and he acknowledges the need for understanding the constraints of doing their jobs. He talks about all the little ways that what we do every day affects the world; the way we speak to people, what we throw in the trash. He talks about looking at people who do bad things - like pirates who rape young girls - and considering what conditions in the world contributed to them becoming how they are; he thinks that if he had faced the same conditions in his life, perhaps he would also have ended up a pirate.
Thich Nhat Hanh is very well-known and popular for his views and his writing, and this book feels like one it would be good to own and turn to now and again to try and soak up more of his advice. It's the first book by Nhat Hanh that I've read but I am interested in reading more as I really like how he views the world, and the way he writes about it.
Labels: books, buddhism, mindfulness, nonfiction, peace is every step, reviews, thich nhat hanh
Toil & Trouble
Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe (2018)
I am feeling very pleased with myself about actually reading this book at a somewhat seasonal time! This is a teen anthology of stories about witchy girls, and there's a lot of diversity as I have come to expect from Jessica Spotswood's anthologies. They're a mix of contemporary and historical with characters of different backgrounds, but always strong females and a lot of sisterhood.
Of course I had a few favorites. "Afterbirth" by Andrea Cremer was a chilling tale about midwives in Puritan New England. A young apprentice assists with an unusual birth that turns tragic, and the midwife is held responsible. "The Heart In Her Hands" by Tess Sharpe is set in a world where a sort of magical tattoo appears on young women, telling them the first words that will be spoken to them by their soulmate. But Brenna already has a soulmate, a girl, and she refuses the boy who speaks the prophetic words to her. "The Truth About Queenie" by Brandy Colbert is about a young witch who wants to keep her powers secret; also secret is that she's in love with her best friend, Webb. When he brings home a girlfriend for her to meet, her hopes are crushed. This story made me want more, in a good way. There's enough here about Queenie and Webb's friendship, and Queenie's powers and her family, for a full-length novel and I would definitely read it. "The Legend of Stone Mary" by Robin Talley was a creepy small-town legend about a mysterious statue that is said to come to life under the right circumstances, and a teenaged girl who is a descendant of the subject of the statue.
Now I'm realizing I have too many favorites to relate them all in details, but others include "The One Who Stayed" by Nova Ren Suma, "Divine Are the Stars" by Zoraida Cordova, "Daughters of Baba Yaga" by Brenna Yovanoff, "The Well Witch" by Kate Hart, "Beware of Girls With Crooked Mouths," by Jessica Spotswood, and "Love Spell" by Anna-Marie McLemore. There were really only a few stories I wasn't really into, and in a couple of those cases I think I just shouldn't have started a story when I was already tired. It takes some focus to get into a new story and that's one of the difficulties of reading a short story collection.
All in all, I really enjoyed this collection and recommend it if you're looking for some witchy-themed fall reading!
Labels: books, fiction, jessica spotswood, reviews, short stories, teen, tess sharpe, toil & trouble, young adult
The Testaments
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (2019)
Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale is narrated by three women: Aunt Lydia, the daughter of a Commander, and a young woman in Canada. The events take place fifteen years after the first book and give us much more insight into parts of Gilead we didn't see before. We've gotten some of it from the show, but there is still more to discover here.
Aunt Lydia's chapters are written in secret and hidden in a book to be discovered at some later time. She speculates about whether she'll be dead then, or if their discovery will lead to her death or downfall because of her explosive secrets. Agnes Jemima is the Commander's daughter and if you watch the show you will recognize her as Offred/June's daughter, originally called Hannah. Her chapters are labeled Transcript of Witness Testimony 369A. Our third character's story is told through Transcript of Witness Testimony 369B, and she is a sixteen-year-old named Daisy, living in Canada with her parents Neil and Melanie, and in her opening story she is just learning, through a tragic event, that much of what she knew about herself is a lie. The stories of all three of these characters come to intersect in important ways that may change Gilead forever.
Even though I've been watching the show, there is a lot to learn here about Gilead. A Commander's daughter provides an enlightening perspective on how the privileged live and view their world. Although the show does follow some characters who have escaped to Canada, that's different than this viewpoint of a teenager for whom Gilead has been a neighbor her whole life, and has grown up hearing about Baby Nicole, baby of legend, stolen from Gilead and hidden in Canada. And of course Aunt Lydia's writings reveal a great deal about the inner workings of those who set up this society and keep it running, plus the details of how her life changed when the American government fell and how she became an Aunt.
Especially interesting to me is how the characters view the handmaids. In The Handmaid's Tale we have only 's Offred's perspective, and therefore believe that the handmaids are revered because they produce babies, the society's most precious commodity. Imagine my surprise when I began reading and heard the way people talked about the handmaids as sluts who are good for nothing else. Well! That was something I didn't expect from such a pious, baby-centric society. This novel was pretty eye-opening, to say the least.
I don't want to say too much about the plot, of course, so I'll just summarize my experience by saying that it was very satisfying. Throughout the show I have been dying to know just how evil Aunt Lydia is - there have been times that I could swear I see glimmers of a good person hidden in there, especially when she protects the handmaids or forces them to behave in ways that will be safer for them in the long run. But then she would do something awful and I would think that no, in fact, she is all for Gilead's way of life, a true believer. This book finally gives me the answers I have sought about her character. A fun discovery was that part of the book takes place on Campobello Island, which is a tiny Canadian island connected by a bridge to my hometown and where I spent a great deal of time when I was growing up.
Of course I can't help but think about the present atmosphere in the United States, with an authoritarian president, an election system that's not currently as free and fair as it should be, and the distinct possibility of political instability. Atwood has been very open about how everything in Gilead has existed somewhere at some time in the real world. As she says late in this novel "History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." It left me with a lot to think about.
I had only read one review of this book before reading it because I knew I would read it no matter what - that review was from Kirkus and was predictably Kirkus-like (it said something to the effect that the book was good but unnecessary, whatever the heck that means.) Of course I thought it was great, and I am trying to figure out the trajectory of the show given that this takes place several years later and I don't know how many seasons they have planned. But no matter: I'm happy to have this story now!
Labels: books, fiction, handmaids tale, margaret atwood, reviews, the testaments
Red Sister
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor #1) by Mark Lawrence (2017)
Eight-year-old Nona is set to hang for murder, but at the last minute she is saved by Abbess Glass, who takes her away to the Convent of Sweet Mercy. Here she is to train in fighting, poisons, and the faith of the Ancestor. However, the family of the man she tried (unsuccessfully) to kill have not forgotten her and will do anything to stop her.
In this world there are special bloodlines, and Nona is hunska, which means that she is extremely fast. Gerants are giants, including the man she tried to kill. Quantals and marjals are able to tap into various types of magic. At Sweet Mercy, Nona learns of a prophecy about a Chosen One with multiple of these bloodlines, and a Shield who is destined to protect the Chosen One.
This all takes place in what appears to be an extended ice age, only a small part of the world habitable. Past civilizations have been lost, but people have manipulated the sun (and/or moon? the details are fuzzy to me now) so it focuses and keeps the Corridor open and habitable. But the sun is dying so they know they don't have a ton of time left. It's a desperate time, many people are starving, and Nona is grateful for the luxuries she finds at Sweet Mercy: a soft bed, hot water, plenty of food at every meal.
At some point, each girl will decide on her focus: Red Sisters are fighters; Grey specialize in espionage, stealth, and poisons; Holy Sisters focus on the faith; and Mystic Witches are those gifted in magic. Each year of training focuses on one of these areas, and during this book Nona is in the Red Class where they learn fighting. There are three books in the series, but I don't know if it's complete.
I found the setting and story pretty fascinating. I'm always drawn to books set in cold climates, and I like stories about someone being taken from their crappy life and set off to train in a special school. It suddenly sounds a lot like Harry Potter, now that I describe it that way! I admired all the young women in this story for their strength, bravery, and loyalty to each other. It wasn't the easiest book to get through, taking me close to two weeks. I don't know if that's just because of how my life was in those two weeks, or if it's actually because of the book. It's fairly dense and doesn't move super fast, but I have no real criticisms about it. The world-building and plot were compelling, and there were passages I re-read because of the beauty and cleverness of the writing. Part of me does want to continue this series so I can find out what happens and learn more about this world, but right now I just need to read some shorter, easier books for a bit.
Red Sister was the final book for my 2019 TBR Pile Challenge.
Labels: 2019 tbr pile challenge, book of the ancestor, fantasy, fiction, mark lawrence, red sister
The Everything Buddhism Book
The Everything Buddhism Book by Arnie Kozak (2010)
I started this while re-reading The Wise Heart, but luckily they're two very different books so I should be able to keep them straight. I've been meditating for a few years now (I mean, not continuously!) and I'm trying to integrate Buddhist principles into my life more because I'm really starting to think that guy was onto something. Somebody I follow on Twitter was getting suggestions for books to read about Buddhism and this was one that was mentioned.
This really is a little bit of everything about Buddhism. It covers Buddha's life, his teachings, the spread of Buddhism, different types of Buddhism, specific practices, art, and various other topics. Unsurprisingly, there were chapters that I found much more relevant to my interests than other chapters, some I found boring, and some that I didn't really understand. So I read parts of it more intently than other parts.
I've read other books that go over the basics of the philosophy (The Wise Heart, Buddhism Without Beliefs) but at this point I still really need to be reminded so it was totally fine to read about that again. I also really liked reading about different types of meditation, art and architecture, tea ceremonies, social activism, and applying Buddhism to daily life. It really helped give me a broad, holistic view of how Buddhism applies to various facets of a person's life and the world. I tend to be pretty socially conscious so I was happy to read the chapter about how beneficial this philosophy can be in terms of environment issues, politics, leadership, and other aspects of social life. The chapter on karma and what it actually means was not only enlightening but very familiar. It's not a magical property whereby if you are mean to somebody you will later be struck by lightning; rather it's more like if you're mean to somebody, you're hurting your relationship with that person and that's going to be bad for you as well.
Chapters I struggled with were those that really delved into the nuances of the different schools of Buddhism, because I had a tough time thoroughly understanding it. Some of the history was also a bit dry for me, especially the overview of how Buddhism spread throughout Asia, with short chapters on each country covered. But it's good information and it made sense to be there.
It took me a while to get through this book, but I found it very helpful and also came away with lots of suggestions for further reading. I feel like a lot of this is going to fall out of my head almost immediately because I'm terrible at retaining information, but hopefully if I read enough on the subject it will really start to stick.
Labels: arnie kozak, books, buddhism, everything buddhism book, nonfiction, reviews
Barracoon
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston (2018)
In 1927, author Zora Neale Hurston interviewed the last person alive who was brought from Africa on a slave ship, but the story wasn't published until last year. Cudjo Lewis was 86 when Hurston interviewed him, and he had experienced a lot in his lifetime. His village was destroyed by another group of African who captured the survivors and held them prisoner until they were sold to white men and brought to America. Lewis then worked as a slave for 5 years or so until he was freed. Life continued to be a struggle for him and his family.
His story is only around 100 pages; the rest of the book contains multiple introductions, prefaces, an afterward, an appendix, glossary, notes, etc. I don't have very much to say about it. I learned a little more about the role other Africans played in the slave trade, at least in this particular instance. I didn't learn much more about slavery, which I had hoped to - I thought I would get more of a first-hand story about the experience but he didn't talk about it much at all.
Hurston let him tell his own story, and I understand and respect that decision. However, he just told the story in a very simple way and that's what we got. Most books show rather than tell, but this one was definitely telling which made it difficult to really get into the story and get much out of it. Even when Lewis told about the deaths of all his children and his wife, it didn't pack the emotional punch it could have had we gotten the opportunity to get to know them first. I hate to criticize this book for not being, essentially, a novel. I do think it's an important story and I'm glad that Hurston was able to capture it. It's an interesting story, but I just didn't get a whole lot out of it.
Labels: barracoon, books, nonfiction, reviews, zora neale hurston
Red, White and Royal Blue
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (2019), narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
It's 2020 and the son of the first female U.S. President falls in love with the Prince of Wales. Alex Claremont-Diaz has long loathed Prince Henry, but when they get into a scuffle at a royal wedding and spectacularly knock over the wedding cake, it's a PR nightmare that can only be solved by a fake friendship. The two young men must pretend to be good friends, but soon they find they are becoming actual friends, and then more.
There is no way I can do justice to this book. I can't convey how charming both Alex and Henry are, or how much I adored Alex's close friendship with his sister June and the VP's daughter, Nora. Or how much I loved the opportunity to live, even briefly, in a world in which a woman had won the 2016 presidential election and did not incite the rise of white nationalism. I was even able to laugh at the storyline that involved the compromise of a private email server.
Even once Alex and Henry figured out that they were attracted to each other, there were still hurdles. On Alex's end, that was his mother's bid for re-election and the potential scandal of his relationship with the Prince. On Henry's end, it was his role as potential heir to the throne, responsibility to provide more heirs, and the deeply conservative tradition of the royal family. It's a romance so you know they'll get through it, and there's a lot of fun in seeing how that will happen.
Ramon de Ocampo expertly narrated the story, infusing personality and heart and humor. Early on when their friendship was still fake, Alex added Henry to his phone contacts as HRH Prince Dickhead [poop emoji] and it was hilarious hearing that read during every text conversation, even after they fell in love. Alex never changed it and so the narrator continued reading texts that began with "HRH Prince Dickhead poop emoji" which cracked me up. There were so many little details like that.
The biggest problem with this book is the lack of a comma in the title after "White." Other than that, it's pretty much perfect. It is adorable and life-affirming and uplifting and funny and sweet. I picked it up because I heard so much about it and was looking for more books similar to those by Becky Albertalli - this was a great one to fill that need. Now I just need to find more like it!
Labels: audiobooks, books, casey mcquiston, fiction, ramon de ocampo, red white and royal blue, reviews, romance


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Commentary / World
Pining for Lyndon Johnson, Americans got Christie
Online: Jan 24, 2014
Last Modified: Jan 24, 2014
WASHINGTON – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's recent scandals won't impress anyone who has read Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
In the fourth volume of Caro's biography, he tells the story of Margaret Mayer, a Dallas Times Herald reporter who was investigating the television station LBJ owned. Johnson had his aides call Mayer's bosses and let slip that if Mayer kept investigating Johnson's business, Johnson might sic the Federal Communications Commission on the Dallas Times Herald's businesses — which included TV and radio stations. Mayer's bosses got the message. Her investigation was quickly terminated.
That, however, was an example of LBJ's lighter touch. According to another story Caro recounts, Johnson had long been irritated by the coverage of Bascom Timmons, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's chief Washington correspondent.
So he called the paper's owner, Amon Carter Jr., and told him that it'd be a shame — just a shame — if the Fort Worth Army Depot ended up getting closed. Even worse, what if the Carswell Air Force Base were shuttered, too? Then there was the Trinity River Navigation Project, which would make the river navigable from its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico all the way to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. All these projects meant jobs, development and, ultimately, readers and advertisers for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"You all ought to get the best damn fellow you can for the Star-Telegram," LBJ instructed, "and I'd have a man there, when he speaks up, he doesn't say 'I'm Bascom Timmons.' " Carter did as he was told.
President Barack Obama so often seems powerless before an intransigent Congress that it's become common to hear people yearn for an LBJ-like executive — one who knows how to get things done.
"LBJ-nostalgia is a reaction to Barack Obama's presidency," wrote the Economist. That nostalgia, however, is focused more on LBJ's victories than on his methods. If the president tried to wield power in a similar fashion today, he would be driven from office.
Christie has been a beneficiary of LBJ nostalgia. He's a tough Republican governor in a blue state facing a Democratic legislature. He yells at people who oppose him. He swaggers across the national stage. He gets things done — including big things, such as pension reform — which encourages people to believe that maybe, just maybe, he's a political leader who could make Washington work again.
Christie has exulted in his reputation for ruthless efficiency. "I believe we have become paralyzed by our desire to be loved," he told the 2012 Republican National Convention. The unstated corollary, of course, is that Christie, unlike Obama, knows how to be feared. And every student of Machiavelli knows that in politics, it's better to be feared than loved.
There have long been rumors about how Christie goes about achieving that effect. A December New York Times article tallied examples of the governor's penchant for retribution. Alleged targets included "a former governor who was stripped of police security at public events; a Rutgers professor who lost state financing for cherished programs; a state senator whose candidate for a judgeship suddenly stalled; another senator who was disinvited from an event with the governor in his own district." As one reporter said, Christie's reputation for payback has been useful "in scaring off others who might dare to cross him."
Then came revelations about lane closures on the George Washington Bridge and, more recently, allegations that Christie aides threatened to withhold hurricane relief funds from Hoboken in order to pressure the city's mayor to expedite a development project.
Christie's reputation for inspiring fear has turned from an asset into a liability. It once impressed the news media. Now it points the way toward future scandals. The public, too, finds these tactics noxious — and Christie has so far stayed afloat by disavowing them.
The conflict between means and ends exposes a deep tension in American political life. The public admires bullying leaders who get things done while loathing the tactics that make their achievements possible.
"A lot of the things we've made Lyndon Johnson a hero for are the kinds of things that if we were watching them right now we'd say are highly corrupt," said Julian Zelizer, a political scientist at Princeton University. "Lyndon Johnson makes what Chris Christie did look like child's play."
That tension is built into the structure of our government. Americans didn't want a king, and they didn't want an executive who would become a king, so they created a weak presidency with few formal tools to influence Congress. Many state executive offices are similarly constructed. But because the American public still expects the executive to lead effectively and aggressively, ambitious leaders resort to informal sources of power: the ability to investigate — or at least threaten to investigate — a radio license, or withholding funds from a wayward mayor. (Snarling their traffic appears to be a very Jersey twist.)
"Lyndon Johnson understood the powers of the president are limited, so he looked to other ways of influencing people," said Zelizer. "That meant turning to these informal tools to lean on them, intimidate them, make them believe there would be retribution."
Christie, it seems, did some of that, too. As long as the methods were hidden and only the results public, he was applauded for it. Now that the methods are being exposed, criticism is mounting.
None of this should surprise us. We like our elected leaders to be stronger than the formal powers we give them. So they are tempted to exert power through informal means that we don't always approve of when they're exposed. The alternative is a disappointed electorate — and more LBJ nostalgia.
Ezra Klein is a Bloomberg View columnist.
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