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VICA's decision making process is based on our policy committees developing and recommending positions on a variety of legislative issues impacting business for consideration by the Board of Director's. Issues are assigned to the appropriate policy committee(s) based on industry impacts. Your input is appreciated!
Sign up here for committee meeting dates, agendas and policy updates.
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Dedicated to developing VICA's membership base, the Ambassador Committee is responsible for identifying and reaching out to businesses that would benefit from membership in VICA. In addition to assisting the staff in greeting and introducing guests and members at VICA events, the committee also explains the benefits of VICA membership to prospective members and encourages existing members to take full advantage of their investment in the organization's work.
2022 Chair
Andrew Sisolak, Western Los Angeles County Council, Boy Scouts of America
Pam Berg, Minuteman Press
Curtis O'Shaughnessy, Leavitt Group
Focused on Los Angeles area airports and their stakeholders, the Aviation Committee deals with issues related to the general and business aviation industries. Membership includes aircraft manufacturers, local businesses that serve the airports, and consultants specializing in the aviation industry. Meetings include regular updates from leadership at the Valley's airports – Van Nuys (VNY), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and Los Angeles International (LAX) – as well as discussion of FAA, Congressional and municipal policymaking.
Niall Mulcahy, Signature Flight Support
Peter Aarons, Burns & McDonnell
Pamela Marcello, Hollywood Burbank Airport
Ruben Zaragoza, Southwest Airlines
The DEI Task Force advances VICA's mission by promoting broader economic success through increased diversity equity and inclusion of individuals, businesses, and organizations within VICA and across the greater Los Angeles region.
Carmen Bowen, Saybrook University
Samona Caldwell, State Farm
Ross Pendergraft, Leavitt Group
Covering a broad range of issues affecting early education, K-12, higher education and workforce development programs, the Education Committee focuses on state budgeting for LAUSD, CSUs, LACCD and UCs, as well as regulation of private postsecondary education institutions. Federal regulation of K-12 curriculum and linked learning are also frequently discussed.
Rafael De la Rosa, California State University, Northridge
Elsa Jacobson, Child360
Robert Brown, University of West Los Angeles
Energy, Environment, Manufacturing & Utilities
The EEM&U Committee provides organizational guidance on manufacturing, environmental regulation, utility ratepayer protection, and public investment in clean and green technology. The committee focuses on protecting and advancing the interests of local and regional public and investor-owned utilities and the telecommunications and manufacturing industries.
Armando Flores, SoCal Gas Company
Lily Lee, Waste Management
Jane Skeeter, UltraGlas
Eileen Ryder, Parsons
The Government Affairs Committee is the catch-all committee for public policy matters with the potential to impact the overall business community. Meetings feature discussions on major local, state and federal legislation related to tax policy, worker relations, government efficiency, election regulation and legal reform, among others. Consideration of ballot initiatives also originates in this committee.
Brandon Stephenson, Cerrell Associates
David Gershwin, David Gershwin Consulting
Francisco Uribe, Home Depot
Covering issues facing the relationship between employers, the health insurance industry and hospitals, the Healthcare Committee deals with major state and federal legislation and interprets the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and medical litigation. Meetings typically feature decision leaders from government agencies and nonprofit organizations on the implementation of PPACA, as well as discussion of state and federal legislation that impacts employer insurance coverage.
James Theiring, Mission Community Hospital
Matthew Welsh, Amgen
The International Trade Committee focuses on domestic and international policy priorities that affect foreign economic development or diplomatic relations. The Committee hosts discussions with Consul Generals and business leaders on ensuring strong international business and foreign affairs.
Jeff Daar (Daar & Newman)
The Labor & Employment Committee deals with labor regulations and policies that affect employers at a city, state and federal level, including wage, hour, scheduling, worker's compensation, and other issues.
Charlie Crumpley, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Sue Bendavid, Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan
Mark Davis, Sun Hill Properties/Hilton Universal City
The Land Use Committee provides policy guidance on community planning and development-related legislation. With major reforms underway at the local and state level, meetings feature prominent officials from local and state planning agencies, as well as discussion of major zoning code changes, redevelopment agency successor programs and California Environmental Quality Act amendments. The committee also recommends commercial, industrial and residential projects of regional significance for VICA support.
Jack Rubens, Sheppard Mullin
David Goldberg, Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac
Roslyn Dahl, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
The Not-for-Profit Committee is focused on the unique operating and policy challenges for non-profit organizations in the Valley.
Barry Cohn, Jorgensen HR
Holly Rasey, New Horizons
Matthew Swearman, Valley Village
Sports, Entertainment, Tourism & Hospitality
The Sports, Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality Committee deals with local and state issues that affect film and television production, including prop houses and media providers. It also focuses on promoting the San Fernando Valley as a destination for visitors. Meetings feature discussions with local and state officeholders and their senior staff, as well as ongoing advocacy on the industry's core issues.
Pam Elyea, History for Hire
Scott Mills, The Garland
Juan Camacho, Fox Corp.
Maria Lloyd, Amazon
Tasked with consideration of mass transit and roadway planning, the Transportation Committee discusses local, regional, state and federal legislation and rulemaking affecting the L.A. Metro System, the 101, 405 and 5 freeways, and the municipal arterial street systems of the Los Angeles region. Leadership from Metro frequently presents to the committee on the progress of Metro projects and the implications of legislation to the system construction financing.
Francine Oschin, Oschin Partners
Coby King, High Point Strategies
Ted Mekuria, HNTB
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My name is Maya and i am a part of Brave Kids since I was very little. There are some people who are recognized in this project. You just know them because they are seen through the years and they are the faces. And i very much hope that I'm one of them. Not because I desire fame. I want to be the person they always come to with a problem or they trust because they know me for so many years. This year- 2018 I've been a part of Brave Kids Reunion which was like a dream come true. Over the years I've learnt to never say goodbye. The world is a small place and we meet again which is totally surprising when we thought "we are never going to see these people again". So now I say "see you" and there's hope in that.
There's this magic in growing up with people and meeting them every year. Here's to my best friend who I adore so much. I could call him the story of my life. I thank him for the help sent through the countries and the feeling that's he is sitting next to me telling me that's gonna be just fine. I've met him this year also. Ran to hug him. Here's to best friends you make in this project, who doesn't care who you are, where are you from or what your religion is. Here's to best friends you meet every year. It's not said you will keep the contact. But what you keep is promise of meeting in future.
There's joy in remeeting people you thought you never going to like. And getting to know them differently. There are also people who we thought were fine, lovely and kind but they are not the person we wanted them to be. Still in Brave Kids we learn to never judge book but its cover. We fall in love and we fall out of love. We make friends and we lose them. But hate doesn't come from religion, color skin or anything like this. It comes from fear.
There's so much courage in saying goodbye. Especially to people you care about. They come they leave. It's never enough time. There's this girl in Israel. I've been making goodbyes to her thought these years and I apologize. I know we meet this way or another. We met in Brave Kids Reunion and haven't spent time together. At least not as much as I wanted. I'm sorry. I'm still here for you and I'm still caring for you. And I'm sure we are going to meet sooner or later.
Boundaries aren't existing in this project. What matters is now. We only have now. Why would be angry of something we can't undo? We can't change our countries or people in them. We are one. One country and one religion. Any other thing doesn't matter. Sometimes in these three weeks we learn more than in our whole life.
In Brave Kids 2018 for the first time I've heard that I'm strong. From a stranger. I shared something with a group of people. My feelings and problems. And they listened. But after that a woman came to me. And she told me I'm strong and that I'm gonna go through this. And that I'm a beautiful young girl and that I should never give up. There are more than one hundred people in Brave Kids and still you find a woman you don't know telling you that you are amazing. I looked at her and started crying. I never felt better in my whole life. There were two people who believed. Me and that woman believed in myself.
Here I also want to thanks people who taught me so many things. Love, patience, kindness and even pain. I want to thanks my amazing group and our leader who was a mother and sister for us. I want to thanks friends for making me feel so good and loved when I couldn't feel a thing. And most of all I want to thank every and each person who are in this project. We all thank you. Keep doing that because thank to you we are the change in the world.
I haven't exactly told a story of Brave Kids 2018. But I believe this is what important. Us. What we feel. One day it all will be just a memory. And we will become moms and dads and grandparents. And we will have pictures as old photographs with stories told to our children. But right now we are brave. We have now and we love that. These moments are what's important to us.


Family Day is a biannual, family-friendly event featuring engaging, hands-on activities related to the cultures of the ancient Near East, Greece, Egypt, and Rome!
Discover how people lived in the past by playing ancient games, handling replica artifacts, trying on ancient clothing, and learning to write in new alphabets.
Explore the museum on kid-friendly tours of the museum galleries and learn how to explore the ancient world in continuing activities at home.
Create your own versions of ancient artifacts to take home (like frescoes, mosaics, mummies, toys, jewelry, pottery, hieroglyphs, seals, and more) inspired by the artifacts on display at the Kelsey Museum.
The Museum and Family Day are free and open to the public. Engaging, hands-on activities take place in Newberry Hall. Kid-friendly tours of the exhibition will take place at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM.
The Ancient Egypt Family Day on March 24, 2018, was our biggest event yet! Kids of all ages came to the museum to mummify Barbies, tour Egyptian tombs with virtual-reality glasses, create Egyptian crowns, and (of course!) see the amazing Egyptian artifacts on display in the galleries.


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Os Cinco lagos de Fuji (富士五湖, Fuji goko) dispõem-se em arco ao redor da vertente norte do monte Fuji, na província de Yamanashi no Japão, e são os seguintes:
 Lago Kawaguchi (Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi)
 Lake Motosu (Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi)
 Lago Sai (Saiko, Yamanashi)
 Lago Shoji (Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi)
 Lago Yamanaka (Yamanakako, Yamanashi)

De todos os lagos se têm belas vistas da montanha, especialmente quando a neve cobre parcialmente o pico. Estes lagos situam-se em zonas não urbanas, e estão disponíveis actividades como o campismo, pesca e os inevitáveis passeios de barco.

Ligações externas

Lagos do Japão

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	public void setConteudo(int conteudo) {
		this.conteudo = conteudo;
	}

	public Nos getProx() {
		return prox;
	}

	public void setProx(Nos prox) {
		this.prox = prox;
	}
}

class FilaEnc{
    private Nos inicio;  // aponta para o inicio da fila
    private Nos fim;    	// aponta para o fim da fila
    private int nElementos;

    public FilaEnc(){
        inicio = null;
        fim = null;
        nElementos = 0;
    }//cria uma fila

    public boolean vazia() {
        if (nElementos == 0)
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }// verifica se a fila esta vazia

    public int tamanho(){
        return nElementos;
    }

    public int inicio(){
        if (vazia())
            return -1; // Erro: Fila vazia
        return inicio.getConteudo();
    }//consulta o elemento do inicio

    public boolean inserir(int valor) {
        Nos novoNo = new Nos();
        novoNo.setConteudo(valor);
        novoNo.setProx(null);
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            inicio = novoNo;
        }
        else {
            fim.setProx(novoNo);//liga com a fila
        }
        fim = novoNo;//atualiz o novo fim
        nElementos++;
        return true;
	}// isere um elemento no fim

    public int Remover() {
        if (vazia()) {
            return -1; // Erro: Fila vazia
        }
        int valor = inicio();
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            fim = null;
            inicio = null;
        }
        else{
            inicio = p.getProx();
        }// limpar
        p= null;
        nElementos--;
        return valor;
    }//Retira o elemento do inicio da fila

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    public FilaEnc2D() {

        initComponents();
        createBufferStrategy(1);
    }

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        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        Valor = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        Inicio = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        inicio = new javax.swing.JTextField();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

        Inserir.setText("Inserir");
        Inserir.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
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                InserirMouseClicked(evt);
            }
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        Remover.setText("Remover");
        Remover.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
            public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
                RemoverMouseClicked(evt);
            }
        });

        jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 18)); // NOI18N
        jLabel1.setText("Valor:");

        Inicio.setText("Inicio");
        Inicio.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
            public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
                InicioMouseClicked(evt);
            }
        });

        jLabel2.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 18)); // NOI18N
        jLabel2.setText("inicio:");

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
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                                .addComponent(Remover, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                .addComponent(Inicio, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                            .addGap(28, 28, 28))
                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                            .addComponent(Valor, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 50, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
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                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, false)
                        .addComponent(inicio, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
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                .addComponent(Inserir)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
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                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(Remover)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 21, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
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                .addComponent(Valor, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                .addComponent(jLabel2)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
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                .addContainerGap(79, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        pack();
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    public boolean validarCampos(){
        if (Valor.getText().isEmpty()) {//Verifica se tem campo vazio
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Campo vazio! Por favor preencha!", "Campo vazio", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
            return false;
        } else {//verifica se foram colocados valores errados
            try {
                Integer.parseInt(Valor.getText());
            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {//Exibe a mensagem de erro caso digitem errado
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Entrada invalida! Apenas numeros", "Invalido!", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
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            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    FilaEnc fila = new FilaEnc();
    int y = 70;
    String v = new String();
    int c;
    int contador = 0;
    Graphics f;
    private void InserirMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt){
        if(validarCampos()){
            f = getBufferStrategy().getDrawGraphics();
            if(fila.vazia()){
                v = Valor.getText();
                c = Integer.parseInt(v);
                fila.inserir(c);
                f.drawRect(150, y, 50, 35);
                f.drawLine(150,y+7 ,200 ,y+7);
                f.drawString(v, 160,y+9);
                f.dispose();
                getBufferStrategy().show();
                y = y+50;
                Valor.setText(null);
                inicio.setText(null);
                contador++;
            }
            else{
                v = Valor.getText();
                c = Integer.parseInt(v);
                fila.inserir(c);
                f.drawRect(150, y, 50, 35);
                f.drawLine(150, y+7, 200, y+7);
                f.drawLine(175, y-30, 175, y);
                f.drawString(v, 160, y+9);
                f.dispose();
                getBufferStrategy().show();
                y = y+50;
                Valor.setText(null);
                inicio.setText(null);
                contador++;
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    private void RemoverMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
        f = getBufferStrategy().getDrawGraphics();
        if(fila.vazia()){
        }
        else {
            fila.Remover();
            f.clearRect(150,(y-(contador*50)) , 51, 47);
            contador--;
        }
    }

    private void InicioMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
        int v = fila.inicio();
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            int q = fila.inicio();
            String t = Integer.toString(q);
            inicio.setText(t);
        }
        else{
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, evt, "ERRO, Fila vazia", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {

        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new FilaEnc2D().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton Remover;
    private javax.swing.JButton Inserir;
    private javax.swing.JButton Inicio;
    private javax.swing.JTextField inicio;
    private javax.swing.JTextField Valor;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
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}

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CG Supervisor
Manchester, UK,Full Time. £30k-£50k DOE
As a member of the production team, you will be involved with important decision-making and execution of the entire CG production pipeline / workflows. You will have a collaborative and team mindset, bringing together artists from around the world to deliver cutting-edge CG content for a huge range of clients. You will have a proven track record of delivering complex projects at scale, on sometimes very tight deadlines.
We are a lean team, which will provide you opportunities to present directly to management. Your impact will be felt immediately!
Designing and implementing the technical, artistic pipeline and workflow of a production.
Designing and implementing tools used in production.
Assisting management with budgets and timescales for production.
Developing off-the-shelf packaged solutions for common requested CG projects.
Assisting our network of Heroes with technical and artistic questions.
Designing and supervising the creation of CG imagery.
3+ years of related work experience in a studio environment in a Senior or Lead role.
Portfolio of work managed and produced under your supervision with proven track record of delivering project within deadlines.
Strong leadership skills, inspiring your team to deliver amazing results.
Clear communication both to internal and external stakeholders.
Get stuck in to solve problems, break log jams and move the project forwards.
Managed remote teams of artists in multiple timezones.
Experience building automated workflows.
CGHero was founded in July, 2016 by lifelong friends and 3D industry professionals, Chris Lawrence and Jonathan Lloyd. Frustrated with existing freelance platforms, they set about creating a better alternative, one with a strong sense of community at it's core and a unique focus on the production of CGI.
Since our launch in July 2016, CGHero has received an amazing reception from artists and customers around the world. The CGHero community now includes hundreds of talented and passionate freelance CG artists. Together, we have helped companies of all sizes to source awe-inspiring CGI for everything from marketing and advertising products and services to assets used in the production of films and games.
Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to our values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a fun place to work. Come do the best work of your life here at CGHero.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 passed by the U.S. Congress has had two major effects on the Greenwich, CT real estate market. The first is to accelerate the sale of high-end houses, those over $4 million. The second is to increase inventory and reduce sales for houses in the $1 – 3 million price range.
In the high-end Greenwich market, inventory has dropped by 39 listings or 18% to 179 listings. At the same time that we have fewer listings, we have significantly increased sales and contracts. For the first quarter, high-end contracts and sales are up to 40 houses over $4 million. This is a jump of 60% in activity and this totals over a quarter billion dollars of high-end transactions in the first quarter of 2018; this in a town of only 62,000 people.
While Connecticut is thought of as a high-tax state, the Town of Greenwich has the lowest property tax rate in the New York metro area. As a result, high-end buyers are flocking to Greenwich in 2018. Greenwich's grand list of all properties is the largest in the state and that along with prudent fiscal management has resulted in the lowest mill rate in the metro area.
This prudent fiscal management is a bipartisan effort in town. The Board of Estimate and Taxation just switched control from the Republicans, where it had been for 100 years to the Democrats. Despite the change in control, the BET is proposing a 0.00% increase in the present mill rate of 11.37. While there were several factors that went into this no tax rate increase, one factor was an effort not to further burden town residents who saw the effective cost of their property tax rise as a result of the Tax Cut and Job Act's $10,000 limitation on the deduction of property and state taxes.
Once the town budget of $424 million is approved by the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting and the new mill rate becomes official, we may well see even more buyers snatching up high-end homes in Greenwich.
While the federal tax act has had a positive effect on high-end sales, it appears to have had a negative effect on sales from $1 million to $3 million. In that price range inventory is up 42 listings while sales and contracts are down 15. Two provisions in the new tax act have their greatest impact in this price range. The drop in deductibility of property taxes and state taxes, has spurred more people to list their homes for sale. While on the buyers side the benefits of buying were reduced somewhat with the reduction in the mortgage deductibility from $1 million to $750,000.
A bigger factor however is the increase in mortgage rates. Most buyers in this price range, unlike at the high-end, have mortgages. The reduction of mortgage and property tax deductibility along with the increase in interest rates has been a significant factor in reduced sales and contract. Overall, however, the economy is doing well and contracts in this price range are also up from last year despite a snowy March. Only time will tell how the various contending forces will impact this price range.
The market from $1 – 3 million represents about half of the inventory and sales in Greenwich so changes in this market segment greatly effects the total sales in the town. Total sales of single family homes in Greenwich was down 23 houses or 18% from last year.
We also saw a reduction in sales under $800,000, but this was due more to a lack of inventory at the low end. Demand for houses under $1 million is always strong in Greenwich and the result has been price appreciation pushing most houses above the $800,000 price range. Some of the drop in sales from $1 – 3 million was offset by the increase in sales over $4 million. The $1 – 3 million dollar price range has seen an increase in contracts this year, so the downturn in sales in the first quarter may be reduced in the second quarter of 2018.
As you might expect with high-end inventory down and sales and contracts up in the first quarter Greenwich saw dramatic drops in months of supply. Over $10 million months of supply is only 2.5 years. This compares to 2016 where Greenwich had over 10 years of supply in its ultra-high-end price range. With contracts included Greenwich has barely a year's supply of houses from $4 -5 million. This is down from over 3 years of supply in the first quarter of 2017.
In 2018 high-end sales represented 20% of the market in the first quarter compared to only 14% of the market in the first quarter of 2017. On the contract side the high-end market had 19% of high-end contracts compared to 12% last year.
In the middle of the market from $1 – 3 million, sales this year were 47% of the market compared to 62% last year. On the contract side this price range had 49% of the contracts compared to 47% last year, so we should see some recovery in the second quarter.
Clearly, the new tax law is having a significant effect. At the high-end low property tax rates are encouraging people to move to Greenwich. In the mid-range from $1 – 3 million, limitations on state and property tax deductibility is encourage more people to list their house for sale, while higher interest rates and these same deductibility limitations are decreasing the number of buyers slightly. Greenwich's fiscal prudence going forward will pay off in increased sales in the future as other areas are seeing tax increases.


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With Limited Time Left, Ashland Teen Looks to Cross Items Off Bucket List
By Abbey Niezgoda
Published Jan 17, 2019 at 7:02 PM | Updated at 8:45 PM EST on Jan 17, 2019
Ashland Teen's Quest to Complete Bucket List
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A teenager battling a rare form of cancer just found out his fight is almost over. But before it is, the Ashland community is helping him cross items off his bucket list.
(Published Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019)
A Massachusetts teenager battling a rare form of cancer is determined to make his time left matter.
Jake Silver, an 18-year-old from Ashland, put together a bucket list, and the community is rallying around him to make sure he accomplishes every wish.
Silver was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma three years ago. After 35 rounds of chemotherapy and 15 surgeries, he was getting ready for another one last week when he received devastating news.
"They said, 'We can't do the surgery. You have, like, 20 plus tumors on your lung,'" Silver said. "They said I have three to six months left."
Some would see it as the end, but Silver sees it as an opportunity.
"When I found I didn't have a lot of time left, I was like, 'Alright, Yellowstone.'"
The cross-country road trip is just part of Silver's bucket list. It is not long, but it includes things like having his first kiss and attending as many sports games as possible.
His mom, Melissa Duca, posted the list online in the Facebook group called "Team Jake," and she could not believe the response she received from the community.
"The amount of people that have been reaching out to me, people we don't know, it's incredible," Duca said. "We're just trying to get it all done now so we have the memories."
Silver has already accomplished some of his items. He went to the Patriots game last Sunday and has plans to sit courtside at the Celtics game next week. He recently helped his little sister, Halle, pick out her prom dress.
"Once I realized he wasn't going to make it to my wedding, I was like, 'Let's get my prom dress,'" his sister said.
Next on the list is going to the Super Bowl, and maybe even meeting Tom Brady.
He also wants to meet The Rock and see the new Lion King movie before it is released because he does not think he will make it until the summer.
He cannot fly due to the conditions of his lungs, but he is confident he will cross off every item on the list. The community is already helping him. They are selling orange bows for $20 a piece to help raise money for him to make the trips. They can be seen all over Ashland.
"Any slight chance of doing something, I'm going to take it," Silver said. "And I just want to say thank you."


The new La Sportiva Women's Skwama technical climbing shoe was released in the middle of 2018. Mont Adventure Equipment in Canberra was kind enough to give me a pair from their first shipment, just before I left to compete at the New Zealand Lead Nationals in Auckland, in late August.
The women's Skwama have the same rubber as that on the men's Skwama and the La Sportiva Python's, this provides huge amounts of grip on all surfaces. Compared to the men's Skwama, the women's shoe is slightly softer with a thinner mid-sole. When competing in New Zealand a few days after getting them, I decided to wear them despite only having one light training session in them just before leaving. The upper surface of the Skwama is made from materials which mould to the foot removing excess space and making the shoe fit really well. Despite only having an hour or two in them, they felt comfortable enough to compete in, showing just how quickly they broke in to my foot shape.
"This rubber pad is amazingly sticky when positioning toe hooks. It gives you a solid pad to place on the hold and makes you feel like your toes are glued to the hold."
My finals climb in Auckland was a steep, pumpy route and at one point I needed to pull in hard with a heel to enable me to get a rest. By using the same S wrap of rubber behind the heal and under the sole, La Sportiva have made the heal in the women's Skwama deep and secure, but also able to be stretched and moulded to the climbers' foot. Having such a confidence inspiring shoe lets you put lots of trust in the fact that the heel isn't going to just pop off. Being designed for steep technical climbing, the Skwama also have a rubber pad on the upper, stretching from the big toe up to the Velcro, becoming narrower as it gets closer to the opening. This rubber pad is amazingly sticky when positioning toe hooks. It gives you a solid pad to place on the hold and makes you feel like your toes are glued to the hold. When climbing modern comp boulders, which often feature co-ordinated dynos, having the ability to land such a solid toe allows you to jump for a hold without having to cut your feet.
"Skwama are well known to be fantastic for steep climbs, but they are just as amazing on slabs."
Skwama are well known to be fantastic for steep climbs, but they are just as amazing on slabs. The women's shoes are slightly thinner than the men's shoe, this allows lighter climbers to feel and position their feet more accurately on small edged holds. This ability to stand on the smallest edges, definitely showed when I was recently competing at the NSW State Boulder Titles. One of my boulders was a thin, technical slab with small and slippery footholds. The rubber on the Skwama is so sticky and fine that I could feel the holds perfectly, it gave me the confidence to put all my weight over tiny foot jibs, freeing up my upper body to keep in balance.
For a competition climber like me, where I need to be able to compete on a wide range of boulders, the women's Skwama is pretty much the perfect shoe. They have the feel and grip you need when trying the trickiest of slabs and the most amazing ability to stick heals and toes for when the setters decide they want to make you work hard on the steep stuff.
Mont sponsored athlete and 2018 Youth C Australian Lead & Boulder Champion.


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Currently Reading: There Seems To Be Some Confusion Within Fear Factory About Their New Album's Title
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There Seems To Be Some Confusion Within Fear Factory About Their New Album's Title
Feb 10th, 2019 - 2:58pm Posted by wookubus
Fear Factory's tenth studio album is expected to be released later this year, though there appears to be some confusion amongst the members themselves as to what it will be called. Frontman Burton C. Bell made the initial reveal, while also showing off the early artwork concept for it at the 'Headbanger's Con' this past November. At the time he stated:
"Fear Factory, we have a new record. It's done. It's delivered to the label. And we've got some technical difficulties, and once that's finished, the record's gonna come out. It's gonna be called 'Monolith'. It's a great record."
While word of their plans to release an album initially got out, the tentative title and artwork were only revealed with the very recent upload of the full live panel below. However, when news reached the band's guitarist Dino Cazares via social media today, February 10th, he seemed to be unaware of the title, tweeting in reply to a user asking about it:
Not sure what your talking about https://t.co/X4Yz7o30jV
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) February 10, 2019
Not sure why he would say that's the title of a album that is same name of a ex band members band? https://t.co/X4Yz7o30jV
As to Cazares' confusion, he is seemingly referring to the band Imonolith, who feature former Fear Factory bassist Byron Stroud.
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SUMMIT, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Will August be the new September for some New Jersey students? There's a debate in one school district over whether or not to start class before Labor Day.
The windows on Summit Middle School were cracked open Wednesday because of a lack of no air conditioning. It's one reason why some parents oppose a proposal by the superintendent to start school in August.
"My children all came home wiped out, lethargic because of it, because the school's so hot," parent Donna Fisk told CBS2's Meg Baker.
A petition on change.org has more than 370 signatures to stop the proposed change.
The Summit School District says one key reason for the plan is the number of instructional days prior to advanced placement (AP) testing in the spring. The board says the new calendar would give two extra days before AP tests.
"To change the entire community for one small group would be a disservice to the rest of the community," Fisk said.
The district also says in the 2017-18 school year, six snow days were used but only four were built into the school year. One day had to be added at the end of the year. Another was taken away from spring break, when many teachers and families had vacations already planned.
Depending on how many days are used, the year could end between June 10 and June 18. Residents argued that this will cause a problem for working parents, as camps don't open until the end of June.
Superintendent June Chang says the school board will continue to listen to all stakeholders before crafting a new school calendar. There is expected to be a vote on a drafted calendar on Oct. 18.


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Kaspersky Review
By: Elana Kutscher
Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus has been shown to be 100% effective in detecting and removing all types of computer viruses on PCs with Windows. However, the basic product does not offer as many features as competitors' similar products, such as Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2017. If consumers want additional features that are 100% effective, they can consider Kaspersky's higher-level products, such as Kaspersky Internet Security and Total Security. With these products, users receive 100% protection plus a long-list of features such as online banking protection and parental controls.
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Features: Virus protection, optimized security, easy-to-manage dashboard
Ease of Use: Easy
Reliability: Excellent
Value: Good
PC users
Consumers who need basic computer protection
Catches 100% of malware threats
Allows computer to operate at full speed
Additional security packages available for more advanced protection
Basic product can only be used on PCs with Windows
Very basic features
Why Choose Kaspersky?
Kaspersky is one of the most well-known brands in the computer security industry and its products consistently perform well on tests conducted by reputed independent testing companies, such as AV-Test and AV Comparatives. In 2016, Kaspersky Internet Security—which uses the same malware protection as the antivirus—caught 100% of prevalent viruses and 100% of zero day viruses. The industry averages are 99% and 98% respectively.
When compared to similar industry products, Kaspersky products have a much lower rate of slowing down computer performance. Test results showed that users who installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus experienced an 8% slower installation of frequently-used applications, while the industry average is a 25% slowdown.
What Kaspersky Offers
Free online support
Optimized security that won't slow down your computer
Various multi-device and higher-level packages
Kaspersky Anti-Virus offers award-winning protection for PC users (from Windows XP through Windows 10), optimized security that doesn't slow down your computer, and easy-to-manage controls to help you set up your security checks. While the antivirus itself offers superb protection, the product lacks the frills and additional features offered by competitors, such as online banking protection, a WiFi advisor, a file shredder, and game, movie, and work modes.
Kaspersky Internet Security offers all of the features of the antivirus, with the addition of Mac and Android protection, identity protection, extra security for online banking and shopping, and parental controls (for PCs and Mac).
Kaspersky Total Security offers all of the above, plus extended protection for kids on PC, Mac, and mobile, secure password storage, and encryption and backup of photos and music on PCs.
Separate products can be purchased to use with Mac or Android only, but for many consumers who have multiple devices, Internet Security or Total Security are better options.
Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus can be installed easily, though it can take about 20 minutes. Upon installation, it will scan your computer for incompatible software. If it finds software that is incompatible, such as another antivirus product, your installation might get stuck. In this case, you can manually stop it, and either fully delete the incompatible file or program the Kaspersky scan it to ignore it.
During installation, users will be asked if they wish to participate in the Kaspersky Security Network. If you choose "yes," this means that you will be connected to the KSN, and if malware is found on your system, a copy will be automatically uploaded to Kaspersky's research lab for analysis, and a signature will then distributed to the company's millions of users. Even if you check "yes" upon initial installation, you can opt out at any time.
Once installed, Kaspersky will have little affect your computer's operations. While a full scan can take about an hour, this is less than other competitors and you can still use your computer without experiencing significant slowdowns. In fact, this is a standout feature of Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus; competitors such as Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2017 can take hours to complete a full scan.
The Kaspersky dashboard is easy to manage, and users can tell instantaneously whether their system is protected, whether an issue needs addressing, or when there is an actual threat.
Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus retails at $39.95 for 1 PC for 1 year, and $54.95 for 1 PC for 2 years. There are also packages for 2 or 3 PCs for up to 3 years. Kaspersky Internet Security retails at $59.95 a year, also with various pricing options depending on how many devices you want protected and for how many years. The extended product, Kaspersky Total Security, retails for $79.95 a year.
1 PC $39.99 $19.99 $79.98 $39.99 $119.97 $59.99
3 PCs $59.99 $29.99 $119.98 $59.99 $179.98 $89.99
5 PCs $79.99 $39.99 $159.98 $79.99 $239.97 $119.99
10 PCs $129.99 $64.99 $259.98 $129.99 $389.97 $194.99
Updated: January, 2018
3 Devices $79.99 $39.99 $159.98 $79.99 $239.97 $119.99
10 Devices $139.99 $69.99 $279.98 $139.99 $419.97 $209.99
Updated: January, 2018
The basic 1-year cost is on-par with many of its competitors, but the products of some other companies include more features than Kaspersky. On the other hand, the products of most other companies don't score 100% effectiveness in protecting against all types of malware.
Therefore, consumers should consider what's more important to them - an antivirus product that includes more advanced features, or a product that offers 100% protection (as opposed to 98-99% of other companies). If advanced features are more important, the full cost of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is quite high for what you are getting. If 100% effectiveness is more important, you're getting great value for your money.
Like most of its competitors, Kaspersky Lab offers comprehensive support pages on its site. These pages consist of video tutorials, a Knowledge Base, and a Forum. Direct customer support can be reached through My Kaspersky, which is your personal page on the company's website. Once you sign into your account, you can create a ticket requesting customer support.
Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus takes approximately 20 minutes to install, and can then be easily managed from the dashboard on your computer or from My Kaspersky. Some users reported that installation stalled their computers and then created problems with their machines. They also reported the support team trying to sell them products that they didn't really need.
As consumers, it's important to read individual product reviews, but also to discern which ones are valid and which ones aren't—because at the same time that these complaints are written, independent testing companies have given Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus excellent marks. One thing is for sure—it's crucial to make sure that your system is compatible with whatever products you are installing.
Kaspersky Lab is one of the most respected companies in the cyber-protection industry, and its Anti-Virus has been shown to be 100% effective in catching both prevalent viruses and zero day attacks. However, the product itself only includes 3 features: malware protection, ease-of-use, and computer optimization. Consumers who are seeking additional features in basic antivirus software may find Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2017 a more suitable option; otherwise, higher-level Kaspersky Lab products are also a good option.
About Kaspersky Lab
In 1989, Eugene Kaspersky's computer became infected with the 'Cascade' virus, piquing his interest in the world of cyber-security. Eight years later, he founded Kaspersky Lab. Since its creation 20 years ago, Kaspersky Lab intelligence has been keeping up with the astronomical growth and development of the internet and creating security products to keep consumers protected. Kaspersky currently has over 400 million individual users around the world, including 270,000 corporate clients.
One of the ways that Kaspersky Lab keeps up with ever-evolving internet technology is through Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis Team, a group made up of top security advisors from Europe, Russia, North and South America, Asia, and the Middle East. GReAT works tirelessly in order to fight cyber crime and keep their clients protected.
Last Updated: January, 2018
Elana Kutscher
Elana is a creature of the digital age, and has been working in social media marketing and content for the better part of the past decade. She has experience with software and online platforms from multiple projects with high tech firms.
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These 16 Books Explain White Supremacy In The US
The Charlottesville rally has thrust white supremacy into headlines. These are the books, recommended by leading scholars, that will help you understand its history and effects.
by Arianna Rebolini
Posted on August 19, 2017, 2:11 pm
Following the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, people looking to get informed about the history of systemic racism and white supremacy in the US are turning to reading lists.
For those looking to take a deep dive into these themes in social, political, and cultural landscapes, BuzzFeed News put together a list of books — with help, via email from the following experts:
- Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University
- Nathan Connolly, professor of history at St. John's University and cohost of the podcast BackStory
- Shannon Sullivan, chair and professor of philosophy at UNC Charlotte
- Terrance MacMullan, professor of philosophy at Eastern Washington University
- Ian Haney López, professor of law at University of California, Berkeley
- Irene Nexica, writer and cultural critic
1. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
Bloomsbury, Emory University
In the aftermath of the Ferguson riots, Carol Anderson wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post arguing the nation's attention should be on the rage that had sparked them — but, she wrote, it wasn't black rage. In her 2016 book, Anderson continues her piercing analysis of white rage, and the ways in which it has fueled, and continues to fuel, political decisions which push back against the advancement of black Americans.
"Anderson's writing is uncompromising, exactingly documented and heartfelt," Terrance MacMullan told us. "The greatest value of this work is its ability to help us see how the events like those in Charlottesville (and Ferguson, the election of Donald Trump, the War on Drugs, the Southern Strategy, and countless other racial flashpoints in our history) are not just isolated events, but are instead moments in our nation's dreadful history of white rage. She challenges white people to see that at least as far back as Reconstruction we have failed to live up to our nation's still-unrealized promise to treat all people as equal because we lash out in fear at any perceived threat to our power and we still do not know how to live in peace with people of color."
2. American Lynching by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy
Yale University Press, newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu
In American Lynching, Ashraf Rushdy gives a comprehensive, eloquently interpreted history of lynching as it has evolved and been redefined over the course of three centuries in American history.
"This book offers a critical discussion of the distinctiveness of mob violence in the United States by linking it to the traditions of white popular sovereignty," wrote Nathan Connolly. "Historically, Rushdy points out, white people, not the state, have been understood as the highest source of political authority in America. Lynching represented a violent articulation of 'We the People.' And the country's own struggles to realize democracy in the nineteenth and twentieth century can be understood, in part, as a struggle to make the rule of law either sovereign over or in line with perceived white interests."
3. Representation, edited by Stuart Hall, Jessica Evans, and Sam Nixon
SAGE Publications
Representation might be less famous in the mainstream than others on this list (Nexica attributed this to the fact that it was "intended as a university textbook"), but it is a key tool for understanding the ways in which media informs our understanding of identity. Nexica pointed specifically to Hall's essay "The Spectacle of the Other," which, she said, "uses popular culture examples to talk about the ways that whiteness is centered in journalism (including sports reporting), advertising, and 'high' art. I consider this essay a great primer in the complex social constructions that overlap to create represent 'truths' that impact people with their re-presentations."
4. The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics by George Lipsitz
Temple Press, blackstudies.ucsb.edu
In The Possessive Investment in Whiteness, George Lipsitz offers an exhaustive analysis of the many ways in which whiteness is centered and rewarded in housing, education, health care, employment, and culture, as well as an examination of white privilege as it's long been defined and critiqued in radical black culture.
"Lipsitz deftly weaves a diverse set of knowledge into social histories of popular culture that simultaneously shapes and is shaped by society with analyses that are both accessible to a general reader and containing sharp cultural critique," wrote Nexica. "The Possessive Investment in Whiteness looks at whiteness in America from many angles, including OJ Simpson ('White Fear: O.J. Simpson and the Greatest Story Ever Sold'), Stephen King's Lean on Me (where Lipsitz complicates things by describing how 'not all white supremacists are white'), and the ways that different nonwhite communities are impacted by whiteness."
5. Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Rowman & Littlefield, latinofacultyinitiativecuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu
In Racism Without Racists, political sociologist Bonilla-Silva illuminates the insidious form of racism that exists among those who insist they don't see race at all. By poking holes in deracialized justifications for things like nonwhite communities' higher rate of imprisonment and poverty and lower levels of education and health care coverage, Bonilla-Silva exposes the weakness of any claims that America is "post-racial." Professor Robin Kelley, in one review, praised the book for its ability to "make many readers uncomfortable, as it should," adding, "With care and a wicked sense of humor, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva explores the kind of subtle, everyday racism that some of 'our best friends' unconsciously perpetuate."
6. Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority by Tim Wise
City Lights Publishers, oied.ncsu.edu
In response to the rapidly growing tea party movement, anti-racism activist and essayist Tim Wise published a scathing call for white Americans to disabuse themselves of the belief in their oppression and the notion of a better past.
"In a style that is biting, honest yet occasionally humorous, Dear White America is a direct appeal to white Americans that takes us to task for failing to see how we continue to benefit from white privilege," wrote MacMullan. "This is a tough read for any white person, especially so for someone who thinks that white people are somehow on the receiving end of racism."
7. A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking of Jim Crow South Florida by N.D.B. Connolly
University of Chicago Press, history.jhu.edu
In A World More Concrete, Nathan Connolly takes two assumptions held widely among those interested in race in America — that urban renewal projects and power of public domain were ultimately tools for white property owners to enact racism at the expense of black citizens — and complicates them. Looking specifically at South Florida, Connolly draws out ways in which modern segregation was profitable for property owners across color lines, and examines how both black and white Americans adapted to real estate laws for their own benefit and at the expensive of integrated equality. In a blurb by Princeton professor of history Julian Zelizer, Connolly is praised for "meticulously analyzing all the various institutional actors who shape this market in order to understand the political economy of racism."
8. When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson
W. W. Norton, brown.edu
Political scientist and Columbia professor Ira Katznelson's book is a shrewd and revelatory examination of civil rights programs which came out of the 1930s and 1940s, exposing the deep discriminations that allowed the economic gap between blacks and whites to continue to widen after the war. When the book published in 2006, historian Eric Foner described it as an "incisive book [that] should change the terms and debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history."
9. The Future of Whiteness by Linda Martín Alcoff
Polity, isj.acu.edu.au
As the country's demographics shift, and white Americans find themselves making up less than half the population, we're seeing a violent national action among some of those whites to "take back" the country. In The Future of Whiteness, philosopher Linda Martín Alcoff dissects present turmoil and changes among white Americans in their perception of white identity, especially as they become aware of the ways in which that identity affects nonwhites in the US and abroad. Sullivan called it "especially valuable for its careful treatment of class differences between white people as it envisions a future without white exceptionalism, in which whiteness is merely one race among others."
10. Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class by Ian Haney López
Oxford University Press, law.berkeley.edu
Ian Haney López has written extensively on the evolution of racism in the US since the 1960s, and his latest book hones in on the links between racism and the growing wealth gap. According to López, Dog Whistle Politics "details how the right has mobilized white anxiety over the last fifty years in order to (1) stoke fear and resentment toward people of color, (2) foment hatred toward (liberal) government, and (3) build popular support for politicians beholden to the billionaire class." Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, described it as "required reading."
11. Cannibal Culture: Art, Appropriation, and the Commodification of Difference by Deborah Root
Westview Press, vimeo.com
In Cannibal Culture, art history professor Deborah Root gives an unsparing criticism of the ways in which Western culture reduces, commodifies, and consumes the identities and ideologies of the other — or, as Root refers to it, the "so-called 'native experience.'"
Nexica praised the book for its many illustrations, which "show how complex images are, especially at talking about power, the creator and the viewer," adding, "[Root] gives examples from and referring to places throughout the world to describe the different ways and logics used by European eyes in creating (often imaginary and fictional) 'others' depending on the histories at play. The attention she gives to the role of colonialism in classical works of art, travel advertising, and fashion invites Americans to think about how 'we' view the world and where those ideas originate."
12. Habits of Whiteness by Terrance MacMullan
Indiana University Press, Terrance MacMullan
MacMullan's book focuses on those who see whiteness as a problem, but don't quite know what to do about it. Weaving in the work of thinkers and writers like John Dewey, W.E.B. DuBois, and Gloria Anzaldua, MacMullan urges white Americans — especially those who consider themselves free of prejudice — to recognize the habits that reveal inherited racism, and unlearning them.
MacMullan reemphasized via email the need for "white folks to first do the hard work of uprooting habits of white racism and privilege, but then plant the seeds of cultural habits that can be sources of pride for white people that are free of the violence and exclusion of the past." Otherwise, he warned, "we will continue to see young white people fall for the lie of white power as we did in Charlottesville."
13. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The New Press, Facebook: Michelle
Alexander's best-selling book dismantles the notion of color-blindness through the lens of the criminal justice system. By targeting black communities through programs like the War on Drugs, stop and frisk, and "broken windows" policing, Alexander argues, the government has enacted a new type of racial control — mass incarceration. Cornel West called it an "instant classic" and "a grand wake-up call in the midst of a long slumber of indifference to the poor and vulnerable."
14. The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness, edited by Birgit Brander Rasmussen, Irene Nexica, and Eric Klinenberg
Following the controversial 1997 UC Berkeley conference of the same name, this collection looks at whiteness from a multitude of perspectives, featuring essays from academics, community organizers, and anti-racist activists. In her review, Duke professor Wahneema Lubiano called the book a "brave work; it proceeds without guarantees of its own outcome, without knowing what questions it might settle."
15. White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism by Kevin Kruse
Princeton University Press, Twitter: @kevinmkruse
In White Flight Kevin Kruse looks at the transition of Atlanta during and following the civil rights era — shifting from a site of rare racial harmony to one which whites rapidly fled. Reassessing the assumptions around this "white flight" to suburbs, Kruse digs deep into the meaning of white resistance, demonstrating that it's one aspect of a conservatism that transformed during struggles over segregation and gave birth to causes like tuition vouchers and privatization of public services. In his review, NYU professor Thomas Sugrue wrote, "This important book has national implications for our thinking about the links between race, suburbanization, and the rise of the New Right."
16. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Spiegel & Grau, ta-nehisicoates.com
Ta-Nehisi Coates' massive 2015 hit is a heartfelt meditation on the realities of life in the US as a black man, and a damning appraisal of the systems and beliefs that make that reality a dangerous one. Written as a letter to his son, it sees Coates touch on the lived experiences that formed his ideology, weaving in the reporting and analysis that have made him one of the leading voices on race today; Toni Morrison called the book "required reading."
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A mother's thoughts on life-imprisonment for children
By Pierre R. Berastain
The United States Supreme Court ruled this past month that children cannot receive life-without-parole sentences. The following letter from a mother appeared on Douglas A. Berman's blog. In 1986, Dr. Linda White's daughter was abducted, raped, and murdered. In 2000, Dr. White met her daughter's killer thanks to Bridges to Life, an organization that employs the practices of restorative justice and victim-offender dialogue to help victims of crime heal by allowing them to meet their perpetrators.
On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs that it is cruel and unusual to impose mandatory life-without-parole sentences on children. As a mother whose daughter was murdered by two teenage boys, I speak for many victims' family members who support the Court's sound decision.
I certainly never imagined that I would become a passionate advocate against life imprisonment without parole for juvenile offenders. I had never confronted the issue until November 18, 1986, the day my world was forever changed when my 26-year-old daughter Cathy, then pregnant with her second child, was killed by two teenage boys.
This tragedy set me on an unlikely path that led me to discover that even youths who commit the worst crimes have the capacity to grow into mature, redeemed adults. I know this because I watched my daughter's killer, Gary, become such an adult.
I spent the years following Cathy's death studying to become a grief counselor. I became involved in a restorative justice program, Bridges to Life, that allows convicts and crime victims to open a dialogue and work toward reconciliation. In 2000, I opened myself up to this dialogue with Gary.
When I met Gary, I found that he was a very different person from the boy who once committed a horrible act. He was a remorseful grown man desperately seeking forgiveness and a chance to make up for the hurt he caused. My decision to forgive Gary does not mean that what happened is OK. It can never be OK, and Gary knows that as well as I do. But keeping him in prison for a longer period would not bring my daughter back.
Gary has now been out of prison for over a year. He has since dedicated himself to being a positive influence in his community, including working with drug and alcohol addicts at his church. He regularly tells me that he wants to live a good, impactful life as a "memorial" to my daughter.
Gary is a poster child for why I believe life sentences are so unjust for juveniles. I have seen that youth have enormous potential to change, and that we should not lock them up without giving them a second chance.
I have also seen that my story is not unique. I was one of many victims' family members who appealed to the Supreme Court to do away with juvenile life-without-parole sentences. While each of our experiences are different, we are united in our belief that keeping children like Gary permanently locked away only compounds the ugliness of crime with the ugliness of hopeless prison sentences.
I strongly believe that young offenders need to be held accountable for their actions. But it is wrong to sentence them to punishments that fail to take into consideration their age and capacity for change. By denying children the opportunity to someday earn release, you are telling these kids, as Justice Ginsburg stated, that they are throwaway kids. As they go before judges for resentencing, factors that were dismissed before, such as their age at the time of the crime, their histories of abuse and neglect and their roles in the crime must be considered. I will feel a sense of calm that children who made tragic mistakes will have an opportunity to be judged by more than their worst act.
Even though he committed an unspeakable crime, Gary was not a throwaway kid. Had he been sentenced to life-without-parole, he would never have been able to become a living memorial to Cathy.
"I forgive you, and God will, too." These were the last words Cathy spoke before her death. I know Cathy would be gratified to see Gary have a second chance and become the positive member of society that he is today.
Stories of redemption like Gary's are testaments to why the Supreme Court got it right by prohibiting mandatory life-without-parole sentences for children. The Court has taken an important step in upholding America's promise to never give up on our children.
The following is part 1/4 of Meeting with a Killer, a brief documentary on Dr. White's experience.
July 5, 2012 July 14, 2012 · Posted in life without parole · Tagged crime, life-imprisonment, linda white, minors, restorative justice ·
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Charles Kiker says:
I may be mistaken, but I think what SCOTUS ruled is that states cannot require that juveniles convicted of capital murder be sentenced to LWP. Please correct me if I misunderstand.
Pierre Berastain says:
You are correct, Charles, in pointing out that the SCOTUS ruled out LWP for juveniles convicted of capital murder. It is important to remember, however, that LWP is given to individuals who have committed the 'most heinous' crimes–usually murder, though these crimes can also include, I believe, treason or extreme child abuse. I am not a lawyer or legal expert, but my guess is that if juveniles cannot be given LWP for committing capital murder, the case for LWP for other serious crimes becomes more difficult to make.
Pierre Berastaín
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The Xenogenesis Trilogy
Octavia E. ButlerJul 2012
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The stunning conclusion to a postapocalyptic trilogy about an alien species merging with humans—from "one of science fiction's finest writers" (TheNew York Times).
Human and Oankali have been mating since the aliens first came to Earth to rescue the few survivors of an annihilating nuclear war. The Oankali began a massive breeding project, guided by the ooloi, a sexless subspecies capable of manipulating DNA, in the hope of eventually creating a perfect starfaring race. Jodahs is supposed to be just another hybrid of human and Oankali, but as he begins his transformation to adulthood he finds himself becoming ooloi—the first ever born to a human mother. As his body changes, Jodahs develops the ability to shapeshift, manipulate matter, and cure or create disease at will. If this frightened young man is able to master his new identity, Jodahs could prove the savior of what's left of mankind. Or, if he is not careful, he could become a plague that will destroy this new race once and for all.
Readers of Ursula K. Le Guin and N. K. Jemisin will be fascinated by bestselling author Octavia Butler's thought-provoking and compelling vision of humanity.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author's estate.
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A New York Times Notable Book: In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.
"A stunner." —Flea, musician and actor, TheWall Street Journal
Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren's father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.
When fire destroys their compound, Lauren's family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.
The visionary author's masterpiece pulls us—along with her Black female hero—through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana's life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.
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An alien race calls on one woman to revive mankind after Earth's apocalypse in this science fiction classic from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of the planet's final war. Hundreds of years later Lilith awakes, deep in the hold of a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali—who arrived just in time to save humanity from extinction. They have kept Lilith and other survivors asleep for centuries, as they learned whatever they could about Earth. Now it is time for Lilith to lead them back to her home world, but life among the Oankali on the newly resettled planet will be nothing like it was before. The Oankali survive by genetically merging with primitive civilizations—whether their new hosts like it or not. For the first time since the nuclear holocaust, Earth will be inhabited. Grass will grow, animals will run, and people will learn to survive the planet's untamed wilderness. But their children will not be human. Not exactly.
Featuring strong and compelling characters and exploring complex themes of gender and species, Octavia E. Butler presents a powerful, postapocalyptic interplanetary epic, as well as a ray of hope for humanity. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author's estate.
Adulthood Rites
The futures of both mankind and an alien species rest in the hands of one hybrid son in the award-winning science fiction author's masterful sequel to Dawn.
Nuclear war had nearly destroyed mankind when the Oankali came to the rescue, saving humanity—but at a price. The Oankali survive by mixing their DNA with that of other species, and now on Earth they have permitted no child to be born without an Oankali parent. The first true hybrid is a boy named Akin—son of Lilith Iyapo— and to the naked eye he looks human, for now. He is born with extraordinary sensory powers, understanding speech at birth, speaking in sentences at two months old, and soon developing the ability to see at the molecular level. More powerful than any human or Oankali, he will be the architect of both races' intergalactic future. But before he can carry this new species into the stars, Akin must decide which unlucky souls will stay behind.
At once a coming-of-age story, science fiction adventure, and philosophical exploration, Butler's ambitious and breathtaking novel ultimately raises the question of what it means to be human. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author's estate.
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On an earth inhabited by a cat-like race of women, one felina stands alone—from the award-winning author. "His tales have heart" (Strange Horizons).
Few true humans remain on the future Earth, where caimen, shrugleggers, and felinas dominate. The peoples are descendents of crocodiles, alien races, and jaguars, and they are much different than the humans--they are products of genetic experiments, created to perform specific functions. Some work in the swampy lands, others are the strong burden-bearers, but none are as beautiful as the felines-- not even the humans. And no one is worthy enough to win over the most attractive felina, Karina. She is a rare beauty of great prowess, with a tempting sculpted physique that could lure anyone to her.
"A poignant story that explores the repercussions of humanity's search for perfection," from the Hugo Award–winning author of Marrow (Library Journal).
With a perfect memory and hyper-acute senses, Ryder is the leader of a group of five children, all highly specialized thanks to the genetic engineering pioneered by Dr. Aaron Florida—scientist, philanthropist, and genius.
They represent a new generation of genetically tailored individuals, created to help build a brighter future. But some effects of Dr. Florida's work were unforeseen—and these children will soon discover the shocking truth about the new world they stand to inherit . . .
"Very similar to some of the better works of John Varley." —Science Fiction Chronicle
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Dempow Torishima
A strange journey into the far future of genetic engineering, and working life. After centuries of tinkering, many human bodies only have a casual similarity to what we now know, but both work and school continue apace. Will the enigmatic sad sack known only as "the worker" survive the day? Will the young student Hanishibe get his questions about the biological future of humanity answered, or will he have to transfer to the department of theology? Will Umari and her master ever comprehend the secrets of nanodust? -- VIZ Media
Many centuries ago, an alien race known as the Nar were able to recreate human beings from genetic code, broadcast from Earth into outer space by a beleaguered humanity. Although the Nar are kind and benevolent masters to the humans, discontent leads the humans to revolt, and the Nar realize that they do not yet fully understand their rebellious creations. They allow a group of humans to travel millions of light years through the galaxy, in order to discover what has happened to the original occupants of planet Earth. However, none of the human participants of the expedition are prepared for what awaits them at the completion of their journey...
As starving, travel weary people overrun High Meadow, Tillie and Angus must do a delicate dance to keep the doors open. Angus has set the boundaries for their new territory and Martin is tasked with keeping it safe. Tillie struggles to get everyone fed while keeping an eye on the stores for winter.
Wisp helps where he can, vetting the newcomers and finding stragglers, but not every person comes under his scrutiny. He has to learn new skills to deal with the increasing mental pressure of the desperate arrivals.
The refugees seem to be only concerned with food and shelter, but a handful of them might be working toward malicious aims. After a dangerous confrontation, Nick warns Angus that the biobots at High Meadow need more security.
Within the flood of people, not all are who they seem to be. The gentle people of High Meadow need to prepare for war or lose what they cherish most.
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A tyrant's heirs battle to control the minds of every human on Earth in this thrilling finale of the Nebula Award–winning author's epic Patternist saga.
A psychic net hangs across the world, and only the Patternists can control it. They use their telepathic powers to enslave lesser life forms, to do battle with the diseased, half-human creatures who rage outside their walls, and, sometimes, to fight amongst themselves. Ruling them all is the Patternmaster, a man of such psychic strength that he can influence the thoughts of all those around him. But he cannot stop death, and when he is gone, chaos will reign. The Patternmaster has hundreds of children, but only one of them—Coransee—has ambition to match his father's. To seize the throne he will have to coopt or kill every one of his siblings, and he will not shy from the task. But when one brother takes refuge among the savages, a battle ensues that will change the destiny of every being on the planet.
Octavia E. Butler's first published novel, Patternmaster launched the legendary career of a visionary, award-winning writer. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author's estate.
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When a man escapes from a biological testing facility, he sets in motion a deadly domino effect, spreading a mutated strain of the flu that will wipe out 99 percent of humanity within a few weeks. The survivors who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them--and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.
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The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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1986 Peter Gabriel hits #1 in the US with "Sledgehammer," bumping his old band, Genesis (with "Invisible Touch") out of the top spot.
1977 While touring the US with Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant learns that his 5-year-old son, Karac, has died of a stomach virus. The tour abruptly ends, and Led Zeppelin never again play in the United States.
1968 Auditioned to a sheen by their father Joe, The Jackson 5 join Motown Records, signing a one-year contract. They move from their home in Gary, Indiana, to Los Angeles, where they became huge stars, hitting #1 in the US with their first four singles.
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Adam Flatt Music Director/Principal Conductor
Adam Flatt has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of Colorado Ballet since 2007, conducting hundreds of performances in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and leading the Colorado Ballet Orchestra to a widely recognized period of excellence. Well known to Colorado audiences, Adam served as Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, where he led over 250 concerts in an acclaimed five-year tenure, and Music Director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra for seven years, leading that orchestra at home in Denver and on international tours. In addition to his work at Colorado Ballet, Adam is Music Director of the Newport Symphony Orchestra on the Oregon coast, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. As a guest conductor he has led performances with orchestras all over the United States and productions for the major ballet companies of Portland and Salt Lake City. He serves on the musical faculties of both the Rocky Ridge Music Center and Summerfest at the Curtis Institute of Music. Adam Flatt has his bachelor's degree in music with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, and his master's degree in instrumental and opera conducting from the Indiana University School of Music. Adam Flatt and his family make their home in Denver. www.adamflatt.com


Over the past few years as we have built TeamsID, there have been a few applications and services that have been inspirations for us. Some of these applications we also used extensively to help our own development team work together.One of these "two-fers" apps that was both a design that inspired us as well as a tool that we used day to day (and continue to use) is Slack. So I'm proud to say that if you use Slack, I think you'll find some instant familiarity with TeamsID and the ways it can help you and your colleagues be more productive.
I'd like to use that classic phrasing "if you like Slack, you'll love TeamsID," but since Slack has a few years' lead on us in developing and tuning their product, let's tweak that a bit and say "if you love Slack, you'll also like TeamsID." What is Slack? An elegant collaboration tool. Simply put, just as TeamsID is a team collaboration tool for passwords and other sensitive records, Slack is a team collaboration tool for messaging.
In TeamsID, your groups that share records are called teams. In Slack, these same groups that share messages are channels. The beauty of Slack is the elegance of the design that makes it into a powerful collaboration tool that in many cases replaces email, chat, or phone calls. We designed TeamsID with a similar design that enables simple and elegant collaborative sharing of passwords and other records, replacing sending passwords by email, IM, or Skype messages. Anywhere and everywhere productivity.
One of the other things we like about Slack is that it has excellent native mobile apps for iOS and Android as well as desktop apps. We also believe in native app development for all the platforms and devices our customers use. So unlike most password managers, TeamsID has not only native iOS and Android apps but also dedicated native Windows and Mac apps.
SplashData has teams in three continents, so virtual collaboration is essential for us. We have Slack channels created for the executive team, developers, sales, marketing, quality control, and customer support. There are channels for specific products and platforms. Plus we have public channels for company information, product updates, competition, and one just for fun.
It's very similar to how we ourselves use TeamsID, which we'll get to in an upcoming post….
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Slack is great, it allows the members of my team to coordinate on products easily by messaging each other without any trouble.