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Posted on March 11, 1996 in Washington Watch

As the remaining Republican presidential candidates turn the focus of their campaigns to domestic economic issues, the Clinton Administration is facing a series of dramatic international crises.

In rapid succession, terrorist bombings in London and Israel, a crisis with Cuba, and provocative anti-Taiwan actions by China are testing the Administration’s ability to demonstrate American leadership and resolve in many places at the same time.

In an election year when President Clinton has been proud to point to his accomplishments in foreign affairs, it will be imperative for the Administration to meet these international challenges directly and effectively.

Democrats point out that the decision to send troops to Bosnia, despite strong Republican opposition and a lack of public support, has nevertheless win the President high grades in recent polling. From a low of 39%, the public’s approval rating of Clinton’s handling of foreign policy has jumped into the mid-50% range. Despite differences over Bosnia, public opinion appears to support the President’s determination and decisiveness.

While he will only be generally challenged on China, the issues of Ireland, Cuba and the Arab-Israeli conflict will be hot topics in this election year. The presence of strong domestic voter groups who hold deep concerns about each of these policy areas means that Republicans will attempt to challenge Clinton’s every move. Pandering for votes is an American electoral pastime.

For example, the Administration took a very strong stand in response to Cuba’s downing of two civilian planes flown by Cuban exiles living in the U.S.. Some in the Administration felt that the action was too strong and would create tension between the U.S. and its Central American and European allies. Despite this, leading Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole, while campaigning among the powerful Cuban American community in Florida, demanded that the Clinton Justice Department go even farther. Dole’s call to seek the arrest and prosecution of the Cuban pilots who shot down the planes two weeks ago may win him some votes from emotional and angry Cuban Americans, but his demand is almost impossible to implement and would have dangerous implications if tried.

Similarly, Clinton’s decision to grant a visa to Sinn Fein (the political wing of the Irish Republican Army) leader Gerry Adams for a visit to the U.S. has been criticized by some Republicans as surrendering to IRA terror. In fact the Adam’s visa has severe limitations: he can only visit a small list of cities, cannot meet with Administration officials and is not permitted to raise funds. The Administration has stated that the visa was granted to maintain at least a public U.S. dialogue with and support for an inclusive Northern Ireland peace process. In all probability, the desires of millions of Irish American voters also factored into the decision.

Obviously, the most dramatic of the challenges to the Administration’s foreign policy successes came in the wake of the terror bombings that killed dozens of Israelis over the past two weeks.

This Administration, like its predecessor, has spent considerable energy and political capital in forging a Middle East peace process. Not only has the Secretary of State made eighteen trips to the Middle East, but the President and Vice President have each made two such trips. And the President has put the prestige of the White House on the line with three separate signing ceremonies. In addition, the Administration has led the international effort to secure economic assistance for the Palestine National Authority (PNA), and has led the effort to convene the first two Middle East economic summits.

With the successful completion of the Palestinian elections, the next hurdle to be overcome to move the peace process forward is the resolution of the elections in Israel. It is no secret that for negotiations to continue on track with Syria, Lebanon and the PNA, it is important for Israelis to feel secure under the Labor party leadership that made possible the first steps in this process.

The bombs that killed in Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Tel Aviv have not only threatened the survival of the Peres government, but they have also directly challenged an enterprise in which the Clinton Administration has invested much. It is for his reason that the Administration moved forward with such determination.

With the majority of editorials in major U.S. papers both criticizing the Palestinian leadership and questioning the peace process itself, and with Republicans in Congress (with Bob Dole’s support) calling for an end to U.S. financial assistance to the PNA, the Administration has decided to act to reinforce its commitment to the principles that are the foundation of the peace process.

In this highly emotional climate, appeals by critics of the peace process to the U.S. Jewish community calling for stepping back from peace, mirror the sudden shift in mood in Israel itself.

At this point the actions of the Administration have been designed to restore confidence in the process by addressing Israel’s security concerns, in order to bolster the confidence of Israeli and American Jewish public opinion that peace with the Palestinians is desirable and necessary. The decision to send hi-tech anti-terror equipment and U.S. counterterrorism experts to Israel and the Palestinians is a part of this effort.

What is important is the Administration’s resolve to maintain a level of balance in its policy. Recognizing that peace requires partners, the Administration has made it clear that as it supports the Peres’ government’s efforts, it will not engage in anti-Palestinian rhetoric or Arafat-bashing. Indeed, in the first few days of its response to the bombings, President Clinton indicated his feeling that President Arafat was taking measures to deal with extremism, and even went so as to declare the extremist who killed Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with the extremists who killed Israelis citizens equal in their desire to kill peace.

At the same time that the Administration is opposing Congressional efforts to cut off financial assistance to the PNA, it is actively seeking to find increased international support to aid Palestinians affected by Israel’s closure of the West Bank and Gaza.

If there is one area where the Administration has been too timid, it is in failing to publicly criticize Israeli actions of collective punishment against the Palestinian population – actions that will only make the peace process more difficult and erode Palestinian confidence in that process. But this is an Administration that has traditionally been opposed to public criticism of Israel, and with Israeli society in trauma and Peres in danger of being defeated by Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. has not wanted to take steps that it feels might undercut the Labor government. This is a decision the U.S. may later regret.

What the Administration has done, however, is engage in an active outreach effort to American Jews, Arab Americans and to Arabs and Israelis in an effort to build strong support for and renewed commitment to the peace process.

The unprecedented decision to have a live message broadcast from the Administration to a Saudi conference on “Islam and the West” was a part of the Administration’s outreach to Muslims and Arabs. Vice President Al Gore’s speech at the Washington Islamic Center, President Clinton’s remarkable comments on Islam before the Jordanian Parliament in 1994, and Mrs. Clinton’s recent initiative to host the first ever Eid dinner for American Muslims at the White House, were similarly a part of this continuing effort to make clear the Administration’s respect for Islam and the fact that its opposition to extremist groups who use violence to achieve their aims has nothing to do with a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West.

The final piece in the Administration’s effort to shore up the peace process will be the convening of an anti-terrorism summit in Egypt later this week with the leaders of the Middle East “peace team.”

These are all risky ventures in an emotion-filled political climate. But they are initiatives that the President is committed to carry out in order to salvage, in the midst of an election year, foreign policy accomplishments that he feels must be defended for reasons of both good policy and good politics.

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When classical music slid under the total hierarchy and domination of God the composer, one of the few activities to keep going through this period was the expected improvisation skills of the church organist.

The fact that all the great composers of the western canon could wail (improvise) like crazy escaped most pedagogues from about 1850 to 1970 except those looking after the practical chops of student organists. These students still had to work out their trios, fantasias and fugues on any theme given at a moment's notice in real time at their final exams. Even when his family line eventually petered out, the Bach legacy did continue right through the dark ages of the live improvising tradition - but only just and the organists were the ones who did it. They had the fingers and the aural language and legacy.

"How did you get the music to combine so it wasn't all loggerheads with the picture?' I said, 'Well to be strictly honest, I didn't play the music as written, I made it up"

Ron West is the silent movie muso incarnate, knows all the tunes, knows how to work them into the film plot, how to sabotage them, how to lead the audience into a sonic trap. He's got the gig. Actually he is the gig, running the only fully operational silent movie house in the world. That is some job, calling for the same sense of humour as the organ playing itself. The organ is under constant do-it-yourself repair.

This is a live recording made on 2nd May 1996. Ron is playing the Theatre Organ at The Majestic Silent Movie Theatre, Pomona, Queensland Australia. Welcome to the world of analogue electronic music.

Here is part of John Whiteoak's book where he interviews the 100 year old Carmen Naylor, a regular Bathurst theatre pianist/organist between 1910 and 1929. Naylor had less than a year of piano lessons and for her first engagement in Bathurst, was given neither synopsis or sheet music.

"They said to me, 'Look, we know you can play the piano all right, as far as we know, and you won't have to use music.'. I started the first show and they were just thrilled with the music, and they said, 'How did you get the music to combine so it wasn't all loggerheads with the picture?' I said, 'Well to be strictly honest, I didn't play the music as written, I made it up'. Whatever came on the screen I'd play accordingly. If it were tears, you know, I'd just think of the doldrums and play all the sad bits that would go through my mind. I had no music but I had the instinct in me...I'd improvise the whole show some nights".

On a video tape in which she demonstrates (even at 100 years old) the musical settings and mood changes typically required, the following sequence happens, all in just 25 seconds!

1. A fast march intro in 6/8 time
2. The 4 bar antecedent phrase of a slow waltz (ascending pitch contour), played rubato with a florid arpeggiation at the half-cadence.
3. The consequent (answering) phrase (descending pitch contour) with florid arpeggiation at full cadence
4. Two hesitant melody notes which sound like the start of a new section of the waltz (but now in the relative minor).
5. A sudden, rapidly-accelerating march.
6. The still-accelerating march, rhythmically transformed with what resembles syncopated ragtime embellishment.
7. The march dissolved into a complex texture of fast two-handed cadenza-like runs, a type of dense 'rumbling', ending on a minor chord, the tonic of this section.

And now a little extra info on Ron West's favourite beast, The Hammond Organ (1935)

The Hammond Organ model B3 c1950
The original Hammond Organ was Designed and built by the ex-watchmaker Laurens Hammond in April 1935. Hammond set up his 'Hammond Organ Company' in Evanston, Illinois to produce electronic organs for the 'leisure market' and in doing so created one of the most popular and enduring electronic instruments ever built. Over 2,000,000 Hammond organs have been built altogether.

Hammond's machine was designed using technology that relates directly to Cahill's 'Telharmonium' of 1900, but, on a much smaller scale. The Hammond organ generated sounds in the same way as the Telaharmonium, the tone weel-The tone generator assembly consisted of an AC synchronous motor connected to a gear train which drove a series of tone wheels, each of which rotated adjacent to a magnet and coil assembly. The number of bumps on each wheel in combination with the rotational speed determined the pitch produced by a particular tone wheel assembly. The pitches approximate even-tempered tuning.

The Hammond had a unique drawbar system of additive timbre synthesis (again a development of the Telharmonium) and stable intonation - a perennial problem with electronic instruments of the time. A note on the organ consisted of the fundamental and a number of harmonics, or multiples of that frequency. In the Hammond organ, the fundamental and up to eight harmonics were available and were controlled by means of drawbars and preset keys or buttons.

A Hammond console organ included two 61-key manuals; the lower, or Great, and upper, or Swell, and a pedal board consisting of 25 keys. The concert models had a 32-key pedal board. Hammond also patented an electromechanical reverb device using the helical tortion of a coiled spring, widely copied in later electronic instruments.

As well as being a successful home entertainment instrument, The Hammond Organ became popular with Jazz, Blues and Rock musicians up until the late 1960's and was also used by 'serious' musicians such as Karheinz Stockhausen in "Mikrophonie II"

Born in 1933, Ron saw his first movie at age 3. It was 'Lilac Time', a movie he still vividly remembers. This triggered his interest in movies, an interest that is a full-time job sixty years on.

His first job was Ice Cream/Program boy at age 10. He later became a projectionist although learning piano, pipe organ, dancing and acting were part of his formative years. He worked in both cinema and live theatre until 1960 when he joined the staff of the Commonwealth Film Unit (now Film Australia) as a sound recording technician. He resigned from Film Australia in 1971 and moved with his family to Queensland's Sunshine Coast. After working as a freelance photographer, Ron and his wife Mandy took over the Majestic Theatre in 1976, running it as a country first-release house for ten years. As well as showing movies, they ran a highly successful local stage company. In 1987, in response to requests, the theatre screened more and more silent movies until by late 1987 it had reverted to its original form. The Majestic is not only the longest running theatre in Australia (having opened in 1921), but it is the only fully-operating silent movie house in the world.

At the Majestic, Ron and Mandy have run Film Festivals for the past 27 years; the last seven were Silent Movie Festivals.

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A ride of a lifetime across the outback

In an instant, an accident can change your life. But for Jim Cairns it marked the beginning of a new start.

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It's a road movie with a twist; four men ditch their wheelchairs for quad bikes and travel across the outback from Perth to Birdsville to revisit the scene of their accidents.

This personal story is called The Ride, and the documentary is being shown at all Kimberley towns over the next week. It is as much a triumph over adversity and the strength of mateship and spirit as it is a road safety film.

Jim Cairns' journey took him back, for the first time, to Birdsville, where he broke his back in a motorbike accident 28 years ago. The police officer who held Jim's head still and radioed for help in 1985, also returned to the accident site and talked to him about what happened that day.

Jim says he can't remember anything more than overtaking a car on the dirt road. For him the accident cleaved his life into two distinct parts. But he was determined to continue living his life to the full.

Rex Baker, who Jim describes as one of the "able bodied blokes" on the trip, was in the support crew for making The Ride. He says the roadtrip had plenty of hilarious moments but also deeply personal ones. He recalls visiting one of his friend's accident sites and seeing a rusted piece of the car still lying in the bush near Kalgoorlie. The rusty grill was left there, as the friend declared he didn't need a memento as he lived every day with one.

There was also a wedding on the trip, says Jim, who's also the executive producer of the film. The Ride was filmed by Sandra Cook and won Best Feature Film in the South Australian Screen Awards this year.


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• 产品名称Anti-RAG2抗体
    参阅全部 RAG2 一抗
  • 描述
    兔多克隆抗体to RAG2
  • 经测试应用适用于: WB, IHC-P, ICC/IFmore details
  • 种属反应性
    与反应: Human
    预测可用于: Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Cow, Pig
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    Recombinant fragment, corresponding to a region within amino acids 271 - 519 of Human RAG2 (UniProt ID: P55895).

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    • WB: MOLT4 whole cell lysate ICC/IF: Hela cell IHC-P: DLD1 Xenograft Others: 293T, A431, H1299, HeLa, HepG2 and Raji cells

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  • 存储溶液Preservative: 0.01% Thimerosal (merthiolate)
    Constituents: 10% Glycerol, 0.1M Tris, 0.1M Glycine, pH 7
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  • 克隆多克隆
  • 同种型IgG
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IHC-P 1/100 - 1/500.
ICC/IF 1/100 - 1/200.

  • 功能Core component of the RAG complex, a multiprotein complex that mediates the DNA cleavage phase during V(D)J recombination. V(D)J recombination assembles a diverse repertoire of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in developing B and T lymphocytes through rearrangement of different V (variable), in some cases D (diversity), and J (joining) gene segments. DNA cleavage by the RAG complex occurs in 2 steps: a first nick is introduced in the top strand immediately upstream of the heptamer, generating a 3'-hydroxyl group that can attack the phosphodiester bond on the opposite strand in a direct transesterification reaction, thereby creating 4 DNA ends: 2 hairpin coding ends and 2 blunt, 5'-phosphorylated ends. The chromatin structure plays an essential role in the V(D)J recombination reactions and the presence of histone H3 trimethylated at 'Lys-4' (H3K4me3) stimulates both the nicking and haipinning steps. The RAG complex also plays a role in pre-B cell allelic exclusion, a process leading to expression of a single immunoglobulin heavy chain allele to enforce clonality and monospecific recognition by the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) expressed on individual B lymphocytes. The introduction of DNA breaks by the RAG complex on one immunoglobulin allele induces ATM-dependent repositioning of the other allele to pericentromeric heterochromatin, preventing accessibility to the RAG complex and recombination of the second allele. In the RAG complex, RAG2 is not the catalytic component but is required for all known catalytic activities mediated by RAG1. It probably acts as a sensor of chromatin state that recruits the RAG complex to H3K4me3.
  • 组织特异性Cells of the B- and T-lymphocyte lineages.
  • 疾病相关Defects in RAG2 are a cause of combined cellular and humoral immune defects with granulomas (CHIDG) [MIM:233650]. CHIDG is an immunodeficiency disease with granulomas in the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs. Other characteristics include hypogammaglobulinemia, a diminished number of T and B cells, and sparse thymic tissue on ultrasonography.
    Defects in RAG2 are a cause of severe combined immunodeficiency autosomal recessive T-cell-negative/B-cell-negative/NK-cell-positive (T(-)B(-)NK(+) SCID) [MIM:601457]. A form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare congenital disorders characterized by impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, leukopenia, and low or absent antibody levels. Patients present in infancy recurrent, persistent infections by opportunistic organisms. The common characteristic of all types of SCID is absence of T-cell-mediated cellular immunity due to a defect in T-cell development.
    Defects in RAG2 are a cause of Omenn syndrome (OS) [MIM:603554]. OS is a severe immunodeficiency characterized by the presence of activated, anergic, oligoclonal T-cells, hypereosinophilia, and high IgE levels.
  • 序列相似性Belongs to the RAG2 family.
    Contains 1 PHD-type zinc finger.
  • 结构域The atypical PHD-type zinc finger recognizes and binds histone H3 trimethylated on 'Lys-4' (H3K4me3). The presence Tyr-445 instead of a carboxylate in classical PHD-type zinc fingers results in an enhanced binding to H3K4me3 in presence of dimethylated on 'Arg-2' (H3R2me2) rather than inhibited. The atypical PHD-type zinc finger also binds various phosphoinositides, such as phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate binding (PtdIns(3,4)P2), phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate binding (PtdIns(3,5)P2), phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) and phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate binding (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3).
  • 细胞定位Nucleus.
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    • RAG-2 antibody
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There are several methods and tools for communicating your project and they all have several advantages and disadvantages as well as cost and time implications. Choosing which is right for your project as well as when to implement them should be considered at early stage within the planning process to ensure sufficient time to communicate properly. These tasks and responsibilities should form part of the projects Marketing and Communication Plan (2.2).

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Man donating ancient Javanese manuscripts accused of theft

Published on May 26th, 2009 | by Admin

An Australian man wanting to donate 3,000 ancient Javanese manuscripts to institutions in Indonesia has found himself accused of having stolen them almost 30 years ago.

A researcher of Javanese literature at Monash University in Melbourne, John Paterson denied the theft charge put forward by a local daily newspaper, the Solopos, and told a press conference on Tuesday that he took the scrolls to Australia to rescue them from certain ruin. “I was concerned about their future,” he said.

Paterson first came into contact with the scrolls in 1980, after studying Javanese literature and culture at Sebelas Maret University Solo’s School of Letters, when he was writing his doctoral thesis on the development of Javanese literature since the 19th century. He said he received most of the manuscripts as a grant from Suranto Atmosaputro, the school’s then dean of Javanese literature, who passed away several years ago.

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Pediatric Heart Network: Atenolol vs. Losartan in Children and Young Adults With Marfan Syndrome

No significant difference in the rate of aortic-root dilation was found in patients with Marfan syndrome who took losartan versus those who took atenolol, according to results of the Pediatric Heart Network trial presented Nov. 18 at AHA 2014 and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

As previous studies have shown losartan to be more effective than beta-blockers in slowing aortic-root enlargement, Ronald V. Lacro, MD, sought to compare the drug to atenolol in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome. The randomized study looked at 608 patients, six months to 25 years of age, with a z-score for maximum aortic-root diameter indexed to body-surface area greater than 3.0, who were randomly assigned to each drug over a three year period, with the primary outcome being the rate of aortic-root enlargement.

Patients who received atenolol (303 participants) began at an initial dose of 0.5mg/kg of body weight, which increased on the basis of hemodynamic response with a maximum dose of 4.0mg/kg per day. Patients taking losartan (305 participants) began at a dosage of 0.4mg/kg of body weight, with a maximum dose of 1.4 mg/kg per day. Each patient received an echocardiogram at baseline, six, 12, 24 and 36 months to measure the aortic-root diameter.

During these visits, patients taking atenolol showed significantly lower resting and average 24 hour heart rates than those taking losartan. After three years, the mean diastolic pressure differed between the groups (54±8 mm Hg, atenolol vs. 56±8 mm HG, losartan), but no difference in systolic or mean blood pressure occurred.

Despite previous studies indicating losartan as the more effective drug in slowing aortic-root enlargement, both groups showed a decrease in aortic-root z-score. Researchers report that there was “no significant difference in the rate of aortic-root dilation.” In addition, no difference was recorded between the age subgroups.

Although researchers did not find losartan to be the more effective treatment, they do repost that “the aortic-root z-score decreased significantly over time in each group, particularly in younger versus older participants, which suggests that there may be added value in beginning therapy relatively early in the disease course.”

In an accompanying editorial, Juan M. Bowen, MD, and Heidi M. Connolly, MD, FACC, note that “it is possible that the atenolol dose used in this trial was more effective than the investigators had anticipated … [However,] losartan appears to be a reasonable treatment option, especially in patients who cannot take beta-blockers.” Both physicians later suggest that the combination of beta-blockers and angiotensin-receptor blockers might work synergistically to achieve even better results.

Clinical Topics: Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Noninvasive Imaging, Cardiac Surgery and CHD & Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Disease, CHD & Pediatrics and Imaging, CHD & Pediatrics and Prevention, Echocardiography/Ultrasound

Keywords: Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, Losartan, Atenolol, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Body Weight, Marfan Syndrome, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Echocardiography, AHA Annual Scientific Sessions

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Steps to Becoming an Accountant in California

By Susan Maphis, AccountingEdu contributing writer
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The Employment Development Department (EED) of California expects that between 2008 and 2018 there will be a 19.2 percent increase in the number of accounting jobs in the state. This increase amounts to about 5000 openings each year between now and 2018.

In 2014, the California Board of Accountancy fully integrated the protocols of the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA), and now requires all applicants for CPA licensure to have 150 semester hours of college credit and one year of accounting experience. Since a bachelor’s degree consists of just 120 semester hours, aspiring CPAs often enroll in master’s degree programs in accounting to earn the 30 additional semester hours required for a CPA license while satisfying the pre-licensure experience requirements.

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All of the “Big Four” international CPA firms (Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Ernst & Young) have offices here, as do other leading firms such as Mayer Hoffman McCann and Moss Adams.

Top Industries and Employment Trends for California Accountants

The EDD has recently published data showing that more and more accountants are working in capacities other than basic bookkeeping. Auditors, accounting managers and controllers are all found in some of America’s biggest banks and publically traded companies headquartered in California. This includes organizations as diverse as Wells Fargo in S.F. and ship building giant Northrop Grumman in L.A.

In the wake of economic turbulence, there has been an increasing number of accountants called to the world of business to perform internal audits and management functions where they are now more frequently collaborating in Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) meetings, the findings of which are included in regular GPFFRs (general purpose federal financial reports) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The Employment Development Department of California has also noted an increase in the number of graduates who become highly specialized accountants involved in accounting information system design and IT network auditing for systems management companies like Symantec in Mountain View. The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor in San Francisco also employs IT auditors to draft computerized audit programs used in federal, state and municipal agencies.

California Accountants: Employment Facts

Optimistic occupational forecasts continue to attract accountants to the Golden State. According to the United States Department of Labor, there were 151,900 accountants and auditors gainfully employed throughout California in 2012. By 2022, this number is expected to climb to nearly 177,500. As a result of this 17% employment growth rate, accountants will have access to approximately 7,060 new jobs annually during this ten-year cycle.

Jobseekers that search for positions in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the Santa Rosa-Petaluma district may find exceptional opportunities, as these regions were recognized among the country’s top ten metropolitan areas with the highest levels of employment and job concentrations for accountants in 2014.

Other places in California that accommodated large numbers of accountants that year included:

  • San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
  • San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
  • Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

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In 2014, the United States Department of Labor named California as the state with the most accountants in the country. At that time, accountants practicing here earned an average annual salary of $78,090 and an average hourly wage of $37.54. Financially driven accountants can far exceed this state salary average by focusing on a long-term commitment toward amassing experience and ultimately earning a CPA license.

Salary differentiations according to accountants’ experience levels in California are as follows:

  • Entry-Level: $44,300
  • Mid-Career: $71,200
  • Experienced: $120,700

While deciding where to work in California, accountants should consider how their location could influence their future salary earning potential. In 2014, the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area and the city of Salinas were named the second and third highest-paying metropolitan areas for accountants in the country, respectively. Accountants in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara region earned an average of $92,950 annually, while those in Salinas earned an average of $90,850 annually.

Additional areas that offered high-paying accountant jobs included (Average salaries provided by the US Department of Labor in 2014):

  • Oakland-Fremont-Hayward: $82,460
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont: $85,910
  • San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City: $87,840
  • Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta: $79,340
  • San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos: $78,030
  • Napa: $77,630
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $76,920
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura: $76,770
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metro: $76,300
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana: $76,180

California Tax Laws in the News

California is the latest state to approve a bill that would tax online retailers such as Amazon.com. Under a recent bill authorized by the state Assembly, which currently awaits state Senate approval, online retailers with offices in California would have to collect state sales and use taxes from customers. It is estimated that unreported sales and use taxes total some $1 billion annually, and many legislators see this bill as a way to generate much-needed revenue for the state.

The California Senate also recently approved a bill that would require corporations to return tax credits to the state if they fail to actually create new jobs for Californians. Currently, the state gives $14 billion in corporate tax breaks to stimulate growth that would encourage these companies to hire new employees but many California based corporations are failing to deliver on the promise of new jobs. If passed, this law would hold California corporations accountable. Twenty other states have already held their corporations accountable through similar legislative measures.


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While there exists no published research specifically attempting to link alcohol with acne, researchers have performed several studies on the affects of alcohol on hormone levels in humans. Hormones are an important factor in acne development, so this research is worth a look. Two separate studies of both male1 and female2 humans showed both testosterone and estrogen levels higher after alcohol consumption. One other study showed the opposite—decreased testosterone in physically active male soldiers who are regular drinkers.3 While the specifics vary, we can see an overall trend toward alcohol affecting hormone balance. We do not, however, have enough evidence at this time to draw a causative link between alcohol and acne. More research is required.

acne and stress myth

Overuse of any drug, including alcohol, can cause stress. Drinking too much can veer one's life off course, and in severe cases can cause people to lose their jobs, friends, and family. All of these outcomes are stress inducing. We know that stress and acne are related, so this is something to think about.
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Getting drunk can cause people to miss their nightly skin care regimen. Missing even one application of your daily regimen can lead to breakouts.
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In order to prevent acne, it is important to avoid irritating one's skin. Alcohol acutely affects motor skills. A person is simply not as careful when under the influence of alcohol. This can lead to increased irritation of the skin and potential breakouts as a result.

  1. Sarkola T, Eriksson CJ. "Testosterone increases in men after a low dose of alcohol." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2003 Apr;27(4):682-5.
  2. Martin CA, Mainous AG 3rd, et al. "Alcohol use in adolescent females: correlates with estradiol and testosterone." The American Journal on Addictions." 1999 Winter;8(1):9-14.
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ACOG Wisconsin Section Opposes 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill

May 29, 2015

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Kathy D. Hartke, MD, Chair of the Wisconsin Section of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG):

“ACOG Wisconsin strongly opposes legislative attempts to ban abortions after 20 weeks gestation and urges Wisconsin lawmakers to reject proposals that attempt to do so. This bill, if passed, would represent a blow to women’s access to needed reproductive services. The clear consensus by leading medical groups is that a 20-week ban on abortion would interfere with the physician-patient relationship at a time when women are in need of empathetic, respectful care. These medical decisions should be made solely by each individual woman in consultation with those she trusts the most, including her obstetrician-gynecologist – not state politicians.

“Robust evidence has thoroughly discredited arguments used to support this proposed ban; these arguments are biased, not grounded in science.

“As an obstetrician-gynecologist, I have firsthand experience treating women who are confronting the potential need for a second trimester abortion. I have witnessed the many heartbreaking, painful and frightening reasons why women need abortion care after 20 weeks. Yet this ban would force physicians to deny services even to women who have made the difficult decision to end pregnancies for reasons including fetal anomalies diagnosed only later in pregnancy or threat to a mother’s life. Because many of these problems emerge or worsen later in pregnancy, a 20-week ban would leave almost all women without appropriate treatment options. In addition, threatening doctors with jail time for providing clinically appropriate care violates the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship, and is just wrong.

“Without question, criminalizing abortion only serves to jeopardize patient safety. Research and experience have shown that where abortion is illegal or highly restricted, women resort to desperate, dangerous means to end an unwanted pregnancy. We must not impose restrictions that will encourage this to happen at home in Wisconsin. Furthermore, the passing of this law may force some women to consider termination of pregnancy before they have appropriate counseling due to the time constraints. There is as much, if not more, of a possibility that it could lead to providing abortions to women carrying fetuses with potentially treatable outcomes.

“Medical care must be guided by sound science and by the patient’s individual needs – not by legislative mandates. Wisconsin’s ob-gyns strongly oppose this bill, which would limit the ability of women to get the care that they need, when they need it.”

A detailed discussion of the Wisconsin bill and the reasons why ACOG Wisconsin opposes it can be found here.

Representing 532 practicing ob-gyn physicians in the state, Wisconsin ACOG is a Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Nation’s leading group of physicians providing health care for women. As a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization of more than 58,000 members, The College strongly advocates for quality health care for women, maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education of its members, promotes patient education, and increases awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women’s health care. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a 501(c)(6) organization, is its companion organization.

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Pavelski's 2 goals help Sharks beat Ducks 3-0

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Antti Niemi earned his 30th NHL shutout, and third of the season, with 28 saves, Joe Pavelski scored his second goal of the game during a two-man advantage, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Frederik Andersen made 24 saves for the Ducks, who own the league's best record despite being shut out for the second time this season.

Corey Perry returned to the Anaheim lineup after missing 10 games because of a sprained knee. The Ducks are 16-7-1 this season when he is in the lineup and 8-2-5 without him. He missed five games in November with the mumps.

San Jose center Joe Thornton left with an undisclosed injury in the first period after a collision with Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner. The six-time All-Star has played every game for the Sharks during the previous three seasons and all 38 this season.

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My summer happiness list

My summer lifestyle has finally commenced. This year, I’m taking the time to do things I love and relax a little more. Looking ahead and making summer plans, I put together a list of the 10 things that are a must-do to make my summer a happy one.

1. Turn off the oven: It goes without saying that I adore baking, but when the summer heat is upon us I try to stick to raw dessert-making to satisfy my creative desires. This month, I look forward to making raw ice cream sandwiches.

2. Hit the road: With backpacks full of water bottles, homemade granola, strawberries and apples, I’m ready to dust off my bike and venture onto the many bike paths around the city and beyond—with frequent pit stops at yard sales and farmers markets, of course!

3. Relax at the cottage: My long weekends will involve a roadtrip to a faraway place where we leave our worries behind and listen to birds chirping and water lapping against the shore. It is an oasis for relaxation and family fun.

4. Eat gelato: And lots of it. One of my favourite ice-cream shops is located in the Beaches, and I have yet to visit since moving to a nearby neighbourhood. For the sake of supporting local businesses, I’ve vowed to visit regularly for cones of refreshing, homemade mango gelato.

5. Run: With summer’s longer days, I can hit the sidewalk in my Nikes a little more freely at dusk and avoid the mid-day sun beating down on my back. My hubby and I love running along the nearby walking paths and exploring unknown territory. And it sure beats the treadmill at the gym!

6. Garden: My newly enclosed vegetable garden of cherry tomatoes, brocolli, eggplant, spinach, kale, lettuce, zucchini (and more!) is freshly planted and I’m excited to care for it and watch it grow.

7. Visit farmers markets: My true summer treat. There are over 30 markets in Toronto! I have yet to visit all of them, but I’m working on it.

8. Read: With work deadlines, meal planning and house cleaning on my weekly to-do list, reading for pleasure is not given enough priority. But with brighter days and longer evenings to relax outside (particularly at #3), I plan to get through a few of the neglected books near my bedside.

9. Plan day trips: Lazy afternoon patio lunches and dinners with friends and my hubby are a highlight of my summer. I hope to plan more of these in the coming months, including a picnic on the island and movie nights at Harbourfront.

10. Enjoy the local bounty: I’m grateful to live in a region that grows a large variety of local fruits and vegetables. I stick to my tried and true favourites too often. This summer, I hope to include more variety in my daily routine and recipe creations.

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  1. VeganLisa — June 10, 2011 @ 2:13 am

    What an awesome list. I'm willing to join in all of your summer fun. We'll make the most of this spectacular season in our city. And then we'll have a blast in Portland, Oakland and SF!

  2. Junia — June 10, 2011 @ 2:50 am

    i'm going to take a couple culinary classes at natural gourmet kitchen like gluten free baking and raw foods. soo excited! hope your summer is blissful and restful :)

  3. Nicole — June 10, 2011 @ 1:15 pm

    VeganLisa: Thanks! I was hoping you'd join me in some of the fun :)Junia: That sounds like a great plan! I hope you have a fantastic summer, too.

  4. Pure2raw Twins — June 12, 2011 @ 3:42 am

    So excited for Summer! I plan to take a vacation with the family and get caught up on many little projects!

  5. Elizabeth Jarrard — June 12, 2011 @ 10:18 pm

    that sounds like a wonderful summer plan!! enjoy it!

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Picnic Lane- Eat, Sit, Chat. Forget willow trees and river banks- head down to Lindes Lane for the ultimate urban picnic experience as part of Splash Adelaide. Green your lunch with a selection of fresh herbs from the Picnic Lane crate table or grab a picnic box toting delectable morsels sourced from the Adelaide Central Market. The laneway will also feature a gallery wall showcasing the work of Adelaide based photographers and paste up artists. Don’t miss the transformation of a gritty, utilitarian laneway into a green sanctuary and open air gallery in the heart of our bustling city.

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Now for something different: Raoul Sinier covers Siouxsie And The Banshees

Though it stayed complex and tricky, Raoul Sinier's latest album, "Guilty Cloaks" (adn146) was also the one in which this Paris-based producer showed his love for poppier beats and more classical song structure. And while all the tracks on this album were his creations, people who have been following him online might have noticed that he's currently having fun covering pop classics, mixing their influence and texts with his own particular sound. This was the case with an official Thom Yorke remix, later followed by some of original material by Metronomy, Blonde Redhead and others.

This time around, it's Siouxsie & The Banshees' 1981 classic "Sin In My Heart" who gets the Raoul Sinier cover treatment. You can listen to it here or below, and it is also included in this set of covers and remixes on Raoul Sinier's Soundcloud page.

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McKinney PetSmart #1751 N. Central Expressway.

Adoption Counselors will be in attendance on Saturday and Sunday.
Frisco location: Saturday from 11 am - 4 pm. and Sunday from 12 noon - 4 p.m.
McKinney location: Saturday and Sunday 12 noon - 4 pm

A selection of the FFAR dogs will be at Frisco Petsmart #2376 (DNT/Eldorado) on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of the month from usually 11 am - 4 p.m.
Adoption Counselors will be in attendance during that time.

If you are interested in meeting any of our cats or dogs, just send us a an email or fill out an Adoption Application on our website. The Adoption Application is not a commitment just a means of introduction. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Adoption Process...

We do not adopt on a first-come, first-served basis - it is our goal to find the right home for the cat or dog as well ensuring that the cat or dog is the right match for it's new family. A win/win situation.
For dogs, we require an application, home visit for approved application, and home trial period to ensure that it's a good fit for the dog and the family.
For cats, we require an application, but do allow same-day adoptions. Our goal is to find our fosters a "forever" home.
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  • Breed: Pit Bull Terrier Mix
  • Color: Brindle - With White
  • Age: Young
  • Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
  • Sex: Female
Ziva is a gorgeous, happy girl with lots of love to give! She is good with cats, children and other male dogs (has not been tested with females at this time). She is joyful and learns quickly. She will continue to blossom with loving guidance.

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  • Breed: Domestic Shorthair
  • Color: Brown Tabby
  • Age: Adult
  • Sex: Male
  • Hair: Short
Bash and Java (see separate listing) are two lovely tabby brothers who were adopted from Pets Bring Joy as kittens 3 years ago, but sadly have to come back to us due to severe allergies on the part of the family's young daughter. They are shy at first with new people, but are very sweet, gentle and very handsome!

We definitely want to keep these brothers together by adopting them as a pair!

To find out more about Bash and Java or how to make them a purrmanent part of your home, please visit

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About Our Rescue Group...

We are passionate about the fact that pets bring joy to the people who love them, and vice versa! Our full mission statement is presented on our website,, but in a nutshell, we rescue adoptable animals (primarily cats) at risk from "kill shelters," emphasizing adult cats who often get passed over in favor of kittens. We support them through the kindness of volunteer foster homes, and work to find qualified, loving homes for them all.

We also encourage collaboration within the rescue community, working with smaller "grass roots" rescue organizations to help them with community outreach and fund-raising.

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Most of our sponsored cats are cared for by foster volunteers in their homes throughout Northern Virginia. We arrange for approved adopters to meet our kitties in their foster homes, where the kitties are in their most relaxed and natural environment.

We are also delighted to have been chosen as the resident rescue organization for PetSmart's East Fairfax store, located at 9528 Main Street in Fairfax, Virginia 22031 (at the corner of Pickett Road and Main Street aka "Little River Turnpike"). You may *view* our kitties any time that the store is open (store phone: (571) 328-7770), but it's best if you contact us via email first so that we can arrange to have a PBJ volunteer meet you to open the cat room so that you can *interact* with them.

We regularly hold adoption events at the store on Saturdays ... please check our website,, for our latest adoption schedule.

We also have animals housed at the PetMAC in DC. Please visit their website:; visit Lori at the PetMAC DC store 7 days a week or email Lori at for more information.

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We require completion of an initial on-line application; our evaluation process involves two phone interviews, a vet reference check, and a home visit.

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Flooding Again, March 1938

1938 Flood Headlines

The previous three parts of this series showed the consequences of a very particular combination of earth, wind, fire and water in the hills north of downtown Los Angeles.  The massive devastation caused by the 1933/1934 New Year’s flood was certainly a wake-up call not only for the residents but for local authorities. Well not really.  The wake-up call should’ve come long before.

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Part 1 and Part 2 of this series explain the geography of the Los Angeles basin, including the steep mountains rimming the northern edge of the basin that were pushed up by the action of two tectonic plates meeting along the San Andreas Fault.  The articles discussed how the dense chaparral burns fast and hot pushed by the hot winds coming over the mountains from the desert causing the soil to become almost waterproof.  All that it takes to set off a huge flood of mud is rain.

The Great Depression that started with the stock market crash in the fall of 1929 hit rock bottom in the spring of 1933.  It would be a slow recovery that would not end until the advent of World War II.  New Year’s Eve 1933 was still reason for many to celebrate the promise of the New Year.  In the little Crescenta-Canada Valley many residents had gone out for the evening.  It had been raining for a couple of days, so a warm gathering of friends must’ve sounded good.  Unfortunately the loudest noises that evening would not be man-made. [click to continue…]

The Truth about the Great 2010 La Canada Mud Flood! Part 2: The Perfect Storm!

February 25, 2010

In Part 1: The Lay of the Land, Rusty explained the formation and geography of the greater Los Angeles basin.  Rusty’s lived in the northern part of that basin his whole life and has heard about and seen personally what can happen with the Perfect Storm of events.   Here is the whole process laid out […]

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Part 1: The Lay of the Land Not all adventures are good clean fun.  Some involve going through police barriers to check on your friends to see how they are affected by natural or man-made disasters.  Such is the case now, right in the area where Rusty lives. In January and February of 2010 people around the […]

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February 14, 2010

We asked our readers which they would prefer for a Valentine’s Day story from the Adventures of Rusty Waters, SEX or ROMANCE. The first choice was to find out what happened when three gorgeous women tried to pick up Rusty in a bar.  HINT: That was the story you’d get if you voted for SEX. […]

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Aviles’ RBI single in ninth lifts Tribe

CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Indians specialized in walk-off wins last season.

It took 34 games, but they finally got their first walk-off this season on Wednesday night when Mike Aviles’ two-out single in the ninth inning lifted the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Cleveland’s players mobbed Aviles after he crossed first base.

“It’s definitely fun, especially with a noon game (today),” Aviles said. “It’s always good not to play extra innings and get that big win at the end.”

“That was nice,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “We needed that.”

The Indians had 11 walk-off victories last season as they won 92 games and made the playoffs as a wild-card team.

“We’re playing at home and when you hit last you always feel like you have a chance,” Francona said.

The short-handed Twins were playing their third straight game without first baseman Joe Mauer and had only 11 available position players. Eduardo Escobar, normally a shortstop, played the entire game in left field, which cost Minnesota in the ninth.

Asdrubal Cabrera led off the inning with a double against Casey Fien (3-1). Escobar misjudged the ball and turned the wrong way as it landed on the warning track.

“He just didn’t get to it, I’m sure he shied away from the wall,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “He’s not been out there a lot and it was going toward the wall over his head and he got to the warning track and felt that he was a little too close probably.”

After Lonnie Chisenhall’s sacrifice bunt, Yan Gomes grounded out. Aviles hit a hard ground ball on a 1-1 pitch into center field.

John Axford (1-3), who had allowed game-winning home runs in his previous two outings, survived a shaky ninth. He retired the first two hitters, but Danny Santana doubled down the right-field line. After Brian Dozier walked on a 3-2 pitch, third baseman Carlos Santana, who had to contend with a fan who wanted the ball, leaned into the stands to catch Sam Fuld’s foul popup.

“I was yelling from the mound, but I don’t think he heard me,” Axford said of the fan. “I was yelling, ‘don’t touch it.’ “

Axford had a bad week going into the game. Chicago’s Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday while Escobar hit a solo homer in the 10th inning Monday, giving Minnesota a 1-0 win.

Axford was unavailable Tuesday after pitching the three previous games.

“I felt good,” he said. “Physically, I feel great. It worked out perfect. I got a day off and was able to rest up.”

Danny Salazar, who hit 100 mph on the Progressive Field radar gun several times, took a 3-1 lead into the seventh, but Minnesota tied the game on pinch-hitter Santana’s RBI single and Dozier’s sacrifice fly.

Salazar retired the first hitter, but Josmil Pinto singled and took third when Escobar doubled to left-center. Bryan Shaw relieved to face Santana, who batted for Pedro Florimon. Shaw had to hit the deck to avoid Santana’s liner up the middle that scored Pinto and put runners at first and third.

Dozier’s fly ball scored Escobar.

Salazar allowed three runs and struck out seven in 6 1-3 innings.

Ricky Nolasco gave up three runs with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Michael Brantley had a two-run double in the third and Gomes hit a leadoff homer in the fifth.

Dozier had an RBI double in the third.

Mauer, who has lower back spasms, played catch and took swings off a batting tee before the game.

Gomes’ home run atoned for his ninth error of the season that helped Minnesota score in the third. Florimon drew a two-out walk, stole second and took third when Gomes’ throw skipped into center field. Dozier followed with his double.

NOTES: Indians OF Michael Bourn (tight left hamstring) missed his fourth straight game, but said he could return for the final game of the series Thursday. … The Twins selected the contract of RHP Matt Guerrier from Triple-A Rochester and optioned LHP Logan Darnell to the same club. … OF Aaron Hicks (concussion) is taking live batting practice in Minneapolis and could come off the 7-day disabled list this weekend. … Twins RHP Kevin Correia (1-3) faces RHP Justin Masterson (1-1) on Thursday.


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In The Galleries: David Armstrong

In The Galleries: David Armstrong

Tucked behind a discreet apartment building on East 61st Street, The Dark Parade is installed in a hidden 19th-century neoclassical carriage house.

The exhibition by David Armstrong, and presented by Casa de Costa, showcases otherworldly sculptures alongside new photographic works. Armstrong first received critical attention for his intimate portraits of men, both lovers and friends.

Jason Costa, founder of Casa de Costa, calls the location “an opportunity to be up close and see the artist's hand in the work. The carriage house is the ideal place for the installation. It’s intimate and I’m looking forward to seeing how people respond.”

The Dark Parade opens April 11 in New York City but was first exhibited, in part, at CONTEXT|Art Miami in December. Appointments can be booked online at

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Ogilvy Unveils New Nationwide Logo in Peyton Manning Ad

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Ogilvy&Mather is unveiling a revamped Nationwide logo with a new campaign starring Peyton Manning.

The campaign will debut Thursday with a new spot (featured above) during the NFL’s first regular season game on NBC. Nationwide’s new logo, which features an eagle as a revamped nod to the company’s original logo, appears on a flag at the start of the 30-second spot. Entitled “Jingle,” the spot features Manning repeatedly humming Nationwide’s jingle, as well as setting it to different words in varying situations, such as calling an audible, taking an ice bath after a hard practice, and chowing down at home. It’s straightforward but memorable, allowing the focus to be on the new logo.

In addition to the logo change, AdAge reports that the rebranding effort from Nationwide also includes switching to a “one brand approach.” Services the company previously marketed under names such as VPI Pet Insurance, Allied Insurance and Harleysville Insurance will now all be sold under the Nationwide name.

“We need to align the entire company behind the most powerful brand asset we have, which is ‘Nationwide’ and ‘Nationwide is on Your Side,'” Nationwide Chief Marketing Officer Matt Jauchius told AdAge.

While McKinney remains Nationwide’s lead creative agency, Ogilvy & Mather was brought in to handle a multi-year marketing agreement with Manning which kicks off with this campaign. Last month, Nationwide also signed an agreement with the NFL, which allows for more authentic NFL imagery in the company’s advertising.

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“There is no doubt: an open Africa will be an unstoppable Africa,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Sunday during a keynote speech delivered at the Africa 2016 forum in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. “Breaking down the barriers is the key to Africa’s long-term growth and prosperity,” he said.

At the invitation of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, African Heads of State and thought leaders, investors and partners gathered in the Red Sea resort on February 20 and 21, 2016 for the “Africa 2016: Business for Africa, Egypt and the World” conference. The goal of the meeting: to accelerate private sector engagement and investment within Africa, forge new partnerships and highlight the African opportunity.

While acknowledging the economic headwinds faced by Africa, including the drop in commodity prices, the AfDB President underscored the continent’s resilience, noting that the ‘Africa rising’ narrative was far from over.

“We must not believe the narrative of doom and gloom on Africa,” he said. “Just look at the facts: while the global economy is projected by the IMF and the OECD to grow at 3% this year, Africa is projected to grow at 4.4% in 2016 and strengthen further to 5% in 2017. That is good news! African economies are not unraveling – they are resilient! Africa is still the best place to invest.”

Adesina applauded Egypt and its President for an ambitious development programme. “President el-Sisi, your vision for Egypt is a bold one: you are thinking big, acting big – delivering with speed,” he said.

He then called on African countries to follow Egypt’s lead, citing the advances made on the country’s $8.2-billion Suez Canal expansion project, which was completed in just one year, and the Capital Cairo project, a plan to build a new modern capital city at the cost of $45 billion.

In 2015, the African Development Bank extended US $140 million in co-financing support to the Government of Egypt for the Sharm el Sheikh Airport Expansion Project, and approved and fully disbursed $500 million in budget support, bringing the AfDB’s active portfolio in Egypt to US $2.23 billion (32 operations).

“The message and lesson are clear,” Adesina said. “African countries should accelerate their pace of growth and development. Africa must think big, act big, and deliver big. We must never have low aspirations for Africa. The African Development Bank – your Bank – will be there to support you.”


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The Seats of the Mighty
Director: T. Hays Hunter (Dir)
Release Date:   7 Dec 1914
Duration (in reels):   7
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Cast:   Lionel Barrymore (Monsieur Doltaire)
    A. P. Jackson (Monsieur Duvarney)
    Clinton Preston (Juxte Duvarney)
    Millicent Evans (Alixe Duvarney)
    Glen White (Captain Robert Moray)
    Lois Meredith (Mathilde)
    Jack Hopkins (Voban)
    Harold Hartsell (Bigot)
    William Cavanaugh (Vaudrieul)
    N. J. Thompson (Gabord)
    Charles Graham (Labrouke)
    Madame Landuska (Jamond, the dancer)
    Grace Leigh (La Pompadour)
    Marjorie Bonner (Madame du Barry)
    John Wade (Sir John Godric)
    Thomas Jefferson (King Louis of France)
    Arthur Morrison (General Wolf)

Summary: Captain Robert Moray lives in the colony of Virginia during the French and Indian War, and is in love with Alixe Duvarney, the daughter of the Governor of Canada. Moray is captured by the French and taken to Canada where he is held prisoner by Monsieur Doltaire, King Louis' representative in America. Doltaire unsuccessfully tries to compel Moray to reveal the location of some valuable papers, and his hatred for his prisoner increases when he learns about Moray's love for Alixe, whom Doltaire himself admires. Doltaire incriminates Moray as a spy and coerces Alixe to give him up to save his life. They thwart Doltaire, however, when Alixe helps Moray to escape. During the escape, he turns over valuable information to General Wolfe whose English troops storm and capture the city of Quebec, killing Doltaire. Finally, Alixe and Moray are free to establish a new life together.

Production Company: Colonial Motion Picture Corp.
Distribution Company: World Film Corp.
Director: T. Hays Hunter (Dir)
Producer: Lewis J. Selznick (Pres)
Country: United States

Source Text: Based on the novel The Seats of the Mighty by Sir Gilbert Parker (New York, 1894).
Authors: Sir Gilbert Parker

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Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Historical
Subjects (Major): Diplomats
Subjects (Minor): Canada--History
  Quebec (Canada)
  United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
  James Wolfe

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Motog   10 Oct 14   pp. 511-12.
Motog   19 Dec 14   p. 837, 870
MPN   10 Oct 14   p. 15.
MPW   9 Dec 14   p. 30.
NYDM   9 Dec 14   p. 30.
Variety   4 Dec 14   p. 24.

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