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Board President’s Notes (October 2020)

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I have yet to include personal news in my monthly letter, but last month brought some significant changes in my life. First, my 16 year old grandson became significantly ill and spent a week in Glens Falls hospital. My thanks to all in … read more.

From Rev. Barbara’s Couch (October 2020)

by the Rev. Barbara Threet

Just about every one of my roses has buds! And a few have even had blossoms!

That should not be unusual in mid-September. But this year, it is, and I am rejoicing.

Last April, when I finally accepted that I would not be … read more.

Three Ways to Vote

by Diane Collins

Walk into your polling site on November 3, 2020 and VOTE.Vote early from October 24 – November 1, 2020 at your local County Board of Elections. (see addresses below)Vote by Absentee Ballot. (several steps)

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Samsung’s first F-series smartphone, Galaxy F41, debuts in India. Samsung says it has developed the smartphone with Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart for Gen Z and millennial consumers. The smartphone is 8.9mm thick and features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Full HD + display with a drop-shaped camera cutout at the top of the screen.

The F41 is powered by an eight-core Exynos 9611 processor with 6 GB of RAM. Samsung will offer the F41 in 64GB and 128GB configurations. There’s also the option to add up to 512GB of additional storage via a microSD card.

All components are powered by a massive 6000mAh battery. However, this capacity takes longer to recharge, given that the device only comes with a modest 15W USB-C power adapter.

Other notable features include a rear-positioned fingerprint scanner and face unlock. By default, the smartphone comes with Android 10 and Samsung One UI preinstalled.

For photography, the smartphone has a set of three cameras, which includes a 64-megapixel main sensor. It is also accompanied by an 8-megapixel camera with a 123-degree ultra-wide angle lens, as well as a 5-megapixel depth sensor for portraits and live focus. The smartphone will come with a “Single Take” feature that allows you to take seven photos and three videos at the same time with one touch. The idea here is that Single Take will help you never miss the moment. Users can also use the camera to shoot 4K video.

Indian consumers will be able to purchase the Galaxy F41 starting October 16. Samsung will offer the smartphone in three colors: Fusion Black, Fusion Blue, and Fusion Green.

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Multi-disciplinary collaboration during Cyclone Sandy: FEMA and Frog design consultancy example

In late October of 2012, as Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on the eastern seaboard, some important members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were toying with an idea that was a little bit unusual, at least for members of a government agency in the midst of a huge disaster. They were wondering if designers could help.

As part of the “Field Innovation Team,” Frog and others brought a new perspective to disaster relief. Image: Frog

As part of the “Field Innovation Team,” Frog and others brought a new perspective to disaster relief. Image: Frog

That’s how the design consultancy Frog was tapped to become part of FEMA’s Field Innovation Team, a group that brought an unlikely mix of minds into the Sandy recovery process, including experts in fields ranging from art and science to mathematics, technology, and design. According to Desi Matel-Anderson, who served as FEMA’s Chief Innovation Adviser during the period, convening this sort of team and putting them to work during a crisis was not the usual way of doing business. “I don’t know of any time in history where a federal agency like FEMA has tasked a team to innovate in a disaster and to solve in real time like this on the scale that we did,” she told me after her stint at FEMA had wrapped up late last year. “This fundamentally shifted the ideological underpinnings of an entire field.”

By the time FEMA reached out to Frog, a number of employees from the company’s New York office were already on the ground, volunteering their time at Disaster Recovery Centers, or DRCs, throughout the area. Through that exposure and official visits to other recovery centers in subsequent weeks, Frog’s designers got a first-hand look at how disaster recovery worked–and, sometimes, how it didn’t.

Over the several months that followed, Frog and the other members of the Field Innovation Team looked at those Disaster Recovery Centers through the lens of design, drawing up a series of proposals for improving the experience. In January of last year, the team travelled to the White House to present its vision to FEMA representatives and the Secretary of Homeland Security. It was well received. The agency has already put a number of the easiest fixes, like color coded signage, in place, and it’s continuing to refine its operation in light of Frog’s findings.

Government agencies are like large ships in that changing course can be a slow, gradual process. But according to Rich Serino, FEMA’s Deputy Administrator, the agency is indeed looking at things differently in light of the Innovation Team’s work. “They saw things that perhaps we hadn’t seen before,” he told me. “They’ve literally changed the way we do business.”

It’s an ongoing process, but it all started with FEMA going against conventional wisdom. Instead of trying to drum up some new thinking through workshops or simulations, it brought a fresh set of eyes to a disaster as it was happening. That bold decision gave designers a chance to see how FEMA works in the real world, in real time…READ ON

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Congratulations to Lori Miller and Richard Castagna for Being Included in The Best Lawyers© List For 2020

We are pleased to announce that our CEO Lori Miller and Partner Richard Castagna have been included in the 2020 Edition of the U.S. News and World Report Best Lawyers in America© for the third year in a row. Best Lawyers© is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.

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Jason Rubin Obtains Nonsuit in Favor of Automotive Retailer in Philadelphia Benzene Claim on the 7th Day of Trial

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Things to do in Murphys CA — More than Wine Tasting

If you haven’t been to Murphys, you should definitely add it to your list of places to go in California’s Gold Country. I have been there for special events like the Chili Cook-off, just to shop, and to stop for breakfast on my way to Calaveras Big Trees State ParkWhen you visit, it will be obvious why it was voted one of the top ten coolest small towns in America by Budget Travel Magazine. There are cool things to do in Murphys CA!

view down main street in Murphys with text overlay: Murphys, California More than Wine TastingMurphys, California, is located in Calaveras County, about 3 hours east of San Francisco and a little less than two hours southeast of Sacramento. I’m only an hour away where I live in Amador County so I can visit often.

If you are planning to attend the Presidents’ Wine Weekend coming up on the 17th and 18th like I am, I wanted to have a few things to recommend to you in addition to the wine tasting. I made another visit to Murphys and met up with Shelby French, Executive Director of the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance. She took me on a great walking tour of Main Street. Shelby used to own a walking food tour business in Murphys and she was a wealth of information.

Things to Do in Murphys CA

Murphys Historic Hotel

We started our tour at Murphys Historic Hotel which is the oldest, continuously operating hotel in the state. Lots of famous people have been to Murphys and stayed in this hotel. It was a stopping point on the way to Calaveras Big Trees, which was considered one of the Natural Wonders of the World at the time. The Ulysses S. Grant room is open for public view. Several other rooms are marked with the names of their famous guests which include William Randolph Hurst, Mark Twain and Susan B. Anthony.

Murphys Hotel

Ulysses S. Grant room in Murphys Hotel Ulysses S. Grant room in Murphys Hotel

The restaurant in the Murpys Hotel is rated #4 of 22 restaurants in Murphys on TripAdvisor. I’ve eaten there several times so can attest to the fact that the food is excellent. Every sauce, marinade, dressing and broth is homemade and made the classic way. Even the raviolis are homemade.

Breakfast at Murphys Hotel

Kelly and I shared crab eggs Benedict on our way to Calaveras Big Trees State Park. They split it in the kitchen for us.

E Clampus Vitus

The E Clampus Vitus is an interesting organization with an unclear history so I am going to leave any research about them up to you. I’ll just tell you that it is said they were created with “humor and absurdity in mind” and brought a lot of good will and cheer to the hard mining life. The fraternal organization is dedicated to preserving the history of the American West. They have erected many plaques throughout the West, often at sites overlooked by more traditional historical societies, like saloons and brothels. In Murphys, there is a wall with plaques honoring the local members along with some inducted honorees.

E Clampus Vitus wall in Murphys, CA
Murphys Community Park and the Murphys Pokey

Murphys Community Park is a great park with lots of picnic tables and barbecues. It even has a creek running through it. During the summer, kids and dogs play in the creek. The first Friday of the month from June through September, a popular local band plays in the gazebo. The entertainment is free. A local restaurant prepares dinner along with a wine pairing. Dinner tickets are available for purchase.

Gazebo in Murphys Community Park

Creek in Murphys Community ParkOn the edge of the park, you can see Murphys Pokey, which was built around 1915. The previous jail was made of wood and located closer to the creek. Legend has it that the first inmate of this jail house was one of its builders who got too drunk and rowdy celebrating its completion.

Murphys Pokey
The Michelson House

The Michelson House was the childhood home of Albert Michelson, the first person to win a Nobel Peace Prize for physics. His family came to Murphys from Prussia in 1855 when he was two. He was awarded the Peace Prize in 1907 for accurately measuring the speed of light. Einstein went on to discover ways to measure how light could be bent and manipulated many years later based on the discoveries set forth by Michelson.

Michelson House dedication plaque

The house currently serves as the Hovey Winery tasting room. You can enjoy Hovey wines in the tasting room, on the porch, or at picnic tables (made by local high school students) on the shady lawn. The setting is very inviting.

Hovey tasting room in Michelson HouseGrounds at Michelson House, Murphys, CA
Olive Oil Tasting

I have to admit, I’m a little jaded when it comes to olive oil. We have so much truly fresh, amazing olive oil in California that it’s hard for others to compete for me. I like it pungent. That is the flavor I have come to expect and a lot of imported oils just fall short of what I like. I was a tad disappointed when we visited Marisolio Tasting Bar that they didn’t have more California oils but they did say they were getting more. They have some recommendations of olive oil and balsamic vinegar pairings that are delicious together.

Marisolio Tasting Bar, Murphys, CA

I may have been disappointed in the olive oil, but oh, the balsamic vinegar! There were so many flavors and I couldn’t stop tasting. I couldn’t decide what to get. I wanted one of each! Then I discovered the espresso flavor and knew that was it. I’ve been hooked on ice cream floats lately and the suggestion of using this vinegar for an “affogato float” grabbed my attention. An affogato (drowned) float is 1 part espresso balsamic poured over four parts vanilla ice cream. Of course, I tried it as soon as I got home and it was heaven.

The Spice Tin

If you like to cook, you won’t want to miss The Spice Tin. They carry a wide array of herbs and spices as well as barbecue blends, sauces and dips, and accessories. Be sure to taste the pesto sauce which is locally made fresh and carried only at The Spice Tin. This is a popular spot with both locals and tourists. I love visiting spice shops and always pick up a new spice to try out.

The Spice Tin, Murphys, CA

Murphys Old Timers Museum

The Murphys Old Timers Museum has an extensive collection of mining artifacts, period clothing, photographs, news clippings and journals of pioneer families as well as superb examples of Miwok and other tribal basketry and tools. It would be easy to spend hours here.

Murphys Old Timers Museum sign at entrance

Inside Murphys Old Timers Museum

Wine Tasting in Murphys

I will admit that one of the most popular things to do in Murphys is wine tasting. After a fascinating and educational walking tour, Shelby took me to a few tasting rooms. I’ll tell you about those after Presidents’ Wine Weekend. There are more than 20 wine tasting rooms in Murphys but only one actual winery, Val du Vino. All the other wineries are located mostly along Highway 4. Click here for a map. Be sure to visit some of them during Presidents’ Wine Weekend. They’ll be less crowded than the tasting rooms.

Wine barrel

V Bistro & Bar and V Restaurant & Bar

After a fabulous day of touring and tasting, I had a late lunch at V Bistro & Bar (#6 of 22 restaurants on TripAdvisor) before I headed home. I had the roasted winter duck salad which was amazing.

I spent most of the day today in Murphys, researching for some future blog posts. After several hours of walking around, wine tasting and shopping, it was time for a late lunch and to head home. I stopped in at V Bistro & Bar and had this roasted winter duck salad: 8 ozs Maple Leaf duck breast, hearts of little gems, candied pecans, citrus segments, Saint Andre triple creme brie, and vanilla vinaigrette. Yum! ? This was a cute little place with great service. @vbistrobar402 @calaveraswines #vbistro #vbistroandbar #duck #ducksalad #mapleleafduck #brie #triplecremebrie #vanillavinaigrette #bistro #foodblogger #foodbloggerlife #travelbloggerlife #travelblogger #murphysca #calaveras #calaverascounty #visitcalaveras #goldcountry #GoldCountryCowgirl

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V Restaurant and Bar (#7 of 22 restaurants) opened in 2004 and claims to offer the most upscale dining experience in Calaveras County. In 2011 the proprietors opened the V Bistro & Bar to offer a casual European style eatery. The two restaurants are next door to each other and adjacent to the Victorian Inn.

Entrance to V Bistro & Bar, Murphys, CA

Murphys is a great little town and this is just a sampling of what it has to offer. Have you visited Murphys? Do you have a favorite spot to add to the things to do in Murphys, CA? I’d love to hear from you in the comments.

three photos: Murphys Hotel, Michelson house plaque, gazebo with text overlay: Murphys, California, One of the Top Ten Colest Small Towns in America
creek in Murphys Community Park with text overlay: Murphys, Calilfornia, One of the coolest small towns in America

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  1. Love Murphys, must try some of your dinning options they looked good.

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  6. I’d love to be notified of any and all special attractions going on in Murphys…craft faires….please notify me of all social events….I’d be very interested to know.
    Thank you, Betty Jones

    • Hi Betty. Glad you are interested in things going on in Murphys. However, I have no affiliation with Murphys so am not the one to keep you informed. There are several websites that will help you out there. Just Google Murphys events.

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The Goldsmiths’ Centre in London is now inviting applications from jewellery and silversmithing startups for the next cohort (2018) of its business incubation programme – Setting Out. Now in its 6th year, this intensive year-long initiative, delivered by a dedicated team of business and creative specialists, is focused on equipping up to 8 exceptionally talented craftspeople with business, design and product development skills.

As a member of the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s community, participants gain access to modern shared studio space and fully equipped workshops in a central London location. The programme helps participants to transition from the bench through the development of their own business plan, the production of a product range and support on how to take it successfully to market.

Setting Out’s most recent cohort is already starting to make waves in the industry, with Leonid Dementiev, Jessica Pass and Lukas Grewenig showcasing their collections for the first time at Goldsmiths’ Fair through the Graduate Bursary Scheme. Other alumni have gone on to feature their collections at UK and international shows including London Fashion Week, International Jewellery London, Dazzle Oxo Tower and Inhorgenta Munich.

Emily Bedford, Setting Out alumnus 2016 – 2017 explains: “Setting Out has completely and utterly changed everything for me and my business. It is very intensive and there’s a lot to do. I thought I would arrive, get support and have a base for the business, but it is more immersive.”

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After performing at the PGA Championship major, where Tiger Woods failed to overcome the cat, he did not take part in new starts, but managed to improve his position in the World Ranking, where Woods is now fifth. Tiger “pushed” Justin Thomas, who, due to a hand injury, did not perform after Masters major, and this was the only change in the top-10. So high in the main table of ranks Woods did not climb since June 2014.

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Andrew Putnam, who finished third last week, jumped from 62nd to 49th place in a very timely manner, which would allow him to take part in The Open Championship major. Also, Putnam got a good chance to qualify for the US Open major, which will be held next month. To do this, the American must stay in the top 60 Rating until June 10.
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The Match: Champions for Charity delivers record TV rating

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The combination of superstar golfers and quarterbacks, celebrity announcers, trash talking and lots of dollar signs proved to be a big hit for sports fans.

The Match: Champions for Charity drew an average of 5.8 million viewers on Sunday across the various Turner Sports channels, making it the most-watched combined golf telecast on cable TV.

The event peaked at 6.3 million viewers in the 5:45 to 6 p.m. quarter hour.

NBA on TNT studio analyst Charles Barkley was in the booth. Justin Thomas, a now-budding TV star, was an ace on-course reporter along with Amanda Balionis. Tom Brady holed out from the fairway, delivered the line of the night and ripped his pants, all in one hilarious sequence.

In the end, Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning outdueled Phil Mickelson and Brady in a live event shown on TNT, TBS, truTV & HLN.

Oh, and the charity event raised more than $20 million for COVID-19 relief.

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3 Creative Ways to Use Google+ Circles

Although circles are Google+'s answer to the problem of social network relationship management, that's not the only thing it's good for. People on Google+ are using circles for all sorts of creative activities, some of which aren't obvious as first glance.

1. Take Advantage of Empty Circles

Circles do not have to be shared with anyone at all. In fact, you can create an empty circle, and name it whatever you want. Knowing this fact, you can use circles in several different ways - as a bookmarking tool, a diary, or notepad. This brilliant idea was gathered from +Brian Swetland and +Arun Shroff.

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  • You can use this personal circle as a diary, an exercise log, a notepad to keep track of ideas, or maintain a to-do list. You can also create multiple empty circles to cover all your needs.
  • If you are an Evernote user, you can add your Evernote email address to this circle. Posts to this circle will show up in the default Evernote folder. Via +Steve Bryson.
  • You can save voice memos to your private Stream, using your Google+ Android app. Remember to enable Instant Share, which will save photos and videos to a private Picasa album for you. Turn on the Camcorder app on your phone and hit Record. Say what you need, and then click on Stop. You'll be able to go into your Google+ account and open up your Photos page. Click on "Photos from your phone" and you'll be able to select your recording to share to your private circle. Via +Arun Shroff.
  • You can use the empty circle as a Drafts folder. When you're feeling ready to share your thought, link or photo with the World, just click on the Share button, and add the circles. (You will get a warning that your original post was not meant to be re-shared. Just ignore and post.)
  • You can create a "Read Later" circle and share stuff to it that you'll catch up on later.

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Good Grace by Hillsong United

Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. Formed in 1998 as part of Hillsong’s youth ministry, the band consists of several rotating worship leaders from the church, including Joel Houston, Taya Smith-Gaukroger, Matt Crocker, Jonathon Douglass, Jad Gillies and Benjamin Hastings. Due to several songs written by the youth ministry, Hillsong worship leader Darlene Zschech recommended that they record an album, which resulted in their debut extended play, One, which was released alongside the Hillsong Worship album Touching Heaven Changing Earth. Since then, the group has released eleven annual live albums, as well as four studio albums. The band composes songs and performs in church services as well as concerts in worldwide tours
Come together
Strange as neighbours
Our blood is one
Of generations
Of every nation
Of kingdom come
Don’t let your heart be troubled
Hold your head up high
Don’t fear no evil
Fix your eyes on this one truth
God is madly in love with you
Take courage
Hold on
Be strong
Remember where our help comes from
Our redemption
Our salvation
Is in His blood
Light of heaven
Friend forever
His kingdom come
Swing wide
All you heavens
Let the praise go up
As the walls come down
All creation
Everything with breath
Repeat the sound
All His children
Clean hands
Pure hearts
Good grace
Good God
His Name is Jesus
The band was originally formed in 1998, by close friends from within the youth ministry called “Powerhouse Youth”, led by Hillsong Youth Pastors Phil and Lucinda Dooley for many years.[1] As the house band for the Powerhouse meetings, they played original songs and rearranged popular radio tunes at their weekly meeting for local youth aged 16–25. Band members sometimes also contributed to the larger interdenominational ministry Youth Alive Australia and its albums. Most members of the band also attended Hillsong Church services.
Powerhouse grew and split in the mid 1990s into two youth groups: Powerhouse (aged 18–25) and Wildlife (12–17). Reuben Morgan, assisted by guitarist Marcus Beaumont and vocalist/songwriter Tanya Riches, administrated the band and music for Powerhouse and all United nights, albums and events until 2003, when the role was passed on to Joel Houston. The three performed with the 18–25’s Powerhouse band that also included Mark Stevens, Nigel Hendroff, Peter King and Raymond Badham. For the older group Peter King was the main piano player and music director, with guitarist Nigel Hendroff later taking the music directing role. In the younger ministry Wildlife, it was former Channel V Leg-Up competition-winning Able band boys Joel Houston and Marty Sampson, with Able band’s Luke Munns and Michael Guy Chislett being the main drummer and guitarist, respectively, while Joel Houston played bass. They were initially trained by Russell Fragar. Marty Sampson, Holly Dawson, Mark Stevens, Katrina Peoples, Michelle Fragar, Tanya Riches and Bec Mesiti were some original key vocalists. In the Summer of 1997 the team made a huge impact at their youth ministry’s Summer Camp. On returning from the camp, the youth ministries of Hillsong Church decided to join together monthly, calling these meetings the “UNITED” Nights.[citation needed]
Darlene Zschech suggested to Reuben Morgan that the youth band make an album in 1998 after so many songs were written in the youth ministry[2][3] As a result, the EP One was recorded by a new band. Everyday was recorded in 1999 and packaged with the Hillsong Worship annual album. Both achieved Gold sales status in Australia. The band continued to release an album each year, rebranding as Hillsong United. In 2002 after Reuben Morgan stepped down as co-worship leader of the band, Joel Houston, the eldest son of the church’s senior pastor Brian Houston, and Marty Sampson led the group together.[citation needed]
The band’s members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church.[4] Many were volunteers who went unpaid for their time or contribution. As such the line up changes on a regular basis due to the volunteers’ needs and the needs of the church; that is to say, due to the naturally resultant “churn”. Luke Munns, who was the drummer for the band from 1998 through 2006, played on seven live recordings and transitioned out from the drums to front the rock and indie band LUKAS. Following his marriage to Michelle on November 2006, Sampson stepped down as one of the main leaders of the band. He contributed two more songs with United—”Devotion”, which he wrote and sang, and “Saviour King”, which he wrote with Mia Fieldes—before he officially stepped down. These songs were part of the 2007 release All of the Above. Current members of the Hillsong United band include Joel Houston, Jonathon Douglass (J.D.), Jadwin “Jad” Gillies, Matt Crocker, Taya Smith, Dylan Thomas (on rhythm guitar), Timon Klein (on lead guitar), Peter James & Benjamin Tennikoff (on keyboards), Adam Crosariol (on bass guitar), and Simon Kobler (on drums).[citation needed]
The annual Hillsong United CD and DVD was recorded for many years during the Hillsong youth ministry’s October conference Encounterfest, and albums released in the first quarter of the following year. The 2007 album All of the Above was the first album to be fully studio recorded.[5] The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence.[6][7][8] The official UNITED logo was designed by Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth.[9]
In 2014, they won five Dove Awards, including song of the year for “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”.[10] The band was nominated for the second year at American Music Award in 2015.[11] The same year, they won a Billboard Music Award in the category Top Christian Artist.[12][13] The band won three Dove Awards in 2016 and Recorded Worship Song of the Year for “So Will I (100 BillionX)” in 2018.

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SPOILER ALERT: The following “Empire” Season 2 Episode 12 (“A Rose by Any Other Name”) recap contains MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS, so if you haven’t watched the episode yet, you might want to… you know… GO AWAY. No complaining in the comments! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

After tormenting our televisions with dreadful acting and wreaking havoc on the Lyon family’s lives with her manipulation and games, we can all now rejoice as the witch (Camilla Marks-Whiteman) is officially dead.

Camilla, played by a stiff, dull and aging Naomi Campbell, has been purring in the background of Empire since Season 1 when she first started getting her cougar on with Hakeem.

We thought that she had been banished to the shadowlands, but this bitch’s creeper ass popped up earlier this season when she somehow managed to get in good with the lesbian chairwoman of the board, Mimi Whiteman (Marisa Tomei). Camilla played her part so well that she ended up being wifed by Camilla and ejecting Lucious from his role as Empire CEO. Which of course allowed Camilla step in and take full control.

This, as you can imagine, didn’t sit well with Ms. Cookie Lyon, and Cookie has been determined to unseat Camilla from her throne since Hakeem defected and voted to boot Lucious as CEO.

But Camilla isn’t going away that easily or quietly, so it’s up to Hakeem to restore the family to its leadership role within Empire.

What’s the best way to get rid of a cheating, lying whore? Act like a cheating, lying whore right back and catch it on camera so everybody knows exactly how she gets down.

Hakeem shares a private moment with Camilla and manages whisper dirty things to her and get her to say nasty and candid things about how Camilla can’t wait for Mimi to die while he works the middle.

Cookie’s reaction to Hakeem’s news was perfect: “Oh? You made a sex tape, huh, Ray J?”

No tea, no shade.

While Hakeem showed his diabolical side by backstabbing a woman who backstabbed on his behalf, it took the whole Lyon family to truly wipe Camilla out. Roaches sometimes need the whole can of Raid, know what I mean?

Once Lucious catches wind of the fact that Hakeem has succeeded in putting Camilla on the wrong side of Mimi, Lucious senses that Camilla won’t go away quietly on her own. So he decides to help knock her down for the count.

Lucious pays a visit to Camilla in her apartment and we find a limp and lifeless Mimi in the bathroom.

Camilla has poisoned her and taken her out of the game. Undoubtedly, with Mimi’s death, Camilla stood to be restored since she was Camilla’s lawfully wedded wife.

But Lucious has other plans for Camilla. Using his razor-sharp persuasion skills, Lucious manages to convince her to kill herself, by swallowing the poison she gave to Mimi. You know you’re a bad motherfucker when you can convince someone to kill themselves without having to lift a single finger.

Camilla takes the swig of the poison and goes down for the count. Sayonara, Naomi. It’s been real, you old lesbian, cougar witch.

Jamal Claps Back at Lucious and Spills a Family Secret

Jamal is still suffering from the repercussions of his brief heterosexual fling with Skye (played by Alicia Keys). Last episode, Jamal dry humped a man and a woman on stage to prove he was still down with the gay mafia, but that hasn’t been enough to dampen down the frustration.

And how exactly do the gays get back at you when you fuck with them? Apparently, they get cheap Chinese flip-flops in every shade of the rainbow, clap them in your face and then sing along to your brother’s hit song “Drip Drop” with their own twist on it called “Flippity Flop.”

Becky (Gabourey Sidibe) hilariously shouts at the crowd of gay men who protested Jamal’s brief heterosexuality with a song and dance worthy of Broadway saying, “It’s not even his song, stupid!”

Lee Daniels really should ease up on binge watching Glee perhaps because it’s clearly influencing him a bit too much. Empire has always stretched the boundaries of “reality” but a flash dance mob as a form of protest is taking it a bit far.

Jamal, as he so often does on his show, decides to write a song of his own as a means of striking back. The song consists of him complaining and insisting that he’s not like his daddy once he realizes that his father set up the affair with Skye to purposefully leak the affair to the media so he’d lose the gay votes in the ASAs.

Lucious, you see, is going head to head with his son and he’s apparently determined to stop at nothing to make sure he comes home a winner.

After winning Jameson over again, Jamal decides to perform his aggro-hip-hop anthem. Honestly, the whole thing is awkward. If you’re determined to win back the gays, why are you doing this rowdy, rough, DMX-style song?

By the end of the performance, the crowd gathered to see Jamal looks bewildered. They applaud not because they get it, but because they don’t know what else to do with their hands. I mean, this whole segment is like “What if Sisqo decided to put out a rap battle song?” It’s really awkward.

Lucious, for his part, remains largely unbothered by Jamal’s reveal that his name isn’t really Lucious Lyon. Frankly, it’s a relief to him, or so he says. For this episode at least. Wait till the next one to confirm if it’s really real.

A Song for the Lyon Brothers

While all of these executive musical chairs are going on at Empire, there’s a touching moment when Jamal and Hakeem team up to sing a song they dedicated to their brother Andre, who is struggling severely with the loss of his unborn son.

The breaking point comes toward the end of the episode when Andre decides to buy Empire stock after Mimi has dumped it all. The vehicle Andre uses to secure the Empire stock is a trust fund he set up for his son. After Andre hangs up, he tosses the smart phone down like it’s bouncy ball, which prompts Jamal and Hakeem to invite the clearly distressed Andre over to the studio to hear the song.

As Andre sits through his brother’s tune of redemption and reflection, he can’t help but shed a tear.

While there’s a whole lot of ratchet on Empire, one of the consistently appealing things about the show is the strength of the Lyon brotherhood.

Through thick and thin, they stick together. Kind of like Bill Cosby’s Jell-O pudding. But less rapey.

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“Feeling from the Inside Out” by Chad Young

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If you haven’t seen the animated movie Inside Out yet, whether or not you have kids, you’ve got to see it. I purchased it on DVD and watched it with my kids on Friday night, and it’s led to quite a bit of interesting discussion among our family. It’s one of those movies you just keep thinking about days after watching it.

Inside Out is about a young girl whose family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco. Well, actually the movie is mostly about five little characters inside of her head named Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. Each of these characters represents an emotion, and they control what the girl does in each scene. I was not surprised to learn the film’s producers consulted numerous psychologists in making the film. Those psychologists helped revise the story by emphasizing the neuropsychological findings that human emotions affect interpersonal relationships and can be significantly moderated by them.

After the movie, I asked my kids which of the emotions depicted in the film tend to control their thinking and actions the most. My oldest son Wyatt, who just turned fourteen, admitted that ever since he’s gone through puberty, anger seems to get the best of him more often than he’d like. My 2nd grade daughter Evelyn said, “Definitely fear! Fear is in the driver’s seat the most in my mind.” This made sense as she recently has been struggling with anxiety. When we considered our five year-old daughter Josilynn, our whole family decided Joy was her primary emotion. She is full of joy, unless she doesn’t get her way or loses a competition. Then anger can take over! Finally, my son Clark acknowledged that joy and sadness are the two most dominant emotions in his life.

Of those five emotions, which one tends to take control of your life the most?

As I reflect on the movie, I can think of times in my life that each of those five emotions has controlled my actions. Of course, the emotion we were created to experience the most is joy. Anger, sadness, fear, and disgust are all the consequences of living in a broken world. The Bible says that one day after Christ returns we’ll live in a world where there will be no fear and no sorrow. Joy will be our companion.

While raising four kids, I’ve sought to understand how to best shepherd their hearts and create an environment where joy is found. A verse that has inspired me and has also been a good verse to teach my kids is Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

Thinking good thoughts, as this verse commands, aids in my having a positive emotional well-being. Of course, at times other negative emotions get the best of me, but when that happens, I confess that to God, asking him to take control of my emotions.

How does Philippians 4:8 connect with you? The next time you are tempted to speak poorly about someone or to complain, I’d challenge you to put that verse into practice. Hopefully, like me, you’ll experience more joy than you would if you had allowed the cynical spirit to control your attitude and actions. Let me know if it works!

Wrestling With Faith, Love and GatorsTo read more of Chad’s adventures, see his new book, Wrestling with Faith, Love and Gators. He’s a 14-year Cru staff member residing in Atlanta, Ga., with his wife Elizabeth and their children, Wyatt, Clark, Evelyn, and Josilynn. He’s also the author of Authenticity: Real Faith in a Phony, Superficial World.

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Chad YoungChad Young works in full-time college ministry, serving as Cru Global’s national director over the southeast region, leading the ministries in FL, GA, AL, and MS. He has served on the staff of Cru for fourteen years. He is the author of AUTHENTICITY: REAL FAITH IN A PHONY, SUPERFICIAL WORLD (InterVarsity Press), a discipleship-training manual, and magazine articles for Worldwide Challenge and The Collegiate. He frequently speaks at retreats and conferences and regularly writes devotionals for his website, findingauthenticchristianity.com. Chad, with his wife Elizabeth, travels the country to speak at churches and train church leaders how to make Biblical disciples.

Chad currently resides in Atlanta, GA, with his wife Elizabeth and their four young children, Wyatt, Clark, Evelyn, and Josilynn. His hobbies include cheering on his kids in sports, following college football, and laughing with family around the backyard fire pit.

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1922 M.Inst.C.E., Engineer-in-Chief to the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (North China), Ltd., 1, The Bund, Shanghai, China. C. A.: "Reynolds, Doric, Shanghai." T. N.: Central 5599. b. 1880; s. of F. W. Reynolds, solicitor, London; m. Lilian, d. of D. A. Darling, Shanghai. Ed. Marlborough College. Engineering Training: With S. Pearson and Son, Ltd., under Sir Wm. Moir, Bart., M.Inst.C.E. Assistant on Great Northern and City Railway, 1900; Assistant Engineer, Taikoo Dock and Shipyard construction, Hong-Kong, 1904; the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (North China), Ltd., construction and maintenance work in North and Central China and Manchuria, 1908; Engineer-in-Chief since 1909. Chief Works: Kinkiang, Changsha, Ichang and Chungking installations; "Reynolds" automatic multiple filling machine; "Reynolds" drum filling machine. Publications: Papers read before Engineering Society of China; pamphlet, "Calibration of Large Vertical Tanks." President, Engineering Society of China, 1916-7. Clubs: Hong-Kong, Shanghai, Shanghai Country, Thatched House, etc. War Services.—Retained in China by instruction of H.M. Minister, Peking.

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What is corporate and institutional banking?

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Focus on the big end of town by specialising in corporate & institutional banking. GradAustralia helps you find out what it is & what it means for graduates.

Defining corporate and institutional banking is a little tricky.

On the one hand, corporate and institutional banking is much the same as to say, business banking – it is simply about meeting the banking needs of corporates and institutions.

But who are these corporates and institutions? And why aren’t they served by business banks or even investment banks?

Unlike business banking, corporate and institutional banking focuses on the ‘big end of town’ – these are not your small ‘mum and dad’ setups, these are larger corporates, typically publicly listed though not always, as well as institutions such as government departments. They are big – have a higher turnover and profit than smaller businesses, and, as a result, also have more complex needs.

Regular business banking is about finding the right ‘off-the-shelf’ business banking product for the customer. Corporate and institutional banking is about working with the customer to develop a bespoke banking solution. This could include anything from debt structuring and funding solutions to funds management, and trading and research services. However, corporate and institutional banking, which focuses on financial processes (such as mergers and acquisitions), is different from investment banking, which focuses on raising capital.

Note, the distinction between corporate and institutional banking can be blurred. Traditional commercial banks may offer some investment banking services, while many investment banks have commercial banking services.

What is the graduate experience in corporate and institutional banking?

At the heart of corporate and institutional banking is relationship management, that is, being able to really understand your customers and how to help them. Over time, you will eventually manage your own clients.

As a graduate, you will get into the details of what a client’s business does by analysing financial information, making recommendations and helping to implement them. It’s a great way to develop your business acumen and really understand what makes businesses tick. You may monitor the markets and prepare industry reviews for any potential risks. You will be expected to report on your findings and communicate this to the rest of your team and eventually the clients themselves. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your communication skills.

What are your career prospects in corporate and institutional banking?

Starting a career in corporate and institutional banking provides you with a solid foundation – you will develop your knowledge of markets and industries, hone your technical skills and gain customer experience.

Within a commercial bank, corporate and institutional banking is highly regarded. It is often considered easier to transfer from corporate and institutional banking to other areas of a retail bank than vice versa. You may choose to move to areas such as product or marketing or service other clients, for example, in business banking.

If you begin corporate and institutional banking in an investment bank, there may be scope for you to move to other areas of the bank. However, it should be noted, moving earlier in your career is easier than later as other investment banking divisions develop different skills. Working at an investment bank and gaining exposure to other areas of the bank is highly regarded and it may be easier to gain later experience in private equity or venture capital.

You may be required to complete certain accreditations depending on the area you specialise in, for example, the AFMA Core Accreditation or the Omega Lending Program.

Choose this if you have:

  • A desire to work closely with customers and build relationships.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and ability to think outside the box.
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Clippings From This Week’s Live Shows, Including Pearl and the Beard, The Gregory Brothers and The DeLorean Sisters

Pearl and the Beard
Pearl and the Beard

Okay, New Yorkers – let’s get down to brass tacks, here. The holidays are fast approaching, it’s cold, there’s an exorbitant amount of tourists taking over the streets as well as your favorite new-but-made-to-look-like-vintage clothing stores, and most importantly, after last week’s Ryan Adams and Justin Townes Earle shows at Carnegie Hall, you feel like the live music circuit is on a major decline until after the new year.

Well, you’re right. But you’re also partially mistaken, as the upcoming weeks may actually be the best time to get hip to (I’ve never used that phrase before) some awesome, local acts who are on the rise. For that reason, here’s a calendar of this week’s most exciting live shows of some bands you know, and hopefully, some you don’t.

So, put on the brightest gloves you own, brave the cold, and we’ll catch you folkers at the venues – I’ll be the one double-fisting hot toddies and holding a picture of Ryan Gosling playing the ukelele. (Click “more” to see the calendar, and make sure you scroll down on the embed to view all the night listings.)


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This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC

Pokey LaFarge plays NYC's Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday.
Pokey LaFarge plays NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday.

Disregard your meteorologists, gregorian calendars, astrologists and J. Crew catalogs. Any self-respecting Brooklynite will tell you that summer officially begins when you’re sitting in the grassy knoll near the Prospect Park Bandshell taking in the season’s inaugural Celebrate Brooklyn concert. And praise the Lord, Patty Griffin kicks us off on Wednesday … as in, THIS Wednesday. So, happy summer (you may start “fangirling” here).

Also of note is Pokey LaFarge, and some other fellas including Blind Boy Paxton, playing Bowery Ballroom tonight (Tuesday). Check out some tunes below to see if you dig his old time, ragamuffin, washboard-playin’ feel … and head to his site for a listen to his most recent work, produced by Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor and put out by Jack White’s Third Man Records.

More must-see shows below:
Tuesday, June 4
7:00 p.m. – Pokey LaFarge / Luke Winslow-King / Blind Boy Paxton at Bowery Ballroom
8:00 p.m. – Bottom Dollars / The Hollows / Austin Bats

Thursday, June 6
8:00 p.m. – Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at Brooklyn Bowl

Friday, June 7
8:00 p.m. – Spirit Family Reunion / The National Reserve / Last Good Tooth at Brooklyn Bowl
10:30 p.m. – Swear and Shake / The Revivalists / Road Kill Ghost Choir at Bowery Ballroom (Governors Ball After Party)

Sunday, June 9
7:00 p.m. – Willie Nelson at The Surf Lodge
9:00 p.m. – Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Hollis Brown / Shakey Graves at Brooklyn Bowl (Governors Ball After Party)


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In this week's "Culture Agenda": book presentation of “Futures: Poetry of the Greek crisis” at the Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC), Ioannis Mitrakas exhibition at the Benaki Museum, the “Grand Detour” exhibition at Beton7 Gallery, Contemporary Music Without Codes at the Athens Concert Hall, Sunday Strolls at the National Archaeological Museum, Music concerts by OCC & Panteion University, as well as interesting festivals all around Greece, such as Bell Roads Parade in Thessaloniki and Artfools filmfest in Larissa.

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  • Poetry anthology on the Greek crisis @ Onassis Cultural Centre

The new poetry anthology “Futures: Poetry of the Greek Crisis”, that aims to respond to the social and economic disaster that has shaken the European experiment to its foundations, is presented at the Onassis Cultural Centre on February 18, 2016. The main speakers include the editor and translator of the book, Theodoros Chiotis and Dimitris Papanikolaou, academic consultant to the Cavafy Archive, Associate Professor of Modern Greek and Fellow of St. Cross College. The presentation will also feature readings from the anthology by well-known Greek poets.

  • Ioannis Mitrakas exhibition @ Benaki Museum

The Benaki Museum, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, showcases a retrospective exhibition of Ioannis Mitrakas (17/02/2016 - 27/03/2016), a pioneer contemporary self-taught artist, who derives his prototypes from Byzantine and neo-Hellenic tradition, Russian art, Greek history and Mythology, and eventually his contemporary social environment. More than 85 works, depicting innovative and allegorical themes, will be presented together with the works of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine Collection of the Benaki Museum, introducing a fruitful dialogue, focused on the unbroken continuation of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art, stimulating the evolution of the contemporary neo-Byzantine art.

  • “Grand Detour” exhibition @ Beton7 Gallery

Beton7 Gallery presents Euripides Altintzoglou's solo exhibition entitled "Grand Detour" (February 19- March 4), with a collection of works that explore a wide range of issues related to the crisis of late capitalism. The collection does not solely target socio-economic phenomena and their consequences, but it also attempts to increase the production of new forms of political actions.

  • Contemporary Music Without Codes @Megaron

With an all-day event titled “Contemporary Music Without Codes” (February 20) at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), Theodore Antoniou and Christos Papageorgiou propose a quite different, charming and subversive approach to contemporary music.Discussions and presentations on the subject of contemporary music and its relationship with the visual arts and movement, improvisation competition, musical “installations” and much more, followed by an evening concert with works by J. Cage, S. Reich, G. Schuller, A. Logothetis, L. Hatzileontiadis, J. Christou and Theodore Antoniou.

  • Sunday Strolls At The National Archaeological Museum

The National Archaeological Museum brings to light innumerable stories of Athens, as recorded by European travelers and excavation findings. On February 21 – and every Sunday until April 24 - archaeologists will be introducing the audience to wonderful and unknown stories of Athens, stories that no museum halls could ever narrate in detail. TheNational Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece and one of the world's great museums. Its abundant collections, with more than 11,000 exhibits, provide a panorama of Greek civilization from the beginnings of Prehistory to Late Antiquity.

  • Music concerts by Onassis Cultural Center & Panteion University

A series of concerts kick off on February 24 at Panteion University in cooperation with the Onassis Cultural Center (OCC). The concerts are the result of a collaboration between OCC-selected musicians —most of them young and up-and-coming— and students studying “Culture and Cultural Management” in Panteion’s Department of Communication, Media and Culture. The first concert will feature compositions by Karlheinz Stockhausen, George Crumb, Christos Samaras, Evangelia Kikou, Michael Amann, Dimitris Economou, Rudolph Jungwirth, accompanied by the music of Ria Georgiadou (flute) and
Sven Birch (piano).

  • European Festival of Bell Bearing in Thessaloniki

During the month of February, Thessaloniki is hosting, the 3rd European Festival of the Meeting of Bell Wearers, “Bell Roads”. All the activities of the Festival have as an axis to link the tradition of bell-wearing in Greece with similar ones in Europe. It is a big celebration consisting of various events, such as scientific meetings, photographic exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, shadow theater and concerts. The manifestations culminate on February 21 with an impressive parade of bell-wearing groups from Greece and Europe.

  • 8th International Cinema Festival of Larissa “Artfools”

The International Cinema Festival of Larissa “Artfools” (February 20-28) will take place for the 8th consecutive year in the City of Larissa under the auspices of the Region of Thessaly. For about 10 days, Larissa lives in the rhythm of cinema, hosts new artists and offers quality cinema screenings, happenings, cinema workshops and master classes to local residents and beyond. The Festival’s attendees can also visit the city’ sights such as the Ancient Theatre, the Municipal Art Gallery, to live the city’s vibrant night life while having the opportunity to participate in short excursions to places such as Meteora, the Mount Olympus and the traditional village of Ampelakia.


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US Supreme Court in 4-3 vote upholds affirmative action at University of Texas

By: David Smith in Washington and Alan Yuhas in New York, The Guardian

The principle of affirmative action for African American and Hispanic people seeking access to higher education received a boost on Thursday when the supreme court upheld a controversial program run by the University of Texas.

In a 4-3 ruling, the court decided that the university’s scheme, which considers race as part of its admissions process, is constitutional. Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from the case because she worked on it while serving in the justice department.

Most students are admitted to the University of Texas through a scheme that guarantees slots to Texans who graduate in the top 10% of their high school classes. But for a quarter of its intake, it considers race as one factor among many, a formula supported by the Obama administration.

Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that though the Texas program is constitutional it may still be the subject of future scrutiny by the courts.

“The Court’s affirmance of the University’s admissions policy today does not necessarily mean the University may rely on that same policy without refinement,” he wrote. “It is the University’s ongoing obligation to engage in constant deliberation and continued reflection regarding its admission policies.”

The ruling strengthens affirmative action programs around the country, making them more likely to survive discrimination suits.

Kennedy wrote that universities deserve “considerable deference” in how they run themselves, “but still, it remains an enduring challenge to our nation’s education system to reconcile the pursuit of diversity with the constitutional promise of equal treatment and dignity”.

Universities and states can be “laboratories for experimentation”, he said, citing UT Austin as a school that could serve as an example to others. But his commendation came with an order to continuously re-evaluate whether “changing demographics have undermined the need for a race-conscious policy”.

Justice Samuel Alito took the remarkable step of reading his dissent from the bench – an act reserved only for when justices, usually decorous even in defeat, passionately disagree with a ruling. After Kennedy read the conclusions of his 20-page ruling, Alito read his 50-page dissent in its entirety.

“UT’s crude classification system is ill suited for the more integrated country that we are rapidly becoming,” Alito said. “If an applicant has one grandparent, great-grandparent, or great-great-grandparent who was a member of a favored group,” he asked, “is that enough to permit UT to infer that this student’s classroom contribution will reflect a distinctive perspective?”

This system of self-identification, Alito argued, “is an invitation for applicants to game the system”.

In a separate dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas repeated his view that the constitution outlaws any use of race in higher education admissions.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton welcomed the ruling, calling it a “win for all Americans”.

“Having a student body with diverse experiences and perspectives breaks down barriers, enriches academia, and prepares our young people to be leaders and citizens in our increasingly diverse country,” she said.

Arguments at last December’s hearing focused on whether the university can be justified in using race as a factor and showed a clear split between conservatives and liberals.

Abigail Fisher, a white woman from Texas, claims she was deprived of a place at the university because of her race. Bert Rein, representing Fisher, argued that the “top 10%” program was sufficient to bring in Hispanic and African American students and said the university could adopt other measures to diversify its student body without explicit reference to race.

Texas said the “top 10” program alone was not enough and it needed the freedom to fill out incoming classes as it saw fit. Gregory Garre said on behalf of the university that minority enrolment dropped at top public universities in California and Michigan after they ended consideration of race.

“If this court rules that the University of Texas can’t consider race, we know exactly what will happen: diversity will plummet, especially among African Americans,” Garre said. “Now is not the time and this is not the case to roll back student-body diversity in America.”

But during oral argument, Alito said the university was engaging in “terrible stereotyping” by suggesting there was something “deficient about the African American students and the Hispanic students who are admitted under the top 10% plan”.

It is unclear what impact the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia in February ultimately had on the opinion.

Scalia might have swayed the moderate Kennedy away from such a strong affirmation of race-conscious admissions. In at least three past cases on related issues, Kennedy had sided against affirmative action programs. Scalia at the very least could have deadlocked the decision 4-4. The conservative justice had made his opinion on the case known in December, when he suggested that black students might benefit from the end of affirmative action.

“There are those who contend that it does not benefit African Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a slower-track school, where they do well,” he said during oral arguments in December.

The court first heard Fisher’s case in 2012 but the case ended inconclusively and was sent to a lower court for review. The federal appeals court in New Orleans twice upheld the Texas admissions program and rejected Fisher’s appeal.

Fisher’s case was conceived by Edward Blum, an opponent of racial preferences. Blum also is behind lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that aim to eliminate any consideration of race in college admissions.

The Supreme Court has previously allowed affirmative action in limited cases though it has said it wanted to phase it out because it was a form of racial discrimination.

Such programs date to the 1960s, when they were first used to try to reduce racial segregation, but strict quotas were ruled unconstitutional by the court in 1978. Since another test case in 2003, race may now only be used as a factor if it can be shown to be essential in creating educational diversity in class.

Eight states ban the use of race in public college admissions: Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

GAO report: Segregation increasing at some U. S. schools

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire

A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the segregation of African American and Hispanic students nationwide is getting worse.
In particular, a notable increase in segregation among K-12 public schools was pointed out in the study. The study also found that charter schools may often take students from public schools and enroll them into less diverse schools. The study also found that Hispanic students were “triple segregated” by economics, race and language barriers. The report was released on the 62nd anniversary of the landmark decision in the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which declared that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
On May 16, a judge in Cleveland, Miss., found that schools in the town were just as segregated as they were a half-century ago. “The delay in desegregation has deprived generations of students of the constitutionally guaranteed right of an integrated education,” U.S. District Judge Debra Brown wrote.
At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), House Education and Workforce ranking Democrat Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), and House Judiciary ranking member Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) along with Reps. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) spoke on the issue.
Reps. Conyers, Butterfield and Scott will author a bill that would require schools to “designate at least one employee” to work on complying with diversity requirements. “The percentage of schools where 75 percent of students are both low-income and Hispanic or African-American has increased from 9 percent in 2001 to 16 percent in 2014,” Rep. Conyers said.
The report also found that schools that were segregated offered fewer courses in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related fields and college preparatory classes. “Segregation in public K-12 schools isn’t getting better. It’s getting worse, and getting worse quickly,” Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia said.
Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted that, “There are 6,727 highly-segregated schools in our nation, where one percent or less of the school population is white. #BrownVBoard.”
In a statement about the report, National Urban League President Marc Morial said that the findings in GAO report confirm “that the promise of Brown remains a promise that has gone largely unfulfilled.” Morial continued: “In too many communities, students of color are now more segregated with less access to equitable educational opportunities than in decades prior.”
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Director Sherrilyn Ifill said that the report shines a light on worsening education inequities that that cannot be divorced from our nation’s legacy of racial discrimination that has perpetuated racial and socioeconomic isolation. Ifill said: “It is our imperative on the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education to ask, ‘How will we act to address current disparities like resource inequities and discriminatory discipline practices?’”
Lauren Victoria Burke is a political analyst who speaks on politics and African American leadership. She can be contacted at and on twitter at @LVBurke.


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Fighting to Keep Votes Private

Fighting to Keep Votes Private
Washington Greens file lawsuit against electronic ballot tracker

submitted by the Green Party of San Juan County, Washington

“Make no mistake. The ultimate utility of this auditing scareware is to sideline Greens by ‘proving’ any election result they choose.” — Tom Munsey

On the small islands of San Juan County in Washington State, Greens have filed a lawsuit objecting to the use of an electronic tracking system, which would link ballots to individual voters. As the first binding election in the country to use the “Mail-in Ballot Tracker” (MIBT) in their 2005 primary election, San Juan Greens see the experimental project as an unconstitutional breach of voter privacy.

This untested and uncertified “paperless auditing system” requires election workers to scan an individual voter’s name to the barcode on their assigned ballot. In the process, the vote loses its confidentiality. However, VoteHere.net, MIBT’s privately held creator, declared the pilot a “resounding success.”

It wasn’t until Allan Rosato and Tim White of the Green Party of San Juan County’s Elections Working Group raised the concern of voter privacy to county officials and the public, that the community expressed outrage. After Rosato and White faced a stonewall with the County Auditor’s Office and the elections department, other county officials who were not even aware of the pilot project recommended they take legal action.

Taking the lawsuit on as a deep personal commitment, Rosato and White spent weeks of late night research sustained by dogged determination and financed by working construction jobs. Once they released their findings, the loss of the secret ballot resonated across all political lines among the 16,000 rural islanders in the archipelago county. Many Greens contributed logistical and financial support.

Success of the lawsuit is now more urgent than ever as other small counties are being lured to the high tech “auditing solution.” San Juan County residents resent being the guinea pigs to the voting pilot as well as marketed as the “happy poster child” for the expanded use of MIBT, White said.

VoteHere intends to secure election results by integrating military-style cryptography into every electronic voting machine and elections mailroom in the country. The Green Party brief cites multiple violations of provisions in federal and state constitutions, statutes and codes. It contends that MIBT compromises the secrecy of the ballot, engenders widespread suspicion and erodes public confidence towards elections and reduces safeguards thereby increasing the possibilities to influence voters.

“Make no mistake. The ultimate utility of this auditing scareware is to sideline Greens by ‘proving’ any election result they choose,” said Tom Munsey of the local Greens’ Coordinating Council.

Jerry Cronk, the Green attorney who wrote text for Washington’s Instant Runoff Voting effort and is handling the MIB suit, is finding some unexpected difficulties. State code mandates, “There shall be no marks on the ballot cards which would distinguish an individual voter’s ballot card from other ballot cards.” However, 10 days after the Green suit was filed, there was a repeal of that line by the Election Office with no explanation.

Rosato and White have learned VoteHere has strong ties to federal and state government, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ connection to the company by serving on its technical advisory board during the Ballot Tracker’s development. As an influential lobbyist, VoteHere helped write the $3 billion Help America Vote Act (HAVA). White said MIBT went into full deployment in San Juan County without consideration by citizens, the elected prosecutor, county commissioners, councilors, or the Elections Canvassing Board. Similarly, neither the state legislature nor the attorney general reviewed or approved the product because it was paid for with federal HAVA grants.

White pointed to connections between VoteHere and federal politicians; such as chairman Ralph Munro securing what has become a $1.5 million under-the-radar contract with Washington State from Secretary of State Sam Reed. Reed is Munro’s lifelong protÈgÈ and successor as the state’s top elections official said White. Although there is no other product like Ballot Tracker, VoteHere claims, “The system was secured in a competitive public bid.”

VoteHere does not plan to stop just in Washington. It is pursuing an aggressive national lobbying effort to get Ballot Tracker software into elections in California and other states. It plans to plug its portable version, Sentinel, into every voting machine in the country.

To counteract the proliferation of Ballot Tracker, a broad group of activists, spearheaded by the Green Party, are distributing DVDs, producing flyers, circulating petitions and raising contributions There are even plans for a Ballot Tracker theme song on YouTube. Presentations in Seattle and Olympia spotlight the issue and have brought in donations from Washington Citizens for Fair Elections and other groups.

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Theresa May’s great Brexit mistake

May 31, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May has set her resignation date, a long-overdue result of her failure to deliver on Brexit. She leaves quite a mess for whoever fills the spot of Conservative Party leader in her wake. The party is facing potential political obliteration if it cannot patch itself back together and offer a united vision — including a realistic and executable plan for the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union.

May’s difficulties with Brexit were, mind you, just one of her shortfalls; general incompetence seemed to follow her like a cartoon black cloud, and she harbored a lack of fealty to free-market principles which left her with not much to offer Britons aside from not being Jeremy Corbyn, which could only take her party so far. But there is no question that it was her fumbling of Brexit which did her in.

Her main problem concerning Brexit came down to more than simply her choice of approach or stylistic ubiquities. It was more philosophical than that: In her heart, she didn’t really believe in it, putting her in closer communion with the Continental establishment from whom she was allegedly trying to negotiate a severance than with the majority of her own party, and indeed her own people.

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Among the political Left (this is particularly true in Europe and gaining traction in the U.S.), the desire for leveling extends beyond local economic and social conditions to include the world stage. The utopian pursuit of homogeneity is difficult to reconcile with the concept of national sovereignty, explaining the disdain for patriotism as an antiquated relic of a brutal past. Borders are just so, well, bourgeois.

Modern technology has, of course, helped accelerate the erosion of those borders. The internet, air travel, satellite communications, and even the automobile have breached most of the obstacles to trade and travel, smoothing out the sharp edges of distinction between peoples.

But those distinctions have not been erased altogether, and the modernist dilution of the concept of the nation has not eliminated the basic conditions which created it. Nations are more than simply arrangements hammered out by, say, the Congress of Vienna, but are natural outgrowths of peoples tied by common geographic, linguistic, cultural, historic, political, and other bonds.

Conservatism of the kind May was supposed to be representing recognizes this basic reality, that patriotism and national identity are indispensable to the maintenance of a social order. Roger Scruton, Britain’s greatest living political philosopher, writes that “it is allegiance which defines the condition of a society, and which constitutes society as something greater than the ‘aggregate of individuals’ that the liberal mind perceives,” and elsewhere that “territorial loyalty … is at the root of all forms of government where law and liberty reign supreme.”

This is something that seems to still be widely understood, almost subconsciously, inherently, and in a visceral sense. Brits voted for Brexit precisely because they are Brits, as distinguished from French, or Germans, or what have you, united by those same ties of land, language, history, culture, and so much more. The ideal of self-government — a concept which, after all, has its genesis on the British Isles — is incompatible with submission to foreign entities, even ones as relatively benign (if economically and bureaucratically constricting) as the EU.

The rise and increasing success of nationalist parties throughout Continental Europe, witnessed again in last weekend’s EU elections, can be partly explained as a perverse reaction to this forced dissolution of borders and national identity. If patriotism is officially discarded and derided as anachronistic, it should not be unexpected that an ideologized overcorrection could take its place. Disregarding human nature and history bears consequences.

May suffered the consequences of discarding the principles her own party has defended for decades, and if it’s not careful, that party may suffer them with her. It appears likely that Boris Johnson or someone of similar mind will inherit the wreckage. They will face the predictable and ubiquitous challenge: how to maximize the benefits of free trade without giving up too large a degree of political sovereignty. If the next U.K. leader pursues a more direct and realistic exit from the EU, America should be available to help: partly because it is the right thing to do for our greatest ally and partly because further denials of reality could result in decidedly worse consequences.

Kelly Sloan (@KVSloan25) is a Denver-based public affairs consultant, columnist, and the energy and environmental policy fellow at the Centennial Institute.

Why ‘Hate Speech’ Should Not Be Criminalised

May 5, 2019
There is a common conception among those on the left of the political spectrum that only people who support the ‘far right’ are challenging efforts to criminalise so called ‘hate speech.’ Just as they dismiss anybody who questions the theory that Carbon Dioxide from human activity is driving climate chance as ‘climate deniers’ and people who raise the human rights issues surrounding laws to make vaccination manadtory as anti – vaxxers the left, having no cogent arguments with which to oppose their critics, resort to identity politics.
I have written many times defending the right to free speech and experessing opposition to the use of ‘hate speech’ to suppress honest and justified criticism of certain groups in society and ideologically driven agendas, and read hundreds of articles and blogs opposing this fraudulent criminalisation of free speech, but the argument below is one of the best I have seen.
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by Matt Taylor, first posted on Quora, 1 May 2019
It’s not just “right-wing people” that think this way, dozens of popular lefty intellectuals have come out and spoke against criminalizing discourse.