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Diets that include algae are fashionable, depurative and have hundreds of properties for the body. Do you know the diet with wakame seaweed? Discover what it consists of and its benefits.
The bottom of the sea hides wonders and some of them in the form of seaweed. In recent years, healthy lifestyle has become fashionable algae diets with many benefits such as losing weight, as a vitamin or antioxidant substance. In cosmetics, they are also used because of their high regenerative capacity in the skin. The wakame seaweed is one of the best known for all the benefits it brings to the whole body. Discover them!
Like many algae, the wakame is native to the waters of Japan. Its mild flavor is perfect if you want to start the diet of seaweed because at first, you will not notice much difference, it will seem another vegetable. It is true that when you start, eating algae causes certain reluctance. But then you will get hooked on them. In the West, spirulina and chlorella are also widely used.
Among its most known benefits is its great slimming power, since it does not provide a gram of fat and its contribution to iodine stimulates the thyroid, responsible among other things, the metabolism. It also helps intestinal transit and its high satiating capacity make it ideal for diets.
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It is depurative and cleans the blood.
Its high calcium content makes it perfect to combat osteoporosis and also to prevent it at children ages and especially during menopause.
Given all the minerals it contains, it is an excellent natural revitalizer. It is widely used in athletes' diets to help regenerate the body after the great physical effort. The iron and potassium are some of the minerals, so it is very beneficial also to prevent or combat anemia iron deficiency.
It has a great power of cell regeneration and helps the body to remain unaltered against infectious agents. The Vitamins A, C, and B1, B2 and B3 are some containing a greater amount. This high index of B vitamins makes it perfect for anxious or depressive states.


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Cash payments are still preferred by the majority of online shoppers, at 64 per cent, but have fallen in popularity by 10 per cent against 2013, while digital wallets were preferred by 37 per cent, an increase of 8 per cent, and bank transfers 14 per cent, 41 per cent lower than in 2013.
Average purchases online were estimated at $145. Business-to-Customer (B2C) transactions totaled approximately $2.97 billion, accounting for 2.12 per cent of total retail sales in the country, according to the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The VECITA report surveyed 900 people all over Vietnam. Ten per cent said their internet use per day is less than 3 hours, while 36 per cent use the internet from 3-5 hours per day.
The major purpose for accessing the internet is to remain up-to-date on news, increasing from 87 per cent in 2013 to 93 per cent in 2014.
The survey showed that 58 per cent of respondents purchased goods online. Technology products were the most popular, at 60 per cent and an increase 25 per cent against 2013. Following were clothing and cosmetic products, with 60 per cent, home appliances 34 per cent, and books and stationery 31 per cent.
Seventy-one per cent of respondents purchased online through websites. The number accessing social network and forums to purchase online increased from 45 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent in 2014. Twenty-nine per cent of shoppers purchased goods valued between VND1 million ($47) and VND3 million ($142); the largest proportion.
The survey also showed that the reputation of sellers or websites was the major concern of online shoppers, with 81 per cent of people saying so. Price was important to 80 per cent, followed by how to order, payment, and delivery of goods, with 68 per cent, and product brands and services, with 64 per cent.
Reasons why people prefer not to shop online include difficulty in identifying product quality (78 per cent), lack of trust in sellers (57 per cent), insufficient information to make decisions (46 per cent), lack of a credit card or debit card (42 per cent), a view that shopping in stores is easier and faster (38 per cent), and buying online being too complicated (26 per cent).

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Inspired by the book "Afrikan Holistic Health" by Dr. Llaila Afrika & his 6-Week Holistic Health Practioner Training course, the African Holistic Health Chapter of New York was founded in 2004 by Yvonne "Sista Shai" Hankins, a Holistic Event Planner and Reflexologist. Sista Shai recognized the need for making self empowering health resources available in the New York area and began to invite Dr. Afrika and other notable specialists to come in and share their knowledge. There was a also a need to assist previous graduates of courses by Dr. Afrika and other healers who were not practicing due to lack of confidence and the support of a collective. In 2005, more planning and work started bringing the idea into reality with the assistance of Priestess Meri Abut and Sista Simone Turner. Joined by several other friends, they set the actual details in place, and at the prompting and guidance of Dr. Llaila Afrika, The African Holistic Health Chapter of New York was born. Since that time the AHHCNY has become very active in the community, bringing in powerful teachers from around the country like Texas based Holistic health educator Dr. Akua Gray, Philadelphia based Reflexologist Dr. El Ha Gahn, California based Iridologist Dr. Paul Goss, Chicago based Kemetic Yoga expert Yirser Ra Hotep and others. The AHHCNY is also a conduit for promoting collaboration between local healers and national organizations like Life Spring Rejuvenation Center, Vegetarian Times, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Today the Chapter makes holistic resources & Memberships available. It has given birth the a bi-monthly Newsletter of Holistic Health & Community News with over 3,000 subscribers.


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Waiver Hopefuls Put Through Paces by Review Process
Before awarding waivers from core tenets of the No Child Left Behind Act to 11 states, the U.S. Department of Education ordered changes to address a significant weakness in most states' proposals: how they would hold schools accountable for groups of students deemed academically at risk, particularly those in special education or learning English.
The feedback from peer reviewers and the department, now available to the public, provides a road map for states hoping to win waivers in later rounds, and a warning that the department's promise of flexibility is not unlimited.
"Obviously, we're very, very hopeful with what all these states will do," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told reporters in a conference call announcing the waivers. "But if [at] any point we think states aren't living up to their commitments or are somehow acting in bad faith, we obviously retain the right to revoke a waiver."
Of the 11 applications submitted in November as part of the first round of judging, seven received full approval Feb. 9, and three won conditional approval, pending additional legislative or policy changes. New Mexico's application, considered the weakest by the department, was approved Feb. 15.
At least 20 states are expected to apply for waivers by the next deadline, Feb. 28. A third deadline has been set for Sept. 6.
The U.S. Department of Education approved 8 states for waivers under the No Child Left Behind Act through the 2013-14 school year, but not before requiring changes to their original proposals. In addition, three states were awarded conditional waivers that will expire at the end of the 2012-13 school year if certain requirements aren't met.
Last year, amid congressional inaction on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, whose current version is the decade-old NCLB law, President Barack Obama announced plans to award waivers to states that agreed to adopt priorities his administration favors—such as adopting common academic standards and tying teacher evaluations to student performance.
In exchange, states would get freedom to design their own accountability systems and ignore the NCLB goal that all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014.
Three states had special conditions put on their waivers: Oklahoma and Georgia both need to make their new grading systems final, and Florida needs to change its accountability system so that all students with disabilities and English-language learners are included.
If those states don't comply with the conditions, their waivers will expire at the end of the next school year.
The other states—Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Tennessee—won full waivers good through the 2013-14 school year.
Despite great promises of flexibility, the department didn't live up to all the talk, critics say.
"My main beef is their rhetoric—that it's a new day. I don't think the flexibility goes far enough to fix the flaws of NCLB," said Michael J. Petrilli, the executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington think tank, and a former U.S. Department of Education official under President George W. Bush.
Weaknesses Flagged
Besides flaws in states' plans to target subgroups such as special education students and English-learners, peer reviewers advising the Education Department found other problems in the initial applications, including:
• A lack of consultation with stakeholders in creating the waiver proposals;
• New grading systems that were too complex to be understood by parents and educators and that didn't give enough weight to graduation rates;
• Significant weaknesses in using annual achievement targets to drive incentives and interventions for schools that are not in the lowest-performing category; and
• Vague plans for developing and implementing new evaluation systems for teachers and principals.
Those concerns were at the heart of changes states had to make to win the department's approval.
New Mexico, for example, committed to improve public input by convening a task force of teachers, parents, and other stakeholders as it develops its new teacher- and principal-evaluation system.
And, said Hanna Skandera, New Mexico's secretary of education-designate, federal officials wanted proof of a "plan of intervention for schools that have large achievement gaps."
Florida had to change its plan so that even high schools that earn grades of A, B, and C would be targeted for interventions if they have low graduation rates.
Indiana had wanted to use only its new "super-subgroup"—a combination of smaller, traditional subgroups of at-risk students—in its accountability system, but had to return to setting annual achievement goals for those smaller subgroups, too.
Though he doesn't go as far as the critics, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, an elected Republican, did say the flexibility perhaps wasn't as great as states had hoped.
"I think forces beyond the control of the department created a system where maybe what the department conveyed to states would be the level of flexibility, and where it ended, were a little different," he said.
Regardless, he sees these waivers as big victories for states that have operated under the NCLB law, and their own individual accountability systems.
"We have had this two-accountability system for so long that the ability to move to one accountability system in and of itself was huge," he said.
Sensitive Subgroups
States seemed to have their biggest problems articulating how they would make sure students in special education and English-learners have access to rigorous coursework that will prepare them for common academic standards and how their teachers will get the professional development they need. In addition, states didn't have good plans for how to build evaluation systems to incorporate the teachers working with those students.
But it may be too early to tell if the changes states made will satisfy those concerns.
"Students with disabilities will be highly impacted because they will be in all schools, and they may have few numbers so they don't carry much weight," said Laura Kaloi, the public-policy director for the National Center for Learning Disabilities, based in New York City. "The most critical question going forward is how the department will monitor this."
A spokesman for the Education Department said officials weren't ready yet to talk about how they planned to hold states to their waiver promises.
The weaknesses in states' plans to improve achievement for students with disabilities and English-learners was emblematic of a much more fundamental issue that states—and the department—struggled to address: how to keep the focus in new accountability systems on subgroups of at-risk students, which many agree is something that No Child Left Behind has done well.
Most of the 11 states are shifting the emphasis away from small, distinct groups of students considered at academic risk—such as members of racial or ethnic minorities or English-learners—into larger super-subgroups like the one Indiana is using.
The NCLB law's treatment of subgroups certainly has had its flaws, many advocates agree. A single failing subgroup could trigger sometimes-severe sanctions for an otherwise high-performing school. And often, subgroups were too small to be factored into accountability systems, meaning some schools weren't held accountable at all for groups at risk.
"In order to upgrade accountability, we needed to do some combining to make sure students weren't getting lost, but the department pushed back pushed back pretty hard," said Chris Minnich, the senior membership director for the Council of Chief State School Officers, who added that states improved their plans to report on and pay attention to those groups.
For example, Kentucky held just 21 percent of schools accountable under the NCLB law for their minority students because the rest had too few such students for them to qualify as a subgroup. Under the state's new system, 99 percent of schools will be held accountable for minority students.
'Get-Out-of-Jail Card'
But civil rights and other advocacy groups don't want this progress to come at the expense of specific groups of students that may struggle but whose low performance may be obscured because they are a part of a larger group.
"You could move one subgroup and leave the rest behind and get yourself a get-out-of-jail-free card," said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications at the Education Trust, a Washington-based advocacy organization.
The Education Department clearly tried to protect subgroups. In the next round of applications, it added a requirement that makes clear states must report on the performance of individual student subgroups also specified under the No Child Left Behind Act.
"We fully believe that these states' accountability plans will reach more children [and] will get more resources to the children most at risk," Secretary Duncan said.
But whether that will actually happen is unclear, as merely reporting data is different from requiring interventions, which is a central element of the NCLB law.
An Education Trust analysis, for example, points out that Indiana's subgroup performance, though it will be reported, doesn't factor into its A-to-F grading system. And while Oklahoma schools will earn a "plus" or "minus" grade based on subgroup performance, those designations don't control how the state identifies struggling schools.
States that need more time to develop their waiver proposals can ask the federal department for a one-year freeze in their annual achievement targets to keep the list of schools not making adequate yearly progress from growing. AYP is the law's key mechanism for tracking schools' performance.
But even that temporary flexibility comes with strings: States must agree to adopt college- and career-readiness standards, provide student-growth data to reading and math teachers, and report achievement and graduation gaps for each NCLB subgroup.
New Hampshire and Maine are among the states planning to take advantage of the offer. In a joint Feb. 13 letter to Secretary Duncan, education commissioners from the two states said they needed more time to figure out how to make the department's waiver requirements work in their rural states—namely, the requirements around intervening in low-performing schools and evaluating teachers based on performance.
Maine's Stephen Bowen and New Hampshire's Virginia Barry wrote: "Rushing to create and implement a plan ... will result in a less thoughtful system that ill serves the students in our states."
Vol. 31, Issue 21, Pages 1, 26-27Published in Print: February 22, 2012, as Waiver Hopefuls Put Through Paces by Review Process
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Not everyone knows, but I grew up in Canada. I'm Irish too, but I like being Canadian as well.
Very few Irish people realise that July 1st is Canada Day. It's our national holiday to celebrate when Canada became a country (in 1867, with the British North America Act). It gets a little overshadowed by it's equivalent three days later from that Country just below. What can I say, we're still an understated people.
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All full price yarns on Etsy has been reduced. And, for my Canadian friends, free shipping to Canada. The sale will last until Sunday the 6th, or until stocks last 🙂


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Besides being a interesting party game, making your voice sound demonic is useful. It can be a great haunting effect for voice-overs or characters. Demonic voices also sound unique in recorded music, either as background sound or for lyrics. Achieving this effect is relatively simple, once you have the appropriate tools.
Practice your lines in a normal voice. You want to have the rhythm and the pauses choreographed, but be aware that some voice effects tools will alter the speed and distinctions of speech.
Select a tool for modifying your voice. You can use a simple voice and music effects board like the Digitech RP7. Each pedal offers a different effect: reverb, distortion, delay, and modulation or pitch. You can select different pitches at various octaves. The lower ones result in a demonic sound.
Use an online tool. For more varied effects, select a free online audio effects program, such as Audacity (see Resources). Download Audacity and, if you don't have an integrated microphone, attach your microphone. Record your track by clicking "Record." Name your sound file by selecting "Audio Track Name" and filling in a title. Use your mouse to highlight your entire audio track. Click "Edit" and select" Duplicate." You now have a second audio file to which you can add effects.
Add effects by using the Effect menu. The ideal tools for adding a demonic tone to your voice are pitch and echo. You can decrease the pitch by point values. Begin with -1 and select "Preview" to hear the difference in the recorded track. Gradually add echo effects the same way by beginning with a small point value and previewing the track. When you arrive at the perfect combination, go to the File menu to export your file to your desktop.
Achieve the Darth Vader echo chamber effect. For booming base tones with a sinister edge, you do not need any type of electronic equipment. Instead, use hexafluoride gas. Sucking a bit of sulfur hexafluoride gas sends the voice to the opposite register.
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The Congressional Oversight Panel has released their latest TARP report, Taking Stock: What Has the Troubled Asset Relief Program Achieved?
The Panel concluded that TARP was an important part of a broader government strategy that stabilized the U.S. financial system. It is apparent after 14 months, however, that significant underlying weaknesses in the financial system remain.
[TARP]created an implicit guarantee for major financial institutions that distorts pricing for capital and encourages excessive risk-taking. Unwinding this guarantee poses a difficult long-term challenge.
Some facts outlined in the overview:
- 1 in 8 homes is in foreclosure
- Unemployment is at the highest levels in 25 years
- Banks still not lending
- Small business & consumers not borrowing
- FDIC is in the red for the 1st time in 17 years
- Toxic assets still held, in some sort of not in a prayers chance of hope belief these assets will revalue
- Pricing of assets and risk assessment now have distortions
I'll sum this up in our classic Populist terms. Way to go! You bailed out Wall Street and screwed over main street!
Here is the actual report (large pdf). The report outlines the history of TARP and has a series of timeline facts, one of which was shocking:
The number of privately securitized mortgages plunged from 1.75 million in 2006 to a mere 27,296 in 2008.
I note on page 26, AIG still has $165.1 billion in total government funding support and Citigroup has a whopping $280.4 billion!
I'm ignoring the $45 billion for BoA since it was announced they intend on paying the TARP funds back. Citigroup has just announced it plans to pay back about $20 billion through a stock sale.
On warrants, to date COP notes the U.S. taxpayer, if warrants had been sold at market value, would have received $198 billion more than it has. (p. 30). COP estimates outstanding warrants value to be around $6.35 trillion.
It seems this COP report is trying to allude to the overall state of dismal affairs for the U.S. middle class and I want to pull out the below graph on overall U.S. delinquencies, which shows a horrific trend line:
and this one on charge offs (loans deemed not collectable):
While the report suggests this is why financial institutions are reluctant to lend, I blame the banks for making loan terms impossible (credit cards being the worst). The graphs also show the truer state of affairs for most of America. We're broke, now cannot pay our bills and there are no jobs.
There is much more in the report, including details on bank failures and other programs.
Representative Jeb Hensarling wrote a dissenting analysis at the end of the report (p. 121) which is really worth a read.
Hensarling states TARP failed on pretty much all fronts but this is of interest:
It seems quite unlikely that the TARP – unassisted by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC – would have stabilized the U.S. financial system.
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I think that the Congressional Oversight Panel has released their latest TARP report, and it is very important because it has created an implicit guarantee for major financial institutions that distorts pricing for capital and encourages excessive risk-taking.


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The Voice of the Christian Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
VCM Nigeria is headquartered in Lagos Nigeria with thirty affiliated international offices, and an enormous team of servant-hearted volunteers.
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1. To encourage and empower Christians to fulfill the great commission in areas of the world where they are persecuted for their involvement in propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We accomplish this by providing Bibles, Literature, radio broadcasts and other forms of aid.
2. To give relief to the families of Christian Martyrs in these areas through out the world.
3. To equip local Christians to win to Christ those persecutors who are opposed to the Gospel in countries where believers are actively persecuted for their Christian witness.
4. To undertake projects of encouragements, helping believers rebuild their lives and Christians to Witness in the countries that have formerly suffered communist oppression.
5. To emphasize the fellowship of all believers by informing the world of the atrocities committed against Christians and remembering their courage and faith.
Voice of Christian Martyrs Nigeria has a special ministry to the families of martyrs and those imprisoned for their faith in Jesus Christ. We currently support three main areas of activity:
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Jun 21, 2018 - Lord of the Glens
The rumble of the Lord of the Glens' engine provided our wake-up call this morning. During breakfast, we sailed from Tobermory to Craignure, with sunshine lighting the way. A bus ride across the Isle of Mull, with its green slopes and rugged terrain, kicked off the day's activities, with a lively, joke-filled commentary from our bus driver. Mull is one of the large islands of the Inner Hebrides, with a population of just over 3,000. On the far side of Mull, we left the bus to take a short ferry ride over to Iona.
The tiny island of Iona has been a sacred site since St. Columba established a monastery there in 563 A.D. From Iona, St. Columba and others spread Celtic Christianity across the Pictish lands, pagan country that we know now as Scotland. Today, the island holds the ruins of a nunnery and a restored Benedictine abbey that was established around 1200 A.D. by the sons of Somerled, the 'King of the Isles.' Adjacent to the abbey is the king's graveyard, where Scottish, Irish, and Norwegian kings have been buried over the centuries, including Duncan, MacAlpine and MacBeth. We spent most of the day on the island, with lunch at St. Columba Hotel, giving us time to walk the peaceful grounds of the nunnery or explore outwards from the abbey. While walking the island, a few of the relatively rare (for Scotland) corncrakes were heard in the fields, with their odd call that sounds like the noise made by running a finger over a comb.
We left Iona at midafternoon, heading back by bus to Craignure and our ship, with a stop at Duart Castle along the way. This seat of Clan Maclean is a big block of a building set on the coastline, with stone walls rising from the rocky cliffs. Originally constructed in the mid-13th century, the castle fell to ruins after the first Jacobite uprisings of the 17th century, when the Macleans lost it. Restored in the early 1900s, the castle now functions as a residence and a museum, with exhibits and displays for visitors. We wandered up and down spiraling staircases and through the restored rooms, refurbished and decorated to recreate the atmosphere of an old clan castle, complete with "lobster" in the kitchen pots and a Spaniard in the dungeon.
Then it was back on the Lord of the Glens, with a beautiful crossing over to the mainland. The sun continued to shine, lighting up Duart Castle and a picturesque Stevenson lighthouse. The ship put in at Oban, a bustling town of around 20,000 people─quite a large-sized community compared to where we've been. We will berth here tonight and have time to explore this town in the morning.
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Freddie is sure Town's season will turn as Blues head to Swansea on Saturday
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Freddie Sears says he is sure Town's disappointing start to the season will turn.
The popular striker came on at half-time against Middlesbrough on Tuesday night to rapturous applause from the Portman Road crowd
Still a huge fans' favourite he livened up the Town attack, although the damage had been done in the first half as Ipswich lost 2-0.
They now sit second bottom in the Championship.
"It's not easy losing games, drawing games. We want that winning feeling," he said. "You come in and everyone's disappointed. The gaffer said we were positive second half (against Boro), but we have to do it for 90 minutes.
MORE: Town fans have their say on Hurst's team selection
"I'm sure it will turn. We didn't play badly against Middlesbrough, just two sloppy goals against a good team with a lot of quality."
Sears has started just two games this season, one of them the League Cup defeat at Exeter.
A niggling groin injury has hampered him in recent weeks, but he came off the bench at Birmingham on Saturday, as well as on Tuesday night.
With Town thin in the striking stakes at the moment, the Hornchurch flyer will have hoped he has done enough to warrant a starting place at Swansea on Saturday, where Town play their next Championship clash before the international break.
"I thought I came on and did ok at the weekend and now more minutes against Middlesbrough," he said. "I've just got to keep pushing hard and keep working hard, give the manager something to think about.
MORE: 'We have to show fight', says Hurst
"There's an opportunity for me at the moment with Jon (Walters) and Ellis (Harrison) both injured. It's just me and Kayden Jackson at the moment."
Playing as a striker for 45 minutes on Tuesday, Sears created chances for himself, as well as worked the channels.
The fans were certainly delighted to see him off the bench.
"The fans have been brilliant with me from the day I walked through the door," Sears added. "I love it here. It's just disappointing at the moment we can't give the fans that much more."
Paul Hurst is still looking for his first win as Town boss as the Blues head to Swansea before that two-week international break.
MORE: 5 observations as Boro down Town
Speaking in the Town programme on Tuesday night about his attacking options, he said: "With Jon and Ellis out it's a situation we will have to look at and if there is anyone available that we feel can add to the squad, we will look at it.
"If we do bring someone in, it will be because we believe they can add something different to the squad, not just for the sake of bringing someone in."


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The Board of Directors
Claire Lambert
Claire studied piano and clarinet to grade 8 and enjoyed many years with the Bury Youth Orchestra with whom she toured France.
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Studied at Oxford University, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio in London
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now includes the patient experience in calculating a hospital's reimbursement for services rendered. CMS's addition has led hospitals to incorporate customer service initiatives whose goal is to improve the patient experience, with varying degrees of success. A possible reason for the less-than-successful outcomes may be organizations' failure to identify who the customer is and what is important to that customer. This study used focus groups at an acute care, for-profit hospital in the southwestern United States to gather the perspectives of healthcare team members and patients on who should be labeled a hospital's customer and what factors influence customer satisfaction. The data reveal that neither patients nor physicians considered patients to be customers, with the possible exception of elective surgery patients. In contrast, administrators viewed patients as customers, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the patient's admission. Nursing and other service staff often applied both the customer and the patient labels to their patients. Most participants viewed physicians as a hospital's customers. The following were found to be important predictors of patient satisfaction: effective interdisciplinary relationships, adequate nurse staffing levels, high-quality and good-tasting food, minimal wait times, and hospital cleanliness. The study further determined that physician satisfaction is influenced by having a permanent healthcare team (nurses, hospitalists) taking care of their patient, good communication and care coordination, operating room readiness, and hospital staff recognizing the physician by sight throughout the facility. This study's results may be useful for hospital administrators interested in using customer service initiatives to improve the overall patient experience in their organization.
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Pres. Obama Calls on Texas Latinos to Pressure Republicans on Immigration Reform
In an call-in interview yesterday on the "Raul Brindis and Pepito Show" -a Spanish-language radio show broadcast out of Houston -President Obama called on Latinos to pressure their Congressmen and Senators to support immigration reform legislation.
"The main thing people can do right now is put pressure on Republicans who have refused so far to act," Obama said. "Obviously in the State of Texas, you got two Senators, Mr. Cruz and Mr. Cornyn. So far they have not supported it. But you also have many Congressmen, members of the House of Representatives on the Republican side that have not supported it yet. And I think sending a strong message to them that this is the right thing to do."
This comes as immigration activists across the country are beginning to switch tactics, according to a recent report on Politico. Previously, both politicians and activists who support immigration reform had been holding their fire against Republicans in an effort to give the fractious party space to put forward their own reform plan. However, with both John Boehner and Mitch McConnell making statements recently that seem to throw cold water on the idea of passing any legislation this year, a decision has been made to get more vocal.
The rest of the interview was very sympathetic to the President, as he and Brindis discussed why Latinos should sign up for the affordable care act and what Obama's favorite Mexican food is. Obama said he and his daughter Malia decided that if they had to eat one kind of food every day for the rest of their lives, it would be Mexican.


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Travel the Underground Railroad;
"Meet" Enslaved Africans, Abolitionists, Civil Rights Activists and Jazz Pioneers
Albany, N.Y. (January 31, 2013) -- New York State offers a special window into African American history and American culture. It was a center for 19th century anti-slavery organizations, and home to Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and many other Abolitionist and Underground Railroad leaders. Nevertheless, anti-black discrimination remained an issue well into the 20th century, and the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) actually has its roots in the Niagara Movement, whose first meeting in 1905 took place on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls because members were turned away from hotels on the U.S. side.
Today, thought-provoking historic sites, museums and events help visitors understand the roles and lives of enslaved Africans, the struggle for freedom and equality, and the many contributions of African Americans. In fact, there are more than 24 Underground Railroad sites throughout the state and former slaves' quarters can be viewed at many well-preserved 17th and 18th century homes and estates. Most people are surprised to know that New York was a slave state until 1827, and at one time, nearly half of all households included at least one enslaved African. February's Black History Month is a great time to explore this rich cultural legacy throughout New York State, but be sure to include these fascinating sites in your travels as you explore the state year-round. The new "Path Through History" program, recently introduced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, makes it even easier to explore Black heritage sites. Civil Rights, a key aspect of African American culture, are one of 13 themes used to organize 500-plus heritage sites across the state. The program includes identifying markers on major state highways as well as additional local signage with a distinctive Path Through History logo to help point the way and a web page on http://iloveny.com/PathThroughHistory provides a list of sites along with information about each one. Path Through History will be celebrated with nearly 200 events throughout the state on June 1-2 and 7-8, so be sure to check back for more information. Several of the key African American heritage sites included in the Path Through History program around the Empire State are below:
You may know the song. "John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave," begins the famous song about militant 19th-century abolitionist John Brown. Best known for his failed raid on Harper's Ferry arsenal in Virginia which was meant to be a prelude to liberating the slaves in the South, Brown was also a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, fought the spread of slavery to Kansas and helped black families develop their own farms in New York. Visitors to the John Brown Farm State Historic Site, just outside Lake Placid, can see his simple farmhouse and gravesite. Guided tours of the house are only available between May and October, but the grounds are open year-round.
Fighting in the American Revolution. During the Revolutionary War, about five percent of the Continental Army was African American and the army was racially integrated, something that didn't happen again for nearly two centuries. During Black History Month, Saratoga National Historical Park will present an exhibit recognizing the role of black soldiers at Saratoga. The displays will include memorabilia and photos of Agrippa Hull, an African American soldier who went on to become a highly successful businessman.
Center for Abolitionists. By the 1830s, there were an estimated 20 abolitionist groups in Oneida County. In 1835, about 600 abolitionists gathered in the Bleecker Street Baptist Church in Utica. When the meeting was broken up by a mob, wealthy landowner Gerrit Smith invited the group to reconvene near his home in Peterboro, about 30 miles away, and the inaugural meeting of the NYS Anti-Slavery Society was then held in the Peterboro Presbyterian Church. The former church, now the Smithfield Community Center in Peterboro, houses the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum; its exhibit hall is open to visitors from May to September.
Following that meeting, Smith became one of the antislavery and civil rights movements' strongest advocates, helping hundreds of African Americans by purchasing their freedom, and providing safe haven, land, and employment. Smith also inspired and supported many abolitionists, helping to make Peterboro an important part of the Underground Railroad. The grounds of the Landmark, including a 22-panel outdoor exhibit, are open year-round for self- guided tours from dawn to dusk daily, although buildings are only open from May to September.
Disguised as Women. Many slaves on the run from bounty hunters were ushered through Chautauqua County by the Underground Railroad. An exhibit at the Fenton in Jamestown uses artifacts and a movie to illustrate the important role Jamestown and Chautauqua County residents played in the Underground Railroad, including the story of escaped slaves disguised as women who were captured by bounty hunters. The exhibit has been closed for renovations but is slated to reopen in February; be sure to call (718-664-6256) to confirm it is open.
The Underground Railroad Stopped Here. The Underground Railroad, quite active in the Finger Lakes, is the subject of "Freedom Bound: Syracuse and the Underground Railroad," an exhibit at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum& Research Center in Syracuse. Visitors to the region can also head to Auburn to see the Harriet Tubman Home, the house of the famed Underground Railroad "conductor," Civil War spy and promoter of black and women's rights, as well as the Seward House where her supporter, U.S. Senator William H. Seward, lived and sheltered fugitive slaves. And in Ithaca, the congregation of the St. James AME Zion Church, which is still in service today, not only helped send fugitives on to Canada but also helped many to establish their homes in the community.
Meeting the people. In the mid-1800s, Rochester was home to Frederick Douglass, an African American newspaper editor who was a major voice for abolition and a leading "conductor" on Rochester's Underground Railroad. At the "Flight to Freedom" exhibit in the Rochester Museum & Science Center, interactive exhibits reveal his story along with those of freedom-seeking former enslaved Africans including Austin Steward, Harriet Jacobs and Reverend Thomas James. Younger children will especially relate to the story of little Imani, as she escapes north with her family.
It makes you think. Other key Civil Rights sites in the Finger Lakes include the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, a center for equal rights, and the Matilda Joslyn Gage House in Fayetteville, a museum devoted to furthering the progressive ideas of suffrage leader and abolitionist Matilda Joslyn Gage.
The Birth of the NAACP. A meeting in the Buffalo home of Mary Talbert set in motion the Niagara Movement, a forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The church she attended, the Michigan Baptist Church is now on the National Register of Historic Places, and Nash House, home of its influential pastor and African-American leader, is now a museum.
Last Stop on the Underground Railroad. Buffalo was also a key link in the Underground Railroad and the last stop on the way to Canada. Motherland Connextions offers lively tours led by "conductors" in period dress that visit many of the city's Underground Railroad sites, and Freedom Crossing is a film exhibit about the Underground Railroad in the Buffalo-Niagara region.
A Creative Center. Buffalo, long a center for ideas, offers many ways to celebrate black culture. In the lively Michigan Street Heritage Corridor neighborhood, enjoy the vibe at the Colored Musicians Club, one of the oldest operating African American jazz clubs in the world, where Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz greats have performed, or attend a dance or theatrical performance at the African American Cultural Center or the Ujima Company.
Slavery and Emancipation. While the Hudson Valley had active abolitionists and later participated in the Underground Railroad, the region's farms once used the labor of enslaved Africans. John Jay, one of the early advocates of emancipation and a founding father of the United States, pushed for the abolition of slavery in New York State despite the fact that he himself was a slave owner. Jay's estate, now the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, hosts programs in history, social justice, and environmental stewardship. The Carriage House and Grounds are open to the public; however tours of the Manor House must be reserved in advance.
Where the slaves lived. For a fascinating glimpse of slave life, visit Philipsburg in Tarrytown, an 18th-century working farm where costumed interpreters, such as Caesar, the enslaved African miller, and Dimond, an enslaved riverboat pilot, bring to life the reality of slavery in the north.
A lasting haven. In nearby Tarrytown, the Foster Memorial AME Zion Church, founded in 1860, provided food and shelter to fugitive slaves on their way to Canada, many of whom settled in Tarrytown. The church is still a focal point for the black community.
Slavery and Freedom. About 90 minutes north, the Hurley Heritage Society offers a self-guided walking tour of the Houses, many of which relisted on the National Register of Historic Places. These well-preserved homes, most dating to the mid 18th century and still occupied, include Hardenbergh House, where famous abolitionist and woman's rights orator Sojourner Truth lived in slavery for about six years, as well as a home with slave quarters and another house that was part of the Underground Railroad.
Discover African-American culture. The African-American Museum in Hempstead focuses on the history of African-Americans on Long Island and black contributions to American culture. There are always arts and crafts workshops as well as art installations and historical exhibitions. The museum also frequently presents film programs, community service events, and educational programming in addition to workshops in genealogical research.
A talent for poetry Joseph Lloyd Manor House in Lloyd Harbor is where Jupiter Hammon, a talented and privileged enslaved African, lived and wrote. Educated by the family that he lived with, he became the first published black poet in the U.S.
Hands-on History. King Manor in Jamaica, Queens, is a museum dedicated to preserve the historic home and legacy of Rufus King. Black history month is a fitting time to recall this outspoken opponent of slavery. Born in 1755, was a member of the Continental Congress, a framer and signer of the Constitution, one of the first Senators from New York State, the ambassador to Great Britain under four presidents, and even ran for president himself in 1816. In 1820, he delivered two of the most radical and eloquent anti-slavery speeches heard in the Senate before the Civil War. His opposition to the admission of Missouri as a slave state marked the height of his long antislavery career. His eldest son, Governor John Alsop King, also worked to restrict slavery's expansion. For families, a great time to visit is Feb. 9, from noon to 3, when Hands-on History will feature crafts and stories about the King children.
Pictures of Black Culture. The Studio Museum in Harlem draws together works influenced by black culture and works by artists of African descent from around the world. Located in the heart of Harlem on 125th St., the museum has both permanent and changing exhibitions. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library system, offers cultural programs and exhibitions throughout the year. Among current programs, Visualizing Emancipation, on display until March 12, is commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with pre- and post-Civil War era photographs of enslaved and free black women, men and children, including black soldiers and workers in the American South.
For more information on the Underground Railroad, visit http://www.iloveny.com/What-To- Do/Reasons-To-Love-NY/Underground-Railroad.aspx.
About Path Through History
Path Through History highlights historically and culturally significant sites and events throughout New York State. The program, introduced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, builds on New York's already robust heritage tourism attractions. The initiative is currently focused on 13 themes including: Arts & Culture, Natural History, U.S. Presidents, Women's Rights, Canals & Transportation, Civil Rights, Colonial History, Immigration, Innovation & Commerce, The Revolutionary War, Native American Heritage, Sports History and the War of 1812. Important heritage sites and events across the state were selected with input from leading historians. For more information, visit www.iloveny.com/paththroughhistory.
Each week, the I LOVE NEW YORK social media channels will highlight one theme from Path Through History, featuring photos, videos, event itineraries and more to showcase the rich history of New York State. Follow I LOVE NEW YORK on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or use #LoveNYHistory to join us on the journey down New York's Path Through History.
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New York State features 11 beautiful vacation regions. New York's attractions span from landmarks such as Niagara Falls to the wine trails of Hudson Valley and treasures like the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Whether it's wide-ranging outdoor activities for the whole family like hiking, biking and boating, culinary wonders and farm-to-table fresh foods, or the rich history and culture of one of the 13 original colonies, New York State offers big excitement and tons activities for all travelers. For more information, visit http://www.iloveny.com for all of our spring and summer activities. Media can find press releases and more at thebeat.iloveny.com.
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How to Create a Fun and Functional Home Gym in Your Denver Basement
Do you have a large, under-utilized basement and a fitness goal this year? Why not combine both into a basement home gym? You may need to hire professional contractors to handle the basement finishing in Denver for you. Once you have a finished blank canvas, you'll be ready to get fit in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Check out these tips for how you can build a home gym in your basement:
Ventilate properly – As you probably know, ventilating a basement is of top importance, especially if you're going to be working up a sweat down there. Before you start on your new project, make sure your basement is climate-controlled. If you don't have a climate-controlled basement, consider installing overhead fans to circulate air, or set up free-standing fans if your ceilings are low.
Sound-proof your walls – Working out tends to come with a lot of noise—from the loud music you might be playing to the sounds of exercise equipment being used—which can disturb the rest of your household. Soundproofing your walls is an investment that's definitely worth your while. Fabric-covered, sound-proof panels can absorb the majority of the noise, and some are even mold- and mildew-resistant—an added plus for a basement.
Rubberize your floors – While it's tempting to settle for the concrete floor you may already have in your basement, a better idea is to install rubber flooring or interlocking rubber tiles. The rubber not only provides extra sound-proofing, but more importantly it absorbs impact during exercise and makes it much easier on your joints!
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American Bankruptcy Institute
Extent: 21 linear feet (50 boxes and one photo album box)
Harry Dixon Jr. (1944-2006), a lawyer from Nebraska, wanted to form an organization with the dual purpose of providing Congress with expert and unbiased views on legislation and creating an institution that could keep the bankruptcy community aware of legislative activities affecting them. In February 1982, Dixon incorporated under Nebraska law this new organization which was to be called the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). The records of the American Bankruptcy Institute document two main areas of the organization: the history and operating activities of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the organization's professional activities, publications, and research on bankruptcy related issues. The materials date from 1982-2013, with the bulk from 1985-1996. Materials are largely in paper format, comprising correspondence, memos, facsimiles, resumes/c.v., financial records, by-laws, articles of incorporation, certificates, lease agreement, newsletters, marketing materials, clippings, press releases, scripts, white papers, meeting files which typically include agendas, minutes, and sign-in sheets, committee files, conference and seminar material, Library of Congress reports, information bulletins, Congressional reports, records, and bills, court records, briefs, procedures, Congressional hearing testimonies and remarks, publications, monographs, and other related printed matter. The records also include audiovisual materials such as photographs, VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, DVDs, and CDs. The strengths of the American Bankruptcy Institute records are the documentation of the Board of Directors files; ABI conference and seminar files; ABI's effort to expand membership; Committee files; and the organization's analysis of bankruptcy legislation from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Extensive areas of analysis by ABI include the U.S. Trustee Program which include numerous oversight hearings; Chapter 7 Substantial Abuse; Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy; additional bankruptcy judgeships; the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (BAFJA) including the Bankruptcy Survey Project conducted by the ABI after the law (BAFJA) went into effect; judicial salaries; leveraged buyouts (LBO); pension plans and retirement benefits; proposed amendments to bankruptcy rules and forms; significant Supreme Court cases; S. 1985 National Bankruptcy Review Commission Act, S. 1559 Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act, and testimonies before various Congressional committees from 1989-1996.
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Treister , George M., 1923-
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet (16 items)
George Treister (b. 1923) was a founding partner of Stutman, Treister, and Glatt. A graduate of Yale University Law School in 1949, Treister was a member of the Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules and the National Bankruptcy Conference, where he served as Vice Chairman from 1971 to 1984. He is the author of a number of bankruptcy volumes, including "Recent Bankruptcy Decisions," a compendium of judicial decisions regarding bankruptcy legislation, used as educational material by nearly all major bankruptcy seminars. The collection comprises volumes of George Treister's "Recent Bankruptcy Decisions" from 1981 to 1990 and from 1992 to 1998.
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Bazelon, David L., Creator
Extent: 71.3 linear feet (212 boxes, about 15,000 items)
David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) graduated from Northwestern University Law School in 1932. In 1936, Bazelon joined the United States Attorney's Office in Chicago, where he specialized in tax cases. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman appointed Bazelon to the newly-created United States Court of Appeals for the District Columbia, making Bazelon, at forty years old, one of the youngest people ever appointed to a federal judgeship. He served on the court from 1949 to 1984, acting as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1978. During this time the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was often considered the nation's second highest court. In his years on the court Bazelon was involved in decisions on matters ranging from the use of DDT to the definition of insanity. In the mid-1980s Bazelon stopped hearing cases and finally retired from the bench. He died on February 19, 1993, of Alzheimer's disease. The collection, 1941-1993 and undated, includes case files related to Bazelon's activities as judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, including case and subject files. The collection also includes papers related to Bazelon's organizational affiliations, speeches, lectures, and writings. The largest part of the collection comprises subject files related to Bazelon's legal and social advocacy activities, including issues related to mental health law. The collection also includes a series of personal and career files, as well as a selection of audiovisual materials.
Paine, George C., II
Extent: 0.25 linear feet (44 items)
George C. Paine II was born on October 31, 1945 in Nashville, Tenn. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1973. In 1981, Paine was appointed a bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. He has served as Chief Bankruptcy Judge of that district since 1986. In 1984, George Paine was one of four judges who filed suit against the Administrative Office of the United States Courts ("Administrative Office"). The Administrative Office's director, William Foley, had refused to pay bankruptcy judges, arguing that parts of the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judge Act of 1984 were unconstitutional. The case was later rendered moot when Foley rescinded his order and agreed to pay the judges. However, when Foley issued his first memorandum, a number of defendants in bankruptcy cases filed motions to overturn the bankruptcy courts' rulings, citing Foley's assertion that the judges had not been lawfully appointed at the time of the court proceedings. Paine and the other judges who filed suit against Foley intervened in the proceedings of these cases to argue for the constitutionality of the bankruptcy judge system. In one such case, known as In re Benny, George and Alexandra Benny were the defendants. Shortly after Foley's original memorandum in July 1984, the Bennys filed a motion to overturn the local bankruptcy court's ruling in their case. The motion was denied in November 1984. The collection includes two bound volumes of photocopies of court records of the In re Benny proceedings. Paine assembled the volumes. The first volume, called "Intervention," deals primarily with the bankruptcy judges' attempts to intervene in the motion by the Bennys to declare the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 unconstitutional. The second volume, called "Constitutionality," contains records reflecting the entire proceedings surrounding the motion filed by the Bennys. The records were collected and photocopied for Paine from July to December 1984.
Sommer, Henry J., Creator
Extent: 20 linear feet
Henry J. Sommer is one of the leading figures in bankruptcy, consumer law, and civil rights. Born in 1949 in Rochester, New York, Sommer received his JD cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1974. After graduating from Harvard, he worked for Community Legal Services in Philadelphia as Project Head of its Consumer Law Project until 1996. In addition to his role with Community Legal Services, Sommer has lectured at University of Pennsylvania Law School and worked as editor-in-chief of Collier on Bankruptcy. The Henry J. Sommer Papers, 1975-2005, include National Bankruptcy Conference papers, materials from Continuing Legal Education seminars and other meetings at which Sommer lectured, copies of published manuscripts and articles written by Sommer, videotapes of Sommer and colleagues holding seminars that educated practitioners about the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, and related materials.
United States. Bankruptcy Court (New York : Southern District)
Extent: 50 linear feet
On March 9, 1989, Eastern Airlines, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code. The In re Eastern Airlines Case Documents, 1989-1990, include court documents related to Eastern Airlines' corporate reorganization case, including an Examiner's Report.
United States. Bankruptcy Court (New York : Southern District), Creator
Extent: 50 cubic feet (275 volumes)
Johns-Manville was an American corporation that made insulation and roofing materials. In the 1980s, the company faced a number of class-action lawsuits based on asbestos-related injuries from its asbestos insulation. As a result, in 1982 Johns-Manville file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. At the time, the company was the largest to ever file for Chapter 11, also known as corporate known as corporate reorganization. The bankruptcy court of the Southern District of New York heard the case, rendering its decision in 1990. The collection, 1982-1990, includes pleadings and other records filed over the course of the case.
Kronish, Lieb, Weiner, and Hellman LLP
Extent: 4.5 linear feet (about 930 items)
On July 11, 1984, William Foley, Legislative Affairs Officer of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts ("Administrative Office"), issued a memorandum stating that the Administrative Office would not pay bankruptcy judges because, in its opinion, Congress had acted unlawfully by awarding retroactive terms of office to the normally presidentially-appointed bankruptcy judges. In response, on July 13, 1984, four bankruptcy judges sued Foley and the Administrative Office for abuse of power. The case became commonly known as Lundin v. Foley. The law firm of Kronish, Lieb, Shainswit, Weiner and Hellman (later, Kronish, Lieb, Weiner and Hellman) represented the bankruptcy judges. Richard Lieb served as the primary attorney on the case. In 1988 the court issued a summary judgment on the grounds that the explicit reason for the suit (i.e. the refusal of Foley to pay the judges) had been resolved. However, when Foley issued his original memorandum, parties with an interest in other bankruptcy cases called for a dismissal of their cases or rulings on the grounds that the judges were not lawfully appointed. The bankruptcy judges in the original suit intervened in these cases on behalf of the presiding bankruptcy judges and, more importantly, the constituionality of the bankruptcy judge system as a whole. In each case, all of the motions were denied, thereby securing the bankruptcy judges a clear, unqualified victory. Following the court's decision, the judges sought reimbursement for its attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, which allows for plaintiffs who win a case against the government to be compensated for court costs. The Administrative Office refused to reimburse the judges, arguing that the Equal Access to Justice Act only covers suits against the Executive Branch, an argument which was upheld by the courts in the original ruling. The judges appealed and in 1992, the court ruled in favor of them for Lundin v. Foley. However, the judges were denied their request to recover fees for the related cases. The collection, 1984-1994, includes correspondence, clippings, photocopies of cases compiled in the course of research, notes, court documents, and other materials regarding the cases for which Kronish, Lieb represented bankruptcy judges in their lawsuit against the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
United States. Bankruptcy Court (New York : Southern District)
Extent: 48.5 linear feet
On July 17, 1986, the LTV Corporation filed for Chapter 11 debt relief due to underfunded pension plans. The court case resulted in a reorganization plan that involved LTV selling one of its subsidiary companies, Aerospace, in 1991. The collection, 1986-1991, include pleadings and other records filed over the course of the case.
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While Gov. Chris Christie has spoken extensively about his support for government transparency, emphasizing it at the for-public-consumption opening of his first Cabinet meeting Thursday and through the widespread dissemination of updated bond disclosures the same day, it's not 100 percent clear that his transition team was on board.
In its transition report [1], the group that studied the Governor's Office itself concluded by identifying "Day One" issues that didn't literally require attention Christie's first day but "might require their early attention upon assuming office." Among them:
4. OPRA. Attention should be given to the extent to which the Open Public Records Act applies to the Governor's Office in light of the exceptions found in the statute as well as judicially-recognized privileges, including executive privilege, the deliberative-process privilege and the attorney-client privilege.
Christie's not bound by any of the ideas in the transition reports. For that matter, the first "Day One" issue identified is an ethics policy; the transition report says, "We understand that an ethics and gift policy for the Governor's Office is being drafted at the Transition Office and will be signed by the Governor on Inauguration Day in the form of an executive order." Such an executive order hasn't yet been released.
That transition team was headed by former state Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero, who is now a partner at Sills Cummis & Gross and worked in Gov. Christie Whitman's office.
It also included W. Cary Edwards, a former state attorney general; Jim Harkness, executive director of the state Senate Republican Office; Wayne Hasenbalg, a partner at Decotiis Fitzpatrick Cole & Wisler who is now the governor's deputy chief of staff for policy and planning; Patrick E. Hobbs, dean of the Seton Hall Law School; Jane M. Kenny, a former state DCA commissioner and founding partner and principal in the Whitman Strategy Group; Brian M. Nelson, Esq. Partner, Menna Supko & Nelson, a former GOP state director; and Rachel Donington Torpey, who is married to Michael Torpey, former chief of staff to then-Gov. Christie Whitman.