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Outdoor Ceremony Reservations
Seattle parks and gardens make lovely and inexpensive outdoor venues. Surround your ceremony with the elegance and beauty of nature. Read on for info about how to make your reservations. Choose from an array of quiet gardens, picturesque viewpoints, open meadows, and intimate natural settings. You can schedule an outdoor ceremony in almost any of our 400 parks. See some of our favorite outdoor ceremony sites on Flickr.
Reserving Your Ceremony Site
First and foremost, click on this guide: Scheduling a Ceremony in Seattle Parks - it's got useful planning information about our frequently requested ceremony sites, fees, and general guidelines about use of the park.
- Once you have found the perfect location for your event, please call the event scheduling team for assistance with reserving your ceremony location.
- The following parks are available for reservation on the first day of each new month, one year in advance: Arboretum, Bhy Kracke, Hamilton, Viewpoint, Kubota, Martha Washington, Oxbow, Parsons, Roanoke Park, and Sunset Hill Viewpoint. For all other parks, scheduling begins the first business day of January of that year.
- We schedule one ceremony per day, per park, with the exception of Parsons and Kubota where you can choose from three time options. See our brochure at the top of this paragraph for more information and available options.
Outdoor Ceremony Sites
The following map shows the city-wide locations for suggested outdoor ceremony sites. Click on a star for more info, or explore the map in a new tab here.
Quick Facts About Ceremonies
- Permit - To hold a ceremony or special event in a public park you need a permit. Ceremony Permits guarantee that no other ceremony or event is scheduled at the same time in the same location. The park remains open to the public at all times during a ceremony. A permit does not guarantee exclusive use of a park area for a private event. We issue ceremony permits on a first-come, first served basis.
- Parking - No vehicle access is allowed into parks. We cannot guarantee that parking will be available for your ceremony, though parking lots and on-street parking are available at some sites.
- Services - We can schedule a site for you, but we cannot provide wedding planning services. We highly recommend that you visit your preferred locations prior to making your reservation. We may require that you hire a Parks attendant to monitor the park from start to finish.
- Alcohol - The Park Code (Seattle Municipal Code chapter 18.12.257) prohibits alcohol in Seattle parks. All outdoor ceremony sites are alcohol-free. Ceremonies which normally use wine must substitute with a non-alcoholic beverage.
- Equipment - You must finish all delivery, setup, and cleanup during the time included in your ceremony permit. We do not provide setup. You must arrange through a private vendor for equipment such as chairs, canopies, or catering gear. You may have one canopy as long as it does not exceed 20 feet by 20 feet in size, and must be open and contain no walls.
- Sound - Battery powered amplification systems are allowed only in specified areas (no electricity available). Amplification systems are limited to microphones, CDs and iPod/MP3 players. With a ceremony permit amplification is permitted for the ceremony portion only and not the entire event.
- Decorations - When staging your decorations, please keep the environment in mind. Do not put nails into trees, or stake anything into the ground. Apparatus such as canopies must be free weighted. We don't allow confetti, seeds, or rice; try flower petals! Remove all decorations at the end of your event.
- Photographs - Your ceremony permit allows you to have photographs taken at the park you have reserved. If you want to take photos at another park, we determine if other fees apply.
- Refunds - Reservation fees are not refundable. This includes inclement weather.
Additional Questions? Please download the guide called Scheduling a Ceremony in Seattle Parks near the top of the page for answers to most general questions. You can also call Seattle Parks Event Scheduling at (206) 684-4080.
How to Schedule an Indoor Ceremony Site
Many of our centers and special events facilities include stunning views, professional kitchens, and convenient parking. Please visit Special Event Spaces, Community Center, or reserving a Picnic Shelter pages for more information about the locations we offer. We strongly recommend that before you choose a park or facility, you visit the location you have in mind for your event.

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Hello Good People who read this blog….
I just want to write a little thing,because I am so furious and shocked about the media coverage on the imminent strike in the UK for people working in public services. I just saw that great educationalist, role model for good behaviour and well-known feminist, James Whale ( please realise I writing with extreme sarcasm!), and to my shock and horror Miriam Stoppard, both criticising the strike, and teachers in particular,in no uncertain terms for striking and depriving children of their education.
I am so furious with them and the media coverage I have seen so far.
I will just speak about the teachers as education is something I know about. First of all , correct me if I am wrong, but by the end of June all the essential teaching, main exams, have been done and dusted and frankly the last 3 or 4 weeks of the summer term, are taken up with end of year tasks, days out, sports days, school concerts, award ceremonies etc. Many children disappear on cheap holidays with their families at this time. You can more or less write off the last three weeks of the school year in terms of serious academic work . Also most private schools are either closed or closing by the start of July while the state schools run for another couple of weeks. If you wanted to close a school for one day this is not a bad time. In fact I hope all young people will support their teachers and join the march.
Secondly in the past, successive governments have totally disrupted the entire state education system in several ways.The government has closed down schools not for one,but many days during term-time, for years now in order to re-train teachers.Originally called "Baker days" teachers have been constantly forced to change the way they teach , what they teach, how they teach in order to please successive governments , and this has meant many days when schools were closed down.In terms of working parents, frankly there is very little consideration or help at any time of year to cope with school hours, school holidays etc., so an extra day of trying to find childcare for a good cause to will ensure quality of education for one's children, is no big sacrifice.
The government's implementation of the National Curriculum , league tables, and adding more and more non-academic responsibilities to the work of teachers, has been far more disruptive to children's education that one day's strike, at the end of the school year.
The teachers I know get up at 6. a.m. and sometimes work into the evening planning lessons, they also work at the weekends and holidays correcting work and planning lessons. The lessons planning becoming increasingly ludicrous with the ever-changing demands of the National Curriculum.
For example one primary school teacher I know, who teaches in a very "rough" area of London, explained how she had to create a lesson teaching the painting technique of "Pointillism" , illustrated with famous paintings by Seurat which included rivers, sea and pools of water, so that this could also double-up as a science lesson on water.
I like creative education, and I am all for teaching art in schools, but considering many of these children do not have books at home, and come from very economically deprived backgrounds, I think maybe Seurat would not be my priority if I were in charge of my own teaching.
Getting back to my point, this teacher retired at 60. But even though she worked tremendously long-hours, she loved her job so much,that she decided to stay on beyond 60 as a supply teacher within the same school. However by the age of 62, she found her energy level were just too low to keep it up indefinitely, and even though she is incredibly fit and energetic, at 62 she is forced to retire altogether at the end of this term. She can because she has a pension!
Teaching is demanding physically, emotionally, spiritually and one can expect to work a 60 hour week. It requires great commitment to children and to the future of society. Teachers are under-valued and their teaching is constantly disrupted with each changing government's new policy, no matter which one is elected.
Therefore I am furious at the media coverage that seems to criticise teachers for wanting to retire before the age of 68 and who expect to have a good pension to live on.
If I were not a hippie, and I was a dictator who ruled Britain ( which I can be in my blog), I would seize the private assets of bankers and politicians, and their power-mad fantasies, and make them do community service: a couple of years of teaching for free in state schools, also forcing all their children to attend the schools they work in. If they failed their OFSTED inspections then they would have to try and claim benefits and see how far they got before they would almost inevitably give up!
I would also not allow such bias in the news and other media coverage against the strike. Maybe all these critical media people could do worse than spend a couple of years working in a state school as well and then see if they thought they could still do it at 50 let alone 60 or 68.
I feel this government is trying to re-create class differences in the UK and prohibit social mobility by creating two types of education. I doubt if private schools would employ full-time 68 year old teachers! If the teachers did not strike it would show that they didn't understand the nature of their job and that they did not care about the quality of education for children.
Love and Peace
( will be joining protests soon in support of them. I had both a private and a state education, my best school teachers were without question from the comprehensive I attended.)


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Actor and comedian Bill Cosby says the debate over the killing of Trayvon Martin should be focused on guns, not race.
In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" aired Sunday, Cosby said calling George Zimmerman a racist doesn't solve anything. Cosby says the bigger question is what Zimmerman was doing with a gun, and who taught him how to behave with it.
Cosby said during the interview that he once owned a gun but no longer does. He says there is a need to get guns off the streets, and that people should be taught to use every possible alternative before shooting someone.
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The Trayvon Martin shooting has also put a spotlight on the Stand Your Ground laws, which allow the use of lethal force in self defense.
After the Feb. 26 shooting, George Zimmerman persuaded the Sanborn, Fla., police not to charge him for killing unarmed teenager, but last week the state prosecutor has accused him of murder. Soon, armed with unparalleled legal advantages, Zimmerman will get to ask a judge to find the killing was justified, and if that doesn't work, he'll get to make the same case to a jury.
The wave of National Rifle Association-backed legislation that began seven years ago in Florida and continues to sweep the country has done more than establish citizens' right to "stand your ground," as supporters call the laws. It's added second, third and even fourth chances for people who have used lethal force to avoid prosecution and conviction using the same argument, extra opportunities to keep their freedom that defendants accused of other crimes don't get.
Martin's shooting has unleashed a debate across America on the validity of these laws, which exist in some form in most states and which prosecutors and police have generally opposed as confusing, prone to abuse by criminals, and difficult to apply evenly. Others are concerned that the laws foster a vigilante, even trigger-happy mentality that might cause too many unnecessary deaths.
An Associated Press review of federal homicide data doesn't seem to bear that out. Nationwide, the total number of justified homicides by citizens rose from 176 in 2000 to 325 in 2010. Totals for all homicides also rose slightly over the same period, but when adjusted for population growth, the rates actually dipped.
At least two-dozen U.S. states since 2005 have adopted laws similar to Florida's, which broadly eliminated a person's duty to retreat under threat of death or serious injury, as long as the person isn't committing a crime and is in a place where he or she has a right to be. Other states have had similar statutes on the books for decades, and still others grant citizens equivalent protections through established court rulings.
While the states that have passed "stand your ground" laws continue to model them loosely after Florida's — Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and New Hampshire put expanded laws on the books last year — Florida is unique.
One area that sets Florida apart is the next step Zimmerman faces: With the police and prosecutor having weighed in, a judge will decide whether to dismiss the second-degree murder charge based on "stand your ground." If Zimmerman wins that stage, prosecutors can appeal.
But in another aspect peculiar to Florida, if the appeals court sides with Zimmerman, not only will he be forever immune from facing criminal charges for shooting the 17-year-old Martin — even if new evidence or witnesses surface — he could not even be sued for civil damages by Martin's family for wrongfully causing his death.
"You get even more protection than any acquitted murderer," said Tamara Lawson, a former prosecutor who now teaches at St. Thomas School of Law in Miami. "This law seems to give more protection than any other alleged criminal could dream about."
If Zimmerman can't convince the judge of his innocence, he still can use "stand your ground" to convince jurors.
Zimmerman, 28, is facing up to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder for shooting Martin on Feb. 26. A neighborhood watch volunteer in the central Florida town of Sanford, he said he fired his 9 mm handgun after Martin attacked and beat him. Martin's family and supporters claim Zimmerman was the aggressor, targeting Martin for suspicion mainly because he was black. Zimmerman's father is white and his mother Hispanic.
His attorney, Mark O'Mara, said Zimmerman will plead not guilty and seek dismissal of the charge using "stand your ground." Many legal experts think he's got a good case, particularly if there are medical records backing up his claim that Martin broke his nose and slammed his head on a sidewalk. Other experts say, however, that the law will not protect Zimmerman if he was the aggressor.
The special prosecutor in the case, Angela Corey, said she fully expects a fierce battle over the self-defense claim.
"If 'stand your ground' becomes an issue, we fight it if we believe it's the right thing to do," she said.
The U.S. Supreme Court has never weighed in on the constitutionality of such laws, and none has been struck down by a lower court. Defendants have sought dismissal of charges based on "stand your ground" claims in all kinds of cases, and defense lawyers say its use is growing.
Numbers compiled by the FBI suggest many states saw modest or even sharp increases in the number of homicides by private citizens that were classified as justifiable after enacting a "stand your ground" law or amending existing self-defense laws.
The trends are most pronounced in larger states like Texas, which expanded its law in 2007. Between 2008 and 2010, Texas averaged 47.7 justifiable homicides per year for a total of 143 — up from an annual average of 33 and a total of 99 justifiable homicides between 2005 and 2007, according to the FBI data.
Still, justifiable homicides by citizens remained a tiny fraction of all homicides in Texas before and after the law was enacted — 2.2 percent between 2005 and 2007 and 3.3 percent between 2008 and 2010.
The FBI data for some states didn't significantly change after the new laws took effect. Louisiana, which enacted its law in 2006, averaged 12.3 justifiable homicides per year between 2007 and 2010. Between 2003 and 2006, it averaged 11.5.
The FBI numbers are based on voluntary reporting by law enforcement agencies and aren't comprehensive, which means they can't serve as ironclad evidence that expanding a person's right to protect life, limb and property leads to increases — or decreases — in the numbers of homicides deemed justifiable.
Small sample sizes in many states make it difficult to determine if the new or amended laws have had a practical effect. The way law enforcement agencies report the data also could explain why some states report increased numbers of justifiable homicides. For instance, yearly comparisons could be skewed if larger agencies in a state changed their reporting systems or only recently started reporting the data to the FBI.
Florida's justifiable homicides nearly tripled after the state enacted its law in 2005, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, from an annual average of 13.2 between 2001 and 2005 to an average of 36 between 2006 and 2010.
The Florida shooting has sparked a national campaign against such laws. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with several civil rights organizations, is leading an effort to repeal or reform laws similar to Florida's, though it's too soon to say if that movement will gain traction.
Associated Press writers Michael Kunzelman and Troy Thibodeaux in New Orleans, Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida, Greg Bluestein in Atlanta, Eric Tucker in Washington and Michael Biesecker in Raleigh, North Carolina, contributed to this report.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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No. 20 Indians: No. 11 in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Rockies.
If the Cubs could, they would run, not walk, away from the last three years of Alfonso Soriano's contract. The Orioles would do the same with the two left on Brian Roberts' and even the Twins probably would swallow hard, take a deep breath and tell Justin Morneau thanks for the memories.
Joe Mauer? Don't even ask. Some relationships still are sacred, no matter the shaky economics involved.
Grady Sizemore's bad knees have made him little more than dead money for the Indians the last three seasons. He averaged 70 games and made an unusually high percentage of outs when he played. But still, Indians general manager Chris Antonetti believes his team is better with Sizemore than without him.
Rather than cutting ties with Sizemore when he declined to exercise a $9-million option on his contract for 2012, Antonetti signed him to a one-year deal for $5 million. That's not a ton by baseball standards but it represents the Indians' third biggest commitment to a player this season, behind only chronically unavailable designated hitter Travis Hafner and Roberto Hernandez Heredia (formerly known as Fausto Carmona), whose status isn't known as his false identity case awaits resolution.
This is a huge season for the Indians, whose fast start in 2011 resulted in a gain of 11 victories and 449,191 fans from 2010. It speaks to Sizemore's leadership skills — and a promising .422 slugging percentage in the 71 games he played last season — that he still is seen as a foundation piece.
It won't take long, maybe the end of April, maybe Memorial Day, to know if this was a wise move based on loyalty or a desperate one based on ownership providing only a modest bump in the payroll, which at $49.2 million last season ranked 26th in the majors.
Antonetti has made only three off-season moves that seem significant — trading for Derek Lowe (with the Braves agreeing to pay $10 million of his $15 million salary), trading for Kevin Slowey after Carmona became a question mark for reasons beyond his 4.59 career ERA and signing Ryan Spilborghs as a possible platoon partner for left fielder Michael Brantley.
For the Indians to experience another significant increase in victories, jumping from 80 to 85-plus, they must get solid first full seasons from second baseman Jason Kipnis and third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall and a lot more from their internal options. In addition to Sizemore, the ones that seem the most critical:
Ubaldo Jimenez: Considered an untouchable when the season began, the powerful right-hander from the Dominican Republic was acquired from the Rockies midway through a season in which his ERA climbed to 4.68, after being only 2.88 the year before. He cost Antonetti his two best pitching prospects, Drew Pomeranz and Alex White, and generally took a beating against AL hitters. He still looks like an ace but needs to pitch like one again.
Matt LaPorta: The biggest piece acquired from the Brewers for CC Sabathia, the first baseman has hit only 30 home runs in 21/2 seasons with the Indians. He showed incremental improvement in 2011 and Bill James projects another step forward this season. But he seems to have hit a low ceiling that no one expected when he was tearing up the minors (.956 OPS in 244 games) after the Brewers took him seventh overall in the 2007 draft.
Manny Acta: Highly respected as a coach and minor league manager, as well as when he started his big league managerial career with the Nationals, Acta is under the gun to deliver as the Indians hold an option on his contract for 2013. His teams have gone 53-47 in one-run games the last few seasons, suggesting he's the right guy for the job despite too many blowout losses.
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•The Indians are one of five teams that improved more than 10 victories last year (joining the Tigers, Brewers, Pirates and Nationals) and history suggests three or four of those teams will take backward steps this season. Since 1996, 70 big-league teams have had increases of 10-plus in a season, and only 19 of them increased their total the following season. As a group, those 70 teams saw their victory totals drop 5.7 games the following season. That trend alone places the over-under on the 2012 Indians at 74 victories.
•Carmona — now recognized as Heredia — has been revealed to have taken three years off his age through a false identity. His contract with the Indians has club options for 2013 and '14, so this could be his last season with them, if he ever gets legal clearance to come back.
•If Bryan LaHair and Anthony Rizzo both get off to strong starts for the Cubs, LaHair becomes a candidate to be traded to the Indians.
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•The Indians' strength lies in its two-Perez bullpen. Chris, acquired from the Cardinals for Mark DeRosa, is a solid closer and Rafael joins Vinnie Pestana, Joe Smith and Tony Sipp in doing a good job in holding leads until the ninth inning.
•For the Indians to contend, they need Justin Masterson and Jimenez to become one of the AL's top combinations of starters. The potential is there.
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Before I tell you about Egg Fu Yung, I have a story with a – ahem – moral lesson to share. Dinner prep started late today, fortunately I had planned to make simple dishes. So there I was busy at the stove, handling more than one thing at a time and feeling quite proud that I could put food together so fast. I was frying some enoki mushroom pancakes and also started filling a pot with water for the vegetables. I went back to to tend to the pancakes and promptly forgot about the pot. Then there was a sound of water… the pot was on the countertop and water was overflowing on to the countertop and down to the floor, yikes! I yelled for hubby, who happened to be home early that day, for help. If not for him, that accident would have set me back 15 minutes and all the quick prepping and cooking would have been for nought. "Pride comes before a fall" leaped to my mind!
Back to the Egg Fu Yung, it is a Chinese omelette that has a filling of meat and/or seafood and vegetables. I only came to know of this dish when I was in my late teens when my dad would order it at Chinese restaurants. So now this dish reminds me of him!
Egg Fu Fung is usually deep fried in restaurants but I did a pan-fry version at home. It is savoury and tasty with the BBQ pork and shrimp while the onions lend a sweet crunch.
Egg Fu Yung
(Adapted from Hawkers' Fair Simplified)
4 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons chopped BBQ pork
50g shelled shrimps, chopped (about 4 medium)
1 small carrot, shredded
1 small onion, sliced
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped red chilli (optional)
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Dash of white pepper
Pinch of chicken stock granules (optional)
1. Combine all ingredients and seasoning in a medium bowl and mix well.
2. Heat oil in pan or wok, pour in the mixture and cook over low heat until the egg is set. Turn it over and continue to cook until the bottom is golden brown. Dish up and serve.


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Distance Between Harwich and Methuen = Miles
Calculated driving distance between Harwich Port, Massachusetts and Methuen, Massachusetts is miles, this equals kilometres. Estimated driving time is in current traffic conditions. With an average car, this trip would cost around $ in gasoline, since you would need about gallons of fuel.(Based on current US Gas prices and average mileage of 3.6 gallons gas per mile).
Leaving from Harwich Port, Massachusetts located in Massachusetts - United States you would reach Methuen, Massachusetts (Massachusetts - United States) in about driving an average speed of miles per hour to cover the miles, assuming traffic conditions stay unchanged and you don't take any breaks.
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The first Chinese self-built proprietary modern hotel 'white swan' can also fly again?
Date: 2018-08-20
Reform, inspired the vitality of the market;The process of open, open to the world.Big shining pearl river.Of reform and opening-up endeavor in guangdong province, by the spirit of innovation, form the mechanism of market competition vitality, have produced a batch of standing before others, the pioneer of tide, to foster a batch of enterprises and entrepreneurs with a consciousness of market, the international eye.
Stand a new era, open new journey.Those who once led countless "first", has created the innumerable market players are "first", in the face of new market competition new development challenges, how to realize the breakthrough self transcendence, restart it again?
On the occasion of the 40 years of reform and opening-up, nanfang daily launched "market forces - 40 years of reform and opening-up entrepreneurs show" all media reported series.Please follow the southern daily reporters, entered the market, into the enterprise, and entrepreneurs face to face, listen to those stirring historical echoes and surging in the future.
They flocked to guangzhou sand surface, in August.Stand the white swan hotel on the island, is that many Chinese and foreign tourists choose hotel, there is famous "hometown of water", has just named Michelin restaurant, there are still many people relish the history.
As the reform and opening-up, the first by a Chinese self-built proprietary large-scale modernization of the hotel, the white swan hotel is the first modern hotel management, hit a lot of "first" : the first four door open open to the hotels, the first full implementation of computerized management of the hotel, the first in China to use a credit card settlement of the hotel, the first regularly sent abroad study training hotel...
Built for 35 years, the white swan hotel after wind and rain, there are ups and downs, still standing in the domestic first-line brand hotel.Recently, in an interview with southern daily reporter, the white swan hotel, chief operating officer zhang tian said confidently, with wings of modern management and the Internet, this only a historical stories of "white swan" over the future will also be high, fly away.


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Penn State cheerleader still in coma, but family hopeful
Police: Woman fell from window during off-campus party
The family of a Penn State cheerleader who fell five stories out of an apartment window said they are encouraged how the 19-year-old woman responded to a drug to stimulate brain activity.
Family spokesman Randy Jepson said doctors at Altoona Regional Health System were hopeful after Paige Raque stirred and opened her eyes a few times Thursday, though she is still in a coma.
Raque, of Louisville, Ky., remained in critical condition. Her brother is captain of the men's gymnastics team coached by Jepson.
Police have said Raque fell through a screen and out the fifth-floor window during a party at an off-campus apartment building Saturday night.
Authorities said Thursday they were still investigating, though the fall appears to have been accidental.


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This story is all kinds of horrifying. And, yeah, in part because we've seen how many cops are present at Pirates games to tase drunk folks.
Writes the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Police said today that a 17-year-old boy came across a PNC Park usher who was having a heart attack in his car, pulled the man out and onto the ground, went through his pockets and stole his wallet, then drove away in the vehicle, leaving the usher to die in the street.
The teen is not charged with homicide in the death of 58-year-old Michael Schacht, who was headed home after a 14-inning game at PNC Park on April 9. The suspect is chaged with car theft and robbery as a juvenile, and police did not name him.
Police said Mr. Schacht was found unresponsive on Brighton Road on the North Side and was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Teen robbed PNC usher having heart attack, left him to die [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, h/t Kyle]


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The Haskell Implementors Workshop is an informal affair, aimed at bringing together people behind the Haskell infrastructure. It provides a forum where people working on compilers, tools, or libraries for Haskell development can bat around ideas, share experiences and ask for feedback from fellow experts. There are no proceedings, just a mixture of short talks, longer talks, discussion and demos.
The Haskell Implementors Workshop will run again this year, co-located with ICFP 2011. A call for talk proposals will be distributed towards the end of March, and the submission deadline will be some time after the Haskell Symposium notifications.
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- Friday 23rd September: Workshop
- Rebekah Leslie (Portland State University)
- Ben Lippmeier - co-chair (University of New South Wales)
- Andres Löh (Well-Typed LLP)
- Oleg Lobachev (University of Marburg)
- Neil Mitchell - co-chair (Standard Chartered)
- Dimitrios Vytiniotis (Microsoft Research)


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Momber family
Momber, a widely ramified family, which is found in the records of the Danzig Mennonite Church as far back as 1650, and which lived for the most part in Danzig until the end of the 19th century. The progenitor of the family, Anthony de Momper (born 1580 in Amsterdam, died about 1610 in Danzig), emigrated from the Netherlands to Danzig on account of religious oppression, and changed the name to Momber.
The Dutch ancestors of Anthony Momber can be traced back to 1440 in Bruges, Belgium. Jean de Momper I and his son Jean de Momper II (1485-1540), noted landscape painters in Bruges, were Catholic. The next son, Jodocus (Joos) de Momper I, alias van Lyons (born 1516 in Bruges, died 1580 in Antwerp), also a painter, became a Calvinist. His son Bartholomäus I (born 1535, famed painter, publisher, art dealer, and guildmaster in Amsterdam) was the father of Jodocus (Joos) de Momper II (1564-1635), who is still known for his landscapes in various European galleries, and who was a painter, etcher, and guildmaster in Antwerp, a friend of van Dyck and probably also of Rembrandt. Van Dyck and de Momper painted each other's portraits.
Another son of Jodocus I, Hendrik de Momper (Momboir, born 1540 in Amsterdam), was the father of the emigrant Anthony de Momper mentioned above. Anthony as well as his brothers Hendrick and Hans, who stayed in Amsterdam, became Mennonites. Another Anthony Momber was a member and probably a deacon of the Flemish congregation of Amsterdam in 1629 (Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam II, 2, No. 571). Anthony's descendants in Danzig were craftsmen. Many served in various offices in the Mennonite congregation in Danzig. Abraham Momber, the oldest representative listed in the church records of Danzig (3 October 1650-20 May 1712), was chosen deacon by the Flemish congregation in Danzig in 1694, and preacher in 1703. His wife Maria de Veer (1661-1742) was appointed as deaconess of the congregation in 1720. Anton Momber (1670-1735) was widely known as the founder of the first coffeehouse in Danzig (about 1700), in which German and foreign newspapers were read and which was comparable to the London coffeehouse. At the home of Jacob Momber (1704-1772), a merchant, the elders of the congregation held a meeting to discuss arrangements for the care of the poor and a place for religious services during the bombardment of Danzig in 1734.
His son Hans Momber I (1742-1815), a deacon and preacher in the Flemish congregation, was according to the church chronicles, "gifted with rich talents and skilled in speaking and writing." For several years he collaborated with Peter Thiessen and Jakob de Veer in compiling the first German hymnal for the Danzig church, translating some hymns from the Dutch and writing others himself. Some of his hymns are still to be found in the Danzig hymnal. He had a special gift for composing hymns for special occasions, some of which have been preserved. He was a leader in the merger of the Flemish and Frisian branches of the brotherhood in 1808.
His cousin Berend Momber (15 March 1755-25 April 1840), a merchant, was the first Mennonite to acquire citizenship when Danzig was incorporated in Prussia. The Danzig state library contained his extensive manuscript of the history of his family during the siege. His wife Cäcilie lost her life in the bombardment of the city in 1813.
August Momber (9 March 1807-16 December 1882) established the linen business that grew from small beginnings into one of Danzig's leading industries. In 1869 he became a member of the church council. He took an active part in the change in the position of the congregation on nonresistance, mixed marriages, and the admission of members of related groups. He cheerfully sacrificed for the common good, and enjoyed the esteem of all.
When he lost his sight in 1880 his son Julius Momber (25 December 1839-5 December 1900) succeeded him on the church council. He and his brother Otto (30 January 1847-5 May 1929) carried on the paternal business.
Julius was from 1876 an active member of the church council and promoter of the Vereinigung (Conference of German Mennonite Churches). In the political life of his city he filled several posts of honor, and was also a patron of the arts.
The oldest son of August Momber, Albert Momber (26 July 1837-6 June 1909), was a teacher in the Danzig Gymnasium and in 1901 took the place of his deceased brother Julius on the church council. He was a highly honored figure in the public life of the city. The name was still common in the congregation at the time of its dispersal in 1945.
Some members of this family were found in Königsberg, East Prussia, while Hermann Momber was a "possementierer" (lacemaker, or merchant) and a distiller of brandy about 1735. Others were found in Berlin.
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. 56v. Leipzig, 1875-1912: XXII: 158-160.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III: 158 f.
Mannhardt, H. G. Die Danziger Mennonitengemeinde: ihre Entstehung und ihre Geschichte von 1569-1919 : Denkschrift zur Erinnerung an das 350 jährigie Bestehen der Gemeinde und an die Jahrhundertfeier unseres Kirchenbaus am 14. September 1919. Danzig : Danziger Mennonitengemeinde, 1919.
Mennonitsche Blätter.
Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter 8 (1956): 22, 27 f.
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Momber, Wilhelm. "Momber family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 1 Dec 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Momber_family&oldid=146634.
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Momber, Wilhelm. (1957). Momber family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 December 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Momber_family&oldid=146634.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 739. All rights reserved.
©1996-2020 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, the Strikeforce Challengers series makes its second appearance in Las Vegas on Aug. 12 for "Strikeforce Challengers 18: Gurgel vs. Duarte."
Strikeforce brass officially announced the previously reported event, which features a lightweight contest between Jorge Gurgel (14-7 MMA, 2-2 SF) and Joe Duarte (9-2 MMA, 1-0 SF) and takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
A lightweight bout of Pat Healy (26-17 MMA, 2-1 SF) vs. Eric Wisely (17-5 MMA, 0-0 SF) also is official for the card.
Tickets for the prospects-based series' event, which range from $54 to $154, go on sale this week.
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Additionally, subscribers to the UFC e-newsletter and Strikeforce Insiders can buy tickets on Friday, July 1, at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT local time).
The main card of "Strikeforce Challengers 18: Gurgel vs. Duarte" airs on Showtime. Additional bouts are expected to be announced shortly.
The event marks Strikeforce's second-ever trip to its new Sin City home. Two more events are expected be held in Las Vegas before the end of the year.
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Coming up with a completely new design scheme for a room in your home can be a little daunting, especially for anyone who hasn't an ounce of interior design training. Trying to visualise a scheme from all those ideas flying around in your head is also rather difficult. But there is hope!
Online interior design website MyDeco, have created a "Fisher-Price" version of CAD (computer aided design software which professional designers use) that is super user friendly and offers amateur's a wealth of products, wallpapers, paint, flooring, and so much more, to help build the ideal room scheme.
I decided to try this software for myself, now bare in mind im not a professional and have never claimed to be, so this was like delving into the unknown! Firstly I picked a floor plan, (you also have the option to upload your own floor plan with specific measurements which is extremely helpful) I then chose a door and two windows from the side bar where you can pick and choose from a range of furniture, staircases, accessories or paint, which you want to include in your design. You can then plonk them into the diagram wherever you like, It's basically a "drag and drop" process from there onwards.
Users can switch between the 2D birds-eye view or the super cool 3D view that shows you a more realistic representation of your scheme. However to move certain items on to another wall or turn around, I found I had to change from 3D view to 2D, although I only had an hour or so to get to grips with the software and didn't read any of the tutorials which may hold the key to doing this in a more efficient way.
There is a mahoosive range of furniture for every room in the home to choose from and the best part is the products are available to buy through the MyDeco site. This brings me onto another handy tool, when you pick a product the size, price, colour and supplier are displayed, so you can work out exactly what will fit and if the flow of the room will work. If it does, then you can surf on down to the online store and get your order in! If you're on a tight budget, that's okay, the system will calculate how much you've spent so you don't end up designing a room for £10,000 instead of £1000!
Plus, when you pick a colour of paint for the walls, you're given an option to request a sample pot of that colour direct from Dulux! The possibilities are endless!
But there are few little snags with the software, Interior Designer at the National Design Academy, Vicky Arbuthnot had a little test run, she said, "I find it a little frustrating the I can't put stud walls in my plan or change the size of the windows, so this meant I needed to alter the size of the whole plan. That said, the software is great for beginners who want to visualise a design, see manipulation of space and traffic flow. It's also a great tool for those who want to progress onto more complex systems."
The image below shows the back view of my design, but what it doesnt show is there are two arrows, left and right, underneath the simulation that you can use to spin the design around and view from various angles.
After faffing about for over an hour, I was sort of happy with my design and decided I could brave the storm and share my creation with the world. From the top menu, I could tweet, Facebook or blog the design which I now regret slightly as the design team here kind of ripped it apart, but I do appreciate they're pro's in their field and only say what they see (tears welling up).
I jest, MyDeco's 3D room design is a beneficial tool to those wanting to accurately see what their design would actually look like without paying a penny. The site also has a large selection of designs uploaded by other users that are perfect for drawing inspiration and ideas. I'd suggest you have a bash and see what you can come up with! Make sure you forward them on to me and I'll post your scheme up!


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The candidate must have completed the degree of Ph. D. (or equivalent) prior to the date of award and must have submitted a completed application prior to the January closing date. Since one of the purposes of the Fellowship is to bring new skills and perspectives to the Observatory, persons currently employed at the Observatory or holding a Ph. D. degree from the Department of Geological Sciences of Columbia University are ineligible.
At the request of the Director, during the months of January and February the applications are open to examination by the scientific staff of the Observatory, who are invited to comment on scientific excellence, academic achievement, ability to contribute to the research needs and goals of the Observatory and potential for obtaining future funding. Assessment is made through consideration of the statement of proposed research made by the applicant, three letters of recommendation [made by faculty advisors and scientific peers], and, in some cases, personal knowledge of the applicant's research and publication records by members of the Observatory staff. The staff's written comments are included in each applicant's file. Personal interviews are not conducted. The recommendations of the Observatory staff are then considered by a committee of five members of the scientific staff, appointed by the Director and representing the disciplinary range of the Observatory, who then make the final recommendation to the Director.
Offers should be made only to those applicants for whom a member of the Observatory Staff has been identified to serve as mentor to the Postdoctoral Fellow. When the files of the recommended awardees are forwarded to the Directors Office they should be accompanied by a short note from each mentor stating that they are willing to take on this important responsibility. The mentor will be identified in the offer letter that is generated by the Directors office.
The mentor is expected to help the newly-arrived fellow assimilate into the Observatory, regularly inquire into the Fellows progress, and most significantly ensure that the fellow give two seminars during their tenure as a Fellow - one towards the beginning of their appointment and one towards the end.
The Fellowship is for one year, and awards, twelve (12) months of salary and a research allowance, the amounts of which are set by the Director. An additional nine (9) months of support is normally granted provided that the Fellow has obtained a prior guarantee of three (3) months of non-institutional support. This support may be obtained from an ongoing contract or grant of any Observatory Principal Investigator. This requirement is not designed to be onerous, but toensure that the Postdoctoral Fellow has developed connections with Observatory scientists or with external funding agencies.
Lamont Postdoctoral Fellows are members of the Junior Research Staff of the Observatory and, as such, are invited to participate in meetings of the full research staff.
The Lamont Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to make a best-faith effort to develop his or her research proposal. No formal review is conducted. Upon completing the term of fellowship, if sufficient funds are available, and with the Fellow's permission, the Director may, with the advice of the Executive Committee, recommend to the President that the Fellow be appointed to the position of Postdoctoral Research Scientist without further review. Alternatively, in cases where the Fellow demonstrates sufficient research productivity and fund-raising abilities, and where his/her research interests are contributing to the long-term goals of the Observatory, he/she may be considered for appointment to Associate Research Scientist, in which case the normal ARS review process is to be followed. PDRS and ARS appointments become effective at the end of the Fellowship period.
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For drag diva Celeste Martinez, Wonder Woman isn't an act — she's a way of life
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The Rose Room inside Station 4,
3911 Cedar Springs Road. July 13. Shows begin at approximately 11 p.m. and midnight. Caven. com.
When Michael was a boy, his parents divorced and he went to live with dad, who worked all the time and was seldom home. So little Michael found a role model on TV.
"That's when Wonder Woman came on television," he recalls, referring to the CBS series starring Lynda Carter. "Wonder Woman was a second mother to me, one who taught me right from wrong in a way. She stood for something. Plus she was so statuesque and feminine and graceful, but still stern and strong. I watched that show religiously and as soon as the episode was over, I was back outside, reenacting what had just happened."
The series ended in 1979, but by the time Michael had grown into drag diva Celeste Martinez, the Amazonian princess was still a powerful force. Since 1993, appearing as Wonder Woman has been the hallmark of Martinez's drag act.
It's not just a passing fancy, either. Martinez has every single Wonder Woman comic book since 1983. "When I got my first job, the first thing I did with my paycheck was get a subscription to Wonder Woman," she says.
Martinez's devotion has also made her a regular at Zeus Comics, the gay-run superhero store on Lemmon. Such a fixture is she there, Martinez even appears in the next episode of The Variants, the web-based comedy series set at Zeus. (See sidebar.)
"I've known [store owner] Richard Neal for years," she gushes. "They are a fun group."
But before her debut as a Web star, Martinez will show her patriotism this Independence Day weekend with a series of shows at the Rose Room — all in the guise of her hero, whom she sincerely tries to evoke onstage in spirit as much as appearance.
Martinez's costume — golden lasso, bullet-deflecting bracelets, tiara, cape, boots and star-spangled panties, all in the colors of the America flag — is familiar to fans of the classic character as well as the TV series, but maybe not so much the new generation of comic readers. That's intentional.
"With issue no. 600 [of Wonder Woman], they were trying to get a bigger audience so they updated her look, but the real Wonder Woman fans were not happy," Martinez explains. "They are about to do another reboot with all of DC Comics characters, so as to make the original Wonder Woman fans happy."
The timing of the show is fortuitous: Wonder Woman is a perfect image for the Fourth of July, Martinez affirms.
"She represents the best of humanity in the sense she's non-judgmental and sees the best in everyone. She's gracious and empowers strength and the best in all of us," she says. "And she does it in red, white and blue."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 1, 2011.


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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has penned a must-read tribute to aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Bolden opens his piece with the quote above, noting that Earhart would have made a great astronaut not only "for breaking barriers of possibility in flight, but also for her determination to break barriers of exclusion here on Earth."
Above: Amelia Earhart and Lockheed Electra 10E NR16020, c. 1937, via Wikimedia Commons


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Tuesday, 21 January 2014 02:18 PM
Midwestern states are scrambling to address a deepening shortage of the home-heating fuel propane just as another cold snap envelops the region, threatening to strain supplies that are already at historic lows.
Demand has been boosted by the combination of record freezing weather at the start of this year and a late, wet, record corn harvest last October and November, when large quantities of propane were used to dry out crops. Propane stocks have been drained and prices in the region are the highest since at least 1990.
To allow greater and quicker deliveries to rural homes and farms, several states, including Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, have suspended "hours of service" rules that limit the hours truck drivers can spend on the road, according to state notices collated by the National Propane Gas Association.
"There are no strategic stockpiles around the country like there are for crude oil," said Roy Willis, president and chief executive officer of the Propane Education and Research Council. "It's all in the private sector. Getting that replenished is a logistical challenge and that's what we're facing now."
"What the industry is doing is literally working round the clock to move propane from where it is, in the large storage facility in Texas, using trains and trucks, pipelines and barges to where it is needed. That's what's happening now."
Some 14 million households use the liquefied gas to heat homes, especially in upper Midwestern states such as Michigan and Ohio, where the shortages have had the most impact.
Homes tend to have their own propane storage tanks and are not connected to pipelines, making truck transport particularly important for residential deliveries.
Propane stocks fell to 11.5 million barrels as of Jan. 10, half of what they were a year earlier and the lowest for this time of the year since the government began collating propane data in 1993, Energy Information Administration figures show.
The EIA says a gallon of residential propane in the Midwest cost $2.396 last week against $1.738 a year earlier. Current inventories can supply 24 days, compared with 42 days a year ago.
In addition to the weather, inventories have also been stretched by short-term logistical problems and a long-term shift toward exporting more liquefied petroleum gas, production of which has surged due to the shale revolution.
Propane is often found mixed with natural gas and oil in tight shale wells, and is separated out by refineries or in gas processing systems. Output is historically high and prices lower than in other countries, encouraging exports.
The 1,900-mile, 70,000 barrel per day Cochin pipeline from Alberta through the northern Midwestern states was shut for much of December, limiting supply, the EIA said last week.
Mont Belvieu in Texas is home to the largest storage point for propane, while Conway, Kansas, is also a pricing hub.
The EIA said last week that prices in the Midwest must rise if there is to be an incentive for producers to keep supplies at home rather than selling abroad.
Propane at Conway traded as high as $2.15 a gallon on Tuesday, a jump from $1.76 on Friday. By comparison, Mont Belvieu propane was trading at $1.50 a gallon against $1.39 on Friday.
The price rise may not last long, one trader said.
"The Conway, Kansas, hub is not that liquid, so prices can move faster because of the low volume and fewer participants than in Mont Belvieu," said an LPG broker on the Gulf Coast.
"I think the price spike will be short-lived. Typically, the sellers come out to get the elevated prices and I don't see anything major in the system preventing supply to get there."
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A couple of years back people were raving about "Les Jaloux Saboteurs," the tune that opened the compilation Golden Afrique Vol. 1 (Network Medien 27677).
It wasn't only that "Les Jaloux Saboteurs," which was recorded sometime in the mid-1980s, was a great song. What folks found fascinating was the fact that the musician, Maitre Gazonga, was from a country previously unheralded for its music: Chad, in central Africa.
It turns out that Chad has a small but vibrant music industry, and many of its artists are showcased on the website Ialtchad.com. As you might expect from a country located in the geographical center of Africa, the musical influences run the gamut: from soukous and hip-hop to highlife, mbalax and even Ethiopian funk. Maitre Gazonga's LP Les Jaloux Saboteurs (Tangent/Celluloid TAN LP 7003) was recorded in Abidjan, apparently utilizing musicians from several African countries.
Ialtchad indicates that Maitre Gazonga is Chad's best-known musician, whose popularity crosses tribal and regional boundaries. All of Les Jaloux Saboteurs, not just the title track, is great. Let's give it a listen!
Maitre Gazonga - Les Jaloux Saboteurs
Maitre Gazonga - Koysse
Maitre Gazonga - Fatoumata Kante
Maitre Gazonga - Kelina
Update: Many thanks to Ronald of Vibes d'Afrique, who posts this in the comments:
Great to post all the songs of this hard to get lp. "Koyesse" has always been my favourite song.
Here's a story from 2005 and a news item I posted on my own forum sometime ago:
Maitre Gazonga and his band Chalal have found a way to tour their country and still getting paid. Gazonga knows that people in rural communities are often poor, do not have money but still want to have a good time. So when the band tour around Chad for about 3 to 4 months and give concerts in outlying villages people can get in by paying with what they have: sorgho, rice, dried fish, chickens, beans, nuts etc. His concerts turn out to be a great succes.
While the band goes from village to village 2 trucks drive back and forth to the capital N'Djaména. Most of the products are sold at the market, the money in turn is for the musicians, another part of the food is handed over directly to the families of the musicians to keep them going. From the profit they make they can rehearse for the rest of the year and compose new music.
And unfortunatly this:
Chadien singer and bandleader Hamed Gazonga died on the first of April 2006, apparently of heart failure.
Born on the 27the of May 1948 as Ahamat Salet Rougalta, Hamed studied in Fort Lamy, now Djamena, and later worked as a bookkeeper. When he was 21 he decided to become a musician and together with several others he created orchestre Saltanat Africa but before long he left them and formed his own band l'International Chalal. Hamed drew his inspiration from the folk music of all the regions in Chad.
Maitre Gazonga produced one of my all time favourite albums, Les Jaloux Saboteurs, it was recorded in the JBZ studio in Abidjan around 1984 and it is a feast from beginning to end. All the songs feature great guitar playing and nice horn work to. During the song "Koysse," Hamed says at the beginning of the sebene "Les amis, c'est pas le temps de dormir, allez tout le monde debout" and off the band goes again playing a very wild sebene.
His latest album was released last year and unfortunately not released anywhere in the West. Hamed leaves a wife and 6 children.


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November 01, 2012
Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. has been recognized by the California Small Business Association and the California Small Business Roundtable for his strong record of advocacy for small businesses in the California Legislature, receiving their coveted "2012 Small Business Legislator of the Year" award.
Beginning in 1995, the SBLY has been awarded to California legislators who have "demonstrated leadership on behalf of small business."
"We would like to applaud Senator Price for his continued support of small business before the Legislature," said Betty Jo Toccoli, president of the California Small Business Association.
"The small business community can always count on Senator Price to promote policies that help small businesses thrive in California."
Specifically the association cited these reasons for Senator Price's selection:
• Small Business Advisory Council: Price partnered with CSBA to hold an advisory council in his district and was responsive to small business leadership.
• Small Business Platform/ Awareness: Price's office considers small business an important constituency by honoring small business owners in his district.
• Legislation: Price authored small business bills and assisted small businesses in securing amendments on small business issues.
• Access and Availability: Price's staff was accessible, enthusiastic and informed on the importance of collaboration between Sen. Price and CSBA/CSBR
Last year, the Small Business Exchange Weekly wrote, "The small and minority business community, as a whole, have no greater friend than Senator Price."
The newspaper article also noted that Senator Price has consistently worked toward making the state a more proactive member in encouraging and implementing full diversity in its procurement and business contracting practices."
Senator Price has been the recipient of numerous business awards including:
• The "Freedom Fighter of the Year" award from the California Disabled Veteran Business Alliance for his "strong leadership and support to California Veterans and Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurs, 2012
• Small Business Advocate Award from the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAAC) in 2010
• Small Business "Champion Award" from the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce in 2011
• The President's Award, California Black Chamber
• Legislator of the Year, California Dental Association, 2012
• Artistic License Award, Arts Council and California Lawyers for the Arts
• President's Award, California Association of Museums 2011
• Glass Award, Honorary Lifetime Member, California Black Chamber, 2010
Senator Price is a strong advocate for creating new opportunities for small business enterprises and has authored legislation to increase opportunities for small businesses to compete for state contracts and offer incentives for creating new jobs. He has held small business and economic development forums and town halls in his district since being elected to the Legislature in 2006.
The Senator's passion to serve his constituents, the public, and California small businesses leads him to host many events. For example, last year, he hosted a Small Business Access to Capital and International Trade Forum as well as an event to explore opportunities and disparities in State Contracting, including the multi-billion dollar major California High Speed Rail project.
In previous years, he held a Small Business Empowerment Expo of key business leaders to discuss the survival of small businesses; a series of town hall meetings on major issues impacting the state, and hosted one of the largest regional job fairs in the state, with over 3,000 attendees, including more than 50 employers offering several hundred jobs. He also sponsored a major Southern California Economic Recovery Summit, consisting of business executives, labor leaders, economists, academicians, and civic leaders, to discuss economic development and the creation of new jobs in Los Angeles.
Emphasizing his commitment to developing international trade opportunities with sub-Saharan Africa, Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. has co-hosted the African Diaspora Marketplace Road Show (ADM), an informational forum that educated interested parties about a business plan competition and financial support available for businesses seeking to develop innovative enterprises on the African Continent.