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Marketing Your Military Service is a career primer to help Veterans connect with career and other needed services, test out tools, techniques and more in a creative workshop and expo setting with the opportunity to share narratives. This event is a public/private model of collaboration to help serve those who have served their country.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 2nd from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Suffolk University, 73 Tremont St, Boston (9th Floor)9:00 Pledge of Allegiance, Brett Casavant, Labor & Workforce Development's Department of Unemployment Assistance (United States Marine Corps), National Anthem by Rampage of Suffolk University
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Barry Brown, Acting President and Provost, Suffolk University
Joanne F. Goldstein, Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
Coleman Nee, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services (United States Marine Corps)
9:15- 11:00 Maximizing Resources to Launch Your Civilian Career
Secretary Nee – Moderator - Overview of DVS & Labor Market Information
Nick Dutter, MSF'09, Veteran's Outreach Coordinator, Home Base (United States Army)
Beth Costa, EOLWD's DCS Veteran Employment & Training Manager – Overview of the State's One-Stop Career Centers
Laura Piscopo, BA'02, Director of Alumni Relations, Suffolk University (United States Army Reserves) 11:00- 12:45
Telling Your Story to Achieve Success Elevator Speeches, Mock Interviews and Your Narrative in an Interactive Session
Kristin Healy, BS'07, Intelligence Analyst for Mitre Corporation, (United States Navy)
Rosemary Alexander, Executive Director, JobNet, a Massachusetts' One-Stop Career Center
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Alice Sweeney, Director, Special Initiatives & Customer Accountability, EOLWD's Department of Career Services
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- Bolinas photographer uses lith printing to create evocative landscapes
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- Opening delayed at famous Bolinas egret colony that collapsed last year
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- Bolinas' Coast Cafe keeps it real, just like its residents
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Granted this one isn't a road sign, nor does it give directions to the small seaside town of Bolinas; nonetheless, the hard-to-miss placard has still managed to create grumbling among some locals who are reluctant to share their close-knit community with outsiders.
Like many things in Bolinas, Coast Cafe is much more than meets the eye. For starters, owner/manager Rosanne LaVoy is a certified sommelier. Owner/partner David Liebenstein is a commercial fisherman who provides the restaurant with a good portion of the fresh catch it serves daily.
Fresh seafood and local ingredients are celebrated at Coast Cafe and so is surfing. Hanging from the rafters of the rustic all-wood interior are as many as 10 surfboards collectively representing the evolution of the Long Board. Several are highly collectible and together they span 60 years with the first paddleboard model dating back to the early 1920s. It's an impressive quiver that seems worthy of a museum exhibit.
First of the season nectarines peaked out from beneath crisp leaves of organic mixed greens that came from less than a mile away at Paradise Valley Farm.
Since fish is the raison d' etre at Coast Cafe, it seemed sensible to order the fish tacos ($13) and local halibut over linguine ($16).
With seating for as many as 120, service can be painfully slow. A handful of tables line the front entrance of the cafe and another 10 or so are available in a more-protected side patio. Along with lunch and dinner service, espresso drinks and house-made pastries are served from an adjoining kiosk every morning. With summer just beginning the restaurant has expanded its hours and changes to the menu are also in the works. Instead of salmon, Liebenstein plans to offer his fresh hauls of box crab and spot prawns as daily specials.
Because there is something undeniably time-warpish about Bolinas I couldn't resist sampling a Bolinas Sunrise ($6.50), a twist on the tequila sunrise (or perhaps a nod to the Eagles' 1970s' "Tequila Sunrise" hit). And though the tangerine juice, pink champagne and grenadine concoction was pretty and I love bubbly, it was more the novelty that held appeal than the drink itself. Next time I'd opt for something from the restaurant's decidedly erudite wine list. LaVoy shows her considerable wine knowledge in this thoughtful compilation that includes accessible selections (more than 20 by the glass) and not so accessible ones. In keeping with her commitment to local purveyors, she features a handful of Sean Thackerey's (Bolinas resident/winemaker) wines. His ever-popular and deliriously good Rhone-style Plieades XVI Old Vines is available by the glass for $10; his other offerings range from $40 to $80 a bottle. It's an intriguing list and even LaVoy's choice of sparkling wines from Veuve Cliquot ($120) to an extra dry Korbel ($24) show her sensitivity to the value conscious and the true wine lover.
For all its wackiness, Bolinas seems to attract purists from all walks. Whether the subject is surfing, poetry, wine or well-prepared sustainably farmed food, some of the most talented and committed to their cause have taken up residence in this quirky beach town. Coast Cafe is a shining example of just that.
Name: Coast Cafe
Address: 46 Wharf Road, Bolinas
Phone: 868-2298
Web site: www.bolinascafe.com
Cuisine: Seafood/California
Service: Can be very slow
Noise level: Fine
Liquor selection: Beer and wine
Corkage: $10
Recommended dishes: Salads, fish, soup
Heart-healthy and vegetarian selections: salads, vegan soups, grilled fish
Parking: Street parking
Wheelchair access: Yes
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (coffee kiosk only, pastries and coffee) daily; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekend brunch.
Credit cards: All major
Summary: More than meets the eye, this Bolinas cafe serves a range of fresh from the ocean seafood, organic greens from less than a mile away and world-class wines. Service is slow but it's worth the wait.
Tanya Henry, the former senior food editor at cooking.com and a judge at the James Beard Foundation journalism awards, has degrees in culinary arts and nutrition and lives in Marin. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com. The IJ invites readers to post their own opinions and experiences about the restaurants featured in Wednesday's dining reviews. Enter your comments at the bottom of this story online at www.marinij.com.


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I'm very happy to link to Black Strathcona, a new website about the history of Vancouver's black community. The interactive map on the home page includes links to ten stories about that community, and it includes a page that will become a blog.
Credit: Canada Post
Via CBC News: Black History Month stamp celebrates Vancouver's Hogan's Alley. Excerpt:
Hogan's Alley in Vancouver is one of two historic Canadian neighbourhoods with significant links to black history that is being recognized this year by Canada Post for Black History Month.
Along with Africville in Halifax, Hogan's Alley was a small but vibrant community that was dismantled in the 1960s to make way for new construction.
The area, close to where Vancouver's Chinatown currently exists, was home to the city's first concentrated black community.
Two of its most prominent residents — Fielding William Spotts Jr., a cooper by trade and the first Baptist in Western Canada, and Nora Hendrix, grandmother to rock legend Jimi Hendrix and cook at Vie's Chicken and Steak House — are featured on the stamp.
Wayde Compton, a local writer and poet, said the significance of the commemorative stamp is substantial.
"I grew up without these kinds of things," he said. "Knowing that something like this exists, and knowing that generations that are coming up now are going to have this as part of the regular landscape is very satisfying."
The story of Mitchell's escape is "not completely unknown – it was in the newspapers at the time – but it had been forgotten," McConaghy told Postmedia News.
"And the reasons for forgetting it are interesting to probe," she added, noting a "conscious disinclination to emphasize a story like this one" in the history of the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
But "people brought their convictions here with them, when they settled in the northwest," she said. "That's as true of Victoria as it is of Washington territory."
Nevertheless, the dominant historical narrative in the state education system suggests that rather than transplanting the battle over slavery from back east, "people came west to get away from the war. They were busy planting orchards and panning for gold."
McConaghy and her co-author, Judy Bentley, have told the Charles Mitchell saga in a new book aimed at young readers, so the story can spread among a new generation of U.S. citizens.
And Crawford Kilian, one of the few B.C. historians to have written about the Mitchell case, applauded the U.S. authors for shining a spotlight on an important and long-overlooked moment in Canadian history.
"Charles Mitchell's story does deserve to be better known," said Kilian, author of the 2008 book Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia. "It shows two kinds of determination: Charles Mitchell's determination to escape to freedom, and the Victoria black community's determination to make him free."
He said knowledge about the 19th-century black community in B.C. is limited to "what we learn in school — and until recently, that was very little.
McConaghy said there's a sad footnote to the Charles Mitchell story. Another newspaper clipping — this one from an 1876 edition of Victoria's British Colonist — describing the disappearance and apparent death of a "colored man named Charles Mitchell" and a "white man known as Bill" after their canoe, laden with shingles for delivery to an unknown destination, was found overturned near Sooke, B.C.
Charles Mitchell appears to have died before reaching the age of 30, but as a free man. The grim notice in the British Colonist said Mitchell left a wife and four children — "one of whom has been born since he left home," the paper noted.
"This is an important story for educators," said McConaghy, "because it's an important story for kids — that you can remake your life, that you're not stuck with your lot."
VHF has been overwhelmed by the awesome response we've received for our upcoming Hogan's Alley Places That Matter plaque presentation Sunday Feb 24th at 2pm during Black History Month in Vancouver. We're very pleased to have partnered up with HAMP (Hogan's Alley Memorial Project) to work with Wayde Compton and Sheilagh Caghill and with Hogan's Alley Poetry Festival, Black Dot Collective organizer, Kevan "Scruffmouth Scribe" Campbell. This first permanent commemoration of the black history in Strathcona/East End has been a long time coming.
What we love best about Places That Matter is that we get to discover amazing people, projects and history in the city (often those that have been around for a very long time but remain relatively unknown), and we get to share these stories with everyone.
Every plaque presentation is a mini-reunion of sorts, and Hogan's Alley is no exception. We can't wait to hear first-hand stories from those who lived in the neighbourhood. It's a chance to reflect not only on the history of what was, but to celebrate the next generation and a wider collaborative community that has come together to support these permanent markers of history. VHF's Places That Matter plaque reads:
Hogan's Alley was part of the ethnically diverse East End, centred between Prior and Union and Main and Jackson. It was home to much of Vancouver's Black community and included businesses such as Vie's Chicken and Steak House on Union and the Pullman Porters' Club on Main. The neighbourhood was a popular cultural hub before mid-twentieth century urban renewal schemes and the Georgia Viaduct Replacement Project demolished many of its buildings.
February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the stories, experiences, and accomplishments of Canada's black community. Here are 23 black Canadians who made major contributions to Canada's culture and legacy.Click on each of the interactive photos and you'll get a thumbnail description. One of them is Mifflin Gibbs.
Fiona Tinwei Lam has published a lovely article in The Tyee: Beyond the Underground Railroad. Excerpt:
Black History Month is officially over. But the study of black history need not be confined to a particular day, week or month of the year. Actor Morgan Freeman is quoted to have said to 60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace, "You're going to relegate my history to a month?... Which month is White History Month?... Black history is American history."
Important as it is to celebrate Black History Month in Canada, we need to recognize the contributions of black communities and individuals as an integral part of Canadian history as well. When my son was in kindergarten a few years ago, we read about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, where Canada was the destination for African-American slaves seeking freedom. Now that he's gotten older, he has been ready to hear about the more complicated side of Canada's black history.
It's almost February and I'm looking forward to giving a talk on Saltspring Island, which has had a remarkable black community since the 1860s. It's going to be a pleasure to revisit the Stark family, educator John Jones, and all the other black pioneers of Saltspring—with plenty of reference to the hundreds of others who settled in British Columbia in the gold rush of 1858.
James House just left a comment here, and I checked his URL. It's a site about his book Northern Brother. It sounds fascinating; I've always known the story of the Prairie black pioneers was a good one, and this looks like a book I've been waiting for.
I'm just back from a few happy days in Kelowna for Black History Week, where I talked to a lot of students about BC's black pioneers. Now I've found, via The Star, Black history at a keystroke. Excerpt:
If you want to take a peek at the history of early black settlers who fled slavery from south of the border to Canada through the Underground Railroad, you can visit the Buxton Museum near Chatham.
To learn about black migration to the Maritimes, you can't miss the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Dartmouth.
On the Prairies, the Saskatchewan African-Canadian Heritage Museum has a collection that starts with the arrival of Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd and reflects the rich black history in the province.
You could travel to see all of these. Or you could sit at home at your computer during this chilly Black History Month and visit all of their key exhibits with a few keystrokes, thanks to the launch of a new online Black History Museum.
"We are three hours from Toronto. We only have 1.5 staff and rely on a volunteer board. We have limited resources for marketing," said Shannon Prince, curator of the Buxton Museum, where a heritage school, church and barn from the 18th century still stand in the community.
Established in 1967 in the Elgin Settlement, one of four organized black settlements in Canada, the Buxton Museum, among nine other community partners involved in the online project, draws 8,000 visitors a year.
"The virtual museum is a good teaser and offers a sneak preview of what is out here that has helped shape Canada's mosaic," said Prince.
I can't find a working link to the Saskatchewan site, but the others are fascinating.


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Let this be a lesson to you all: if a judge orders you to issue a statement saying X, it might not be a good idea to say "Well, that guy said X, but everyone else in the world thinks he's an idiot, so it doesn't really matter." That's roughly what Apple did when it posted this court-ordered concession on its website. When the UK judge came back and said, "Um, no, try that again," the Cupertino company was forced to issue a new version, sans snark.
Apple's trial against Samsung, which resumed today, has hit another milestone – Apple rested its case against Samsung today after a somewhat shocking testimony from a financial expert who indicated that the Cupertino manufacturer may have lost up to 2 Million device sales (including both iPhones and iPads) because of Samsung's alleged infringement. This testimony came after last week's revelation that Apple asked Samsung for up to $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet device for patent licensing.
Well, that certainly didn't go the way Apple would've liked. A UK judge presiding over one of many lawsuits involving Apple products—specifically concerning the Galaxy Tab line's alleged infringement of the iPad's design—has ordered Apple to publicly post on the UK version of its website that Samsung did not copy the iPad. Said the internet, "Oh, snap!"
The UK judge presiding over the case was the same one who made headlines recently for saying the Galaxy Tab lineup was "not as cool" as the iPad, and thus unlikely to be confused for Apple's slates.
After an injunction hearing earlier this week, Judge Posner has issued his final decision on whether to throw out the Motorola v. Apple case. The result? You're (both) outta here.
Judge Posner dismissed both parties' cases with prejudice earlier this evening (meaning Apple and Moto cannot refile against one another on these issues in any other federal court). Apple will, of course, appeal.
Posner's feeling on Apple's insistent demand for an injunction against Motorola's smartphone products was summed up best by the following excerpt from the decision:
And while the patents themselves (or some of them at least) may well have considerable value, after the claims constructions by Judge Crabb and myself and after my grants of partial summary judgment only a handful of the original patent claims remain in the case; infringement of that handful may not be a source of significant injury past, present, or future.
The presiding judge in the Motorola v. Apple case in Illionois, Richard Posner, has just handed down an order dismissing all claims of both parties in the case, just as it was set to go to trial on Monday. Posner's preliminary order (he'll be writing a full decision soon, which I can't wait to read) basically says neither party was able to show that the infringement of patents by the other resulted in the production of evidence that said infringement actually caused them any harm.
File this under "things that look good on paper." On Tuesday, a federal judge for the Northern District of California issued an order forcing Oracle and Google, in their fight over various Java patents allegedly infringed by Android, to reduce the number of patent claims and defenses thereto to a "triable" number. That number? Three. And Google will be allowed eight "prior art references" to defend against those claims. (Note: A "prior art reference" is a way of showing that a patent was trying to patent something someone else had already invented prior to the filing, a complete defense against patent infringement, invalidating the patent in question)
Oracle's complaint ended up amounting to 132 patent claims against Google's Android mobile operating system - a staggering number for any court.


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Successful immigration & integration into any region on earth consists of the following occurring:
1) immigrant arrives, not yet linguistically or culturally assimilated, suffers from racism as a result;
2) next generation grows up in host nation's language & culture, thus becomes culturally assimilated, and racism decreases as a result;
3) immigrant succeeds
This was true for Polish, German, Irish, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese and other immigrant populations going back 150+ years.
I won't debate your claim of racism, but I do think Palo Alto is one of the *least* racist places you'll find in the United States. Nor will I disagree with you that our social welfare practices make little sense when viewed from the certain valid perspectives.
I respect you for starting this discussion, and please know that there are many of us long-time Palo Altans who *want* you to enter into the civic discussion - do not be scared.
The reality, in my humble opinion, is that we are genetically engineered to be racist (all of us, regardless of ethnicity) and that shared experiences, culture and language over time DO diminish racism, so you have that to look forward to.
I question your overall strategy, though. Are you not creating the problems you're complaining of, by *choosing* to come here, force yourself to live in perhaps the most expensive city in California, leaving your children here alone, and returning to China? Not knowing the particulars, I would assume you've chosen Palo Alto because it is a good place for your children to live and be educated in, correct? If that's indeed the case, then [putting aside your claims of racism] it would appear that it is your own conscious desire to give this level of education to your children that is creating the difficult situation you find yourself in.
From the perspective of a long-time Palo Alto resident (mine), I would like to share my perspective, which is quite different from your own:
Real estate: I am not aware of any premium that Chinese citizen buyers must pay. In fact, I believe the opposite is true given that very often mainland Chinese pay all cash, which gives them an advantage over cash + loan buyers. Likewise, do not assume renters consider it a privilege to rent; in my case, for example, I've been renting in PA for 4 years, but would LOVE to buy. I cannot, though, in no small part because the type of home I'd want to buy is precisely the type of home buyers such as yourself wish to acquire.
Coaching: I assume you mean academic coaching. Language help is one thing, but I'm not sure I understand why you complain of academic coaching when it is a *choice* you are making to go beyond what our fine public school system provides. Can you elaborate and tell me what type of coaching you refer to and why you consider it a disproportionate burden to have to have voluntary coaching?
Tiger mother: you are correct that most, but not all, Americans (and most Palo Altans, myself included) are aware of the 'Tiger Mom' concept, and are generally of the opinion that it is a real phenomenon. Chinese-Americans themselves refer to this and say it exists, so I'm not sure why it is racist.
I do hope that as cultures meet here in Palo Alto we can have more and more discussion. Thank you for posting.
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 9:59 pm
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Is this original posting a joke? How can an immigrant complain when they are living in their own country while they ditch their child in another country? Why don't they just have their child attend school in their country?
If it is a real posting, the person needs to understand that top grades do not equal success in America.
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Obvious troll is obvious.
Nice try but you screwed up all the plural/singular errors....your errors have errors
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no points for Wu-Tang reference either.
-10 points for P.A.O. staff completely obtuse to pop culture references.
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Let's pretend you're a boy I like. I am an awkward 20 something who just wants you to like me back. I have a wardrobe built solely on the color black and only know how to express emotion through song lyrics. How would I tell you I like you?
Mix tape. Obviously.
Many an object of my affection has been gifted a mix tape. (And uh, not just in the '90s either, I wooed my husband with mix CDs when we were courting) I would pick songs based on their hidden — or not so hidden—meanings. In some cases I would decoupage a piece of cardboard with appropriate images or draw something in sharpie marker on the disc itself. The title of the mix was important. There is an art to making a mix.
So consider this week's play list my mix to you, if you were a boy I liked. This is me telling you that I like you. But I am also testing you. If you don't like these songs I have so carefully picked as representations of my affection for you…we're doomed. It'll break my heart. I'll probably make a new mix about how sad I was that you didn't like my last mix. (Stayed tuned for next week's play list of morose and mopey slow jams.)
It starts obviously enough with title track "La La Love You" from the Pixies. There was a moment in time when I probably would have married the first boy who could sing me "Hand in Glove" by The Smiths with any passing accuracy. We don't even need to talk about how swoony and dewy eyed I still get for The Cure's "Just Like Heaven." "Close to Me" is a very close second for swoon-worthiness but it's poor form to put two tracks by the same artist on a mix.
Let's not overlook the adorable silliness of tracks like 1993's "She Don't Use Jelly" by the Flaming Lips though. This is the first song that I can remember inspiring a deep desire for someone, anyone really, to write a song about me. For the record, no one has yet. Still. Despite the rash of musicians I dated in the early 2000s.
All of these songs have at some point or another appeared on actual mix tapes handed over to crushes, with my eyes cast downward and batting eyelashes crusted in thick lines of cheap eyeliner. This play list is my love letter to you, music nerds and Press readers, so relive the magic of the 90's and 2000's with me. Let's fall in love.
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Thornton coach Troy Jackson told his players after a 27-point win over Stagg Friday night that the win reminded him of the old Thornton teams.
The compliment doesn't get much better than that considering the unique athletes that have roamed the halls for the Wildcats over the years.
Jackson probably wasn't too sure how to categorize the first 12 minutes of Saturday night's contest against Hillcrest during the Thornton Shootout when his team trailed 25-6.
His team would recover in frenetic fashion midway through the second quarter, only to see it go to waste as the Hawks completely dominated the remainder of the game, handing the Wildcats an embarrassing 79-48 loss on their home court.
"We just got outmatched," Jackson said. "They are just a better team. The good thing is we don't have to see them again. They aren't in our conference or in our Class."
The Hawks (7-2) were simply too fast and too good for the Wildcats (3-5) to hang with for four quarters on this night. The Wildcats used a 14-0 second quarter run behind six points each by D'Andre Fuller and Da'Marques Turner to get back into the game, 25-20.
The Wildcats cut it to 30-28 before a 9-0 half-ending run by the Hawks put them back in control 39-28. That lead exploded to 60-39 by the end of the third quarter behind Allen Jones, who had 11 of his 13 points in the quarter -- including three three-pointers.
Jovan Mooring led the Hawks with 19 points, Kyle Oden added 11, and Devonte Archer punched in 10.
"This was a team effort," Mooring said. "We had fun and played like a team tonight. We rallied the storm. The way we've been playing I didn't expect to win like this. This was our best game of the year and we need to play like this every night."
Four players -- Justin Montgomery, Turner, Justin Taylor, and Fuller — had nine points each to lead the Wildcats.
"This is a proud school and I don't want to see them anytime in the future," Hillcrest coach Don Houston said. "I know if we saw them again it would not be this way.
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I can handle bad weather, pests and diseases. But I cannot handle human stupidity. It just makes me angry.
My market garden is based on the SPIN model - I rent urban backyards from homeowners. I just learned an important lesson: have everything in writing and know the person you are renting from. One of my plots, which is entirely devoted to fall crops, backs up against a fence. On the other side of the fence is a dirt road. Apparently, the homeowner was out spraying the few weeds that were growing along the road with Roundup, on a windy day. The drift through the fence killed nearly all my tatsoi and spinach, and some of the beets and kale. The irony is that this man is a grain farmer - you'd expect him to know better. It's far too late in zone 2 to reseed anything, except maybe microgreens. My other plots had been staggered such that I would have greens for the market through to early November. That's not possible anymore :(. It's challenging enough trying to be a market gardener in zone 2 without having to deal with issues like this. |
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- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 17:35
Unfortunately there are some farmers that don't realize that what kills weeds can also kill veggies. With all these round=up ready grains around, they forget that NOT EVERYTHING is round-up ready. sorry for your loss, we had someone actually sue a farmer for the same thing, but it was an adjoining farmer. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 20:30
That sucks! |
- Posted by rustico_2009 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 22:14
Sorry to hear that, I hope the rest does very well for you. |
- Posted by Jelwell1982 none (My Page) on Thu, Sep 20, 12 at 0:03
Just curious but how much do you rent these for? And again, Sorry for the loss. Human ignorance is the one variable we never account for. |
- Posted by Slimy_Okra 2B (My Page) on Thu, Sep 20, 12 at 0:30
Jelwell, usually about $1 per 20 sq ft. but this highly varies according to the homeowner. Some are content with just having the area maintained, while others like to milk it for what it's worth. I was rather desperate in the spring to obtain sufficient land to make this worthwhile, so in some cases I paid more than I should have. |
Sorry - maybe you can sue him for breach of contract? At the very least I would say you don't owe him rent (though it may be hard to get back what you've already paid him - maybe Small Claims?)! |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Thu, Sep 20, 12 at 17:43
The guy that sued the neighbor, only received the cost of his seeds and plants. You should have that plot free next year. Probably wouldn't be worth small claims hassle, and you would only get what you are actually out, not what you could have made, for damages. (We just covered this in Business Law, timing right??) |
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TUCSON - Tucson police looking for three people who stole thousands of dollars worth items two weeks ago.
Detectives say the thieves loaded up their carts at Walgreens on First Avenue and Grant Road and even with cameras recording their every move filled their carts to the gill.
Mike Arnold is the store manager, he tells News 4 Tucson's Crime Trackers, the trio fled the store and into a U-Haul truck. He adds an employee was able to get a license plate.
Tucson police were called, and arrived within minutes. Turns out the truck was reported stolen. So they are on the lookout for the truck and three people.
News 4 Tucson's Crime Trackers obtained the surveillance video from Tucson police. It shows two women walked into the Walgreens. A man followed, and between the three, stole cosmetics, electronics, and laundry detergent.
The thieves were in the store about 30 minutes, the store manager says they were organized, and distracted employees. " We've seen the technique before but just not to this extent."
The cost of their shopping spree will now be paid by you and me. Arnold says, "For every stolen item you have to sell 35, to make up the difference in price. And with the amount of stuff they had it would be a lot of 35's."
U of A student Priscilla Favela shops at Walgreens she's among those who will end up paying. "It's not fair,we have to pay, because some idiots decided to steal for their own personal gain ."
She has a message for the three, "Get a real job."
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Neethling, Leonore URN etd-09052005-112648 Document Title The effect of sexual harassment in the workplace on employee well-being Degree MPhil (Labour Relations) Department Human Resource Management Supervisor
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Date 2005-04-03 Availability unrestricted Abstract Sexual harassment has been a reality in the workplace for a number of years. Occurring at any level of the organization, sexual harassment is costly, both financially - with employees claiming and being awarded vast sums of money by the courts or through arbitration, and in terms of loss of productivity.This study, which was conducted in the Public Service, investigates the link between sexual harassment and the well-being of employees, which for the purposes of this study is categorized into physical, psychological, behavioural and cognitive effects.
Although it cannot be attributed solely to sexual harassment, a correlative relationship was found, with variables in all the said categories. Two hundred questionnaires were distributed; 146 were returned, and 32% of the respondents indicated that they had been sexual harassed.
In terms of the profile of the victim and the harasser, it was found that most victims were between the ages of 26 and 44, below the level of Assistant-Director, with an even spread between those never married and those married.
An interesting finding was that most of the victims were in possession of a university degree or diploma and had not been working in the Public Service for longer than five years.
The harasser's profile depicted a mostly male person who was married and between 35 and 44 years old.
Only one third of the respondents admitted to having been sexually harassed, indicating that it did not seem to be a serious problem. It should be noted however that this might not be a true reflection of the current reality, as respondents may have remained silent for fear of reprisal and victimization, or might not have known that they had actually been sexually harassed.
The occurrence of sexual harassment should not be trivialized or ignored. Although it would seem not to be an overwhelming problem at the time of this study, its mere existence is cause for concern and should be taken seriously by the employer.
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It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year. So what is your expectations for the new year?
Maybe you should write letter to Santa I hear he can do the impossible.
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ha ha, thats what I was wondering too! :-)
Probably one handbag, a free entrance to the wine and cheese club, and a few new compacts may do it! :-)
just my extended posse of Chinese girlfriends!
Hope this helps! :-)
Gao, I think you probably mis-understood NZ and FB, I believe they were just joking with you.
The language is still a barrier, especially when people speak different languages try to express the humor feelings to each other.
@ JD :I thought he was asking her hourly rate! LOL.
No harm intended Ding Dong, I am just throwing some bait out!
cheers man :-)
@ Gao you are so sensitive. As you sit in your own world trying to believe that all is perfect and nice I can understand why anything that goes against that fragile belief could up set you.
You get teased here and yes it is only in jest because you get upset by it.
Relax, chile, don't be so up tight and tight assed and you will have more fun here. Nobody hates you we are only having fun because it bother you so much.
Kiwi and I are really not trying to bother you or insult you but you get bothered and insulted anyway so we keep at it.
Anne is right and you are wrong.
Gao you are so far from understanding anything in this world it is really scary how you can walk and breath at the same time, or can you?
For you information my wife is just as old as i am so you have missed the mark completely on that one, it is not her fault that I have such a good job that she doesn't need to work. I make enough for all of us including my super cute and super smart daughter, who can walk and breath at the same time. Unlike you.
You start to show your village roots when you you insult family members, a true red neck policy that.
Just because my wife is more beautiful then you is not reason to reduce your stupidity to insult her. At least she is not a gold digger.
Damn girl you have no idea about life here, maybe it is time to go back home to mommy and marry the village idiot that she has lined up for you, at least then you would need to worry about keeping your cherry because his whole family will be jumping up and down on you then.
Try as you like but you are so far below this site, it is a wonder you can see your ass through all the grass.
yep, alas I agree, thanks Anne for the wisdom.
FB sums it up quite well, we were throwing some bait out there (all in jest) and it's all a bit of a laugh really!
Fortunately you have a wise mind, unfortunately Gao has bitten off more than she can chew! :-)
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Donny's got some style alright. Tears it up on that single fin. But I think his style goes beyond surfing. All that time on the road playing music, I think his surfing isn't what it used to be. Nonetheless, he is the man and arguably the most stylish man in surfing.
What about Kasia Meador? Sofia? Steph Gilmore? Those ladies have some serious style too.
I like Rasta's style. I like his barrel riding and how he just come out of the pit and lays it on rail so hard. His style flows and it raw.
julian wilson - aggressive but smooth and has a very wide arsenal
yeah dude, Rasta is nasty. He's like Gumby in the barrel. Versatile surfer too, can ride all kinds of equipment. Yo Kiddy8, do you have any video on your boy Ty Roach?
Parko has such great style
Power Surfing > Airs
Airs are great, but if the surfer can't connect those airs and continue down the line, it's not as cool... in my opinion. Without decent power surfing there are no airs. Gotta get that speed from somewhere.
maybe I'm just jealous cause I can't do airs.
I like parko's style alot. I agree just watching guys do airs gets boring quick.


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America After the Quiet Coup
March 11, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Edward L. Palmer, Robert N. Rhodes and Alice J. Palmer
"There has been a quiet coup in the US in which a financial oligarchy has gained hegemony over the government structure." That seizure of power has resulted in devastation for Black America, where "48% of the children of middle class Black Americans border on poverty." Among the general public, "70% of last year's college graduates in the US did not receive job offers."
"A financial oligarchy has gained hegemony over the government structure."
America is on a path toward a savage capitalism that is already decimating the middle class and working people and swelling the ranks of the poor. Adam Smith never intended this.
The U.S. government has spent more than one trillion dollars of taxpayer money to resuscitate the financial services economy and restore the status quo while unemployment has grown by millions since January 2009, and all without developing the real economy: production, sustainable development, infrastructure, and social networks.
Unlike Germany, for example, where, faced with a similar economic downturn, Chancellor Angela Merkel, a conservative, chose to increase public spending on production, infrastructure and human capital. Or, as in Sweden, which took measures to reverse unemployment and the contracting gross domestic product by isolating bad debts, stabilizing their currency, and allowing some banks to fail.
Or, for that matter, the win-win strategy the Chinese favor, which pursues their national economic interests without seeming to threaten the national interests of other countries.
Americans should ask themselves the fundamental questions that Bob Herbert is asking over and over in his New York Times columns: How do you put together a consumer economy that works when the consumers are out of work, and when poverty, particularly among Black Americans, is alarmingly high.
"At least 30% of America's children are poor; tent cities are now housing displaced and desperate families."
The statistics about Main Street are distressing. At least 30% of America's children are poor; tent cities are now housing displaced and desperate families. According to a recent Harper's magazine monthly index, 70% of last year's college graduates in the US did not receive job offers. Some 16% of the daughters and sons of White Americans are not as financially stable as their parents. Most disturbing is that 48% of the children of middle class Black Americans border on poverty as they earn little more than $23,000 a year. Their parents, whose incomes average $55,000, came of age in the 1960's.
For decades, from the late 1940's through the end of the 1980's, Black men expected to find work in the plants that dominated industrial centers such as Detroit, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. Steady work, no matter how initially back-breaking and low-level, afforded Black families adequate incomes to purchase homes and send their children to college from which a solid, often politically active, Black middle class emerged.
There is a "silent Black depression" in the United States, according to a 2008 report issued by the Institute of Policy Studies, in which 29.4% of Black households have zero or negative net worth as of 2004 compared with 15% of Whites; and Black males aged 16-19 have a 32.8% unemployment rate. People of color, in general, are more likely to be poor in the United States; yet, poverty is rarely discussed as an element of the country's economic crisis.
"29.4% of Black households have zero or negative net worth."
To gauge the consequences to America's eroding consumer and family income economies we must look beyond spurious US unemployment and employment figures that do not adequately tell us how many new jobs are part time and how many workers are discouraged or under-utilized. Most European countries count the number of adults who are employed, which is a more realistic measure of consumer and family-economic well-being.
What does happen to a dream deferred? Job loss can also mean pension loss – a loss of family sustainability – which could cause a social crisis for decades to come, warns the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in its yearly report. During the vaunted 1990's, employers, looking for savings to their companies, encouraged working Americans to choose market-driven defined contribution pension packages that hinted at easy-living wealth at retirement instead of the traditional defined benefit pensions that assured steady retirement incomes. In 2008, private pension funds lost more than 25% in returns; so thousands of retirees cannot make ends meet, and thousands of younger workers must start anew to build their nest eggs.
Yet corporate chief executives and their circle earn an almost unbelievable 400 times what the average employee earns; and, as we have seen recently, garner enormous bonuses in spite of failing companies.
If we say in this country that we believe in family values, then we should value the family with adequate and equitable work, education, pensions and health care policies that matter to their well-being.
The US is not just experiencing an economic crisis, this is a crisis of our social being; and there are no quick fixes. Simon Johnson, a former Chief Economist for the International Monetary Fund, pointed out that there has been a quiet coup in the US in which a financial oligarchy has gained hegemony over the government structure.
"In 2008, private pension funds lost more than 25% in returns."
During the 19th century through c1929, it was common to experience economic panics roughly every 20 years, e.g., in 1819, 1837, and 1873. Since World War II, we have not had feast or famine years. Why? Perhaps because Keynesian principles were in practice that fostered the judicious use of government interventions to fine tune the economy to avoid crises that imperiled people and businesses alike.
At the start of the 1980's, the size of the financial service sector, i.e., traditional banks, was 4% of gross domestic product; and the number of financial corporations on the stock exchange was 0%. It was against the law for the financial service sector to be listed on the stock exchange. The Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933, passed after the Great Depression, which prevented banks from underwriting stocks and bonds for companies, was annulled in practice during the 1980's, and the practice became law in 1999. The financial sector, especially banks, became one-stop centers for selling insurance, questionable mortgages and other risky undertakings to an uninformed public.
What is the significance of this change? A recent Bank of International Settlement report from Switzerland shows that world GDP (the real economy of the world's people) is about a tenth the size of the financial services sector alone, and the gap continues to widen.
Many respected economists are alarmed by such economic indicators, the direction the US is taking, and the toll on people's standard of living. Joseph Stieglitz calls the present-day economy ersatz capitalism; Paul Krugman calls it crony capitalism. John Monks, Secretary General of the European Confederation of Trade Unions, calls the economy casino capitalism. By any name, ponzi schemes are proliferating.
"World GDP (the real economy of the world's people) is about a tenth the size of the financial services sector alone."
Of course America's financial sector should be kept viable; but in the long run, its salvation depends upon the ability of Americans to participate in and benefit from the economy. Real capital uses money to buy raw materials and machinery, hire workers, and produce products that can be sold for more than the cost of their production. Moreover, investment in research and development should be ongoing as new technologies and new ideas lead to innovations and new productivity. Real capital does not hollow out the lives of the average American.
It is in the interest of the United States, its people, and its place in the world to promote a sustainable development model, which is comprised of a labor policy, deliverable industrial and infrastructural advancement strategies, and social policies that ensure human well-being in health, education, and the post-work and sunset years. Since these policies and practices are not self-generating, it is necessary for common-sense minded people to undertake decisive, principled, actions to forge the path to our well-being.
Edward L. Palmer is Senior Research Associate, retired, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, firstname.lastname@example.com; Robert N. Rhodes is Political Science Professor, retired, University of Ohio; Alice J. Palmer, PhD, is a former Illinois State Senator and current Associate Research Professor, University of Illinois email@example.com.
Omar Khan, Football Executive
January 18, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Omar Khan is the Business & Football Administration Coordinator of Pittsburgh's Steelers. A well respected executive he is currently being interviewed by the Seahawks for the general manager vacancy.
Khan has the title of Business and Football Administration Coordinator and handles the salary cap and negotiations for the Steelers.
Khan, 32, is the child of immigrant parents. His father was born in India and his mother in Honduras. A keen sports enthusiast from his high school days Khan earned a degree in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration from Tulane University.
As a student, Khan worked in the Tulane football office filming practices and games and making travel arrangements. He filled a similar capacity during an internship with the New Orleans Saintswhile he was still in school. Once he graduated in 1998, he was brought on in a full-time role by the Saints. He worked his way up the ladder in New Orleans by doing anything that was asked of him.
In 2001 he was hired by the Steelers and has served as their chief contract negotiator and capologist, replacing Dan Ferens. In that role he has helped to assemble two Super Bowl winners.
Houstonian Corner (V11-I39)
September 17, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
ISGH President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi at the Holocaust Museum
Holocaust Museum Houston invited the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi at the opening reception of the Photographic Exhibition called "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust in Albania". This Exhibition shows Heart-Melting Kindness and Righteous Determination of Muslim Heroes, who saved Jews during the Holocaust. The Exhibition started on July 17, 2009 and runs through to February 7, 2010.
After his welcoming remarks, Michael Goldberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holocaust Museum, requested ISGH President Dr. Aziz Siddiqi to speak to the invited guests. Dr. Siddiqi welcomed the opportunity to talk to the guests and acknowledged a strong presence of Muslims in the exhibit reception.
Dr. Aziz Siddiqi said that throughout the Islamic history Muslims have always provided protection to the oppressed. Whenever persecution was carried out against Jews whether it was in Spain, Albania or anywhere else, Muslims were in the forefront to save the lives of innocent Jews. He also cited other examples of Muslims helping Non-Muslims from persecution in other parts of the world. He said, "Muslims practice what they preach" and quoted the Ayah (Verse) of Quran: "……………….And whoever saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the entire people………….." Holy Quran, Chapter 005 Verse 032.
This Photographic Exhibition "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust Albania", depicts about this European country with a Muslim majority, that succeeded where other European nations failed in dealing with Nazi Germany. Almost all Jews living within Albanian borders during the German occupation – those of Albanian origin and refugees alike – were saved. In a five-year project, Colorado-based photographer Norman Gershman set out to collect the names of righteous, non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. He discovered that some of the names were of Albanian Muslims. He then began a quest to meet and photograph the Albanian rescuers or their descendents. During his interviews, when he asked why they had rescued Jews, the resounding response was "Besa" the code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian culture and incorporated in the faith of Albanian Muslims. As Gershman later would explain, "There was no government conspiracy, no underground railroad, no organized resistance of any kind – only individual Albanians, acting alone, to save the lives of people whose lives were in immediate danger. My portraits of these people, and their stories, are meant to reflect their humanity, their dignity, their religious and moral convictions, and their quiet courage."
Holocaust Museum Houston is free and open to the public. It is located in Houston's Museum District at 5401 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas 77004. For more information about the Museum, visit www.hmh.org or call 713-942-8000.
The New Muslim Cool at ICNA Relief Iftar-&-Dinner
The Annual Iftar-&-Dinner organized by Islamic Circle of North America Relief (ICNA Relief) was held at Shahnai Restaurant Hillcroft, which was well attended.
Hamza Pérez, famously known as The New Muslim Cool, was the keynote presenter, who in a most emotional and motivational manner informed about the immense need and significance of humanitarian work at grassroots level in America, in which ICNA Relief is at the forefront. Present on the occasion were Ayub Badat, National Director of ICNA Relief; Haseeb Abdali, President of ICNA Houston; Saad Ansari, Director of ICNA Relief Texas; Dr. Aziz Siddiqi, President ISGH; Jaime Mujahid Fletcher, Founder & President of Islam in Spanish; Hashim Badat, Vice-President ISGH; Iqbal Badat Vice-President Pakistani-American Association of Greater Houston (PAGH); and many others. A slide show of all the nationwide projects of ICNA Relief was presented with remarks by Ayub Badat.
ICNA Relief is one of the largest humanitarian services organizations of the Muslims, working solely in USA. At present in Baton Rouge Louisiana and Houston-Galveston Texas, ICNA Relief has received federal grants to provide services to those, who got affected by Hurricane Ike.
The major human and social services work of ICNA Relief at the domestic level in USA is being done only through the assistance provided by the Muslim Community of USA. It includes Emergency Financial Assistance (rent & utility bills assistance; family support; hunger prevention; immigration support and funeral services), Women Temporary Shelter Homes; Domestic Disaster Relief; Medical Clinics; Educational programs; and so on.
For more information and contributions, one can visit: www.ICNARelief.ORg
Rooftop Films has screened Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's film New Muslim Cool, which chronicles the personal journey of Puerto-Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez. He ended life as a drug dealer 12 years ago, and started down a new path as a young Muslim. Now he's moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family, and take his message of faith to other young people through his uncompromising music as part of the hip-hop duo M-Team. But when the FBI raided his mosque, Hamza confronted the realities of the Post-9/11 world.
New Muslim Cool
June 27, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Former Drug Dealer Struggles to Transform Himself and His Community Through His Faith and His Music
Produced in Association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) And the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
"New Muslim Cool transcends race, ethnicity, class and religion. Like hip-hop culture, the film is all about irrepressible social transformation and empowerment." – Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network
New Muslim Cool is Islam as you have never seen it. It is also hip-hop as you have probably never heard it. This new film, which opens the 22nd season of P.O.V., PBS's award-winning nonfiction film series, gives audiences an insider's view of a little-known cultural fusion between Muslims and street beats that has been developing since the very beginnings of hip-hop culture. The result is a surprising challenge to stereotypes of both Muslims and urban youth in America that encourages viewers to look critically at the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West.
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's New Muslim Cool has its national broadcast premiere on P.O.V. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 10 p.m. (Check local listings.) American television's longest-running independent documentary series, P.O.V. received a 2007 Emmy for Excellence in Television Documentary Filmmaking. The 2009 season of P.O.V. continues each Tuesday at 10 p.m. through Sept. 22, with two specials in November and January.
New Muslim Cool is more than another hybrid hip-hop story. It's also the story of a man coming of age, facing his deepest questions about his faith, trying to keep his family safe and learning how to hold himself accountable. A decade ago, Hamza, born Jason, was a drug dealer on America's mean streets. The child of Puerto Rican parents, he had two recurring, competing dreams at night: in one he was in prison by age 21, and in the other he was dead. New Muslim Cool is the story of how, as Hamza laughingly puts it, "both [dreams] came true," albeit in unpredictable ways.
Indeed, when Hamza was 21, he was hanging out with friends and getting high when a chance encounter with an "old sheikh" transformed his life. The death he experienced was "a death of all my past, the negative," he says. He gave up drugs and the street life and converted to Islam. He then went further, becoming active in forming a community of Latino and African-American Muslims, many of whom, like Hamza, were former street hustlers and drug dealers. The community ultimately moved from Massachusetts to Pittsburgh, Pa., with Hamza bringing along his son and, after the breakup of his first marriage, his daughter.
As part of their efforts to build a community that would reconcile their heritage with their new faith, Hamza and his brother, Sulaiman, formed the rap group Mujahideen Team (M-Team). M-Team strives to use knowledge gained in the streets to put Islam's religious message into a familiar context. Ultimately, Hamza would bring that message to prisons, fulfilling his other dream in a way he had never imagined.
Early on in the film, Hamza and Sulaiman joke about the exotic hybridization their faith and community embody. "See, we don't speak full Arabic," says Hamza, "but we know Arabic Spanglish Ebonics." The two men's conversion has largely bewildered their family, who raised them as Roman Catholics. The family's initial upset has been tempered by gratitude that the brothers' new faith has gotten them off drugs and away from other dangerous pursuits. Yet the family also feels some discomfort over the tough lyrics Hamza and Sulaiman use as M-Team.
With their unflinchingly critical words and intense stage performance – complete with flaming machetes – Hamza and Sulaiman attempt to carve out a place for themselves in the tradition of protest poetry, up from the rawest roots of hip-hop. Within the Muslim hip-hop world, they are recognized as heirs to the tradition of artists like the Last Poets and Public Enemy, freely criticizing the government and many elements of modern society. But their music also draws scrutiny and eventually complicates Hamza's life, even as he begins to grow and embrace a softer way of expressing himself.
The struggle to make his community thrive, raise his kids, build a new marriage and, paradoxically, deal with an FBI investigation of his group's new mosque in Pittsburgh, Pa., all serve to deepen Hamza's study of and thinking about Islam and the plight of the poor and imprisoned in America.
Hamza begins to reach out to prisoners, using his faith and struggles to inspire them. His work also leads him into surprising alliances with ministries of other religions that, like his own, seek to build a road to redemption from the nation's jails.
Says director/producer Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, "New Muslim Cool came out of my long-standing interest in the power of pop music and culture to create social change and a deep feeling that we urgently need to look for common ground as our world grows increasingly diverse and interconnected. This is a story about who we all are as a country, making choices about our deepest values in tough times and continually redefining what it means to be American."
New Muslim Cool is a production of Specific Pictures in association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).
About the Filmmaker:
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Producer/Director
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's works explore the connection between the personal and the socio-political, and frequently feature Latino themes and Spanish-language content. Her documentary credits include "Paulina," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast by the Sundance Channel; the Emmy-winning "Home Front," a co-production with KQED-TV San Francisco; "Immigration Calculations"; "Ramadan Primetime"; and, most recently, "Special Circumstances," which will air nationally on PBS as part of the Voces series in 2009. She is a recipient of the James D. Phelan Art Award for her body of work.
She has produced short stories for the public television series "California Connected" and "Keeping Kids Healthy" and co-produced Sophia Constantinou's history of Cyprus, "Divided Loyalties" for the Sundance Channel. Jennifer also worked as an associate and co-producer with Lourdes Portillo on Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena (P.O.V. 1999) and Señorita Extraviada (P.O.V. 2002), two award-winning documentaries that had their national broadcast premieres on PBS.
Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Jennifer has worked throughout the United States, in Latin America and in Europe. She is a native Californian of Irish and Mexican heritage and was raised in Los Angeles and Vermont.


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NAGPUR: The stand-off between Maharashtra and Medical Council of India (MCI) over the common medical entrance exam scheduled for 2012 got a new twist with chief minister Prithviraj Chavan dashing off a letter to union health ministry seeking postponing of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam for undergraduates (NEET-UG) till 2013.
Chavan said that due to difference in syllabus it will be unfair to state board students if they are compelled to appear for NEET-UG next year. He also added that since the exam is being held only in English and Hindi, Marathi and Urdu medium students will lose out.
The state had approached the Supreme Court earlier this month after MCI declared that NEET-UG will be held on May 13, 2012. The state sought SC's intervention in delaying the exam by a year since the current Std XII syllabus didn't comply with that of NEET. The apex court had advised Maharashtra to approach Bombay High Court instead, which the state is preparing to do.
CM's letter to Ghulam Nabi Azad brings up mostly the same issues which the state's legal team is planning to raise in court.
Chavan, however, has pointed out yet another technical issue that comes in conflict with that of NEET. He pointed out that the MHT-CET the medical and engineering entrance exam that the state conducts gives an option for a third subject either biology or maths. But NEET doesn't have Maths as an option. Hence, MHT-CET exam for 2012 can't be avoided. "Our students will have to prepare for NCERT and state board's syllabus together to appear for engineering entrance exam and this will put unnecessary pressure on them," Chavan wrote.
Dr. Nandini Babhulkar, representing a parents group, said, "It is surprising that the MCI has agreed to postpone the NEET-PG by one year where nobody had an issue, due to a common syllabus. But it has stuck to its stand on going ahead with the NEET-UG where there is opposition due to a different syllabus. We hope that the CM's intervention will provide some relief to us."
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