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Socialist Register 2015
This 51st annual Socialist Register completes the investigation of class formation and class strategies on a global scale begun with last year's volume. Deploying an understanding of class as an historical social process—rather than an abstract sociological category or statistical artifact—the essays here investigate the concrete ways that working classes are being made and remade in the struggles against neoliberalism, austerity, and authoritarian governments. Taking stock of the changing balance of class forces as well as old and new forms of workplace, household and political organization, they uncover the class strategies being debated and adapted in different zones of the world.… | more |
Labor in the Global Digital Economy
The Cybertariat Comes of Age
Ursula Huws ties together disparate economic, cultural, and political phenomena of the last few decades to form a provocative narrative about the shape of the global capitalist economy at present. She examines the way that advanced information and communications technology has opened up new fields of capital accumulation: in culture and the arts, in the privatization of public services, and in the commodification of human sociality by way of mobile devices and social networking. These trends are in turn accompanied by the dramatic restructuring of work arrangements, opening the way for new contradictions and new forms of labor solidarity and struggle around the planet.… | more |
November 2014 (Volume 66, Number 6)
On September 20, 2014, while corporate and government officials arrived in New York City for the UN Climate Summit, organizers and activists from around the world participated in a peoples' summit called the NYC Climate Convergence (organized by the Global Climate Convergence and System Change Not Climate Change). The NYC Climate Convergence featured as the lead keynote speaker Naomi Klein, who presented the analysis of her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate (Simon and Schuster, 2014). Her concluding chapter, significantly, is entitled "Leap Years: Just Enough Time for the Impossible." Monthly Review readers will be interested that Klein observes in her book: "Karl Marx… recognized capitalism's 'irreparable rift' with the 'natural laws of life itself'". Later she refers to "global capitalism's voracious metabolism".… | more |
Piketty and the Crisis of Neoclassical Economics
Not since the Great Depression of the 1930s has it been so apparent that the core capitalist economies are experiencing secular stagnation, characterized by slow growth, rising unemployment and underemployment, and idle productive capacity. Consequently, mainstream economics is finally beginning to recognize the economic stagnation tendency that has long been a focus in these pages, although it has yet to develop a coherent analysis of the phenomenon. Accompanying the long-term decline in the growth trend has been an extraordinary increase in economic inequality, which one of us labeled "The Great Inequality," and which has recently been dramatized by the publication of French economist Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Taken together, these two realities of deepening stagnation and growing inequality have created a severe crisis for orthodox (or neoclassical) economics.… | more |
October 2014 (Volume 66, Number 5)
Secular stagnation (or the trend towards long-term slow growth and continuing high unemployment/underemployment) has become a big issue in the mature economies since 2013, when former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers raised the question at an IMF economic forum. Compilations of work on the subject can now be found on the Internet, such as the one by economists Coen Teulings and Richard Baldwin; which however leaves out all contributions by heterodox economists. Teulings and Baldwin credit Summers with having "resurrected" the secular stagnation issue. But is this true? Only in the sense that he reintroduced it to mainstream neoclassical economics. It has long been a topic on the left, and particularly in Monthly Review, where editor Paul Sweezy explicitly drew attention to the "secular stagnation" question more than forty years ago—with MR tracking the stagnation trend month by month in the four decades that followed.… Isn't it about time…that orthodox economists, Summers included, began to acknowledge the enormous work done on this topic on the left over decades, and indeed the greater complexity and historicity of the analysis to be found there—not only in MR but within heterodox economics more generally? Such an admission might even do orthodox economists some good.… | more |
Global Imperialism and the Great Crisis
The Uncertain Future of Capitalism
In this provocative study, economist Ernesto Screpanti argues that imperialism—far from disappearing or mutating into a benign "globalization"—has in fact entered a new phase, which he terms "global imperialism." This is a phase defined by multinational firms cut loose from the nation-state framework and free to chase profits over the entire surface of the globe. No longer dependent on nation-states for building a political consensus that accommodates capital accumulation, these firms seek to bend governments to their will and destroy barriers to the free movement of capital. And while military force continues to play an important role in imperial strategy, it is the discipline of the global market that keeps workers in check by pitting them against each other no matter what their national origin. … | more |
The Theory of Monopoly Capitalism (New Edition)
An Elaboration of Marxian Political Economy
John Bellamy Foster is a leading exponent of the theoretical perspective that continues in the tradition of Baran and Sweezy's Monopoly Capital. This new edition of his essential work, The Theory of Monopoly Capitalism, is a clear and accessible explication of this outlook, brought up to the present, and incorporating an analysis of recently discovered "lost" chapters from Monopoly Capital and correspondence between Baran and Sweezy. It also discusses Magdoff and Sweezy's analysis of the financialization of the economy in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, leading up to the Great Financial Crisis of the opening decade of this century.… | more |
Australian Coal: Should It Be Left in the Ground?
Many Australians view themselves as living in a "lucky country" because it has an abundance of mineral resources. James Goodman and David Worth, however, maintain that the mining boom has been a "curse" in disguise. It has sharpened socioeconomic and community divisions, contributed to political conflict, and resulted in "ecological mal-development" with serious environmental consequences. This applies to coal in that it not only contributes to air and water pollution, but is also a major source of carbon dioxide emissions and thus a major contributor to climate change.… | more |
Essays on Marxian Economics in Japan
Value and Crisis opens with a long and highly informative essay on the development of Marxian economics in Japan, and contains a number of the author's important and original contributions to this stream of thought. Itoh discusses the major points of view on Marx's theory of value, on theories of crisis, and on problems of Marx's theory of market value. … | more |
Social Inequities and Exclusions in Kerala's 'Egalitarian' Development
Social inequalities and exclusions can devastate people's lives, especially when they are far from the centers of power and control. This wreckage can be seen in many different parts of their lives, but particularly in their health. The health of any given country's population is primarily determined by politics, and public policies play a critical role. All over the world, countries with a history of egalitarian ideologies, and corresponding policies aimed at reducing social inequalities, have healthier populations. The Indian state of Kerala, which has a long-running radical political tradition and a history of social-reform movements in the early twentieth century, is acclaimed for its achievements in health and social-sector development, including low levels of mortality and fertility, and high levels of life expectancy and literacy—all despite its low-performing economy. Kerala has become a veritable mecca for other low-income nations in social development and health advancement.… | more |
The Labor Share Question in China
In the past two decades, China's economic growth has been increasingly dependent on investment. To maintain the growth of investment, China must sustain a fairly high rate of profit, and the fall in labor's share has been seen as a crucial factor to sustain profitability.… Although the mainstream economists have widely admitted there is a downward trend for labor's share in China, they explain this trend with a story that has nothing to do with class struggle. In this story, the decline of labor's share is caused by sectoral changes, mainly the decrease of agriculture and the increase of industry and services as a percent of GDP in the reform era…. [But] Does the decline of labor's share result from sectoral changes?… [In fact] the decline of labor's share resulted from the loss in the power of the working class during the transition to capitalism. Sectoral changes have disguised the class conflicts in this historical process.… | more |
Political and Ideological Crisis in an Increasingly More Authoritarian European Union
Acute economic and political drama mark contemporary Europe. The terrible trauma of the financial crisis has been followed by a sovereign-debt disaster. In the countries most deeply affected, the people have been faced with massive attacks on public services, wages, pensions, trade unions, and social rights. The draconian austerity policies have pushed the situation in those countries from bad to worse, leading them into a deep depression.… Confronted with these multiple crises, the traditional labor movements appear perplexed and partly paralyzed. Social democracy is in political and ideological disarray and confusion, reflecting a deep crisis in these movements. On the one hand, social democrats have played a leading role in fierce attacks on trade unions and the welfare state in countries where they have been in power. On the other hand, other social democrats adopt statements and support appeals that sharply condemn the political course now followed by the European Union.… | more |
Marx and the Rift in the Universal Metabolism of Nature
The rediscovery over the last decade and a half of Marx's theory of metabolic rift has come to be seen by many on the left as offering a powerful critique of the relation between nature and contemporary capitalist society. The result has been the development of a more unified ecological world view transcending the divisions between natural and social science, and allowing us to perceive the concrete ways in which the contradictions of capital accumulation are generating ecological crises and catastrophes.… Yet, this recovery of Marx's ecological argument has given rise to further questions and criticisms.… | more |
Three Essays on Marx's Value Theory
In this slim, insightful volume, noted economist Samir Amin returns to the core of Marxian economic thought: Marx's theory of value. Amin defends Marx's theory of value against its critics and also tackles some of its trickier aspects. He examines the relationship between Marx's abstract concepts—such as "socially necessary labor time"—and how they are manifested in the capitalist marketplace as prices, wages, rents, and so on. He also explains how variations in price are affected by the development of "monopoly-capitalism," the abandonment of the gold standard, and the deepening of capitalism as a global system.… | more |
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
Renowned political economist Samir Amin, engaged in a unique lifelong effort both to narrate and affect the human condition on a global scale, brings his analysis up to the present—the world of 2013. The key events of our times—financial crisis, the emerging nations, globalization, financialization, political Islam, Euro–zone implosion—are related in a coherent, historically based, account. … | more |
It is an indication of the sheer enormity of the historical challenge confronting humanity in our time that the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, sometimes now called the Second Great Depression, is overshadowed by the larger threat of planetary catastrophe, raising the question of the long-term survival of innumerable species—including our own. An urgent necessity for the world today is therefore to develop an understanding of the interconnections between the deepening impasse of the capitalist economy and the rapidly accelerating ecological threat—itself a by-product of capitalist development.… | more |
Monthly Review Volume 65, Number 4 (September 2013)
When confronted in the 1980s with the failure of the younger generation of economists (both mainstream and radical) to take seriously the issue of the return of economic stagnation, Harry Magdoff and Paul Sweezy stated in their book Stagnation and the Financial Explosion (Monthly Review Press, 1987, 12): "There is a temptation to say: just wait and see, you'll find out soon enough…. But it would be a cop-out to leave it at that. We owe it to our readers at least to try to make clearer what we mean by stagnation and why we think it is so important." They proceeded to do exactly that, producing a work that in terms of the trends of the last quarter-century has to be regarded as prescient.… Today, decades later, we can see the depth of the stagnation tendency of monopoly capitalism finally dawning upon some of the most realistic and competent of mainstream economists.… | more |
A Freedom Budget for All Americans
Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today
Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates explain the origins of the Freedom Budget, how it sought to achieve "freedom from want" for all people, and how it might be reimagined for our current moment. Combining historical perspective with clear-sighted economic proposals, the authors make a concrete case for reviving the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement and building the society of economic security and democratic control envisioned by the movement's leaders—a struggle that continues to this day.… | more |
Consequences, Resistance, and Alternatives
This book examines the historical record of globalization and restores agency to the capitalists, policy-makers, and politicians who worked to craft a regime of world-wide exploitation. It demolishes their neoliberal ideology – already on shaky ground after the 2008 financial crisis – and picks apart the record of trade agreements like NAFTA and institutions like the WTO. But, crucially, Hart-Landsberg also discusses alternatives to capitalist globalization, looking to examples such as South America's Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) for clues on how to build an international economy based on solidarity, social development, and shared prosperity. … | more |


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I am doing a quilt and want to use sashings between the blocks and rows. I have trouble getting sashings to line up. Someone on this board mentioned that they sash blocks instead of rows. Can someone give me some details about doing this. I have an idea about how to do it but I want to make sure it's right before starting. Thanks.
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- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Thu, Oct 27, 11 at 9:22
Geraldine, This is how I do it. Gotta love those cornerstones! Easy and precise. SharonG/FL |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sashing Tutorial
I do mine the same way. beverly |
- Posted by murphy_zone7 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 28, 11 at 6:15
Thanks so much....just what I needed to ask myself. |
Just what I needed Sharon. Thank you. You're a lifesaver! I was going to get back to you yesterday but we had a call from the home where my brain-injured brother is a resident. He had a fall or a seizure and broke his hip. Spent most of the afternoon with him. Looks like we will be spending lots of time at the hospital again, at least for the next week or so. ~Geraldine |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Fri, Oct 28, 11 at 8:54
You're welcome. Geraldine, I'm sorry about your brother. Do you have some handwork available to take with you to the hospital? Sometimes that helps to while away the hours and sometimes it doesn't. Please keep us updated. Sending hugs and prayers..... SharonG/FL |
Prayers for your brother, hope he heals quickly. beverly |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 15:59
That way looks like a great way for me to do my Dear Jane blocks. Thanks!! Robbi |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 16:00
I didn't finish reading all the replies before I hit the submit button. I hope your brother is doing better. I'll keep him in my prayers. Robbi |
Sorry to hear about you brother Geraldine. I always have plenty of hand work to keep me occupied, but like Sharon says, sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. Prayers for you and yours. |
Thank you all for your replies and your kind thoughts. My brother is doing well, healing nicely after his hip operation. ~Geraldine |
- Posted by pirate_girl (My Page) on Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 12:44
Hey Geezer, I'm rather sashing scared myself, thanks MUCH for that Sashing Tutorial, somehow it seems to make things much easier & seem much less scary. Thanks LOADS! |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 16:23
PirateGirl, This is a great and easy way to sash, isn't it? Valerie has other tutorials, too. I haven't looked through all of them, but she's a great quilter. I remember when you were making a coffee themed quilt. Were you able to get it back out and finish it? SharonG/FL |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vals Quilt Page
- Posted by pirate_girl (My Page) on Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 18:11
Yeah Geezer, that Tutorial really makes it seems far more doable (the sashing w/ colorblock) than I've ever felt before. Gosh you've got a good memory: this was the coffee themed quilt, made for my Dad, who unfortunately died about half way through. I mourned for a year & then finished it. I've got to find pix of the back, but sadly, I'm not sure I've got closeup pix to feature the novelty fabrics. Oh wait, here's one, at least one Sorry it's not clickable, but look closely on the left, one fabric is old style coffee pots & percolators, stylized coffee beans in center, real ones just above & coffee cups on the upper right. I know he's smiling down on me about it 'cause he would have loved it. Thanks so much for asking & remembering, I feel you honored us both, & smile warmly at the thought of it. (PG) Karen |
Sharon, thanks for the link to the tutorial. I was just about to start my first quilt with sashing when I read this post. I can tell that the instructions my quilt came with would not have produced the satisfying results that following the tutorial did. I have to finish the borders, and then I will post a photo. Thanks again. And, Karen, I love your father's coffee quilt. You did a wonderful job choosing the colors and fabrics. It really does evoke a cup of coffee. I'm sorry you lost him before he was able to enjoy it. Lois |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Sat, Nov 5, 11 at 10:52
PG/Karen, I'm sorry your dad didn't get to enjoy the coffee quilt. It must have been difficult to get it back out and finish it. I like looking at the old coffee pots and percolators......I remember a coffee pot sitting on the stove at home. Could never figure out how mom knew when to turn the burner off. Your dad would have known. ;) Lois, Looking forward to seeing your quilt. I feel it's the duty of us quilters to get as much info out there as we can to make the process easier and more enjoyable with an end product that gives us a smile. SharonG/FL |
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I just emailed John Himmelman, of "Discovering Moths" fame, because one of his websites I have bookmarked quit working. Anyway, I was looking at some of the websites that have links to his now missing website. I found a blog I thought folks here might like to follow. It is by a woman who is working on her PhD in entomology.
This is her old blog that she quit updating in May:
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I'm Teresa Coates, a Portland-based maker and writer with a penchant for social media marketing, sewing, and SE Asia.
I was lucky enough to have traveled to Vietnam with my children to volunteer in orphanages in 2007 and since then I've continued to pursue opportunities to help out those children. This has included fundraising campaigns and sewing drives in 2009, 2012 and 2014.
I stumbled into the quilting industry in 2011, after decades of sewing anything and everything, when I joined the crew at The Fabric Shop Network and later become the editor of WebCents magazine, from its inception until mid 2013 when I left to work for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. As their Media Relations Specialist I was able to combine my love of fabrics, sewing, blogging, social media marketing and publishing.
Currently I work directly with clients in the quilting industry: assisting independent quilt shops define and reach their social media goals, teaching garment sewing and quilt making at quilt shops, sewing studios and in client's homes, and developing patterns for both Crinkle Dreams and national magazines.
My quilts and sewing projects have appeared in Bust, Quilty , Quiltmakers' 100 Quilt Blocks, and American Quilt Retailer and I have spoken at both local and national conventions about topics as varied as social media marketing for quilt shop owners, divorced mothers and shared housing.
I am available for quilt guild presentations, individual and group sewing lessons, and social media consultations. If you think we'd work well together, I'd love to hear from you!
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Style - Kicks and Gear / Feb 27, 2013 / 5:00 pm
Ex-NBA Star Antoine Walker Co-Wins Celebrity Bourré Tourney
We mentioned this in Smack over the weekend because, at least in the NBA world, it's pretty important news. Cards play a key role in the NBA lifestyle, and this push to make bourré more popular is quite interesting. This is the game Gilbert Arenas was playing in Washington that so famously led to his suspension. Read More »


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At the IMF-World Bank Annual meetings in Tokyo, Japan this month, participants from the private and public financial sector gathered to assess the state of the world economy. With the Great Recession still fresh on everyone's minds and the speed of economic recovery barely making the kind of positive impact that could be felt on Main Street, the mood was sombre and pensive. As the head of the International Monetary Fund, all eyes were on Christine Lagarde to guide and prescribe a global recovery plan.
At the IMF and World Bank Group annual meetings in Tokyo, the European economic crisis was never off the agenda and often took centre stage in panel discussions. In the streets of Athens, Madrid, and in cities of other fiscal adjusting European states, there is a real belief that this new economic reality will result in a lost generation.


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If you are working on a daily basis payday loans have a lot to offer you. Everyone goes into an employment situation assuming that they will have plenty of additional money for traveling and things such as gifts for family members. However many people find that they simply lack the spending money they assumed would be part of their life at some point. When you have a lot of expenses it is difficult to find extra room in a small paycheck. When you are in need of a bit of help the best thing that you can do is to take action as soon as possible. While it may feel like a good idea to delay getting help until the future this would only allow debt to build that you could otherwise pay down. What you want to do instead is simply enter your information into the application for one of these affordable loans this will put you in contact with lenders that can help you avoid financial troubles. Since you will be able to use this money for paying down bills you will no longer have to worry about debt becoming a problem that you have to deal with. Also you can use the money from these loans to pay for anything that you would like this can include gifts vacations and anything else that you may want at the time. If you have ever taken out a loan you know that many of them can restrict where you are able to spend the money.
However payday loans are designed to allow you to determine what you would like to do with the money. Think of this money that you are getting as your own this can help you to focus on taking care of the things that you need. A hurdle that you must deal with when it comes to loans from a bank would be credit ratings that you have built up throughout your life. If you are someone with no credit it will be impossible for you to get a loan from the bank. If you have bad credit it is very likely that the bank will decide you are simply not worth the risk. Instead of having to go through this long process and face a denial you could simply choose these lenders and get the financial relief that you need. The biggest difference that you will find when selecting these loans would be the ability to get money without having credit at all. Since there is no credit check that goes into the decision behind these loans you will not have to worry about problems resulting from any mistakes that you have made in the past. No matter what you have suffered through in the past you should always be able to get money when you are in need. Since banks will not provide you with this your best option would be to choose the lenders that can help you regardless of your current credit situation.
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Take Two for January 25, 2013
Price of first-class postal stamp rises to 46 cents
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US Postal Service stamps are displayed at a US Post Office on December 5, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The US Postal Service announced today that they are considering a plan to eliminate the first class next-day delivery for stamped letters as well as closing half of its 487 mail processing plants across the country in an effort to cut costs and avoid bankruptcy.
Come Sunday, the price of a first-class stamp is also going to increase, from 45 cents to 46. Yes, just one penny, but still. Joining us now is Ken Martin, executive director of American Philatelic Society, the world's largest stamp collectors organization.


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Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) | New International Version (NIV) |
19 "Therefore, my opinion is that we should not put obstacles in the way of the Goyim who are turning to God. | 19 "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. |
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Gravity Guy 2 Review
Call me crazy, but when I boot up an endless runner called Gravity Guy, I expect to be able to control gravity. It's no secret there's a lot of games to get to out there and I'm a man with only so much time. So going in to this, I was expecting this game to be an expansion on the ideas in the original Gravity Guy. After all, they got a shout out in Jetpack Joyride, so now it's time for developer Miniclip to answer back, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case at all. Follow ups can be tough.
In terms of a story, because surprisingly enough there is one here, Gravity Guy has been captured by aliens since the last game. The action in the sequel takes place on the alien ship, where Gravity Guy has been cloned by the evil invaders from space. Each run in the game is the efforts of a new clone to try and make his escape. So there you go. Now, on to controlling gravity! Right?
Wrong. Instead of letting you control one of the fundamental forces of the universe, Gravity Guy 2 gives you the infinite power of… hydraulic floors? Pretty much. Whereas in the first game, you could invert your character to fly up and down in order to navigate through the levels, the gimmick in Gravity Guy 2 is to make the floor rise up in order to launch you from one platform to the next. And that's pretty much it.
In addition to the platforms, Gravity Guy can do a midair boost, which pretty much serves as a double jump and will let him collect extra coins and just miss dangerous impediments. As is the case with pretty much every other endless runner title out there, the coins can be used for in-game purchases to gain new powers, most of which let you increase the number of coins you can collect.
This misguided sequel, instead of being about gravity, merely just features it, much like any other platform game out there. This is a game about lifting floors and helping clones escape. Well, at least helping them for as long as you can. Because you can never escape in endless runners! Seriously, I think I'm overdosing on these games.
The thing is, if this game stood on its own, it wouldn't be half bad. Gravity Guy 2 is a well presented, fairly solid, middle-of-the-road endless runner title. But when it has to stand next to the interesting ideas of the original, the game becomes much less impressive. I suppose there's probably a sense, much like with a band's follow up album, to change things up and prove that you're not just about capitalizing on just one concept.
But in the app world, there's something to be said for refining your gaming hook. I'm not suggesting that Miniclip has to go all Rovio on us, but I feel like there's lots more that can be played with when it comes to that original concept. Anyone who's played Mario Galaxy knows what I am talking about. And come on guys, Gravity Guy 2 is already taking place in space. There's plenty of cool stuff you could be messing around with.
All in all, I suppose that it's appropriate that the Gravity Guy clones are asleep in their stasis tubes at the game's title screen, because this game is a snooze.
App Store Link: Gravity Guy 2 for iPhone & iPad | By Miniclip.com | Price: $0.99 | Version: 1.0 | 35 MB | Rating 4+


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Joint Order Creating the Study Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices
(Passed in both Houses of the 119th Maine Legislature on April 25, 2000.)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices is established as follows.
1. Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices established. The Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices, referred
to in this order as the "committee," is established.
2. Committee membership. The committee consists of 13 legislative members. The President of the Senate
shall appoint 3 members from the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 10 members
from the House of Representatives.
3. Chairs. The first Senate member named is the Senate chair and the first House member named is the House
4. Appointments; convening. All appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective
date of this order. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council
once all appointments have been made. When the appointment of all members has been completed, the chairs of the
study commission shall call and convene the first meeting of the study commission no later than June 30, 2000.
5. Duties. The committee shall:
A. Gather information on the change in the prices of fuel oil, diesel fuel, propane, kerosene and natural gas;
B. Gather information on the change in gasoline prices;
C. Study and evaluate the effects and impacts of recent price changes on the people of the State; and
D. Identify and recommend appropriate actions the State may take to minimize the effects of price changes or to minimize future price increases that could be detrimental to businesses or the people of the State.
6. Staff assistance. Upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis
shall provide necessary staffing services to the committee.
7. Compensation. Members of the committee are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as defined
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses for
attendance at meetings of the committee.
8. Report. The committee shall submit a report along with any recommended legislation to the Joint Standing
Committee on Transportation no later than November 1, 2000. If the committee requires a limited extension of time
to make its report, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension. The joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters may introduce legislation during the
First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature.
9. Committee budget. The chairs of the committee, with assistance from the committee staff, shall administer
the committee budget. Within 10 days after its first meeting, the committee shall present a work plan and proposed
budget to the Legislative Council for its approval. The committee may not incur expenses that would result in
the committee's exceeding its approved budget. Upon request from the committee, the Executive Director of the
Legislative Council or the executive director's designee shall provide the committee chairs and staff with a status
report on the committee budget, expenditures incurred and paid and available funds.
This amendment replaces the joint order. The amendment clarifies that all appointments must be made within 30
days after passage of the joint study order and that the first meeting must be held no later than June 30, 2000.
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World renowned beauty authority author and speaker Marilyn Miglin is among the nation's top 500 women business owners. Her signature fragrance, Pheromone, is one of the top 10 fragrances sold in luxury department stores nationwide and each month, and millions of television viewers invite her into their homes to purchase her products. Yet, creating unparalleled products that afford their wearers unsurpassed personal expression has not been Ms. Miglin's only passion, she has also maintained a spirit of altruism and community.
Ms. Miglin is very involved with the Oak Street Council and has raised more than $1 million to preserve and promote Oak Street's charm. It is a fitting honor, then, that 'Marilyn Miglin Way' is now the honorary name of Oak Streets' prestigious shopping district… to read more about Marilyn click here!
Marilyn, you have been one of my heroes and icons for many years. How have you maintained such a successful business and beautiful look all these years? I think part of it is because I am a girl who can't say no. So I keep going and progressing. I do my very best every single day and think about what good opportunities are out there today. I've kept a low profile and been fortunate to live in Chicago. Also, I'm pretty disciplined. So I think that's how you kind of do what you need to do.
That makes a lot of sense. How stressful is your business and how many hours a week do you work? My business is not really stressful. When I get to talk to ladies, help them look better and apply makeup so they feel much better, that's not work. That's not stressful. My accounts receivable are stressful. So I just get crabby and have to call people to tell them they owe me money which is a stressful part of anybody's life in business. But aside from that a friend of mine used to tell her children, "Daddy doesn't have to go to work, Daddy gets to go to work." I think that's a good philosophy for all of us. We get to do something that we like.
That's so important in life. In the beginning, what appealed to you about cosmetics? How did you get started in this business? The reason I'm in this business is because I had a terrible skin problem when I was a teenager. It was so bad that I would walk to the back of the bus and hope that nobody would see me. I would also go to cosmetic counters and they would tell me I needed more moisturizer. Well I didn't because I had such a bad complexion. So I vowed if I could cure myself that I would then dedicate my life to helping other women feel better about themselves and help bring their inner beauty outward.
That's a beautiful viewpoint. I know you've had many challenges in life; can you give us a few words of advice on how to cope with all the challenges you've had? No matter what happens to us, we all have challenges. There isn't anyone who is unscathed, but I think it's good to start over and go on with your routine as you normally would. Just keep going forward. Do things that you're comfortable with like squeezing your fresh orange juice in the morning. Don't stop. Just keep squeezing it and drinking fresh orange juice and all the other things that you're comfortable doing. Life has to go on.
It does indeed. When did you discover you had a gift of bringing men and women together through the power of scent? I interviewed a lot of men (before I created my fragrance) as far as what their likes were regarding perfume. But then I also was a 'woman of today' and worked with women on a daily basis. So I basically knew what we had to do as far as being the best, putting our best face or nose forward. I've done a lot of research 24/7…I never stop doing research.
That's incredible Marilyn. Is it true that you went to a pyramid and saw a recipe for fragrances on a wall? Actually, I did more than a pyramid. I visited the actual ruins and they had rooms that were used years ago, thousands of years ago. One housed the gifts of perfume. One housed the gifts of bread, but along all of these wonderful walls in these rooms were recipes for perfume written in hieroglyphics. I had them translated and, interestingly, every pharaoh had his or her own perfume recipe. They were buried with them as well. That's how important they were. So when I had these recipes translated from hieroglyphics to English, I learned about ingredients like hyperium and diceum…things I had never, ever heard of or read about before.
How did you know you would become a pioneer on the Home Shopping Network? I didn't really know that I would become a pioneer. I did what I had to do in order to pay my bills. When the department stores started to disappear (because of bankruptcy or because somebody acquired them), I still needed to pay my salaries and all of the bills that were due. So I wondered how I could keep going when all of this was disappearing. All of my department store business was 100 percent of my whole business, and pretty soon I only had 35 percent. I had to do something in order to generate new income to keep paying those bills.
I approached the people at Home Shopping Network and they said, "If you come on Home Shopping you can no longer have Neiman Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue, because you can't do both. You can't cater to the core customer as well as to the upscale customer." I'd been with Neiman Marcus for 15 years but never done television. So I was willing to take that risk because I'm a true entrepreneur. But, I also knew that there was more future in this because television was becoming a very important pastime for everyone. They said "We don't know if you'll make it, if you'll be accepted or what you can do." I told them to let me try.
So I tried…and it wasn't easy because the department stores were very angry. They felt it was direct competition and they put me in a drawer, meaning nobody could see my items on display in a department store. Customers had to ask for my product. However, Home Shopping Network created an awareness so people would go to department stores to see what all the commotion and excitement was about and [experience] what the perfume smelled like. In it's own way, TV drew people to the department stores. My department store business increased, but I also had the magic of television, which no one knew would work. In 10 minutes you can sell 10,000 pieces. In a department store, that takes you almost a year. Television is instant gratification.
If buyers can't smell the scent on TV, how does that change the job of selling the fragrance ? I've been told I am the ultimate salesperson, because my passion sells my perfume. It's very difficult to sell a perfume on television, but I've been very fortunate. I think the little perfume gods are up there saying, "Okay, you just keep doing this, Marilyn, because women are becoming happier wearing your perfume."
How are you able to do all of this and still stay in Chicago? That was a magic trick. I should've gone to New York, because that's where the industry is. But I liked my hometown of Chicago and also my family was here. I just thought if you can make it in Chicago, you can make it anywhere. So I decided I this was my home base, and if I couldn't expand to be really international then I would just have to be quiet, comfortable and enjoy Chicago.
We know you have grandchildren. What do your grandchildren call you? Oh my goodness. I wanted to be called M the Grand. Now guess what they call me? Grandma. But that's what I am and that's what I've resolved that I should be. I decided to go with the flow. I really liked my grandmother so much; I just absolutely worshiped her, and I called her Grandma. So I guess it was all right. I am who I am.
Do you have any future plans to do other things in your business, or expand into something else? Being the entrepreneur that you are, what else do you have for your future plans? I always have something on the back burner: probably working with women of distinction, making them feel as good as they can about themselves. But also, I think there's a lot of need in hospitals. We have so many people who have dreadful diseases; if I can be of some comfort to any of them, I think that's where my focus starts. So I just take every day one day at a time, and I help as many people as I possibly can.
You're also involved in the Oak Street Council which tries to raise money to preserve. Yes. Running a street is no easy task, but I do volunteer and help whenever I think I can.
You're an amazing woman for everything that you've done, everything you've contributed, all the children you've helped, all the women you've made happy, and men. So my hat is off to you, dear friend, and thank you so much for your time. Thank you.


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I am considering the purchase of a Pellet Stove. My local dealer (Waynesville NC) recommends a Lopi. Are there any websites out there that compare the various stoves - and do any of you have experience with this manufacturer?
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It depends on whether you are going for a free standing or an insert. The Lopi is a good stove, but I would prefer the Quadra-fire. It also depends on how much square footage you wish to heat. We just installed an Austroflamm that replaces our Lopi Foxfire that was 10 years old. The Foxfire was working fine, but we needed more heat and I was really tired of cleaning the darn thing. The Austroflamm is awesome and is self cleaning. However it is a little pricy. We did look at the Lopi Yankee Bay but was a little to small for our needs. |
Travis the parent company of Lopi is a solid leader. I have an Avalon, a sister stove. I would highly recommend them, you will fond little negative about the stoves on the net, sorry. |
Travis industries made a great stove in the Foxfire, but technology had passed it up. Now they are only making two pellet inserts and the quality is not what the foxfire was. As one example, We had problems with the pellet pots burning though. We were on our fourth one when we replaced the stove. That got a little expensive. Travis is still using the same metal pots in their inserts. Austroflamm and Quadra-fire use very heavy cast iron pots. After looking at a large variety of inserts we decided on the Austroflamm. Our second choice was the Quadra-fire. If you have a dealer for either of these units in your vicinity check them out. |
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Gefen ToolBox
May 31, 2010 8:34 PM
Gefen brings its new ToolBox line of products to InfoComm this year. Offering a new form factor with enhanced features for HDMI v1.3, five new products come with built-in wall-mountable capability in either a flat black or glossy white finish. The new Gefen ToolBox line is designed to supply an alternative to rackmounted systems, with a smaller enclosure, built-in EDID detection, and support for both 2-channel and multichannel audio. All support high-definition resolutions to 1080p full HD. Expanded HDMI v1.3 features include deep color, lip sync, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS Master Audio. Two switchers, one matrix, and two splitters are currently available under the ToolBox line. All five are compact solutions with all inputs/outputs for HDMI v1.3 on the front panel, easily accessible when wall mounted. HDMI connection cables are included with locking HDMI capability to prevent disconnects when in the field. Price: NA
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Drama school applicants will have to fight over fewer places if government plans to make universities compete for top students are pushed through, with the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama warning the number of performers it accepts could fall by 15%.
The conservatoire's eight affiliate schools include RADA, LAMDA, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Central School of Ballet and Circus Space and it claims all would be destabilised by the plans.
In a bid to increase competition in the higher education sector, the government's white paper plans to allow universities to compete for students that achieve AAB or above in their A level results, estimated to be around 65,000 in 2012/13.
However, to create this pool of AAB+ places, the government plans to cut the number of core places it funds at institutions across the board. This means drama schools, which accept students on the basis of an audition and not A level results, could lose out.
Its response to the government's consultation on the white paper reads: "Because the conservatoire recruits on talent and potential rather than on formal qualifications, its AAB+ population will vary considerably year on year."
Meanwhile, a second proposal to free up a further 20,000 places in 2012/13 for institutions that charge tuition fees of £7,500 or less and "combine good quality with value for money" could also adversely affect performing arts schools. The conservatoire says it must charge the top price £9,000 in tuition fees to maintain the quality of its courses.
As a result of this combination of policies, conservatoire schools could have 15% fewer places for UK and EU students. The response states: "On current estimates, the conservatoire might lose 71 student places as part of the AAB+ policy and a further 61 places to facilitate the core/margin model.
"With a target of 885 undergraduate student places, this amounts to 15% of the current UK and EU student body or the entire undergraduate population of one of our larger schools such as RADA."
The conservatoire stresses this would be an unintentional consequence of the proposals, but states that the removal of places "would be a serious threat to the status and sustainability of conservatoire-level training in the UK."
It asks that the government considers exempting performing arts institutions from the two reforms designed to stimulate competition, saying that the conservatoire is already competing internationally.
In the white paper, the government says HEFCE will provide "targeted funding to recognise the additional costs relating to widening participation and support for small and specialist institutions such as music and arts conservatoires."
CDD welcomes this but its statement concludes that, unless the performing arts sector is removed from the competition framework in the plans, it would be "diminished in [its] ability both to meet the entry needs of the performing arts professions, to continue competing with the best in the world in the UK national interest, and to provide access to this training on the basis of talent alone."


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The governance of London is a poorer place this morning after the sad news of the death of Sir Simon Milton, the Mayor's deputy and chief of staff.
Sir Simon was only 49 but had a long and distinguished career in local government in the capital, both as leader of Westminster City Council and later as Boris's right hand man.
Indeed, he was credited with effectively "running" City Hall after the Mayor realised he needed a hands-on deputy to whom he could delegate key decisions.
At one stage, before Boris decided to run, Sir Simon was among the contenders for the Mayoralty himself. David Cameron had long been impressed with him, a fact underlined by his knighthood in 2006.
In his own way, Sir Simon also struck a small blow for equal rights too. He effectively came out publicly when he held a party in the Lord Mayor's parlour at Westminster to mark his knighthood in 2006. As the Tory leader, Cameron Mackintosh and others looked on, he made a short speech that ended with him paying tribute to his partner Robert Davis for his years of "support and devotion". "I think he's just come out," one guest whispered to another. Within months, Simon and Robert had their civil partnership in The Ritz.
As a reporter on local papers and then the Evening Standard, I monitored his progress closely over the past 20 years. For all the personal tributes, it's worth noting that ultimately Simon was a formidable politician, having risen rapidly to power in Westminster in the wake of the Dame Shirley era. His hard-nosed reputation as a fixer also ensured the swift demise of Tim Parker as Boris realised his appointment as deputy wasn't working out. When the Mayor appointed the experienced Milton as his chief of staff, there was a sigh of relief in many Tory circles. It's fair to say that the Mayor campaigned in poetry while Simon governed in prose.
Sir Simon also spent more than 15 years coping with leukaemia but rarely let his condition get in the way of a punishing work schedule. He would have had a wry smile at the fact that even his old political foe Ken Livingstone paid tribute to him this morning.
Here's the email Boris sent round to staff last night:
It is with great sadness and regret that I have to inform you that Sir Simon Milton died last night aged 49.
He was a wonderful colleague and friend, and will be much missed by everyone who was involved in public life in this city. He was kind, he was decent, and he was universally acknowledged to be brilliant at his job. He was a widely admired leader of Westminster Council, who played a key role in launching the first academy schools. He brought the same calm, logic and warmth to his role at City Hall. It is a great shock that Simon has been taken from us when he had so much still to offer.
Boris Johnson
Mayor of London
UPDATE: I understand the PM himself rang City Hall last night to offer his condolences. I'd expect a statement from Number 10 at some point.
1050 UPDATE: Downing St have just sent me these words from the Prime Minister:
"I was shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Sir Simon Milton.
"Simon was an extraordinarily talented leader of local government in London. He was a pioneering leader of Westminster City Council, and in recent years a tower of strength to the Mayor and his administration at City Hall, as Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff. He was a much loved and much admired member of the Conservative family, and a familiar presence at Party Conferences and Party gatherings. In all the years I have known him he was always kind, reliable, trustworthy and incredibly hard-working. He was in public life and public service for all the right reasons. He still had a huge amount to give and a great future ahead of him. He will be greatly missed.
"My sympathy goes to his partner Robert, and to his family and friends."


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Mount Athos
I was in Mount Athos the last summer, it was a journey I wanted to make the last years. When I arrived in Mount Athos I felt something strange and curious. It was the peace and relax that inspired me in the Mount Athos. Monks in Mount Athos are persons with deep belief in God and are devoted to asceticism. There are a lot of monks who have become Saints in Mount Athos such as Saint Paisios, a Saint of 21 century.I met a lot of monks and talked to them about their devotion to God and their life in Mount Athos. Most of them where calm and willing to discuss with visitors of Mount Athos about everything.


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CEO Didier Bellens announces change in management structure / Operating units report directly to CEO / COO Ewald Walgenbach leaves RTL Group to become COO of Bertelsmann AG
Luxembourg, 6 February 2002. – RTL Group, Europe's largest broadcasting and production group, is changing its management structure. With the departure of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ewald Walgenbach, who becomes COO of Bertelsmann AG, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Didier Bellens is establishing a three-man Executive Committee and a larger Operations Management Committee, which links the operating units directly to the CEO. As a result of the changes, Mr Walgenbach will with immediate effect no longer be an Executive Director of RTL Group's Board of Directors but will remain a Non-Executive Director of the Board. Furthermore, Johannes Züll, Executive Vice President at RTL Group in charge of Internet and New Technologies, will take a management position within RTL Television in Cologne, which is RTL Group's largest single operation.
RTL Group's new Executive Committee is composed of three persons: CEO Didier Bellens, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Bruno Chauvat and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Thomas Rabe. The role of the COO is replaced by an Operations Management Committee, through which the heads of the main operations now report directly to the CEO. This committee ensures group-wide exchange on strategic and operational matters and has eight members: the Executive Committee and the heads of RTL Group's main business divisions and operations: Gerhard Zeiler of RTL Television in Cologne, Nicolas de Tavernost of M6 in Paris, Dawn Airey of Channel 5 in London, Tony Cohen, CEO of RTL Group's production business arm FremantleMedia, as well as Jean-Charles de Keyser, who is responsible for Benelux, Eastern Europe and the radio business.
Didier Bellens commented: "The changed management structure is in line with our stated goal of maintaining an efficient and lean organization within RTL Group. In addition, the Operations Management Committee brings the entrepreneurial spirit of our company to the fore and underlines the international character of our Group. It is based on our experience of close cooperation through different teams, countries and operations. We have worked very hard in the last 18 months to nurture and build a unified pan-European Group, and I thank Ewald Walgenbach sincerely for his vital contribution to this. He has been instrumental in the creation of RTL Group and the development of synergies between TV, radio and worldwide production that give us the edge over our competitors. I also thank Johannes Züll who has made an important contribution to our remarkable success in the world of the Internet and in the development of new businesses."
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With 23 television and 14 radio stations in 8 countries, RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company. The Luxembourg-based media group operates TV channels and radio stations in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg, Spain and Hungary. It is one of the world's leading producers of television content such as game shows and soaps, including "Pop Idols", "Good Times, Bad Times", "Family Feud" and "The Bill". At the same time, with more than 80 websites in a number of European countries, RTL Group is ranked at the top of the new-media sector.
Dawn AireyCEO Channel 5
Dawn Airey (41) joined Central TV in 1985. Within a few years, she rose to the positions of Channel 4 Liaison Officer, Controller of Programme Planning and eventually Director of Programme Planning. In 1993, Airey was appointed ITV's Controller of Network Children's and Daytime Programmes. One year later, she joined Channel 4 as their new Controller of Arts & Entertainment. In 1996, Airey was then appointed Director of Programmes for Channel 5 and became CEO four years later.
Didier Bellens Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Didier Bellens (46) held the post of Deputy General Manager of Pargesa Holding S.A., Geneva until September 1992, when he joined Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. as Managing Director. In March 2000 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CLT-UFA, which later became RTL Group. Mr Bellens is also a director of several companies in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Bruno Chauvat Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Bruno Chauvat (37) started his career as a financial analyst in 1983 covering the media industry. He held several positions in the banking industry and spent four years working for smaller media companies before joining UBS in 1994 as co-head of European media research. In 1997, Chauvat subsequently joined Audiofina as Chief Executive Officer. Tony Cohen CEO Fremantle Media
Tony Cohen (48), worked as a newspaper journalist before joining London Weekend Television in 1979, where he held senior editorial posts. In 1995, he was appointed Managing Director of the Broadcasting Division of Pearson Television. He later became co-chairman of the North American division of Pearson Television, and President of its production operation in Los Angeles. In 2000, he returned to Europe to run the company's worldwide production, and then became CEO of FremantleMedia (formerly known as Pearson Television), RTL Group's production arm.
Jean Charles De Keyser Benelux, Eastern Europe & Radio
Jean Charles De Keyser (52) started as a journalist for RTL Radio Bruxelles in 1970 before taking on the positions of Editor in Chief for RTL Télévision and Managing Director of RTL TVI in Brussels. In 1992 he was appointed Executive Vice President of Bel RTL and in 1997 he took on the position of Managing Director of RTL KLUB in Hungary. De Keyser was subsequently appointed Executive Vice President TV & Radio of CLT-UFA in 2000.
Nicolas de TavernostPrésident du Directoire M6
Nicolas de Tavernost worked as Director of the audiovisual activities at Lyonnaise des Eaux in 1986. One year later he joined M6 as Managing Director and became President of M6 Publicité in 1988. De Tavernost is holding the post of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the M6 Group since the year 2000. He is also Board member of the Métropole Télévision Group and of Club des Girondins.
Thomas Rabe Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Thomas Rabe (34) holds a Diploma and a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cologne. He started his career in 1989 at the European Commission in Brussels. From 1990 to 1996 he held various senior positions at Forrester Norall & Sutton in Brussels as well as the "Treuhandanstalt" and the venture capital fund "Beteiligungsgesellschaft Neue Länder" in Berlin. In 1996, he joined Cedel International as a member of the Management Board and, two years later, as Chief Financial Officer. In 2000, he was appointed CFO of RTL Group.
Gerhard ZeilerGeschäftführer RTL Television
Gerhard Zeiler (46) worked as the press-spokesperson for two Austrian Chancellors between 1983 and 1986. He was then appointed General Secretary of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) in Vienna. In 1991, he joined Tele 5, Munich, as CEO. In the following year Mr. Zeiler took on the same position within RTL 2. He returned to the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation as CEO in 1994 and became CEO of RTL Television in Cologne in 1998.


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Forget buying expensive gourmet pickled peppers, this recipe is outstanding. It was quite easy to prepare, just a little time consuming with all of those peppers to roast! A very good recipe for novice home canners.
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WoW Insider Show Episode 61: Filling the achievement tank
Lots of people have been asking questions about how to get the show, so after the break, I've included an exhaustive guide to how you can get our show nowadays. I apologize to everyone who's had problems so far -- obviously, with the switch from WoW Radio, we've had to deal with some tech roadblocks, but if you check after the break, you should find a way to listen to the show that fits what you want to do.
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Today, the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224 announced that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with ABX Air, Inc. This announcement comes following more than four years of frustration and futility.
The tentative agreement between ABX Air and Teamsters Local 1224 is contingent on two key components: (1) ABX Air and DHL must reach a commercial agreement for airlift and (2) the membership's vote to approve the contract.
"The union's leadership has worked very hard to finalize the provisions established in this contract and we believe the agreement is beneficial to our members as well as DHL and ABX Air," said Local 1224 President Joe Muckle. "The fact is that our struggle may not be over. If ABX Air and DHL aren't able to reach a commercial agreement, all our time and efforts will have been for naught."
The voting deadline for ratification by Teamsters Local 1224 is November 17. It is anticipated that DHL and ABX Air will reach a decision regarding a commercial agreement shortly thereafter.
Local 1224 Secretary Treasurer Tim Jewell said, "Contract negotiations are always about give and take. In this case, we knew it was necessary for the pilot group to make sacrifices to help the company reduce costs so that it could survive and strive for growth. We were able to collectively find common ground on provisions which not only make this contract acceptable to our membership and ABX Air, but also make it appealing to key customers in the industry who demand the exceptional quality of service that ABX Air provides."
Most notable is the language that makes ABX Air competitive as an "ACMI Carrier". This change aligns ABX Air with ATSG's new business model. The agreement also reduces ABX Air's costs while adding greater flexibility. The combination makes the company more competitive in the broader industry, which in turn will better enable ABX Air to provide jobs and potentially speed up the recall of its nearly 400 flight crewmembers on furlough.
"If all of the pieces fall into place, this agreement will mark the end of an injustice for our furloughed crewmembers by releasing severance benefits that were earmarked by DHL over a year ago. The union fought hard on many fronts to create an environment that brought management to the table with an open mind," said Muckle. "The time for fighting is over. We worked together, cooperatively and tirelessly, for the past three months to forge this agreement. Continuing this cooperative relationship is the best way to ensure long-term success for the company."
The flight crewmembers of ABX Air have been flying under the provisions of a contract which was last updated in 2003. Compared to the life of a typical contract in the aviation industry, the tentative agreement reached last week between Local 1224 and ABX Air was long-overdue.
The Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224 is a multi-carrier local which specializes in representing heavy-lift airlines. It represents the flight crewmembers of ABX Air, Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo and Kalitta Air. The union hall is located at the DHL Airpark.


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Keaton Steele earned his second save to back another impressive bullpen outing. |
Feb. 16, 2014
LAKE CHARLES, La. - Senior catcher Dylan Kelly tallied a two-out, two-run double to spark a three-run first inning and the Mizzou baseball team held on to defeat Chicago State, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 16) at Cowboy Diamond. Shane Segovia tallied three hits in the win, giving him five on the weekend despite only starting a pair of games. Keaton Steele picked up his second save of the weekend as he anchored a Tiger bullpen that was sensational on the weekend. In fact, the Tiger relievers combined to throw 12.2 innings, allowing no runs, just two hits and one walk while striking out 11. The Tigers are now 2-1 after the following weekend for the second time in three years. Reliever Ryan Phillips earned his second win of the season, going 1.2 innings, striking out to while not allowing a baserunner.
Kelly went 3-for-4 on the day with a pair of doubles, two runs and drove in two more. Segovia was 3-for-4 as well, scoring a pair of runs with a double. The Tigers tallied three two-out hits in the first to score all three of their runs and their two runs in the eighth also came with two outs. Mizzou had 12 hits in the game, its most since tallying 12 on May 12 at Alabama last season.
Jake Ivory went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Jake Ring went 2-for-4 with his first career run, first career hit and first career double in the win. Steele was sensational as the Tiger closer, throwing the final two innings, not allowing a baserunner while striking out three.
After Tiger starter Jace James retired the Chicago State side on just five pitches in the top of the first, Mizzou jumped on CSU starter Andrew Wellwerts in its half of the first. Logan Pearson tallied a leadoff single and then with two outs, Segovia tallied his third hit of the weekend to put two men on and Kelly laced his double into right center, his first hit of the season, to plate a pair of runs. After a Kendall Keeton walk, Zach Lavy tallied a single to plate Kelly as Mizzou took a 3-0 lead. It was Lavy's first career RBI in Division I baseball.
Chicago State got to James in the top of the second inning as cleanup hitter Jordan Stroschein launched a solo homer off the scoreboard in left field on a 1-2 pitch to lead off the inning. He then allowed a no-out single, but a fielder's choice sandwiched between a pair of flyouts got James through the inning. Mizzou added another run in the bottom of the third as Keeton grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to plate another run as Segovia and Kelly tallied back-to-back hits to open the inning, taking a 4-1 lead.
The Cougars then cut into the Tiger lead with two more runs in the top of the fourth on a single by Julian Russell, but Mizzou tallied a pair of two-out insurance runs to give Mizzou a 6-3 lead headed to the ninth and Steele shut the door on the Cougars in the top of the ninth.
Mizzou will head to Winston Salem, N.C., for another tournament next weekend, featuring Radford, Wake Forest and Cincinnati. For all the latest on Mizzou baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MUTigerBaseball.
- Mizzou now leads the all-time series with Chicago State, 4-0, after Sunday's win.
- Freshman infielder Zach Lavy tallied his first career RBI in the bottom of the first inning on a two-out single into right field.
- Mizzou tallied three two-out hits in the first inning to score all three of their runs in the opening frame.
- Junior Jace James made his first start since April 24 of last season when he earned a loss against Missouri State, giving up two runs in three innings. He went 4.0 innings, allowing three runs.
- Shane Segovia had three hits in the game, moving his season total to five. It took Segovia until March 22 and 34 at-bats to get five hits last season.
- The Mizzou bullpen was phenomenal again on Sunday, working 5.0 innings, allowing just one hit, no walks and no runs while striking out six. For the weekend the bullpen went 12.2 innings, allowing no ERs, two hits and just one walk while striking out 11.
- Mizzou had 12 hits in the game, its most in a nine-inning game since tallying 12 against Alabama on May 12 of last season.
- Jake Ring went 2-for-4 with his first career run, first career hit and first
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