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The Javits-Wagner-O'Day program.
Yoseph Getachew is a customer service representative who is blind. He works under a service contract with Virginia Industries for the Blind at the General Services Administration Customer Supply Center in Franconia, Virginia. Gail Whritenour is a mailroom researcher with cerebral palsy who works under a service contract with Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. Roberta LeBlanc is a packaging and assembly worker who is deaf and blind. She works for the Tandy Wire and Cable Company, having gained work experience on federal contracts performed at the Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth, Texas.
These are just a few examples of the wide variety of work settings and employment options available through today's Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program to people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. With average wages exceeding $6.50 an hour and a growing number of program participants working at federal facilities, it is time to take stock, re-examine old perceptions, and look to the future of this unique federal, state, and local partnership.
The JWOD Program uses the purchasing power of the federal government to generate employment and training opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. It provides a major and stable source of employment-generating contracts for over 600 nonprofit agencies, also known as community rehabilitation programs (CRP's), located throughout the United States. Recent changes in the way the federal government purchases supplies and services are breaking down old distinctions between the government and private sectors. As a result, people with severe disabilities now have a greater access to employment opportunities in a wider range of settings where commercial practices and consumer choice prevail. Rehabilitation professionals and consumers need to be aware of these changes as new vocational options become available through JWOD-participating agencies in their communities.
Historical Perspective
At the beginning of the 20th Century, the production of handcrafted items, particularly brooms, was a significant source of employment for blind people in the United States. In response to legislation enacted by Congress establishing controls over the practice of using prison labor for the production and sale of a range of goods to states and the federal government, the blind community was concerned that its market for brooms and other similar items would be threatened. Peter J. Salmon, Assistant Director of the Industrial Home for the Blind in Brooklyn, New York, together with M. C. Migel, President of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and Robert B. Irwin, Executive Director of AFB, sought to preserve this market as a source of employment for people who are blind and to prevent "ruinous" competition for such business among nonprofit agencies employing blind persons.
After positive discussions with prison officials, labor leaders, industry representatives, and members of Congress, two individuals, Senator Robert E Wagner (D-NY) and Representative Caroline O'Day (D-NY), both deeply interested in issues affecting blind people, agreed to sponsor bills in the Senate and House of Representatives. Both bills were passed and what became known as the Wagner-O'Day Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1938.
The law mandated that the federal government purchase at a fair market price brooms, mops, and "other suitable commodities" from nonprofit agencies employing blind people. Thus, it used the purchasing power of the government as a catalyst for both sustaining and expanding employment opportunities. The law also required that at least 75 percent of a participating organization's direct labor employees be people who are blind.
The new law also established a Presidentially appointed "Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products" to oversee the program and to authorize a central nonprofit agency to facilitate the distribution of orders and perform other related functions. In this regard, a group of representatives from 20 local agencies serving blind people in 11 states met at the American Foundation for the Blind soon after the law was passed. A committee was appointed to address various aspects of the law, and it was out of these discussions that National Industries for the Blind (NIB) was created. NIB was subsequently authorized as the Program's first central nonprofit agency by the Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products.
In 1971, Senator Jacob Javits and a coalition of agencies serving people with a range of severe disabilities spearheaded efforts to expand the WagnerO'Day Act. The resulting Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) permitted nonprofit agencies serving people with "other" severe disabilities to participate in the program and authorized nonprofit agencies to provide not only supplies, but also services to the government.
Among the organizations responsible for seeking expansion of the Wagner-O'Day Act were Goodwill Industries International, the National Easter Seal Society, the American Rehabilitation Association, The ARC, the United Cerebral Palsy Association, and the International Association of Jewish Vocational Services. In 1974, these six groups formed a new organization--National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH)--whose purpose was to support the JWOD Program and seek authorization as a second central nonprofit agency.
The JWOD Team
Under the authority of the JWOD Act, there are three organizations that work, often behind the scenes, to help nonprofit agencies provide supplies and services to the government. Their efforts generate a wide range of vocational opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, which, whenever possible, prepare them to engage in competitive employment. These three organizations are the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the "Committee"), NIB, and NISH (formerly National Industries for the Severely Handicapped).
The Committee is a small, independent federal agency that is part of the Executive Branch. It is composed of 15 Presidentially appointed members, 11 of whom represent governmental agencies (see Fig. 1). In most cases, these representatives are career executives who have a wealth of experience and knowledge about how the federal procurement system works. The remaining four members are private citizens representing the concerns of people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, including those who are employed by the JWOD participating nonprofit agencies associated with either NIB or NISH.
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Among its many responsibilities, the Committee:
* Determines which supplies and services purchased by the federal government must be procured from nonprofit agencies employing persons with severe disabilities;
* Establishes the fair market prices to be paid for these items;
* Oversees compliance of nonprofit agencies with Committee rules and regulations (through onsite reviews of agency operations and other means); and
* Assists federal agencies in expanding their JWOD procurement, thereby creating more employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities.
To help carry out its mandate, the Committee has a full-time staff of 19 located in Arlington, Virginia.
The other two organizations that are part of the JWOD team are NIB and NISH. The JWOD Act directs the Committee to designate "a central nonprofit agency or agencies to facilitate the distribution" of government orders among nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The Committee has designated NIB and NISH to perform this and other functions. They provide a range of consultation and technical assistance services by working closely with government contracting specialists and local nonprofit agencies to match government requirements with the capabilities of the agencies.
NIB and NISH are independent private organizations, not federal entities. Each of the 626 CRP's that participated in the JWOD Program at the end of FY 1997 is affiliated with either NIB or NISH. Major functions carried out by NIB and NISH in conjunction with the JWOD Program are:
* Allocating government orders for JWOD items among participating CRP's;
* Assisting CRP's in developing new JWOD products or services for the Committee's consideration; calculating proposed JWOD prices; addressing production/service provision problems; and complying with Committee regulations; and
* Evaluating and expanding capabilities of CRP's to provide specific supplies and services.
Other key members of the JWOD team are the local CRP's across the country that participate in the program and the individuals with severe disabilities to whom these organizations provide direct services. These organizations are in the majority of cases private, charitable organizations with independent boards of directors. Some state agencies also employ people with severe disabilities under the program. To qualify for participation in JWOD, an agency must be nonprofit and at least 75 percent of the hours of direct labor performed by the agency annually must be performed by people who are blind, in the case of agencies affiliated with NIB, or in the case of agencies affiliated with NISH, by people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. This requirement is to ensure that the JWOD Program serves the intended beneficiaries.
In order to participate in the JWOD Program, CRP's, like other federal contractors, must be able to provide a quality commodity or service, on time, at a fair market price; and like other federal contractors, CRP's must comply with all federal regulatory requirements that govern entities that contract with the federal government. These requirements include, but are not limited to, environmental regulations and Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and wage and hour requirements.
Who Are JWOD's Customers?
The JWOD Program is focused on a subset of the overall population of people with disabilities--those with severe disabilities who need specialized vocational and adaptive skill training, as well as opportunities to develop real-world work experience, thus enabling them to fulfill their potential and, whenever possible, qualify for competitive employment. To be eligible for employment under the program, persons who are blind and those with a severe disability other than blindness must meet one of the following criteria:
* Legal Blindness--central visual acuity that "does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or...visual acuity if better than 20/200... accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees."
* Severe Disability--A severe physical or mental impairment (a residual, limiting condition resulting from an injury, disease, or congenital defect) that so limits the person's functional capabilities (mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, work tolerance, or work skills) that the individual is unable to engage in normal competitive employment over an extended period of time.
Medical documentation for an individual's eligibility under one of the above definitions must be provided by a qualified professional.
In a 1996 survey of individuals with severe disabilities employed on JWOD jobs, over 50 percent had primary disabilities of mental retardation (32%) or mental illness (21%). People who are blind or visually impaired comprised 16 percent of the JWOD population. An estimated one-third of the people employed through the JWOD Program have multiple disabling conditions with secondary disabilities such as physical impairments (23%), mental retardation (16%) and mental illness (22%).(1)
JWOD's Accomplishments--A Status Report
Although JWOD has always been a national program, FY 1994 marked the first year in which nonprofit agencies in every state and the District of Columbia held JWOD contracts. Of the 626 CRP's that furnished JWOD supplies and services in FY 1997, 547 were associated with NISH and 79 were associated with NIB.
The number of people served by the JWOD Program has increased steadily over the years (see Fig. 2) and it continues to grow. In FY 1997, the JWOD Program generated employment opportunities for 31,819 people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The number of hours worked by program participants in FY 1997 totaled 26 million, while wages paid to JWOD workers with severe disabilities totaled $172.6 million. The average hourly wage was $6.64, an increase of approximately 4.5 percent over FY 1996 (see Fig. 3). This trend is expected to continue as efforts to partner with federal agencies seeking to contract out for higher paying service jobs bear fruit. Figure 4 illustrates the distribution of JWOD work in each state, broken out by the number of employees with severe disabilities, the number of hours worked by those employees, and wages paid.
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Figure 4
JWOD Impact By State
JWOD JWOD DIRECT JWOD State WORKERS LABOR HOURS WAGES ALABAMA 453 526,333 $3,277,493 ALASKA 144 146,321 1,314,801 ARIZONA 443 316,605 1,998,199 ARKANSAS 339 233,843 1,280,599 CALIFORNIA 2,275 2,266,041 18,326,918 COLORADO 465 401,927 2,453,287 CONNECTICUT 516 223,287 878,229 DELAWARE 11 7,135 46,722 D.C. 589 561,823 3,962,141 FLORIDA 1,476 1,386,076 8,532,806 GEORGIA 744 700,801 4,438,396 HAWAII 193 204,882 1,397,190 IDAHO 339 154,087 848,571 ILLINOIS 993 690,144 4,693,576 INDIANA 285 195,669 7,236,354 IOWA 60 71,572 504,956 KANSAS 162 142,402 838,281 KENTUCKY 393 153,520 930,356 LOUISIANA 577 574,905 3,242,165 MAINE 52 56,044 309,612 MARYLAND 1,517 1,227,784 8,358,148 MASSACHUSETTS 473 386,445 2,567,888 MICHIGAN 837 499,710 3,286,325 MINNESOTA 706 964,960 5,855,431 MISSISSIPPI 926 815,268 4,944,654 MISSOURI 743 480,464 2,774,366 MONTANA 224 119,914 405,208 NEBRASKA 276 216,517 1,002,033 NEVADA 51 61,911 507,368 NEW HAMPSHIRE 88 43,468 333,420 NEW JERSEY 250 256,446 1,987,731 NEW MEXICO 500 365,807 2,315,765 NEW YORK 1,545 1,319,946 12,985,539 NORTH CAROLINA 910 844,903 5,472,321 NORTH DAKOTA 142 115,876 653,070 OHIO 1,049 705,307 5,216,136 OKLAHOMA 645 388,666 2,389,940 OREGON 340 255,238 1,982,607 PENNSYLVANIA 1,475 1,060,525 5,031,214 RHODE ISLAND 167 136,731 1,203,460 SOUTH CAROLINA 571 283,506 1,747,372 SOUTH DAKOTA 430 299,797 1,765,311 TENNESSEE 392 213,096 1,205,148 TEXAS 2,632 2,333,693 14,151,492 UTAH 292 201,882 1,194,575 VERMONT 14 9,733 103,111 VIRGINIA 2,282 1,946,418 13,898,195 WASHINGTON 733 678,155 4,841,792 WEST VIRGINIA 242 271,541 1,824,116 WISCONSIN 809 428,601 2,272,399 WYOMING 49 41,905 368,322
From its inception in 1938, when only mops and brooms were produced, the JWOD Program has undergone significant change and expansion. Today, over 4,000 supplies and services are furnished to federal customers by participating nonprofit agencies. The supplies include office products, textiles, medical supplies, and wood and metal products. They range from pads of self-stick removable notes to suture removal kits for VA medical centers and camouflage clothing for the military.
JWOD service contracts provide a variety of employment opportunities in a wide range of work settings. Functions performed under such contracts include administrative support, food services, laundry and dry cleaning, grounds maintenance, shelf stocking, janitorial service, and microfiche reproduction. Under the JWOD Program, people with severe disabilities are entering data into computers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, performing mailroom services at the Department of Energy, and operating switchboards at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This work is performed onsite in government facilities and often involves working closely with federal staff. The recent development of an agreement for the provision of temporary administrative support services to federal agencies has also added new opportunities and greater flexibility to the program.
New Challenges and Opportunities Amidst Federal Procurement Reform
In meeting its goal of using the federal procurement system to generate employment and training opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, the JWOD Program brings together the government's procurement system and the nation's vocational rehabilitation programs. The passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990 signified changing attitudes about the capabilities, rights, and responsibilities of people with disabilities. A more recent piece of legislation, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, also affected the JWOD Program by significantly altering the government's procurement system. This combination of changing policies--regarding consumer choice in vocational rehabilitation and federal procurement--creates some challenges for the JWOD Program but is also releasing new energy and leading to expanded opportunities for JWOD participants.
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act is an outgrowth of the National Performance Review, which the Clinton Administration initiated in 1993 under the leadership of Vice President Gore. Its stated goal is "... to make the entire federal government both less expensive and more efficient, and to change the culture of our National bureaucracy away from complacency and entitlement and toward initiative and empowerment."(2) When it came to reforming the federal government's procurement system, the National Performance Review recommended that rigid procurement rules and government unique specifications be replaced with more flexible guidelines and an increased emphasis on commercial standards and partnerships with the private marketplace.
The JWOD Program was also scrutinized as part of the National Performance Review, which recognized JWOD's vital role as an employment and training program targeted to a group of Americans facing an unemployment rate that exceeds 65 percent. As a result of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, however, the JWOD Program is now on a new playing field full of both challenge and opportunity.
For example, the new procurement law simplifies purchasing procedures, thereby facilitating the use of a government-sponsored credit card by hundreds of thousands of federal employees. Many of these new users are "program" employees with little experience in procurement and often no knowledge of the existence or purpose of the JWOD Program. Thus, instead of buying office supplies at competitive, and often lower, prices through JWOD's authorized government and commercial distributors, some government workers are beginning to buy them from nonauthorized retailers selling similar, but non-JWOD, items. In the "reinventing government" atmosphere, JWOD is working hard to inform a new population of government buyers about its benefits and to explore ways of increasing their access to JWOD supplies.
Military downsizing and the goal of both the National Performance Review and Congressional reforms to reduce the government's civilian labor force threaten JWOD sales and, thus, jobs, for people with disabilities who produce JWOD supplies. On the other hand, this very reduction in the government labor pool is creating new opportunities for the provision of services to federal agencies. As the personnel reductions take place, some agencies are "contracting out" for the services they can no longer provide in-house. The increased opportunities in areas such as switchboard operation, customer service, grounds maintenance, and copy and mailroom services holds considerable potential for community rehabilitation programs to train individuals with severe disabilities for work in new settings.
Strengthening Partnerships For the Future
While addressing both the challenges and opportunities created by federal procurement reforms, the Committee has not ignored the changes taking place in the vocational rehabilitation community. It established a Subcommittee on the Future to assess the effects of those changes on the JWOD Program and the people it serves as well as to increase collaboration between federal and state rehabilitation officials and staff of the JWOD team.
As a result of this effort, the JWOD Program is seeking to communicate more effectively with other vocational rehabilitation organizations about the full range of options available to persons with severe disabilities through NIB- and NISH-associated CRP's participating in the JWOD Program. Many NIB and NISH associates have aggressive programs for placement in competitive employment as well as other transitional training and employment options that include both supported and facility-based employment. As a consequence, referrals of people with severe disabilities to NIB- and NISH-associated agencies in most cases will provide such individuals with a range of choices, as opposed to the sole option of facility-based employment.
To expedite dialogue with other groups in the vocational rehabilitation community and clarify the Committee's position on the need for consumer choice and a variety of employment options--including those offered through JWOD--for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, the Subcommittee on the Future recommended and the Committee adopted a policy statement titled "Support of Employment Options For People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled" (Fig. 5). This policy statement established a foundation for discussion with other groups about JWOD options and the types of vocational rehabilitation organizations that receive JWOD contracts. Work on this policy statement, which was developed in consultation with staff of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), also led to the development of a new RSA Technical Assistance Circular on working relationships with JWOD CRP's. In addition to citing the importance of more traditional extended employment services for transitional job training or as a valid consumer choice for longer term employment, the circular gives specific examples of JWOD employment opportunities that meet criteria under the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 for competitive employment in integrated settings.
Figure 5 POLICY STATEMENT
In 1938, Congress created what is now called the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program to generate jobs for people who are blind or have severe disabilities by enabling them to provide necessary products and services to the federal government. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled was created to administer the JWOD Program by working in partnership with community rehabilitation programs and the state-federal vocational rehabilitation system. This unique partnership between the federal government and state and private agencies has achieved a number of well-documented benefits for people with disabilities: stable jobs, competitive wages, good working conditions, potential for upward mobility, placement assistance into competitive employment, increased sense of self-worth, and a choice of career alternatives.
The opportunity to exercise freedom of choice with respect to employment options should be afforded to people with disabilities just as it is to other Americans. Persons who are blind or severely disabled have widely divergent abilities, backgrounds, levels of education, and aspirations; their interests and capabilities may change over time. A variety of options is therefore necessary for the accommodation of individual needs.
The Committee urges that the importance of providing diverse vocational opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities be recognized and reflected in both policy and practice at the federal, state and local levels. Based on its experience with such programs, the Committee views the community rehabilitation program model, which offers a range of employment-related and other assistance, as a particularly viable approach to accomplishing the goal of providing diverse opportunities. By supporting organizations that as a group or as individual service providers offer a full array of options, public and private funding agencies should assure the maximum possible benefits for Americans with disabilities.
Another outgrowth of work done by the Subcommittee on the Future was a formal policy statement on membership of people who are blind or have other severe disabilities on CRP governing boards. The policy statement emphasized the important contributions which the individuals served by CRP's can make and urged CRP's which had not already adopted such policies to do so.
The members of the JWOD team--the Committee, NIB, NISH, and JWOD participating CRP's--invite all interested parties to assist in capitalizing on the changes now occurring and in exploring additional and more diverse vocational opportunities for Americans with severe disabilities. Professionals, consumers, and students involved with vocational rehabilitation issues and the employment needs of people with severe disabilities are urged to request a listing of the JWOD participating agencies in their state and to schedule a visit. The Committee's Annual Report provides a complete listing of NIB- and NISH-associated CRP's currently employing people with severe disabilities through JWOD contracts. It also provides more detailed information about JWOD and its participants. To request the Committee's Annual Report or further information about the work of the Committee, NIB, or NISH, please visit the Committee's web site (http://www.jwod.gov) or contact a member of the JWOD team:
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled:
Robert Hartt, Program Analyst Kimberly Zeich, Public Affairs Specialist (703) 603-7740 Crystal Gateway 3, Room 310 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302
National Industries for the Blind: Patricia Beattie, Director, Public Policy and Consumer Relations (703) 998-0770 1901 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1727
NISH: East Regional Office (CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV) Philip Saulnier Executive Director (703) 560-6610 Dunn Loring, Virginia
North/Central Regional Office (IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, OH, WI) Martin Williams Executive Director (847) 699-8890 Des Plaines, Illinois
Northwest Regional Office (AK, ID, MT, NE, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY) Susan Milstein Executive Director (206) 285-6160 Seattle, Washington
South/Central Regional Office (AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX) Ed Arnold Executive Director (817) 649-5419 Arlington, Texas
South Regional Office (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VI) Jon Higginbotham Executive Director (770) 424-9093 Marietta, Georgia
West Regional Office (AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT, Guam & American Samoa) David Dubinsky Executive Director (510) 417-6880 Pleasanton, California
[1.] Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1996). Unpublished preliminary results from "Benefit/Cost Analysis of the JWOD Program." Study is in progress and final report is expected to be published by December 1999.
[2.] Gore, Albert (1993), Creating a government that works better & costs less, Report of the National Performance Review, Executive Summary, Preface.
[3.] LeFevre, Robert (1966), The Story of the Wagner O'Day Act, National Industries for the Blind.
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Sharada Dwivedi
|Sharada Dwivedi
|c. 1942
Mumbai, India
|6 February 2012 (aged 69-70)
Mumbai, India
|Alma mater
|Sydenham College
|Known for
|Historical books
|Home town
|Bhagirath Dwivedi
|Radhika Dwivedi
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Sharada Dwivedi (c. 1942 – 6 February 2012)[1] was a Mumbai-based historian and researcher. She had authored several books on the history and culture of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). She was also on the panel on the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. Among her most famous works was Bombay, the Cities Within (1995).[2]
Dwivedi completed her schooling at Queen Mary's in Mumbai and then graduated from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics from the University of Mumbai. She then followed it up with a degree in Library Science from Mumbai University and training in reference work in Paris.[2]
Dwivedi subjects included art, architecture, interiors, heritage, conservation and the traditions of cuisine and beauty.[2]
|Bombay, the Cities Within
|Banganga, Sacred Tank
|Fort Walks
|Anchoring a City Line the History of the Western Suburban Railway and its Headquarters in Bombay
|The Jehangir Art Gallery
|The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind
|Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet, Indian Traditions in Beauty and Health
In addition, she had written numerous articles on conservation and urban issues on Mumbai. Among the other books that she has authored include:[2]
- Lives of the Indian Princes (1984)
- Reach for the Stars (1993) – the corporate history of Blue Star Ltd
- The Broken Flute (1994) – a children's novel
- The Maharaja (1999)
- A Celebration of Style (2000) Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosia.
She was actively involved in several conservation projects in Mumbai, and has served as a member of the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. She was a member of the Executive Committees of the Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI), the Kala Ghoda Association, and was a consultant to the Bombay Collaborative.[2]
In the early 90s disgruntled with how authors were not being paid their fair dies she started her own publishing company - Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. which has gone on to produce over 30 titles on a variety of subjects from Bombay history, art and architecture to cookery, beauty and film. Her book 'Almond Eyes & Lotus Feet-' authored with Shalini Devi Holkar went on to be published by Harper Collins in the US.
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Very enjoyable experience
Had a great time. Pretty much concur with the previous post. We also had a King room on the third floor, but I thought the bathroom was rather large. I guess its whatever you are used to. The location of the hotel was perfect, right on the California cable car line, and one block up from the Powell line. Our room had a limited view of the financial district, but I guess that's what you can expect when you book through Expedia. Our room was very quiet, and both my wife and I slept very well. We'll definitely stay at the Mark Hopkins again when we return, but maybe pay for a room with a better view.
Lovely place
I used Tripadvisor extensively to find the right hotel for my trip to San Francisco this week. Based upon the reviews, I chose the Mark Hopkins. I was not disappointed. The service and friendliness of the staff was wonderful! The Top of the Mark was renovated (updated) with a DJ on duty. The views were wonderful. The drinks were overpriced ($4 for a cup of coffee). The hotel limo was a great plus. I used it every day. The room was a king on the 3rd floor. It was of the same quality as similar 4 star hotels, nothing special. Of note: the bathroom was all marble, but it was small and the bath products were not special.
The rooms had doorbells and the air conditioner control panel had a "clean the room" and "privacy" button that goes to housekeeping, so no need to put the sign on the door. Warning: be sure to get a room high up or in the rear. The cable line in front of the hotel is cute until you have to listen to the bells, traffic, and the whistling of the bell boys all night. I couldn't sleep all night, so at 6 a.m., I asked for earplugs. The guy on the phone said if I want to move, he can move me to the 5th floor immediately. I was happy. Within 10 minutes, someone was at my room to help me pack. I was settled in my new room by 6:30.
The view from the rear was not as nice as the front, but it was very peaceful and I was very happy. The room is the same as other similar hotels, but what will bring me back to the Mark Hopkins is the service.
Absolutely Fabulous! Worth every cent!
This is one first class hotel! We just got back from staying at the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental for a week and we were treated like kings and queens! We had a lovely buffet breakfast included with our romance package and the room service was top-notch too! We can't say enough about this fabulous hotel--just breathtaking! You will want to stay here when visiting S.F. When we visit there next time we will surely be staying at the top of the Nob Hill!
Mark Hopkins was outstanding!
First trip to San Francisco. Lodged at the Mark Hopkins, Club Floor level. Continential Breakfast each morning. Had 2 elderly relatives with us and they greatly enjoyed latter. The staff is exceptional--extremely professional, friendly. Rooms are large---travel quite frequently, and the Mark Hopkins is a must for lodging!
True pampering...1st class hotel
We spent 3 nites at the "Mark" and I cannot think of a better place to begin a honeymoon. First of all they upgraded us into a corner suite with a spectacular view of the city..and I cannot overstate the magnificence of looking out of a glassed-in balcony on the 15th floor and seeing the TranAmerican Building as if it were next door. The staff were kind, knowlegeable and a pleasure to deal with. We had a meal on the top floor (TOP OF THE MARK) and were very satisfied with the food and with the danceable jazz music which followed. Even the bellmen were exceptional. If you are looking for a resplendant hotel which harkens back to the golden years of solid woods and courteous smiles, please give this place a try.
Pure elegance
The Mark Hopkins is superb; elegant surroundings, perfect service, excellent cuisine. Number One Nob Hill is the best location in town.
And you can't miss the incomparable view of the city from the Top of the Mark lounge. We appreciated the fact that the hotel does not cater to conventions and is small enough that you really do feel well looked after by the staff. Rooms are elegant and feature all the expected amenities. Simply the best place to stay in San Francisco.
We arrived at a late hour and received wonderful service, exquisite room service . The room was perfect , a decent view and beautifully appointed, fabulous bed- so good that I had to see what brand the mattress was! Beautiful linens, the service from everyone we encountered was charming and perfect. The food from room service was so good that we dined in our room more than we went out- and that is amazing in a city with the restaurant quality of SF. Everyone went out of their way to accommodate us. I will never stay anywhere else in SF.
Nice on Nob Hill
The Mark Hopkins is a nice hotel at a good location for a visit to San Francisco. Two cable car lines run by the hotel, often saving you a walk up the very steep Nob Hill on top of which it sits. If you are there for more than a day or two, go to the SF Visitor Center and get a multi-day transportation pass: very good bargain and it counts for bus, street car and muni too.We paid for a classic room via Expedia at a great price. On arrival, I asked for a nice view, and they first asked for $50 a day extra (!!!) for an upper level room. When I balked at the 3rd floor selection for the "classic" price I paid, the clerk said something about us being there for a week and put us on the 11th floor at "not extra charge." Thanks, I guess.I was pleased to learn that hotel guests no longer have to pay the $10 cover for the famous Top of the Mark bar. Nonetheless, we visited it only once. It was nice, but $6.50 for an Anchor Steam beer is a bit steep, even with the view.The classic room was average size for an American hotel. Maybe it is bigger by San Fran standards, but this was our first visit to the city, so I'm not sure. It was very clean, well furnished and kept clean daily. Great towels and robes. Coffee pot in room with decent coffee refreshed daily. The staff was generally very friendly, although one concierge chided me that the Alcatraz tour boat "was not that busy right now" when I suggested a questioning guest get a ticket a day or so ahead of his planned tour. Hey, what do I know? I was only there two days before when it was sold out for that day and 1/2 the next. The Mark is conveniently located (3-4 blocks downhill) for shopping at the nice shops and restaurants at the nearby Union Square area. The more touristy things at the Wharf are a 15 minute cable car ride away, if the first car to pass is not full. (They run about 10-15 minutes apart and are often full) Otherwise, it is probably a $10 cab ride to the Wharf. The hotel website says it offers a hotel car during ride from SFO was about $38 plus tip. We did the return to SFO via a shuttle arranged by the concierge that runs every 1/2 hour for only $12 per person. It stopped at three other hotels on the way, but we were not in a rush, so it was a nice arrangement for us. It was, however, full to the gills.If I return (and it's a great city to visit), I would shop the entire Union Square and Nob Hill area for a hotel. All in that area appear nice. I would return to the Mark if the price were right, but I would not hesitate to try any of the other fine hotels in the area. We also found the Mark convenient to several car rental places in the Union Square area. See nearby Geary St/Mason St area for several choices. Hit the wine country to the north if you want (and it was quite nice), but don't miss a trip south to Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach and Big Sur. Start early and you can hit all or most of those southern spots in a day.
Old World Unstuffy Modern Elegance
What a nice hotel. The staff were friendly and willing to do anything to help make guests comfortable. Hospitality is the hotel's strength. Despite being a very old hotel, the amenities are wonderful, the rooms modern, and the restaurants outstanding. Very quiet, relaxing hotel, with a firm mattress, quiet rooms, panoramic views. We've stayed at Ritz Carltons, Four Seasons, etcetera... this hotel was our favorite thus far.. the staff were SO friendly, remembered our names even. Room service orders often took less than 15 minutes.. everyone bent over backwards to ensure we knew where to go, when, what to do, and were comfortable whle doing it. The "house limo" was a wonderful touch, included, and we had a great time while the driver showed us around the city (we tipped everyone well, since they were so nice). World-class hotel, old-world elegance.. charming to say the least. $265 nightly included breakfast for two, parking daily... and a suite that overlooked Alcatraz and the rest of the bay from the 15th floor.
Mark Hopkins Intercontinental was the greatest hotel I've ever stayed in SF.
All staff know what is the "customer service" and
I was very impressed by not only its beautiful interior and outward but also by their professionalism.
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Joe McKnight and Braylon Edwards are suddenly out of work, surprising cuts by the New York Jets on Monday.
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For McKnight, a backup running back and the team's primary kick returner the past two seasons, it's the latest setback in a tumultuous summer. Edwards' departure in his third stint with the Jets could put his career in jeopardy.
''Both those guys, both Joe and Braylon, had tremendous moments for us,'' coach Rex Ryan said. ''They contributed a lot to our franchise, without question, but we're trying to move forward.''
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The Jets released tight end Hayden Smith on Monday night after placing running back Mike Goodson on the active/non-football injury/illness list.
McKnight, the team's fourth-round draft pick in 2010, was involved in a series of incidents this summer that included an arrest for unpaid traffic warrants, a concussion, migraine headaches, a few questionable posts on Twitter and some tension with the media.
He was active for the first time this preseason on Saturday night after being sidelined by a concussion, but did not play.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, McKnight said he didn't feel comfortable about his roster status.
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''I have to get on the field this week, these next two games, and then prove something,'' he said last Tuesday. ''I've got to make sure these next few practices and these last two preseason games are real good. I've just got to get out there on the field and make some plays. I just need to do this.''
He never made it onto the playing field against the Giants, even on kickoffs, which seemed curious at the time. McKnight has two career kickoff returns for touchdowns, including a team-record 107-yard return in 2011 that stands as the longest play in Jets history.
Kyle Wilson, Clyde Gates, Jeremy Kerley and even Antonio Cromartie might now serve as the team's kick returners.
In May, McKnight angrily responded to speculation that his time with the Jets could soon be up, saying: ''They'll have to kill me to take my spot.''
McKnight didn't pass his conditioning test the day before the team reported for training camp to SUNY Cortland last month, but did so the next day. He was arrested in New Jersey on a day off from camp last month for outstanding traffic warrants, and later released on bail.
McKnight then injured his head during practice - he confirmed it was a concussion although the Jets never officially called it a concussion - and was cleared to return a few days later, wearing a red no-contact jersey.
He refused to answer questions that day about the concussion or arrest, repeatedly saying, ''I'm not getting into that right now.''
Two weeks ago, McKnight was carted to the locker room, wearing an oxygen mask, after banging his head on the ground during a play. He had taken a knee three times on his way to the field earlier that day while dealing with a migraine headache.
Later that morning, he angrily responded on Twitter to someone he thought was a reporter who wrote that he should get released.
The final straw for the Jets might have come last week when McKnight, refusing to speak to the media, gave a reporter one of the team-issued media ''bridges'' cards that was given to players with suggested talking points for interviews.
''I'm over it all, but for what's going on, I know who my enemies are and who's with me,'' he told the AP last week. ''I've just got to address those people accordingly.''
Edwards was dealing with a leg injury that kept him out of the team's preseason game against the Giants on Saturday night. Edwards was signed just before training camp began last month, marking his third tenure with the Jets.
He had been given rest days throughout camp as a precaution after dealing with recent knee issues, but the Jets appear to have moved on.
The team signed Mohamed Massaquoi last week to add depth to the receiving group, and had two catches for 36 yards while Edwards wasn't active.
The 30-year-old Edwards played his first four seasons in Cleveland, and was acquired by the Jets in 2009. He signed with San Francisco as a free agent in 2011, and was claimed late last season off waivers by the Jets from Seattle.
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Posted 20 May 2013 - 01:05 AM
Lajwanti of village Lajpur was a young, demure, and lively woman. Sarita, her neighbor, asked her once, on seeing her with a gentleman, "What is your relationship with the gentleman who accompanied you?"
Lajwanti replied, "I will neither tell you his name nor my relations with him. I will, however, reveal that his mother-in-law and my mother-in-law are mother and daughter." How were these two related to each other?
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Posted 20 May 2013 - 03:54 PM
First I thought that she was with her sister-in-law's son's wife. However, that would have been if order didn't matter. Upon re-reading it, I am going to have to go with she is with her father-in-law.
Posted 03 June 2013 - 08:26 AM
I think I finally see where the answer comes from, but couldn't it also be interpreted that Lajwanti's mother in law is a sibling of the gentlemen's wife, thereby making the gentlemen an uncle-in-law toward Lajwanti (if that makes sense)?
I've thought about this one for awhile, so I might just be over-thinking it.
Posted 04 June 2013 - 04:51 AM
here is a poorly drawn sketch of what i feel the problem means. I would be interested in the family tree of what you mean. It is possible, but i would like the visual to help it make sense.
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Mitochondrial diversity in two herring species. Neighbor-joining trees from GTR+I+Γ distances (a) from cyt-b data only (1131 bp) (b) from concatenated cyt-b+CR data (1617 bp). The numbers are observed frequencies of haplotypes found in multiple individuals; haplotypes shared between localities are indicated with asterisks. Color codes refer to population groups as in Figure 1, core haplotypes A-D as in Figure 3.
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Finish the month 12-4
And own Jennings
Hope Ersan goes berserk, but we still win easily
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Over/under 35% shooting combined from both backcourts.
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We bet not lose to the Bucks again and I hope the team is taking this very serious this time.
Boozer a game-time decision due to a hamstring injury via roto
- Via the eye testTaj Gibson's jumpshot is a game-time decision as well - still broken
In all seriousness, if Boozer is out Taj really needs to step up offensively, and this may in fact be his chance to do so.
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It has been more than 50 years since members of the Angel Wheels Auto Club have met as a group. On Friday, July 18, 2014, ten of the original 40-plus members, and their guests, attended a reunion at Sames and Cook in Mt. Gilead during the Sweet Corn Festival.
Angel Wheels Auto Club was formed in 1957 during the hot rodding enthusiast scene that was sweeping the nation. The intent of the group, when it was formed, was to make hot rodding "more acceptable to the older folks," according to President Larry Wood.
Wood explained that when he was a junior in high school he lived across the street from what is now the Town Pump. He said that he leased the building which was then a SOHIO station and he ran the club there along with Rick Callahan.
The club eventually built a 12-car garage building at Charlie Evan's dad's property from the cement block from a body shop that burned down.
Wood relayed a story of how the young men were able to find out how fast their cars could go with the help of a Mt. Gilead police officer who used to run the speed check equipment, which back then were two strips that were laid on the ground. The group went out to Westpoint to calculate their speed. "It was all fun until the State Trooper came along and told us we couldn't do it," recalled Marion Newman laughing.
The group encouraged drag racing at drag strips but not street racing. They reminisced about how if a member got a speeding ticket they would then have to pay the same amount in fees to the club.
In the late 1950's and early 1960's members of the group could be found helping stranded motorists with repairing their vehicles, doing safety inspections on cars at local high school and churches and other endeavors which created a positive outlook towards young car enthusiast.
When a stranded motorist was assisted by one of the club members, they were given a card which let them know they had been assisted by an Angel Wheels Club member.
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"I wish we would have held this reunion ten years ago" said Jim Campbell. "Many from our group have passed away, but I am glad we finally did this."
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The Florida Surfing Association is giving disabled children the chance to do something that many of us take for granted, swim and surf in the water.
More than 50 children who are either deaf and or blind are taking to the water as part of the program. The kids are from Florida's School for the Deaf and Blind out of Saint Augustine. The event is called the Silent Surfer program.
Organizer and President of the Florida Surfing Association, Paul West says many deaf and blind students think surfing is a closed door, but teams of volunteers are working together to make it possible.
"Many of the kids have never been to the beach before, much less been in the ocean," said West. "And, of course have even surfed. So, I think today really develops their self-esteem."
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Coimbatore: Students of biotechnology will be able to interact with research scientists at a seminar on advances in biological sciences, to be organised at the Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, here on Tuesday.
A release said the seminar, `Biosummit 2006', was being organised for the third consecutive year. The department would also organise a workshop on techniques in animal tissue culture from August 10 to 16. S. Mokkapati, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, would inaugurate the seminar. During the technical sessions, there would be lectures by Bhuvdev C. Das, Director, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh and V. M. Katoch, Director, National Jalma Institute for Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra.


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Marc J. Spears: NBA says Blazers center Joel Freeland & Pistons forward Shawne Williams have been suspended 1 game without pay for head-butting each other. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo
Joe Freeman: Williams and Freeland have been ejected after video review by officials. Twitter @BlazerFreeman
Joe Freeman: After looking at video review on jumbotron, Williams initiated the contact by cursing at and head-butting Freeland. He merely responded. Twitter @BlazerFreeman
Joe Freeman: During review, Joel Freeland was shown on jumbotron and Robin Lopez lifted his arm like a prizefighter. Crowd went nuts. Twitter @BlazerFreeman
Kerry Eggers: Terry Stotts on Joel Freeland: "i liked the way he stood up for his teammate. And i liked the way the fans stood up for Joel." Twitter @kerryeggers
"We're a little thin up front," Van Gundy said. "Shawne played very well in Miami this year. He's a guy who comes on a value contract and he's got a non-guaranteed contract for next year, so it gives us a lot of flexibility and it's one of those moves that helps us right now, going forward, over the last 25 games and also gives us an asset and that's what we're into. We're trying to get better, we're trying to acquire assets. I think Shawne fits in both categories." NBA.com
Van Gundy held an informal coaches summit at the team practice facility last summer and he invited Mike D'Antoni, a coach he credits with doing much to revolutionize the modern NBA with his heavy emphasis on a pick-and-roll foundation and putting four shooters on the perimeter, to join the group. Against the Pistons on Nov. 29, 2013, Williams scored 20 points to help the Lakers win as he hit 6 of 13 3-point shots at The Palace. "We were just talking about the guys he'd coached and, unsolicited, he spoke really, really highly of Shawne from his year with him last year – his attitude, his work ethic and what he thought of him as a player," Van Gundy said. "That's been in my mind all along. I thought he played well for Miami early this year and when he was out there at waiver time, (general manager) Jeff (Bower) and I started talking about him and put in the claim now knowing if we'd be the team that ended up getting him. This is another good move for us. We just want to put together as many good moves as we can, even if they're small ones." NBA.com
Van Gundy views Williams as a stretch four and said his acquisition doesn't have any impact on Quincy Miller, signed to a 10-day contract on Saturday, calling Miller "a developmental guy we're looking at to see where we want to go. Shawne's more of a guy we think can play right now. He's a guy that should be ready to go and throw in an NBA game right now." NBA.com
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has waived forward Shawne Williams, who was acquired Feb. 19 from the Miami Heat along with Norris Cole and Justin Hamilton as part of a three-team trade. Williams, 6 feet 9, 230 pounds, appeared in 44 games (22 starts) this season for Miami, averaging 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game. NBA.com
There are several names the Griz might consider, including Memphis native Shawne Williams, who is expected to receive a buyout after being traded from Phoenix to New Orleans. Williams shot 39.5 percent from 3-point range in 44 appearances for Miami this season. Memphis Commercial Appeal
Miami HEAT President Pat Riley announced today that they have acquired brothers Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic from the Phoenix Suns in part of a three-team trade involving the New Orleans Pelicans. Phoenix received Danny Granger and two future first round draft picks from Miami and John Salmons from New Orleans while the Pelicans received Norris Cole, Justin Hamilton and Shawne Williams from the HEAT. NBA.com
The Phoenix Suns today completed a deal to acquire two future first-round draft picks from the Miami Heat. The Suns also received forward/guard Danny Granger from Miami and forward John Salmons, who will be waived, from the New Orleans Pelicans in the three-team trade. As part of the deal, the Suns send guards Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic to the Heat and the Pelicans receive guard Norris Cole, center Justin Hamilton and forward Shawne Williams from Miami. The Suns received Miami's 2017 first-round pick (protected to seven) and Miami's unprotected 2021 first-round pick as part of the deal. NBA.com
John Reid: Shawne Williams expected to waived. Twitter @JohnReid64
Dwyane Wade: Losing teammates to trades or FA is never easy. I wanna thank Big Ham,Shawne Williams and Danny Granger for coming here to Miami and buying Twitter @DwyaneWade
Jason Lieser: The Heat trade appears to be Williams, Cole & Hamilton to NO; Granger & 2 firsts to PHX. Miami gets Dragics from Suns. No official word yet. Twitter @PBPjasonlieser
Ken Berger: Pelicans indeed will waive Shawne Williams, acquired in massive Goran Dragic trade. Norris Cole to New Orleans and John Salmons to Phoenix. Twitter @KBergCBS
Adrian Wojnarowski: New Orleans plans to buyout the contract of Shawne Williams, league source tells Yahoo Sports. That adds another good shooter to market. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
Jason Lieser: If Shawne Williams is gone-- That guy was nothing but great to deal with. Always cool. Twitter @PBPjasonlieser
Adrian Wojnarowski: As part of massive deal, Miami sends Shawne Williams to New Orleans, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
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Lady Gaga's two-day concert this week at the Mall of Asia Arena was all about stars and spikes, bubbles and unicorns. Her fans, collectively known as the Little Monsters, came in outlandish costumes, outdoing each other as they watched their Mother Monster perform in a complex castle stage.
For these Little Monsters, "The Born This Way Ball" was about creativity and craziness—never mind comfort.
One fan in the mosh pit watched the two-hour show—in sculpted body armor. Another was in a bubble dress (actually made up of balloons, or condoms?), similar to what Lady Gaga wore on a previous Monster Ball tour and on the cover of Rolling Stone.
We also saw mega-chunky platform shoes in suede, animal print, and leather with serious spikes. There were also visor shades decked with crystals and glass, masks made of broken mirrors, slashed fishnet stockings, and finger-less leather gloves with spikes.
The Arena became a sea of colored wigs, the most we've seen in any Manila concert.
We spotted what looked like DIY-studded statement jackets. One was a black denim with "Judas" outlined in pearls, another was airbrushed with a gold unicorn and "Born This Way" in block letters. Both are titles of Lady Gaga's controversial songs.
Some took inspiration from her music videos, like the guy in silver overalls—reminiscent of the spandex catsuit in "Bad Romance." A girl used yellow "caution" police-line tape as headband. Several concert goers donned origami-like headpieces patterned after the iconic blue one in "Telephone."
The more daring Monsters wore barely-there bondage outfits, like Gaga did in the "Edge of Glory" video.
Lady Gaga opened "The Born This Way Ball" in an Armani black leotard with spikes and sequins, in matching thigh-high boots and elaborate headpiece.
She also wore what looked like a "Gaga-fied" terno, a long latex gown in nude with giant butterfly sleeves, and a mini cutout dress with quilted details, also with structured terno-like butterfly sleeves.
American Vogue called Lady Gaga "Our Lady of Pop." She is known for her weird, wild and often criticized fashion—which inspires fans to go over the top, dress up in odd materials, and raise their "paws" up to her songs.
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