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NEW DELHI: New Finance Minister Jaswant Singh's may want to pump in more money into the housewife's purse, but he's surely keeping his own house in tight check. While the taxmen have been asked to expand their net and rope in all the moolah, the official missive to the government's expenditure department is to improve the "quality of spending" against an earlier refrain of "spend, spend and spend". The new minister is also keen on keeping tabs on the progress of large investment...
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MUMBAI: RBI is planning to issue sovereign bonds linked to the bullion price in an effort to divert some of the estimated 300 tonnes of annual demand for gold bars and coins and curb bullion imports, which can push up the trade deficit. The Reserve Bank of India , the central bank, will issue the bonds on behalf of the government, with a minimum interest rate of 2 per cent, according to a draft outline issued by the government late on Thursday. "The main...
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KOLKATA: The Indian arm of China's ZTE will partner with Pune-based Calyx Telecoms to market smartphones and tablets PCs in the country. ZTE India will price smartphones in the range of Rs 5,799 and Rs 14,999, while it is yet to finalise the pricing of its tablets. Both products will be available in all key states by October end, the company said in a statement issued Friday. Under terms of the partnership, ZTE India will handle post-sales services while Calyx...
Maharashtra : Amit Shah gets GPS devices fitted to the vehicles of BJP candidates to keep tabs...
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MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as someone who goes out of his way to keep track of what his ministers are doing. But BJP's national president and Modi's close aide Amit Shah has taken the game to the next level, and in one of the first instance of a party keeping tabs on its own candidates,Shah, who is overseeing the Maharashtra campaign, has got GPS devices fitted to the vehicles of all BJP ...
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Gulveen Aulakh , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Samsung plans to launch two tablets, one of them with 4G connectivity, in the country this month to consolidate its top slot in the market. The Korean smartphone and tablet maker, which increased its lead in the Indian smartphone market in the quarter ended March, said tablets offering 4G LTE (long-term evolution) connectivity will make up a large part of the its tablet portfolio going forward, with a couple of models expected to be launched later this year....
Shakuntala Gamlin row: Will keep a tab on her, says Arvind Kejriwal
May 18, 2015
ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: The tussle between Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najib Jung over appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Delhi Chief Secretary intensified today with the AAP chief saying he will keep a tab on her, alleging the Modi government wants his government to "fail". Kejriwal while accusing the senior bureaucrat of favouring power companies said his government would ensure that every file to Gamlin's...
Ranbaxy to invest $14 m in SA unit
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NEW DELHI: Ranbaxy Laboratories will invest around $14 million to upgrade the manufacturing facility of Johannesburg-based pharma company Be-Tabs. With the regulatory approval last week, Ranbaxy concluded the acquisition of Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals for $70 million. As part of this acquisition, Ranbaxy has also concluded a black empowerment transaction with a Community Investment Holding (CIH) group company. Ranbaxy is believed to have sold 25% stake of Be-Tabs to CIH for $17 million.
Ranbaxy acquires South African firm for Rs 315 cr
December 1, 2006
NEW DELHI: In yet another overseas takeover, India's largest drug maker Ranbaxy on Monday acquired South African drug firm 'Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd' for 70 million dollars (about Rs 315 crore). Be Tabs is the 5th largest generics player and the largest Penicillin manufacturer in South Africa. It has a strong Over The Counter portfolio with significant brand recognition, Ranbaxy said in a statement. "The acquisition of Be-Tabs results in...
Ranbaxy to tap South African market
May 8, 2007
MUMBAI: Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories on Tuesday said the acquisition of Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd (Be-Tabs) has been further strengthened with the company receiving approval from South Africa's Competition Commission. "The acquisition of Be-Tabs will ensure that Ranbaxy develops deeper roots in South Africa and with a strong local flavour," Ranbaxy global pharmaceutical division president Peter Burema said. The deal for the said acquisition is Rs 50 crore, making the...
Ranbaxy buys S African generic co
December 2, 2006
NEW DELHI: Ranbaxy Laboratories has acquired South Africa's fifth-largest generic company Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals for $70 million. This acquisition will more than double Ranbaxy's South Africa's sales to $55 million and provide the Indian pharma company with an access to manufacturing facility in that country. According to sources, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, too, was in the race for Be-Tabs, but Ranbaxy was successful in clinching the deal. The acquisition will be EPS accretive, and is valued...
Spying when in power
December 24, 2007
And when out in the cold Ruling parties have no problems in keeping tabs on the Opposition. All they have to do is to appoint pliable bureaucrats to the intelligence wing of the home ministry and tell them what is required. Which explains why, in coalition governments, the home ministry is a prized portfolio. It could be a case of old habits die hard. The December 22 edition of the Bangalore Mirror tells us that after the declaration of President's rule in Karnataka and the dissolution...
Experience vs possession: Keep a tab on your spend to avoid wasteful expenditure
May 11, 2015
By Uma Shashikant Research shows people value experiences much more than mere possessions. When we make money decisions about holidays, parties, clothes and cars, we are willing to spend because we like the experiences associated with them. But the dividing line can be thin and confusing leading to wasteful accumulation of things we do not need, or spends we may end up regretting. It might be useful to ask how our spending is split between the two broad...
Micromax Informatics to launch Canvas LapTab, a tablet that can function as a laptop
May 1, 2015
ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Micromax Informatics , the largest home-bred handset maker, entered the personal computing segment with hybrid Canvas LapTab — a tablet that can function as a laptop when attached to a portable keypad. The company is also planning to launch a slew of products in the new area to grab a foothold. Micromax, which already makes tablets and flat screen televisions, will launch the LapTab on May 6 on Amazon's India site exclusively,...
How an app helps Devendra Fadnavis keep tab on Maharashtra's top infrastructure projects and...
April 28, 2015
Krishna Kumar , ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Whenever he has some time, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis digs out his tablet and scans an app which has three colours — orange, red and green. While green makes him happy, too many oranges and reds would make him reach for his phone and call in a number right away. And he's invariably engaged in long, animated discussions. The app is actually an infrastructure check list of some of Mumbai and Maharashtra's top...
No proposal to keep tabs on social media and internet, says government
April 22, 2015
NEW DELHI: The government today said there is no proposal to monitor social media on the Internet and it has not deputed any team to track the new-age platform. "There is no proposal with the government to monitor social media on the Internet," Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha . He said however that the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 under...
Dell's Android tab for work looks great!
April 17, 2015
Last September, Dell quietly announced one of the most exciting and horribly named Android tablets ever made— the Venue 8 7000 . Now, that awesome slate is getting a big brother. The Dell Venue 10 7000 is a $500 (Rs 31,000 approx) 10.5-inch tab running Android Lollipop. It's sleek and slim and black, just like its predecessor. It houses the same Intel Atom processor, the same 2 GB of RAM, and a similarly gorgeous 2560 x 1600 OLED display. By all counts, it's just a super-sized...
New smartphone app to help you save money
December 1, 2013
WASHINGTON: A new smartphone app that keeps tabs on your expenses, creates a monthly budget and suggests ways to curb over-spending has been developed. On the basis of the financial information you provide to 'HelloWallet' while signing up, the application will instantly show you recent transactions, accounts and a budget summary. HelloWallet also helps you determine where to trim excess spending so you can work towards saving more money, 'Mashable' reported. The app also...
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NEW DELHI: The government has exempted oil producers ONGC and Oil India Ltd from payment of fuel subsidy in the fourth quarter after the finance ministry agreed to meet all of the revenue loss on fuel sales. The ministry this week, in a letter to the Oil Ministry, said it will pay Rs 5,324 crore in fuel subsidy for the January-March quarter, effectively meeting all of the revenue retailers lost on selling domestic LPG and kerosene at government-controlled rates. ...
J&K: Jhelum crosses danger mark; army keeps a tab to check disaster
March 31, 2015
Deepshikha Hooda , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Panic gripped J&K after floods hit the south Kashmir region in the wee hours of Monday morning. Incessant rains pushed Jhelum above the danger mark, bringing back memories of last year's devastating flood. Budgam district saw maximum casualties, with six dead and 10 missing as a landslide buried four houses. Though water levels have started receding, the Army and the civil administration are maintaining strict vigil to prevent a repeat of the ...
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Giuliana Rancic Clarifies Apology to Zendaya After Oscar Night Comments About Her Dreadlocks
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Because of the dreadlocks Zendaya chose to wear on the Oscars red carpet, Giuliana Rancic said of the K.C. Undercover actress on Monday's Fashion Police that the 18-year-old Disney star must have smelled of "patchouli" and "weed."
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Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Winner Is Kellie Pickler!
Originally posted 05/21/2013 09:30PM
On Tuesday, Dancing with the Stars named its season 16 champions.
At the end of Monday night's episode, Zendaya and an injured Val Chmerkovskiy received perfect 30s for both of their full-length routines, and then tacked on an additional five points to their score for winning the cha cha relay.
But only one point below the highest scoring pair were Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, who earned perfect 30s for their routines, which included a dramatic freestyle number that had viewers in tears. They came in second place during the cha cha relay, and scored four extra points.
Below them were Alexandra Raisman and partner Mark Ballas, followed by Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff.
And the winners are Kellie and Derek!
Dancing with the Stars: Which Couple Deserved to Win?
Originally posted 05/21/2013 07:15PM
The final four Dancing with the Stars contestants – Jacoby Jones, Kellie Pickler, Alexandra Raisman and Zendaya – and their pro partners have overcome injuries and potential eliminations to make it all the way to the season 16 finale. But only one couple can take home the tantalizingly close mirror-ball trophy.
Pickler's strong performances throughout the season were magnified Monday night, when she and Derek Hough earned a perfect 30 score for a freestyle dance judge Carrie Ann Inaba called "one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen." Pickler later admitted "I let all of my walls down" for the fearless show-stopper.
NFL player Jones and pro partner Karina Smirnoff did not have the most stellar performances, getting flak from the judges for an imperfect jive, and later for a super-sized freestyle dance. But Inaba nevertheless dubbed the wide receiver the "number one entertainer of season 16," in the semifinals the previous week.
Val Chmerkovskiy Took Stitches 'Like a Champ,' Says His Plastic Surgeon
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Val Chmerkovskiy isn't about to let 14 stitches get in the way of his quest to earn the coveted mirror ball trophy with partner, Zendaya, on Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars finale.
The ballroom pro, 27, took an accidental elbow jab to the eye during rehearsals with the Disney starlet just an hour before Monday's show. Following their 65 out of 65-point night, a bandaged Chmerkovskiy was taken to Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rady Rahban, who sewed him up.
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Stop Calling TPP A Trade Agreement – It Isn't
This is a message to activists trying to fight the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Stop calling the TPP a "trade" agreement. TPP is a corporate/investor rights agreement, not a "trade" agreement. "Trade" is a good thing; TPP is not. Every time you use the word "trade" in association with the TPP, you are helping the other side.
"Trade" is a propaganda word. It short-circuits thinking. People hear "trade" and the brain stops working. People think, "Of course, trade is good." And that ends the discussion.
Calling TPP a "trade" agreement lets the pro-TPP people argue that TPP is about trade instead of what it is really about. It diverts attention from the real problem. It enables advocates to say things like, "95 percent of the world lives outside the U.S." as if that has anything to do with TPP. It lets them say, "We know that exports support American jobs" to sell a corporate rights agreement. It enables them to say nonsense like this about a corporate rights agreement designed to send American jobs to Vietnam so a few "investors" can pocket the wage difference: "Exports of U.S. goods and services supported an estimated 9.8 million American jobs, including 25 percent of all manufacturing jobs … and those export-supported jobs pay 13 to 18 percent higher than the national average wage."
Trade is good. Opening up the border so you can get bananas and they can get fertilizer is trade because they have a climate that lets them grow bananas and you already have a fertilizer plant. Enabling companies to move $30/hour jobs to countries with $.60/hour wages so a few billionaires can pocket the difference is not trade.
Calling TPP a "trade" agreement lets TPP supporters say people opposed to TPP are "anti-trade."
TPP Is A Corporate/Investor Rights Agreement
TPP is a corporate/investor rights agreement, and that is the problem.
TPP extends patents, copyrights and other monopolies so investors can collect "rents."
TPP elevates corporations and corporate profits to and above the level of governments. TPP lets corporations sue governments for laws and regulations that cause them to be less profitable. Enabling tobacco companies to sue governments because anti-smoking campaigns limit profits has nothing to do with trade. Enabling corporations to sue states that try to regulate fracking has nothing to do with trade.
While giving corporations a special channel to sue governments, labor, environmental, consumer and other "stakeholder" organizations do not get a channel for enforcement. This helps enable corporations to break unions, force wages down and pollute without cost. This increases the power of corporations over governments – and us.
Who Says?
Paul Krugman, "This Is Not A Trade Agreement":
One thing that should be totally obvious, however, is that it's off-point and insulting to offer an off-the-shelf lecture on how trade is good because of comparative advantage, and protectionists are dumb. For this is not a trade agreement. It's about intellectual property and dispute settlement; the big beneficiaries are likely to be pharmaceutical companies and firms that want to sue governments.
Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), in "No, the TPP Won't Be Good for the Middle Class":
…TPP (like nearly all trade agreements the U.S. signs) is not a "free trade agreement"—instead it's a treaty that will specify just who will be protected from international competition and who will not. And the strongest and most comprehensive protections offered are by far those for U.S. corporate interests. Finally, there are international economic agreements that the United States could be negotiating to help the American middle class. They would look nothing like the TPP.
Jim Hightower, "The Trans-Pacific Partnership is not about free trade. It's a corporate coup d'etat–against us!":
TPP is a "trade deal" that mostly does not deal with trade. In fact, of the 29 chapters in this document, only five cover traditional trade matters!
The other two dozen chapters amount to a devilish "partnership" for corporate protectionism. They create sweeping new "rights" and escape hatches to protect multinational corporations from accountability to our governments… and to us.
On OurFuture.org," Economist Jeffrey Sachs Says NO to the TPP and the TAFTA Trade Treaties":
Without touching on the unpopular Fast-Track mechanism necessary to pass these two treaties, Sachs laid out five reasons why, on the substance, they should not be passed or ratified:
1. They are not trade treaties, but agreements aimed at protecting investors.
Josh Barro, "But What Does the Trade Deal Mean if You're Not a Cheesemaker?"
Much of the controversy is because the T.P.P. isn't really (just) a trade agreement. (There's a reason I called it an "economic agreement" at the top.) A lot of it is about labor, environmental standards, intellectual property and access to markets for services like banking and accounting. And in contrast with the tariff cuts, there's a lot more reason to worry that some of the agreement's non-trade provisions would hurt the world economy even as they benefited specific industries.
Techdirt, "If You Really Think TPP Is About 'Trade' Then Your Analysis Is Already Wrong":
Instead, trade agreements have become a sort of secret playground for big corporations to abuse the process and force favorable regulations to be put in place around the globe.
… If you make the facile assumption that the TPP is actually about free trade, then you might be confused about all the hubbub about it. If you actually take the time to understand that much of what's in there has nothing to do with free trade and, in fact, may be the opposite of free trade, you realize why there's so much concern.
Timothy B. Lee at VOX, "The Trans-Pacific Partnership is great for elites. Is it good for anyone else?":
In the past, debates about trade deals have mostly been about trade. … In contrast, debates over the TPP mostly haven't focused on its trade provisions.
[. . .] As the opportunities for trade liberalization have dwindled, the nature of trade agreements has shifted. They're no longer just about removing barriers to trade. They've become a mechanism for setting global economic rules more generally.
… We expect the laws that govern our economic lives will be made in a transparent, representative, and accountable fashion. The TPP negotiation process is none of these — it's secretive, it's dominated by powerful insiders, and it provides little opportunity for public input.
Former IMF chief economist [Simon Johnson] on the problems with TPP:
The Trans Pacific Partnership is a notorious, secretly negotiated trade deal; from leaks we know that it continues "Investor State Resolution" clauses that allow foreign companies to sue to overturn national labor and environmental laws. Johnson's analysis stresses that trade agreements can be good for countries, but they aren't necessarily good — and when they're negotiated in secret, they rarely go well.
Stop calling TPP a trade agreement. It is a corporate/investor rights agreement.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Sign up here for the CAF daily summary and/or for the Progress Breakfast.
Memorial Day
Next time a conservative says people who serve the public shouldn't be paid well or get pensions explain to them what Memorial Day is about.
Then tell them about the reasons people choose to teach.
Make One More Call To Senators To Stop Fast Track
The fast track trade promotion authority vote in the Senate is itself being fast tracked. The last time fast track was in front of the Senate, members spent three weeks discussing it. This time the Senate gets just a few days.
The final Senate vote is coming up. Make a few calls and see if we can head this off.
The Senate is considering the rigged fast track trade promotion authority process that, if passed, will be used to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and future trade bills under future presidents.
Please make one more call to your senators and let them know you do not want them to vote for the Fast Track bill. If it passes the Senate it will then move to the House soon after the Memorial Day break. The House is where the real fight will take place; it is important that you start contacting your representative in Congress about this.
Big Rush
Fast track is being rushed through the Senate at an unusual pace, and senators are largely being denied the chance to offer amendments. Thursday the Senate voted 62-38 to halt debate soon after it began, with 13 "Democrats" joining Republicans to rush the process of pushing fast track through before the public can catch on that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is being "greased." Fast Track essentially preapproves TPP before the public can even see what is in the agreement.
Michael McAuliff, in Senate Advances Fast-Track For Obama Trade Deals at HuffPo, writes that even Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions wants to know what the rush is:
"We're moving to this massive bill with very little debate even on the fast-track policy. And if that's adopted and the bill — TPP — appears, there will be no amendments on it," said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), referring to the fast-track rules that don't allow Congress to alter trade agreements.
"I see no reason that we have to rush this," Sessions said, adding that he has not received enough assurance from the administration that the trade deals will be good for workers.
"I sent a letter to the president of the United States asking how fast-track and the vast Trans-Pacific Partnership would impact the jobs and wages of American workers. A simple question. Would it increase or reduce manufacturing jobs and wages in the United States?" Sessions said before the vote. "Shouldn't we know that? Is that a question improper to be asked? He's refused to answer. I think the reason he's refused to answer is because the answer is not good."
Currency Amendment
One amendment that actually will get a vote is a currency amendment by Sens. Rob Portman (D-Ohio) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.). Passing the currency amendment requires 51 votes. This amendment would add a requirement to the fast track legislation telling trade negotiators to include provisions to hold countries accountable to International Monetary Fund standards. It would add enforceable currency language necessary to ensure that foreign competitors don't use their exchange rates to subsidize their exports at the expense of products made by American workers.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she wants to see currency rules like this in TPP and this amendment will help make that happen. CNN has the story in "Clinton finds problems with Obama TPP trade proposal": "The Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential race said she wants to see rules included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would penalize countries for driving down the value of their currencies in order to give their exports a price advantage in the U.S. market."
Business groups affected by unfair competition from countries that manipulate currency also want this to pass. For example, the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents Ford and GM, wants the Portman-Stabenow amendment to pass. The U.S. Business and Industry Council also issued a statement that begins:
Kevin L. Kearns, USBIC president, issued the following statement: "For far too long, our domestic manufacturers have been subject to attacks by foreign competitors using artificially low prices courtesy of undervalued currencies. As a result, the United States has seen its domestic manufacturing base hollowed out and former manufacturing centers turned into blighted cities. It is time this predatory practice, which violates IMF requirements, is eradicated. To do so, there needs to be a defined process and specific penalties in trade agreements. Portman-Stabenow is an important first step in seeing that modern trade agreements put a halt to currency manipulation."
Make A Call, Then On To The House
Michael Stumo of the Coalition for a Prosperous America writes at Economy in Crisis, in "What to expect re: upcoming trade votes":
We do expect the Senate to approve Fast Track this week. Do not be disappointed or discouraged if and when you hear that news.
Indeed we have always expected the Senate to approve it. While we had a brief surprise last week when the Senate defeated a cloture vote, that lasted two days and was for procedural maneuvering reasons rather than a fundamental shift. … After likely Senate approval, the House is expected to take up Fast Track in early June.
… This is a big battle. The pro-trade deficit advocates are well funded. The battle, in many ways, will continue for some time.
The point of this message is: The Senate will likely vote for Fast Track, this is expected, it should not discourage you from future advocacy, and the big battle is in the House.
It is very important to call your state's two senators TODAY and let them know your feelings about rushing fast track through with little debate and almost no consideration of amendments.
Call the Capitol Hill operator at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your senators. Or, find the direct number here.
The 13 Democrats who broke ranks and voted with Republicans should get particular attention, if you are in one of their states. These are Michael Bennet (Colo.), Tom Carper (Del.), Chris Coons (Del.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tim Kaine (Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Mark Warner (Va.), and Ron Wyden (Ore.).
After fast track is rushed through the Senate, it will be brought up for a vote in the House soon after it returns from Memorial Day recess June 1. If you are able to attend an event with your member of Congress in person over this break please do so; please let them know you are paying attention and do not want them to preapprove TPP by voting for fast track. Otherwise give your representative's office a call, write a letter and let everyone you can talk to know that this is coming up and is very important for the future of working people.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Sign up here for the CAF daily summary and/or for the Progress Breakfast.
A Big So What?
Someone criticizes a system that they have seen from the inside.
So what?
It's like the old "he complains about the campaign finance system but he raises money to run for office."
These 13 Democrats Are Helping Rush Fast Track Through The Senate
Fast track is being super-fast tracked in the Senate. Wall Street and the big corporations really, really want this one and the Senate is responding, including 13 "Democrats." When the fix is in and you are rigging the game anyway, why bother with the pretense of meaningful and open public debate?
Sometimes a vote is a clear either/or, where you are either voting with Wall Street and the giant, multinational corporations or you are voting with 99 percent of Americans who actually (try to) work for a living. These trade votes are one of those clear choices. Thirteen Democrats joined today with Republicans, Wall Street and the giant, multinational corporations to rush fast track through the Senate with little public debate and few votes on amendments.
These are the 13 "Democratic" Senators who voted to rush the TPA bill: Michael Bennet (Colo.), Tom Carper (Del.), Chris Coons (Del.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tim Kaine (Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Mark Warner (Va.), and Ron Wyden (Ore.).
URGENT – Senate Debating Fast Track Now: Call Your Senators
On a Wednesday press call Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown complained that the Senate leadership is "rushing" through a vote on "fast track" trade promotion authority – a procedure that in essence preapproves trade deals before the public can know what is in them. He said they are limiting the time for discussion and debate of the bill, limiting the number of amendments that can be offered and engaging in the kind of secrecy similar to what the Obama administration is imposing.
If you are following the trade debate over fast track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), then you know that the votes are being rushed through the Senate with very little debate. Call your senators today and tell them to support critical amendments and to vote against fast track. There is no reason that our Congress should preapprove a massive trade agreement that the public is not allowed to see.
If senators know people are paying attention it makes a difference. The game now is all about pushing fast track through before the public can rally to stop it. That's why the Senate Republican leadership is trying to get the vote done before the Memorial Day recess.
Press Call With Sen. Sherrod Brown
Brown said that the fast track bill is being rushed through in spite of millions of jobs being at stake. According to Brown, the last time fast track authority was voted on, debate was allowed to continue for three weeks, with more than 50 amendments voted on. Everyone got to explore the ramifications in depth, and this process allowed the public to become informed and weigh in.
This time the debate in the Senate is taking place for less than a week with very few amendments allowed. Brown said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is "shutting down amendments" and is rushing this through.
Brown complained about "not following Senate tradition when we used to debate two or three weeks." He speculated that the reason is that senators do not want to hear the opposition when they go home over the Memorial Day weekend. He said that it is not right that Congress should engage in secrecy, like the way the administration is engaging in secrecy over the TPP agreement itself.
"We can't have trade promotion without trade enforcement," Brown said. "That's why we cannot rush through the biggest trade deal in our history by passing fast track authority this week. While I'll continue fighting to protect American workers and businesses, I'm urging the administration to make the TPP text public. With millions of jobs on the line, members of Congress, the free press and the American people have a right to an open and informed debate."
This is a rigged process designed to keep the public from learning what is going on and doing anything about it.
It is not yet clear if the Senate will be allowed to vote on these amendments.
On the call Brown outlined some of the amendments he has offered, to try to "level the playing field" for American workers. These amendments would:
Prevent China from joining TPP without congressional approval: China has expressed an interest in joining TPP. Brown's amendment would spell out the process for future TPP partners to join the agreement. It would require the administration to notify Congress of its intent to enter into negotiations with another country seeking to join the TPP and the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee would have to certify that the country can meet the standards of the agreement. Then the full House and Senate would vote on a resolution giving approval for the country to join. The country's entry could be considered under fast track only if congressional approval and negotiations are completed within fast track's authorization period.
Level the playing field for American workers and industries: This amendment would strengthen trade rules enforcement. It would level the playing field for U.S. industries – like the steel industry – by increasing their ability to fight back against unfair foreign trade practices. It would restore strength to antidumping and countervailing duty statutes that allow businesses and workers in the United States to petition the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission when foreign producers sell goods in the U.S. below market price or receive illegal subsidies.
Crack down on currency manipulation: This amendment would hold countries accountable to International Monetary Fund standards. It would add explicit and enforceable currency language necessary to ensure that foreign competitors don't use their exchange rates to subsidize their exports at the expense of American-made products.
Secrecy To Keep The Public From Learning What Is Going On
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is being negotiated under extreme secrecy. Even members of Congress have a very hard time finding out what is in it. It is not just members of Congress who are having trouble learning details; the "cleared advisors" who are required by law to give their advice to negotiators are being shut out of the process as well. Michael Wessel is a cleared advisor who is supposed to be able to access the agreement, and even he can't. In "I've Read Obama's Secret Trade Deal. Elizabeth Warren Is Right to Be Concerned," he writes,
Only portions of the text have been provided, to be read under the watchful eye of a USTR [U.S. Trade Representative] official. Access, up until recently, was provided on secure web sites. But the government-run website does not contain the most-up-to-date information for cleared advisors. To get that information, we have to travel to certain government facilities and sign in to read the materials. Even then, the administration determines what we can and cannot review and, often, they provide carefully edited summaries rather than the actual underlying text, which is critical to really understanding the consequences of the agreement.
The agreement is being negotiated in extreme secrecy, by negotiators who by and large come from and/or will go to lucrative corporate positions. Congress and even cleared advisors are having trouble learning what will be in the agreement, but Congress is being pushed to preapprove it with the fast track procedure. Apparently even the fast track procedure is being rushed and rigged.
Call your senators (you can use this OpenCongress tool to get the number) and ask them not to vote to pre-approve the TPP by voting for fast track until We the People know what is in the agreement. Or at least until we know what is in the completed parts of the agreement. Or at the very least not until they have read the agreement themselves with a trade expert at their side explaining what the impact will be on American companies, workers and our economy.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Sign up here for the CAF daily summary and/or for the Progress Breakfast.
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Let The Public Read The Completed Parts Of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Basic facts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are under public dispute. Fast track must not be approved until this is cleared up. We the People deserve to know what is being voted on with fast track.
The Dispute
There is a big public dispute between President Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren over certain facts about the TPP. This dispute is hardly only between the president and Warren, it is about the effect TPP could have on all of our lives. This dispute is mainly over (but not limited to):
- Whether the agreement gives corporations certain powers that could let them overrule the laws and regulations of the US and other governments.
- Whether the agreement could undermine our Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms.
- Whether the agreement has clearly enforceable "progressive" labor and environmental provisions.
Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Senator Elizabeth Warren and others warn that TPP has Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions that set up "corporate courts" in which corporations can sue governments, and that can overrule U.S. laws and regulations. More than 100 legal scholars recently wrote an open letter to Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) objecting to this and saying they need to "protect the rule of law and the nation's sovereignty" in trade agreements like the TPP. The letter says, "ISDS threatens domestic sovereignty by empowering foreign corporations to bypass domestic court systems and privately enforce terms of a trade agreement. It weakens the rule of law by removing the procedural protections of the justice system and using an unaccountable, unreviewable system of adjudication." (The scholars' statement is available online at: http://bit.ly/1EA5zeO and the letter itself is available at http://bit.ly/1KX6WYB.)
President Obama has responded, saying,
"This is the notion that corporate America will be able to use this provision to eliminate our financial regulations and our food safety regulations and our consumer regulations. That's just bunk. It's not true. … Under these various ISDS provisions, the U.S. has been sued a total of 17 times. Thirteen of those cases have been decided so far. We've won them all. They have no ability to undo U.S. laws. They don't have the ability to result in punitive damages."
The White House has assembled a web page to answer criticisms of ISDS.
Undermine Dodd-Frank Financial Reforms
On the ability to undermine Dodd-Frank financial reforms, Warren says, "fast track creates a procedural loophole that could be used to push major legislative changes to Dodd-Frank through Congress as part of that upcoming deal."
The president has responded, 'The notion that I had this massive fight with Wall Street to make sure that we don't repeat what happened in 2007, 2008. And then I sign a provision that would unravel it? I'd have to be pretty stupid."
Bloomberg News took a "fact check" look at this in "Why Obama Is Wrong and Warren Is Right on Trade Bill Quarrel." The title states the conclusion.
Broken Promises On Enforcement
The president says the labor and environmental standards in TPP are "the most progressive in history." (Which isn't saying much, if you think about it.) Warren released a report Monday, "Broken Promises: Decades of Failure to Enforce Labor Standards in Free Trade Agreements," that says, "… the history of these agreements betrays a harsh truth: that the actual enforcement of labor provisions of past U.S. FTAs lags far behind the promises. This analysis by the staff of Sen. Warren reveals that despite decades of nearly identical promises, the United States repeatedly fails to enforce or adopts unenforceable labor standards in free trade agreements."
This enforcement makes all the difference. As I wrote in the post "How TPP Increases Corporate Power vs. Government – And Us," it isn't just the words in an agreement that matter, it is the enforcement of that agreement. Corporations have written the special ISDS enforcement channel into TPP to make sure their concerns get address and on their terms. The corporate negotiators also made sure that labor and environmental concerns do not get an enforcement channel. "Corporations get a special channel of their own for enforcement of rules written by their representatives at the negotiating table. Labor, environment and other stakeholders don't get that in TPP. This is how TPP will increase corporate power over governments and working people."
The Solution: Let The Pubic See The Agreement And Decide
There is, of course, an easy way to settle disputes about what is in the TPP and what its consequences might be: let We the People see the text of the agreement and we can decide for ourselves.
The president says that we can't see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership because it is still being negotiated. He says other countries will not "make their best offers" if the people in their countries can see what they are offering.
I'm not sure that it is the job of the United States to help other countries hide things from their own citizens, but OK, then how about letting us see the parts that are not still being negotiated?
Surely allowing We the People to read and analyze the "settled" provisions cannot cause other countries to hold back offers in the unsettled provisions.
Show Us the Current ISDS
The ISDS provisions of TPP leaked to Wikileaks and the New York Times earlier this year. What leaked clearly shows that corporations will be able to overrule U.S. laws and regulations.
So maybe the ISDS provisions have changed. Let We the People see the current ISDS provisions that the president says will not do this. The previously leaked provisions say they will, so they must have changed. But we can't know until we see the text.
Show Us Labor And Environmental Provisions
The president says that there "are," not "will be," very good labor and environmental standards in TPP. In other words, this part is not being negotiated; it is completed.
So let us see the labor and environmental provisions so we can see for ourselves how "progressive" they really are and how "progressive" the enforcement mechanisms are.
Public Only Now Hearing About TPP
President Obama is selling TPP as rewriting the rules of doing business in the 21st century. But the nation's "corporate" news media has (until very recently) largely been silent on this massive trade agreement. The big network broadcast news shows have maintained what can only be called a blackout of information on the TPP.
The dispute is finally forcing the news media to begin reporting that the TPP is coming. Right now many in the public are hearing for the first time that there is a massive trade deal before Congress. This is occurring while Congress is already voting on fast track, which essentially preapproves this deal. This is not a great record for an industry whose function is supposed to be providing the citizens with the information they need to make the important decisions about the direction of our country.
Damage Done By Past Agreements
Maybe TPP will turn out to be the best thing that ever came along for our working people and for the people who are exploited in countries like Vietnam. Maybe it will require a good minimum wage that lets Vietnamese workers buy things we make here, and will let them organize unions. Maybe it will require balanced trade instead of petting other countries sell to us without buying from us – not something you can really call "trade."
But the "trade" agreements our country has entered into so far have not been good for working people here or elsewhere. They have allowed companies to move production away from our unions, and our wage and worker safety rules, and bring the same goods back here to sell in the same outlets. They have not been good for the environment, allowing corporations to move production away from our environmental rules and bring the same goods back here to sell in the same outlets. They have not been good for our country's economy, resulting in enormous, humongous trade deficits that drain jobs, wages and our future. They were negotiated using a rigged corporate-dominated process that resulted in lower wages paid by corporations, and enabled them to move factories and jobs across borders to escape environmental, wage and safety laws. The result has been devastation of entire regions while a few billionaires and corporate/Wall Street executives are massively enriched.
So excuse We the People for being suspicious when yet another corporate-dominated trade agreement comes along, supported by the usual suspects: Wall Street, the Chamber of Commerce, industry lobbyists and Republicans; opposed by all of organized labor, all progressives, literally thousands of public interest groups and those Democrats not expecting to get lucrative lobbying jobs once they are out of office.
Our Nation's Values
The president says that TPP is about rewriting the rules of doing business for the 21st century. He says it is crucial to "get it right." In a letter emailed to Organizing for America supporters, the president wrote,
"Right now, we have an opportunity to set the most progressive trade agreement in our nation's history — with enforceable labor and environmental protections we simply can't count on other nations to pursue.
"Here's why this means so much to me: I want to make sure that any deal we reach reflects our nation's values, in a way that hasn't always been true in the past. That's why I've said I'll refuse to sign any agreement that doesn't put American workers first."
One of "our nation's values" is supposed to be that We the People are part of the process. Congress is currently in the voting process for fast track. But the public has no idea what is in the TPP, and little idea that this huge trade agreement, "rewriting the rules of doing business in the 21st century" is even being finalized!
Let us – We, the People – see the agreement before Congress decides whether to essentially preapprove it by voting on fast track. At least let us see the parts that are completed, and give us good reasons why we can't see the rest.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Sign up here for the CAF daily summary and/or for the Progress Breakfast.
These Senate Democrats Broke The Blockade Of Fast Track
As promised, here is the list of Democratic senators who joined Republicans to break the filibuster of fast track trade promotion authority. Fast track essentially preapproves the Trans-Pacific Partnership before the pubic gets a chance to know what is in it. As I wrote Thursday, this is "for your phone calls and your 'long memory' list."
Michael Bennet, Colorado – (202) 224-5852
Maria Cantwell, Washington – (202) 224-3441
Tom Carper, Deleware – (202) 224-2441
Chris Coons, Delaware – (202) 224-5042
Dianne Feinstein, California – (202) 224-3841
Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota – (202) 224-2043
Tim Kaine, Virginia – (202) 224-4024
Claire McCaskill, Missouri – (202) 224-6154
Patty Murray, Washington – (202) 224-2621
Bill Nelson, Florida – (202) 224-5274
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire – (202) 224-2841
Mark Warner, Virginia – (202) 224-2023
Ron Wyden, Oregon – (202) 224-5244
"Extremely Lucrative Post-Political Opportunities For Members Of Congress And Staff"
On an obviously (to me) related note, on Thursday Salon published "'Utter insanity and stupidity': Ex-Reagan adviser unloads on GOP, lobbyists and the myth of the 'moderate Republican'" interviewing Bruce Bartlett. Bartlett said that he sees lobbying as "one of the most insidious threats to American government." He sees this as more of a threat than the campaign finance system. One reason, he says, is that companies now see government as a profit center where they get a return on the amounts they spend to
bribe lobby Congress. He goes on (emphasis added):
The second insidious element of this [lobbying] is that it has created extremely lucrative post-political opportunities for members of Congress and staff. It used to be that a member of Congress, once they were defeated or were retired, they'd go home or they would just simply literally retire and do nothing. But now, they have all these opportunities to make huge amounts of income as lobbyists. I think it's changed the nature of being in Congress.
When I first started working on Capitol Hill, it was sort of generally understood that a member of Congress would stay pretty much forever … and it was very common for staff people to stay on Capitol Hill for their entire careers. I think that's very rare these days. Now, they come, they get their ticket stamped, and then they move on and become lobbyists and make a lot more money — and do a lot less work. So, I can't prove it, but I honestly think that there are people who run for Congress now not because they actually want to be in Congress, but because they actually want to be lobbyists, and so they want that credential that allows them to get the job that they want.
Do you think they see lobbying as basically a reward they've earned from working on Capitol Hill?
Well, yes, and not only that. I learned this from Jack Abramoff: he would go to … Congressional staffers and basically say, Look, if you do this favor for me, there's a guaranteed job for you the day you decide to leave Capitol Hill. I don't know if that's literally bribery, but it certainly borders on it … This was a revelation to me, because that was never the case when I worked on Capitol Hill. But now, I think that people do understand that these options are there and it does encourage them to push the limits of what might be legally or ethically justifiable.
Let me add a footnote to this, one of the things about lobbying that I never see anybody report on, but it is extremely insidious.
Sure, go ahead. What is it?
The employment of spouses and children of members of Congress [in lobbying firms]. Now this information has to be disclosed on their financial disclosure forms, but I'm not aware of anybody who collects it and analyzes it systematically. It's very common for the wife or husband of some member of Congress to get a job at some lobbying company or some government relations office — and, frankly, a lot of times these jobs are not real jobs. These people are not being hired for their expertise. They're hired simply to ingratiate the business with the member of Congress and to create a very opportunities for de facto lobbying through the normal, social things that go on in any business. This is very very common, I'm afraid. For some reason it just seems to be off-limits for people to complain about it.
Well, I'm complaining about it right here.
This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. I am a Fellow with CAF. Sign up here for the CAF daily summary and/or for the Progress Breakfast.
Foreign Companies Use Trade Agreements To Attack US Law. I'm Not Making This Up.
President Obama says progressives who warn that trade laws let corporations overrule U.S. law are "making this stuff up." Two attacks on U.S. laws and regulations are underway right now, illustrating how the "corporate courts" provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would open our country up to attacks from foreign corporations.
"They're making this stuff up."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, legal scholars and others have been sounding the alarm about the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions that have leaked to the public from the secret TPP negotiations. They are warning that the ISDS provisions, as the New York Times put it, "would allow foreign corporations to sue the United States government for actions that undermine their investment 'expectations' and hurt their business, according to a classified document."
If I Was A Member Of Congress: Letter To President On Fast Track / TPP
What happened in the Senate Tuesday shows why the corporations are fighting so hard to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A legislative body jumped in and interfered with corporate plans. The nerve of those people!
Try to see it from the point of view of the giant, multinational corporations and billionaires. What do we need these "countries" and their governments for? The corporate world looks at Tuesday's successful blockage of fast track authority and says, "See, this is exactly what we are trying to get away from with TPP. These democracies act on public whims, their politicians are always keeping their ear to the ground for whatever the public fancies, and at any time they are liable to turn against the best corporate plans… We have to put a stop to this meddling."
If the Congress can just go ahead and thwart the corporate agenda, clearly something has to be done about it. And that something is TPP – and, of course, use fast track authority to preapprove it before people catch on.
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Children ages 6-12 years will discover nature through various hands-on activities as they venture out into the Gardens. Each Discovery Days session celebrates a different aspect of nature through themed activities, projects, and garden explorations that keep young minds actively learning while investigating the mysteries and magic of nature! Each session includes lunch and a take-home project.
Thirty-three (33) Discovery Days scholarships are available to children of qualified Polk County residents on a first-come, first-served basis. This program is funded through a grant from The GiveWell Community Foundation. THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED JUNE 1, 2015.
Here is the list of winners from our Concert Under the Stars prize drawing, as well as our picnic contest winners. Thanks to everyone who participated, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
Prize Drawing Winners:
VIP Tower Tour ~ Wendy Harvey
Pinewood Dinner for Eight ~ Tim Rennie
Gift Certificate ~ Karen Carter
Picnic Contest Winners:
Best Americana Picnic
"Good Old American Football with The Miami Dolphins"
Best Jazz Picnic
"All That Jazz"
Best Overall
"The JB Show"
The annual springtime Concert Under The Stars takes place at the Gardens Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m., featuring an unforgettable evening of Gypsy Jazz with The John Jorgenson Quintet. Violinist Ashley Liberty and pianist Daniel Strange will open the show.
"This year's Concert Under The Stars takes guests back to the Parisian jazz haunts of the 1930s and 1940s," says Brian Ososky, Director of Marketing and Public Relations. "The music has a swinging, upbeat sound that will really connect with concert-goers. John Jorgenson is one of the best in the business, and people are going to be blown away when they hear him on the guitar; it's unbelievable."
The group's style has been called Gypsy Jazz after the dynamic string-driven swing created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in 1930′s Paris, but Jorgenson's compositions draw in elements from Latin, Romanian, Classical, Rock and Greek styles, so "21st-Century World Music" is perhaps a more apt description.
Known for his blistering guitar licks and mastery of a broad musical palette, Jorgenson has earned a reputation as a world-class musician and guitarist who has collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan. In addition to acoustic and electric guitars, he is also regularly featured on the saxophone, clarinet, bouzouki, pedal steel, mandolin and vocals, and has garnered recognition for contributing to numerous platinum-selling and Grammy-winning albums.
According to The New York Times, "Jorgenson is perhaps the best jazz guitarist alive."
"The music is going to be fantastic, but it's also about the whole experience in the unique, outdoor setting of our Great Lawn," Ososky said. "There's nothing quite like relaxing with friends and family on picnic blankets and camp chairs on a sprawling green hillside and enjoying three hours of live music with the 205-foot Bok Tower as your backdrop."
Gardens' carillonneur Geert D'hollander will give a special pre-concert performance on the Singing Tower carillon. There will also be a picnic contest with prizes awarded for Best Americana picnic, Best Jazz picnic, and Best Overall.
Ticket prices for the 2015 edition of "Concert Under The Stars" are $20 in advance ($18 members), and $8 children ages 5 to 12. Day-of-show tickets are slightly higher at $25 adults and $10 children. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.
The Second Annual Jewel of the Ridge Jazz Festival has expanded in 2015 to include an exclusive concert and reception in the intimate setting of Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens.
On Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Omar Sosa's Quarteto AfroCubano bring their Afro-Cuban based mix of jazz and world music to the 1932 Mediterranean-style mansion, followed by an exclusive cocktail reception with the artists. This concert event is being presented in partnership with the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center.
From each culture he touches, Omar Sosa draws the energy and storytelling of hip-hop, the free-spirited experimentation of jazz, the heartfelt emotion of an Afro-Ecuadorian choir, and the sensuality of popular Cuban music. The result is a modern, urban music with a Latin jazz heart.
"It's going to feel like you're visiting a jazz club on the west coast or in New York," says Osubi Craig, M.A., Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center director, who created and organized the event to coincide with Jazz Appreciation Month in April.
"You don't really listen to an Omar Sosa concert so much as experience it," says Craig, about the Cuban-born pianist whose demeanor exudes a sense of calm, while a spiritual connection to music comes through in his piano playing. "This is an intimate setting where only 50 people will have the rare treat of getting a 'backstage pass' to meet and talk with an artist of his caliber."
The seven-time Grammy-nominated pianist, composer and bandleader emigrated from Cuba in 1993. In 2003, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Smithsonian Associates for his contribution to the development of Latin jazz in the United States.
Sosa's fresh and original urban sound fuses a wide range of jazz, world music, hip-hop and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots. Sosa is joined by fellow Camagüeyanos, Ernesto Simpson on drums, Leandro Saint-Hill on saxophone, flute and clarinet, and Mozambican electric bassist Childo Tomas.
Grab your cameras! Peak bloom season has officially arrived at Bok Tower Gardens, and it's one of the best times of year to visit!
During Peak Bloom, an annual rite of spring, visitors can observe more than 150 varieties of camellias and hundreds of azaleas along with nun's orchids, irises, coral bean, Mexican flame vine, and other flowering plants as they create an explosion of color throughout the Gardens. Guests are encouraged to return throughout the bloom season to experience Mother Nature's ever-changing palette of colors— and to take plenty of pictures.
"Our azaleas always steal the show, "says Greg Kramer, Gardens' director of horticulture. "And the best time to visit is right now into the first few weeks of March while the bloom cycles for camellias and azaleas are overlapping."
Violas, snapdragons, dianthus, delphiniums, holly hocks and other annuals also escort the arrival of spring with glorious displays of color. Trees in bloom include native plums and deciduous magnolias.
In Florida, seasons are gauged as being either rainy or dry, and flowering plants bloom in response to this water cycle. Additionally, chilly days with temperatures in the low '30s (without freezing) yield the most colorful, vibrant blooms. Winters with a hard freeze will cause azaleas to bloom all at once, while warmer winters yield blooms over a longer period of time.
Visitors can learn about the flora, fauna and history of the Gardens during hour-long guided garden walking tours through April 15, included with general admission. Tour hours are Monday through Saturday at noon and 2 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tours meet at the Visitor Center.
What began as nearly 50 acres of woodland gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. has grown to more than 600 acres of woodland gardens, nature trails, conservation lands and groves. The visual centerpiece of the Gardens is the 205-foot art deco and neo-Gothic Singing Tower, a pink marble and coquina stone architectural treasure that houses one of the world's finest carillons. The 60 carillon bells ring every half hour and during daily concerts at 1 and 3 p.m.


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David Marshall (Singaporean politician)
|the Honourable
David Saul Marshall
|1st Chief Minister of Singapore
|In office
6 April 1955 – 7 June 1956
|Sir John Fearns Nicoll (1952–55)
Sir William Goode (1955)
Sir Robert Brown Black (1955–57)
|Preceded by
|Newly Created
|Succeeded by
|Lim Yew Hock
|Personal details
|12 March 1908
|12 December 1995
(aged 87)
|Political party
|Labour Front (1954–1957)
Workers' Party of Singapore (1957–1963)
Independent (1963–1995)
|Jean Mary Gray
|Jonathan Mark
Ruth Ann
Sarah Farha
Joanna Tamar.[1]
|Alma mater
|University of London
|Politician and diplomat
David Saul Marshall (12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as Singapore's first Chief Minister from 1955 to 1956. He was the founder of Workers' Party of Singapore, one of the two dominant parties in Singapore. He served as the president of the party, which was the highest post before the creation of the secretary-general. He was also instrumental in the negotiations leading up to the independence of Malaya.
Early life[edit]
Marshall was born in 1908 into a Baghdadi Jewish family based in Singapore. His family name was originally Mashal but was anglicised to become Marshall. His brother, Joseph Saul, died in 1945 in Sydney, Australia under odd circumstances which were potentially connected to the Taman Shud Case.
Marshall was the eldest son of seven children of Saul Nassim Mashal, a Sephardi Jew from Baghdad, trader in dates and a property broker, whose name was anglicised in 1920 to Marshall. Marshall had a strict Jewish orthodox upbringing observing all Jewish ceremonies and rituals since his childhood.[2]
He studied in prestigious schools in Singapore such as the Raffles Institution where his circle of friends included Singapore's second president, Benjamin Sheares, and George Oehlers. Marshall was always afflicted with poor health since young and suffered from malaria and later tuberculosis. His dream of obtaining the Queen's Scholarship to pursue a medical degree was thwarted when he collapsed on the eve of his examination. He went instead to Belgium to study textile manufacturing. Upon his return, he joined a Straits company as a textile representative and later worked as salesman and a language teacher before deciding to pursue a law career in London whilst in his late twenties.[3]
Marshall was educated at Saint Joseph's Institution, Saint Andrew's School and then Raffles Institution.[4] He became interested in politics and the independence movement at an early age. After graduating from the University of London, he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1937.
Marshall volunteered as a British soldier in Singapore following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, and was made a prisoner-of-war following the British surrender of Singapore to the Japanese in 1941.[5] Reflecting later on his experience as a prisoner:
[The Japanese Occupation] taught me humility ... Three and a half years as a prisoner taught me humility ... I realized [as a Japanese prisoner-of-war] that man is capable of cold-hearted cruelty. I can be angry, and I have no doubt I can be cruel for five, ten minutes. But the Japanese cruelty was cold-blooded, permanent and eternal. Man's inhumanity to man in fact, in real life, made its presence really known to me when I became a prisoner, and saw it in action. Of course, I have known cruelty before. But wide-spread, long-term, cold-blooded, permanent cruelty, I've never experienced before, not even from the British Imperialists no matter how arrogant they were. That was a major shock, the feeling that here were human beings who were not on the same wavelength as me at all, who were not even human from my point of view.
He later became the most successful criminal lawyer in Singapore, with a reputation that "Marshall never loses". Known for his sharp eloquence and imposing stance, he claimed that he had secured 99 acquittals out of 100 cases he defended for murder during Singapore's period of having trial by jury. When Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister, abolished the jury system in 1969, he quoted Marshall's reputation to illustrate its "inadequacy".
Political career[edit]
Before Marshall became a household name in Singapore politics, he was actively involved in the founding and running of many societies and organisations fighting for one cause or another.
After the Japanese surrender, Marshall chose to go to Australia. In 1946, he returned to Singapore and rejoined the law firm of Allen and Gledhill.
On 27 June 1946, he became the first elected president of the Jewish Welfare Board and remained its president for the next six years. He formed the Singapore War Prisoners' Association, becoming its honorary secretary, which fought for better compensation for the former prisoners of war. He was a member of the Singapore Rate Payers Association, debating issues like rent control and tenancies.
In 1947, to find an avenue to raise municipal matters, he joined the Singapore Association.[6]
In April 1955, as a colourful and stirring orator, Marshall led the left-wing Labour Front to a narrow victory in Singapore's first Legislative Assembly elections. He formed a minority government and became Chief Minister. He presided over a shaky government, receiving little co-operation from either the British colonial authorities or the other local political parties. In May 1955, the Hock Lee Bus Riots broke out and four people were killed.
In April 1956, Marshall led a delegation to London to negotiate for complete self-rule, but the talks broke down over British concerns about worker unrest and communist influence. After the failed meeting, Marshall resigned, saying "I have failed in my Merdeka mission". Replacing him as Chief Minister was Lim Yew Hock, who would later take very tough action against the labour unions. However, Lim, like the subsequent People's Action Party (PAP) government, also built on many of Marshall's ideas and reforms.
After resigning, Marshall visited China for two months at the invitation of Zhou Enlai, the Chinese Premier. Contacted by a representative of a group of over 400 Russian Jews who were being refused exit from Shanghai by the Chinese authorities, Marshall spoke with Zhou and managed to have them released.[7]
After returning from China, Marshall stayed on the backbenches before quitting the Labour Front and as a member of the Legislative Assembly in 1957, and founding the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP).
On 7 November 1957, he founded the Workers' Party and won the Anson by-election on 15 July 1961.[8]
He lost his seat in Cairnhill Single Member Constituency to Lim Yew Hock, the Chief Minister, in the 1959 general election as a WP candidate, but won in Anson Single Member Constituency in the 1961 by-election. After losing his seat again in the 1963 general election as an independent candidate, he returned to practise law and remained active in politics even after J. B. Jeyaretnam became the leader of the WP in 1972.
From 1978 to 1993, Marshall served as Singapore's Ambassador to France, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. As an ambassador, Marshall always defended his Singapore's interests, despite his differences with Lee Kuan Yew's government. He retired from the diplomatic corps in 1993.[9]
- 1949–1952: Singapore Progressive Party.
- 1954: President, Singapore Socialist Party.
- 1955–1957: Member and later president, Labour Front.
- 6 Apr 1955–7 Jun 1956: Chief minister.
- 23 Apr–15 May 1956: Led all-party delegation to London.
- 7 Nov 1957–19 Jan 1963: President, Workers' Party.
- 15 Jul 1961: Won a seat in Anson by-election.
- 1963: Stood as an independent in Anson.
- 1961–1963: Member, Singapore Legislative Assembly.
- Apr–23 Nov 1970: Member, Presidential Council.
- 19?–1978: Advocate and solicitor, High Court of Singapore.
- Oct 1978: Singapore's ambassador to France.
- Apr 1981: Singapore's ambassador to Portugal.
- Sep 1981: Singapore's ambassador to Spain.
- Oct 1993: Consultant, Drew & Napier.
Marshall died in 1995 of lung cancer.
In 2011, the Marshall estate donated a bust of Marshall created by Hungarian sculptor Peter Lambda to the Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Law's moot court, which would be named after Marshall. Marshall's widow expressed the hope that the tribute would inspire all law students at SMU to pursue the qualities of passion, diligence, courage and integrity that had distinguished her late husband's remarkable achievements.[10]
- ^ "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- ^ Arunasalam, Sitragandi. "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- ^ "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- ^ Kevin Khoo (2008). "David Marshall: Singapore's First Chief Minister". Archives Online, National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
- ^ "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- ^ Vadim Bytensky & P. A. (2007). Journey from St. Petersburg. ISBN 978-1-4259-9935-3.
- ^ "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- ^ "David Marshall: Singapore's First Chief Minister". Headlines, Lifelines, AsiaOne. 1998. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
- ^ Leonard Lim (11 November 2011). "Bust of David Marshall to grace SMU court named after him". The Straits Times.
- Curriculum Planning & Development Division, Ministry of Education (2007). Singapore: From Settlement to Nation pre-1819 to 1971. Singapore: EPB/Pan Pacific. ISBN 978-981421183-3.
- "David Saul Marshall". Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015.
- Sim, Susan (13 December 1995). "Shooting star of S'pore a legend in his lifetime". The Straits Times.
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- Yadav, Dharmendra (8 August 2006). "Meeting David Marshall in 1994". Think Happiness [blog]. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
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Oh dear. It seems that people are still embittered by the travesty that was the ET video game released for that finagled Atari console. Granted, it was the lighting of the Torch of Lame for the video game crash of the early 80's, but it's beacon surely penetrates the six feet of dirt covering it in a New Mexico landfill?
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