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Charlottesville, Va. - Duquesne University's women's outdoor track and field team set three new school records Saturday on the way to a seventh place finish at the 18-team University of Virginia's Lou Onesty / Milton G. Abramson Invitational at Lannigan Track.
Senior Sarah Fetterman broke her own school pole vault mark with a leap of 11 feet, 5.75 inches which was good for third place in the 23-athlete competition. Saturday's feat broke the record of 10 feet, 10 inches she set twice last season.
Freshman Erica Moody, the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week & the ECAC Division I Women's Track Athlete of the Week, eclipsed her own 400 meter dash Duquesne record of 57.45 set at last month's Raleigh Relays. Her time Saturday was 56.88.
Duquesne's 4 x 400 meter relay quartet of Erica Moody, Kristen Micsky, Alison Buchanan and Elena Resovich grabbed second with a 3:54.18 finish. This topped DU's previous best of 3:54.45, also set at Raleigh. In addition, freshman Amy Ruffolo won the bronze in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:03.30.
Micsky also took sixth overall in the triple jump with an ECAC qualifying mark of 38' 5.50".
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Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize<P><P> This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family from its origins in Virginia in the 1700s to the family's dispersal after Jefferson's death in 1826.
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imaginationby Annette Gordon-Reed Peter S. Onuf
A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is often portrayed as a hopelessly enigmatic figure--a riddle--a man so riven with contradictions that he is almost impossible to know. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom and equality, even as he held people--including his own family--in bondage, Jefferson is variably described as a hypocrite, an atheist, or a simple-minded proponent of limited government who expected all Americans to be farmers forever. Now, Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with America's leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to present an absorbing and revealing character study that dispels the many clichés that have accrued over the years about our third president. Challenging the widely prevalent belief that Jefferson remains so opaque as to be unknowable, the authors--through their careful analysis, painstaking research, and vivid prose--create a portrait of Jefferson, as he might have painted himself, one "comprised of equal parts sun and shadow" (Jane Kamensky). Tracing Jefferson's philosophical development from youth to old age, the authors explore what they call the "empire" of Jefferson's imagination--an expansive state of mind born of his origins in a slave society, his intellectual influences, and the vaulting ambition that propelled him into public life as a modern avatar of the Enlightenment who, at the same time, likened himself to a figure of old--"the most blessed of the patriarchs." Indeed, Jefferson saw himself as a "patriarch," not just to his country and mountain-like home at Monticello but also to his family, the white half that he loved so publicly, as well as to the black side that he claimed to love, a contradiction of extraordinary historical magnitude. Divided into three sections, "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" reveals a striking personal dimension to his life. Part I, "Patriarch," explores Jeffersons's origins in Virgina; Part II, " 'Traveller,' " covers his five-year sojourn to Paris; and Part III, "Enthusiast," delves insightfully into the Virginian's views on Christianity, slavery, and race. We see not just his ideas and vision of America but come to know him in an almost familial way, such as through the importance of music in his life. "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" fundamentally challenges much of what we've come to accept about Jefferson, neither hypocrite nor saint, atheist nor fundamentalist. Gordon-Reed and Onuf, through a close reading of Jefferson's own words, reintroduce us all to our most influential founding father: a man more gifted than most, but complicated in just the ways we all are.
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When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence. In this study, Gordon-Reed assembles a fascinating and convincing argument: not that the alleged thirty-eight-year liaison necessarily took place but rather that the evidence for its taking place has been denied a fair hearing.Friends of Jefferson sought to debunk the Hemings story as early as 1800, and most subsequent historians and biographers followed suit, finding the affair unthinkable based upon their view of Jefferson's life, character, and beliefs. Gordon-Reed responds to these critics by pointing out numerous errors and prejudices in their writings, ranging from inaccurate citations, to impossible time lines, to virtual exclusions of evidence--especially evidence concerning the Hemings family. She demonstrates how these scholars may have been misguided by their own biases and may even have tailored evidence to serve and preserve their opinions of Jefferson. This updated edition of the book also includes an afterword in which the author comments on the DNA study that provided further evidence of a Jefferson and Hemings liaison.Possessing both a layperson's unfettered curiosity and a lawyer's logical mind, Annette Gordon-Reed writes with a style and compassion that are irresistible. Each chapter revolves around a key figure in the Hemings drama, and the resulting portraits are engrossing and very personal. Gordon-Reed also brings a keen intuitive sense of the psychological complexities of human relationships--relationships that, in the real world, often develop regardless of status or race. The most compelling element of all, however, is her extensive and careful research, which often allows the evidence to speak for itself. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy is the definitive look at a centuries-old question that should fascinate general readers and historians alike.
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aFrom the civil rights revolution to the halls of power, the life story of a truly larger than life figure: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. a"
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As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man's post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. "Vernon can read!" the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly fifty years later, Vernon Jordan, now a senior executive at Lazard Freres, long-time civil rights leader, adviser and close friend to presidents and business leaders and one of the most charismatic figures in America, has written an unforgettable book about his life and times. The story of Vernon Jordan's life encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of African-American life in the civil rights revolution of the second half of the twentieth century.
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Sampling perceptions; testing reality : an evidence-based approach to measurably improve information literacy and student research skills
Milne, Craig, Thomas, Jennifer A., & Dawson, Graham C. (2009) Sampling perceptions; testing reality : an evidence-based approach to measurably improve information literacy and student research skills. In Proceedings of the 2009 AAEE Conference, Adelaide, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide.
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Do commencing students possess the level of information literacy (IL) knowledge and skills they need to succeed at university? What impact does embedding IL within the engineering and design curriculum have? This paper reports on the self-perception versus the reality of IL knowledge and skills, across a large cohort of first year built environment and engineering students. Acting on the findings of this evaluation, the authors (a team of academic librarians) developed an intensive IL skills program which was integrated into a faculty wide unit. Perceptions, knowledge and skills were re-evaluated at the end of the semester to determine if embedded IL education made a difference. Findings reveal that both the perception and reality of IL skills were significantly and measurably improved.
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The police chief of California State University in Sacramento has issued an unusual consumer warning concerning a mail scam using the name of a university foundation.
"We do not know how many of these letters actually went out," said Chief Mark Iwasa. "The ones we have become aware of are all out of state."
Iwasa said the scam involves fake checks, supposedly issued by the University of Sacramento State Foundation, and have the organization's actual account number, but are bogus. The checks cannot be cashed.
Iwasa said two checks surfaced last week, one from a resident in Connecticut.
Accompanying the check is a letter from a fictitious company, Intercontinental Lottery Management, which says the recipient has won $300,000.
The letter advises the fake check is to cover handling fees and taxes. The recipient is asked to deposit the check and immediately send a personal check back to cover the expenses.
"It doesn't make sense to most people but there are victims that do that," said Iwasa.
So far, officials say no victims have been reported and the foundation has not lost any funds.
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Why 'Fat' is the Worst 'F' Word In My HouseMeredith Carroll
Over the summer, my older daughter, who at the time had just turned 5, called me "a f–king goddamnit" after I told her she had to go to bed before the movie she was watching ended. She didn't know what the words meant, but she knew they were bad. I wanted to be furious, but instead I found it so deliriously funny that I had to leave the room, lest she think my laughter at her filthy mouth rendered her the heir apparent to Andrew Dice Clay or Sarah Silverman.
Still, in a calmer, less giggly moment, I let her know that the "f" word has no place in her vocabulary. The other "f" word — fat — is also unwelcome, and when she uttered it to me recently, my reaction was less amused and more alarmed.
"What did you say?" I asked her when she said it to me softly.
"Fat," she answered. "But I whispered it because it's a bad word, right?"
"Right," I replied.
I'm not sure where she heard the word, although I'm certain it wasn't in our home. While I've had my fair share of struggles with the scale since I was younger than she is now, I make it a point never to mention the word "weight" or "diet" or "fat" in front of my girls. Instead, we just talk about being active and healthy.
A video that's currently making the rounds online shows a model so distorted by Photoshop that it's hard to believe the woman at the end is the same one from the beginning. I get why the video has gone viral — racking up in excess of 9-million views since it was first posted: For women like me who struggle daily with the number on the scale, the reflection in the mirror and that very specific shortness of breath every single time they go to button their favorite pair of jeans, we are forever comparing ourselves to the images we see countless times each day of models and actresses who appear to be effortlessly thin and sexy.
Even though we know rationally that it's their job to be unfailingly flawless, it doesn't detract from the subconscious message we receive (or project) that happy, carefree, fit and attractive necessarily equal skinny with a protruding collarbone, razor-sharp hip bones and thigh gaps that just are never going to happen on our bodies. It helps to know that some of the perfect women are only perfect through the (black) magic of Photoshop, like in the viral video, but it almost doesn't even matter. Our brainwashing is so far gone that unless we personally see Giselle shopping for herself at Lane Bryant, or Gwyneth tucking into a Big Mac with super-size fries and a chocolate shake, we will invariably feel as if we can never measure up (or down).
There are so many women — like me — who can spend hours rationalizing why eating just one (or four) pieces of our kids' Halloween candy is not horrible. And then when we do talk ourselves into it (because you know we always do), we feel shame and pain afterwards — the kind that can really only be soothed with another Twix or three. We stare at friends and strangers who wear yoga pants during the day because they actually go to yoga and we envy their seemingly easy-breezy lanky physique and their commitment to wellness and we feel bad about ourselves by extension because even if we had the time and money to work towards that body, we just know we'd still end up looking more like Melissa McCarthy than Jenny McCarthy.
I don't have much in common with Jessica Simpson. I am crystal clear about the differences between fish and fowl, for instance, and never once have I dated John Mayer. However, she recently spoke to People magazine and said:
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All of a sudden, I kind of like her. Not for what she's accomplished as a famous person (especially because I'm unclear on what that is, exactly). But because I admire her dedication to raising a girl the right way.
My daughters are only 2 and 5, but it is my mission to have them avoid the body-image struggles I have wrestled with since I was in preschool. We talk about smart choices and foods packed with protein and calcium and the importance of running and playing and how all of that is good for our heart, muscles and bones. My kindergartner thinks princess are awesome because they get to wear tiaras and are always kind people (if not oddly attracted to rodents) — not because they're grossly thin. She thinks she's glamorous and smartly warm wearing an evening gown with a rugby shirt underneath. She also thinks, as do I, that her pot belly is beautiful, freckles and all. I want her to love her body the way I've never been able to love my own and I'm proud to say that, at least at this point, she does.
I want my girls to enjoy sweets because they're, well, sweet. Not because they're soothing them from some other kind of pain or are an emotional reward. I want them to taste their food and relish it, not eat it secretly or as some kind of consolation. They don't know when I'm starting another (another) diet. They see me leaving the house six mornings a week to go walk or hike or run. They see that I choose not to have dessert but that it's not because I'm in trouble. And on the nights when I tell them they can have fruit, not cookies, after dinner, they are OK with it because it's not a punishment or they're being deprived; it's just a different kind of treat. They don't know the struggles in my head with what I do and don't eat — and that is among my greatest accomplishments as a mom. I'm pretty sure I'll never recover from my unhealthy weight issues, but the moment I found out I was expecting my first daughter, I snapped out of it enough to know that my body-image problems would not be passed down to them.
The first order of business has been banishing the word "fat" from our home. The next steps won't be as easy as they are exposed to more pop culture and the inevitable mean girls, but it's a battle I'm going into with as much determination as anything I've ever tackled. Other than the Halloween candy stash, that is.
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Music at One Trick Pony
Since their start in 1997, music nights at One Trick Pony Grill and Taproom always have been an eclectic affair. Patrons dropping by Thursday or Saturday nights from 8 to 11 p.m. were guaranteed a grab bag of styles with no two shows sounding alike. Now, twelve years later, the restaurant functions as a safe haven for West Michigan's musicians.
"A person might walk in on a Thursday or a Saturday not knowing what they'll hear but that they're going to get a good show," said Dan Verhil, owner of One Trick Pony. "We have had some folk music, some classic rock acts, and even some jazz. Our customers like the diversity of the music."
"We never feel any pressure playing at One Trick Pony because the listeners are very interactive and appreciative of the music," said Steve Bloom, Mid-Life Crisis's percussionist. "Our concerts there are just plain fun, and it is one of our favorite places to play."
Though One Trick Pony routinely features local favorites like Mid-Life Crisis, Spencer Mulder, and The Lazy Blue Tunas, Verhil maintains he is always on the lookout for the best music West Michigan offers.
"Our customers cannot believe there is so much quality music in West Michigan," he said. "We plan to continue seeking out different acts and keeping the music coming."


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If Marlin Perkins had traveled through Botswana's wild kingdoms, he would have surely found no more exotic fauna than Beverly and Dereck Joubert. The acclaimed South African husband-and-wife documentary filmmakers, who for the past 13 years have roughed it in Zibadianja—hours away from the nearest village—may have learned to blend in among the lords of the jungle, but as the only humans for miles, they make a case study in how to make au naturel oh-so-lovely. Veld-swept, sun-bronzed, clad in T-shirts, they are too busy looking through the cameras to be checking out mirrors. Besides, says Dereck, "the existence out there is pure living, and it cleanses us."
In terms of real cleansing, the Jouberts relish showering when at their main camp—"for the psychological benefit," says Dereck—by way of a drum of water propped high in a capasa tree. They eat a mostly vegetarian diet, swear by the digestive wonders of ginger tea and are undoubtedly the only people anywhere to use a sink they made out of a giraffe pelvis. Not ones for lying about, when not shooting, the Jouberts edit their film in their tents and read scientific journals. Although predators leave them alone, they have been attacked by insects: Dereck has had malaria, and Beverly has been plagued by parasites.
A petite, golden-haired business school graduate. Beverly, 37, met Dereck, 38, a geologist, during high school in their native Johannesburg. Their fascination with things wild began when they studied at Botswana's Chobre Lion Research Institute. To make their films—1990's Emmy-winning National Geographic special, Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas, and this year's Reflections on Elephants (both to be re-aired on PBS this summer)—they follow the animals night and day until the beasts grow entirely unaware of the beauties in their midst. "Their films are important, popular and artistic all at once." says National Geographic Society VP of television Tim Kelly.
Currently the Jouberts are working on their next documentary: big game poaching in Africa. When they do return to civilization, which is twice a year, Beverly has a "lovely hot bath," and Dereck admits to "ugly days" when surrounded by well-groomed city slickers. They truly only "blossom," says Beverly, alone together in the bush, which might explain her ultimate beauty strategy: "Find happiness." And heed the call of the wild.
Beverly & Dereck Joubert
updated 05/09/1994 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 05/09/1994 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Des Moines
Monday, July 6 at 9:00 p.m.
Look back on featured items from Des Moines, Iowa, to see if their value has changed.
Sixteen years after first visiting Des Moines, wait until you see how values have changed -- for better and for worse! Highlights include a Rambling Mickey Mouse toy with its original box, ca. 1934; Charles Lindbergh memorabilia; and a Samuel McIntire medallion that has soared in value.


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Jim Prentice
|The Honourable
Jim Prentice
|16th Premier of Alberta
|In office
September 15, 2014 – May 24, 2015
|Elizabeth II
|Lieutenant Governor
|Donald Ethell
|Preceded by
|Dave Hancock
|Succeeded by
|Rachel Notley
|Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
|In office
September 6, 2014 – May 5, 2015
|Preceded by
|Dave Hancock (interim)
|Succeeded by
|Ric McIver (interim)
|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills
|In office
October 27, 2014 – May 5, 2015
|Preceded by
|Len Webber
|Succeeded by
|Prasad Panda
|Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre-North
|In office
June 28, 2004 – November 14, 2010
|Preceded by
|new riding
|Succeeded by
|Michelle Rempel
|Personal details
|Peter Eric James Prentice
July 20, 1956
South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
|Political party
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative (1976–2003)
Conservative (2003–present)
|Karen Prentice
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
|Alma mater
|University of Alberta,
Dalhousie Law School
Peter Eric James "Jim" Prentice, PC QC (born July 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician who served as the 16th Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015.[1] In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14, 2007,[2] and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30, 2008.[2] On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics, he entered provincial politics in his home province of Alberta, and ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to replace Alison Redford, who had resigned earlier that year. On September 6, 2014, he won the leadership election, becoming both the leader of the Progressive Conservatives and as such the Premier, as his party held a majority in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[3]
As Premier of Alberta, Prentice formed a new cabinet consisting of some members from the previous government, but also new Ministers including two who did not hold seats in the Legislature - Stephen Mandel and Gordon Dirks.[4] All three stood as candidates in by-elections scheduled for October 27, 2014, and all three were elected with Prentice becoming the MLA for Calgary-Foothills.
After introducing his first budget in 2015, Prentice declared an early provincial election on May 5, 2015, "bypassing" Alberta's fixed election date laws. In the election, Prentice's PCs were defeated, dropping to third place in the legislature with 10 seats—ending 44 years of Tory rule in Alberta, the longest unbroken run in office at the provincial level in Canada. Despite winning re-election in Calgary-Foothills, on election night Prentice resigned as both PC leader and MLA and retired from politics after results indicated that the Alberta NDP had won a majority government.[5]
- 1 Background
- 2 Early political career
- 3 Early parliamentary career
- 4 Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- 5 Minister of Industry
- 6 Minister of the Environment
- 7 Resignation
- 8 Premier of Alberta
- 9 Political office
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Prentice was born to a large, blue-collar family in South Porcupine, Ontario near Timmins. The family then eventually moved to Alberta. He is the son of Wilma Lyle Marea (Mawhinney) and Eric Prentice, a professional hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1940s.[6][7] His uncle Dean Prentice played in the NHL for more than 20 years. Prentice was educated at the University of Alberta (where he became a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity[8]) and Dalhousie University. He paid for his tuition by working as a coal miner in the summer months for seven years.[9]
As a lawyer, he served as a Law Commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission of Canada.[10]
In his personal life, Prentice served for seven years on the Board of Directors at the Calgary Winter Club, including stints as President and Chairman. He is an active member and volunteer leader in the Grace Presbyterian Church. Prentice and his wife Karen have three daughters and two grandchildren.
He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission, a non-partisan organization that aims to increase cooperation within the developed world. In this capacity, Prentice is one of 20 Canadian members.[11]
Early political career[edit]
Prentice joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1976, and has been active in Tory circles ever since. In the 1986 provincial election, Prentice ran for the Progressive Conservatives in Calgary Mountain View, being defeated by NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth.[12]
During the early 1990s, Prentice served as the governing federal PC party's chief financial officer and treasurer (1990–93). Prentice first ran for Parliament as the nominated Progressive Conservative candidate in a spring 2002 by-election in the riding of Calgary Southwest that followed the retirement of Preston Manning as the riding's Member of Parliament (MP). When newly elected Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper replaced nominated CA candidate Ezra Levant in the by-election, Prentice withdrew from the race, following common practice to allow a party leader to win a seat uncontested so they may lead their party within Parliament.[13]
He ran in the 2003 Progressive Conservative leadership election to support the "United Alternative" proposal to merge the PC party with the Canadian Alliance. He was seen by many as an alternative to the "status quo" candidate and front runner Peter MacKay. A basic platform of Prentice's campaign was that "no one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family." Prentice entered the 2003 convention day with some momentum after delivering a passionate speech to the assembled delegates that encouraged Tories to be proud of their accomplishments despite recent setbacks and that recalled the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele. He also unexpectedly received the support of fellow leadership challenger Craig Chandler, who withdrew early. Prentice ultimately emerged in second-place on the fourth ballot to the eventual winner MacKay.[14] Consistent with his positions during the leadership race, Prentice was a supporter of the merger endorsed by both the CA and PC parties in December 2003 that formed the new Conservative Party of Canada.
Prentice was the first declared candidate for the leadership of the new Conservative Party, announcing his run on December 7, 2003, the day after the new party was ratified by members of the PC Party. Prentice began his campaign in Calgary and toured parts of Ontario, specifically visiting Kingston, Ontario, the hometown of the first Canadian Conservative Leader Sir John A. Macdonald and also the city where one of his daughters attends Queen's University. However, he withdrew from the race on January 12, 2004, citing difficulty in raising new funds less than a year after his unsuccessful first leadership bid. The leadership election was won by Stephen Harper, who later became Prime Minister of Canada after the Canadian federal election, 2006.
Early parliamentary career[edit]
Prentice ran in the riding of Calgary Centre-North in the 2004 election for the new Conservative Party, and won the seat with 54% of the popular vote.[15]
After being sworn in as the MP for Calgary Centre North on July 16, Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper named Prentice to the Shadow Cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic for Indian and Northern Affairs. In that role Prentice opposed the Tli Cho land claim agreement, which he says will make Canadian law secondary to Tlicho local law.[16] Prentice is also a strong supporter of the proposed and controversial Mackenzie Valley pipeline.[17][18] He criticized the Liberal government for its treatment of aboriginal women, and its alleged costs of administering the Residential School Claims program for aboriginal victims of abuse.[19]
Prentice is one of the higher-profile Red Tories in the Conservative Party, by his own admission.[20] For example, Prentice surprised many observers when he voted in favour of Bill C-38 supporting same-sex marriage.[21] While the Conservative Party advocated a free vote, this put him at odds with many of his conservative constituents as well as conservative groups. In February 2005, Craig Chandler, the CEO of Concerned Christians Canada Inc. suggested on CBC Newsworld that he would be campaigning for the Conservative Party nomination in the next 2006 federal election in Prentice's riding of Calgary North Centre, because of Prentice's pro-choice stance on abortion and his support of same-sex marriage. The March CPC Policy Convention in Montreal voted in favour of allowing sitting Tory MPs to gain their nominations uncontested in minority government scenarios where elections are less predictable.
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development[edit]
Prentice had been assigned the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in the Conservative government, and was sworn into this role on February 6, 2006 until August 13, 2007. One of his main challenges as Minister was to implement the "The Nunavut Project," a 2006 report authored by Thomas Berger, to show tangible, measurable results to increase Inuit representation in the Nunavut public services.
Kelowna Accord and residential schools[edit]
In the fall of 2006, Phil Fontaine, National chief of the Assembly of First Nations, expressed disappointment over the Conservative government's refusal to honour the Kelowna Accord, endorsed by 14 jurisdictions (the federal government, 10 provinces, and three territories). Fontaine previously described the federal government's point person on Kelowna, Jim Prentice, as an "honourable" person sensitive to native concerns. Prior to January 2006 election, Fontaine and two vice-chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations had a meeting with Prentice. "Prentice acknowledged all the hard work that went into Kelowna and (said) that the Conservative party would not put this aside," says Fontaine. "We took him at his word." Prentice does not recall saying that: "I've always been very, very careful about what I've said about Kelowna," According to Fontaine, in their first meeting after the 2006 election, "(Prentice) wanted to apply a very focused approach to his responsibilities." In the federal budget of May 2006, Fontaine and other native leaders got a glimpse of what "focused" meant: just $450 million (over two years) was committed to implementing Kelowna, not the $1.64 billion for the first two years that Paul Martin had agreed to.[22]
Prentice argued that there was actually $3.7 billion in spending on native peoples in the May 2006 budget, "more than the previous four budgets in total." That figure includes $2.2 billion in compensation for victims of abuse in residential schools (another deal that was worked out with the previous government) and $300 million for off-reserve housing.[22]
On June 11, 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper thanked Jim Prentice for his work on addressing the matter of the Indian residential schools and providing a government apology for the residential school system. Stephen Harper's thanks to Prentice came before he made the apology to former students of the schools.[23]
Minister of Industry[edit]
In a cabinet shuffle on August 14, 2007, Prentice became Minister of Industry, succeeding Maxime Bernier.
Copyright legislation and controversy[edit]
Bringing "Canada into WIPO treaty compliance," has been stated as one of Prentice's goals in future copyright legislation.[24] It has been pointed out repeatedly, however, that at the time of Prentice's statement of his rationale for introducing amendments to the Copyright Act, there was no international legal obligation to implement any provision of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) or the WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) since neither had been ratified by Canada.[25] Prentice has promised to "put consumers first." claiming in an editorial that "(C-61) allows the recording of webcasts and TV and radio programs to be enjoyed at different times" while ignoring the fact that if the files are protected by digital rights management (DRM) it is illegal to break the DRM to make the recording.[26] Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has suggested that the core desire of the draft legislation is "to satisfy U.S. pressure by enacting something very close to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act".[27]
Prentice did not immediately provide a rationale for not discussing the issue with CBC Radio Canada despite the hundreds of questions that flooded in from concerned Canadians.[28] He also refused to talk to a group of protesters who went to his office to express their concern, stating "When Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner and I have reached a consensus and we're satisfied, we will introduce a bill."[29] Prentice has also implied that he will not follow the Government's policy to table the WCT & WPPT 21 days prior to introducing copyright amendments designed to implement parts of these treaties contrary to the Government's policy on treaty implementation.[25] Industry Canada announced on June 11, 2008, that Prentice "will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act ... [on] Thursday, June 12, 2008".[30] After less than two hours, hundreds of Canadians and critics panned the new Bill C-61[31] as nothing more than pandering to US interests at the expense of Canadians.[32]
On a 10-minute interview with the CBC's Search Engine radio program he dismissed any question related to digital rights management as "extremely technical" and claimed that the market will take care of copy protected CD's. Prentice then hung up mid question and refused to continue the interview at a later time. Most notably, Jim Prentice hung up before answering Jesse Brown's final question about who, under this bill, would have the power to investigate potential copyright violations.[33]
Wikipedia controversy[edit]
During the period of May 27, 2008 to June 4, 2008, edits originating from an IP address belonging to Industry Canada were made to the Jim Prentice article on Wikipedia. The edits included the removal of references to new copyright legislation (claiming that it did not exist) and the addition of two passages about Prentice's recent accomplishments as Minister of Industry.[34] Specifically, information about the copyright controversy was deleted from Prentice's biography by someone using an Industry Canada IP address.
Jay Walsh, spokesman for the Wikimedia Foundation, said in an interview there are tens of thousands of living people with biographies on Wikipedia, "so challenges about information are not uncommon." Walsh said neutrality of language and guarding against conflicts of interest are two of the central pillars of Wikipedia. He said, "The edits which should be trusted would come from people who don't possess a conflict of interest, in this case, it would be worthwhile saying that if someone is making edits from a computer within the government of Canada … if it was someone within that ministry, that would theoretically constitute a conflict of interest."[35]
Auto industry[edit]
In a February 29, 2008 speech to the Toronto Board of Trade Prentice rejected the concept of direct subsidies to the auto industry, insisting that setting up a strong economic foundation is a better route to strengthen the business.[36] Former Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said the Conservatives are refusing to recognize the economic challenges facing Canada despite the planned shutdown of the GM truck plant in Oshawa, Ont.
Net neutrality[edit]
While serving as a Federal Cabinet minister, Prentice received criticism that he was sidestepping the issue of Canada's net neutrality laws by not providing clear answers regarding the government's position on internet throttling practices by national Internet Service Providers (ISPs).[37] New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus raised the issue to Prentice in the House of Commons and said the government's "hands off" approach was bad for Canadian innovation.[37] Prentice said that the issue is being appropriately handled by the Federal government agency the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which invited the general public to an open debate on net neutrality.[38]
Text messaging[edit]
After initially appearing to take a stand on the issue,[39] Prentice refused to intervene when Telus and Bell started charging 15 cents for incoming SMS text messages despite widespread opposition by consumer groups. This decision was made after Prentice dialogued with senior Bell and Telus executives and suggested that consumers "seek alternatives", even in Canada's limited-competition cellular industry.[40]
Minister of the Environment[edit]
On October 30, 2008 Prentice was sworn in as Minister of the Environment in the Conservative Government.[41]During his tenure, funding for the CFCAS was not renewed, which some argued lead to a brain drain in the climate scientific community.[42]
Draft Prentice Movement[edit]
Shortly after the Conservative government faced a possible defeat by the opposition over the Conservatives economic update, a "Conservatives for Prentice" website emerged, gaining a place on the Blogging Tories blogroll.[43] A posting from a person claiming to be David Higginbottom, Prentice's campaign manager in the last election, said, "It is unfortunate that at a time when Conservatives need to be working together to prevent what is a desperate power play by the opposition to seize control of our democratically elected government, that a site like this would be created."[44]
On November 4, 2010 Prentice announced he was resigning as Environment Minister effective immediately and that he would be resigning as Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North by the end of the year to take a job as vice-chairman of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.[45]
Prentice suggested that his departure was for family reasons; he had committed to spending 10 years in politics, and at that point he had. He expressed a desire to step down so he could explore new opportunities in his life. His resignation raised some questions with the opposition; NDP leader Jack Layton expressed concern over the apparent connection between Ministers and the large banks.[46]
Premier of Alberta[edit]
"Under Premier Prentice's strong leadership, I believe we can work together to lead Alberta with a renewed focus on the values and principles that we share."
Though previously rumoured to have been interested in succeeding Stephen Harper as federal Conservative leader,[48] Prentice entered the 2014 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election on May 15, 2014.[49][50] On September 6, 2014 Prentice won the leadership race with more than 76% of the vote on the first ballot.[51]
He was formally sworn in as premier on September 15, 2014.[52] He immediately named a 20-member Executive Council of Alberta, smaller than the cabinet had been under recent premiers. His recommendations for cabinet appointments included two people, former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel and former Calgary Board of Education trustee Gordon Dirks, who were not members of the Legislative Assembly.[52]
Prentice was elected to the legislature in a by-election in Calgary-Foothills, the seat formerly held by MLA Len Webber.[53] The by-election took place on October 27, 2014. The PCs won all four of the provincial by-elections held that day in what was seen at the time as a major electoral success for Prentice.[54]
On November 24, 2014, Kerry Towle, (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake), and Ian Donovan, (Little Bow) crossed the floor to join the ruling PC Party's caucus giving the turmoil within the Wildrose Party, uncertainty about Smith's leadership and confidence in Prentice as reasons for their move.[55]
On December 17, 2014, Danielle Smith, leader of the official opposition Wildrose Party confirmed she and eight other Wildrose members—Rob Anderson, Gary Bikman, Rod Fox, Jason Hale, Bruce McAllister, Blake Pedersen, Bruce Rowe and Jeff Wilson—would cross the floor to the Progressive Conservative caucus.[47] The defections were termed by a journalist as "an unprecedented move in Canadian political history", although they did not change the overall make-up of the government - the Conservatives still held a vast majority of the seats and the Wildrose Party was still the Official Opposition with a smaller caucus in the Legislature.[56]
On April 7, 2015, Prentice advised the Lieutenant Governor to call an early election for May 5 claiming that he needed to seek a new mandate in order to pass his budget, a full year before he was mandated to by law.[57] Several gaffes by Prentice hurt him and his party in the campaign, including a comment before the election call in which Prentince appeared to be blaming Albertans, telling them that they had to "look in the mirror" to understand the root cause of Alberta's financial problems.[58] He also came under fire for saying "I know math is difficult" to Alberta New Democratic Party leader Rachel Notley during the televised leaders' debate, a remark which was widely seen as being deeply patronizing as well as potentially sexist.[58]
The provincial election resulted in the end of the Progressive Conservatives' 44-year run in government, with the Alberta New Democratic Party winning a majority government, the first time the party had been elected to government in the province's history. The Progressive Conservatives fell to third place, with 10 seats, behind both the NDP and the Wildrose Party. While the PCs placed second in terms of the popular vote, their caucus was decimated due to being completely shut out in Edmonton and losing all but eight seats in Calgary. Thirteen members of Prentice's cabinet were defeated, though Prentice himself was re-elected in Calgary-Foothills. However, with the overall result beyond doubt, he resigned as PC leader, disclaimed his seat (thus voiding the election result in his riding)[59] and retired from politics.[60]
Political office[edit]
|28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper
|Cabinet Posts (4)
|John Baird
|Minister of the Environment
October 30, 2008 – November 4, 2010
|John Baird
|Rona Ambrose
|Minister of Western Economic Diversification
October 30, 2008 – November 4, 2010
|Rona Ambrose
|Maxime Bernier
|Minister of Industry
August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
|Tony Clement
|Andy Scott
|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
|Chuck Strahl
|Special Cabinet Responsibilities
|Andy Scott
|Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
|Chuck Strahl
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So as the final act commences of this never ending footballing farce we find the end result was, as this blog always told you, a business and assets deal. The club survives but the company dies.
Scottish football's pundit cabal will no doubt be letting out a primal scream around now but really it will amount to no more than the usual bluster and misinformation. The questions now remaining are in no particular order:
1. Does this in any way impact Green's ability to fund the acquisition?
2. How many players will choose to transfer across with the business and assets (i.e. the football club) to the newco? (TUPE regulations exist to give employees the right to have their existing employment transferred in such a scenario. The difference here is that the employees are not you or I doing a 9 to 5 and they may well be better walking away certain they will find a new employer and a better deal)
3. Just how great a punishment will Scotland's authorities and clubs wish to impose on Rangers Football Club for its continued existence?
The final point will be very interesting. Many viewed the decision by D&P to go to court over the one year signing ban as a mistake given it may bring a more severe punishment. That though fails to see this in the context of the other investigations currently ongoing. The principle was asserted that punishment must be in line with the existing regulations something this blog has long championed. Catch all "or any other punishment as we see fit" provisions will rightly be challenged.
HMRC's decision certainly does not simplify matters. I have bored myself banging this drum but again assuming the transfer of the SPL share and, more importantly SFA membership (since 1873), I cannot see any real argument that the club is not Rangers.
The one thing their statement does clarify though is the desire to hold individuals to account. If wrong doing is proven then those who conceived, enacted and benefited from the wrong doing should rightly be held to account. The club must accept whatever punishment the existing rules dictate are coming our way. Equally though as a taxpayer and as a shareholder (yip sad but true) it strikes me as inconceivable those who have brought about the need for the newco will not suffer significant financial and criminal consequences.
And now the end is near? No not really. Not at all in fact. Speaking personally this will only be over when our former owners are seen entering court with a blanket over their head and when Zadok the Priest once more blares out the Ibrox PA. Painful as today will be for Rangers fans everywhere it represents a small step closer to both.
The club survives but the company dies?
It will be interesting to see if UEFA recognise New Rangers as the same club that won the Cup Winners Cup in 1972. Or if the SFA deem New Rangers as the same club that has won a world record number of league championships. In my opinion its a new club and has no history whatsoever. And I'm saying that as a season ticket and Bond holder.
The saddest of days.
Painful for Rangers fans indeed. The message to all sporting clubs around the world, no matter the pedigree, you need to spend within your financial means and abide by relevant regulatory requirements. If the past owners and board members are found to have flirted the rules then hopefully justice will be done. Foremost however, is that this saga can be put behind Scottish football and the SPL resumes with a Rangers newco in the top flight. Otherwise it will be boring at bat poo for a foreign Celtic supporter like myself.
HMRC say it is a policy decision yet in 2009 they were owed £404,376 from Darlington(2nd time in administration) and accepted £3.49(yes,that`s three pounds forty nine pence) if you use this ratio to the £21.7 million then £187 from Rangers would have been acceptable,so why say no to £1.95 million,HMRC were aware that Craig Whyte had asset stripped companies for 20 years and as a direct consequence prevented HMRC from collecting taxes from those companies,HMRC were fully aware exactly what Craig Whyte was going to do to Rangers when he strolled into Ibrox in a blaze of publicity,using the Darlington ratio even the worst case senario of a £97 million bill then HMRC would be offered £1.8 million which is still less than the reported £1.95 on offer through the CVA
To correct you slightly, Rangers aren't a club in the strict legal sense, so on forming a newco which has no links with the oldco and simply cherry picks the assets, there is a complete break with the past. A club is "organisation of two or more persons, who are the members of the association. The membership may change from time to time. The members agree, usually in a written constitution, to co-operate in furthering a common purpose". What you're dealing here is companies with legal identities, very different to a club, which has no legal identity.
Rangers ceased to be a club in the late 1800s when it morphed into a corporate structure from being a true club. When this newco deal happens then the trophy count is zero and a new "club" (in the non-legal sense) will have started.
It also has no entitlement to enter the SPL as a result. Good luck to them in that front.
Arthur I have done this to death in previous blogs. If genuinely interested check back. As I always stated the business and assets will be sold. This is ibrox, the training ground, so far as they wish the players, the name Rangers Football Club, all the intellectual property and if permitted the footballing membership. To describe that as "the club" is a pretty fair short hand. It is everything that constitutes Rangers. It is simply the old company which is liquidated.
Businesses survive every day this way. The only complication here as you point out is football registration.
You and others will have one view on 'the death' and frankly rangers fans (and anyone outside Scotland) won't care. I certainly don't distinguish between say 'old' and 'new' fiorentina.
I have to disagree. The term "club" gets used all the time these days for football and other sporting organisations. Typically these were true clubs years ago - i.e. a body of members who paid an annual fee to be a member of the "club". However the stadium, training ground, car park etc are owned by a corporate vehicle, and as only a collection of assets (no members or constitution) cannot constitute a club.
Rangers (like Celtic, Man Utd, Chelsea and any other big British club you can think of) are corporate entities. If their assets are sold then the purchaser is starting an entirely new business. The Rangers "brand" can be said to continue if that is being purchased under the deal, but this is a new football team being created.
Rangers fans are (understandably) looking to hold onto a remarkable 140 years of footballing history by saying this newco can be seen as a continuation of the same club/team.
If we're talking about a club into loose sense (i.e. a company whose business is running a football team) then this is still a new club. A "club" isn't some sort of supernatural or ethereal form which transcends the goings on around it - it can end and be no more, as is happening here. I would say the same if it was my own team (Man Utd) that this was happening to. You may have your own view on what can constitute a club (your response above suggests you are of the view that you're absolutely right), but given it isn't the legal definition of a club it really is no more than your own personal view I would have to suggest.
In terms of the playing staff, Mr Green is either being very badly advised, or is being economical with the truth in his PR messages, if he is of the view that he can force the players to move across to newco. With a TUPE transfer the employee has a right to refuse the transfer, so why would this not also apply to a footballer, who is an employee of RFC Ltd?
Peculiar.....the man 'saving' rangers is named Mr.GREEN.....
Well....oldco or newco doesn't matter anymore. What they have achieved in the past is history. What matters most is the next step forward (or backward)..ie should Rangers remain in the SPL. My take is that they shouldn't be allowed into the SPL. Start from 0.
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I came across this on TSL. I didn't hear it at the game, but a big high-five to all you students for chanting this at the end. Sorry it didn't work out.
I'll make all current students a deal (that are 21+). If you find me at a bar after a Bear Fight win, the BF is on me.
About the Bear Fight:
Basically, a Bear Fight is a drink (or drinks) at a bar where you do a Jager Bomb and Car Bomb back-to-back (pretty much the worst idea ever). So when the Hokies win by 20+, my buddy DuffHokie and I do a Bear Fight after the game. I started mentioning it in our Game Recaps as a 'Bear Fight' victory. We've been doing that for the last few years and I guess it caught on with you (awesome) students. I must admit this really made me laugh, I had no idea. Unfortunately, we couldn't hold onto our 21 point lead and thus sales of Jager Bombs and Car Bombs must be way down in Blacksburg tonight.
FYI: The 'Bear Fight' was invented in Chicago (I assume after the Bears, being Captain Obvious that I am) and brought east by the Hartmans.
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Renewable oil and bioproducts company Solazyme (NASDAQ: TVIA ) announced today that it is dissolving its joint venture with Roquette Frères after nearly two years of collaboration.
According to the company's press release, different timelines and commercial strategies for jointly produced products put the two companies' collaboration in a tight spot. Solazyme said that with the dissolution of the joint venture, it expects to speed up the commercialization of its microalgal food products. Shares of the company dropped on the news.
Dubbed Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals, the joint venture was originally created in November 2010, and was meant to work toward the "production, commercialization and market development of microalgae-derived food ingredients." It was hoped that the oil, protein and fiber based products would have a better taste, texture and health profile than products on the market now.
At the time, the 50/50 venture was seen as well-equipped to commercialize the companies' co-created products.
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Top JP Morgan executive in China to resign
One of JP Morgan Chase's top China executives plans to resign, according to an internal memo, amid a continuing probe of the US bank's Asian hiring practices.
Fang Fang, 48, will step down as chief executive for China investment banking and vice-chairman of investment banking in Asia after more than a decade with the bank, the memo said.
"Fang Fang has informed us of his desire to retire," Therese Esperdy, co-head of Asia-Pacific investment banking, said in the memo on Monday.
It isn't known exactly why Fang decided to leave the bank after more than a decade of deal-making.
Fang, a Chinese citizen, has emerged as a key figure for US investigators as they examine whether JP Morgan Chase or any of its employees violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, said people familiar with the investigation. The 1977 law bars US companies from giving money or other items of value to foreign officials to win business.
JP Morgan has provided US prosecutors with emails from Fang discussing the hiring of the son of China Everbright Group Chairman Tang Shuangning, according to people familiar with the situation. The FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department are examining whether the son's employment helped the US bank win assignments from Everbright, according to a person familiar with the situation.
To prove an FCPA violation, investigators must find clear evidence linking the recruitment of an employee to winning a new contract or generating increased revenue, according to people familiar with the probes.
JP Morgan has said the bank is cooperating with investigators.
Fang hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing, and China Everbright couldn't be reached for comment.
The expected departure of Fang focuses attention on an executive who was little-known in the US, but in China acted as both a prominent government adviser and key member of the JP Morgan team that competed aggressively for investment-banking assignments over the past decade.
He is from the Anhui province in southeast China and studied engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing before travelling to the US for a business degree from Vanderbilt University in 1993.
Fang arrived at JP Morgan in 2001, and under his stewardship JP Morgan climbed the league tables of deal rankings—a closely watched score card among investment bankers.
While at JP Morgan he also became a representative on the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely symbolic advisory body full of China's rich and powerful. Membership in the group is highly prized since it provides access to many of the nation's top business and political leaders. Fang recently was appointed to a new five-year term.
JP Morgan's pursuit of recruits in Asia began as a company-sanctioned internship program in the middle half of last decade. It operated in the beginning with oversight from the legal, compliance and human resources departments, said people familiar with the program.
It was designed to operate separately from the bank's regular summer search in Hong Kong and to comply with all laws, one of these people said.
The program, known to some in the company as "sons and daughters," initially targeted children of powerful Chinese executives, this person added.
The job of processing the special recruits fell to a person within the investment bank who held a rotating position known as "junior resources management," said people familiar with the program. This person was responsible for managing analysts and more junior workers and would play a role during hiring season looking for new recruits.
Investment bankers in Asia such as Fang would suggest picks to the person in charge of junior resources management, and that person would fill out a questionnaire that included who made the referral and how the interview went. Human resources, legal and compliance executives would make a determination as to whether that person was an appropriate hire and sign off on the terms of employment, said people familiar with the program.
Long before joining JP Morgan, Fang proved he could serve as a bridge between Wall Street and Communist China. His first break came in 1993 when he joined Merrill Lynch in New York. During this period, Merrill won high-profile deals with the Chinese government, including a key role in a rare sovereign-bond issue at the time, according to a former colleague.
Later at another brokerage, he helped Chinese companies list in Hong Kong, including a conglomerate controlled by the Beijing municipal government that owned everything from a brewery and gate receipts for the Great Wall of China to toll roads and McDonald's franchises in Beijing.
He eventually joined the Beijing-controlled company, called Beijing Enterprises Holdings, and was appointed to its board. He remained as a director until 2004, according to company records.
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I attended this event, counted the crowd and listened to the secretary speak. Evrik (talk) 18:36, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
A reference is made to 'employees' in the third paragraph but does not say what employees working for who: Solis' arrival was announced on Wednesday to all employees who were invited to attend an informal gathering to greet her on her first day. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:33, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
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"she is seen as being pro-worker, after years of business-friendly leadership under the Bush Administration." This is an opinion. It must to be attributed to someone. Please read WN:NPOV and WN:WEASEL. --SVTCobra 21:09, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- "We've heard tell that after eight years of the Bush administration, employees in more than one federal governmental department have welcomed the new Obama team members as though they were a liberating force. Yesterday, the welcome was especially heartwarming when employees greeted Labor Department Secretary Hilda Solis, confirmed just two days ago."[1]
- "Solis was also heard telling some in the crowd 'It's time to put labor back in the Department of Labor.'"[2]
- "Labor groups have been aggressively pushing for Solis, 51, who is to begin work today. She gives the department, with an annual budget of about $53 billion and nearly 17,000 employees, a decidedly pro-worker tilt after years of business-friendly leadership under the Bush administration."[3]
- How many more sources do you need? In retrospect, the language used may be too close to that Boston Globe source. Suggestions for reworking it? Evrik (talk) 16:51, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The line in question was sourced and appropriate. I'd like the archived version to go back to this. Evrik (talk) 17:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)


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Every day is casual day when you're a 20-year-old music student. So Catrin Finch's roommates suspected something was up when they started seeing her in dresses instead of jeans. "I kept having to dress up really posh for my visits to the palace," she says.
That would be St. James's Palace, where she is now Harpist to the Prince of Wales. Reviving a dormant centuries-old tradition (the last royal harpist was appointed in 1871), Prince Charles sent word around: Get me a harpist aged 19 to 25. The quest ended in the four-bedroom London flat that Finch, whose former teacher was on the prince's selection committee, shares with three other young students at the Royal Academy of Music. "My flatmate Nick said I had a call from the palace, and I said, 'Yeah, right,' " she recalls. But when the royal staff explained the situation, she says, "I felt pure excitement." And nerves: To get ready for her debut performance as royal harpist in May, Finch downed two bananas: She can't eat anything else before playing. ("I also have to find a corridor so I can pace around," she explains.) The reviews crowned her evening: "You dazzled the room with your virtuosity and musicality," Prince Charles wrote her.
Heady stuff for a girl from the village of Llanon, Wales. Finch, the youngest of three children born to Chris, 49, who works for an agricultural agency, and Marianne, 50, a college librarian and piano teacher (they are separated), also picked up a nifty gold brooch and a $3,750-a-year stipend (for about 12 gigs a year), but there has been a price: "I gave up my childhood to harp practice," she says. Making up for lost time, she has begun imperiling her career with in-line skating adventures. "It is a risk," Finch says, "but I have to do a few normal things."
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Optimal Campaigning in Presidential Elections: The Probability of Being Florida
David Strömberg
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
April 23, 2002
Stockholm University Working Paper No. 706
This paper delivers a precise recommendation for how presidential candidates should allocate their resources to maximize the probability of gaining a majority in the Electoral College. A two-candidate, probabilistic-voting model reveals that more resources should be devoted to states which are likely to be decisive in the electoral college and, at the same time, have very close state elections. The optimal strategies are empirically estimated using state-level opinion-polls available in September of the election year. The model's recommended campaign strategies closely resemble those used in actual campaigns. The paper also analyses how the allocation of resources would change under the alternative electoral rule of a direct national vote for president.
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New Jersey needs a long-term strategy that mandates shared services and other efficiencies to ease the pain of plummeting state funding — including mid-year budget cuts by Gov. Chris Christie — and corresponding tuition increases, said Nicholas Yovnello, president of the Council of Faculty Unions.
Yovnello said institutions should work together more frequently — for instance, while applying for grants and negotiating the price of library databases. And, he said, the state should be able to halt projects it finds redundant.
"Does every institution need to have to have an accredited school of business?" he asked. "I don't know if they should or shouldn't, but they're all striving for that."
A bill signed in January by then-Gov. Jon Corzine broadens the role of the Commission on Higher Education to include such a master plan. College presidents backed the law because it stops short of enabling the commission, largely an advisory body, to enforce most of its recommendations.
Union leaders today called the legislation "a good start" toward granting the commission more powers, which they said would have prevented the pervasive wasteful spending alleged by the State Commission on Investigation in a 2007 report.
But they worry Christe — whose transition team recommended dismantling the commission — will take the side of college presidents. Campuses argue regulation slows desperately needed construction, and that their governing boards should be allowed to make important institutional decisions.
Donald Farish, president of Rowan University in Glassboro, said he's wary of the commission one day restricting his freedom to create the area's first doctoral architecture and pharmacy programs.
"Campuses change and evolve in response to the demands of the region they're serving," he said. "I think that's something that's only right and proper, as a public university, that we do."
Previous coverage:
• Colleges consider fuller Friday schedules as cost-effective way to accommodate more students
• Chris Christie says he intends to raise higher education funding in first term
• N.J.'s 12 public colleges' debt totals $3.9B
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