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(Archived document, may contain errors) Minority Participation in the Next American Century By Henry Cisneros It is a pleasure for me to be asked to speak at The Heritage Foundation and particularly on the theme that has been assigned to me. My task t oday is to discuss the Hispanic community's sense of empowerment in economic terms. But I would -like to begin by placing the subject in a larger context - in a more global and historic context - because I believe that the growth and development of the Hi s panic community is a subject of broader importance beyond Hispanics only. This growth and development is going to shape the destiny of the na- tion into the next century and well beyond that. In recent years it has become common to speak of the "Decade of the Hispanics." Ile news media and Madison Avenue hype in the 1980s suggested that the '80s was that decade. It is misleading in several respects. First of all, it is too early for the Hispanic community to have sufficiently blossomed politically and econ o mically to define a Hispanic decade as early as 1980. But secondly, even the use of the device of a decade is misleading. Because what lies ahead for the Hispanic community is continual expansion in the decades and the generations to come. When I speak to audiences around the country, and in particular to college audiences, I fre- quently ask them whether they believe that at the mid-point of the next century - 2050 or roughly 60 years from now - the United States will indeed be the premier power that we a r e today: an economic power, an intellectual leader, and a democratic ideal - in short, the premier nation. I find it disappointing that never more than about 10 percent of the audience believe that in the midpoint of the next century the United States wil l be in that position. When I ask who they believe the premier nation will be, many respond Japan or a group of Asian trading countries that includes Korea, Hong Kong, Singaporejaiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and potentially China. Others respond that the prem i er power will be Germany, which will lead a united European bloc. Still others believe there will be no premier nation but a new confederation or network of trading regions that includes Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Some college students suggest that n a tion-states will not dominate at all, but rather a new configuration of multi-national companies will dominate. But,clearly, most ascribe a different role to the United States than the one that we play today. Pessimistic Responses. I then ask the 90 perce n t of people in these audiences why they believe that we in the United States will not be in the leading position. It is very disappoint- ing when college students academics, business leaders, and others respond so pessimistically, because it becomes a kin d of self-fulfilling prophecy. That is to say, people are unwilling to ex- tend themselves as is necessary for our nation to remain strong. These individuals do not in- herently believe that it is possible for them to generate those subtle attitudinal chan ges that result in individuals taking care of themselves as the nation starts on a downward slide.
Henry Cisneros, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, is Chairman of the National Civic Lzague. He spoke at The Heritage Foundation on December 13,1990. ISSN 0272-1155. 01991 by The Heritage Foundation.When I ask these individuals why they believe the United States will not continue to be the leading power, they cite as reasons our nation's inability to achieve a national consensus, the lack of unity, the fai lure of our educational system, the lack of discipline in the workplace, productivity-related problems, our inability to come to terms with the issue of race, and the development of a permanent underclass. There are probably twenty different reasons that a re cited, but what all these problems boil down to is a sense of the divisions in our society. I would like to begin my discussion today by talking about that sense of division in our country and the unifying role that the Hispanic community can play over the long haul. I believe it is very important for an organization like The Heritage Foundation to force it- self through the discipline, through the process of thinking in really truthful ways about the reality of life in America today, to go beyond the a b straction, create plausible solutions, and really test them in the reality of what exists in our world. I am not one normally associated with the politics of The Heritage Foundation, and I appreciate this opportunity to share my sincere insights. Two Fram e works. Many ways exist to analyze the divisions in American society. One can use many templates to structure them: divisions along the lines of race, income, ethnicity, geography, urban or suburban, sunbelt versus rust belt. But the most useful way to vie w the divisions in our country is to speak in terms of two different frameworks which organize for- ces on both sides. In my own view, what we are really talking about is an America that is, on the one hand, a product of the set of forces driven by technol o gy and economics. And, on the other hand, we're an America that is driven by the forces of population and demographics. Ile first paradigm is more than just technology; it is more than just business reality. It is a new country, a new economy, a new set o f organizing principles for the society. These prin- ciples are bringing us to a different place, not just changing the way we do business or com- municate, but changing the way we think and educate ourselves, and changing the way we or- ganize not only ou r private institutions, but also our governmental institutions. These are forces characterized by the speed of communication: businesses organized around information systems and supplying information to decision makers. This is a world characterized by glo b al interconnectedness, with trading states interlocked by their trading and financial systems. It involves the ease of transport, which uproots us. This speed of com- munication not only makes it possible to be in Washington today and Los Angeles this eve - ning, but in many communities it also moves people so rapidly that it is impossible really to anchor people's politics or sense of civic involvement. It is -a society that is technology driven, in which the availability of the tools of technology dictate s success. It is quality oriented, and quality becomes a premium. In this world where skills are related to the software program- mer or the very complex financial transaction, there is room only for people who are the very best. A lot of other concerns ta k e back seats. Our technology driven world also is charac- terized by increasingly complex services that people cannot learn just with education or on- the-job training. It requires two or three levels of sophistication bpyond that. All of this has also cr e ated a society that increasingly is decentralized. The decentralization of responsibility is occurring across the board. We see parallels be- tween small entities in business that can perform in lean and rapid fashion far better than large corporations ca n. We see governmental authority and responsibility pressed further down the system. This decentralized society places a premium on entrepreneurship and in- novation, a priority on proficiency and skill, and technological literacy. Organization, dis-
2cipline, focus, and efficiency are attributes of individuals who can perform in this World. These individuals are technically skilled, competitive, and aggressive. They have the interper- sonal skill of the analyst, the bargainer, the negotiator. They als o have a capacity for handling ambiguity and articulating a new organizational vision. This technology-driven world has contributed to the unraveling of the bureaucratic, central- ly planned empires of Eastern Europe. It is the force of this changing; wor l d that makes pos- sible discussion about a free trade relationship with Mexico and the nations within this hemi- sphere. This force has created individuals who are increasingly well informed and in charge of their own destinies. In the United States, we a r e witnessing a transition from a nation de- pendent upon natural resources to a nation driven by the infusion of technology; from the processing industries to services; from large employers to entrepreneurship; from slow change to very rapid change; from g lobal independence to almost complete interconnected- ness; from the states as dominant in their own realms to a competitive world in which all levels of government compete with each other in entrepreneurial ways, from authority which was top-down and cen t ralized to a diffused system of increased local and individual-based decision making. And our nation is witnessing a transition from recipe-book solutions handed down in the New Deal tradition, to innovative solutions from informed individuals who do not n eed anyone to decide things or interpret things for them. Our nation is moving from a labor force that used to be valued for its strong arms and its strong back to a labor force that must be technically proficient. We are changing from a society that can s urvive with weak educational systems to one that needs the strongest education possible, from a world in which the elite decided things to a world in which informed individuals are independent. All of these forces are shaping a new kind of economy, a new s et of governing values, new relationships between individuals, and new challenges for our educational system. Demographic Change. But there is another framework, another paradigm. Ibis paradigm is characterized by massive demographic change with several f o rces on a potential collision course. One of these demographic forces is the aging of traditional American populations. The 1990 census will tell us that for the first time in American history we have more persons over 65 years of age than teenagers. Ile c ensus will tell us that the fastest-growing age group over the last decade has been people entering their eightieth year. These elderly Americans will represent a greater percentage of the total population not only because people are living longer, but be c ause of slower birth rates among traditional American populations. This is going to be perhaps the most important demographic reality of the next century. It will greatly affect this nation, which has always regarded itself as essentially youthful, at lea s t in ideas, and vigorous in thinking about the future. That is not to suggest that those elderly in- dividuals will not be able to keep us youthful in our thinking. But much of the political evidence of recent years suggests that the elderly population's c oncern about income security, property taxes, school bond issues, and other things related to raising funds for government will be much more difficult to arouse. It is also true that this elderly population may have a more difficult time adjusting to the d emands for rapid change.. This population will be rooted, in some sense, in an older set of as- sumptio'ns about the nature of relationship with government, social security systems, and so forth. Just as important is that America's younger population will be decidedly different - in- creasingly Hispanic, Asian, and African-American. It is no accident that the mayors of 300 of
3the largest American cities, including the two largest - New York and Los Angeles'- are African-American, nor that the mayors of the largest cities in the South - Atlanta, Birm- ingham, and New Orleans - are African-American. It is not an accident that th e mayor of Miami is a Cuban-American, and that the mayor of Denver was Mexican-American, or that coalitions of minority voters have organized to elect mayors in cities like San Diego, Hous- ton, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso, and Hartford. Changing Regions. If you were to examine, for example, the 22 million Americans who are of Latino heritage and placed them where you could see the whole group with a sweep of your eye, almost 40 percent of the people you would be looking at would be under sixteen years of a ge. These demographics, which are changing America's cities, will soon change en- tire regions. Ile Rand Corporation tells us, for example, that in California by the year 2000, 46 percent of the population - in the largest state in America -will be Hispan i c, Asian, and black. Sixty-five percent of the population of San Francisco County and 60 percent of the population of Los Angeles County, not the city of 3 million but of the larger county of 8 mil- lion, will be non-white. Forty percent of the traditiona l conservative population of Orange County, California, and 73 percent of the population of rural areas like the Imperial Valley is Hispanic, Asian, and African-American. The Rand Corporation also tells us that in the year 2000, 92 percent of the people of California will live in a county that is at least 30 percent Hispanic, Asian, and African-American. One of the major demographic factors obviously is the growth of the Hispanic community. Hispanics are located primarily in states that are growing economic a lly, so that riding the crest of this growth will mean unusually strong economic opportunities. But for the moment, the economic dynamics are also troubling. A report of the Journal of the American Me&cal Association states a troubling relationship betwee n structural changes in the economy that have been insufficient to create jobs for working people and the kinds of jobs that Latinos are qualified for today. "Latinos as a com- munity depend more on blue-collar, industrial work than does the general popula t ion. As the number of jobs in manufacturing decline, particularly in New York and California, Latinos, are taking low-wage jobs in service industries such as fast-food restaurants that offer few op- portunities for advancement and no fringe benefits. Rese a rchers need to look at how struc- tural changes such as these are creating an underclass of impoverished Latinos." In other words, the structural changes in the economy may be insufficient to carry those who are in the lower rungs of the economic ladder. T his is a part of the larger economic dynamic matched to the growth of Utinos as a population group, which creates a troubling reality at this time. I have tried to describe two frameworks of our country. One of them, obviously, very op- timistic. When one reads my friend John Naisbitt's work or Alvin Toffier's work, one gets a sense that so much will be possible with the exploding reality of new technology and economic opportunities. But then the juxtaposition of very troubling population numbers cer- tain l y gives one pause. Can these two frameworks exist in the same country and the same states and the same cities? They do. Can they possibly exist at the same time? They do. Are they in conflict? Yes, but they don't have to be. We can find ways to harness th e essential principles of this pulling engine of economic opportunity and make it work for those who have less opportunity. America's world economic leadership and our national security itself are dependent on our ability to innovate and create new product s. Let me describe, not in my own words, but in the words of the American Council of Education, what I mean. "Insuffi-
4cient supplies of Ph.D.s would be disastrous, because such researchers provide industry with the innovation and product development needed to compete in a growing, world-wide economy. The country's population of high school white males, the traditional source of scien- tists and engineers, is shrinking. Meanwhile, the growing population of young women and minorities isn't showing eno u gh of an increase in science and engineering." Shrinldng Source. If there ever were a kind of mathematically predictable process, that is it. The country needs Ph.D.s, researchers, scientists, analysts, technicians, and engineers in order to innovate to c o mpete and deal with national security concerns. Yet, the traditional source from which those professions come is shrinking: white males. Only 15 percent of the people entering the work force in the first decade of the next century will be white males. Eig h ty-five percent will be women and minorities. The traditional source of that population is shrinking, yet we confront the reality of no replacements. How is it possible to generate scien- tists and engineers that we need from city schools with 30 percent d ropout rates in those population groups? It is not possible, certainly, to take a high school dropout and convert him into a Ph.D. researcher at the magnitude we need. The question is, "How do we create a better pipeline?" Today, my central message to Ile Heritage Foundation and its leadership is the whole issue of ethnic concerns. That message is that maintaining America's competitiveness has to do in large part with how we deal with ethnic relations and race - the whole set of issues that come under the r ubric of upward mobility for the disadvantaged. It is no longer enough to say that we must do this because the Constitution dictates certain standards of fairness: that is to say, there are legal sanctions if we do not. That is not the right rationale. It is no longer good enough to say we ought to do this because our Judeo-Christian tradition teaches us com- passion for unfortunate, disadvantaged people. Fundamentally what we're talking about now is how this country prospers, how this country competes, an d how this country survives in its present role in the world into the next century. It is not possible to carry on our shoulders the burden of a permanent underclass of 10 or 15 or 20 million people relegated to the pathologies of school-dropout rates, hig h unemployment, teenage pregnancies, and drug ad- diction, and still make this country work in a global context. It is not mathematically possible to do that. Harnessing Values. Obviously, the first set of policy issues revolves around education. What I wo u ld like to suggest, with respect to two or three themes here, is that we must really try to understand the virtues, the values unleashed by this technology and economic framework of our changing society. These values are associated with decentralization, e ntrepreneurship, and with individuals who are capable of quick thinking, innovation, creativity, and so forth. We must try to capture and harness those values and make them work as we address policy questions that relate to our disadvantaged populations. I n education, for example, it is clear what we need to be doing is to empower the local school officials from the level of principal to be entrepreneurs, to set the standards for attendance, for morale, for teacher performance, and for the internal working s of schools in terms of the collegial relationship in organizing curriculum. The involvement of parents is key. So, too, is the role of teachers in helping teach others in the classroom and also focusing on creating a child- centered environment. That is an overused phrase but the best that I have seen about the most promising and hopeful thing in education is heard in the works of Dr. James Comer of Yale University.
5Dr. Comer is a child psychologist, who in the course of his work with children saw the de- gree of overlap between educational dysfunction and overall trauma, and lack of support and community for children. Dr. Comer is a gentleman of about 65 years of age, African- American, who describes his own upbringing in his works. He recalls that h i s mom was home at three in the afternoon when he came home from school. She was able to have a snack ready for him before he was sent out to play for a while, but only on the assurance that he would be back home to do his homework, supervised, in a few ho u rs. His father went to the same church as the principal of the school and young James knew that they discussed him from time to time. His mother went to the same grocery store as his teacher and saw her from time to time, and both parents were involved in the local school as much as they could be; they were both professionals. And there was no doubt that young James knew that he was a central concern of that community. New Kinds of Teams. Today, Dr. Comer says that sense of community support for children n o longer exists. And the reality is that no amount of nostalgic politics or hearkening back to the past is going to recreate it. The reality of both parents working and/or single women as heads of households means that the primary caretaking of children of t en is done by someone other than the parents. This unravels some part- of that sense of the community. And so as Dr. Comer suggested, we must recreate, albeit artificially, a sense of community that is so essen- tial to the learning process. Because the l e arning process cannot occur in some rogue fashion - that is, children having facts electronically or otherwise hammered into them - but in a set- ting that is characterized as having some sensitivity and understanding of the child's situation. Dr. Comer's point is that we must create new kinds of teams that include the principal and the teacher in a new relationship with the parents, the school counselors, and external people if necessary, from the community. And the guiding point is creating a new level o f involve- ment, built around the reality of these children. Now, this is not as simple as passing a law, or advocating a budget, or innovating with a new model, like choice - which many of you support and which I believe bears a very careful analysis all a cross the political spectrum, from left to right. Education is, in the final analysis, a personal act. Until we find in America the priorities, the time, the values base from which to recreate time for children with the effort of this whole community of s u pport, educational improvement is not going to happen. Clearly the highest priority on my agenda for the Hispanic community is education. Hispanics cannot sustain these levels of dropout rates and reach our potential as a people. We will never have what c a n pass for "the Decade of the Hispanic" with our level of educational underperformance. It cannot be. Education is the number one priority for Hispanics. And so, taking these kinds of approaches that in common sense ways draw upon the decentralizing reali t ies that the new paradigm makes possible, and doing it in thoughtful, affectionate, and sensitive ways, holds a great deal of promise. A syn- thesis of ideology, philosophy, and practice is very essential in many of these areas. Multicultural Understandin g . Another area that lends itself to this new framework is the achievement of a level of multi-cultural understanding in our societies. We must make an ex- plicit commitment to the reality that our population is going to be more diverse and we must act upo n that by empowering all individuals to take mastery of their own destinies. It won't be as simple for the next generation as differentiating people along the traditional, shallow, surface distinctions - such as race, color, color of hair, last name, natio nal origins - not in an America that is rapidly changing.
6Our changing demographics will require us to think hard together, liberals and c6nserva- tives, business and education, labor and management, cities and suburbs, about how we define the core val ues that are the glue of our society. What does it mean to be an American? What are the essential realities that bind us together when having gone to the same school or having the same color of skin is no longer the binding reality that it once was. What b inds us together must be respect for law and for due process; willingness to engage in a civic dialogue; an understanding of the importance of citizen democracy and responsibility; and a sense of appreciation for our cultural diversity. Who could argue ov e rmhat the core of that set of values ought to be? But I think we as a society have a difficult job to do in defining what indeed are the minimum conditions for how this society works. With respect to economics and work force preparation and economic futur e , we as a society will have to come to terms with issues of how we allow minorities to participate. We must encourage them and make increased minority opportunities possible in this new economy. This economy is increasingly atomized, that is to say, gener a ted by an explosion of small business opportunities. In the 1970s about 200,000 new businesses a year were created; in the 1980s that rose to about an average of 700,000 small businesses a year. In years when the Fortune 500 created zero net new jobs - th e y moved some off 'shore; they moved some from north to south; they opened some plants and added some jobs, but it came to zero net new jobs - small business created record numbers of new jobs. Small business opportunity, therefore, is an important element of minority upward mobility, and'an opportunity strategy to open up the doors for entrepreneurship. And that means contracting opportunities and new approaches to making financing available to entrepreneurs. It means affirmative efforts to include minorit i es on the boards of large corporations and to hire minority persons for key responsibilities in corpora- tions. And also it means a vigorous effort to recruit minority students to business programs and M.B.A. programs, recognizing that unless minorities a r e fully represented in the economic opportunities of the future, our nation will not be a strong,; productive society. Tremendous Opportunity. Such efforts must be more than selecting a few minority stars and selectively promoting them through the process and then saying that we have achieved a full measure of minority opportunity. For America to succeed, there must be a mass upward movement of people: Hispanic, Asian, African-American, and many others who come to this nation's shores. This mass movement w i ll bring the raw energy, the vigorous citizenship, democracy, and the leadership that will be necessary for America to remain strong in the next century. The raw energy of our minority population represents a tremendous opportunity for America, and I thin k it has everything to do with what America's place will be in the world at the middle of the next century.


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Less than twenty-four hours after Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election, youth-led protests expressing solidarity with minority groups broke out across the United States.
Chants of "no hate, no fear; refugees are welcome here," and "Muslim lives matter" echoed consistently throughout New York City's first major march on November 9. The emphasis on publicly rejecting President-elect Donald Trump's Islamophobic statements was clear.
While these efforts were well-intentioned and important, they focused exclusively on Trump's inflammatory statements and missed the ideological underpinnings of Islamophobia, which have dominated U.S. domestic and foreign policy since September 11th.
Regarding predominantly countries as economic assets or conflicts needing management, President Barack Obama pushed a foreign policy agenda that, similar to the actions of his predecessor, devalued Muslim lives. This devaluation was further entrenched by federal spying on U.S. citizens, authorized by provisions such as the Patriot Act and FISA Amendments Act, which has contributed to the rise of Islamophobic rhetoric in the United States. By continuing to institutionalize policies that perpetuated suspicion of Muslims, President Barack Obama helped solidify the discriminatory ideology that allowed Trump to win the election.
NYPD Spying Program
After the September 11 attacks, the NYPD implemented a program that sent plainclothes police officers into Muslim communities to infiltrate mosques, restaurants, and stores. When asked about a 2011 Associated Press article detailing the initiative, dubbed the Demographics Unit, the White House declined to comment on the paradoxes between Obama's intention of altering American perception of Muslims and the NYPD's policies. For his part, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, now the CIA director, responded to the report by offering strong praise for the NYPD's efforts to protect Americans, even though the Demographics Unit never uncovered any useful evidence or leads.
As president, Obama embraced secret surveillance, expanded watch lists, infringed upon individual liberties, and skirted constitutional rights he had vowed to protect, during his presidential campaign. Even before he took office, Obama voted in favor of the FISA Amendments Act in 2008, which expanded governmental spying capabilities. The NSA used this bill, which authorized intelligence agencies to monitor phone calls between U.S. citizens and individuals presumed to be foreign, as the legislative basis for its unconstitutional spying program. The NSA also applied very loose standards to determine whether an individual was foreign, such as the use of non-English language for communications. In response, the American Civil Liberties Union has recently levied lawsuits against federal government data collection and called federal policies illegal.
Obama's Troubling Foreign Policy
On top of these domestic programs, Obama's foreign policy made even greater contributions to the devaluation of Muslim lives.
According to data compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an organization that monitors U.S. drone warfare, Obama has used drone strikes more frequently than his predecessor, conducting 373 strikes in Pakistan. Although the precision of drone attacks improved under Obama, with civilian casualties only increasing 54 percent despite a 631 percent rise in strikes, at least 257 — and up to 634 — innocent people died in Pakistan, as a result of these strikes. By contrast, President George W. Bush conducted fifty-one strikes in Pakistan, resulting in at least 410 deaths, 167 of which were civilians
Drone warfare allows the U.S. government to kill presumed terrorists without risking American lives. But the imprecise operational guidelines used in these strikes help to systematically devalue Pakistani, and by extension, Muslim life. According to The Intercept, agencies rely on signals intelligence – which, often proves incorrect — to build profiles of suspected terrorists and carry out attacks. This helps explain why so many innocent civilians are regularly caught in the crosshairs.
Perhaps the most flagrant indicator of American devaluation of Muslim life can be found in the United States's relationship with Saudi Arabia. The United States has provided billions of dollars in weapons and logistics to Saudi Arabia, which recently used these resources to escalate its war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia's actions in Yemen have, experts claim, violated international humanitarian law, as reflected in a Saudi airstrike that hit a funeral, killing 140 and injuring 525.
Though the Obama administration criticized the funeral bombing, it is an empty message in the face of continuous Saudi bombing in Yemen. The "lake of blood," as described by a rescue worker who witnessed the aftermath of the funeral bombing, cannot change a decades-old relationship built on oil sales for arms shipments and the reinforcement of regional order.
By prioritizing relations with a regional ally over ending its support for an illegal war, the United States has, again, denigrated the value of Muslim life and freedom.
Obama's Empty Words
Obama publicly renounced terms like "Islamic terror," fearing the demonization of a religion. But his domestic policies have allowed for the profiling and monitoring of innocent civilians, while his international policies have failed to break from the traditional American approach to the Middle East, which has long subordinated civilian lives in the region to preserve U.S. interests.
Figures like Donald Trump who openly provide a platform for prejudice and flagrant discrimination, are, indeed, relatively rare in the United States. But the normalization of Islamophobia has been entrenched in U.S. domestic and foreign policies, which attempt to maintain the status quo at any cost.
Approaching Muslim nations as economic assets or problems to be managed inevitably diminishes the humanity of their citizens. And this caricature in turn enables figures like Trump to rise to power.


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- Tenets of Prayer -
powerful salves for incurable wounds . . . written by the monk Gregory of Narek Monastery
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The voice of a sighing heart
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My heavy laden soul . . . how can I describe you?
- Prayer 3 -
A new book of psalms sings with urgency through me
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There is no putting off the day of judgement
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My lawlessness is always defeated
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My sins are more numerous than the sands on the shore
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A teardrop of remorse sends the entire evil platoon into retreat
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What will you do, my lost soul? Where will you hide?
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My iniquities outweigh Mount Ararat
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Faith, that happy and favored word
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I, who was broken, am restored
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I long not so much for the gifts as for the Giver (Bedtime Prayer)
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Three persons, one mystery, separate faces, unique and distinct
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You brought joy to the gloomy heart
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You were called "Shepherd," not only did You care, You sought
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Great mystery, remember me, with mercy rather than legalisms
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Tormented by bitter grief, I pray to You, Keeper of imperiled souls
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Prayer of Healing – Hear the prayers of my embattled heart for mercy, when I cry to you, "Lord," in my time of need
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Cleanse the temple of my body, the vessel of my soul
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Lord, O Lord, who bears no grudges
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Since I of my own will mortgaged myself to death
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I continue to accuse my cursed soul – like a talking horse with a callous mouth, breaking my reins and shaking off my bit
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Treat my like a physician, rather than examining me like a judge
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What am I worthy to ask of you in prayer?
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The ways of my life are like the waves of the sea, my soul tossing in this world upon countless, endless swells
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I lay open the grief of my soul, which is not totally dead to the world, but is not fully alive to God in poetry neither especially hot, or particularly cold
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Indeed this "I have sinned" is a blessed phrase for the heart set on hope
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I have all earthly ills and thus can serve as an emissary offering prayers for the whole world (Prayer for protection from illness of body and spirit)
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You remain in all things infinite and unexaminable, good in all things, having no part in the wrath of darkness
- Prayer 30 -
Two impulses in one heart, one of doubtful hope, the other of certain doom
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The soul's every movement is a reminder of God
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O totally generous God, whose patience never ends, hear me though I cause you bitterness
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Let the perfume, the bouquet of this book of confessions be redoubled and affect multitudes
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Here is my profession of faith – the creed of the co-existing Holy Trinity, the rule of life and grace of salvation
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How can our dances and songs of joy do honor to even one drop of your goodness?
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No matter how great the mounting debt of my sins, the saving grace of your trials is greater by far
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Melt the ice of despair
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The spiritual life that liberates those born into the light through our Lord Jesus in baptism
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I am a living book, a scroll listing lamentations, moaning and woe
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Hear the sound of my sighs and the terror of imagined perils to come
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Before the dawning of the uneclipsed rays of Your glorious mercy, sins melt away
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Lord God of compassion, salvation and mercy, remember me, when You go to Your Kingdom
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To heal our spiritual wounds, You do not need ointments, nor time, nor intermediaries, nor the passing of days
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Boundless God, direct son of God, light who took human form like us, but are in essence like Him who send You
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Now, confess, my ruined soul with hope in your heart for salvation
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Behold, you were formed like an angel . . . O fool, why did you choose to be earthbound?
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Clothe me, a lawless sinner, merciful and unvengeful God, with the clothes of my former innocence
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Reflections on Solomon
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God of light for all, do not let iniquity rule me
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I, an exact picture of mankind, here mix their sins with my own
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The Psalms were songs of everything for the pure in heart: a testament of life, written for all people
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The venerable voices of the prophets, foretold the liberating mission of your blessed coming
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You are offered in the divine mystery and distributed in indivisiable parts by the faith of those who confess to you
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A horse does not go straight without someone at the reins . . . may this book remain as a guide for repentance . . . its letters like my body, its message like my soul
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On the wings of my soul I have soared through endless generations of mankind
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The agents of death . . . my sinister heart, my gossiping mouth
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Accept this meager confession of my innumerable sins, you who see everything in its totality
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Merciful heavenly ruler, work a miracle upon me divinely
- Prayer 59 -
Do not let your mercies be meted out in mortal measure
- Prayer 60 -
Daily seek the comfort of the familiar scolding voice of the Psalms
- Prayer 61 -
To what end should I receive the Psalms when they condemn me in unison
- Prayer 62 -
Add to the Psalms passages from the Prophets
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By these great signs, You have foretold the rescue of long lost sinners by the caring art of Your love
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In everything and toward everything you are upright, O God
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I foremost among the impious have dared to say what is unspeakable: I have boasted of my humiliations
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Whoever believes in the healing prayers of this humble book, praying sincerely, I too will join with my words
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Look at me, I am unworthy of good, undeserving of favor, a broken palm tree, spilled wine
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Recalling Your stern wrath . . . how can the flow of tears from my eyes be dried?
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In the crucible of your love I am daily refined, but never purified
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Reflections on the Old Testament Patriarchs
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Reflections on the Saints
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Reflections on Monastic Brotherhood
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Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, only you can turn the discouragement of blame into joyous praise
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You visit where there is no exit. Your greatness is clear where you cure the wound of despair.
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Reflections on the Armenian Church . . . that the extent of her venerable glory might be told to the nations
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Author of that new and amazing law of life: to do good to those who hate
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Reflections on Good Friday
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The time has run out for paying my debts, so turn Your face toward me, when I am in pain, You who lighten the darkness for the disheartened.
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How shall I be consoled when my hope is cut short?
- Prayer 80 -
Prayer to the Holy Mother of God
- Prayer 81 -
Prayer to the Angels
- Prayer 82 -
Prayer to the Holy Apostles
- Prayer 83 -
Root out the vile ways of this world and plant the good in me and the world
- Prayer 84 -
Heavenly monarch, exalted king, cause of being and shaper of the future
- Prayer 85 -
Strengthen me, Lord, in my courageous labors to fight the good fight
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Reflections on our earthly nature
- Prayer 87 -
If I reach old age, having been guided by you to a worthy death, do not abandon me in my frailty
- Prayer 88 -
Bless and sanctify the letters of this book of lamentation . . .this book will cry out in my place, with my voice, as if it were me
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A Prayer of Glory and Thanksgiving
- Prayer 90 -
Benedictions upon those who pray this prayer book
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Stand guard over me with your heavenly host that I might fall asleep and awaken anew with the grace of your joy
- Prayer 92 -
A Prayer of Instruction on the wooden bell that calls us to worship, symbol of the trumpet on the day of Judgment
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A Prayer of Instruction on the Holy Chrism, the light-giving oil of consecration
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Eternal God, almighty, doer of good . . . who with your ingenious wisdom turns the darkness of death into morning (Prayer for Protection against Evil)
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Sun of justice, ray of blessings, form of light, cherished desire
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Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart
God whose mercies are diverse and abundant,
mighty and awesome God who loves mankind,
blessed living God beyond description
whose mere word can make anything possible
and for whose mind nothing is unthinkable.
You alone can repay the severity of thorns
with sweetness of fruit.
You who are the author of that new and
amazing law of life:
to do good to those who hate
and pray for those who persecute
and to seek salvation for those who wound
and ask forgiveness for those who murder.
These are the miraculous fruits you bestow,
with sweetness beyond compare
made delectable by your divine will
and savory by your praiseworthy lips,
Lord Christ, blessed on high
breath of our nostrils,
and the strength of our dignity.
Yet still, human beings, earth-born prone to err
render evil to the hand offering good,
but you, light and giver of light,
do not heed the blasphemy, take no pleasure
in evil, do not want their destruction and
do not wish these sinners' death.
Neither are you vexed or agitated,
nor do you succumb to anger.
Nor do you act rashly.
Nor do you wane in love.
Nor do you waver in compassion.
Nor do you change in goodness.
Neither do you turn your back
or turn your face away.
Rather you are light on all paths
with the sole aim of salvation.
If you wish to pardon, you are able.
If to heal, you have the power.
To give life, you have the means.
To bestow, you are generous.
To make whole, you are able.
To grant, you are most bountiful.
To justify, you are most resourceful.
To comfort, you are all powerful.
To renew, you are all capable.
To perform a miracle, you are king of all.
To establish anew, you are the creator.
To re-create, you are God.
To care for us, you are Lord of all.
To rid us of sin, you are a guardian.
To aid us, though unworthy, you are blessed.
To rescue from the hunter, you are our savior.
To pour yours upon us, you are rich.
To reach us before we ask, you lack nothing.
To widen the narrow places, you are a comfort.
To call me who am last, you are a protector.
To steady me who wavers, you are a rock.
To give me a drink when parched,
you are a fountain.
To reveal to me what is covered, you are light.
To teach me what is useful, you are kind.
To overlook my faults, you are long-suffering.
To refrain from judging my minor transgressions,
you are exalted.
To lend a hand to a servant like me,
you are good master.
To shelter with your right hand, you are a provider.
To offer a remedy to me who am infirm,
you are a restorer.
To fill me when ignorant, you are a teacher.
To accept me when I petition, you are a refuge.
Indeed, all these are yours, Lord of mercy,
not just in words, but also in reality,
especially are you foremost among
the martyrs in your patient suffering,
you, who for my salvation
came to the battlefield in force to soften
the stiff-necked unruliness of my haughty body
with the tempering instruction of tormenting tribulation
and taking our nature, bore on your blameless body
the penalty of grievous torment
in order to teach by your example
the mercy you have for us.
Ever blessed.
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1 ...... Mt. 19:26.
2 ...... Mt. 5:44.
3 ...... Lam. 4:20.
4 ...... Ps. 28 (Arm. 29):8.
5 ...... Ps. 38 (Arm. 37):21.
6 ...... Wis. 1:13, Ez. 18:32.
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Ok, so I don't want to sound needy or like a dope but I recently filled out a few applications for teller positions located on BoA's career website. I also applied for several positions as a personal banker. The latter I doubt I will get as most banks now-a-days like to promote within, so I figured my best bet would be starting off as a teller. Now I have the experience and cash handling skills necessary to satisfy the position, but my question is, how long does it take to find out if they are going to consider you? I'm currently on day 6 waiting for some type of email back whether I was considered or not for the older position I applied for. The same goes for TD Bank, but that's a different story. Now, for starters, I took the assessment test for the tellers, but I never got to see the message at the end stating whether I failed or didn't like most have said they did. My computer froze on the last question with the video and automated questions, and when I clicked restart and opened up the assessment again it said that I was finished. I never received an email stating whether I failed or not and from there on any time I apply for a teller position it does not say that I cannot or I have failed the assessment, it doesn't say anything! Someone help me out I'm like in a rutt trying to figure out if I'm wasting my time or not. Thanks! I'm from New Jersey btw, don't know if that makes a difference. I applied for positions both in NJ and NY.
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Architecture Series: Kinetic Sculptures (7-10)
Why stand still when you can move and shake! Play is a very powerful force in design innovation and we are going to explore architecture that folds, stretches, collapses and expands. The challenge will be to create a structure that can give you the opportunity to manipulate its form through manual push/pull forces, whilst designing your space to have a particular 'feel'. The final product will be a scaled model of a kinetic piece of architecture design. We will use age appropriate materials. Topics covered include: in/outside relationships of spaces, structural joints, forces, material properties, pulleys, crank, aesthetics of scale, proportion, and tactile qualities of materials. From design brief to construction, come envisage and realize your deployable, animated, adaptable, kinetic sculptures! Instructor: Estee Hill, Acera Creativity Morning teacher, architect and educator. $600– This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
Live Action Role Play (LARP) (10-15)
Have you ever wanted to seek treasure and uncover the secrets of the universe? Battle brutal bandits, gruesome goblins and unworldly undead? Do you have what it takes to slay dragons, find your way through the dungeon and claim the ancient treasure? Step into an interactive theater world, armed with sword and sorcery. Become the hero you have always dreamed of and save the lands of Etheraz from the great shadow! Students may sign up for any number of weeks of LARP. Led by LARP Adventure Program $535
AM PROGRAMS (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
AM: Hands-on Robotics (7-9)
Snap little blocks together to make a robot that drives, rotates, senses movement or follows your hand! Program and modify a robot to perform like a dancer or move like a race car! In this session, young learners will explore robotics and the basics of programming without computers. Through the use of hands-on robotics sets and other tools, students will gain a rich understanding of what robots are and how humans control their actions. Instructor: Hannah DeRusha, Acera Lower Elementary Teacher $300– This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
AM: Theater: Writing a Short Play (11-15)
Description to follow. Vanessa Roman, Acera Mindfulness, Theater and Leadership teacher. $275
AM: MakerSpace: Wooden Desk Lamp (7-10)
Here's the deal: you get to measure and hammer and saw and tinker all day, and by the end of the week, voila, you've made a real lamp! This desk lamp will include the wiring to be fully functional, and a hinge so it can move up and down. Show it off on your desk or nightstand at home! No prior woodworking experience required, our staff will teach new students basic carpentry skills. Instructor: Marie Delaney, Acera Arts & Construction Coach $325– This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
AM: Woodshop: Make Your Own Skateboard (10-15)
Always wanted to make your own Skateboard? Join us, and design and build your own mold to customize your deck shape. Then build the deck using a modern laminating process using your mold, hardwood veneers, wood glue and a vacuum press. This produces a deck as strong and attractive as most commercially available skateboard decks. After final shaping with woodworking tools, students may paint or otherwise decorate their decks. Add trucks, wheels, hardware and grip tape to complete your own skateboard and test it out on the playground! (Note: base materials provided, students can bring additional materials to customize, e.g. a specific set of wheels, at their own cost.) Instructor: Josh Briggs, Acera engineering and math teacher, wood shop manager $325- This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
AM: Artwork with Photoshop (8+)
Express yourself and learn Photoshop along the way! Students will experiment with different techniques, from drawing to photo layovers. Instructor: Suzana Somers. $275 This program is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
AM: SSAT Workshop (12-14)
While we are not into testing at Acera, we do understand that testing is a reality for students entering High School and preparing for college. Join this class to become familiar with the SSAT, and how to prepare for it — the Acera way. Michael Hirsch is an experienced SSAT and SAT tutor, and as our science lab manager, teacher and curriculum creator, knows how to combine the necessary with the interesting. Instructor: Michael Hirsch, Acera science teacher and science lab manager $400
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PM: Woodshop: Model Sailboats (7-10)
Design and build your own toy sailboat. In this session, you will learn about the features and concepts that make sailboats such fierce swimmers. You'll choose the shape and design of your craft, and the hulls will be made of wood. Never used a saw or hammered a nail? No problem, our experienced staff will teach you basic carpentry skills, and how you can use them in your project. Students will be able to test out their boats on the Mystic River on the last day (weather permitting.) Instructor: Josh Briggs, Acera Math and Engineering Teacher $325 This program is now full. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
PM: Woodshop: Make Your Own Tools (11-15)
Description to follow. Instructor: Marie Delaney, Acera Arts & Construction Coach $325
PM: Adventure Club (7-10)
Get out your hiking boots, throw on some sunscreen and bring your water bottle as we set off for adventures in nature in and around the North Shore. Oh, and don't forget your imagination, your favorite camp songs and your best jokes. Adventure club will spend the week bonding as we discover and play in cool, new spots outdoors. Vanessa Roman, Acera Mindfulness, Theater and Leadership teacher. $275 This program is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
PM: Drawing in Virtual Reality (11-15)
Just what the name says: Join us to explore new programs that allow you to draw in Virtual Reality. Experience standing 'inside' your painting, and how this can help you understand shapes and forms more deeply, and see the effect this has on your drawing in 2d as well! Instructor: Suzana Somers. $350 — This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
PM: Toy Engineering (6-8)
What can make a top spin faster, or longer? What impacts how high a bouncy ball bounces? In this session, students will explore, design, and test classic childhood toys. Students will test toys to discover their physical properties and explore the physics, chemistry, and materials science behind how these toys work. They will then create their own versions of those toys and use the engineering design process to improve and update their design. Instructor: Hannah DeRusha, Acera Lower Elementary Teacher $300– This class is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.


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It was a mixed bag of results for East Contra Costa's council races as two cities saw large changes to their leadership while the other two remained much the same.
Tuesday's election changed the makeup of Oakley and Antioch city councils, with Wade Harper named Antioch's new mayor and newcomers Doug Hardcastle and Diane Burgis elected to vacant Oakley seats.
It also appears that Monica Wilson has won a vacant seat in the Antioch council race, as current Mayor Jim Davis, who opted against a mayoral run this time out, is trailing by less than 1 percent with some mail-in ballots still uncounted as of Wednesday.
Harper, Antioch's Mayor Pro Tem, amassed 40.9 percent of the vote with all of the precincts reporting.
The 24-year police lieutenant, who works in Tracy, said Wednesday he was "humbled" by the community's support.
"I feel really good that I'm going to be able to help develop (the council) as a team, and we will work to address the issues in the city," Harper said.
Harper, who will be Antioch's first African-American mayor, said he is preparing for the role by assessing some of the concerns he heard on the campaign trail, creating a self-management strategy and gathering advice from others.
"It's time to get to work in moving this city forward," he said.
Incumbent Mary Rocha, the lone Antioch council member seeking re-election, won a second term.
In Oakley, Hardcastle led the six candidates with 21.9 percent of the vote, while Burgis has 20 percent. Incumbent Kevin Romick also won a seat with 17 percent of the vote.
"I really didn't know what to expect because if you have any kind of savvy as far as politics, you know people around you are going to tell you how great you're doing," said Burgis, the executive director of a local nonprofit environmental group.
However, Brentwood's and Pittsburg's city councils will remain much the same. The only new face in those two cities is Brentwood's Gene Clare winning the seat of incumbent Bob Brockman.
"I ran one heck of a campaign, and I thank all of my supporters. I ran hard for you and I will run harder as your City Council person," Clare said. "I promise to reward that trust by being an excellent City Council person."
Bob Taylor was again elected mayor in Brentwood by almost a 2-to-1 margin. Erick Stonebarger was re-elected to the other council seat.
Incumbents Ben Johnson and Will Casey won re-election bids in Pittsburg, defeating two challengers.
"My obvious priority is to deal with the difficult financial times we are having not just in Pittsburg but in all of the cities," Casey said. "It's not so much me doing it, it's the five of us on the council."
Staff writers Rowena Coetsee, Paula King and Eve Mitchell contributed to this story.


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__X___ install horn (Ok, I bolted on the new horn, but wiring is not in yet LOL)
_____ wire in horn and new horn button (have it all set to go in)
_____ install new relay and re-wiring 3rd brake light so it does not blink with left blinker.( I tried once and I didnt hook it up correctly, so took it all down and will redo soon as weather warms up a bit)
__X___ trace why front parking lights light up when braking & blow fuse if single element bulb is used (as should be) I replaced the rear brake light/ turn indicator boxes as well as from turn indicators. They work much better now.
_____ install heater box cables ( well, wrong heater boxes so next winter, I will simply wire them to be working all the time...
_____ remove old heater box levers and replace with correct ones (just going to wire them open in winter for now... No funds at present to buy new ones.
__X___check all heater hoses for leaks and seal
_____ find stock front license plate bracket (flipping CS cops LOL)
_____ get more POR 15 and body putty
_____ repair boo-boos and repaint ( fixed some boo-boo and repainted em some, but waiting on warmer weather and since winds took out my carport, the fund to get a new one so she has the shade to work under again.)
_____ install and wire in fan ( have a hard time finding a spot to put it since its mount i its ground; got a battery operated one for now instead.)
_____ repaint roof
_____repair front end
_____ reupholster front seats
__X__ make new screens for summer camping, with magnetic attachment instead of velcro
_____ Make side tent a) awning? check materials bought, design in head, 4 tries and I got one to work.... :/ Done but dye turned out a funky purple instead of brown. Oh well.
b) screening? materials NOT bought, design in head ... just have to sew em together
c) structure? The tent poles I got at too flimsy; anyone need any tent pole replacements I has zillions... LOL)
d) flooring? (Tired a neat product that is used in signage but since I am still rethinking my awning design, not so sure. maybe if I can afford to get the screening and sew it in to the screen and awning, it will work better....
e) carpet? too expensive right now.....
______ side window: in the works, waiting on the making to show up


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Episode 153:
Do you know the difference between a "boy" and a "girl" wine? Technically, the terms are "masculine" and "feminine," and the stars have a field day trying to tell the difference as we drink Pinot Noir. Our resident winemaker finally sets us straight, but not before some of the funniest…and most awkward…moments on the show.
So, grab a glass of wine, and if you're on Twitter, follow us (@NWWineNight) and have fun with tonight's hashtags: #WineNight #CorkLocal #PinotNoir #WineAndPie
Tonight's Wine: Pinot Noir
Remember, this is a blind-tasting, so if you don't want to know the wines featured on the show, stop reading here!
After the show, come back & see the names of both the "Wine Orange" & the "Wine Blue" tasted on this episode.
This Episode's Wine:
ORANGE: 2013 Pinot Noir – Hyland Estates, Dundee, OR
BLUE: 2013 Pinot Noir – Raptor Ridge Winery, Newberg, OR
Host Brian Calvert (KOMO News by day) invites his friends from the local media and wine community to come and taste the delicious wines of the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, Brian is joined by…
Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5fm
Corwin Haeck of KOMO Radio
Jake Whittenberg of KING 5 News
Chris Sparkman of Sparkman Cellars
Filming Location: Old Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville's Hollywood District
Filming Sponsor: Woodinville Wine Country
Catering Provider: Pyramid Brewing Co. of Seattle, WA
Thank you or watching our show, and please share Northwest Wine Night TV with your friends. The next episode will be released here on the website on
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There's a gap in the sandwich market, and a restaurant chain backed by Whole Foods wants to close it.
In an interview with QSR magazine, Ellen Chen, founder of the LA-based chain Mendocino Farms, said there's a glut of restaurants selling $5–$8 subs, as well as more upscale outlets offering sandwiches in the range of $14–$15.
But there are few chains offering mid-priced gourmet sandwiches — which industry analysts call the "better-sandwich" category — and that's where Mendocino Farms is trying to compete.
Mendocino Farms is a fast-casual concept featuring organic, locally sourced ingredients on freshly baked bread.
It has 13 locations in the Los Angeles area, and it's in the process of expanding beyond Southern California with the support of an investment from Whole Foods.
The grocery chain took a minority stake in Mendocino last year, marking a first investment of its kind for Whole Foods.
Mendocino Farms
"Whole Foods is providing some great mentorship," Chen told QSR. "We can tap into their supply chain, their sustainability practices, and the partners they work with, and learn from them."
Mendocino will use the investment to open standalone restaurants, as well as new locations inside Whole Foods stores.
The first Mendocino Farms inside a Whole Foods will open this year in Tustin, California, according to QSR.
Mendocino Farms
The Mendocino restaurants inside Whole Foods stores will serve the sandwich chain's full menu and be wholly operated by the sandwich chain.
The menu includes items like "not so fried" chicken, spicy lemongrass steak banh mi, house smoked chicken and street corn torta, and prosciutto and free range chicken.
Prices are comparable to those at Chipotle, with customers paying an average of $12.50 for a meal, according to Nation's Restaurant News. The average unit brings in about $3.2 million in revenue.
Mendocino Farms
The restaurants' interiors feature chalkboard walls and wood and stainless steel accents, with glowing signs that read "EAT HAPPY." Green turf covers parts of the ceiling, chairs, and walls in some restaurants.
Some restaurants also feature foosball tables.
Whole Foods will most likely add new Mendocino units to its new cheaper-store concept, called 365 by Whole Foods market, according to NRN.
Here's a vegan wrap:
This sandwich features thick-cut turkey, tomato, avocado, smoked Gouda, chili aioli, and jalapeno relish.
Thick-Cut Turkey, Tomato, Avocado, Smoked Gouda, Chili Aoli § Jalapeño Relish Grilled Sandwich || Mendocino Farms || Sherman Oaks, CA ⠀ Photo Credit 📷: @lafoodieguy ⠀ ⠀ Lunchtime is sandwich time! Any sandwich with smoked Gouda is alright by LAFG! This sandwich was amazing! The jalapeño salsa on the side was a great spicy addition for dipping! So many other things on the @mendocinofarms menu that need trying! Like, comment or tag a friend who would like this 'wich! ✌🏼😁🍔 #LAFoodieGuy #LAFG •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 👇🏼😁 Comment or tag your friends! 😁👇🏼 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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HARPAL SINGH BEDI / Gurgaon
Amandeep Drall overcame earlier hiccups and shot four-under 68 to emerge sole leader after the second and penultimate round of the fifth leg of the Rs 8 -lakh Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour 2017 at the Classic Golf and Country Club, here today.
Following the leader at tied second position are Walailak Satarak, Vani Kapoor and Gaurika Bishnoi with identical scores of 141 after 36 holes
Panchkula based Amandeep started with a bogey and dropped another stroke at the eighth hole, but birdies on the third, fourth and ninth helped her neutralise the damage in her front nine.
She played a bogey free back nine, carding birdies on the 10th, 15th and 17th holes to finish with a total score of four under for the day and a total of 139.
Overseas Thai player Walailak, Vani and Gaurika are all tied second with identical scores of 141.
Walailak returned five-under 67 to move up five places after 36 holes. She hit six birdies on the fourth, seventh, 10th, 12th, 16th and 18th holes, with just one bogey on the 11th.In the process she made her intentions clear and could well be the first overseas winner tomorrow of a domestic Tour event.
New Delhi's Vani had a good start, carding a bogey free front nine with birdies on the fifth and sixth holes. On the way in, she carded a bogey and birdie apiece on the 13th and 18th holes respectively to finish her round with a score of two-under 70.
Overnight leader Gaurika carded birdies on the fifth, 12th and 17th, while dropping shots on the second, 10th and 16th to finish with an even par round and tie with Walailak and Vani two shots adrift of the leader.
Amateur Gurjot Badwal and Hero MotoCorp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet are tied fifth with identical scores of 146 after the second round.
Gurjot carded birdies on the fifth, eighth, 11th and 15th, while dropping shots on the first and 16th. Sharmila carded a birdie less round, while dropping a shot on the second.
Jaipur's Afshan Fatima is placed seventh with a total score of 147, followed by amateur Tvesa Malik in eighth position at 148 and Gursimar Badwal in ninth with a score of 149. Ankita Tiwana is at tenth position with a score of 152 after 36 holes.


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Our client is one of the largest providers la of supported accommodation services various clients such as young people, clients with a history of homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. They aim to help vulnerable people find opportunities to change their lives and futures.
Position Available: Support Workers - Mental Health (Croydon), £11-12 per hour, 37.5 hours per week, temp 3-4 months
Role Purpose:
Supporting and empowering our customers to increase their life skills, self management and confidence to successfully sustain independent living.
This aim will be achieved through the provision of individualised support, tailored to the specific needs of homeless adults and young people.
Service delivery
* Holding a caseload of customers and co-ordinating their support packages.
* Actively promoting customer involvement at all times.
* Working with customers to assess and identify their support needs, agreeing support plans, recording outcomes and reviewing progress towards achieving their goals.
* Establishing supportive and professional relationships with customers and dealing effectively with unpredictable and challenging situations in a professional and sensitive manner.
* Ensuring customers are supported to achieve independent living through proactive support and building positive links with relevant agencies.
* Liaising with external partners, including accessing appropriate statutory and voluntary services.
* Ensuring fair access through interviewing and assessing the suitability of referrals, based on the criteria of the project.
* Ensuring customers are supported to raise complaints, comments and suggestions.
Housing Management
* Ensuring all voids are advertised and lettings made promptly.
* Supporting customers to pay their rent, including providing advice on benefits and debt management.
* Being accessible and responsive at all times to customers' concerns and requests for information.
* Supporting and advising customers on any matters relating to their occupancy agreements.
* Dealing with breaches of occupancy agreements sensitively and efficiently, in accordance with warnings and appeal procedures.
* Responding in a decisive and proactive manner to customer and neighbour disputes.
* Producing and monitoring records including rent, Supporting People monitoring information and CORE reports within required deadlines.
* Reporting repairs and maintenance in accordance with policy and procedure.
* Supporting colleagues to remove items and make rooms ready for new occupants, where required
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* Being aware of, and adhering to, all relevant financial procedures.
* Maintaining personal records on the HR database.
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* Experience of supporting vulnerable people clients with mental health issues nad or complex needs.
* Experience of supporting and an understanding of the reasons why people become homeless and the needs and challenges they face.
* Knowledge of statutory and voluntary resources available to homeless people including an understanding of welfare benefits.
* Ability to take on a caseload with responsibility for key working a group of customers, co-ordinating support packages, and proactively ensuring all necessary tasks and activities are completed.
* Ability to document clear records and to evidence outcomes achieved with customers.
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The Passive?
Every 7th shot triggers the extra damage. With Runaan's Hurricane, each of the extra arrows shot count as a shot as well. So 2 normal shorts of your gun would count as 6 shots toward getting that extra damage off. The Runnan's and the Berserker Grieves will be good enough attackspeed to keep leeching life. Especially with those 2x The Bloodthirster you built! This also is very good at melting down multiple targets! Make sure to use this new found power in mainly team fights or cleaning up! You do not have much sustain! So be warned! Again best used in team fights and when not being focused. When hitting multiple targets should also give you crazy amounts of HP!
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Some of the tricks given below will be obvious but you need to make sure you do these certain things well!
FARM! Always the first priority.
If you can play aggressive! Make sure your support can do that as well. Preferred aggressive supports could be, Thresh, Taric, Lulu, Sona, Nidalee.
Poke the enemy like hell especially with that extra damage from your passive but try not to do it often enough to miss last hitting creeps!
Place those traps in replacement of wards if they are not available at the time!
Place the traps strategically. Possibly when dueling the other ADC, place the trap behind them or on them to prevent them from running.
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Can someone please recommend some amazing Ecuadorian restaurants and bars? Thanks
Can someone please recommend some amazing Ecuadorian restaurants and bars? Thanks
and very welcome, in Cuenca there is a street called Calle Larga y Calle Remigio.
where you can find a incredible variety of food.
Depends what you want.
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Thanks! I know it well, and will probabably be back down there today
Since I am a chef we don't eat out often, but we too have cruised Larga and eaten at a few places in the two months we have been here. Lots of fun, if not great eats.
If you are a food and wine person you may enjoy joining our Meetup dot com group. We are just getting started, but it is a place to meet other food and wine folk. We are in fact having a pot luck on Saturday night (and blind wine tasting) - we would love to have you.
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Forced labour has occurred when a person would not consider themselves to be free to stop or to leave work, because of force or threats, or due to being tricked.
- Is the person being forced to work?
- Does the person have a large debt or bond?
- Is the person a child, or performing work against the law?
- Is the person unsure of their employment and working conditions?
- Is the person made to work unusual and/or excessive hours?
- Is the person subject to dangerous working conditions, such as unsafe work practices, or an unreasonably unhygienic work environment?
- Is the person living at the workplace or at a place controlled by the employers?
- Is the employer unable to provide records of wages paid to the person?
Case Study:
On 6 October 2011, Mr Diveye Trivedi pled guilty to one count of people trafficking (s 271.2(1B) of Criminal Code). Between 2007 and 2008, Mr Trivedi organised the travel of an Indian male to Australia in order to work as a chef in one of his Indian restaurants. Upon arrival, the man was subjected to exploitative conditions which included: being forced to live and bathe at the restaurant and work an average of 12 hours a day, seven days a week for minimal pay; being consistently abused, both physically and mentally; and receiving threats against his person and his family.
On 8 May 2012, Mr Trivedi was sentenced to 250 hours' community service and a fine of $1,000. To date this is the only conviction for labour trafficking in Australia. See also the case of Kovacs below, where the defendants were charged over similar treatment under the slavery provisions of the Criminal Code.
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