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Published: Tuesday 11th November 2014 by The News Editor
Centre-back Gary Cahill has credited coach Gary Neville for helping England toughen up defensively and feels the team are becoming more savvy on the field, having been "too nice" in the past.
The Three Lions have moved on from their failure at the summer's World Cup by winning all four of their games that have followed, with three of those being Euro 2016 qualifiers.
They have also – starting from the 0-0 draw with Costa Rica that concluded their campaign in Brazil – put together a run of clean sheets that will extend to a record-equalling tally of six if the Group E leaders register another in Saturday's qualifier against Slovenia at Wembley.
Those shut-outs are something Cahill says he and his international team-mates are "really proud" of.
And when asked about the influence Neville is having as he assists boss Roy Hodgson, Cahill said of the former England and Manchester United full-back: "He was a fantastic defender.
"And he likes being hard, and tough to play against, being physical – almost like old-school, whereby you let the attackers know they are in a game and feel your presence, just by being aggressive and getting tight to them.
"It's something we've certainly addressed. We are definitely a lot harder to play against defensively.
"It is about being physical and wanting to win the ball back and putting tackles in – the basics of defending, really. I think at the minute we are doing that really well."
Wayne Rooney suggested after the 2-1 loss to Uruguay at the World Cup that England needed to be more streetwise, and Cahill thinks the team are developing more of an edge mentally as well as physically.
"I think at times we've been too nice, and it (changing that) comes with experience," Cahill said.
"It's a big part of the game – knowing when to slow things down, or when not to play from the back.
"It's just managing the game really, which maybe we are doing a lot better."
Cahill has certainly been having a successful time as part of an unbeaten Chelsea side who are currently top of the Barclays Premier League.
And the 28-year-old believes England are starting to show some of the "game management" the Blues appear so expert at.
When put to him that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is a master of that art, Cahill said: "Yes, exactly – it's a part of our play at Chelsea and that's because there is so much experience in that squad.
"But it's something that's coming into the make-up with England, and I think that's another reason why we are progressing."
Cahill is not convinced Chelsea can go the whole Premier League season unbeaten – "it's tough, we're not even at Christmas yet" he said – but his confidence in England is such that he rates it as "likely" that the Three Lions will retain their 100 per cent record for the whole of this qualifying campaign.
And with regard to his international manager Hodgson, Cahill has backed the 67-year-old to lead England beyond Euro 2016.
There has been talk this week about the possibility of the Football Association extending Hodgson's current contract, which runs out after the 2016 tournament in France.
And asked if he thought Hodgson was the right man to continue taking England forward long-term, Cahill said: "Yes – I think he has been great for us.
"The manager has addressed things he wanted to address and it is working at the minute for us.
"We are building and going in the right direction. Everyone is behind the manager."
England skipper Rooney is set to win his 100th cap in Saturday's match, which Cahill has no doubt is a "fantastic achievement", particularly given the Manchester United man is only 29.
Cahill, holder of 31 caps himself, regards the forward as a "world-class player" and believes he will break both Peter Shilton's England appearances record of 125 and Sir Bobby Charlton's goal record of 49, which Rooney currently trails by six.
Cahill said: "I personally think he can break both records.
"He will be reaching 100 caps at the weekend, and for someone as young as he is, that is such a fantastic achievement.
"I don't see why not. He is a fantastic footballer and I'm sure he will be in the set-up for many more years to come."
Meanwhile, Cahill has stressed he only sat out England training on Tuesday as a precaution due to a minor hip issue that should present "no problem" in terms of his availability for Saturday's game.
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The Bagnell Dam in the Ozarks of Missouri was hailed as an engineering feat for its time in Missouri history. It's finished length measures one-half mile long. Taking over two years to complete construction on the last dam built in the United States that's only purpose was gaining capital for Union Electric Light and Power Company out of St. Louis Missouri.
The Bagnell Dam has many uses for the surrounding communities but with the good, comes the bad. Many old towns had to be relocated and some just died away due to the dam's construction. Everyone today benefits from the electric gain and the financial gain the dam has brought but we should remember all the sacrifices that were incurred to make the dam possible. Many of us have been through the town of Linn Creek Missouri, but did you know that Linn Creek was originally built in a lower level area that is now at least 40 feet under water? When the announcement came that the permit was granted it was met with both cheers and boo's. The towns of Bagnell and Eldon jumped on the bandwagon of supporting the dam's construction. They wanted citizens to prepare to rent rooms and houses to the dam's workers. On down the way though, the feelings were not mutual. The citizens of Camden county and the county seat of Linn Creek were in great despair. The construction plans would call for the complete demolition of Linn Creek and place the location 40 feet under water. However, it was proposed that a new Linn Creek be built and change the county seat to a town that would be built and be named Camdenton Missouri. The people of Linn Creek just could not comprehend the concept of giving up everything they had, from houses to valuable farmland, in order for other people in other parts of the state to benefit. Regardless, the plan moved forward.
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Representative Waxman has worked hard for measures that would modernize schools, reduce class size, recruit and provide the financial incentives for high quality teachers and principals, enhance school safety, require schools to meet academic standards, provide early childhood education, and expand school access to technology.
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Lamerica Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994 Drama, Foreign 116 mins
Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
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I mainly play on Summoner's Rift and lane with a ranged character.
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The reason why Shroud of Darkness should be your first skill is because of its awesome passive. Its attack speed boost + Doran's Blade makes for a formidable early laner.
Then Q>E>Q>E continously except to put points into Paranoia whenever it is available.
Wait til Duskbringer and Unspeakable Horror is maxed out to put more points into Shroud of Darkness.
This makes for a high-damage combo; Q into your victim, W, then E. If they start running again, R to finish.
is an awesome starting item; it gives health, attack and lifesteal for you to get the first kill with.
If you're getting hammered by your DMG/DPS opponents, get .
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If you're running with low health from someone, near minions, and Umbra Blades is ready, hit the minion in the centre of the swarm for a great health boost. It can give massive amounts of health late if used correctly.
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Pistol Opera Trailer (2001)
27 October 2001 Drama, Action, Thriller 112 mins
As one of Suzuki's last fims, it is related to his 1967 Branded to Kill, either as a remake or sequel. The plots of both films involve a third-ranked hit man deposing the top-ranked hit man to claim the top rank.
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They have in the past beaten the odds, now the St Benedict's Junior Men's Pair, Alexander Julicher and Sandro Torrente have been honoured with the prestigious title of South African School Team of the Year.
This award was given to the boys at the SA Sports Awards, held recently in Bloemfontein.
The star rowers recently seized a third place in the Junior World Championships in Rotterdam, where they represented South Africa. This amazing race saw them competing harder than they had ever competed in their rowing careers, against some formidable competition in a fast and well-contended race. They told tame TIMES the winners had to break the world record to win first place!
The boys recently told tame TIMES they were excited to continue with their rowing careers, now with their hearts set on the 2020 Olympic Games. "We worked hard to get to where we are," said Sandro.
Alexander agreed: "You have to sacrifice a lot of time but it is all worth it in the end."
The school has commended Alexander and Sandro, their coach, Brad Smith and the MIC of St Benedict's rowing, Darren Roff, for this remarkable achievement.
St Benedict's College, Bedfordview was also well-represented at the recent RowSA Inaugural Awards Evening at The Old Johannian at St John's College.
The school was nominated in a number of categories:
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Junior Team of the Year – Alexander Julicher and Sandro Torrente
Performance of the Year – SA Junior Men's Pair – Alexander Julicher & Sandro Torrente
Whilst the nominations themselves were a great honour, the school was delighted that its rowers and coaches won all bar one of the categories in which they had been nominated. The Performance of the Year went to the SA Senior Men's Pair of Shaun Keeling and Lawrence Brittain for their silver medal at the Rio Olympic Games.
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Below is the text of an e-mail sent today by Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann to all associates of his office.
Last night, I received a call from Governor Strickland advising me that he and the other statewide Democratic office holders along with the minority leaders of the House and Senate were planning to ask me to resign today.
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I told him that he and the other officeholders, as well as the members of the legislature, should continue to expect that we will continue to provide high-quality legal services to all of them. I told the Governor that we will continue to make our law enforcement partnerships work to protect the people of the State of Ohio.
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This lecture was held at The Heritage Foundation on February 24, 1998.
Historically, cities have been centers of education and knowledge. Indeed, the very word civilization comes from the Latin word for city, civitas. But in American cities today, 57 percent of 4th graders cannot read. President Bill Clinton, to his great credit, has called attention to this outrageous and inexcusable failure of urban public education. As recently as 40 or 50 years ago, most urban neighborhoods were relatively safe. Since that time, the astronomic growth of crime has been concentrated in our cities. Today, urban families and businesses suffer four times as much violent crime as suburban families and businesses do.
Cities historically have been the great centers of opportunity and economic dynamism, too. But the incredible entrepreneurial boom of the U.S. economy in the past 20 years has mostly passed cities by. Businesses have followed people out to the suburbs, especially the small and medium-sized businesses that are the real engine of economic growth. Almost 80 percent of new jobs now are generated in the suburbs. Most large cities in the Midwest and Northeast have seen enormous population declines even as their metropolitan areas flourish. Cleveland has lost 44 percent of its people since 1960; Philadelphia, 24 percent; Chicago, 23 percent; and St. Louis, 51 percent. In our own city of Washington, D.C. , 10, 000 people a year vote with their feet by moving to the suburbs. Most of those leaving are middle-class blacks.
There are only two exceptions--two large cities in the Northeast and Midwest--that are seeing population gains. One is New York, New York, which, under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R), has enjoyed a 50-percent drop in crime. The other is Indianapolis, Indiana, under Mayor Stephen Goldsmith (R).
Stephen Goldsmith has been mayor of Indianapolis, the 12th largest city in the United States, since 1992. He's earned a reputation across the political spectrum as one of the country's most innovative urban leaders. He's a research fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government; chairman of the Center for Civic Innovation at The Heritage Foundation's sister think tank, the Manhattan Institute; and author of a new book, The 21st Century: Resurrecting Urban America. Mayor Goldsmith has spoken many times at Heritage. We are delighted to have him back.
-- Adam Meyerson is former Vice President for Educational Affairs at The Heritage Foundation.
American Cities are More Innovative Than
the Federal Government
By the Honorable Stephen Goldsmith
When I first came to The Heritage Foundation, big government was still explicitly alive and well. Heritage was fighting the growth of government, and many big-government mayors still occupied major cities. Today, quite clearly, the principles Heritage champions have won. No longer is there any (at least explicit) belief that big government is going to save the day. Across the board, some pretty commonsense principles have been applied. No longer do we necessarily have an attitude by which mayors come to Washington, D.C. , and say, "Pity us. Our cities are awful places. All we need is more federal money and we will be better off. " Then mayors would take that money, of course, and they would go back to their cities and spend it. Those cities would be worse off, which earned mayors the right to come and ask for more money.
Today, many urban mayors take the view that cities again can become vibrant, exciting places to live in the 21st century. But we should have a sense of self-responsibility as we create wealth and we stop trying to redistribute wealth fast enough to buy ourselves out of poverty. I think that cities today are brighter places than they were a few years ago, and there is some hope that, in the 21st century, we will recognize that the past 30 years of failed big-government policies have been the exception and not the rule. But, of course, we still have along way to go.
I appeared with Ed Rendell (D) some years ago, and someone asked him how he'd had the courage to innovate in Philadelphia. He told that person, "Our city was on fire. When your city is on fire, you call the fire department. We had no choice but to take some strong measures. " Today, when governments appear a bit more satisfied with respect to their economic condition, the imperative for change needs to be championed even more forcefully so that small-market principles can work and people in cities can have opportunities.
As you look at these 21st century cities, the set of principles seems to be pretty clear. First, we need to break up government monopolies and open the delivery of public goods to competition in a way that provides more services for better quality and better return on the dollar. Second, regulation needs to become market-based. This does not mean federal impediments only; even local and state impediments need to be reduced and to make more sense in terms of cost-benefit analysis. Third, welfare really has not been reformed. Neighborhood-based systems that help folks are important and need to replace government bureaucracies. Fourth, competition needs to be exerted in the public school system. Parents need to have choices. Fifth, although we have seen an easing of crime, we must question whether it is permanent or temporary, and we must be certain that a strong juvenile justice system is in place. Finally, I think it is particularly important that we elected officials note that government is not going to save the world, or even our cities, and that families and religious beliefs, in fact, will have a part to play.
Let me begin with breaking up government monopolies. Indianapolis has now privatized or opened up for competition 75 public services; as a result, we have actually cut our city budget. We have quadrupled our budget surpluses. We have reduced our non-public safety work force by 45 percent. We have had the largest infrastructure investment program in our city's history as we have saved $400 million as a result of competition. We have invested that money in roads, bridges, streets, sidewalks, and sewers, and reduced the tax rate, all of which provides a better foundation for growth to occur. Recently, we were delighted when we became the only large city to receive a triple-A bond rating by all three agencies that rate the quality of debt on the part of cities. So we know the methodology of competition works, and it works in a pretty straightforward way. When we subject government monopolies to the marketplace, we save an average of 25 to 40 percent per enterprise that we bid out.
We recognize that we have a lot of good people trapped in bad systems, and we want to emphasize that monopoly and bureaucracy suffocate employees and reduce public value. As we have opened public services to competition, we have been delighted that our union workers--when given authority and when forced to compete--have done some pretty wonderful things. My first clue that life was changing in this regard came when we bid out our fleet services contract. In the middle of that process, the union president, who was also in the middle of collective-bargaining negotiations with me, asked whether I would mind if they froze their wages. I had never begun a collective bargaining negotiation like this, so I asked, "What do you mean?" He replied, "We are willing to bid for the fleet services contract, but we want half of the upside. We want gain-sharing so we can share in the results of the increases in productivity. " That union ended up winning the bid. But in the process of winning the bid, the rank-and-file doubled their productivity per mechanic, reduced their overhead by two-thirds, changed the way they were paid, changed the way they approached their customers, and addressed a whole series of other issues. The important point is that, if we create a truly competitive situation, we can unlock a lot of innovation and public value inside our enterprises.
We also bid out our wastewater treatment system, and then we were left with our sewers. I asked myself, "Why am I in the sewer business? I am not in the wastewater business. Let's bid out the main tenance of the sewers. " The union indicated it was going to bid, but that its management was not very good. The union members asked whether I would mind if they hired private management instead. So when we bid out the sewers, we had the public employee management on the one side bidding against the unions with their new, private-sector employers on the other. The union won; the activity went outside; and Indianapolis saved another $13 million. We have been able to unlock a lot of value on the part of the public employees.
This is all fairly straightforward, and there is a lot of it going on around the country. Engaging public employees is a very effective way to reduce the size of government. It is just a piece, though. The object here is not merely to reduce the size of government; it is to enhance the opportunities of the people who live in our cities so that cities again are great, vibrant commercial centers. This means there are other activities that need to be looked at as well. Regulation is one of them--not just federal regulation and how difficult it is to develop a Brownfield site. Cities, too, can over-regulate investment, home building, and a whole range of other activities.
We are very proud of the fact that Indianapolis has eliminated thousands of regulations and licenses--even the smallest, least significant one of all: After six years of trying, we finally eliminated dog licenses, which turned out to be one of the most difficult regulations to eliminate. If we look carefully at what we are trying to accomplish, we can resolve these issues in ways that really make government smaller and easier to live with.
I have been working on welfare reform for 15 years now. I was a prosecutor, and in Indiana prosecutors collect child support. My child-support collections went from $900,000 a year to $38 million, so I got to know the welfare moms really well. They all were my clients, and they all were pretty rational folks who understood what was best for themselves and their children. At that time, the financial incentives were such that it was best for them to be on welfare.
As we think about welfare reform, let me just note that the current debate is irrelevant in Indianapolis. In a city of just under 1 million people, we have 7,500 people on welfare. Most of these folks have some sort of disability and deserve some sort of continuing government response. We also have 20,000 to 50,000 open jobs--Indianapolis has a severe labor shortage--and we have probably 20,000 people not working who should be working right now. As we look at welfare reform, we have done a great job of forcing people off welfare as a result of a good economy and a change in the laws. But it never was very difficult to reduce welfare. All you had to do was stop paying people. As a managerial issue, it was not very difficult at all; it was a political question.
Now what we have are people who are ignored completely as a result of welfare reform. We have people who have no marketable skills. Some do not have marketable character. Some lack any interest in working. The big, clumsy, government bureaucratic systems that require a government employee to be the one who gets that person to find a job need to be replaced. One of the great problems and unfortunate results of President Clinton's veto of the Texas privatization model is that it leaves a government bureaucrat trying to help this person find a job.
In a complex environment in which a lot of people have multiple problems, a neighborhood-based, pay-for-performance job training and placement system with multiple entry sites is necessary. If we really want to get to the next stage, changing this labor shortage into connecting people who are not working or are not looking for work with jobs will be important. I do not think the government is inherently able to do that.
For a mayor, the public school monopoly is probably the one thing holding our cities back the most. It is absolutely unfair, if not immoral, to trap urban kids in poorly performing school systems. We have a post-welfare reform economy in which the path to the future is a good job, yet we are banishing tens of thousands of young men and women in our urban communities into situations in which they have very little hope for the future. If you look at graduation rates or test scores, it is all quite bleak. I am very proud of the fact that I am on the board of our Choice Charitable Trust private voucher program. In order to try to drive the point home that parents should have choices about where their children go to school even if the parents are poor, I am chairman of the Indianapolis Archdiocese's fundraising drive. I think I am the only guy named Goldsmith--certainly, the only mayor named Goldsmith--who has that distinction.
Catholic schools are the public schools of choice in our community. If it were not for their presence in some of these neighborhoods, the neighborhoods would be in even more difficult shape than they are. One of the messages in our small-government model is that customers, parents, taxpayers, and citizens should have choices for themselves, not patronizing big-government responses.
I went to one of our urban high schools recently and met with some of the teachers. Teachers, as a rule, do not like me very much; at least, the union leaders in these schools do not like me very much. We were sitting around the room, and I asked the reason that a person has to earn enough money and then leave our city in order to get a good education. Why are we forcing people out of our city? I proposed giving parents choices about where their children should go to school. One of the teachers responded, "Well, Mayor, where do your kids go to school?" I told him that I have some kids in private school and some in public school; then I turned to the room of 25 teachers and asked, "How many of you have children in this school system?" None. Not one had children in that school system. Yet we are in this knock-down, all-out battle in the Indiana General Assembly about whether poor parents should have choices about where their kids go to school.
As we look at the results of school choice, as evaluated by the Hudson Institute, accommodating for family structure, demographics, and wealth, we see that children whose parents have the opportunity to select the school are doing better, compared with similarly situated kids in urban school systems.
We can go on and on about schools, but I feel quite strongly that this idea of market-based competition applies to welfare, too; it applies to filling streets; and it also applies to educating children. Parents know more about what is in their children's best interests than bureaucrats do. Yet, the more we argue about it, the more bureaucrats try to protect their own fiefdoms. In fact, three years ago, when we were arguing about public education reform in the Indiana General Assembly, a representative from the Indiana State Teachers Association told me that education was too important an issue to trust parents to decide where their children go to school. Instead, he said, you can trust only professional educators. I say we need charter schools and vouchers--and organizational change in the public school system, as well.
Juvenile justice is also a serious issue. There certainly is a bubble of kids who could fit John DiIulio's description of superpredators. The juvenile justice system is still broken. There still are no meaningful consequences for young adult offenders, and meaningful consequences are important.
Having said all that, a few years ago, Heritage put out a wonderful summary of the effect of religion on a whole range of institutions, from families and marriages to cities. As much as I would like to tell you that Indianapolis is a great place because we have great government, that seems curiously inconsistent. To have vibrant, exciting, 21st century cities, we need to understand where values come from. Values come from families and from religion. Government has been hostile to these institutions--not neutral, but hostile.
Four years ago, we decided to take our summer job training money, which mayors often do not use wisely, and spend it through neighborhood-based and faith-based organizations. Many of our churches had organizations that reached out to neighborhood kids, and they made use of this summer job training money from the federal government. At the end of the summer, the state regulator came to me and said, "You violated the terms of the summer job training money. " I responded that no one had even stolen the money this summer (this was quite unusual). He responded, "No, you allowed--not required; allowed--the young men and women in the program to participate in a voluntary prayer before lunch. You are in violation of the terms of the contract. "
Over and over again, as government dollars flow down to local communities, they erode benefits produced from these value-enhancing organizations. We have put together what we hope is a way to move this pendulum back the other way: We call it the Front Porch Alliance. We have neighborhood-based brokers aggressively identifying neighborhood-based assets--generally faith-based because, in our urban neighborhoods, the primary asset almost invariably is the church. We are knocking on each one of their doors and asking how can we help with their outreach programs. We have 20 or so churches that now maintain our neighborhood parks, for example.
We talk a lot about privatization. Indianapolis has privatized wastewater management. We have privatized an airport, a jail, and even a military base. But the privatizations I am proudest of are those 20 urban churches that have small contracts to maintain their neighborhood parks. The children in those neighborhoods often form relationships with the church.
We are delighted that Reverend Kenneth Ward, who is pastor of a church on a tough street with crack cocaine all around him, came to us and said, "If you just help me get title to that crack house next door, I will remodel it. I will move in elderly parishioners. I will resolve the situation. Just give me some help. " Now we have brokers with a menu of ways we can help going up and down the streets, telling active residents what can we do together in order to enhance their authority and strengthen outreach programs in their neighborhoods.
Government tends to huff and puff about how good it is. I think we all are very sensitive to the fact that, if the number of young men and women having babies went up, or if the number of teen moms without dads went up, there would be no amount of effective government, privatization, crime control, or number of Clinton's police officers in our cities that could make a difference. We are trying to concentrate on rebuilding families, and to look at the issue of faith and families and at how faith- based organizations can adopt the young moms.
Still, the fact of the matter is that, if you are a 16- or 17-year-old father who chooses to ignore your baby and the mother, you are more able to evade the responsibilities of fatherhood in urban communities, despite the enforcement of child support and other government activities. Indianapolis has started a program that, unfortunately, has a tough-sounding name: Job or Jail. It tells dads, "We will help you get a job. We will train you on the job. We will do whatever we can to connect you to the family and the job. But if you choose not to work, not to pay for the child, not to see the child, and to ignore your responsibilities, then you should go to jail. " There must be a consequence for bringing a child into the world and then ignoring it.
Moving from here to the 21st century, we have some of the pieces worked out. We know that taxes have to come down because, when taxes go up, they chase out wealth and intrude on private institutions. We know the crime control system has to work. We know that the streets, sewers, and sidewalks have to work and that the environment has to be amenable to investment. No matter how well we get these governmental pieces together or how much liberty we have in cities and in families, if we do not enhance the value-creating institutions--the family and the religious institutions--and help children be born with the right opportunities, we will have a very tough time in the 21st century. But if we get all those pieces correct, the cities will again return to the greatness that they had earlier in this century.
-- Stephen Goldsmith, a Republican, is Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Introduction of Saul Ramirez,
By Adam Meyerson
Thank you, Mayor Goldsmith. As you mention in your book, there is a new breed of mayors that is making cities more livable again. And those mayors come from both parties, Democrat and Republican.
We're delighted to have with us another mayor--this time, a former mayor. Saul Ramirez, Jr., was mayor for seven years of Laredo, Texas. Before that, he was a city councilman for eight years. He comes from a ranching family outside Laredo. As mayor, he won many awards. Newsweek listed him as one of the 25 most dynamic mayors in the United States. He has received awards from the Boy Scouts and many other groups; in November 1997, he was confirmed as President Clinton's assistant secretary for community planning and development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Federal Government Empowers
By the Honorable Saul Ramirez, Jr.
Let me first say that Mayor Goldsmith has done some tremendous things in Indianapolis. While reading his book, I formed the opinion that Mayor Goldsmith has three very important things to his credit: He's brought forth a philosophy of government that is coherent; he's putting that philosophy into practice; and he's written a very readable and engaging book. I encourage all of you who haven't read it to do so. It's usually academics who develop the theories on how government should work and what the right formulas are, but perhaps there really is a new breed of mayors in our great nation. They're not just good managers, but good writers, too. Dan Kemmis, who's a former mayor of Missoula, Montana, has written a book, as has David Rusk, a former mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mayor Goldsmith is in that line. But Mayor Goldsmith has one up on the others: He accomplished the remarkable feat of not just writing a book, but writing a book while in office. He is to be commended for it.
Among the terrific things Mayor Goldsmith highlights in his book is the work he has done with the unions. He uses as an example the Indianapolis fleet service and how he was able to reform the operation in the maintenance of city vehicles in such a way that the unions not only do that work on a competitive basis but they also compete with the private sector in the open market.
Another example of the great work Mayor Goldsmith has done in reinventing government is the cooperation between Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs. Instead of fighting among each other for business, they've in essence signed a peace treaty--that's how he refers to it--and he has worked with the business community for a terrific regional agenda. This agenda is a shared strategies agenda for targeting key industries, and not economic cannibalism. So, that is also to Mayor Goldsmith's credit, and a great example of leading the way to the future of the cities in the 21st century.
But most important, Mayor Goldsmith has dedicated himself to building better neighborhoods. These are the bedrock of any successful community. Mayor Goldsmith presents a new approach of dealing within America's cities, and he talks about a new relationship between government and the private sector. He emphasizes efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and competition--all very important. Here's the key: He doesn't advocate a wholesale, mindless privatization. He has specifically targeted areas so that it's not just an open philosophy, but a very targeted one that has a tremendous impact. He bases them on some very simple principles that he uses to guide his decision-making process in Indianapolis.
These are virtually the same principles that underlie our efforts at HUD. Mayor Goldsmith speaks of these fine, but very simple, principles: People know better than government what is in their best interests; monopolies are inefficient, and government monopolies are particulary inefficient; wealth needs to be created, but not redistributed; government should do a few things well; cities must not raise taxes or price themselves out of competition with excessive regulations. These all are very basic principles. At the same time, I was pleased to read in Mayor Goldsmith's book that he is not proposing to abandon completely the federal role within city governments. He still sees a role for the government, but in a different way.
The question is: What is the proper role of government, especially the federal government?
To quote Mayor Goldsmith from his book,
People who share my free market philosophy may find it difficult to accept that no matter how much we want to withdraw government from the market-place, we cannot do it immediately. Poor communities have suffered so much from catastrophic government policies over the past thirty years, that government is needed to undo harm. 1
We cannot simply pull out of communities destroyed by poor services and unwise welfare state intervention. But government's involvement must take a new form fostering market produced prosperity instead of making income transfers through welfare. 2
These certainly are very strong statements. They lay at the heart of how we see things at HUD as well.
Opportunity certainly will be the challenge for us in the 21st century. Mayor Goldsmith speaks to this in his book. What do we do to close the opportunity gap? In order to define the role of government, we need to ask: What are the most important challenges facing cities? Welfare reform is one of them, as are immigration, the concentration of poverty, public safety, and education--all of which Mayor Goldsmith touches upon in his book. But it all comes down to just one challenge: closing the opportunity gap. That's really what's happening at HUD, and in particular with our latest proposed budget. If there's one thing that I've learned in the past few years, it's that we need to tackle the problems of our cities holistically and comprehensively.
Speaking as a former mayor, one or two programs won't do it on their own. The old approach of coming up with a program to address a problem resulted in incredible inefficiencies, duplication, and wasted time and effort. So, what do I mean when I say "closing the opportunity gap"? I only can point to examples: We've created 14 million jobs in the past few years, but only 13 percent of those jobs were created in the cities. Home ownership is also a big dream for most Americans. Although we enjoy the highest percentage of home ownership--close to 66 percent--there still is a gap of almost 23 percent between home ownership in the suburbs and that in cities. Income inequalities also have grown; even though we have more millionaires in the history of our country in recent times, the gaps in income have widened between rich and poor. We still find ourselves on any given night with 600,000 homeless Americans. So what do I mean by "closing the opportunity gap"?
In our most recent budget for HUD, we identify two broad categories that cover a range of specific initiatives aimed at closing that gap: job and economic opportunity; and housing and home ownership. Job and economic opportunity is a category because it's clear that, even though we've made some progress, cities still lag behind in sustained economic recovery. Housing and home ownership is a category because they really are the key to a safe community and a stable family life.
So, what are we doing at HUD to make all this happen? I'm impressed with a few things that we've done in these past few months and in recent years that have really made HUD transform itself from a 1960s bureaucracy into an agency of empowerment for the 21st century. HUD is working to streamline its delivery system and broaden the flexibility of its programs at the local level.
One of these improvements is our continuum of care for the homeless programs. We have taken a holistic approach and allowed cities to prioritize their needs as they face homelessness in their communities. They can range anywhere from emergency shelter to transitional housing to permanent housing and the components that fit in between--whether it's job training or dealing with the mentally ill, recovering alcoholics, or drug addicts. We've left that kind of prioritizing to communities to go out there and compete for those resources to deliver those services effectively.
Another good example is HUD's new Consolidated Planning process, which requires communities to plan strategically and comprehensively to coordinate the various programs that we have available to cities. Mayor Goldsmith has done a tremendous job in that regard. And we've also implemented a benchmarking system that is taken directly from the private sector to gauge our success or failure as we move along.
What role should we play as a federal government, or even as state government in cooperation with the federal government? Well, as President Clinton has said, the era of big government is over. This doesn't mean government doesn't have a role to play, as some would argue. I would identify four key roles for government in meeting the needs of cities. The first is partnerships. There now is a rich history of government's partnering with the private and nonprofit community-based sectors, including faith-based organizations, in carrying out urban initiatives. The low-income housing tax credit, which has generated extraordinary partnerships among local governments, local banks, corporations, and intermediaries, is a fine example.
Another role for government is in the area of information and technology. If there's one thing that government should be doing more of, it is increasing access to information, enabling communities and individuals to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies. We've done that at HUD by using our Community 20 20 software, which is a comprehensive mapping system of our programs which allows the public to see where government funds are being spent in their communities.
Another role is leveraging private capital. Government has an extraordinary role to play in leveraging private investment into underserved areas. If you look at the history of the Community Reinvestment Act, it is a classic case study of how government can play a positive role in leveraging private capital. Our Section 108 program is a federal loan guarantee that raises funds from Wall Street for cities.
Another example of a key role for government is the elimination of regulatory barriers and paperwork. When I talk with builders, the main message I get is that they want government to get out of their way. What they really mean is that they need the permitting process--the application process, the procedures, the regulatory requirements--to be cut back. Mayor Goldsmith alluded to this as well.
Finally, I think government should encourage innovation. This is not something that government is typically seen as doing; usually, people think of government as stifling creativity. In underserved areas, government can pave the way through initial infrastructure grants, which we've done in Indianapolis, and throughout the country through HUD. Government can be involved as well in the preliminary planning process and by providing tax credits and other tax incentives.
Let's look at how this plays out in one area: encouraging "community capitalism" through increased access to capital and economic development. Mayor Goldsmith cites Robert Woodson, Sr., in his book, saying,
People of the political right fail to understand that participation in this market economy requires capital and requires information which a lot of poor people don't have. It is our role to help deliver that. 3
A recent article in The Washington Post shows how Mayor Goldsmith is rebuilding the Houghville neighborhood in Indianapolis, by tapping what Michael Porter and others call the "competitive advantage" of the inner city. HUD is heavily involved. HUD participated with a community development block grant worth more than $750, 000 to provide the infrastructure for this development. In this case, a plant was going to move to the suburbs, but because the mayor used the federal tools that were available to him--plus everything else he'd done at the local level--he was able to retain that plant and those jobs within the city.
To help catalyze this kind of initiative in other communities across the country, one of the things that's being proposed in HUD's fiscal year 1999 budget is a Community Empowerment Fund. It represents an enhancement of current economic development initiatives available through HUD. President Clinton is proposing $400 million in fiscal year 1999 that would leverage an additional $2 billion in guaranteed loans and as much as $2 billion in private-sector investments. It's an example of what government should be doing--raising capital from the private sector, limiting the cost to the taxpayer, and involving the community in the design and implementation of the program. We look forward to working with Mayor Goldsmith and leaders of other communities as we continue to reengineer our service delivery at HUD. We want to be able to provide the kinds of programs that give local communities the tools they need to allow them to carry out their agendas with the maximum flexibility. We are a government of empowerment and devolution.
Mayor Goldsmith mentioned a fine example of this kind of thinking, his Front Porch Alliance, in which he set up an even further devolution of government by getting brokers involved through faith-based organizations and other nonprofit organizations. HUD looks to continue partnerships in that venture by developing the kinds of programs with the goal of making sure that those programs empower. We will not advocate programs with cookie-cutter approaches, that is, with the traditional or the old way of doing business within the federal government, which is "We have all the answers and we are going to tell you how to do it. "
On behalf of Secretary Andrew Cuomo, who sends his personal greetings, I say thank you very much for having me here at The Heritage Foundation. I look forward to visiting with you again.
-- Saul Ramirez, Jr., a Democrat, is Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to joining HUD, he was mayor of Laredo, Texas, for seven years.
By Adam Meyerson
Thank you so much, Assistant Secretary Ramirez. I was delighted to hear of your agreement with so many of the conservative principles, or the commonsense principles, that are in Mayor Goldsmith's book. I can also say on behalf of my colleagues at The Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups: We may not always agree with all your policies, but in terms of closing the opportunity gap, we will do everything we can to make sure that the American dream becomes open to all Americans.


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Robin Moody named manager of MHIA conference programs
Richard E. Ward, executive vice president of professional development, Material Handling Industry of America, recently announced the advancement of Robin Moody to manager of conference programs.
"I am extremely pleased to announce Robin's promotion. It is a position she has justly earned and one her seven years at MHIA have prepared her for," Ward said. "The success of our trade event educational seminar program is due largely to her efforts and initiative."
As manager of conference programs, Moody will further her work in the planning, management and execution of the education content for both the ProMat and NA08 trade events, specifically the keynote forums, workshops and on-floor seminars. She will also continue to assist with the administration of the automatic guided vehicle systems and automated storage and retrieval systems product sections and the Integrated Systems & Controls Council of MHIA.
Moody joined Material Handling Industry in July of 1999, bringing more than 20 years combined administrative, management, sales and service experience. She enjoyed the majority of her career with NCR Corporation's Systemedia Group in Richmond, VA. As an executive account manager, Moody was responsible for the design and marketing of document management, paper flow and distribution systems in commercial, industrial, medical, education, government, retail, financial and manufacturing accounts.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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Sewing On The Edge by Linda Maynard on Craftsy Review
If you don't like raw seams on your garments or want to just give your necklines and armholes more of a couture makeover, then the Craftsy sewing class Sewing On The Edge will be of interest to you. This post will analyse each lesson of Sewing On The Edge, giving an overview of just what you can learn. Finally we consider what we personally thought of the class, considering the different skill levels of sewers out there.
Lynda Maynard has worked within the fashion industry for 35 years, and taught for 20 at various community colleges and workshops. She excels at couture techniques, fitting and pattern drafting. Since Lynda hates facings in garments, and prefers finishing her edges through other techniques such as adding bias binding, her experience and love of couture makes an interesting class to follow along.
Lesson One: Introduction
In the very first lesson Lynda teaches you how to find true bias on your fabric. Lynda teaches you how to prep a single and double fold bias strip, an essential technique to master for this class. Chances are that you cut strips that aren't long enough to be used, so joining them is essential.
Lesson Two: Double Fold Bindings
In this lesson you will learn how to apply double fold binding to often considered difficult locations such as the neckline. Lynda suggests lining up the edge of your bias binding with your stay stitching lines; in most cases this means that your stitching will be at your ideal seam allowance width.
Lynda teaches you how to pin your binding in place to aid easier stitching, and if you prefer the more couture perfected look she further suggested hand basting the bias down to aid your final stitching.
Binding sheer fabric is slightly different to binding your common opaque fabric. Generally your sheers won't be stabilised with interfacing or linings, os you will need to use an alternative such as organza or even tissue paper.
As an added bonus, Lynda teaches you how to add pre-made piping to the edges of your bias binding for that beautiful decorative effect.
Lesson Three: Single Fold Bindings
Single fold binding, traditionally known as baby french facing, is a great option for garments requiring facings whilst you don't want a binding visible on the outside.
Binding On Knits
Since so many people find sewing with knits difficult, it would have been nice to really highlight this part of the lesson. Lynda covers a number of tips such as that knit fabric doesn't always have the most stretch on the bias, so you won't necessarily cut and prep your strips the "traditional" way.
Lesson Four: Banded V-Necks
Lynda teaches you the crossover V-Neck technique, not the traditional vertical seam line that falls directly at the junction of the V. She finds that the standard V-Neck shirt binding will often leave "creators" in the fabric where clipping occurs at the V junction. She also suggests her method as it's easier to sew, and she feels has a slightly nicer appearance – especially since you don't need to sew absolutely perfectly for the final result to look good.
Sewing With A Double Needle
To finish this lesson, Lynda demonstrates how to sew with a double needle to achieve a nice flattened seam that holds the the binding in place.
Lesson Five: Banded Curved Edges
If your shirt shoulders are just that bit too small for your liking, or perhaps doesn't come to your shoulder joint, then adding a band to your shirt not only looks really decorative but also is quite functional. Banded sections don't just need to be applied to your neckline (like what you will commonly find on V-Neck shirts, but can also be applied to armsyce to really provide a finished look.
This is a great lesson to follow along with the Banded V-Necks as it will teach you how to finish the centre back of your shirt, or of course just a curved neckline. Lynda also shows you the how to get a perfectly flat curve, which is by staggering your clippings between layers and pressing appropriately.
Lesson Six: Welt Edging and Flange Closure
Lynda finds that tubed edging is great for fabric that can be difficult to hem, such as curves like ruffles and flares.
Lynda teaches you how to create a perfect tube out of bias strip fabric, including tips such as how to ensure that the stitches won't rip whilst turning right side out and how to avoid unnecessary wrinkles in the final product. You will use the same technique to make spaghetti straps for clothing.
Not only does Lynda teach you how to sew a flat welt edging, but she shows you how to create a small scalloped edge using a blind stitch on your sewing machine.
Lesson Seven: Hem Finishes
Lynda gives examples of a hidden banded hem for a straight and rounded hem, where in both situations the hem is turned to the inside to provide a finished interior seam without loosing length. She further teaches you how to sew horsehair to the garment to aid your hem from standing away from the body.
Lynda teaches you a really nice hem technique called the "organza bubble hem". It simply looks like ruffles added to the hem. It's purpose is genius; to stop your skirts from sliding between your legs whilst walking; we all have worn skirts that do that and it's not only unsightly but also uncomfortable.
Lesson Eight: Decorative Finishes
The final lesson covers two techniques; the petersham peak seam and hong-kong seams. Of course, the petersham peak seam also includes steps for flat-felled seams, commonly found in jeans. The biggest alternative that Lynda's approach is that her hong kong bindings are sewn before the two main fabric pieces are sewn together, rather than the common method of binding the raw edges after sewing the seam.
Provided Materials
- A metric conversion PDF chart, that comes with most Craftsy classes.
- A Supplies and Instructions PDF that covers recommended supplies and instructions on how to join binding edges together (such as at centre back).
I love the finished looks of many of the bindings; they are really inspirational. The organza bubble hem is also quite ingenious and would solve many skirt issues; I can't wait to try it out.
Lynda doesn't cover all the techniques in the videos such as joining two bias binding edges together – though thankfully the provided materials has steps.
In many cases Lynda doesn't actually sew the steps, but rather has multiple swatches pre-completed and she simply talks you through what she has done. I find that people find best by seeing the technique, not simply being told what someone did; it allows them to more easily follow along and practice the technique as it's being done on the screen. To be honest this was my biggest gripe with Sewing on the Edge.
Unfortunately this class doesn't cover all the steps in sewing bindings and thus would not be suitable for beginners. For example, unless a beginner is perceptive they will not know that they should be clipping their curves. Sewing on the Edge is best suited to intermediate sewers who want to experiment with altering their garments for slightly different looks, or to reduce bulk. Advanced sewers may benefit from this class as Lynda teaches techniques that vary from common applications, resulting in some beautiful work.
I was rather disappointed that majority of the steps in this class were shown through pre-made swatches rather than the traditional sewing-as-instructing approach. Having said this, the swatches are good enough for the average sewer to see what and how things were done, especially with Lynda's explanation.