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Mayor Bloomberg stirs controversy between breastfeeding and formula
SYRACUSE -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting some backing for his campaign to help promote breastfeeding. The administration of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is not looking into any such policy. Spokesperson Alexander Marion said the mayor is taking a neutral position on the issue and following both sides.
The mayor has received some flak over a new city policy, taking effect in September and reported in Sunday's New York Post, that discourages baby formula from being used in hospitals. While some are chiding the mayor for imposing a "nanny state," The National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy says it's a good program.
The Alliance's executive director says keeping baby formula under lock and key, like medicines are kept, helps prevent hospital staffers from reaching for a bottle first, instead of encouraging new mothers to nurse their babies.
New York City's program called Latch On NYC is voluntary for hospitals, and is part of a nationwide effort to improve newborns' health by promoting breastfeeding for babies.
Mothers who insist on bottle-feeding will be able to do so, but nurses would have to sign out the baby formula, which would always be on hand for mothers who have difficulty breastfeeding.
Faith Rayland from the Fayetteville La Leche natural breastfeeding group says the policy would help encourage breastfeeding - which doctors agree is better for babies.
"From what I understand, the rates of breastfeeding in New York City have been increasing and are doing really well right now. And I think if in the hospital women were given support, information and encouragement, rather than immediately being given formula, that could help more women succeed," said Rayland
The program is voluntary and formula would still be available at hospitals for mothers who are having trouble nursing. The American Academy of Pediatrics says babies who are naturally breast fed have a lower risk for diabetes, infections and sudden infant death syndrome. At Crouse Hospital's maternity ward in Syracuse, Dr. Steven Gross advocates for breast feeding but says formula should not be stigmatized.
"There are many people that can not afford not to work and they have little choice but to use formula for the babies. And I don't think mothers should be made to feel bad for that," said Gross.
Crouse Hospital lactation specialist Kathy Rushmore also encourages breastfeeding but she says the choice should be left to mothers and their physician. Many new mothers also supplement natural breastfeeding with formula when needed.
"I think that we need to support breastfeeding as much as we possibly can but I think we also have to recognize that we are fortunate enough to be in a society where we have alternatives," said Rushmore.
On Facebook, posts related to the breastfeeding versus formula debate have generated heated discussions. One woman who worked as a nurse with new mothers said her experience shows women don't take kindly to being told what to do with their bodies. Several others are critical of Mayor Bloomberg for presuming he can tell women whether to use formula or breastfeed their infants.
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Ron Howard was nice enough to tweet a bunch of pics on location of his newest film Rush. Filming has been taking place in a number of different European countries over the last few weeks. We picked 21 of the best pictures for your enjoyment. From imdb.com:
"A biography of Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life. Mere weeks after the accident, he got behind the wheel to challenge his rival, James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth)."
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Castro clung to home, never wanting to leave for more than a day, even to visit Gregg out of state when she lived with her family in Indiana.
"He was adamant in the fact that he wanted to leave home early morning and he had to be back by evening," Gregg said.
Her family often made travel plans with Castro that they then had to cancel because of her father's obsession with his own four walls.
Gregg said she never saw signs of the 6-year-old at her father's house and that she never saw her with him. But about two months ago, he showed her a picture in his cellphone.
Gregg asked who it was.
Her father told her that the girl was his girlfriend's child by somebody else.
"I figured at the most he had an illegitimate child out there, you know, and I would find out eventually," Gregg said.
She asked him to get a paternity test. She wanted to know if she had another sister out there somewhere.
Now she knows that she does.
Domestic violence
Gregg recalled fond memories of growing up in the house and fun times with her father. He lined up the children in the backyard and trimmed their bangs himself, she said. He took her for rides on his motorcycle.
And he never abused her, she said, or her sisters, as far as she knows.
But he beat their mother, Grimilda Figueroa, whom he accused of fooling around with neighbors. He was very jealous, Gregg said.
"When mom and dad were fighting, it's like I just wanted to melt into the ground," she said. "I've seen him basically stomp on her like she was a man," Gregg remembered.
Then after a bludgeoning, her mother had enough, and the family split up. The other children left with her mother, but Gregg stuck by Castro, believing the excuses he made for the violence. She finished growing up under his roof, she said.
A daughter divorced
Gregg is through believing in her father and is appalled at the extent of his alleged deception and cruelty.
"To go to the vigils, to show these girls the footage of their parents' pleas for their return, to rape, starve and beat innocent human beings ... I am disgusted."
Gregg wants the girls who suffered in captivity to get the treatment they need, recover as well as they can and have the best lives possible. It was the first thing she mentioned during the interview.
She is relieved to see them and the little girl, her new sister, return to their families.
She hopes they can understand her father's actions are not a reflection on her family.
"We don't have monster in our blood," she said.
Gregg's mother died in 2012 after a bout with brain cancer. Now she has lost her father, too. She still cries for her mother, she said.
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The Role of Technical and Vocational Education in the Educational System in Ghana (UNEVOC, 1994, 46 p.) |
In Ghana, technical and vocational education and training is delivered at three levels: Basic Education, second-cycle and tertiary education levels. At the Basic Education level, technical and vocational education really starts from the Junior Secondary School. Technical and vocational education at the second-cycle level is provided in the Secondary Technical Schools, Technical Institutes, Vocational Schools/Training Centres and other post-basic education training institutions as well as in some of the initial Teacher Training colleges. Technical education at the tertiary level is delivered in the Universities, the Polytechnics and similar institutions.
In Ghana, the purpose of technical and vocational education at non-degree level is to provide young men and women with skills training (in addition to general education) in order to enable them to fulfil the country's technical manpower needs including self-employment up to the middle level in the field of industry, business and agriculture.
The objectives of technical and vocational education in Ghana include the following:
a) To expose pupils at the Basic Education level to a range of practical activities in the vocational filed in order to make them familiar with, and stimulate their interest in, vocational subjects and so give them equal opportunity to choose their future careers in either the technical or general field.
b) To equip students who have completed Basic Education with those occupational skills that will enable them to enter into gainful employment in industry and commerce.
c) To equip students with the relevant productive and entrepreneurial skills that will prepare them for self-employment.
d) To provide trained human resources in science, technology and commerce, matching supply of skilled labour with demand.
e) To provide personnel with the technical knowledge and vocational skills necessary for agricultural, industrial, commercial and economic development, while at the same time paying attention to environmental issues.
f) To give training and impart the necessary knowledge and skills to trained manpower leading to the provision of operatives, artisans, craftsmen, technicians and other middle-level technical personnel.
g) To enable the youth to have an intelligent understanding of the increasing complexity of science and technology through systematic exposure to modern technology.
h) To encourage the increased participation of women in education, training and employment in the technical field.
i) To provide a sound foundation for further education for those students who may wish to continue their education later in the context of lifelong education.
The delivery of technical and vocational education in Ghana has been facilitated by the enactment of various laws, including the following:
1. The Education Act, 1961 popularly known as the Compulsory Education Act, defined the publix system of education under primary and middle school education, and secondary education, and made education at the primary and middle level free and compulsory.
2. The National Vocational Training Act, 1970, in recognizing the need to emphasize the more practical aspects of training, provided for the establishment of a National Vocational training Institute (NVTI) under the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare to perform certain specified functions including the follomwing:
a. organizing apprenticeship, in-plant training and training programmes for industrial and clerical workers, and training the instructors and training officers required for the purpose;b. developing training standards and trade testing.
3. The Ghana Teaching Service Decree, 1974 (NRCD 247), was promulgated for the establishment of the Ghana Teaching Service to ensure effective management, supervision and inspection of pre-university educational institutions as well as the provision of teacher education, general education, special education (such as education of the handicapped), technical and business education in Ghana and the formulation of educational policies and programmes. The name Ghana Teaching Service was changed to Ghana Education Service in 1975 by the Ghana Teaching Service (Amendment Decree, 1975 (NRCD 357)
4. The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992 states, among other things, in Article 25 that "secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and particular, by the progressive introduction of free education; and in article 38 that "That State shall, subject to the availability of resources, provide:
a. equal and balanced access to secondary and other appropriate pre-university education, equall access to university or equivalent education, with emphasis on science and technology;b. a free adult literacy programme, and a free vocational training rehabilitation and resettlement of disabled persons and
c. life-long education".
5. The Polytechnic Law, 1992 (PNDCL 317), promulgated in 1992, empowered the six Polytechnics in Ghana which were already in existence, to, among other things, provide technical education at the tertiary level.
Part from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, which among other things, administer technical and vocational education and training, there are other government agencies and private organizations which are also engaged in technical and vocational education and training. See Appendix 'E' for examples of these)
Specifically, the responsibility of organizing and providing technical and vocational education and training at the craft and technician levels in the Technical Institutes under the Ministry of Education is vested in the Technical and Vocational Education Division of the Ghana Education Service.
The Technical and Vocational Education Division exercises a supervisory role over the technical and vocational institutions in the private sector.
The Division is also responsible for developing and reviewing curricula for technical and vocational education programmes, for conducting technical examinations, and for awarding the corresponding certificates.
The management of the technical and vocational institutions in the private sector is the responsibility of the individuals or the organizations of Churches that established them.
Technical education at the tertiary level, which is delivered at the Polytechnics and the University of Science and Technology, comes under the administration of the Tertiary Education Division of the Ministry of Education.


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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352
Bama there were quite a few more than that w/, IIRC, Forrest providing the most routes of infantry, though Mosby did a couple as well as Stuart. On the US side I can think of three off hand but the particulars are in the wind, I'm tempted two of the three were eastern boys in 64/65 time frame. As a note Sabre charges were fairly rare... but Minty wiped the walls w/ Wheeler with a well timed sabre charge. Terry's Tx Rangers went to war w/ their personal sidearms which were literally a little of everything and as the war progressed they upgraded as circumstances permitted. By 65 they were still carrying, literally, almost every type of firearm available to both sides. |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352
IIRC they were transferred to Wheeler after Forrests fracus w/ Bragg. They were w/ Wheeler most of the rest of the war. Part of the reason they were sent to Wheeler was to make up his losses from his "brush" w/ Minty. I'm going to have to look again when that was exactly and exactly which units were involved. I wish I could recall where I read so much on the 8th TX Cav, about as tough a unit as you could get. One of the bits I always associate w/ those boys is an incident when a couple boys of the 8th mounted their horses to cross the street. Just one of those little snippets that makes them real and intriguing to me. |
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You stated only twice did Infantry break & run before Cav... I noted that was incorrect. You also stated the 8th TX Cav was a fearsome unit & I agreed wholeheartedly. It isn't parroting but adding to a discussion, filling in blanks if you will. Terry's boys did not enter the scene w/ 2 pistols & two shotguns each. It was more complex than that. I doubt many if any showed up w/ two pistols each. If they had they likely would have found their spare in the hands of a man who was going w/out. Reality of war and a military organization. The CS was criticly short of pistols for the entire war. |
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Pam, Since Eric (both more productive and much more knowledgeable than yours truly) hasn't re-visited, I'll chime in with my two cents. And maybe even answer ole's question at the same time. The CSA and USA cavalries did indeed begin the war with different assignments. I wouldn't necessarily attribute this to a particular general, but rather note that tacttics were evolving as the war began. Initially, generals of both sides started out with the tactics that had been successful during the previous war (the Mexican War). In the case of the cavalry, I think the developments were due to the conditions of the Peninsula Campaign. Why so late? Well, there really wasn't a great deal of cavalry work in the first bull Run campaign. Some, but not a lot, and what there was was not particularly significant. In the eastern theater, not much else major happens involving entire armies until the following spring on the peninsula. The Union landed a large army at Fortress Monroe next to modern day (and period) Hampton, VA and began to advance up the peninsula toward Richmond. Magruder (then J.E. Johnston, then Lee) had far fewer men than the Union had to contest the advance, and needed to know where the enemy was. He also didn't have much cavalry available, so he focused them on reconnaissance and keeping him informed of Union moves. The fact that a good portion of his available cavalry was from the peninsula didn't hurt their accuracy, I'm sure. So their focus starts out on reconnaissance, which they initially perform quite well. Later in the campaign, partially due to this success, Lee agrees to mass his cavalry under Stuart. Soon after, he completes his first ride around the Army of the Potomac, ruining the career of his father-in-law, Brig.Gen. Philip St George Cooke, in the process. In the Union Army of the Potomac, there were two uses of cavalry. Each major infantry formation had some volunteer units to serve as escorts, carry dispatches, perform picket duty, etc. All of the available regular units and some volunteer units were kept under army control as a "Cavalry Reserve," to be used for pursuit of a defeated force. They did little or nothing until after the Confederates abandoned Yorktown, then were sent forward as a reconnaissance in force to regain contact with the Confederates. After a skirmish at Williamsburg, they were moved out of the way and infantry brought up to continue the fight. When the Confederates pulled back again, they were sent forward to clear a path of advance for the army to Burnt Ordinary, Barhamsville, and on to Hanover Court House. There's your difference. Union cavalry was used to guard the flanks and rear and clear the path of advance. Confederate cavalry was used to keep track of where the enemy was and keep the commander informed. This is a little simplistic, but it's a discussion group reply, not a book or thesis. I chose this campaign as an illustration, but the initial approaches were similar in both theaters. This changed over time, of course. By late 1862, Union commanders were finally starting to mass their cavalry and focus them on reconnaissance and fighting their opponents' cavalry. For all of his other faults, I think General Hooker should actually get credit for turning this around in the Army of the Potomac during the winter following Fredericksburg. As for saber charges by cavalry, believe it or not there were more in the west than in the east. The exact number escapes me, but I believe the 7th PA Cavalry of Minty's Brigade (nicknamed, appropriately enough, The Saber Regiment) holds the record for most saber charges during the war. Buford? My hero, but then the focus of my research is on his troops of the Reserve Brigade. A little known fact: after the Chickamauga Campaign in October 1863, General Rosecrans had petitioned for and received approval to transfer Buford and his Regulars, with his consent, to assume command of the cavalry corps of the Army of the Cumberland. Unfortunately, the Bristoe Campaign started before word could reach Buford, and he was sick with the typhoid that killed him by the end of the campaign. As for Ole's myth, I think it's correct to an extent, but has been blown out of proportion by hype. I have pre-war occupations for about half of one of the regular regiments during the war now (and building). A quarter were immigrants, most of whom were carpernters, blacksmiths or others who wouldn't have been accustomed to riding. About a third were farmers, but generally from smaller farms where animals would have been for labor and not riding. In the south, farms and plantations were larger, and more would be used to riding. This would have been much more noticeable early in the war, as you had to bring your mount if you wanted to serve in the Confederate Cavalry. It's a pretty reasonable assumption that if you own a horse you can probably ride it. Not always, but generally. However, I don't completely buy the myth, because the Army of the Potomac's cavalry units spent all winter drilling and practicing riding and mounted drill, there being little else to do. By the time of the spring campaign, they should have been prety competent. I think it falls back on the roles argument. If Stuart's regiment is fighting small detahcments guarding a ford or an infantry unit's flank, they're of course going to roll right over them and look very impressive doing so. Sorry for the rambling post, but hopefully this answered a question or two, and maybe created a few more. 8^) Don |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352
Don... if that is a ramble then ramble on. |
Posted: Mon Oct 27th, 2008 10:42 pm |
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Johan, Thanks. I haven't been able to visit much, work's kept me really busy. |
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Don, Answered more than a few questions, and created a couple more! That was simple and illustrative at the same time--thanks much! About Buford--is it true that he created/used the concept of what I guess is dismounted cavalry, that is, three men to fight, one to hold the mounts behind the lines? I have always been fascinated by Buford but don't, unfortunately, know much about him. I always wondered what he could have been if he hadn't died as young as he did. Thanks again for your explanation! Pam |
Posted: Tue Oct 28th, 2008 04:42 am |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352
Pam that was actually the Cav dismounted skirmish line that predated Buford. The problem is that against Infantry 1/4 of the firepower is reduced by the man holding the horses. What Bufords men did was put up a lot of smoke and didn't run against a Division of Infantry. Bought enough time for the Infantry to arrive. heh the Infantry rescued the Cav! |
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Johan, They didn't rescue the cavalry, who could have simply mounted up at any time and left. They rescued key terrain that the cavalry had secured for them, setting conditions for success in the approaching battle. I wouldn't be so offensive as to call it leading around the infantry by the hand, but I suppose the case could be made... |
Posted: Tue Oct 28th, 2008 08:50 pm |
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Pam, Johan's correct, the dismounted skirmish line had been around in cavalry doctrine since at least 1855. Late in the war it was much more effective, after the cavalry had been issued repeating carbines. Firepower trumps numbers, after all. For a good part of the war, however, it was only an effective tactic to delay infantry, not stop them. Unless there were some very favorable terrain to defend, such as a pass or gap. Buford's difference is that he appears to have preferred to fight this way. It may very well be because of the conditions of his better known fights, such as Brandy Station and Gettysburg. Still, I'm not aware of him ordering or participating in a saber charge, and am having a hard time picturing such a thing. |
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On a steam bioshock version still ONLY stereo sound with the 1.75 drivers. Realtek/vista/bioshock aren't are perfect match.
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Avoid Liability for Your Subcontractor's Unpaid Workers' Comp Premiums
Fact sheet: Tells construction contractors how to protect themselves from liability for their subcontractor's unpaid workers' compensation premiums. |
Publication | F262-262-000 |
Waiver of Lien by Contractor, Subcontractor(s) and Supplier
This is a waiver of lien by a contractor or a subcontractor or supplier. |
Form | F625-029-000 |
Affidavit of Wages Paid Addendum B List of Next Tier Subcontractors - Public Works Contract
Copies of the 05-2008 version will be available in the warehouse later in July. |
Form | F700-143-000 |
Las Primas de Compensación para Trabajadores no Pagadas por su Subcontratista Podrían Ser su Responsabilidad
Fact sheet: Tells construction contactors how to protect themselves from liability for their subcontractor's unpaid workers' compensation premiums. |
Publication | F262-262-999 |
Drywall Industry - Owner/Sub-Contractor Report
Used by drywall companies to file their quarterly report. Must accompany the Supplemental Quarterly Report for the Drywall Industry (F212-051-000). |
Form | F212-050-000 |
Supplemental Quarterly Report for the Drywall Industry
Used by drywall companies to file their quarterly report. Must accompany the Drywall Industry Owner/Sub-Contractor Report (F212-050-000). |
Form | F212-051-000 |
Drywall Contractors
Quick reference guide: Used by drywall contractors to get answers to questions about being a drywall contractor and how it relates to L&I. |
Form | F214-024-000 |
Facts About Construction Liens
Fact sheet: Explains the basics of the construction lien law to help consumers protect themselves. |
Publication | F625-017-000 |
Model Disclosure Statement Notice to Customer
This disclosure statement is given to the consumer (customer) from the contractor showing they are registered in the state of Washington. The consumer (customer) signs this form as acknowledgement of receipt. |
Form | F625-030-000 |
Contractor Complaint Form
Used by a home owner to file a complaint against a contractor. |
Form | F625-033-000 |
Subscription Request for Construction Contractor and Electrical Basic - CD
This form is to be used to purchase the CD ROM of registered construction contractors, registered electrical contractors, plumbers and electricians. |
Form | F625-051-000 |
Filing Suit Against an Electrical Contractor
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Form | F625-053-000 |
Construction Lien Notice
This form is to be used by suppliers to notify homeowners that they have the ability to file a construction lien against their property if payment is not received. |
Form | F625-054-000 |
Construction Lien Summary
General requirements that a lien claimant of a private construction project (not a commercial) must meet. This is intended show the general requirements for most lien claimants. |
Form | F625-055-000 |
Affidavit to Release Public Records
This form is to request L&I to release public records in the contractors registration section. |
Form | F625-066-000 |
What to Do if You Want to File Suit Against Your Construction Contractor
Fact sheet: Provides consumers with general information about the process for filing suit, and describes L&I's limited role in serving Summons & Complaint papers. |
Publication | F625-088-000 |
Contractors: What if You Get a Notice of Infraction?
Pamphlet/booklet: Tells contractors what their options are and what to do if they get a Notice of Infraction (a non-criminal violation). This publication currently unavailable due to revisions in progress. Check back for updates. |
Publication | F625-097-000 |
Quarterly Reporting for Drywall
Used by drywall employers as a guide to completing quarterly and supplemental reports. This includes filled out samples of F212-050-000 and F212-051-000. |
Form | F212-224-000 |
Reporte Trimestral para la Industria de Tabla de Yeso
Used by drywall employers as a guide to completing quarterly and supplemental reports. This includes filled out samples of F212-050-000 and F212-051-000. |
Form | F212-224-999 |
What You Should Know About Hiring a Contractor, Remodeler, or Handyman - Spanish (Lo que Usted Debe Saber paraContratar a un Contratista, Remodelador o Empleado de Mantenimiento (Handyman))
Fact sheet: Provides a checklist for consumers considering hiring a general or specialty construction contractor, reviews the permitting process, and suggests ways to avoid lien problems. Washington State law requires construction contractors to register with L&I. |
Publication | F625-084-999 |
Protect My Home Hire Smart Worksheet
Checklist: Provides information to help screen potential contractors for home construction or repair/remodel projects. Presented in an organized, step-by-step format. |
Publication | F625-111-000 |
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New Director of Winemaking
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2009 Mark Beringer is announced new Vice President of Production/Winemaker. Rich Richardson announced as new General Manager.
US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive.
Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States' first African-American president
General Motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
Entertainer and pop icon Michael Jackson dies under suspicious circumstances.
Mass protests in Iran follow the presidential election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Kudos for Cab
Artesa's 1999 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is named among Wine Spectator's top 30 wines in the world for 2002.
Milton Berle, Waylon Jennings, Peggy Lee, Dudley Moore, and Howard K. Smith die.
Homeland Security evolves into cabinet post.
Euro bank notes and coins put into circulation in Europe.
Codorníu Expands
The Codorníu Group completes Septima Winery in Argentina and Legaris in Spain's Ribera del Duero, begins Nuviana in Aragon, and upgrades Cellers Scala Dei in Priorat.
George W. Bush inaugurated after Supreme Court ruling.
On 9/11, terrorists crash airliners into New York's World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
U.S. forces attack and occupy Afghanistan.
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announce their divorce.
Reserves, More Reds
Artesa releases its first reserve Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines, its first two Merlots and two Cabernet Sauvignons.
George W. Bush and Al Gore run for president.
Hillary Clinton runs for the U.S. Senate.
Marion Jones, Maurice Green and Michael Johnson run for gold at the Sydney Olympics.
Artesa Launches
Codorníu Napa becomes Artesa Winery, which releases its first still wines to critical acclaim: two Chardonnays, three Pinot Noirs, and a Sauvignon Blanc.
Bill Clinton is impeached and acquitted.
Fatal shootings rock Columbine High School in Colorado.
World braces for anticipated Y2K crisis.
Bilbainas Bought
Codorníu group acquires Bodegas Bilbainas, a Rioja estate dating back to 1859. Codorníu Napa begins $10 million conversion, crushes first still wines that will carry the Artesa label.
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash.
Pathfinder lands on the surface of Mars.
Civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Codorníu Napa Opens
Two years and $30 million after construction begins, Codorníu Napa opens as a méthode champenoise facility in the Carneros region of the Napa Valley.
First Gulf War begins, ends.
Soviet Union collapses.
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins star in
The Silence of the Lambs
National Monument
King Juan Carlos I of Spain declares the Codorníu Cellars a national historic and artistic monument.
Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford to become president.
Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai die.
Alex Haley publishes
Bach Acquired
The Codorníu group purchases the historic Masia Bach manor and winery in the Penedès region.
Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese.
Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer Rouge.
Jack Nicholson stars in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rondel Founded
Don Manuel Pagés Raventós founds Rondel Cellars in the Penedès at Cervelló, creating a second cava house.
Peking, then all of China, falls to Communist forces.
George Orwell publishes
The Soviet Union develops its own atomic bomb.
Raimat Bought
Don Manuel Raventós Doménech buys the Raimat estate near Lérida in the Costers del Segre region. There is a medieval castle on the property, but the land is thought to be worthless. With water brought by aqueduct from the Pyrenees, Raimat is slowly transformed into the largest winery estate in Europe.
James Joyce publishes
The Dubliners
Margaret Sanger coins the term "birth control."
World War I begins when Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo.
King Visits
King Alfonso XIII of Spain visits the Codorníu Cellars. Codorníu was decreed exclusive supplier to the Spanish royal family in 1897.
Madame Butterfly
opens at La Scala in Milan.
Panama Canal Zone is ceded to the U.S.
Teddy Roosevelt is elected president.
Poster Art
Codorníu holds a poster competition for the foremost Spanish artists of the era. Posters were the primary medium for display advertising at the turn of the century.
The Spanish-American War is fought.
The Curies "discover" radioactivity.
Frank Lloyd Wright begins the River Forest Golf Club in Illinois.
Cellars Begun
Work begins in Sant Sadurní on the present-day Codorníu Cellars, designed by renowned architect Josep Puig I Cadafalch and finished in 1915. The cellars expand to the world's largest, with five subterranean levels extending 16 miles.
Lenin joins the Russian Social-Democratic party and is exiled to Siberia.
Stephen Crane publishes
The Red Badge of Courage
H.G. Wells publishes
The Time Machine
Cava Created
Josep Raventós makes the world's first méthode champenoise sparkling wines outside of Champagne, revolutionizing Spain's wine industry. He changes his winery's name back to Codorníu. The new bubbly is called "cava" after the caves in which they are stored for development.
Whistler paints his mother's portrait.
British Columbia becomes a Canadian province.
Ulysses S. Grant is re-elected U.S. president.
Name Changes
Anna de Codorníu inherits the family winery and changes its name by marrying Miguel Raventós. The name change lasts for over two centuries.
Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England, dies and is succeeded by his son.
Puritan missionary John Eliot translates the Bible into the language of Massachusetts's Algonquin Indians.
Earliest Record
The Codorníu family begins making wine in the mid-16th century at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, in the Penedès region of Spain, just west of Barcelona. The earliest historical record is a will, written by Jaume Codorníu in 1551, bequeathing wine cellars, presses, barrels and vats to his heirs.
Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England.
Michelangelo sculpts his last work,
Rondanini Pietà
Ottoman Turks take Tripoli.


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Collective Membership Benefits
General Ethos
The Collective strives to enable location managers to help themselves and each other, both financially and operationally. The ongoing development of our support services relies on the contribution of all members, and with over 500 years of collective knowledge and experience we have become a formidable source of industry information.
It is our objective to work with industry organisations to enable dialogue and enhance the relationship between locations personnel and all linked roles within the industry. With our membership currently standing at over 160 location industry professionals (and likely to grow considerably over the course of the next year) we intend to represent the location manager's voice and contribute to the continuous improvement of standards in location management.
Members' Commission
Our location database is the amalgamation of nearly 160 location manager members' individual location portfolios. Members of The Collective can submit as many locations as they like for inclusion in our online location library.
Our website receives thousands of visits every month from affluent, high profile productions from every sector of the location industry - feature films, television, promos, corporate (and through our sister companies and photgraphy).
For special locations with considerable filming appeal, we create devoted marketing emails targeted at our entire location manager membership as well as relevant producers, production managers and production companies interested in learning about your location.
Any time a location submitted by you is hired, you receive a royalty of 5% of the total hire fee. You can submit as many locations as you like. This structure allows you to give your bank balance a real boost! Find out more about payment and fees by clicking here.
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The idea behind The Collective Card is to attract a range of suppliers, who are interested in offering Collective members meaningful discounts on relevant location industry products and services, helping you to minimise production costs and get more out of your budget.
The Collective is delighted to have in place an exclusive agreement with Makin Movies Location Support, whereby Collective members receive a 15% discount on ratecard prices for all vehicles and equipment hired through Makin Movies. This discount is only available to Collective members. Click here for more information...
Members also receive a discounted rate on services offered by Riverside Environmental, including surveying and sampling for location issues like Asbestos, Noise, Dust and many others. More information here...
Apart from enabling access to member discounts, the card acts as useful means of identifying yourself as a location manager.
The Watercooler and Online Forum
The 'Watercooler' is where you can pose questions and ask for advice from within the membership on varied but unquantifiable problems. This service acts as an emergency service when, as a location manager, you are blindsided and need a solution to a problem quickly.
This free service is there to assist all members in their day-to-day roles in the most efficient manor possible. It is highly likely that another member has solved either the exact same or a comparable problem, and can offer useful advice to the member seeking assistance.
We send these "calls to action" directly to every location manager and pass the responses on to the relevant member. We have also introduced an online forum for members - this is a great platform for discussion, debate, requests and suggestions.
Unit Base Database
Our online unit base database is exclusively for members' use and is free to use, enabling you to find all available film unit parking facilities within a given radius of any London postcode.
This service is an invaluable tool for location managers. At this moment the database contains hundreds of unit bases, with members adding new unit base details all the time. As with all of our resources, the strength of the database is derived from the constantly expanding collective knowledge and experience of our location manager members.
Free CV Listing Service
A further membership benefit is our free CV listing service. For no fee you have the opportunity to send in your CV and whenever we have an enquiry for a location scout, location manager or unit manager, we inform all members at the same time by email.
We then pass on the CVs of all respondents directly to the hiring production. We ask for no commission for this service from either side. In 2008 we circulated over 50 employment opportunities to our members on a no fee basis.
Networking Events
Through our close partnership with The Production Guild, we are able to offer our members reserved spaces at the numerous events and seminars they host and co-host. This is great opportunity to network, catch-up with industry gossip, or meet up with colleagues.
Interested in joining The Collective?
If you're a location manager and interested in finding out more about Collective membership, click here to get in touch or call Company Director Antony Iredale on 0207 284 8910. Collective members don't pay library fees for hires from our location library and membership is free, as is access to all the benefits listed above!


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