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Big group of letter winners on Spring Valley softball team in 2014.
SPRING VALLEY - Being a returning letter winner on a prep or collegiate team doesn't necessarily mean the athlete has a lot of playing experience.
But several of the 10 returning letter winners on the Spring Valley High School softball team were able to get playing time last season due to both the weather and injuries.
Valley graduated five seniors: All Dunn-St. Croix Conference selections Megan Manor and McKenna Mattison along with Alex Larrieu, Emily Hofacker and Rachel Samdahl. Returning letter winners for the 2014 season are All D-SC pick senior Nevada Schlegel, fellow senior Tana O'Keefe, juniors Alison Von Haden, Ellen Brorson, Maria Nygren, Faith Anderson and sophomores Hannah Silverling, Jessica Christensen, Rachel Franzen and Bailey Manor.
"We'll miss our seniors but our letter winners saw playing time and stared some games last year," SV head coach Amy Shafer said. "So we have more experience than some teams would in the same situation."
Bailey Manor and Alison Von Haden are slated to pitch with Silverling catching. The team's seniors, Schlegel and O'Keefe, will handle the left-side of the infield with Schlegel at third and O'Keefe at shortstop. Schlegel is also the team's top returning hitter. She had a strong first-game at the plate last week when she went 4-for-4 with two RBIs against Elk Mound in the Cards' season opener.
"Nevada, with her experience and talent, is someone we can play in a variety of different spots to help the team." Shafer said.
Shafer calls Nygren the "rock" of the outfield as she returns to centerfield with Brorson and Franzen in the outfield. Brorson is also one of the top returning hitters from last season as well along with Von Haden, O'Keefe and Nygren.
Valley finished 8-11 overall and 7-9 in the conference last season and many of those losses were close ones. Shafer said those losses can be turned around into wins.
"I tought our hitting was good but we need to improve our defense," Shafer said. "If that happens and we can avoid injuries, we be a better team."
Spring Valley hosts Elmwood/Plum City this afternoon at 5 p.m.


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We've got a sleek, stylish Namara hinge door to give away this month from Cavan-based Flair International. The only shower door manufacturer left in Ireland, Flair's new enclosure features 8mm toughened safety glass, designer chrome plated brass hinges, clearshield easy clean technology and has a generous height of 1900mm. We reckon it's certain to add the wow factor to any bathroom. Available in 800mm, 900mm and 1000mm sizes, you can choose the one to suit your needs.
In addition to its stunning appearance the new Namara hinge door boasts a unique patented invisible firm action magnetic closing mechanism. This clever technical advancement gives the door a superb opening/closing action every time. The Hinge door is available in a variety of sizes – 800mm, 900mm and 1000mm.
The entire Flair Namara range features Clearshield easy to clean glass. The Clearshield patented easy clean surface coating repels everyday dirt and grime to keep shower doors hygienically fresh and sparkling clean. A quick rinse is all that's required, saving valuable time and ensuring that your shower always looks its best.
Based in Cavan, Flair is Ireland's major manufacturer of shower enclosures and bathscreens. Flair proudly support Irish design and are the only shower door manufacturers left in Ireland. All Flair International products are quality-assured, backed by Flair's trusted lifetime guarantee and have the added benefit of being supported by a knowledgeable and experienced Customer Relations team based in Co Cavan.
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The State of Texas has filed suit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over Guidance for use of criminal records of job applicants by employers for criminal background checks that may exclude convicted felons from employment. The complaint STATE OF TEXAS vs. EEOC is available at http://www.esrcheck.com/file/State-Of-Texas-vs-EEOC.pdf. Continue reading
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Report Examines Employer Compliance with New EEOC Guidance on Criminal Records Released in 2012
A report from Community Legal Services (CLS) of Philadelphia, PA titled 'EEOC's Criminal Record Guidance One Year Later: Lessons from the Community' examines employer compliance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 'Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964' released on April 25, 2012. The complete report by Sharon M. Dietrich, Managing Attorney of CLS, is available at http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1624843/1552763922/name/EEOC%20CHR%20guidance%20one%20year%20later%20-%20policy%20paper.pdf. Continue reading
EEOC Responds to Attorneys General Letter Urging Reconsideration of Criminal Background Check Guidance
The Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has responded to a letter sent in July 2013 from the Attorneys General of nine states – Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia – that urged the EEOC to reconsider positions expressed in its 'Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964' approved in April 2012. The complete EEOC letter is available at http://www.esrcheck.com/file/EEOC-Response-to-AG-Letter.pdf. Continue reading
New Jersey Limits Ability of Employers to Access Social Media Accounts of Employees and Job Applicants
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law Assembly Bill A2878/S1915 that limits the ability of employers to require employees and job applicants to disclose user names, passwords, or other means for accessing social media accounts such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter or other services through electronic communications devices. The full text of New Jersey Assembly Bill A2878/S1915 – which takes effect December 1, 2013 – is available at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/A3000/2878_R4.PDF. Continue reading
Whitepaper Reveals Eight Warning Signs that Employers Should Reconsider their Background Screening Providers
Since background checks are a crucial part of the hiring process in today's business world, leading payroll and HR solutions provider Paycor® has teamed up with Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), for the whitepaper '8 Warning Signs You Should Reconsider Your Background Screening Provider.' The link to download the complimentary whitepaper is available on the Paycor website at https://go.paycor.com/8-warning-signs-you-should-reconsider-your-background-screening-provider.html. Continue reading
Social Media Password Privacy Laws Passed in Several US States in Recent Months
Legislation has been introduced or is pending in at least 36 states so far in 2013 to prevent employers from requesting usernames and passwords to social media websites and personal Internet accounts of employees and job applicants, according the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Eight states – Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington – have enacted such legislation in 2013. A current list of all social media password privacy legislation is available at http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/telecom/employer-access-to-social-media-passwords-2013.aspx. Continue reading
EEOC Sends Message to Employers that Criminal Records of Job Applicants Must Be Used Carefully
In the Wall Street Journal article 'Employment Checks Fuel Race Complaints,' Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check company Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), says the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been delivering the same message to employers since the 1980s: "Criminal records need to be used carefully, not with brute force, more as a surgical instrument." The article, which catalogues the increased scrutiny of background checks by the EEOC, is available at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323495604578539283518855020.html. Continue reading
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Files Lawsuits against Two Employers for Use of Criminal Background Checks
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed lawsuits against two employers alleging they violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal background check policy that resulted in employees being fired or screened out for employment. A press release about the lawsuits – the first enforcement action against employers under the revised EEOC Guidance for using criminal records – is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-11-13.cfm. Continue reading
Mobile Apps Marketers Offering Criminal Background Checks To Settle FTC Charges for Violating Fair Credit Reporting Act
In resolving the first Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case involving mobile "apps," marketers of mobile applications that compiled and sold criminal record background check reports as job applicant screening tools have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they operated as consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) without taking consumer protection measures required by the FCRA. The FTC's settlement order, which prohibits the companies involved from future FCRA violations, is available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/1123195/130110filquarianagree.pdf. Continue reading
Mobile App Developers Must Comply with California Online Privacy Protection Act by November 29
Effective November 29, 2012, all mobile application developers with "apps" available in California must be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act, according to a press release issued by Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on October 30, 2012. The Attorney General formally notified up to 100 mobile app developers with 'Notice of Non-Compliance with California Online Privacy Protection Act' letters that they had 30 days to "conspicuously post a privacy policy within their app that informs users of what personally identifiable information about them is being collected and what will be done with that private information." The press release is available at http://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-notifies-mobile-app-developers-non-compliance. Continue reading


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The Audacity of Paul RyanBy and
Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, on Apr. 5 did something politicians seldom do: He stuck to principle. The fiscal conservative and Republican rising star stunned Washington with a 10-year budget blueprint that would shrink government, privatize the Medicare health program for seniors, turn Medicaid into a block grant to the states, and lower to 25 percent the top rate on corporate and individual taxes.
The plan would cut federal spending by $6 trillion over the next decade and slash the deficit to 2 percent of the economy by 2022, down from this year's 9 percent, without raising taxes. Among its weaknesses: overly optimistic assumptions, including that unemployment will be a mere 2.8 percent by 2021. By slashing money for food stamps, education, transportation, and scores of other programs, it's also politically untenable to Democrats. And despite the deep cuts, the House Republican plan would not balance the budget until 2040, largely because of offsetting tax cuts. Still, the scope of Ryan's proposal made Washington's nonstop bickering—and the threat of a government shutdown on Apr. 9 unless a deal is reached over funding levels for the next six months—seem small-bore by comparison.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is Ryan's call to convert Medicare, the $500 billion-a-year entitlement program and the biggest reason for mushrooming federal deficits, to a voucher-like system beginning in 2022. A week before Ryan presented his ideas, outside experts involved in the discussions said it was unclear whether the proposal would even cover Medicare. Along with Social Security, Medicare is a crucial part of the social safety net, one that politicians historically have been loath to tamper with, including President Barack Obama in his 2012 budget.
Democrats could hardly contain their glee, believing they'd been handed their talking points for next year's Presidential election. Politically, at least, party leaders see Ryan's proposal as a replay of former President George W. Bush's abortive 2005 plan to create Social Security private accounts, which they used to rally seniors and regain control of Congress in 2006. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) calls Ryan's budget a "thinly veiled attempt to dismantle Medicare" that pulls "the rug out from under seniors."
Republican ambivalence was evident. The party's House leaders, while endorsing Ryan's spending plan generally, largely omitted any references to the Medicare overhaul. The plan is a calculated risk for the GOP. While the proposal could alienate senior citizens in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Florida, and Iowa, reining in spending may help win over independent voters who gave Obama the edge in 2008. Opinion polls show that independents, who represent 29 percent of the electorate compared with 16 percent for senior citizens, now consider the deficit the most pressing issue facing the nation after jobs. Ryan's budget "is not going to have the repercussions everybody thinks it will," says former Representative Tom Davis (R-Va.), who led the House Republicans' election efforts from 1998 to 2002. "A lot of it is going to be messaging," he says, and "the election is ultimately going to be about swing voters."
Republican leaders may be betting that by embracing the broader anti-spending message of Ryan's plan without dwelling on the details, they can show voters a road map to growth that depends in part on paring the debt and controlling runaway entitlements. "This is not simply a deficit-hawk dynamic," says Republican pollster David Winston, who advises House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). "This is going back to Reagan and how you create jobs."
Ryan, 41, would essentially privatize Medicare by giving those over 65, beginning in the year 2022, about $8,000 to spend on private insurance that would replace the government program. Seniors would shop for subsidized coverage in an "exchange" where the government would approve insurance companies' offerings, says Conor Sweeney, a spokesman for Ryan. The plans would compete for seniors' business, and the subsidies would be based in part on income levels. The plan would also gradually raise the eligibility age to 67 by 2033.
Economists Jonathan Gruber at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Uwe E. Reinhardt of Princeton say seniors would get less money to buy their coverage than under the current system. Ryan's plan would peg to the consumer price index the amount the elderly would receive to buy coverage. The CPI historically has grown more slowly than the cost of medical care. Gruber and others say any health-care plan that caps spending will end up rationing care and could leave people of modest means without adequate coverage. "Under the proposal, most elderly people would pay more for their health care than they would pay under the current Medicare system," the Congressional Budget Office said in an analysis. Joseph Antos, a health policy expert at the American Enterprise Institute who supports Ryan's proposal, says "the whole idea is to tell the health sector that the Medicare gravy train has come to a halt."
That's politically risky. In the midterm elections, Republicans used the threat of Medicare cuts under Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act to oust Democratic incumbents. Republicans rode that message to a 21 percentage-point advantage among senior citizens. Ryan on Apr. 5 acknowledged the risk, but said reform couldn't wait. "We decided it is time to stand up and do what is necessary," he said. Republicans may hope to avert a baby boomer backlash by applying the plan only to those now under 55. "For people who are near retirement, security of what they have is very important to them," says Robert Blendon, a professor of public opinion and health care at Harvard University.
Ryan's prescription bears some resemblance to Obama's own health-care overhaul, says Gruber, who advised congressional Democrats when the law was being written. Pointing to several features of the Republican plan, including the call for a regulated market in which seniors could shop for subsidized coverage, Gruber says: "That's the Affordable Care Act." Considering that no Republican supported Obama's health plan and that Ryan's budget now calls for its repeal, that's the definition of audacious.
The bottom line: Ryan's budget shifts the debate from domestic spending minutiae to entitlements. It also provides Democrats with short-term political ammo.


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Trees and palms are not created equal, especially when it comes to surviving tropical storms and hurricanes. Where some stand fearless against high winds and pounding rain, others topple quickly or die later from insects and disease that enter through damaged limbs.
Some trees are simply victims of bad location. If they're too close to the house, driveway, sidewalk, swimming pool or other structure, their root system and stability are compromised. Trees under power and telephone lines also are at a disadvantage. Which trees survive and which ones fail?
According to the University of Florida, certain characteristics can predict whether a tree might survive a major storm. Those with a fighting chance are young but well established, preventively pruned, have one dominant trunk, are deeply rooted and grow in a group. Trees that are likely to fail include those that are large, recently planted, have co-dominant branches, have had construction activities within 20 feet of the trunk, grow in shallow soil, have large pruning cuts, have hollow openings in the lower trunk or have wet soil caused by abundant rain.
In a study of 5,000 trees hit by Hurricanes Erin (with 85 mph sustained winds) and Opal (125 mph winds) in the Florida Panhandle in 1995, university researchers found that the most hurricane-resistant trees are the live oak (Quercus virginiana) and sabal palm or cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). The worst was the shallow-rooted sand pine (Pinus clausa), which shouldn't be planted near structures.
Before you buy a new tree, make sure it meets the Florida Department of Agriculture's standards. There are four grades, from highest quality to lowest: Florida Fancy, No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. Trees typically aren't labeled, so ask at the nursery and request to speak to a certified horticultural professional if there is one on staff. Don't buy trees with a V-fork at the trunk because that structure will weaken the tree as it grows. Always choose a tree with a straight, central leader (trunk), with limbs growing perpendicular to the trunk.
With the exception of queen palms, which sustained considerable damage in recent hurricanes, many palms are stormworthy. The university recommends several palms that did well during Hurricane Charley: Chinese fan palm (Livistonia chinensis), Christmas palm (Veitchia merrillii) and pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii).
Yvonne Swanson is a freelance writer in St. Petersburg and a master gardener for Pinellas County.


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Tour a Colorful and Whimsical Winter Escape in Palm Beach
The graphic punch of the J.D. Staron rug helps shrink the large living room, and the Fernand Léger tapestry Sao Paolo brings the wall to life. A concrete table by French sculptor Ingrid Donat anchors the seating area. "The coffee table needed a strong identity," Couturier says, "and I cannot tell you how incredibly beautiful I think it is." A 19th-century French armchair is upholstered in Muriel Brandolini's Beige 1. Ranjit Ahuja embroidery embellishes the linen curtains from ALT for Living. Turned-wood lamp from Liz O'Brien. X-based tables by Ingrid Donat.
A Naples, Florida, living room sets the stage for the rest of the house — bold pattern, blue and white, straightforward furniture. Pillows by J.F. Lesage.
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XO Sauce Scallops
Stir-fry Scallops with XO Sauce Recipe
XO Sauce is a gourmet Cantonese seafood sauce made up of dried scallops & dried shrimps among other ingredients, and it can be eaten on its own as a condiment or used in stir-fries.
Serves: 3-4
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 8 mins
- 250 grams large scallops if using frozen, thaw before use
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 slices ginger sliced thinly
- 50 grams snow peas strings removed and ends trimmed
- 1/2 carrot sliced thinly to flower shapes
- 1 stalk celery sliced to thin strips
- 2 tbsp XO Sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
(A) Marinade
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- Marinade scallops in (A) for 10 minutes.
- Heat wok with cooking oil and stir fry ginger for 30 seconds.
- Add scallops, snow peas and carrots; stir fry for 3 minutes.
- Add celery strips, XO sauce and oyster sauce; stir fry until the scallops are cooked and the sauce is evenly mixed. Serve with steamed rice.
Noob Cook Tip
For best results, use large and good quality scallops because they will shrink significantly after cooking. I bought frozen Hokkaido scallops which cost about S$30+ for a 1kg box. The scallops were big, juicy and not fishy, so it is definitely worth the price tag for a dish like this.
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Oh yes, that brand of XO sauce is pricey. It's pricey here too and it's about the same price. Your scallops look delicious!
Ooooh, a big WOW from a big scallops fan!:) XO sauce or not, I am already loving this dish!
I do want to be at your house for dinner, hehehehe ;)
I do love stopping by your space… everything is some homely here… 有回到家的感觉!
Any particular brand of XO sauce is good?
Hi shirley, you can try Lee Kum Kee brand.
been looking high n low but don't see any LKK XO sauce. Am I looking in the wrong places? So far, only tried local supermart n NTUC. Pls advise.
Thks. By the way, love your website…been following it since my KL days
Hi ivy, thanks for your kind words. I see it all the time at NTUC (maybe the one you go to is a smaller outlet?). I got mine at Giant hypermart though because it came with a small jewellery box gift.
I have marked this down as a must try recipe!
Hi, at which stage do I need to add water & how much?
Hi Beanie, I did not add water, but if you would like more sauce, you can add about 1/4 cup water at the last step.
Hi Wiffy, thank u so much. I m very much an idiot when come to cooking. But yr recipe is so granular n straight forward. Now I hv come to enjoy cooking.
I hv tried this dish n really love it!
glad to hear! :)
Thanks for the wonderful recipes in your website!
I noticed that you don't use garlic for Stir-fry Scallops with XO Sauce Recipe. Please advise…
Thank you.


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Phil Perry needs no introduction. Famous for his #1 R&B hit "Call Me," his lead vocals with Fourplay and Najee, his distinctive background vocals with the likes of Anita Baker, Barbra Streisand, Patti LaBelle, Quincy Jones and others and his electrifying live performances, Phil Perry is without equal. Say Yes is loaded with highlights, including an extraordinary performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" featuring a full Gospel choir, Phil's unique interpretations of the Beatles' classic "Long And Winding Road," and Sam Cooke's "You Send Me", plus a host of Phil Perry originals. Co-produced by Phil Perry and long time collaborator Chris Davis (Will Downing, Kim Burrell, George Clinton), Say Yes is guaranteed to please Phil Perry's devoted fans.
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Spring 2013: Money
Volume 34, Number 2
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In This Issue
From the Editor
- One Scale of Spiritual MaturityHow we handle money says a lot about how we relate to others, and to God.
- Why I Won't Give to Your ChurchAn honest letter from a Millennial believer.
- Developing a Culture of ContentmentJeff Manion on taking appropriate financial risk and cultivating a generous spirit.
- Why Give to the Local Church?There are lots of great ministries out there, but giving to the local church is still essential.
- The Power of the Ask7 fund-raising principles for pastors.
- Transforming ScroogeWhat does it take to turn greed into generosity?
- Raising Money from MillennialsThey're in debt. They don't trust institutions. But they will give generously to your church if you approach them in the right way.
- Tithing: Law or a Grace?The place of giving in the gospel.
- Hybrid MinistryCurrent giving trends will mean learning to do more with less.
- Swim with the Big Fish (without getting swallowed)Ministry to big givers takes boldness and discernment.
- Giving is GlobalGlimpses of diverse generosity.
- Learning from London's Atheist ChurchThe King has left the building.
- Location, Location, LocationTop "place" resources for church leaders.
- Real Financial FreedomAddressing our unhealthy desire for security.
- Using PeopleThe dark side of efficiency
- Ministry in the Digital AgeLeadership Journal Reviews
- Disney World for Bible NerdsA review of Logos 5 Gold software
Bonus Article
- Don't Lose the WonderHow I rediscovered the splendor of being God's own.
- Preaching to the Super Bowl ChampsAn interview with Rod Hairston
- Why People Get So Mad at PastorsThere's more going on than clashing personalities.
- Confessions of a Ministry IntrovertUnderstanding my personality enabled me to see introversion as a gift rather than a liability.
- Just ChurchAn interview with IJM's Jim Martin on churches' current interest in justice.
- When Church Becomes an IdolA Leadership Journal interview with Craig Groeschel and Kyle Idleman


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By A.J. Bess
When Phillip Twitchell played at an Open Mic Night in Ramona, it was mesmerizing.
Fast forward 10 days later, in his music room. The walls are covered in original art, some done by his roommate and fellow musician Derrick Streibig, the rest by other artists. Incense fills the room, various instruments line the walls. "Call me Twitch," he said.
There were several rumors about where Twitchell came from. Though he isn't from Ramona originally, a talent like his, even in spite of his meekness, is bound to get noticed sooner or later. It had been said he was somewhat of a drifter who had meandered his way out from Detroit, or maybe Chicago. He hears this, and laughs.
"I like that," he said. "I like the rumors."
Truth be told he comes from Missouri. The 24- year-old made his way to Ramona three months ago to meet up with Streibig, another St. Louis native. Asked to play something, Twitchell smiles and humbly shakes his head, as if he's nervous about it not being very good. But Twitch never passes up a chance to play for someone. The song is an original called "Get Away."
He begins softly, feet together, steadily tapping out the beat with his heels, his voice labored and howling, yet controlled. The soul of acoustic folk rock. One doesn't witness this kind of passion and focus very often.
Twitchell does all his recording from home.
"In your home you feel more comfortable," he said.
But studio work is on the horizon. And while to most it may seem like Twitchell should be making records for a major label, he's not as interested as one would think.
"Any corporation, there is something bad.....I don't want any corporate, I want the fellowship of musicians, the fellowship of people," he said.
Though he may not be chomping at the bit for a spot on MTV, he's not opposed to getting paid. But money isn't everything.
"Five years from now I may be a bum on the street," he said, "but I'll still be playing music."
Twitch's influences range from Bob Dylan to Stevie Wonder, even Lead Belly.
"Beck would definitely be number one, though," he said with a laugh.
His lyrics are as moving as his performances. It's always interesting to find out where lyrics come from. Like most songwriters, Phillip keeps a lot of songs hidden away until they're ready.
"There's always gonna be a diary, and then a journal," he said.
Not bad for a guy who made up his own silly language. As talented as Twitchell is, he remains humble. "I still consider myself an amateur."
Twitchell was born in a suburb of St. Louis. His mother was a factory worker, and he began working in a restaurant at age 9. He never knew his father.
He started playing guitar at age 17 after spending several years singing in a choir. He also spent time living in The Delmar Loop, the St. Louis district once home to the likes of Miles Davis, Ike Turner, and Chuck Berry, to name a few.
Twitchell and Streibig have been wanting to start a band for years, and their various projects keep them plenty busy. Twitchell's project, "Tell Ah Vision," is constantly developing, while Streibig is wowing audiences at Sundance and working on his project, "Festival."
While Twitchell's future remains uncertain, music will always be the number one focus.
"All I want to do is play music," he said. "It makes me a better person."


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Johnston County, N.C. — A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Johnston County Thursday afternoon, officials said.
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Meeting of the Faculty Affairs Committee
25 January 2010, 9:00am, Sci 2555
Present: Katie Barron, Mary Elizabeth Bezanson, Rebecca Dean, Athena Kildegaard, Pam Solvie, Roger Wareham, James Wojtaszek, Timna Wyckoff
I. logistics
A. We will plan to meet every other week this semester, but also to keep the alternate weeks generally open in case of extra business that we might need to attend to.
B. We agreed to invite Dean Contant to meet with us twice this semester. Wyckoff will extend the invitation. At the first meeting, we will plan to continue our discussion of online instruction at UMM and also ask questions about the staffing plan, particularly in light of a recent Campus Assembly announcement that programs may be cut as we continue to try to balance the budget.
II. old business
A. faculty diversity: Wyckoff reported that Sungur has withdrawn his request to meet with our committee. We agreed that we wanted to continue to address this matter as a committee. Specifically, we discussed ways in which we might go about relieving the extra service pressure felt by many faculty and staff of color. Solvie reminded us that the meeting at LaFave in December 2009 resulted in a list of ideas for addressing the issue of faculty diversity from several directions. We agreed to ask Hilda Ladner to come to a meeting soon to discuss that list so that we might identify some specific tasks for our committee take up. Wyckoff will extend this invitation.
B. replacements for leaves: As we decide how to best address this issue, Wyckoff suggested that each of us talk with our unit heads (e.g. Division Chairs) about the pros and cons as they see them of how leaves are currently negotiated and ideas they may have for improving the process. Specifically, we are interested in the role of disciplines in making plans for leaves (e.g. who decides what courses must be taught?) and what recourse disciplines might have when leaves result in excessive burdens on those not on leave.
III. new business
A. setting aside a time for campus committee meetings: Bezanson brought up the idea of having time(s) during the week set aside for committee meetings, i.e. times during the day when classes are NOT scheduled. Wyckoff is under the impression that this topic is on the Executive Committee agenda. Bezanson will draft a memo endorsing the idea for discussion at a later meeting. Once finalized, we plan to send it to the Executive, Curriculum, and Campus Resources and Planning Committees.
B. grievance: Bezanson expressed concern that the U of MN grievance policy has recently changed to be more centralized and that there is no longer an on-campus step to filing a grievance. Wojtaszek shared that SCFA discussed related concerns at a meeting last year. Bezanson will look for more specific information on the new policy and bring it to a later meeting. We may decide to share this information with FACPA since no one else on the committee was aware of the recent change.
IV. topics for later meetings
A. service workloads
B. Distinguished Research Award?
C. P&A issues?
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THE COMMUTE: In Part 1, we discussed the rail and elevated lines which preceded the first subway. In Part 2, we started discussing the Dual Contracts. Yesterday, we discussed decline of the elevated system and the rise of the subway system. Today, we continue discussing the subways' decline and its renaissance.
The Decline of the Subways
What if the automobile had not become so popular and highways were not built to accommodate them? Surely rapid transit would have continued to flourish. Instead, you can count on your fingers the number of new subway stations constructed and opened since the end of World War II. When you consider all the Els that were demolished and not replaced, there are less rapid transit miles in service today than there were right before World War II.
With declining subway and elevated usage since World War II, there also came a decline in maintenance and a rise in fares.
The first increase occurred in 1948, when the nickel fare became a dime. Five years later it rose to 15 cents.
Politicians afraid of losing reelection after raising the fare again so soon created the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) in 1953 to take over the responsibilities of the Board of Transportation. They moved into a new building on Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn meant for the now-defunct Board, which was why the building was named the "Transportation Building" rather than the New York City Transit Authority Building. It retained that name until being vacated.
The politicians believed the creation of an authority would insulate them from future fare increases, and the NYCTA could be their whipping boy. Still afraid of reprisals from the public on Election Day, politicians saw to it that the 15 cent fare was artificially held at that level for 13 years in part by diverting funds allocated for the 2nd Avenue subway.
We still are paying the price for that decision. Eventually the fare had to be raised again, and the frequency of fare increases accelerated.
By 1980, the system was at an all time low after years of deferred maintenance. Derailments had become rampant. Almost 50 percent of the doors were out of order. Whatever air conditioning there was in the subway cars had stopped functioning. The mean distance between failures, the measure used to determine reliability for subway cars, had declined to below 6,000 miles, as compared to today's level of well over 100,000 miles.
In other words, riding the system was pure hell. It was nearly impossible to get anywhere on time.
In the late 1970s, while at the Department of City Planning, one study I worked on was how to improve transferring at the Flatbush / Nostrand Junction by coordinating bus and subway schedules, if that was even possible. The first step was to count boarding passengers on the B41 and B44 during the evening rush hour.
We were astonished to find that the buses were leaving the stop at the station nearly empty on the three occasions we checked. So we asked the NYCTA to provide us with the actual arrival times of the subways for the days we counted. The reason why many buses left empty, we learned, was because many of the scheduled trains never arrived at Flatbush Avenue. About half of them were abandoned somewhere along the route due to mechanical failure!
Someone getting on at 86th Street, for example, would be thrown off at Grand Central and told to take the following train. That train may make it only as far as Brooklyn Bridge or Atlantic Avenue, also abandoning its passengers there. Door problems were the major reason for train abandonment since trains were taken out of service if two adjacent panels in any car failed.
Since we sampled on three separate occasions with the same results, we concluded that this was a common occurrence not only on the Lexington and 7th Avenue lines, but also on others. There were newspaper accounts of passengers rebelling where dozens of passengers would refuse to get off trains when instructed. That was because they may have received those instructions two or three times on the same trip. Many times, trains were put back in service when policy required them to be removed, in order not to further delay service. Other times, police were called, or trains took the passengers to the subway yards to keep the line moving.
Finally, graffiti had taken over the subways, and, later, covered tiled subway stations as well, first with magic markers, and years later with spray paint. For years, the NYCTA denied a problem existed, insisting it was just a passing phase requiring no intervention on their part.
Boy, were they wrong on that one.
Subway Comfort
Subways were actually more comfortable prior to the mid-1970s than they were between 1975 and 1985, especially if you exclusively rode the BMT-IND lines.
The reason is that, prior to approximately 1960, all subway cars had soft seats and trains were fairly comfortable temperature-wise with working fans, and windows that would open wide and end doors that were kept in the open position during summer months. In fact, in the 1950s the chief complaint about the subways was not that they were hot in the summer, but that they were extremely noisy which in part was due to the open windows and doors. The noise was so loud that you would feel more like you were on an airport runway, than on a subway train.
Around 1960, soft seating was phased out in favor of more durable hard fiberglass seating due to vandalism of the vinyl seats. They were being slashed at an alarming rate. The hard seats are fine for short trips, but are not okay when you are taking a very long trip between Brooklyn and the Bronx, for example.
Starting around 1962, cars with windows that opened halfway were replaced with cars having windows that only opened a little at the top to reduce noise levels. The R-40 cars arriving at the end of the decade (the recently retired cars with sloped fronts) were the first air-conditioned cars ordered. After only about 10 years, the A/C started failing. The same thing occurred with the R-42s a few years later. Attempted repairs were unsuccessful, so, by around 1978, the cars equipped with A/C on the BMT / IND were actually hotter in the summer than the cars with fans.
About the same time, the IRT began to receive its first air-conditioned cars. So as comfort rose on the IRT with more A/C cars being delivered, comfort continued to decline on the BMT/IND as the fans on the cars not equipped with air conditioning also began to fail, as more and more maintenance was deferred. The result was that you were unbearably uncomfortable in the summer in the years around 1980, unless you were in a brand new car, of which there were few.
The Renaissance of the Subways
It took a lot of money, will, and time to bring the system back to a state of good repair.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairmen Robert Kiley and Peter Stangl, along with NYCTA President David Gunn, are given most of the credit for bringing the system back from the depths of disrepair. The MTA became the NYCTA's overseer in 1968, recently created by Governor Rockefeller to run the commuter rails.
Those who complain about the subways today have no idea how fortunate they are not to have rode them in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when you would arrive for work drenched in sweat in the summertime.
Gunn's first target was fixing the tracks to reduce derailments. Then came the purchase of new equipment.
Since there was not enough money to replace the entire fleet, many car classes were targeted for overhauls instead. There were seven levels of overhauls, assigned the letters A through G. G-Overhaul, or GOH (sometimes mistakenly called General Overhaul), being the most common and extensive overhaul, was designed to add 20 years to a subway car's life span. The cost to GOH a subway car was approximately $500,000, roughly half the cost to purchase a new one at that time.
After the first cars were overhauled, the MTA realized it needed to hire outside contractors to do the remaining cars, much to the chagrin of the unions, which believed all overhauls could have been accomplished in-house.
I was the initial project manager for the overhaul of the R42 and R32 cars, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, and supervised via telephone NYCTA field inspectors in Hornell, NY, outside Rochester, who oversaw the contractor's work.
Here is a tidbit you will not read anywhere else. The original R32s and R42s, which were recently retired, originally had 10 and six stanchions per car, respectively. During the overhaul process, the intent was to remove two stanchions per car from the R32s and place them in the R42s, so the overhauled cars would have eight stanchions each, since both car classes were being overhauled simultaneously by the same contractor at the same plant.
It seemed like a good idea that was suggested by my boss. However, the NYCTA determined that the additional money requested by the contractor to transfer the stanchions was too great, so the removed stanchions were scrapped instead. An idea with good intentions did not go as planned, and passengers on the overhauled R-32s standing near the doors found there was nothing to hold on to.
David Gunn was the one person who made the commitment to rid the system of graffiti in 1984, and by 1989 had succeeded. Lasting over a generation, it certainly was not just a passing phase.
Reliable new and overhauled subway cars, new track, along with many rehabbed stations, and other improvements and upgrades marked the renaissance of the subway system. However, major system expansion, which occurred following World War I, eluded us now.
Next week, in the final parts, we discuss the merging of the BMT and IND, subway nomenclature, florescent lighting, and look towards the future.
The Commute is a weekly feature highlighting news and information about the city's mass transit system and transportation infrastructure. It is written by Allan Rosen, a Manhattan Beach resident and former Director of MTA/NYC Transit Bus Planning (1981).
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Jordan wants to tackle joblessness by cutting back on foreign workers
Jordanians should replace foreign workers in order to reduce the country's double-digit unemployment rate, Labor Minister Aid Fayiz said Saturday, August 18. There are 300,000 foreign workers in Jordan where the jobless rate stands at 13.3 percent, Fayiz said on state television.
This "necessitates the replacement of foreign labor by Jordanians," he said, without announcing any specific measures. Fayiz said foreigners are most notably present in the construction sector, which Jordanian workers refuse to work in.
Prime Minister Ali Abu Raghib recently issued an appeal for people not to be ashamed of working in certain sectors of the economy. Jordan experienced a heavy influx of foreign labor following a massive exodus of its own people to the nearby Gulf countries during the oil boom of the 1970s. Most of the foreigners come from Egypt, Syria and Iraq, as well as from Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Official figures put the unemployment rate at 15.7 percent through February, but independent sources put the figure at 25 percent. This comes out of a work force that Fayiz said totals 1,325,000 people. Jordan has a population of five million, and a high annual growth rate of three percent. ― (AFP, Amman)
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2012 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8 p.m.) — I haven't watched the VMAs in years, and I don't even know why they still hold them when MTV doesn't actually air music videos anymore. I guarantee you, however, that the Smoking Section's LIVE DISCUSSION will be considerably better than the actual show.
Democratic National Covention (ABC, CBS, PBS, NBC 10 p.m.) — MTV has promised that the VMAs will end in time for Obama's speech, though I understand that the President has asked that networks simply re-air Clinton's speech from last night.
Children's Hospitol (Adult Swim, 11:59) — I haven't caught up, so I don't know if tonight's episode, entitled "Behind the Scenes," is literally a behind-the-scenes look at the show, or an episode taking the piss out of behind-the-scenes episodes. My guess is on the latter.
Rookie Blue (ABC, 9 p.m.) — The Canadian cop show wraps up its third season. I took at a look at the premiere episode this season, and the best that I can say for the cop show is that it's Degrassi crossed with Saved by the Bell: The Cop Years in the bad way.
Lincoln Lawyer (Amazon Prime) — It's not a huge blockbuster or anything, but if you haven't caught the movie that led to Matthew McConaughey's career resurgence, check out this nifty, gritty little legal drama from last year.
LATE NIGHT LISTINGS: Letterman has Howard Stern, which always makes for a good episode; Leno has Ellen Degeneres; Kimmel has Matt Stone and Trey Parker; Angela Kinsey stops by Ferguson; Claire Danes will be on Fallon; and Austan Goolsbee will show up on The Daily Show.


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When I was newly married, I made a concerted effort to prepare delicious meals for my husband as often as our tiny budget would allow. One night, I was making my first roast beef and wanted to make gravy for the mashed potatoes. I called my sister for advice, but did not write down her instructions, as I was confident I would remember them.
When it came time to add the flour to the drippings, I added two cups instead of two tablespoons. It got so thick so fast. I tried adding milk, but just could not thin it down. That night at dinner, I told my husband I did not know what I did wrong. I had followed my sister's recipe exactly.
Bill said, "Well, we could always sell it to the highway department to patch the potholes!" Perhaps, I shed a few newlywed tears over that gravy ... .
The first day of baking at Le Cordon Bleu, we were making rolled cookies called diamonds. We had to use our brand-spanking-new, razor-sharp Wustoff knives to cut slices off a (poorly) rolled section of cookie dough.
I cut my finger immediately. I was so mad; who cuts their finger on the first day of class? I tried to get it to stop bleeding, but it would not. Blood was getting everywhere! Finally I went to Chef and showed him, and he directed me to the first-aid kit in the hall.
After bandaging, I was already behind the other students. Time is very important at LCB, and you can fall behind so easily. It was only the first day, for heaven's sake! So I quickly continued where I had left off. In a matter of seconds, I sliced another finger, only this time deeper.
Oh, my gosh! The group of mean girls were pointing to me and laughing among themselves. (I am not making this up. There was this group of horrible girls who just treated everyone so bad, especially moi. Why? I could have been their mother. But this is a whole other story for another column.)
I was so mad at myself — cutting myself slicing cookies! So I wrapped my finger in my towel and kept going. Chef came over to check on us a few minutes later, and, although I was hiding my hand, he saw the droplets of blood in the dough.
"Mon Dieu, Laura," he exclaimed, and grabbed my hands, looking for the cut. I started bleeding when he unwrapped my finger and this time he marched me over to the first-aid kit, and put a finger dam on it.
When I slunk back to my spot at the island, the mean girls were practically doubled over in that kind of silent laughter you got in church or in math class. The one where tears run down your eyes and your stomach hurts because you cannot laugh out loud. Remember? Yeah, that kind.
The third I want to tell you happened to a friend of mine our senior year in high school. Yes, I have other stories of my own, but this is too funny/horrible not to tell. "Susan" wanted to make dinner for her whole family. Her mother was so proud and let her make the whole meal by herself, from stem to stern.
Susan needed a few onions for the main course and asked her mom where they were. Mom said they were in the garage. So enthusiastic Susie marched right out to get them and proceeded to make her meal. That night, the whole family enjoyed a casserole and salad. Although the casserole tasted different from what they were used to, no one dared say a word and thwart Susan's new passion.
A few hours later, the whole family began dropping like flies. So all of these hurling brothers, parents and, yes, Susan herself, piled in the car with barf bowls and raced to the ER. Susan definitely never grew to be a master gardener; she had used tulip bulbs instead of onions for her tuna casserole and had given the whole family food poisoning!
Q: What is one of your favorite foods?
A: This is a question I get asked all the time. My answer is anything Italian! Pesto especially makes my heart — and tummy — go all a flutter. I call it green gold. It's almost as expensive as gold. Here is why.
Traditionally, pesto is made with pine nuts and olive oil, as well as garlic salt and, of course, the best herb in the universe, basil. Right now, pine nuts are at an all time high of $30 per pound.
Why? There are several reasons, one being that actual nuts are snuggly nestled in the pine cone. After the workers pick the pine cones, they must heat the cones so they open and the pine nuts can be shaken out. Then the nuts must be spread out and cooled off, sorted through and all the things they do before weighing and packaging them.
I always held a sepia-toned vision of gnarled old men, adorable dark-haired children and beautiful buxom women stealing kisses under the trees from their lovers while gathering the pine cones. Then they would have a big pine nut harvest celebration under those trees after it was all over, with the whole village attending, including the town priest. Pesto would be spread on everything, pine nuts tossed in the salad and sprinkled over the fish.
Well, just forget that image right now. Most pine nuts are harvested in China these days. This is because they have immense forests and cheaper labor. The expense of shipping over that huge ocean adds to the price, but it is less expensive than harvesting them in Europe.
Some people have adjusted by using walnuts or other nuts in pesto, but pine nuts are the nuts from days of yore. How is pre-made pesto only about $6? Just read the label, and you will see that many, many other ingredients are added to lower the price. Once you make your own pesto, you will forever regard a bottle of pre-made pesto as a grenade with the pin pulled out.1 cup extra virgin olive oil, first cold pressed
4 cups fresh basil leaves, stems removed
6 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, shredded
Toast the pine nuts and let them cool while you prepare your garlic cloves. (Toasting seems slow, but as soon as a few start to brown, it goes very quickly. Keep your eye on them and do not burn up those expensive nuts!)
In a food processor, add the garlic cloves, basil, salt and pine nuts. Process until you get a thick green mash. While the processor is running, slowly add the olive oil. Add the Parmesan cheese at the end.
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Awful news for the Chicago Bulls as Derek Rose reportedly has torn the ACL and MCL in his left knee after landing awkwardly in garbage time of the Bulls win over the Sixers on Saturday.
UPDATE: As SBNation has pointed out, the NBC Miami and subsequent Breaking News tweets may have been fooled by a hoax.
UPDATE2: NBC Miami has now retracted their original tweet, saying it was premature.
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Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose has torn ACL and MCL in left knee, will miss remainder of playoffs - @NBCMiami
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Report of Derrick Rose's injury was premature, his status is unknown. @BreakingNews
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Canadiens, Canucks face off in 'Movember' challenge
Saturday, 11.03.2012 / 3:57 PM / Hockey Fights CancerTwo of Canada's NHL teams are going head to head -- or 'stache to 'stache, as it were -- in a spirited bi-coastal battle. And it's all for a good cause.Thursday, as the annual "Movember" charity drive began, the Montreal Canadiens' Twitter page issued a good-natured challenge to the west-coast rival Vancouver Canucks. The wager was inspired by the beginning of Movember, an annual campaign to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. Numerous NHL clubs participate in the drive, in which volunteers solicit donations to the cause by letting their moustaches grow out through the month of November.
"Movember time! How 'bout a friendly wager?" the Canadiens' tweeted, specifically calling out the Canucks.
Not long after, the Canucks' Twitter feed provided a response.
"Boom. We're in," they replied.
The team that raises the most money will be able to claim bragging rights, and the losing team's mascot must pose wearing the winning team's jersey. That could put Montreal's Youppi! or Vancouver's Fin in an awkward position -- but it's likely worth a few moments of discomfort if it means raising money for a charitable cause.
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A Time Series Analysis of Foreign Aid and Income Inequality in Pakistan
Pakistan economy is one of those economies that has received a huge amount of foreign aid. Foreign aid has been considered to help capital-deficient economies to fulfill the desired levels of finances to generate growth, increase employment and income, and furthermore, it helps to alleviate poverty levels in the recipient economies. Present study focuses on the analysis of impact of foreign aid on income inequality in Pakistan. Since time series data is used for the analysis so the ADF and Phillip-Perron unit root test are applied to find out each of the time series to be stationary at its first difference. Johansen contegration test and vector error correction models are employed to examine the long run and short run impacts of growth, foreign aid, foreign direct investment, and labor force participation rate on income inequality, respectively. The cointegration test results confirm negative impact of economic growth on income inequality whereas foreign aid, foreign direct investment and labor force participation rate are concluded to have inequality increasing impacts. The results are statistically significant.
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SEATTLE - Joel Pineiro won his eighth consecutive decision, and Mike Cameron homered to lead the Seattle Mariners over the Detroit Tigers 4-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep.
Seattle pitched its major league-leading 13th shutout of the season, The Tigers were blanked for the 12th time, also the most in the majors.
Pineiro (13-5) allowed two hits in seven innings, tied a season high with six walks and struck out six. Wilfredo Ledezma (3-5) gave up four runs, six hits and six walks in four-plus innings.
Athletics 3, Indians 1: In Cleveland, rookie Rich Harden (2-0) struck out nine in seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks in his home debut.
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Sosa's 23rd homer of the season capped a four-run sixth. Chicago took two of three games from the Giants, who had won 10 of 11 coming into the series.
Sosa had 13 homers in July, the most in the major leagues, and 29 RBIs.
Zambrano (9-8) allowed four runs, nine hits and five walks in eight innings. Jim Brower (7-3) gave up five runs -four earned - and seven hits in five innings.
Expos 3, Cardinals 2: In Montreal, Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in all three runs, moving past Gary Carter into second place on Montreal's career homer list with 221, four behind Andre Dawson.
Zach Day (5-4), in his second start since a stint on the DL caused by a strained right shoulder, allowed one run and five hits in six innings. Rocky Biddle pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save.
Woody Williams (14), who had won his four previous starts, failed in his attempt to become the NL's second 15-game winner. He allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.
Padres 10, Pirates 7: In Pittsburgh, Gary Matthews Jr. homered and Mark Loretta drove in three runs during a four-hit day as San Diego overcome three Pittsburgh homers.
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ATLANTIC CITY (Jun. 17)
Employment discrimination against Jews is more widespread than is generally recognized, even in periods when jobs are plentiful, it was reported here today at the opening session of the four-day annual conference of the National Community Relations Advisory Council, the coordinating body of six national and 32 local Jewish groups engaged in combatting anti-Semitism.
The report presented to the conference pointed out that anti-Jewish bias in employment, which is still strong, frequently goes unnoticed because of the high level of employment among Jewish workers. It recommended that the problem of employment discrimination receive much greater attention from Jewish community relations agencies and Jewish vocational services than it is getting. It also advanced a number of recommendations for dealing with the problem effectively.
Bernard H. Trager of Bridgeport, NCRAC chairman, said the report is based on the proceedings of a two-day conference of representatives of Jewish community relations agencies and Jewish vocational agencies held some time ago in New York. It was presented to the session by Louis Feinmark, president of the New Haven Jewish Community Council, who is chairman of the NCRAC Committee on Employment Discrimination.
The report stresses the need for Jewish agencies to interpret the problem of Jewish employment discrimination to the public employment service and to the public agencies responsible for the administration of fair employment laws and government regulations against employment discrimination.
The urgency of the problem of discrimination in employment against Jews is not recognized, the report says, because at the present time almost all Jewish workers are gainfully employed. "Jews are employed by Jews, they are found in government, in civic agencies, in their own businesses, or are self-employed in professions. This has tended to obscure the fact that employment discrimination against Jews may be continuing with only little improvement."
The report stresses that discrimination on any grounds must be opposed. It points out, at the same time, that discrimination against Jews in employment is manifested in special ways and that the ways in which such discrimination is practiced are frequently very subtle. As a consequence, the report says, "many leaders in the fight against employment discrimination appear almost totally unaware of the extent to which Jews are denied equality of employment opportunity. " Among the major recommendations advanced in the report are the following:
1. An intensification and expansion of research to produce reliable data about Jewish occupational distribution and about the extent and areas of discrimination against Jews. The report emphasizes that most important is a "continuing program of fact finding, that would involve on a routine basis the systematic compilation of information from all available sources, including employers, trade unions, schools, employment agencies and members of Jewish community organizations. "
2. Establishment and maintenance of a clearance system between vocational service agencies and community relations agencies; establishment of a permanent joint national committee of the Jewish Occupational Council, representing the vocational service agencies and the NCRAC, to formulate procedures and develop a coordinated and cooperative program.
3. The assumption of responsibility by Jewish agencies for interpreting the subtleties and special characteristics of discrimination against Jews to government agencies, for providing those agencies with information about specific cases of employment discrimination against Jews, and for helping those agencies develop methods for investigating and handling cases involving discrimination against Jews.
4. Conducting a nation-wide program for finding, documenting, and interpreting cases of discrimination in employment against Jews. This, it is recommended, should include a) cooperation with employment agencies and employment counsellors; b) the compilation of a list of members of Jewish community organizations who could furnish information about Jewish employment in specific plants and industries, the policies of management, the attitudes of individual officials and department heads; c) routine questioning of all applicants who use vocational agencies regarding their employment experience.
The session today also discussed the problem of religion in public education and the stand which Jewish groups should take on such issues as "released-time" in the public schools and prayer recitation in schools. Dr. Rolfe Lanier Hunt, executive director of the Department of Religion and Public Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., said that the American public school "is itself an expression of a religious faith. As an institution, it grows out of a belief in human personality which has religious wellsprings common to Judaism and the Christianity. This fact is perhaps more important than the particular role we assign the institution in the religious education of children."
Mortimer Brenner, of the Brooklyn Jewish Community Council, who is co-chairman of the Joint Advisory Committee on Religion and the Public Schools of the NCRAC and the Synagogue Council, spoke on the work of the Joint Committee. Dr. Ira Eisenstein was chairman of the session.
The groups affiliated with the National Community Relations Advisory Council are: American Jewish Congress, Jewish Labor Committee, Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, United Synagogue of America; regional, state, and county-wide Jewish Community Councils in the Southwest Region, in the States of Connecticut, Indiana and Minnesota, in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California and in Camden County and Essex County, N. J.; and local Jewish Community Councils in the following cities: Akron, Baltimore, Boston, Bridgeport, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Elizabeth, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Haven, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, Toledo, Washington, and Youngstown.


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ARLINGTON — Though it was a banner day for Rays All-Stars, manager Joe Maddon said LHP J.P. Howell deserved to make the team but had to be left off because of circumstances surrounding the selection process.
Maddon said he had limited flexibility on his five pitcher picks, partly because every team had to be represented, so Athletics RHP Andrew Bailey and White Sox LHP Mark Buehrle took up two spots.
Mariners RHP Felix Hernandez, Red Sox RHP Tim Wakefield and Angels LHP Brian Fuentes, the AL saves leader, were the others.
Howell said there were no hard feelings, and he appreciated Maddon explaining the situation to him before Saturday night's game.
"I wouldn't want to be in his shoes picking (from) all these guys," Howell said. "He definitely had a tough decision to make. He took the time to do it and made the right decision. Like I said, I'm glad I'm not him."
Howell, 26, entered Sunday's game with 15 straight scoreless appearances and was fourth among AL relievers in strikeouts (46) and ERA (1.63). "He has pitched well enough to be on this All-Star team," Maddon said.
Maddon pointed out that Howell could be added if an injury pops up. "Either way, it's okay, it's not the end of the world," Howell said. "It's definitely something you always want to do as a kid. It's just one of those things you gotta let it go and move on."
In or out? Though 3B Evan Longoria may be a popular pick to participate in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game, both he and the Rays wouldn't mind if he sat this one out.
Longoria competed in the event last season in New York.
"I kind of don't want to hit in it this year, but if they need somebody, I'll do it again," Longoria said. "I'd rather relax."
Longoria has been dealing with a sore left hamstring, which is probably partly why Maddon said, "If he's not really into it, I'm good with that."
If Longoria doesn't, Ben Zobrist said he "would love to do it. … It'd be fun, and it's something that I've tried to do in (batting practice) before. So maybe it'll work out."
Rising star: Maddon said he "couldn't be happier for" ex-Rays RHP Edwin Jackson, who made his first All-Star Game with the Tigers after getting voted in by the players. Jackson was traded in the offseason for RF Matt Joyce. "We always knew that this guy could be good, really good," Maddon said. "He's a wonderful young man, and he did great service for us here with the Rays, and I'm really pleased and will be happy to see him in St. Louis."
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