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California child care system collapsing under COVID-19, Berkeley report says
Author: Edward Lempinen
Date: July 22, 2020
Publication: Berkeley News
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating economic and human impact on California child care centers, forcing hundreds of them to close while others remain open at the risk of illness to both children and staff, according to a new report from the University of California, Berkeley.
Among more than 950 preschools and in-home sites surveyed by the campus's Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE), fully 25% are closed. Among those that remain open, enrollments have plunged, and many owners are going into debt to keep their centers open for families who depend on continued child care, said the report released today (Wednesday, July 22).
"As a result of the pandemic, in California and in the whole country, we can see that child care is critically important to our economy and to parents who have to work," said Lea Austin, CSCCE executive director. "But as child care collapses, so many other parts of our economy will be at risk."
Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement Inc. (BAHIA) is a bilingual child development center founded in 1975 in West Berkeley. It has been closed since March, and executive director Beatriz Leyva-Cutler knows how such a loss can hurt her community.
If these closures multiply, Leyva-Cutler said, "low-income families will be the hardest hit. If the parents have to work outside the home, and without child care, they risk losing their jobs, which means more risk of hunger and homelessness.
"It also means that child care workers themselves face rising insecurity," she added. "Our centers and our child care workers are essential to the economy, but the state and federal government have only scratched the surface to meet their needs. It feels like we're invisible."
SF Mayor Breed, supervisors agree on business tax overhaul — would free money for homeless
Date: July 21, 2020
Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors have reached an agreement to bring a unified business-tax reform measure to voters on the November ballot.
If the measure passes — it needs only a simple majority vote — San Francisco would be able to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue that's been collected, but remains off-limits and unspent because of ongoing legal disputes. They announced the deal on Tuesday.
The announcement puts a formal end to weeks of closed-door negotiations between Breed's administration and the board that centered on how quickly to raise tax rates and and for what industries.
It was a conversation shaded in large part by the nearly $2 billion hole in the city budget caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that officials must confront. Breed sought to go easier on certain sectors that have been among the hardest hit by the shattered economy…
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Contact: Mayor's Office of Communications, firstname.lastname@example.com
Date: June 5, 2020
Publication: PRESS RELEASE
San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed, Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee,
and Supervisor Ahsha Safaí today announced the creation of a new program to support Family
Child Care (FCC) educators. FCCs provide child care for children ages 0 to 12 and are a vital
resource for families, particularly in communities with a high need for early care and education
but with limited child care resources. Like most small businesses in San Francisco, many child
care providers are struggling financially due to COVID-19.
The Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) will use $1 million in funding from the
Give2SF COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to create a Family Child Care Emergency
Operating Grant program. The program will provide up to 150 FCCs with funding they can use
to cover operating expenses such as staff retention, rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities,
and any other expenses related to typical program operations. The grant program will focus on
supporting child care operators who are not eligible or do not have access to many of the funding
resources available to other business sectors.
"As we move forward on our gradual reopening of the economy, we know that we need
affordable, high-quality childcare options so people can get back to work and know that their
kids are safe," said Mayor Breed. "Unfortunately, many child care operators are struggling right
now and are at a risk of closing. This grant program will help these small businesses remain open
and provide much-needed early care and education for our city's families, especially families
who live in parts of the City where there aren't as many child care options."
"Family Child Care is the backbone support system for our city's youngest learners.
San Francisco and our families cannot afford to have Family Child Care programs close," said
Supervisor Norman Yee. "These providers are predominantly women and women of color and
COVID has devastated this industry. Give2SF funding is critical to help support these small
businesses and the families and children they serve."
Read the full press release here.
Supervisors Safai and Yee Urge State and Federal investments to prevent closure of early care centers and Family Child Care small businesses
Author: Monica Chinchilla, Erica Maybaum
Date: May 12, 2020
Publication: PRESS RELEASE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –Supervisor Safai and Supervisor Yee will jointly introduce resolutions urging State and local investments in early care and education. Supervisor Safai's resolution urges Governor Gavin Newsom to immediately release the $350 million dollars already received from the CARES Act to provide urgent support
to family child care providers to prevent permanent closure and to support for families negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Supervisor Yee's resolution supports the House of Representatives call for $100 Billion in relief funding for child care in the next COVID-19 relief package
The San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education and SF Children's Council estimate a $73,698,200 loss of revenue from March 16 – June 30 due to the shelter in place. In addition, a recent survey of 2000 providers conducted by UC Berkeley's Center for the Study of Childcare Employment found that 63% of programs that are open would not survive another month of sheltering-in-place, absent financial assistance from the government. Advocates estimate that this recession will have an even more dramatic impact than the 2009 recession where the San Francisco Bay Area permanently lost 10%- 40% of home-based child care businesses.
The Federal investment would be $50 billion for a short-term stabilization fund, and another $50 billion for long-term recovery funding to aid students, families, and providers. "Our early care educators have always been essential and we should treat them that way. The State and Federal Government need to do more. We cannot afford to lose our family child care providers – these are small businesses run primarily by women and women of color," said Supervisor Norman Yee, "They were already hurting before the health crisis and we need to support them now more than ever. Child care is the backbone of a thriving economy." "Early care and education is critical in preparing our children for a life of successful learning," said Supervisor Safai,"If we lose this valuable workforce as a result of this crisis, our City will be dramatically impacted. Families cannot return to work if there are no early care centers open to serve them."
"This crisis has demonstrated the critical value of early care and education in meeting both the immediate and future needs of our country," said Director of Early Care and Education Ingrid Mezquita,"Policymakers must commit to maintaining and strengthening our early care and education infrastructure for the essential-worker families who need it now during this public health emergency, and for every parent needing to return safely to work in the near future."
"The $350 million is essential to maintaining child care in San Francisco through the pandemic," said Gina Fromer, CEO of Children's Council of San Francisco, "San Francisco's economic recovery depends on the workforce's access to childcare."
Early care advocates are concerned this vital support will not be released until July, and many fear that may be too late.
Read the direct proposal from Yee here.
Walters: California's two-thirds vote requirement issue gets cloudier
Authors: Dan Walters
Date: September 12th, 2019
Publication: The Mercury News
Last year, the theory was put to the test in San Francisco when members of the city's governing body, its Board of Supervisors, personally sponsored two tax increase initiatives, one for the June election and another in November, both listed on the ballot as "Proposition C."
The June measure, a tax on commercial rents to finance early childhood education and child care services, received 51 percent voter support. The November proposal, a tax on businesses to finance services and housing for the homeless, garnered 61 percent voter support.
With both votes below two-thirds, opponents of the measures sued, contending that they were invalid, but in July, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman, citing the Upland decision, validated both taxes.
Last week, however, a Superior Court judge in Fresno had a different take. Judge Kimberly Gaab ruled that a 2018 initiative measure raising sales taxes to improve Fresno's city parks failed because it needed a two-thirds voter supermajority but received just 52.2 percent.
Read the full article here.
Judge upholds legality of SF tax measures funding childcare, homelessness services
Authors: Laura Waxmann
Date: July 5, 2019
Publication: SF Examiner
A San Francisco judge has rejected a legal challenge against tax measures passed by voters last year that will raise millions for childcare and early education and for homelessness services.
Business and anti-tax groups sued to block a tax on commercial rents, approved by 51 percent of San Francisco voters in June of 2018, that is expected to raise upwards of $145 million annually for childcare and early education services and salary increases for educators in the field.
Read the full article here.
Judge says SF correct in passing two tax measures on simple majority vote
Authors: Dominic Fracassa
Date: July 5, 2019
Publication: SF Chronicle
A San Francisco judge ruled Friday that city officials did not break the law when they allowed two ballot measures that raised business taxes to pass last year with a simple-majority vote.
The rulings mark a major development in what's likely to be an ongoing legal fight to unlock as much as $500 million in annual tax revenue for San Francisco. It's a dispute that could reshape the ways local governments pass new taxes in California….
Read court documents and judgements
Judge could rule soon on SF's taxes for homeless services and childcare
Authors: Dominic Fracassa
Date: July 3, 2019
Publication: SF Chronicle
"Did San Francisco break the law when voters passed a series of tax measures last year to fund early childhood education, homelessness services and teacher pay raises?
That was the $500 million question up for debate Wednesday in a San Francisco Superior courtroom."
Read the full article here.
Anti-tax groups fight homelessness, childcare ballot measures in court hearing
Authors: Laura Waxmann
Date: July 3, 2019
Publication: SF Examiner
"A San Francisco judge is expected to rule this week on the legality of two tax measures passed in the last year that together stand to generate more than $500 million annually for housing, homelessness and early education services.
A commercial rent tax funding early childcare and education services received 51 percent voter approval in the June 2018 election, while a gross receipts tax initiative funding homeless and housing services passed with 61 percent approval in November."
Read the full article here.
Newly Elected Governor Supports Expanding Early Childhood Programs
Authors: Katie Hamm, Cristina Novoa, and Steven Jessen-Howard
Date: November 7, 2018
Publication: The Center for American Progress
"While many states are still finalizing the vote counts, it is clear that Americans elected 20 new governors and re-elected 16 incumbent governors last night. Many of these elected leaders ran on a platform of expanding child care and early education programs. This should not come as a surprise: A recent poll of likely voters found that majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents all support additional funding for early childhood policies."
Read the full article here.
Child care, preschool remain hard to find, and stark gaps exist in California
Author: Bruce Fuller and Karen Manship
Date: July 25, 2018
Publication: UC Berkeley News
"The new analysis — Achieving Fair Access to Early Education — takes an unprecedented look at pre-k enrollment rates statewide, along with disparities in supply across regions and among local communities (zip codes). It was conducted by researchers at American Institutes of Research (AIR) and UC Berkeley.
"California has shown discernible progress in widening access to preschool for 4-year-olds," said Karen Manship, principal researcher at AIR and lead author of the study. Over two-thirds attended preschool in 2016, the most recent year with complete data. Almost 70 percent of children from low-income families gained access to local centers.
"But pre-k remains painfully scarce for families with 3-year-olds across California," Manship said. Just over one-third (34 percent) of the state's 3-year-olds attend preschool statewide, far below other states nationwide. "And only one in eight infants and toddlers are in licensed care arrangements.""
Read the full article here.
San Francisco needs more infant and toddler care and higher wages for early educators
Author: Monica Walters, CPAC
Date: July 13, 2018
Publication: San Francisco Bay View
"The San Francisco Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC), a state-mandated body charged with identifying local priorities for quality, affordable and accessible early care and education services in the city, has released its much anticipated 2017 Community Needs Assessment. San Francisco has made great progress in recent years in offering financial subsidies to preschool-aged children and increasing the overall capacity for licensed early childhood education options.
However, there are significant unmet needs for licensed centers and family child care homes that serve infants and toddlers, and critical workforce investments are also required to attract and retain qualified early education teachers."
Read the full article here.
Measures to fund child care reach the ballot in two California counties
Author: Carolyn Jones
Date: March 25, 2018
Publication: EdSource
"Voters in Alameda and San Francisco counties will have a chance on June 5 to approve tax measures funding ambitious childcare programs that organizers say would provide enough subsidies for all low- and middle-income families who need them.
The two measures would each raise more than $140 million annually to expand existing childcare programs, boost the educational quality of those programs and increase the pay of childcare workers. The goal is to help parents go back to work after the birth of a child and improve children's readiness for kindergarten."
Read the full article here.
Why child care costs more than college tuition – and how to make it more affordable
Author: Taryn Morrissey
Date: March 9, 2018
Publication: The Conversation
"Amid the continually rising cost of tuition, the idea of free college has received growing attention over the past few years. For instance, from 2014 to 2017, 35 states took up 80 bills related to free college.
Early care and education has also received attention, but it could be given more, especially when you consider how child care for infants costs more than tuition at four-year public colleges in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Similarly, child care for 4-year-olds costs more than public college tuition in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
The reality is that child care in America is expensive and out of reach for many families. Whether center-based or family child care, the average cost of child care nationally exceeds US$8,600 per year."
Read the full article here.
SF City Hall rivals seek leverage in dueling ballot measures
Author: Rachel Swan
Date: March 1, 2018
Publication: SF Chronicle
"One group wants to build housing. The other wants to provide child care for all families in San Francisco. Both want to shake money out of the pockets of the city's biggest landlords.
But the duel between two tax measures — one from the city's moderates, one from its progressives — is really about two factions of City Hall trying to knock each other down."
Read the full article here.
Where Does Your Child Care Dollar Go?
Author: Simon Workman
Date: February 14, 2018
Publication: Center for American Progress
"Understanding the true cost of high-quality child care is an important step in building support for a public investment in early childhood education.
Across the United States, it is not unusual for child care tuition to be the first- or second-largest household expense for families, costing more than mortgage or rent. Many parents feel justifiably overwhelmed as they begin their child care search. Not only are parents faced with limited options, long waitlists, and a lack of information about programs, but they also are hit with a steep price tag, which in many cases is more than the cost of in-state tuition at a public college.
Meanwhile, early childhood teachers are some of the lowest-paid professionals; nearly 40 percent of child care teachers rely on public assistance at some point in their careers. Early childhood programs themselves also operate on tight budgets. Most are small, independent businesses that are left to rely on in-kind support or philanthropic contributions to stay afloat.
If child care teachers are paid so little and early childhood programs are struggling to make ends meet, many parents are justifiably left asking the question: Why does child care cost so much?"
Read the full report here, and build your own child care with their corresponding interactive here.
Trump's Attack on Immigrants Is Breaking the Backbone of America's Child Care System
Author: Leila Schochet
Date: February 5, 2018
Publication: Center for American Progress
""If Congress pulls the Dream Act, I would lose seven staff members. It's huge."
Nancy is the director of a rural Midwestern Head Start center. Like many people across the country, she is concerned about the fate of nearly 800,000 young immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. Nancy's Head Start program employs seven teachers who are protected by DACA. She worries about how her program will continue to operate if she loses those teachers."
Read the full article here.
Why Are Our Most Important Teachers Paid the Least?
Author: Jeneen Interlandi
Publication: The New York Times
"To an outsider, it was tough to say which of the children's behaviors were normal for 3- and 4-year-olds and which were signs of bigger issues. Increasingly, classrooms like the one over which Kelly presides are being eyed by social scientists and policymakers as both the place where problems emerge and the safety net that stands the best chance of addressing them. Preschool is often thought of as mere babysitting. But a growing body of research suggests that when done right, it can be much more than that. An effective early-education program can level the playing field for low-income black and Hispanic students relative to their white or wealthier counterparts, so much so that gaps in language comprehension and numeracy can often disappear by the start of kindergarten. And according to at least two longitudinal studies, the very best programs can produce effects that reach far beyond those early years, increasing the rates of high-school completion and college attendance among participants and reducing the incidence of teenage parenthood, welfare dependence and arrests."
Read the full article here.
San Francisco Ballot Measure Aims To Increase Childcare Subsidies
Date: January 8, 2018
Publication: CBS SF Bay Area
"Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee Monday announced a ballot measure that would finance the expansion of childcare subsidies with an increase in the city's gross receipts tax. The measure, which is expected to appear on the same June 5 ballot as a hotly contested mayoral election and the District 8 supervisorial race, would raise the city's commercial gross receipts tax by 3.5 percent, according to Kim.
That increase would provide more than $100 million in annual revenue, an amount that would allow the city to eliminate a waiting list of around 2,400 families for subsidized childcare, expand the number of available spaces for working and middle class families and increase the pay for the lowest wage childcare workers. The measure is intended to help keep working and middle class families in the city."
Read the full article here.
Childcare subsidies measure announced to make it on SF's June ballot
Date: January 8, 2018
Publication: Fox KTVU
"Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee today announced a ballot
measure that would finance the expansion of childcare subsidies with an increase in the city's gross receipts tax.
The measure, which is expected to appear on the same June 5 ballot as a hotly contested mayoral election and the District 8 supervisorial race, would raise the city's commercial gross receipts tax by 3.5 percent, according to Kim."
Read the full article here.
How sexism and old-fashioned ideals hurt child care operators
Author: Mike Elsen-Rooney
Publication: The Hechinger Report
"America pretty much treats its child care workers—even the owners of home-based centers like Parks—as nothing more than babysitters. (Parks hates that comparison, quipping that she's never sat on a baby in her life.) In many places, they are paid like babysitters (the majority of home-based providers gross less than $35,000 a year, and that's before factoring in the expenses of running the program), they have zero health and other benefits, and, like most babysitters, they are required to have next-to-zero training or educational expertise. (Only 15 percent hold bachelor's degrees; Michigan, where Parks works, only requires 16 hours of training a year to grant a license to a home-based operator.)
They also have complicated, vitally important jobs. Child care workers often spend more time with young children than their own parents do and end up being responsible for preparing them academically and socially for school. "We're educators, moms, we're the nurse, social workers, we cook, we clean," Parks said. "We have very long days.""
Read the full article here.
Supervisors Propose Universal Child Care Ballot Measure
Author: Nathan Falstreau
Publication: Hoodline
"In June 2018, San Franciscans may get to weigh in on a ballot initiative that would enact universal childcare for city residents. At yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting, District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim joined District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee to advance the initiative. The two instructed the Controller's office to analyze the proposal's costs and benefits.
"Nationwide, 60 percent of households with children do not have a stay-at-home parent," Kim said, noting that center-based childcare for an infant in many states costs more than tuition and fees at public universities. "With these stark realities, we know that we must do better.""
Read the full article here.
San Francisco Considers Universal Childcare Program
Date: September 26, 2017
Publication: CBS SF Bay Area
"Following the successful launch of a program offering free tuition at City College of San Francisco this fall, Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee are now leading a push for a universal childcare program.
Kim asked the city controller's office Tuesday to analyze the costs and benefits of providing what she described as "universal, affordable childcare.""
Read the full article here.
Changes in SF's child care subsidies help some, panic others
Author: Rachel Swan
Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
"Now San Francisco has many competing goals. Blechman and others want to lower the cost of day care and make it available to everyone. They want to raise the salaries of child care workers and preschool teachers who can't afford to live in San Francisco. They want to elevate the quality at all facilities, so that kids throughout the city get a well-rounded curriculum of science projects, crafts, cooking, music and imaginative play.
'We really want to make this as universal as possible,' said Supervisor Norman Yee, a longtime advocate for parents and families whose district includes residential areas on the city's west side.
'There just isn't enough funding to do everything, Blechman said.'"
Read full article here.
SF pressured to help families struggling with day care, preschool
Author: Rachel Swan
Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
"Child care advocates are pushing the city to set aside $10 million in its next budget to fund education programs for young children.
Yet such measures are small and incremental for an industry that's being hit on all sides. Many day care centers are getting squeezed by high rents, which force some to shut down and others to raise fees. At the same time, the child care labor force is shrinking: A recent survey by the city's Child Care Planning and Advisory Council showed that more than a third of centers can't enroll to their full capacity because they don't have enough teachers – the jobs pay too little to justify getting the credentials or cover the cost of living in San Francisco.
"Right now, early childhood (care) is paid for by teachers having really low wages, or parents' fees going up," said Sara Hicks-Kilday, director of the San Francisco Child Care Providers' Association.
Salaries for preschool teachers with master's degrees go as low as $23,000 a year, which is "nowhere near the minimum survival wage in San Francisco," said Gretchen Ames, Bay Area regional coordinator for the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network – a nonprofit working to boost the state's supply of affordable child care.
Ames said the low wages are causing San Francisco to hemorrhage child care workers, and putting severe strains on the ones who stay. Some drive in from as far away as Vallejo, she said. Others cannot afford to put their own children in child care. Still others juggle multiple jobs."
SF Mayor Lee wants to expand homeless child care in the city
Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Early Childhood Workforce Index
The Early Childhood Workforce Index, released summer 2016, generated news articles nationwide.
The Index "represents the first effort to establish a baseline description of early childhood employment conditions and policies in every state and to track progress on a state-by-state basis to improve early childhood jobs." See interactive index here. From this page you can find more information about the multi-year initiative.
How rising child care costs affect the workers taking care of your kids
Publication: Marketplace
US Department of Ed and HHS report
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released this report in summer 2016. It "shines a spotlight on the gap in pay for early education teachers-97 percent of whom are women-and the impact that inequity has on schools' ability to attract and retain experienced, high-quality staff with higher levels of education." See the U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet here, and the full report here.
Child Care PROVIDERS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD RISING MINIMUM WAGE
Author: Andrew Stelzer
Date: June 9, 2016
Publication: KQED News
"If you've got kids, or are expecting one, you've probably been warned a million times: Child care is expensive. But just how expensive is it here in the Bay Area?
About $1,800 a month and up for an infant, according to Kim Kruckel with the Child Care Law Center in San Francisco.
The price might come down a bit once your kid is walking or out of diapers, but not by much. It means that monthly expense is more than rent or a mortgage payment for most people. So why does child care cost so much?"
Read the full article and hear the radio piece here.
It Takes a Policy
Author:Paul Krugman
Date: May 16, 2016
Publication: New York Times
Read more here.
SF Teachers Struggle Amid Costly Housing
Share Your Story with the Press!
Letters to the Editor can be a powerful way to let the Bay Area community know how important early care and education is. Further, the more letters a newspaper gets about a specific topic, the more likely they are to print the letters. Please join us in writing a letter today! See more information here.


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Odalisca was founded in 1992 in Madrid by Francisco Cortés and Lola Galanes. The boutique specializes in decorative objects, art, and furniture, with a focus on Art Nouveau, Art Deco, as well as works from the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and '80s. In addition to its expansive collection, the team at Odalisca offers decorating, rental, and restoration services.
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Murano Glass Dish by Archimede Seguso, 1950s
Art Nouveau Tray by Provins, 1990s
Sputnik Rack by Osvaldo Borsani for Ikea, 1980s
French Craquelé Ceramics by Dax, 1930s
Methacrylate Tray by Aldo Tura, 1970s
Art Deco French Vase, 1930s
Murano Glass Dishes by Luigi Mandruzzato, 1960s
French Ceramic Set, 1950s
Italian Sconces, 1950s, Set of 2
French Dining Chairs, 1960s, Set of 2
French Coffee Table by Roger Capron for Vallauris, 1960s
Murano Glass and Gold Dust Bowl from Fratelli Toso, 1940s
Art Deco Glass Basket from Loetz, 1920s
Art Deco Table Lamp, 1930s
Murano Glass Vase from Fratelli Toso, 1960s
Murano Glass and Gold Dust Angel Figurines from Fratelli Toso, 1960s, Set of 2
Large Art Deco French Rosewood Wardrobe, 1930s
Glass Bowl from Val Saint Lambert, 1960s
Art Deco Glass Vase from Clichy, 1920s
Faceted and Cut Murano Glass Bowl by Luigi Mandruzzato, 1970s
Large French Glass Plate from Verlys, 1930s
Enameled Iron Baking Box, 1920s
Italian Side Chairs, 1970s, Set of 3
Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Gueden Colette for Primavera, 1940s
Antique Carrara Marble Sculpture by Guglielmo Pugi
Mid-Century Glass Vase from Made Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase, 1950s
Crystal Vase from Val Saint Lambert, 1950s
Belgian Crystal Vase from Val Saint Lambert, 1950s
Vintage Italian Sconces, Set of 2
Vintage Plush Armchairs, Set of 2
Large Mirror with Shelf from Veca, 1970s
Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Flavio Poli, 1960s
Vintage Murano Glass Vase, 1960s
Large Glass Vase from Val Saint Lambert, 1960s
Blue Murano Glass Candleholder from Seguso, 1940s
German Sconce, 1960s
Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Beveled Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp from Veca, 1970sSale
Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, 1940s
Art Deco Dining Table, 1930s
Armchairs, 1970s, Set of 2
Art Deco French Shelf, 1930s
French Marble and Gilded Wrought Iron Side Table, 1940s
Blue Plush Ottomans, 1970s, Set of 2
French Sconce, 1950s
Murano Glass Bowl from Barovier & Toso, 1960s
Art Deco Glass Box by Heinrich Hoffmann for Schlevogt, 1930s
Glass Ashtray, 1970s
Murano Glass Lamp Ceiling Lamp from Mazzega, 1970s
Murano Glass Vase, 1960s
Italian Sconces, 1970s, Set of 2
Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Cisch for Loetz
Art Deco Bowl or Ashtray by Charles Schneider, 1920s
Antique Vase from Loetz
Antique Glass Vase by Max Emanuel for LoetzSale
Ashtray by René Lalique, 1940s
Art Deco Ceramic Plate from K et G, 1930s
Art Deco Ceramic Box from Longwy, 1920s
Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Item
Glazed Ceramic Cat Figure, 1950s
French Art Deco Placemats from K et G, 1920s
Trolley, 1970s
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani, 1930s
Art Deco French Vase, 1920s
Murano Glass Decorative Object by Flavio Poli, 1960s
Crystal Ashtray and Glass Set from Peill & Putzler, 1960s
Murano Glass Silvered Ashtray from Barovier & Toso, 1950s
Ashtray by Archimede Seguso, 1940s
Art Deco Bronze and Marble Monkey Ashray, 1920s
Bronze Sculpture by Franz Hagenauer, 1940s
Methacrylate Ashtray Set, 1970s, Set of 2
Italian Coat Rack by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1980s
Vintage Plush Chairs, 1970s, Set of 2
Hand-Crafted Fabric Armchairs, 1970s, Set of 2
Marble Octagonal Column, 1970s
Green Leather Armchairs, 1970s, Set of 2
French Art Deco Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand & Light, 1940s
Italian Sconces from Veca, 1970s, Set of 2
Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp from Mazzega, 1970s
Horizontal Carved and Gilded Mirror, 1940s
Glass Bowl by Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, 1960s
Cyan Blue Murano Glass Bowl, 1960s
Orange Pop Wall Light, 1960s
Vintage French Table Lamp, 1940s
Murano Glass Ashtray or Vide Poche from A.V.E.M., 1950s
Murano Glass Ashtray from Barovier & Toso, 1950s
Murano Glass Bowl from Barovier & Toso, 1950s
Mid-Century Murano Glass Ashtray from A.V.E.M.
Bauhaus-Style Side Table, 1950s
Vintage Coated Gold Leaf Mirror
Vintage French Sconces, 1950s, Set of 2
Stoneware Fishseller Sculpture by Vicente Martinez for LLadró, 1970s
L-10 Armchairs by Pierre Guariche for Airborne, 1960s, Set of 2
Art Deco Lamp, 1930s
Vintage Table Lamp
Gilt & Green Wood Mirror with Birds, 1950s
Night Stands from Gautier, 1950s, Set of 2
French Wall Lamps, 1950s, Set of 2
German Ceiling Lamp from Erco, 1960s
Antique Spanish Ceiling Lamp with Silk ShadesSale
French Sconces, 1940s, Set of 2
Velvet Module Sofa, 1970s, Set of 5
Vintage French Kitchen Ceramic Cabinet, 1930s
Pop Pendants, 1970s, Set of 2Sale
Italian Sconces, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage Italian Coffee Table with Bar
Lounge Chairs by Tobia & Afra Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1970s, Set of 2
Vintage 13-Light Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
Vintage 3-Arm Chandelier
French Industrial Wall Lamp, 1950s
French Lounge Chairs, 1950s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Ceiling Light
Vintage French Floor Lamp
Italian Ceiling Lamp, 1970s
Mid-Century Sputnik Lamp with Six Globes
Vintage Spanish Armchairs, 1960s, Set of 2
Italian Table Lamp, 1960s
Vintage Italian Armchairs, 1970s, Set of 2
Vintage Blue Stools, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage French Ceramic Plates by René Neveu, Set of 2Sale
Vintage Wall Light by Renato Toso for Leucos, 1970sSale
Vintage Green & Chromed Metal Pendant Lamp
Italian Chandelier with 9 Globes, 1960sSale
Ceramic Owl Candle Holder, 1950sSale
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Ouline, 1930s
Ceramic Sculpture by Lemanceau, 1930s
French Art Deco Clichy Crystal Lamp, 1920s
Tutti Frutti Murano Glass Bowl from A.V.E.M., 1960s
Vintage Green Gradient Glass Bowl from Scailmont
Italian Serving Cart, 1970s
Gold Metal, Glass and Methacrylate Shelving Unit, 1970s
French Display Cabinet by Roche Bobois, 1970s
French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1930s
Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp
Vintage Spanish Chair, 1970s
Vintage Art Deco Ceramic Vase
Vintage Italian Chandelier
Vintage Bar Cabinet from G-Plan
Methacrylate Shelf, 1970s
Art Deco Turkey Sculpture by Lemanceau
Vintage Coat Rack by Roger Feraud
Murano Glass Globe Lamp
French Side Chair, 1950s
Spanish Table Lamps, 1980s, Set of 2
Vintage Spanish Stools, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
French Wall Light with 3 Bulbs, 1950s
Mid-Century Porcelain Column
Vintage Spanish Stools, Set of 2
Vintage Art Deco Ceiling Lamp by Ezan
Italian Height-Adjustable Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier
Mid-Century Industrial Table Lamp
Murano Glass Chandelier from Mazzega, 1970s
French Nightstands, 1940s, Set of 2
Vintage Hollywood Regency Table Lamp
Desk Lamp, 1920s
19th Century Louis XV Style Armchair
Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960sSale
Vintage French Coat Rack
Wall Sconces, 1940s, Set of 2
Italian Chandelier, 1970s
Vintage Side Table with Drawer from Herraiz
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps, Set of 2
Antique French Ceiling Lamp with Loetz Crystal Tulips, 1910s
Large Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960s
Cocoon Table Lamps, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage Lamp from Metalarte, 1950s
105.2 High Fidelity Speakers from Kef, Set of 2
Dining Chairs, 1950s, Set of 4Sale
Mid-Century Wall Lamp from Maison Lunel, 1950s
Italian Murano Table Lamps, 1960s, Set of 2
Art Deco Vase
Art Nouveau Glass Bowl
Vintage Murano Glass Bird Figurine
Vintage Spanish Black Lacquered Cabinet
Vintage German Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Italian Serving Cart, 1970sSale
Vintage Table Lamps in Murano Glass, Set of 2
Italian Table Lamp, 1960s
Vintage Sconce with Spherical Diffusers, 1960s
Vintage Spanish Opaline Glass Chandelier
Vintage Italian Chandelier with Opaline Spheres
Vintage Carmen Kitchen Set from Ditmar Urrach
Art Deco Table Lamp
Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
Vintage Murano Glass Chandelier
Vintage Table Lamps in Murano Glass, Set of 2
Art Deco Porcelain Squirrel with Pine Cone Lamp
Italian Sconces, 1970s, Set of 2
Vintage Wall Lights by André Ricard for Metalarte, 1970s, Set of 2
Nordic Coffee Table, 1960s
Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Italian Dresser, 1970s
Vintage Italian Ceiling Light, 1970s
Murano Glass Lamp from Mazzega, 1970s
Italian Pendant, 1970sSale
Vintage Hooks, Set of 2
Vintage Spanish Hand-Knotted Carpet
Italian Sideboard, 1970s
Vintage Italian Mirror from Veca
French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1940s
Vintage Italian Ceiling Lamp
Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960s
Methacrylate Columns, 1980s, Set of 2
Vintage Spanish Lamp
Murano Glass Sconces, 1970s, Set of 2
Italian Wall Lights from Veca, 1970s, Set of 2
Vintage Wine Cooler, 1970sSale
French Chandelier, 1950s
Italian Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1970s
German Lamp, 1970s
Italian Chandelier, 1970s
Italian Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Vintage Porcelain Coffee Set from Rosenthal
Vintage French Lamp, 1950s
Vintage French Wall Light, 1960s
Coat Stand from Manade
French Ash Cabinet, 1960s
German Chandelier from Palwa
Vintage Work Lamp
Vintage Spanish Garden Chairs, Set of 3
Italian Wall Lights, 1970s, Set of 3
Italian Vintage Iron Bar Stools, Set of 3
Italian Table Lamp with Circular Motif, 1970s
Vintage Faceted Glass Pendant from Kinkeldey
Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Pallme König
Art Deco Ceiling Light, 1940s
Venetian Mirror with Golden Decorations, 1940s
Yellow Italian Chandelier, 1950s
Vintage Display Shelves, Set of 2
Mid-Century Shelving Unit by Adriaan Dekker for Tomado
Vintage Chrome-Plated Metal Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
German Art Deco Ceiling Lamp in Opaline Glass
Large Lamp in Murano Glass, 1980s
Glass Side Tables, 1970s, Set of 2
Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp from PGH
French Brass & Black Plexiglass Wall Light, 1950s
Vintage Gilded Metal Sconce, 1980s
Art Deco Bakelite Chair
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Table
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Ceiling Light
Italian Opaline and Chrome Pendant, 1970s
Swedish Bar Cart by Brittatorp for Gustaussons Möbelfabrik, 1950s
Vintage Ceiling Light, 1960s
Glass Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, 1960sSale
Vintage Swedish Glass Lamp from Orrefors
Vintage French Coffee Set by Jean Haviland for Jos. Guillaume de Anvers
Italian Dining Chairs from Sigmachair, 1970s, Set of 4
Vintage Italian Brass & Black Metal Ceiling Light
Vintage French Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1950s
Ceramic Trout Lamp by S. R. Bonome, 1950s
Spanish Industrial Table Lamp, 1960s
French Articulated Table Lamp from Jumo, 1960s
French Wire Magazine Rack, 1940s
Vintage Murano Glass Pendant Light
French Vintage Teak and Leatherette Commode, 1960s
French Murano Glass Chandelier Lamp, 1970s
Italian Chromed Metal and Brass Bedside Lamp
Belgian Art Deco Coal Containers, Set of 2
French Art Deco Celing Lamp from Muller Frères, 1930s
French Chromed and Lacquered Metal Floor Lamp, 1960s
Large Vintage Spanish Ceramic of Manises Table Lamp
Chromed French Art Deco Floor Lamp
Aluminum Pendant Lamp by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Morup
Spanish Art Deco Floor Lamp from Metalarte, 1940s
Spanish Vintage Marble & Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
Italian Porcelain Table Lamp with Golden Details, 1970s
Vintage French Rattan Magazine Rack
Flower-Shaped French Art Nouveau Table Lamp
Vintage Spanish Brass and Green Veined Marble Coffee Table
Art Deco Pink Pendant Lamp, 1930s
Vintage Italian Smoked Glass Console
Large French Art Deco Lamp by Henry Petitot for Atelier Petitot, 1930s
Teak Danish Coffee Table, 1960s
French Floor Lamp with Opaline Shades, 1950s
Vintage Spanish Applique, 1950s
Aluminum Table Lamp, 1970s
French Art Deco Ceiling Lamp, 1940s
Nordic Rosewood Coffee Table
Glass & Brass Ceiling Lamp by Val Saint Lambert
Art Deco Lamps, Set of 2
Vintage Italian Glass and Steel Coffee Table
Danish Table Lamps, Set of 2
Italian Art Deco Mirror
Art Deco Ceramic Smoking Set from Saguerremines
Vintage Steel Desk Lamps by Maison Charles, Set of 2
Antique Bistro Bar Table
Antique French Tiled Dining TableSale
French Art Deco Side Shelf, 1930s
French Art Nouveau Lamp, 1900s
French Art Nouveau Ceiling Lamp, 1900s
Rosewood Sideboard by Alfred Hendrickx for Belfor, 1960s
Art Deco Display Case, 1940s
Bohemian Crystal and Metal Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
French Marble Console, 1940s
Vintage Outdoor Chairs, 1900s, Set of 4

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Ecojustice, representing Friends of the Earth, appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada today to argue that corporations cannot use insolvency procedures to avoid cleaning up environmental contamination.
When a person or company can no longer meet their financial obligations, it is said to be insolvent. This often results in a person or company restructuring their finances in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. It also allows the company's creditors (those it owes money) to receive some form of payments.
This is the first time Canada's insolvency procedure has been challenged to deal with the polluter pays principle. The issue is historic contamination by AbitibiBowater Inc.'s mining, shipping and pulp and paper operations in Newfoundland and Labrador. AbitibiBowater closed its operations in the province in 2008, but left behind severe environmental damage on its former properties. That damage included the deposit of heavy metals and chemicals hazardous to human health into surrounding lands and waters.
In November 2009, Newfoundland ordered AbitibiBowater to clean up the environmental contamination at its former sites. However, the company had become insolvent and sought protection from its creditors under a federal law — the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The Quebec courts, which applied that law, concluded that Newfoundland's remediation order was a "claim" under the CCAA, forcing the province to get in line behind other creditors and accept less money than the cost of the clean ups.
Now the Supreme Court will decide whether the remediation orders are claims. If the clean-up orders are not claims, Newfoundland may be able to recoup the costs of cleaning up the contaminated sites from AbitibiBowater, which is now called Resolute Forest Products.
"Businesses can't restructure their way out of obligations to remediate the environment," said William Amos, director of the Ecojustice Clinic at the University of Ottawa and the lawyer making oral arguments before the court. "The system is broken when it forces the environment to line up with creditors and makes Newfoundlanders pay for a mess that AbitibiBowater created."
Ecojustice and Friends of the Earth are also concerned that allowing AbitibiBowater to avoid its responsibility to clean up its former sites threatens the ability of provincial governments to enforce environmental protection statutes and absolves insolvent corporations of any environmental accountability.
"Insolvency processes should not grant a company a clean slate when it comes to environmental contamination," Amos said. "AbitibiBowater has a new name, Resolute Forest Products. It is restructuring and expects to return to profitability within a few years. Newfoundlanders, on the other hand, are still waiting for those contaminated sites to be cleaned and wondering who will foot the bill."
We think that's unfair. If you agree and think that polluters not taxpayers should pay, share this message with your friends and sign up for our newsletter to get updates on this and other important cases Ecojustice is involved in.


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This Day in History – September 17th, 1849
During the American Civil War she served her country as a spy for the Union, led scouting parties into the South, and was also the first woman to lead an armed assault, but once the war was over Harriet Tubman was denied the recognition that she deserved; it took until 1899 for the U.S. Government to issue her a pension for her services. But this remarkable woman is most known for her abolitionist, humanitarian, and women's suffrage work. Born into slavery, she managed her own escape and that of over seventy other enslaved men, women, and children. Her first attempt to escape was on this day in 1849, but all did not go as planned.
Tubman's first attempt to escape was made with her brothers Ben and Henry on September 17th, 1849, and initially was a success; it took their owner, Eliza Brodess, about two weeks before she noticed that the Tubmans had gone; they were presumed to be at the property of Dr. Anthony Thompson who had hired them Brodess. A $100 reward was placed on each of the Tubmans, but it was Ben who had second thoughts about the escape as his newly born child was still back at the Brodess estate. Reluctantly, Harriet followed her brothers back to their captivity, but not long after the return she made an escape by herself and succeeded to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Before leaving, Tubman passed on her farewells in the coded songs, "I'll meet you in the morning," she sang, "I'm bound for the promised land."


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In a constantly evolving digital world, thinking of cyber security while you travel is now more important than ever.
Posted On July 20, 2017 Posted By Andy Buerckner
These days we do everything online. We check our bank accounts and emails, stay up to date with family and friends around the world and pay for things at the touch of a button.
When travelling, it is essential to take care and protect yourself as much online as offline. In order for you to travel stress free and tech savvy, we've gathered some handy tips for you to take on board the next time you go away.
Travelling can be unpredictable; things can get lost, broken or stolen. To avoid the heartache of losing family photos, important files or documents, always make sure you back up everything prior to travelling. We also recommend creating digital and physical copies of important travel documents just in case.
Ensure that you don't use the same password for all of your accounts. In the event of a security breach to one of your accounts, all others are also vulnerable if the same password has been used. Complicated and unique passwords with plenty of special characters are always best.
Ensure all smart mobile devices, laptops and tablets are up to date with all the latest operating systems. This will ensure that any bug fixes and patches have been implemented.
If you don't already have a passcode in place on your devices, we recommend adding one prior to your travels to add an extra layer of security. Prying hands can easily access sensitive data if they manage get hold of devices without passcodes.
Disable your devices from connecting automatically to Wi-Fi / Bluetooth networks and instead change your settings to ensure that you must manually connect to Wi-Fi /Bluetooth yourself. Taking these steps will ensure that you will not automatically connect to malicious networks.
Many banks ask for two step verification to access your account when you are overseas. This often involves sending a secret code to your mobile device. Ensure that this mobile number will be active while you're away or else you will be locked out of your account. You don't want to get to your destination and be unable to access your funds.
TIP: Prior to leaving, always tell your bank that you're planning on travelling so that they don't flag your activity as suspicious and lock you out.
In the unfortunate event of someone getting through to your device home screen, ensure passwords aren't saved on your internet browsers or your accounts may be vulnerable. Password manager programs / apps come in handy as they often use two step authentication.
Research if there are any laptop / smart device bans on your route / airline prior to travelling. This is especially important if travelling to the UK and the US. It is also important to research intellectual property and digital laws in the country / countries you'll be visiting. Data that is legal in your country may not be in another. An example could be a downloaded song, e-book or film. Research what information you are compelled and legally obligated to hand over to immigration. Laws are ever changing so it is always best to confirm this information with your travel agent / airline / embassy of the country you will visit beforehand.
We can't stress how important this is. We know how excited you are to impress your family and friends that you're going away but each boarding pass has a unique code that malicious individuals could use to obtain your personal information.
It's recommended you use your Mobile Internet over free Wi-Fi for any high privacy tasks. Free Wi-Fi / Unencrypted networks (especially those without passwords) are extremely vulnerable to hackers. If for any reason you need to use a public internet connection / device, take care to avoid entering sensitive data. This may include: passwords, banking details and other transactions that may need your credit/debit card information. If you forget to log out of a public device or if a Wi-Fi network isn't secure, your personal information could be at risk.
TIP: Use websites that use https:// over https:// for more secure and encrypted internet connections.
Travelling to the EU? Europe have now removed roaming costs across Schengen countries.
Try not to charge your phone/laptop/tablet on any device that isn't yours, such as a hotel docking station or a public computer as they could contain malware. Always use your personal computer or your wall charger to charge your devices.
It may sound like common sense but never leave your valuables unattended. Physically protecting your devices is just as important as digital protection. If not in use, ensure your devices are locked up somewhere safe and not lying around, even in your accommodation.
Minimise 'checking in' and sharing your exact location online. It may be exciting to tell your 500+ friends / followers that you're overseas but this is also a great way for people to know you're not around thus putting your home at risk. If you do want to share your location perhaps message a small group of family or friends. Or utilise the #latergram hashtag and annoy everyone by posting your photos at later date / time. Your posts don't always have to be instant.


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The true story of two airmen at war over Germany
They were the best of enemies – dedicated, skilled and deadly. In the night skies above wartime Germany an RAF navigator-bomber from New Zealand and a Luftwaffe pilot seek out their targets, testing the gap between success and their own destruction as they cross each other's paths. The odds are heavily against either of them making it through the war, but as this sobering realisation displaces their initial exuberant adventurism, both come to see in their youthful sacrifice the survival of all they hold dear.
Under a Bomber's Moon reaches across the divide of years, of geography, of nationality to tell their story largely in their own words – describing both the breathtaking clashes in the air and the camaraderie, humour, patriotism and personal tragedies that became their war.
Visit www.underabombersmoon.com to view extensive supplementary information on this title, including photographs, videos and additional information on the people and places featured in the book.
Stephen Harris began his journey of discovery because he wanted to know the truth of his great-uncle Colwyn Jones' fate. With Col's vividly written letters and diaries as a starting-point, he set out to discover what really happened on the night Col's extraordinary luck ran out. Little did he know that his quest would lead him to a meeting with a former Luftwaffe pilot who might well have engaged with his great-uncle in the skies over Germany. Otto-Heinrich Fries proved to be both co-operative and articulate, eventually allowing Harris to tell his story in this book. The result is a unique and personal account of two highly successful airmen from opposing sides.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview's hospitalist service began in 1996 as a weekday-only chest pain service with one physician and two mid-level providers. By 2000 the service had grown to four physicians and multiple mid-level providers, and was caring for patients with all types of medical conditions. The title "Collaborative Inpatient Medicine Service" was chosen that year to reflect the group's multi-disciplinary makeup.
There are now more than 30 clinical members of CIMS, and two or more CIMS providers are present in the hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, caring for approximately 60 percent of the general medicine inpatients at Bayview. Some of the clinical services provided are:
- attending on the housestaff ward teams for a total of six months throughout the year;
- providing direct patient care for service and community physician-covered patients;
- running and staffing the medical consult service;
- performing TPN consults;
- triaging for the Medicine Service; and,
- co-managing bed status with the Departments of Nursing and Emergency Medicine.


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Last week I added to one existing position and initiated a new position.
For the first purchase: I added to my position in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN.TO). The stock price has come under a bit of pressure lately, and I managed to add more shares to my sizable position. I added 100 shares @ C$13.00 adding an extra US$46.6 in annual dividends, a yield of 4.38%. I have already detailed various reasons on why I am bullish on this stock, so I will simply point to previous posts on this stock.
Second purchase: I initiated a new position in my portfolio with Fairfax India Holdings Inc (FIH.U.TO). The stock provides exposure to the Indian market, where the economic growth is phenomenal, as India is expected to carry the bastion for global economic growth from China. While the size of Indian economy is not quite the size of China's there is plenty to like about the Indian economy. Instead of going with an index fund, I decided to choose this as I have been watching this holding company since inception. The holding company is headed by Prem Watsa, touted as Canada's Warren Buffett, and follows the Berkshire Hathaway model.


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First State Bank and Trust
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First State Bank and Trust opened its doors as First State Bank of South Stillwater in 1914. As the community grew from South Stillwater into the town of Bayport, we grew along with it, becoming First State Bank of Bayport in 1923.
Over the years, our capabilities have broadened. We offer insurance and investments, in addition to progressive banking services. Our Trust Services Department, established in 1987, holds over $1.4 billion in assets. Besides the Bayport location, our branch network includes Stillwater, Oak Park Heights, Boutwells Landing, Hudson and St. Andrew's Village in Mahtomedi.
We changed our name from First State Bank of Bayport to First State Bank and Trust in 2003 to better reflect our expanded services to various locations. What hasn't changed is our commitment to excellent personal service that you can trust. We are the same community bank with local ownership and management that was established more than one hundred years ago.
The names of our enterprising founders are deeply etched in the first chapter of our bank's life story. The inaugural officers were L. E. Torinus (President); E.L. Hospes (Vice President) and James Schow (Cashier). Our Directors included Edward C. Kroger, Fred S. Lammers and Fred C. Andersen.
Whom to Contact
- Ms. Joette BarrDirector of Marketing // Wealth Management Coordinator
- Robert GraySenior Vice President - Trust219 2nd StHudson, WI 54016Phone: (715) 808-8183
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Bell Parent Teacher Organization - Marblehead, MA
January 9, 2019 By Andy Moore Leave a Comment
Bell Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization is here to help you feel connected to the Marblehead schools, to communicate what's going on, and to help foster school spirit.
We also support the school through our commitment to fundraising. Through our fundraising we are able to give directly back to the students and teachers at Bell Elementary School in the way of curriculum supporting programs, materials, grants and fun events and activities.


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I'm really sad to report that NBC's new prime-time series is being cancelled with only 3 episodes into the season. It actually comes as a shock, I actually liked the show, with its 1960s charm and underlying mafia theme. The fact that ABC's Charlie's Angels is still on air…and Playboy Club gets cancelled after 3 episodes is really disappointing.
Hugh Heffner had some thoughts about the shows cancellation- and quite frankly I agree with him! Speaking out on Twitter after the anticipated cancellation, Heffner tweeted, "It should have been on cable, aimed at a more adult audience." In my opinion, the Playboy Club should have been picked up on a cable network like HBO or Showtime. Obviously, network tv can't show what really happened in those clubs. If HBO were to pick up this show…they would be able to show the real down and dirty.Also, there would have been a better chance to get some hotshot director working the pilot (like Boardwalk Empire)
Oh well. In other news, don't forge to watch Vampire Diaries tonight!!


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"When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'" Mark 10:14
GROUPS 9:30am
The JCWay Sunday classes are group interactive Bible Studies for grades K-5th, and start at 9:30am. Kids are taken all the way through the Bible in 3-year cycles. They learn they can trust God, how to make wise choices, to treat others the way they want to be treated, and to love others the
way Jesus loves them.
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 10:30am
Meet each week at 10:30 am. There is awesome music, crazy characters, games and interactive messages. Children's worship services gather in two groups: K-2nd meet at the JCWay Studio in Room #135. 3rd-5th grade, meet in the Factory.
The Early Childhood Department ministers to children Birth to Pre-K5 each time the church doors are open for Sunday and Wednesday services. Our little ones are taught that God made them, God loves them and God wants to be their friend.
Our team is led by a Parent Co-op and provides regular teachers as well as rotating caregivers. We require background checks on all teachers and caregivers in the children's department. There are security cameras in each of the rooms with a monitor at the front desk to ensure the safety of our children and caregivers. A pager can be provided to any parent for added comfort and security.
WEDNESDAY JCWAY 7:00pm
Children learn how to give back and show others they care. They prepare for church wide involvement through ministry team training. Ministry teams include drama, puppets, creative movement, praise team, media and choir. They also participate in food drives for the Harvest House ministry and create cards for those who serve in the armed forces.
LIBERTY KIDZ CHOIR 6:30pm
Children minister several times throughout the school year in the adult sanctuary. Practices each Wednesday are located in the JCWay Studio.
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There is nothing more important to an effective job search than a positive attitude.
Sure, building an effective resume, a pithy 90-second announcement and a library of cover letters is always a good idea, the fact remains that positively focused dogged determination tends to win the day more often than all of these same factors coupled with being down in the dumps.
If you allow yourself to think that the world is raining on your parade or that you have been singled out for punishment by the gods, you are going to be in worse shape than if you do nothing at all.
Think about the fact that all communications come from your brain. (Duh, where else could they come from?) As the energy moves from your brain through your body to your fingertips or your voice, what comes out is often a reflection of how you are feeling on any particular day.
Now I have to ask you how any member of The FENG could EVER be having a bad day when each and every one of you has 40,000+ friends? (I can see that smile already forming on your lips, and I haven't even said anything really funny yet.)
Just as you can work yourself into a frenzy over some ridiculous slight like a recruiter or a networking contact not calling you back, the opposite is also true.
It is also very easy to work yourself into a GOOD mood. There are many techniques you can try if you like. My personal favorite is to call a few friends. (I hope this is one you will try.)
You can also do a little blessing counting. Hey, you're a financial person. Counting things should come easy. Just set up a "T" account and have at it.
Anyone who has any "mood altering" suggestions should send them in. Those with tongue planted firmly in cheek would be preferred. (I will even publish them without attribution if you potential Henny Youngman's are modest.)
Glasses as we know can be perceived as half full or half empty. Do us both a favor and take that glass over to the nearest faucet and fill it to the top. Do this even if you aren't thirsty at the moment, because, you never know when you will be.
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Tuesday، 13 October 2015 12:00 AM
On 27/3/2015: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received at Sharm El Sheikh Airport Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud who arrived to attend the two-day Arab Summit.
On 13/3/2015: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud on the sidelines of the Egyptian Economic Development Conference.
On 29/12/2014: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud at the Presidential Palace. Sisi hailed the historical and close relations between the two countries. Sisi stressed the necessity of boosting bilateral ties in all fields. He reaffirmed Egypt's participation in the regional and international efforts aiming at achieving a political settlement in Somalia. Sisi also referred to Egypt's humanitarian support during the crises period in Somalia, highlighting Cairo's commitment to backing the stability and integrity of Somalia. He also asserted Egypt's keenness to back the efforts of human development in Somalia and training programs to the Somali government staff.
On 10/3/2013: Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr held talks in Mogadishu with senior Somali officials including parliament speaker, defense minister and foreign minister. The Egyptian minister's visit to Somalia has brought bilateral relations back to normal. Amr has hoisted the Egyptian flag on the Embassy of Egypt in Mogadishu. The Embassy was reopened during Amr's visit to Somalia, the first of its kind in 20 years. In statements on the occasion, the minister said he has decided to reopen the Egyptian embassy in Mogadishu, after the achievement of the country's security and stability, in addition to what has been accomplished since electing Hussein Sheikh Mahmoud as a president of Somalia in September 2012, and forming the new Somali Cabinet.
The two visits of Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to Egypt:
In the Context of the strong relations between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Somalia, and within the framework of the keenness on continuous consultation between the two sides on various issues of mutual concern, President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of the Somali Republic paid two visits to the Arab Republic of Egypt on April 22nd , 2009 , while the second visit of the President Sharif was during the period from July 17th, to 19th , 2010.


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Sentenced to death for apostasy and confined to a prison cell for months (where she delivered her second child) Meriam Ibrahim fully expected to die a martyr's death. But now, it can be said, her harrowing experience is finally over.
And Thank God.To recap, she was initially granted a pardon and freed after Sudan's government overturned her death sentence for apostasy when international lobbying efforts from humanitarian groups and Western governments proved successful, only to be detained at the airport for "falsifying" her travel documents. Her entire family was apprehended, too, and after some scary bumps in the road, was finally granted refuge at the US embassy in Khartoum -- where she's languished for about a month. Today, however, with the help of the Vatican and the Italian government, and in conjunction with the US State Department, she and her family arrived safely in Italy this morning:
Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian woman who was spared a death sentence for apostasy and then barred from leaving Sudan, met Pope Francis on Thursday after arriving in Rome to jubilant scenes following intense international efforts to free her.
Ms Ibrahim and her husband Daniel Wani thanked the pontiff for his support and he in turn thanked her for staying true to her Christian faith despite the threat of execution if she did not recant.
The 27-year-old was flown to Italy in a government aircraft and landed at Rome's Ciampino airport accompanied by her family and Italy's deputy minister for foreign affairs, Lapo Pistelli, who flew to Sudan to collect her late on Wednesday
She was released after intense diplomatic negotiations from the Italian government and the Vatican ended an ordeal that lasted almost a year.
So what role did Italy and the Vatican play in securing Ibrahim, and her family's, release? An indispensable one, it would seem:
[Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli] said Italy had become involved in the case because, as a Catholic country, it was very moved by Ibrahim's story and wanted to help.
Italy has good relations with Khartoum and offered to help the U.S. Embassy there to speed up the process of getting U.S. passports for Ibrahim and her family to leave the country, the minister said.
They succeeded, and now one of the most infamous cases of Christian persecution in recent memory can be laid to rest. Pope Francis, meanwhile, welcomed Meriam Ibrahim to the Vatican with open arms upon her arrival. The photograph taken of them, I believe, serves as a fitting and joyous conclusion to an otherwise traumatic and enervating world-event:
Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian who faced death for apostasy, arrived in Italy today and met Pope Francis. pic.twitter.com/hNwD54MoIe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 24, 2014
Ibrahim, her husband, and their two children are expected to fly to the US in a few days.


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Step onto almost any ranch in the West nowadays and you're likely to hear someone cussin' the meatpackers.
The next thing you might hear is a phone call from that same rancher to his or her congressman asking support for a ban on packer ownership of cattle. (Packers are the people at the end of the line of raising a calf; they turn cattle into steaks and hamburgers.)
Since 1980, the four largest beef processors in the country have increased their share of the steer and heifer slaughter from 36 to 82 percent. During those same years they've wrangled such a tight grip on cattle markets that their profit margins have soared 233 percent, while the price for cattle on the hoof steadily weakened.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, since 1975, ranchers get about $400 less per head at the scales, while the cost of almost everything else they need to survive -- fodder, machinery, labor, insurance and medicine -- has either doubled or tripled.
Of course, the same thing has been happening to one degree or another throughout the entire agricultural economy, as giant corporations like Archer Daniels Midland gobble up mid-sized firms and use their massive buying power to depress the price of harvested food crops. But the meatpacking situation appears to be worsening. In fact, it's far worse now than it was at the turn of the century, when ranchers were at virtual war with the packing houses, a situation that required White House intervention to settle.
Economic studies of monopolized industries indicate that when any market becomes dominated by fewer than six firms, fair pricing become compromised. So when more than 80 percent of cattle are slaughtered and processed by four large firms -- Cargill, ConAgra, Farmland National and Tyson Foods -- we are inviting monopoly. Here's how it works.
The four large slaughtering and packing houses also own anywhere from 20 percent to 35 percent of all cattle in the country. By holding a few million steers or hogs over the market every day, packers can keep wholesale prices down. By joining forces with larger retailers like WalMart, as Tyson recently did, they also exert a strong influence on retail prices. Who pockets the difference between low wholesale and high retail? Not the rancher.
"Packers have in fact gained an economic stranglehold on the independent cattle producer," says Jay Miller, chair of the market committee for the Ranchers-Cattleman Action Legal Fund (R-CALF). The group is headquartered in Billings, Mont., and represents 6,700 ranchers. Miller and his members have been asking Congress to ban packer ownership of cattle for more than 14 days before slaughter. Of course, the packers aren't sitting still for that kind of legislation and have recruited the American Meat Institute and a host of Washington lobbyists to represent their cause on Capitol Hill.
Ranchers have struck back by filing class action lawsuits against three of the largest packers. Picket vs. IBP, Murdock vs. Excel (Cargill) and Leuking vs. ConAgra all claim that the packers in question use forward contracts and captive supplies in violation of the Packers and Stockyard Act, a trust-busting statute passed in 1921. No one is claiming that the big four are conspiring to fix prices: They don't have to conspire, it being easy enough to watch each other's supplies and bid less aggressively on the remaining cattle needed to meet demand. And when supplies get low, there's always cheap, imported cattle to leave American cattlemen with herds at the ranch gates watching prices tumble.
"It was time to draw a line in the sand," says Jack Boehler of Orleans, Nebr., a plaintiff in the case against ConAgra.
Meanwhile, cattlemen's organizations like R-CALF have been pushing Congress to clean up the system. This spring, the Senate passed a farm bill containing a hard-fought ban against packer ownership of cattle. The House is considering the same provision. But the packers and their lobbyists are turning up the heat. A few strategically targeted campaign contributions could steer the ban right into a subcommittee trashcan.
It's interesting to note that all this is taking place in the midst of a much larger spasm of corporate CEO crime and depravity. The last American president who was bold enough to attack economic corruption head-on was Teddy Roosevelt, a pro-business Republican. Some people may recall his most memorable target for reform: the meatpacking industry.
Mark Dowie is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org) in Paonia, Colo. A writer and the author of several books, he also works as a cowhand on the Gale Ranch in Chileno, Calif.


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Gongendo in Saitama prefecture is famous for many cherry blossoms (Sakura) and flowers.
Sakura trees cover pathways here like below. it's beautiful, isn't it?
A boy in the photo below was trying to catch falling flowers.
In the end of the Sakura season wind makes flowers fall. Then as you can see in the photo, the pathway is covered with flowers. It is also stunning.
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06 Apr. 2014 @ Gongendo, 867 Uchigouma, Satte, Saitama Prefecture 340-0103, Japan


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The following events are City of Medicine Hat events and meetings. For a list of upcoming community events, please see the Around Town Newsletter.
CANCELLED: Energy & Utilities Committee Meeting
- Date: 09/10/2020 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Location: City Hall, Boardroom 2-1
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News in Brief: A National Roundup
Delaware State Chief Named Md. District Superintendent
The Prince George's County school system, Maryland's largest, last week named Delaware Secretary of Education Iris T. Metts as its next superintendent.
Ms. Metts, 56, will take over July 1 from Jerome Clark, a longtime administrator in the suburban Washington district who won promotion to the top job three years ago. Mr. Clark announced his retirement in early February amid criticism of the 130,000-student system's lagging scores on statewide exams, which have put many schools in jeopardy of state takeover.
Before assuming her state post in 1997, Ms. Metts was the superintendent of the 20,000-student Christina school system in Newark, Del. She began her career as a physics and mathematics teacher in Richmond, Va., and spent 23 years there before serving a three-year stint as a high-ranking administrator in the Evanston, Ill., public schools.
--Caroline Hendrie
Providence Picks Superintendent
Diana Lam, a former superintendent of the San Antonio, Texas, schools, was named late last week as the new superintendent in Providence, R.I.
Ms. Lam was the only remaining finalist for the job of heading the 26,000-student district after June Collins Rimmer dropped out earlier in the week to take the No. 2 position in the Seattle school system.
Ms. Lam built a national reputation as an urban school reformer in the San Antonio schools, which enroll about 66,000 students, but also fought with a divided board there.
In Seattle, the selection of a chief academic officer for the 47,000-student school system was considered particularly important because Superintendent Joseph Olchefske worked in public finance before joining the school system in February and has had no formal education training. Lauding the choice of Ms. Rimmer, 49, he called her "an educator's educator," referring to her 29-year career in the 42,000-student Indianapolis district, where she was a teacher, principal, and, most recently, an assistant superintendent.
--Bess Keller
Dayton in Debt; Seeks State Help
Public school officials in Dayton, Ohio, are turning to the state for help after an audit revealed the school system is more than $14 million in debt.
The 26,000-student district, Ohio's sixth largest, has an annual operating budget of $186 million. Local officials, pointing to unrealistic financial forecasts, have gone even further than the state, projecting a $20.7 million deficit for schools.
The seven-member Dayton school board, with the backing of Superintendent James A. Williams, unanimously passed a resolution this month to ask Ohio State Auditor Jim Petro to place the school system under "fiscal watch." That status would allow local school leaders to manage their own finances, but with close guidance from the auditor's office.
Kim Norris, a spokeswoman for Mr. Petro's office, said a team was looking into the prospect of helping manage the district's finances and would likely decide a course of action by the end of the month.
--Kerry A. White
W.Va. Jury Rules in Restraint Case
A West Virginia district has been ordered to pay damages to a couple whose autistic son was strapped into a restraining device at school.
A Kanawha County Court jury earlier this month ordered the Mingo County school board to pay $339,000 to Ronnie Lee and Kathy Spaulding. The couple sued the 7,000-student district, saying they did not give permission for school officials to use a foam and rubber harness to strap their son into a chair in his classroom.
Beverly Selby, the Spauldings' lawyer, said that the parents were never told about the device during the more than two years their son attended a district school.
District officials, who are in the process of appealing the decision, declined to comment.
--Candice Furlan
Judge: District Must Pay for Care
A federal judge has ruled that a Nebraska district must pay the residential-care costs for a student who was moved by his parents to a facility outside the district.
The ruling this month by U.S. District Judge William Cambridge will require the 18,500-student Millard school system near Omaha to pay for the care of 12-year-old Sean Jasa, who suffered spinal meningitis as an infant and is now severely brain-damaged, blind, and partially deaf. He requires a full-time aide to provide basic care and interaction.
The boy's parents, who still live in the district, moved him to a residential facility outside the district, and Millard district officials refused to continue paying for Sean's care.
Superintendent Keith Lutz maintains that the parents placed Sean in the nursing facility without notifying the district. "We can provide the education services in the district, and we were providing" those services, he said. The district is appealing the judge's decision.
--Joetta L. Sack
Elementary Pupils Get Free Books
Public elementary schools in the District of Columbia received 250,000 new books last week for students to read over the summer.
The books, which were donated by Scholastic Inc., are being distributed by the nonprofit literacy group Reading Is Fundamental Inc. The donation is part of the group's "Sizzling Summer Books" program, which provides each elementary student in the city's public schools with three books. Similar campaigns are planned in other cities.
The summer reading program is also expected to provide up to 50 volumes of books to each elementary school classroom and library by the fall. Through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, RIF is expanding its efforts to provide books to students and promote reading among low-income children.
--Karen L. Abercrombie
Largest-Ever N.C. Bond Voted Down
Voters in Wake County, N.C., have rejected the largest school bond issue in state history. That action will force one of the country's fastest-growing districts to find another way to pay for school projects.
By a 65 percent vote, Wake County residents on June 8 turned down the $650 million school bond.
"Voters were clearly saying we cannot afford this type of tax," said Chuck Fuller, the director of North Carolina Citizens for a Sound Economy, a grassroots group that opposed the bond.
The bond would have provided money for a $948 million school project that includes 15 new schools and repairs and improvements to existing schools, as well as $150 million for technology.
Opponents were against the estimated $400-a-year increase in property taxes that the school bond would have cost them.
"There is a better way to build schools without raising taxes," Mr. Fuller said.
What the district will do now is the biggest question, district spokeswoman Kathy Newbern said.
The 91,900-student system, which includes Raleigh, is the state's second largest and is expecting 3,000 new students in the coming school year.
--Adrienne D. Coles
Ann L. Brown, an education professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who did pioneering work in cognitive psychology, died June 4 at the age of 56.
Ms. Brown, who was born in Portsmouth, England, did not learn to read until age 13, but she went on to graduate with honors from the University of London.
In the United States during the 1970s, Ms. Brown, working with Annemarie Palincsar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, devised a successful method for improving children's reading comprehension that is known as reciprocal teaching.
More recently, Ms. Brown and her husband, psychologist Joseph C. Campione, had parlayed some of the same techniques into a program called Fostering Communities of Learners. Through that program, they sought to transform elementary school classrooms into research communities in which children were encouraged to follow their own questions and to share their findings. The researchers were in the midst of compiling results from early evaluations of the program when Ms. Brown developed an undisclosed fatal illness.
Ms. Brown was a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Academy of Education.
--Debra Viadero . Edward C. Pomeroy, a leader in teacher education and the first executive director of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, died June 16 after a short illness. He was 82.
After becoming the group's executive director in 1970, Mr. Pomeroy led the Washington-based organization while it broke away from the National Education Association. The AACTE now represents 750 colleges and institutions nationwide.
During his career, Mr. Pomeroy helped establish the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the International Council on Education for Teaching. He also served as an advisory commissioner of the Education Commission of the States.
--Michelle Galley
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Nursing Home Litigation Complicated by Lack of Transparent Ownership but Victims Still Deserve Justice
Nursing home residents have rights to be treated with respect and dignity. They should receive adequate and appropriate care, and staff should follow state and federal regulations. Just like doctors, a nursing home staff owes the resident a standard of care to maintain their well-being. When they fail to adequate provide for their safety, keep sufficient records, and maintain their medical care and nutritional needs, a nursing home can be liable for its negligence.
Victims that are dealing with injuries or the death of their loved one can pursue a nursing home lawsuit. But as the economy has changed and nursing homes have closed due to lawsuits that hurt their business dramatically, holding them accountable has gotten tougher. Finding out who owns and operates a nursing home can take some extensive research. One entity might own the land, another owns the building, and a private investment firm operates the nursing home, for example. As a recent case shows in the Pinellas Park area of Tampa Bay, a family can win a jury trial but then be left with the task of finding out who is responsible for paying up.
Elvira Nunziata, a 92-year-old woman with dementia and in a wheelchair, lived at Pinellas Park Care and Rehab Center. Staff had left a door open to a stairwell, which likely happened as employees went outside for a break. She passed through the doorway and toppled to her death down the stairwell. Had it not been for this oversight, her life would have played out differently.
What complicates this lawsuit is that the company that opened the center at the time of the deadly incident no longer owns it or even exists. One company now manages the income side of the business. Another inherited the liabilities. The family's lawyers had to bring in forensic accountants to track movements of money. The family deserves its $200 million jury award, but they are left to find who is accountable for this money.
Difficulties like this play out every day for nursing home residents and their loved ones. An aggressive nursing home litigation attorney is critical to have so that the family can get the best experts and lawyers with credibility and stamina to keep tracking down the people and entities that are responsible for what goes on at a nursing home. Nursing home entities might dissolve after their reputation for shoddy care becomes too overwhelming, but that is no excuse for giving up your case. Even though it can take years to resolve such matters, justice is important.
Contact a Tampa nursing home litigation attorney at Joyce & Reyes Law Firm. To learn more about the Tampa nursing home litigation lawyer, visit https://www.joyceandreyespa.com/ or call 1.888.771.1529.


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