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AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas. AT&T is the second largest provider of mobile telephone services and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States, and also provides broadband subscription television services through DirecTV. AT&T is the third-largest company in Texas (the largest non-oil company, behind only ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, and also the largest Dallas company). As of February 2017, AT&T is the 12th largest company in the world as measured by a composite of revenues, profits, assets and market value, and the 12th largest non-oil company. AT&T is the largest telecommunications company in the world by revenue. As of 2017, it is also the 18th-largest mobile telecom operator in the world, with 135 million mobile customers. AT&T was ranked at #4 on the 2017 rankings of the world's most valuable brands published by Brand Finance.
AT&T Inc. began its existence as Southwestern Bell Corporation, one of seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) created in 1983 in the divestiture of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (founded 1885, later AT&T Corp.) following the 1982 United States v. AT&T antitrust lawsuit. Southwestern Bell changed its name to SBC Communications Inc. in 1995. In 2005, SBC purchased former parent AT&T Corp. and took on its branding, with the merged entity naming itself AT&T Inc. and using the iconic AT&T Corp. logo and stock-trading symbol.
The current AT&T reconstitutes much of the former Bell System and includes ten of the original 22 Bell Operating Companies, along with the original long distance division.
AT&T can trace its origin back to the original Bell Telephone Company founded by Alexander Graham Bell after his invention of the telephone. One of that company's subsidiaries was American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), established in 1885, which acquired the Bell Company on December 31, 1899, for legal reasons, leaving AT&T as the main company. AT&T established a network of subsidiaries in the United States and Canada that held a government-authorized phone service monopoly, formalized with the Kingsbury Commitment, throughout most of the twentieth century. This monopoly was known as the Bell System, and during this period, AT&T was also known by the nickname Ma Bell. For periods of time, the former AT&T was the world's largest phone company.
In 1982, U.S. regulators broke up the AT&T monopoly, requiring AT&T to divest its regional subsidiaries and turning them each into individual companies. These new companies were known as Regional Bell Operating Companies, or more informally, Baby Bells. AT&T continued to operate long distance services, but as a result of this breakup, faced competition from new competitors such as MCI and Sprint.
Southwestern Bell was one of the companies created by the breakup of AT&T. The architect of divestiture for Southwestern Bell was Robert G. Pope. The company soon started a series of acquisitions. This includes the 1987 acquisition of Metromedia mobile business, and the acquisition of several cable companies in the early 1990s. In the later half of the 1990s, the company acquired several other telecommunications companies, including some Baby Bells, while selling its cable business. During this time, the company changed its name to SBC Communications. By 1998, the company was in the top 15 of the Fortune 500, and by 1999 the company was part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (lasting through 2015).
In 2005, SBC purchased AT&T for $16 billion. After this purchase, SBC adopted the better-known AT&T name and brand, with the original AT&T still existing as the long-distance landline subsidiary of the merged company. The current AT&T claims the original AT&T's history (dating to 1885) as its own, though its corporate structure only dates from 1983. It also retains SBC's pre-2005 stock price history.
In September 2013, AT&T announced it would expand into Latin America through a collaboration with Carlos Slim's América Móvil. In December 2013, AT&T announced plans to sell its Connecticut wireline operations to Stamford-based Frontier Communications.
In July 2015, AT&T purchased DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $67.1 billion including assumed debt. subject to certain conditions. AT&T subsequently announced plans to converge its existing U-verse home internet and IPTV brands with DirecTV, to create AT&T Entertainment.
AT&T purchased the Mexican carrier Iusacell in late 2014, and two months later purchased the Mexican wireless business of NII Holdings, merging the two companies to create AT&T Mexico.
In an effort to increase its media holdings, on October 22, 2016, AT&T announced a deal to buy Time Warner for $108.7 billion.
Of the twenty-four companies that were part of the Bell System, ten are a part of the current AT&T:
The following companies have become defunct or were sold under SBC/AT&T ownership:
AT&T stated that it would declare the intentions for its rural landlines on November 7, 2012. AT&T had previously announced that it was considering a sale of its rural landlines, which are not wired for AT&T's U-verse service; however, it has also stated that it may keep the business after all.
AT&T was not the first Baby Bell to sell off rural landlines. Ameritech sold some of its Wisconsin lines to CenturyTel in 1998; BellSouth sold some of its lines to MebTel in the 2000s; U S WEST sold many historically Bell landlines to Lynch Communications and Pacific Telecom in the 1990s; Verizon sold many of its New England lines to FairPoint in 2008 and its West Virginia operations to Frontier Communications in 2010.
On October 25, 2014, Frontier Communications took over control of the AT&T landline network in Connecticut after being approved by state utility regulators. The deal worth about $2 billion included Frontier inheriting about 2,500 of AT&T's employees and many of AT&T's buildings.
AT&T Inc. has retained the holding companies it has acquired over the years resulting in the following corporate structure:
The company is headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas. On June 27, 2008, AT&T announced that it would move its corporate headquarters from downtown San Antonio to One AT&T Plaza in downtown Dallas. The company said that it moved to gain better access to its customers and operations throughout the world, and to the key technology partners, suppliers, innovation and human resources needed as it continues to grow, domestically and internationally. AT&T Inc. previously relocated its corporate headquarters to San Antonio from St. Louis, Missouri in 1992, when it was then named Southwestern Bell Corporation. The company's Telecom Operations group, which serves residential and regional business customers in 22 U.S. states, remains in San Antonio. Atlanta, Georgia continues to be the headquarters for AT&T Mobility, with significant offices in Redmond, Washington, the former home of AT&T Wireless. Bedminster, New Jersey is the headquarters for the company's Global Business Services group and AT&T Labs. St. Louis continues as home to the company's Directory operations, AT&T Advertising Solutions.
AT&T offers also services in many locations throughout the Asia Pacific; its regional headquarters is located in Hong Kong. The company is also active in Mexico, and it was announced on November 7, 2014, that Mexican carrier Iusacell is being acquired by AT&T. The acquisition was approved in January 2015. On April 30, 2015, AT&T acquired wireless operations Nextel Mexico from NII Holdings (now AT&T Mexico).
AT&T's current board of directors as of November 2016:
The current management as of November 2016 includes:
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, AT&T is the second-largest donor to United States political campaigns, and the top American corporate donor, having contributed more than US$47.7 million since 1990, 56% of which went to Republicans and 44% of which went to Democrats. As an example, in 2005, AT&T was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. Bill Leahy, representing AT&T, sits on the Private Enterprise Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives that drafts and shares model state-level legislation for distribution among state governments in the United States.
During the period of 1998 to 2010, the company expended US$130 million on lobbying in the United States. A key political issue for AT&T has been the question of which businesses win the right to profit by providing broadband internet access in the United States. The company has also lobbied in support of several federal bills. AT&T supported the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 3675; 113th Congress), a bill that would make a number of changes to procedures that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) follows in its rulemaking processes. The FCC would have to act in a more transparent way as a result of this bill, forced to accept public input about regulations. AT&T's Executive Vice President of Federal Relations, Tim McKone, said that the bill's "much needed institutional reforms will help arm the agency with the tools to keep pace with the Internet speed of today's marketplace. It will also ensure that outmoded regulatory practices for today's competitive marketplace are properly placed in the dustbin of history."
The financial performance of the company is reported to shareholders on an annual basis and a matter of public record. The unit (except where noted) is billions of US dollars. Where performance has been restated, the most recent statement of performance from an annual report is used.
The company maintains a database of call detail records of all telephone calls that have passed through its network since 1987. AT&T employees work at High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area offices (operated by the Office of National Drug Control Policy) in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston so data can be quickly turned over to law enforcement agencies. Records are requested via administrative subpoena, without the involvement of a court or grand jury.
In September 2007, AT&T changed its legal policy to state that "AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice for conduct that AT&T believes ... (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries." By October 10, 2007, AT&T had altered the terms and conditions for its Internet service to explicitly support freedom of expression by its subscribers, after an outcry claiming the company had given itself the right to censor its subscribers' transmissions. Section 5.1 of AT&T's new terms of service now reads "AT&T respects freedom of expression and believes it is a foundation of our free society to express differing points of view. AT&T will not terminate, disconnect or suspend service because of the views you or we express on public policy matters, political issues or political campaigns."
In 2006, the Electronic Frontier Foundation lodged a class action lawsuit, Hepting v. AT&T, which alleged that AT&T had allowed agents of the National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor phone and Internet communications of AT&T customers without warrants. If true, this would violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and the First and Fourth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. AT&T has yet to confirm or deny that monitoring by the NSA is occurring. In April 2006, a retired former AT&T technician, Mark Klein, lodged an affidavit supporting this allegation. The Department of Justice has stated it will intervene in this lawsuit by means of State Secrets Privilege.
In July 2006, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California – in which the suit was filed – rejected a federal government motion to dismiss the case. The motion to dismiss, which invoked the State Secrets Privilege, had argued that any court review of the alleged partnership between the federal government and AT&T would harm national security. The case was immediately appealed to the Ninth Circuit. It was dismissed on June 3, 2009, citing retroactive legislation in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
In May 2006, USA Today reported that all international and domestic calling records had been handed over to the National Security Agency by AT&T, Verizon, SBC, and BellSouth for the purpose of creating a massive calling database. The portions of the new AT&T that had been part of SBC Communications before November 18, 2005, were not mentioned.
On June 21, 2006, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that AT&T had rewritten rules on its privacy policy. The policy, which took effect June 23, 2006, says that "AT&T – not customers – owns customers' confidential info and can use it 'to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.'"
On August 22, 2007, National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell confirmed that AT&T was one of the telecommunications companies that assisted with the government's warrantless wire-tapping program on calls between foreign and domestic sources.
On November 8, 2007, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, told Keith Olbermann of MSNBC that all Internet traffic passing over AT&T lines was copied into a locked room at the company's San Francisco office – to which only employees with National Security Agency clearance had access.
AT&T keeps for five to seven years a record of who text messages whom and the date and time, but not the content of the messages.
In January 2008, the company reported plans to begin filtering all Internet traffic which passes through its network for intellectual property violations. Commentators in the media have speculated that if this plan is implemented, it would lead to a mass exodus of subscribers leaving AT&T, although this is misleading as Internet traffic may go through the company's network anyway. Internet freedom proponents used these developments as justification for government-mandated network neutrality.
AT&T is accused by community media groups of discriminating against local Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channels, by "impictions that will severely restrict the audience".
According to Barbara Popovic, Executive Director of the Chicago public-access service CAN-TV, the new AT&T U-verse system forces all Public-access television into a special menu system, denying normal functionality such as channel numbers, access to the standard program guide, and DVR recording. The Ratepayer Advocates division of the California Public Utilities Commission reported: "Instead of putting the stations on individual channels, AT&T has bundled community stations into a generic channel that can only be navigated through a complex and lengthy process."
Sue Buske (president of telecommunications consulting firm the Buske Group and a former head of the National Federation of Local Cable Programmers/Alliance for Community Media) argue that this is "an overall attack [...] on public access across the [United States], the place in the dial around cities and communities where people can make their own media in their own communities".
In June 2010, a hacker group known as Goatse Security discovered a vulnerability within AT&T that could allow anyone to uncover email addresses belonging to customers of AT&T 3G service for the Apple iPad. These email addresses could be accessed without a protective password. Using a script, Goatse Security collected thousands of email addresses from AT&T. Goatse Security informed AT&T about the security flaw through a third party. Goatse Security then disclosed around 114,000 of these emails to Gawker Media, which published an article about the security flaw and disclosure in Valleywag. Praetorian Security Group criticized the web application that Goatse Security exploited as "poorly designed".
In April 2015, AT&T was fined $25m over data security breaches, marking the largest ever fine issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for breaking data privacy laws. The investigation revealed the theft of details of approximately 280,000 people from call centres in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines.
In March 2012, the United States federal government announced a lawsuit against AT&T. The specific accusations state that AT&T "violated the False Claims Act by facilitating and seeking federal payment for IP Relay calls by international callers who were ineligible for the service and sought to use it for fraudulent purposes. The complaint alleges that, out of fears that fraudulent call volume would drop after the registration deadline, AT&T knowingly adopted a non-compliant registration system that did not verify whether the user was located within the United States. The complaint further contends that AT&T continued to employ this system even with the knowledge that it facilitated use of IP Relay by fraudulent foreign callers, which accounted for up to 95 percent of AT&T's call volume. The government's complaint alleges that AT&T improperly billed the TRS Fund for reimbursement of these calls and received millions of dollars in federal payments as a result."
On April 28, 2015, AT&T announced that it had fired Aaron Slator, President of Content and Advertising Sales, for sending racist text messages. Slator was also hit with a $100 million discrimination lawsuit, filed by African-American employee Knoyme King. The day before that, protesters arrived at AT&T's headquarters in Dallas and its satellite offices in Los Angeles as well as at the home of CEO Randall Stephenson to protest alleged systemic racial policies. According to accounts, the protesters are demanding AT&T begin working with 100% black-owned media companies.
In June 2016, Citigroup sued AT&T for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition. The company had recently established a loyalty program under the brand AT&T Thanks, which Citigroup claims would cause consumer confusion as an infringement of its "ThankYou" and "Citi ThankYou" marks due to similar wording and visual design. Citi, which also provides a co-branded credit card for AT&T that links with its ThankYou rewards program, sought unspecified damages and the expungement of AT&T's trademark registration.
The suit was dismissed in August 2016, with a judge ruling that there was a low likelihood of confusion between the two marks because the companies fall within different industries, and that consumers who use loyalty programs would be able to "clearly take into account the attributes associated with the products they purchase" and, thus, be able to distinguish them.


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Does anyone know the dimensions for a transom bracket for a 233 to mount a single 225 or twin 150s? Length behind transom to allow motor tilt, height of top of motor mount surface above bottom of keel (I know this depends on shaft length), width of engine mounting surface for single or twins, etc. I'm thinking of building a fiberglass bracket for twins so I could either mount a single or twins, depending on which I find the best deal on, either used or new.
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Hello Mosby,
I am at the same point in my renovation/restoration and have been contemplating a bracket for twins that will put the transom approximately 30"- 36" further back from the "Factory" transom. I am also considering a bracket that starts one inch above the hull bottom and increases in height approximately 1" up for every 12" of setback. I am hoping to build in quite a bit of floatation to aid in supporting dual four-stroke outboards. So, as far as the final dimension of the bracket, I don't quite have those dimensions figured out. I am still in the "Measuring" stage of this bracket build..... If you (Or any other board members), have any additional information you would like to share, I would greatly appreciate any feedback or ideas that you have. Thank you in advance!
I'm back to my outboard bracket project. I've convinced myself this is the way I want to go. I haven't picked up much more information yet but am back in the research process. I'm thinking seriously about building a fiberglass bracket and extending two stringers into the original I/O motor area and butting them up against the bulkhead which heads off the fuel tank. This would be super strong compared to the bolt-on brackets. I also want to incorporate a platform. I've looked at hermco.net and their brackets look fantastic. They make bolt-on molded fiberglass brackets. The ones on the back of the Sea Crafts look great and that's exactly the look I want.
I'll post updates as I move along.
Well I finally did it... Hung a Suzuki 300 on the back with an Armstrong bracket. I completed the project this past spring and I couldn't be happier with the results. The boat performs remarkably well.
looks Amazing! what performance are you getting? Im looking to go the same direction.
Performance is absolutely incredible. Way outperforms the original 233 Mercruiser stern drive. Top speed is low 50s with light weight in smooth water. I highly recommend the Armstrong bracket. They've done several of these boats.
Looks great Mosby ! I spoke to you about this setup years ago... great to hear your happy. Your boat looks like it came out of the factory that way. I converted mine to a bracket in 1989 and never regretted it also with amazing results. I know you have had your boat a long time and can appreciate what I did to our Formula. I recently completed a TOTAL rebuild of our boat and transformed it into a center console. I found an original 233 CC top cap from a project boat and swapped it onto my boat. Even though the rebuilding of entire boat was a ton of work I could not be happier with it. There is a write up on Formulas archive web page .
Rick, Where would I find the write up on your boat? I'd like to read it.
Thanks, Mosby
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KAMLOOPS - Costumed characters will be dueling at the Kamloops Art Gallery next week.
The third annual Art Duel is happening at the gallery April 14 says Emily Hope, the gallery's program coordinator. The event will see costumed participants battling via art for wall space and a trophy, Hope says.
"Our art duel is meant to be quite silly," she says.
The duelling artists will face off in one-on-one elimination battles she says, with four judges comparing participants based on performance, costume and drawing. The competition works by having artists take the stage as pairs and drawing what they are told to.
Participants will have a big challenge when it comes to drawing the actual image, she says, as they'll have to draw the image while blindfolded, with their back to the canvas and their only tool a piece of coloured pastel chalk attached to a broomstick.
"We're not expecting masterpieces."
The winner will be rewarded with a trophy and see their work up in the art gallery's atrium for three months.
The competition has room for 16 participants. Those interested can call 250-377-2400 to register. The event will happen in the gallery's studio space, with room for about 50 audience members, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 14.
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Russia, Syria blast US strikes targeting anti-Daesh forces
Russia and Syria have condemned US airstrikes targeting anti-Daesh forces, saying the "brazen" attacks violate the Arab country's sovereignty and show Washington's claims of fighting terrorism are false.
The US military launched the attack against a convoy of the Syrian military heading towards the border near Jordan where Daesh terrorists are based.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov on Friday described the attacks as "unacceptable," which also claimed the lives of civilians.
Speaking in Geneva, Gatilov said the strikes violated Syria's sovereignty and would not help efforts to achieve a political solution to the ongoing crisis in the country.
A Syrian government's military source said the US strike hit "one of our military points" late Thursday, killing several people and causing material damage.
The source said the attack hampered efforts by the Syrian army and its allies to fight Daesh terrorists who have been wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria for years.
"This brazen attack by the so-called international coalition exposes the falseness of its claims about fighting terrorism," the source said.
"The Syrian Arab Army is fighting terrorism on its territory, and no party has the right to determine the course of its operations," the Syrian military source added.


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weeteck asked me whether Aidan was able to help out for his next TNP GSS Supplement. Asked Aidan whether he was keen and he said yes. Vivienne, one of the last year New Face finalist was roped in to be the 'mother' and he also got 2 other girls, Celine and Yi Xiu (who are reigning title holders of the Little Miss Singapore Cinderellas pageant) to be his 'sisters'. The boy had always enjoyed coming to my office. Understandably so because my colleagues always dote on him so much, giving him sweets and telling him how cute/handsome/cheeky he is...Oh well, I guess he can only be cute for at most 2 more years so he's probably trying to milk it as much as he can :P
That's him surrounded by my chio colleagues, Adeline & Wan Ting..
Boy getting his hair done..
I think they just made his hair messier :D~
Thankfully. the makeup artist said Aidan didn't need makeup..said he had natural 'lip gloss' on :)
Aidan attacking Wee Teck
Wee Teck taking revenge~
With his pretty 'mummy'..
Boy waiting impatiently for the shoot to start..
He did have a good time and the shoot went really well. Helped that the girl, Yi Xiu, he was holding hands with was just as active and cheerful as he was. I was speaking to Yi Xiu's (who's 8 years old btw) mom and she was telling me that her daughter has been taking part in pageants since she was 4. Yi Xiu was telling me proudly about the competitions she'd won and the ones she's looking forward to taking part during the June holidays. For her age, I have to say that she's really confident and probably enjoys the attention and being able to be dressed in pretty frocks and beautifully made-up. I guess beauty pageants can be good for a child's self esteem too, as long as the kid does have fun and the parents don't get overly stressed and intense about it.
Can't wait to see the actual pics, which should be in the paper next month.
Aidan did a shoot for the TNP GSS supplement in 2006. Was looking at those pics and realised Aidan hasn't really changed much looks wise in the last 2 years. He's also still as affectionate and lovable and the main reason why I'm able to remain sane and strong during this period :)
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Kerber reaches Wimbledon final round, ends Ostapenko's best run
London, July 12: Germany's Angelique Kerber, world No. 10, reached the final at Wimbledon on Thursday after defeating Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, 6-3.
The 2016 Australian Open and US Open champion took one hour and eight minutes to end world No. 12 Ostapenko's best-ever run at Wimbledon, reports Efe.
She said that her goal had been to get to the Wimbledon finals again, adding: "It's a great feeling."
Kerber is set to square off in the final against Serena Williams of the United States, who defeated Kerber at in the 2016 Wimbledon final.


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Zurich's Rauschling wine: proof of a genie in the bottle
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A live yeast discovered four years ago in an 1895 Rauschling wine from Obermeilen, canton Zurich, will provide the world's winemakers with an exciting new option in 2013. The yeast, which plays an important role in developing a wine's nose, or unique natural perfume, is already proving its real value to Zurich area winemakers, researchers at the Agroscope federal research station say. Beautiful wines from a new generation of the yeast are starting to win awards.
Next year, sales outside Switzerland begin. The yeast can be used with many grape varieties, not just Rauschling, and it's already shown its worth for sparkling wines and distilled eaux-de-vie.
The 1895 yeast wines are now coming of age, recalling the wines that once made the area around Zurich famous. One hundred years ago this was still Switzerland's largest wine region; today it is the fourth in size, thanks in part to urbanization.
Zurich discovery is "unique" in world
Perhaps more importantly for world wines, the new bottles are the proof of the genie in the bottle, for the Zurich experience is "unique" in the world of wine, says Juerg Gafner of Agroscope, who led the project. Gafner says that nowhere else in the world has a live yeast been found and successfully grown from a very old vintage wine.
The research that was part of the Agroscope project is also forcing some rethinking about yeast, one of the most intriguing areas of current wine research.
The 113-year-old yeast discovery came about after a small group of winelovers opened a "Meiler 1895" bottle at the Schwarzenbach family's Reblaube winery one evening in 2008 and discovered that it had remained surprisingly fresh. The bottle was part of a vertical (different vintages) tasting session and several of the others were also surprisingly well maintained.
The rest of the 1895 bottle was quickly put into a sterilized jar and rushed off to the federal research station on the hunch that some of the yeast that accounted for the beautiful taste and aromas might still be alive.
Wine yeasts can tell us much about terroir, aromas and the vintage
Wine yeast is a complex business: yeast is essential to turn grape juice into wine, but several types of yeast are involved at different stages of the process. Those that cannot survive high alcohol levels, for example, may be present during grape ripening but they die off during the fermentation process, when other yeasts become more active. Some are critical for developing good aromas while others play a more negative role. The yeast, particularly those helpful ones that give wines their distinctive aromas and impart part of what we know as terroir, generally die off as the wine develops, creating the lees, or sediment.
One type of yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a main fermentation agent. A study of wine yeast and bacteria species published in 2007 in the International Journal of Vine and Wine Sciences by University of California Davis noted that "S. cerevisiae was detected only in bottles of recent vintages."
Agroscope's confirmation of this yeast, live but dormant, in a 1895 wine, marked a turning point.
Alive but in need of resuscitation
Agroscope found 13 colonies of S. cerevisiae from three separate layers of the yeast in the 1895 wine, a success rate that encouraged them to look further.
Their dormant yeast-hunting expedition turned up 12 other old vintages from 1897 to 1962 that had yeast, but only two years, 1935 and 1962, gave them the precious S. cerevisiae. The others had colonies of another yeast, Candida stellata. The researchers at the Swiss centre, whose research is carried out in Nyon and Wadwil, found that this yeast was in wines from years that were humid and cold.
S. cerevisiae, on the other hand, appeared in years that were good vintages, climate-wise.
Discovery saving Swiss wine cellars
If that were the end of the story, there would simply be a rush on rare bottles of Rausling from the good years, but the research didn't end with the discovery of an old dormant yeast.
Agroscope scientists discovered the "how" of the yeast's survival: yeast in a bottle will find another source of energy, rather than glucose, if its survival depends on it.
Research now shows that it can be used to avoid or correct a costly problem in cellars when fermentation stops at the wrong point. The unplanned stoppage can cause a wine to have unwanted residual sugar that ruins it, but S. cerevisiae can correct this.
Daniel Fuerst from Hornussen was seducedby the yeast, after working with it in 2011 to repair a problem with his wine. He then used it in 2012 with 8,000 kg of Pinot Noir must, the juice that is starting to ferment. "It gave me beautiful, fruity wines with remarkable, rich aromas."
Sparkling wines and distilled beverages get "1895" results
Technically speaking "1895" has good sales potential for sparkling wines and distilled beverages as well as still wines. The yeast produces only one-third the biomass of most wine yeasts, a bonus for any wine, but particularly useful during the delicate disgorgement (sediment is ejected from the neck of the bottle, under pressure) process for champagnes and other sparkling wines.
Eaux-de-vie benefit as well, a group of 24 judges confirmed at a 2011 tasting session by the Swiss Fruit Union: the yeast keeps the fruit up front. "Fruity, fruitier, the fruitiest!" is the enthusiastic final word from Sonia Petignat-Keller, Agroscope's distilled beverages specialist.


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Song Ha Yoon is the stage name of Kim Mi Sun, a South Korean actress. Born on December 2, 1986, she began her career under the stage name Kim Byul but changed it to Song Ha Yoon in 2012. She made her acting debut in the 2003 television drama "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School." She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including "Sweden Laundry" (2014), "My Daughter, Geum Sa Wol" (2015), "Sister Is Alive" (2017) and "Fight My Way" (2017).
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- Dec 2, 1986 (age 33)
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- Sagittarius
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When I was in college, my academic advisor used to say something fairly often that didn't really resonate with me at the time, but now strikes me as very wise.
The gist of it was this: When you are a child, you have energy and time but no money; when you are a young adult, you have energy and money but no time; when you are an older adult, you have money and time but no energy.
The whole "energy and time but no money" thing was true for me for the first 22 years of my life. I had no money during childhood and no money during my college years, but looking back, I had so much free time and so much energy. It really saddens me that I didn't use it more productively.
Today, that equation has shifted. I have money. I have energy. But I seem to have no time.
The demands of my career, of married life, of parenthood, of being involved in the community, of trying to maintain at least a few friendships… it all adds up to feeling like there is very, very little time available to me.
Because of that, it's tempting to use the resources I have – especially money – to buy the resource I want the most, which is time. In other words, convenience has an enormous amount of appeal to me.
- Related: 'Money Cannot Buy What Time Delivers'
I understand the appeal of hiring someone to clear the sidewalk in the winter. I understand the appeal of hiring a housecleaner. I understand the appeal of hiring someone to mow the lawn in the summer. I understand the appeal of stopping for fast food in a pinch.
All of those things equate to convenience. I'm trading my money for the ability to use my time on other things. The $20 (or whatever the price might be) spent on hiring someone to mow the lawn gives me an hour to do other things. The same goes with clearing snow. Paying a housecleaner gives me a few hours a week to do other things at a high price.
The problem with that, though, is that paying for convenience in that way takes money directly away from savings. We could be using the money spent on those kinds of conveniences to build toward financial independence. While we might be buying some time right now, we're losing time later on in our lives. We'll be working when we could have been retired.
That's why, for me, I love convenience strategies that don't cost much of anything – or, sometimes, save us money. They enable us to find more free time today without sacrificing that time down the road.
Here are nine such strategies that I like to use.
Strategy #1: Keep Some Reasonably Healthy Snacks in the Car
On the passenger floorboard of our Honda Pilot, you'll almost always find a box of granola bars of some kind or another. I usually pick up a variety pack as long as they include some oatmeal raisin bars, which are my favorite (and, incidentally, the favorite of my youngest son, too).
I usually just pick up a box of them whenever I'm in the store. It's a constant item on my grocery list. Then, when I'm loading the car, I look for that box in the bags that I'm loading, grab it, and put it on the passenger floorboard.
How is this convenient? Whenever I'm rushing about on errands, it's inevitable that I get a little bit hungry. A few hours of errands often overlaps with meal times and that means that my body is ready to eat. In that situation, I have a few choices. I could just suck it up until I get home, of course. However, I'm usually driving by a few fast food restaurants and they're awfully tempting. I'm hungry, some of the items on sale are tasty, and I can get it without even getting out of the car in just a few minutes? That's pretty convenient.
The granola bars offer a similar convenience. They're just sitting there right on the floorboard of the car. At a stoplight, I shift into park and grab one out of the box. Thus, the granola bars actually become even more convenient than a stop at a fast food joint – and healthier, too. This is even more true if I'm out and about with my children and/or my wife.
How does this save money? A box of granola bars offers several quick snacks for anyone riding in the car. A single box is far cheaper than two or three stops at fast food places, thus saving us quite a bit of money while offering the same time convenience.
Strategy #2: Move Into a Smaller House or Leave Some Rooms Completely Unused
Right now, in our home with three young children, we use every square inch of our home. Yet, when our children move out, our house will quickly become quieter and at least two rooms will largely become redundant. Similarly, when we first moved into this house, there were a few rooms that really had no purpose.
It's tempting to keep using those redundant rooms for various things. I could see the downstairs bedroom becoming a library of sorts, for example.
The problem is that having a house that's too big is pretty inconvenient. Not only does it take time to keep those rooms clean, it also eats up money in the form of higher energy bills, higher property taxes, higher insurance, and so on.
The best solution is to simply live in a house that doesn't have excess space for you. It's worth noting that "excess space" includes space used to store things you don't really need. If that's difficult for some reason, you should simply close off unused rooms completely by turning off heating and cooling in there and eliminating electrical use in that room.
How is this convenient? The less active living space you have, the less time you're going to spend cleaning it and taking care of it. It also keeps you from accumulating a bunch of stuff that you rarely use, which takes time to sift through whenever you need a particular item.
How does this save money? A smaller home has smaller bills – lower property taxes, lower insurance rates, lower energy bills. Even if you're just closing off rooms, you're enjoying the benefit of lower energy costs.
Strategy #3: Make a Double or Triple Batch of Any Meal You Make and Freeze the Extra Batches
Dinner time can sometimes be a challenge at our house. All of us have various evening activities – martial arts practice, soccer practice, community groups, and so on. That can sometimes mean that it's hard for us to meet up together all of the time. It's similarly hard on some evenings to even find the time to cook a decent meal at home.
That's why, on evenings where there's time to make a meal, we'll make one or two extra batches of that meal and freeze them. Let's say I'm assembling a pan of lasagna. I'll just make two or three at once, put lids on the extra pans, and stick them in the freezer.
Doing this only adds a little bit of time to the meal prep. I'm already cooking lasagna noodles, so just cooking twice or three times as much in the same pot doesn't add much time. I'm already setting up an "assembly line," so just assembling two more pans doesn't add much time.
How is this convenient? If it adds time to meal prep, how is it convenient? In reality, it only adds time to meal prep on evenings where I can afford that extra time. On other evenings, when we might consider ordering takeout or delivery, all I have to do is pull a meal out of the freezer and pop it in the oven (usually, we've thawed the meal in the freezer overnight). It's actually quicker than ordering a meal or stopping to pick it up.
How does this save money? For us, a meal from the freezer replaces a meal that would be delivered or picked up. Since a meal for five that's delivered or picked up costs at least $20 (and usually more) and a meal from the freezer costs maybe $5, we save money each time we do this.
Strategy #4: Buy All Frequently-Used Items in Bulk
What items do we use around the house every day that get used up and replaced? Toothpaste. Shampoo. Soap. Deodorant. Garbage bags. Granola bars (our children take them to school for a snack). Conditioner. Hand soap. Toilet paper. Those are just some of the items we use daily.
When we run out of those items, we need to get to the store pretty directly in order to pick up more. Going to the bathroom without toilet paper is a non-starter, as is not having a bag to line the kitchen trash can.
Our solution is to simply buy these items in bulk. I will usually refill these whenever they're on sale or whenever we see a good price per item at a warehouse club. Even if I think we might have plenty on hand, I'll make another bulk purchase of those key items because I know we'll use them.
How is this convenient? We never, ever run out of those everyday use items. If we run out in the moment, we know that there's more right over there in the closet. That means no emergency runs to the store. We just have what we need, always.
How does this save money? Buying nonperishable items in bulk means that you're spending less per item than you would buying normally. It then costs a little less each time you take a shower, each time you go to the bathroom, each time you take out the trash…
Strategy #5: Keep Items for Simple Meals in Your Desk at Work
This was a strategy that I started using during my last year or two working outside the home. I simply kept the elements for several simple meals in my desk at work so that I could have a quick meal on days where I might otherwise order food to be delivered.
I usually kept a plate and a fork and a bowl and a spoon in a drawer. I also kept a few containers of soup, some crackers, a jar of peanut butter, a few cans of tuna, some granola bars, and a few other odds and ends in there.
That "food drawer" would become my lunch two or three times a week. It was my fallback on days when I didn't have leftovers to bring or we weren't taking a guest out to lunch (which was roughly a weekly occurrence).
How is this convenient? I have lunch right there in my desk. I don't have to call for delivery. I don't have to go out for anything. It's right there. I can pull out some soup, put it in a bowl, and microwave it in the office microwave. I can put some tuna on crackers. I can eat a granola bar. You get the idea.
How does this save money? It is way cheaper than delivery. This technique drops the cost of lunch down to about $1 per meal (or less), which is substantially cheaper than any kind of delivery or restaurant food.
Strategy #6: Keep a Shopping List Front and Center on a Whiteboard
In our entryway, about four steps from our pantry, you'll see a giant white board with an attached dry erase marker. On that whiteboard, we write down anything that we notice that we might need. If we're running low on anything, it gets written down.
When it's time to go to the store, I'll make a meal plan and a grocery list from that meal plan, but I'll also just take a quick picture of the white board. Together, those two things form my grocery list for the week.
This simple technique works really well for making sure that we never run out of staples and that we pick up things that we might not always think to buy, like light bulbs.
How is this convenient? I don't have to look around the house when assembling a grocery list. It's right there. At the same time, it's very rare that we run out of items in the moment, meaning that we rarely have to make "emergency runs" to the store.
How does this save money? The fewer trips I make to the store, the better. Any trip to the store tends to end with at least a few unexpected purchases. There's also the issue of gas spent on the trip to and from the store.
Strategy #7: Freeze Leftovers as Individual Meals for Later
At the end of many of our family meals, we have some leftovers. We might have half of a pan of lasagna left or a quart of soup or something else along these lines.
Sarah and I will always package some of those leftovers up for lunch the next day, but what about the rest? It's kind of a waste to throw it away.
What we do is package those leftovers as individual meals. We'll put them in a small freezer-safe and microwave-safe package, label it with a piece of masking tape, and pop it in the freezer. It takes about 30 seconds.
How is this convenient? The convenience appears during lunches and evenings when we need something quick. We can just pull individual meals out of the freezer, microwave them for a few minutes, and a person is ready to eat. No take out needed, no advance planning needed – it's just ready to go.
How does this save money? We're not throwing away half of a meal. Instead, we're getting a second use out of that meal. This means that instead of being thrown away, it's taking care of the cost of a meal for our family.
Strategy #8: Do Chores for Exercise
The yard needs mowed. The house needs cleaned. The snow needs scooped. And you need to go to the gym.
Those problems, believe it or not, actually solve each other. Just approach household chores as a cardio exercise. Push mow the yard and you'll get a good cardio workout. Scoop the driveway and your arms and hips will be sore. Clean the house as vigorously as you can and you'll work up a sweat.
The key is to just do them at a high tempo. If you're not making yourself breathe hard, you need to be going faster (if at all possible).
How is this convenient? You need to do the chores anyway and you also need to go to the gym. This just combines the two tasks together into one activity. That means your chores get done and your exercising gets done at the same time.
How does this save money? You don't really need a gym membership if you do this every day and take on a variety of tasks. You also don't need to hire people to handle some of these tasks. You can just take care of them yourself.
Strategy #9: Use "Blitz" Cleaning to Keep Housework in Check
This goes hand in hand with the previous strategy. It's simple: I block off a fairly small amount of time each day for housework and during that block, I pick a narrow focus and just hammer it as hard as I can for that period.
I set aside thirty minutes for housecleaning each day, and when I do that, I pick an area of the house and make that area as clean and organized as possible in that timeframe. I usually do it at such a pace that I'm out of breath (which works with strategy #8).
By doing this, I'm minimizing the time spent cleaning the house, keeping key problem areas under control, and also getting a little cardio.
How is this convenient? It compresses the time I spend cleaning the house, so that I'm not spending nearly as much time as I once did on housework. Almost all housework isn't very cognitively demanding, so I strive to do it as quickly as I can so I can move on to other things.
How does this save money? This strategy keeps the urge to hire a house cleaner at bay. It also helps with the need for exercise.
Final Thoughts
Convenience can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. There are a lot of ways that you can reorganize your life to spend less time and get more things done without simply opening your wallet and throwing money at the problem.
In the end, convenience boils down to the idea that you'd rather be doing something else with your time. In effect, you're really just shifting time around – if you spend money to save time now, you're going to be working to make up for that money later on, so you're just shifting money to work.
That's why convenience strategies that don't cost money are wonderful. They don't subtly add hours to your work. Instead, they simply find some additional free hours for you to spend at home by finding smart ways to double up tasks, create resources for later use, and make everyday tasks more efficient.
Without these strategies, I'd throw money at these problems. I'd spend money to save myself time over and over again. But when strategies are available that save me time and saves money, too, it's a no-brainer.
I hope you'll find some of these strategies effective in your own life.


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Christmas Bible Verses
Stephen Rampur
Aug 4, 2020
Short Christmas Bible verses are the best writings to be used on greeting cards or gifts for the season. Here are some verses from the Bible which will add more meaning to your gifts, and usher in the festive season.
As Christmas is just around the corner, many people are busy in making gifts and greeting cards, and decorating homes. When it comes to gifts and well wishes, greeting cards play a very significant role. You can either write a Christmas Bible verse on the greeting card or on the gift packet.
In order to make gifts unique and meaningful, you can choose small verses from the scripture. Such quotes certainly add spirituality to the gifts, and give encouragement to recipients. Here are some of the best Bible verses to consider.
Short Christmas Verses and Sayings
▪"We have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him."
- Matthew 2:2
''Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.''
- James 1:17
''And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.''
- Luke 1:14
▪''When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.''
- Matthew 2:10
''The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.''
- Romans 6:23
''Behold ... I bring you good tidings of great joy.''
- Luke 2:10
''Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name
Immanuel (which means, God with us).''
- Matthew 1:23
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you: he is Christ the Lord."
- Luke 2:11
''When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
- Isaiah 9:6
''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.''
- John 3:16
"She shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins."
- Matthew 1:21
"And the angel said unto her, fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David."
- Luke 1:30-32
"Where is He that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."
- Matthew 2:2
''And there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them.''
- Luke 2:8:9
''Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.''
- Isaiah 7:14
''I bring you the most joyful news ever announced, and it is for everyone! The Savior - yes the Messiah, the Lord - has been born tonight in Bethlehem!''
- Luke 2:10
"But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law."
- Galatians 4:4
"And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
- Luke 2:12
"And Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."
- Matthew 1:16
Any of these mentioned quotes can be used on gifts and greeting cards to make them more meaningful. All these verses put light on what this celebration is all about and the purpose of Jesus Christ coming into this world. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
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What's the latest dirt on all your favorite VH1 stars? From the basketball wives to T.I. and Tiny, we've got our ear to the ground and we're listening because you know the streets are talking…
Couples Therapy: Teen Mom Amber Portwood Admits She Used To Hate Farrah Abraham
Season 4 of Couples Therapy just ended but the hate machine for one of it's cast members, Farrah Abraham, goes on.
This time, it came from fellow Teen Mom cast member Amber Portwood, who recently revealed in an interview that she never got along with Farrah from day one of their hit MTV show. "We hated each other for a long time," she told Life & Style Magazine. "Behind the scenes at reunions, there were several incidents where things got heated. Nobody was backing down. We both at the time had some huge attitudes."
But Amber, who was just released from prison, has long since mellowed on Farrah and offers a more conciliatory attitude towards Farrah. "I'd love to give Farrah a hug now. I would like to reconnect now that we've both grown up." Does Farrah feel the same way towards Amber?
Love & Hip Hop: Is Rich Dollaz Dipping Into His Pool Of Talent Again?
For Love & Hip Hop star Rich Dollaz, the line that divides business and pleasure is never blurry…it simply doesn't exist. Perhaps he goes by the motto that PLEASURE IS THE BUSINESS.
Just several months after breaking up with Erica Mena on the show, rumor has it that he is now dating another girl from his pool of talent: Model/stripper, Jhonni Blaze. Ms. Blaze is fiery in all sorts of ways just like Dollaz wants it. Whether it is fiery enough to create another Erica Mena situation…let's wait and see.
So how true is this? If we can use Instagram as admissible evidence, then both parties are guilty beyond reasonable doubt. The two have been posting pics and tagging each other with sugary sweet comments recently thereby adding fuel to the already molten rumors. Check them out and judge for yourselves.
We wonder what Erica Mena must be thinking right now.
Couples Therapy: Jon Gosselin To Take On 11 Children?
This season on Couples Therapy, we've watched Jon Gosselin rise to the occasion of a new relationship and new challenges. Namely, attending to a combined 11 children between himself and girlfriend Liz Jannetta.
Now, in an interview with E! News, he has announced that he isn't satisfied with the amount of time he spends with his brood. "I want temporary primary custody until Kate goes on a psychiatric evaluation" he said, arguing that Kate exploits their children.
Whoa! Do you think Kate is really in need of that kind of medical attention? Check out what Jon has to say below.
T.I & Tiny: The Family Hustle: Shutting Down The Haters…T.I. & Tiny Together
People Can't Stop Talking About T.I. and Tiny… Everyone is speculating on whether or not they are still together. T.I. and Tiny set the record straight when T.I. showed up to the set of Entourage (The Movie), where Tiny is making her 1st film appearance.
We know relationships can be tough and it's only natural to have problems, but we are definitely rooting for these two. And we can't wait for Season 4 of T.I. and Tiny's: The Family Hustle, returning Monday, March 31st at 9/8c! Watch a sneak preview now!
Couples Therapy: Is Ghostface Back To His Number One Love?
A few days ago, Ghostface Killah took to Twitter to announce that he is back in the studio. The Couples Therapy star even teased followers about a new album!
As for his love life…he reminded viewers, "Yo yo…You know the kid ain't a Heart Breaker but it is what is…The Out Come Looks Grim…" Meanwhile, former flame Kelsey Nykole mused, "IDK bout this whole "dating" thing…I just dunno yo…"
What do you think? Is this really the end of Ghostface and Kelsey? It appears the lovebirds might both be focused on their passion for music. Kelsey went so far as to proclaim, "The studio & stage, is my #Sanctuary." Maybe these two have more in common than we thought…
Basketball Wives LA: Brittish Williams Admits She Was Wrong
We're Hearing That… Basketball Wives LA's newest cast member Brittish Williams isn't proud about her behavior in the latest season of the show. "Tonight was a very interesting episode, if I must say so myself. I was embarrassed by the way I behaved last episode. I didn't even want to discuss it. But sometimes we all have bad days that we aren't proud of, so it's time to let go and move on" she states on her blog The British Empire. We aren't here to judge but 4 seasons in, when are these ladies going to stop making the same mistakes?
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Basketball Wives LA: Kudos To Brandi…
Forget all of the drama for a moment…Let's celebrate Basketball Wives LA star Brandi Maxiell! Brandi shares her battle with ovarian cancer and fertility issues on this season of Basketball Wives LA. Her emotional journey is inspiring! "I wanted to come in because I wanted to bring awareness to the situation that I was going through and women dealing with fertility issues," she recently told S2S Magazine.
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Trump's Picks Point to Deregulation
Donald Trump's nominees for key cabinet posts, including Scott Pruitt for the Environmental Protection Agency and Rep. Tom Price for Health and Human Services, signal an environment of deregulation in the coming Trump administration. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: AP
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... when they were learning for sure about the incoming Trump administration is that is going to have a real ... team regulatory ban businesses are very happy with this they see intro personnel appointments in the confides ... that go along with them ... a sign that there to try to roll back in the top White House ... lots of the regulations an executive orders that President Obama his administration put in place over the last few years but as they think about that ... deal so to keep in mind in some cases the regulation may not be quite as simple as it seems ... was first ball look or why it is that this tea regulatory Ben has become such a feature truly three personnel appointments in recent days ... Andrew because there was a fast food executive ... critic of the Labor Department and become Secretary of labor secondly Scott for what the attorney general of Oklahoma fierce critic of the Environmental Protection Agency will be running the EPA ... and finally Congressman Tom price has been quite a critic of the Obamacare law may be in fact the loudest critic of the Obamacare law Congress in some ways ... is better on the health and human services Department ... in all those three areas you have people who are clearly going to roll back ... actions the Obama ministrations taken ... to cautionary notes here I think one is ... that sometimes takes more time to roll back regulations than some people think in many cases cortex is can be started that can slow down the process ... in just the bureaucracy takes time to ... produce regulations and also takes time ... to take back those regulations and secondly ... in some areas and this is too true to some extent in the environmental area ... businesses have adapted to what the the new world order would be in regulation they're not necessarily always going to be ... really willing and eager to go back to a different pre regulatory period if they've made investors to adjust what they thought Elise was going to be the new regulatory environment so ... there will be de regulation in some cases them and be quite as rapid as the person on ounces of recent days suggests ...


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It's been said that the expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act has helped hospitals improve their bottom lines. But a new analysis suggests that healthcare reform may not be as beneficial as it seems to hospitals' financial picture.
Moody's Investor Service recently released a report about the effects of the Medicaid expansion on hospitals. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal discussing the findings, while hospitals are now seeing more patients with insurance, this isn't always creating a more robust cash flow.
Unpaid bills are declining at nonprofit hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid. In fact, the rates of unpaid bills at these hospitals dropped an average of 13% when compared with rates from 2013. However, the operating margins for these hospitals weren't any higher than facilities in states that didn't expand Medicaid.
Costs outweigh savings
The Wall Street Journal article specifically discusses the situation in one hospital system, Southern Illinois Healthcare. The system has three hospitals in St. Louis, and the amount of unpaid bills dropped by about $9 million for all three facilities.
But this decrease was negated by the sheer number of Medicaid patients who sought care at the hospital. Many of the patients were very sick, since they'd been putting off receiving routine care for years. So the hospitals had to give them some fairly expensive care.
Overall, the hospitals provided $28 million worth of care to these patients. And because Medicaid reimbursement rates are relatively low, the hospitals only received about half of that money back.
In all, the article estimates that Southern Illinois Healthcare actually ended up with a total loss of around $5 million.
Conflicting results
Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) paints a different picture of healthcare reform and expanded insurance access. A report the agency released just a few months ago said that not only was uncompensated care on the decline due to healthcare reform, but hospitals would save billions of dollars because of Medicaid expansion.
While this may be the case, the CMS report failed to take into account the increased costs hospitals may incur when treating a higher volume of patients – and whether the reimbursement from Medicaid manages to bridge the entire gap.
And even if a hospital may look like it's turning a profit after taking on more newly insured patients under the ACA, the money generated may not end up boosting the bottom line.
Reason: Facilities may end up immediately investing that profit into other areas, including recruiting additional staff members to handle the increased volume of patients.
So although healthcare reform has brought hospitals more patients, it may take several years of in-depth analysis before it can be determine if the extra patients actually improve revenue generation.


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The key to a vibrant green (not khaki) soup: Bring the water up to a boil quickly over high heat, and err on undercooking the peas to preserve their color.
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- Makes 4 servings
- 2 bunches green garlic (about 1 pound)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups shelled fresh peas (from about 2 pounds pods) or frozen peas, thawed
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Cut dark-green tops from green garlic and slice crosswise 1/2" thick; slice bulbs and pale-green stalks crosswise 1/4" thick.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add bulbs and stalks, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until beginning to soften, 8–10 minutes. Add tops and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add 4 cups water to saucepan and bring to a boil. Add peas, reduce heat, and simmer gently until peas are bright green and tender, about 5 minutes.
- Let cool slightly, then purée soup in a blender with remaining 2 tablespoons oil, adding water to thin if needed, until smooth. Strain soup through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan, pressing on solids; season with salt and pepper. Reheat briefly (to preserve color) before serving.
- Beat cream with a whisk in a medium bowl to soft peaks; season with salt and pepper. Serve soup with a swirl of whipped cream.
- DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.


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Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto plans to support two ordinance proposals that would establish an independent investigation team and give the mayor's office more authority to look into incidents of school bullying and corporal punishment.
The proposals, which will be discussed by the municipal assembly this month, call for creating a team of lawyers, retired police officers, medical experts and others to look into school bullying and corporal punishment in Osaka-area schools at the behest of the mayor's office.
A budget of ¥15 million has been proposed for the team's creation, mostly for personnel costs, and the team would be established April 1.
The first proposed ordinance would allow PTAs to call on the team to conduct an investigation if they aren't satisfied with the results of a school-led probe.
The second proposal would oblige school principals to cooperate with the investigative team if so ordered by the mayor or the municipal board of education.
If passed by the municipal assembly, where Hashimoto's local Osaka Ishin no Kai and New Komeito hold sway, the ordinances would give whoever is in the mayor's seat more direct authority to deal with allegations of bullying and corporal punishment.
Currently, such investigations are handled by the board of education, which is independent of the mayor's office.
The proposals are the latest in a series of moves by Hashimoto to crack down on bullying and corporal punishment following the suicide of a second-year student at Sakuranomiya Senior High School in December.
The student, captain of the basketball team, killed himself after being repeatedly physically abused by his coach.
Hashimoto has already forced the board of education to cancel slots for sports majors at Sakuranomiya and merge them with general studies courses, and has continued to publicly speak out against bullying and corporal punishment, and the way schools handle such incidents.
Last week, he attended a lecture against corporal punishment in sports by former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masumi Kuwata, who also played briefly for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007.
Kuwata told the more than 500 municipal education officials in attendance that while playing in the U.S. he visited schools and saw that sports programs did not have corporal punishment, and that it was not needed to produce professional baseball players.
Public support for Hashimoto's overall efforts to address bullying and corporal punishment remains strong, but there are concerns about how the ordinances would work in practice. The mayor's office still wouldn't be able to punish board of education members whose decisions it disagrees with. However, assembly members in the opposition parties have warned that the proposed changes would erode the board's independence from elected politicians.


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The medical technology sector presents a new complex application field for IPS Cable Simulation.
In surgery and examination rooms, various kinds of electronical equipment are used. These tools have to be positioned next to the resting patient while being flexible and moveable. Therefore, a great amount of data lines, cooling hoses and energy supply lines have to move along without suffering damages.
Until today the laying of these lines and hoses was mostly carried through on an experimental basis, which led to an increased wear rate, long developing times and high costs. This is why the University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden has been looking for a simulation-based solution for flexible systems. Finally, by applying IPS Cable Simulation, the laying of the hoses has been optimized successfully.
Prof. Dr. Franz Magerl (OTH Amberg-Weiden) has published an article about this subject in the medical professional journal DeviceMed, which you can read here:
"Simulieren geht über Probieren" in DeviceMed, June 2016. (German PDF)


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Volume 16, Issue 1 (1992)
Front Matter
The World Bank and the Environment: a Legal Perspective
Ibrahim F.I. Shihata
"If It Quacks Like a Duck:" Comparing the ICJ Chambers to International Arbitration for a Mechanism of Enforcement
John C. Guilds III
Notes & Comments
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Doherty: the Politics of Extradition, Deportation, and Asylum
Jennifer M. Corey
Collaring Drug Kingpins: International Extradition and Continuing Criminal Enterprise in United States v. Levy
Roger McDonough
Extraterritorial Employment Protection Amendments of 1991: Congress Protects U.S. Citizens Who Work for U.S. Companies Abroad
Renée S. Orleans


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Last March, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management decided to hold off on auctioning public lands for fracking in the Greater Yellowstone region.
Unfortunately, while 17,000 acres were spared, the agency still auctioned off tens of thousands of acres in the region. And now, thousands more stand to be put on the auction block this December.
Citing public opposition and inadequate management plans, the Bureau of Land Management thankfully withdrew a proposal to sell public lands for fracking near the town of Livingston, Montana and along the Beartooth Mountain Front.
Livingston is the original gateway to Yellowstone National Park and is renowned for its outdoor recreation opportunities and big open spaces. The Beartooth Mountains, located just north of Yellowstone National Park, are equally iconic and prized for their natural splendor and wildness.
While sparing these Greater Yellowstone treasures from fracking was a welcome move, the Bureau of Land Management's decision was ultimately two-faced.
For example, the agency rejected auctioning lands near Livingston, Montana, but moved forward with selling lands less than 10 miles outside of Livingston. And, while the agency backed down from auctioning lands south of the town of Big Timber, lands directly to the north of the town were put on the auction block.
That's why WildEarth Guardians, together with the Western Environmental Law Center, Montana Environmental Information Center, Earthjustice, and landowners in the area filed suit in federal court to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's sale of public lands for fracking in March.
After all, if public opposition and inadequate plans were reason enough to compel the agency to hold off auctioning some lands, then they should have been reason enough to block the sale of all lands in the Greater Yellowstone region.
The Bureau of Land Management's hypocrisy hasn't subsided, however. In fact, it's only grown more extreme.
Earlier this week, the agency announced plans to auction away more than 74,000 acres of public lands in the state, including several thousand in the Greater Yellowstone region. In fact the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to sell lands right next to areas that the agency removed from the auction block in March.
See for yourself, here's a map we prepared showing the public lands that were taken off the auction block in March, that were sold in March, and that are proposed to be auctioned in December.
In other words, despite public opposition and a lack of adequate plans in place to assure protection of Montana's public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is auctioning them away for fracking anyway.
And it's not just the Greater Yellowstone region at risk by the Bureau of Land Management's shameful stewardship of public resources.
The Tongue River Valley is being targeted, the Pioneer Mountains and Ruby Range outside the town of Dillon, lands on the Missouri River just north of Helena, lands next to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation just east of Glacier National Park, and lands along the Musselshell River in Montana's high plains.
Rest assured, we'll be confronting the Bureau of Land Management's hypocrisy. The agency can't decide to protect some lands from fracking because of public opposition and inadequate plans, yet decide not to protect other lands in the face of the same opposition and inadequate plans.


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I just returned from a leopard hunt in Zimbabwe that was outstanding. I took a great leopard plus lots of other plainsgame that inlcuded an exceptional Waterbuck that made Roland and Ward (29+"). The PH that I hunted (Boet Van Aarde of Sebenani Trails) was outstanding and has over 400,000 acres he hunts for leopard and plains game in Southeast Zimbabwe. He ran 80% success this year and has been over 80% in past years. the hunt was very inexpensive compared to most leopard hunts. He used a very unique combination of a portable gound blind, baits and fishing line to alert you that the cat was there. We had four different leopard on bait at one time and I took my leopard the 8 th day of the 12 day hunt. I was very happy with the hunt and the price of $6500 all inclusive for the trophy fee, baits, ground transportation, food lodging, caping, trophy prep., and delivery to taxidermist. If you get a chance to hunt leopard do so as it is one of the most outstanding and suspensefull type of hunting you can do. Feel free to contact me for more info on my hunt.
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By Friday Nwosu
British Airways, one of the world's most recognised aviation brand, Kenya Tourism Board and Tour Brokers International have rewarded participants at the 12th Akwaaba Travel and Tourism Conference with various prizes for participating at the annual event.
The event which had 15 participating countries with over 2,000 visitors in attendance came to a close with eight people from different travel organisations winning various categories of prizes.
In celebrating its 80 years of operation in the aviation industry, British Airways gave out a free Business Class (Club World Class) return ticket from Nigeria to London to the winner, Favor Fadahunsi , MD/CEO of Tri-Global travels. Elated by the prize, Fadahunsi said he was fortunate for being the one to have won the prize among so many participants that attended the event and thanked the organisers of Akwaaba for introducing the travel and tourism conference to this year's event.
Also, Kenya Tourism Board in its bid to woo more tourists from Nigeria and other West African Countries to explore the country's abundant tourism potentials gave out three holiday prizes to three lucky winners from different travel companies at the event.
The winners Adeyemi Adesuwa of St. Kingscrown Travels & Tours Ltd won a holiday package for 2 nights for two people at Great Rift Valley Lodge in Nairobi and Collins Udolu of Jedidah Promotions, Ghana, won a package for 3 nights for two people in Nairobi, while Ayodele Folakemi of Newrate Travels and Tours Ltd won 3 Nights for two at Voyager Beach Resort Mombasa.
Furthermore, Tour Brokers International, an organisation that specializes in packaging tours to exciting destinations handed out three packages to winners to experience one of the new Dubai parks and resort
The winners, Foluke Abodunrin of Folabod Travels & Tours, Musa Adelaja of Musampa Travels & Tours Limited and Modupe Albert of Aviation Logistics were presented with a ticket to visit one of the new Dubai parks and resort on a Royal Caribbean Cruise by Tour Brokers International.
One of the winners, Modupe Albert said it would be lovey to go on a cruise noting that it would be an experience to cherish for a long while.


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REDWOOD CITY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2018 / Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company that designs and develops the first-ever image-guided, catheter-based system that diagnoses and treats patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced the successful treatment of the first nine patients with Pantheris SV (Small Vessel) at two separate hospitals in Germany.
Dr. Arne Schwindt, a vascular surgeon at St. Franziskus Hospital Muenster and longtime innovator with Lumivascular technology, performed the first procedures globally.
Additional cases were performed by Dr. Ulrich Sunderdiek, an interventional radiologist and cardiac surgeon at Marienhospital Osnabrueck. Pantheris SV was used to successfully treat a variety of lesion types, including in-stent restenosis (ISR), calcified lesions, and a chronic total occlusion. In several cases, the Pantheris SV was used to treat multiple lesions in the same patient.
Designed with a lower profile and longer length, Pantheris SV is intended to expand the addressable market for Pantheris by allowing physicians to treat lesions in smaller diameter vessels (2 to 4 millimeters). Pantheris SV incorporates key improvements from the next generation Pantheris launched in the U.S. market in June 2018, including a stiffer shaft for increased pushability, a refined OCT imaging system, and an enhanced cutter design. Pantheris SV is available in limited supply for commercial sale in the EU; it is not available for sale in the US at this time.
Dr. Schwindt, the first physician ever to use Pantheris SV in patients, commented, ''Directional atherectomy combined with onboard image-guidance provides the confidence needed to treat small vessel disease, and an unmatched degree of precision and safety for this challenging anatomical area. We now have a device with the length and crossing profile to address lesions in smaller vessels, which will allow this technology to make a substantial difference in the treatment of arterial disease.''
Dr. Jaafer Golzar, Avinger's Chief Medical Officer who attended all of the cases, noted, ''We witnessed the beginning of a new generation of OCT-guided therapeutic catheters that produced exceptional intravascular imaging without the use of an occlusive balloon. Given the heightened importance of avoiding adverse events in small vessel disease, the unparalleled safety and precision in this first set of cases should make this a valuable tool for physicians performing these often difficult procedures.''
''We appreciate Dr. Schwindt's continued leadership in the use of Lumivascular technology and were excited to observe the positive results achieved with Pantheris SV in these initial cases,'' said Himanshu Patel, Avinger's co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. ''The encouraging physician feedback and patient outcomes validate our high expectations for this device in a clinical setting and provide important learnings to apply towards a broader commercial launch.''
Atherectomy is a minimally invasive treatment for PAD in which a catheter-based device is used to remove plaque from a blood vessel. Lumivascular technology allows physicians, for the first time ever, to see from inside the artery during an atherectomy procedure by using an imaging modality called optical coherence tomography, or OCT, that is displayed on Avinger's proprietary Lightbox console. Physicians performing atherectomy with other devices must rely solely on X-ray as well as tactile feedback to guide their interventions while treating complicated arterial disease. With the Lumivascular approach, physicians can more accurately navigate their devices and treat PAD lesions, thanks to the real-time OCT images generated from inside the artery, without exposing healthcare workers and patients to the negative effects of ionizing radiation.
About Avinger, Inc.
Avinger is a commercial-stage medical device company that designs and develops the first-ever image-guided, catheter-based system that diagnoses and treats patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is estimated to affect over 12 million people in the U.S. and over 200 million worldwide. Avinger is dedicated to radically changing the way vascular disease is treated through its Lumivascular platform, which currently consists of the Lightbox imaging console, the Ocelot family of chronic total occlusion (CTO) catheters, and the Pantheris® family of atherectomy devices. Avinger is based in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit www.avinger.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Avinger's the benefits of Pantheris SV, reduction in radiation exposure, data supporting the use of Pantheris, and increased clinical applicability of Pantheris technology. Such statements are based on current assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include our dependency on a limited number of products; our ability to demonstrate the benefits of our Lumivascular platform; the resource requirements related to Pantheris; the outcome of clinical trial results; potential exposure to third-party product liability, intellectual property and other litigation; lack of long-term data demonstrating the safety and efficacy of our Lumivascular platform products; experiences of high-volume users of our products may lead to better patient outcomes than those of physicians that are less proficient; reliance on third-party vendors; dependency on physician adoption; reliance on key personnel; and requirements to obtain regulatory approval to commercialize our products; as well as the other risks described in the section entitled ''Risk Factors'' and elsewhere in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2018. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and should not be unduly relied upon. Avinger disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Public Relations Contact:
Phil Preuss
VP of Marketing & Business Operations
Avinger, Inc.
(650) 241-7942
[email protected]
Investor Contact:
Mark Weinswig
Chief Financial Officer
Avinger, Inc.
(650) 241-7916
[email protected]
SOURCE: Avinger, Inc.


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LICENSES: Full Liquor (1 AM)
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Prime Back Bay Restaurant location. This top-notch facility has a tremendous build-out and a long history of success. The site is in the heart of the action and has many activity generators. Sales and profitability could be grown by opening for lunch during the week and brunch on the weekends. Gems like this are not available often in the Back Bay!!
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Before Spring Training began one of the biggest concerns the Rays expressed over the potential promotion of Evan Longoria was that he had yet to experience a prolonged slump in the minor leagues. The Rays wanted to see how their top prospect would handle a situation knowing it will eventually happen at the big league level. At the time it seemed like a trivial reason to keep a top prospect in the minors.
If the Rays do indeed demote Longoria to Durham to start the season, many people are going to wonder why. I think I figured out the answer to that question. Or at least I think I figured out why they chose the excuse they will use:
DRays Bay paraphrases Joe Maddon from friday night's pre-game show.
To paraphrase Joe Maddon on the radio pre-game show: "[Evan] hasn't been hitting the breaking balls well."
And here is a quote from our very own Professor on February 25:
If [Longoria's lack of struggles in the minors] is the biggest concern the Rays have with Longoria, then they have no concerns. "He has never slumped" is not a reason to keep somebody in the minors. "He can't handle curveballs" or "He smokes too much weed" are reasons to keep somebody in the minors. "He is too good" is not.
Did the Rays heed the words of The Professor when discussing how to swing the news of Longoria's demotion to the press? I guess it is a good thing the Rays didn't choose option B.
Longoria: Ready? Or Not? [St. Pete Times]
Rays May Keep Evan Longoria In Minors To See Him Struggle [Rays Index]


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In what's either super-exciting news about the return of two beloved characters or further evidence of Hollywood's yellow-bellied resistance to new ideas — I honestly don't know! — Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels have signed on to reprise their roles of Harry and Lloyd in Dumb and Dumber 2, which will be directed by the Farrelly brothers just like the original. It'll be like that really weird half-sequel featuring guys who sort of looked like Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels never happened! Shooting starts this September, with an expected release next year.
Interestingly, the Farrelly brothers won't be writing this one — that duty is going to Sean Anders and John Morris, the duo who most recently directed the upcoming Adam Sandler/Andy Samberg vehicle That's My Boy. This might actually be for the best, as the Farrelly brothers haven't had the best track record as of late — although really, I would love to see just how they wrote all of the eye pokes and head bonks in the Three Stooges script. Just pages and pages of bonks.


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- 19:10 @bigste78 if you're at mums still, could you let her know we are heading off to the airport now? Ta! #
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The angel of judgment - Saint Vincent Ferrer
Feast day: April 5
Patron saint: brick makers, builders, construction workers, plumbers and tile makers
Canonized: 1455
Meaning of name: from the Latin vincere, "to conquer."
Claim to fame: Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1350, Ferrer's parents were distinguished by their virtue and alms-deeds. They made it their rule to distribute alms whenever they could. At age 18 Vincent entered the Dominican Order during the time of the Great Schism – the church's division under multiple popes. He received his doctorate at Catalonia, followed by five years of preaching at the Cathedral at Valencia. In 1394, Cardinal Pedro de Luna set up a papal court in Avignon and named himself Benedict XIII. He offered Vincent many church positions – even that of cardinal, which he refused. He only took the role of de Luna's confessor. Vincent campaigned fruitlessly to end the schism and relinquished his duties to de Luna four years later to become a missionary. He spent the next 20 years preaching throughout Europe about sin, death, God's judgments and eternity. Vincent's sermons were so powerful that many people returned to their Catholic faith.
Why he is a saint: Vincent lay dying when he saw a vision of Christ, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic. As a result of this vision, he was miraculously cured. He began preaching about the last judgment and the need for penance. Because of this, Vincent came to be known as the "angel of judgment." Though Vincent spoke only his native Spanish, people of all languages were able to understand what he said. His biographers believe he had the ability to speak in tongues to communicate the word of God.
Best quote: Vincent's favorite saying was, "Whatever you do, think not of yourselves, but of God."
How he died: Vincent Ferrer died at the age of 69 from a fever. He asked for the Passion of Christ to be read from all four Gospels at his funural, because it was the Wednesday before Palm Sunday, April 5, 1419.


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by Hannah Greene, sophomore theatre major
A small but eager group of students in School of Communications gathered April 21 on Evanston's campus for a discussion with Northwestern's 16th President Morton O. Schapiro. Though they came to hear the president speak about his plans for the future of the school, it was the president who did most of the listening.
"Tell me what I should know about the School of Communications," he said. "I want to learn from you."
Earlier in the month, Schapiro held more of these talks in a series of forums titled "Conversations with the President" in order to learn more about the needs of the student body. This discussion, sponsored by the School of Communication honor society Lambda Pi Eta, was conducted with the same intentions.
"I meet with my senior staff every Monday and I say, 'This is what I learned this week,' and we try to create that change," Schapiro told the group.
The conversation was open and casual as Schapiro asked communication students about their ideas and concerns. The students discussed everything from remodeling curriculum within departments to interschool cooperation to the creation of new programs. One student asked about expansion of the Qatar program. Another student wondered whether it would be possible to improve movement education in the theatre department's acting sequence. A radio/television/film student expressed a desire to explore more radio classes in his major. Students interested in marketing asked about the creation of new business certificate programs and possibly an undergraduate business major in the Kellogg Graduate School of Management that they might pair with their studies in the communication.
Schapiro responded as any good student might, absorbing the information with interest and further curiosity.
"Thank goodness for the students and their input or I don't know what we'd support," he said.
Senior theatre major Alex Knell asked about an interdepartmental major in the School of Communication that would allow students to earn a degree in multiple majors within the school.
Radio/television/film senior Olivia Mascheroni added her support for interdisciplinary study. "Students have expressed a desire to explore multiple areas in the School of Communications," she said.
Acknowledging the need for the school's areas of study to be represented in his plans for the future of Northwestern, Schapiro cited the strategic plan that seven different committees of more than 100 faculty members and students are creating. He is optimistic about the plan and said that he would weigh in at the end.
"I believe my job is in facilitating and implementing," Schapiro said, emphasizing that students and the faculty will do a great deal of the planning. However, he believes that the School of Communications will be featured prominently in his strategic plan, especially given the rising prominence of the communication arts in this decade.
"This is a series of fields that, even though they are disparate, will become more important in this world with the onset of new technology," Schapiro said.
Schapiro closed the discussion by thanking the students for a thorough education in all subjects SoC. He also expressed his confidence in the students of the school to enact their own changes and take charge of their educations.
"This generation of students blossom when they leave home, and we're trying to stay out of their way as much as we can," he said.
Hannah Greene is a sophomore theatre major who writes occasionally for the School of Communication, and has been published in Denver and American Theatre magazines. She is on the advisory board of the Communication Century Scholars and acts and directs theatre productions for the Jewish Theatre Ensemble and Bin the Excitement.


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