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VC Biotech Funding: Perception and Reality
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan's post? Respond in the comments section below.
VCs are starting to talk again about the 'perception' of scarce funding for early stage bio-pharma:
At the New Paradigms meeting (a satellite of JPM Conference), a panel I was involved with discussed the perceived funding gap and whether great companies were still getting financing. The unanimous view was that innovative new startups were continuing to attract capital.
Whenever I hear VCs affirmations that all the good, innovative startups are funded, or that the problem is optics, my antennae go up and I want to see the data.
In other words: Show me the money – and exactly where it is being invested.
Fortunately we live in a world where VC investment is measured and analyzed obsessively – and not just by bio-pharma startups.
Rather than rely on a straw poll of self-selected VCs, we can consult data for 2012 from the National Venture Capital Association's MoneyTree report that shows an overall 10% fall in 2012 as compared to 2011, and double-digit year-on-year declines for biotech (down 15%) and medical devices (down 13%).
Sadly, the MoneyTree report confirms that it is not the best of all possible worlds for early stage life sciences companies and related devices.
So why the evident disconnect between the (anecdotal) views of funders and actual macroeconomic trends?
As the saying goes, where you stand, depends on where you sit. As an independent life sciences consultant, and – full disclosure – CEO / Managing Director of Amrita Therapeutics Ltd., an early-stage bio-discovery company seeking funding, my experiences likely are very different from those of VCs in the JP Morgan bubble.
From their perspective, life sciences may be trending positively, particularly given compression of early valuation – where companies are saddled with much lower valuations as compared to fifteen, ten or even five years ago, using the same metrics. This gives VCs and Pharma Venture Funds the opportunity to gain far greater leverage over small companies at lower capital commitments, essentially transferring value from founders to funders.
The really good news for funders is that at these lowered valuations, early stage biotech is a great investment opportunity, particularly given mounting evidence that the life sciences are a much better bet for IPOs than IT and Social Media.
For 2013, let's hope that VC's can take a break from their Facebook accounts, and make their own perceptions of greater early stage funding a reality for more bio-pharma companies!
About the author:
President of Finston Consulting LLC since 2005, Susan works with innovative biotechnology and other clients ranging from start-up to Fortune-100, providing support for legal, transactional, policy and "doing business" issues. Susan has extensive background and special expertise relating to intellectual property and knowledge-economy issues in advanced developing countries including India and South Asia, Latin America and the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. She also works with governments, s and NGOs on capacity building and related educational programs through BayhDole25. Together with biotechnology pioneer Ananda Chakrabarty, she also is co-founder of Amrita Therapeutics Ltd., an emerging biopharmaceutical company based in India with cancer peptide drugs entering in vivo research. Previous experience includes 11 years in the U.S Foreign Service with overseas tours in London, Tel Aviv, and Manila and at the Department of State in Washington DC. For more information on latest presentations and publications please visit finstonconsulting.com.
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Well, to clarify it a bit, I purchased his latest cookbook yesterday at Barnes and Noble because it isn't in our local Costco yet.
The book is called #Paleotakeout and the meal above is the Date Night Burrito Bowl. Let me tell you, it was easy to make and who ever thought of Avocado Mayo was pure genius! Not to mention I have never seen my granddaughter licking her plate clean!
I used pre-cooked chicken I keep in the fridge during the week for my lunches or dinners when I don't want what the family is having. I also used thinly sliced skirt steak for hubby and my son who prefer beef (like Fajita meat).
I used 2 separate bags to make the marinade, popped the meat into the bags and tossed them in the fridge, while I made the Avocado Mayo and the Pice de Gallo all fresh ingredients!
Instead of a bowl, we used freshly made corn/flour tortillas and party in our mouths was out of this world. From the subtle tang of the lime and Cilantro, to the smooth cool of the Avocado Mayo, the bite of the Chipotle chili powder on the meat. It was the best I have ever had homemade!!
Then your mouth dances with the textures of the chicken, Romaine, onions, tomato, tortilla and smoothness of the Avocado Mayo. It was awesome!!
What is really amazing is we are a food family. When it comes to dinner the kids go back for seconds and last night they were completely full after one and didn't even snack later on!
Russ has a Facebook page #PaleoTakeout you can join and learn more about the book, his book tour which is in full swing and you can read more about his books, his recipes and he seems to always have something to say and answer any questions people ask.
As many of you know, I suffer from autoimmune issues so eating healthier is something I am trying, but if it tastes bad and several non-Russ dishes have, I will NOT eat it just because it is healthy for me. That would be like swallowing Castor Oil without gagging because you were told to! Oh NO!!! That is NOT me!!
My husband is truly set in his ways....he didn't like the steak because he wanted hamburger meat, he wouldn't try the Avocado Mayo (I should have let him believe it was Guacamole first), he wouldn't have the Cilantro rice and wanted to know where the cheese was. He did eat the rest and said the Pico was great!!
Russ has two other cookbooks and I am going to be honest and tell you I have never tried them but they sound great. The next one I will be purchasing is The Safe Starch Cookbook as I am on a very low carb diet so rice and potatoes are usually a no no! I believe this book is in Eform only.
The other book he wrote is called the Ancestral Table and you can get it at Amazon or Barnes and Noble. If you want to try Paleo, these would be great places to start!
**Russ has NOT paid me for endorsing his books and I have not received any compensation...his recipes are just that GOOD!*

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Russell's blazing century downs Bangladesh A
Sagicor High Performance Centre 327 for 9 (Russell 132*, Johnson 67, Walton 61) beat Bangladesh A 210 (Hom 51, Nurse 3-45, Brathwaite 3-23) by 117 runs
Sagicor High Performance Centre recovered very well after an early batting collapse on way to a 117-run win over Bangladesh A in the first one-day match. Andre Russell's blazing unbeaten 132 ensured a big total for the home side, after which the visitors crumbled to spin.
Choosing to bat, HPC fell to 49 for 4 in the 15th over but Leon Johnson and Chadwick Walton smoothened the innings with a 91-run fifth wicket stand. The pair got fifties but they departed by the 37th over to leave Sagicor on 163 for 6.
Russell then singlehandedly took apart the Bangladesh A attack, hammering 132 off just 56 balls with 13 sixes and seven fours. He got to his fifty off 35 balls and the second off only 12 balls. He added 95 runs for the eighth wicket with Ashley Nurse, whose contribution was 14, as Sagicor posted 327 for 9.
Nurse's offbreak then broke the Bangladesh A middle-order as he picked up three wickets. Carlos Brathwaite also went away with three wickets while Nikita Miller had two.
Bangladesh A only had Shuvagata Hom scoring a half-century as the rest hardly made a dent in the chase.
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Location. 39° 51.646′ N, 75° 18.2′ W. Marker is in Essington, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. Marker can be reached from Taylor Ave.. Touch for map. Statue is in Governor Printz Park. Marker is in this post office area: Essington PA 19029, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New Sweden (within shouting distance of this marker); Governor Printz Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lazaretto Quarantine Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Tinicum (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tinicum Township (approx. 0.7 miles away); Morton Homestead (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Morton (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essington.
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What would the teachers of America say if asked about the state of their schools?
Scholastic asked and teachers responded! The largest survey of America's public school teachers will be presented in a live webcast tomorrow- Wednesday, March 3– at 10 am EST.
The live webcast presentation of the findings will be moderated by Harry Smith of CBS's The Early Show and features:
- Vicki Phillips, Director of Education, College Ready, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Margery Mayer, President, Scholastic Education, Scholastic Inc.
- And a panel of teachers from America's public schools.
For more details visit Scholastic's On Our Minds blog or register at Primary Sources. I have been assured that the webcast will be archived for access at a later date so stay tuned and I'll share the information when I have it!


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what are the results inside mind of a 25-year-old billionaire entrepreneur?
Continue reading and so they might tell you.
We combed through interviews, speeches, and rants of the world's many successful younger entrepreneurs to locate their utmost quotes. Some estimates will inspire and motivate you, other people will notify you, and two may only change the method you think about online business forever.
I've broken the quotes down into groups like Quotes About danger and Useful Quotes, which you are able to view on the table items to leap to whatever element of estimates you want. The Internet's brightest youthful entrepreneurial thoughts tend to be talking on subjects from user friendliness to social networking – and we would-be fools to not listen.
Everyone about this number below started their particular company in their teens or very early 20's and they've all attained crazy success beyond their particular years. A few of the younger business owners regarding list's age has crept in to the early 30's, but that is nevertheless quite younger to be a CEO.
The 50 top quotes through the top young entrepreneurs is the following. If you're interested in this post you might like our 50 Great ideas on triumph and our Top 30 Quotes To Inspire Entrepreneurs.
Getting Started
"I think it is better to dive inside and learn the tough way."
– Pete Cashmore, Mashable
"If you do things that are simpler very first, then you can certainly actually make a lot of progress."
– Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
"A difficult thing is completed by figuring out how to begin."
– Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz
"To any entrepreneur: if you would like get it done, do it. If you don't, you're likely to regret it."
– Catherine Cook, MyYearbook
"If you've got a notion, begin today. There's no better time than today to begin. That does not imply stop your task and leap to your idea 100per cent from time one, but there's constantly little development which can be made to start the motion."
– Kevin Systrom, Instagram
"Everything started as nothing."
– Ben Weissenstein, Grand Slam Garage Sales
The "Big" Concept
"we don't have big a few ideas. We occasionally have actually small tips, which seem to exercise."
– Matt Mullenweg, WordPress
"I experience the delusion that every item of my imagination isn't only feasible, but constantly in the cusp to become genuine."
– Sean Parker, Napster
"Choose anything unique."
– Angelo Sotiro, DeviantART
"People tend to believe in order to start a company they need to produce some thing brand-new and dazzling, but that is a misconception – therefore's usually propagated by venture capitalists."
– Gurbaksh Chahal, RadiumOne
"If Bing shows you any such thing, it is that tiny tips is huge."
– Ben Silbermann, Pinterest
Becoming a Young Business Owner
"i do believe I happened to be really naïve in the beginning, but that can required I didn't know very well what couldn't be done."
– Matt Mickiewicz, 99 Designs
"It's perhaps not about how a long time of experience you have. It's towards top-notch your several years of experience."
– Jacob Cass, Logo associated with time
"The early in the day you begin, the greater amount of time you need to damage."
– Emil Motycka, Motycka Companies
"There's no committee that claims, 'This is the style of person who can change the whole world – therefore can't.' Recognizing that anybody can get it done is the first faltering step. The next phase is finding out exactly how you're going to do it."
– Adora Svitak, Flying Fingers
Quotes About threat
"If you're maybe not making errors, after that you're not making decisions."
"If you start with nothing and end up getting nothing, there's nothing lost."
– Michael Dunlop, Money Diary
"The biggest danger isn't using any threat… In some sort of that altering actually quickly, truly the only strategy that's going to fail is certainly not taking chances."
"Don't make choices considering worry."
– Jake Nickell, Threadless
Quotes About Failure
"I've additionally learned that the largest lessons originated in my biggest blunders."
"The toughest component about becoming a business owner usually you'll fail ten times for each success."
– Adam Horwitz, Mobile Phone Monopoly
"Running a start-up is much like consuming cup. You just begin to like flavor of your blood."
Quotes About Earning Money
"I think perhaps not targeting cash enables you to sane because in the long run it could most likely drive you crazy."
– Kevin Systrom, Instagram
"The businesses that i must say i admire probably the most are those that have a-deep visceral understanding of the reason why men and women utilize their service, and they find out ways of earning money being entirely consistent with just how people are feeling and what they're doing at the time."
"Great items sell on their own."
Kevin Systrom, Instagram
"To succeed on the web, you should be nimble and evolve where in actuality the opportunities tend to be. You have to layer income streams."
"There are plenty of rich men and women worldwide. You Can Find very few those who have the privilege to getting to invent things that vast amounts of men and women use."
– David Karp, Tumblr
After Your Enthusiasm
"Every solitary person i am aware that is successful at what they do is successful simply because they love doing it."
– Joe Penna, Mystery Guitar Man
"Anything can be done, as long as you certainly think it."
– Ashley Qualls, WhateverLife
"We led with our conviction versus rational, because rational stated it was impossible."
– Daniel Ek, Spotify
"Find something you like and do so much better than everyone else."
Useful Guidance
"My number 1 piece of advice is: you ought to discover ways to program."
"If you create the online world, survive the web."
– Matthew Mullenweg, WordPress
"A bad logo design does not imply a company will fail, and an excellent logo design does not imply it will be successful – it simply assists. In The End good logo design is something that people recognize instantly and connect with."
"SEO is a race, perhaps not a sprint."
– Neil Patel, Quick Sprout
"Don't simply take way too much guidance. it is exactly that most people that have a lot of guidance to give—there are a few those who are exclusions, and they've got a lot of information facing them—most men and women generalize whatever they did and state that is the strategy that caused it to be work."
"Over-deliver everytime."
– Alex Maroko, Game Speed Insider
Estimates on Social Media Marketing
"Building and hanging to an audience is the biggest role of social media marketing."
– Matthew Inman, The Oatmeal
"I think photos is one of the fundamental things in just about every social networking that becomes effective."
"Social media truly was raised."
– Kevin Rose, Digg
Quotes on Startups
"The next huge thing is the the one that makes the last big thing functional."
– Blake Ross, Mozilla
"There's plenty of pressure to appear such as the last company which was successful."
"The pace of modification for entrepreneurs is quickly accelerating, in addition to price and risk of starting a unique business and getting off the surface is amazing. The capacity to gain user comments truly quickly and adjust to exactly what your customers desire is very various using the internet since it is today. But finding a new marketplace, assisting people and using that original concept and making it a company is actually interesting now."
"Every startup should deal with an actual and demonstrated need in the field. If you build an answer to a problem many people have, it's really easy to offer your product or service into the globe."
"The transition methods are more crucial than understanding what the outcome state would be."
"We are really competing against ourselves, we now have no control over just how people perform."
Quotes on Simplicity
"Every function has many upkeep cost, and achieving fewer features allows us to concentrate on the ones we love and also make sure they work well."
– David Karp, Tumblr


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European Choral Association
Europa Cantat Tallinn 2018
The largest choral festival of Europe is held in Tallinn in 2018.
Choirs, choral conductors, composers and managers from all around the world will be meeting in Estonia to experience the special programme offered by the festival. Registration to the festival has started!
European Award for
Sing Me In: Girona Training
World Youth Choir 2018
The 2017 edition of 'European Award for Choral Composers' also known as the 'Golden Tuning Fork Award' before has been given.
Upon the evaluation of 51 works from 41 different composers, the following composers have been awarded prizes: Balatoni Sandor (*1983) and Peter Toth (*1965) in a capella category and Gyöngyösi Levente (*1975) in the category with instrument accompaniment. Then next composer award will be given in 2020.
The 'Sing Me In' project deals with the integration of migrants and refugees to the society through choral singing. The project, of which Choral Culture Association is also a partner of, has fulfilled its first year.
There will be a training held in Girona to test the first output of the project. Two representatives from Turkey will participate in the training.
World Youth Choir has been organised in Hungary in 2017 with a successful concert tour reaching out to Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The choir will meet in China in 2018. If you want to participate in the project as a Turkish singer, you can contact the association. The national auditions for the World Youth Choir will be held in January 2018 in Istanbul.


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From labor disputes cases to labor and employment publications, for your research, you'll find solutions on Bloomberg Law®. Protect your clients by developing strategies based on Litigation...
By Lawrence E. Dubé
Michael Bologna contributed to this report.
June 30 — In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court June 30 held that personal care assistants paid by the state of Illinois but mostly supervised by the home care recipients they serve are not "full-fledged" public employees who can be compelled to pay union dues or fees to a union recognized by the state as their bargaining agent.
The ruling is a major blow to unions like the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 400,000 such aides across the U.S. Just as importantly, the five justices in the majority revealed a level of skepticism about the constitutionality of union shop or fair share agreements in any public employment setting that will concern not only SEIU but many other public employee unions.
The court declined a request by Pamela Harris and other care assistants to overrule a 37-year old precedent that generally permits "fair share" agreements for public employees, but the court's majority called the earlier ruling "questionable" and declined to extend it to the Illinois care aides, noting that the union recognized by the state had little authority to negotiate benefits for the care assistants.
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito said: "If we accepted Illinois' argument, we would approve an unprecedented violation of the bedrock principle that, except perhaps in the rarest of circumstances, no person in this country may be compelled to subsidize speech by a third party that he or she does not wish to support."
Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined in the majority opinion.
Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor, dissented.
Comment was quick on a Supreme Court decision that was argued before the court more than five months ago.
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys represented Harris before the Supreme Court, and the group's President Mark Mix said in a statement: "We applaud these homecare providers' effort to convince the Supreme Court to strike down this constitutionally-dubious scheme, thus freeing thousands of homecare providers from unwanted union control."
"This scheme, which forced parents and other relatives taking care of persons with disabilities into union political association was a slap in the face of fundamental American principles we hold dear," Mix said.
Harris said in the same statement that "families in Illinois can relax knowing their homes are safe from being a union workplace and there will be no third party intruding into the care we provide our disabled sons and daughters."
But Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, said: "The workers and people that they care for affected by this ruling have already seen vast improvements because of their association with a union. A contract gives workers better wages and working conditions, provides a stable workforce to provide quality care to our families, friends, and neighbors, and is good for our country's economy."
The court declined a request by eight care assistants to overrule a 37-year old precedent that generally permits "fair share" agreements for public employees, but the majority called the earlier ruling "questionable" and declined to extend it to the Illinois care aides, noting that the union recognized by the state had little authority to negotiate benefits for the care assistants.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), ranking Republican on the Senate committee said the decision was "good news for our nation's families, who are now protected from a disturbing union scheme to turn private homes into unionized workplaces." The ruling "keeps union hands out of the pockets of those providing care to their disabled family members," he said.
The Obama administration also responded quickly to the ruling. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement: "For almost 40 years, the Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment allows state and local governments to require employees to pay a fair share of a union's expenses for representing that worker."
"We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has carved out a group of workers—homecare workers who provide critical support to the elderly and people with disabilities in their own homes," the press secretary said.
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez also issued a statement reacting to the decision. Stating that home care workers perform heroic work for the disabled, he said: "By organizing together, these workers have improved both their own working conditions and the quality of the services they provide."
"Today's Supreme Court decision will make it more difficult for home care workers to have a united voice and the support they need to best serve their clients," Perez said. But he added: "We can and will continue to work in partnership with home care workers, consumers, employes, unions and states to ensure both good jobs and quality home care."
AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka decried an "assault from anti-worker organizations" and said "the fate of workers cannot and will not be decided by one Supreme Court decision."
The eight home health aides, or personal assistants, for Medicaid recipients argued that a 2009 executive order by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and a collective bargaining agreement between the state and SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana violated their First Amendment and 14th Amendment rights by forcing the workers to accept a union as their exclusive bargaining representative and to pay either union dues or a fair share fee to support the union's representation costs.
In 2010, the nonunion personal assistants sued Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and three unions, seeking relief from compulsory support of the unions. But a federal district court rejected their class claims that the fair share fees negotiated by the state violate the personal assistants' First Amendment rights and dismissed other claims as not ripe for review.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed, ruling that the personal assistants are state employees, at least for collective bargaining purposes, and the state can compel them as employees to "financially support a single representative's exclusive collective bargaining representation" (656 F.3d 692, 191 LRRM 2545 (7th Cir. 2011).
The personal assistants filed a petition for Supreme Court review. The high court called for the views of the solicitor general, who advised against review. However the court granted review and heard oral argument in January.
"This case," Alito wrote for the majority, "presents the question whether the First Amendment permits a State to compel personal care providers to subsidize speech on matters of public concern by a union that they do not wish to join or support." The majority found the U.S. Constitution did not permit the Illinois fair share agreement, and reversed the Seventh Circuit.
Alito said Harris and other care assistants were employed under the state's Medicaid-supported Rehabilitation Program, which allows an aid recipient to hire a "personal assistant." Many of the assistants are relatives of the aid recipients, and many provide help in the recipient's home.
An Illinois statute, 89 Ill. Admin. Code § 676.30(p), defines a "personal assistant" in the program as an individual "employed by the customer." Alito noted that another provision, Section 676.30(b), mandates that the customer is "responsible for controlling all aspects of the employment relationship," including such functions as hiring, directing, disciplining, and discharging an assistant.
"While customers exercise predominant control over their employment relationship with personal assistants, the State, subsidized by the federal Medicaid program, pays the personal assistants' salaries," Alito wrote. But he found that state government's role in the relationship is "comparatively small," with the state setting some qualifications and suggesting some duties for care assistants.
In the 1980s, Alito wrote, the Illinois Labor Relations Board found that the state could not be considered the employer of the care assistants for purposes of its state labor relations statute.
However, he said, Illinois "circumvented this decision" by issuing an executive order, later codified by the state legislature, calling for state recognition of a union and finding that the state needed "feedback from the personal care assistants" to ensure home care services were efficiently and effectively delivered.
SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana won an election to represent the care assistants, and later entered a "fair share" agreement requiring any bargaining unit employees who were not members of the union to pay a fee. The union receives more than $3.6 million annually from Illinois care assistants, Alito said.
The majority opinion said the Seventh Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Illinois laws, but did so by relying on Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209, 95 LRRM 2411 (1977), which held that a public employer may have an interest in labor peace that justifies dealing with a collective bargaining representative rather than individuals.
However, in Knox v. Service Employees International Union Local 1000, 132 S. Ct. 2277, 193 LRRM 2641 (2012), the court called Abood "something of an anomaly."
Alito wrote that "the State of Illinois now asks us to sanction what amounts to a very significant expansion of Abood—so that it applies, not just to full-fledged public employees, but also to others who are deemed to be public employees solely for the purpose of unionization and the collection of an agency fee."
Alito said the Abood court relied on Railway Employees' Department v. Hanson, 351 U.S. 225, 38 LRRM 2099 (1956), and International Association of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740, 48 LRRM 2345 (1961), in which the court upheld union shop agreements in the private sector. But he found that Abood "failed to appreciate the difference between the core union speech involuntarily subsidized by dissenting public-sector employees and the core union speech involuntarily funded by their counterparts in the private sector."
In the public sector, he wrote, core issues such as wages, pensions and benefits are not only matters of interest to employees; they are also "important political issues."
Commenting that "Abood failed to appreciate the conceptual difficulty of distinguishing in public-sector cases between union expenditures that are made for collective-bargaining purposes and those that are made to achieve political ends," Alito said the Supreme Court has "struggled repeatedly" with the issue.
The "unusual status" of personal assistants under the Illinois program raised important questions about applying Abood to the fair share arrangement with SEIU, the court said.
Noting that the home care aides were ineligible for a "host of benefits" extended to other state workers, Alito said "Illinois deems personal assistants to be state employees for one purpose only, collective bargaining, but the scope of bargaining that may be conducted on their behalf is sharply limited."
The majority opinion said "Abood's rationale, whatever its strengths and weaknesses, is based on the assumption that the union possesses the full scope of powers and duties generally available under American labor law. Under the Illinois scheme now before us, however, the union's powers and duties are sharply circumscribed, and as a result, even the best argument for the 'extraordinary power' that Abood allows a union to wield … is a poor fit."
Citing the "questionable foundations" of Abood and calling the Illinois care assistants "quite different from full-fledged public employees," the court said it would not "extend Abood to the new situation now before us."
Abood had "clear boundaries" that limited its application to public employees, Alito said. Applying the precedent to "partial public employees, quasi-public employees, or simply private employees" would create practical problems and would leave the high court uncertain about "where to draw the line."
Holding that Abood should be confined to "full-fledged state employees," Alito found the fair share agreement could not otherwise be defended against the constitutional challenge. He observed that the disputed fair-share agreement was defended as providing improved benefits to the care assistants, and the union representing the Illinois aides argued it had been an effective advocate.
Even assuming those assessments were accurate, Alito found that an agency fee or fair share agreement could not be upheld unless its proponents could show the benefits would have been impossible to attain by a union relying exclusively on voluntary dues payments of the care assistants who chose to join the union.
"For all these reasons," Alito wrote, "we refuse to extend Abood in the manner that Illinois seeks."
Reversing the Seventh Circuit, and remanding the case for "further proceedings consistent with this opinion," the majority found "[t]he First Amendment prohibits the collection of an agency fee from personal assistants in the Rehabilitation Program who do not want to join or support the union."
In her dissent, Kagan said Abood "answers the question presented in this case."
"Abood," the justice wrote, "held that a government entity may, consistently with the First Amendment, require public employees to pay a fair share of the cost that a union incurs negotiating on their behalf for better terms of employment. That is exactly what Illinois did in entering into collective bargaining agreements with" the SEIU that "included fair-share provisions."
Kagan said there was "cause for satisfaction" that the court did not overrule Abood, although she said the majority took "potshots" at the precedent.
Some of the majority's analysis of the Illinois Rehabilitation Program appears to rest on "the simple presence of another employer," the home care clients or customers, Kagan said. She argued "this Court's cases provide no warrant for holding that joint public employees are not real ones."
"If Illinois had structured the program, as it could have, to centralize every aspect of the employment relationship, no question could possibly have arisen about Abood's application," Kagan wrote.
"Nothing should change," she said, "because the State chose to respect the dignity and independence of program beneficiaries by allowing them to select and discharge, as well as supervise day-to-day, their own caregivers."
"For many decades, Americans have debated the pros and cons of right-to-work laws and fair-share requirements," the dissent observed. "The petitioners in this case asked this Court to end that discussion for the entire public sector, by overruling Abood and thus imposing a right-to-work regime for all government employees."
"The good news out of this case," Kagan said "is clear: The majority declined that radical request. The Court did not, as the petitioners wanted, deprive every state and local government, in the management of their employees and programs, of the tool that many have thought necessary and appropriate to make collective bargaining work."
"The bad news," she wrote, "is just as simple: The majority robbed Illinois of that choice in administering its in-home care program."
Arguing the majority misapplied a precedent that struck a stable balance for 40 years between employee rights and the interests of government employers, Kagan concluded "[t]he balance Abood struck … should have defeated the petitioners' demand to invalidate Illinois's fair-share agreement."
Several groups commented that the high court's decision will impact care workers across the country and many of the aid recipients who depend on them.
Richard Fiesta, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans said in a statement: "Today's decision hurts millions of low-wage workers and the people they serve, often the most frail and vulnerable in America."
"All workers deserve a voice. Home health care workers' right to a voice on the job took a wrong-headed hit today, and that harms the home health care that seniors and people with disabilities receive," Fiesta said. But he added "the Court upheld the right of other public employees to have a voice at work. That means they can continue to serve their communities and retire with dignity."
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden called the decision "the latest Roberts Court attack on important protections for hard-working Americans that sides with wealthy special interests in weakening worker protections."
"This decision may be limited to those who the Supreme Court deems not fully public-sector workers," Tanden warned, "but it is clear the Court is willing to wield the First Amendment as a weapon to hurt workers."
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel issued a statement that "today the Supreme Court of the United States created a roadblock on that path to the American Dream. This ruling jeopardizes a proven method for raising the quality of home health care services—namely, allowing home health care workers to join together in a strong union that can bargain for increased wages, affordable health care and increased training."
Jodi Sturgeon, president of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, said in a statement that "the Court's decision limits the State's ability to determine how best to strengthen its Medicaid home and community-based services by building a sustainable qualified workforce."
"Unfortunately," Sturgeon said, "it is Illinois citizens who need long-term care, their families, and the underpaid workers who provide their care—who will bear the brunt of this decision."
Mary Kay Henry, international president of the SEIU, told reporters in a conference call that she is disappointed with the court's ruling, but she said the union would not be deterred from its goal of advocating on behalf of the estimated 3 million home-health workers across the country. Henry conceded, however, that SEIU would have to develop a "new model" for representing home-health workers and acting as their collective bargaining agent.
"Despite today's decision, we are ready to move forward," Henry said. "We are prepared to work in partnership with Illinois and our consumer partners to make whatever changes are necessary to ensure that health care workers can continue to have a strong voice for good jobs and quality health care."
Henry said SEIU believes the ruling is limited to the 26,000 home-health workers in Illinois, but the union is aware of potentially broader consequences. SEIU represents approximately 400,000 home-health aids nationally.
"We believe this case impacts Illinois," she said. "It remains to be seen whether this case has any impact in the other states where we represent home care providers and those states are California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and Washington."
Henry said the court's ruling would not affect the current collective bargaining relationship between SEIU and Illinois. She said SEIU would convene meetings with the administration of Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D), aimed at developing strategies for maintaining the social and financial benefits being achieved through Illinois' home health program. She described those discussions with the state as, "incredibly preliminary."
Madigan, who spoke with reporters during the same conference call, said the ruling has done nothing to diminish Illinois' enthusiasm for union representation of home-health workers. She said the relationship has improved care standards for the elderly and the disabled, and permitted the state to save millions of dollars
"This program has been extremely beneficial and extremely positive to the state, to the recipients of care, and the home health care workers. I have long described this as a win-win-win," she said. "So we want to ensure that the program, going forward, continues to save the state as much money as possible."
Madigan added, "we are going to be looking to make sure that this model can be retained and we will make changes as need be."
William L. Messenger of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Inc. in Springfield, Va., argued the case for Harris. Paul M. Smith of Jenner & Block LLP in Washington argued for SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli argued for the U.S. as an amicus curiae.
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i had seen a portion of this documentary a few months ago but i finally managed to see the whole thing just now.
TL;dr: It's one of the better documentaries on the subject of the Autism Spectrum and you should check it out if you have a chance.
So... Autism... what is it?
... yeah wish i could tell ya.
The problem with describing autism is that it's such a case by case thing, no two are the same... they may share similar traits but as a whole they couldn't be any more different.
This documentary touches on that and shows some of the things being used to lessen certain symptoms and try to have life be easier. It also mentions possible causes and how there are now more ways for Autistic children to transition into adults.
However... there were some things i wished they focused on more.
See the reason i care so much about Autism and the Autism Spectrum is cause my little brother has it.
and i say 'little' to means younger.... he's over 6 feet tall and strong as a bear but that doesn't change the fact that i was born first.
so in His case autism is:
Non-Verbal - this doesn't mean he doesn't talk... he talks all day and all night but he's not saying anything, he's either repeating things he saw on tv that he liked or entire monologues from films or random songs from musicals. He is extremely Echolalic which means my entire life has been a game of "stop copying me" but occasionally he will say one word things in order to let you know what he wants.... but that's as far as the communication goes. he doesn't comprehend whats being said most of the time.
Low Functioning - this one is mostly because he can't read and can't write out his thoughts. he also can't be left alone cause he's a big kid who likes to eat and cook but he doesn't understand maybe putting a bag of popcorn in the microwave for 20 minutes is a bad idea (yeah he actually did it... we caught it at about 6 minutes in though) he has no concept of money or empathy
Severely Autistic - he will probably always live at home, he will never be able to hold a job (we have tried) and he will always need help with day to day life.
however it's not all bad.
He loves to laugh and cause he's still like a young child he had that babylike laugh thats unrestrained despite sounding so silly.
he's really loving and will randomly just hug us and not let go.
he's rarely violent (though when he is violent it's rough cause he's much stronger then us, though we've all been hit or headbutted at least once) and it's easy enough to catch his meltdowns early and try to redirect his attention.
he loves movies and video games and roller coasters and lots of fun things so it's not too hard to take him out but he hates things like lines so... risky.
best of all he's funny, and not laugh at him funny just cute funny.
one time at a wedding the bride began to tear up and he just yelled at the top of his lungs "Don't cry!" which made everyone chuckle cause it was so silent just a second ago.
when we saw wicked he really liked the song popular cause it has a punchline to it.... we were near the back (cause those were the most reasonably priced seats) and when it came time for the punchline he said it pretty loudly and it at least made us chuckle.
Also despite now being in his 20s he still insists that he go trick or treating as batman every year... and then cause i look like i'm a kid the parents tend to give me candy too.... so thats a nice perk.
yet my entire life i've had people say "wow what a good big sister" or "your so strong" or "it's not fair that you have to give up so much"
1. Of course i'm a good big sister... i would be a good big sis no matter what... autism or not.
2. I'm not strong at all, as a family we have to support each other to continue leading a happy life... i'm just a piece of that family.
3. I haven't had to give up a damn thing... Yes i am pretty much a live in Nanny but i still go out, i still work and i still make art. Yes i have to think before i go out to see if it's possible and fits with his schedule but i can almost always make it work ...
so why the spiel.
The good about the documentary:
Theres a lot of focus on the fact that it's not an epidemic, the number has not increased in the past 30 years... the autism spectrum has gotten much broader to the point where ADHD is considering under the Autism Spectrum umbrella.
it completely disowned that one british study that said it was cause by immunization... it's not, for the record it's not cause by uncaring parents either. Sometimes is is cause by vitamin deficiencies but again not true for every case of autism.
it talks about the fact that it is most likely genetic with a chance of it coming from the environment.
it speaks about early intervention (which wasn't around when my brother was that young) and touches on how families have dealt with it and how they just want to do everything in their power to try and help find a cure.
the not so good:
when it starts talking about the Teenagers with Autism.... they actually focus on Teenagers with hi-functioning autism or Aspergers Syndrom.... these people could communicate and think and ask questions in full sentences... so to have the documentary hammer home "oh you just got to teach them right and wrong they will learn" um... yeah... we try but when you can't talk to them... it becomes infinitely more difficult... so yeah maybe try those things on some non-verbal Autistic people and then talk to me...
this just hits a nerve personally for me cause whenever we enroll my brother in a program to help kids like him he either grows up (most programs cut you off at 21 and the government stops offering social things for them) or gets booted cause he's a little loud - this translates as Not easy to deal with -
Yes his Stims involve making loud whale-like noises or repeating an emotion infront of a mirror to see what it looks like on his face... but considering he's not sickly and he's highly independent your just going to kick him out cause he's 'not easy?'
Autism isn't easy.... but how are we supposed to help them socialize or gain more skills if you give up on them cause they are a little work?
essentially i wish it focused on more adults who have sever Autism and how they have to live.... but that doesn't paint a hopeful picture... so i understand why they didn't.
but if we keep ignoring them then how can we show the world that this is the struggle we have to deal with on a daily basis with no support.
still probably the best Documentary on Autism that i've seen... not perfect but better then others.


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Greetings Hounds!
My girlfriend and I recently came home from a wonderful driving vacation through Oregon. A considerable portion of our time was spent savoring the foods, wines, and beers of the Pacific Northwest. In thanks to all of those 'hounds who helped me plan my trip, I submit the following report of my experiences. I hope it serves useful to residents of and future visitors to the beautiful state of Oregon.
Rather than put all my notes into one post, I'm going to break it up into pieces as replies to this post. Im only about half done so far, hopefully Ill post the rest at the end of the weekend. Here's an outline of whats to come:
Food Where and what we ate in the following areas:
- The Coast
.. Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, CA
.. Los Bagels Café, Arcata, CA
.. Blue Heron Bistro, Coos Bay
.. Rogue Brewery, Newport
.. Nye Beach Café, Newport
.. Panini Bakery, Newport
- Portland
.. Pazzo
.. Whole Foods
.. Higgins
.. Blue Moon
.. Portland City Grill
.. Southpark Seafood Grill and Wine Bar
- East & South
.. Korner Post Restaurant, Detroit
.. Merenda, Bend
.. Baja Norte, Bend
.. Prospect Pizza, Prospect (Crater Lake)
.. Geppettos, Ashland
.. Village Café, Mount Shasta, CA
.. Centro Cocina Mexicana, Sacramento, CA
Wine - What we drank, tasting notes
Beer - What we also drank, tasting notes
Thanks for reading. Enjoy!


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Miley Cyrus Goes Grunge for American Hi-Fi Concert in London!
Miley Cyrus sports a fun rocker look as she heads out of the 100 Club with pals on Wednesday night (May 7) in London, England.
The 21-year-old entertainer caught a performance by the band American Hi-Fi.
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We had previously taken a look at NARS' holiday sets; the weather has finally permitted me to finish swatching their "regular" holiday collection.
Arabian Nights is (as you might have surmised from the name) a night-series eyeshadow trio. The shadows are black-based with sparkle, and (in my humble opinion) perform better wet. I actually swatched this palette "backwards" from the way it appears in the compact, because the tester pan was in the unit upside down.
Swatched dry, the shades are sheer black with silver sparkle (I built up the dry swatch, and the black is prone to fallout), black with blue-purple sparkle, and sheer grey-black with a red-purple sparkle that tends to blow away. Swatched wet, the first shade is a charcoal-black with multicolored silver sparkle. The second is still black with blue-purple sparkle. And the third is grey-black with dense red-purple shimmer (the sparkle is smaller in this shade, so it translates into shimmer). The trio is $45, limited edition.
I talked to one of my favorite NARS associates about Arabian Nights. He said it's his favorite piece of the collection, and lamented that swatching doesn't really do it justice. I asked him to explain his devotion, and he said the shadows look like gemstones on the lid (which sounds quite lovely).
Ponderosa is a cream eyeshadow single. It's cool, dark brown with gold shimmer (very pretty!) — $23, and limited edition.
Mandchourie is a powder eyeshadow duo ($33, permanent). It is fascinating: a complex green-grey-blue with shimmery gold tones, paired with a muted, faded, dusty, matte, semi-sheer navy-indigo blue.
There is also a happy assortment of holiday lips and nails. Joyous Red lipstick ($24, limited edition) is not exactly red. It's a muted (slightly browned) coral/red, bricky on my lips. It's great for the season, and not too dark for my skintone.
Albatross lipgloss ($24) is also limited edition. It's a shimmering pale gold.
There are two limited edition nail polishes ($17). Space Odyssey (the color created for Fashion's Night Out) is a cool silver foil (looks shimmery/slightly gritty but feels smooth). Endless Night is a sheer grape in one coat. The color is so dark that it turns black-plum (really black plum) in two.
And the holiday season introduces two new (and permanent) shades of the Larger Than Life eyeliners. These mechanical eyeliners are absolutely fantastic at staying put — they're one of the few things I'll trust on my lower lash line. Campo de Fiori is an antique gold shimmer. St. Marks Place is a low-shimmer bright blue-purple. (Check out the other LTL eyeliner shades here and here. They're $23 each.)
And finally: the cheeks. Sin (powder blush, $27) is a repromote, a berry-wine with gold shimmer/sparkle. In a heavier swatch, you can see it's actually pretty purple (red-grape, I'd call it).
Miss Liberty is new but permanent. It's a "highlighting blush" (a.k.a. not a blush but a highlighter), a sheer peach with very fine silver sparkles. It's also $27.
And finally, there's a new Multiple stick (these can be used anywhere: lids, cheeks, or lips). And because "Orgasm" and "Deep Throat" weren't scandalous enough, it's called G-Spot. Sensibilities are different in Texas than they are in New York, and mostly I've heard G-Spot referred to as "the new one."
G-Spot is blush-wine with a very subtle gold shimmer (my sales associate didn't even realize it had shimmer 'til she saw it on my arm). It's more red than Sin, a berry red. It's a pretty, ruddy flush for cheeks and lips this winter, I definitely approve. Like all Multiples, G-Spot is $39 (and it's permanent).
This entire collection is actually up for sale in the BeautyBloggers.org charity auction (and it's currently going for WAY less than retail).
NARScosmetics.com is also offering free two-day shipping through the end of the year (and today only, they're adding a free sample of Orgasm Illuminator to any cart).


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Song Name: Antara Mandire Jago Jago
Official Name: None
Book Name: None
Language: Bengali
antara mandire jāgo jāgo
mādhava kṛṣṇa gopāl
nava aruṇa sama jāgo hṛdoy mama
sundara giridhārī lāl
nayane ghanāye betāri bādol
jāgo jāgo tumi kiśora śyāmol
śri rādhā priyatama jāgo hṛdoye mama
jāgo he goṣṭer rākhāl
yaśodā dulāl eso eso nani chor
prāṇer devatā eso he kiśora
lo'ye rādhā vāme hṛdi vraja dhāme
eso he brajer rākhāl
1) Please arise, please arise in the temple of my heart, O Madhava! O Krsna! O Gopal! Please arise, glowing radiantly in my heart like the new sunrise, O beautiful one! O DarlingGiridhari-Lal!
2) Tears are pouring from my eyes like a monsoon cloudburst! Please arise, please arise, O youthful Kisora! O dark Syamal! O most beloved of Srimati Radharani! Please arise in my heart! Please arise, O maintainer of the cowheards!
3) O darling of Yasoda! Come, please come, O butter thief! O Lord of my life! Please come, O youthful boy! Bringing Radha along at Your left, in the abode of Vraja within my heart, please come O protector of Vraja!
This song was popularized by Vaiyasaki Dasa's 1983 album "Transcendence." It is originally rendered in Raga Darbari Kanhada in Tintal.


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Question about (!) Deprecated
After reinstalling wamp I am now seeing the following warning at the top of my security pages:
Deprecated: mysql_pconnect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in C:\wamp\www\testsite\Connections\impressions_db.php on line 9
Upon trying to solve this I found this page: http://us1.php.net/function.mysql-pconnect
Scrolling down upon this: Note: You can suppress the error message on failure by prepending a @ to the function name.
So I prepended on line 4 and it repressed the deprecated message on the testing server.
Will this affect the functionality on the live server?
Thank you for your time.


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Sunday, 18 August 2013
I can't wait
So basically for one of my birthday prezzies I got the best present EVER... Tickets to see Alunageorge in October, I'm so excited! As you know I have done quite a few posts mentioning AlunaGeorge so this was literally such an awesome present, ( thanks mum and dad! )
P.s. sorry for the lack of posts I have been in Spain for my birthday ( need to do a post on what I bought in Alicante )
Also it's the summer hols so I have been very busy!
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Next time you hit that runner's wall, just picture a big pint of beer or a tall glass of wine, waiting for you at the finish line. Show that you will run for alcohol with this funny runner's tee featuring the phrase "Run Darling, There's Booze At The Finish Line."
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Reuse Project Ideas for Vintage Display Case?
Q: I eagerly read through all the Before/After projects that I see on here, though this post is not that. It's more the opposite: several years ago, a friend gave me this display case that was too large for her to move with. She said it was from the 1940's/50's, and I have no idea what it was once used for (ties? pens?). I adopted it thinking that some great DIY epiphany would soon occur but sadly, none arrived. So I'm bringing it to this forum, wondering if someone out there can see magic potential in this piece that I clearly cannot. Any suggestion is welcome, and I'll happily report back to show off the final product. Anyone?
The case is wood and glass (the glass is chipped, but easily fixable). There's a locked door in the back. Its dimensions are 17"w x 19"h, and the depth is 7.5" at the top, expanding to 13" at the base. I've included a can of soda alongside it for context.
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Tell me, when did we become so damn conservative? Why does it seem impossible to do something like this today? The album being advertised was released in 1970 – making this promotional video over 40 years old!
Unexpected, funny, weird, impressionistic, feeling like some link between Un Chien Andalou and Eraserhead. And, perhaps most importantly, there's something that's just so right about this (anyone happen to know who's responsible? Likely Van Vliet himself). Those familiar with his work will see this as a wonderful visual companion to his music. Enjoy.
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Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970) continued in a similarly experimental vein. An album with "a very coherent structure" in the Magic Band's "most experimental and visionary stage", it was Van Vliet's most commercially successful in the United Kingdom, spending twenty weeks on the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number 20. An early promotional music video was made of its title song, and a bizarre television commercial was also filmed that included excerpts from "Woe-Is-uh-Me-Bop", silent footage of masked Magic Band members using kitchen utensils as musical instruments, and Beefheart kicking over a bowl of what appears to be porridge onto a dividing stripe in the middle of a road. The video was rarely played but was accepted into the Museum of Modern Art, where it has been used in several programs related to music.


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An Hour and a Half Late
- Steve Cramer
- 17 October 2006
King's Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 24-Sat 28 Oct
My father once gave me a piece of advice, the wisdom of which magnifies as the years pass. 'Son,' he said, 'never try to get the last word in an argument with a woman - it'll last the rest of your life.' It's a dilemma that Mel Smith's character faces in his adaptation of Jean Dell and Gerald Sibleyras' Parisian hit, touring for the first time to Scotland.
Smith, whose recent portrayal of Winston Churchill at the Fringe drew praise, plays a recently retired stockbroker, intent on spending his blissful prime (he's chucked it in early) with his ostensibly happy wife. But an offhand remark leads to a row that gathers a hideous impetus all its own and the painful comedy snowballs to the point of questioning not just their marriage, but their bourgeois vision of the good life itself. To compound this, they're late for a dinner party.
If this promises little more profound than an amusing domestic comedy, it might show some acute observations of the battle of the genders along the way. Any male who has wondered at the female capacity to count imagined slights for months, if not years, finally to be trotted out at an opportune moment with historical documentation that'd give AJP Taylor some pause for a bit of 'you what?' might find this interesting. But so, too, might any woman who's busy counting those slights . . .


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The Standard Hotel, which has now become known as the home of the world's most notorious elevator — at least this week — has fired the security guard who leaked footage from its elevator security camera to TMZ.
The Internet is still puzzling out the motivations for Solange's attack on Jay Z at a Met Gala after-party. The latest from Page Six suggests that she lashed out because she was dropped from Jay's Roc Nation label. Solange started her own label, Saint Records, last year. While we may never know what really prompted the outburst, we do know the hotel has fired the person responsible for making sure the whole world knew about it. According to Page Six, the perpetrator shopped the tape for five days before settling on a price of $250,000 from TMZ.
The three-minute tape appears to be a video of a video; that is, it looks like someone recorded the images, probably with a cell phone camera, directly from the closed-circuit television he or she was supposed to be monitoring. At the beginning, you can see the screen was divided to show images from other cameras before the person zooms in to capture the now-infamous elevator footage.
Representatives from the Standard told the Associated Press that they were "shocked and disappointed" by the breach. The hotel also said it was turning over "all available information to criminal authorities," which would include the name of the leaker, who should probably make sure that quarter-million doesn't get consumed by legal fees. The hotel is retaining the services of Martin Singer, the same lawyer who's representing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer in a lawsuit that alleges the director was the perpetrator of sex abuse.
RELATED: From Jay Z and Solange to Rep. Vance McAllister, how does security footage get leaked?


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Glass Painting – Kalma Tayabba
Title: Kalma Tayabba
The colorful glass painting of 'Kalma Tayabba' are painted in shades of blue, green and yellow is beautifully written on white background.
(In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.)
Art Type: Painting
Medium: Glass
Major Colors: Blue, Green, Yellow and Light Pink
Topic: Quranic Verse


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SC postpones delivering order on BCCI-Lodha case to Oct 7
| Updated On: 2016-10-07T17:45:50+05:30 | Location :
The SC was expected deliver its order on Justice Lodha Committee's plea today, seeking to replace the current BCCI officials for delaying the panel�s recommendations
The Supreme Court on Friday postponed its hearing on the BCCI vs Lodha Committee case until October 17. The apex court was expected deliver its order on Justice Lodha Committee's plea today, seeking to replace the current BCCI officials for delaying the panel's recommendations.
On Thursday, the SC had directed the BCCI to give an undertaking that it will implement Lodha Committee recommendations unconditionally. The bench decided to reserve the matter for orders after BCCI counsel Kapil Sibal said it would not be possible for the board to furnish an undertaking in a day.
The court asked the BCCI to either elect new administrators or seek time from the Justice Lodha Committee "to fall in line".
Heading a newly constituted special bench, Chief Justice TS Thakur stated, "Lodha panel is not an ordinary panel. It is headed by a former CJI, if you have any outstanding issues, go to the panel."
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today restricted the BCCI from releasing funds to 12 state associations if the body is not complying with the recommendations, media reports revealed.
The Court had earlier come down heavily on BCCI for disbursing Rs 400 crores to the state associations without any transparency, and knowing that those associations weren't in compliance with the panel recommendations.
The Lodha panel was formed by the Supreme Court in January 2015 following the huge spot -fixing scandal in the Indian Premier league in the year 2013. The panel offered many recommendations to enhance transparency and accountability in Indian cricket administration.
After the spot -fixing scandal in 2013, BCCI had to witness the two-year ban of IPL franchises Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Besides the suspension of the franchises, the panel had also suspended Gurunath Meiyappan, team principal of CSK, and Raj Kundra, owner of Rajasthan Royals, for life from all cricket-related activities.


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Tdsat asks Trai to review tariff order for DTH and addressabe cable
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to study again in-depth the entire scenario relating to tariff for addressable and non addressable systems.
This is in response to Trai's order that "the a-la-carte rate for a pay channel for addressable systems shall not be more than 35 per cent of the a-la-carte rate of the channel as specified by the broadcaster for non-addressable systems".
This rate had been fixed in the proviso to Clause Four of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting & Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable System Order) 2010 issued on 21 July which came into effect from 1 September this year.
Earlier, broadcasters charged from DTH and IPTV players 50 per cent of what they got from cable operators.
Tdsat chairperson SB Sinha and members GD Gaiha and PK Rastogi in their order said Trai should start the process of tariff fixation upon taking the relevant factors into consideration afresh and should for the purpose of laying down tariffs undertake a detailed study of the same.
The order came on appeals by ESPN, Zee Turner, Star Den, MSM Discovery, Sun TV Network, Viacom18, Ushodaya Enterprises of Hyderabad, and Neo Sports against the Trai Tariff Order. Some of the DTH operators with DTH Operators Association of India as also other MSOs have been impleaded as parties, as also the Tamil Nadu Progressive Consumer Centre.
On 23 August, broadcasters had moved Tdsat challenging Trai's tariff order to cap wholesale price of channels to service providers like DTH and IPTV.
The broadcasters had submitted that while fixing the tariff, Trai had acted in an arbitrary and unreasonable manner and did not consider the suggestions of the stakeholders.
At the outset, the Tdsat bench admitted it had not been able to deliver judgement for several reasons. "One of these being long arguments and a clarification sought for subsequently by us with regard to inter alia, the applicability of Section 11(1)(b)(iv) vis-a-vis Section 11(2) of the Trai Act and also due to non-filing of Written Statements by some of the counsel in time," it said.
Noting that it had been accepted by every stakeholder that almost all the problems would be solved if "addressability' is achieved, the tribunal said it failed to 'understand why the Government has not taken adequate measure in this behalf. Even in the capital town of Delhi, it has not been fully achieved."
The Tribunal expressed the hope that the target fixed by Trai will receive adequate attention of the Government and it would implement the recommendations in letter and spirit.
Only Chennai had implemented Cas in full and the other three metros had only implemented this in pockets.
Noting that it was clear that the DTH system was the most popular form of an addressable system, there cannot be any doubt or dispute that the vices attached to the non-addressable system can be eliminated provided the addressable system is put in place completely. The Tribunal, therefore, welcomed the move by Trai to set goals.
Noting that the Supreme Court had asked Trai to proceed to carry out its exercise without in any way being influenced by the observations made by this Tribunal or the High Courts, the Tribunal said "Trai unfortunately, did not do so and proceeded on the basis of the observations made by this Tribunal." It opined that making of a tariff order would be imperative in view of the order of the High Court.
According to the broadcasters, the advertisement revenue payable to the DTH operators would be more than Rs 88 billion. Pay channel broadcasters pay only Rs 2.85 billion as carriage/placement.
The tribunal said by the Tariff Order, two unequals were being treated equally. In the case of analogue under declaration is rampant; in another, it is nil. In one case, it is difficult to find out the acted viewership; in another it is not so. In one viewers have no choice or limited choice but in another the viewers can exercise their choices to the fullest extent.
The tribunal also accepted the view that sports channels are a class by themselves and the difficulties faced by them have not been adequately addressed. The cost components of a sports channel cannot be compared with the general entertainment channels. Moreover, the cost of procuring content has been increasing over the years.
It, therefore, said "it is no ground to contend that the sportscasters are aware of the tariff and, thus, they should mould their business model which should address that situation."


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Save Me From The Pain! Take It All AWAY!!!!!! by ~Juggalette4Lyfe420~
Save Me From The Pain! Take It All AWAY!!!!!!
Save Me From The Pain! Take It All AWAY!!!!!!
Sesshomaru is in love with Kagome but because of her family she is in a relationship with Naraku! The
bastard he remembered what he had done! But what did Naraku do and how did Sesshomaru fix it? Or did
he even fix it at all? Slight Nar/Kag there is abuse and attemted rape don't like don't read. Then it is
Kag/Sess YAY! In Sessh's POV
Well On With The Story Shall We >.< :D
Save Me From The Pain! Take It All AWAY!!!!!!
I watched as yet again he, Naraku, held on to Kagome about the waste. She didn't look the
slightest bit comfortable. Kagome was only in a relationship with Naraku because of her father he had
arranged it so that the Higurashi family could keep the shrine in their name.
It had started out well enough between the two of them. Naraku had been a complete gentleman.
But after 6 months in the relationship the Naraku had beat Kagome and had tried, non to successfully
thanks to a certain dog, to rape Kagome because she denied him willingly.
I remember on that night I had been thinking of Kagome non-stop. I couldn't help it I wanted her
to be my mate. But when I had started to get off my bed to go take a nice long cold shower to be rid of the
seemingly constant erection only she could cause, even though she didn't know, I suddenly had felt an
urge to protect her and then I heard her I mean really heard her as if she was talking right next to me.
She was screaming in my mind asking me to save her begging me to not let this happen to her.
What was happening I had wondered at the time but now now I knew I had almost thought back then that I
was just going crazy but my beast had taken over and handled things quite nicely in my opinion. (yes yes
yes sesshomaru's beast did take control and yes he will be in the next part)
-Flash Back-
"Naraku?" Kagome asked fear clear in her voice. They were at his place where he had brought
them after school to study or so SHE thought. He had no intention of studying this night oh no he had
much more enjoyable plans for them. Thats when it had started.
"Yes?" Naraku asked in a seductive purr as he stalked toward a now backing away Kagome.
Naraku growled at her to stop. She didn't. It infuriated him more!
"I... I thought we were going to study for the Government test that we have tomorrow. T... Thats
why y... you said we were coming here..... To study remember?" Kagome asked in a whisper to affraid to
speak any louder.
Naraku's grin was as feral as he looked at that moment and Kagome could have sworn her heart
had skipped an unhealthy number of beats. Fear gripped her very soul. What was he thinking? Why was
he looking at her like that? Why was he stalking toward her like she was his prey?
"Oh no my dear. We are not going to be studying this night. No, no I have much more
pleasurable activities we will be doing this night and I can asure you.... You WILL be participating either
willingly or not so." With that said Naraku pounced on Kagome pushing her against a wall.
Kagome whimpered in pure fright. NO NO NO NO he he couldn't do this he wouldn't do this he
said he loved her. Why would he do this? NO! She couldn't let him do this. She was a virgin she didn't want
to lose her v-card to him she never had. She didn't love him. She only stayed with him because of her
family. No she was in love with a completely different person a full demon not this half-breed. God she
wished Sesshomaru was here to save her but he was next door in his home probably fucking some
beautiful demoness right this very second!
Naraku swooped down to her face smashing his lips to hers. He shoved his tongue into her
mouth while roughly grabbing her perfectly plump breasts and squeezing non-to-gently. The only thought
Kagome had was to get away. She bit down hard enough to draw blood on to his tongue. Naraku growled
in pure pain. He drew back from her and let his hand fly.
The sound of hand meeting delicate fleshy cheek resounded through out the entire room.
"You bitch! You will regret that greatly!!!!!!" Naraku yelled as he flung her onto his bed.
Kagome was holding her now blackish blue bruised cheek crying in pure pain and fright.
Naraku was about to rip her clothes from her shaking form when out of nowhere a bloody
freezing, heart stopping growl echoed through out Japan.
Sesshomaru burst through the window in Naraku's bedroom. His blood red eyes scanning the
room in a hurried speed. When his eyes met those of a very frightend and obviously hurt Kagome he lost
what little control he still had. She was bruised. His beautiful angel was hurt. How had he not seen this
coming. Naraku was the most evil bastard he knew he should have seen this in foresight and stopped it
before it even got to this point.
Sesshomaru raced forward intent on killing the bastard that had touched his mate.
The growl he let lose shook Naraku to the bones. No he wasn't going to back down from this
stupid mutt. His very first and very last mistake. He would soon regret that decision.
Sesshomaru grabbed Naraku by the throat fully intending on ripping it out! He let out another
growl this time directed to Kagome. It wasn't a growl ment to scare it was ment to comfort his mate and to
his surprise it had worked quite well. Kagome stopped crying and smiled at him. It was a pained smile but
with traces of relief and happiness and....... love?
Sesshomaru growled at Naraku again and said in a deadly tone. " You dared to touch this
Sesshomaru's mate. For that you WILL perish." With that the hanyou was no more his blood spurting to
the floor as his throat was ripped from his very shoulders he didn't even have the time to scream.
Sesshomaru walked over to Kagome who had stopped shaking and was now looking at him with
so much love? He couldn't think straight Kagome HIS Kagome was looking at him lovingly!
Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and told her in a soft purr, " You will be staying at this
Sesshomaru's house for a while. Go to sleep. I have to go somewhere I will be back before you wake."
Kagome nodded. She didn't know what he was going to go do but she didn't care. He had come
and saved her. She couldn't believe it. "Thank you Sesshomaru so so much thank you oh god I thought....
I thought he was going to.... to succeed oh I would have died if he had thank kami you made it here THANK
YOU!!!!!!!" Kagome cried as she clung to him.
"Anything for my mate. I couldn't very well let that half-breed take what is mine." Sesshomaru
Kagome didn't hear his last statement though she was already asleep cuddled comftorably in his
arms. Sesshomaru gazed down at the angel in his arms. Thank kami he had made it before it had gotten to
I had went to her family's shrine and reported what had transpired and told her father of my
intentions. He had been thrilled. Why I didn't know but I did not care I had her family's blessing to take her.
But I waited several months it was now 9 months since the incedent and Kagome and I have
grown closer I never leave her side and she never left mine. When we bathed we bathed with eachother. At
first she had been shy but as of late she had still blushed but she didn't cover herself which pleased me
very VERY much.
I walked into OUR room where she and I both slept. She was reading a book about inu-youkai
mating which surprised me greatly. Why would she be reading that book?
She looked up surprised to see me then she smiled and blushed when she saw me staring at the
"I... I got bored and I... I wanted to know more about your origins. I'm sorry if I shouldn't have
done so." Kagome said softly.
I smiled at her. "Kagome?" I asked in a slight whisper.
"Yes?" she said turning to me once again.
"That night.... 9 months ago I informed your family on what had happened and I had asked for
permission to mate you. I got your family's approval but I wanted to wait for you to feel more comfortable
with me." I said.
She smiled and nodded and asked "So what are you trying to say are you actually asking me to
mate with you My Lord." She said in a purr. Kami it was so sexy I pitched a tent right then and there.
"You know My Lord I read in this book that dog demons show affection differently then we
humans do but it did not say how. Will you explain that to me now?" she asked in a curious seductive
I couldnt help the growl that slipped from my lips. I sped toward her and had her in my arms in a
heart beat or less I couldnt be sure. I kissed her forehead and heard her sigh.
"Dog demons especially the silver dog clan or as you know my family show affection to their
mates like this." With that said I slowly and gently laid her onto my bed.
She moaned. It was beautiful. Slowly I pulled the night dress she had been wearing off her body
not at all surprised that she was completely nude underneath.
She moaned again as I licked and nipped at her neck. I needed to slow down. That is until I
heard her whispered plea for me not to stop.
I had NO intention to.
I went lower still till I was hovering over her breasts my hand gently cupped her left breast
squeezing gently. She practically screamed when I took the twin peak into my mouth.
She pulled on my hair and I ripped my mouth from her breast trailing my tongue down her
stomache lower.... lower.... and finally I reached the apex of her thighs. She was as smooth here as she
was everywhere else.
Before I did anything else I looked at her into her eyes and said in a seductive purr, " I love you
Kagome I want you forever. Become my mate. Love me as I love you. Mate me be mine forever please." I
couldnt believe I was pleading with her to be mine. But it was worth it I couldnt stop it I needed her so bad!
She smiled for me just for me and whispered lovingly to me, "Yes of course I love you too I have
for a very long time. I was affraid you didnt feel the same. Please Sesshomaru make love to me mate me
make me yours forever more." It was the most perfect thing she could have ever said to me.
I couldnt take it I had to taste her.
I leaned down and licked her little pink jewel ever so lightly and she DID scream.
"Please Please I can't take it foreplay can wait till a later date right now I need you inside of me
please Sesshomaru." her plea was like music to my ears as I climbed up her body and kissed her as I
kissed her I thrust into her body hard and fast. I did it to keep her from to much pain.
She cried but soon we were both moaning and panting with pleasure. I felt my balls tighten the
enevitable feeling of my peak soon to be reached. I reached between our bodies while sucking on her neck
where I would mark her as mine for ETERNITY! As I reached the spot I wanted to be I slid my fingers over
her slick clit and added a bit of pressure and that was her undoing and her undoing was mine as well she
screamed my name as she came and I howled and bit into her neck.
I rolled off of her still connected inside her knotted as all dogs and dog demons do to ensure the
pregnancy of our mates. Cuddling her in my arms I whispered to her how much I loved her and told her to
Life was good now. Life was amazing. My life, her life, OUR life and all future life WE created was
going to always be a happy life together ALWAYS!
-End of story-
I hope you enjoyed this fic i didnt care much for the beginning but it was necissary for the plot :D
originally I was going to make a song fic about Good Charlotte's My Bloody Valentine but as i wrote i
realized that this wasnt going to be anything like that cuz somehow while writing this my plans changed. i
hope you all enjoyed this i'm very excited about how this turned out well g2g lots of love peace out!


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(PATERSON, N.J.) — The death of a man who broadcast his final conscious moments on Facebook Live from a Paterson, New Jersey, police station has triggered a warning from health officials for anyone who came in contact with him to get examined immediately for bacterial meningitis.
Jameek Lowery, 27, died on Monday at a hospital, two days after he walked into the lobby of the Paterson Police Department headquarters and said in his Facebook Live broadcast that police officers were going to kill him. He had earlier called 911 to say he was high on the drug ecstasy, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor, whose office is investigating his death.
Lowery's death has sparked protests in Paterson, and Lowery's family attended a city council meeting Tuesday to demand answers.
Dr. Paul Persaud, director of the Paterson Health Department, told ABC News on Thursday that tests are underway to determine if Lowery had contracted Neisseria meningitis, a potentially deadly illness that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can infect the lining of the brain and spinal cord. The illness is also called meningococcal meningitis.
"It's under investigation, but it has not been confirmed," Persaud said. "But we are providing chemoprophylaxis to those who were in close contact with the gentleman, Mr. Lowery."
Chemoprophylaxis refers to medicine, including antibiotics, used to prevent disease. Officials have not specified how the suspicion of meningitis came about.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh told ABC News Thursday that he had come in contact with Lowery recently and that he was examined for meningitis late Wednesday night. He said he was treated with antibiotics.
"I met him a week before his death," Sayegh said. "I was in a restaurant and [Lowery] spotted me from outside. He came in, we hugged, he took a picture, I told him to come and see me at City Hall anytime he liked and that was it."
"It's unfortunate," the mayor said. "I felt badly. I mean, here was a young man I just met, had a favorable impression of, took a liking to him, and now he's no longer here."
The New Jersey Department of Health is working with the Paterson Department of Health and Human Services to "identify and notify individuals who had close contact with the suspect case of meningococcal disease since Dec. 29, 2018, the date the person might have first become infectious to others," New Jersey health officials said in a statement.
Persaud said a number of police officers and emergency medical service workers who had contact with Lowery at the Paterson Police Headquarters have already been examined and treated with antibiotics.
He said it was unclear how many people had been in close contact with Lowery.
"We are in the process of determining that. So, this can take some time to determine," Persaud said.
He said some people who had contact with Lowery have shown up at St. Joseph's, a hospital in Paterson, to be examined.
Health officials said symptoms of meningococcal include fever, headaches, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting and altered mental status.
The cause of Lowery's death is under investigation and pending the results of an autopsy, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a statement earlier this week.
A preliminary investigation showed that while "police used physical force and compliance holds to secure Mr. Lowery in an ambulance," hospital records "indicate no acute trauma" was evident on Lowery's body, according to a statement from Valdes.
Lowery called 911 about 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, saying he had taken ecstasy and was paranoid, Valdes said.
An emergency medical services crew from the Paterson Fire Department responded, according to Valdes, and took Lowery to St. Joseph's hospital.
"Mr. Lowery left the hospital sometime after becoming erratic at the hospital," Valdes's statement reads.
Lowery called 911 again about 3:42 a.m. Saturday, claiming people were trying to kill him in the area of Broadway and Memorial Drive, near Passaic County Community College, according to Valdes.
Three minutes after placing the second 911 call, Lowery walked into the lobby of the Paterson Police Department headquarters and began broadcasting on Facebook Live.
"I need water. I thought I was gonna throw up," Lowery told three officers standing in the lobby, according to his Facebook Live broadcast.
"Y'all gonna kill me. They're gonna kill me. Please help me," he said. "Mom, I'm sorry. They're gonna do this to me. They're gonna kill your baby boy. Alright, go ahead and kill me. Please don't shoot me."
A police officer told him, "Just relax," but officers declined his request for water, according to the five-minute Facebook Live broadcast.
When an EMS crew arrived at police headquarters, Lowery's broadcast ended.
"Paterson Police and Paterson Fire Department records indicate the transportation from headquarters to the hospital took approximately five to 12 minutes," Valdes said in her statement. "Upon arrival at the hospital, Mr. Lowery was unresponsive."
The officers filmed in Lowery's Facebook Live broadcast have been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.
"We want facts. I've been working on this since Saturday. I've canceled appointments on Monday and Tuesday so I can focus on getting not just answers, but accurate answers," Mayor Sayegh told the crowd at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
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