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ICCM-Europe 2016
Campus Crusade for Christ becomes Cru
As you may have seen from the news coverage, Campus Crusade for Christ is changing its name to Cru, a nickname many used in the Campus ministry. There have been many questions and much confusion about the change. I am posting the text from a more “internal” note that I think answers the questions more clearly and is fairly comprehensive. And here it is…
When was the new name announced?
U.S. Director Steve Sellers made the live announcement at the U.S. Staff Conference on the evening of July 19 M.T. The public information can be found at www.ccci.org. After the announcement, there was a new site for more information.
When will it take effect?
The new name for the U.S. is planned to take effect early in 2012. It could take up to a year or more for the name to receive widespread recognition throughout the U.S.
Why is the U.S. Ministry changing its name?
Many things have changed since Campus Crusade for Christ was founded in 1951. The world has changed and we have changed. In the U.S., the term “crusade” has taken on severely negative associations. And the word “campus” no longer encompasses all that we do. The name no longer best communicates who we are. In fact, to those who do not know us, it has become a real hindrance to understanding—and therefore, joining—us. The U.S. ministry leaders simply wanted to remove any obstacle to attracting and keeping co-laborers in the Great Commission. They also wanted to make sure our name was not an obstacle to winning non-believers to Christ.
Many of our ministries outside the United States have faced these same issues and have changed their name. Some examples are Life Ministries, Great Commission Ministries, Tandem, Power to Change and Agape.
You may already know that the name Campus Crusade for Christ was not part of the original vision, and Bill Bright considered changing Campus Crusade’s name as recently as the 1990s. He sensed even then that our name had become a hindrance to our mission.
What was the process for considering new names?
The U.S. ministry leadership approached the Board two years ago and began putting the teams together in February of 2010. From there, we hired survey and branding firms for their expertise. We sought the Lord, we surveyed the staff and presented our findings to the Board, including Vonette, for their approval in the Spring of this year.
What are the ramifications of the U.S.’ new name on the rest of the world?
There is no pressure for any other country to change its name. The U.S. has simply exercised the same privilege every other country has—to determine the best name to help execute our mission, in its context.
What about the global name of Campus Crusade for Christ International? Has it changed?
No. This is an important clarification. It can be difficult to separate the U.S. name and the international name, but they are different entities. The U.S. ministry reports to the parent corporation (CCCI), not the other way around. National ministries may still identify themselves as “a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International”. We have not considered a change in the international name at this time.
Are we changing our DNA?
Emphatically no. For 60 years, we have been called to help to fulfill the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit by winning people to Christ, building them in their faith and sending them to win and build others; and by helping the body of Christ do evangelism and discipleship.
Over the last 10 years we have sought to make this calling even more visible and understood.
God wants us to launch and build movements of spiritual multiplication. He wants us to keep the total, worldwide scope of the Great Commission before us and the rest of the body of Christ. He wants us to mobilize as many followers of Jesus Christ as possible to own and help complete the task. He wants us to feature being filled with and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not changing our DNA.
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Swedish Navy
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Swedish Royal Navy
Coat of arms of the Swedish Navy.
7 June 1522; 497 years ago (1522-06-07)
Swedish Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ
Kungliga Flottans paradmarsch by Wagner
9 July (Battle of Svensksund)
7 corvettes
9 mine countermeasure vessel
5 diesel submarines
14 patrol vessels
147 Gunboats
other auxiliary vessels
Swedish War of Liberation (1510–23)
Count's Feud (1534–36)
Russo-Swedish War (1554–57)
Nordic Seven Years' War (1563–70)
Polish–Swedish War (1600–29)
Ingrian War (1610–1617)
Kalmar War (1611–13)
Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
Torstenson War (1643–45)
Second Nordic War (1657–60)
Scanian War (1675–79)
Great Nordic War (1700–1721)
Seven Years' War (1756–1763)
First Barbary War (1801–1802)
War of the Fourth Coalition (1805–1810)
Finnish War (1808–1809)
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09
Swedish-Norwegian War (1814)
Cold War (1970–1991)
War in Afghanistan (since 2002)
Operation Atalanta (since 2008)
Chief of Navy
Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist
Naval ensign and jack
Naval ensign 1844–1905
The Swedish Royal Navy (Swedish: Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.[1] It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Royal Fleet (Kungliga Flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).
In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes majestäts skepp (His/Her Majesty's Ship). In English, this is often changed to "HSwMS" ("His Swedish Majesty's Ship") to differentiate Swedish vessels from those of the British Royal Navy.[2]
2.1 Naval units
2.2 Amphibious units
2.3 Bases
2.4 Training units
3.1 Upcoming investments
3.2 Submarines
3.3 Surface vessels
3.3.1 Corvettes
3.3.2 Minesweepers
3.4 Patrol boats
3.5 Combat boats
3.6 Ocean patrol vessels
3.7 Signal intelligence vessels
3.8 Auxiliary vessels
3.9 Training ships
4 Commanders
4.1 Chiefs of the Navy
4.2 Chiefs of Navy Staff
4.3 Inspectors General of the Navy
4.4 Inspectors of the Navy
4.5 Chiefs of Navy
Early Swedish kings (c. 9th–14th centuries) organised a Swedish Royal Navy along the coastline through ledungen. This involved combined rowing and sailing ships (without artillery). This system became obsolete with the development of society and changes in military technology. No later than in the 14th century, the duty to serve in ledungen was replaced by a tax. In 1427, when Sweden was still part of the Kalmar Union (with Denmark and Norway), Swedish warships did however participate in the naval battle of Öresund (the Sound) against the Hanseatic League. It is unclear how this force was organised and exactly on what basis.
On 7 June 1522, one year after the separation of Sweden from the Kalmar Union, Gustav Vasa purchased a number of ships from the Hanseatic town of Lübeck. Official Swedish histories since the 19th century have often recorded this day as the birth of the current Swedish Navy. The museum ship Vasa in Stockholm was a 17th-century ship of the Royal Swedish Navy (Kungliga flottan).
The Amphibious Corps dates back to 1 January 1902, when a separate "Coastal Artillery" (Kustartilleriet) was established, and Marinen came into use as the name of the service as a whole. The last decade of the 20th century saw the abandonment of the coastal fortifications and the force became a more regular[citation needed] marine corps, renamed Amphibious Corps (Amphibious Corps) in 2000.
For most of the twentieth century the Swedish Navy focused on the threat of a full-scale invasion of Sweden via the Baltic and on protecting commercial shipping. Sweden's location on the Scandinavian peninsula makes it highly dependent of maritime trade: 90% imports and exports enter or leave Sweden through the Baltic. In 1972 the government decreed that non-military measures should be used to protect merchant shipping. The resolution led to the de-commissioning of all the navy's destroyers and frigates, though the non-military measures the government intended to use to protect shipping have never been specified.
The navy first participated in a UN-led peacekeeping mission in October 2006 when the corvette HSwMS Gävle began performing coastal surveillance duties for the United Nations Mission in Lebanon. HSwMS Gävle was relieved by HSwMS Sundsvall, which returned to Sweden in September 2007.
HSwMS Malmö, HSwMS Stockholm, and HSwMS Trossö took part in the EU-led EUNAVFOR operation (2008- ) off the coast of the Horn of Africa. In 2010, HSwMS Carlskrona was the EUNAVFOR flagship, housing the fleet headquarters led by RADM (LH)(Flottiljamiral) Jan Thörnqvist.[3]
Organization[edit]
Until recently, the Navy was led by the Chief of the Navy (Chefen för marinen, CM), who was typically a Vice Admiral. This office has been eliminated, and the highest officer of the Navy is now the Chief of Navy (Marinchefen), Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist, who is the senior representative of the Swedish Navy’s combat forces.
The Marine units use the same system of rank as the Army.
Naval units[edit]
1st Submarine Flotilla (1. ubflj) located at Karlskrona
3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (3. sjöstridsflj) located at Karlskrona
4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (4. sjöstridsflj) located at Berga at the Muskö naval base.
Amphibious units[edit]
1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) located in Berga at the Muskö naval base
Bases[edit]
Karlskrona naval base (MarinB) located at Karlskrona with detachments at Berga, Göteborg and Skredsvik.
Training units[edit]
Swedish Naval Warfare Centre located at Karlskrona
Equipment[edit]
The Swedish destroyer HSwMS Östergötland, decommissioned in 1982.
In the decades following World War II, the Swedish Navy was organised around three light cruiser groups (Tre Kronor, Göta Lejon and Gotland). In the early 1960s, a decision, known as Navy Plan 60 (Swedish: Marinplan 60), was made to scrap the cruisers and move towards a larger fleet of smaller vessels. The last cruiser, Göta Lejon, was sold in 1970 to Chile, where she was renamed Almirante Latorre. The fleet at the time comprised some 24 destroyers and frigates for surface warfare (mainly in the Baltic Sea) and anti-submarine warfare.
The Swedish Navy started to experiment with missiles, based on a recovered German V-2 rocket, as early as 1944. The main armament of the fleet was artillery and torpedoes for surface warfare and anti-submarine rockets for anti-submarine warfare. Helicopters (Alouette, Boeing Vertol) were introduced in the late 1950s and 1960s and this fleet air arm remained an integral part of the fleet and its operations until an independent helicopter arm was created in the 1990s.
The 1972 decision made by the Government to decommission all destroyers and frigates within the next decade limited the Navy's endurance considerably, but the use of smaller short-range ships was at the time deemed adequate for anti-shipping missions along the coast and in the archipelago. In the 1980s, this assessment was proven wrong by repeated failures in anti-submarine warfare operations with inadequate ships and equipment. Today, the largest (surface) combat ships are corvettes which combine surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and mine clearance functions with a better endurance and seaworthiness than the budget fleet from the 1980s.
Since the 1980s, Swedish surface warships have been named after Swedish cities, while submarines are named after Swedish provinces and minehunters after Swedish lighthouses. The surface ships are mostly small, relying on agility and flexibility. Examples of these are the Stockholm and Göteborg-class corvettes. The Navy is currently taking into service the new, larger, Visby class of stealth corvettes. A new submarine class, Gotland, similar to the older Västergötland, was commissioned in 1998. Its air-independent Stirling engine enables submerged endurance never before seen in conventional submarines. Gotland has been on lease with crew and all to the US Navy and was based in San Diego.
The Amphibious Battalion is built around the Stridsbåt 90H, a small combat boat capable of carrying 21 troops for fast transports and landings in the archipelago. It is also equipped with larger transport boats, but relies on the Army, Navy and Air Force for heavy transports and protection. Cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Navy is under investigation for Amphibious Warfare.
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten) operate three types of helicopters: NHIndustries NH90 (HKP14) (18 in service), AgustaWestland AW109 (HKP15) (20 in service) and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk (HKP16) (15 in service). Eight of the AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters have been modified to be operational from the Visby-class corvettes and HSwMS Carlskrona. Nine of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopters are equipped with sonars and radars for anti-submarine warfare.
Upcoming investments[edit]
The next generation of submarines, the A26 class, was ordered from Saab Technologies in 2015 and will join the navy starting 2022. The two units will replace the submarines of Södermanland class. In parallel, the Gotland class will undergo a mid-life upgrade.
In 2017 a new intelligence ship to replace HSwMS Orion was ordered from Saab Technologies. The new ship is to be commissioned by 2020 and have a displacement of 2,300 tons.
An additional 18 units of the Swedish version of the CB90-class fast assault craft named Stridsbåt 90HSM, where "M" stands for "modernized", wlll be delivered to the Amphibious Corps during the end of 2018. Like previous versions, the units will be built at Dockstavarvet.
Submarines[edit]
of ships
Gotland class 3 Kockums AB 2 out of 3 units has undergone a mid-life upgrade
Södermanland class 2 Kockums AB Will be replaced in 2022 by two new units of A26-class
Surface vessels[edit]
Corvettes[edit]
Göteborg class 2 Karlskronavarvet AB Total of 4 ships completed. 2 in service and 2 in mothball.
Visby class 5 Karlskronavarvet AB
Minesweepers[edit]
Koster class 5 Karlskronavarvet AB Total of 7 ships completed. 5 in service and 2 decommissioned.
Styrsö class 4 Karlskronavarvet AB 2 ships converted to diving support vessels and 2 ships to command and support vessels
Patrol boats[edit]
Stockholm class 2 Karlskronavarvet AB Downgraded from corvettes[4]
Tapper class 11 Djupviks varv Total of 12 ships completed. 11 in service and 1 decommissioned.
Combat boats[edit]
Stridsbåt 90 147 Dockstavarvet, Gotlandsvarvet 18 additional units on order
Stridsbåt 90E 5 Storebro Bruks AB Out of 54 units delivered, only 5 are still in use
Ocean patrol vessels[edit]
HSwMS Carlskrona 1 Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona Former mine layer M04
Signal intelligence vessels[edit]
HSwMS Orion 1 Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona Will be replaced in 2020
Auxiliary vessels[edit]
Landing craft
G class (appr. 100 in service)
Auxiliary vessels
HSwMS Trossö (A264) (command and support ship)
HSwMS Furusund (A320) (sub water research vessel)
HSwMS Belos (A214) (submarine salvage vessel)
HSwMS Hector (A254) Damen ASD3010 Coastal Tug
HSwMS Hercules (A255) Damen ASD3010 Coastal Tug
Torpedo salvage vessels
HSwMS Pelikanen (A247)
HSwMS Loke (A344)
HSwMS Nåttarö (A608)
600-class Fast Supply Vessels (16 vessels in service)
Hovercrafts
Griffon 2000TD Hovercrafts (3 crafts in service)
Training ships[edit]
HSwMS Falken (S02)
HSwMS Gladan (S01)
Ships for navigation education
HSwMS Altair (A501)
HSwMS Antares (A502)
HSwMS Arcturus (A503)
HSwMS Argo (A504)
HSwMS Astrea (A505)
Commanders[edit]
Main article: Chief of Navy (Sweden)
Chiefs of the Navy[edit]
1937–1939 – Charles de Champs
1939–1945 – Fabian Tamm
1945–1953 – Helge Strömbäck
1953–1961 – Stig H:son Ericson
1961–1970 – Åke Lindemalm
1970–1978 – Bengt Lundvall
1978–1984 – Per Rudberg
1984–1990 – Bengt Schuback
1990–1994 – Dick Börjesson
Chiefs of Navy Staff[edit]
1995–1998 – Peter Nordbeck
Inspectors General of the Navy[edit]
1998–2001 – Torsten Lindh
2001–2003 – Jörgen Ericsson
Inspectors of the Navy[edit]
2005–2011 – Anders Grenstad
2011–2013 – Jan Thörnqvist
Chiefs of Navy[edit]
2016–present – Jens Nykvist
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Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
Leidang
List of Swedish wars
List of Swedish military commanders
List of Swedish monarchs
List of ships of the Swedish Navy
List of coastal defence ships of the Royal Swedish Navy
Swedish Admirals
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Ted Ligety - Alpine Ski Racer
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Off the Slopes: New Rodeling Video!
This video is a collaboration of short clips taken throughout the winter put together by Audi. I stayed in one of the most amazing hotel rooms in Oberjoch, Germany at the Hotel Lanig and thought the room was really cool, so I captured some of the footage with my Gopro camera. The rodeling took place with some friends in Patsch when I had a couple days off before World Champs. The skiing segments are from all over… Enjoy!
Park City Welcome Home Day
This past Saturday, Park City Mountain Resort hosted a welcome home party for me. It was a very humbling experience and all my friends and family came to watch along with the ski fans in the town. It started with a parade of flags down the main run at the mountain with a bunch of the kids and coaches on the Park City ski team. After the parade there were some speakers including the legendary Stein Eriksen, the mayor of Park City, myself and my Mom and Dad. They also put together a great/funny video from a lot of my competitors wishing me a congratulations on the season that I was surprised to watch (you can see it below!). I am so proud to have been fortunate enough to be raised in such an amazing town and to have the continued support from it throughout my career. I want to thank Park City Mountain Resort for having the event, I will never forget it.
Finals Week in Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Finals this year were held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland a couple weeks ago. It was an awesome finish to the whirlwind of a season at another amazing ski town. The weather in the beginning of the week was foggy and windy so the speed events were canceled, which was a bummer since that is a great hill for me in speed and home to my best WC DH finish (4th place). I clinched the GS title in Kranjska Gora the weekend prior going into finals, but still wanted to win the final race to cement my 4th GS title. It was awesome to end the season on such a high note. Ironically, the final GS race results were me, Hirscher, Pinturault and that was also the final standings for the GS title. I ended the season 3rd in the Overall; my best Overall ranking.
Luckily my parents were there for the week to celebrate the end of the season with me!
Overall podium; congrats again to Hirscher for an amazing season. It was awesome, motivating, frustrating and inspiring to watch him race this season. He is an admirable and fierce competitor pushing the boundaries of ski racing.
Thanks for all the support this season, I couldn’t have done it without you! It means more than you know to have positive fans, family, friends and coaches which I am fortunate to have in my career. After taking a couple weeks off the season will start up again in full force and I am already pumped and looking forward to doing it all over again many many many more seasons to come.
Amazing GS season FROM THE DENVER POST DIARY
THE BELOW ARTICLE IS TAKEN FROM MY WEEKLY DIARY WITH THE DENVER POST AND JOHN MEYER ABOUT MY WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE AFTER THE RAINY GS AND SLALOM RACES IN KRANJSKA GORA, SLOVENIA.
Giant slalom for me this season has been incredible, culminating Saturday when I clinched the season title with a week left in the season. It’s my fourth World Cup season title in GS, but it was definitely the best season of my career in GS. I won races by huge margins.
The rule changes reducing the legal amount of sidecut on our skis were an advantage for me, and that was a big reason I was so outspoken in criticizing them before they took effect. A rule change that determines winners and losers is a bad rule change. That was a big part of my opposition, in addition to my conviction that the FIS was wrong in its contention that reduced sidecuts would make the sport safer.
To have the season I had on the new skis, after I was such a vocal critic, was very important to me. I didn’t want it to seem like I was being critical because I thought it was going to threaten my stature in giant slalom. I was outspoken because the rule change lacked virtue. I worked hard on the new skis from the time the rule changes became official so I would have a head start over the other guys in adjusting to the new equipment.
I think the new skis worked better with my technique than with most of the other guys because I start the turn earlier and finish the turn later. I have a swooping, longer arc than Marcel Hirscher of Austria, who will finish second in the GS standings. Hirscher kind of chops off a little of the top of the turn and gets a lot of rebound (and acceleration) out of the ski. That was really easy to do on the old skis; you could really accelerate out of a turn. On the new skis, you don’t get as much acceleration.
I also lay the ski over on edge a little farther, which helps me arc on the reduced turn radius more cleanly.
I suspected that early in the process, after I skied on them for the first time, and also because I understood the scientific difference between a ski with a 35-meter turn radius (the new rule) and one with a 27-meter radius (the old rule). In order to pull a turn with the same radius, you need to have a higher edge angle. You can pull the same radius on a 35-meter ski versus a 27-meter radius ski if you have like 7 degrees more edge angle. My style lends itself to having a higher edge angle, and that gives me an advantage on the new skis.
Part of the team that helped me get there….
Off The Slopes: Rookie Hair Cut
The rookie haircut tradition started on the team about 4 years ago, as a fun way to both initiate and include the young rookie into the team. The haircut honors go to the last guy to score his first world cup points, so majority of the time it is a recent rookie. It is also an incentive for the rookie because if they get top 15 they get to cut my hair, so at some point in my career I’m sure I will be sporting a horrible haircut and you’ll know why. Audi Off the Slopes put this video together of our last rookie cut in Garmisch.
Russia to Norway in 5 days
As you may already know last week I had the opportunity to train in Sochi on the Olympic course. I couldn’t pass it up, but it meant I had a hectic traveling schedule in order to squeeze in training in Sochi between the Garmisch, Germany GS Sunday and the Kvitfjell, Norway SuperG the following Sunday. I got some cool photos while in Sochi and wanted to share. They have made a lot of progress since I was there last year for the World Cup, but I was amazed at how much more work they have to do to get ready.
Security check to get on the Gondola
I got to free ski on the Olympic Downhill course, behind me is the Olympic village
This photo was taken from the top Gondola looking down on the bottom where all the courses converge and then separate again to the finish area
Sunrise on the top of the mountain
Military at the top of the mountain
Looking down on Krasnaya Polyana; the main town for mountain events
Kvjetfill, Norway was a beautiful stop on the World Cup as always, too bad I couldn’t spend more time there. I headed back to Germany for some training before Kranjska Gora GS and Slalom this weekend right after the Super G race.
I watched the DH race on Saturday from mid course….looks like I have a mustache!
GoPro Video of the GS Olympic Hill in Sochi
I took a video of my GS training runs on the Olympic hill in Sochi, Russia using my Gopro3 this week. One view is from me being followed by Alex down the run and the other is from my POV. This is the same slope that will be used in the 2014 Olympics for the Mens Giant Slalom run and part of the Downhill and Super G. It will be the longest GS on the World Cup, ranging from a 1 min 30 secs to 1 min 40 secs. My legs were burning midway not to even mention the bottom. Enjoy!
World Championship Diary
BELOW IS TAKEN FROM MY WEEKLY DIARY WITH THE DENVER POST AND JOHN MEYER ABOUT MY WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH SOME OF MY PERSONAL PHOTOS FROM THE TWO WEEKS IN SCHALDMING.
Hard to Fathom Making History at World Ski Championships
SCHLADMING, Austria — I still can’t really fathom what happened to me at the world championships. I knew I had chances for medals in super-G and super combined, and I really wanted to win the gold medal in the giant slalom. To win three gold medals definitely exceeded my expectations, and it’s been a crazy wave to ride.
It’s really weird thinking that it hadn’t been done since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968. It’s hard to imagine somebody hasn’t done it in 45 years, and it was such a cool feeling to put it together the way I did.
After I won the third gold medal, the legendary Alberto Tomba spent some time with us and he was pretty taken aback, even saying it was something he couldn’t have done. It was cool having one of my childhood heroes talking about how neat my accomplishment was. That was special.
I knew it was possible for me to win medals in all three events. On the World Cup this season, I’ve been skiing so well in super-G, with two fourth-place finishes and a sixth place, and this hill was perfect for me in super-G. I knew it was a really good opportunity.
In combined, if I hadn’t lost a ski three gates from the finish line in Wengen last month, I would have been second there, so I knew I had a chance in combined at worlds. After the combined downhill — one of the best downhill runs I’ve had in a long time, beating a lot of the best downhill skiers in the world — I could ski tactically in the slalom rather than taking a lot of risks.
But going into the giant slalom with two gold medals, I felt a lot of pressure because defending my title from the 2011 world championships was my No. 1 goal. It was stressful because I hadn’t been able to train much GS while focusing on the super-G and combined. Plus Austrian coaches set the course for the first run, and I knew they would really try to mess with me, setting a course that would be disadvantageous for me and advantageous for my main rival in GS, Marcel Hirscher, on his home hill.
To go out and win the first run by more than a second, and then be able to ski smartly on the second run, it was really cool to be in that position.
With the Olympics less than a year away now, I know winning these three gold medals has made my summer far more busy than normal. It will be a really good opportunity to project myself beyond ski racing.
But I’m not doing ski racing to become famous. I do it because I love it and I’m competitive. That’s what drives me. I’m not looking to be on the cover of People magazine. My main focus is on ski racing, not the red carpet.
THE ARTICLE ABOVE WAS PUBLISHED ON MONDAY, BUT I STILL WANTED TO SHARE IT. THE PAST COUPLE DAYS I HAVE BEEN TAKEN SOME TIME OFF TO RECOVER AND RECHARGE AFTER WORLD CHAMPS, NOW I AM READY TO FINISH OFF THE REST OF THE SEASON STRONG.
DENVER POST DIARYS CAN BE FOUND BELOW ALONG WITH THE REST OF MY DIARYS WITH THEM:
http://www.denverpost.com/extremes
Audi off the slopes video!
I have been capturing some of my adeventures in Europe this season from the Rockfest race, a heli ride to a training session in Switzerland and a bungy swing jump taken with my GoPro3 and sending them to Audi for a project they are doing with several racers called “Off the Slopes” to capture the behind the scenes of the World Cup.
SUPER G GOLD MEDAL DAY: Schladming World Champs
I still can’t believe I won the Gold medal at World Champs in the Super G yesterday. It was a great day of racing, I started 10th, so I was more nervous watching the rest of the top skiers come down than I was at the start of my run. Celebrating the victory with Aksel and DeTessiere, Alex, the Head team, Audi, my coaches and my girlfriend made for an awesome day that I will never forget. It wouldn’t have been possible to get the gold without the support of all those people.
After the medal ceremony we were rushed across the street to tape a live show for ORF. I thought the studio was really cool.
I celebrated over a couple beers, but had to get up early for the downhill training runs this morning. It’s still early in the World Champs, so I am looking forward to the Super Combined on Monday!
© Copyright 2019 Ted Ligety


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Provides a wide range of systems for airports, from baggage handling systems, automated check-in and security systems, and software and control systems. The business is deployed worldwide in collaboration with its Group affiliates in the U.S., U.K., and New Zealand.
AWT (Auto Washing Technologies)
Provides mainly car wash machines to filling stations and automobile dealers. The business enhances eco-friendly functions, including saving water and using plant-based liquid detergents. This business boasts top shares in the Japan and South Korea markets.
Provides high-end industrial personal computers, controllers used in medical devices, computers built in digital signage, and measuring/control systems for solar facilities through Daifuku's subsidiary Contec Co., Ltd.
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Focused on Helping Colorado Veterans
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DU hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit
“Working together to serve Colorado veterans.” That was the message last Friday on the University of Denver campus as it played host to the seventh annual Veterans in Higher Education Summit. The event was organized by the Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education (CO-ACME), which represents local educators and military members committed to providing the best educational opportunities to members of all branches of the military.
The daylong summit focused on how to help veterans in Colorado enter higher education and eventually find jobs that best fit their skills.
“Our veterans have served our country very well,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Loh, Colorado’s adjutant general and the event’s keynote speaker. “What we need to do now is get them into education and get them learning and developing their skill sets to become 21st century civilians, contributing to society.”
One of the biggest challenges facing veterans is that their military transcripts and qualifications often don’t translate to college credit. That’s why Colorado’s legislature recently passed a measure requiring colleges to award academic credit for college-level learning acquired in the military.
“We had a system where we were not giving our veterans enough credit for studies and work they have already done in the military,” said state Sen. Owen Hill, co-sponsor of the legislation and guest speaker on Friday. “So, if [they] were an electrician in the military or worked in avionics, we need to be doing everything we can to get them college credit for the work they have done to bring down the cost of overall tuition and make the transition as rapid as possible.”
Most colleges in Colorado are members of CO-ACME, including the University of Denver. “We are trying to show DU’s support for veterans and grow DU’s network in the veterans’ community,” says Damon Vine, DU’s veteran services coordinator and treasurer for CO-ACME. Last spring, DU demonstrated a major commitment to veteran students by increasing funding for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Beginning this fall, DU will offer a $5,000 match for undergraduate and graduate students eligible for the post- 9/11 GI Bill.
The University of Denver is also supporting veterans through the Graduate School of Professional Psychology’s Sturm Specialty in Military Psychology. The program has two key components: an educational track that prepares graduate students to work with veterans and their families; and the Sturm Center, a clinic available to all veterans and their families.
More than 100 people participated in Friday’s summit, which for the first time included a job fair for veterans looking for employment.
“We hope we are doing great things for the community, and we hope we are having a great impact on the community as well,” Vine said.
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An Editorial: “Campus Editors for Need-Blind”
Last week, members of Wesleying and The Argus’s editorial staffs collaborated on a joint editorial regarding the whole need-blind thing. The piece appeared in Friday’s Argus, and while it’s not quite as poetic as Martin Benjamin ’57’s latest (which uses the phrase “fat-fannied corps of social engineers” and refers to President Roth as “Mike the Ripper”), it nonetheless appears below. If you don’t think opinion pieces belong on Wesleying, go ahead and skip this one.
Next week, Wesleying will host a live forum with President Roth regarding the need-blind issue and general concerns. Check back for details later in the week.
As the editors of the two most prominent news publications on campus, The Wesleyan Argus and Wesleying, we’d like to make public our support for the movement to preserve need-blind admissions at Wesleyan University. Though we have never written a joint editorial before, we think it is now imperative that we use our platforms on campus to show solidarity with this cause. We’ve been concerned with how few details we have been provided regarding financial considerations and administrative decisions. We’ve been more concerned by the alarming shortsightedness of this decision—one that severely compromises the value Wesleyan places on socioeconomic diversity.
Last spring, both Wesleying and The Argus covered the Affordability Forum, an open meeting with President Roth that was organized by the WSA. Both of our publications reported that Roth mentioned the idea of eliminating need-blind admissions. However, from our perspectives as reporters, it seemed clear that this was not a decision the administration was seriously considering for the near future.
We were misled. In late May, Wesleying reported that the Board of Trustees was voting to scale back need-blind admissions beginning with the class of 2017. In short, the Office of Admissions will now take into account an applicant’s ability to pay once a financial aid cap is reached. There was no formal announcement in time for students, faculty, or alumni to consider the University’s financial woes and join in the conversation. Wesleying only learned of the policy via members of the WSA Executive Committee.
In covering this issue, we have noticed a disconcerting tendency for the administration to pass over community suggestions about how to improve the University’s financial situation. Several times—including in Roth’s recent interview with The Argus—we have been told that the University considered all options. Roth called this “the least-bad option.” The lesser of all evils. “This is a business decision, and it’s terrible,” Roth declared.
Frankly, we are not convinced. The University did not consider all options. The administration made the decision during Senior Week, when students were either off campus or otherwise occupied with graduation festivities. The administration moved forward without reaching out to alumni for additional support.
“Where were the calls to fundraise letting people know that if [x amount] weren’t raised then need-blind admissions might have to be sacrificed?” Estrella Lopez ’07 asked in a comment on President Roth’s blog. “We are constantly hit with artificial cries for urgency that we have to give by end of this challenge or during GOLD giving month, but here, where there was real urgency, with real consequences if we didn’t act, we instead got silence.”
Lopez is rightly outraged. Given the magnitude of the decision, that lack of communication is troubling. It’s also telling. The administration has shown itself unwilling to facilitate a productive flow of ideas regarding the budget.
Beyond our extensive network of alumni, the University failed to reach out even to current students for ideas and input. In a June 6 blog post, WSA President Zachary Malter ’13 called for the creation of a Student Budget Sustainability Task Force to find alternative solutions to the University’s financial problems.
“Wesleyan students are smart and creative problem-solvers and with the necessary information and scholarship, may be able to come up with some powerful ideas to improve the budget sustainability and affordability of Wesleyan,” Malter wrote.
It’s high time for the University to move beyond what Malter has so aptly termed “token transparency” and consider in good faith the ideas of its own community members. In speaking to students, we have been consistently impressed with their creativity, commitment, and wherewithal in their efforts to reverse the administration’s decision and form a tenable solution to the University’s financial troubles.
Among the students and alumni protesting this policy, there has been no shortage of ideas. Quite the contrary. Some, like Lopez, have suggested an issue-specific fund-raising drive aimed to restore need-blind admissions. Others, like Jesse Ross-Silverman ’13, have advocated for another pricing model entirely, one that would make tuition costs proportional to families’ incomes. At the UOC/WSA-organized meeting to discuss the policy, several students voiced the opinion that preserving need-blind admissions is more of a priority than certain expenses that the University has deemed essential to the “Wesleyan experience.”
Roth has repeatedly assured students that if a better option to allay budgetary concerns is proposed, he will jump at the opportunity to save need-blind admissions. But he has failed to give students the opportunity to give meaningful input on this issue. In the open forum, Roth vaguely mentioned the idea of scaling back need-blind administrations, but he has not made good on promises of student input or financial candor in the actual decision to end the policy.
While the lack of communication and collaboration involved in the making of this decision are disturbing to us as journalists and community members, we are most troubled by the policy’s implications for future classes. Besides explicitly rejecting students who cannot pay, the University’s new policy will create a culture in which students from low-income backgrounds are discouraged from applying in the first place. As Leonid Liu and Benny Docter (both ’14) pointed out in their opinion piece for The Argus, the policy will directly compromise the pool of students that apply to Wesleyan. Both said that, despite their families’ different financial situations, they would not have applied if this policy were in place in the fall of 2009.
“A need-aware admissions policy sends an inherently unfriendly message to applicants: you may be a great applicant, but we won’t accept you into our community because your family can’t pay enough,” wrote Liu and Docter in their opinion piece. “Or, you may be a great applicant, but the deciding factor in accepting you is your money.”
Director of University Communications William Holder, writing on behalf of the administration, acknowledged this likelihood.
“This is a legitimate concern,” he wrote in response to a list of questions posed by Malter. “We don’t have any evidence [that this policy will not alter the pool of applicants].”
Both The Argus and Wesleying are committed to continuing to cover this issue in a thoughtful, comprehensive manner. However, we also feel the need to clarify our strong personal support for the reinstatement of a need-blind admissions policy.
As publications that aim to accurately portray student life and concerns, we value the diversity of our staffs and believe this policy will negatively affect the University’s ability to draw in students with a variety of viewpoints, backgrounds, and life experiences. We also question the University’s seriousness in its commitment to looking for new solutions and in working toward restoring a need-blind admissions process.
We firmly believe that this decision will have serious and negative ramifications for our unique campus culture and student body. More than anything, we encourage all students to inform themselves and make their own decisions about what they find fundamental to their Wesleyan education.
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If anything, please read this by Gil Skillman. It’s not a decision to be made from the heart, but the mind. http://needblindfocus.group.wesleyan.edu/2012/09/16/professor-gil-skillman-on-the-socioeconomics-of-need-blind-admissions-at-wesleyan/
Batte_A September 17, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Mind explaining why you think these things (deciding from the heart and the mind) are mutually exclusive here?
alum September 17, 2012 at 4:13 PM
Because deciding from the heart puts Wesleyan in an even tighter bind financially, while thinking from the mind will allow Wesleyan to support need-blind more sustainably in the future. If Wesleyan can grow its endowment, it won’t have to face this situation again. (see: every wealthier peer school not debating ending need-blind – all of whom got wealthier because they were more conservative with spending)
Batte_A September 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I’mma have to object to your false dichotomy here. In the short term, one could argue that the net losses from scaling back need-blind for the moment and thus explicitly fostering the growth of inequality exceeds the gains of sitting on a marginally larger pile of cash. In the long term, there’s absolutely no guarantee that “need blind” will actually return, and if the neoliberalism of the last few decades is any guide, it likely won’t.
Filtering out financially disadvantaged students is absolutely not the only way to address Wesleyan’s increasingly unsustainable practices. There are a few strands that run through all these There Is No Alternative arguments, but maybe the most salient one here is that they’re unilaterally false. We have options. The administration hasn’t considered them all. WE certainly haven’t considered them all. Now seems like a good time to start.
Oh, and as for Gil Skill’s editorial, I know that some people have been reading this as supportive of the current course the administration’s taking, but I’m not one of them. HIghlighting a lot of what’s “wrong” with Wesleyan economically does not translate to an endorsement of any and all courses of action presented as attempts to address the issues. Some solutions are terrible solutions.
Actually, if Wesleyan gains the $100 million in endowment (in today’s dollars) then need-blind will, in fact, come back. Roth said so himself. Reducing the endowment draw will help the endowment grow faster so that need-blind can return sooner. Again, think of it this way – Wesleyan is currently going to exclude X students’ apps from being read need-blind. If Wes gets conservative with spending, then need-blind will be restored sooner, allowing Y students’ apps to be read need-blind (as a result of need-blind reinstated) in the future. If you don’t think Y is a bigger number than X, I suggest you rethink time frames here. This is a decision for Wesleyan’s future. Is it at the expense of Wesleyan of today? Damn straight. it sucks, but the alternative is worse. Overspending is what got us into this mess in the first place. If you want to argue where to cut, fine, but we need to cut the budget.
What about Skillman’s arguments are you refuting? It’s pretty cut and dry. Offer an alternative. I haven’t seen one.
Again, you’re assuming that need blind is actually going to return at some point in the near future, which is not at all guaranteed. You also haven’t established that 1) maintaining or (if necessary) increasing the endowment draw spells doom for Wesleyan’s future or 2) reducing the endowment draw is the only significant way for Wesleyan to start being “fiscally responsible”. What about significantly increasing revenue – for example, a major capital campaign, potentially explicitly linked to precarious status of need blind?
I’ll be writing about a handful of alternatives I’ve barely seen addressed soon. Don’t let me put it off!


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Founder, Caroline Jay: "Our aim is to provide a resource to help children and young people explore the feelings they may feel unable to articulate and to enable their friends and classmates to learn more about what they might be going through in order that no young person ends up feeling as isolated as the young boy who told us
the worse thing after my Dad died in the school holidays was going back to my school and nobody saying anything about my Dad, it was like it didn't matter. It did matter and was awful because Mum had told the school. I just didn't want to go to school after that.
The Garden is situated at the east end of the Cathedral and incorporates 4 separate areas, one for each season, together with a bronze sculpture of 2 life-sized children and a labyrinth. With the help of an Activity & Information Pack, children are encouraged to learn about change from the ever-present cycle of life in the Garden. These secular packs are downloadable from the charity's website. The Cathedral has written worksheets for adults (PDF) and children (PDF) to take around the garden.
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If The City Had A Voice Part 2
Purpose - If The City Had A Voice Pt 2
The big homie Purpose outta Adelaide is about to drop the follow up to the first volume of his 'If The City Had A Voice' series, and if the below track is any indication, this shit is gonna be a banger. Peep the press release below, and watch out for the album later this year. There might even be a feature from Bekah...
Leading up to ‘If The City Had a Voice II’, Purpose has released 5 projects, toured the country and continued to grow both in and out of the studio as he built up his resume. This mixtape serves as a pre-cursor to his debut solo album 'Where It Starts' DROPPING LATE 2011
It is a collaborative effort with DJ Hacksaw (Pagen Elypsis, Battlehoggs, Train of Thought) and is made up of both original music and a handful of remixes. This release paints an avid picture of a new era in Australian Hip-Hop music and offers a peak into the future of an artist that has laid a solid foundation both locally and internationally.
It features Pagen Elypsis, Kilenm (USA), Arkaic (UK), Motive & Prime and features production by Purpose, Eslev & Zarkov.


Home Research > Members > 1790-1820 > HEYGATE, William (1782-1844)
HEYGATE, William (1782-1844), of Chatham Place, Blackfriars, London and Holwood, Kent.
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Family and Education
b. 24 June 1782, 1st s. of James Heygate, banker, of Hackney, Mdx. and Southend, Essex by Sarah, da. of Samuel Unwin of Sutton in Ashfield, Notts. m. 19 May 1821, Isabella, da. of Edward Longdon Mackmurdo of Upper Clapton, Mdx., 4s. suc. fa. 1833. cr. Bt. 30 Sept. 1831.
Common councilman, London 1809-12, sheriff, 1811-12, alderman 1812-43, ld. mayor 1822-3, chamberlain 1843-4.
Dir. Eagle Insurance 1811-4, Grand Surr. Dock Co. (of which his fa. was treasurer) 1813-d.; Phoenix Fire Office 1819-42; Pelican Office 1823-d.; South Sea Co. 1823-9, 1832-d.; W. I. Dock Co. 1824-30; Reversionary Interest Soc. 1825-d.; commr. Exchequer bill loan office 1823-d.
In 1822 Heygate, who coveted a baronetcy, wrote to Lord Liverpool describing himself as ‘possessed of an adequate property, landed and otherwise, as well in possession as reversion and ... I am descended from a family which declined at its first institution the title of baronet for reasons which did them no discredit’.1 His family, which entered its pedigree at the Visitation of London in 1634, had acquired estates in Leicestershire and Essex. At the beginning of the 19th century his father, a hosiery manufacturer, helped to found the Leicester bank of Pares and Heygate. About 1805 a branch was started at 63 Aldermanbury, London, but Heygate, who was doubtless the firm’s London agent, did not become a partner in the parent bank until 1813. After moving to Blackfriars (1817) and Broad Street (1833), the bank was wound up on Heygate’s father’s death.2
Chosen a common councilman for Cripplegate Within in 1809 and an alderman for Colegate Street in 1812, and prominent as a Merchant Taylor and company director, Heygate was also a founder member of the Hampden Club to promote parliamentary reform. He was invited to contest the London by-election of 1817 on a moderate Whig platform, but declined. He promised (10 June) to offer at the next opportunity,3 but in 1818 he stood for the open borough of Sudbury and was returned after an easy contest, with corporation support. In the House he took an independent line. In his first speech, 2 Feb. 1819, he qualified his support for a committee on the Bank restriction by stating his preference for an open over a secret committee, as well as by admitting that he was an anti-bullionist, who doubted whether a hasty resumption of payments in specie would do as much good as an export drive. As a banker, he thought the Bank of England had a very creditable record. Rev. Sydney Smith commented, ‘This is the Augustan age of aldermen. Alderman Heygate has far exceeded Waithman, who spoke very well’.4 He voted against the proposals for the royal household, 22, 25 Feb., 19 Mar. 1819. He supported inquiry into criminal law reform, 2 Mar., and burgh reform, 1 Apr.; next day he objected to the rustication of the franchise of Barnstaple, which sacrificed ‘the interest of the trading and commercial parts of the community ... to those of agriculture’. He objected to the repeal of the salt laws, as it could only lead to compensatory taxation of another kind, 29 Apr. He opposed the Game Laws amendment bill, 14 May. On 18 May he spoke and voted for Tierney’s censure motion: the country was ‘now in a state of stagnation and decline’.
On 25 May 1819 Heygate opened the adjourned debate on the resumption of cash payments, having failed to secure a hearing the night before. John William Ward* remarked to Bishop Coplestone:
The anti-bullionists are too much overmatched to make any fight. You see they had nothing for it but to put forward Alderman Heygate as their champion ... It is not a very good subject for debate. It is too scientific, and consequently far better fitted for writing than for speaking.5
Heygate criticized the composition of the secret comittee, which had examined ‘but one country banker’. He disliked the Bank restriction in principle, but objected to the proposals for lifting it: they would find the money market ill-prepared and might start a panic. He was a diehard opponent of the cash payment bill, 14 June. He also voted against the foreign enlistment bill, 3 and 10 June, and the excise duties bill, 25 June.
Heygate took his own line on the government’s repressive measures in December 1819. He voted to limit the duration of the seditious meetings bill to three years, 6 Dec.; voted against the seizure of arms bill, 14 Dec.; supported the blasphemous libels bill, 23 Dec., but tried in vain to have it limited to three years, and spoke ambiguously on the newspaper stamp duties bill, 27 Dec., attributing the economic depression to the ‘great diminution of the currency’. He died 28 Aug. 1844.
Ref Volumes: 1790-1820
Author: Lawrence Taylor
1. Add. 38291, f. 156.
2. Gent. Mag. (1845), i. 543; VCH Leics. iii. 50-51; N. and Q. (ser. 12), xi. 250; Hilton Price, London Bankers, 126.
3. Beaven, Aldermen of London, i. 112, 282; ii. 203; The Times, 10, 11 June 1817.
4. Sydney Smith Letters ed. N. C. Smith, i. 320.
5. Ward, Letters to Bishop of Llandaff, 223.


Del Rio, TX weather in December 1991
In December 1991 the average high temperature in Del Rio, TX was 66.7°F, and this was 1.9°F warmer than the average of 64.8°F. The hottest day in December 1991 was 9 December when the temperature reached 81.0°F. Overnight the average temperature in December is 43.4°F and in 1991 the average overnight temperature was 7.3°F warmer at 50.7°F.
In December the average monthly rainfall in Del Rio, TX is 0.44 inches with rain usually falling on 7 days. In December 1991 there was a total of 2.87 inches of rain, that fell on 16 days.


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Sunni Arabs just can’t stand Shiite Hezbollah
It’s another sign of the Middle East’s screwed-up alliances that Sheik Safar al-Hawali, a former mentor to Osama bin Laden, has publicly labeled Hezbollah “the party of the devil.”
“Don’t pray for Hezbollah,” Hawali says on his Web site.
Hezbollah means “the party of God,” but Hezbollah is Shiite Muslim. It is an organization of Arabs heavily influenced by the Shiites of Persian Iran. Sunni Muslims like Hawali and bin Laden, both from Saudi Arabia, just don’t think much of Shiites.
If you recall, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt weren’t quick to condemn Israel’s counteroffensive against Hezbollah. That’s because Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt are Sunni. And so is al Qaida.
You’d think they’d rally around Hezbollah just for its common cause against hated Israel. But in the Middle East, there’s a lot of hatred going on, and it goes in the most unexpected directions.
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Can a Broken Foster Care System Be Fixed? These Philanthropists Think So
April 10, 2018 / Caitlin Reilly
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The foster care system in the U.S. is broken. More than a third of foster kids leave the system without a high school diploma or GED, according to the Children’s Law Center of California. Fewer than half are employed in the first 12 to 18 months after aging out. A third of kids exhibit mental health disorders, often post-traumatic stress disorder. More than a quarter will be incarcerated in the first two years after leaving the system, and a third will need public assistance.
California is the state with the most kids in foster care by a long shot. The state’s system is twice the size New York's, the state with the second-largest foster care population. Foster care is a complicated problem, but improvements in California prove that these systems can change. In 2015, the state passed a bill that phased out group homes in favor of foster families. From 2000 to 2010, the state lowered the share of its children in the system by 45 percent, but there’s still a lot of work to do.
Within California, Los Angeles County is home to about a third of the state’s foster kids. Perhaps for that reason, L.A. is fast becoming a hub for foundations interested in moving the needle on foster care.
Last month, Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker put up $10 million to start the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families, which will focus on child welfare. The couple’s foundation has also been part of an ambitious public-private partnership with Los Angeles County to improve the foster care system that's included 12 other funders.
The center at UCLA will work to develop interventions for classroom and family support services and methods for addressing childhood trauma, and will pioneer new research on foster care, starting with the racial dynamics at play within the L.A. County system. Another big piece of the center's work, however, will be to collaborate with other stakeholders in the space, including nonprofits, other higher education institutions, K-12 systems, child and family advocates, and the county’s support services.
It’s a spirit of collaboration that has animated much of the philanthropic work on foster care in L.A., work in which the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation has played a major role. The couple is part of that Pritzker family, the owners and heirs of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Anthony is brother to J.B. Pritzker, who's known in philanthropic circles for his extensive work on early childhood education, and Penny Pritzker, former secretary of commerce under President Barack Obama.
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Unlike his two siblings, Anthony and his wife Jeanne are based in L.A., and much of their giving goes to California causes. Sustainability and the environment are key causes for Anthony. He’s given a lot to the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, including a $15 million gift in 2013 to support the study of urban sustainability.
Foster care is another big priority for the Pritzkers. In 2014, their foundation started the Pritzker Foster Care Initiative to support kids transitioning into adulthood. Grants from the initiative typically address emotional well-being, technological innovations, and financial independence.
Back in 2012, Jeanne Pritzker founded Foster Care Counts, a nonprofit she still chairs. The organization leverages volunteers and donations to fill the gaps in the foster care system. The organization has a big network of partners in the foster space. One of the purposes of the center at UCLA is to better connect researchers with local nonprofit and L.A. County support services, many of which the Pritzkers have involvement through Foster Care Counts.
The Pritzkers were also among the 13 funders that joined L.A. County to start the Center for Strategic Public-Private Partnerships to focus on child welfare in 2016. Southern California Grantmakers played a key role establishing the center and has served as its fiscal agent. (The early history of this unique effort is described in a report by SoCal Grantmakers and Casey Family Programs that you can read here.) The center is funded by private and public money, and reports to the county’s office of child protection.
Private-public collaborations are exciting because they mix the reach of the public sector with funds from the private sector. The county is better positioned to identify gaps in its own programs, and philanthropists can fill those gaps. A partnership that brings foundations together has the added benefit of encouraging coordination among private funders to ensure philanthropists aren’t duplicating efforts.
Related: Inside Los Angeles’ Ambitious Public-Private Child Welfare Partnership
The foundations that signed on were the Ahmanson Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, David Bohnett Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, the California Endowment, Community Partners, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Weingart Foundation.
The Pritzkers aren’t the only philanthropists betting big to reform the foster care system in L.A. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, also a member of the private-public partnership, is another major player in foster care. The foundation splits its funding in this area between L.A. and New York, and just finished the first phase of its foster youth strategy in 2017. The five-year phase rang up an impressive total of $53.5 million in investments. The foundation’s foster care work focuses on strengthening systems and policy for transition-age foster youth, expanding and sharing knowledge with the field, and advancing innovative transition-age foster youth programs.
If foundations can move the needle on foster care in L.A., a county with more kids in the foster care system than many states, it could provide a template for better outcomes for these kids elsewhere. California’s improvements in the last 20 years show despite the foster care system's many problems, it can be improved. With big gifts and real efforts at coordination with the public sector, and among foundations and nonprofits, philanthropy may have a shot.
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British woman, 92, takes to the skies in a WWII fighter plane
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Awesome story about this woman who is 92-years-old and a World War II veteran. she was a pilot in Britain during the war and was transporting the old birds around bases. Just a great story. Makes me happy to see this. Watch it, enjoy.
The flight went off without a hitch, and Lofthouse said she was grateful for the opportunity to once more take to the skies.
“It was lovely,” she said. “It made me feel quite young.”
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Long Islanders Sue Over Health Concerns About New Cellphone Towers
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Long Island residents are raising health concerns as cellphone transmission equipment continues to be installed in many areas.
As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, some neighbors are joining together to fight towers going up close to their homes, schools and houses of worship.
Jodi and Peter Abraham anxiously clutched their just-filed federal lawsuit as they walked out of Nassau County Supreme Court Thursday, challenging hundreds of unregulated and wireless facilities, still going up by the dozens across Huntington and Oyster Bay.
“We are not anti-tech. We are not anti-cellphone,” Peter Abraham said. “But we believe cell towers should be put up in a responsible way.”
The Abrahams called CBS2 to their home last December, when in an overnight period, they said a pole with a wireless box was installed on the edge of their front property. They confronted the installer – Crown Castle – and the town for an explanation.
“I want a voice,” said Jodi Abraham. “And I want my town to stand up for us – you know, their residents. And they have told us their hands have been tied.”
A Huntington town official explained the stated purpose of the cell towers.
“Crown Castle has told the town that this is designed to fill in gaps in cellphone service in the town,” said Town of Huntington spokesman A.J. Carter.
As they joined hands in front of the courthouse, worried homeownerssaid the law must be changed to stop the new towers from being allowed.
“This is an issue that is critical — not just to all of Long Island, but all of the United States,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Andrew Campanelli, “because across the United States, no wireless facilities are being tested.”
Some call it a microwave brew – steps from their bedroom windows. Are radio frequency emissions mushrooming out to envelop nearby schools and churches?
The Federal Communications Commission has RF thresholds, but the agency says it has not enough resources to test them.
“Who’s monitoring that what the FCC says is a ‘safe limit’ is actually what’s coming out of these things?” said Oyster Bay homeowner Sandra Decker. “We don’t know that.”
Currently, several California communities are requiring wireless installers to pay for independent safety checks.
“We understand that technology is moving forward. I understand that,” said Oyster Bay homeowner Rosalie Menduni. “Let’s do it mindfully.”
Residents now want the FCC to conduct regular radiation readings, and embark on a new study testing health effects of wireless boxes and cell phone towers.
The wireless company named in the lawsuit Thursday, Crown Castle of Texas, did not return CBS2’s calls for comment.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/10/19/long-island-cellphone-towers-lawsuit/
Oyster Bay supervisor vows town will limit cellphone antennas
Updated May 11, 2017 8:40 PM
Nassau, Oyster Bay, LONG ISLAND, NY
By David Olson
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, speaking to a group of Woodbury residents who had just held a news conference to express frustration over cellphone repeaters installed in their neighborhood, said the town is drafting a new ordinance to limit the installation of cellphone repeaters and is exploring legal ways to get about two dozen repeaters removed from residents’ properties. (Credit: Newsday / Chuck Fadely)
Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino on Thursday said the town is drafting a new ordinance to limit the installation of cellphone antennas and is exploring legal ways to get about two dozen of them removed from residents’ properties.
“We will make sure our voice is heard as we stand in lockstep with our residents to protect their rights and protect our communities,” Saladino said.
Saladino spoke on the street in front of a 30-foot-high antenna that was recently installed on the public right of way of Woodbury resident Denise Tufano’s front lawn. Tufano and others had held a news conference on the site to complain about the aesthetic, property-value and possible health effects of the antennas and urge the town to take action.
The antennas, part of the Verizon Wireless network, are called “small cells” and are installed closer to users to improve coverage, the company said in a statement.
Saladino found out about the news conference and, several minutes after it ended, arrived with other town officials to talk to reporters and residents.
One of the speakers and organizers of the news conference was Democratic supervisor candidate Dr. Marc Herman. Saladino, a Republican, and Herman accused each other of playing politics with the issue.
Herman said he was acting not as a candidate but as president of the Gates Ridge Civic Association in Woodbury. He asked why action hadn’t been taken earlier and why notice wasn’t given to residents of their installation.
Saladino, who took office Jan. 31, said he and town officials have been looking into residents’ complaints about the antennas for weeks. He announced at Tuesday’s board meeting that the town had rescinded seven permits for antennas.
Saladino said Thursday that the antennas should not be placed in residential neighborhoods and he urged the Federal Communications Commission to conduct radio-frequency testing near the devices, turn off any that are currently functioning, and study the health effects of antennas.
Deputy Town Attorney Matthew Rozea said a federal law limits municipal restrictions on cell phone equipment. Saladino called on Congress to change the law “to give local municipalities the right to determine where these go.”
Vicki Kramer, who has an antenna next to her Woodbury driveway, said she is worried about her two teenagers and other neighborhood kids, especially with the long-term health risks of the antennas not known.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/oyster-bay-supervisor-remove-cellphone-repeaters-on-lawns-1.13612886
Long Island, NY : Westchester Residents Concerned About Plans For New Cellphone Poles
Filed Under: Cellphone Towers, Crown Castle Presentation, Huntington, Jennifer McLogan, Long Island, Lou Young, Rye, Suffolk County
RYE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Towering poles topped with cellphone booster equipment are now lining the streets of some Westchester County and Long Island neighborhoods – and some are calling them an eyesore.
But as CBS2’s Lou Young reported, even more of the poles are expected to be installed.
The new cellphone equipment is invading Rye. Some towers already have been attached onto and above existing utility poles, and dozens in total are proposed in Rye alone.
Opponents fear it is just the start. “The 64 coming in would be Verizon nodes, but other carriers and infrastructure builders can come in and do exactly the same thing,” said Joshua Cohn of Rye. The mayor said the fact is that upgrades for cellphone networks are necessary.
“We all have (cellphones). We all use them,” said Rye Mayor Joe Sack. “And as a result, the wireless providers have to upgrade their network.” But while there are only 10 of the new units in Rye now, the sudden expansion proposal has stiffened opposition. Neighbors say they are not only big, but in the summer, internal cooling fans make them noisy as well.
“Walking the dog, I can hear it. It’s like a low whirring sound,” said Madeline Peron of Rye. Other communities are already reacting to the arrival of cellphone equipment. In Huntington, Long Island, 166 poles were recently approved and went up – much to the shock of those living nearby.
Jodi Abraham awoke this week to a new pole with a booster box and converters pointed right at her Huntington home. “This is new technology, we’re not sure, like most people we don’t know the health effects of it,” she told CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan. Her husband Peter wants nothing to do with the new installations. “I don’t want it on my property,” he said. “And I don’t want it adjacent to my property and my children.” The Abrahams and their neighbors claim no one with Town of Huntington alerted the community that it was entering an agreement with a giant telecommunications company. Peter demands to know how permits were passed and why residents weren’t previously told about it. A public hearing called Crown Castle Presentation was held in July. As CBS2’s McLogan reported, few in the community knew it was a company seeking to rent space on the poles to multiple cellphone providers.
The township claims they have limited authority, and the antennas pass government health and safety testing. Huntington town spokesman A.J. Carter tells CBS2 that Crown Castle told the town that the equipment is designed to fill in gaps in cell phone service. He claims the initiative is not a money making venture for the town.
CBS2 reports that Huntington stands to make about $230,000 in permit fees, along with 5 percent of future monthly gross revenue for 10 years for equipment placed in right-of-ways. “It feels like the town can do whatever it wants,” said Jodi.
Back in Rye, opponents are petitioning their city council to keep the cell equipment on public property and out of residential neighbourhoods. Mayor Sack insists the equipment is safe despite the lack of aesthetic appeal. “Telephone poles are not pretty objects, OK?” he said. “And when you put one of these antennas on top of one, they kind of blend in, you know, with the preexisting ugliness.”
Texas-based Crown Castle is trying to secure the utility pole leases for Westchester and Long Island, as well as for New York City. Multiple calls to the telecom company have not been returned.
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Cell Phone Poles In Westchester County Causing Concerns
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Cellphone Antennas to Sprout Atop Light Poles and Signs
By IAN URBINA NY TIMES – JULY 30, 2004
At more than $6,000 a month for a few square feet, it may be the most expensive real estate in New York.
The thin sliver of space on top of lampposts, traffic signals and highway signs is where the city plans to allow telecommunications companies to put cellphone antennas and Internet transmitters.
The plan, which will add about $21.3 million to city coffers, will improve spotty cellphone reception — and turn many intersections into wireless Internet ”hot spots.” But, city officials say, it will also help those who cannot afford regular telephone service, by providing a cheaper option, through wireless Internet-based access, in neighborhoods with the fewest connections to the phone network.
Opponents of the plan say that the only thing the antennas will bring is an increased health risk. ”We have no idea what dangers are posed by the concentration of these devices,” said Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr. of Queens, explaining that the city does not keep records of the numbers or locations of the antennas already in the city. ”They keep saying that these things are less dangerous than microwave ovens,” Mr. Vallone said, ”but no one has a microwave running 24/7, right next to their bedroom window.”
City officials say the plan is needed to keep pace with the rapidly growing use of cellphones and wireless Internet connections. The antennas and Internet relay boxes will start appearing on city poles before the end of the summer, said Gino P. Menchini, the city’s commissioner of information technology and telecommunications. About 18,000 spots will be leased.
The pole-mounted antennas will allow the city to shift away from the larger cellular base stations that emit higher radiation and are located on many rooftops, Mr. Menchini explained. And since one of the franchise companies will install universal antennas, which can be used by all cellphone providers, the new setup will actually lower the overall number of antennas needed.
”We see this as a win-win situation,” Mr. Menchini said.
Evie Hantzopoulos of the Astoria Neighborhood Coalition, which opposes the unchecked spread of antennas in the city, sees it otherwise.
‘There has been a complete lack of public input on this and the city has given the telecommunications industry carte blanche access,” Ms. Hantzopoulos said. ”It’s not just dangerous, it’s irresponsible.”
While there has been widespread concern about radiation from cellphone towers posing a risk of cancer and infertility, most scientific studies have not found a link.
The six companies granted access to the poles include two cellular providers, Nextel and T-Mobile, and three non-cellular companies, ClearLinx Network Corp., Crown Castle Solutions and Dianet Communications. The sixth company, IDT Business Services, will offer telephone service via the Internet. Each company will be allowed to use a maximum of 3,000 poles citywide for a term of 15 years.
The current plan offers access to poles in three separate zones for different prices. Zone A includes Manhattan south of 96th Street. Zone B is everywhere in the city not included in the other two zones. Zone C consists of a patchwork of neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx where five percent or more of the houses do not have telephone service.
Agostino Cangemi, deputy commissioner of information technology and telecommunications, said a big advantage of the franchise plan is that it will provide phone access via the Internet in Zone C, areas typically home to lower-income and immigrant families that rely on public pay phones and high-priced phone cards.
IDT Business Services, a company based in Newark, will provide customers in Zone C Internet phone devices and accounts to which they can add pre-paid minutes, Mr. Cangemi said. The Internet phones will cost less than most cellphones, and there will be no credit checks, he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/30/nyregion/cellphone-antennas-to-sprout-atop-light-poles-and-signs.html
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The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials opposes a bill in the legislature to usurp municipalities’ power to regulate cell antennas.
If you live in New York State you can contact your municipality (city) and say you oppose this bill too.
Bill numbers are A. 9508/ S. 7508
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New York Cities Object to Proposed State Rules on 5G Towers
The state of New York is looking to regulate what towns will be able to charge for the newest cell transmitters.
BY RICK KARLIN, TIMES UNION / MARCH 20, 2018
(TNS) — ALBANY — A regulation tucked into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget plan regarding cell towers is pitting local governments against the state and major telecom providers like AT&T and Verizon.
The proposal would set statewide standards for approving and charging for the use of cell towers, telephone poles or other fixtures that wireless providers use to carry their signals via the newly emerging 5G technology.
Municipal officials say that impinges on their local control of cell towers.
“This legislation would handcuff the ability of every municipality in New York state to manage access to their public rights-of-way,” states a memo on the proposal from the state Conference of Mayors.
State officials, though, say local governments would still deal with cell tower applicants. “The bill sets up a uniform process entirely administered by local governments, allowing for local control while encouraging private investment to expand service,” said Budget Division spokesman Morris Peters.
Much of the fight appears to center on money and a clause that would impose a $200 annual rental limit for each small cell signaling device a carrier put on a pole.
“Significantly, this bill seeks to limit how much a municipality may charge a wireless provider when renting space on municipally-owned structures,” reads the memo.
Some municipalities including Buffalo have wanted to charge up to $2,000 annually for each device.
The catch is, with the developing 5G technology, wireless transmitters need to be placed as close as 500 feet apart. That means a town could have dozens or even hundreds of devices.
Paying thousands of dollars per year, per device would make it uneconomical, say those in the telecom industry.
“Who is going to deploy with those costs?” asked Robert Puckett, president of the state Telecommunications Association.
Also known as “small cell,” 5G is viewed as the next generation of wireless technology which has so much capacity that it could eventually replace the need for hard-wired services.
Rather than hooking into a copper or even fiber-optic wire, 5G proponents say consumers will eventually be able to get all their web-based services via these densely-packed wireless signals.
Proponents note that 5G technology will help bring high-speed broadband service to upstate areas that currently don’t have it.
“It’s really an economic development issue,” said Marissa Shorenstein, Northeast President for AT&T which like Verizon is anxious to move forward with the technology.
She noted that some other states have already moved ahead with the kind of uniform regulations and price limits that they want in New York.
“We’re going to deploy small cells to places where we’re wanted,” she said.
Municipalities aren’t the only ones upset with the proposal. Representatives of the cable industry, which relies on hard wiring, say the plan creates an unlevel playing field.
That’s because cable firms still have to negotiate their rights of way with local municipalities, said Lara Pritchard of Spectrum cable.
She as well as the Cable Telecommunications Association believe the proposal should also be discussed outside of budget talks, which are supposed to be finalized in less than two weeks.
Existing cell tower transmitters have generated a lot of cash for municipalities around the state.
In the town of Bethlehem, for example, cell carriers pay about $2,400 per month to rent, or use the right of way on structures like a town water tower, said Paul Penman, the town’s deputy commissioner of public works.
But rather than having a handful, the 5G system would require scores of transmitters.
Some industry observers believe the gap between the $200 cap and, say, the $2,000 fee sought in Buffalo, will serve as a starting point for bargaining that will likely take place between now and the final state budget.
http://www.govtech.com/network/New-York-Cities-Object-to-Proposed-State-Rules-on-5G-Towers.html
FCC Ruling on 5G Infrastructure May Hurt CitiesLeaders in Brunswick, Md., Adopt New Small Cell RegulationsGaston County, N.C., OKs Disputed Cell Installation
5G Equipment Quietly Being Installed On Rhode Island Street Lamps
Jim Satney April 6, 2019
5G is coming, whether any of us want it or not. At least that’s the approach some states and wireless companies seem to be taking when it comes to the controversial fifth-generation wireless network. Wires and boxes now clutter Providence light poles and traffic lights, however, people in the area have no idea how they got there. Worse more, state agencies and major telecommunication providers refuse to respond to media inquisitions. Yes, 5G is quietly being installed in some of our cities with no accountability.
City officials announced the first phase of 5G cell network roll-out last week. The new network aims to increase Internet speeds. However, 5G health risks have many citizens concerned.
But people seeing the new installs are at a loss for how they got there. This is because media request to Verizon, the governor’s office, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation have gone ignored. This leads many to believe the state is installing 5G without any accountability. State officials seem to refuse to communicate or debate the matter in a public forum. Instead, they will continue to establish the networks all over the region.
Gov. Gina Raimondo is a long-time promoter of 5G. Back in 2016, she made clear her position to “make Rhode Island one of the most desirable places to live, work and do business” via 5G network installations. Today, with 5G network installs occurring all over the city, its obvious she’s intent on achieving her goal. She also promoted legislation that sought to stop any regulations that could slow down the mass installations.
“Since the beginning, cities have given utility companies a piece of the public right-of-way. This was necessary to extend electrical, gas and other services to the intended users. In the past, the most obvious result of this was the electric poles and wires that march down city streets or alleyways,” said Brent Runyon of the Providence Preservation Society.
“As we’ve seen with electrical transformers, utility companies are coming up with new things to put onto the right-of-way and there’s been no discussion with the public about how this would affect the character of our communities,” said Runyon. “It is reasonable to expect them to work with the City when they are considering placing a transformer in front of some buildings, though perhaps not all. An example is the one they put underground at the Old State House on Benefit Street.”
Samsung, who is partnered with Verizon on 5G equipment manufacturing, called it’s recent 5G installs in Rhode Island a “5G milestone.”
Rhode Island residents have flooded social media with criticism over the recent installs.
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Base Station Diversity Propagation Measurements at 73 GHz Millimeter-Wave for 5G Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) Analysis
This paper describes wideband (1 GHz) base station diversity and coordinated multipoint (CoMP)-style large-scale measurements at 73 GHz in an urban microcell open square scenario in downtown Brooklyn, New York on the NYU campus. The measurements consisted of ten random receiver locations at pedestrian level (1.4 meters) and ten random transmitter locations at lamppost level (4.0 meters) that provided 36 individual transmitter-receiver (TX-RX) combinations. For each of the 36 radio links, extensive directional measurements were made to give insights into small-cell base station diversity at millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands. High-gain steerable horn antennas with 7o and 15o half-power beamwidths (HPBW) were used at the transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX), respectively. For each TX-RX combination, the TX antenna was scanned over a 120o sector and the RX antenna was scanned over the entire azimuth plane at the strongest RX elevation plane and two other elevation planes on both sides of the strongest elevation angle, separated by the 15o HPBW. Directional and omnidirectional path loss models were derived and match well with the literature. Signal reception probabilities derived from the measurements for one to five base stations that served a single RX location show significant coverage improvement over all potential beamformed RX antenna pointing angles. CDFs for nearest neighbor and Best-N omnidirectional path loss and cell outage probabilities for directional antennas provide insights into coverage and interference for future mmWave small-cells that will exploit macro-diversity and CoMP.
Published in: 2017 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)
Date of Conference: 4-8 Dec. 2017
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 25 January 2018
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8269045/
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As far back as 2000 B.C. the ancient Egyptians are the first in recorded history to describe the use of powers of hypnosis. In fact, the word Hypnosis comes from the Greek God Hypnos – the God of sleep. It is used not only in religious ceremonies but also a means of treating illness, achieving an enlightened state of being, and a means of escape from reality. It is said that Egyptian slaves used hypnosis to temporarily escape the chains of oppression.
The leaders of this movement also known as “Guides” were the first hypnotists. Followers gathered in large groups in dwellings known as “sleeping temples” as the Guides, using the power of suggestion, induced trance to free them from their earthly boundaries. The knowledge and power these guides possessed was passed on to generation after generation of their ancestors.
Around 250 B.C. the Guides began to spread out into the other parts of the world, so did the ancient knowledge. Following the lead of the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were the next to recognize the power of hypnosis, carrying this ancient and mystical art into the future. Records tell of physicians using an “ancient and unexplainable power” to relieve and cure injuries by laying their hands on certain parts of the body. These two great societies also used hypnosis to achieve enlightenment in various rituals.
In Approximately 1750 tales of fantastic powers of trance began to make their way around the world. In the late 18th century, a Viennese physician named Anton Mesmer began to arouse scientific and popular interest in hypnosis. Drawing on his own powers as a Guide, he believed strongly in the benefits of using astrological forces to influence the human body, even going as far as hypothesizing that the subject’s imagination could bring about cures for disease.
Mesmer used magical elements to fill the patient’s surroundings with an air of mysticism, making use of dim lightning, the fragrance of sweet perfumes, and the strains of soft and mysterious music to achieve environmental atmosphere.
In Modern Times the hypnotic arts have greatly evolved from the hypnotic arts of the ancient Egyptians. Descendants of the first guides continued to spread the word about principles and knowledge they possessed. In the late 20th century, a new Guide was born into the world in Manchester, England – His name was Mark Maverick.
Some people mistakenly believe that hypnosis puts someone “under the control” of the hypnotist – nothing could be further from the truth. Hypnosis is actually very relaxed state where a participant is more willing to accept suggestion. While under hypnosis, the volunteer is in complete control and will not do anything against their will.
Mark became aware of his mystical powers at an early age but was unsure of how to use them to enlighten and uplift others. His dream became clear when he saw a performance by world – renowned entertainer Paul McKenna. He immediately journeyed to London where he honed his craft at the country’s leading hypnosis institute while working behind the scenes in the stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Starlight Express.” But Mark did not wish to be simply misdirected stage hypnotist. His eyes were focused on something far grander than anything anyone had ever seen.
In 1993, Mark Maverick left England to pursue his dream. He believed America, the land of opportunity, was the ideal place to explore his possibilities and turn his vision into a reality. He began performing small scale comedy hypnosis shows in the early 1990′s and worked in Las Vegas on the set of the multi million dollar production “EFX.” There, he became enthralled by the art of musical theatre and started incorporating theatrical elements into his own show.
As his popularity and his reputation as an outstanding performer grew, Mark developed the idea of combining his skills as a Guide with his talents as an entertainer and producer. Now Mark has performed over 500 shows for audiences all over the country, including special engagements at Six Flags, numerous corporate and college shows, dinner theatre events and comedy club tours.
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1 hour of hypnosis is equal to approximately 4 hours of sleep.
As a rule of thumb, the more intelligent the person, the easier they reach a state of hypnosis.
Hypnosis heightens your senses, the Hypnotist does not have any special powers over a subject, he serves only as a guide for someone to hypnotize themselves.
Many amateur and professional athletes use hypnosis to elevate their game!
The Vatican approved of hypnosis to ease pain during child birth.
Since 1958, the American Medical Association recognized hypnosis as a science.
Contrary to common belief, hypnosis is not sleep but merely a heightened state of relaxation and suggestibility.
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