The next election in El Salvador
The next election in El Salvador involves magistrates for the country's Supreme Court of Justice. Saturday, March 10, lawyers across the country will go and cast their votes for candidates for the high court. The elections are organized by the Federation of Attorney Associations of El Salvador (FEDAES). A video urges the lawyers to elect honest and competent judges:
Thirty thousand lawyers will be able to cast ballots for 22 candidates. Bios of the candidates are available here. This election will reduce to 15, the number of potential candidates for the Supreme Judicial Court. In addition to those 15 candidates, 15 more candidates are chosen by the National Council of the Judiciary. This total list of 30 candidates represents the body from which El Salvador's legislative National Assembly should pick new magistrates to the court.
The National Assembly will ultimately elect five new magistrates this July, by a two thirds super-majority vote. The five new magistrates make up one third of the Court's magistrates and serve nine year terms. Four of those new magistrates are scheduled to go the the Constitutional Chamber (Sala de lo Constitucional).
The expiration of the terms of four of the five magistrates from the Constitutional Chamber is extremely important for the legal and political system in El Salvador. These are the magistrates who have been responsible for such things as invalidating the 1993 amnesty law, requiring that citizens be allowed to vote for candidates from different parties, issuing an order of habeas corpus against the army in a case of youth disappeared by soldiers, and more. These magistrates have also issued orders which have frustrated plans of recent FMLN governments including invalidating government borrowing plans and prohibiting the SITRAMSS bus system from using a designated lane in the capital city. Over the last few years, the FMLN has been increasingly strident in its complaints against the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber.
After the March 4 elections, however, the FMLN has potentially lost any voice in who is chosen for the Court. Previously the FMLN always had more that 28 deputies and could block super-majority votes. The FMLN thus had to be consulted in order to elect any magistrates. After this most recent election of deputies to the National Assembly, however, the FMLN has dropped to 22 seats and conservative parties can elect magistrates without regard to the position of the leftist party. This could be one of the most important long term results of the FMLN's disastrous loss at the polls on March 4.
Campaign posters of judicial candidates in stairwell of courthouse in Santa Ana, El Salvador
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Foreign Minister: Saudi Arabia will provide $ 100 million to alleviate the suffering of brotherly Syrian people
Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir announced that the Kingdom will provide $ 100 million through King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre to alleviate the suffering of brotherly Syrian people.This came during his parti...
Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir announced that the Kingdom will provide $ 100 million through King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre to alleviate the suffering of brotherly Syrian people.
This came during his participation today in the conference to support the future of Syria and the region held in the Belgian capital Brussels, pointing out that the convening of this international meeting comes in the wake of the terrible crime that took place in the city of Douma in the eastern Ghouta in Syria, which claimed the lives of civilians and innocent women and children.
"The world is facing a regime allied with terrorist militias who believe that spreading atrocities and committing crimes will bring victory to it, and that war crimes are bearing fruit. In addition to bombing civilians with explosive barrels, the policies of starvation and siege, ethnic and sectarian cleansing and the demographic change of Syrian cities and towns, its use of chemical weapons have shocked the entire world.
He explained that the only solution to the Syrian crisis is political and peaceful solution and that Saudi Arabia has sought to find peaceful solutions to the Syrian crisis since its inception and worked with brothers and friends to avoid the human tragedy we are experiencing today.
He pointed out that the Kingdom called for the implementation of the international resolutions, particularly the Geneva 1 and Security Council Resolution 2254, in order to meet the rights and demands of the Syrian people in a unified, civil state in which security and stability for all sectors and components are based on citizenship. The reconstruction of Syria will only take place through a serious political process leading to a political transition stage that will be the subject of international consensus and represent the internal Syrian consensus.
He highlighted the role of the Kingdom in unifying the ranks of the Syrian opposition and encouraging them to speak with one voice. After the Riyadh 1 Conference in 2015, the Kingdom hosted the Riyadh 2 conference for the Syrian opposition in November 2017 which succeeded in unifying the opposition in all its spectrums and formations and the formation of a unified delegation to it, through the negotiating body of the Syrian opposition, which formed the reference for the opposition in the rounds of negotiations held since that date, which is still showing positive cooperation witnessed by all and was praised by the United Nations, indicating that the continued Syrian regime and intransigence prevented achieving progress in the Geneva negotiations.
Minister Adel Al-Jubeir affirmed the support of the Kingdom for the efforts of UN Secretary General's envoy Stephan de Mistura to resume the negotiating process between the Syrian parties in Geneva to find solutions based on the Geneva Declaration and related international resolutions.
"The Kingdom hopes that the agreements endorsed by the international resolutions on the ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to its beneficiaries will be implemented throughout Syria, regardless of their ethnic, religious, sectarian or political affiliations, and calls for the speedy release of detainees and abductees and clarifying the situation of those absent. It also renews its demand to punish individuals and institutions for the crimes of war and to prevent their impunity.


Catholicism for the Non-Catholic
A Brief Introduction to Catholicism
While the number of Jesus' followers in 33 AD is unknown, those who claim Him today as the source of their life and unity in the Catholic Church number about one-fifth of the human race. Catholicism for the Non-Catholic presents the Catholic faith from an historical perspective and within its current practice. Fr. Chiola explores the uniqueness of the Catholic Church among other Christian denominations, the structure of authority, the Protestant Reformation, the influence of the Second Vatican Council, and contemporary tensions and struggles. He also addresses Catholic prayer life, the veneration of the saints and the special honor given to Mary as the Mother of God.
Richard Chiola is a Roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Springfield in Illinois. He previously taught theology at Yale Divinity School and St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, and has given retreats, parish missions and workshops in the U.S. and abroad. He holds a Ph.D. in Historical Theology.
REVIEW: ". . . may be the perfect gift to give non-Catholics who have expressed interest in the church. But its readable writing style and forthright approach might be just the thing to get non-practicing Catholics to at least consider glancing through and maybe reading a chapter or two." Catholic Times
EXCERPT: "The Catholic Church developed by adapting to various cultures. In the process it also adopted practices from other world religions. Today, one of the great issues confronting the Church is how to continue to adapt to the rapidly changing cultural conditions in the ever shrinking global village.
In the period before the New Testament books were written, in the first decades of its life, the Catholic Church adapted the Jewish world view in which it was born to the Greek culture in which the faith was being preached and lived. The Church spread east among Jewish Christians whose descendants two millennia later still use Aramaic in their liturgy. The Church adapted in the first centuries to the culture in Lebanon and today the Maronite Church has its own unique forms and practices, customs and liturgy. Similarly, the Catholic faith adapted to Egyptian, Armenian, and Syrian cultures, as well as the cultures of Rome, and the northern European tribes. In each of these cultures, different liturgical, devotional and theological expressions created a truly Catholic or universal expression of Christian life.
The Catholic Church, in the first centuries and especially in the east, adapted customs that predate Christianity. The use of incense in worship, sprinkling persons and articles with water as a sign of blessing, the use of icons and statues, oil lamps or candles, and the vestments of the clergy are all cultural adaptations that vary, depending on the area in which the Church lived when they were adopted. Music, chant, and prayer-forms are clearly cultural expressions which vary in the Church from location to location. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has been in a process of relearning how to adapt itself to diverse cultures, a charism it had severely restricted after Trent. This work of the Spirit holds great promise as the Church faces its next great cultural Everest, adapting the Catholic Faith to an increasingly secularized world-culture driven by materialist interests and projected into every part of the earth by mass communication."
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Savita Bharadwa
Savita was chief of staff of Newark Public Schools, supporting the superintendent on the transition from state to local control, the annual budgeting process, management of the school board and other stakeholders, and strategic planning. She worked at the New York City Department of Education in the Bloomberg administration, creating city-wide plans for opening new charter and district schools, closing under-performing schools, and implementing strategic enrollment-based policy changes. Previously, Savita also worked at Deloitte Consulting and Deutsche Bank. Savita has an B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia Business School. In 2018, she completed the Broad Residency in 2018, graduating with an M.A. in education leadership.
Chris Cerf
Chris Cerf was superintendent of the Newark, New Jersey public schools, where he drove dramatic increases in reading and math performance. Graduation rates rose 20 percentage points and the city was recognized as having the most “beat the odds” schools in the country. Newark also developed one of the largest and most successful charter school sectors; Newark charter schools now serve 31 percent of the city’s students and 50 percent of its African American students. Previously, Chris was New Jersey’s commissioner of education and deputy chancellor of the New York City Department of Education.
Aquan Grant
Aquan has served as a high school principal in Michigan for eight years, and heads leadership development for PrepNet, a network of high schools in the state. Recently, Aquan established Balance Power, a nonprofit leadership development organization focused on transforming educational communities. She began her fifteen-year career in education as a high school science teacher. Aquan earned her B.A. and M.Ed. in education from Wayne State University.
Keri Hubbard
After teaching high school math in Charlotte as a TFA corps member, Keri joined Achievement First in New Haven. Teaching seventh-grade math and eighth-grade algebra at the network in Brooklyn, she led her students for two consecutive years to 100 percent proficiency on the New York State exam, with 97 percent of eighth-graders passing the Algebra Regents exam. Later, she joined KIPP in Austin, teaching sixth-grade reading, and rose to become assistant principal and director of curriculum and professional development. Currently, Keri is managing director of leadership development at Teaching Trust, an education leadership development organization. Keri holds a B.A. in economics and sociology from Duke University.
Maddy Levine
Maddy is the Director of Academic Operations at Cadence Learning responsible for managing all of the operations and communications for the program. Maddy was most recently the Senior Manager of Community Partnerships & Outreach at Girls Who Code where she worked to foster strong partnerships with school districts, library networks, and community-based organizations so that every girl has the opportunity to gain the confidence and skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Previously, Maddy served as an Assistant Principal at Success Academy Charter Schools, where she managed instruction and teacher development in science, math, and literacy for grades K-4 - achieving results in the top 1% of all New York state public schools. She first became passionate about education while serving as an AmeriCorps member in an urban education fellowship program in Boston, Massachusetts. Maddy received her BS in Psychology and History from Union College and holds a Women in Leadership Certification from Cornell.
Doug McCurry
Doug is the co-CEO and superintendent of Achievement First, which operates a network of 37 public charter schools educating 14,000 students in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, CT; Brooklyn, NY; and Providence, RI. Achievement First is consistently one of the highest performing charter networks in New York City. Prior to co-founding Achievement First in 2003, Doug was one of the founders of Amistad Academy and served as the school’s instructional leader for three years. Achievement First Amistad High is ranked the number one high school in Connecticut.
Ian Rowe
As CEO of Public Prep, Ian provides the strategic direction for the network of single-sex elementary and middle public schools that are determined to put their students on a predictive path to earn a degree from a four-year university. Ian was the Deputy Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he worked to increase college completion rates among low income young adults. Ian worked for MTV as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs. Prior to MTV, Ian worked as the director of strategy and performance measurement at The White House USA Freedom Corps office.
Betsey Schmidt
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Betsey is the founder and CEO of Mesh Ed, a design collective that builds digital portfolio tools and enrichment, wellness, and mindfulness programs for middle school, high school, and early college students. She led R&D teams for Whittle School & Studios, a global network of independent schools, where she designed and built in-school, after-school, summer, and online programs that foster project-based learning aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to Whittle, Betsey served as chief curriculum and innovation officer at Ascend Learning, where she led the design of an ambitious liberal arts curriculum that between 2015 and 2017 helped Ascend students close the achievement gap of race in New York State.
Libby Short
Libby is the Operations Manager at Cadence Learning responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the program. She supports both the Cadence team and partner schools to ensure that programming runs seamlessly. Libby started her career as a middle school teacher in Los Angeles, teaching a variety of subjects including engineering and social studies. Libby earned her B.A. in Secondary Education and History from the University of Rhode Island.
Saya Taniguchi
Saya partners with mission-driven organizations to help them realize greater impact. She helps clients design and implement customized plans and systems by providing strategic advising, project management, and execution support. Recent clients include Transcend Education and the Philadelphia School Partnership. Saya began her career as a TFA corps member and most recently served as Director of Strategic Initiatives for a STEM charter network in Los Angeles. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and M.A. in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University.
Steven is a senior fellow at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. He founded and led Ascend Learning, a charter school network in Brooklyn which offers a tuition-free liberal arts education in a warm and supportive setting to 5,500 students. Funded entirely at district spending levels, Ascend reversed the achievement gap on Common Core assessments. As special assistant for strategic planning for Massachusetts Governor William Weld, Steven helped shape the state’s landmark 1993 Education Reform Act that made Massachusetts schools the highest performing in the country and gave rise to the Boston charter school sector.
Lakisha Young
The Oakland REACH
Lakisha is cofounder and executive director of The Oakland REACH, a parent-run organization founded in 2016 with the mission to “make the powerless parent powerful.” The Oakland REACH has conducted over 5,000 1:1s with parents in Oakland’s most underserved communities to create a team of informed and organized parent advocates fighting for quality schools. Lakisha is a respected national voice on parent advocacy and regularly consults with cities across the country interested in exploring parent advocacy to demand better access to quality education for underserved students.
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Economics and
Lionel Obadia,
The Economics of Religion: Anthropological Approaches
The “economics of religion” has grown into a new and groundbreaking approach to the study of religious beliefs, preferences, attitudes, belongings, organizations, and dynamics. This chapter circumscribes its epistemological area, outlines some of the major developments in the field, allows place for the presentation of both important theoretical models (market theory, rational choice, supply-and-demand) and crucial criticisms that have been directed toward them. If the “economics of religion” partakes of an attempt to explain religion in ancient or recent history, in the conceptual prism of economics, the general movement known as globalization has accelerated the convergence of economics and cultural/social analysis in religious studies. Anthropology, however, has gone its own way regarding economic issues. It has been somewhat reluctant to espouse the principles of “economics of religion,” even while being convinced of its relevance. Some recent anthropological works on globalization and religion are presented here as examples of this ambivalent contribution of anthropology to the economics of religion in global settings.
Obadia, L. and Wood, D.C. (2011), "Economics and", Obadia, L. and Wood, D.C. (Ed.) The Economics of Religion: Anthropological Approaches (Research in Economic Anthropology, Vol. 31), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. xiii-xxxvii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0190-1281(2011)0000031003


Subject: Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Sliding on Rate Hike Speculation
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Sliding on Rate Hike Speculation
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was trending down in morning hours as investors keep an eye on several upcoming speeches from members of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Although the probability of an interest rate hike remains low for September, Fed officials continue to argue the case for just the second change to monetary policy in a decade.
On Thursday, the Dow slipped more than 46 points after the European Central Bank said it will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged and that it anticipates low rates to remain for an "extended period."
Let's take a look at Thursday's Stock Market Numbers:
Dow Jones: 18,479.91; -46.23; -0.25%
S&P 500: 2,181.30; -4.86; -0.22%
Nasdaq: 5,259.48; -24.44; -0.46%
Investors are going to be listening for clues into the timing of the next interest rate hike. A recent string of disappointing economic data has left investors totally in the dark about whether there will be a September Federal Reserve rate hike. Here's when we expect the next rate hike.
What's Ahead for the Dow Jones Industrial Average Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average projected a 97-point decline as investors digest the latest comments from Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren. This morning, the Fed official said that continued low interest rates have the potential to fuel an overheating domestic economy. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan speaks later this morning.
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Oil prices were pulling back after huge gains on Thursday.
On Thursday, the Energy Information Administration announced a massive drawdown of crude inventories last week. U.S. inventory levels fell by 14.5 million barrels. That is the single largest weekly decline in crude stocks since January 1999.
This morning, the WTI crude price was off 1.4%, while Brent crude fell 1.5%.
Investors are keeping a close eye on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG). Yesterday, the company announced that it has settled cases with more than 100 customers who became sick during its foodborne illness outbreak in 2015. The news comes a day after activist investor Bill Ackman's hedge fund announced a large stake in the company and plans to shake up the company. We're not buying into the hype surrounding the Chipotle stock price after Ackman's involvement in the firm. [Editor's Note: Here's why we recommend investors avoid this stock.]
But the big news this morning comes from Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson. On Thursday, Johnson made an embarrassing gaffe after asking "What is Aleppo" during an interview with MSNBC. The candidate failed to know that Aleppo is the epicenter of the ongoing crisis in Syria. Johnson has roughly 9% support for the upcoming election and is vying for an opportunity to take part in the debates this fall. Here's more on Johnson's gaffe.
Stocks to Watch Today, Sept. 9, 2016
Shares of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) are in focus on news that the investment bank will pay a record fine – $190 million – after thousands of employees created fake accounts and charged customers for fees that they didn't authorize. According to reports, the firm has fired 5,300 employees after they created 1.5 million bank accounts and applied for 565,000 credit cards without authorization. This is the largest fine ever collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz has generated a lot of noise after he endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on CNN on Sept. 7. The question investors should ask themselves during this busy political season is if you should buy a stock based on the politics of its CEO? In an appearance on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." yesterday, Money Morning Technical Trading Specialist D.R. Barton answered that question. Here's what he had to say.
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock is falling again this morning. Investors are still reacting to the downgrade of AAPL stock by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) on Thursday. The downgrade came after the investment bank reevaluated the risks and rewards of the company moving forward. The announcement came a day after Apple unveiled the iPhone 7, the iPhone 7 Plus, and the Apple Watch 2. [Editor's Note: Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald offers his way to profit from the European Commission's recent decision that will force Apple to pay $14.5 billion in taxes and penalties to Ireland, right here.]
In earnings news, shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) were off nearly 1% after the grocery giant announced second-quarter earnings. The firm reported an EPS of $0.47, topping Wall Street expectations of $0.45. However, it fell just shy of bottom-line revenue estimates, leading to a small selloff in pre-market hours.
Look for additional earnings reports today from Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: MFRM), Brady Corp. (NYSE: BRC), Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), and Eros International (Nasdaq: EROS).
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Head Тracking
While simulating flight on personal computers, head tracking represents an obvious advantage when compared to other available methods of controlling the view: using the keyboard or the POV hat on the joystick. This is achieved in an almost natural way: by moving one's head the user controls rotation, translation and the zoom of the view, while the user's eyes must remain pointed at the display screen, which imposes certain limitations. Working principle of head tracking systems boils down to analyzing the image recorded by the sensor pointed at the user's head and sending the coordinates to the software that needs such coordinates. Actualization differs with different systems:
Some systems use an IR point model attached to the head of the user, while the camera is supplied with the visible light filter, which provides for reliable head tracking at home with the CPU load necessary for head tracking kept at relatively low levels. Perhaps the fact that the system Schel- 3UM, used on some Russian fighters such as the MiG- 29 and the Su- 27, which is based on a similar principle may be found interesting, the difference being that passive diodes are attached to the pilot's helmet, while rotating IR lamps situated below the HUD emit the IR radiation. Ambiental light filtering is performed on the basis of the IR pulse frequency dictated by the speed of the rotation of the lamps;
Where IR cameras equipped with emitting IR diodes are used, tracking points on the point model can be covered with IR reflecting material, thus eliminating the need to fit IR emitting diodes on the point model itself. This solution can be considered convenient from the standpoint of saving energy, since only the camera will need electric current, but on the other hand, and as a consequence of lower intensity of reflected radiation that reaches the cam, problems with filtering out the ambiental radiation will increase;
In some instances, the image of the user's face is analyzed and no point model is used. CPU load required for head tracking is the highest in such cases;
RUCAP head tracking system, which will be discussed in more detail on a separate page, has a different working principle. Reportedly, emission of ultra- sound is performed, which probably eliminates problems having to do with filtering out the ambiental radiation for the most part.
Aside from the use it found in simulating flight, head tracking is also used with car racing games, tactical simulations and first person shooters, but it can also be used as a substitute for usual control devices, such as a mouse or a trackball, by physically challenged people. Freetrack represents, perhaps, the most widely known free head tracking software, for successful use of which the user will need, aside from an off the shelf webcam, a point model which will be worn on the head and the position of which the camera will record. The reason for existence of this website is, among other things, offering built point models for purchase to those who don't wish to bother themselves with building their own models.
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Mahmood Sariolghalam
Name Mahmood Sariolghalam
Education University of Southern California, California State University, Northridge
Mahmood Sariolghalam (Persian: محمود سریع‌القلم) is a professor of International Relations at the School of Economics and Political Science in Shahid Beheshti University (formerly Iran National University) since 1987. He was born in Tehran, Iran in 1959. He received his B.A. degree in Political Science/Management from California State University, Northridge in 1980 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1982 and 87, respectively. Sariolghalam also completed a Post Doctorate program at the Ohio University in 1997. During the 2009-2010 academic year, he taught at the Kuwait University.
Sariolghalam specializes in international politics of the Middle East, Iranian foreign policy and political culture and has written extensively in Persian, Arabic and English. He is a member of International Studies Association (USA), Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum (Switzerland) and a Non-Resident Scholar at ASERI (Italy).
“International Relations in Iran: Achievements and Limitations,” in International Relations Scholarship Around the World edited by Arlene Tickner and Ole Waever. Routledge: 2009;
"The Evolution of State in Iran: A Political Culture Perspective," published by the Center for Strategic Future Studies of Kuwait University: 2010, (Arabic and English);
"Iran in Search of Itself," Current History, December 2008; Iran's Political Culture, a field research based on 900 questionnaires (in Persian), third edition, Tehran: 2010;
Iranian Authoritarianism during the Qajar Period, Center for Cultural and Social Studies, Tehran: 2010;
Rationality and Iran's Development (in Persian), 6th edition, Tehran: 2010;
Research Methods in International Relations (in Persian), 6th edition, Tehran:2010;
Iran and Globalization (in Persian), third edition, Tehran:2010.
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Jul 19 2019, 3:37 pm
Professor Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor at UBC (UBC).
The Ministry of Finance has released the financial earnings of the top executives in the public sector.
In British Columbia, businesses and organizations within the public sector are required to disclose all compensation that is paid to the CEO and the next four highest-paid executives that earn more than $125,000 annually.
Executive compensation is then shared with the public as a means of practicing transparency, as well as accountability.
This includes Crown corporations and agencies, post-secondary institutions and research universities, health authorities, government employees, and K-12 school districts.
The BC Investment Management Corporation, BC Pension Corporation, Translink, and the BC Ferry Corporation are not included in this report, because they don’t qualify as a public organization under BC’s Public Sector Employers Act.
This year, four university executives were included in the top 10.
The top 10 highest-paid executives in BC’s public sector in 2018-19 is as follows:
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10. Mark Poweska, executive vice-president, operations, BC Hydro
Salary: $285,667
Holdback/bonus: $54,303
Benefits: $20,484
Pension: $61,418
All other compensation: $874
Total compensation 2018-19: $422,746
9. James Cassels, president and vice chancellor, University of Victoria
Holdback/bonus: $0
Benefits: $7,318
8. Andrew Petter, president, Simon Fraser University
All other compensation: $35,586
7. Andrew Szeri, vice-president academic and provost, University of British Columbia
All other compensation: $1,785
6. Nicolas Jimenez, president and CEO, ICBC
5. Ken Cretney, president and CEO, BC Pavilion Corporation
Holdback/bonus: $173,872
4. Brenda Leong, chair, BC Securities Commission
3. Chris O’Riley, president and COO, BC Hydro
2. Santa J. Ono, president and vice-chancellor, University of British Columbia
1. Thomas Bechard, president and CEO, Powerex
Note: Total compensation includes base salary, holdback or bonus, statutory and health benefits, and pension contributions, as well as other allowances and/or payments, which may include vacation payout, sick leave payout, vehicle allowance, paid parking, severance/salary continuance, retirement allowance, professional fees and administrative leave.


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ABC’s of John Hope Franklin – (D) Durham
The Franklin family had the pleasure to call Durham home twice in their lives. John Hope first came to Durham to research his PhD dissertation in Duke University’s manuscript department in the late 1930’s. When John Hope was offered a teaching position at the North Carolina College for Negroes (now North Carolina Central University) in 1943, he and Aurelia moved from Raleigh, NC to take jobs. While John Hope worked in the department of history, Aurelia worked as a law librarian at the school. The Franklin’s enjoyed Durham, particularly the bustling African American community but left for Washington DC in 1947.
John Hope and Aurelia Franklin listed in the yearbook at North Carolina College for Negroes, 1946
In 1980, John Hope Franklin and his wife Aurelia relocated to North Carolina, after he retired from the University of Chicago. Franklin served as a fellow with the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park for one year. In 1982, he joined the faculty at Duke University as the James B. Duke Professor of History, becoming the first Black professor to hold an endowed chair at Duke University. Franklin served as emeritus professor of history from 1985-1995 and Professor of Legal History from 1985-1992.
John Hope Franklin attends Duke University basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 2000
John Hope became rooted in the Duke and Durham community for the remainder of his life. He served on boards like the Durham Literacy Center, wrote insightful editorials for the Herald-Sun newspaper and Trumpet of Conscience newsletter, and spoke at local events. The John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies was the first academic building named for an African American on Duke University’s campus. The Center, located at the corner of Erwin Road and Trent Drive, opened in 2000.
John Hope Franklin Center Building
Franklin lived in Durham until his death in 2009.
This series is a part of Duke University’s John Hope Franklin@100: Scholar, Activist, Citizen year-long celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. John Hope Franklin
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Surrey’s Zhao family earned a 2020 Civic Distinction Award for their work to keep the city clean. (submitted photo)
Civic Distinction Awards for 30-plus Surrey people, groups and projects
Read about all the winners in arts, heritage, sports, ‘Heart’ and other categories
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Close to three dozen Surrey-area residents, groups and projects were given Civic Distinction Awards during a virtual ceremony on Thursday evening (Dec. 10), for “outstanding contributions to the City over the last three years.”
The City of Surrey-planned online gathering, hosted by Olympian Charmaine Crooks, featured entertainment by Krystle Dos Santos, George Leach, Kwel Eng Sen Dancers and Royal Academy of Bhangra.
Award winners were announced in several categories, including Arts & Heritage, Design, Beautification & Enhancement, Heart, Sport Tourism, Environmental and Mayor’s Choice.
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The complete list of 2020 Civic Distinction Awards winners, with biographies, is shown in a 44-page PDF posted to the city’s website, surrey.ca.
At the Dec. 8 city council meeting, Jim Bennett was named Surrey’s Good Citizen of the Year for his community work over the past 30 years.
Details about Surrey’s awards programs are posted to surrey.ca/awards.
Posted below are winners of Surrey’s 2020 Civic Distinction Awards, with bios submitted by award presenters:
BEAUTIFICATION & ENHANCEMENT AWARDS
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY GROUP: WRAPAROUND PROJECT STUDENTS UNDER LEADERSHIP FROM JONATHAN ROSS, FOR THEIR PROJECT: COMMON-UNITY
Utilizing the colours from the medicine wheel, this mural is intended to showcase positivity and racial inclusivity in the City of Surrey. It also allowed brought to life the vision of artist Chris Perez and his desire to give a voice to marginalized groups and promote a sense of community connectedness and inclusion. The mural allowed an opportunity to engage youth from the Surrey Wraparound Project who had an interest in art and also provided them the ability to spend the summer taking part in this exciting project. As Jon Ross said, “Most of these youth experienced discrimination in some form and this allowed them to give their voice some kind of permanence and to feel like they’ve been heard, and they belong.”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL: ABDUL HAQ AMARKHIL AND FAMILY
The Amarkhil family contribute regularly, sometimes even weekly, to the City of Surrey through their clean ups at Cougar Creek Park and the adjacent school grounds. This small family is making a big different in their local parks.
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL: RECIPIENT WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
This is a recipient whose work is described as being a guardian angel. This individual takes note of downed trees, illegal dumping, litter, wet sections of the path, weeds and so much more. He has organized countless planting events, invasive plant removal events, annual open houses and public outreach. His works extends for over 16 years, working to ensure that not only his community benefits from the health of the forest but the entire City and our residents. presentations at Semiahmoo Senior Secondary to the Ecology club. All this is done with the most cheerful demeanor and a huge smile!
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY GROUP: LITTLE CAMPBELL WATERSHED SOCIETY
The Little Campbell Watershed Society (LCWS) focuses on activities to preserve, enhance and restore fish, wildlife, water resources and green space within the Little Campbell River Watershed. The society volunteers regularly engage in clean ups along the Little Campbell river, Boundary Bay and Semiahmoo Bay. They engage in native plant species planting to enhance the watershed and encourage plant diversity. LCWS holds open house days and educational events to help the public understand and get involved with caring for the environment. The society is currently also involved in helping to bring salmon back into the smaller creeks that feed into the Little Campbell River.
HEART AWARDS
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL: SIMRYN ATWAL
Simryn has made it her mission to ensure that mental health information and services are accessible to the Surrey community. Simryn is the youngest ever Kids Help Phone Surrey regional chair and vice-chair and launched her own registered non-profit, Bridge the Gap Mental Health Association, aimed at improving accessibility to mental health resources for marginalized communities across B.C. She has worked with the Surrey School Board to present educational programming for hundreds of elementary and secondary school students to help connect students with free local counselling services. Simryn works to amplify at-risk voices in this sector, and always has new ideas and actions to help respond to identified needs.
OUTSTANDING GROUP: EMPOWER THE FUTURE, LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT
Under the leadership of Shawna Narayan, a 24-year-old Medal of Good Citizenship Recipient, Empower The future aims to support Surrey’s inner-city high school students with the transition from high school to post-secondary life. Their team has mentored over 1000 students & spearheaded 3 initiatives to support students. The Life After High School project tackles 5 topics: dealing with financial stress; finding information about post-secondary education; preparing to enter the workforce; searching for volunteer opportunities; & caring for yourself.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: GARRY SASS & DIANNA SEARS
Married couple Garry Sass and Dianna Sears are exceptional outstanding members of society and contributors in Surrey. Dianna and Garry have made outstanding contributions to Surrey’s youth and seniors and together an unstoppable force of giving and community spirit. Over the years, they have dedicated their time to running a leadership camp for youth, coaching baseball, working with the Salvation Army, holding an executive seat within the Rotary Club, hosting a Senior’s Christmas dinner, volunteering to create the Kaboom Playground at Hjorth Road Elementary and helping to develop the Starfish Backpack Program. When asked why Garry enjoys volunteering, he answered “I enjoy giving back selflessly to both the local community and International Community.” Dianna particularly enjoys helping younger youth develop skills they have and may not be aware of and introducing the model “service above self.” Both Dianna and Garry would like to acknowledge the groups they are a part of saying that they ‘simply couldn’t do it without the support of these groups.’
ARTS & HERITAGE AWARDS
LITERARY ARTS: FAUZIA RAFIQUE
In addition to being a novelist, poet and community organizer and presenter, Fauzia has worked as a screenwriter and journalist in Pakistan before moving to Canada in 1986. Since 2011, she has published three novels and two collections of poetry in English and Punjabi. Her novels Skeena (2011), The Adventures of Saheban (2016), and Keeru 2020) weave together cultures and literary genres with themes of migration, identity, women’s rights, and religious and systemic oppression. In 2012, she was awarded by the Writer’s International Network with Canada’s Distinguished Novelist & Poet Award. Rafique is also very active as a cultural organizer. She is a founder and coordinator of Surrey Muse, a community group dedicated to promoting different forms of art and literature in Surrey.
PERFORMING ARTS: CAROL SEITZ
Carol Seitz has been an integral part of the Arts in Surrey for many years; being a dance teacher and choreographer for over 45 years. She is a premier teacher of tap and musical theatre in Surrey. Carol has been very supportive of the community with her dance studio Classic Steps Stage Productions performing at events such as Canada Day, The Millennial Celebration, Surrey International Children’s Festival, and Cloverdale Market Days just to name a few. She has taught at elementary schools, high schools and community centres. Her dance studio has encouraged many ages to enjoy and thrive in their chosen Art form.
VISUAL ARTS: ROBERT MICHENER AND ANN NELSON
Painters, Robert Michener and his wife, Ann Nelson have lived in Surrey for many years, and are well known for their gentle images that express their experiences of the natural landscape. Robert Michener was raised in rural Minnesota, which had a profound impact on his painting. He wrote “I chose to paint landscape because of my boyhood intimacy with nature and because I believe that the most urgent challenge facing humanity is to discover a viable way to live with nature.” He is represented in more than 200 public, private and corporate collections. Ann Nelson is a Surrey-based-artist whose work explores the BC landscape, with a particular interest in the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island as well as the Lower Mainland. Her works can be found in private and public collections across Canada, in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
HERITAGE EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION: DIANE JOHNSON: “ARCHIVAL TRANSCRIPTION”
Diane Johnson has volunteered at the Surrey Archives for over a decade. With a strong passion for preserving and sharing Surrey’s history, she volunteered over 1,000 hours last year alone. Her time is spent transcribing rare and historically valuable archival records preserved for the City of Surrey and its citizens. She has transcribed over 220 oral history interviews containing the reminiscences of Surrey residents as well as 73 years’ worth of council minutes dating back to the year 1880. Her transcripts are accessible at the Archives and will soon be available online, too. Diane has also devoted time to local heritage groups. She is the Membership Chair on the Board of the Friends of the Surrey Museum and Archives; served as an executive board member on the Surrey Historical Society from 2010-2015; was a long-time member of Surrey Heritage Services’ Community Advisory Board; and attends the Surrey Heritage Advisory Committee meetings as an observer. Diane is a champion of heritage and is committed to sharing and providing widespread access to Surrey’s history.
STEVEN PUREWAL: “DUTY, HONOUR & IZZAT: THE CALL TO FLANDERS FIELDS”
Steven Purewal’s Duty, Honor & Izzat project started as a way to teach his children about the little-known contributions of the Indian army to WW1. Mr. Purewal extensively researched the topic of the Indian army, then created exhibits, wrote a novel, presented lectures, and organized school tours. He designed a website rich with content, including videos, articles, and primary documents. Mr. Purewal’s exhibits travel to learning spaces across the province, including recent stops in Surrey such as the Museum of Surrey, Surrey Archives, Simon Fraser University’s Central City Campus, and the Surrey Central Library. The Duty, Honor & Izzat feature exhibit has been toured to the prestigious Canada War Museum in Ottawa.
HERITAGE PRESERVATION: BARRY MCGINN ARCHITECT & SURREY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, PORT KELLS FIRE HALL NO 7.
Barry McGinn Architect and the engineering consultants worked with the Surrey Fire Fighters Association to achieve a rear addition to both the 1923 original building and the 1950s garage addition that is respectful of the original buildings in terms of massing and scale and is discernible as a contemporary addition. This collaborative project ensured that a historic building met the administrative, meeting, social and storage needs of the Association. The project became a source of pride, fitting their functional needs like a glove, with help to nurture the camaraderie and social connections that are core to any fire fighting battalion and be a base for their extensive social outreach and awareness programs. The team worked together to ensure the heart of the building was kept including the original firepole, the antique ladders becoming a valence and encouraging the group to incorporate their history and craftsmanship into the interior design.
LEGACY HERITAGE BUSINESS: ROUND UP CAFÉ
The Round Up Café has been a popular destination in Surrey for over sixty years. Located in the historic 1949 Goodmanson Building, the building itself is listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places and the City of Surrey’s Heritage Register due to its architectural and historical significance. Orest and Goldie Springenatic purchased the Round Up Café in 1959. As one of the first restaurants along the northern stretch of King George Boulevard in the 1950s and 1960s, the Round Up Café quickly became a popular gathering spot for both locals and those commuting. Their original hours of operation – open 24 hours for six days a week – helped the Round Up Café become a main rest stop for those in the trucking industry delivering goods in the Lower Mainland and into the United States. While the Whalley community has evolved over the years, the restaurant itself continues to be a central pillar to its community and its loyal customer base.
RESIDENTIAL SMALL SCALE AWARD OF MERIT: INFINITY PROPERTIES “THE LINKS”
The classic west-coast architecture and muted, neutral-tone colour palette is inspired by heavily-treed location. The low-density layout allows plenty of open space between buildings with the majority of the homes to fronting or backing onto green-space. They planted 187 trees, more than three-times the number removed during construction which resulted in trees being viewed from major thoroughfare at entryway. This protected riparian area becomes community’s natural centrepiece.
RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM SCALE AWARD OF MERIT: ADERA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION “SOUTHRIDGE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY”
Driven by a commitment to health and social well-being, South Ridge Club is a community designed for young families and active adults. This townhome community consists of 209 townhomes over three phases. Each phase connects homeowners to the West Coast through modern architecture and through expansive views of mountains and abundant greenspace from private rooftop terraces and patios. At the heart of this community is a walkable, private clubhouse that offers an array of amenities to the community members, comparable to a luxury hotel. Amenities include: a heated outdoor pool, hot tub, a play area for kids, a 1,300 sq.ft. gymnasium, a fully equipped fitness centre, outdoor showers, indoor showers, a movie theatre room, a lounge, a pool table, a gourmet kitchen, a banquet ready dining area, and an outdoor barbecue and dining area for easy entertaining.
RESIDENTIAL LARGE SCALE AWARD OF MERIT: WESTSTONE GROUP “EVOLVE”
Evolve consists of a 37 storey multi-family residential tower consisting of 406 and attached three-storey commercial building. The building design is a sculpted tower rising from a 35-foot residential. The podium’s facades are articulated to emphasize the townhouse rhythm and massing with materials including brick masonry, glass and metal frames to further establish human scale at the lower levels of the project. Amenity spaces include residential lounges, exercise room, media and boardroom are provided on the ground floor, level two & three and at the top on level 36 which offers 360-degree views.
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL AWARD OF MERIT: WA ARCHITECTS “CITY CENTRE 2”
City Centre 2 (CC2) is a part of the rapidly growing health & technology district in Surrey. Completed in 2018, the building consists of 12 storeys of clinical, professional office, education, technology, as well as ground floor retail and restaurant uses. There are large landscaped rooftop decks, both at the podium and at the roof level, are provided for tenants to enjoy. As a part of the building’s sustainability features, operable windows contribute to the comfort of its users. CC2 was designed to compliment its sister building City Centre 1 (CC1), and though it utilizes the same finishes at CC1, CC2 starts to introduce different glazing colours that will be reflected in future City Centre office projects.
INSTITUTIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: REVERY ARCHITECTURE INC., “SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY’S SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING BUILDING”
Simon Fraser University’s Sustainable Energy Engineering Building at its Surrey campus is a state-of-the-art, five-storey academic research facility designed and purpose-built to house the university’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program. The building’s program comprises wet and dry teaching and research labs; collaboration and study spaces; faculty, graduate, and administrative offices; recreational rooms; undergraduate and graduate lounges spaces; student services; and plant maintenance facilities. A 400-seat Lecture Hall strategically situated on the ground floor serves SFU’s entire Surrey campus and is also available to the broader Surrey community. The building’s award-winning façade design—composed primarily of framed, undulating precast concrete sandwich panels and reflective glazing—is derived from abstracted circuit board imagery (also replicated in the maple wood panels lining the Lecture Hall) to symbolize the SEE program’s technological subject matter.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: FRANCL ARCHITECTURE, “WEST VILLAGE PARK AND DISTRICT ENERGY UTILITY”
The West Village Park and District Energy Centre is a cornerstone of the ongoing renewal of Surrey City Centre into a denser, greener, live and work community. The project includes an urban scale park and an energy centre generating hot water, which is fed into to the expanding district energy pipe network. The City Parks and the District Energy Departments partnered in this novel type of project and the resulting design thus maximizes the land available for park use, while creating a visually dynamic building, showcasing the energy production process to any interested park user or passerby.
LANDSCAPE, PUBLIC SPACE AND INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: FRANCL ARCHITECTURE, “WEST VILLAGE PARK AND DISTRICT ENERGY UTILITY”
The City Parks and the District Energy Departments partnered in this novel type of project and the resulting design thus maximizes the land available for park use, while creating a visually dynamic building, showcasing the energy production process to any interested park user or passerby. The design team chose to depress the floor of the main boiler hall 14 feet below grade, which minimizes the building height relative to the size of the urban park and the adjacent low scale residential building, and creates more interesting viewing of the 4Mw boilers from street and park level. Purposefully exposing the sustainable energy creation was a major goal of the collaboration between Parks and Engineering.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: INFINITY PROPERTIES, “THE LINKS”
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: OFFICE OF MCFARLANE BIGGAR ARCHITECTS + DESIGNERS, “SURREY CENTRE SKYTRAIN STATION – NORTH STATION HOUSE”
The new North Station House improves capacity, exiting, passenger safety and accessibility, while reinventing the station’s identity and relationship with its evolving context. The design for the Surrey Central Skytrain Station upgrade responds to the City’s rapid growth, while facilitating a long-term vision developed between TransLink and the City of Surrey. The vision reconfigures the Surrey Central bus exchange, which is critical to the City’s future development plans, specifically the Center Block. To accomplish this, the SkyTrain Station needed to expand and the bus exchange reconfigured to be ‘on-street’. New street trees, planting, paving and lighting help animate the public realm, giving the station a unique identity, while complimenting the adjacent City Plaza.
RENOVATION AND ADAPTIVE RE-USE AWARD OF MERIT: ST. MARY COPTIC CHURCH
St. Mary Church is the current owner of the 100-year old South Westminster School Heritage Building. When they moved in 2007, the building was in desperate need of maintenance and upkeep. This project is an amazing story of the community coming together to restore a part of an original community landmark. Amongst other work, they have greatly enhanced the interior of the building through restoring the windows to their original size and configuration. The building now engages the streetscape in a way that helps to bring animation to an area that has previously been an uninviting pedestrian environment.
The new North Station House improves capacity, exiting, passenger safety and accessibility, while reinventing the station’s identity and relationship with its evolving context. The design for the Surrey Central Skytrain Station upgrade responds to the City’s rapid growth, while facilitating a long-term vision developed between TransLink and the City of Surrey. The vision reconfigures the Surrey Central bus exchange, which is critical to the City’s future development plans, specifically the Center Block. The concept for the new building provides a counterpoint to the eclectic architecture of the existing station and neighboring developments. A simple glazed form is articulated and carved by urban flows to showcase the functions / activities within and around the station. Internally the volume provides a vertical circulation experience, while integrating engineering and building systems to respond to current and future needs. Exposed mass timber, warm metal panel and architectural concrete infuse warmth into the interior.
INTERIOR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: REVERY ARCHITECTURE INC. “SFU BUILDING”
Simon Fraser University’s Sustainable Energy Engineering Building at its Surrey campus is a state-of-the-art, five-storey academic research facility designed and purpose-built to house the university’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program. Organized around a spectacular light-filled central grand atrium, incorporating stepped seating tiers and more intimate seating pods punctuated with real Ficus trees. The distribution of windows adds to the quality of day light adding to its beauty and accessibility.
PUBLIC ART: LARK, CITY CENTRE 2 – ABSTRACT MOUNTAINS, BY ARTIST MARIE KHOURI
Made of stainless steel, this abstract sculpture stands near City Centre 2, a mixed-used development. The three silhouettes mirror our beautiful British Columbia mountains and was inspired by renowned Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti’s 1934 Cube.
RIZE: WAVE IN CITY CENTRE – NAUTILUS, BY ARTIST DOUG TAYLOR
Nautilus is made up of two parts that create tension and contrast: the curvy and weightless-looking steel outline of the nautilus, and the three metres tall, angled steel wall on which it is mounted. In the evenings, Nautilus is illuminated in colour. The rear of the wall features a fifteenth century inscription by the great poet Rumi: “Live in the nowhere that you come from even though you have an address here.”
POLYGON: HARVARD GARDENS SOUTH SURREY – SUPERNATURAL EYE, BY ARTIST ROBERT DAVIDSON
Supernatural Eye is a monumental sculpture that measures almost three metres in height. Its graceful contours and bold colours combine the traditional visual iconography of Haida art with a contemporary aesthetic. Davidson’s inspiration was the many supernatural beings that dwell in Haida Gwaii. Supernatural Eye is the second edition of a similar work currently in the collection of the National Gallery in Ottawa.
AMICA: ABBY LANE ON 16TH – WATERS EDGE, BY ARTIST METZ & CHEW
Waters Edge is a bronze dog that sits facing the residence’s front entrance, seemingly waiting for someone to come out to play. For senior residents, the sculpture is designed to initiate reflection and meditation; a practice which can help find a sense of tranquility and appreciation during these challenging times.
HONOURABLE MENTION: SURREY CENTRAL SKYTRAIN STATION: THE SEA CAPTAIN, BY ARTIST MARIANNE NICOLSON WITH JOHN LIVINGSTON
Hanging from the roof of Surrey Central station, this large wooden sculpture was inspired by a pipe from the early 19th century, carved by an unnamed master from Haida Gwaii.
HONOURABLE MENTION: ECOLE SALISH SECONDARY: VARIOUS LAND-BASED NATIONS INDIGENOUS ARTISTS INCLUDING: GARY LEON, TRENTON PIERRE, DEANNA POINT, ELINOR ATKINS, ROXANNE CHARLES, LES WELLS, BRANDON GABRIEL AND WES ANTONE.
These pieces, located throughout the school are reflective of the land we call home, bringing beauty and positive energy to the school.
SPORT TOURISM AWARDS
PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL EVENTS: OCEAN ATHLETICS TRACK AND FIELD CLUB, “2019 BC ATHLETICS JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS”
The 2019 BC Athletics Junior Development Track & Field Championships were Ocean Athletics’ (OA) 4th hosting of the event. This event brought 460 athletes aged 9-13 from across the province together with Surreys athletes for 2.5 days of Championship track & field events. As British Columbia’s largest track & field club, Ocean Athletics continues to look for opportunities for both Surrey athletes and the development of sport in Surrey as well as supports the City of Surrey’s bids to host multi-sport events such as Summer Games, Senior Games, Legions and more. Its financial success allows OA to keep our membership fees accessible and to purchase equipment that will further enhance the programming offered to young athletes.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: WICKENHEISER FEMALE WORLD HOCKEY FESTIVAL 2019
The Wickenheiser Female World Hockey Festival has been an incredible success story for the City of Surrey. WickFest has become a renown world-class event, attracting national and worldwide media, teams from around the world and special guests from Olympians to NHL players. More than 100 teams from the US and Canada participated with more than 1,200 players competing and even hosted a demonstration team from India. Sport equipment that is purchased by WickFest budget is allocated to local sports organizations or school districts in need through the First Shift program in collaboration with the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Player’s Association
MAYOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY GROUP: DOWNTOWN SURREY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (DSBIA)
In the past 24 months, the DSBIA has contributed to the City in a wide variety of ways improving Surrey’s downtown core making it more attractive to business and residents alike. In addition to the DSBIA’s mandate, they have been leaders in the Love Where you Live initiative. They organize regular community clean-ups, ran a cigarette butt buy-back initiative, have a Clean Streets Team, champion litter reduction strategies and graffiti removal programs. This outstanding group exemplifies their commitment to the City’s downtown core through their beautification initiatives such as rock painting, painting the front of vacant storefronts lead an art project to add artwork to the fence on 135A street.
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL: ZHAO FAMILY (AMABEL LI, AUSTIN AND JOE ZHAO)
The Zhao family is dedicated to keeping Surrey and their neighborhood clean and beautiful. They use social media to encourage people to join the neighborhood clean up and to cleanup after themselves, leaving the neighborhood as clean as when the found it. From June to October, mother and son clean up the neighborhood every week for 20 minutes and sometimes up to an hour. The family’s seven-year-old son loves to contribute to the community! Each member of the family participates in the events and is completely committed to ensure that their neighborhood shines and that their neighborhoods and visitors can take pride in the place they call home!
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Cameron, a fan of Tesco and Israel.
David Cameron is the leader of Britain's Conservative Party and he is expected to become Britain's next prime Minister.
Cameron told BBC Radio: "If what the military are asking for is more troops in Afghanistan .... it does seem to me that there’s a very strong case for saying yes to that." (Conservatives to increase British troop levels in Afghanistan ... )
Picture from the Israeli Government Press Office shows Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meeting with UK opposition leader David Cameron in Jerusalem 1 March 2007. AFP/Getty Images.
UK Conservative Party leader David Cameron is a Zionist.
In June 2007, Cameron branded those who describe Israel as a 'pariah state' as a 'bunch of loons.'
(Boycotters are 'bunch of loons' 14th June 2007)
Speaking at the Conservative Friends of Israel's Annual Business Lunch, Cameron said that boycotts of Israel are damaging and he stated his support for Israel.
Cameron gave his backing to Israel's Apartheid Wall.
Cameron is a former 'henchman' of ex-Conservative Party leader Michael Howard, who is Jewish.
Cameron is said to be close to the Neo-Cons.
Gaby Hinsliff and Ned Temko, in The Observer , 23 October 2005, listed the members of David Cameron's inner circle (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/html) who include:
1. George Eustice who started his political career with the UK Independence Party (which is reportedly pro-Israel and pro-Pentagon.)
2. Oliver Letwin who has links to the Rothschilds.
3. Michael Gove who is an admirer of the American neo-cons.
Photo of Michael Gove from: news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/560.stm
According to the Observer article:
The brains of the operation is Michael Gove.
An article at en.wikipedia (Michael_Gove) tells us Gove takes a pro-Israel line and has criticised anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism and several United Nations peace processes.
A self-confessed neo-conservative, he called for early intervention against Saddam Hussein.
David Cameron - likely to be Britain's next Prime Minister.
The Sunday Mirror, 24 August 2008, tells us about the holiday experience of David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party. (EXCLUSIVE: Lavish holiday exposes the lie of 'ordinary' guy David ...)
According to the Mirror, Cameron holidayed on a £21,000 a week yacht on the Turkish Riviera.
He was accompanied by seven boats carrying 74 friends and family.
In Turkey, Cameron celebrated the 60th birthday of his mother-in-law Viscountess Astor.
Reportedly, Viscount Astor hired the five-star gulets and 'VIPs invited to join the celebrations flew in from Britain, France and Italy.'
David Cameron is the son of stockbroker Ian Donald Cameron and his wife Mary Fleur Mount the second daughter of Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet.[9]
Cameron is a direct descendant of King William IV (4th great grandfather) and his mistress Dorothea Jordan (and thus 5th cousin, twice removed of Queen Elizabeth II) through his father's maternal grandmother Stephanie Levita.
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Reportedly, Cameron wants 'to run the UK like Tesco'
Reportedly, Cameron sees Tesco as a great model for government. But is Tesco fair to its suppliers?
1. Tesco is the world's fourth largest retailer.
2. Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1909 when he began to sell surplus groceries from a stall in the East End of London. (Tesco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Shirley, Lady Porter DBE is the daughter and heir of Jack Cohen.
In a review of the biography of Mrs Porter by Andrew Hosken, Nicholas Lezard in The Guardian described her as "...the most corrupt British political figure in living memory, with the possible exception of Robert Maxwell". [1] She retired to Israel in 1993.
3. How fresh is Tesco food?
Audrey Brown, of BBC News, (BBC NEWS Business Out-of-date food in UK supermarkets) reported:
"I saw food past its sell-by date on the fresh food counters... and it was regularly being sold.
"At Tesco, it was re-packaged and re-labelled with a new date and reduced in price, sometimes days after it should have been sold or removed from the shelves.
"A lot of the time, the counter staff treated the meat and fish we were selling with indifference and, worryingly, there were times at Tesco when they had no idea what the real sell-by date was as they had altered it so many times.
"Sometimes it was not until the food smelled bad that it was eventually thrown away."
In a programme for BBC1's Whistleblower, "counter staff at... Tesco falsify food temperature records and flout basic rules of food hygiene such as using different knives for fish, raw meat and cooked meat to prevent cross-contamination of bacteria.
"Undercover footage shows the factory floor of a major supplier of ready meals to Tesco cross-contaminated with urine and faecal matter from employees' boots, and a farm which supplies chickens to Sainsbury's where a bin of dead birds crawling with hundreds of maggots is alongside the area for live birds being reared for sale." - TV film claims Tesco and Sainsbury's stores flout hygiene rules ...
3. According to The Guardian, 31 May 2008:
The magazine Private Eye (May 2008) "identified what it said was a Tesco tax avoidance operation involving a complex web of offshore operations centred on the Swiss canton of Zug.
"These arrangements involved an English limited liability partnership (LLP) called Cheshunt Overseas.
"Cheshunt is the name of the Hertfordshire town where Tesco has its headquarters.
"The Cheshunt Overseas accounts provide grounds for believing that the structure may so far have assisted the international retailer in sheltering more than £66m in profit from UK tax." (Tesco: new claims of tax avoidance)
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4. According to Wikipedia (Tesco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia):
In May 2007 it was revealed that Tesco had moved the head office of its online operations to the tax haven of Switzerland.
In February 2008 a six month investigation by The Guardian revealed that Tesco has developed a complex taxation structure involving offshore bank accounts in the tax haven of the Cayman Islands.[31]
Tesco is in the process of selling its UK stores, worth an estimated £6 billion, to Cayman Island based companies set up by Tesco. These companies then lease the stores back to Tesco.
This arrangement enables Tesco to avoid an estimated £1 billion tax on profits from the property sales, and also to avoid paying any tax on continuing operation of the stores, as the rate of corporation tax in the Cayman Islands is zero.
5. In Thailand, Tesco has been criticised for aggressively pursuing critics of the company. Writer and former MP Jit Siratranont is facing up to two years in jail and a £16.4m libel damages claim for saying that Tesco was expanding aggressively at the expense of small local retailers.
Tesco served him with writs for criminal defamation and civil libel.[90]
6. Criticism of Tesco includes allegations of stifling competition due to its undeveloped "land bank",[91] pugilistically aggressive new store development without real consideration of the wishes, needs and consequences to local communities,[92] using cheap and/or child labour,[93][94] opposition to its move into the convenience sector[95] and breaching planning laws.[96]
7. It's time to close down the big supermarkets because they do more harm than good.
Walmart and Tesco are examples of big supermarkets.
"Wal-Mart may drive prices down, but it drags the quality of life for millions of people down with it.
"With hundreds of employees dependent on public assistance to meet their basic needs, American taxpayers subsidize Wal-Mart's low prices at the rate of roughly $420,750 a year for every 200-employee store by paying for low-income services...
"Wal-Mart hurts U.S. communities by undercutting local merchants and increasing urban sprawl, and its suppliers have been cited for labor and human rights violations." - Responsible Shopper Profile: Wal-Mart:
8. "I've had a big notice in my shop window for a few weeks "the shop that Tesco cannot close" along with photos of the 50 empty shops in our town.
"There's a huge Tesco here, and the town centre is in a bad way.
"I think that small scale retail is just about dead ..." -clearwood.co.uk (Comment is free: Tesco the superweed)
Tesco is to open a third store in the town of Dumfries.
"Tesco would take about 60% of all money being spent in the town." Traders fear third Tesco's impact
9. In 2006, Felicity Lawrence wrote in the Guardian (Comment is free: Tesco the superweed):
"The trouble with weeds is that left unchecked they become invasive and strangle everything else. Tesco has spread uncontrolled with frightening speed. In some parts of the country it has 45% of the grocery market...
"Tesco... subverts the democratic process as it forces through planning permissions against community wishes; it added 2m sq ft of sales space last year alone...
"It suffocates independent shops and markets; it uses its power to squeeze its suppliers...
"The supermarket sector, with its just-in-time ordering that requires casual labour to be turned on and off like a tap, and its new packhouse industries, has been one of the most prolific creators of demand for trafficked labour."
10. "In Bangladesh young women are working for as little as 5p an hour to make clothes for Asda and Tesco while working up to 14 hours a day for weeks on end... Tesco reported annual profits of more than £2.5bn last week" - 6p a T-shirt. 30p an hour for shelling cashews. Supermarkets accused of exploiting women
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Johnny Rotten’s Wife Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease, Sex Pistol Becomes Full-Time Caregiver
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Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd. legend John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) has revealed his wife of over four decades, Nora, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In order to properly look after his wife, Lydon shared that he’s now Nora’s full-time caregiver.
John Lydon and Nora Forster have been married since 1979, not long after the Sex Pistols famously broke up following a short and explosive career. Though Forster hasn’t been extremely prominent in the public eye, Lydon did write about his life with Nora throughout his 2014 memoir, Anger Is an Energy.
While speaking with The Mirror, Lydon explained, “Nora has Alzheimer’s... I am her full-time carer and I won’t let anyone mess up with her head. For me the real person is still there. That person I love is still there every minute of every day and that is my life. It’s unfortunate that she forgets things, well, don’t we all?”
Lydon elaborated on his 78-year-old wife, “I suppose her condition is one of like a permanent hangover for her. It gets worse and worse, bits of the brain store less and less memory and then suddenly some bits completely vanish. [Alleged experts] have been very impressed that she never ever forgets me, we are constantly there with each other [in her mind] and that bit won’t go.”
According to John, he’s dedicated to keeping Nora at home, refusing to relinquish her to hospice care. “I am under lockdown anyway because I am her full-time carer. I don’t need to go out and socialize with buttholes,” said the singer.
We’d like to encourage fans to send John and Nora messages of support via Lydon’s official Twitter account.
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Home Calendar Things to Do CMT Celebrates Our Heroes to Debut on Wednesday, June 3
CMT Celebrates Our Heroes to Debut on Wednesday, June 3
Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, and more to honor those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a press release sent on Monday, April 27, CMT announced the premiere of "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special," an uplifting celebration and virtual tribute to honor those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-hour special is set to premiere on Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. EST on CMT.
"CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" will feature one-of-a-kind tributes and performances from some of country music's biggest stars including Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, and more, all filmed from the safety of their own homes and virtually produced by CMT.
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Florida Georgia Line will honor those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, June 3.
The "CMT Celebrates Our Heroes" special will take the place of the traditional "CMT Artists of the Year" format which honors the year's top country artists with a live televised celebration.
“The ‘CMT Artists of the Year’ franchise has always been reflective of the important issues of our time, and this year, we all felt it necessary to shift our focus to honoring the real heroes during these unprecedented times,” said Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent at CMT. “From the first responders and healthcare workers to members of the military, our educators, food industry workers and so many more, the country music community will come together to honor these heroic men and women."
CMT is also looking to highlight new stories of unsung heroes who have done exceptional things for their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories can be submitted directly to CMT for potential inclusion in the June 3 special.
For more information, visit CMT.com.
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Ocean Cadillac Rezoning Request at White House Inn
56 Unit Prototype. Rezoning would double the height of this model
Petition to rezone White House Inn property 115’ high with up to 107 residential units. The White House Inn property is currently zoned R-4. This is a residential zoning that allows only 35’ Maximum height and 12 dwelling units per acre. This zoning was reaffirmed in the recent Comprehensive Plan for the city and was in place when the land was purchased by Ocean Cadillac.
Thursday, Jan 11th, the Planning Commission will hear Ocean Cadillac’s application to rezone the property to BZ, which allows 115’ of height and 100 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). Ultimately, this property could have 107 residential units towering over the entrance to Keystone Point and 160+ vehicles commuting to and from the site daily.
The current R-4 zoning is designed to provide a transition zone between our residential community and other more intense forms of residential development. This zoning should be preserved to avoid the intrusion that a 10 story building will have on our community.
The entrance to the property for traffic eastbound on 123rd St. is problematic without significant alterations to existing roadways.
Residents of the property needing to go north on Biscayne Blvd. are likely to use Keystone Point to avoid the gridlock at Biscayne & NE 123 St. and do the same upon their return.
The developer is presenting a scaled down version of the project, to obtain approval of the rezoning, while simultaneously marketing the site for $17 million with the full density and intensity of the BZ zoning. Any buyer will do as they please with the new zoning, if approved.
January 11th: The application will be presented to the Planning Commission. Starts at 7pm
February 13th: The Planning Commission will present their recommendation to the City Council for a first reading. Starts at 7pm
February 27th: The Planning Commission will present their recommendation to the City Council for a second reading. Starts at 7pm Planning Commission meetings do not usually have good public turnout, and the Planning Commission is most usually on the side of development.
Recently a matter came before the Planning Commission for town-homes on the west side of the City. The large attendance by neighbors led to the Commission rejecting the development. This rarely happens, but proves that ATTENDANCE MATTERS! The meeting will take place at City Hall Council Chambers on Thursday, January 11 and begin at 7:00 pm. Please plan to attend and encourage your neighbors to come also. Our voices must be heard.
Visit our Events Calendar for more details.
ORIGINAL POST - DECEMBER 2ND 2016
Ocean Cadillac, from Bay Harbor Islands, purchased this residentially zoned one acre parcel of land where the White House Inn sits approximately two years ago. Thus far, they have expressed interest to build on that site a seven story structure (80-100’) for their Cadillac showroom, auto service, parking garage and two restaurants on the ground level. City Council will have to vote to approve the rezoning.
The land is zoned for low/medium density residential use with a maximum height of 35’.
From Aventura to downtown Miami there is no commercial development on the west shore of Biscayne Bay. This property would be out of place and completely inconsistent with the stated purpose of the R-4 residential district as defined in the North Miami Comprehensive Plan.
Auto showrooms are not allowed in North Miami to the east of Biscayne Blvd.
Auto repair is not allowed in North Miami to the east of Biscayne Blvd.
Spot zoning is not allowed in North Miami.
This seven story garage would sit across the street from the only waterfront park in the city which the city has invested heavily into and tower over the south entrance to Keystone Point.
As of December 2, 2016, they have withdrawn their application. We await to see what they will ask next. Possibilities include keeping it residential but asking to build higher.
When this proposal goes in front of Zoning and the City Council, we will need to be in attendance to express our desires. Zoning meets the first Tuesday of the month; City Council the 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Both at City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor) at 7:00.
This project will affect the quality of life our neighborhoods forever. Please stay informed (sign up for eblasts) and plan to attend these meetings and have your voices heard. Share with neighbors--not everyone receives these emails (they may sign up at www.keystonepoint.net).


The Cybercrime Economy
Massive bank cyberattack planned
by David Goldman @DavidGoldmanCNN December 13, 2012: 4:02 PM ET
Security firm McAfee on Thursday released a report warning that a massive cyberattack on 30 U.S. banks has been planned, with the goal of stealing millions of dollars from consumers' bank accounts.
McAfee's research upheld an October report from RSA, the security wing of IT giant EMC Corp (EMC).
RSA startled the security world with its announcement that a gang of cybercriminals had developed a sophisticated Trojan aimed at funneling money out of bank accounts from Chase (JPM), Citibank (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), eBay (EBAY) subsidiary PayPal and dozens of other large banks. Known as "Project Blitzkrieg," the plan has been successfully tested on at least 300 guinea pig bank accounts in the United States, and the crime ring had plans to launch its attack in full force in the spring of 2013, according to McAfee, a unit of Intel (INTC). (McAfee was founded by John McAfee, who is wanted for questioning as part of a Belize murder investigation, but he no longer has any ties to the company.)
Project Blitzkrieg began with a massive cybercriminal recruiting campaign, promising each recruit of a share of the stolen funds in exchange for their hacking ability and busywork. With the backing of two Russian cybercriminals, including a prominent cyber mafia leader nicknamed "NSD," the recruits were tasked with infecting U.S. computers with a particular strain of malware, cloning the computers, entering stolen usernames and passwords, and transferring funds out of those users' accounts.
The scheme was fairly innovative. U.S. banks' alarm bells get tripped when customers try to access their accounts from unrecognized computers (particularly overseas), so banks typically require users to answer security questions. Cloning computers lets the cybercriminals appear to the banks as though they are the customers themselves, accessing their accounts from their home PCs -- thereby avoiding the security questions.
And since most banks place transfer limits on accounts, recruiting hundreds of criminals to draw smallish amounts out of thousands of accounts is a way to duck those limits. The thieves could collectively siphon off millions of stolen dollars.
Hackers are holding data for ransom
As terrifying as that sounds, the fact that the project is out in the open is a huge deterrent. RSA first uncovered the scheme in the fall, and independent security researcher Brian Krebs linked the report to NSD in the following days. Since then, the project appears to have gone dark.
NSD has effectively disappeared from chat forums, Krebs told CNNMoney.
"I can't find him anywhere," Krebs said. "Either bringing this to light scuttled any plans to go forward, or it's still moving ahead cautiously under a much more protective cover."
In either case, knowing what they're up against could be a blessing for banks. McAfee said it is coordinating with law enforcement officials and working with several banks to prepare them for the potential attacks.
The financial industry is accustomed to fending off skilled cyberthieves. It gets hit every day by thousands of attacks on its infrastructure and networks, according to Bill Wansley, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton who specializes in cybersecurity issues.
Those are just the attacks that get discovered. Not a single financial industry network that Booz Allen examined has been malware-free, he noted.
"If you catch something early on, you can minimize the threat," Wansley said. "It's definitely worthwhile to get a heads up."
For example, in September an Iranian group claiming to be the "Cyber Fighters of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam" announced that it would launch a major denial-of-service attack against the largest U.S. banks. Few took the threat that seriously, but Booz Allen took advantage of the heads-up to work with some of the targeted banks.
What followed was the largest direct denial-of-service attack ever recorded, preventing the public from accessing the websites of Chase, Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo, US Bank (USB) and PNC Bank (PNC) -- intermittently for some, and as much as a day for others. The banks that were better prepared were the least affected, he said. (Who actually sponsored the attacks remains a subject of debate. Security experts believe the Iranian government had a hand in them.)
The Cyber Fighters are at it again, declaring that they will be launching attacks on banks' websites this week as part of "Operation Ababil." The banks are preparing.
"Security is core to our mission and safeguarding our customers' information is at the foundation of all we do," said Wells Fargo spokeswoman Sara Hawkins. "We constantly monitor the environment, assess potential threats, and take action as warranted."
"Protecting Citi and its clients from criminal information security threats is a critical priority for us," said a Citigroup spokeswoman. "We have a focused information security strategy and dedicated resources to execute it."
Chase and PayPal did not respond to requests for comment.
Still, the war against cybercriminals isn't going so well for the financial industry. In July, threat detection software maker Lookingglass found that 18 of 24 of the world's largest banks were infected with popular strains of malware that the industry believed had been eradicated, suggesting that banks are prone to re-infections. In June, McAfee uncovered "Operation High Roller" -- a cyberattack that could have stolen as much as $80 million from more than 60 banks.
Since consumers are federally protected from taking the hit when funds are stolen from their accounts, the banks eat the loss. And as the attacks grow more sophisticated, their annual price tag keeps rising.
"There are absolutely attacks going on right now that we don't know about, some of them minor, some major," Wansley said. "There's a lot going on out there, and frankly, we're only seeing the frequency and severity pick up."
CNNMoney (New York) First published December 13, 2012: 12:03 AM ET


Grove City's Big Splash will not open for 2020
Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage has announced the Big Splash, the city’s aquatics facility, will not open this season.
Stage made the announcement during the June 1 virtual Grove City Council meeting.
The operating guidelines from the state of Ohio for public pools and aquatic centers, including recommendations to avoid gatherings if at least 6-foot social distancing can’t be maintained and further suggestions from Franklin County Public Health, would have made it “extremely difficult” to safely open the Big Splash, Stage said.
“We also have problems in making sure it’s staffed correctly with the properly trained people,” he said. “There are no pools open right now to do training, and lifeguards have to go through a training exercise.”
Road-improvement work scheduled through most of the summer on Southwest Boulevard also would have affected the facility at 2831 Southwest Blvd., Stage said.
The city’s annual EcoFest, originally scheduled Aug. 8, has been canceled with the next event set for 2021, he said.


Business groups react to Summer Economic Update
Business groups, including the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have reacted to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Summer Economic Update.
In the Update, the Chancellor announced a range of measures designed to protect and create jobs and boost the UK economy following the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. A new Job Retention Bonus was announced, alongside a six-month VAT reduction for businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector and a temporary increase to the nil-rate band of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in England and Northern Ireland.
The CBI welcomed the Chancellor's measures. Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General of the CBI, said: 'The Chancellor's jobs plan will be a much-needed down payment in young people's futures. By investing in skills, the government can lessen the potential scarring impact of the pandemic for the next generation.'
The FSB stated that the UK economy may need an additional boost in the short-term. Commenting on the Update, Mike Cherry, National Chairman of the FSB, said: 'The Chancellor is absolutely right to stress that the job of getting the economy back on its feet has only just begun.
'Will this set of measures be enough to spur activity over the coming weeks? That's something that will need to be kept under close review – we may need further action before the autumn.'
The BCC gave a decidedly cautious response. Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said: 'Businesses will celebrate many of the Chancellor's announcements . . . although it is likely that the scale of the stimulus needed to help the UK economy restart, rebuild and renew will need to be greater still over the coming months.'


Nova Scotia passes bill merging health authorities effective Wednesday
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has passed amendments to a bill that will reduce the number of health authorities in the province from 10 to two.
The Health Authorities Act takes effect Wednesday.
The new law also includes changes to the way health workers are represented in labour negotiations.
Four councils will now negotiate collective agreements on behalf of nursing, health care, support and administrative workers.
The Liberal government says the changes to the way health care is administered will help divert more resources to frontline health care.
The Opposition Progressive Conservatives and NDP say it remains to be seen whether the proposed changes will help improve the delivery of health care services.


Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio
Lake Nona to Host Bainbridge LPGA
Lake Nona Golf And Country Club To Host 2021 Gainbridge LPGA
Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden poses with the trophy after winning the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio on January 26, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 13, 2021 – The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Group1001 announced today that Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla., will host the second edition of the Gainbridge LPGA in 2021. The event will be held Feb. 25-28 and feature a field of 120 players competing for a $2 million purse.
“We are thrilled to bring the LPGA Tour to Lake Nona Golf & Country Club for the second event of our record-breaking 2021 season,” said Ricki Lasky, the LPGA’s Chief Tournament Business Officer. “Lake Nona will be a quality, competitive test for the world’s best professional golfers, and we’re excited to showcase their abilities in Orlando come February on a global stage.”
This is the second LPGA Tour event to be held at Lake Nona. In 1990, the club hosted the inaugural Solheim Cup, where the United States defeated Europe, 11.5 to 4.5. Noted as one of the top private golf and country clubs in the world, the picturesque, 600-acre Lake Nona Golf & Country Club is located within Lake Nona, a 17-square-mile community in an aerotropolis setting that is recognized among the fastest-growing and most innovative in the nation. Designed by Tom Fazio, Lake Nona’s 18-hole championship golf course has also served as the host venue for the World Cup of Golf (1993), the Tavistock Cup (2004, 2007, 2009, 2012), U.S. Open qualifiers (1993, 2003, 2009) and numerous amateur tournaments.
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome back the LPGA and the top women golfers in the world to our championship course at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club,” said Rasesh Thakkar, Senior Managing Director of Tavistock Group. “We love the global vision of the LPGA and its athletes who inspire and empower people from all walks of life, even beyond the game of golf.”
The Gainbridge LPGA will be the second of five events in Florida during the 2021 season, along with the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by Insurance Office of America (Lake Buena Vista), the Drive On Championship at Golden Ocala presented by JTBC (Ocala), the Pelican Women’s Championship presented by DEX Imaging and Konica Minolta (Belleair) and the CME Group Tour Championship (Naples). In 2020 at the inaugural Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton, Madelene Sagstrom became a Rolex First-Time Winner with a one-stroke victory over Nasa Hataoka.
“We are grateful to continue our work with the LPGA Tour and to confirm Lake Nona Golf & Country Club for the 2021 event,” said Dan Towriss, CEO and President, Group1001 and Gainbridge. “While it will be different without the presence of fans, Lake Nona offers the best female golfers a playing opportunity early in the Tour’s season. We are honored to be able to support the LPGA Tour and its players.”
About the LPGA
The LPGA is the world’s leading professional golf organization for women. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla., the association celebrates a diverse and storied membership with more than 2,300 Members representing more than 30 countries. With a vision to inspire, empower, educate and entertain by showcasing the very best of women’s golf, LPGA Tour Professionals compete across the globe, while the Symetra Tour, the official development and qualifying tour of the LPGA, consistently produces a pipeline of talent ready for the world stage. Additionally, LPGA Professionals directly impact the game through teaching, coaching and management.
The LPGA demonstrates its dedication to the development of the game through The LPGA Foundation. Since 1991, this charitable organization has been committed to empowering and supporting girls and women through developmental, humanitarian and golf community initiatives, including LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, the LPGA Women’s Network and the LPGA Amateur Golf Association.
Follow the LPGA on its television home, Golf Channel, and on the web via www.LPGA.com. Join the social conversation at www.facebook.com/lpga, www.twitter.com/lpga and www.youtube.com/lpgavideo, and on Instagram at @lpga_tour.
About Gainbridge
Gainbridge is a digital platform providing simple and direct access to trusted financial products to help clients grow their money for goals big and small, not just for retirement. The Gainbridge platform offers three key benefits: competitive growth, simplicity and transparency.
Gainbridge is a member of Group One Thousand One, LLC (“Group1001”), an insurance holding company and family of companies striving to make accumulation and insurance products more useful and intuitive for everyone. Group1001 has combined assets under management of approximately $40.5 billion as of September 30, 2020 and continues to look for opportunities to help disciplined investors grow and protect their savings. Group 1001’s family of brands includes Gainbridge®, Delaware Life®, Clear Spring Health®, and Clear Spring Insurance®. Group1001 also believes education and sports have the power to transform communities. Its corporate social programs to date have spanned 22 states, positively impacting more than 200,000 youths, and have included public and private partnerships to revitalize youth sports fields in at-risk communities and the creation of mentoring and education programs.
www.gainbridge.life / www.group1001.com
About Lake Nona
Located in Orlando, Fla., Lake Nona is one of the fastest-growing master-planned communities in America developed by Tavistock Development Company. Known for thoughtfully designed neighborhoods, top-rated education facilities, business and research clusters, retail and entertainment centers, and diverse workspaces, Lake Nona encompasses the best Central Florida has to offer. Lake Nona sets the foundation for a collaborative relationship between the people who live, work, and visit there by prioritizing forward-thinking technology, strategic partnerships, education, and wellbeing. For more information, visit www.lakenona.com.