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Fifth Edition of $300K Super High Roller Bowl Switches to Dec. 2018
Chad Holloway Executive Editor U.S.
Traditionally, the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl has been held in late May prior to the start of the annual World Series of Poker. That's about to change as Poker Central announced the fifth edition of the tournament, which will feature a 48-player cap, will be held Dec. 17-19, 2018.
Once again, the rake-free tournament will offer an overall prize pool of $14.4 million with $5 million of that going to the eventual winner, along with an SHRB championship ring.
Given the date change – which according to the press release is a "new permanent home on the calendar" – the SHRB will count towards the point race for the High Roller of the Year title, which concludes at the end of the calendar year.
Simmons: "We're proud to celebrate that milestone in December, as we implement changes that will continue the success of the event for many years to come."
Those wishing to play must make a $30,000 deposit by Monday, Nov. 26. Just 25 spots will be awarded by lottery – to be live streamed on PokerGO on Nov. 27 – while 18 seats are reserved for ARIA VIP guests and five being awarded to the top five players on the aforementioned High Roller of the Year leaderboard.
The High Roller of the Year is a season-long competition through results in Poker Central's lineup of high-stakes events. Here's a look at the current top 10:
Sam Soverel USA 1,220 6 13 $1,767,807
Cary Katz USA 1,205 1 15 $1,363,800
Justin Bonomo USA 1,025 3 6 $10,989,400
Dan Smith USA 1,025 1 7 $5,836,282
David Peters USA 975 2 5 $3,401,208
Nick Petrangelo USA 875 3 5 $4,222,330
Jake Schindler USA 875 0 10 $1,367,546
Ben Yu USA 870 1 4 $2,995,697
Isaac Haxton USA 825 2 6 $1,187,564
Elio Fox USA 770 2 7 $2,737,457
"In its first five years of existence, Super High Roller Bowl has grown into one of the most exclusive and highly coveted poker championships in the world as the pinnacle of the High Roller Triple Crown," said Sam Simmons, vice president of content for Poker Central. "We're proud to celebrate that milestone in December, as we implement changes that will continue the success of the event for many years to come."
The 2018 SHRB is set to stream on PokerGO, while NBC Sports Network will feature Super High Roller Bowl episodes on both NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
The SHRB launched in 2015 with a $500,000 price tag. The inaugural event was won by Brian Rast for $7,525,000. In 2016, the buy-in was lowered to $300,000 and saw Rainer Kempe beat Fedor Holz in heads-up play to win a $5 million first-place prize.
In 2017, Christoph Vogelsang took down the title for $6 million, and this past summer Justin Bonomo bested Daniel Negreanu to win the SHRB IV for $5 million. Since its creation, the SHRB has awarded $67,760,000 in prize money.
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If you listen to Home Gadget Geeks much, you know I am a big fan of solar power. While it is still too expensive and not cost effective here in Nebraska (getting better) it is catching on in places around the world and costs are dropping dramatically. I think someday we will be able to get most if not all of our energy from renewable sources.
I was contacted by the Solar Action Alliance about partnering with them on a blog post. Below is the result. Would love your feedback on articles like this. Keep doing it? Different topics? Send me a note at jim@theAverageGuy.tv. Enjoy!
This article is presented by Solar Action Alliance. Solar Action Alliance is a group of environmentalists who want to spread the word about the most clean, reliable, and abundant source of renewable energy: the sun.
Solar energy has kept our species alive for thousands of years: warmth, light, and crops. However, harnessing this energy to generate electricity is, relatively, a very recent development. As the Royal Society of Chemistry says, "The amount of energy reaching the Earth's surface every hour would meet the world's current energy demands for an entire year… we no longer need to gamble the lifestyles of future generations." In addition, the technology is constantly being improved and refined. But how, specifically, will solar power be of benefit in our lives and those of the next generations worldwide?
In some countries one can 'farm' solar and be paid for the electricity generated.
In other words, solar protects shrinking incomes, eases strained budgets, improves the value of assets, and fosters independence. In the not-too-distant future this may be of greater value than now. Furthermore, in our increasingly interconnected world some of these personal benefits are also inevitably good for the community and area around us.
The most obvious pros of solar energy, as we at Solar Action Alliance point out, are that is that it is abundant, sustainable, free, secure, and reliable. Even in less sunny countries such as the United Kingdom there is enough energy in the rays that reach the surface to generate electricity. However, sunny locations such as California, are ideal for solar.
Just as individual households or businesses can achieve independence in relation to power supply, communities and towns can do the same with whole communities living off-grid and being self-sufficient. In a world of limited and strained resources this is a huge advantage… and one that will be increasing important in the future.
Small, rural, and / or less affluent communities, no matter how remote, will not have to rely on big energy suppliers and their infrastructures or wait a long time for services to reach them. Solar kits can reach any community and be fitted to homes, schools, clinics, and so on.
The fact that solar panels and systems are now available in various sizes, shapes, and thicknesses also makes them far more versatile in terms of applications and where they can be used. New applications are constantly being found and installations being made. There is no reason to believe the future ones will not be even more exciting and liberating.
Given that many of us have joined the solar family because we care about our planet and our future, the global benefits of this form of energy are paramount… and they are substantial!
Firstly, unlike fossil fuels, solar energy does not produce any greenhouse gasses and no CO2, toxins, or carcinogens of any kind are released into the air. Given the severity of air pollution in many parts of the globe solar energy offers us a future of much cleaner air. This makes it a very clean form of energy that will improve the quality of air in the decades to come. With the absence of greenhouse gas emissions comes the fact that solar does not contribute to climate change.
It may sound unlikely, but solar powered cars, planes, trains, and boats are already in use and / or under development. They will all have important effects as these clean and silent modes of transport will replace the fossil fuel reliant, emission producing, and noisy transport modes we have at present.
Power from solar will provide light and heat and replace the candles and kerosene lamps and heating units previously used that give off noxious fumes and present fire hazards.


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HalloWarhammer: Horror in the World of Warhammer 40k
On October 31, 2016 October 30, 2016 By James CastroIn Books, Random Fun, Reviews
So as most know I'm a huge fan of Games Workshop's fictional world. One of the best aspects of this world is it can essentially house every kind of genre imaginable. There are Ciaphas Cain comedies, Ultramarine traditional war stories, Last Chancers underdog guerilla stories, and even a few romances thrown in for good measure.
One genre that really lends itself to the world of daemons, monsters, and heroes is horror. The Warhammer world has its fair share of horror stories (if you go into Fantasy Battles that's even more true what with vampires, zombies, and Hammer Horror atmosphere everywhere) but I thought I'd share a couple of my favorites!
Old Soldiers Never Die (Sandy Mitchell) – Ciaphas Cain and his Valhallan 597th end up on the planet of Lentonia to assist in the quashing of a recent rebellion. During their time there a host of plague zombies arise and the put-upon commissar is forced to deal with a near spot-on Romero zombie uprising and a chaos cult. Even driving his command vehicle through the streets running them down. It's a great little story and a perfect Halloween zombie fix for fans of 40k and the hero of the imperium. For even more Ciaphas Cain zombie fun also check out Dead in the Water, a great audio drama about Cain on his own Apocalypse Now adventure.
Waiting Death (Steve Lyons) – The galaxy's quintessential tough-guy Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken and his Catachans are stationed on Borealis Four. During a long march his unit stumbles across a mysterious village where the regiment comes under siege by shadowy monsters who appear from nowhere, assault the wily jungle fighters, and vanish again. The description of the monsters is horrific and the tension voiced marvelously by Toby Longworth causes a wonderfully suspenseful narrative. It has a bit of a twist to it and the final monster is downright frightening. Not really "gothic" horror as such but its reminiscent of 80s action horror.
Alone (Joe Parrino) – This is the one that inspired me to write this article. Raven Guard Librarian Ithkos Jevel is lost on his own in an abandoned imperial ship. As he attempts to contact his battle brothers he is accosted by a presence who mocks him over the vox. The voice acting by Gareth Armstrong, Robin Bowerman, and Jonathan Keeble is amazing. Especially the eerie, shrill voice of the mocking daemonic presence that continuously torments Ithkos during his journey down the dark corridors, often imitating the voice of one of Ithkos' fallen comrades. Especially the evil reading of the line "You walk in dark places!" The imagery provided in the audio drama is equally frightening. The lifeless eyes of statuary truly has the feel of an Exorcist or Omen film. One scene in particular stays with me as true horror. One of the statues of saints comes to life and assaults Ithkos. The statue described as moving in a horrific, spider-like manner reminds me of something out of Silent Hill. This audio drama more than any of the others makes me realize just how effective horror radio shows must have been during the heyday of the serial radio program. If you're looking for something thematic to paint or build your armies this season it doesn't get much better than this!
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This is the first glimpse of the spectacular new walking and cycling bridge that will link Stockport's train station with its new bus interchange and Mersey Square.
Spanning 100 metres and boasting an impressive futuristic arch, it will provide a striking new landmark close to the town's historic viaduct.
The project – which also includes the creation of a traffic-free public square – is part of a major transformation of Stockport's transport hub approved by councillors last night.
There will also be new pedestrian and cycle crossings as well as secure cycle storage.
Stockport councillor Becky Crawford represents the Brinnington and Central ward, in which the transport interchange sits.
She said: "I love this project. Regeneration is about our communities becoming healthier, greener and better connected.
It is one of 18 'truly transformational' cycling and walking projects set to be revealed in Leigh today by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and cycling tsar Chris Boardman – the man behind the Bee Network project.
Coming in with a £57m price tag, the Stockport proposal is by far the most costly of the £137m package of new schemes to be considered by Mr Burnham and local leaders next week.
Mr Burnham said: "This is a hugely exciting time for Greater Manchester – we're just at the start of a process that will see us eventually compete with some of the world's best and most liveable cities like Vancouver, Copenhagen and New York City.
This is the fourth tranche of cycle and pedestrian routes announced under the Bee Network masterplan, with 24 having already been mooted.
Chris Boardman – whose official title is 'cycling and walking commissioner' – has hailed the growing bee network.
The creation of an 'active neighbourhood' in Levenshulme, where the movement of people is prioritised over traffic.
The project includes a series of signalised and minor junction upgrades, as well as parallel crossings and 'modal filters' that only allow pedestrians and cyclists into certain areas.
New investment will also create a nicer environment for trips on foot or by bike.
One of the most eye-catching of the new schemes, this would see a full junction upgrade where Mancunian Way meets Princess Road.
The existing subways would be removed and protected cycle tracks created, together with pedestrian paths and a signalised crossing.
Another big project, this one linking the city centre's two main train stations.
Packaged with a 'host of public realm improvements', this new route would take pedestrians between Piccadilly and Victoria stations via the Northern Quarter.
Chiefs say the new route will enhance the on-foot and by-bike experience for pedestrians and cyclists.
A project that would involve upgrades to the Rochdale canal corridor, linking existing and developing communities.
These include improvements to the canal towpaths as well as better access under a low bridge at Butler Street and four sets of steps.
This would enhance the planned high-quality cycling and walking corridor linking Rochdale town centre with Castleton.
Phase Two of the project involves 0.7 miles of streetscape improvements, a 0.7 mile cycle street, five signalised junction upgrades and 0.6 miles of segregated cycling track.
A new traffic-free route between Salford and Trafford Park.
These plans include reinstating an historic towpath across the Barton aqueduct, two new ramps, towpath widening and surface improvements.
Completing a key gap in the Bridgewater Way route, this scheme will link residential communities in Salford with major employment, retail and leisure opportunities in Trafford Park.
These proposals would create a continuous safe link between Salford Quays and Manchester city centre, enhancing the existing Liverpool Street corridor plans and creating an attractive environment for those travelling on foot or by bike.
The project will deliver a 1.4 mile segregated cycleway, three major and 12 minor junction upgrades, six bus stop bypasses, five cycle parking spaces and public realm upgrades.
As part of an active neighbourhood in Ordsall where the movement of people is prioritised over the movement of motor traffic, this project will reduce car dependency and rat-running, as well as improve the experience of travelling to public transport hubs.
It would deliver 10 junction upgrades, six new parallel crossings and 0.6 miles of light segregated cycle lanes, connecting the city centre with Ordsall riverside and Salford Quays.
This project increases the connectivity on foot or by bike of communities near the newly built A6 MARR corridor, including Heald Green, Stanley Green and Bramhall.
This includes a 1.4 mile shared walking and cycling path and three new crossings for people walking and cycling.
Plugging an important gap in the network between Bramhall Park and Hazel Grove, this project would provide over two miles of new safe cycle route protected from traffic on the A5143 Jacksons Lane/Dean Lane.
Enhancements include two signalised junction upgrades, seven minor junction upgrades, new crossings for people walking and cycling, bus stop bypasses and cycle parking.
Linking Cheadle Hulme and Cheadle Heath, this package of crossings will improve local connectivity, making trips on foot and by bike more attractive.
It includes four junction upgrades, two new crossings for people walking and cycling, 15 cycle parking spaces, two filtered neighbourhoods and one new access ramp.
This project would create quiet routes that will connect the communities of Heaton Chapel, Heaton Moor and Heaton Mersey for journeys on foot and by bike.
It would also link the Fallowfield Loop and the Trans Pennine Trail. This includes 1.9 miles of off-road paths, 12 minor junction upgrades, two signalised junction upgrades, new and upgraded crossings for people walking and cycling, modal filter points and cycle parking.
A scheme that would deliver a key missing link in the cycling and walking route in the Ladybrook Valley linking Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme and Cheadle.
A 0.9 mile traffic-free cycling and walking path will be created, as well as a ramp for access to Bramhall Park Road.
Enabling more people in Denton to travel on foot or by bike, this project will improve the experience at, and close to, Crown Point junction.
It includes a 0.6 mile segregated cycle lane, a 300 metre hybrid lane, one signalised junction upgrade, two parallel crossings, bus stop bypasses and cycle parking.
Leading to more local trips on foot and by bike, this project focuses on enhancing the experience of key journeys across Stretford, Trafford Park, Old Trafford and Salford Quays.
It would deliver 1.2 miles of segregated cycle lanes, 320 metres of shared use footway, two signalised junction upgrades, four parallel crossings and the conversion of a vehicle lane to a junction for people travelling on foot and by bike. It also includes cycle parking.
'Revolutionising' the on-foot and by-bike experience in Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley, this project would improve the safety and accessibility of the town centres as well as links to businesses, retail and public transport hubs.
It includes 24 new or upgraded crossings, 6.2 miles of segregated cycling lanes, 7.8 miles of shared road paths, 11.2 miles of shared use footway, 16 'parklets' – small on-street mini- parks that typically have seating, planting and bike parking – as well as improvements to the street scape.
Mooted as potentially the biggest cycle-hire scheme in the country, it will give people the opportunity to hop off a train and tram and on to a bike.
Lessons are said to have been learned from the ill-fated Mobike trial, which saw the bike-sharing company withdraw its fleet amid problems with theft and anti-social behaviour.
The 18 proposed schemes will be considered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) next week Friday (March 29).


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Bangkok Hospital Phuket Introduction
Bangkok Hospital Phuket, located in southern Thailand in the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean on Phuket Island near Patong beach, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Phuket.
Our hospital began its construction in July 1993 and grand opening on May 22nd, 1995. The hospital is a joint venture between Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc. (BDMS), Anuphas & Sons Co., Ltd. and a group of local investors. The total investment at the time was 800 million Baht.
In Thailand, Bangkok Hospital Phuket has in the last 18 years focused its efforts to propagate the concept of health care as well as being preventive health check. We have designed preventive health check packages to suit and to meet your varied needs of people, such as "Wellness Diamond Packages" for the executives and basic checkup for general population, including an array of blood tests, ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, CCTA, Treadmill test (TMT), Pulmonary function test (PFT), ECG, and dental check up and eye test.
Our doctors are nationally and internationally known for their leadership and expertise in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease in patients of all ages. We consider training to be one of the cornerstones of our growth and development. We have implemented continuous training programmes to ensure that our personnel remain at the forefront of medical performance.
The hospital facilities are also provided 1000 Out-Patient capacities, 200 In-Patient capacities, and over 24 specialized care centers, which include international hospital accommodation, 5 Operation Theaters, 11 ICU, and 8 CCU for your stay in our Bangkok Hospital Phuket.
With the strong co-operation with the leading hotels, resorts and spa on the island, we have initiated the Outreach Clinics, which is now growing to 10 clinics all around Phuket, this can be ensured that you will experience the excellence health care service from our Bangkok Hospital Phuket.
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Special display on Kirklees armed forces personnel to be launched at Huddersfield Town Hall
Ex-servicemen and women were interviewed for educational resource
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A special project paying tribute to Britain's armed forces will culminate in a free event.
Kirklees Council's Community Heritage and Education Team has chronicled the experiences of servicemen and women involved in conflicts since 1945.
Since the Second World War, Britain has been involved in more than 20 conflicts.
Some of these, such as the Malayan emergency and the Jewish insurgency, are relatively unknown.
Interviews with service personnel have formed the basis of a display, For King, Queen and Country, which is being held on March 27 at Huddersfield Town Hall.
The display will be launched at the free event and can be borrowed by groups and organisations as an educational resource.
Clr Jean Calvert, Cabinet member for communities and Kirklees Armed Forces Community Covenant Champion, said: "The people of Kirklees have a long and proud history of serving in all branches of Britain's armed forces.
"For King, Queen and Country is a record of their experiences around the world in situations of both war and peace.
"The display will strengthen the ties and mutual understanding between members of the armed forces community and the wider community of Kirklees."
The project was commissioned by Kirklees Community Covenant Board and has been funded by the Ministry of Defence.
The event, which starts at 7pm, will also include guest speakers, a military brass band and information stalls. Refreshments will be available.
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It Is California Cantaloupe Week!
California Cantaloupe Week Begins in Fresno County
By Lauren Dutra, NAFB Summer Intern
Established by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for this week, Monday July 25 through Sunday, July 31,"California Cantaloupe Week," recognizes Fresno County as the lead canteloupe-producing county in California, which currently produces 75% of all cantaloupes sold in the United States.
Steve Patricio, president and CEO of Westside Produce, a grower, packer and shipper in Firebaugh said, "The quality has been absolutely outstanding this year, with some of the highest sugar results we've seen in recent years." Patricio has also observed great demand in the marketplace as well. At this point, it's time to eat those beautiful California cantaloupes," he noted.
Packed with nutrition, "Cantaloupes are one of the most outstanding things we can eat for our health," Patricio affirmed. "That daily dose of cantaloupe can do wonders for a healthy lifestyle."
The California Cantaloupe industry has been on the forefront of the food safety movement throughout the world, "You can be assured that every cantaloupe grown, packed and shipped from California meets the highest standard of food safety anywhere in the world," Patricio stated.
The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board (CCAB) requires all California cantaloupe growers, packing operations, and cooling facilities undergo mandatory announced and unannounced government food safety audits. The audits are based on a set of food safety standards developed from 20 years of university research along with input from government, food safety and farming experts. CCAB food safety systems allow for science-based standards to be updated as new information or science becomes available.
You can review all of the safety checkpoints here.
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MY JOB DEPENDS ON AG Broadens Ag Community on Facebook
"My Job Depends on Ag" Facebook Campaign Goes Big
By Patrick Cavanaugh, Associate Editor
It was a vision by Steve Malanca a tractor, salesman, and Erik Wilson, pest control operator and honeydew melon farmer, both working in around Dos Palos in Merced County.
"The fact that California agriculture is only 2 percent of the gross domestic product of the state was offensive to agriculture," said Wilson. "because we all know it goes way beyond the gross receipts."
Steve Malanca
Back in 2013 Malanca, an equipment salesman with Duetz Allis in Kerman, Calif., came up with a decal with the message: My Job Depends on Ag. He made a few for his friends who slapped them on their trucks.
"The phrase was inspired by a video done by Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition, in which he asked several people how they depended on ag for their job," Malanca said.
Malanca was born and raised in Firebaugh, where his grandfather settled after emigrating from Italy. "My grandfather worked for Miller and Lux ranch, which was one of the largest ranches in the United States in the late 1800s," he said.
"My father was born and raised on the West Side and was a cotton gin manager for Producers Cotton Oil Company. I have an older brother who is in the cantaloupe business longer than I have been in the farm equipment business. He is part owner of Westside Produce, and my younger brother is a shipping clerk there.
Producers Cotton Oil Company Plant Near Calwa, California
For the last 40 years, starting in Firebaugh, Malanca has been selling farm equipment. "That community has been tremendous to our family. Being involved in the equipment business, and talking to our customers about the trials and tribulations about water was an inspiration to put the 'I Depend on Ag' video together.
"There was a local Firebaugh farmer who made a brown 'V' decal that was a spinoff of the green 'V' of former Fresno State Bulldog coach Pat Hill, signifying the green valley. The brown V of course signified no water," said Melena. "I expanded the idea and generated the 'I Depend on Ag Decal' about a month ago.
"Then Erik immediately suggested that we put it on Facebook, and the two ideas were married–and here we are," said Malanca. As of the afternoon of June 6, the number of connections were close to 21,000 members!
"We did not want to have a Facebook with statistics on the importance of agriculture in California," said Wilson. "I have a friend named Brian Ervin who is on Facebook, and he posted an item unrelated to the 'I Depend on Ag' concept. He wanted to know about other people's California…Was it raining?…Was there hail on the ground? There was also an image of a guy loading a hay truck."
"Instead of pushing out information, I got the idea of just letting everyone tell their own story," Wilson said. "If people have a job that depends on ag, then we should let them tell their own story. Let people get involved. They own the page, and the stories have been wonderful. In fact, Steve and I have gotten choked up on some. People are saying are some things you've never heard of, and it's really kind of historical," he said.
"There are a lot of old methods of farming that have been forgotten that are now being introduced on the page," said Wilson.
"Also, I have encouraged any group or person who disagrees with our philosophy and farming methods to open up the conversation, and not yell or get profane. This is what everyone America has been crying for from our politicians. So, we are going around them. This is how civilized adults get things done."
"There have been comments from the organic crowd regarding images of sprayers working in fields. Now if they want organic food to eat, we will be happy to give it to them at a higher cost; organic production costs us more in time, money and trips across the field because the materials that we are permitted to use are not as affective," said Wilson.
"We had a conversation with Western Growers on June 4 in which they asked if we were having to delete a lot of entries from people bashing the web page," said Malanca. "And Erik, who moderates the page, said only three posts had to be deleted."
"I may have deleted something prematurely because I thought a comment might go south too fast, but I just do not want the nastiness or personal attacks to take over, because it often happens if you do not moderate–even if it's a friend–if they throw F-bombs, their entries will be deleted."
"We are hearing from so many people who understand that ag is part of their job. We had a guy who works in the tortilla chip factory in Los Angeles who depends on ag for his job because all the corn that goes into the chips is grown in the San Joaquin Valley," said Wilson.
"Flower shops are connecting in because flowers are agriculture. A lavender grower also posted a comment."
Trucking companies are chiming as well. "If we can't grow and sell it, then these boys can't haul it," noted Wilson. "And if we can get the trucking industry behind us since they do haul a lot of ag products, suddenly we are uniting an even larger segment of people who depend on agriculture," said Malanca.
"I'd like to see these truckers and the guys on the docks get as passionate as we are, and maybe decide not to haul freight to areas that are complaining about farmers. They need to say, 'if you want what we have, then turn the water on for the farmers.'"
"This is giving farmers a voice," said Malanca. "And it's something that has been missing."
"Our wives have said that we are preaching to the choir, and I say that we need to rally and embolden every single person in the industry. I want to champion them as their story has not been told in the media–other than the agricultural media," said Wilson.
"Many fragments have beentrying to get something done, but now we are seeing farmers really coming together on 'I Depend on Ag.' This is what we have been trying to do since the beginning of time," said Malanca.
While the scope of the facebook page focuses on California, plans are germinating to roll out a national campaign. "After all, there are millions across the country who depend on agriculture," said Wilson.
Author Patrick CavanaughPosted on June 6, 2015 May 31, 2016 Categories Know the issues, Organic Production, Law/Politics, Water Bond, Associations, Organizations, Institutions, Agriculture Jobs, Transportation, Economics, Environment, Labor, National Agriculture News, Science and Research, Floriculture/Horticulture, Specialty Crops, Water, California Agriculture News, Media Promotions, newsTags: San Joaquin Valley Westside Produce Western Growers Mike Wade Producers Cotton Oil Company Duetz Allis Steve Malanca Erik Wilson My Job Depends on Ag Pat HillLeave a comment on MY JOB DEPENDS ON AG Broadens Ag Community on Facebook
President/CEO Westside Produce on Food Safety
Stephen Patricio, President and CEO of Westside Produce, a grower, packer and shipper of cantaloupe for California and Arizona, talks about food safety of our locally grown foods.
"The Center for Produce Safety is a 7 year-old organization that facilitates science-based actionable research to improve the quality as well as the safety of the healthy fruits, vegetables and tree nuts we are so proud of," said Patricio.
Patricio commented that in general, growers have a great understanding of food safety. "There's been a tremendous awareness over the years I've been actively involved, and we're maturing everyday. Realistically, the industry matures, the workers mature, because the elements of food safety don't exist in an ivory tower or in an office, or in a tractor or in a shop; they exist everywhere on the farm," said Patricio.
"From the absolute beginnings on the dirt all the way through the packing houses to the shipping docks to the sales offices; it's a culture. Food Safety is a culture, not just an action," he added.
And for those consumers worried about the nutrition and safety of their produce, Patricio reassures that everyone involved in produce cares just as much as they do. "What I continue to tell people is that there is not a farmer, producer, or grower anywhere who doesn't eat the product that they produced themselves. And, they feed it to their family, their children, their grandchildren. And they're proud of it, they're happy with it."
Patricio continued, "If that's the approach that people simply take to their daily actions and activities, well, I don't have to worry about the safety of food. We just have to use our heads and manage temperature and everything from spoilage to cross-contamination that can happen anywhere. But you do a good job of creating a safe product," said Patricio.
The beauty of California produce, according to Patricio is that it is "not a sterile environment. Everything isn't produced in a factory, taken off a shelf, or torn out of a plastic container. It's all healthy and from nature. It's in God's container and we just have to do our job of not contaminating it."
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264 parts (242 in dark olive plastic, 18 poly caps, 2 vinyl tracks, nylon mesh), price $20.
Advantages: Better shape and detailing than ESCI T-55.
Disadvantages: Motorization holes, chassis 5mm too tall, plastic may not be styrene, vinyl tracks.
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The figures appeared under scale until I realized that Soviet tanks of this vintage require crewmen below the height of 5'3″. The faces appear too cherubic and I probably will replace them if I can find Asian tank crew figures.
The tracks are awful rubber things that appear worse than the ones in the old Lindberg kit. They are best replaced with Modelkasten, who may also provide a replacement drive sprocket as well.
I had heard that regular plastic cement did not work on the plastic used in these kits. I had to try it. Regular glass bottle Testors liquid cement does not bond the plastic in the kit well. The black bottle Model-master/Testors liquid cement does, as does Tenax, Micro Weld and the varied ACC glues. If anything, the plastic in the kit resembles the stuff coming from Zvesda in its vaguely rubbery consistency and the greasy feel to it disappears if it is washed in dish detergent or sprayed with Fantastik and wiped down before building. That being said the difficulty in gluing could just be an over abundance of mold release on the plastic and not due to its chemical composition, but I am not a chemist.
Final verdict? If you want a plastic Type 59/T-54, this is the kit until Dragon or Tamiya decide to do one. It is about equal to a Tamiya effort from the mid- I 970s, many of who still grace the shelves of hobby shops everywhere and that many still build. I don't expect Tamiya or Dragon quality from any company in any communist or former communist country, the technology is not them, and the engineering is not there. Saying that this kit is equal to a Tamiya piece of 30 years ago is a lot more fair and more accurate than saying it is equal to the Aurora- 1/48th scale armor of the 1960s. The quality of this kit overall compares well with what was coming from Eastern Europe ten to five years ago and many of the detail parts in this kit compare well with Alan or Zvesda kits of current vintage. Speaking of which, with all the companies coming out of the former Soviet Union, how come none of them have yet produced a kit of the most common and most produced Soviet Bloc vehicle of the Post War Era? Until they do, I say try a Trumpeter Type 59/69/74.


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Israel Museum Returns a Klee Drawing to a Nazi Victim's Housekeeper
Artinfo 29 September 2010
JERUSALEM— The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which prides itself on acting as a "model for responsible restitution," in the words of director James S. Snyder, actively seeks to facilitate the return of Nazi-stolen artworks to the heirs to the victims of the historical crimes. Today, the museum has itself lived up to its standards, restituting a 1920 Paul Klee drawing to the heir and former housekeeper of the late German Jewish art collector Harry Fuld Jr., a move that the institution says is being enacted in an "exemplary fashion."
Paul Klee's "Veil Dance," 1920
Fuld had purchased Klee's "Veil Dance" in 1932 but was forced to leave it with the transportation firm Gustav Knauer five years later when he fled Nazi persecution. In 1941, a law was put in place that allowed officers of the Third Reich to confiscate the art collections and other assets of Jewish residents who had escaped the country. When the war drew to a close, the Klee was handed over to the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, a group charged with the task of distributing Nazi-seized artworks whose former owners could not be identified to cultural institutions around the world. The Restitution Organization then deposited it — along with hundreds of other drawings, paintings, and objects — in the care of the Bezalel National Museum, a precursor to the modern-day Jerusalem arts institution. Today, the Israel Museum provides an online catalogue of the unclaimed works in order to ease the process for heirs searching for lost art.
The Klee has been returned to Gita Gisela Martin, Fuld's housekeeper, who he named as the heir to his estate when he died in 1963. According to a statement issued by the museum, she is donating the drawing to Magen David Adom UK, a charitable organization in Israel much like the Red Cross, to which she had previously given the rest of Fuld's holdings.
"As part of a notable series of works on paper by Klee, 'Veil Dance' amplified an important dimension of the Museum's collection, which includes his masterful Angelus Novus, 1920, along with eighteen other works on paper by the artist," Snyder says in the statement. "However, it is gratifying that, in restituting this work, it is donated to… an organization that supports a major charitable cause in Israel."
In the past, the Israel Museum has successfully reunited other Nazi-looted artworks with descendants of their persecuted former owners, returning a Pissarro painting in 2000, a Degas drawing in 2005, and, in 2008, two ancient Roman gold-glass medallions.
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'Full House': Jodie Sweetin Got Drunk For The First Time at Candace Cameron Bure's Wedding
By Alanis Hayal on January 14, 2021 Entertainment
Jodie Sweetin is best-known for playing adorable middle daughter Stephanie Tanner on ABC's beloved family sitcom Full House, which aired eight seasons between 1987 and 1995. Sweetin later reprised the role of Stephanie on Netflix's Fuller House between 2016 and 2020.
During some of the interim years, the mom of three, now 38, also worked through a process of recovery and sobriety from excessive drug and alcohol use that began when she was a teenager. In her 2009 memoir, unSweetined, the actress revealed that the first time she drank to excess was at her co-star Candace Cameron's 1996 wedding to Valeri Bure.
Cameron played Stephanie's older sister, D.J.
Tanner, on Full House.
Sweetin had her 'first real drink' at Cameron's wedding
Cameron and Bure tied the knot at a California country club in 1996, not long after Full House came to an end. Naturally, 14-year-old Sweetin attended the wedding with her first boyfriend, Ryan.
When the waiter came over with red wine, it was Sweetin's first chance to have a drink.
After all, he wasn't about to card anyone at a wedding.
"I had sipped some champagne at Full House wrap parties before," Sweetin recalled, "but this glass of wine was my first real drink."
Sweetin remembered "downing" the whole glass – and then another – so fast that her boyfriend suggested she slow down.
But Sweetin felt a rush she couldn't explain.
"The first drink gave me the self-confidence I had been searching for all this time," the Full House star wrote of that fateful first glass.
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Things quickly got out of hand for the young star
Sweetin, who often wrestled with her self-esteem, liked the way that alcohol made her feel. She felt in control, like she was at the steering wheel.
Of course, the teen didn't know her limits just yet. She asked for one drink after another, and alcohol became the focus of her night.
The other partygoers were having their own celebrations, so they weren't too worried about what Sweetin was up to – that is, until she was, as she put is, "absolutely plastered."
She and her boyfriend headed out to get some air, but it was too late. She got sick, fell over, and eventually passed out – but not before being discovered by her mom, as well as her former Full House co-star, Andrea Barber.
She pinpointed that as the moment that her excessive drinking began
Sweetin identified Cameron's wedding as a turning point in her life. While she was hungover the next morning and her parents were "furious" with her, she had discovered a side to herself that she would revisit off and on across the next 15 years before achieving sobriety.
"At that wedding, with the alcohol, I wasn't a kid in high school who struggled to fit in," she wrote in unSweetined. "I wasn't Stephanie Tanner. I wasn't the actor who played Stephanie Tanner. I was Jodie Sweetin and I was an alcoholic."
For the Full House star, the best part was feeling momentarily like her insecurities were immaterial. Unfortunately, that feeling would eventually blossom into addiction.
Eventually, however, she went through the recovery process, became a drug and alcohol counselor, and even worked at a rehabilitation center to help other people with addictions.
How to get help: In the U.S., contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
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This book is a highly original and provocative contribution to democratic theory. Zolo argues that the increasing complexity of modern societies represents a fundamental challenge to the basic assumptions of the Western democratic tradition and calls for a reformulation of some of the key questions of political theory.Zolo maintains that, as modern societies become more complex and more involved in the "information revolution," they are subjected to new and unprecedented forms of stress as manifested, for instance, in the growing autonomy and power of political parties, and in new kinds of political communication which create the fiction of consensus. These stresses have become so serious that they threaten to undermine some of the values traditionally associated with democracy, such as the rationality and autonomy of the individual, and the visibility and accountability of power.In conclusion, Zolo develops a set of proposals which seek to renew democratic values and to contribute to a fundamental reform of Western political systems."
Pluralist democracy has become the only respectable political practice to survive the end of the twentieth century. But at the same time, or so the central argument of Zolo s study can be summarized, the intellectual foundations of democratic theory seem shakier than ever. After performing a skillful act of demolition on the legitimating arguments of both classical and neo-classical democratic theory, the author concludes his own revision of democratic revisionism with views that are surprisingly reminiscent of the founding fathers of modern political theory, such as Machiavelli and Hobbes. His fascinating and highly provocative treatise on modern politics, in which Zolo attributes special significance to the media of mass communication, leaves the reader with a sense of democratic melancholy as well as the challenge to find an intellectually respectable way out of the ruins of democratic theory. This is a heave dose of what might be termed Italo-realism in political theory as serious in its intellectual effort as it is in its devastating consequences for mainstream democratic folklore. Claus Offe"


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by Mark L. Levinson
Translatable but Debatable: גורם (gorem)
November 18, 2009 / Mark L. Levinson
I was in the office of a hi-tech CEO some time ago when a phone call came in from a vendor of translation software. The CEO listened only a few seconds before interrupting the vendor: "How does it translate הגורם המבצע?" he asked. I was impressed that he had such a challenge at the ready.
This series of columns will be presenting one hard-to-translate Hebrew word at a time for discussion. The last column presented ביצוע and this time it's גורם.
You're encouraged to add your comments at the end of the column, but please stick to the word currently under discussion. One word will likely remind you of another, but if you'd like to discuss another word, please write to me at Elephant — whystyle@elephant.org.il — and I'll present it with due credit in a future column. That way, we can not only conduct a nicely focused discussion but also leave behind a useful archive for future reference, one word at a time. Thanks to Jason Elbaum for suggesting this month's word.
I have four paperback dictionaries that say a גורם is a cause or factor. My hardcover Alcalay adds a third definition, the mathematical term multiplier. To those, Babylon adds element, agent, motive, instrument, wherefore, and cause. Morfix also has element, and it adds responsible body (sometimes just body is enough, I think), authority; and (press) source.
Although reporters often say they learned something from a certain גורם, I wouldn't say that source was a definition. What's your opinion?
The Jerusalem Post recently printed a sentence in which they mentioned a certain country as a factor in multilateral negotiations, and I think they were translating גורם as factor when it should have been party or participant. If you're a factor in discussions, you're borne in mind during the discussions but you're not necessarily participating.
When there's a decision to be made and several gormim are consulted, a complication for the translator is that a גורם can be an individual or a whole department or company. Personally I sometimes get away with office as a translation because the גורמים can presumably all be found in offices of their own. But only sometimes. A גורם that you consult could also be a sample of schoolchildren, shoppers, or beachgoers. Sometimes גורמים can be stakeholders, but again only sometimes.
How about that translation software I mentioned at the start of the column? you're wondering. Well, it had miscellaneous translations for each of the individual words but nothing for the combination. If you try the combination הגורם המבצע in Google's translation engine, you get factor operation.
Please add your comments below, regarding גורמים in particular.
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Born 1948 a few trolley stops from Boston, Massachusetts. Bachelor's degree from Harvard College. Moved to Israel in 1970. Worked and learned Hebrew on Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet. Moved to Haifa and worked teaching English to adults. Did similar work in the army. After discharge, turned to technical writing, initially for Elbit. Then promotional writing for Scitex, and more technical (and occasionally promotional) writing for Edunetics, Daisy Systems (later named Dazix, SEE Technologies, and Summit Design), Memco, and Gilian. Also translated from Hebrew to English, everything from business articles to fiction, filmscripts, and poetry. Served as local chapter president for the Society for Technical Communication, editor of several issues of local literary journals, occasional political columnist and book reviewer for the Jerusalem Post, and husband & father.
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255 Grapevine Road | Wenham, MA | 01984-1899
Tucked away in beautiful, bucolic Massachusetts, Gordon College is a liberal-arts institution that's built on "Christian values without being unnecessarily strict." Here, students receive a "well-rounded education" that encourages them "to make interdisciplinary connections." There's also an appreciated "emphasis on servant leadership through opportunities like the outdoor education requirement." And while there's no denying that "the school is academically rigorous," students note that "there's so much here for support, so it's hard to do poorly in a course." The faculty is described both as "accomplished" and "extremely passionate about the subjects that they teach." and the majority are "very involved and want to know you personally." Students are proud to share their own relationships: "I'm actually friends with my English professor and I've only been in class with him for a semester so far." Another divulges, "I was struggling financially and had professors email me over the summer to help me find a way to get back." This isn't just an "enjoyable [academic] environment" either; there's a sense that "when people leave here, they are prepared to get a job and do well."
When asked about their peers, many individuals at Gordon gush that their classmates are "genuine and kind people" who really "care about how you are doing socially, academically, and spiritually." According to one undergrad, "I could pull aside any random person, tell them I'm having a bad day, and they would listen to me and care about me." Students also value that many of their peers "have a real, lived-out relationship with God." And though it frequently feels as though most students come from "Massachusetts or New England" and are "majority white, majority Christian," you'll also discover that "there are many countries and nationalities represented" among the student body as well. And while there's "not a lot of middle ground" between the very liberal and conservative points of view on campus, students take pride in everyone's ability to "enter into a curious and respectful conversation" when encountering someone who disagrees with them. Perhaps that's because at the end of the day, students find unity in being "committed to their education and goals" and gladly help "one another achieve academic success." Or maybe it's as simple as a shared desire to "work hard and Netflix hard."
Gordon is a school that's always humming with some sort of activity, especially on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, where "you can find a good portion of [the] student body in chapel." Outside of that, the college sponsors numerous events like "waffle nights, student hosted dinners, coffeehouses, parties [and] game nights," and "sports are pretty popular on campus." (We've been told that "the quad is great for playing spikeball.") There's also a music department that "is very strong and holds a lot of performances," though it's not uncommon to stumble upon unofficial "chill house concerts or jam sessions." Of course, New England weather plays a fairly big role in dictating the activity schedule. "When it's warm everyone hammocks [and] when it snows everyone has snowball fights and builds snowmen." When the opportunity presents itself, undergrads enjoy exploring the "quaint New England coastal towns" that surround the campus, whether that's "to hike or spend a day at the beach," and of course nearby Boston makes for a good weekend getaway for those seeking out things like "museums or concerts." Overall, though, students note that campus life is "pretty tame": there are "some off-campus parties," but people "who drink [and] do drugs...are the exception and are in the minority."
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Wenham, MA 01984
admissions@gordon.edu
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Bennett Athletic and Recreation Center
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Gordon's campus has many lakes and trails for use by the student body. On campus recreational activities are regularly planned and/or available.
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Gordon is located in the heart of America's earliest settlements. We are surrounded by and live among some of our nation's most famous historical landmarks.
Holiday travel shuttles to Boston Logan airport; ZIP cars available on-campus
For directions from all points, visit www.gordon.edu/transportation
For a list of local accommodations visit http://www.gordon.edu/areahotels
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Exercise Physiology.
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Disease Control and Medicine
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Women's Sports (Fighting Scots)
Minority Support Groups: Clarendon Scholars Program provides support at home and on campus for inner city students selected for the program
Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
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Opinion Piece: It's time to mobilise
Yasmin Monfared
The state of social mobility around the world is abysmal.
A major determinant of a person's future and livelihood is the postcode into which they are born. Even in developed countries like the United States (US), it can take five generations for someone born into low socioeconomic circumstances to reach the national mean income. This is not just a problem for those born into the 'wrong' postcode. The longer we leave social mobility immobile (pun intended), the more employers miss out.
Employers are uniquely placed to benefit from a win-win situation.
The World Economic Forum (WEF), as part of its work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, and national organisations, like the United Kingdom's (UK) Social Mobility Commission, have recognised that employers can play a pivotal role in increasing social mobility, particularly along the study-to-work pathway. This mobilisation is not only for the greater good of society, with the WEF attributing low social mobility to the loss of institutional trust, disenchantment with political processes and erosion of the social fabric, but it also enables employers to tap into an untouched pool of talent.
What does talent have to do with social mobility?
Social mobility is a multifaceted concept that, at a general level, considers socioeconomic moves 'up' or 'down' based on factors such as education and work across generations. A significant contributor to low social mobility is the lack of access to opportunities. As individuals try to climb up the ladder of socioeconomic status, they are not necessarily given access to the same tools that enable others to scale faster (or easier). In many instances, they experience myriad unforeseen or insurmountable hurdles along the way.
In the context of access to employment, employers commonly look for particular traits to filter job applications. These include whether the candidate attended university, the type of university, grades, relevant work experience and extracurriculars. This makes sense. A strong educational stance combined with real-world experience would suggest a high performing candidate - and employers need scalable indicators to work through the annual cycles of applications.
But the reality is that:
University is expensive. It can cost tens of thousands a year in countries like the US and UK – even with government support.
Top universities like the US ivy leagues still use alumni networks for admissions. In circumstances where low social mobility is fuelled by generational barriers to entry, leveraging such networks inherently perpetuates the cycle of inequality.
If one can attend university but is of low social mobility, they usually need to support themselves. This means they lose time that could be spent studying or completing extracurriculars to working odd jobs to pay for housing and food.
Referral systems might be great for employment opportunities, but US LinkedIn data shows that individuals who came from high-income backgrounds are three times more likely to have a strong network than those from low-income backgrounds. When considering the compound privilege that comes from generations of access, networks leave the less socially mobile out in the cold.
Now that we understand the potential impact of these filtering traits, the question must be asked: how many exceptional individuals have been filtered out for reasons that have little to do with their talent, capability or potential? The answer is likely a lot.
Why must employers care about social mobility?
There are a few other reasons why employers should play their part to increase social mobility.
First, empowering more individuals to fully cooperate in all facets that society has to offer buoys the economy – and a stronger economy benefits employers. According to the Global Social Mobility Report (GSM Report), increasing social mobility by 10 points on the Global Social Mobility Index (being the combined scoring of the policies, practices and institutions that determine the extent anyone has a fair chance to fulfill their potential) could increase global GDP by 4.41% before 2030.
Second, increasing social mobility will better enable employers to innovate. The pressure to keep up with the rapid pace of change in today's global marketplace is increasing and this requires innovation. Frans Johansson, author of 'The Medici Effect' and CEO of The Medici Group, which advises companies including Nike on innovation, suggested that innovation occurs when ideas, concepts and cultures come together. If employers rely on the same hiring filters, they will form a mould generating a talent pipeline with similar lived experiences. Employers that embrace a diversity of backgrounds and experiences (socioeconomic, educational or otherwise) can benefit from a workforce that can view complex issues or form creative approaches through a variety of perspectives that could lead to better outcomes.
Third, we are in the age of social enterprise where employers are being assessed on their social impact. Based on a global survey of over 11,000 business leaders, Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends report found that the shift towards social enterprise has been driven by frustrations with the inequitable distribution of financial gains since the Global Financial Crisis. Companies that engage on topics like income inequality and diversity have experienced a lift in financial performance. For example, one study by Nielson, an information, data and market measuring firm, found that 55% of consumers would choose to pay extra for products sold by companies committed to positive social impact. However, companies that do not engage with social impact can alienate key audiences and experience reduced brand value.
It's just a matter of a few adjustments
By making a few adjustments, employers could tap into an entire reserve of talent, while playing a powerful social impact role. Consistent with the recommendations from the GSM Report, they should explore:
Providing free educational opportunities, which would enable those who cannot afford university or struggle to attain work experience to still increase their employability. Companies like Google are already doing this through initiatives like Google's Career Certificates. And, of course, there are Forage's free and open-access virtual job simulations used by the world's largest employers like Walmart and JPMorgan that increase candidate hireability by 4x.
Rather than filter for traits like university or grades, considering traits showcasing merit. These could be whether the candidate engaged in additional learning opportunities (similar to the above) or worked throughout their studies, regardless of the role they held. Employers like Merck and IBM have transitioned away from four-year degree requirements and instead look for indicators like the propensity to learn.
Moving away from referral frameworks. While an internal referral can create confidence in the candidate and a way to streamline the hiring process, it is a generator of low social mobility and does not necessarily lead to better employees.
Employers have a choice: embrace a win-win situation that enables them to benefit from talent that has been empowered to scale the rungs of the social mobility ladder or maintain a status quo that leaves many with their feet still firmly on the ground.
Social Mobility Commission, 'The long shadow of deprivation: Differences in opportunities across England', Research Report, 15 September 2020.
OECD Centre for Opportunity and Equity, 'A broken social elevator? How to promote social mobility', Social Mobility Policy Brief, June 2018.
World Economic Forum, 'The Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative', Insight Report, 19 January 2020, 32; Social Mobility Commission, 'State of the nation 2020-21: Social mobility and the pandemic', Policy Paper, 20 July 2021.
U.S. Department of Education, 'Merit Aid forUndergraduates', National Center for Education Statistics, October 2011.
Rebecca Ostriker, 'Boycott targets college admissions boost given to children of alumni at Harvard, other elite schools', Boston Globe, 25 September 2021.
Deloitte Insights, 'The rise of the social enterprise', 2018 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends, 4.
Frans Johansson, Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, (Harvard Business Review Press 2006).
Google, Google Career Certificates, accessed 15October 2021, https://grow.google/certificates/#?modal_active=none.
Chip Cutter, 'Some CEOs Suggest Dropping DegreeRequirements in Hiring', The Wall Street Journal, 5 May 2021.
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