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January 6, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission has granted final approval to a settlement with a Utah-based technology company related to allegations that the firm failed to put in place reasonable security safeguards, allowing a hacker to access the personal information of more than a million consumers.
The FTC alleged that InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its former CEO Mark Rawlins failed to use reasonable, low-cost, and readily available security protections to safeguard the personal information they maintained on behalf of InfoTrax’s business clients. As a result of the company’s alleged security failures, a hacker infiltrated InfoTrax’s server, along with websites maintained by the company on behalf of clients, more than 20 times from May 2014 until March 2016. The hacker accessed consumers’ sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, according to the FTC’s complaint.
As part of the settlement with the FTC, InfoTrax and Rawlins are prohibited from collecting, selling, sharing, or storing personal information unless they implement an information security program that would address the security failures identified in the complaint. In addition, the settlement requires the company and Rawlins to obtain third-party assessments of their companies’ information security programs every two years.
After receiving no comments on the settlement, the Commission voted 5-0 to finalize the settlement order with InfoTrax and Rawlins.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Marks Centennial
of Oxfordian Revolution in Shakespeare Studies March 4, 2020
NATION - The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship will present a symposium 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club (NPC), 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C., exactly 100 years after the original publication of the landmark book by British scholar John Thomas Looney, which identified Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford as the true author behind the pseudonym, William Shakespeare. Admission is free and open to the public with complimentary refreshments and ample opportunities for Q&A. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
First published March 4, 1920, Looney's book, “'Shakespeare' Identified in Edward de Vere the Seventeenth Earl of Oxford," assembled and analyzed a mass of evidence pointing to De Vere as the true author of the works published under the Shakespeare name. Over the past century, that book has persuaded some of the greatest minds of our time, from Sigmund Freud to U.S. Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum, along with many respected scholars, judges, attorneys, historians, professors, Shakespearean actors, and thousands of thoughtful people around the world of the true identity of the Shakespeare author.
A group of leading scholars will reintroduce Looney and his thesis to the world. They will discuss the importance of his book and how it continues to be corroborated by newly discovered and analyzed evidence.
Retired U.S. Foreign Service officer James A. Warren, editor and author of a series of books on Looney and his work, will explore how his insights have changed our understanding of the author Shakespeare and his works, as well as the Elizabethan era and theatre, and the nature of genius and literary creativity.
Attorney Tom Regnier will explain why the evidence supporting De Vere has persuaded judges with a lifetime of experience analyzing facts and logical arguments that the Earl of Oxford is the true author. He will point out key factual weaknesses in the traditional authorship claim made for businessman and actor William Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Author Bonner Miller Cutting will explore Looney’s evidence-based methodology and how it led him to the deduction that the author was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
Filmmaker Cheryl Eagan-Donovan will discuss her recently-released documentary, "Nothing Is Truer Than Truth," and its exploration of how De Vere's travels as a young man in continental Europe, especially Italy, influenced the Shakespearean plays and poems.
Professor Roger Stritmatter will survey the numerous connections between the works of Shakespeare and Edward de Vere’s life, private letters, early surviving poetry, and markings in his personal copy of the Geneva Bible. Much of this evidence was not even known to Looney in 1920, but it has provided powerful corroboration for his thesis over the past 100 years.
This symposium is an opportunity for anyone who loves the Shakespeare plays and poems to explore with fresh eyes the history and the evidence of the greatest literary mystery of all time.
The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship (SOF) is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1957 with members across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries around the world. Among other activities, the SOF holds annual scholarly conferences and publishes an annual peer-reviewed scholarly journal, "The Oxfordian." Its all-volunteer board of trustees includes two theatre professors, a law professor, a medical doctor, and leaders in government, business, the arts, and the nonprofit sector. For additional information, visit: ShakespeareOxfordFellowship.org.
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Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Symposium on the Centennial of J. Thomas Looney’s Identification of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford as the Author Behind the “Shakespeare” Pseudonym
National Press Club, Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Speaker Biographies and Abstracts:
(All listed speakers are longtime Oxfordians and members of the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship.)
Bob Meyers (Master of Ceremonies), Welcome and Introduction
Bob Meyers, an award-winning journalist, has worked as president of the National Press Foundation, reporter at the Washington Post (including on its Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate investigation), editor at the San Diego Union, and director of the Harvard Journalism Fellowship for Advanced Studies in Public Health. He has been a freelance writer for Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Columbia Journalism Review, among other publications, and has authored two books: Like Normal People (a memoir of his mentally handicapped brother, which became a TV movie), and D.E.S.: The Bitter Pill (about the disastrous impact of an anti-miscarriage medication), which won the American Medical Writers Association Award for Excellence in Biomedical Writing.
James A. Warren, J. Thomas Looney and the Most Revolutionary Book in the History of Shakespeare Studies
Warren was a U.S. Foreign Service officer with the Department of State for more than 20 years, serving in public diplomacy positions at eight U.S. embassies, mostly in Asia. He later served as executive director of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training and as regional director for Southeast Asia with the Institute of International Education. He is the editor of the scholarly 2018 edition of J. Thomas Looney’s 1920 classic, “Shakespeare” Identified in Edward de Vere the Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, the scholarly 2019 edition of Esther Singleton’s hard-to-find 1929 classic, Shakespearian Fantasias (an Oxfordian-influenced book with which Henry Folger, founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library, was deeply fascinated), “Shakespeare” Revealed: The Collected Articles and Published Letters of J. Thomas Looney (2019), and An Index to Oxfordian Publications (4th ed. 2017), and the author of a forthcoming biography of J. Thomas Looney, among other books.
Abstract of symposium presentation: Warren will explore how J. Thomas Looney’s insights have changed our understanding of the author “Shakespeare,” the Shakespearean plays and poems, the Elizabethan era and theatre, and the nature of genius and literary creativity.
Tom Regnier, Justice Stevens, the Law of Evidence, and the Shakespeare Authorship Question
Regnier is an attorney in South Florida with his own practice specializing in appeals. He earned his J.D. summa cum laude at University of Miami School of Law, where he has also taught as an adjunct professor, and earned his LL.M at Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan F. Stone Scholar. He has also taught at Chicago’s John Marshall Law School. He has lectured and published widely on the treament of law in the works of Shakespeare. His lecture “Hamlet and the Law of Homicide” was selected by the Dade County, Florida Bar Association to inaugurate its Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Lecture Series.
Abstract of symposium presentation: Regnier will explain why the evidence supporting Oxford has persuaded some of the greatest minds of the last 100 years, including judges with a lifetime of experience analyzing facts and logical arguments, such as Justices John Paul Stevens, Harry Blackmun, and Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. He will point out key weaknesses in the traditional “Stratfordian” claim that a businessman and actor (William Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon) was the author.
Bonner Miller Cutting, Profiling the Author: Will the Real Shakespeare Please Stand Up?
Cutting is the author of Necessary Mischief: Exploring the Shakespeare Authorship Question (2018). She lectures frequently and has published many articles on Shakespeare and the authorship question. An accomplished pianist, she earned her B.F.A. from Tulane University and her Master of Music from McNeese State University (Louisiana).
Abstract of symposium presentation: Cutting will explore J. Thomas Looney’s evidence-based profile methodology and how it led him to the true author of the works of “Shakespeare.” She will point out later-discovered facts that have corroborated Looney’s deduction that the author was Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, including her own research into Queen Elizabeth’s grant to Oxford of an annuity of 1,000 pounds per year.
Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, “Nothing Is Truer Than Truth”: Every Author’s Life Tells a Story
Eagan-Donovan is a film director, writer, and producer whose newest documentary, Nothing Is Truer Than Truth, premiered at the Independent Film Festival Boston in 2018 and is now available on Amazon Prime and Hulu. Her debut documentary, All Kindsa Girls, screened at film festivals and arthouse theatres in London, Toronto, and throughout the U.S. She earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Lesley University, lectures frequently, and has published several articles on screenwriting and film. She teaches writing, film, and literature in the Boston area at Northeastern University, Lesley University, Lasell University, and Grub Street Center for Creative Writing. Among other projects, she is working on a book for screenwriters, Shakespeare Auteur: Creating Authentic Characters for the Screen.
Abstract of symposium presentation: Eagan-Donovan will discuss the youthful travels of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, in continental Europe, especially Italy, and how his experiences influenced the Shakespearean plays and poems.
Professor Roger Stritmatter, Oxfordian Connections: A Century of Evidence Building on Looney’s Insights
Stritmatter is Professor of Humanities and Literature at Coppin State University in Baltimore. He has been deeply engaged in Shakespeare studies for almost 30 years, publishing dozens of scholarly articles on the subject, many in orthodox academic journals such as Review of English Studies, Shakespeare Yearbook, Notes and Queries, and Critical Survey, among others. He is the co-author, with Lynne Kositsky, of the study On the Date, Sources, and Design of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (2013), and, with Alexander Waugh, of the forthcoming New Shakespeare Allusion Book (a massive compendium exploring literary allusions from 1584 to 1786 and both orthodox and skeptical commentaries). His classic 2001 Ph.D thesis, The Marginalia of Edward de Vere’s Geneva Bible (exploring compelling linkages to the Shakespeare canon) is also available on Amazon.com in a revised 2015 edition.
Abstract of symposium presentation: Professor Stritmatter will survey the numerous connections between the works of Shakespeare and Edward de Vere’s life, private letters, early surviving poetry, and markings in his personal copy of the Geneva Bible. Much of this evidence was not even known to J. Thomas Looney in 1920, but it has powerfully corroborated his thesis.
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Greetings!
The American Red Cross is asking the public to kick off 2020 by doing something big: Give blood now to address the critical need for donations after the holidays. As a special thank-you, those who come to give blood Jan. 1-19, 2020, will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl LIV. (Details at RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl).
The below news release provides more detail on the current need and the Super Bowl trip package. By sharing this story, you can help ensure that blood products are available for patients who depend on lifesaving transfusions for survival.
Additionally, the following resources are available to download:
Please let me know if you need additional information or would like to set up an interview. Thanks in advance for your support!
Sincerely,
Cynthia
Media contact: Cynthia De La Torre, 702 232-6604, @RedCrossBloodLC, RedCrossBlood.org
Critical need for blood donors after the holidays
Red Cross and NFL team up to offer donors a chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. (Jan. 6, 2020) — The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types – especially type O – to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holiday weeks. Right now, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of type O blood. To help tackle the critical need, the Red Cross and NFL are working together to offer one lucky winner a trip to Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
During the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s, about 500 fewer blood drives were hosted by volunteer sponsor groups than required to meet patient needs. Many groups postpone blood drives during the winter holidays when travel and holiday activities may make it challenging for many donors to give. In fact, AAA estimated that a record 115.6 million Americans traveled during the holiday period of Dec. 21 through Jan. 1.
“Lifesaving medical treatments and emergencies never take a holiday,” said Paul Sullivan, senior vice president, Red Cross Biomedical Services. “Declines in donations can affect patient care. That’s why the Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to make an appointment to give now and help those sidelined by illness and trauma.”
Donors are urged to make an appointment to give now using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
As a special thank-you, those who come to give blood Jan. 1-19, 2020, will automatically be entered for a chance to experience the Super Bowl live. The Red Cross and NFL have teamed up to offer one winner two tickets to Super Bowl LIV, entry to the official NFL Tailgate, tickets to Super Bowl Experience at the Miami Beach Convention Center, round-trip airfare to Miami, three-night hotel accommodations at The Alexander® - All Suite Oceanfront Resort (Jan. 31 to Feb. 3), and a $500 gift card for expenses.* Additional details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.
“The Red Cross appreciates the NFL’s support during this crucial time of year when every donation – and every donor – matters. We hope this may inspire some to make regular blood one of their New Year’s resolutions,” said Sullivan.
Who blood donations help
This fall, 13-year-old Josh Roy and his family learned the importance of blood donations firsthand. In October, Josh contracted a severe case of influenza B and necrotizing staph pneumonia. He was transported to the hospital, was put on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine that circulates blood through an artificial lung and eventually needed a tracheostomy tube. Josh has received multiple blood transfusions during his treatment.
“You never know when someone you love might end up needing a blood transfusion,” said Jaqueline Bakehorn, Josh’s aunt. “We are so thankful for those who have given blood and would love to see more people donate.”
Josh is still hospitalized but is making slow, gradual progress. He faces a long road to recovery and may need additional blood transfusions along the way.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Davis
Bountiful
1/10/2020: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lakeview Hospital, 630 East Medical Drive
1/18/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saint Olaf Catholic Church, 1800 South Orchard Drive
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bountiful East Stake, 650 East 2150 South
Centerville
1/23/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Centerville North Stake, 1298 North 400 West
1/31/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Centerville Police Department, 250 North main St.
Farmington
1/15/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Farmington South, 850 South 50 East
Hill Air Force Base
1/13/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hill Air Force Base, 7910 Georgia Street
1/17/2020: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Hill Air Force Base, 5711 E Ave, Base Chapel, Building 445
Kaysville
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Kaysville Utah Deseret Mill Stake, 1275 W 200 North, Flint St
Layton
1/7/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Intermountain Layton Hospital, 201 W Layton Pkwy
1/16/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Layton Utah Legacy Stake, 3161 West 150 North
1/30/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Layton Holmes Creek Stake, 625 South Country Creek DR (750 E)
North Salt Lake
1/28/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., North Salt Lake Utah Stake (Eaglepoint Bldg), 900 South Eaglepoint Drive
Syracuse
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Syracuse Utah Bluff Stake, 700 South 2500 West
West Point
1/16/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Point Lakeside Stake, 855 North 4000 West
Woods Cross
1/21/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., North Salt Lake Utah Legacy Stake, 1847 West 2150 South
Salt Lake
Herriman
1/9/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Herriman Utah Mountain View Stake, 14068 So. Rosecrest Road
1/9/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Herriman West Stake, 13768 S 6400 W
1/17/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Herriman Stake, 5562 W 13680 S
Kearns
1/15/2020: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Kearns High School, 5525 South Cougar Lane
Magna
1/15/2020: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Magna Library, 2675 South 8950 West
1/27/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Entheos Academy, 2606 South 7200 West
Midvale
1/15/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Staybridge Suites Midvale, 747 West Blue Vista Lane
1/16/2020: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, LLC, 6949 So. High Tech Drive
Midvale
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Midvale East Stake, 87 East 7100 South
Murray
1/14/2020: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., 3M Health Information Systems, 575 West Murray Blvd.
1/15/2020: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Intermountain Medical Center, 5121 South Cottonwood St.
1/15/2020: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Intermountain Medical Center, 5121 South Cottonwood St.
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, 5848 S. Fashion Blvd
Riverton
1/17/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Riverton Utah Western Springs Stake, 12691 South 3600 West
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Riverton Utah Central Stake, 12830 S. 2700 W.
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Stampin' up!, 12907 South 3600 West
Salt Lake City
1/6/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cottonwood Heights City, 2277 East Bengal Blvd
1/7/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Salt Lake Little Cottonwood Stake, 6350 South Rodeo Lane
1/8/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., L3Harris Bldg. F, 640 North 2200 West
1/10/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Teleperformance USA, 1991 South 4650 West
1/13/2020: 7:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Taylorsville High School, 5225 S. Redwood Road
1/14/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., JUB Engineers, 392 East Winchester St., Suite 300
1/15/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., VAREX IMAGING, 1678 South Pioneer Road
1/15/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Cottonwood Stake, 1830 East 6400 South
1/16/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Granite Park Stake, 601 East Mansfield Avenue
1/17/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Architectural Nexus, 2505 East Parley's Way
1/17/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., MHTN Architects, 420 East South Temple #100
1/17/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wells Fargo- East Broadway, 381 E. Boadway
1/18/2020: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saint Vincent de Paul Church, 1375 East Spring Lane
1/21/2020: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Health Line International Corporation, 5675 W 300 S
1/22/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Salt Lake County Complex, 2001 South State Street, South Bldg. USU Room S1010
1/22/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, 1975 South 2300 East
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Institute of Religion, 1780 East South Campus Drive
1/24/2020: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Bunnell, Inc., 436 Lawndale Drive
1/24/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mountain America Credit Union, 4900 Highland Drive
1/24/2020: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Windermere Real Estate, 1240 East 2100 South
1/27/2020: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Utah State Health Dept., 288 N. 1460 W.
1/27/2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, 383 South University Street
1/27/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Neumont University, 143 South Main Street
1/28/2020: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East
1/28/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monument Park Stake, 1565 Foothill Drive
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake City Corp., 451 South State Street #238
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ferguson, a Wolsey Company, 1422 South 4450 West
1/29/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Department of Natural Resources, 1594 W. North Temple
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Salt Lake Emigration Stake, 680 East 2nd Avenue
1/30/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, 389 South 900 East
Salt Lake City
1/31/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Taylorsville Utah South Stake, 4932 South 3200 West
Salt Lake City
1/31/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Feb.- Kearns Utah Stake, 4260 W. 5215 S.
Sandy
1/11/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Gyrfalcon building, 2126 East Gyrfalcon Drive, (10000 South)
1/31/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Draper Utah Eastridge Stake, 1020 E. Sunburn Lane
South Jordan
1/10/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., South Jordan River Ridge Stake, 10194 South 1050 West
South Jordan
2/4/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Merrick Bank, 10705 South Jordan Gateway, Suite 200
Taylorsville
1/24/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Taylorsville Utah North Stake-Stake Center, 1250 W. Atherton Dr (4375 S)
1/28/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Taylorsville Institute, 4554 S. 2025 W.
West Jordan
1/8/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Stake, 7000 South 2700 West
1/24/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., West Jordan Utah Heritage Stake, 7336 S. 3200 W.
West Valley City
1/8/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office, 3415 South 900 West, Metro Jail
1/16/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Hunter Central Stake - Park Building, 3665 South 6000 West
1/16/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Salt Lake Granger Stake, 3963 Peachwood Drive
1/23/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sutter Physician Services - Legacy, 4255 Lake Park Blvd.
1/24/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., West Jordan Utah Oquirrh Point Stake, North Chapel, 6253 West 6200 South
Utah
Alpine
1/9/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Alpine North Stake, 1125 North Alpine Blvd
American Fork
1/9/2020: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Anvil Barber Co., 52 East Main, South Lot
1/21/2020: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., Alpine School District Transportation Department, 1405 South 100 East
1/21/2020: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Alpine School District Transportation Department, 1405 South 100 East
1/25/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Fork Utah North Stake, 1305 North 100 East
Goshen
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Goshen Stake, 70 South Center
Highland
1/16/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Highland Utah East Stake, 5212 Country Club Drive
Highland
1/30/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Highland West Stake, 11605 North 6000 West
Lehi
1/7/2020: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thanksgiving Point Institute, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way
1/14/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., IM Flash Technologies, 4000 North Flash Drive
1/15/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oracle, 3450 Triumph Blvd., Suite #300
1/15/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., IM Flash Technologies, 4000 North Flash Drive
1/16/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi Utah Stake, 1125 W. 300 N.
1/18/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lehi Utah Pheasant Point Stake, 890 West 3070 North
1/22/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi Utah North Stake, 2790 N. Center Street
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi Utah Traverse Mountain Stake, 2030 West Chapel Ridge
1/23/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Lehi West Stake, 1920 North 500 West
Mapleton
1/22/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Mapleton Utah North Stake Heritage Church, 1580 N. Main
Orem
1/18/2020: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Vineyard Utah Grove Park Stake, 90 North 600 West
1/21/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orem High School, 175 South 400 East
1/21/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., US Synthetic, 1260 South 1600 West, Building #3
1/21/2020: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Orem Utah Aspen Stake, 965 W. 2000 N.
Orem
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Orem Utah Northridge Stake, 1780 North 165 East
Orem
1/31/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Timpanogos High School, 1450 North 200 East
Provo
1/13/2020: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Utah County Health Department, 151 South University Ave
1/13/2020: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., McWane Ductile, 2550 South Industrial Parkway
1/16/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Provo Stake, 1315 East 900 South
1/17/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/20/2020: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/20/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo Multi-Stake Building, 352 N. 900 E.
1/22/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/24/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Grandview South Stake, 1260 West 1150 North
1/25/2020: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Provo Utah Young Single Adult 14th Stake, Wilkinson Center, BYU Campus
1/27/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wilkinson Center, Wilkinson Center-Room 3222, BYU Campus
1/31/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Edgemont South Stake, 2900 North Canyon Rd.
1/31/2020: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Provo West Stake, 610 West 300 South
Saratoga Springs
1/20/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Satatoga Springs Utah Israel Canyon, 136 W. Summerhill
Spanish Fork
1/8/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Utah Maple Mountain Stake, 761 East 400 North
1/24/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Utah Canyon View Stake - Cultural Hall, 989 S. 2550 E.
1/30/2020: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Leadership Academy - Seminary Building, 890 West 900 South
Springville
1/18/2020: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Springcreek South Stake, 350 North 400 East
1/29/2020: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Hobblecreek West Stake, 555 South 600 East
Weber
Farr West
1/23/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Farr West Utah Poplar Stake, 1800 North 1800 West
Harrisville
1/30/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Harrisville Utah Stake, 435 W. Harrisville Road
Marriott-Slaterville City
1/13/2020: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Venture High School, 495 North 1500 West
North Ogden
1/21/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Ogden City Offices, 505 East 2600 North
1/29/2020: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Lee's Marketplace - North Ogden, 2645 North 400 East
Ogden
1/6/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Teleperformance Ogden, 2261 Grant Ave
1/7/2020: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ogden Regional Hospital, 5475 South 500 East
1/7/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Ogden Athletic Club, 1221 East 5800 South
1/10/2020: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership, 3159 Grant Ave
1/11/2020: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Holy Family Catholic Church, 1100 E 5550 S
1/17/2020: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 3329 Harrison Blvd.
1/22/2020: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Capstone Nutrition, 900 S. Depot Drive
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Dear Editor:
Please consider this analysis by Dr Mel Gurtov of the odd notion that the Trump regime is seeking to make any other nation "normal." For PeaceVoice, thank you.
Tom Hastings
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Normal nation
By Mel Gurtov
590 words
With the assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump has arguably done more to undermine US interests in the Middle East and sow the seeds of a region-wide war than either George H.W. Bush in 1991 or George W. Bush in 2001. His secretary of state says that all the United States wants is to “get the Islamic Republic of Iran to simply behave like a normal nation.” By any definition of normalcy, the United States has long been out of whack. Now, abnormality has reached dangerous proportions, with the president making wild war threats, deploying thousands of troops to the region, and again displaying all the hallmarks of a leader out of control: reckless tweets, impulsive decision making, vengeful motives, obliviousness to consequences. Trump says he wants to avoid war, but he is doing everything possible to bring it on.
This is a good time to set the record straight on what lies behind Trump's Iran policy.
First, Trump has a history of hostility to Iran, and frequently criticized Obama for failing to confront Iran.
Second, US policy relies on threats: In response to Iran’s nuclear weapon potential, Trump believed using force to “blow them away to the Stone Age” was a threat that would work. Now he boasts that if conflict occurs with Iran, “it would go very quickly,” with fifty-two targets identified for attack, including (a war crime) “cultural sites.”
Third, US policy on Iran serves Israeli and Saudi interests. Before the 2016 election, US allies in the Middle East, notably Israel, used money and lobbying to persuade Trump to join in a hardline policy on Iran, starting with withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
Fourth, regime change is the goal of US policy toward Iran, as stated many times by Pompeo and John Bolton, and “maximum pressure” is the means to achieve it—preferably by promoting the destabilization of Iran’s economy through sanctions and reducing Iran’s oil exports to zero.
Fifth, presidential abuse of power. The president has all the authority he needs to engage in targeted assassinations or large-scale attacks on Iran, say White House officials. He can choose to consult with Congress or not consult. Trump did not consult; he notified Congress after the fact in a classified document that seeks to justify US actions. He also did not consult intelligence officials or European allies, thus further discounting their importance in policy making.
Sixth, false pretenses. The administration has provided no evidence that killing Soleimani will save lives, or that it will save more lives than it endangers, or that it will promote US influence in Iraq (where the parliament has invited US troops to leave) or Syria (where the US has already betrayed the Kurds), or that it will help to defeat ISIS, or that it will keep Iran from going nuclear (which Iran has answered by saying it will no longer abide by restrictions in the 2015 nuclear deal). In short: a cacophony of lies and miscalculations.
Seventh, wag the dog. Trump in 2011: “the only way [Obama] figures that he’s going to get reelected — as sure as you’re sitting there — is to start a war with Iran." And: “Just as I predicted, @BarackObama is preparing a possible attack on Iran right before November.”
Is this the behavior pattern of a normal nation? Deterring war by making war? Boasting of a quick victory as though Iran is Iraq? Pretending that democratic decision making is a thing of the past? Insanity. Now as for Wag the Dog? Makes sense…at least for an impeached president.
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Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University.
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Governor Gary R. Herbert's Schedule
January 6, 2020 - January 10, 2020
**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, January 6
10:00 a.m. Hold Budget Discussion
Location: Governor’s Office
3:45 p.m. Attend Cabinet Meeting
Location: State Capitol
Tuesday, January 7
8:15 a.m. Speak at Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference
Location: Salt Lake City
Media Access
10:15 a.m. Hold Budget Discussion
Location: State Capitol
1:30 p.m. Speak at Inauguration for Weber State University's President Brad Morteson
Location: Weber State University
Wednesday, January 8
10:30 a.m. Press Conference for FY2021 Budget Rollout
Location: This is the Place Heritage Park
Media Availability
2:30 p.m. Meet with Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
Location: Salt Lake City
3:30 p.m. Meet with Deseret News Editorial Board
Location: Salt Lake City
Thursday, January 9
2:30 p.m. Speak at Business Growth Summit
Location: Salt Lake City
Friday, January 10
8:00 a.m. Speak at Utah Valley Board of Directors Event
Location: Provo
Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox's Schedule
January 6, 2020 -January 10, 2020
**The Lt. Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**
Monday, January 6
10:30 a.m. Attend Emerging Leaders Initiative Summit
Location: Salt Lake City
1:30 p.m. Meet with Staff
Location: Lt. Governor’s Office
2:15 p.m. Attend Budget Discussion
Location: Governor’s Office
3:15 p.m. Meet with Ed Blake, CEO of Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity
Location: Lt. Governor’s Office
3:45 p.m. Attend Cabinet Meeting
Location: State Capitol
Tuesday, January 7
11:15 a.m. Attend Budget Discussion
Location: State Capitol
Wednesday, January 8
10:30 a.m. Press Conference for FY2021 Budget Rollout
Location: This is the Place Heritage Park
Media Availability
Thursday, January 9
1:30 p.m. Intergenerational Poverty Welfare Reform Commission Meeting
Location: Dixie State University
Friday, January 10
10:00 a.m. “Raising Kane” Kane County Business Summit
Location: Kanab
Media Availability
11:00 a.m. Phone Call with Chief of Staff
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Dear Dave,
My wife and I have our budget ready for next month, and we’ll be following your plan in 2020 to pay off debt and get our finances in order. Do you have any tips for setting and sticking to goals in general?
Rick
Dear Rick,
That’s a fantastic goal. Living on a monthly budget, and telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went, is an important step toward gaining control of your finances. Combine that with getting out of debt, and you’ll be in charge of your most powerful wealth-building tool—your income.
If you’re following my plan, you already have goals in front of you where your money is concerned. For most Americans, though, a new year means nothing more than new resolutions without real plans. Don’t get me wrong. It’s good to make resolutions and set goals, but you can’t stop there. You have to formulate a plan that turns your dreams into bite-sized pieces of progress that will gradually create a big event in your life. If you want to achieve your goals, then keep these next things in mind.
When setting goals, be very specific in what you want to achieve. Include steps that will help you get there, too. Being vague will only cause you to feel directionless and overwhelmed. Most people give up when these feelings arise.
Make your goals measurable. If you want to lose weight, don't simply write down "lose weight" as a goal. Exactly how much weight do you want to lose? What will it take in terms of exercise and dietary changes to make it happen?
Are your goals your goals? Only you can realistically set your own goals. If your spouse, co-worker, or friend sets a goal for you, chances are you’re not going to achieve it. Taking ownership will give you more opportunity to meet your goal.
Also, set time limits for your goals. Putting a time frame in place will help you set realistic goals. If you want to save a certain amount of money for a particular event, break it down and determine how much cash you need to put into your savings account each month leading up to that event.
And finally, put your goals and resolutions in writing. Putting them in writing will make you more likely to achieve them. Write down your goals, and review them often. This will give you motivation to make them reality.
I believe this is the process for success, Rick. Successful people reassess their lives regularly, and start living intentionally, in writing, and on purpose. Happy New Year!
—Dave
* Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 16 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.
11:30 a.m. Elections Review Phone Call with Staff
