Silvia H. Allred Silvia H. Allred (October 11, 1944) is a religious leader, teacher, and public speaker. She served from 2007 to 2012 as First Counselor in the General Presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Allred was born in San Salvador, El Salvador the fourth of eight children. She attended the University of Arizona, Brigham Young University, and the Francisco Morazan Institute in El Salvador studying mathematics and languages. She also served as a full-time missionary in what was then called the Central American Mission. She has worked as a Spanish language instructor and a grade school teacher and also volunteered as a PTA President and a Girl Scout leader.
Church Service
Throughout her life Allred has been assigned to a number of high-profile roles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served with her husband over the Missionary Training Center in the Dominican Republic training missionaries prior to their terms of service. She was a public affairs missionary in Madrid, Spain. She also served for three years with her husband when he presided over the Paraguay Asuncion Mission.
Allred served two terms in positions at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First as a member of the Young Women General Board then later as the 16th First Counselor in the General Presidency of the Relief Society. Allred served with President Julie B. Beck and Second Counselor Barbara Thompson. Allred spoke seven times at the church’s General Conference and her addresses included The Essence of Discipleship, Every Woman Needs Relief Society, and Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants.
Personal Life
She is married to Jeffrey A. Allred and they are the parents of eight children. In 2014 she was voted #4 of The 100 Coolest Mormon Women Alive Today.
Allred was born in San Salvador, El Salvador the fourth of eight children. She attended the University of Arizona, Brigham Young University, and the Francisco Morazan Institute in El Salvador studying mathematics and languages. She also served as a full-time missionary in what was then called the Central American Mission. She has worked as a Spanish language instructor and a grade school teacher and also volunteered as a PTA President and a Girl Scout leader.
Church Service
Throughout her life Allred has been assigned to a number of high-profile roles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served with her husband over the Missionary Training Center in the Dominican Republic training missionaries prior to their terms of service. She was a public affairs missionary in Madrid, Spain. She also served for three years with her husband when he presided over the Paraguay Asuncion Mission.
Allred served two terms in positions at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First as a member of the Young Women General Board then later as the 16th First Counselor in the General Presidency of the Relief Society. Allred served with President Julie B. Beck and Second Counselor Barbara Thompson. Allred spoke seven times at the church’s General Conference and her addresses included The Essence of Discipleship, Every Woman Needs Relief Society, and Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants.
Personal Life
She is married to Jeffrey A. Allred and they are the parents of eight children. In 2014 she was voted #4 of The 100 Coolest Mormon Women Alive Today.
David L. "Dave" Mejias is an American politician. He was the Democratic candidate for the New York State Senate sixth district seat, which is currently held by 34-year incumbent Kemp Hannon. Mejias was a member of the County Legislature of Nassau County, New York, and ran as a Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2006.
Background
Mejias's father, José, was a Cuban who was arrested in 1961 for anti-Castro activism and later fled to the United States upon being released. Dave Mejias was born, raised, and currently resides in Farmingdale, New York. He graduated from SUNY Albany, where he was Vice President of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned his J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law. He is the managing partner of Mejias, Milgrim & Alvarado, PC, a law firm specializing in personal Injury, matrimonial, and criminal law.
Political career
In 2003, Mejias was elected to the Nassau County Legislature, becoming the first Latino elected to that body. He was re-elected in 2005. In August 2006, the AFL-CIO gave their endorsement to Mejias, over the incumbent Peter T. King (R), whom they had endorsed in each election for the previous fourteen years, ever since King was first elected to Congress.
In his first two years in office, Mejias supported Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and voted for budgets that, along with the state bailout of the County, resulted in no tax increases for residents and improved bond ratings for the County. Nassau County now has an "A" bond rating for the first time in a decade.
2006 Congressional election
In the , Mejias was the Democratic nominee to represent the Third Congressional District of New York. That seat is currently held by Republican Peter King (R-Seaford), chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security. Despite Newsday's backing, King defeated Mejias in the election 56-44 percent. Despite King's 12 point victory, Mejias gave King the toughest challenge since King's 1st election in 1992. King, who in previous elections didn't spend all that much, spent more than $2 million on the campaign, outspending Mejias by more than a 2-1 margin.
Mejias's campaign was centralized mostly on criticized King for his close link to President George W. Bush. For example, King was quoted in stating "I thank God every night that he is our president. You should do the same."
Mejias has also criticized King, who was the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, over the Department of Homeland Security's $83 million reduction in funding for New York City.
In September 2006, King sent a letter to his constituents in which he attempted to link Mejias to men King called "radical" Muslim leaders on Long Island. The letter backfired when federal records showed that King himself accepted thousands of dollars more than Mejias in campaign contributions from the same donors.
Educational Background: The University at Albany School of Business, B.S. Marketing, 1992
Bar/Professional Activity: Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, Vice-President, 2011
Honors/Awards:
* Long Island Business News' Diversity in Business Awards, 2016
* Man of the Year, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, 2008
* Long Island Press Power List - 50 Most Powerful people on Long Island, Long Island Press, 2008
* Man of the Year, La Fuerza Unida de Glen Cove, 2007
* Top 40 Under 40 Business People, Long Island Business News, 2007
* Man of the Year, Workplace Project, 2006
* Award, Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2006
* Top Ten Legal Eagles, 2013
Website List :
http://www.mylongislandlawyers.com/attorneys-mejias.php
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemejias
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/david-mejias
Background
Mejias's father, José, was a Cuban who was arrested in 1961 for anti-Castro activism and later fled to the United States upon being released. Dave Mejias was born, raised, and currently resides in Farmingdale, New York. He graduated from SUNY Albany, where he was Vice President of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned his J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law. He is the managing partner of Mejias, Milgrim & Alvarado, PC, a law firm specializing in personal Injury, matrimonial, and criminal law.
Political career
In 2003, Mejias was elected to the Nassau County Legislature, becoming the first Latino elected to that body. He was re-elected in 2005. In August 2006, the AFL-CIO gave their endorsement to Mejias, over the incumbent Peter T. King (R), whom they had endorsed in each election for the previous fourteen years, ever since King was first elected to Congress.
In his first two years in office, Mejias supported Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and voted for budgets that, along with the state bailout of the County, resulted in no tax increases for residents and improved bond ratings for the County. Nassau County now has an "A" bond rating for the first time in a decade.
2006 Congressional election
In the , Mejias was the Democratic nominee to represent the Third Congressional District of New York. That seat is currently held by Republican Peter King (R-Seaford), chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security. Despite Newsday's backing, King defeated Mejias in the election 56-44 percent. Despite King's 12 point victory, Mejias gave King the toughest challenge since King's 1st election in 1992. King, who in previous elections didn't spend all that much, spent more than $2 million on the campaign, outspending Mejias by more than a 2-1 margin.
Mejias's campaign was centralized mostly on criticized King for his close link to President George W. Bush. For example, King was quoted in stating "I thank God every night that he is our president. You should do the same."
Mejias has also criticized King, who was the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, over the Department of Homeland Security's $83 million reduction in funding for New York City.
In September 2006, King sent a letter to his constituents in which he attempted to link Mejias to men King called "radical" Muslim leaders on Long Island. The letter backfired when federal records showed that King himself accepted thousands of dollars more than Mejias in campaign contributions from the same donors.
Educational Background: The University at Albany School of Business, B.S. Marketing, 1992
Bar/Professional Activity: Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, Vice-President, 2011
Honors/Awards:
* Long Island Business News' Diversity in Business Awards, 2016
* Man of the Year, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, 2008
* Long Island Press Power List - 50 Most Powerful people on Long Island, Long Island Press, 2008
* Man of the Year, La Fuerza Unida de Glen Cove, 2007
* Top 40 Under 40 Business People, Long Island Business News, 2007
* Man of the Year, Workplace Project, 2006
* Award, Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2006
* Top Ten Legal Eagles, 2013
Website List :
http://www.mylongislandlawyers.com/attorneys-mejias.php
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemejias
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/david-mejias
Specialization ( specialisation) is the separation of tasks within a system. In a multicellular creature, cells are specialized for functions such as bone construction or oxygen transport. In capitalist societies, individual workers specialize for functions such as building construction or gasoline transport. In both cases, specialization enables the accomplishment of otherwise unattainable goals. It also reduces the ability of individuals to survive outside of the system containing all of the specialized components.
Adam Smith described economic specialization in his classic work, The Wealth of Nations.
Specialization is when people specialize in one thing or another which they are good at.
One argument holds that the introduction of agriculture to tribes and hunter gatherer's enabled individuals to safely commit more Free Time and resources to maximize their effectiveness in one aspect for mutual benefit to the whole community. Whereas before, this "Free Time" was critically challenged with time spent securing food, shelter and companionship.
Adam Smith described economic specialization in his classic work, The Wealth of Nations.
Specialization is when people specialize in one thing or another which they are good at.
One argument holds that the introduction of agriculture to tribes and hunter gatherer's enabled individuals to safely commit more Free Time and resources to maximize their effectiveness in one aspect for mutual benefit to the whole community. Whereas before, this "Free Time" was critically challenged with time spent securing food, shelter and companionship.
Bering Yachts is a ship building company based out of the United States that builds trawler yachts, semi custom steel-hulled trawlers and recreation trawlers.
Company History
Bering Yachts was founded in 2007 by Alexei Mikhailov and Alexander Obidin and makes steel trawler yachts. Their products range from 50 to 300 feet and come in 4 different lines (Coastal, Expedition, Exploration, Voyager).
In May 2017, the company introduced a line of yachts characterized by steel s and aluminum superstructures.
Bering Yacht Models
The Bering 65
Part of the Bering Voyager series, The Bering 65 is a classic two-level expedition style steel yacht with a three stateroom layout. The interior of the ship is created with hardwood.
Specifications
The ship has a displacement of 235,900 pounds and capability to hold 4,500 gallons of fuel. It is 65 feet in length overall, or 19.78 meters. The height of the ship, or bridge clearance, is 10 meters. The maximum speed of The Bering 65 is 10 knots.
Ship Features
The ship includes a dinette, kitchenette, flat-screen television, drawer storage, built-in seating, and double-opening doors. Some of the kitchenette features are an in-wall oven, refrigerator, preparation surface, trash compactor, sink, and dish washing machine. There are three staterooms, each with its own shower. The boat weighs in at 106 tons.
Company History
Bering Yachts was founded in 2007 by Alexei Mikhailov and Alexander Obidin and makes steel trawler yachts. Their products range from 50 to 300 feet and come in 4 different lines (Coastal, Expedition, Exploration, Voyager).
In May 2017, the company introduced a line of yachts characterized by steel s and aluminum superstructures.
Bering Yacht Models
The Bering 65
Part of the Bering Voyager series, The Bering 65 is a classic two-level expedition style steel yacht with a three stateroom layout. The interior of the ship is created with hardwood.
Specifications
The ship has a displacement of 235,900 pounds and capability to hold 4,500 gallons of fuel. It is 65 feet in length overall, or 19.78 meters. The height of the ship, or bridge clearance, is 10 meters. The maximum speed of The Bering 65 is 10 knots.
Ship Features
The ship includes a dinette, kitchenette, flat-screen television, drawer storage, built-in seating, and double-opening doors. Some of the kitchenette features are an in-wall oven, refrigerator, preparation surface, trash compactor, sink, and dish washing machine. There are three staterooms, each with its own shower. The boat weighs in at 106 tons.