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British representatives forced Chagossians to board overcrowded cargo ships and deported them 1,200 miles to Mauritius and the Seychelles. While the people awaited deportation, British agents and US Navy personnel rounded up and killed the Chagossians’ pet dogs by gassing and burning them in sealed cargo sheds. |
Since the expulsion, Chagossians have demanded the two governments let them return home. After years of protests and hunger strikes, some won compensation payments from Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s totaling around $6,000 per person. Chagossians in the Seychelles received nothing. |
In the 1980s, some Chagossians also realized they were UK citizens because of their birth in a UK colony—a fact conveniently hidden by British officials. UK citizenship has since enabled a long legal struggle, which landed Chagossians in the Supreme Court this summer to hear if they might be able to go home. |
In 2000, the Chagossians briefly won the right of return when a lower court ruled their expulsion unlawful. Lacking the money to resettle the islands immediately, Chagossians were shocked when in 2004 the British government reimposed the ban on entering Chagos. The government did so by employing an archaic royal prerog... |
When Chagossians challenged the renewed ban, they won again in 2005 and, after an appeal, in 2006. On the government’s final appeal, Britain’s highest court at the time, the Law Lords, upheld the exile in a 3-2 decision. |
The latest suit asked the new British Supreme Court to reopen the 2008 case because of what judges called British officials’ “regrettable” and “reprehensible” failure to disclose relevant documents in the earlier litigation. In another 3-2 decision, however, the Court dismissed the Chagossians’ petition. |
While the dismissal and initial news coverage suggests a crushing defeat, the majority opinion surprisingly supports Chagossians’ hopes for a return. |
The Chagossians’ “defeat” thus puts new pressure on both governments to allow a return. If not, Britain will face years more of costly litigation. The United States should be equally culpable, having dreamed up the base and paid for and ordered the expulsion. |
With President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron facing their last months in office, a two-year period to renegotiate the original 1966 base agreement provides an opportunity to remedy the injustices Chagossians have suffered and a stain on both our democracies. The Obama administration must state publicly ... |
I had an unpleasant experience this week. The gas company came out because someone smelled natural gas. It turns out that my furnace was malfunctioning, and the man from the gas company disconnected the supply to the furnace. It had to be repaired or replaced by certified repair personnel before it could be turned back... |
The gas company was following safety regulations. The repair technician had training in safe installation. Everything about handling natural gas is geared around safety, because the consequences can be disastrous for many people. I have seen what happens when an entire house explodes from ignition of a natural gas leak... |
Still, the objective of the gas company or the furnace dealer is not safety. The objective is to earn a profit by giving customers something that they value enough to part with some of their hard-earned money. They do that by providing a comfortable living space for families and making a dangerous substance safe for ev... |
I recently heard someone recount an injury that ocurred in a high school gym class, playing an active, competitive game that kids love, mainly because it is active and competitive. That is what kids need and want. As a result of the injury, however, that game was discontinued in all schools, in spite of the fact that t... |
The job of a parent, and the real job of a teacher, is to get kids interested in life, in learning, and growing, physically and intellectually. Falling down and getting up again is part of that process. A major failure of modern education and much parenting is that safety seems to be the objective. When a University de... |
Maturity is knowing that growth requires expanding beyond what you already know, and that expanding requires taking risks of various sorts that exist in uncomfortable reality. People who never take risks never grow, and that is not good for them, for their families, or for society. All progress in life comes from explo... |
The City of Port Phillip has revealed the amount of commercial space in the controversial St Kilda Triangle development could equal the Chadstone Shopping Centre. |
The Chief Executive David Spokes has given evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into public land use in Victoria. |
Under questioning, Mr Spokes declined to estimate how much of the development will be used for commercial enterprise. |
He told the hearing that issue is yet to be finalised, despite the council approving the $300 million development. |
Mr Spokes said the total amount of commercial space will not be known until the plan was resubmitted by developers. |
However, he has refused to rule out the possibility it could challenge the Chadstone Shopping Centre in retail size. |
DENVER -- Denver's police chief and sheriff will once again face oversight from the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM). The City Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously passed a measure Wednesday morning, expected to be adopted by the full council on Feb. 19, that would restore the independent monitor's abil... |
Last year, the administration of Mayor Michael Hancock made a controversial decision to suddenly bar the independent monitor from participating in cases involving the police chief or the sheriff. At the time, Chief Robert White was the focus of three separate investigations. The first case concerned the city's open rec... |
The Hancock administration cleared White of wrong-doing in all three cases, but didn't allow Independent Monitor Nick Mitchel to issue any findings of his own. |
The Hancock administration said it based its new policy on the city charter, which the city attorney interpreted as not allowing the OIM to have any jurisdiction on mayoral appointees like the police chief or sheriff. |
“They are at-will employees appointed by the mayor, so they’re not afforded the protection of civil service,” is what Pubic Safety Director Troy Riggs told FOX31 last May. |
"I think the community was outraged, and I think the Council was shocked as well," said Councilwoman At Large Robin Kniech. Kniech, along with councilmen Paul Kashmann and Paul Lopez, sponsored a new ordinance that provides "mandatory oversight by the monitor's office" of any uniformed personnel, including the police c... |
"If you’re a rank-and-file officer, if you’re the chief of police, it shouldn’t matter. You should be subject to the same oversight," said Kniech. |
The recommendation of the City Council Public Safety Committee comes two days after the Problem Solvers broke the Magen Dodge story. Dodge is a Denver District Commander who filed a civil rights discrimination complaint against the city of Denver earlier this month. She's accusing former Police Chief White of sexism an... |
"I had the audacity to speak up and tell Chief White that some comments and things he had done were inappropriate," said Dodge in an exclusive interview with the Problem Solvers. Among her many allegations, Dodge said Chief White joked she should prostitute herself at a work dinner function to earn $50,000 for the poli... |
Dodge told FOX31 she specifically requested the independent monitor be allowed to participate in the city's internal investigation into Chief White's conduct. Her request was denied. |
"I am sure they (the Hancock administration) did not want that accountability to where the monitor could issue a finding or opinion on that and be able to still excuse White for the things he had done," said Dodge. |
"If passed by City Council, Mayor Hancock will sign the bill. As an office he helped create while on City Council, the Mayor has always supported the mission of the OIM and efforts to increase accountability and transparency. He appreciates Council members for working with the Mayor’s Office to refine this proposal." |
Having looked at the board, it's time to get into the performance side of things to see what's going on. From the testbed side of things there's nothing out of the ordinary that has to be covered, so instead we can just get into the overclocking side of things. |
Getting into the BIOS, we start to mess around with our overclocking options a little. Since we had an FX-8150 die on us earlier last month when we did some overclocking, we've begun to go a little easier on it since then and just be really light on the voltages. It's meant that we haven't been able to overclock as hig... |
To find our maximum overclock, we just pushed our voltage to around the 1.45v mark and used our multiplier to see just how high we can get. As you can see below, we ended up with a final multiplier coming in at 22.5x. |
Looking above, you can see that brings our final clock speed in at 4.515GHz or 4.52GHz as illustrated in our graphs. Considering this is a cheaper board, I was surprised to see such a strong overclock out of it still. Looking at the board itself, though, you can see we've got a very strong looking heatsink setup, so it... |
Password managers and automatic form fillers are easily found for desktop computers, but the same cannot be said when it comes to mobile devices. 1Password is a iPhone app that can be used to securely store all of your login information for various web sites in one password protected database, and can also be used to a... |
Protected by both a master password and a PIN, you can be sure that your passwords are secure when stored in 1Password. There is also a backup and restore option so you can create a backup on your desktop computer. |
But it is not just passwords that 1Password can deal with. Despite the name, the app can also be used to securely store credit card details, notes and membership numbers so there is no longer any need to write them down on scraps of paper. |
An indispensible app which eliminates the frustration of a forgotten password and boasts extra features aplenty. |
We’re barely three weeks into the 2018 baseball season and already there are storm clouds forming in the Bronx. Not only are the Bombers looking up at the streaking Red Sox, who are 13-2, and just lost two out of three against them, but they are in third place, behind the Toronto Blue Jays. More alarming for the Yankee... |
Yankee fans sensed early that something is amiss with this team. On Opening Day they “welcomed” Giancarlo Stanton by raining Bronx Cheers down upon him. The reigning NL MVP already has 26 strikeouts, including two games which saw him strike out five times. To compare: Hall of Famer; Joe DiMaggio, only struck out 13 tim... |
But is Giancarlo the problem in Yankee-land? He’s definitely been a problem, but he’s certainly not the only one. If you take a closer look at his stats so far, you’ll see he’s not that far off his career levels. His career average is .268. This year he’s sitting at .217, but with such a small sample size, he’s not tha... |
His 162-game HR average is 44. In the first 13 games this season, he hit three. Over 162 games, that averages out to be 38 home runs.. He averages 110 RBI over 162 games: this season he was at a pace of 124 RBI after 13 games. He scores 95 runs over 162 games. This season he was on pace to score 99 runs after 13 games.... |
The only major statistical blip is his strikeout figure because the average will certainly come up. At his current pace he’d end the season with over 250 strikeouts. The all-time record for strikeouts in a single-season is 223 by Mark Reynolds, who accomplished the dubious record in 2009. Stanton would obliterate the r... |
Yankee fans: you have far bigger problems than Giancarlo Stanton. You have a catcher who’s been awful this season. Other than the game last week where he showed signs of breaking out; hitting two bombs over the Green Monster, Gary Sanchez ‘ season has been quite forgettable thus far. Sanchez is the consensus Most Valua... |
Aside from Sanchez, one of the main pieces this season was supposed to be their first baseman, Greg Bird. His coming-out party was in 2015 when he was 22 years old. In 46 games he banged out 11 home runs, and hit them at a pace of one every 14.27 at bats. He lost his entire 2016 season to injury, and his entire 2017 wa... |
Add to that, a pitching staff that is heavily reliant on its bullpen. The Yankees have a bunch of five and six-inning starting pitchers and will rely on a deep pen of fireballers, (Tommy Kahnle, Dave Robertson, Chad Green, Chasen Shreve, Dellin Betances, and Aroldis Chapman). For many teams, that’s a great problem to h... |
Nobody is going to shed a year for the Yankees. General Manager Brian Cashman has put together a powerhouse on paper. Unfortunately games aren’t played on paper; they need to be won on the field. The team does have some money to spend, being 10s of millions under the luxury tax, so they’ll be able to improve where need... |
So yes, Stanton has gotten off to a rough start, but fear not; he’ll be just fine…and so will the Yankees. They have too much talent over the long run. And they have enough financial flexibility, with a smart front office, to not be in the mix for their 28th World Series title. |
What typefaces do designers at top startups really use? According to some fun new research from the icon company Icon8, it’s not the latest, trendiest fonts. Instead, in practice, they used tried and true system typefaces–and that’s not all they discovered about the theory versus practice of these designers. |
For the study, Icon8 analyzed data from ProductHunt, a popular tech website that has curated new mobile apps, websites, and hardware projects every day since 2013. They made a list of all of almost 1,000 of the top sites and apps featured on ProductHunt, and then snatched their CSS files–which, of course, describe the ... |
The elderly couple I passed while briskly walking up Second Avenue were hunched over at the same angle. They were holding hands. I flew by them, heading to my bank--which I soon learned was theirs as well. |
Inside, I filled out my deposit slip while standing at a counter behind a large window looking onto the street. As I wrote my account number, I glanced up and saw the elderly couple I blew by, conversing on the corner. His hands were waving to help express his needs while her mouth curled in disgust. He then abruptly t... |
Sure enough, the elderly man did an about-face and headed back toward me and the glass doors. As he passed by the counter where I was standing, he stuck out his left arm, grabbed as many as five pens without stopping and escaped out the door. |
I watched through the window as he returned to the street, where his wife stood exactly where he'd left her. She pulled the trigger on a look that gets shot often, I imagine. He stared back briefly, lowered his head and then stuffed the pens into the pocket of his tan windbreaker, a style old men wear in the summer. Ha... |
What do you leave behind after you meet with a client? What is your modern day "pen"? A salesperson I used to manage shows up with a printed and bound booklet of research. She collects articles and industry reports on highly relevant topics so her clients have a reference tool in case they need one--all "from the desk ... |
The "leave-behind" is a gesture that expresses gratitude for your client's time and attention. Ambiguous tchotchkes or something self-serving will not deliver your desired impact. The best leave-behinds are ones that express your personal style, extend the mission of your content brand, and serve the interests of your ... |
For example, if you work for a content property that covers entertainment, leave a music CD or movie DVD, along with a review your editors wrote, on every call. This extends your brand with your personal imprint, and helps your clients stay relevant with popular culture. |
Selling a men's or women's lifestyle magazine, leave behind beauty care products your client or their significant other would never buy but would like to try. Representing a travel Web site, find out where your client traveled to last and show up with a photo from that destination. |
Books are another easy and moderately priced leave-behind. I love this option--clients may take a while to read what you give them, but when they do, they will recall and appreciate your thoughtfulness if it's a great read (hint: read what you give). |
Whatever you decide, choose something than can be left on every call you go on, so order a stack of whatever you choose. That way, if midway through your quarter you are practically out of CDs or books, you (and your manager) can recognize the volume of sales activity you have been generating. |
Leaving a modern-day pen behind won't get you the business. Leaving nothing won't get you remembered. |
Matt Kemp fields the ball in right field off the bat of the Padres’ Abraham Almonte in the third inning of Tuesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. Almonte singled but was later thrown out trying to steal second base. |
UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly stack up very similarly on paper. Alford (born 1964 in Franklin, Ind.) is three years younger than Mattingly (born 1961 in Evansville, Ind.). Their home towns are less than 200 miles apart. |
Now, they coach two of the most high-profile teams in Los Angeles. |
Among their differences, the most interesting is the accent. Alford’s is almost nonexistent, which is odd considering that Alford left Indiana to play professional basketball in 1987, and Mattingly left to play professional baseball in 1979. Mattingly’s drawl is strong enough to make you forget he ever set foot in the ... |
They spent a few minutes catching up on the field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, before Alford threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Their choice of sports doesn’t allow these moments often. |
“His off-season is different from my in-season, and his in-season is different from my off-season,” Alford said. |
While Alford was starring for the University of Indiana’s basketball team, Mattingly was gaining stardom with the New York Yankees. Alford revered his fellow Hoosier in those days. He still does. |
When Alford was hired by UCLA in March 2013, Mattingly was among his first phone calls. |
“Immediately I wanted to reunite and tell him how big a fan I am, and how much I support him,” Alford said. |
One more difference between the two: Alford doesn’t count a farm as his off-season fortress of solitude. Except for the basketball camp in Franklin that he runs with his father, or possibly the occasional recruiting trip, Alford doesn’t go back to Indiana. |
Hyun-Jin Ryu (strained right gluteus medius) played catch with Juan Uribe (strained right hamstring) prior to Tuesday’s game. Two days ago, he played catch with head athletic trainer Stan Conte and the pitcher appears to be making progress in his “submaximal throwing program,” as Mattingly called it. |
“Timetable-wise, I don’t think we have that, but the fact that he’s throwing and feeling good ‑ Stan said the day before the catch was fairly firm,” Mattingly said. “Assuming it’s continuing to progress. Right now, feel pretty good about it. |
Ryu isn’t able to run yet, Mattingly said. He’s eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 29. |
Pitcher Chris Perez will start Thursday for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga as he continues his rehab from bone spurs in his right ankle, Mattingly said. He’s expected to make at least two more rehab appearances before returning to the Dodgers. |
Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke is still listed as the scheduled starter Thursday despite minor concerns over his right elbow. … Clippers owner Steve Ballmer sat between Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson and Clippers head coach Doc Rivers in the Dodgers’ owners’ box. Fans booed Ballmer and Rivers until Johnson stood and... |
While there are no plans for an official PlayStation VR version of Final Fantasy XIV, there are actually some pretty cool unofficial ones you can try. |
This week in the FFXIV subreddit, a fan named Donald Annis posted a 3D video in which he rode his mount around the Lavender Beds zone. He made the video using BigScreen, a program that maps games onto a desktop screen in VR, and TriDef 3D, a software that converts games into stereoscopic 3D. Projecting the view onto tw... |
Annis’ more true-to-form FFXIV VR video, posted yesterday, is viewable on Google Cardboard and the HTC Vive. His flying tour of the Dravanian Hinterlands showcases the game’s flair for zone design. Around the 1:20 mark, Annis switches to first-person perspective and peers down a set of stairs, which made me super dizzy... |
At the Tokyo Game Show 2015, a VR Demo of FFXIV proved to be a hit among attendees. Participants railed on Titan, the enormous rock Primal, whose size appeared tenfold more imposing in VR. I’m still waiting for the real thing, but in the meantime, these DIY videos are a fun diversion. |
CORRECTION - 11:06am: This article originally stated that an official VR version of FFXIV is in development, but as far as we know that’s not the case. Square Enix has said that the Tokyo Game Show demo of FFXIV running in VR was actually just built for that trade show. We apologize for the error. |
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Meridian police are investigating a reported armed robbery that took place Wednesday night. |
Officers were called to the Pizza Hut on Frontage Rd. around 10:50 p.m. where the apparent armed robbery victim was located. Police also went to a home in the 4800 block of Pacific Street where the incident allegedly occurred. |
More information will be provided once it's made available. |
If you know any information about this reported armed robbery, you are asked to call police or Crimestoppers. |
I spotted a thread at the Google Webmaster Help forums that made me laugh, and since you guys are mostly SEOs, I feel you guys need a break and need to laugh also. So check out this thread where this webmaster is dead set on Google giving him his PageRank score. |
First he asks "why my Google PageRank is still zero?" He goes through everything he has done right as an SEO but his score is still zero, it is not fair! |
When someone replied that Toolbar PageRank doesn't exist any more, he then goes on to say that instead of that, he wants to "check the PageRank in Search Console? |
When he was told there is no PageRank score available in Search Console (there use to be ages ago), he then asked for "the official list of the issues that affect the PageRank?" |
This guy doesn't give up. |
I do think it would be nice if Gary or John would just give him his PageRank score, so he doesn't have to go insane over not getting it. That would be the nice thing to do, don't you think? |
Previous story: Google: Separate Out Data In Search Console For www/non-www/http/https? |
'Like every true Briton I wanted to fly a Spitfire': How one man built his own plane with a little help from B.C. |
Like many other small boys, Alan James’s childhood passion was to build aircraft models, inspired in his case by the ones he watched take off at the RAF base near his home in Reading. |
As a grown up, he’s gone one better and built a Spitfire plane in his garage. |
However, it took more than just plastic and glue to put together this version of the fighter plane, which did so much to save Britain from German invasion during the Second World War. |
James was forced to search across Europe, Canada and the United States for the specialist parts and materials required to complete his project. |
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