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New York state Supreme Court rules that Eric Garner grand jury minutes will remain sealed
The testimony a New York City grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner will remain secret, the state’s highest court ruled on Monday.
The New York Court of Appeals declined to review a lower court’s decision in July not to release the grand jury minutes, ensuring they will remain sealed.
Civil rights groups and the city’s public advocate had sought to review the secret proceedings, after the decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Garner’s death sparked widespread protests last December.
Grand jury materials are typically not made public.
The court did not offer any explanation. In July, a midlevel appellate court ruled the “public interest in preserving grand jury secrecy outweighed the public interest in disclosure.”
Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, was selling loose cigarettes illegally on Staten Island in New York City on July 17 last year when Pantaleo placed him in a chokehold, a maneuver banned by the New York City Police Department, and tackled him to the ground with the help of other police officers.
The incident was caught on video, including Garner’s pleas that he could not breathe, and the city medical examiner later ruled Garner’s death a homicide, with asthma and obesity as contributing factors.
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the groups seeking to have the grand jury proceedings released, said it would press for changes to the law regarding grand jury secrecy in cases when civilians due at the hands of police.
“No one has been held accountable for the death of Eric Garner, and New Yorkers still don’t know why,” she said.
A spokesman for the Staten Island district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment late on Monday.
New York City agreed in July to pay Garner’s family $5.9 million to resolve a claim over his death.
The grand jury’s decision not to indict Pantaleo came just a week after a grand jury in Missouri declined to charge a white police officer with the shooting of an unarmed black man.
That decision sparked a fresh round of violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Prosecutors in that case elected to release some grand jury testimony in an effort to show the proceeding had been fair.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Tom Brown)
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Home » The Silence of Darkness (American Back Roads Stories #1) (Paperback)
The Silence of Darkness (American Back Roads Stories #1) (Paperback)
By Bradley James Tall
How is the disappearance of a sixteen-year old Hispanic boy connected to the suicide of a young farmer twenty years in the past? Through a turbulent journey over the back roads of a rural America quilted with lush farm landscapes and quaint traditions, The Silence of Darkness searches for the answer to this question while exploring a trail of violence, tears, confession and justice. When university professor Paul Thornton takes his best friend Deputy Billy Truax's suggestion to move to the country and resurrect a struggling veterinary practice, Paul and his young daughter find the small community of Prairie View shocked by the disappearance of Hector Gonzalez. On duty when the boy vanished, Billy blames himself for missing clues in the silent darkness masquerading as an ordinary Saturday night. Frustrated with prejudiced citizens and his own department for framing a local misfit for the boy's fate, Billy vows to uncover the truth at all cost.Paul and Billy join forces and quickly move to expose the string of lies and organized deception holding the truth in darkness. Without regard for the consequences, Billy risks his career, while Paul risks his relationship with the woman he loves. Their chase follows familiar back roads, and what they find has the potential to rock a small town—and affect the lives of its residents for years to come.
Bradley J. Tall's writing is the culmination of his career in journalism and print media, his childhood growing up on his family's dairy farm, and his experience operating his own farm with his wife and son in Door County, Wisconsin. After graduating with a BA in journalism, Bradley worked as an editor for a publishing firm where he wrote and published five of his own works: one novel and four short historical books for young readers. To fulfill his life-long dream of farming, Bradley left the big city and bought a farm, where he began writing "The Silence of Darkness," his first book in over 35 years. While living on his farm in Wisconsin he gained first-hand knowledge of the current struggles of rural America. As a result, the realism of the scenes, people and events of his writing are captivating, involving the reader in uniquely personal stories.
Publisher: BookBaby
Series: American Back Roads Stories
Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
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You are here: Library Health Conditions Hepatitis
Natural Remedies for Hepatitis
Hepatitis A is one of five known viruses that cause inflammation of the liver (the others are B, C, D and E). The vast majority of people recover from the infection within six months without any serious health problems.
Hepatitis B is very common in Asia, China, Philippines, China, Africa and the Middle east. In Europe and North America the incidence of known carriers is about 1 in a 1000 people. World wide, it is estimated that 10 to 30 million people become infected with the virus each year.
Hepatitis C infection is increasing worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 170 million individuals throughout the world are infected with Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis D is a liver disease with symptoms are similar to Hepatitis B and may include fever, lack of energy, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, and jaundice. Some who have Hepatitis D have no symptoms. Up to 20% of Hepatitis D infections are fatal. Infected persons may recover or develop chronic, long-term Hepatitis D (carrier) and are at risk for cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver failure.
Chronic Hepatitis Symptoms
Anxiety, Arthritis, Blurred Vision, Chills, Dark Urine, Decline in sex drive, Depression, Dizziness, Dry Skin, Excessive Bleeding, Excessive gas, Fatigue, Fever, Flu like symptoms, Gallstones, pain or discomfort in liver area, Hot flashes, Indigestion, Inflammation in the joints, Insomnia, Itching, Jaundice (yellowing of eyes and/or skin), Memory loss, mental confusion, Muscle aches, Nausea, Rashes/Red spots, Red palms, Sensitivity to heat or cold, Slow healing and recovery, Succeptibility to illness/flu, Water retention, Weakness.
Taking a natural approach to Hepatitis means focusing on supporting the liver and keeping the immune system healthy.
Reishi Mushroom has shown favorable results in treating hepatitis, especially in cases without severe impairment of liver function (Chang & But, 1986). In a study of 355 cases of hepatitis B treated with Wulingdan Pill, which includes the fruiting body of Reishi, 92.4% of the patients had positive results (Van et al, 1987).
Reishi Mushroom balances the immune system - a remedy of first choice for all auto-immune disorders, it also aids liver function and circulation. It is a broad acting remedyand can be taken on a long-term basis. Reishi has been classed as the highest value healing herb in China for thousands of years. Reishi fits well into any healing programme, as a general tonic and as an immune modulator that tends to calm down the destructive aspects of the immune system – often a stumbling block in the treatment of chronic health problems. At the same time Reishi will improve immune response where it is under functioning.
Milk Thistle is renowned as a liver tonic. In 1960, German scientists identified a group of active ingredients collectively called silymarin from Milk Thistle, mainly from the seeds. Silymarin protects the liver by strengthening the outer membranes of liver cells, which prevents toxins from entering the cells. Silymarin also stimulates protein synthesis in liver cells, which helps to regenerate and repair the liver. Silymarin compounds are also strong antioxidants, and have been shown to reduce damage to liver cells caused by repeated use of some prescription drugs. They may protect liver from alcohol damage, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and pollutants.
Black Seed Oil improves liver function and associated digestive problems. The warming and bitter qualities seem to penetrate into blockages in the body and rapidly instigate normalisation. Black Seed has an unprecedented strengthening effect upon the immune system, and works in a host of other ways to promote optimum health and well being. This remarkable herb has a legendary status and has had a recent resurgence in Western medicine. Its efficacy is solidly backed by three thousand years of folklore and the past fifty years have seen a burgeoning amount of scientific data to further support Black Seed's renowned healing properties.
In Japan, physicians use Liquorice to treat chronic Hepatitis B. Glycyrrhizin interferes with hepatitis B surface antigen and is synergistic with interferon against hepatitis A virus. It is also used at times to treat hepatitis C. Researchers have also demonstrated that liquorice helps protect the liver from damage due to chemotherapy. At low doses, the herb stimulates the liver to manufacture cholesterol and excrete it in bile. This can help lower serum cholesterol levels.
The "Natural Antibiotics" - Colloidal Silver and Olive Leaf Capsules may be useful in cases of Hepatitis. Ongoing research may eventually restore Colloidal Silver to its once accepted status as probably the most versatile and effective natural agent against bacteria. It has a hugely important bonus in that bacteria find it almost impossible to develop resistance to it.Olive Leaf works on fungal, bacterial and viral infections. A wonderful natural remedy that has other benefits such as anti-oxidant effects and can be helpful for the circulation. Please see the full Olive Leaf Extract Capsules article for more in depth information.
Zell Oxygen will strengthen the immune system by re-establishing healthy cellular mitocondria and in turn health cellular respiration and metabolism. By using Zell Oxygen in combination with one or more of the natural antiseptics such as Olive Leaf Capsules or Colloidal Silver, a more rapid, through and permanent elimination of pathological micro-organisms will result.
The use of Sterols and Sterolins will further strengthen the immune system and specifically Help T cell production.
Above, we detail targeted remedy recommendations for Hepatitis, but we further suggest that you view the core regime article and supplement pages by clicking here
Supplements for Hepatitis
The supplements recommended for the treatment of Hepatitis are listed below. Not all will necessarily be discussed in the article, as some may have been added after the article was posted. If a listed supplement is not mentioned within the article, or you wish to know more about any of the listed supplements, you can find out more information by clicking on that supplement below. You can also now add to your basket directly from this page.
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Community Care Physicians, P.C. and CapitalCare Medical Group, LLC Consolidate
Community Care Physicians, P.C. (CCP) and CapitalCare Medical Group, LLC announced they have consolidated to form one integrated, multispecialty medical group. The consolidated group improves access and enhances the patient experience for the greater Capital Region. CapitalCare practices will function as divisions of Community Care Physicians. Care for patients will be uninterrupted, as the practitioners and locations will not change.
Both Community Care Physicians and CapitalCare Medical Group are multispecialty groups that have been longstanding organizations in this community; CCP was formed almost 35 years ago and CapitalCare 20 years ago. Physicians of each organization have provided care in this community for decades and each group has been recognized as a Top Workplace in the region as well as “Better Performing Practices” by the Medical Group Management Association. Both medical groups use Allscripts electronic health record and the FollowMyHealth patient portal solutions. CCP and CapitalCare are focused on innovation and deploying technology to improve the patient experience and provide greater access points for patients.
With this consolidation, CCP will continue to remain the largest, independent multispecialty medical group, now with over 1800 employees, more than 400 practitioners, and more than 70 practices across the region.
The consolidation expands access for patients and delivers a greater array of services. CCP will now offer over 30 different specialties, including: internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, urgent care, medical imaging, audiology, behavioral health, bariatric medicine, dermatology, diabetes education, endocrinology, general surgery, hematology, interventional radiology, medical nutrition therapy, medical oncology, OB/GYN, occupational medicine, adult and pediatric neurology, nephrology, physical therapy, plastic surgery, podiatry, pulmonary and sleep medicine, radiation oncology, sports medicine, urology, vascular surgery, lab, and wellness services.
CCP is headquartered in Latham and governed by physicians. Shirish Parikh, MD, MBA, FACR, who is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of CCP, said “I’m excited at the opportunity to work even more collaboratively with local institutions and insurance companies to provide hassle free patient care. Joan Regan Hayner, CMPE, as the Chief Operating Officer, along with the strong combined management team, will use her expertise and skills to execute this collaboration to improve the patient and practitioner experience in a complex healthcare environment.”
About Community Care Physicians, P.C.
Community Care Physicians, P.C. (CCP), founded by Shirish Parikh, MD, MBA, FACR in 1984, is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in the Capital Region, with over 50 practices in Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Warren counties. For almost 35 years, this physician-owned, physician-run organization has been dedicated to the delivery of high quality, accessible, and convenient patient care for all ages using innovative technologies. CCP employs more 1200 employees, including more than 600 healthcare professionals, who render healthcare services across over 20 primary care and specialty care specialties. Services include internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, OB/GYN, urgent care, medical imaging, general surgery, vascular surgery, urology, hematology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, pediatric neurology, plastic surgery, audiology, dermatology, podiatry, physical therapy, bariatric medicine, behavioral health, occupational medicine, sports medicine, diabetes education, wellness, and telemedicine services. Community Care Physicians has been named a National Top Workplace, ranking #55 nationwide, a “Top Workplace” by the Albany Times Union for five consecutive years, and a “Great Place to Work” by the Albany Business Review seven times. Community Care Physicians welcomes new patients and participates with most major health insurances. Visit us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+,Pinterest and online at www.communitycare.com
About CapitalCare Medical Group, LLC
CapitalCare Medical Group is a physician-owned medical practice with over 650 employees including more than 230 healthcare professionals. The group offers primary care services in Family Practice, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine throughout the Capital Region. CapitalCare also provides services in Endocrinology, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Developmental Pediatrics, Nephrology, adult and pediatric Neurology, medical nutrition therapy, and comprehensive diabetes education. CapitalCare also offers a wellness program for patients and employees, called LiFE (Lifestyle Improvement for Everyone) and has been named a Best Place to Work by the Albany Business Review six times and a better performing practice by the Medical Group Management Association for each of the last 15 years. CapitalCare welcomes new patients and participates with most major health insurance carriers. CapitalCare is on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram and online at www.capcare.com
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Donor stories, Philanthropy
South County Art Association Fund and South County Art Association Founder’s Fund
By Jean Cohoon / November 29, 2016 / Loading Disqus...
Exhibits. Education. Community.
Those are the words that Karina Burston, executive director of the South County Art Association, and her five board members – Jeanne Wettlaufer, Mary Meagher, Kristen Greco, Beth Casagrande, and Linda Hufnagel – agree best sum up the essence of the Association.
Founded in 1927, the Kingston-based Association serves an audience that spans the entire state and beyond. The organization hosts shows that rotate on a monthly basis and include members’ works, juried exhibits, and fundraisers/sales. Works of all media are exhibited in themed shows throughout the year. “We try to be well-rounded in what we do,” Karina explains.
Of the members’ exhibits, Kristen states, “It’s very inspiring to see other people’s work and to also get feedback on your own work. This is a home away from home for us,” with Beth adding, “There’s a real sense of community here.”
The Association offers 25 to 30 classes each season in drawing, pottery, painting, photography, printmaking, stone carving, and other media. A 300-plus member organization, it serves more than 1,000 individuals annually through its classes.
“We’re pretty self-supporting in terms of our programs,” Mary says, adding that they also have nine studios they rent to artists. “The Association really does support working artists. That’s been our mission all along, and it’s provided a valuable niche for South County.”
The Association is located in the historic Helme House, with classes offered in an adjoining workshop and studio building. “We’re trying to make the best use of the buildings we have, and our artists really feel a sense of camaraderie here,” Linda notes.
Karina explains that through these endowment funds, “We want to honor our founders and the rich history of the organization in the community. Everybody loves this place, and we’re really trying to build on that sense of community.”
Partnering with the Foundation, they agree, makes sense for them. “The Foundation has a great track record and works with a lot of nonprofits,” Jeanne relates, with Karina adding, “Having and growing the endowment will be an important part of our future.”
Donor story, New fund, South County Art Association
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The Callaway brothers had always worked alone. They were a callous duo, ruthless and underhanded, never trusting anyone and never hesitating to shoot a man in the back if they thought it would be to their advantage. That’s why it was such a surprise to those who knew the men, to hear they had teamed up with another notorious outlaw named Johnny Bad.
Together the three hombres were tearing up the countryside in the Southern Arizona region of Pima County. Wanted posters were distributed all around the area offering a bounty for the men, dead or alive. The Calloway brothers were pretty impressed to see they were worth five hundred dollars each. Johnny Bad on the other hand was more than a little upset to see he was only worth three hundred. He moaned about it for quite some time and threatened to kill a couple more people, thinking it would boost the reward being offered for him.
The trio had recently robbed a bank in Deep Well and Johnny Bad had lived up to his threat to kill someone. As he put it, “The poor fool looked like he was about to have heart failure so I did him a favor and put him out of his misery.”
A couple of the local politicians were getting real concerned about these three. Seems the money they were stealing, mostly belonged to their constituents, and seeing this was an election year, angry constituents could cost them votes. So the capture of these three outlaws would not only calm people down, it would be good publicity for their reelection campaigns. From a purely political standpoint, it was critical to put a stop to these outlaws as soon as possible. After talking over the situation, the two agreed the best thing they could do was to hire a professional bounty hunter. Through some discrete inquiries, they found a man out of Montana by the name of Logan Masters who agreed to track down the three desperados.
Logan was an unsavory type but he did stay within the boundaries of the law… just barely. He had made quite a reputation for himself up North. But his reputation didn’t carry down into the Arizona territory, which is exactly why the politicians brought him in from out of state.
Logan on the other hand, liked the fact that a job was farther south. It would only increase the sphere of his reputation, and as he saw it, with reputation came more business and more money.
The men who hired Logan agreed to pay him up front, plus they gave him the added bonus of keeping any bounty money he collected. In return, he needed to be quick and the outlaws needed to be dead. And as soon as the job was finished, he was to head back north. Logan easily agreed to the terms in order to get the job. The outlaws would end up dead, that was for sure, but he had no intention of being discrete about it.
Logan made his way to a little mining town called Hard Pan. The Calloway brothers had been in the area recently and Logan wanted to make it known to the locals just exactly who he was and who he was looking for. His first stop was to the town’s saloon where he ordered himself a drink and dropped a few remarks to some of the men at the bar. It was a small town and word got around fast. That very day a young man named Jed Glass met up with Logan at the saloon. Jed had a good eye for people and he spotted Logan right off as a man looking for answers. Answers only he could provide. Jed walked up to the bar and stood next to him. “Are you Logan?” he asked.
“Might be, why do you want to know?”
“I hear your lookin’ for the Calloway brothers?”
Logan looked up from his drink and did little more than turn his head toward Jed. “I might be,” he replied.
Jed had little patience for Logan’s vague answers and he let him know it. “Don’t play this game with me mister. I got no patience for it. Either you are or you aren’t, on both counts. I can walk on out of here just as easily as I walked in you know. So which is it? Yes or no.”
Logan had to smile. It was something he rarely did, but Jed had set the tone and Logan approved of his straightforward style. “Yes, I’m Logan and yes, I’m lookin’ for the Calloway brothers.”
Jed leaned up against the bar. “That’s more like it. I could use a drink, I can tell you that much.”
Logan was familiar with this game. He had played it many times before and he would have played it again but for the fact that Jed had wanted him to be straight so he expected nothing less from Jed. “Now who’s playin’ games,” replied Logan. “Bartender, pour this man a drink, make it water, and put a bottle of whiskey on the bar as well.”
Logan picked up the bottle and poured himself a drink. He then set the bottle down in front of Jed’s glass of water. “Tell me what I want to know and the rest of this whiskey is yours.”
Jed sized up the bottle for a moment and then reached for the glass of water. He slid it back to the bartender as he decided the bottle of whiskey was well worth the information he had for the stranger.
“OK, fair enough. I’ll tell you what you want to know. I ran with the Callaway brothers when I was younger. We got into a lot of mischief but nothin’ outside of the law. Just the normal things young boys do. They eventually got a bit too wild for my taste. I could see we were moving in two different directions and we soon parted ways. Those boys became big trouble and I’m thankful I moved on when I did. They tried to get me to run with them again, but I wouldn’t have any part of it.
I know of a place where you might find them. It’s an old cabin not too far from here. We discovered it as kids and used it on several occasions when we didn’t want to be found. There’s a good possibility they may still be using it. I’ll tell you how to find it but you need to understand, I’m only telling you this because I think those boys crossed the line when they started killing innocent people. If they were only robbing banks, I wouldn’t give it a second thought, but the killing is way over the line. Plus, I’m quite partial to the whiskey they have here and that bottle looks mighty tempting.”
Logan took note of the cabin’s location and headed out the door. Jed grabbed up the bottle and poured himself a drink.
The directions were good and Logan had no trouble finding the cabin. He hung back behind a couple of mesquite trees for a time and looked over the situation. The cabin didn’t amount to much. It was fairly run down and most everything around it was overgrown. It sat in the middle of a small clearing. A trail of smoke rose from the chimney and three horses were tied around back. Logan was in a hurry to get this over with and his decision to forego any proper precautions would prove to be a costly mistake.
He stayed low in the overgrown brush as he worked his way up to the front of the cabin hoping to get a look at the men inside. He stepped up onto the old broken down porch and cautiously made his way to a small window. As luck would have it, at the very moment he reached the window, he was taken by surprise, as the Calloway brothers just happened to come out the front door. Logan dove for the nearby brush but the brothers were hot on his heels. Logan turned and fired two quick shots. One of the brothers stumbled to the ground as the other dove for cover.
The commotion and the shots brought Johnny Bad flying out the front door with his gun drawn. He headed toward the mesquite trees hoping to cut Logan off. He fired hitting Logan in the shoulder. Logan knew he was in a desperate situation. His only hope was to empty his gun and pray his aim would be true. He fired two quick shots and Johnny Bad went down. But before he had a chance to fire on the remaining Calloway brother, a final shot hit him right between the eyes. Logan and one of the Calloway brothers were dead. Johnny Bad was gut shot. The remaining Calloway did what he could for Johnny, but he bled out in just a few hours time.
The wagon slowly rolled into town. The driver pulled the front of his hat down low over his eyes and moved cautiously up the street until he reached the sheriff’s office where he came to a stop. Before he had a chance to climb down the sheriff stepped out from his office. “What can I do for you stranger?”
The driver motioned to the back of the wagon. “I got somethin’ for ya. Throw back the tarp and take a look.”
The sheriff stood his ground and made no move towards the wagon. “What makes you think I want what you’ve got?”
“Oh you’ll want it, and be darn glad to have it,” replied the stranger as he stepped down and walked to the rear of the wagon. He grabbed a corner of the tarp and threw it back, uncovering his load.
The sheriff curiously stepped up to take a look. The bodies of three men lay in the back.
“Who might they be and just who are you?” He questioned.
The stranger pulled several sheets of paper from out of his shirt pocket and held them out to the sheriff.
A few curious bystanders wandered over to get a better look at the bodies.
The sheriff took the papers from the stranger and slowly unfolded them. They were old wanted posters. Two were for the Calloway brothers, and one was for Johnny Bad.
“I’m a bounty hunter and I’m here to collect the reward,” stated the stranger as he started to pull the tarp back over the bodies.
“Not so fast there son. I can see by this poster that one of these men is for sure Johnny Bad and this other may be one of the Calloway’s but this last one, I don’t know. His face is pretty messed up. What happened to him?”
The stranger was beginning to tense up but he answered the question with little hesitation. “We got in a scuffle and I hit him across the face with a chunk of wood. It didn’t slow him down much though. I still had to shoot him.”
“I see,” the sheriff replied with an air of suspicion. “Come on in to my office. I’ll need to get a statement and you’ll need to sign some papers before you can claim any reward.”
As the two men headed into the sheriffs office, the stranger tried to play it cool. He pulled a two-bit coin from his pocket and flipped it to a young boy standing close by. “Watch my horses for me son. They could use some water.”
The youngster caught the coin and smiled. “Yes sir,” came the eager reply.
Once inside the office, the sheriff gestured toward a chair by his desk. “Have a seat Mr. aaah.”
There was no introduction from the stranger as he took a seat. “What do you need to know?” He asked the sheriff.
“Well for starters, my name is Sanders, Ben Sanders. I’ve been the Sheriff here in Hard Pan for less than a year and I must admit, this is a first for me. I know the Calloway brothers have been terrorizing this part of the country for a couple of years now, and as for Johnny Bad, maybe longer than that. I heard they were riding together? In fact, come to think of it, that brings up another good question. Where are their horses?”
The stranger was getting fidgety as he shifted his weight in the chair. “Yes, they were riding together, and as for what happened to their horses? Two of them were shot and the third one I turned loose. Their gear is in the wagon, under the tarp.”
The sheriff could tell the stranger was uncomfortable. Beads of sweat were beginning to form on his forehead, and he took note.
“I see. Well you are entitled to the gear. But I do need you to sign this here paperwork in order to get the cash part of the reward. And of course I’ll need to get someone to verify the identity of all three of those bodies out there before you can collect.”
Just about then the deputy bounded into the office. “It’s all over town. The Calloway brothers and Johnny Bad are dead. Is that them out in the wagon?”
Sheriff Sanders welcomed the distraction. “Well, that’s what I’m being told. Why don’t you see if you can round up someone who can positively identify those bodies.”
“OK sheriff, I’ll see what I can do.” The deputy was back out the door just as fast as he came in.
The stranger was becoming more uncomfortable with each passing minute and it was easy for the sheriff to see that something wasn’t right. He took his time getting the paperwork together in hopes that his deputy would quickly find someone who could verify the identity of the bodies. As the sheriff stalled for time the deputy found a man who claimed to know the Calloway brothers. It was Jed Glass. They headed for the wagon and took a look at the bodies.
While Jed was taking a look, the deputy poked his head into the office and called for the sheriff to come out.
Jed didn’t need to look long. As the deputy walked back to the wagon Jed spoke up. “I’m sure this here is Johnny Bad and one of the others is a Calloway, but this last one ain’t even close.”
Just then the sheriff and the stranger walked out of the office. A look of surprise fell on the strangers face as Jed Glass pointed his finger straight at him and stated. “Now that man there, that’s your other Calloway brother.”
Everyone ducked for cover as the stranger unholstered his pistol. The sheriff grabbed the Calloway brother and dislodged the gun from his hand. The two kicked up dust for a time until the deputy got the drop on him and put an end to the scuffle.
Calloway gave Jed a look that would have killed him if that were possible. He shouted out at Jed with savage intent, “Jed Glass, you’re a dead man.”
“I don’t think so,” replied Jed. “You should have left well enough alone and not tried to collect the reward on your own brother. I knew you were no good, but I never thought you were as low down as this. Go ahead and make all the threats you want, but if I’m not mistaken, you’ll be the one in the ground long before I’m dead and gone.”
One month later, Jed was proved right.
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What is the success rate of your graduates?
Saba University Medical School graduates have an excellent track record. Since 1993, more than 2,500 doctors have received their start at Saba University School of Medicine. Our graduates have an extensive track record of excellent performance on the critical USMLE Step 1 exam. In 2017, the first-time passing rate of Saba students on the USMLE Step 1 was 100%.
What is the deadline for applying to Saba University?
Because Saba University operates on a year-round, 3-semester schedule, there are three entry points for new students every year: You can begin your medical studies at Saba University in September, January or May. For that reason, we accept applications throughout the year.
What are your class sizes?
A typical incoming class at Saba University is approximately 90 students. This makes it possible for Saba University to maintain small classes and close student-teacher interaction. This is substantially different from other medical schools, particularly other schools located in the Caribbean, that are increasing their class sizes and subjecting their students to large, impersonal classroom experiences.
What kind of learning facilities will I find at Saba University?
Saba University is committed to providing facilities that support efficient, effective learning. We offer a modern anatomy lab and a full complement of well-equipped classrooms and auditoriums with the latest multimedia technologies. The entire campus is wireless. First semester students live in comfortable on-campus dorms just minutes away from the classrooms.
How do your tuition and fees compare to those of other medical schools?
Tuition and fees at Saba University are substantially lower than they are at other medical schools—even though Saba University is one of the very few medical schools located in the Caribbean whose students have obtained licensure in all 50 states and Canada. Other medical schools in the Caribbean with comparable recognition charge 60% to 80% more than Saba in tuition and fees. This enables Saba University students to complete their education with far less indebtedness than those of virtually any other school.
What is it like to live on Saba?
Many things about Saba, the island, make Saba University an extremely desirable place to attend medical school. Saba is a beautiful country—its nickname is the “Unspoiled Queen”—and it's also extremely safe. Discriminating tourists have long sought out Saba for its diving, restaurants, charming inns and stunning Caribbean vistas.
Housing and living costs on Saba are significantly lower than you will find at other schools with comparable recognition. Local grocery stores stock food items to meet the full range of dietary needs. The school enjoys good relations with the local population.
Because Saba is small and off the well-worn tourist track, it lacks many of the distractions that can interfere with studying. Still, when not studying, there is always plenty to do, from hiking to deep-sea diving. There is also an on-campus fitness center.
How do I get to Saba?
The island of Saba is convenient to get to—it is 28 miles south of St. Maarten, which is a major point of entry to the Caribbean and served by direct flights from numerous locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. From St. Maarten, Saba is a 15-minute flight or a 90-minute ferry ride.
The university is a short ride from either the airport or ferry.
What about housing?
There are a wide range of housing options for students at Saba University.
To ease your transition, unaccompanied first semester students live in one of three on-campus dorms, built exclusively for our students. Dorms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
After first semester, students live off campus—and there are a wide range of options. Housing costs on Saba are significantly less than at other schools with comparable recognition. On average, fully furnished housing prices start at around $500 for a studio/one-bedroom apartment and go up to $1,200–$1,500 for a 3-4 bedroom house. All properties are privately owned, and therefore the price of rentals and utilities varies. Electricity is generally a separate cost.
Click on Housing for more information.
The Saba University Housing Coordinator will assist you in finding off-campus housing:
Housing Coordinator
Telephone: 011-599-416-3456
Fax: 011-599-416-3458
Email: housing@saba.edu
Where do students do their clinical rotations?
Saba University students do all of their core clinical rotations at U.S.-based, ACGME-approved teaching hospitals (and their equivalent in Canada) affiliated with Saba University. Click here for a partial list of our Hospital Affiliations.
Is the MCAT required?
Taking the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required for all applicants who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
In addition, it is recommended for all other applicants and specifically required from those students who meet any of the following three conditions:
Students with outdated required science coursework (>5 years old)
Students who completed required science coursework at a community college
Students with “C” grades or lower in the required science courses
Saba University’s MCAT code is SUSOM. More information about the MCAT is available at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website.
Applicants can send Saba University the MCAT exam scores through the online THx system.
Are there cadavers in Gross Anatomy?
Students at Saba University dissect cadavers in Gross Anatomy. There are typically eight students assigned per cadaver.
What are the qualifications of your faculty?
Our faculty is at the core of what makes the learning experience at Saba University different than other medical schools. All faculty members at Saba University hold an advanced medical degree or doctorate (MD, MBBS, PhD) in the field they teach, and are experienced teachers. Many faculty come to Saba University because of the school’s strong commitment to teaching and academic performance.
How long will it take to earn my degree?
Saba University makes it possible for students to earn their degree in under 4 years. Our students spend 20 months studying Basic Sciences on the campus in Saba, complete an 8-week research module and return to the U.S. or Canada for 72 weeks of clinical rotations. We manage our clinical program to ensure that there are enough available clerkships for our students to complete their core rotations without delay. Saba University has affiliations with ACGME-approved teaching hospitals in the U.S. (and their equivalent in Canada)—more than enough to ensure timely placement for our students.
How will I communicate back home?
The island of Saba has a well-developed communications infrastructure with land line, cell phone, Internet and island-wide wi-fi service. To communicate back home, many students take advantage of Internet-based services such as Vonage or Skype.
How do I pay my tuition fees?
Saba University accepts payment for tuition and fees in U.S. dollars via wire, money order or personal checks.
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The City Council on Tuesday will debate whether to proceed with increasing the reward given to those who report illegal dumping activity, when those reports lead to the arrest and conviction of perpetrators. City staff is proposing doubling the reward, from $500 to $1,000.
Those who report dumping that leads to an administrative penalty would also be eligible for rewards of up to $500.
At the same time, city staff is proposing to provide two free pickups of bulky items for city residents between February and October. Right now, the city offers just one pickup.
Solid waste managers with the city said the extra bulk pickup will dissuade homeowners from using sketchy hauling services that often end up dumping garbage illegally.
Finally, city staff is asking to explore placing more surveillance cameras in areas where illegal dumping is persistent. In addition to North Sacramento, parts of south Sacramento and Oak Park are badly affected by dumping.
“We have a lot of underdeveloped land in North Sacramento and some of these people see that as an invitation to take discarded materials and dump it in places where they think people aren’t paying attention,” Warren said. “I think this will send the signal that we are paying attention.”
City waste collection crews cleaned up 7,600 piles of illegally dumped refuse during the 2012-13 fiscal year, said Steve Harriman, manager of the city’s recycling and solid waste division.
“We’re rewarding bad behavior and sending the message that if you dump your stuff here, the city will come and get it,” Harriman said. “From our perspective it’s a challenge because if you don’t pick it up, it creates a health and safety issue. We’re hoping to cut into it and send the message that it’s not OK.”
With the city’s resources dedicated to proactive enforcement limited, Harriman and Warren said the increased rewards – along with a public awareness campaign – will have an impact.
“We spend a lot of time and resources on continuing to clean up our communities,” Warren said. “Once you catch a few people and it becomes known that we’re serious about it, we’re going to see a decrease in this activity.”
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Encounters with Singapore Legal History
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OUT OF PRINT - Encounters with Singapore Legal History
Professor Geoffrey Bartholomew (1927-2005) taught law in Singapore for only 13 years but he spent a life-time studying Singapore’s legal system and history. His profound knowledge of Singapore’s legal system and its history is recognised in this volume of 16 essays published in his memory. Historical and contemporary aspects of Singapore Law, the role of legal personalities, the interplay of legal and other issues in the country's development are among the subjects explored in this collection of accessibly written dissertations. Anyone who wishes to understand the workings of Singapore’s legal system and legal history will inevitably encounter the name of Bartholomew at some point. This book provides valuable insight to the man and Singapore’s legal history. Publisher: Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
Author(s)/Editor(s)/Contributor(s): Edited by Kevin Y. L. Tan and Michael Hor
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Obama draws line on taxes
Mr. Romney goes to the Hamptons; Obama draws a line on the Bush tax cuts; and other top Monday stories
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2012/07/09/obama_draws_line_on_taxes/
Alex Seitz-Wald
July 9, 2012 4:24PM (UTC)
The tax fight cometh: Today, as lawmakers return to Washington after the July 4th recess, President Obama will deliver an opening salvo in the upcoming tax wars, declaring in a Rose Garden address later today that he will not extend the Bush tax cuts for people making over $250,000 a year, even temporarily. Instead, he will call for a one-year extension of the tax cuts for middle- and working-class Americans, which puts him to the left of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, who have advocated extending the cuts for everyone who earns up to $1 million.
“But by calling for an extension for just a year, Mr. Obama hopes to make Republicans look obstructionist and unreasonable,” the Times reports.
Romney donors complain about lack of VIP entrance: Mitt Romney held a series of high-dollar fundraisers on the Hamptons this weekend, producing scenes of elitism that are hard to believe are real. “Is there a V.I.P. entrance? We are V.I.P.,” a woman in a black Range Rover, one of 30 luxury cars waiting to pull into a multi-million-dollar mansion, complained to a Romney aide, according to the New York Times.
At the next event, another woman in a luxury SUV protested to the Los Angeles Times: "I don't think the common person is getting it ... The baby sitters, the nails ladies -- everybody who's got the right to vote -- they don't understand what's going on. I just think if you're lower income -- one, you're not as educated; two, they don't understand how it works, they don't understand how the systems work.”
But Romney himself said he’s not really concerned for his wealthy guests. “If you’re here, by and large you’re doing just fine. And I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about those that are doing as well as you guys are, or how I’m doing, but I spend a lot of time worrying about those that are poor and those in the middle class that are finding it hard to make a bright future for themselves,” CNN overheard him saying, correcting an earlier gaffe in which he said he’s "not concerned" about the poor.
Romney was expected to raise at least $3 million dollars at three fundraisers.
Protesters arrested: One of the fundraisers was at the Hamptons home of David Koch, the billionaire conservative mega-donor. A few hundreds protesters showed up to demonstrate against money in politics, though police were on high alert for what was described as the first large-scale protest the tony town had ever witnessed. Several activists were arrested, including two who tried to sail, then swim, across a lake to get to the house, but ended up crashing into a police boat.
GOP now too extreme for big business? The AP notes, “Republicans like to tout themselves as the best friends of business ... [y]et when it comes to many of industry's top legislative priorities, conservative Republican lawmakers and like-minded groups including the Club for Growth and Heritage Action have thrown up roadblocks to tasks that had been easy before the 2010 elections and sent a large class of conservative Tea Party insurgents to Congress.” Most recently, it was the Import-Export Bank, which every business association in America wanted approved. It had been re-authorized two dozen times since its creation in 1934, and though it did finally pass, the Tea Party faction of the GOP needlessly obstructed passage for months.
Now, the business community is pressing the Senate to ratify a treaty governing the high seas, arguing that it would open a new path to oil, gas and other resources, as well as produce thousands of jobs. But “prospects are uncertain as conservatives stand united in opposition,” arguing it’s a limit of U.S. sovereignty and a U.N. power grab.
John Boehner gets candid about Romney: At a fundraiser in West Virginia this weekend, House Speaker John Boehner was asked, "Can you make me love Mitt Romney?" "No," he replied candidly. "The American people probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney,” he added. Confidence!
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Family headstone spared by lava in Hawaii cemetery
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2014/11/04/family_headstone_spared_by_lava_in_hawaii_cemetery_2/
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
November 4, 2014 2:45PM (UTC)
HONOLULU (AP) — As slow-moving lava approached a cemetery in a rural Hawaii town, Aiko Sato placed flowers at the headstone of the family plot she's tended to over the years, thinking it would be the last time she would see it.
"I made peace with myself," Sato said Monday of visiting the Pahoa Japanese Cemetery on Oct. 23. A few days later, when lava smothered part of the cemetery the family believed the headstone was covered.
But a photo taken Oct. 28 by a scientist documenting the lava's progress showed the headstone engraved with the Sato name standing in a sea of black lava.
"I feel like it's a miracle," Sato, 63, said. "I know subsequent breakouts could cover the grave but at least I know it survived like a first round."
The lava's flow front stalled over the weekend and on Monday morning remained about 480 feet from Pahoa Village Road, which goes through downtown. A breakout of the flow remained about 100 yards from a house. Residents in the area have left or are preparing to leave.
Sato's aunt, Eiko Kajiyama, 83, said she was heartbroken when she heard lava covered the cemetery. When she got the photo from the scientist, she hugged and thanked him, she recalled.
The Hawaii Volcano Observatory wouldn't normally release such photos out of respect for the family of the deceased but provided the Sato family with a copy after a chance encounter between the family and an observatory scientist, observatory spokeswoman Janet Babb said in a statement.
"During their conversation, the scientist recalled that he had just seen the family headstone the night before and was able to provide information about its status," the statement said. "Days later, while looking through HVO's photos, he realized that this particular image showed the Sato headstone and offered to provide a copy to the family."
Kajiyama said it feels like Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, spared the headstone. "We're so thankful we know the tomb is still there." Her sister and brother, who died as infants, are buried there, along with the urns of her parents.
Kajiyama knows a breakout of the flow could later cover the cemetery. And while her home is not in the lava's path, she bracing for the possibility it could reach her house. "I'm just waiting day by day," she said. "With the lava, you don't know what's happening."
Associated Press writer Alina Hartounian contributed to this report.
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The best places to live in America: How college towns perfected the city
They're high-tech magnets with street life, culture and lots of energy. No wonder the new "college city" is so hot
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2015/09/19/the_best_places_to_live_in_america_how_college_towns_perfected_the_city/
Witold Rybczynski
September 20, 2015 1:30AM (UTC)
Excerpted from "Mysteries of the Mall"
Places Rated Almanac bills itself as a “guide to finding the best places to live.” It compares and ranks all 343 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada, taking into account cost of living, job opportunities, transportation, housing, recreation, climate and so on. The metropolitan areas surrounding large, vibrant cities like Seattle, San Francisco and Toronto are highly ranked: after all, these places tend to boast a variety of employment, entertainment and recreational opportunities; they also offer a wide choice of health-care facilities and are usually important transportation hubs. It’s a surprise, then, to discover that the fifth-rated place to live in the United States is Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina. This is a metropolitan area whose largest city, Raleigh, has only about 230,000 people; Durham is even smaller, with fewer than 150,000. Yet little Raleigh-Durham is hot: in 1992, Inc. magazine rated it as one of “the best places in the country to own a business,” and last year Money magazine gave it the coveted No. 1 spot in its “best places to live in America” issue.
The runners-up to Raleigh-Durham as Money’s best places to live were Rochester, Minnesota, and Provo-Orem, Utah. Likewise small-to-midsize regional centers that share several characteristics other than their size, they score high in that ephemeral but crucial category, “quality of life.” They are near recreational amenities like lakes and mountains. They have strong local economies and have lower unemployment, poverty and crime rates than the national average. But Raleigh-Durham, Rochester and Provo-Orem are not merely examples of successful small cities. They are also examples of a new urban trend: the rise of what might be called the college city.
The college town is an American institution. Throughout the nineteenth century, it was common practice to locate private colleges in small towns like Amherst in Massachusetts, Middlebury in Vermont, and Pomona in California. The idea was that bucolic surroundings would provide the appropriate atmosphere for the pursuit of learning and (not incidentally) remove students from the distractions and temptations of the big city. The influence of the small college on its town was minimal, however, beyond providing a few local residents with service jobs.
The college city is different. At its heart is a large research university. In the case of Raleigh-Durham, there are actually three: Duke in Durham, North Carolina State in Raleigh, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, just down the road. Provo has Brigham Young University, and Rochester has the Mayo Clinic, which also runs a graduate school. Not only are modern research universities vast undertakings—the three North Carolina universities have about 60,000 students among them—but they also act as magnets for private enterprise, attracting industries that provide well-paying jobs in the high-tech and medical fields. For example, the 6,800-acre Research Triangle Park outside Raleigh is now home to more than 80 research enterprises that employ about 35,000 people.
It’s not just jobs that lure people to these places. Simply put, life in most smaller cities is cheaper. A family moving from the metropolitan area of a large city like Philadelphia, say, to Raleigh-Durham would need considerably less income—about 30 percent less—to maintain the same standard of living. The savings come chiefly in the form of lower housing prices and property taxes as well as lower state and local taxes.
In the past, a lower cost of living usually translated into a lower standard of living. Life in small cities, with or without colleges, might have been cheaper, but it was also restricted in terms of entertainment, shopping and recreation. Today, DVDs, sports channels, cineplexes, clothing and housewares catalogs, national distribution chains and the Internet have changed that. You don’t have to travel to Manhattan anymore to shop at Bloomingdale’s; all you need to do is go down to the mall or call an 800 number. This is more than merely a matter of convenience. It means that small cities can offer many, if not all, of the everyday services and amenities that used to be the exclusive province of the metropolis.
Where people live has always been influenced by technology. Once, the seaport, the railroad and the huge factory complex encouraged concentration in large cities. Truck transport and the automobile have had the opposite effect; so has the deregulation of airplane travel and telecommunications. Generally speaking, recent technological developments like cellular telephones, cable television, personal computers and fax machines have all supported dispersal. Indeed, it is difficult to think of a single invention in the past 50 years that has not been inspired by the desire to make modern life more decentralized.
The forces of decentralization account for much of the appeal of the college city. For example, the largest American cities—New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston—have traditionally had the most sophisticated hospitals. The decentralization of medical skills now means that a regional medical center, like the Duke University Medical Center or the Mayo Clinic, can provide world-class health care. Another appeal of a college city is the access to continuing education, not only for people in mid-career, but also for retirees. Mild climates and golf courses used to be the main attractions in retirement communities, but college cities, with their high-quality athletic programs, their university drama and music departments, and their art galleries and museums, offer a variety of diversions not available in most cities of comparable size. Life in a college city, whether it is Raleigh-Durham, Santa Cruz, California, or Charlottesville, Virginia, can be as cosmopolitan as it is in larger cities. The list of such college cities is long and growing longer: Madison, Wisconsin; Ann Arbor, Michigan; San Luis Obispo, California; Eugene, Oregon; Austin, Texas; Bloomington, Indiana; Boulder, Colorado; Iowa City, Iowa; and Lawrence, Kansas, are some examples.
The college city I know best is Burlington, Vermont. This little city is in the foothills of the Green Mountains and on the shore of Lake Champlain. (Burlington itself has a population of about 40,000, while the metropolitan area has about 214,000 people.) The setting is as idyllic as it sounds. Undoubtedly, it was the unspoiled surroundings and the recreational opportunities that drew many newcomers here during the 1960s and 1970s. Burlington became a destination for those who wanted to escape big cities but were not quite ready for a dropout’s life on a farm or in a commune. (The rest of Vermont offered those alternatives.) Burlington also attracted young professionals and entrepreneurs who were looking for a low-key urban life. The city’s most famous success story of that era is Ben & Jerry’s, whose first ice cream parlor was located in an abandoned service station downtown. High-tech corporations also found Burlington congenial, and IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation established plants in the area. While not quite in the same league as booming Raleigh-Durham, Burlington exhibits many of the characteristics of the larger college city: a busy regional airport and university medical center, growing white-collar employment, and a beautiful environment.
I used to live close to Burlington, just over the Canadian border. My wife and I would frequently make the 90-minute drive, sometimes to shop, sometimes to visit the nearby Shelburne Museum—an extraordinary collection of historic buildings and artifacts—and sometimes to go sailing with friends on Lake Champlain. But most often we would go with no particular aim in mind, just to stroll the streets.
We would usually end up on Church Street, where a legacy of that urban design fad of the 1970s still exists: the main street converted into a pedestrian mall. The malls of that period were usually a last-ditch effort to resuscitate declining downtowns; today, with their crumbling planters and unpainted benches, most downtown malls are deserted. Church Street is an exception: it’s a busy and thriving thoroughfare crowded with adults, children and dogs. There are sidewalk vendors, several good bookstores, an art supply store, the inevitable Banana Republic, and a number of restaurants, bistros and cafés—a veritable Green Mountain Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
I exaggerate, but there is at least one real similarity to Paris’s Left Bank: the place is teeming with students. (There are about 12,000 of them in Burlington, enrolled at the University of Vermont and two other colleges.) The presence of so many young people may be one of the secrets to the success of college cities like Burlington. College students are generally bright, healthy, social and usually unencumbered by serious financial worries. They typically don’t have large, comfortable homes to retreat to—or families to take care of—and so they tend to inhabit the public realm. At night, students are out and about; downtown Burlington has two independently owned cinemas as well as a renovated theater. Although some might complain that students, by their nature, can be bothersome, they contribute a vital ingredient to urban life. Unlike their career-focused elders, college students really do have the time to sit in a café or dawdle on the village green, which is why many college cities have retained the vibrant kind of public street life that was once characteristic of larger cities. Who would have thought that the ivory tower would nurture that precious but rapidly disappearing commodity: city life.
Excerpted from "Mysteries of the Mall" by Witold Rybczynski. Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. Copyright © 2015 by Witold Rybczynski. Reprinted with permission of the publisher. First printed by The New York Times Magazine. All rights reserved.
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Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
The San Junipero obsessive's guide to the greatest "Black Mirror" episode yet
Netflix's nightmare anthology gives us a sweet romance with a trail of clever pop culture references
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2016/10/26/the-san-junipero-obsessives-guide-to-the-greatest-black-mirror-episode-yet/
Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 27, 2016 2:58AM (UTC)
Note: Spoilers ahead for the "San Junipero" episode of "Black Mirror."
On Friday, Netflix dropped the third season of "Black Mirror," Charlie Brooker's cult dystopian anthology series. As fans already know, in the world of "Black Mirror," the future hates you and your phone will ruin your life.
But as in the past — notably in bittersweet episodes like "Be Right Back" and "The Entire History of You" — the show also has a unique flair for romance. And the new season's standout "San Junipero," a twisty love story, is its best episode to date.
Set mostly in 1987, "San Junipero" tells the story of Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis), a shy, bespectacled newcomer to the titular "party town," and Kelly (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the dazzling young woman who sweeps her off her feet and gives her a taste of first love.
If you haven't watched the episode, stop here and go watch. If you have, watch it again. Then come back and see if you caught the very satisfying trove of clues and clever nods along the way to the story's slowly unfolding reveal — that San Junipero is a virtual reality for the dying and dead, and that Yorkie and Kelly are two old women in their last days — on this plane anyway. Let's just say the DJ at Tucker's has a wry sense of humor. Let's go:
The opening shots of the episode establish the town of San Junipero — apparently named after the "eager for souls" Catholic missionary — with a poster of the 1987 classic "The Lost Boys," about a California town full of sexy young vampires. The poster's famous tagline? "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire."
Yorkie first appears exiting a car playing Belinda Carlisle's '87 hit "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" — because in the "Black Mirror" world, it is.
The camera pans to a shop featuring a wall of televisions blaring Max Headroom. Though you may be familiar with the popular '80s-era character, played by Matt Frewer, did you know the character's backstory? In the original TV movie, he's a man once named Edison Carter who, after a devastating motorcycle accident, lives on as a digital version of his former self.
It also wouldn't be a stretch to imagine that series creator Brooker, who also wrote this episode, is a fan of the famous Max Headroom "incident," one of television's first and still most fascinating hacks. It just happens to have taken place in 1987.
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And Yorkie isn't catching a snippet of Headroom's TV show; it's his 1986 music video with Art of Noise, "Paranoimia." She gets to hear its opening line: "Am I dreaming? No. Where am I? In bed."
Yorkie spots Kelly and follows her into the nightclub Tucker's. The playlist at Tucker's appears to have been well-designed for a crowd that's passing through on a more ephemeral plane. Yorkie walks in to Robbie Nevil's "C'est La Vie" in time to hear Nevil sing, "Is this really what life's all about?" Throughout the episode, other songs played at or around Tucker's include "Fake," "Living in a Box," "Girlfriend in a Coma," "Ironic" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head." Sense a theme?
Yorkie beelines for the club's arcade games, takes some change out her pocket and looks at a quarter like it's a long-lost friend, and plays Bubble Bobble. A fellow clubgoer explains to her, "It's got different endings, depending on if you're one- or two-player." As she will soon learn. (Earlier this week, Vulture's Jackson McHenry persuasively argued that line can be interpreted in more than one way.)
Her new friend then tries to entice her to play Top Speed, an invitation that she — in reality, a woman who's a quadriplegic as result of a car accident that occurred more than 40 years ago — shudderingly rejects as soon as the red car in the game crashes.
Yorkie and Kelly meet when Kelly sidles next to her and enlists her in ditching her recent fling, Wes, who cryptically warns her: "Two hours, 35. There's not much time left."
"Last week was last week," she tells him. We later learn San Junipero's thrills are rationed out to visitors for just a few hours a week.
Kelly rejects Wes by saying she wants to spend time with her "friend," who only has six months to live. Yorkie replies, "Five." At first viewing of the episode, it seems like a conspiratorial lie. The second time, it sounds like an honest confession.
Kelly asks Yorkie about her glasses, which she quickly assesses are just for show. Who needs glasses in virtual reality? Kelly observes that the other people in the club "try so hard to look how they think they should look; they probably saw it in some movie," which is also logical for an alternate reality. Later, when Yorkie crosses over to permanent residency, she leaves her glasses behind on the beach.
Kelly invites Yorkie to dance, but Yorkie replies, "Dance floors aren't my thing. I can't." She then awkwardly attempts to groove — the audience doesn't yet know the real Yorkie is telling the truth when she says, "I've never been on a dance floor." She then runs outside as Alexander O'Neal sings, "You're a fake, baby," and holds her foot out in front of her — perhaps marveling at her virtual ability to do so.
Kelly comes outside after her and tells Yorkie, "Midnight's two hours away" and says, "We could be back at mine" in a finger snap. You realize later the finger snap seems a legitimate part of the offer.
A week later Yorkie gets ready to go out, in a brief montage showing her dressing like post-makeover Ally Sheedy in "The Breakfast Club" to the sounds of "Don't You Forget About Me," a video vixen to T'Pau's "Heart and Soul" and a slicked-back Robert Palmer girl to "Addicted to Love." She probably saw it in some movie.
Kelly runs into Wes, who begs to see her again, telling her, "The locals? They're like, dead people." They really are!
A guy at Tucker's tries to pick up Kelly by telling her about his kneecap surgery. Odd gambit, until you realize he's probably an old man in a bed somewhere, too. As they listen to "Living in a Box," he tells her, "I never got this song." Never, because it's from the distant past. Then he reminisces with her about how he wishes he had caught "that first wave" with computing, and looks meaningfully at his watch, knowing he's short on time.
Kelly and Yorkie have a minor car accident, which scares Yorkie until she realizes she's safe. Nobody's going to get hurt here.
When Kelly takes Yorkie back home with her, Kelly says that her abode "reminds me of where I grew up." Why wouldn't she design a virtual place that looks like home? Yorkie picks up a photograph of a smiling young woman under a banner that says "Happy birthday Alison," and asks Kelly, "Miss your mom?" Late in the episode, Kelly reveals that Alison was her daughter, who died at 39, before the advent of San Junipero. In the show's final moments, Kelly's headstone shows her name — and those of her husband Richard and daughter Alison.
When a postcoital Kelly asks Yorkie about her relationship with her fiancé, Yorkie explains, "It's complicated." Kelly, in return, explains that she had never "acted on" her attraction to women because she was in love with her husband, who "chose not to stick around." Both of their backstories will show those statements are not as simple as they initially appear. The two of them just quietly gaze at each other as the clock turns to midnight, and the screen goes black until once again it's "One week later."
The town's dark, anything-goes club, where denizens with rougher tastes wind up, is called the Quagmire — the word for a murky, difficult to get out of situation. Is the Quagmire the "Black Mirror" version of hell? (There is somebody with horns there, after all.) Purgatory? Just a cautionary warning of what happens when you linger in heaven — or listen to "Walk Like An Egyptian"— too long?
At the Quagmire, Wes offers the episode's first concrete reveal, telling Yorkie to look for Kelly in "a different time." The screen card then reads "One week later" in an early computer-era font and Tucker's has been transformed into a 1980 "Funkytown" dance club. Kelly next skips to 1996, complete with a mid-1990s "One week later" font, where the movie poster is now "Scream."
Another jump, complete with a post-Y2K "One week later" font, and it's 2002, where "The Bourne Identity" is playing. San Junipero really loves its blockbusters about people who aren't what they seem, huh? And when she finds Kelly in 2002, Yorkie exasperatedly asks her, "How the hell is this your era?"
The second half of "San Junipero" pays off all the clues, as the "Black Mirror" time present day Kelly and Yorkie play out their love story. And in the end, as "Heaven Is a Place On Earth" reprises, Yorkie is now shown in the driver's seat as Belinda Carlisle sings she's "not afraid anymore," taking off in her own red car with her loving wife Kelly beside her. In the episode's final shot, Yorkie and Kelly, dancing in eternal bliss at Tucker's in their reality, are also shown to be a small capsule being put into storage in a futuristic facility. The name of the company? TCKR. Well played, "Black Mirror." Well played.
Mary Elizabeth Williams is a staff writer for Salon and the author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles."
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Lazy Bones by Green Day
Total Plays 1 time by 1 Artist
From the release ¡Dos! (Album)
First Played in Concert September 22, 2011 by Green Day at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland, CA, USA
Most Recently Played September 22, 2011 by Green Day at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland, CA, USA
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If you have a maintenance issue, or home improvement idea for the exterior of your domestic property or need advice on your commercial project we will be more than happy to discuss your options with you and talk to any other tradesmen involved.
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With commercial scaffolding we cover almost all commercial projects from New Builds to Demolition, working with construction companies in partnership, as well as with builders throughout the industry. Scaffolding Force operates across Sydney and we are proud to carry out any scaffolding operations & delivering access works to Sydney’s complex projects.
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Gymboree Is Closing All 900 Of Its Stores
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If you’ve got gift cards or returns to make to the kids’ store Gymboree, you might want to make that happen pretty soon
Children’s clothing store Gymboree is reportedly filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy next week, and it’s also expected to liquidate and close its 900 remaining locations across the country.
This news comes after the kids’ clothing retailer filed for bankruptcy in June 2017 and reemerged in September of the same year.
The San Francisco-based clothing store, which used to have around 1,200 locations, currently operates about 900 stores nationwide, including over 100 outlets. But the struggling store seems to be shuttering its locations for good as its second bankruptcy looms.
In November 2018, the store announced it would discontinue its value chain of stores, Crazy 8, and that it would undergo a company-wide restructure – but that apparently wasn’t enough to save the remaining locations.
The company’s higher-end brand, Janie and Jack, still has over 100 stores open in the U.S., which they reportedly would like to keep open and find a buyer for.
While the brand has not made an official announcement yet, or an announcement on how gift cards will be handled, it’s probably safe to say that you should use them sooner rather than later – or, if you’re a badass, possibly hold them until the big store closing sales start to nab some good liquidation deals.
If you have returns or exchanges to make that are still around from the holidays, definitely put it on the top of your to-do list.
If you’re worried about your local Gymboree Play & Music center, no worries there. The centers were sold to another company in 2016 and seem to be doing well. They will keep operating their parent-kid classes as normal.
This bankruptcy and closure comes a little over a year after beloved toy store Toys ‘R’ Us shuttered its doors. In that case, parents were given pretty ample time to use gift cards, though their website was shut down early, living some in a bind. Hopefully, that won’t happen here and parents can score some adorable deals before Gymboree shuts its doors for good.
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The World Wide Warning: An Unprecedented Act in History
by Ted Flynn | August 11, 2016
Stay tuned for the next couple of weeks as Signs and Wonders explores the Warning, with articles such as:
The World Wide Warning: An Unprecedented Act in History, Part I
The World Wide Warning: An Unprecedented Act in History, Part II
The Season in Which The Warning Will Happen
Phenomena Associated with The Warning: A Day of Light
The Warning Will Be An Hour of Great Mercy
Excerpts from Chapter 5 of The Great Transformation
People who have followed what the Blessed Mother said at Garabandal, as well as messages from other apparition sites, are waiting in joyful hope for several events they believe will alter history as we know it. There are millions of people who have been exposed to these messages and what has been foretold. The events will be difficult for everyone, but for the believer living in a state of grace and receiving the sacraments worthily, it will be easier. It is natural to conjure up different scenarios of what the future may hold, but when events unfold as heaven has said, it will be exactly as prophesied. God is a God of order, and He speaks to us gently and in small doses over a long period of time so we can internalize what He is conveying.
When Jesus walked on the water in the Sea of Galilee in the midst of a storm, His words to his spiritually young apostles were, “Fear not, it is I” (Matt. 14:27). Very early in his pontificate Saint John Paul II would often say especially to the young, “There is nothing to fear,” and “Fear not.”
The Beginning of Garabandal
The story began on the evening of June 18, 1961 when the Archangel Michael appeared to four young girls in a remote village called Garabandal in northern Spain. The Archangel made eight silent appearances the following twelve days. On July 1, the Archangel Michael finally spoke to announce that on the following day, the Blessed Virgin Mary would appear to them as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. At that time, San Sebastian de Garabandal was a tiny village with only about three hundred people in the Diocese of Santander, Spain. By any standard in the world even for that time it was simple, not impoverished, but primitive. There were approximately 70 small stone houses, no electricity, heat only from home fireplaces, and not one motor with moving parts of any kind. About one quarter of a mile to the north of the tiny local church, the nine pines tower over the village, where the Blessed Mother frequently appeared. Over the next four years, the Blessed Mother appeared over 2,000 times accompanied by frequent miraculous phenomena.
The visionaries were Conchita Gonzales (age 12), Jacinta Gonzales (12), Mari Cruz Gonzales (11), (none related), and Mari Loli Mazon (12). They described the Blessed Mother as about eighteen years of age.
The apparitions were preceded by three interior calls, which the girls described as joys, each one becoming stronger. After the third call, the girls would come running from different parts of the village and would arrive at the same time in the place designated by Our Lady and they would fall to their knees in spiritual ecstasy. Frequent phenomena occurred that defied natural law.
Our Lady revealed the first message for the world. She told the girls to announce the message publicly on October 18, 1961. On this day, the children made known the message: “Many sacrifices must be made, much penance must be done. We must pay many visits to the Blessed Sacrament… but, first of all we must be very good… if we do not do this, punishment awaits us…already the cup is filling, and if we do not change, we will be punished.” The messages given to the young girls were heavily centered on conversion and amendment of life. The Blessed Mother had a continual theme of the urgency of our times and what would happen, IF man did not repent. However, what made Garabandal unique from all apparition sites in history is the visionaries spoke about two events that would happen: The Warning and the Great Miracle.
On January 1, 1965 the Blessed Mother told Conchita Gonzalez that the Archangel Michael would appear to her on the following June 18 to deliver a final message in Mary’s name for the entire world because her messages were not heeded. He delivered the final message which said,
Since my message of October 18 (1961) has not been complied with, and has not been made known to the world, I will tell you that this is the last one. Before the chalice was filling, now it is overflowing. Many cardinals, many bishops and many priests are on the path of perdition and they take many souls with them. To the Eucharist, there is given less and less importance. We should avoid the wrath of God on us by our good efforts.
If you ask pardon with a sincere soul, He will pardon you. It is I your Mother, who through the intercession of Saint Michael, wish to say that you amend, that you are already in the last warnings and that I love you much and do not want your condemnation. Ask us sincerely and we will give to you. You should sacrifice more. Think of the Passion of Jesus.
Our Lady appeared wearing the Brown Scapular, an indication we should wear it, and taught the children how to pray the Rosary. Her greatest emphasis was placed on the importance of the Eucharist and the priesthood. The last apparition for Conchita was on November 13, 1965 at the nine pines.
The number 18 is significant at Garabandal as some very important messages were given on that date. In the Jewish culture 18 means “life,” and in the future, the Jews will not be able to deny what happens at Garabandal.
Garabandal is an extension of heaven’s plan for the salvation of mankind—and to prepare the world when the messages were given in 1961. It had been expected that Saint Pope John XXIII would reveal the Third Secret of Fatima in 1960 and he did not, to the disappointment of the faithful. Is it a coincidence that just a year later the Blessed Mother came to Garabandal and gave messages dealing specifically with the Eucharist and the Priesthood, exactly the same time period when Vatican II was meeting and many in the church were deliberately undermining those traditions?
For many people in the Church, the truth about the Third Secret of Fatima is as elusive as the location of the Ark of the Covenant. Many believe the Church has never officially released it in total. We know a portion of it deals with a Pope dressed in white being killed. Yet, that has not happened. There is continual dialogue on the Third Secret that has grown more intriguing with each passing year. It is a never-ending story that grows, and continues to grow as Pope Francis consecrated the world October 13, 2013 from Rome, yet never mentioned Russia by name. Russia was central to Mary’s call for consecration at Fatima in 1917. Everyone has an opinion and is aware of certain facts. The Blessed Mother has said to the Marian Movement of Priests it is now “My Time” due to the lack of cooperation of God’s people to fulfill her plan for peace.
There are powerful forces within the Church blocking the full release of The Third Secret. The political maneuverings inside the Vatican are as significant as any issue in the Church over the last several hundred years. Why? Because we have been told The Third Secret deals with communism, the destruction of the Church from within, deep apostasy of the Church, widespread calamities such as “fire from heaven,” millions of humanity perishing, and Satan reaching the very summit of the Church.
There is widespread opposition to the Secret being released for obvious reasons. Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI Emeritus) while head of the Congregation for the Prefect of the Faith (CDF) and having read the Third Secret of Fatima, said the church-approved messages of Akita, Japan and Fatima are essentially the same. No messages in the entire history of the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church are as apocalyptic as those from Akita. Pope Benedict XVI while speaking at Fatima on May 13, 2010 made an interesting point when he said, “May the seven years which separate us from the centenary of the apparitions hasten the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the glory of the Most Holy Trinity.” This would put the centenary at 2017.
The Illumination of Conscience
Pope Paul VI (Papacy from 1963- 1978) called the struggle of good and evil going on in the world “apocalyptic.” Pope Paul at the time quoted Luke 18:8 which says “when the Son of Man returns will He find faith on earth” adding that the “smoke of Satan had entered the sanctuary.” The Blessed Mother said at Fatima, “In the end my Immaculate Heart will Triumph….” The Triumph of her Immaculate Heart is the return of Jesus in glory. It is never about Our Blessed Mother, as she always points to her Son Jesus. As the Blessed Mother said at Cana when instructing the servants, “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2:5). The Holy Trinity has appointed her for this task specifically at this point in time. She says, “The Refuge is My Immaculate Heart.” Looking for safety anywhere else will be of no value. Our Lady does not take away from the authority of Jesus in the least, but leads people to glorify and love His Sacred Heart. We are called to be co-redeemers with her in His salvation plan for mankind. What better vessel than Jesus’ mother who came into the world without the stain of sin. Her role has been to bring us to Him—and Him to us.
The messages at Garabandal as well as at other authentic apparition sites are simple and direct. They speak in the most basic language about the essential tenets of the faith. The messages are easily understood and speak of truth, goodness, and beauty—not philosophy that few can understand, but always to the heart of a life changing experience. When the message is heard and absorbed, there is a transformation of the soul. Saint (Padre) Pio, Pope Paul VI, Saint John Paul II, Blessed Mother Teresa, Father Stefano Gobbi, and many other contemporaries of our time believed in what happened at Garabandal, and were public in affirming it.
The Warning – Seeing the State of Our Soul
Amen, I say to you, unless you become like a little child, you will not enter the kingdom of Heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 18:3-4).
The WARNING is an event where we will see the state of our soul as God would judge it upon our death. There will be nowhere to run and nowhere to hide from the divine truth revealed to us. It will be a line of demarcation in all of history. Satan’s lies will be exposed for who he is and the deception he has done. His grip in the world will be lessened. There will be sin in the world after the event, but a line will be drawn in the sand where the fear of Satan is not there. The Free Will of man will still be evident, but the neutrality of people will largely be gone. One will either be for God, or not.
As the Jews wandered in the desert for forty years after they left behind four hundred years of slavery in Egypt, it was not long before they forgot what God had done for them. What was supposed to be an eleven day journey turned into forty years due to disobedience. Shortly after leaving Egypt they were making a golden calf in the desert. While manna and quail were falling from the sky to feed the migratory people heading to the promised land they still were offering up pagan rituals.
It will be the same here. Some people will soon forget the graces they have been given at “The Illumination,” and will go back to their old ways because they were not properly formed in the faith. It is for this reason that formation in the faith is so important while times are relatively tranquil compared to the turbulence ahead. “Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word,” and as the Psalmist said, “I have hid the word of God in my heart that I may not sin against thee” (Ps. 119:11). If we live Scripture now, we will have a much better chance of understanding the future of God’s present plan for the world. The Lord communicates with His people in His own language.
The first of the two events will be a worldwide Warning from God. Conchita wrote in a letter dated January 1, 1965, “Our Lady said that a Warning would be given to the entire world before the Miracle in order that the world might amend itself. It will come directly from God and be visible throughout the entire world. People forget that the Warning will be seen and felt. So that assumes there must be some sort of cosmic or heavenly event in the skies that can be seen on a worldwide basis.” There is great speculation on what this event will entail. Conchita said it will be like “two heavenly bodies colliding.” Conchita wrote on June 2, 1965, “the Warning, like the chastisement is a fearful thing for the good as well as the wicked. It will draw the good closer to God and warn the wicked the end of times is coming. These are the last warnings.” Conchita explained “that the Warning is a purification to prepare us for the miracle. Each person on earth will have an interior experience of how he or she stands in the light of God’s Justice. Believers and non- believers alike will experience the Warning.” Conchita said, “Those living in a state of grace will have less severe impact.” Mari Loli who died in 2009, was the only visionary to know the year of the Warning, but she did not know the day of the Great Miracle. Mari Loli said, “We will see it and feel it within ourselves, and it will be most clear that it comes from God.”
The Lord in His infinite love and mercy for humanity continues to provide every opportunity for His people to make amends. Much evidence, from many sources in the Church today, indicates that
the day of reckoning is soon to come upon us. Just as prophets like Amos, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Jonah,
and Isaiah warned the people of impending judgments, we too are being warned by the prophets. The great multiplicity of Our Lady’s apparitions shows the urgency of our times. The Warning will be an event on a scale unprecedented in world or Church history. There are miraculous things like days of darkness that have happened several times in Scripture, but not the Warning or Great Miracle.
The Warning will allow every man, woman, and child to see the state of their own soul through the Illumination of Conscience, or as God sees them in the fire of Divine Truth. The fire of divine truth will enable all of God’s people to “see” their lives in the form of a “judgment in miniature.” This will be one of several acts of mercy coming from Heaven to allow us to change the direction of our lives. If one is not moved by this, and what it would mean to the world, there is either an insensitivity of spirit or a general unawareness of the profound meaning of these events and their impact on the world.
Part II of this article can be found here
This chapter is from The Great Transformation by Ted Flynn
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Kickstarter becomes PBC
Interesting email from Kickstarter in changing the business structure to PBC
Direct from Kickstart Hq
Dear Silicon Ireland Readers, Kickstarter Inc is no more. We’re now Kickstarter PBC — a Public Benefit Corporation. We’re thrilled to share this news, and we’d love to take a minute to tell you exactly what it means.
Until recently, the idea of a for-profit company pursuing social good at the expense of shareholder value had no clear protection under U.S. corporate law, and certainly no mandate. Companies that believe there are more important goals than maximizing shareholder value have been at odds with the expectation that for-profit companies must exist ultimately for profit above all.
Benefit Corporations are different. Benefit Corporations are for-profit companies that are obligated to consider the impact of their decisions on society, not only shareholders. Radically, positive impact on society becomes part of a Benefit Corporation’s legally defined goals.
Kickstarter is excited to join a growing list of forward-thinking organizations — like Patagonia and This American Life — that have taken the big step to become a Benefit Corporation. While only about .01% of all American businesses have done this, we believe that can and will change in the coming years. More and more voices are rejecting business as usual, and the pursuit of profit above all.
If you want to see what we think is important, you can find a link to our Benefit Corporation charter here. We’ve spelled out a specific list of values and commitments we’ll live by: We renew our longstanding commitment to arts and culture. We declare how we plan to conduct ourselves in situations that are often swayed by profit motives. And we newly commit to donate 5% of annual post-tax profits to arts education and organizations fighting inequality. Every year, we’ll release an assessment of how we’re performing on the commitments we’ve made.
There was not a single dissenting vote by a Kickstarter shareholder to re-incorporate as a Benefit Corporation. We’re once again grateful for the support and partnership we’ve had from this group of friends, investors, and current and former team members. Thank you all!
From Kickstarter’s inception, we’ve focused on serving artists, creators, and audiences to help bring creative projects to life. Our new status as a Benefit Corporation hard-codes that mission at the deepest level possible to guide us, and future leaders of Kickstarter.
To all the creators and backers who have helped make Kickstarter what it is today — we’re excited to keep working with you, and helping new creative projects come to life as Kickstarter PBC.
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B.C. driver becomes first to legally challenge Canada’s new impaired driving laws
A British Columbia motorist from Victoria is issuing a constitutional challenge to Canada’s new impaired driving laws. In a first of its kind case, 76-year-old Norma McLeod is applying to the Supreme Court in the province for a review of an immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) she faced recently.
McLeod is a cancer survivor who had half of the roof of her mouth removed in 2005. She now wears a prosthesis in her mouth. Since her battle with cancer, McLeod has also been diagnosed with chronic obtrusive lung disease and chronic bronchitis.
In February, the Thrifty Foods’ Sendial program volunteer had her license taken for 90 days and her vehicle for 30 days on the spot. On Valentine’s Day this year, a police officer pulled over McLeod as she left the liquor store at Hillside Centre with a bag. During the roadside stop, the officer demanded a breath sample.
McLeod was unable to deliver a good sample because of the prosthesis in her mouth and lung conditions. There was no other evidence of alcohol in her system, but an IRP was issued. She is now facing a bill of thousands of dollars. McLeod says she had nothing to drink that morning.
“Attention needs to be brought to this case,” said McLeod’s lawyer, Jennifer Teryn.
“The facts could not be more perfect to demonstrate who this law is harming and how these people are being harmed by it. Without the new provision of the Criminal Code, this would never have happened. Six months ago, this would not have happened.”
Canada’s tougher impaired driving laws have been in effect since last December. Under the legislation, police have the right to demand a breathalyzer test from any driver they pull over. Previously, a breath sample was only required if police had reasonable suspicious the driver was drink or high.
Drivers who refuse a test or are unable to do so can face criminal charges similar to if they were convicted of impaired driving.
“Under the new law, police can detain you with no grounds. While you are unlawfully detained, your right to call a lawyer is denied. Asking you to provide a breath sample is a warrantless search, which violates your right to be free from an unreasonable search,” Teryn said.
“What’s shocking and terrible about Miss McLeod’s case is the police officer is going out of his way to paint a picture of [her] that is not even accurate. He alleged that she looked like an alcoholic,” added Teryn.
In his report to the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, the police officer who stopped McLeod described her has having a “large red nose, bloodshot eyes and ruddy cheeks.”
“The second time, I was running out of air and (the officer) kept saying: ‘Go, Go, Go.’ I had nothing left,” said McLeod.
She informed him she had a prosthetic following cancer treatment, but he said, ‘You’re talking and breathing OK, so you can do it.’ My thought was: ‘Who wants to fail this test?’ It wasn’t me.”
“I asked: ‘What happens if I fail this one? He said: ‘Your car is impounded for 30 days and you lose your licence for 90.’ I thought: ‘No, I didn’t want that.’ So I did the best I could for the last three attempts. I just couldn’t do it anymore.”
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How to see the New Orleans Saints in training camp
Saints will have 10 training camp practices open to the public.
How to see the New Orleans Saints in training camp Saints will have 10 training camp practices open to the public. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/saints/2018/07/10/how-see-new-orleans-saints-training-camp/771765002/
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton during training camp at the Metairie Training Facility.(Photo: Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports)
METAIRIE – Mark your calendars, the Saints training camp schedule is out.
The Saints will have 10 practices open to the public this Summer, including six on the weekend.
PRACTICES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
SAT, JULY 28: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
SUN, JULY 29: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
MON, JULY 30: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
WED, AUG 1: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
THUR, AUG 2: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
SAT, AUG 4: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
SUN, AUG 5: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium: 2900 Ben Weiner Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118
THURS, AUG 9: 7:00 p.m. PRESEASON GAME #1 AGAINST JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
SAT, AUG 11: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
SUN, AUG 12: 8:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center : 5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
Admission and Parking Information:
For fans wishing to attend Training Camp Presented by Verizon practices in Metairie, there is no admission charge.
Fans need to register to attend practices in advance online to be ticketed at www.neworleanssaints.com or on the official Saints mobile app.
Tickets will then be transferred to the fan’s SeatGeek account on the Saints mobile app for entry into practice. Training camp space is limited on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans must be ticketed to attend practice.
Saints season ticketholders can register for training camp tickets on Tuesday, July 17 at 9 a.m., season ticket waiting list members may register on Wednesday, July 18 at 9 a.m. and the general public can register on Thursday, July 19 at 9:00 a.m.
Tickets will be limited to six per an individual registrant for each open practice. Gates will open to the public 45 minutes prior to each practice and days with a fan fest, gates will open at 7:30 a.m. Limited bleacher seating is available.
Standing room along the fence line is permitted.
Parking at practices is free based onavailability. Public parking is available at the New Orleans Baby Cakes Stadium parking lot. Items left in vehicles should be stored out of sight.
Practice Updates and Special Events: Media and fan alerts, updates and schedule changes will be made daily on www.neworleanssaints.com once Training Camp Presented By Verizon starts, the Saints
Mobile App, or by clicking on to Twitter (@Saints) or Facebook (facebook.com/neworleanssaints).
Please note that, in the event of inclement weather (including rain, thunderstorms and extreme heat) practices will be moved indoors and will be closed to the public. Practice times and field locations are subject to change with little or no advance warning at the discretion of the football operations staff. Fans are encouraged to download the Saints Mobile App for current rosters and team information.
Player Autographs: Following each practice, Saints players will sign autographs for fans. Available players will sign autographs if weather, time and other circumstances permit. Please note, however, that autographs are not guaranteed.
Rosters: Up-to-date rosters will be available to fans for download on the Saints Mobile App.
Still photos, video and cameras/binoculars: Fans are welcome to take photos of the players during training camp. However, video is prohibited. Saints staff may request at any time that you cease using those devices. Small cameras and binoculars will be allowed. No spectator cameras with lenses more than six inches long will be permitted. Binocular cases and camera bags are not permitted.
Concessions: Food, beverages and merchandise are available for purchase.
Restrooms: Restrooms are available.
Visitors with special needs should see a Saints representative for appropriate assistance. The ADA drop-off site is in front of the main entrance gate for non-fan fest days. The day of a fan fest practice, a shuttle will be available for ADA patrons and will be located in the Baby Cakes parking lot. A viewing area is available for our disabled fans.
Hand-Wanding/Prohibited Items: Fans are advised to arrive early as they will be checked via handwanding and all bags will be checked by security.
To ensure that fans have a safe and enjoyable visit to Saints Training Camp Presented by Verizon, the following items are prohibited:
-- Animals, except service animals assisting those with disabilities
-- Backpacks, duffel bags, large bags and hard containers
-- Bicycles
-- Coolers and outside food and beverage, except for fans with medical/dietary needs.
-- Hoverboards or other self-propelled devices
-- Laser pens
-- Artificial noisemakers (air horns, bullhorns, whistles etc.)
-- Objects that may obstruct another fan’s view, including umbrellas of over 4’ in diameter
-- Oversized purses or handbags (none larger than 16”x14”x13” are allowed).
-- Remotely controlled model aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.
-- Selfie sticks and video cameras
-- Weapons and firearms (including fireworks, knives, pepper spray and electronic stunning devices)
-- Any other item deemed unacceptable by New Orleans Saints management
-- The Ochsner Sports Performance Center is a smoke-free facility and no smoking, lighters or ecigarettes are allowed on the grounds
Fans are reminded to please leave such items appropriately secured in their vehicles. Prohibited
items that are discovered will be confiscated and disposed of and will not be returned.
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Colonie to televise Town Board meetings
Jun 28, 2017 Jim Franco Colonie, Government, News, Towns
COLONIE — Town Board meetings will soon be live streamed and available for viewing on the town’s website.
The town, one of the largest municipalities in the Capital District, has not live streamed its meetings or taped them for broadcast on television because, officials said, it is cost prohibitive given the aged Town Hall that was constructed in 1964.
But, at the Thursday, June 22, meeting, the Town Board voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Accella (Carahsoft) for $7,501.78 per year to livestream the bimonthly meetings. They will later be broadcast on channel 17, the town’s government access channel as supplied by what was then Time Warner under the current cable television franchise agreement the cable company has with each municipality where it has customers.
The contracts were carried over when the company was sold to Spectrum and there is a similar agreement in place with Verizon, the town’s other cable provider.
Unlike some other municipalities, that franchise agreement, which expires in 2022 but can stay in effect while another is negotiated – a process that can take years – did not include the infrastructure necessary to broadcast from Town Hall. The majority of the current equipment provided through the agreement is at the town library.
Supervisor Paula Mahan said the initial investment to install appropriate wiring and purchase cameras and a sound systems will be about $25,000 and then the yearly cost will kick in.
“We will only have to turn it on when the meeting starts but it will be managed by the company,” Mahan said. “We had so many things to address and we only had so much in the budget. We have been working towards this and at this point we should be all set.”
She said bringing the meetings to living rooms – and wireless devices – has not been a priority given the financial quagmire she and her administration had to dig out of first. The largest impediment, though, wasn’t the cost of equipment, it was the antiquated Town Hall and it’s aged wiring and other infrastructure. Town Hall was built in 1964 and has seen little upgrades since it first opened its doors.
Town Board member Jennifer Whalen, who has pushed for the public airing of meetings said previously it wasn’t “rocket science.”
At the last meeting she applauded the fact it will happen before the fall.
“I’m all about transparency and open government,” she said. “I think it is something our residents want.”
Most of the debate over Town Board business happens before the meetings at what is known as an agenda session, where the members ask questions and weigh in on agenda items. It’s unclear if the town has plans to also broadcast those meetings or if other meetings – like the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and others held at the Public Operations Center on Old Niskayuna Road – will follow suit and also be live streamed and then played on television for those who don’t.
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Medieval castles in Switzerland
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Chillon Castle is an island castle located on Lake Geneva. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhone. Chillon is amongst the most visited castles in Switzerland and Europe. Chillon began as a Roman outpost, guarding the strategic road through the Alpine passes. The later history of Chillon was influ ...
Founded: 12th century | Location: Veytaux, Switzerland
Gruyères Castle
The Castle of Gruyères is one of the most famous in Switzerland. It was built between 1270 and 1282, following the typical square plan of the fortifications in Savoy. It was the property of the Counts of Gruyères until the bankruptcy of the Count Michel in 1554. His creditors the cantons of Fribourg and Bern shared his earldom. From 1555 to 1798 the castle became residence to the bailiffs and then to the prefect ...
Founded: 1270-1282 | Location: Gruyères, Switzerland
Castelgrande Castle
The site of Castelgrande has been fortified since at least the late 1st century BC and until the 13th century it was the only fortification in Bellinzona. During its history the castle has been known as the stronghold (before the 13th century), the Old Castle in the 14–15th centuries, Un Castle after 1506 and Saint Michael"s Castle from 1818. The Castelgrande hill includes a nearly vertical side on the north and ...
Founded: 13th century | Location: Bellinzona, Switzerland
Laufen Castle
Laufen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance overlooking the Rhine Falls. The first documented reference to the castle dates to the year 858 when it was the home of the Barons of Laufen. It passed through several owners until the Old Zürich War (1439-1450) when the castle was acquired by the Fulach family, ...
Founded: 9th century AD | Location: Laufen-Uhwiesen, Switzerland
Morges Castle
In 1286, Louis of Savoy founded a city of Morges in a pasture where a gallows previously stood. A castle was built to protect the city, which quickly developed into an administrative and market center as well as a hub for transporting goods by land and sea. The castle in the south of the town square was built with a square floor plan and four round corner towers. It resembles the castle of Yverdon, which may have se ...
Founded: 1286 | Location: Morges, Switzerland
Majorie Castle
Majorie castle served as a residence for bishops of Sion since 1373. In 1529 and 1788 it was damaged by fire. Today it houses the cantonal museum of fine arts.
Founded: 14th century | Location: Sion, Switzerland
Wörth Castle
The Wörth water castle is built on a small island in the Rhine river at the municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall, opposite of the Laufen Castle in the canton of Zürich. Wörth was first mentioned in the 13th century, serving up to the middle of the 19th century as a major transhipment point on the east-west trade route, that led from Lake Constance and Basel, and was interrupted by the Rheinfall waterfalls. Th ...
Founded: 1348 | Location: Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland
Rapperswil Castle
Rapperswil Castle was built in the early 13th century AD by the House of Rapperswil. It is surrounded on three sides by the Lake Zürich and by those upper section on the northwestern Seedamm area. Thus, the castle was well protected, dominating the old town of Rapperswil, and controlling the water way between Walensee and Lake Zürich on its most narrow part, as well as the medieval Gotthard Pass route betwee ...
Founded: 1200-1220 | Location: Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Saint-Maire Castle
Château Saint-Maire ('Saint-Maire Castle') was built from 1397 to 1425 by the Bishops of Lausanne to serve as their fortified residence. Begun under Guillaume of Menthonay, it was completed under his successor, Guillaume of Challant, and named after Saint Marius, the first Bishop of Lausanne. It served as the bishop"s residence until 1536, when Bern captured Lausanne and secularized the bishopric ( ...
Founded: 1397-1425 | Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Nyon Castle
Nyon Castle is first mentioned in 1272, but probably dates back to the Lords of Prangins. It was rebuilt by Ludwig I of Savoy. The rectangular building was built in a variety of building styles. In 1463, it was extensively rebuilt. Following the Swiss Confederation invasion of Vaud in 1530, the Bernese bailiff was at Nyon. In 1574-80 the castle was converted into the seat of the bailiff. It remained the seat of the b ...
Founded: 13th century | Location: Nyon, Switzerland
Neuchâtel Castle
Neuchâtel castle adjoins the collegiate church and overlooks the city. By following the circular path at the base of the outer walls, you get a general idea of the different parts of the building erected around a large courtyard and a smaller one, to the south. It can be accessed from Rue de la Collégiale or the cloisters. The castle history dates back to the Roman age, but the first stone castle was probably built i ...
Founded: 11th century | Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Avenches Castle
Dating back to the 13th century, the castle of Avenches features a renovated Renaissance-style façade, one of the most beautiful testimonies of this type of architecture in Switzerland. Today, the castle accommodates offices, classrooms, a theatre, an art gallery and a library. Located next door to the arenas, the castle of Avenches dominates the capital of Roman Switzerland. This public and historic building boasts an ...
Founded: 13th century | Location: Avenches, Switzerland
Montebello Castle
The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. The Castles of Bellinzona with their defensive walls have been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Montebello Castle is located to the east of the town center. It was bu ...
Visconteo Castle
While there was a royal palace in Locarno in 866 and a noble family with a castle in the 10th century, the oldest remaining parts of the Castello (part of the ring wall and residential tract and foundation of a tower) date to the late 12th or 13th century. In 1164 Emperor Frederick Barbarossa granted Locarno the right to hold a market and for the first time mentioned the Capitanei di Locarno or noble families ...
Founded: c. 1200 | Location: Locarno, Switzerland
Yverdon-les-Bains Castle
The imposing main walls and their four towers of Yverdon-les-Bains castle follow the geometric characteristics used for lowland castles. It was planned out between 1260-1270 by the young mason and architect James of St. George. He would later travel to England where he would become the master castle builder for King Edward I. James would be responsible for building a series of castles (known as the 'Iron Ring') in No ...
Founded: 1260-1270 | Location: Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Stein Castle
Stein Castle was built on a rocky promontory above Baden gorge some time before 1000. In the late 11th century the castle came to the Lenzburg family. By the early 12th Century, the cadet line that lived in the castle called themselves the Counts of Baden. In 1172, the castle was inherited by the Kyburg family. When that family died out in 1263, the castle was inherited by the Habsburgs in 1264. The castle was occup ...
Founded: 10th century | Location: Baden, Switzerland
Zug Castle
The first castle in Zug was probably a wooden manor house built around 1000 and owned by a ministerialis family in service to either the Counts of Aargau or of Lenzburg. Based on archeological excavations, it was built on an island between two small streams and surrounded by a wooden palisade. While the local nobleman occupied the house and island, his men built a village along the streams. Later the steams were dammed to ...
Founded: c. 1200 | Location: Zug, Switzerland
Landvogteischschloss
The Landvogteischschloss is a small castle in the city of Baden. It is located on the right bank of the Limmat river and once guarded the narrow pass over the river. Today it houses the Historical Museum and city archives of Baden. The core of three-storey castle was erected in the first half of the 12th century. During the centuries extensions were built in three stages.
Grandson Castle
The Lords of Grandson were first mentioned in the second half of the 11th century, when the castle was built. It was sited on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel to control the coast road. The House of Grandson sired a number of powerful scions, including bishops of Basel, Lausanne, Toul and Verdun. Over the following century, as the Lords of Grandson expanded their power, they often came into conflict with the nearby monast ...
Founded: 13th century | Location: Grandson, Switzerland
The Barons of Aigle were first mentioned in 1179. At that time they had a small fortification, that became the center of the modern castle, along the road over the Col du Pillon and Col des Mosses passes of the Rhone. However, only traces of this first castle have been archaeologically discovered. Some time before 1200, the Barons of Aigle ended up as vassals of the powerful Counts of Savoy. In 1232, Count Thomas of ...
Founded: 13th century | Location: Aigle, Switzerland
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Women's U-15 Team Thread.
Author Topic: Women's U-15 Team Thread. (Read 1342 times)
CONCACAF Girls U-15 Championship set for IMG Academy in Bradenton in August.
TTFA Media.
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has announced the details for the 2018 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. This year’s girls’ under-15, which will be the largest Concacaf tournament ever for female participants, will feature the participation of a record amount of Concacaf Member Associations and two invited teams from UEFA.
Trinidad and Tobago placed third in the 2014 competition. The current T&T U-15 girls Elite programme has been ongoing for over a year now with head coach Marlon Charles overseeing the preparations of the players with sessions held up to four days per week.
The developmental tournament is scheduled for August 6-13, 2018 at the world-renowned IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida. Concacaf returns to IMG following a successful Boys’ Under-15 Championship held there last year, which featured a record 39 teams from across the Confederation.
“This year’s Girls’ Under-15 Championship exemplifies Concacaf’s commitment to providing access to world class playing environments for more of our young players from across the region,” said Concacaf General Secretary Philippe Moggio. “We’re pleased to return to IMG Academy, and we’re especially excited to see so many young women from across the region get the chance to experience a top-level Concacaf competition. This event will be a positive influence for these girls in both their playing careers and young lives.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Concacaf and its Member Associations back to our campus and community,” said IMG Academy Co-Managing Director Chip McCarthy. “Like Concacaf, our mission is to provide the best opportunities for athletes from around the world and we look forward to seeing their athletes compete on an international stage.”
As part of a year of women’s football in Concacaf that includes the Concacaf Women’s Championship, and the Women’s Under-17 and Under-20 Championship, the expanded Girls’ Under-15 Championship will provide access to international football for over 500 girls from across the Concacaf region, enhancing opportunity for long-term development and growth of the women’s game in the region.
In total, nearly two-thousand female athletes will participate in Concacaf championships this year across the region. Centralized tournaments such as the Girls’ Under-15 Championship and regional qualifying tournaments in the Caribbean and Central America are providing more football for more of Concacaf’s women’s teams across levels, assuring that the region’s women are well served through the One Concacaf philosophy of access to quality football for more Concacaf athletes.
The participating member association, groups, schedule and format of the tournament will be announced in the near future. To ensure sporting balance and fully leverage this unique development opportunity for the full contingent of young Concacaf and invited players, member associations will be divided into divisions. All will be guaranteed a minimum number of competitive matches during the week-long competition.
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Re: Women's U-15 Team Thread.
"The current T&T U-15 girls Elite programme has been ongoing for over a year now with head coach Marlon Charles overseeing the preparations of the players with sessions held up to four days per week."
Would anyone know where were these training sessions held. Were the young women housed, room & board, how were they attending school and prepping for exams etc..How was this training administered, received, who were the selects,on what criteria were they selected. Where are they from, how many were selected, how was it funded. Getting people together for a National team, consisting of young school age kids, especially during school time for training for fours days a week is quite a lot, even for a club team, would like to know how it was managed. After a year, I would definitely would hope for better results than previous tournaments, otherwise, either the TTFA media is exaggerating the worthiness of the program, or the program admin, staff, selectors and possibly the type of program itself needs to be reorganized - I have a slight suspicion there could be some measure of exclusivity, as many National teams suffer some measure of this, due to funding. Given our country and sports financial state of affairs over the last year, I doubt we could have done this program and effectively include all the best potential athletes. Any info would be appreciated. Maybe the details were posted before, I'm not sure.
From my limited knowledge they are not housed anywhere. They go to training after school and on weekends. The Tobago players fly down and back up Sat. and Sun. Not totally certain if they travel a day in the week too.
T&T Under 15 Girls continue preparations for CONCACAF Championship at IMG in August.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 15 Girls Team head coach Marlon Charles will reduce his roster to twenty five players on Friday as he approaches the final selection of the squad to participate at the CONCACAF Under 15 Girls Championship at IMG Academy, Bradenton in August.
Charles has been overseeing the preparations of the squad through the TTFA/NLCB Elite Youth development programme.
This time around, T&T will come up against Caribbean opposition having previously suffered heavy losses to United States, Mexico and Haiti, pulling off a 4-0 win over Dominican Republic at the 2016 CONCACAF U-15 Championship.
“This time we will be in one of the lower tiers which was actually a suggestion put forward and not because of our previous performance,” Charles told TTFA Media. “We will be playing against Curacao, Bermuda and Barbados. t’s actually better for us as I think it will give our girls who are still relatively new to the game and early in their development, an opportunity to compete against teams of a similar level.
“At this stage i am happy with where we have progressed to from a technical standpoint and at present we are working more on their tactical awareness and understanding. We have 35 players in training at the moment and I will be cutting the squad to 25 on Friday before really working towards the final selection of eighteen players for the competition in August,” Charles stated.
In terms of the competition itself, Charles is eager to take the team into action.
“This competition is really about development and I am pleased that Concacaf has maintained it because they realise the importance of it as it really is a feeder into the Under 17 Women’s Qualifiers that takes place again in two years. We have to be more on time when it comes to early development and this competition will help us to get the girls out there in terms of the much needed exposure and experience that is necessary,” Charles said.
The T&T squad currently includes four players from the previous Under 15 team and will also see Spain-based player Hayley Richards joining the contingent next month. She was born in Spain to Trinidadian parents and is currently playing at school level there.
The 2018 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship will be held from August 6-13 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
This will be the largest Concacaf tournament ever for female participants and will feature a record number of Concacaf Member Associations as well as two invited teams from UEFA.
More on the competition
In total, nearly two-thousand female athletes will participate in Concacaf championships this year across the region. Centralized tournaments such as the Girls’ Under-15 Championship and regional qualifying tournaments in the Caribbean and Central America are providing more football for more of Concacaf’s women’s teams across all levels, assuring that the region’s women are well-served through the One Concacaf philosophy of access to quality football for more Concacaf athletes.
To ensure sporting balance and fully leverage this unique development opportunity for the full contingent of young Concacaf and invited players, member associations will be divided into divisions. All will be guaranteed a minimum number of competitive matches during the week-long competition.
Under 15 Girls keep on working ahead of CONCACAF Championship.
Trinidad and Tobago Elite Women development head coach Marlon Charles believes the ability to host residential training camps for National Teams at the TTFA Home of Football Player Accommodation Hotel will be a tremendous boost to the current programme he is overseeing at the TTFA/NLCB Elite Youth development programme.
At present, Charles is overseeing a training programme which sees close to forty under 15 girls assembling at the Ato Boldon Stadium four days a week for sessions. And the squad comprises of players from various communities in Trinidad and Tobago. Efforts are made by the TTFA to offer support to those needing to reach the venue while parents are also behind their young ones s the seek to seal an opportunity of representing the country.
“We are seeing the progress of the player accommodation hotel every time we assemble for training and it is a definitely a good sight. I believe this will ease a lot of the issues we have in terms of having players coming to the venue for training and then having to sometimes leave here when the sun goes down. With the hotel it means we can now have the players in a more comfortable and conducive environment. They can eat well, they can stay together in a decent environment and it will also give us more time with them,” Charles told TTFA Media. “And with the training fields less than a stone throw away, it means we can then walk to and from training. It gives us as coaches more options as it relates to carrying out sessions and training camps,” Charles said.
The current squad includes thirty five players and Charles will finalise a team to travel to Bradenton, Florida for the CONCACAF U-15 Girls Championship next month.
“Things are going pretty good. The girls are responding well and trying as we are asking them to give full commitment and effort in training. This is the competition phase because the tournament is close by. We are focusing on the principles of attack at the moment,” Charles said.
He is looking forward to seeing the team compete at the championship next month.
“The competition is about development. It is an opportunity for them to compete against the opponents we will face and this will be interesting for us. We are giving everyone a fair chance now and their selection is in their hands right now. We train Mondays. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. We try to play every Saturday. We concentrate on fitness and tactical work during the week, Each player needs to understand what they need to do when they have possession.
“We are all excited about the current programme as we have players from across both islands and this is exactly what development is about As an elite player they have to put out a lot of effort and work to improve and get to a certain level. We are continuing to work closely with them because there is a lot to be done still from a technical standpoint,” Charles said.
T&T U-15 girls hurt after missing CONCACAF tourney.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
Visa woes leave national team stranded
THE national Under-15 girls footballers and technical staff are keen to move on from the indignity of missing the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States.
The team was unable to compete at the Championship,which began on Monday and runs until August 13, due to their inability to get visas from the US Embassy.
Team coach Marlon Charles, in an interview last evening, commented, “The coaching staff and everybody are disappointed because these kids have worked very hard to reach to this point to represent Trinidad and Tobago. I know how much we want it. This is where the learning and the education would have taken place on the football field.”
The veteran coach added, “We have spoken to the girls, they’re ready to roll but they’re disappointed. It’s not an easy situation.”
Charles selected his team for the CONCACAF event on July 30.
But the TT Football Association (TTFA) was given an appointment date of August 28, well beyond the conclusion of the tournament.
Concerning the issue with the travel documents, Charles, who is also the assistant women’s coach, replied, “It just didn’t happen for us, getting the visas for the kids. That’s something we need to probably next time see how it works better.
“Normally it happens all the time, teams going to travel, they go into the Embassy and they get their things,” he added.
According to Charles, “There is always a procedure that used to happen all the time, you go into the Embassy and expedite things; that has been going on for years. I don’t know what’s the difference now. I can’t say much about that situation. I know where we are but we’re trying now to see what can happen next.”
Asked when the travel documents were sent to the US Embassy, Charles replied, “Even if you send it (on) Monday, they will give you an appointment time, from (there) you can get it expedited to help out a situation, which normally happens.”
Did he think CONCACAF should have intervened to get the visas expedited? Charles responded, “I’m not sure about that, I can’t say. In a situation like this, they’re supposed to step up, but I wouldn’t say something (that) I don’t know.”
Concacaf withdraws invitation to T&T U-15 Women; St Rose mum as “elite team” grounded.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
The efforts of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team players over the past year and a half ended on an anticlimactic note today, as Concacaf withdrew its invitation for the young Women Soca Warriors to participate at the confederation’s 2018 Women’s Under-15 Championship in Florida.
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal confirmed that Concacaf gave the two island republic until noon today to sort out its travel issues. And it meant the end of that particular journey for the players.
“Concacaf said that if we could not get anything by midday today, they will have to organise the groupings without us,” Corneal told Wired868. “There is nothing we could have done. We don’t have control over the situation at the [US] Embassy.”
Trinidad and Tobago were supposed to play Bermuda from 9am today at the IMG venue in Florida. However, despite knowing about the Concacaf tournament two years in advance, the TTFA failed to get visas in time for the trip.
Head coach Marlon Charles selected his final squad on Monday 30 July with Trinidad and Tobago’s first game carded for a week later on Monday 6 August. Manager Vernetta Flanders then had to get visas and plane tickets for the entire contingent within that time frame in the middle of the school vacation.
Flanders did not get past step one, as the US Embassy gave the TTFA an appointment date of 28 August and refused to budge. The Concacaf Women’s Under-15 Championship ends on 13 August.
“As of this afternoon, the Embassy has declined our requests from all avenues we have tried to get an early visa appointment,” said TTFA general secretary Justin Latapy-George, “from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all the way through to Concacaf… We did everything we could do but they have been unable to facilitate an earlier appointment.
“I am very disappointed but we are out.”
Latapy-George suggested that the TTFA followed “normal procedure” in trying to get the women’s team to Florida but were thwarted by the heavy volume of work engaging the attention of the US Embassy staff at present.
“From the information before me, we have done nothing differently to what we always do, and our requests would usually be facilitated,” said Latapy-George. “My understanding is that they had a huge request for visas and we could not be facilitated. We have followed the same process we have [done] every single year.”
Visas were unlikely to have been the only problem for Charles’ team. The Trinidad and Tobago Boys Under-14 Team also ran into problems, as they tried to get to Curaçao for their own Caribbean Football Union (CFU) competition.
In the end, the TTFA was forced to charter a plane which got the team there with barely 12 hours to spare before their opening fixture, which they won 8-0 against Guyana.
If the US Embassy had facilitated the women’s team, the TTFA would still have had the challenge of getting them to Florida.
It meant for a chaotic start to international competition for Trinidad and Tobago’s first teams from the TTFA’s $10 million National Youth Elite Programme, which benefitted from a record TT$8 million sponsorship deal from the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB).
At the launch of the Elite Programme on 14 October 2016, TTFA president David John-Williams said the boys and women’s teams would play “one friendly international game every two to three months.”
However, after a year and a half, the Boys Under-14 Team had their first international game on 4 August 2018 while the Women’s Under-15 Team just lost their first opportunity to wear national colours in battle.
“I think the [TTFA] president is better placed to speak to that [absence of international games],” said Latapy-George, who pointed out that he was hired in December 2016. “I think the coach and TD would be better placed to answer that.”
Gary St Rose, a former W Connection official, is the TTFA’s coordinator for the Elite Programme. However, he did not want to speak about the programme that he is paid to run either; and advised Wired868 to refer all questions to the local football body’s press officer.
Wired868 suggested that the Trinidad and Tobago’s forced withdrawal from a Concacaf tournament—an act that is often followed by sanctions—was beyond the remit of a press officer and asked St Rose to field questions on the matter.
St Rose did not respond. Wired868 was also unable to reach Charles or Flanders.
Latapy-George said that, although Charles would have significant say on the topic, he suspects that the next move for the Under-15 Women would be to start preparing for the CONCACAF Under-17 competition in roughly two years’ time.
In the interim, the football body is likely to follow Corneal’s advice and seek an audience with the US Embassy, in an effort to avoid a repeat of this year’s catastrophe.
“We need to engage the US Embassy to find out the dynamics involved in getting a team there for competition,” said Latapy-George. “I am not trying to take away from their sovereign rights regarding visa selections; but, as you would appreciate, most coaches would not make that decision on which players are going to a tournament, more than one or two weeks before a tournament.
“So it is about engaging the US embassy to see what can be done in the future. Maybe this was a misnomer; I don’t know.
“[…] It is not a pleasurable situation for everybody [because] these young girls have been working very hard and these kinds of opportunities are needed to measure where they are.”
While Trinidad and Tobago’s young ladies missed out, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, Haiti, St Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica were among the Caribbean islands who successfully got visas and flights to Florida to participate in the Concacaf tournament, which kicked off this morning.
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Anbrat
"While Trinidad and Tobago’s young ladies missed out, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, Haiti, St Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica were among the Caribbean islands who successfully got visas and flights to Florida to participate in the Concacaf tournament, which kicked off this morning."
The above is an excerpt from a newspaper report and it speaks volumes of our management capabilities.
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US Ambassador: TTFA president is misleading public; DJW’s “failure to plan is [hurting] promising players!”
Wired868
The following statement by US Ambassador John McIntyre was issued in response to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) failure to access visas for its youth team to play at the ongoing Concacaf Women’s Under-15 Championship; and TTFA president David John Williams’ attempt to defend his body’s behaviour in the matter:
I, along with my embassy colleagues, rarely comment on visa matters due to the respect we have for the privacy of the applicants and our rules and regulations. However, I must respond to the Red Card commentary of Mr David John Williams. Why we have chosen to respond is because your failure to plan is effecting promising football (soccer) players from Trinidad and Tobago who we would welcome playing in the USA.
In addition, your comments can adversely affect our ongoing efforts to grow our sports diplomacy programs here in T and T.
I will be blunt. Mr Williams and the TTFA just flat out dropped the ball on the visa process. Our Embassy for MONTHS noted that individuals and groups should plan well in advance for any trips to the USA.
The Trinidad and Tobago Girls Under-15 representatives approached the Embassy about visas after we were closed on Tuesday, July 31 to get their visas by Friday, August 3 with the Emancipation holiday in between.
No names or details about the visa applicants were provided. Even after games were rescheduled, there was too little time allowed, just two working days for an established 7-10 day process—not to mention that this is peak visa season when most people have to wait six weeks just for a visa interview.
Many groups have successfully traveled to the USA by being prepared and planning in advance. In fact, if you look at our Facebook page from a few weeks ago you will see a youth team playing in the USA at a major football (soccer) tourney.
I want to take this opportunity to again ask the Trinidad and Tobago public—as we have since April—to please plan in advance for travel to the USA.
Know, as you see in the news almost daily, we are committed to our relationship with the citizens of T and T at all levels, including sports diplomacy. Don’t let folks with cocoa in the sun mislead you.
John McIntyre
To the folks @Wired868: it should be noted that "Chargé d’Affaires" and "Ambassador" are not synonyms.
Trini Madness
Heart....miles and miles of heart
Quote from: asylumseeker on August 10, 2018, 10:39:43 AM
That's true, but the position I believe is currently vacant, so Mr. McIntyre is the next in line to hold that position/title.
A dream you don't fight for will haunt you for the rest of your life.
Quote from: Trini Madness on August 10, 2018, 11:55:54 AM
One in de pipeline.
http://longisland.news12.com/story/38823366/councilman-drops-bid-to-rename-sports-complex-for-mondello
Quote from: asylumseeker on August 10, 2018, 01:22:03 PM
I stand corrected, did not know that. It was vacant for a while though.
would u like to buy an 'O'.........
ah glad dey get call olut on dey BS ah want to hear Andre Baptiste........but with he stipend at risk...............
I pity the fool....
T&T football cannot endure anymore! Look Loy calls on John-Williams and his VPs to resign
https://wired868.com/2018/08/10/look-loy-ttfa-president-and-vps-must-resign-djw-blamed-for-financial-mismanagement-and-shadiness/
United States claims Division 1 title at Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship
The United States is the Division 1 champion of the 2018 CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship after claiming a 3-0 extra time victory over Mexico in the final on Monday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
It was a tight, tense 70 minutes of action between the two teams during regular time, with each side having a number of chances. Jaedyn Shaw came the closest to breaking the deadlock with a free kick that stung the crossbar in the 56th minute.
However, matters had to be decided in extra time and in the additional frame the U.S. attack rose to the occasion. A brilliant solo run from Alyssa Thompson ended with the forward slipping a pass into Shaw, who fired in for a 1-0 lead in the 77th minute.
Three minutes later Thompson was fouled in the area, and Shaw stepped up and coolly converted the spot kick in the 81st minute to give the U.S. a commanding 2-0 lead.
The U.S. then capped things off in style in the final minute as Thompson collected a pass and hammered in a right-footed shot to round out the 3-0 scoreline for the U.S.
TTFA Media
TTFA Elite Under 14 girls head coach Marlon Charles is continuing the screening process as he seeks to select a final pool of players to prepare for the next CONCACAF Under 15 Girls Championship in Florida.
Charles commenced screening in March but wants to spend more time assessing the current players in training while also doing additional scouting before entering the next phase of preparations.
“We are still in the process of screening and this will continue until we are satisfied that we have seen all the players with potential which includes Tobago as well,” Charles told TTFA Media.
“In training we have twenty five players at the moment which we are working with on Saturdays and Sundays . The training is based around improving their technique and small sided games to evaluate what is done in the technical related sessions . That’s where we are at the moment,” Charles continued.
“The is all in an effort to secure players for the future of the women’s game. The Concacaf championship at the under 15 level is for development and it is an important phase for us which is why the emphasis at the moment is on working with the girls in this age group,” he said.
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After last year’s storybook season, Eagles players felt the love from the fans and they want nothing more than for that feeling to continue.
by Rob Maaddi
Some fans cried when they saw Nick Foles during the offseason. Zach Ertz had people walk up and simply thank him. Jason Kelce got requests to be the best man at several weddings.
Winning the first Super Bowl in franchise history means these Philadelphia Eagles will be forever revered by a loyal, passionate fan base that was starving for a championship. Foles, Ertz, Kelce and many of their teammates had plenty of unique experiences since their 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots ended a 57-year title drought. Wherever they went people showed their appreciation in different ways.
“The whole city cried,” says Foles, the backup quarterback who turned into an instant legend after replacing the injured Carson Wentz in Week 14 and leading the Eagles to victory while earning Super Bowl MVP honors. “It was so emotional. That’s what makes it so special to us. To be a part of winning and bringing it back home to where it hasn’t been, it’s so special.”
Ertz jokes that even he’s moved to tears when he sees Foles enter a room.
“Who doesn’t cry? It’s Nick,” says Ertz, who caught the go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth quarter against New England. “A lot of people are extremely grateful for what we did. People come up to me on the street and say, ‘Thank you,’ which is awkward at times. I don’t know how to really [respond to that]. I guess you’re welcome.”
Kelce became a folk hero following his epic speech on the Art Museum steps the day of the championship parade. Before he reached the podium at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Kelce rode around Broad Street on a policeman’s bicycle, chuggedbeers with fans and had a strange encounter with a teammate who told him a fan spilled a loved one’s ashes in his hands.
“Somebody poured their grandfather’s ashes in [my teammate’s] hands and he didn’t know what to do,” the All-Pro center recalls. “I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do, either.’”
Despite his memorable appearance in front of the microphone, Kelce turned down several speaking opportunities in the offseason. He tried to keep a low profile but even going out for breakfast became too difficult because people constantly approached him.
“For the first seven years, that’s all anybody ever talked about when they came up and talked to you as an Eagle. They were like: ‘Just get us one (Super Bowl title). We’ve been waiting forever,’” Kelce says. “We finally did it.”
Foles’ strangest encounter with a fan came at a book signing after he released his memoir: Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds. A man revealed a new tattoo on his back featuring Foles holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy standing on the steps at the Art Museum. Other fans also got pictures of Foles tattooed on their body.
“The tattoo things are pretty crazy,” Foles admits. “They are there forever.”
The celebration after the Eagles beat the Patriots was wild and the memory will be etched in everyone’s minds forever. While the hangover has lingered for many fans who are still reveling in the victory, players and management have already moved on. To a man, they are determined to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy again. Only eight teams have repeated during the Super Bowl era and the Patriots did it last in 2003-04.
“We want to get a second one,” executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman says. “We started working on it even before the parade.”
Coach Doug Pederson told his players to make winning “the new norm.” The words are now written on a wall inside the team’s practice facility around a picture of players carrying the championship trophy. Pederson cautioned his players against complacency and reminded them opponents will be coming hard after them.
“We’re going to get everybody’s best each week and that’s what we want. I think anybody that plays on Sunday wants to play the best,” Pederson says. “So now we’ve got the targets on our backs and we’re going to embrace that and get ready and we are going to try to defend. But at the same time, we’re going to take it one week at a time and build the season just like we did last year.”
Wentz and other players who missed the playoffs because they were injured are certain their teammates won’t be content with resting on last year’s success. Nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, return specialist Darren Sproles, playmaking linebacker Jordan Hicks and special teams captain Chris Maragos also were forced to watch the team’s magical run from the sidelines with the franchise quaterback.
“With the guys that didn’t get a chance to play in that game, there’s an extra sense of motivation, an extra sense of not letting everybody be complacent,” Wentz says. “On the flip side of that, I know the leaders that we have, I know the guys in that locker room, the character of that locker room, and I don’t expect it to be an issue regardless. I think any time we have the veteran leadership that we have, that’s not really a concern of mine or really the rest of the guys because nobody’s going to ever settle for anything around here. But I don’t think it hurts that we have the other guys like myself with a little chip on their shoulder, a little extra motivation to get back out there.”
That desire permeates the locker room. “We’re extremely hungry for sustained success in this city,” Ertz says. “We’ve tasted it one time and that’s something that you never want to give up. We’re hungry to repeat. It’s not going to be easy by any means. But we’re very hungry as a football team.”
How Far will the Eagles Soar?
Notable names tell us how they feel the team will fare this season.
“I both expect and hope to see a very good football team. I think they are clearly the best team in the NFC East and can’t see anyone in the NFC being better than they are. But every season stands alone. You have to be healthy in the key areas to have the best possible shot. I think they are an excellent football team, but you need the perfect storm for everything to go right. It’s tough to predict a Super Bowl repeat for any team in the NFL, but are they capable of it, yes they are.”
– Merrill Reese, Eagles radio play-by-play announcer
“They are world champions until someone else plays in that game. I believe that they will play again at that same level. That doesn’t mean they’ll be in the Super Bowl, but it gives them a better chance than anyone else. What I’ve always recognized in the NFL is that teams either get better or worse, they seldom remain the same. I feel the Eagles will get better. How they handle it and how fortunate they are injury wise will determine the success of the season. I personally believe they’ll be in the range of a 13-3 record.”
– Dick Vermeil, former Eagles head coach (1976-1982)
“The Eagles have a better team this season—by a significant margin—than the team that won the Super Bowl last year. They are deeper, more experienced and have several second-year players (Derek Barnett, Sidney Jones, Corey Clement) who are about to become big stars. My regular-season prediction of 14-2 may actually be a bit conservative.Behind Nick Foles (the first few games) and Carson Wentz (after that), the Birds are going to sweep the NFC East, earn the top seed in the NFC and have an easier run to the Super Bowl this time around. Get ready for another parade in early February 2019.”
– Angelo Cataldi, morning show host, 94WIP
“I fully expect the Eagles to repeat as NFC East champions. It won’t be easy because the other three teams in the division all have improved and the NFC as a whole is very strong, much stronger than the AFC. But the Eagles are deep and talented and with Carson Wentz, Jordan Hicks, Jason Peters and Darren Sproles coming back, they are even better than they were when they won the Super Bowl in February. I don’t want to predict what will happen in the postseason because it is just too far off, but I’m fully confident the Eagles will be in the playoffs again. If they have home field again, they will be hard to beat.”
– Ray Didinger, NFL Hall of Fame writer
“The Eagles season rests upon the shoulders (and knee) of Carson Wentz. If he stays healthy, I predict the Birds will be back-to-back champions.”
– Lesley Van Arsdall, sports anchor, CBS3
“I think the Eagles will be the first team to repeat asNFC East champions since they did it back in 2003-2004. But the road to another title is going to be difficult. Last year’s locker room was incredibly special,so if they can recreate that magic, I think they’ve got this. We’ll see a healthy Carson Wentz put up another MVP-caliber year and the Eagles will go 12-4 in the regular season.”
– Kristen Rodgers, sports anchor, Fox 29
“I love the Birds’ chance this year because every team that wins a Super Bowl starts the same quarterback the following season. Denver had [John] Elway and [Peyton] Manning retire after winning, so thatdoesn’t quite count. That will not be the case for the Eagles. It was killing Wentz standing on that Minnesota sideline and just wait until he gets his chance. The same goes for Jason Peters and some others, but last I looked, quarterback is still the most important position on the field.”
– Big Daddy Graham, overnight host, 94WIP
“I think the Eagles have the perfect mix to repeat as Super Bowl champs. Only the Patriots and Broncos have done it over the last 20 years. It is so tough. But the Eagles have key players like Carson Wentz, Jason Peters, Jordan Hicks, Darren Sproles, and special teams captain Chris Maragos who weren’t on the field for the run. They are really motivated to take back their positions and win a Super Bowl with them on the field. The Eagles lost only a few starters and that was their decision. They upgraded the pass rush with Michael Bennett and will add in Sidney Jones at corner. Some guys are fighting for contracts like Jay Ajayi. The Eagles have a tough schedule but if Carson can return to MVP type form, his intensity and work ethic will lead this team deep in the playoffs.”
– John Clark, sports anchor, NBC10, NBC Sports Philadelphia
“I think the Eagles have more depth this season than last year’s Super Bowl champions. I think they arean 11-win team. The Eagles win the NFC East—even though there has not been a repeat winner for 13 years—and with home field in the playoffs they have a chance to get back to the Super Bowl. This is a very good football team.”
– Howard Eskin, Eagles sideline reporter and radio host for 94WIP
“The NFC is so strong and just one injury can change the balance of power but I’m going to say Philadelphia goes back to the Super Bowl. The chemistry there is what makes the difference. They won’t be complacent.”
– Louis Riddick, NFL Front Office Insider, ESPN
“The defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles have a giant target on their back, every team in the NFL wants to knock off the champs. If that’s not a big enough challenge, the Eagles’ schedule is much harder. I believe the Eagles are hungry to repeat, largely in part because some of their biggest names did not play in the Super Bowl. Carson Wentz, Jason Peters and Darren Sproles are extremely motivated and I believe this close-knit team will feed off their desire to play in the big game again and return to greatness in 2018. The Eagles will go 11-5 and return to the Super Bowl.”
– Jeff Skversky, sports anchor,6ABC
The New England Patriots are the last team to repeat as Super Bowl champions back in 2004 and 2005. This season, the Eagles will match that feat. They’ll beat Tom Brady once again and give the Pats the dubious distinction of becoming the first back-to-back Super Bowl losers since the Buffalo Bills in ‘94.
– Don Bell, sports anchor, CBS3
“The Eagles are defending Super Bowl Champions— they’re never losing again.”
– Colleen Wolfe, host Thursday Night Football and Good Morning Football Weekend, NFL Network
“The roster is even stronger than at the beginning of last season’s and certainly better than the injury-littered one that won the Super Bowl. It’s a tough schedule and they are the hunted ones now, but I see 13-3 with a return trip to the Super Bowl and, yes, a repeat.”
– Bob Cooney, morning show host, 97.5 The Fanatic
“It won’t be easy, because they are no longer ‘under the radar’ but the Eagles improved in many key areas. And the wounded Birds—Peters, Sproles, Hicks, Maragos, etc.—are back. Repeat baby!”
– Ducis Rodgers, sports anchor, 6ABC
“I used to worry about key guys going down, thus diminishing our chances to win it all. After last season and the philosophy of ‘next man up,’ I say we go back-to-back baby! Our team, in all three phases of the game, has shown the desire and resiliency to step up and make things happen. The Eagles will go 12-4 during the regular season, then it’s on to Hotlanta for Super Bowl LIII.”
– Ukee Washington, anchor, CBS3
“I really like this team. Outside adversity doesn’t touch the core leadership inside the locker room and that will continue. They won the Super Bowl without Wentz, Hicks, Peters and Sproles. All will be back to help. Losing the tough running style of [LeGarrette] Blount in the postseason will hurt them. The division will be stronger but the biggest concern will be the entire NFC. It’s as deep as I can ever remember. The Eagles showed that home field plays a role for them in the playoffs. I predict a 12-4 season and a return to Super Bowl LII where Carson gets his chance to lead the team on the biggest stage. I can’t wait.”
– Kevin Negandhi, anchor, ESPN Sportscenter
“The Eagles front office had a great offseason when it comes to replenishing the talent on this team. They are in a great position to repeat as champions. Lots of talented players return from injury—starting with Carson Wentz—that didn’t play in the Super Bowl. It’s difficult to win back to back Super Bowls, but they are in position to be the first repeat winners since the Patriots in ’03 and ’04. I’m predicting they will pull it off by beating the [Pittsburgh] Steelers.”
– Ike Reese, afternoon host, 94WIP; former Eagles linebacker
“The Eagles will win 12 games and repeat as Super Bowl champions for five reasons: talent, youth, depth, culture and leadership. The Super Bowl MVP is a backup (talent), their average age is 25-26 (youth), they won the title without key players (depth) who are now all healthy; they were impervious to injuries and unaffected by the national anthem issue (culture). Finally, Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson are signed through 2022 and Malcolm Jenkins and Carson Wentz are dependable on the field and in the clubhouse (leadership). The Eagles will be dominant for a while.”
– Vai Sikahema, news anchor, NBC10
“When I see the Eagles this year, watching them in training camp and throughout the offseason, the only question mark is the quarterbacks right now. I think they have all of the depth that you need. I think the offensive line is going to be better than it was a year ago; Jason Peters looks good. Right now, I think they have their starters all set and they’re just trying to work on depth. But this is a team that is built for the long haul. They’re a good locker room, they practice hard and that quarterback Carson Wentz, he’s hungry. He wasn’t there in the postseason. He wants to get there and he wants to get a Super Bowl championship himself.”
– Brian Baldinger, analyst, NFL Network
"I really believe if the Birds stay healthy, they will definitely be in the playoff hunt at the end of the season and even have a chance to repeat. But, they need to keep their key players on the field. Whatever happens, I'll be with them!"
– Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels outfielder, Millville resident, Eagles season ticket holder
Getting to Know the Super Bowl Champions
ALSHON JEFFERY, WIDE RECEIVER
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Awesome
Which teammate has the best sense of humor? Lane Johnson
How many times have you rewatched the Super Bowl? None
If you could have dinner with any person past or present, who would it be? My grandma
Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan
NELSON AGHOLOR, WIDE RECEIVER
If you weren’t playing football, where would you be? Doing whatever I need to do to be successful What’s your favorite book? Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. It’s a book that changed my whole life around when I was younger
What is your biggest fear? Death. The whole concept of it
What is your guilty pleasure TV show? I watch a lot of TV so it’s whatever I’m watching with my girlfriend
Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Fitzgerald, LaDainian Tomlinson
BRANDON BROOKS, PRO BOWL RIGHT GUARD
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Passionate, engrained
How many times have you rewatched the Super Bowl? Once but not the TV copy
If you could have dinner with any person past or present, who would it be? Martin Luther King Jr.
What is your favorite book? The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
CHRIS LONG, DEFENSIVE END
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Very patient
What is your favorite book? The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
If you could have dinner with any person past or present, who would it be? Waylon Jennings
Who is your favorite athlete? Barry Sanders
JASON KELCE, ALL-PRO CENTER
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Passionate
Who would play you in a movie about last season? Zach Galifianakis
LANE JOHNSON, ALL-PRO RIGHT TACKLE
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Passionate. Authentic. Gritty.
Which teammate has the best sense of humor? Chris Long
How many times have you rewatched the Super Bowl? Zero myself, only in the film room
What is your favorite book? Relentless by Tim S. Grover
If you could have dinner with any person past or present, who would it be? “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
FLETCHER COX, PRO BOWL DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Describe Eagles fans in three words or less. Passionate. Loyal. Relentless.
How many times have you rewatched the Super Bowl? Once with my family
If you could have dinner with any person past or present, who would it be? My brother
Who is your favorite athlete? LeBron James
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Published (and copyrighted) in South Jersey Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 6 (September 2018).
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by Editorial Staff--South Jersey Magazine
Fest Forward
Strap on your lederhosen, dust off that dirndl, and practice downing lagers and bratwursts. Sea Isle City is once again celebrating its dubious Germanic heritage with a rousing Octoberfest. What began as an annual festival of German food and, of course, beer has evolved into a family event including hayrides, face painting, games and demonstrations by the police and fire departments. Oct. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Excursion Park, JFK Boulevard and Pleasure Avenue, Sea Isle City, (609) 263-9090, SeaIsleChamber.com Running the Boards
Like most fun things to do in Atlantic City, bringing home the big $25,000 prize at the Atlantic City Marathon is all about luck, not skill. Anyone who registers for the full 26.2-mile run—or the half marathon, 10K, 5K, 2-mile walk or kids’ fun run—will be entered for a chance at the grand prize. The third-oldest marathon in the country also offers perks like a pre-race buffet at Bally’s the night before the run. Oct. 17 at 8 a.m., the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, (609) 822-1167, AtlanticCityMarathon.org Come Out of Your Shell
Think you’re the world’s foremost expert on chowder? It’s time you joined the thousands of other self-proclaimed authorities at fall’s rich, creamy bounty of chowder contests. Start in Avalon, where every year the Chamber of Commerce hosts a tasty seafood festival. This year the event features live music, craft vendors, and a chowder contest judged by the masses. (Oct. 9-10 at 30th Street and Ocean Drive, Avalon, (609) 967-3936, AvalonBeach.com) Sea Isle City’s third annual Harbor Fest, a family celebration with crafts, music and activities, this year includes a Best of Sea Isle Chowder Contest, featuring local eateries vying for the title of chowder champ. (Oct. 2 at 42nd Place, Sea Isle City, Sea-Isle-City.nj.us.) Or head to Long Beach Island for the mother of chowder cook-offs, Chowderfest Weekend, a 22nd annual event with vat after vat of seafood soup. (Oct. 3 at Ninth Street and Taylor Avenue, Beach Haven, VisitLBIRegion.com, $20) The Haunting
For some of us, seeing ourselves in the mirror first thing in the morning is plenty scary enough. But if you need a little extra spook in your life, visit Tuckerton Seaport, which always gets haunted this time of year. Pirates and long lost sea captains will roam the boardwalk, while creepy attractions include a haunted forest, a phragmites maze (carved out of the tall reeds) and hayrides. Visit the haunted Black Pearl, or bring the little ones to a family-friendly pumpkin patch. Oct. 22-23 at 120 W. Main St., Tuckerton, (609) 296-8868, TuckertonSeaport.org A.C. DATEBOOK
Aretha Franklin She may be pushing 70, but Franklin is still the Queen of Soul. She’s out on tour to prove (again) that her voice is among the greatest of all time. Oct. 8, 9 p.m. at Caesars Atlantic City, 2100 Pacific Ave., (800) 677-7469, CaesarsAC.com, $75-$115.
So You Think you Can Dance The hottest acts from the hit TV series are on tour to give fans a taste of their skills up close and personal. Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, (609) 348-7000, BoardwalkHall.com, $37.50-$55.
Black Crowes The Black Crowes are calling it quits—but not before an extensive tour. The aptly titled the “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys” tour will include both acoustic and electric sets from the rock icons. Oct. 30, 9 p.m. at the Borgata, One Borgata Way, (609) 317-1000, TheBorgata.com, $85. Published (and copyrighted) in South Jersey Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 7 (October, 2010).
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All You Need to Know About Charles E. West, his Net Worth, his House, Private Jet and his Party Girl Yacht
ICON YACHTS
MTU 12V4000
Owner of the Yacht
Yacht Owner:
Charles E. West
US$ 400 million
donderdag 4 mei 1905
Michele West
2 (?) Please send message if you have info
Gulfstream G-IV (N707CW)
West sold his company Pet Supermarket in 2015 for an estimated US$ 400 million. In May 2019 he bought Wayne Huizenga’s former mansion in Fort Lauderdale.
Who is Charles West ?
West founded Pet Supermarket in 1973. He was born around 1951 (we found recent info that his age is 68). He is married to Michele. We believe he has 2 children.
Headquartered in Sunrise, FL, Pet Supermarket is the largest specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies based in the southeastern US.
The Company operates 155 stores offering customers a broad assortment of premium and holistic pet food and supplies with friendly and knowledgeable service.
Pet Supermarket sells more than 8,000 pet care products, including food, toys, medicine, and clothing. The company started as Pet Circus in South Florida.
Sold to Roark Capital Group
In 2015 Peter Supermarket was sold to Roark Capital Group for an estimated US$ 400 million. Roark Capital Group is an Atlanta-based private equity firm with over $6 billion in equity capital.
Affiliates of Roark have acquired 55 franchise/multi-unit brands which generated approximately $21 billion in system revenues from 23,000 locations located in 50 states and 75 countries.
Charles West Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of more than $ 400 million.
Christensen Yacht
West sold his previous yacht built by Christensen. This yacht was also named Party Girl, but is now named MILESTONE.
West Residence
West lives with his wife Michele West in a US$ 10 million house in Fort Lauderdale. In May 2019 he bought Wayne Huizenga’s former mansion.
The mansion, named Tarpon Pointe, is an 20,653-square-foot home at 1575 Ponce De Leon Drive in Fort Lauderdale. It faces the New River and was put up for sale shortly after Huizenga’s death.
He used to own a Falcon 50 private jet with registration N633W, but the jet was sold long ago.
He now owns the Gulfstream G-IV with registration N707CW. The aircraft is registered to Jet West LLC.
There is more!
Party Girl Yacht (ex Meridian)
The superyacht Party Girl was built by Icon Yachts as Maidelle. The yacht has a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure.
She is powered by 2 MTU marine engines. Which bring her a top speed of 16 knots. Her cruise speed is 14 knots. She has a range of at least 4,000nm.
Built for Alex Shnaider
She was delivered to her owner (Alexander Shnaider) in 2012. Shnaider is co-founder of the Midland Group, active in real estate, steel manufacturing, shipping and trading. The net worth of Shnaider was estimated at US$ 1.3 billion.
Askar Alshinbaev
Shnaider sold her to Askar Alshinbaev, who named her Meridian. Askar Alshinbaev is the majority shareholder and managing director of Meridian Capital Limited.
His net worth is estimated at US$ 800 million. He is one of the richest people in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Sold to Charles West
In 2016 Meridian was sold for US$ 44.5 million to West, who nam ed the yacht Party Girl (like his previous yachts).
Yacht Party Girl Interior
Superyacht Party Girl is designed by Redman Whiteley Dixon, while Cristiano Gatto Design is responsible for her interior.
Party Girl can accommodate 12 guests and 18 crew. In 2013 she was sent back to Icon Yachts for a refit.
Inside the yacht, her amazing interior.
Photos by Peter Baas
Charles West House
The new house, which he bought from the estate of Wayne Huizenga.
The Gulfstream G-IV private jet with registration N707CW.
The Christensen Party Girl was sold in February 2018
The yacht, still named Meridian, at night (Photo by Ron Raffety)
Follow the location of the yacht live
www.petsupermarket.com
www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-pet-supermarket-sunrise
virtualglobetrotting.com/charleswests-house/
www.bloomberg.com/person/PetSupermarket
www.superyachttimes.com/yacht/party-girl/
http://law.justia.com/cases/f
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The yacht before Paul Allen’s Octopus (Photo by Joseph Brimacombe)
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Steve Coleman, Morphogenesis
Fred Kaplan | Jul 14, 2017
Steve Coleman, 61, is one of the most creative alto saxophonists, conceptualists, composers, and bandleadersand certainly the most influential of all those identitiesin jazz today. His latest album, Morphogenesis (on the Pi Recordings label), doesn't quite equal his last twohis breakthrough, Functional Arrhythmia (2013), or his masterpiece, Synovial Joints (2015)but it's a rouser by any measure: on close listening, a heady sweat-drencher.
Coleman has long been fascinated with patterns of motion in nature, and his brilliance is rooted in having solved how to translate this into music. He melds rhythm, counterpoint, harmony, and a jagged post-bop swing in a completely original way, and (this isn't true of all innovators) he is a master of his innovations.
As he explains in his liner notes, "morphogenesis" is "the process that causes an organism to develop its form," and that's a fair description of his own process of creation and improvisation. "Functional arrhythmia" refers to the heartbeat rhythms and contrapuntal nerve impulses that interact in the human body, "Synovial Joints" to the ways that the body's joints pivot, flex, and bend. Many of the songs on Morphogenesis are inspired by the movements of boxers. (Coleman is a big fan of "the sweet science," as boxing was called in its heyday.) His titles and the concepts behind them may sound stiff and academic, but the music is anything but.
What makes it swing, sway, and rivet is that Coleman holds true to the pulse of jazz idioms, and his bands are, at once, as tight and limber as any I've heard. Most of these musicians have been playing together for years, particularly his trumpeter, Jonathan Finlayson. (Though they're dissimilar in every other respect, their clairvoyance is reminiscent of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry.)
Morphogenesis was recorded in September 2016, toward the end of a month-long gig at The Stone, the New York jazz club owned by John Zorn. Like Zorn (though not nearly to the same extent), Coleman heads a number of bands and writes music with their members and instruments in mind. (And, again like Zorn, he plays almost nothing but his own compositions; he views concerts as explorations of concepts and albums as documents of his discoveries along the way.)
The band on this album, Natal Eclipse, is an octetalto sax, trumpet, tenor sax, clarinet, violin, piano, bass, and wordless vocalizingwith percussion added on five of the album's nine tracks. (Most of his bands include a drummer, but he decided not to go that route here, so the subtle interplays and polyrhythms could be heard more clearly.) As with Coleman's previous albums, Joe Marciano and Max Ross engineered the sessions at Systems Two Recording Studios in Brooklyn. The sound is clear, crisp, dynamic, and superbly balanced.
Thanks! for sharing- FK.
Submitted by Allen Fant on July 16, 2017 - 4:01pm
I enjoy your Jazz Music coverage. I will add this one to my list.
The Best Jazz Albums of 2018
Fred Hersch Trio, Live in Europe
Miles & Trane, The Final Tour: Copenhagen on LP
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas: Scandal
My Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2017
Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra: Thanksgiving Week at the Jazz Standard
Bill Evans, The Riverside Recordings at 45rpm
Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers
Bill Evans, Another Time: The Hilversum Concert
William Parker Quartets, Meditation / Resurrection
Thelonious Monk: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
Geri Allen, R.I.P.
Masterpieces by Ellington at 45rpm
Miles Davis' E.S.P. at 45rpm
David Murray Is Back in Town
John Lewis, The Wonderful World of Jazz
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Tomorrow's Civilizational Cringe Today
Steyn on Europe
https://www.steynonline.com/7493/tomorrow-civilizational-cringe-today
The bloodbath in Brussels? As I said to Hugh Hewitt on a previous occasion, all the stories are different, and yet they're all the same. And, alas, it becomes harder to mourn the dead when we never avenge them. No doubt that narcissist wanker who plays "Imagine" is already dragging his piano to the airport or the metro.*
A decade ago, I cited a Tim Blair reader's unimproveable parody of all those dreary navel-gazing warnings that the actual deceased don't matter except insofar as they portend a hypothetical attack against the real victims here:
British Muslims Fear Repercussions Over Tomorrow's Train Bombing
But the old jokes don't play when everyone who matters in our world does them for real. This time round the government official with direct responsibility for dealing with today's slaughter, a slice of ham with the absurdly Tintinesque name of Jan Jambon, issued the usual halfwit apologia the day before the atrocity. As M Jambon, the Belgian Interior Minister, told CNN on Monday:
Jambon says the majority of young Muslims are well integrated into Belgian society, but admits his government has more to do to make some feel "at home" in their own country, given that a sense of alienation can leave them open to the threat of radicalization.
"We're talking about third- and fourth-generation [immigrants]; these youngsters are born in Belgium, even their fathers and mothers are born in Belgium, and still they are open for these kind of messages. This is not normal -- in the U.S., the second generation was the President; here, the fourth generation is an IS fighter -- so that is really something we have to work on."
As I said, he gave that interview on Monday - the day before the attacks. So "British Muslims Fear Repercussions Over Tomorrow's Train Bombing" is now joined by "Belgian Cabinet Minister Says Tomorrow's Train Bombing Is All Our Fault".
So "we" have to work on it. That means you, the Flemish frequent flyer poking your head up from the rubble at the airport concourse. And you, the Walloon strap-hanger blinking into the dust and chaos and wondering where the lower part of your left leg went. You are going to "have to work on" it, harder and harder and harder.
Just how are they going to work on it? In Brussels, the terrorists blew up the area outside the secure zone. Which was entirely predictable. As I wrote six years ago:
The second thought that strikes you is that the ever-longer lines to get into the "secure" area are now the least secure area in America. Why not blow up the security line? You could kill as many people as on an airplane, and inflict more long-term economic damage. But don't worry. The TSA has plans to expand the "secure" area, so the insecure perimeter will be somewhere else, with even more vulnerable people standing around waiting to get into it.
Clearly we need a secure zone outside the secure zone - maybe, say, outside the concourse. So everyone has to crowd on the sidewalk. And then when they blow that up we can move it back to the perimeter of the airport. And then...
Where's the "safe space" against an enemy that wants to blow up everything? One year ago, after Copenhagen, I wrote:
I would like to ask Mr Cameron and Miss Thorning-Schmidt what's their happy ending here? What's their roadmap for fewer "acts of violence" in the years ahead? Or are they riding on a wing and a prayer that they can manage the situation and hold it down to what cynical British civil servants used to call during the Irish "Troubles" "an acceptable level of violence"? In Pakistan and Nigeria, the citizenry are expected to live with the reality that every so often Boko Haram will kick open the door of the schoolhouse and kidnap your daughters for sex-slavery or the Taliban will gun down your kids and behead their teacher in front of the class. And it's all entirely "random", as President Obama would say, so you just have to put up with it once in a while, and it's tough if it's your kid, but that's just the way it is. If we're being honest here, isn't that all Mr Cameron and Miss Thorning-Schmidt are offering their citizens? Spasms of violence as a routine feature of life, but don't worry, we'll do our best to contain it - and you can help mitigate it by not going to "controversial" art events, or synagogues, or gay bars, or...
...or sports stadia and restaurants and rock concerts. Or railway stations and airports.
As I've said so often now, I'm Islamed out. I happen to be semi-Belgian, although my family is from Sint-Niklaas rather than Brussels, an ancient city in a minor kingdom hideously transformed into the "capital city" of "Europe" and brutalized by the Eurocrats' reach-for-the-sky monuments to their own visionary genius. On my last visit, the totalitarian skyscrapers towering over the mere mortals in the vast empty plazas below were decorated with giant billboards dangling down 30 stories of rain-streaked concrete bearing the inspiring slogan "Strengthening Europe Through Governance."
No, sir. Killing Europe Through Demographic Transformation. As I wrote after Paris:
So I say again: What's the happy ending here? Because if M Hollande isn't prepared to end mass Muslim immigration to France and Europe, then his "pitiless war" isn't serious.
That's the only thing that will make a difference - recognizing that, as "vibrant" and "diverse" and "multicultural" as we are, we cannot assimilate Islam on the scale Frau Merkel and others are demanding. This isn't Belfast. It can't be held down to "an acceptable level of violence". In the long-term, there's no assimilation, only civilizational suicide.
I regret having to begin every other paragraph with "As I wrote...", but the fact is this problem was in plain sight a decade ago - and all M Jambon and the rest of the European political class did was sit back and accelerate the rate of Islamization. As I wrote (last time, I promise) in my book America Alone:
In June 2006, a 54-year old Flemish train conductor called Guido Demoor got on the Number 23 bus in Antwerp to go to work. Six – what's that word again? – "youths" boarded the bus and commenced intimidating the other riders. There were some 40 passengers aboard. But the "youths" were youthful and the other passengers less so. Nonetheless, Mr Demoor asked the lads to cut it out and so they turned on him, thumping and kicking him. Of those 40 other passengers, none intervened to help the man under attack. Instead, at the next stop, 30 of the 40 scrammed, leaving Mr Demoor to be beaten to death. Three "youths" were arrested, and proved to be – quelle surprise! - of Moroccan origin. The ringleader escaped and, despite police assurances of complete confidentiality, of those 40 passengers only four came forward to speak to investigators. "You see what happens if you intervene," a fellow rail worker told the Belgian newspaper De Morgen. "If Guido had not opened his mouth he would still be alive."
No, he wouldn't. He would be as dead as those 40 passengers are, as the Belgian state is, keeping his head down, trying not to make eye contact, cowering behind his newspaper in the corner seat and hoping just to be left alone. What future in "their" country do Mr Demoor's two children have? My mother and grandparents came from Sint-Niklaas, a town I remember well from many childhood visits. When we stayed with great-aunts and other relatives, the upstairs floors of the row houses had no bathrooms, just chamber pots. My sister and I were left to mooch around cobbled streets with our little cousin for hours on end, wandering aimlessly past smoke-wreathed bars and cafes, occasionally buying frites with mayonnaise. With hindsight it seemed as parochially Flemish as could be imagined. Not anymore. The week before Mr Demoor was murdered in plain sight, bus drivers in Sint-Niklaas walked off the job to protest the thuggery of the – here it comes again - "youths". In little more than a generation, a town has been transformed.
Of the ethnic Belgian population, some 17 per cent are under 18 years old. Of the country's Turkish and Moroccan population, 35 per cent are under 18 years old. The "youths" get ever more numerous, the non-youths get older.
M Jambon can demand all he wants that aging Flemings and Walloons re-double their efforts to make these alienated third-generation Belgians feel "at home". But on that remorseless arithmetic it will be their home, and you'll be the ones having to "work harder" at "integrating" with them.
As for M le Ministre's regret - that in America a second-generation immigrant can be president while in Belgium he's a jihadist - oh, don't worry: a second-generation Euro-Muslim will be prime minister of Belgium soon enough. As I wrote (okay, one more) in 2007, a decade ago Muslims were already ten out of seventeen members of the ruling party on Brussels city council - or 59 per cent. What will it take to make them feel "at home"? Eighty-nine per cent? Well, then, we have to work on it!
~When America Alone came out in 2005, I was interviewed by Michelle Malkin about this very subject. Today she's re-posted that interview:
Today's bloody jihad attacks in Brussels are yet another stark reminder that the Islamization of Europe didn't happen overnight...
Ten years ago, I sat down with the incomparable Mark Steyn for an interview about Europe, Islam, demographics, and his trenchant and timeless book, America Alone.
Click below for Part One:
For parts two, three and four of my interview with Michelle, please see here.
*UPDATE: Re "Imagine", looks like these guys beat him to it. God Almighty. As I write (look, honestly, it's really the final one) last time round:
'Imagine there's no countries...'
Keep this up and there won't be.
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NEWS ALERT Bishop's Letter to Parishes following General Synod
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The Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft machine gun during a skirmish with Islamic State (IS) jihadists near the northern Syrian village of Beraan, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, October 24, 2016. (Nazeer al-Khatib/AFP/Getty Images)
The Damascus Junket Pays Dividends for Assad
After interacting with Assad’s murderous regime, a group of Western journalists and editors decided to tell the dictator’s ‘side of the story.’ Sorry is the state of American journalism and policymaking.
By Lee Smith
November 3, 2016 • 1:55 PM
The press junket that brought Western journalists to meet Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in Damascus has paid off handsomely for the regime. The two-day affair, sponsored by Assad’s father-in-law, Fawaz al-Akhras, has already thrown off a number of largely uncritical and even sympathetic stories in major American media outlets, like The New York Times, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and The New Yorker.
The astonishing ease with which a genocidal regime can use willing Western journalists as props should be alarming to anyone who is not already alarmed by the collapse of basic standards of reporting—and common sense—by people who once prided themselves on being “gatekeepers” but now look more like men’s room attendants at a gross country club. You’d think that with all these overachievers working for some of America’s top media organizations there’d be at least one stubborn son of a bitch who would have said, “Forget it”: Screw these guys—I’ll sit and listen to their crap for two days and I’ll eat their hummus, but if they think I’m taking marching orders from a vicious third world dictatorship that mutilates teenagers before they send the corpses back to their families, they can go to hell.
Nope, they all filed on time, like A+ students.
“Why is the government allowing journalists in now,” NPR asked its correspondent Peter Kenyon, one of the regime’s invited guests. “I think the government wants to get its side of the story out and realizes it has been not doing a great job of that,” said Kenyon. “And when it was pointed out that maybe if more reporters from the West got in to see what was going on, a fuller picture might come out, some of the officials said ‘yeah, that could be right.’”
Satisfied with their new self-appointed mission of helping a genocidal dictator get his side of the story out, social media is now trying to decide which of the dispatches from Damascus is the winner. I studied literary theory in graduate school at Cornell, which was then the home for that kind of thing, but I must have missed the section on the aesthetics of stenography, because I can’t discern whose version of this pathetic, servile art is better than the others.
The twitter consensus seems to hold that The New York Times’ Beirut bureau chief Anne Barnard is the clear winner. Maybe it’s the color. For example, Barnard notes a painting hanging in the grand entryway of the presidential palace, and writes that it “was a reminder of quieter days, when Mr. Assad and his wife, Asma, had more time to spend as patrons of the arts.”
The 21st century’s most murderous couple—patrons of the arts. Of course it could be a clever “hint” of irony, as some speculated—though such “hints” are no doubt lost on the men, women, and children who are being bombed daily by Assad and his art-loving wife, who will no doubt be profiled again soon in Vogue.
Regardless, it seems that some editor at The New York Times eventually thought better of this kind of fawning, because the paper then published a later version of Barnard’s piece without her tribute to the Medicis of the Levant. Someone, perhaps the same editor, or Barnard herself, also added a layer of editorial voice that put some human distance between the reporter and the monster dictating to her and her colleagues. “It was a surreal meeting for me,” Barnard now writes in the new version of her story, “after years of writing about a devastating and intractable war that has reduced several of Syria’s grand city centers to rubble and prompted accusations of war crimes.”
The reality is that the Assad regime did a number on our brain-dead press corps and the dummies who edit them. For instance, Suzan Haidamous, a Washington Post correspondent who attended the conference and festooned her photographs of her and her colleagues with celebratory hash-tags like #goodtimes—I’m not making this up —tweeted, in response to the ensuing criticism, that the regime did not “use us”—“we covered our expenses.”
@cerenomri i respect your opinion, but was never meant this way. We covered our expenses. They can not use us believe me.
— suzan Haidamous (@suzanHaidamous) November 2, 2016
That’s one way to see it, which may soothe the concerns of the Post’s ombudsman. See? We paid our own way! Of course the other way to see that is that she’s proud that American press organizations actually paid with their own credit cards for the privilege of taking group dictation from an Arab despot. You can be sure that’s how the ruling clique in Damascus sees it. #journalism.
There is nothing in the Barnard story, or the nearly identical New Yorker story filed by Dexter Filkins—who, to his credit, actually looked uncomfortable in the group photographs that showed him and his colleagues enjoying #goodtimes and #journalism in fancy Damascus restaurants—that couldn’t have been emailed, faxed, or phoned in by Assad’s spokesman. Filkins, for instance, asked a man responsible for nearly half a million murders, using chemical weapons, bombing children, and ordering the rape and torture of detainees, what it felt like to be branded a war criminal. Believe it or not, Assad had prepared an answer.
“There’s nothing personal about it—I am just a headline,” he said. “The headline is ‘The bad President, the bad guy, is killing the good guys. They are the freedom fighters.’ And so on. You know this. It’s black and white.”
Or, as Barnard recorded Assad’s deeply revealing answer, clearly intended only for her, and the readers of the Times:
“I’m just a headline—the bad president, the bad guy, who is killing the good guys,” Mr. Assad said. “You know this narrative. The real reason is toppling the government. This government doesn’t fit the criteria of the United States.”
There’s an art to interviewing people, even monsters, and getting them to say things they wish they hadn’t—but this certainly isn’t it, folks. This is stenography. That’s just an added benefit for the Assad regime, which never cared in the first place what its chosen journalists reported from the conference. All it wanted was to have the press there in order to send the message that it is “normal” to talk to Assad. So what if he’s up to his long neck in blood, if the New York Times is sending its correspondent—then what’s wrong, for instance, with a congressional delegation? How about the secretary of state?
Thus the most bizarre part of this sad episode was watching the Assad press junket held up on Twitter by an assortment of creeps and ingenues as an example of what’s right with journalism. Unbelievably, many of these people are journalists.
In response to my story last week about this group of journalist who took up the invite to the Assad regime, the Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald tweeted:
Too bad @ABarnardNYT & other journalists had to get smeared as Assad-stooges in order to do this reporting https://t.co/qaqxMlMONQ https://t.co/WWa7AXq5OW
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 2, 2016
Why is Greenwald defending a junket paid for by a dictator’s father-in-law? Maybe his appreciation for Assad is an extension of his appreciation for Assad’s protector, Vladimir Putin. Edward Snowden’s continuing presence in Moscow—and the continuing silence of Snowden and Greenwald about the exploits of the world’s most famous law-breaking, war-starting, carpet-bombing, opponent-murdering dictator—are certainly suggestive. What’s not hard to demonstrate is that Assad is Putin’s client, which is why Russian airplanes continue bombing Aleppo to rubble, when not bombing UN food convoys. And Glenn Greenwald defends “reporters” whose presence is intended to demonstrate that Putin’s mass-murdering buddy is a legitimate world leader and a true friend of Western values.
Other journalists weighed in, too.
“Argument that US journalists shouldn’t interview Assad is the stupidest idea of the day,” tweeted Foreign Policy editor David Kenner. “We should only talk to nice people?”
It’s certainly useful to know that a publication devoted to reporting on international affairs thinks that a group appointment arranged by the father-in-law of a mass murderer is real journalism. Readers of Foreign Policy, be forewarned: David Kenner thinks junkets are hard-hitting reporting, and that distributing someone else’s talking points is a good day’s work for his reporters. I’ve been on plenty of press junkets, which can have their good points—free food, air-conditioned bus tours, making new friends in exotic places—but this is the first time in my life that I’ve ever heard anyone portray a reporter’s presence on a junket as an exercise in journalistic courage.
“New York Times writers have died covering Syria,” Politico editor Blake Hounshell pompously tweeted at me, as if he’s putting his ass in danger while spending his days editing stories about things people said on Twitter, and retailing “leaks” and “scoops” and “talking points” provided by political operatives in the US. Hounshell was likely referring to Anthony Shadid, who died crossing the border out of Syria in 2012 from what was reported to have been an asthma attack. Now, Shadid was a terrific journalist, but he wasn’t killed by the regime, unlike the Lebanese journalists that Assad and Hezbollah murdered after the Syrian withdrawal in 2005, like Samir Kassir and Gebran Tueni, both killed in car bombs—as were many Lebanese anti-Syrian regime activists, along with Lebanese security officials and politicians, including the former prime minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri. That’s what the American journalists on the junket were serving to legitimize: a regime that kills Arab journalists and Arab pro-democracy activists.
The issue here is not simply about the health of the American media, but our engagement with the world more generally. The Assad regime has now used our press in a campaign to legitimize its “side of the story.” The presence of the journalists at the Damascus conference as well as the response on social media suggests that many of us find it perfectly normal to politely engage and “discourse” with the most murderous regime of the 21st century. We believe we are doing something difficult and brave by ordering room service. Well, terrific. That’s exactly what the ruling clique in Damascus had in mind. What’s even more worrying is that our policymakers and statesmen can’t be far behind.
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Lee Smith is the author of The Consequences of Syria.
Anne Barnard
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Sajith Premadasa expected to take over UNP leadership
[TamilNet, Monday, 26 April 2010, 15:54 GMT]
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) is in the process of electing a new leadership to take the party forward from the present plight after facing defeats in every election held in the island since the UNP government was dismissed by the then SL president Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004. 42-year-old Sajith Premadasa, the son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa, is expected to take over the leadership of the UNP, political sources said quoting Gayantha Karunatilake, Galle district UNP parliamentarian.
Mr. Karunatilake has said that the UNP working committee which is scheduled to meet this week would decide on key changes in the party leadership.
Soon after the defeat of UNP at the last general election Rukman Senanayake had called for the removal of Ranil Wickremesinghe from the posts of opposition leader and UNP leader. Mr. Senanayake last week resigned from all positions held by him in the UNP after the party failed to nominate him through the National List to parliament.
Senanayake blames Wickremesinghe for gradually pushing the party down the drain since 1994.
He further said that the UNP will never win an election until Wickremesinghe remains its leader, failing to groom a future leadership.
The UNP has failed to win any of the elections held since 2001 even at provincial level.
Rukman Senanayake has been backing Sajith Premadasa for the post of UNP leader.
Sajith Premadasa has been elected a parliamentarian from the Hambantota in the southern province since 1994 on the UNP ticket.
In the last general election too he was elected from the Hambantota district with highest preferential votes in the UNP ticket amid tough opposition from the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Government may advance Parliament session to get GST laws approved
By CA Satbir Singh | August 29, 2016
(Last Updated On: August 29, 2016)
Eager to meet the April 1 target to roll out the landmark Goods and Services Tax+ (GST), the government may advance Winter Session of Parliament by a fortnight to get supporting legislations passed, leaving sufficient time for implementation of the new indirect tax regime.
Winter Session of Parliament is normally convened in the third or fourth week of November but this year the government is looking at starting the month-long session immediately after the end of festive season.
An early Winter Session would help get the Central GST (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST) legislations, that will pave way for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), to be approved within November or latest by early December, government officials said.
The two are supporting legislations to the Constitutional Amendment Bill approved+in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Requiring ratification by half of the 31 states for it to become a law, the Constitution Amendment Bill has already been ratified by 8 state assemblies including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.
Maharashtra and Haryana are likely to follow suit soon and the requisite numbers may be in place by September, an official said.
“With required number of states ratifying the Bill, there is a thinking that the Winter Session should be advanced to around November 9 or 10, after the festivities, including Chhath Puja,” he said. “In doing that, a consensus with all the political parties will be needed.”
The government is of the view that once half of the state legislatures approve the new national sales tax regime, the GST Council – comprising Union finance minister and state finance ministers, can be nudged to quickly approve the tax rate, slabs and exemptions for it to be incorporated in the supporting legislations.
Parliament nod to the legislations in the Winter Session would give enough time to prepare for the rollout of GST from April 1, 2017. The new regime will subsume excise, service tax and other local levies including VAT, octroi.
Government is of the view that an early Winter Session will also be beneficial as the Budget Session is planned to be convened in the last week of January.
“Presentation of Budget around end-January is under consideration and hence an early Winter Session also paves way for an early Budget Session,” the official said. The revenue department and the state finance ministers are already in discussion with the trade and industry chambers and other stake holders over the model GST law.
The Empowered Committee of state finance ministers will meet industry chambers on August 30 to understand their concerns about the new indirect tax regime.
The CGST and IGST will be drafted on the basis of the model GST law. The states will draft their respective State GST (SGST) laws with minor variation incorporating state-based exemption. The IGST law would deal with inter-state movement of goods and services. Source-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com[29-08-2016]
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These A-List Actors Were Almost Part of the MCU
Looking back at the last decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is hard to imagine it being anything but a record-breaking success. In trying to establish its identity, Marvel tried to cast some big-time actors but for one reason or another they weren’t chosen. The Avengers very nearly looked a lot different.
Recently, IGN examined some of these actors who passed on starring in MCU movies. Some of them we’ve known about while others are quite surprising. Let’s just say the world would look a lot different if somebody other than Robert Downey Jr. strapped on the Iron Man suit. Here are some of the notable names included in the list.
Emily Blunt as Black Widow and Agent Carter: The actress was actually cast as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. The same thing happened when she was in the running for the role of Agent Carter for Captain America: The First Avenger.
John Krasinski as Captain America: The Office star got so far along the process of auditioning for the role he filmed costume tests when he decided to drop out saying the role was not for him.
Jason Momoa as Drax: Similar to the previous entry, Jason Momoa auditioned for the role of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy prior to his turn as Aquaman in the DCEU but dropped out when he felt the role was too similar to his previous turns.
Saoirse Ronan as Scarlet Witch: When writing Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon’s first choice to play the role was Saoirse Ronan who expressed early interest in the role. However, once she was officially offered the role she turned it down.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Ant-Man: During the early development of Ant-Man when director Edgar Wright was still involved, Joseph Gordon-Levitt rose as one of the finalists for the role alongside Paul Rudd before the latter won the role.
Joaquin Phoenix as Doctor Strange: The highly regarded actor was the frontrunner to land the role of Doctor Strange when he walked away from the role paving the way for Benedict Cumberbatch starring as the Sorcerer Supreme.
It’s pretty wild to imagine some of these actors in the roles that are so well established now. It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else as Drax other than Dave Bautista (though that may very well happen). On the other hand, how awesome would it have been to see Emily Blunt kicking ass as Black Widow similar to her role in Edge of Tomorrow?
They call it revisionist history for a reason, but it’s still fun to look back at the “what ifs” in the build up of the MCU.
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Girls aged 13 and 14 appear in court accused of kidnapping toddler at Primark 'to commit sexual offence'
The girl was found more than an hour after going missing from a Primark store in Newcastle Credit: Alamy
Telegraph Reporters
Two teenage girls have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
The girls, aged 13 and 14 and from Tyneside, were also charged with shoplifting dummies, baby milk and a bottle.
The little girl was taken from a Primark store in Newcastle's busy Northumberland Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Once the alarm was raised, officers trawled through CCTV from the council, shops, Newcastle University, bus companies, the Metro and their own cameras.
“You appreciate that you are charged with very serious offences”
District Judge Roger Elsey
She was found an hour and 45 minutes later following a major search around three miles away in Gosforth Central Park in north Newcastle.
The girls, who cannot be identified, appeared before South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court, sitting as a youth court, for a hearing which lasted over 30 minutes.
They are both charged with kidnap "with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence" contrary to the Sexual Offences Act of 2003.
They also face two counts of theft from a shop - dummies from Boots and the milk and bottle from a Sainsbury's, all said to have been of an unknown value. The alleged victim cannot be identified.
The defendants were flanked by a male and a female security guard in the glass-fronted dock during the hearing. The girls, wearing grey tracksuits, appeared to listen closely to the proceedings.
They spoke to quietly confirm their address and date of birth and to say they had understood the proceedings.
They were denied bail and were ordered to be tagged and remanded into local authority care, to live and sleep at an address, from 7pm to 7am.
The toddler was found in Gosforth after going missing from Primark in Newcastle
No family members for the defendants or the alleged victim were in court.
District Judge Roger Elsey told them: "You appreciate that you are charged with very serious offences. I understand that you are not admitting these offences and you are not convicted of them."
He told them they must not discuss the case on social media.
The girls will appear before North Tyneside Youth Court on May 13. In the meantime they must not enter Newcastle city centre.
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Campgrounds in St. George Utah
One of the best ways to experience all of the magnificent scenery and activities that southern Utah has to offer is to stay at one of the campgrounds in St George Utah. Located near some of Utah’s most spectacular scenery, national and state parks, gorgeous hiking trails, and the artistic and cultural offerings of the historic city of St. George, Temple View RV is a great place to camp while visiting Southern Utah. This article will tell you about the amenities that Temple View RV offers, describe the area’s many attractions, and give you some ideas about what to bring for your camping trip to southern Utah.
Why should you camp at Temple View RV?
Located in sunny St. George, off the I-15 and 90 minutes north of Las Vegas, Temple View offers RV and camping sites for visitors to southern Utah. This is a great choice if you are looking for an urban experience in close proximity to national and state parks. The 260 plus spacious and sunny lots each include a concrete patio, parking for two vehicles, and full hook-ups. 50 of the sites are pull-thrus, meaning you can pull your rig through instead of backing in. All of the sites have wireless internet, and select sites offer cable TV and phone hook-ups. There is an area for tent camping, and the lots accommodate RVs up to 45 feet long.
Temple View RV is conveniently located in the center of the town of St. George. Across the street are a grocery store, restaurants, shops, a hardware store, and movie theater, and it is not far from Zion National Park, state parks, and hiking trails. Here, you will find friendly people, great weather, assorted activities, and spectacular scenery. You will also find everything you might need in terms of amenities including:
Year round heated pool and hot tub
Bathrooms and showers
Close proximity to Zion National Park state parks, hiking trails
By camping at Temple View RV, Zion National Park will be within a short drive. Utah’s first national park, Zion National Park is known for its canyons and streams and world-class outdoor recreation. Located near the Arizona border, Zion National Park’s year-round warm weather, golf courses, hikes for all levels, and stunning red and white sandstone cliffs attract over 3 million visitors a year. At the mouth of the park is Springdale, where you will find assorted restaurants and lodging.
Snow Canyon State Park, located just 20 minutes from St. George, offers 38 miles of hiking trails where you can explore petrified sand dunes, cinder cones, scenic lava, and red sandstone cliffs. This park is a great for hiking, rock climbing, road biking, horseback riding, and camping.
One of the most visited state parks in Utah, Sand Hollow State Park is a 20,000-acre park with 15,000 acres of sand dunes and a 1322-acre reservoir located on Sand Mountain near the town of Hurricane. Its beautiful red rock surroundings, warm water, sandy beaches, sand dunes, water sports, ATV trails, biking, camping, horseback riding, and fishing attract many visitors.
Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is another nearby landmark in the area. This 44,724-acre national conservation area, located on the northeastern edge of Mojave Desert, offers hiking and opportunities to see tortoise and desert landscapes. Virgin River, a 162-mile long tributary of the Colorado and Utah’s first wild and scenic river, is a great place to hike and for viewing the changing colors of autumn.
You should also be sure to fit in a visit Pioneer Park. This 52-acre park features Dixie Rock, also known as “the sugarloaf.” From here, you can enjoy views of city and surrounding area while you hike and climb. Top the day off with a BBQ in a covered pavilion.
Native American petroglyphs, or carved images on rocks, are prevalent in southern Utah. At Petroglyph Park, Anasazi Valley Petroglyphs, and several other locations, you can see these fascinating images that tell the stories of the Ancestral Puebloen and Anaszi tribes.
A bit further away, but still within a 2.5-hour drive from St. George, is Bryce Canyon National Park, known for phenomenal views and hikes and for hoodoos, or spire shaped rock formations. Grand Canyon is about a 3 to 4.5 hour drive from St. George, depending on the rim. The south rim is accessible year round, but the north rim is closed for winter. At the north rim, you will find Cedar Breaks National Monument, which sits at over 10,000 feet looking down into a half-mile deep geologic amphitheater.
Experiencing Grand Canyon’s 18 mile wide, 277 mile long, and mile deep canyon is well worth the trip. Hiking, backpacking, mule riding, and river rafting are some of the ways you can explore this natural wonder. Some other places to check out include:
Red cliffs recreation area
Pine valley Mountains
Brian head resort
Benefits of location in the center of town
By camping at Temple View RV, you will not only be near to national and state parks, but you will also be in the center of the town of St. George. Located in the southwest corner of Utah, this town has something for everyone.
St. George is a center for arts and culture, offering a wide array of museums, art festivals, and live entertainment. At the Tuachahn Center for the Arts, an outdoor amphitheater with a stunning red rock canyon in the background, you can see professional Broadway theater and concerts. St. George holds an art festival featuring the work of top regional artists on Easter Weekend. The St. George Art Museum, located in the historic district in an old barn building, features exhibits of different cultures and time periods and showcases local and regional artists.
For history buffs, the city offers many historic sights and buildings. The Pioneer Courthouse, completed in 1876, was used at the time as a jailhouse, a courtroom, and a schoolroom. On a tour of the courthouse, you will see original paintings of Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon, chandeliers, and a security vault, and learn about the building’s history and construction.
Brigham Young Winter home was built in the late 1800s for Brigham Young, the leader of the LDS movement. It is where he spent his last winters before passing away in 1877. You can take a guided tour of this historic home and living museum.
St. George Tabernacle is a religious and historic sight that played an important role in the settlement of the west. Dating back to the 1870s, St. George Temple is a gorgeous towering white structure, the church’s third temple and the first in Utah following the migration west after the death of Joseph Smith. You can learn the story of the Mormon Church at the visitor’s center, walk the temple grounds and admire the Gothic architectural details, or take a guided tour of pioneer residences.
Desert Garden
Another place to see in St. George is the Red Hills Desert Garden, Utah’s first desert garden. With 5000 desert plants, 200-million-year old prehistoric footprints, and a 1150-foot stream full of many different species of native fish, this garden offers visitors a unique desert experience.
With 1000 petrified dinosaur tracks and fossilized remains, St. George Dinosaur Discovery site at Johnson Farm is another place to experience prehistory. Built over a preserved prehistoric lakebed, this destination is a great place for families to learn about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
Other attractions for families with children are St. George Children’s museum and Town Square Park. The children’s museum features interactive rooms and exhibits where kids can learn about science, music, and art, and the park includes water attractions, picnic tables, and a carousel.
For sports enthusiasts, St. George offers nine golf courses, rodeos, marathons, and senior “Olympic style” competitions. Tennis, hiking, mountain biking, ATV and horse riding, and jeep tours are also available.
If you love to shop, you will want to include a visit to the Zion factory stores, with its over 30 outlet stores including Eddie Bauer, Van Heusen, IZOD, and Polo Ralph Lauren, or the Red Cliff Mall.
Other nearby cities to visit
Just 50 miles to the north is Cedar City, the largest city in iron county Utah. Cedar City is charming and compact and hosts the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Neil Simon Theatre Festival, and the Utah Summer Games.
Kanab, Utah, the county seat of Kane County, is located just north of the Arizona state line. Founded by LDS families in 1870, this city is known for its western landscapes and as a gateway to the Grand Canyon and to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park located 15 miles to the west.
Also nearby is Mesquite, Nevada. Located in Clark County 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas on the Arizona state line, Mesquite offers golf courses, clubs, and warm weather year round in a desert setting.
Kayenta, a 2000-acre planned community in southern Utah’s red rock community, is worth a visit. Located 7 miles west of St. George, Kayenta is focused on conservation, sustainable growth, and appreciation for nature. It is a beautiful and peaceful area where the houses are built to blend in with the desert landscape.
About 15 miles northeast of St. George is the ghost town of Silver Reef. A mining town from the late 1800s, it is now a Wild West Ghost Town. Registered on the National and Utah State Registers of Historic Buildings, the museum offers guided tours, mine exhibit tours, and Powder House and Ghost Town walking tours.
Tips for what to bring when camping
If you are planning your first camping trip in southern Utah, you might be wondering how to pack for the desert climate. What you will need depends on whether you are planning to camp in a tent or an RV, what activities you choose, and the time of year. Whatever your plans, here are some tips to get you started.
The weather in the southwest desert is hot and dry. It rains rarely, but when it does the weather can cool down rather abruptly. For these reasons, you should be sure to bring layered clothing that will protect you from the sun and footwear that is sturdy and waterproof. Temperatures fluctuate so bring light and warm layers and a winter hat for the cool evenings and nights.
Sturdy walking shoes are a must, and waterproof hiking boots are essential if you plan to go hiking and rafting. These will help to protect your feet from cactus needles, rocks, and snakebites.
A wide-brimmed sun hat, sunglasses with polarized lenses and straps, and sunscreen will help to protect you from the intense Utah sun. A rain jacket for those desert rainfalls will help keep you dry and warm.
The risk of dehydration is high when you are in the desert. In order to stay hydrated, you should bring a large water jug, water bottles, and/or a hydration system. Refill your containers whenever you have the chance, and be sure to drink .5 to 1 liter per hour of hiking. Here is a list of some other items that should be on your packing list.
Blacklight flashlight to see scorpions
Star chart or app to identify star formations
Campfire grill
GPS or compass
A visit to southern Utah is sure to be an exciting and rewarding experience. With incredible desert views, national and state parks, historic and prehistoric sites, and cultural and artistic offerings, you will find something for everyone in the family. If you are looking for campgrounds in St George Utah, Temple View RV is an ideal location to experience all that this unique area has to offer.
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Cycling Holidays and Tours in France
For many, France is the centre of cycling, home to the world’s greatest bike race, the Tour de France. It also has more cycle tourists than anywhere else. And I’m bound to say there are good reasons for that.
The French are tuned in to us cyclists, there's a genuine warmth towards anybody on a bike, whether you're cycling a modern racing bike in your finest lycra, or an old bone-shaker. It's a marvellous experience, when you're on one of our cycling holidays in France you're the King of the road.
The French are also famous for their food. One of the great joys of exploring France is the variety of regional cuisine. In Provence there are fresh vegetables and fruit, local herbs and olive oils – even vegetarians are safe in Provence. Not so in Dordogne where the cuisine is based largely on duck and goose.
Burgundy also boasts a distinctive regional cuisine, much of it now world famous, dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignonne, Coq au Vin, snails, frogs legs, as well as oeufs muerette and jambon perseillé. In Normandy we find beautiful cheeses, all made from the high-fat milk of the Norman cow. Forget the bland camembert that you’re used to, we cycle through the village of Camembert itself, and along with Livarot and Pont L’Eveque, Normans are rightly proud of their cheeses.
But you can’t just turn up in France and enjoy the finest food on offer. The French have the largest tourism industry in the world, and if visitors aren’t careful they risk being treated as just ‘this week’s bunch’. That’s probably the most important thing that The Chain Gang does – we will show you the best routes, the best food, the nicest hoteliers and restaurant owners.
Introduce a bit of adventure into your wine-tasting.
One of the reasons that France is so popular with travellers is that it offers everything. The most famous wines in the world come from Bordeaux and Burgundy. But many of these are out of reach for mortals, our challenge is to introduce you to some secrets of French wines. We visit Monbazillac and Haut Montravel, where we taste truly exquisite dessert wines – don't groan, these are served properly, and they are beautiful. We will change your view of dessert wines (unless you already love them!).
We visit some of the newest Appellations, such as AOC Les Baux-de-Provence, famous chateaux like Lynch-bages in the haut médoc , world-famous white wines in Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault in Burgundy. But the holy grail for any wine lover is to find the appellation separated from a famous neighbour by a drainage ditch. The same terroir, the same climate, the same vines, but they can’t charge the same price, and they have to try harder. Places like Pécharment in Bordeaux, Vacqueyras and Gigondas in Provence. Our aim on all our French tours and cycling holidays is to introduce you to the best they’ve got.
France, the best country in the world for cycling!
We haven't even mentioned the scenery in Dordogne, the renaissance chateaux of the Loire Valley, the Roman theatres and aqueducts of Provence, the beaches and museums of Normandy. Everyone can find somewhere in France, everyone.
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HomeSportFootballNew talent signals strong year ahead for soccer team
New talent signals strong year ahead for soccer team
October 1, 2014 Football, Sport
Shelbourne's Alan O'Sullivan celebrates after scoring the equaliser against St Pat's recently.
DCU’s senior soccer team look to be the strongest they have ever been going into the new season thanks to a number of new players, including some youth internationals, coming into the squad.
The removal of the rule preventing teams from using Airtricity League players in the Collingwood Cup has been a huge boost for the Glasnevin university, something that was evident at last year’s competition when a narrow loss to NUI Galway saw DCU exit at the semi-final stage.
Shelbourne’s Robbie Gaul will remain a key player in the centre of defence this season and the team will be boosted by the return of his brother, David, who missed all of last year’s campaign due to injury.
Gaul will be joined by fellow Shelbourne teammate Alan O’Sullivan, who has just come into the university. O’Sullivan will be a major asset for Declan Roche’s side after recently returning from a two year stint with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. O’Sullivan has been capped a number of times at under-19 level for Ireland. The 19-year-old has made six league appearances for Shels this season, bagging one goal, as well as scoring against St Pat’s in the recent FAI Cup last 16 clash.
Two more League of Ireland players will also be included in Declan Roche’s side this season with Shamrock Rovers’ Jack Watson and Waterford United’s Mark Walsh coming into the squad.
Walsh has come through the under-19 ranks at Waterford and is now a first team regular while Watson has regularly featured for Shamrock Rovers ‘B’ in this season’s Airtricity League First Division campaign.
Roche’s aim is to get over the line and win some silverware in this, his third year in charge of the team, and with the players he now has at his disposal DCU will certainly pose a big threat in both the league and the Collingwood Cup.
Ruaidhrí Croke
Image Credit: Sportsfile
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Gen Y Money
For low-income workers, Ontario’s minimum wage hike is life changing
UFCW Canada union member Rechev Browne poses for a portrait in Toronto, Friday June 2, 2017.
Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail
ANNA SHARRATT
Updated 2017-06-05T12:18:53.608Z
Rechev Browne has watched his life change as his pay increased. Eight years ago, he was earning $14 an hour as a No Frills supervisor in Toronto while studying at George Brown College.
"It was very difficult," said the 29-year-old Mr. Browne "I had a big OSAP loan. I had to move back with my family and take another part-time job to get by." He skipped meals out with friends and only bought No-Name groceries. Savings of any kind were impossible.
He now works a 40-hour week at $17 an hour, the result of a union contract two years ago. He says the pay increase has changed his lifestyle dramatically. He now helps support his girlfriend and her two kids, has moved out of his parents' house and rents a Toronto apartment for $2000 a month. He is paying off the remaining $2000 on his OSAP loan and saving $200 a month for emergencies. And he has a few dollars at the end of the month to donate to a local youth shelter.
Mr. Browne says the announcement last week by the Ontario Liberals that the minimum wage will increase to $14 an hour in 2018 and $15 in 2019 is a "good start."
"It's still difficult to live," said Mr. Browne, who acknowledges he questions spending money on such things as gym memberships. "But people will now be earning $31,200 [a year]. It is levelling the floor."
"People want a secure future."
And Ontario is home to many low-income earners. Twenty-five per cent of Ontario employees – a total of 1.46 million people – earned less than $15 an hour last year.
Half of those low-income employees are women, says Debora De Angelis, national strategic campaigns co-ordinator at UFCW, a private-sector union. She says many of her female members are buoyed by the proposed minimum-wage increase. "We see it as a way of closing the gender gap," she said. "They'll be putting that money back into their communities."
Simon Black agrees. The assistant professor at Brock University's Centre for Labour Studies says it's a huge victory for the labour movement and the working class. "The minimum wage as it stands at $11.40 is a poverty wage."
But while the increase would be welcome news to many Ontarians, critics say it will still leave a lot of families close to the poverty line. According to the Ontario Living Wage Network, $15 an hour doesn't necessarily guarantee a living wage in the province. A living wage is the hourly rate needed for two income earners, working 37.5 hours per week year-round, to support a family of four that includes two young children, according to the network.
Using data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the only part of Ontario that even comes close is Waterloo, with a living wage of $15.42. Living in Toronto necessitates a wage of $18.52 an hour, according to the network.
Dawson Mihichuk gets "ten cents more than minimum wage" working seasonally and part-time in retail in Thunder Bay, Ont. The 18-year-old, second-year Lakehead University student is happy to have full-time work for the summer in a precarious job market, but he says his current rate of pay, which would total $23,900 a year if he worked year-round, means he has to make hard decisions about his lifestyle all the time.
"I have a roommate and we rent a condo together," he said, adding that his roommate's father owns the condo and has temporarily reduced their rent to $500 a month. "We both make minimum wage." The result of their limited income is more meals at home, frequently turning down the thermostat and fewer social outings.
Mr. Mihichuk says that if the minimum wage is increased, he's hoping to enjoy his life a little more. "We'll be actually able to turn the heat up, not have to wear sweaters all the time. Because hydro is bloody expensive and we do what we can to cut down on it."
He also says he hopes to rely less on his parents, who have been helping him pay tuition fees and living expenses.
Mr. Mihichuk, a political-science major, says the Liberal announcement caught him by surprise. "I was shocked that the Wynne government would contemplate anything that drastic," he said. "Raising the wage up will actually allow people to have financial goals."
But he says he's concerned the proposal may end up being just that. The Ontario government will be sending it to committee for provincewide consultations over the summer.
"I'm excited but I'm also nervous," Mr. Mihichuk says. "There's an election coming up."
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White House asserts ‘vast, government-wide effort’ to protect elections
Zeke Miller and Deb Riechmann
Responding to wide-ranging criticism that it lacked a clear national strategy to protect U.S. elections, the Trump administration put on a show of force Thursday and said the president had directed a “vast, government-wide effort” to safeguard a cornerstone of American democracy.
John Bolton, the national security adviser, also wrote in a letter to Senate Democrats that “President Trump has not and will not tolerate interference in America’s system of representative government.”
The warning to American adversaries came as top U.S. intelligence and homeland security officials raised alarms about potential efforts to influence the 2018 and 2020 elections. Homeland security chief Kirstjen Nielsen said: “Our democracy is in the crosshairs.”
“We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States,” Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said.
Their rare appearance during a White House briefing came as a display of resolve, weeks after Trump publicly undermined the conclusions of American intelligence agencies regarding Russian interference. After suffering a bipartisan outcry, Trump later said he accepted those findings.
Along with National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone and FBI Director Christopher Wray, they appeared together at the White House on Thursday to try to reassure the American people they are doing everything in their power to address the threat.
“We’re throwing everything at it,” Coats said.
Nakasone, who is also the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, said the command and the NSA are both tracking a wide range of foreign cyber adversaries and “are prepared to conduct operations against those actors attempting to undermine our nation’s midterm elections.”
Nakasone did not divulge details of the U.S. cyber playbook or say what U.S. responses might have already taken place, saying the operations are sensitive and require confidentiality to achieve success. “I won’t discuss the specifics, except to state that our forces are well-trained, ready and very capable,” he said.
At one of his confirmation hearings in March, Nakasone said his role was to provide a series of cyber options that might be used as a deterrent to Russian meddling, but he told Congress then that cyber or military options might not be the most effective. “In fact, it may be less effective than other options that might be considered,” he said.
Asked specifically if he had been ordered or authorized to conduct any offensive cyber operations in response to foreign meddling in the U.S., Nakasone offered a vague response. “So my guidance and the direction from the present secretary of defence is very clear, we’re not going to accept meddling in the elections. And it’s very unambiguous.”
Nielsen, Wray and Nakasone had all gathered earlier this week in New York City with leaders of top finance, energy and telecommunications companies for a cybersecurity summit, where they spoke of the urgent need for a collective, collaborative approach to security.
At the event, Nielsen said the cyber threat now exceeds the danger of a physical attack against the U.S. by a hostile foreign group.
Wray told reporters that compared to 2016, in 2018 “we are not yet seeing the same kind of efforts to specifically target election infrastructure,” but that other efforts to influence public opinion continue. He added that the FBI has active investigations on foreign influence across all 56 of its field offices.
“Make no mistake, the scope of this foreign influence threat is both broad and deep,” he said.
But Nielsen said U.S. agencies have “seen a willingness and a capability on the part of the Russians” to attack U.S. election infrastructure.
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in both parties have pushed election security toward the top of the fall agenda amid heightened concerns about interference by Russians and others in the midterm elections.
Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration’s response as fragmented, without enough co-ordination across federal agencies. And with the midterms only three months away, critics have called on Trump to take a stronger stand.
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, questioned whether Trump was serious about countering Russian interference.
“Glad to see the White House finally do something about election security – even if it’s only a press conference,” Warner tweeted. “Now, if only it was actually backed up by anything the president has said or done on Russia.”
Bolton said Thursday that Trump is “leading unprecedented action to punish Russia” for its efforts to disrupt American elections.
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Bullying has an impact that lasts years. I know - I’ve been a victim
Anita Sethi
Depression, anxiety, panic attacks - it’s a major risk factor for mental health in adulthood. This Anti-Bullying Week, let’s encourage empathy and kindness
@anitasethi
Fri 16 Nov 2018 07.24 EST First published on Fri 16 Nov 2018 04.00 EST
‘Bullies love to chip away at an identity – and the use of language can be their most belittling tactic.’ Photograph: Janine Wiedel Photolibrary / Ala/Alamy
A scene that often replays in my mind is being 13 years old, curled up in the foetal position on the floor and being kicked in the ribs. I’m screaming but then my voice catches and becomes a silence that sticks as a lump in the throat that stays there for years.
Bullying – which can be physical, mental, emotional, verbal – can steal a lot, including our confidence and self-esteem. It can also steal language, the ability to express what we have experienced.
This week is Anti-Bullying Week, and it is important to understand that, if not addressed, bullying can have deep and damaging consequences – echoing far into the future and affecting our relationships and behaviour.
I have experienced physical bullying: the sudden sharp pain of being pinched in the playground, the searing sting of a slap, the foot stamping on me, hands shoving me into the blaring traffic of a busy road. I have experienced verbal bullying too. “Sticks and stones can break your bones but words will never harm you,” went the childhood chant – which I found confusing because words can harm and hurt most, can break your heart and spirit.
Bullies love to chip away at an identity – and the use of language can be their most belittling tactic. Often the first thing they take is a person’s name: I was “Freak” for much of my younger life. I was dehumanised – I had “lips like a slug”, “hair like a horse”, and was “a stupid Indian cow” (considering that a cow is actually deemed a holy animal in India, I’m now taking this as a compliment).
Studies reveal that childhood bullying can be a major risk factor for poor mental health in adulthood, raising the risk of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal thoughts – all of which I have had. Research by the University of Montreal also suggests that bullying can change the structure surrounding a gene involved in regulating mood – making victims more vulnerable to mental health problems as they age. Another study into the long-term ramifications revealed that bullying could lead to “reduced adaptation to adult roles, including forming lasting relationships, integrating into work and being economically independent”.
‘Bullying can happen in childhood and in adulthood, too. Indeed, the leader of the most powerful country on Earth uses bullying to dominate and degrade.’ Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images
The theme of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week is “choose respect”, and it is important that we explore and put into practice the ways we can respect others and ourselves more, to both help those who still grapple with the effects of bullying, and to stop others from having to suffer. Empathy – a crucial understanding of the minds and hearts of others – can stop us from wilfully hurting others. One report has revealed that reading can help to teach empathy: I believe books should be prescribed for both bullies and those who’ve been bullied.
This year I was asked to write for Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self, a new book aimed at helping young people cope with life. What would I say, if I could journey back through time? Words can harm but can also heal. I would tell my younger self not to internalise the voices telling me I was worthless, useless, a loser, stupid, ugly. I now recognise that by speaking out, writing back, by finding and using our true voice, we can break the poisonous grip of the past.
Bullying is a repeated pattern of abuse of power designed to dominate those perceived as inferior, as weaker. Bullying is an endemic, systemic attempt to degrade, and we need to recognise the signs and empower ourselves to deal with it, and prevent it. Bullying can happen in childhood and in adulthood too. Indeed, the leader of the most powerful country on Earth uses bullying to dominate and degrade his opponents. In this world of so-called strong men, let’s remember that strength can actually be found in vulnerability – in showing the ways in which we have been hurt, how that hurt has shaped our lives, and how we can begin to heal it through empathy, kindness, and respect.
• Anita Sethi is a writer and journalist, and a contributor to Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self
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Latin America's left: a 40-year timeline
From the election of Allende in Chile, socialist-leaning leaders have remoulded the continent to a very different shape from that envisaged by the CIA a generation ago
Sat 9 Mar 2013 19.06 EST First published on Sat 9 Mar 2013 19.06 EST
Forty years of struggle for Latin America's left …
Death of Allende (1973)
General Augusto Pinochet, left, and President Salvador Allende attend a ceremony naming Pinochet as commander in chief of the army. Photograph: Enrique Aracena/AP
Salvador Allende, president of Chile, died in the presidential palace on 11 September 1973 during a coup led by army chief Augusto Pinochet. Allende won the presidency in 1970 and became Latin America's first democratically elected leftwing leader. The CIA, which played an active part in Chilean politics in the 70s, sought Allende's overthrow before he took office in 1970, but the US disputes that it was involved in the military coup.
Operation Condor (1970s-1980s)
A campaign of political repression carried out by US-backed Latin American dictatorships in the 70s and 80s that was designed to eliminate tens of thousands of leftwing activists. It was the idea of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who enlisted Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil in a continent-wide campaign. Last week, in Buenos Aires, 25 people with links to Operation Condor went on trial on charges of torture, kidnapping and criminal association.
The Sandinista Revolution (1979)
An 87-year-old veteran of the first Sandino rebellion stands with an 18-year-old Sandinista guerrilla in Leon, Nicaragua, June 19, 1979. Photograph: Richard Cross/AP
The Sandinista National Liberation Front overthrew Anastasio Somoza's dictatorship in July 1979 and established a socialist coalition government. The Somoza family had ruled Nicaragua from 1936 to 1979. Somoza allegedly embezzled funds sent to help rebuild the capital, Managua, after an earthquake in 1972. Shortly thereafter the Catholic church became a vocal critic of Somoza.
The Contras (1979-90)
United States President Ronald Reagan giving a speech in Washington, DC in 1984. Photograph: Shepard Sherbell/ Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA
Rightwing rebel groups formed in opposition to the Sandinistas, the Contras received aid from the US government – for arms and training – until aid was outlawed by Congress. The administration of Ronald Reagan, above – which had come to power in 1981 committed to supporting rightwing regimes in Latin America – attempted to fund the groups covertly. The Contras-Sandinista conflict was seen by many as a proxy for the cold war that reached renewed heights during the Reagan administration.
The killing of Archbishop Romero/El Salvador civil war (1980-92)
A nun plants a kiss on the forehead of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero at the Hospital of Divine Providence in San Salvador, March 25, 1980. Photograph: Eduardo Vazquez Becker/AP
The archbishop of San Salvador, Óscar Romero had been an outspoken critic of the junta attempting to quell a popular insurrection whose leaders were advocating social and economic reforms. Romero alleged that the junta was guilty of massacres and torture. The archbishop was assassinated on 24 March 1980. Rallies in support of Romero turned bloody when police opened fire on the crowds. This was the spark for the 12-year El Salvador civil war. The military, supported by the US, targeted union officials, clergy, academics and others; thousands died. A peace agreement was reached between the two groups in 1992.
Guatemalan civil war (1960-96)
A kaibile soldier shoots into the air in remembrance of fallen soldiers. Photograph: Moises Castillo/Associated Press
The Central American state endured a long and bloody conflict between government and leftwing rebels. Its roots date back to the mid-40s when the US helped overthrow the October Revolutionaries – leftwing students and professionals advancing radical social and economic reforms. The CIA-backed coup in 1954 put an end to this reforming zeal. In the 80s, the junta aimed to systematically eliminate leftwing activists throughout civil society – the universities, politics, law, peasants, etc. More than 200,000 died and many more disappeared. In December 1996, ex-rebel leader Rolando Morán and the president, Álvaro Arzú, signed peace accords.
Fidel Castro (Cuban leader, 1959-2008)
Photograph: Prensa Latina/Reuters
From 1976 until 2008, Castro was an inspiration for a generation of Latin Americans who warmed to his anti-imperialist, socialist agenda. By the mid 2000s, the continent had seen the rise of what became known as the "pink tide" (ie, something less than red-blooded socialism). Castro formed alliances and friendships with many leaders – Chávez in Venezuela, Lula in Brazil, Morales in Bolivia and Correa in Ecuador. A BBC report in 2005 estimated that, of 350 million Latin Americans, three out of four lived under leftwing administrations – a dramatic break with the era when the continent was governed by leaders sympathetic to, and supported by, the US.
… And the rise of the democratic left since 1999
Chavez Photograph: Reuters/Corbis
Hugo Chávez was among the first of the late 20th-century Latin American leaders who came to power with a leftwing agenda. Chávez looked to Simón Bolívar – godfather of South American independence – for inspiration for his Latin socialism. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1999 and served until his death last week.
Lula da Silva Photograph: Jeferson Bernardes/AFP/Getty Images
Elected president of Brazil in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, the former union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised major social reforms and oversaw the emergence of Brazil as an economic powerhouse, which did much to raise millions of people in the country out of poverty.
Tabare Vazquez Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Tabaré Vázquez, an oncologist, was elected president of Uruguay in October 2004. A member of the Socialist party, he became the country's first president from a leftwing party. One of his first actions was to announce a $100m-a-year project to alleviate extreme poverty.
Michelle Bachelet Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Michelle Bachelet's election as president of Chile in 2006 was significant for a number of reasons. She was the first woman president, she was a social democrat, and her father, General Alberto Bachelet, who served under Allende, had been tortured by, and died during, the Pinochet dictatorship.
Evo Morales Photograph: Str/REUTERS
Evo Morales, elected president of Bolivia in 2006, is a champion of indigenous rights and a vocal critic of US foreign policy. He has committed himself to widespread land reforms that would help the poorest peasant farmers and to ensuring that the wealth from the country's gas reserves is distributed more equally.
Rafael Correa Photograph: Sergio Moraes / Reuters/REUTERS
Rafael Correa, elected in 2006 as president of Ecuador and re-elected last month for a second term. He is an economist who came to power on the back of his opposition to the International Monetary Fund's plans for remedying his country's economic ills. Instead, he rolled back the IMF plans and put an end to privatisation of national resources such as water, oil and gas.
In Ecuador – as in Venezuela – many groups assert that the president is developing an authoritarian streak that endangers human rights and the freedom of the media.
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Randy Moss Net Worth
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Randy Moss is a retired professional NFL player with an estimated net worth of $62 million. After playing college football at the Marshall University, Randy Moss was selected to play for the NFL. Randy Moss received All-American honors twice.
While at the Marshall University, he was drafted in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He played with the Vikings for seven years. Subsequently, he became a part of a trade which landed him to the Oakland Traders. Two years later, he was again traded to the New England Patriots. In 2010, he returned to the Minnesota Vikings as a result of a trade with the New England Patriots. Shortly, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers to play for the 2012-2013 season.
Randy Moss receives an annual salary of $6.5 million. He has an estimated net worth amounting to $40 million.
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Broken Utopia: Britain’s Young People After the Referendum
Sociology of Brexit
By Benjamin Bowman
The situation for young people in the UK was tough already, before the Referendum. To quote one young participant I spoke to in the course of my research, it’s about communities needing investment and being told “well, we haven’t got the money”. Austerity has had a deep effect on young people who have been hit hardest by years of cuts. At the same time, we know the horizons for young people’s politics have shrunk. The tuition fees debacle and the failure to bring young people into the heart of the policy process (for example, by including youth wings in party policy discussions) coincide with a changing toolbox for young people’s participation. Young people see elections as pretty useless, returning the same old lot of men in suits, when they would generally prefer to get involved and do things for themselves, autonomously, at a local level.
The Referendum was, sadly, quite the opposite. A campaign dominated by elites and especially elite, white men was mostly argued on the basis of elite, macro-level economic conditions. Even young people who were leaning towards leaving likely doubted the mystical £350m a week would ever reach them. The suggestion 75% of young people voted remain is believable, not least because they have more experience of and more hope that they can personally experience freedom of movement as an opportunity to expand job searches, meet people and live happier lives.
There’s no surprise in the headlines about young people after the Referendum. At first glance, it is business as usual. First, Britain is talking about “young people betrayed by older voters”, typically (and accurately) identifying a contemporary political arena that considers young people’s needs expendable as established wealth is fortified and older generations protected. Second, the blaming of young people for their marginalization by saying “they can’t be bothered to vote”. Dr. James Sloam estimates young turnout to have been around 60% – far higher than at any recent General Election – but electoral abstention by young people who are turned off by political campaigns is the second way Britain talks about its youth, and that has not changed.
If we are to be Brexit Britain, we must include young people in our decisions about what that Britain will look like. After all, Brexit threatens to turn young people’s lives upside down, with a recession and further cuts on the way, and opportunities like the Erasmus programme going the way of the EMA. The campaign, too, may deepen the water separating young people from political institutions in this country. In a response to the Referendum result, Dr. Sloam said “young people were both unenthused by campaign and strongly opposed to its outcome”.
We need to involve young people in the outcome, and not by giving them a voice: they are equal citizens and they must have power. For party activists, now is the time to push youth wing members into the discussion of party policy on the economy, health care, and so forth. For regions looking at an independence vote, young people should be leading and informing campaigns, not just stamping the ground with flyers. Most of all, if we are disposing of opportunities for young people at supranational level, we must rebuild the networks at local level for welcoming young people as full, autonomous citizens. Tearing down and reconstructing the Government’s failed apprenticeships scheme would be a good start and, if we are expecting a recession, we should be training and supporting young people’s cooperatives as a way for them to take control over their own lives.
Benjamin Bowman is a Teaching fellow in Comparative Politics at the University of Bath. He tweets at @bennosaurus.
Originally posted 3rd July 2016
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Should pregnant mothers get flu shot? New study suggests the answer is, 'Yes'
Andrew Duffy, Postmedia News (aduffy@postmedia.com)
In Canada, about 36 per cent of adults receive the flu vaccine in any given year. - 123RF Stock Photo
A major new Ottawa study should reduce the anxiety that many pregnant women experience when confronted with the question of whether to get a flu shot.
The study, published in a leading medical journal, the BMJ , tracked disease and hospitalization rates for 104,000 children born in Ontario between November 2009 and October 2010 — during the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic.
It found that the 31,295 children born to mothers who received the flu vaccine were just as healthy as the 79,954 children born to mothers who didn’t take it.
Researchers used the province’s health databases to link birth registry information with hospital records. They wanted to understand whether a mother’s vaccination played any role in the health outcomes of children during the first five years of their lives.
“This is a large study and it clearly shows that there were no harmful effects on the longer-term health of children when a pregnant woman got the flu shot,” said CHEO Research Institute scientist, Dr. Deshayne Fell, a senior author of the study.
“Influenza vaccination during pregnancy is — by all available evidence — safe for mothers and their offspring,” said Fell, an assistant professor at uOttawa’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health.
In Canada, only about 20 per cent of pregnant women opt for a flu shot; research shows many avoid being vaccinated because of safety concerns.
But the flu vaccine offers protection against influenza both to a mother and her baby, Fell said, since maternal antibodies cross the placenta. Those antibodies confer protection — passive immunity — during the first six months of a child’s life.
Health statistics show that flu-related death rates among children are highest for those under six months when an infant’s immune system is still being developed.
“This is really important because we know that getting the flu shot in pregnancy reduces the women’s chance of getting the flu — and they’re a high-risk group,” said Fell. “But it also can prevent influenza in babies in the first few months of life, which is when they’re particularly vulnerable but can’t be vaccinated.”
Infants cannot be vaccinated until they reach six months of age.
“I think most people, when they think of getting the flu shot, they think of preventing the flu in themselves — and that’s already a compelling enough reason,” she said. “But the big thing here is that it has the additional bonus of protecting the babies.”
In the study, researchers found that the children of vaccinated mothers did not have higher rates of death, cancer, serious infections, chronic diseases, sensory disorders, hospital admissions or emergency room visits. The same cohort had a slightly higher rate of asthma, and a slightly lower rate of serious gastrointestinal infections.
The study’s authors could find no biological mechanism to explain the weak association between a mother’s immunization and a child’s asthma. (Researchers did not assess children for autism because there’s no available database to which birth records can be linked.)
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, an average of 3,500 deaths a year can be attributed to the flu in this country. Most of those deaths occur among the elderly and infirm.
In Canada, about 36 per cent of adults receive the flu vaccine in any given year.
Fell said the new study is important because it adds to existing scientific literature that shows the flu vaccine has no negative short-term health effects on mothers or their infants: “I think it adds to the evidence, which has been growing rapidly in the last five years, that there’s no harmful effects to getting vaccinated against influenza — either for the mothers or babies.”
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Pretty But Wicked Presents
Spare Parts, Perfume, DJ Will Canning
Moroccan Lounge
901 E 1st St
Kristina Esfandiari creates an impressive breadth of moods conjured in her various musical projects. In her work as the vocalist for King Woman, Esfandiari takes on a powerful, defiant stance against a backdrop of nocturnal doom rock. Her croon feels like a war cry. But in her ever-evolving solo endeavor Miserable, Esfandiari removes the armor and reveals her vulnerabilities. Across the span of two EPs and an LP, she examines the peaks and valleys of her young adult life. The polarizing scope of Esfandiari’s work under the Miserable moniker is aptly demonstrated on Loverboy/Dog Days, an album consisting of two EPs offered up by Sargent House: the brand new Loverboy EP and a remastered re-issue of the highly sought after Dog Days EP.
Loverboy is a somber and stormy affair. Written during Esfandiari’s brief residency in Brooklyn, it captures the songwriter during a personal nadir. But beyond the inevitable loneliness stemming from a cross-country move, there was an underlying fury in the four songs. It was a record born out of navigating past traumas and addressing the ugly side of humanity in a cathartic manner. And it was a record that seemed to write itself, with Esfandiari stating that the foundations for the songs came to her suddenly during a flight back to NYC. “I had chills running down my body for a couple of minutes,” she says of the moment of inspiration. “I wrote all of the lyrics out on napkins. I could hear how I wanted everything to sound.” The songs came easily, but getting them out into the world was a different story. The songs had to be completely re-recorded after a freak accident destroyed the hard-drives and back-ups of the album’s audio files, forcing Esfandiari to continue ping-ponging between coasts. The title track “Loverboy” is an exercise in tension and dynamics, with seething, understated verses sparring against lush bombastic choruses. “Gasoline” is the record’s closest approximation of pop, though the ode to an old relationship’s stalemate is charged with minor key melodies and crashing guitar chords until it exudes a forlorn aura.
Dog Days was a much different outlet for Miserable, written while Esfandiari was still living in San Francisco and originally released as a limited edition cassette. The EP was born out of a week-long bender in Brooklyn. “It was my first stab at writing upbeat pop songs,” Esfandiari says of the record. And indeed, there’s something comforting and nostalgic in the shimmering dream pop of Dog Days. “Hotel” and “Fever” offer the kind of woozy, distortion-saturated melodicism of the late ‘80s Manchester scene while “High” and “Kiss” have a reverb-drenched amplified A.M. radio vibe. It’s an upbeat record filtered through late-night atmosphere.
Sarah Green (Sg), is the founder and front person of the melodic, three-piece, post-grunge band, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts (Spare Parts). Known for their unique blend of big and beautiful choruses soaring above the heavy pulse of distorted drive, Spare Parts is a nostalgic nod to the beloved dynamic of classic ‘90s fuzz-drenched melodies, often soaked in the angst of its tortured storyteller. The band is reminiscent of many post-grunge era greats, but with a modern and memorable kick to the teeth. LA Record has said “In an era of music characterized so frequently by pastiche delivered with a sly wink, it’s refreshing to hear a band utilize and own their influences this sincerely,” After Ellen said “Sg’s voice is going to become your new favorite sound” and The Orange County Register has dubbed them “An ardent testament to true alternative rock music.”
After returning from another Van’s Warped Tour in 2010, Green made plans to start the Long Beach based trio doubling as both singer/guitar player while also frequently alternating on bass. The inception of Spare Parts was the culmination of Green’s diverse roster of musical endeavors as both a multi-instrumentalist and solo artist; this became the catalyst for Green to eventually sum all of them up into one core project and create a band of her own. Green dropped out of college and came out the same year she jumped on the Van’s Warped Tour for the first time, touring as a bassist and traveling alongside bands such as CKY, Weezer, The Muffs and Thursday. Upon returning, Green’s interest in activism within her own LGBTQIA community became the fundamental root of what would later become the core foundation Spare Parts for Broken Hearts is built upon, noting the band’s tagline, “Everything Heavy, Everyone Here.”
In 2018, Green rounded out a new lineup with long-time fan, Jonny Cifuentes (bass) and long-time friend, Jessica Lankford (drums). With a recent relocation of the band to Echo Park, Green and Spare Parts for Broken Hearts are manifesting a year of new beginnings. To welcome their first official hometown show, Grimy Goods named them “One of the 15 must see bands of Echo Park Rising 2018.” Spare Parts began recording new material in 2018 and self-released their new single "Mush" this past fall. They are currently recording their first full length record with plans for release in 2019.
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Miserable with Spare Parts, Perfume, DJ Will Canning
Sunday, January 27 · 7:30 PM at Moroccan Lounge
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Can Positive Marketing Boost KLM in the U.S.?
Words by Nick Aster
KLM may be the world's oldest airline, but it's not quite a household name in the United States. The venerable baby-blue brand is making visible inroads this month with an attractive pop-up storefront in San Francisco's Union Square. The airline's hope is to attract the attention of Americans thinking about traveling abroad who may not yet be familiar with KLM and its understated Dutch hospitality.
From a sustainability standpoint, KLM is among aviation's leaders. The airline has an active biofuel program and has been experimenting with intercontinental biofuel flights for years. The latest development comes from Los Angeles where KLM is now flying daily to Amsterdam using a 30 percent biofuel mixture, resulting in a 20 percent reduction in carbon emissions per flight. In another clever move, worn-out flight attendant uniforms are being repurposed as carpeting onboard the aircraft. Customer service is efficient and well regarded. As great as these green gestures are, however, they may have a limited effect on a flying public whose first concern is usually cost -- especially among the infrequent travelers targeted by KLM's new marketing push.
Indeed cost has become a key market differentiator now that bare-bones budget airlines like WOW and Norwegian are entering the U.S. market and advertising ludicrously low fares while burying added fees in the fine print. Stories abound about inexperienced flyers being caught off-guard by luggage fees, fees for choosing seats, charges for food and more.
Though now common domestically, these fees are still rare occurrences on long-haul flights. A notorious story went viral last month about a passenger who found he couldn't even get free water on a WOW flight more than 10 hours long. It might be pushing it to call WOW and Norwegian dishonest in their marketing; perhaps sneaky might be a better word. It's easy to get attention and free press by advertising $299 flights to Europe even if the real price is closer to $1,000 once all is said and done. Such semi-legit, rock-bottom fares makes marketing a full-service legacy airline more difficult.
So, how can KLM differentiate itself as a more attractive choice?
The pop-up store in San Francisco is a hip and homey environment that attempts to win travelers over with excellent customer service and Dutch charm. It showcases new technology, sustainability, comfy seats for those fortunate enough to fly business class, attention to the needs of kids and families, and perhaps most delightfully -- fresh stroopwafels.
Yet I was surprised to see nothing in the pop-up emphasizing transparency in pricing, such as a mention that food and basic baggage fees are included in a ticket price -- and you can certainly have as much water as you like. It seemed logical to me that KLM could point out hidden fees that plague discount airlines in order to win favor from a curious public.
I raised this subject with Eric Caron, KLM's VP and general manger for the U.S."We really want to emphasize the positive," Caron told me. It's not that KLM intends to ignore the concurrent marketing blitz from discount airlines, but the airline hopes that its positive traits in the pop-up store will pay off in a way that simply shouting "we're cheap" won't.
Perhaps it's a way of channeling Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high". The strategy may pay off over time, as passengers find out for themselves the very different experience and final price tag of a less transparent discount airline.
The pop-up store will be open starting today until Oct. 22 at 455 Sutter St. in San Francisco. Drop in, and let us know what you think in the comments!
Nick Aster
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit.
TriplePundit.com has grown to become one of the web's leading sources of news and ideas on how business can be used to make the world a better place. It was acquired in 2017 by 3BLMedia, the leading news distribution and content marketing company focused on niche topics including sustainability, health, energy, education, philanthropy, community and other social and environmental topics.
Prior to TriplePundit Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging.
Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
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LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Tubelite Inc. is located in West-central Michigan, an area of great natural beauty including state and national forests, hundreds of small lakes and wetlands, and endless miles of shoreline and dunes along the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. Keeping these treasures in pristine condition is important to us, and Tubelite has joined with the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) program towards that end. We encourage you to consider energy efficiency and sustainable design in all of your projects. Please visit the USGBC website to familiarize yourself with its goals and resources, and consider becoming a member if you have not already joined.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
USGBC is a community of leaders working to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated. USGBC supports an environmentally responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. >> click here for web link
Tubelite can offer assistance with the following LEED program points:
LEED Credit*
Tubelite Energy and Environmental Efforts
MR4.1 Recycled Content Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes at least 10% (based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project. Specify recycled aluminum for extruded products. A minimum of 70% recycled content is achieved through combining an average of 15% post-consumer and 55% pre-consumer aluminum. Recycled aluminum content of up to 100% is available for special projects upon request. Extended lead-times may apply.
MR4.2 Recycled Content Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 4.1 (total of 20%, based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project.
EA Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use. Up to 18 points are available for LEED new construction projects. Tubelite is continually developing new products with higher thermal performance, and other features that reduce energy consumption. Products include Therml=Block™ doors and 300ES Curtainwall, Max/Block™ Sun Shades, and aLuminate™ Light shelves.
IEQ Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort To provide a comfortable thermal environment that promotes occupant productivity and well being. Use of natural ventilation products like operable windows can assist with mechanical HVAC systems to achieve optimum comfort levels for occupants as well as reducing the building’s energy consumption.
IEQ Credit 8.1 Daylight and Views To provide for the building occupants with a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of daylight and views into the regularly occupied areas of the building. 75% of Regularly Occupied Spaces – 1 point (NC & CS) 90% of Regularly Occupied Spaces – 2 points (Schools) Glass walls allow free, natural sunlight to illuminate interior spaces. Electrical energy used for artificial lighting and handling of the heat by-product accounts for most of the energy use in the U.S.
MR5.1 Regional Materials Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% (based on cost) of the total materials value. If only a fraction of a product or material is extracted/harvested/recovered and manufactured locally, then only that percentage (by weight) shall contribute to the regional value. Tubelite is located in west-central Michigan. Major cities within 500 miles of the extrusion facility and shipping point include: Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Lexington, KY; Saint Louis, MO; Cedar Rapids, IA; Chicago, IL; and Milwaukee, WI. Recycled aluminum sources are located in Henderson, KY and Bluffton, IN.
MR5.2 Regional Materials Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 5.1 (total of 20%, based on cost) of the total materials value. If only a fraction of the material is extracted/harvested/recovered and manufactured locally, then only that percentage (by weight) shall contribute to the regional value
Other Considerations: Finishes Although not specified in the current version of LEED, beneficial environmental practices can be applied to the application of anodized and painted aluminum finishes. Tubelite aluminum finishes are applied by Linetec using environmentally friendly processes. Volatile Organic Compounds from the painting operations are captured and neutralized before leaving the facility. By-products from the anodizing tanks are similarly removed from wastewater and re-used where possible. “Alum” is needed by and distributed to paper mills, water treatment facilities, and other businesses. Construction sealants selected for installation of storefront and Curtainwall framing are the responsibility of the glazing sub-contractor and must be approved by the sealant manufacturer with regard to application and compatibility for its intended use.
Other Considerations: Resource Reuse MR3.1 Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 5%, based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project. Tubelite doors, storefronts and curtainwalls can be easily re-used on other projects after the lifespan of their first installation. Because of their aluminum metal content, they can also be refined and used in many other forms. Mechanical joinery methods permit easy disassembly and re-use. The high value of scrap aluminum makes it a prime target for recycling during building demolition.
Resource Reuse MR3.2 Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 10%, based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project.
TubeliteEnergy and Environmental Efforts
MR4.1 Recycled Content Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes at least 10% (based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project. Tubelite uses all recycled aluminum for extruded products. A minimum of 80% recycled content is achieved through combining an average of 30% post-consumer and 50% pre-consumer aluminum. Recycled aluminum content of up to 100% is available for special projects upon request. Extended lead-times may apply.
MR4.2 Recycled Content Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the pre-consumer content constitutes an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 4.1 (total of 20%, based on cost) of the total value of the materials in the project. Tubelite uses all recycled aluminum for extruded products. A minimum of 80% recycled content is achieved through combining an average of 30% post-consumer and 50% pre-consumer aluminum. Recycled aluminum content of up to 100% is available for special projects upon request. Extended lead-times may apply.
MR5.2 Regional Materials Use building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for an additional 10% beyond MR Credit 5.1 (total of 20%, based on cost) of the total materials value. If only a fraction of the material is extracted/harvested/recovered and manufactured locally, then only that percentage (by weight) shall contribute to the regional value Tubelite is located in west-central Michigan. Major cities within 500 miles of the extrusion facility and shipping point include: Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Lexington, KY; Saint Louis, MO; Cedar Rapids, IA; Chicago, IL; and Milwaukee, WI. Recycled aluminum sources are located in Henderson, KY and Bluffton, IN.
Other Considerations: Finishes Description:Although not specified in the current version of LEED, beneficial environmental practices can be applied to the application of anodized and painted aluminum finishes. Tubelite Energy and Environmental Efforts:Tubelite aluminum finishes are applied by Linetec using environmentally friendly processes. Volatile Organic Compounds from the painting operations are captured and neutralized before leaving the facility. By-products from the anodizing tanks are similarly removed from wastewater and re-used where possible. “Alum” is needed by and distributed to paper mills, water treatment facilities, and other businesses. Construction sealants selected for installation of storefront and Curtainwall framing are the responsibility of the glazing sub-contractor and must be approved by the sealant manufacturer with regard to application and compatibility for its intended use.
Other Considerations: Resource Reuse MR3.1 Description:Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 5%, based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project. Tubelite Energy and Environmental Efforts:Tubelite doors, storefronts and curtainwalls can be easily re-used on other projects after the lifespan of their first installation. Because of their aluminum metal content, they can also be refined and used in many other forms. Mechanical joinery methods permit easy disassembly and re-use. The high value of scrap aluminum makes it a prime target for recycling during building demolition.
Resource Reuse MR3.2 Description:Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials such that the sum of these materials constitutes at least 10%, based on cost, of the total value of materials on the project. Tubelite Energy and Environmental Efforts:Tubelite doors, storefronts, and curtainwalls can be easily re-used on other projects after the lifespan of their first installation. Because of their aluminum metal content, they can also be refined and used in many other forms. Mechanical joinery methods permit easy disassembly and re-use. The high value of scrap aluminum makes it a prime target for recycling during building demolition.
*LEED Reference Guide for Green Building Design & Construction – 2009 Edition
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Write-in results released in Holly Ridge race
AMANDA HICKEY Daily News Staff
The write-in candidates had a strong showing in Holly Ridge; however, it�s the candidates listed on the ballots who have been elected to the five open seats on the Holly Ridge Town Council.
The Onslow County Board of Election canvass, held Nov. 12, confirmed Election Day results in all of the county�s municipalities. The only race still undecided was the Holly Ridge one. After ballots were tallied on Nov. 5, write-in candidates for the town council collectively shared the greatest number of votes. However, the names of the write-in candidates who received votes and how many they got wasn�t know until the canvass.
According to those official election results, incumbent Gregory Hines was the No. 1 vote getter, receiving 141 votes or 16.08 percent, followed by George Lang with 124 votes or 14.14 percent; incumbent Carolyn Stanley with 116 votes or 13.23 percent; Rena Bragg with 107 votes or 12.2 percent; and Bruce A. Helms with 87 votes or 9.92 percent.
Write-in candidates collectively received 302 votes.
Of those Ashley Watkins had 84 of those votes or 9.5 percent; Dawneva Evans had 75 votes or 8.5 percent; Ronald Banks Jr. had 72 votes or 8.2 percent; and Kelly Collins had 60 votes or 6.8 percent, according to the Onslow County Board of Elections.
�I�m a little disappointed,� Watkins said of falling two votes short. �It�s always that what if the other two had come out.�
However, since Watkins� tally falls within the 1 percent margin, coming in.42 percent under Helms, she can request a recount in writing by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Watkins said that she has been discussing the possibility with the Board of Elections.
Helms told The Daily News that he was not concerned about a recount.
�The votes stand on themselves and the Board of Elections will count them as they need to and the result that happens is the result that it is and I�m OK either way,� he said.
Stanley, who was re-elected to another term on the council, said she was glad that the waiting was over.
�I appreciate the people voting for me � I will do my best for what�s best for the town,� she said.
Evans told The Daily News that with three more voters, the write-in candidate campaign could have been successful.
�I am very happy with the results in that considering we had a three-week campaign and nobody knew who we were and we had to do write-ins, between us we got 34 percent of the vote,� she said.
She said that she and several other write-in candidates are getting organized in order to have a more successful campaign in two years.
Write-in candidate Kelly Collins said that she felt �pretty good� about the results, which she said show the changing demographic in Holly Ridge.
�I think that it was a very good turnout for Holly Ridge, better than it has been in the past and I think that more people are interested in local politics and what�s going on around them and I think that�s fantastic,� she said.
Collins said she doesn�t know if she will attempt to run for the council in the next municipal election since she is a military spouse and, depending on the timeline, may be unable to finish that term.
Bragg, Lang and Banks could not be immediately reached for comment.
While provisional ballots were added to the 2013 municipal election tallies at the canvass, there weren�t any race result changes.
�Everyone won big,� said Onslow County Board of Elections Director Rose Whitehurst, explaining that the Holly Ridge Town Council was the closest race.
The Onslow County Board of Elections certified the election results Tuesday while analyzing 58 provisional ballots, of which 51 were approved.
Seven were not approved because the voters were not eligible to vote, Whitehurst said.
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News Digest - DOT 84-17
BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the 2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States. Key findings from the 163 ferry operators that responded to the 2016 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) indicated that 118.7 million passengers were carried on ferries in the U.S. and its territories in 2015. The reporting ferry operators provided service through 560 terminals on 880 unique route segments in 39 states, 2 U.S. territories, and 2 non-U.S. locations, using a fleet of almost 609 active vessels. Comprehensive results and visuals from the 2016 census, as well as data from previous censuses, can be found on the NCFO home page. The NCFO is a biennial census of all known ferry boat operations within the U.S. and its territories. Ferry operations included within the scope of the NCFO are those providing itinerant, fixed route, and common carrier passenger and/or vehicle ferry service. Media Contact: Dave Smallen (202) 366-5568.
NTL Launches New Public Access Repository ROSA P - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Transportation Library (NTL) in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has launched ROSA P (Repository and Open Science Access Portal), a new public repository for NTL’s collection of over 30,000 items. Members of the transportation community and the general public can use ROSA P for all the open data and publications NTL acquires, manages and preserves for their benefit. ROSA P offers NTL users a better, more useful and more reliable experience. First, ROSA P features improved search and discovery by using revised metadata. Second, ROSA P offers the promise of reliable, long-term access to this content, as it is built on the Stacks open source platform developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Third, NTL is assigning persistent, unique Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to each object in the repository to ensure that each item in the repository will always have a distinct and unchanging means of finding it. Media contact: Dave Smallen, (202) 366-5568, david.smallen@dot.gov.
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After midterms, 2020 presidential election top of mind, especially for Democrats
By: Corey Rangel
There are 725 days until the 2020 presidential election.
“I know people think it's a long way out, but the reality is the Iowa caucuses are likely to be 15 months from now, if not sooner,” says Dr. Lara Brown, the director of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.
Iowa is key. Several high-profile Democrats have already visited the state recently, and experts say it won't be long until some of them officially throw their hat in the ring.
“I would imagine we're going to have some candidates announcing their runs either at the end of this year, so the end of December, or in the first two months of 2019,” says Brown.
Brown published a book on presidential nominations and elections called “Jockeying for the American Presidency: The Political Opportunism of Aspirants.”
Brown says Democrats can expect a crowded field, just like the Republicans had in 2016.
While no one has officially announced a party candidate, a list of potential candidates has been building for months.
“We're going to have a lot of different Democrats from a lot of different regions, trying to make the argument they're really the one to lead the party and bring the White House back to the Democrats.”
While it's rare that an incumbent president loses a re-election campaign, Brown says President Trump is vulnerable.
“It’s evident after the 2018 elections that the Republican party's base is shrinking,” she says. “They are not appealing to as many people as they used to. There's now a 20-point split among women in terms of who and what party they favor.”
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Changes on Technology Boards: Broadcom, LinkedIn & Many Others
Broadcom Announces Board Changes
American fabless semiconductor company Broadcom appointed Check Kian Low as an independent director of the company and as the company's required Singapore resident director. Low will replace Lucien Y.K. Wong as a director on the Board, whose previously announced resignation from the Board. Low, 57, was one of the founding partners and a director of NewSmith Capital Partners.
Published in Tech Board Leadership Changes
Facebook, Coke, Cisco & More: Major CIO, CTO, CISO and Other Tech Exec Moves
Yahoo! CISO Alex Stamos Joins Facebook
Yahoo’s CISO Alex Stamos joined Facebook as Chief Security Officer. Stamos had joined Yahoo! a year back and led what the company refers to as its team of "Paranoids". Stamos is the former CTO of Artemis, a division of NCC Group. He is also a co-founder and partner at iSEC Partners, a strategic digital security organization. He is an experienced security engineer and a leading researcher in the field of web application and mobile security.
Published in Open CIO/ CTO Roles & Latest Appointments
Thursday, 03 November 2011 15:34
Cloud & Tech. Infrastructure Exec & Board Appointments 10/5 to 11/3 2011
New CLO at Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com announced that Burke Norton, 44, has joined the company as EVP & Chief Legal Officer. Most recently, Burke served as EVP, General Counsel & Secretary of Expedia. Prior to joining Expedia, he was a Partner at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he practiced corporate and securities law for over a decade. While at the firm, Burke represented emerging growth and technology companies in the enterprise software, telecommunications, semiconductor, life sciences, entertainment, and e-commerce industries.
New Chairman & Board Appointments July 28 to August 30 2011
Steve Jobs Relinquishes CEO Role at Apple
Apple announced that Steve Jobs, 56, has resigned as CEO of the company. He will continue to serve the company in his new role as Chairman of the Board. Former Apple COO Tim Cook, 50, has assumed the role of CEO. Prior to joining Apple, Cook was the VP of Corporate Materials for Compaq. He came to Compaq from Intelligent Electronics, where he served as COO of the computer reseller division. Cook has also worked at IBM, most recently as the Director of North American Fulfillment.
New Chairman and Board Appointments May 17 to June 27 2011
NEW CHAIRMEN
CEO Succession Planning at Communications Products Company
Harris Corporation announced that it is implementing a CEO succession plan after Howard Lance, 55, its Chairman, President and CEO, advised the Board of Directors that he plans to retire at the end of the next fiscal year. Lance joined Harris in 2003 as President and CEO and was appointed Chairman of the board later that year.
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A Legacy of Crisis: Rio After the Olympics
Brazil's big bet on the 2016 Rio Olympics has gone bust, and the country has been plunged further into political and economic crisis.
by Aaron Gordon
Dec 28 2016, 2:30pm
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In Rio during the Olympics, I spent a day with Hugo Costa, a geographer who lives in the city's working class North Zone, to talk about the Games' legacy. He showed me how a new bus system touted as a lasting civic benefit was actually making things worse for him and his family, how it didn't alleviate any of their transportation problems, and how it destroyed the neighborhood's last green space. In other words, it was just another false promise to the people of Rio, one of many made by the Olympics. But Costa was still a proud citizen, trying to make his city a better place.
Earlier this month, I messaged Costa on WhatsApp to check in. How were things going?
"Well," Costa messaged back, "The news about Brazil isn't good."
Read More: The Rio Games Were An Unjustifiable Human Disaster, And So Are The Olympics
After the worldwide media's Eye of Sauron-like gaze on the Olympics shifted elsewhere, Brazil plunged further into political and economic crisis. Since 2014, unemployment has doubled and GDP has fallen 8.4 percent. Following former president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, the new right-wing Brazilian government passed a draconian austerity measure that will freeze spending for 20 years and cut wages and pensions of government employees up to 30 percent, a law that the United Nations decried as unprecedented and "lacking in all nuance and compassion." (This, of course, in a country that still has no dividend or corporate income tax.)
Of all the places in Brazil, Rio has been hit hardest. The state of Rio—as well as the city itself—was broke before the Games began. Rio's revenue greatly relies on the price of oil, thanks to reserves tapped in the late 2000s. When global oil prices plummeted, Rio's cash flow dried up, and so did that of the biggest company in Brazil, Petrobras, the federally-owned oil company that has its headquarters and many refineries and factories in Rio. Federal bailout funds that kept Rio functioning for the Olympics are long gone, and, thanks to tax breaks given out to sponsors and other Olympics-adjacent companies, the state failed to raise any revenue from the three-week festivities. Today, the state owes some $31 billion to various creditors, including the federal government.
Petrobras is also at the center of a massive corruption scandal dubbed Lava Jato, "car wash," which involves more than $2 billion in bribes and kickbacks, some of which relates to the Olympics. Brazil's largest construction company, Odebrecht, is also central to Lava Jato. It oversaw more than half of the Olympics' building contracts and had its own bribery department to handle such affairs.
As part of cooperating with authorities in the investigation, Odebrecht has directly implicated the outgoing mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, one of the Olympics' biggest boosters. Company executives claim to have given Paes as much as $8.95 million towards his 2012 reelection campaign. Earlier this month, Paes' assets were frozen due to some irregularities relating to the Olympic Golf Course's environmental taxes—the development company FIORE was supposed to pay roughly $470,000 in taxes, but didn't, which in turn passed the cost on to the city. Paes' assets were frozen since he was planning to move to America for a Columbia University teaching gig, but Paes subsequently announced he will no longer be teaching there. The Olympics Golf Course kerfuffle is hardly surprising given everything I learned about the course in August, and how Paes and the city orchestrated its construction on environmentally-protected land for the benefit of FIORE's billionaire owner.
Outgoing Rio mayor Eduardo Paes (left) enjoying a happier, less investigatory era. Photo by Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
So far, the Olympic "legacy" projects don't look too promising either. Odebrecht also "won" the bidding for legacy projects such as the BRT lines that run through Costa's neighborhood. One of the uncompleted works, the Transbrasil line—which nonsensically shadows existing highway and rail lines from downtown up through the north zone—has ceased construction altogether thanks to the corruption scandal.
The new metro line built for the Olympics, which connects wealthier areas of the south zone with the rest of the metro system, remains prohibitively expensive for many Cariocas and doesn't have a transfer fare plan with city buses and the existing BRT lines. To wit: a journey including bus and the metro—a necessity for most since the metro isn't exactly expansive—now costs 7.90 Reais, an expensive proposition for Rio's working class. At first, the state and bus companies agreed to a 90 cent discount, which would be reimbursed to the bus companies by tax revenues from the state, but the bus companies are now refusing to honor the discount because the government is broke and doesn't have the money to pay them back. Also, all three systems—bus, BRT, and metro—require three different passes. This lack of integration with the bus lines has contributed to the new metro line's ridership falling way short of expectations; only 80,000 passengers a day compared to a projected 300,000.
The other Olympics legacy rail project, the light rail (or VLT) in downtown Rio, is not a total white elephant. The line connects the main bus terminal with the domestic airport—which used to have no real public transportation link—and the new port region, which itself saw a revitalization thanks to an Olympics legacy project (Rio's Olympic Committee long wanted to include the port region in the Olympics, but because it wasn't part of the official bid, the IOC refused). However, the VLT was supposed to be a whole network of lines throughout downtown, a plan for which there is now no money.
The VLT is operated via a public-private partnership, which includes, among other companies, Odebrecht. A thorough audit of the partnership agreement showed the city of Rio is on the hook for R$1.6 billion to the private companies making up the VLT consortium for the next 25 years, in addition to making up any revenue shortfalls the VLT may experience over that time—likely a substantial figure, considering only a small portion of the network is built). Essentially, the city, which is flat broke, has guaranteed the VLT consortium profits for the next two and a half decades for a largely incomplete project.
Meanwhile, RioOnWatch.org has reported that the half-finished construction of some of those VLT lines has destroyed local economies in some working class neighborhoods, since foot and car traffic now circumvent their neighborhoods to avoid the torn-up streets. Rio On Watch estimated that 28 bus lines from the port region to the North and South Zones were cut and 21 lines shortened for the VLT construction. In Gamboa, a neighborhood just north of downtown, five lines were cut, and some of the only lines that remain cease operation at 7 PM. One resident summed up the VLT's impact to Rio On Watch by saying, "It only got better for tourists, but for those who live here it is a horror."
One of the most high profile legacy projects, the cleaning of Guanabara Bay, also seems poised for historic failure. Not only did it fail to clean the bay for Olympic sailing events, but earlier this month, the company responsible for the continued cleaning of the bay fired the workers on the project.
As for the Olympics venues themselves, they're still there, and that wasn't the plan. As of the end of November, the main Olympic Park has been empty, with debris still strewn about as if the park was abandoned, clearly not ready to host more events any time soon. The plans to re-purpose several of the temporary stadiums as schools around the city have not been put into action. Given Rio's financial realities, it's difficult to see those plans coming to fruition.
As for the golf course, which was both a venue and a legacy project since the course was to remain open to the public for 20 years, an AFP report from November said funding is already a problem and the course goes largely unused, thanks in part to the hefty minimum play fee of $74 and the fact that golf isn't popular in Brazil. By early next year, the course's future may be in question due to missed payments from the Brazilian Golf Federation.
Like Brazil, Rio's Olympic golf course faces an uncertain future. Photo by Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Faced with a laundry list of stalled projects, white elephants, and legacies that are anything but, cariocas have voiced their displeasure at the polls. As Mauricio Santoro, professor of political science at Rio de Janeiro State University told me, the three politicians most closely associated with the Olympics—Rio mayor Paes, Rio state governor Sérgio Cabral, and the former president of Brazil, Rousseff—are all facing corruption charges and are no longer in office. Cabral has been arrested, Dilma was impeached, and Paes looks like the next politician to have his career stonewalled by Lava Jato.
Meanwhile, Paes's chosen candidate to replace him lost to Marcelo Crivella, a conservative Evangelical pastor—who Santoro characterized as "conservative even for the Bible Belt of the United States"—a sharp contrast with Rio's liberal, free-wheeling image.
It's easy to forget that Rio's image was the point of all this in the first place. Rio—and Brazil as a whole—spent a decade preparing to host the world's two premier mega-events, the Olympics and the 2014 World Cup, in an effort to symbolize its ascendancy to global economic relevance. It was a fair enough bet at the time, and one Brazil easily could have managed if conditions held. Only they didn't, and the rest is not merely history. Brazilians, and especially cariocas, will be feeling the effects for decades.
But how much of the blame belongs at the feet of the Olympics and World Cup is not an easy calculus to make. The perception, Santoro said, is that Brazil overspent on two massive parties for the world to enjoy and are now paying the price. But that's not the whole story. Brazil also hit some terrible luck. Everything possible went wrong and the government didn't react well, choosing to give tax exemptions to big corporations and ease lines of credit when oil revenues decreased, hoping to spend the country's way out of the problem. Everyone piled up debt, including everyday consumers and government employees, many of whom lost their jobs when the government went bankrupt or Petrobras laid off thousands when the scandal hit. The mega-events didn't help, of course, but they didn't write the check. They merely added a few more billions to the bill.
Olympic Stadium construction isn't cheap. Photo by Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
This isn't to say Brazil or Rio's power structure are blameless—far from it—or that there's nothing here for other prospective mega-event hosts to learn. Particularly for other emerging or developing nations, Brazil's last two years offer a profound cautionary tale for how quickly economic and political winds can change and how far into the future bets should be placed. It's easy to forget now, but when Brazil won the Olympics bid in 2009, it was ready to surpass France and the UK as the world's fifth-biggest economy. Now, it has a president nobody elected, a government spending plan condemned by the UN as unhumanitarian, the world's biggest active corruption scandal, and bills nobody knows how to pay.
Santoro posited that perhaps the lesson extends beyond emerging economies: "Come on, in the world that we're living in now, who has strong political institutions, right?" Which country, he asked, would you make a ten-year bet on right now?
"I think the crisis was coming with or without the Olympics," Santoro said, "but the fact that we hosted the World Cup two years ago and the Olympics this year—" he paused to chuckle a bit to himself "—it's funny, because it is like the Olympics were many years ago. Because we are living now in such a different mood in Rio. It's like something from the deep past."
The closing ceremony was four months ago last week.
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A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up in Antarctica
“We’re still trying to figure out what’s going on.”
by Kate Lunau
Oct 10 2017, 4:55pm
Antarctica's Weddell Sea. Image: Jeff Schmaltz/LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response/Jesse Allen/NASA
A hole as large as Lake Superior or the state of Maine has opened up in Antarctica, and scientists aren't sure why it's there.
The gigantic, mysterious hole "is quite remarkable," atmospheric physicist Kent Moore, a professor at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus, told me over the phone. "It looks like you just punched a hole in the ice."
An image of the hole in the sea ice. Image: MODIS-Aqua via NASA Worldview; sea ice contours from AMSR2 ASI via University of Bremen
Areas of open water surrounded by sea ice, such as this one, are known as polynias. They form in coastal regions of Antarctica, Moore told me. What's strange here, though, is that this polynia is "deep in the ice pack," he said, and must have formed through other processes that aren't understood.
"This is hundreds of kilometres from the ice edge. If we didn't have a satellite, we wouldn't know it was there." (It measured 80,000 k㎡ at its peak.)
A polynia was observed in the same location, in Antarctica's Weddell Sea, in the 1970s, according to Moore, who's been working with the Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modelling (SOCCOM) group, based at Princeton University, to analyze what's going on. Back then, scientists' observation tools weren't nearly as good, so that hole remained largely unstudied. Then it went away for four decades, until last year, when it reopened for a few weeks. Now it's back again.
"This is now the second year in a row it's opened after 40 years of not being there," Moore said. (It opened around September 9.) "We're still trying to figure out what's going on."
Read More: Deep-Diving Robots will Plunge 16,000 Feet to Monitor the Ocean Abyss
It's tempting to blame this strange hole on climate change, which is reshaping so much of the world, including Antarctica. But Moore said that's "premature." Scientists can say with certainty, though, that the polynia will have a wider impact on the oceans.
"Once the sea ice melts back, you have this huge temperature contrast between the ocean and the atmosphere," Moore explained. "It can start driving convection." Denser, colder water sinks to the bottom of the ocean, while warmer water comes to the surface, "which can keep the polynia open once it starts," he said.
Using observations from satellites and deep sea robots, Moore and his collaborators are working on as-yet-unpublished research that aims to answer some of these questions. "Compared to 40 years ago, the amount of data we have is amazing," he said.
Antarctica is undergoing massive changes right now, and figuring out why a gaping hole could suddenly open up will be key to understanding larger systems at play.
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Saints QB Drew Brees gives framed jersey to Pelicans' Zion Williamson
Connor Grott
June 25 (UPI) -- Saints star quarterback Drew Brees welcomed Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson to New Orleans with a framed jersey on which he wrote, "Passing the torch to you!"
The Pelicans posted the video Tuesday on Twitter, showing Williamson's reaction to receiving the autographed Brees jersey in his hotel room when he arrived in New Orleans.
"Wow, passing the torch. Am I ready to take that on? The city of New Orleans," Williamson said in the video. "I'm ready. Let's do it."
Brees also sent a card with the jersey that read, "Zion, welcome to the family. Let's dance." Williamson said it was the first jersey he had received from a professional athlete.
After arriving in New Orleans, @ZionWilliamson received a gift from @DrewBrees #LetsDance @Saints pic.twitter.com/qR5yqcdCNb— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) June 25, 2019
The Pelicans selected Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft last week. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound forward starred with the Duke Blue Devils, averaging 22.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season.
Brees is entering his 14th season with the Saints. He is the NFL's all-time passing leader with 74,437 yards and guided New Orleans to its only Super Bowl victory in the 2009 campaign.
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Topic: Brett Myers
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Max Scherzer strikes out 20 in Washington Nationals' win over Detorit Tigers
WASHINGTON -- The song "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles played on the sound system at Nationals Park before the finale of a three-game Interleague Series.
MLB: Houston 3, Cleveland 2
Homers by J.D. Martinez and Rick Ankiel accounted for three runs in the second inning Friday and Houston held on to defeat Cleveland 3-2.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 1
Paul Konerko clouted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning Sunday and the Chicago White Sox ended a five-game skid with a 3-1 win over Cleveland.
MLB: Toronto 10, Cleveland 8
J.P. Arencibia hit two of Toronto's five home runs Thursday and the Blue Jays pounded out a 10-8 decision over Cleveland.
Reports: Indians sign pitcher Myers
Veteran free agent pitcher Brett Myers has signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians, MLB.com reported Tuesday.
MLB:Tampa Bay 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Evan Longoria's one-out homer in the ninth inning Thursday lifted Tampa Bay to a 3-2 victory over the reeling Chicago White Sox.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 0
Chris Sale gave up just three hits in a six-inning effort Friday that sent the Chicago White Sox to a 6-0 blanking of Minnesota.
MLB: Kan. City 2, Chi. Wh. Sox 1 (10 inn.)
Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur supplied 10th-inning RBI Sunday, providing the difference in Kansas City's 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
MLB: Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Nate McLouth pounded a two-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning Monday, rallying the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 9, N.Y. Yankees 6
Alexei Ramirez clubbed a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning Monday, one of four clouts by the Chicago White Sox in their 9-6 win over the New York Yankees.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto 2
Alejandro De Aza began a rally with an RBI and scored the go-ahead run on an error Tuesday in the Chicago White Sox 3-2 win over Toronto.
MLB: Oakland 9, Chicago White Sox 7
Brandon Inge lined a run-scoring double in the eighth inning for the go-ahead run Saturday and Oakland went on to a 9-7 win over the Chicago White Sox.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3
Jordan Danks' first major-league homer Friday was a ninth-inning game winner for the Chicago White Sox in their 4-3 win over Oakland.
MLB: Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Alexi Casilla scored the game-winning run on Jamey Carroll's ninth-inning sacrifice fly Monday and the Minnesota Twins edged the Chicago White Sox 7-6.
White Sox nab closer Myers from Astros
Right-handed closer Brett Myers went from the Houston Astros to the Chicago White Sox in a trade announced Saturday.
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It sounds like surgery is almost 100 percent from the first opinion
Phillies pitcher may have hip surgery May 28, 2009
If I don't fit their plans, that's fine with me
Phillies dump Brett Myers, Pedro Feliz Nov 06, 2009
Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing for the Houston Astros.
Myers was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. As a senior at Englewood High School, he posted an 8–2 record and an 0.80 ERA in 78.0 innings pitched. He was an amateur boxer when he was a teenager. Myers attended Englewood High with Rashean Mathis, cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Myers made his major league debut in the summer of 2002, starting on July 24 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He finished his rookie season 4–5 with an earned run average of 4.25, pitching 72 innings. Myers also pitched the 2003 season with the Phillies, posting 14 wins in 32 starts. He threw his first career shutout in June 2003 against the Boston Red Sox.
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As Wayne Lawson Retires, Vanity Fair Bids Farewell to a Cherished Editor
For more than three decades, executive literary editor Wayne Lawson has played a key role in defining *Vanity Fair’*s voice and steering its coverage of everything from art and music to crime and scandal, politics, and world affairs. His retirement deprives the magazine of a professional anchor and a beloved office raconteur.
Hired in 1982 as one of six editors tasked with relaunching the title, he has edited some of the era’s most acclaimed and interesting authors and holds the distinction of being the only staffer to have worked under all four editors in chief. For the debut issue, Lawson edited Gabriel García Márquez’s novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and in his first year, he oversaw a two-part investigation of the trial of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie by Francine du Plessix Gray that won Vanity Fair its first National Magazine Award, for reporting.
A 1954 Princeton graduate with an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Lawson moved to New York and began a decade-long career editing two encyclopedias for Grolier. In 1980 the novelist Jerzy Kosinski hired Lawson to help him polish The Devil Tree and Pinball. With his reputation mounting, Lawson was then hired as the ghostwriter for the silent-film star Gloria Swanson’s best-selling memoir, Swanson on Swanson. He later found a home at The New York Times Book Review before signing on to the new Vanity Fair.
In 1983, Lawson teamed up with Dominick Dunne for Dunne’s first article, “Justice: A Father’s Account of the Trial of His Daughter’s Killer,” which kicked off a 27-year partnership spanning the trials of the Menendez brothers and O. J. Simpson, among other high-profile scandals. Lawson’s roster of writers grew to include Marie Brenner, whose 1996 article on Big Tobacco was adapted into the film The Insider, as well as Maureen Orth, Bob Colacello, Sir John Richardson, Mark Seal, Patricia Bosworth, Matt Tyrnauer, Sally Bedell Smith, Gregor von Rezzori, Peter Bergen, Gloria Vanderbilt, Ed Klein, Sheila Weller, and James Fox.
He has also mentored countless rookie staffers, many of whom have risen to positions of leadership within the magazine and in the publishing industry at large. They will continue impersonating his signature vocal stylings, repeating his immortal punch lines, and ordering his drink of choice—Beefeater martini, up, extra dry, with a twist—long after his office has been cleaned out.
Who Created Donald Trump? Where’s My Roy Cohn? Has the Answer
Little Gold Men Emmys Bonus Episode: Inside Joey King’s Transformation for The Act
Who Would Have Guessed Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary Would Involve So Much Litigiousness?
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Child Kidnapper Donald Trump Wants to Take the Government Hostage, Too
Melania Trump Goes Full Marie Antoinette During Border Crisis
Behind the Scenes of Ivanka’s First Year in Washington
Trump’s America
Report: Trump Will Shut Down the Government When the Mood Strikes
Could be September, could be December. He likes to keep the people on their toes!
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In what has now become a regularly scheduled feature of his presidency, Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to shut down the government if he doesn’t get money for his precious border wall. Just after 6 A.M., the president informed his followers: “I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!” As is typically the case with this particular president of the United States, no one actually knows whether this statement is meant to be taken seriously, or if it should be put into the “Inane ramblings of an angry old man” column and ignored. Is Trump actually considering a shutdown over funding for his pointless, ineffective, and wildly expensive fence, or is he just blowing off steam before sitting down to five or six hours of TV? In this instance, it seems the answer may be a little bit of both.
Axios reports that the “consensus from senior administration officials and Republican leadership sources . . . is that he’s serious, but will not shut down the government before the midterm elections in November.” Trump reportedly met with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, where the group agreed funding for the wall doesn’t need to be part of one of the bills settled before the end of September. While Trump is always itching for a fight, and while he certainly would not be opposed to picking one over the wall—a signature campaign promise—sources tell Axios “he’s been persuaded that a shutdown fight at the end of September would badly interfere with McConnell’s efforts to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.” (Notably, Sunday’s tweet did not include a deadline.) That would push a potential temper tantrum over the wall, and real threats of a shutdown, to December, post-midterms.
Of course, it’s also entirely possible that Trump met with Ryan and McConnell, agreed that a pre-midterms shutdown was a bad idea, and then changed his mind and decided to inform them via tweet. Shutting down the government is generally not a great idea for the party in power, particularly just before voters decide whether or not that party ought to remain in power. But if there’s one guy who’s gonna do it, it’s President What-do-we-want-a-border-wall-when-do-we-want-it-now.
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We Don’t Know Whether We’re at War with ISIS
Kia Makarechi
The president and his top cabinet secretaries and military officials appear to be unsure of whether the United States is at war with ISIS. Or, perhaps, they simply can’t stick to a single story.
“The notion that the United States should be putting boots on the ground, I think would be a profound mistake.”
- President Barack Obama, September 7“As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission—we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq.”
President Barack Obama, September 10“What we are doing is engaging in a very significant counterterrorism operation. It’s going to go on for some period of time. If somebody wants to think about it as being a war with [ISIS], they can do so, but the fact is it's a major counterterrorism operation that will have many different moving parts.”
- Secretary of State John Kerry, September 11“This will not be an easy or a brief effort. . . . We are at war with [ISIS], as we are with al-Qaeda.”
- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, September 16“If we reach the point where I believe our advisors should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific [ISIS] targets, I will recommend that to the president . . . ”
- General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, September 16
There are three unanswered questions here. The first: Is the United States at war with ISIS or not? This is of particular interest to those who believe the president might not have legal authority to conduct such a war. The Authorization for Use of Military Force that the administration claims justifies its campaign against ISIS pertains to al-Qaeda, of which ISIS is no longer a member. Some members of Congress feel the president needs congressional approval for a new war effort. (The administration has said it will seek Congress’s blessing for $500 million to train Syrian rebels.)
The second question: What will American troops actually do in Iraq? The president and his secretary of state have repeatedly insisted the mission will encompass four elements: targeted air strikes, support for the Iraqi security forces, training of rebels in Syria, and protection of American Embassy personnel. Hagel and Dempsey’s comments at Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee panel hearing instead left the window open to a more active combat role for U.S. ground troops.
Dempsey said he doesn’t believe U.S. troops need to engage in direct, ground combat at this time. But he revealed that the president has asked him to “come back to him on a case-by-case basis,” which marks a departure from the Obama statements at the top of this article. (The White House quickly moved to characterize Dempsey’s comments as “hypothetical,” and again insisted there would be no “ground troops in a combat role.”)
And the last unsolved question is: What type of threat does ISIS pose to the United States? Many top intelligence officials insist the terrorist group does not represent a domestic threat, and Hagel himself had to backtrack. On Tuesday, he limited his assessment, arguing that ISIS poses “an immediate threat to American citizens in Iraq,” many of whom, as *The Guardian’*s Spencer Ackerman notes, were sent to Iraq to deal with ISIS. Contrast that with Hagel’s comments on August 21: “They are an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it’s in Iraq or anywhere else.”
If the administration is trying to project an air of confidence, suggest that it has a cohesive plan of action, and persuade America and the world that its top officials are in agreement, it’s not doing the best job. If there are disagreements on how large of a threat ISIS poses to the United States, and about how the country should counter those threats, then those conflicts are doing a fine job of spilling into public view.
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Considering the rise in popularity of flexible working
A study recently suggested that being given the option to work flexibly is amongst the most popular work benefits desired by UK employees. Meanwhile, separate research also revealed that 56% of professionals believe that working the traditional nine to five is 'outdated', whilst a further 39% have urged employers to abandon 'dated' working traditions. Here, we take a look at how employees can request to work flexibly, and how employers should respond.
Making a statutory application
All employees have the right to request flexible working, whether that be choosing to work from home or having flexible start and finish times. However, in order to be eligible, employees must have worked continuously for the same employer for at least 26 weeks.
Employees seeking to work flexibly must make a statutory application. Employees are required to write to their employer, outlining their request. Take note: only one application can be made per year.
The employer is obliged to consider the request, and reach a decision within three months (however, this may be longer, if agreed with the employee).
Approving the application
In the event that the employer agrees to the request, the terms and conditions of the employee's contract must be changed. The employer should write to the employee, giving them a statement of the agreed changes, and a start date for flexible working. This should be done no later than 28 days after the request was approved.
Rejecting the application
If the employer disagrees with the request, they are required to write to the employee, outlining the business reasons for the refusal. Many reasons exist for an employer to reject an application:
extra costs associated with flexible working will damage the business
work cannot be reorganised amongst other members of staff
individuals cannot be recruited to do the work
the quality of work and performance will be affected by flexible working
the business will struggle to meet customer demand
a lack of work exists during the proposed working times
the business plans to make changes to its workforce.
Making an appeal
Employees do not have the statutory right to appeal a decision. However, an employer may choose to provide an appeals system, in order to help demonstrate that they are dealing with requests reasonably.
Employees may take the matter to an employment tribunal in cases where the employer:
failed to handle the employee's request in a 'reasonable manner'
incorrectly treated the employee's application as withdrawn
dismissed the employee or treated them unfairly as a result of their request to work flexibly
rejected the application based on false information.
Employees are not permitted to appeal simply because their flexible working request was rejected. Those employees that do appeal must do so within three months of:
hearing their employer's decision
hearing their request was treated as withdrawn
the date the employer was required to respond to the request, but failed to do so.
Individuals unsure of their rights are advised to obtain legal advice.
Flexible working is likely to become more and more popular. Both employees and employers should ensure that they stay up-to-date on the rules regarding making an application to work flexibly.
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Breakthrough method predicts risk of invasive breast cancer
Cover of JCNI, May 5, 2010
For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to predict whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) – the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer – are at risk of developing more invasive tumors in later years.
As a result of the finding, women with DCIS will have the opportunity to be more selective about their treatment, according to the scientists.
“Women will have much more information, so they can better know their risk of developing invasive cancer,’’ said lead author Karla Kerlikowske, MD. “It will lead to a more personalized approach to treatment. As many as 44 percent of patients with DCIS may not require any further treatment, and can rely instead on surveillance.’’
The study was led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and is reported online by the “Journal of the National Cancer Institute.’’
The authors followed the medical histories of 1,162 women aged 40 years and older who were diagnosed with DCIS and treated with lumpectomy. They found that two factors were predictors of risk of developing invasive cancer within eight years after a diagnosis of DCIS: the method by which it was detected and expression of several biomarkers. Findings showed that a breast lump that is diagnosed as DCIS was more predictive of a high risk of subsequent invasive cancer than DCIS diagnosis by mammography.
The study also found that different combinations of biomarkers measured on the initial DCIS tissue were associated with varying levels of risk of invasive cancer or DCIS. These biomarkers include estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, Ki67 antigen, p53, p16, epidermal growth factor receptor-2, and cyclooxygenase-2. Women who express high levels of p16, cyclooxygenase-2 and Ki67 were more likely to develop invasive cancer after their initial DCIS diagnosis.
Because of the research, physicians will now be able to predict whether a DCIS patient treated by lumpectomy only will subsequently develop invasive cancer, DCIS, or be at very low risk of developing further tumors, according to Kerlikowske, professor of medicine, and epidemiology and biostatistics at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and co-director of the Women Veteran’s Comprehensive Health Center at SFVAMC.
Scientists have been trying to solve the DCIS problem for more than 20 years, said Kerlikowske, but until now have been unable to stratify women into risk groups.
“It is novel to be able to separate women into those three groups,’’ she said. “In the past, women were told they had a certain risk of developing further tumors, but could not be told whether they were at risk of an invasive cancer or DCIS – risk of further tumors was lumped together into one risk group.’’
The data shows definite markers that will predict as far as eight years into the future, said Thea D. Tlsty, PhD, one of the principal investigators of the study. She is a professor of pathology and UCSF leader of the Cell Cycling and Signaling Program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“This is an exciting and powerful beginning, to be able to predict which pre-cancers will lie dormant and which will lead to invasive cancers,’’ said Tlsty. “For the first time, we’ve identified that group of patients who have the lowest risk and the group at highest risk of developing invasive cancer. It’s a big step forward.’’
DCIS rarely leads to death from breast cancer – approximately 11 out of 100 women treated by lumpectomy only go on to develop invasive cancer within eight years of the initial diagnosis of DCIS, and only 1 to 2 percent of women die of breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis. Yet, women diagnosed with DCIS have historically had an inaccurate perception of their risk of later developing invasive cancer, and as a result have chosen fairly aggressive courses of treatment, said Tlsty.
Currently, approximately 35 percent opt for a lumpectomy, about 25 percent for a complete mastectomy, 3 to 5 percent for active surveillance only, and the remainder for lumpectomy plus radiation or hormone treatment or both.
“Women choose their treatment based on their level of concern of developing invasive cancer,’’ said Kerlikowske. “DCIS is non-invasive so women do not die of it. Their real concern arises if they develop invasive cancer and the cancer spreads.’’
According to the study, the group of patients with the lowest risk has only a 2 percent chance of developing invasive cancer at 5 years and a 4 percent chance at 8 years.
“Now we are able to identify the group at highest risk of developing an invasive cancer,’’ said Tlsty. “Factors such as palpable DCIS and expression of protein levels of p16, cyclooxygenase-2 and Ki67 are found in approximately 50 percent of patients with DCIS who later develop invasive cancer. In collaboration with co-authors Hal Berman, MD, and Mona Gauthier, PhD, both faculty members of the Campbell Family Breast Cancer Research Institute in Toronto, Canada, we are identifying molecular markers that will stratify risk for the remaining patients.’’
Other study co-authors include Fred Waldman, MD, PhD; Henry Sanchez, MD; Karen Chew, BA, CT, and Britt-Marie Ljung, MD, all of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Cynthia Jimenez, medical student at UCSF, and Annette Molinaro, PhD, Yale University.
Funding for the research was provided by the NCI-funded UCSF Breast Cancer SPORE Project (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) and by the California Breast Cancer Research Program.
UCSF is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
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Set between vineyards: Heilbronn in the Neckar River Valley © Archiv Heilbronn Marketing GmbH
Free imperial city on the River Neckar
The town on the Neckar River was a “Free Imperial City” during the Holy Roman Empire, a status which put it in a league with many of Germany's most powerful cities, including Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg and Nuremberg. The city was a major base for the Teutonic Knights from the Middle Ages all the way up to 1805. The famous knight Götz von Berlichingen was held prisoner in the Bollwerksturm (Tower of the Bastion) from 1519 to 1522. While that tower still stands today, much of the city's historical architecture was destroyed when Heilbronn was carpet bombed by allied bombers in 1944. The town's nickname “Käthchenstadt” derives from a famous play called “Das Käthchen von Heilbronn” (Kate of Heilbronn) by Heinrich von Kleist.
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Goa University has a limited corpus of funds to provide support to the students at various levels. Besides, Government of Goa and Government of India promotes education at various levels by providing support in the form of fellowships and scholarships for funding under various banners. Various schemes that are available from time to time are announced by the concerned agencies. This page provides you a glimpse of the financial opportunities while studying/ doing research at Goa University.
Goa University schemes
Research Studentship (Click on title for the form)
This funding support is meant for the students who have registered under full-time Ph.D. programmes at various departments. A limited fund is available and therefore the studentship is offered to the limit of funds. Watch for the call of applications and apply using the enclosed form. The notification is normally announced in early start of academic year and the studentships are offered during first semester after scrutiny of applications. Contact Asst. Registrar, Post-Graduate ([email protected]) for more information. Click here for recent Circular.
Students not supported by any scholarship/ fellowship and need small funding support are offered this funding based on availability of funds, availability of suitable job opportunities on the campus. The student has to work for a limited number of hours per week and (s)he is paid on an hourly basis of contribution. Visit Welfare >> Directorate of Students Welfare for more information
Funding support from Goa Government
Besides the limited University support as above, Government of Goa offers funding support to the students desiring to pursue higher studies. The schemes are announced on the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Goa website at http://dhe.goa.gov.in/schemes.html. Following is the preliminary information.
The Goa Financial Assistance also known as the "Bursary Scheme" Fees for the students pursuing College (Higher and Professional) Education in the State of Goa including post-graduation
Dayanand Bandodkar scheme for higher education for orphans To support the educational needs of the children who are orphaned of both parents i.e. father and mother and are deprived of higher education for want of financial resources. The Scheme envisages to take care of such children from their undergraduate and post-graduate courses
Fee waiver scheme This Scheme is framed in order to provide free access to every SC/ST student, to the institutions of higher learning pursuing the courses of General Education and by Directorate of Technical Education for students pursuing Technical education at the degree and post graduate level
Interest Free Education Loan Scheme To promote higher and technical education by younger population of Goa, in the form of interest free loans to undertake approved degree and diploma courses at undergraduate and post graduate levels, in India or abroad.
Funding support from UGC
University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched many fellowships to the students at various levels of higher education. Eligible candidates get the support directly while they pursue the studies at the Goa University. Visit Scholarships and Fellowships (http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/scholarships-and-fellowships.aspx) page of UGC website for more information. One can apply online to these on stipulated dates on their announcements on UGC website at http://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc_schemes/
Post-Graduate Education
Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme For Single Girl Child For post-graduate education of single girl child in non-professional courses
Merit Scholarship Scheme For University Rank Holders Reward meritorious students with outstanding performance at the under-graduate level for pursuing post-graduate studies (and Honours courses at under-graduate level)
Research Fellowship in Sciences for Meritorious Students The candidates who have been registered for Ph.D. in Science subjects in Universities with Potential for Excellence/Centres with Potential for Excellence / Centres of Advance Studies and Department of Special Assistance identified by UGC
Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowships (PDF) in Sciences, Medical Sciences & Engineering Sciences Candidates who have either received a Ph.D. degree or submitted their Ph.D. thesis and desire to undertake PDF
Dr.S Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) in Humanities and special Social Sciences(including language) Candidates to carry out the advanced studies and research in Humanities and Social Sciences including languages in Indian Universities and Colleges
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship The SC/ST Candidates who have passed the post-graduate examination in concerned subject and who desire to pursue full- time research without JRF of UGC-NET or UGC-CSIR NET
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Research Associateship (RA) for Foreign Nationals Foreign students and teachers from developing countries to undertake advanced study and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. and postdoctoral research in sciences, humanities and social sciences at Indian Universities
Junior Research Fellowship in Engineering & Technology Research scholars to undertake advanced study and research in engineering and technology, and agricultural engineering, leading to Ph.D.
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences Opportunities to NET-qualified candidates to undertake advanced studies and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. Degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences including Languages and Sciences
Post Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates Opportunity to carry out the advanced studies and research in science, engineering and technology, humanities and social sciences
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students Candidates belonging to one of the minority community who have passed the post-graduation examination with minimum 50% marks in concerned subject and who desire to pursue full time research without JRF of UGC-NET or UGC-CSIR NET
Funding from other agencies
Visit https://scholarships.gov.in/ for more information. This website has links to various scholarships available from various agencies including above. Some significant scholarships from GoI departments are as indicated below.
Type of/for funding
Ministry of Minority Affairs (GoI) Nai Udaan: Support for Students from minority communities clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC,SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc. (http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/support- students-clearing-prelims-conducted-upscsscstate-public- service-commissionpsc-etc)
Ministry of Minority Affairs (GoI) Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities: Scholarship students from minority community for studies in India in a government or private higher secondary school/ college/ university, etc.
Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (GoI) Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (GoI) Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (GoI) Top ClassEducation Scheme for SC Student
Student Placement and Alumni Relations
Directorate of Students Welfare
SC/ ST Cell
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Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London’s only specialist provider of evening higher education.
The history of Birkbeck
On the evening of 11 November 1823, around 2000 people flocked to the Crown and Anchor Tavern on the Strand to witness Dr George Birkbeck and his supporters, including Jeremy Bentham, JC Hobhouse MP and H Brougham MP, discuss education for the working men of London. From this grew the London Mechanics’ Institute, dedicated to the education of working people, formally created on 2 December at the same location.
This foundation meant that, for the first time, artisans and craftsmen could learn about science, art and economics – a concept so controversial that Dr Birkbeck was accused of ‘scattering the seeds of evil’. Undeterred, Dr Birkbeck called his supporters to action: ‘Now is the time for the universal benefits of the blessings of knowledge.’ Many donors were convinced by the important mission and enough money was raised to open the College and push forward a radical new vision. Seven years later, the Institution took a further radical step by becoming one of the first colleges to admit women as students.
By 1858, Birkbeck was the first choice for students who wanted a university education but who could not afford to study full-time. This role was formalised in 1920, when Birkbeck officially became part of the University of London.
The principal aims of Birkbeck are to:
Provide part-time higher education courses which meet the changing educational, cultural, personal and career needs of adults; in particular those who live or work in the London region.
Enable adult students from diverse social and educational backgrounds to participate in our courses.
Maintain and develop excellence in research and provide the highest quality research training in all our subject areas.
Make available the results of research, and the expertise acquired, through teaching, publication, partnerships with other organisations and the promotion of civic and public debate.
The key supporting objectives are to:
Offer our students an integrated range of flexible, research-led courses across all levels of provision.
Achieve and maintain strong research cultures in support of interdisciplinary work in each school and faculty.
Ensure the College provides an inclusive working and learning environment for its students and staff so that all may develop to their full potential.
Develop the College’s capacity to respond rapidly to new and changing opportunities in higher and further education.
Develop sustainable partnerships within the London region and beyond.
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Damian Polla
Tennis Hall Of Fame Citation
In an era of national dominance for Washington College men’s tennis, Damian Polla stood out amongst his peers. A two-time NCAA Division III National Singles Champion, Damian led the Shoremen to Washington College’s first two NCAA Division III National Team Championships in any sport. Damian’s collegiate accomplishments rank him as one of the best Washington College athletes of all time and as one of the greatest NCAA Division III tennis players in history.
Damian is one of only four Washington College tennis players—male or female—to earn All-America honors four times in both singles and doubles. In addition to winning the 1995 and 1997 NCAA Division III National Singles Championships, he advanced to the singles semifinals in 1996 and to the doubles championship match in 1994. A four-time All-Centennial Conference first-team selection, Damian was the lone Division III representative on the Rolex All-Star team in both 1995 and 1997.
During Damian’s four years at Washington College, the Shoremen were unquestionably the dominant men’s tennis program in Division III, winning the 1994 and 1997 NCAA Division III National Championships. The Shoremen amassed 66 overall wins during his four years and lost just three matches against Division III opponents, with two of those coming in the 1995 and 1996 NCAA Tournaments, respectively. During the Shoremen’s 1997 national-championship run, Washington went the entire season without allowing a single Division III opponent to score more than two points in a match. Washington cruised to four Centennial Conference Championships with Damian on the team, never allowing more than one point against any conference opponents over four years.
The Washington College Athletic Department recognized Damian with the Eldridge Eliason Award, the Thomas Reeder Spedden Medal and the Alfred Reddish Award at the end of his senior year, making him the only student-athlete in Washington College history to win all three of those honors. He also won the Thomas Reeder Spedden Medal as a junior, making him one of only two student-athletes to ever win that award twice.
Damian graduated cum laude with a B.A. in economics with a grade-point average of 3.5 and later went on to earn an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University. A native of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Damian returned to his home country after graduation to begin a career in banking. While working for WestLB, he moved to New York following a promotion to Director of Structured and Corporate Finance for Latin America. He recently moved back to Argentina to continue developing deals for the bank in the region.
Washington College considers it an honor and privilege to induct Damian Polla into its Athletic Hall of Fame on this fourth day of October, 2008.
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Is Dr Phil a Doctor?
Is Dr. Phil a doctor, or just a larger than life television personality? Dr Phil is the name of a long-running reality and talk show hosted by none other than Dr. Philip McGraw. The Dr Phil show was created by Oprah Winfrey following the appearance of Dr. Phil in a series of successful guest slots on her own talk show and it is currently syndicated throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
Dr. Phil is well known for his spin-off business enterprises that include a variety of television programs produced on the back of the success and celebrity status he enjoys with the Dr Phil show. He is also the author of a series of self-help books and was a short-lived promoter of diet and weight loss products.
Although Dr. Phil is no longer a licensed psychologist, he obtained a master’s degree in experimental psychology from Midwestern State University in 1976 and a Ph. D in clinical psychology from the University of North Texas in 1970. Before he found fame and fortune, Dr. Phil spent several years practicing psychology with his father, Dr. Joe McGraw, in a private psychology practice in Wichita Falls, Texas.
In 1983, Dr. Phil and his father joined forces with a Texas businesswoman, Thelma Box, to deliver experience based training in the form of seminars. He was later criticised for lifting much of the material for his first bestseller, Life Strategies, from the text of the successful “Pathways” seminars, although he never attributed any of his subsequent success to Thelma Box.
By 1990, Dr. Phil had moved into another area of expertise and joined lawyer, Gary Dobbs, in a trial consultancy firm called Courtroom Sciences Inc. The company served as a fortuitous meeting platform between Dr Phil and Oprah Winfrey after Oprah hired the services of CSI. Today CSI is a very successful enterprise, although Dr. Phil is no longer affiliated to it.
Following a guest slot on Oprah Winfrey’s show in 1998, Dr. Phil proved to be a real hit with the viewers and Oprah gave him a regular weekly slot as a Relationship and Life Strategy Expert. With the aid of his background as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Phil gave advice to people of all ages and from all walks of life.
By 2002, Dr. Phil had branched out and started his own show: Dr Phil. Using the format of a reality talk / advice show, a vast array of topics were covered in the weekly shows ranging from unhappily married couples, rebellious teens and dysfunctional families, to weight loss issues and pretty much everything the show’s producers could think of that might attract great ratings.
Unlike some of the more recent advice and talk shows given airtime on television, Dr. Phil’s shows were generally fairly serious in tone and managed to stay away from much of the trashy scenes that occurred all too often on the likes of the Jerry Springer show and similar. Guests were often invited back for follow-up advice in a spin-off show entitled Dr Phil Family. Other spin off programs later aired, but these never quite achieved the success of the Dr. Phil talk show.
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Advertising 9781538101148-01-000 9781538101148-01-000 9781538101148
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The Social Impact of Advertising Confessions of an (Ex-)Advertising Man
By Tony Kelso (Author)
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Composed with a touch of the panache of a former advertising copywriter, Kelso challenges readers to reflect on the social impact of advertising from multiple angles. The book uniquely combines personal anecdotes with a penetrating look at some of the most critical perspectives toward the field advanced by media scholars. A play on David Ogilvy's legendary Confessions of an Advertising Man, the text disrupts the creative guru's account with a highly accessible critique of advertising suitable for classes in disciplines as various as cultural studies, marketing, media studies, political science, and sociology. The book reflects the latest industry trends, especially the migration from legacy to social media vehicles like Instagram and Snapchat. Topics covered include a brief history of modern advertising in the United States, advertising's influence on the so-called non-advertising content of the media, the ideological themes advertising inadvertently delivers, how advertising can privilege or marginalize various social constructions of identity, the controversial practice of targeting children, and how corporations often use advertising to superficially present a positive face while masking their profoundly darker sides. Incorporating a media-literacy approach, Kelso also offers an insider's overview of the typical procedures advertising agencies take in strategizing, conceptualizing, and delivering campaigns. 75 Illustrations, black and white
Tony Kelso is associate professor of media and the chair of the Mass Communication Department at Iona College. He is coauthor of Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media, and Popular Culture and coeditor of Mosh the Polls: Youth Voters, Popular Culture, and Democratic Engagement. In his former extensive career, he worked as a professional advertising copywriter/producer.
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Biography: Tony Kelso is associate professor of media and the chair of the Mass Communication Department at Iona College. He is coauthor of Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media, and Popular Culture and coeditor of Mosh the Polls: Youth Voters, Popular Culture, and Democratic Engagement. In his former extensive career, he worked as a professional advertising copywriter/producer.
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Are Investors Better Off
Are Investors Better Off?
Jeremy J Siegel, Senior Investment Strategy Advisor
Ronald Reagan, in his first run against Jimmy Carter, is well remembered for asking voters whether they were better off than four years earlier. Given that the Dow Industrials broke into record territory, investors might also ask whether they are better off than nearly five and a half years ago, when the Dow last hit an all-time high. Unfortunately, the answer is no—not by a long shot. For one, the effect of inflation has eroded the value of the dollar. On an inflation-corrected basis, the Dow would have to hit 15,640 to be worth more than it was in October of 2007. In fact, October 2007 was not even the Dow’s highest point in constant dollars. At the peak of the bull market in January of 2000, the Dow was just over 16,000 in today’s dollars, more than 11% higher than today. For the much broader S&P 500 Index, its inflation-corrected peak of March 2000 was 2,060, more than 30% above today’s levels. But investors have fallen even further behind than these numbers imply. Because of the Federal Reserve’s policy of maintaining interest rates near zero, a dollar’s worth of savings does not go nearly as far as it did before the financial crisis. For example, in early 2000, when the U.S. stock market was at its peak, an investor with a $500,000 nest egg in stocks could cash out and invest the proceeds in 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) yielding more than 4% and generate an inflation-protected income stream of about $21,000 per year. Unfortunately, at today’s near-zero rates, that same investor could obtain only $2,600 of annual inflation-protected income from his $500,000 nest egg, more than 87% less than in 2000. This means that once inflation and lower interest rates are factored in, the stock market would have to rise to many multiples of its current level for an investor to enjoy the same after-inflation income today as he did 12 years ago. Although this is most discouraging for those planning to cash out their stocks and live off their savings, we believe the prospects are much better today than in 2000 for those willing to hold on to their stocks. Twelve years ago equities were selling at approximately 30 times their estimated earnings and their dividend yield was a measly 1%. But today stocks are selling at only 13.7 times their 2013 projected earnings, while their dividend yield is over 2%. Furthermore, cash dividends, which were at a record high in 2012, are rising at their fastest rate in decades. And in contrast to TIPS, whose income payments only keep up with inflation, dividends have grown 1% to 2% faster than inflation over the past half century. No one will argue with the assessment that the last decade has been horrible for stock investors. But despite the ravages of the worst bear market since the Great Depression and the worst recession in 75 years, dividend growth on the S&P 500 averaged 7% a year. And this dividend growth occurred despite the 20% collapse in dividends during the financial crisis Although there is always a risk of losing money in stocks over the short-term, history shows that there has never been a twenty year period in US stock market history when stocks investor returns have fallen behind inflation. Bonds have experienced 20-year periods where they fell behind inflation, and we would not be surprised to see them fall short again, given today’s high bond prices. The financial markets have come full circle. In 2000 the stock market soared to unjustified valuations, and stock investors paid the price, with the poorest decade since the 1930s. Today bonds are stretched to their limit while we believe stocks are priced to offer investors better returns. The better question for investors is not whether they are better off now than they were when stocks were last at an all-time high, but how they can be better off going forward. With interest rates at record lows and stocks offering the best income prospects in decades, we have little doubt which asset class will win the next race. Unless otherwise stated, data source is WisdomTree and Bloomberg.
This article was reprinted with the permission of Jeremy Siegel. WisdomTree is not responsible for its content and has reprinted this article to be viewed as informational. The information provided to you herein represents the opinions of Jeremy Siegel and is not intended to be considered a recommendation to participate in any particular trading strategy or deemed to be an offer or sale of any investment product, and it should not be relied on as such. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Professor Jeremy Siegel is a Senior Investment Strategy Advisor to WisdomTree Investments, Inc., and WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. Neither Professor Siegel nor WisdomTree nor any other party involved in making or compiling any information makes an express or implied warranty or representation with respect to information in this article. Dividends are not guaranteed and a company’s future abilities to pay dividends may be limited. A company currently paying dividends may cease paying dividends at any time. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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U S 10 Year Treasury Yields Groundhog Day The Sequel
Fixed Income, Currency & Alternative
U.S. 10 Year Treasury Yields: “Groundhog Day: The Sequel”
Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy
When looking at the price action for the U.S. Treasury (UST) 10-Year note thus far in 2016, it’s hard not to think we are stuck in a sequel for the movie “Groundhog Day.” Typically, a sequel includes some type of twist from the original movie, and that’s what has transpired here early in the new year. After examining how the UST 10-Year yield began the current calendar year and comparable period in 2015, one discovers very similar traits. To provide perspective, prior to New Year’s Day 2015, the 10-Year yield reached a high point of 2.26%, and then plunged to a low of 1.64% in a little more than one month’s time. The current scenario witnessed the 10-Year yield pop up to 2.31% on Dec. 29, 2015, only to recently plummet to less than 1.60%, the lowest reading since 2012. In each instance, these declines prompted the headline “Treasuries Off to Best Start Since 1988.” The natural question that comes to mind is whether the catalysts were of a similar nature as well. Indeed, concerns about slowing growth, favorable global interest rate differentials and overseas developments were all part of the mix, but this year’s experience added a new twist: safe-haven demand. Since the financial crisis hit, a key supporting influence for Treasuries has been the “risk-off,” or flight-to-quality, trade. When trying to ascertain such a phenomenon, it is rather useful to look at developments in the U.S. equity arena as compared to yield movement for the UST 10-Year note. The graph below underscores the pattern that has been established over the last month or so and how tight the correlation has been between the drop in the S&P 500 and the decline in the 10-Year yield. We believe the current safe-haven demand for Treasuries, and any potential reversal, will more than likely play a key role in determining the future direction of the UST 10-Year yield. S&P 500 Index vs. U.S. Treasury 10-yr Yield Certainly one potential market-moving event, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Janet Yellen’s semiannual monetary policy testimony before Congress, apparently did not alter investor sentiment as yet. Given the volatile nature of the global financial markets in recent weeks, that was probably her intention. Yellen seemed to walk the fine line between acknowledging recent events and not igniting any further anxieties. The relatively balanced testimony highlighted the risks of foreign economic developments to U.S. growth and less supportive financial conditions, such as equity declines, wider credit spreads and a stronger U.S. dollar, but also mentioned how job gains and improved wages should provide a lift to income, consumer spending and the domestic economy in general. There is no doubt the Fed will be “monitoring global economic and financial developments” very closely, and at this point, unless there is a sea change in the aforementioned headwinds, the FOMC looks to be on hold. As we have seen in a variety of financial instruments, the UST 10-Year also seems to have discounted a lot of negative news. Based on recent behavior over the last month, further declines in equities will most likely continue to put downward pressure on Treasury yields. However, barring a crisis situation, we believe fixed income investors may want to avoid chasing the current rally, and if the equity arena were to stabilize, Treasuries would lose a key supporting influence. Even in a range-bound landscape, the UST 10-Year yield can reverse course quickly. Looking at last year as an example, after posting the aforementioned low, the 10-Year yield hit a high of 2.48% not five months later.
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What Is the Difference between a CT Scan and an X-Ray?
An X-ray machine.
X-ray machines provide 2D prints.
A CT scan produces three dimensional images of a person's internal organs by taking a series of X-rays around the circumference of the body.
CT scans can put a patient at a higher risk for accumulating cellular damage because of the increased exposure to radiation.
X-ray images are less detailed and lack the clarity of CT scan images.
Written By: L.L. Probst
Edited By: Rachel Catherine Allen
The differences between a computed tomography (CT) scan and an X-ray are numerous and varied, from the quality of the image produced to the required amount of space to house the equipment. Levels of radiation exposure and overall equipment costs are also considerable differences between the CT scan and an X-ray.
CT scan and an X-ray vary greatly on the quality of image produced. As an extension to X-ray technology, CT scans take multiple X-ray images around the circumference of the body area being scanned. This technique leads to a clear three-dimensional image from a CT scan versus an often times blurry image in a flat two-dimensional view produced by an X-ray. In addition to clearer imaging, more precise images of specific areas or organs can also be achieved utilizing CT scans than what can be seen with an X-ray.
Levels of radiation exposure to the patient are a major consideration when a physician decides between the need for a CT scan and an X-ray. CT scans use much greater amounts of radiation than do X-rays, essentially because a CT scan is a series of X-rays rather than a single image. Heightened radiation can put a patient in a higher risk category for cellular damage if exposure is excessive. Due to this many physicians might opt to a CT scan only when it is absolutely necessary to make the correct diagnosis.
Equipment size between a CT scan and an X-ray machine is another considerable difference between the two types of imaging equipment. X-ray machines are relatively small and often times easier to use than the contrasting CT scan device which is large and complicated to operate. Typically a patient would need to lie or stand in front of the X-ray negative to have an image produced. CT technology requires the patient to enter a large cylindrical ring that rotates around the body to form an image. The technology utilized by the radiographer is also more demanding for a CT scan than an X-ray.
Due to the size and heightened technological advances of a CT scan, the costs involved in purchasing, operating and housing are much higher than it is for an X-ray machine. A CT scan and an X-ray are two pieces of equipment commonly seen in most hospitals or imaging facilities even with the greater cost of the CT scan. Both technologies can be essential diagnostic tools for medical professionals. Any concerns as to the need between a CT scan and an X-ray should be addressed by a physician.
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Home>>Press Clippings>>Yashoda Hospitals Group receives NBE National Award for “Excellence in Medical Education”
Yashoda Hospitals Group receives NBE National Award for “Excellence in Medical Education”
Hyderabad, 24th September, 2018: Hon’ble Vice-President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu presented this prestigious DNB National Award to Yashoda Hospitals Group on Friday, the 21st Sep 2018 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Dr. A. Lingaiah, Medical Director of Yashoda Hospitals Group received this national award from the Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice-President of India.
The award was given away in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Anupriya Patel, Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Abhijat Seth, president, NBE, and Dr. Rashmikanth Dave, executive director, NBE, a press release said.
“Yashoda Hospitals is one of the leading Healthcare Provider & Medical Education Institution in India Conducting DNB Courses in 57 specialities & super specialities with 500+ PG medical students. This prestigious National Award is a recognition towards best standards, teaching, technology & practices of Medical Education initiatives of Yashoda Hospitals. It is an honour & pride not only for Yashoda Hospitals but for both the Telugu states in terms of highest standards of Medical Services Education & Training.” said Sri G. Ravinder Rao, Chairman of Yashoda Hospitals Group.
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Prince George's Council Declares 2018 the Year of the Anacostia
The Anacostia's time has come! On November 14th, the County Council of Prince George's County passed a resolution declaring that 2018 will be the Year of the Anacostia. Read the full resolution below. The DC Council has a similar resolution pending, and many groups and organizations are making plans.
COUNTY COUNCIL OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
2017 Legislative Session
A RESOLUTION concerning
‘The Year of the Anacostia’
For the purpose of declaring the administrative policy of the Prince George's County Council for designation of calendar year 2018 as “The Year of the Anacostia.”
WHEREAS, the Anacostia River watershed stretches across 176 square miles, and runs through large portions of Prince George’s County; and
WHEREAS, the Anacostia watershed is home to nearly 500 species of fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates; and
WHEREAS, the Anacostia River has numerous tributary creeks and streams, including: Northwest Branch, Northeast Branch, Sligo Creek, Paint Branch, Little Paint Branch, Indian Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Still Creek, Dueling Creek, Lower Beaverdam, Hickey Run, Briers Mill Run, Watts Branch, and Pope Branch; and
WHEREAS, the Anacostia River begins at the confluence of its northeast and northwest branches near Bladensburg, Maryland, in Prince George’s County, and runs for 8.5 miles before meeting the Potomac River at Hains Point in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, In Prince George’s County, the Anacostia River is bordered by numerous historic sites that have been vital for the history of the United States of America including the Battle of Bladensburg during the War of 1812, the site of the first hot air balloon launch in the nation, the Dueling Grounds, and the development of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; and
WHEREAS, in the 18th century the port at Bladensburg, Maryland, was 40 feet deep and served as a major center for colonial shipping fleets; and
WHEREAS, today, the Anacostia River is bordered by a variety of recreation resources, trails, and parks managed by the National Park Service and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission including the Anacostia River Trail, which connects Prince George’s County to the Washington Monument; and
WHEREAS, the Anacostia River and surrounding parkland are valued assets in the region enjoyed by residents and visitors alike for its scenic beauty by boat, bike, and on foot; and
WHEREAS, Prince George’s County is home to the headquarters of the Anacostia Watershed Society, whose mission is to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed communities by cleaning the water, recovering the shores, and honoring the heritage; and
WHEREAS, Prince George’s County is home to the headquarters of the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Inc., one of thirteen (13) Heritage Areas, certified by the State of Maryland under the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, dedicated to preserving and promoting the historical, artistic, cultural, and natural resources of the Heritage Area; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the nation will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, the “Lion of the Anacostia”; and
WHEREAS, August 31, 2018, will be the 100th Anniversary of the federal law setting aside more than 1,200 acres of riverside land as public parkland; and
WHEREAS, the County Council appreciates these valuable natural assets and the historic significance of the Anacostia River and surrounding watershed areas, and finds that an administrative policy declaration is appropriate in observance of this historic milestone for the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, that the Prince George’s County Council proclaims 2018 to be the “The Year of the Anacostia.”
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Council also encourages municipalities, organizations, and agencies to proclaim calendar 2018 “The Year of the Anacostia” and to join in a yearlong invitation to honor history, celebrate progress, and enjoy the Anacostia River and its surroundings as we envision an inspiring future for the Anacostia River watershed.
Erin Garnaas-Holmes November 14, 2017
Join Us in 2018 for the Year of the Anacostia!
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The Year of the Anacostia – Turning the Tide
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American combat mission in Iraq
Ends Tonight
Tues. 8/31/2010
The formal end of American combat operations in Iraq, 7 1/2 years after the March 2003 invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. This was no victory celebration. Iraqis appreciates what the Americans did, but it is now time for Iraqis to secure their own future.
The problem with this war, is the premise on which we justified going to war turned out not to be valid. Claiming Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, then-President George W. Bush ordered the invasion with approval of a Congress that was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. But Bush's claims were based on faulty intelligence, and the weapons were never found.
Just under 50,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq — down from a peak of about 170,000 at the height in 2007.
Art --
Tonight marks the end of the American combat mission in Iraq!
As a candidate for this office, I pledged to end this war responsibly. And, as President, that is what I am doing.
Since I became Commander-in-Chief, we've brought home nearly 100,000 U.S. troops. We've closed or turned over to Iraq hundreds of our bases.
As Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, our commitment to a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq continues. Under Operation New Dawn, a transitional force of U.S. troops will remain to advise and assist Iraqi forces, protect our civilians on the ground, and pursue targeted counterterrorism efforts.
By the end of next year, consistent with our agreement with the Iraqi government, these men and women, too, will come home.
Ending this war is not only in Iraq's interest -- it is in our own. Our nation has paid a huge price to put Iraq's future in the hands of its people. We have sent our men and women in uniform to make enormous sacrifices. We have spent vast resources abroad in the face of several years of recession at home.
We have met our responsibility through the courage and resolve of our women and men in uniform.
In seven years, they confronted a mission as challenging and as complex as any our military has ever been asked to face.
Nearly 1.5 million Americans put their lives on the line. Many returned for multiple tours of duty, far from their loved ones who bore a heroic burden of their own. And most painfully, more than 4,400 Americans have given their lives, fighting for people they never knew, for values that have defined our people for more than two centuries.
What their country asked of them was not small. And what they sacrificed was not easy.
For that, each and every American owes them our heartfelt thanks.
Our promise to them -- to each woman or man who has donned our colors -- is that our country will serve them as faithfully as they have served us. We have already made the largest increase in funding for veterans in decades. So long as I am President, I will do whatever it takes to fulfill that sacred trust.
Tonight, we mark a milestone in our nation's history. Even at a time of great uncertainty for so many Americans, this day and our brave troops remind us that our future is in our own hands and that our best days lie ahead.
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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (CITY FIBRE PN23, RUTHRIESTON, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving on Ruthrieston Circle, Aberdeen, from street column number 12 to the boundary between numbers 50-56 Ruthrieston Crescent and 130-136 Ruthrieston Circle from 08:00 on 19 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 20 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Ruthrieston Circle and also on Ruthrieston Crescent, Aberdeen, from the boundary between numbers 10-16 and 18-24 Ruthrieston Crescent to the boundary between numbers 18-24 and 26-32 Ruthrieston Crescent from 08:00 on 22 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 23 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Holburn Street, Ruthrieston Place and Ruthrieston Circle. The one-way restriction on Ruthrieston Circle, Aberdeen, will be suspended from 08:00 on 19th July, 2019, until 17:00 on 20 July, 2019 and from 08:00 on 22 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 23rd July, 2019. There will also be a prohibition of traverse on the footpath on South Anderson Drive, Aberdeen between the junctions with Ruthrieston Gardens and Garthdee Roundabout from 08:00 on 1 August, 2019, until 17:00 on 3 August, 2019. An alternative route is South Anderson Drive service road, Ruthrieston Road and Holburn Street and also on the footpath on Garthdee Roundabout, Aberdeen between the junctions with South Anderson Drive and Holburn Street from 18:30 until 21:30 on 2 and 3 August, 2019. An alternative route is available via the unadopted footpath at the rear of 658-660 Holburn Street. There will also be a prohibition of waiting on either side on the following streets between 08:00 and 17:00 Mon-Sat; Holburn Street, Riverside Drive, Ruthrieston Circle, Ruthrieston Crescent, Ruthrieston Gardens, Ruthrieston Road, Ruthrieston Terrace, South Anderson Drive service road, Aberdeen from 08:00 on 19 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 29 August, 2019. Illegally parked vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense. Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. The no-waiting restrictions will only be implemented as and when required, and will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones for no more than 100 metres at a time. The measures are necessary to protect public safety during duct laying works being carried out by City Fibre. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to GCU (UK) Ltd on 07940333452 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (CITY FIBRE PN33, MANNOFIELD, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving on the following streets: Deeside Gardens, Aberdeen, from the boundary between number 19 and 21 Deeside Gardens to the boundary between number 25 and 27 Deeside Gardens from 08:00 on 15 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 16 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Deeside Drive; Cranford Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Great Western Road and the slip road opposite number 2 Cranford Road from 08:00 17 July, 2019, until 22:00 on 18 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Duthie Place, Duthie Terrace and Great Western Road; Deeside Gardens, Aberdeen, from its western junction with Deeside Crescent to the boundary between number 202 and 204 Deeside Gardens from 08:00 on 29 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 30 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Deeside Crescent; Deeside Crescent, Aberdeen, from its western junction with Deeside Gardens to the boundary between number 40 and 42 Deeside Crescent from 08:00 on 31 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 1 August, 2019. An alternative route is available via Deeside Gardens; Deeside Gardens, Aberdeen, from the boundary between number 142 and 144 Deeside Gardens to the cul-de-sac entrance for numbers 146-160 Deeside Gardens from 08:00 on 1 August, 2019, until 17:00 on 2 August, 2019. An alternative route is available via Deeside Drive. Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. There will also be a one-way restriction on Cranford Road slip road, Aberdeen, between its junction with Great Western Road and opposite number 2 Cranford Road from 08:00 17 July, 2019, until 22:00 on 18 July, 2019. The permitted direction of travel will be southbound. An alternative route for northbound vehicles is available via Duthie Place, Duthie Terrace and Great Western Road and also on Morningside Road, Aberdeen, between its junction with St John’s Terrace and the entrance to the Water Treatment Works from 08:00 on 29 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 2 August, 2019. The permitted direction of travel will be southbound. An alternative route for northbound vehicles is available via Hutchison Terrace, Cranford Road and Great Western Road. There will also be a prohibition of waiting on either side on the following streets between 08:00 and 17:00 Mon-Sat; Cranford Road, Deeside Avenue, Deeside Crescent, Deeside Drive, Deeside Gardens, Deeside Park, Deeside Place, Deeside Terrace, Great Western Road, Morningside Lane, Morningside Road, North Deeside Road, St John’s Terrace, Aberdeen from 08:00 on 15 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 25 August, 2019. Illegally parked vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense. The no-waiting restrictions will only be implemented as and when required, and will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones for no more than 100 metres at a time. The measures are necessary to protect public safety during duct laying works being carried out by City Fibre. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to GCU (UK) Ltd on 07940333452 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (CITY FIBRE PN47, HOLBURN, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving on Nellfield Place, Aberdeen, between its junction with Holburn Street and the rear of number 252 Holburn Street from 08:00 on 25 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 26 July, 2019. An alternative route is available via Holburn Street and Great Western Road and also on Irvine Place, Aberdeen, between its junction with Holburn Road and the boundary between number 4-6 and 8-10 Irvine Place from 08:00 on 5 August, 2019, until 17:00 on 6 August, 2019. An alternative route is available via Holburn Road, Great Western Road and Pitstruan Place. Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. There will also be a one-way restriction on Broomhill Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Holburn Street and Holburn Place from 18:30 on 26 July, 2019, until 06:00 on 29 July, 2019. The permitted direction of travel will be north-eastbound only. An alternative route for south-westbound vehicles is available via Holburn Street and Gray Street. There will also be a one-way restriction on Holburn Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Great Western Road and Holburn Street from 08:00 on 30 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 31 July, 2019.The permitted direction of travel will be a south-eastbound only. An alternative route for north-westbound vehicles is available via Holburn Street and Great Western Road. There will also be a prohibition of waiting on either side of Gray Street, Aberdeen, between its junction with Broomhill Road and the boundary between numbers 93 and 95 Gray Street, and also the south west side of Gray Street, Aberdeen, from the boundary between numbers 112 and 114 Gray Street, to the boundary between numbers 120 and 122 Gray Street, to allow buses to manoeuvre along their diversion route from 18:30 on 26 July, 2019, until 06:00 on 29 July, 2019. There will also be a prohibition of waiting on either side on the following streets between 08:00 and 17:00 Mon-Sat; Ashley Grove, Broomhill Road, Cottage Brae, Great Western Road, Holburn Road, Holburn Street, Irvine Place, Nellfield Place, Aberdeen from 08:00 on 18 July, 2019, until 17:00 on 28 August, 2019. Illegally parked vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense. The no-waiting restrictions will only be implemented as and when required, and will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones for no more than 100 metres at a time. The measures are necessary to protect public safety during duct laying works being carried out by City Fibre. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to GCU (UK) Ltd on 07940333452 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (GROATS ROAD, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order, which will operate from 07:00 on 15 July, 2019, until 22:00 on 16 August, 2019, is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving on Groats Road, Aberdeen, between its junction with the B9119 Queen’s Road and the entrance to Hazlehead Swimming Pool. Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. An alternative route is available via Queen’s Road and Hazlehead Avenue. The measures are necessary to protect public safety during traffic signals refurbishment and island construction works. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to Aberdeen City Council ITS Unit on 03000 200292. THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (HILLVIEW ROAD AND QUARRY ROAD, CULTS, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF WAITING) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order, which will operate from 08:00 until 22:00 on 19th July, 2019, is to impose a temporary prohibition of waiting on either side of Hillview Road, Cults, Aberdeen, between its junction with Quarry Road and the boundary between number 47 and 49 Hillview Road and also on either side of Quarry Road, Cults, Aberdeen, between its junction with Manse Road and the boundary between number 3 Quarry Road and Cults West Parish Church. Illegally parked vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense. The no-waiting restrictions will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones. The measure is necessary to protect public safety during Scottish Water ironworks. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to APlant-LUX on 03700500792 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (SURFACE DRESSING, ABERDEEN) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order is to impose a temporary prohibition of driving and a 20mph speed restriction on the following roads; Baillieswells Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with Blacktop Road and Dalhebity Court. An alternative route is available via North Deeside Road, Kirk Brae, the C128C Cults-Kingshill; Blacktop Road, Aberdeen, between its junction with Baillieswells Road and the city boundary at Brotherfield. An alternative route is available via the C128C Cults-Kingshill, the A944 Skene Road, the B9119 Tarland Road, and the B979 Peterculter-Kirkton of Skene; Brodiach Road, Aberdeen, between its junction with the A944 Skene Road and the city boundary at Brodiach Burn. An alternative route is available via the A944 Skene Road, Westhill Drive, and Westhill Road; the C92C Clinterty Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with the B979 Clinterty-Tyrebagger and Bishopston Farm Road. An alternative route is available via the B979 Clinterty-Tyrebagger and the A96 Inverurie Road; the B979 Clinterty-Tyrebagger, Aberdeen, between its junctions with the C92C Clinterty Road, and the A96 Inverurie Road. An alternative route is available via the C92C Clinterty Road and the A96 Inverurie Road; the U90C Hope Farm Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with the C89C Chapel of Stoneywood-Fairley Road, and the A96 Inverurie Road. An alternative route is available via the C89C Chapel of Stoneywood-Fairley Road, Kepplehills Road, the C88C Inverurie Road, and the A96 Inverurie Road; the C21C Upper Persley Road, Aberdeen, between its junctions with the C89C Chapel of Stoneywood-Fairley Road, and the A92 Parkway and Whitestripes Road. An alternative route is available via the A92 Parkway and Whitestripes Road. Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. Each road will be closed for a maximum of two days between 07:00 on 15 July, 2019, and 22:00 on 26 July, 2019. The 20mph speed restriction will be enforced on each road for a period of one week following surface dressing. The measures are necessary to protect public safety during and following carriageway surfacing dressing works. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to Aberdeen City Council Roads Maintenance team on 03000 200292, or response@aberdeencity.gov.uk THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (VIEW TERRACE, ABERDEEN)(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF WAITING FOR ANY PURPOSE) ORDER 2019 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order, which will operate from 07:30 on 15 July, 2019, until 18:00 on 18 July, 2019, is to impose a temporary prohibition of waiting on either side of View Terrace, Aberdeen, between its junction with Rosemount Place and a point 30 metres or thereby north of this junction. The no-waiting restrictions will be demarcated by the use of no-waiting cones. Illegally parked vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense. The measure is necessary to protect public safety during gas service connection works. Any queries regarding this restriction can be directed to Kier on 01224 222260, or roadworkscoordination@aberdeencity.gov.uk Chief Officer Operations, Aberdeen City Council, Marischal College, Aberdeen
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Speed increases coming to Texas highways
Some of the major highways in Texas saw speed limits fall from 65 to 60 back in 2001. A new ruling is going to do away with those changes. At the time, the changes were made to reduce the impact of exhaust on the atmosphere. Vehicles traveling at 70 MPH were shown to create a lot more pollution than those going at slower speeds.
However, officials now say that technology has changed dramatically since 2001, so there is no more need for the low limits. They say that emissions are not expected to be altered that much because of control systems that are built into all of the new vehicles. On top of that, they are going to do work to increase the flow of traffic on these roads, so that should limit congestion, which causes a lot of pollution. This could make it so that there is no impact to the environment, even though drivers are now able to go faster.
As expected, many drivers are happy to see this change, just wanting to get to their destinations sooner. However, others say that it could be dangerous, citing that more accidents may occur if the limits are raised.
However, an official says that the roads are actually more dangerous right now because most drivers simply break the limit and drive closer to 70 MPH. Other drivers who go 55 or 60 cause congestion, hold back the flow of traffic and even cause truck accidents, despite the fact that they are following the laws. Higher limits may help to reduce these accidents.
Whenever truck accidents occur and there is a personal injury case involved, the driver who was operating his or her vehicle within the constraints of the law, who was hurt because of what the other drivers did, has a right to seek compensation since his or her basic rights to safety and health were violated.
Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, "Higher Speed Limits Expected Along North Texas Highways" Ken Kalthoff, Mar. 14, 2014
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6ix9ine and Tory Lanez Tease New Collab
6ix9ine_ via Instagram
6ix9ine is working hard on staying consistent with making hits to climb the Billboard charts, and it looks like one of his next bangers will be with Tory Lanez. The Toronto singer joins the Brooklyn rapper in the studio, where they preview their upcoming collaboration together for fans.
Posting a new video to Instagram, the "Gummo" rhymer, also known as Teka$hi 6ix9ine, plays the forthcoming record but doesn't reveal a title or producer credit for the song. While Tory covers the hook with his signature vocals, the Brooklyn native comes in with some aggressive rhymes on his verse.
“I aint playing with no wanna be tough nigga, I aint playing with no wanna be thug nigga," 6ix9ine raps. "In the hood you a rat, you a dumb nigga/Fuck nigga, I sleep with the blicky/Are you dumb, nigga?”
It's already been a busy first month of 2018 for the rapper, whose "Gummo" record is now certified gold according to the RIAA. He's also making history with the rest of his material, as all three of his first releases have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
6ix9ine also recently revealed that his forthcoming debut project is slated to drop on Feb. 23, and will be titled Day 69. The news comes after Tekashi claims that he signed a $7.5 million deal but has yet to reveal what kind of a deal he has.
Check out the preview of 6ix9ine and Tory Lanez's upcoming collaboration in the video below.
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The Soundtrack to My Life: Part 2
One day in the summer of 2004, I was listening to my local classic rock station (a station I ended up working for a few years later), when I heard what sounded to me like the greatest rock and roll song ever recorded. Not knowing what it was, I frantically called up the afternoon DJ who had played the song and found out it was “Badlands” by Springsteen. Within the next year, I acquired all of his studio albums and got much more heavily into the sweet sounds of classic rock–Tom Petty, The Beatles, CCR, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and (Indiana’s #1 Boy) John Mellencamp.
I was sometimes asked the (slightly sexist, if you ask me) question “How did you get into that kind of music? Was it your parents? To impress a boy you liked?” (Something tells me a guy my age would never get asked these questions.) While my parents certainly did play Beatles and Springsteen and CCR music in the car sometimes, which made me aware of these musicians, it wasn’t until my curiosity was randomly piqued in my mid-teen years (by no specific person or situation that I can pinpoint) by this particular brand of music. Then again, I was in the Midwest, which certainly has a remarkable fondness for classic rock in general. So I guess it really shouldn’t be seen as too unusual. Still, among girls my age, this particular taste in music was not average.
In this still pre-Spotify era, I had two main methods for listening to “new” music–checking out big stacks of CDs from my local public library (which really had an excellent selection available) and standing at those listening stations at Barnes & Noble, listening to 30-second clips of songs. (How old timey!)
Though I’ve never been one to get into a particular band when they’re actually popular (Me in 2004: Hey guys, have you heard about this band Nirvana? They’re great!), some friends still helped keep me clued-in to some great new music that was out in high school. Bands like Weezer (they were the second concert I ever attended, which I believe was in support of their Green Album), Arcade Fire, and The Killers were all introduced to me by friends and became some of my all-time favorites. What can I say? My friends, they keep my young. In college I worked as a Music Director for two years and as General Manager during my senior year at our campus radio station, WTHS. I also DJed once a week, inviting my friends into the studio to have dumb conversations with me in between playing some new indie music I was increasingly becoming interested in. I was a sophomore when Vampire Weekend released their first album and The White Stripes released Icky Thump. Don’t get me wrong, I was still rocking out to Jackson Browne and other dad-rock acts, but now I had a taste in music that could allow me to have conversations with people my own age. Before it was more like,
Me: “Hey, you know that song ‘Up Around the Bend’ by CCR?”
Other Girl My Age: “No.”
Me: “Oh, never mind then.”
Junior year of college changed everything yet again though. Mostly by luck (I’m not just being modest here either), I secured an internship in the music department at SNL. While I’m not sure that this necessarily expanded my musical knowledge or level of appreciation for music, it certainly had an impact.
It was the fall of 2008. Barack Obama was about to be elected for the first time and people were suddenly watching SNL again. Tina Fey was a guest star portraying Sarah Palin, and John McCain made an appearance. The first half of that season’s performers included Adele (no one in the U.S. knew who she was yet!), Kanye, Beyonce, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Coldplay, and T.I. It was surreal.
Most of my intern tasks involved ordering food, photocopying scripts and run-down sheets, shuttling musicians and their backup dancers/singers from the dressing rooms to the stage, and letting Gwyneth Paltrow know that Mya Rudolph’s dressing room was “down the hall, first door on the left.” (I aced that last one.)
Upon returning to school in the winter of 2009 (western Michigan is basically an angry snow globe for six months of year), I listened to nothing but Elliot Smith and cried frequently. I’m kidding. (Kind of…) I did dive deeper into “old music” by artists like Paul Simon though and newer bands like The National and Modest Mouse. (I started listening to The National because a music critic described them as being “potentially appealing to fans of Bruce Springsteen.”)
When I graduated college, I almost immediately moved back to New York. Everything was different then than when I’d been in New York for my SNL internship. The economy was in the toilet and jobs were very difficult to find. But I was back in New York, baby! (I’m sorry, I don’t know why I just said “baby.” I promise not to do that again.) I was in the city that never sleeps, where I could see practically any of my favorite bands live. And boy did I take advantage of this. I still do. I’ve been to probably a couple hundred shows, including massive arena shows of 20,000 people and tiny shows in basement venues where the only people in the audience are me, the guitar player’s girlfriend, and the band’s manager. I started writing for a few different music and arts websites and got to interview some bands, which was always a sweaty, nerve-wracking experience on my part.
I also expanded my listening to include a lot of great 60’s soul music and new Americana. Andrew Bird, Shakey Graves, Shovels & Rope, Sam Cooke, and Marvin Gaye were some of my faves. Some girls with guitars (and haircuts like mine), like Courtney Barnett and Lucy Dacus, and rock bands with a harder, punk edge, like White Reaper and Car Seat Headrest, also entered my musical consciousness and stole my heart.
But as much great, live music as I’ve gotten to experience in New York, I do still sometimes miss getting to drive a car while listen to music. Even just the right set of noise-canceling headphones or top-notch home speakers don’t provide quite the same experience as driving down the monotonous, flat highways of the Midwest, while blasting some of rock music’s greatest guitar solos.
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The Soundtrack of My Life: Part 1
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POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS - Danish Institute for Human Rights
humanrights.dk
With,
Their,
Project Co-coordinator:
Gordan Kalajdziev, LLM
Regional co-coordinator:
Ranko Helebrant (HHO)
POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
MANUAL FOR POLICE TRAINING
Other experts:
Sterjo Zikov, Helsinki Committee/ Public Prosecutor
Dr. Trpe Stojanovski (MOI)
Vojce Zafirovski (MOI)
This handbook was prepared with technical assistance from the Danish Institute for Human Rights and financial
assistance from FRESTA and the European Commission. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the
opinions or positions of the Danish Institute for Human Rights, FRESTA or the European Commission.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 5
POLICING IN DEMOCRACIES .................................................................................................................. 7
1.1. WHERE DO HUMAN RIGHTS COME FROM?................................................................................................... 7
1.2. DOESN’T CONCERN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HINDER EFFECTIVE POLICE WORK? ........................................... 8
1.3. HOW CAN RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS HELP THE POLICE?........................................................................ 8
1.4. WHAT ROLE DOES TRAINING PLAY IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS? ........................................................ 9
1.5. POLICING IN DEMOCRACIES........................................................................................................................ 9
1.6. ETHICAL AND LEGAL POLICE CONDUCT .................................................................................................. 13
1.7. POLICE AND NON–DISCRIMINATION......................................................................................................... 14
POLICE POWERS ....................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1. INTRODUCTION TO POLICE POWERS.......................................................................................................... 17
2.2. DEFINING POLICE POWERS........................................................................................................................ 18
2.3. TYPES OF POLICE POWERS AND GROUNDS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION................................................. 19
2.4. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS WHICH COVER USE OF POLICE POWERS.................................................. 20
2.5. USE OF POWERS ........................................................................................................................................ 20
POLICE POWERS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY ................................................................................... 25
3.1. STOP AND FRISK ....................................................................................................................................... 25
3.2. ARREST AND DETENTION.......................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.2. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................... 27
3.2.3. ARREST .................................................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.4. REASONABLE SUSPICION ....................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.5. ARREST WITH A WARRANT .................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.6. ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT................................................................................................................. 30
3.2.7. POLICE DETENTION (24 HOURS)............................................................................................................. 30
3.2.8. ARREST FOR QUESTIONING (ART. 142 PARA. 3 CPL)............................................................................ 30
3.2.9. ENTRY TO ARREST ................................................................................................................................. 31
3.2.10. SEARCH INCIDENT TO AND AFTER ARREST .......................................................................................... 31
3.3. RIGHTS OF THE SUSPECTS ......................................................................................................................... 32
3.3.1. RIGHT TO BE INFORMED IMMEDIATELY OF THE REASONS FOR ARREST................................................. 32
3.3.2. RIGHT TO NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS ...................................................................................................... 32
3.3.3. RIGHT TO INFORM FAMILY OF ARREST OR DETENTION AND PLACE OF CONFINEMENT.......................... 32
3.3.4. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO A LAWYER............................................................................................................ 33
3.3.5. FOREIGN NATIONALS HAVE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE THEIR EMBASSY OR CONSULAR POST............... 33
3.3.6. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO A DOCTOR ............................................................................................................ 33
3.3.7. RIGHT TO SILENCE ................................................................................................................................. 33
3.3.8. RIGHT TO A HUMANE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION AND FREEDOM FROM TORTURE .............................. 34
3.3.9. RIGHT TO BE BROUGHT PROMPTLY BEFORE A JUDGE ............................................................................ 34
3.4. SIGNIFICANCE OF BOOKING ...................................................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 37
SEARCH AND SEIZURE ............................................................................................................................ 37
4.1.1. DEFINITION OF PRIVACY........................................................................................................................ 37
4.1.2. LEGAL PROTECTION OF PRIVACY .......................................................................................................... 38
4.2. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES, PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE ......................................................................... 39
4.3. SEARCH OF A DWELLING OR PERSON ....................................................................................................... 40
4.4. SEARCH WARRANTS.................................................................................................................................. 41
4.5. ACTION TO BE TAKEN BEFORE AN APPLICATION IS MADE ........................................................................ 41
4.5.1. MAKING AN APPLICATION ..................................................................................................................... 41
4.6.1. TIME OF SEARCHES ................................................................................................................................42
4.6.2. NOTICE OF POWERS AND RIGHTS .......................................................................................................... 42
4.6.3. CONDUCT OF SEARCHES ........................................................................................................................ 43
4.6.4. LEAVING PREMISES................................................................................................................................44
4.7. SEIZURE AND RETENTION OF PROPERTY................................................................................................... 44
4.7.1. RETENTION ............................................................................................................................................ 45
4.7.2. RIGHTS OF OWNERS ............................................................................................................................... 45
4.8. ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER SEARCHES................................................................................................... 45
THE USE OF FORCE AND FIREARMS .................................................................................................. 47
5.1. USE OF FORCE - GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 47
5.2. THE LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR USE OF FORCE ............................................................................................. 48
5.3. PHYSICAL FORCE ...................................................................................................................................... 51
5.4. RUBBER TRUNCHEON................................................................................................................................52
5.5. CHEMICAL AND OTHER FORCE MEANS...................................................................................................... 53
5.6. FIREARMS ................................................................................................................................................. 53
5.7. CONDITIONS FOR USE OF FIREARMS.......................................................................................................... 57
5.8. REPORT ON THE USE OF FORCE MEANS..................................................................................................... 59
CIVIL DISORDER AND TERRORISM .................................................................................................... 61
6.1. CIVIL DISORDER........................................................................................................................................ 61
6.2. ARMED REBELLION................................................................................................................................... 64
6.3. POLICE MEASURES AND POLICE TACTICS.................................................................................................. 65
6.4. TERRORISM ............................................................................................................................................... 68
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE OFFICERS ............................................................. 71
7.1. RIGHTS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS.............................................................................................................. 71
7.2. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER POLICE............................................................................................... 73
7.3. REMEDIES FOR POLICE MISCONDUCT........................................................................................................ 75
The chief initiator behind the creation of this manual is the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), an
organisation with wide experience of designing and implementing educational projects throughout the
world. As one of the co-founders of the Balkan Network, the DIHR gathered together non-governmental
organisations from the region of the former Yugoslavia with the purpose of creating manuals for training
police members. The DIHR placed particular emphasis on the human rights aspect of performing police
tasks. The same projects were initiated concurrently in Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
The Republic of Macedonia was accepted by the UN as an independent state after the dissolution of the
former Yugoslavia. Macedonia accepted all relevant UN documents such as the Universal Declaration on
Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. These UN instruments have been accepted by way of succession1.
However, the Macedonian Government has also legislated for state acceptance of all obligations originating
in these human rights instruments.
The Republic of Macedonia joined the Council of Europe and signed numerous European human rights
instruments. Of these, the European Convention of Human Rights is the most important. These documents
were later ratified and introduced into the country’s domestic legal system. In accordance with the
Constitution, the ratified international treaties have been incorporated into the internal legal system and
cannot be changed by domestic legislation.
An additional reason for creating this manual is to establish direct collaboration between the Croatian
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, representing civil society, and the Ministry of the Interior, which is
a state body. These two segments of society have not been co-operating at a satisfactory level until
recently. This determined attempt to achieve mutual collaboration ensures that during the process of
training police officers both segments will be taken into consideration, i.e. the professional as well as the
human rights perspective.
The use of this manual can achieve two fundamental goals, a) create an increasing sense of professionalism
and ethics among police officers, and b) foster a higher level of citizen confidence in the system. In the
current situation it is difficult to achieve certain preconditions for high-level professionalism such as the
procurement of advanced technical equipment, the provision of high salaries etc. However, one can build in
preconditions in order to raise the human potential of the police in educational terms. That means that
police officers will become more aware of their duties and rights while at the same time becoming more
conscious of citizen rights, thus achieving a level of communication which satisfies both sides.
This Manual offers human rights training relevant to basic police work. The Manual is designed to provide
all the necessary elements for the conduct of human rights training programmes for law enforcement
1 This term refers to the process by which newly-established states continue to enforce the legislation of the states
within which they were formerly incorporated.
officials, carrying out basic police duties, under a system developed by international and domestic
instruments and standards.
This Manual provides information on sources, systems and standards for human rights in law enforcement,
along with practical guidance and international instruments. It is designed to be a readily accessible and
portable reference for law enforcement officers, containing a number of point-form standards, organized
according to police duties, functions and topics.
The authors would like to offer special thanks to Ms. Lisbet Ilkjaer from the Danish Institute for Human
Rights, and all the colleagues who helped to develop the manuals, for the inspiring comments and
suggestions on the early drafts of this work.
Skopje, 2002
Zvonimir Jankuloski
Gordan Kalajdziev
Trpe Stojanovski
Voislav Zafirovski
POLICING IN DEMOCRACIES
• Where do human rights come from
• Doesn't concern for human rights hinder effective police work
• How can respecting human rights help the police
• What role does training play in protecting human rights
• Policing in Democracies
• Ethical and Legal Police Conduct
• Police and Non–discrimination
The objectives of this chapter is to give answers to the questions what are human rights and the role of the
Police in the democratic state. We shell explore the importance of the police service in the protection of
democracy.
1.1. Where do human rights come from?
There are many international treaties and declarations, which confer rights and freedoms on individuals.
Perhaps the most famous one is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, which was adopted
just after the end of the Second World War. However, the treaty, which most concerns us is – The
European Convention on Human Rights. The newly formed Council of Europe drafted the Convention
after the war with the object of providing a means of enforcing the UN declaration.
The Convention remains the major achievement of the Council and can be seen as a direct descendant of
many other historic charters, which sought to enshrine and enforce rights and freedoms. For example,
� The Magna Carta 1215
� The Bill of Rights 1689
� The American Declaration of Independence 1776
� The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen 1789
As you can see, there is noting particularly new about human rights.
The Council of Europe was formed by 10 democratic European states in May 1949 to provide a structure
which would secure peace, safety and freedom for the inhabitans of Europe. It should not be confused with
the European Union that was formed some years later, primarily as an economic alliance.
Strasbourg was symbolically chosen a the seat of the Council because of its history as a disputed territory.
There are now 43 members or contracting states. The Council maintains a Committee of Ministers and the
European Court of Human Rights itself in Strasbourg.
1.2. Doesn’t concern for Human Rights hinder effective police work?
Most people have heard the argument that respect for human rights is somehow opposed to effective law
enforcement. And effective law enforcement means to capture the criminal. And to secure his conviction, it
is necessary to “bend the rules” a little. A tendency to use overwhelming force in controlling
demonstrations, physical pressure to extract information from detainees, or excessive force to secure an
arrest can be observed now and then. In this way of thinking, law enforcement is a war against crime, and
human rights are merely obstacles thrown in the path of the police by lawyers and NGOs.
In fact, violations of human rights by police only make the already challenging task of law enforcement
more difficult. When the law enforcer becomes the lawbreaker, the result is an assault on human dignity, on
the law itself and on all institutions of public authority. The effects of police human rights violations are
multi-fold:
� They erode public confidence
� They hamper effective prosecutions in court
� They isolate the police from the community
� They result in the guilty avoiding sentence, and the innocent being punished
� They force police agencies to be reactive, rather than preventive in their approach to crime
� They bring agents and institutions of public authority into disrepute
� They exacerbate civil unrest
1.3. How can respecting human rights help the police?
Respect for human rights by law enforcement agencies actually enhances the effectiveness of those
agencies. Where human rights are systematically respected, police officers have developed professionalism
in their approaches to solving and preventing crime and maintaining public order. In this sense, respect for
human rights by police is, in addition to being a moral, legal and ethical imperative, also a practical
requirement for law enforcement. When the police are seen to respect, uphold and defend human rights:
� Public confidence is built and community cooperation fostered
� Legal prosecutions are successful in court
� Police are seen as part of the community, performing a valuable social function
� The fair administration of justice is served, and, consequently, confidence in the system
� An example is set for respect for the law by others in the society
� Police are able to be closer to the community, and, therefore, in a position to prevent and solve
crimes through proactive policing
� Support is elicited from the media, from the international community, and from higher authorities
� A contribution is made to the peaceful resolution of conflicts and complaints
An effective police service is one that serves as the first line of defense in the protection of human rights.
Its members carry out their work in a way, which does not rely upon fear and raw power but on the
contrary on the regard for the law, honor, and professionalism.
1.4. What role does training play in protecting human rights?
The effective training of police in human rights is an essential element in the global efforts to promote
and protect human rights in every country. In order to protect human rights, the police must first know
and understand them. Furthermore, police officers must be familiar with the various international
guidelines and bodies of principles – such as the Code of Conduct for law enforcement officials and the
principles on the use of force and firearms – and be able to use them as tools in their everyday work.
They must understand the fact that international human rights standards concerning their work were
developed to provide invaluable guidance for the performance of their crucial functions in a democratic
However, police officers in the line of duty should know not only what the rules are, but also how to do
their job effectively within the confines of those rules. Training efforts which do not cover those
concerns will likely be neither credible nor effective.
Throughout the training sessions, it is important to emphasize that knowledge of human rights is an
essential professional requirement of all personnel serving in modern law enforcement agencies. The
central purpose of policing, after all, is enforcement of the law, and no law stands higher in authority
than the law of human rights.
1.5. Policing in Democracies
The term democracy has many meanings, and there is variety of forms of democratic government.
Democracy is linked with two ideals:
- Rule of law
- The promotion and protection of human rights
Democracy, whether viewed as a process or an end condition, is defined by broad values involving
participation and formal rules about procedures such as elections.
The fundamental democratic principles set out in human rights texts are the principles of:
� Participory and representative government
� Equal access to public service
� Universal and equal suffrage based on free and periodical elections
� Respect for fundamental freedoms
Police must orient themselves and always operate in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution
and laws of the state. It is the law, created by the democratically elected representatives of the people,
which must guide police action. Arbitrary enforcement of the law is inconsistent with this principle.
In the performance of their duties, the police must display adherence to the internationally recognized
human rights standards. Torture or other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment of either citizens or
detainees, is inconsistent with this principle and cannot be practiced or countenanced by police officers.
Human rights are derived from the inherent dignity and worth of the human person and they are
universal, inalienable and equal. This means that they are inherent in every human being; they cannot be
taken away from or surrendered by any person, and everyone has human rights in the same measure –
regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth or other status.
The police share responsibility to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), UN
Covenants on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), European Convention for Human Rights
(ECHR) and other international human rights instruments. These documents contain a number of
human rights, which are particularly relevant for police work:
� Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person (Article 3, UDHR)
� No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
(Article 5, UDHR)
� All are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection of the law without any
discrimination (Article 7, UDHR)
� No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention (Article 9, UDHR).
� Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty
according to law in a public trial at which they have had all the guarantees necessary for their
defense (Article 11(1), UDHR)
� Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression (Article 19, UDHR)
� Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and no one may be
compelled to belong to an association (Article 20, UDHR)
Other international documents directly relevant to policing work are the following:
� UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979)
� UN Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and
Summary Executions (1989)
� UN Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (1992)
� UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
� UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), (1966)
� UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990)
� UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1977)
� UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or
Imprisonment (hereafter referred to as Body of Principles) (1988)
� UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
� UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (1990)
� UN Declaration on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women (1967)
� UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Powers (1990)
� European Convention of Human Rights (1950)
� European Convention for the Prevention of Torture (1987)
� Declaration of the Police (1979)
� Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995)
� Code of Conduct (2001)
Some specific provisions of human rights texts are designed to protect:
(i) The right of freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion is important for people, whether considered as individuals
or groups, in order to enable them to form and develop ideas and ideals. This, in turn, is an essential
element of democratic processes. This right is protected under the Universal Declaration of Human
rights (art. 18); The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 18); and the European
Convention on Human Rights (art. 9).
(ii) The right to freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of opinion and expression is essential for the political processes in the same way that freedom
of thought is. The liberty to express oneself freely is a significant instrument of freedom of conscience
and self–fulfillment. It enables people to contribute to debates about social and moral values. This right
is protected under the Universal Declaration of Human rights (art. 19); The International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights (art. 21 and 22); the European Convention on Human Rights (art. 11).
(iii) The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Politics can be conducted only in associations with others and when there is a forum for the exchange of
ideas, proposal and politics. This right is protected under the Universal Declaration of Human rights
(art. 20); The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 19); the European Convention on
Human Rights (art. 10).
The political rights described above, which are international standards, have implication on policing in
the democratic society. The word police is related to Greek words politeuein, which means to be a
citizen or to engage in political activity, and polis, which means a city or state. With the expansion of
the law over the several centuries, the word police also developed into being increasingly concerned
with the prevention of public dangers such as crime and disorder and the prevention or redress of
breaches of law. Democratic societies experienced a continual tension between the desire for order
(security) and liberty. Desire for freedom and security are the two great human hopes. To help reconcile
freedom with security has been the great challenge to governments thought history.
The police are the most visible governmental institution, the representation of government that citizens
are most likely to observe and to have direct contact with on a regular, if not daily, basis. To civilians,
the police represent “government in action” and thus may influence their overall opinions on and
perspectives of the larger government, its philosophy and applicability to their daily lives. The actions
of the police may strengthen or weaken the public support necessary to sustain a viable democracy.
It is ironic that the police are both a major support and a major threat to a democratic society. When the
police operate under the rule of law, they may protect democracy by their example of respect for the law
and by suppressing crime.
Therefore, one element in defining a democratic society is a police force that:
- Is subject to the rule of law embodying values respectful of human dignity rather than the wishes of
a powerful leader or party
- Can intervene in the life of citizens only under limited and carefully controlled circumstances
- Is publicly accountable
In a democratic society, the police must not be above the law. In spite of strong pressures and
temptations moving in the opposite direction, they are not to act in an explicitly political fashion. Their
purpose must not be to enforce political conformity. When opponents of democracy operate within the
law, the police have an obligation to protect their rights, as well as the rights of others. It is of great
importance to understand that the police have no powers or authority of their own except that which
they can muster through their character, both individually and collectively.
The police must serve the public and they are accountable to the public they serve.
The essence of policing is public service. In a democratic society the police are guardians of the public
safety. They are accountable to the public in the execution of that task.
Openness and accountability are essential aspects of the role of the police in a democratic society. When
highly controversial issues like these arise, the police must be prepared to respond to public concerns if
they want to retain the confidence of the citizens. It is suggested that public confidence and trust with
the police will increase with a police service that immediately investigates controversial incidents and
make the result known, warts and all, as soon as possible.
One of the most elementary requirements for public confidence in the police service is a trust in the fact,
that members of the service will be accountable should they mistreat citizens or their public
responsibility. That trust is absent with certain parts of the population - particularly among the
marginalized and the deprived, which also tend to be among those with the most frequent contact to the
police. It should also be self-evident that a prerequisite to convincing the general public that the police
service is dedicated to upholding and protecting human rights, is a confidence in the fact that members
of the service will not abuse their rights. And the best way of generating that confidence is to convince
people that in case of grievances, there is a speedy, effective and independent mechanism for getting it
remedied.
1.6. Ethical and Legal Police Conduct
Policing is more than just an occupation. The special trust reposed by the public in the police requires
for the police to exercise the highest standards of ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties.
The UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, the UN Standard Minimum Rules and the UN
Body of Principles set out several important principles and prerequisites for the humane performance of
law enforcement functions, including that:
� Every law enforcement agency should be representative of, and responsive and accountable to,
the community as a whole
� The effective maintenance of ethical standards among law enforcement officials depends on the
existence of a well-conceived, popularly accepted and humane system of laws
� Every law enforcement official is a part of the criminal justice system, the aim of which is to
prevent and control crime, and the conduct of every official has an impact on the entire system
� Every law enforcement agency should discipline itself to uphold international human rights
standards and the actions of law enforcement officials should be open to public scrutiny
� Standards for humane conduct of law enforcement officials lack practical value unless their
content and meaning become part of the creed of every law; enforcement official, through
education and training and through monitoring
Public acceptance, therefore, is essential for an effective police. Acceptance will come mostly through
trust and confidence. This trust and confidence can be built largely through reciprocity between the
police and the community. Therefore, the police have to mobilize community consensus to develop
institutionalized support and mechanisms.
If the police are efficient, honest, impartial and conduct themselves as servants of the public, they gain
public regard and can count confidently on assistance from the general public in any emergency.
In general, ethical and legal principals on whom the ethical and legal policing are based are:
- respect for, and obedience of the law
- respect for the dignity of the human persons
- respect for, and protection of human rightsle.
1.7. Police and Non–discrimination
In an important sense, a democratic police is a politically neutral police. Democratic societies strive for
equal law enforcement. Police must discharge their duties in a non-discriminatory manner. By this
statement could be explained that law enforcement, public safety and protection of human rights must
be handled in a manner which is fair and equal for all persons. Discrimination on the basis of race,
gender, religion, language, complexion, political opinion, national origin, birth, property, ethnicity or
other status in the delivery of police services is incompatible with policing in a democratic state. This
principal applies to the recruitment, promotion, and assignment of police officers, as well.
The composition of the police should reflect the public they serve. Should their personal attitude depart
from the demands of the role they are playing, this must not affect their behavior.
A multi-ethnic society places special demands on the police organization. As a result, the police must
accept the need to adapt their professionalism, quality of service and their legal and wider
responsibilities to the needs of a continually changing population. The goal is to provide services that
are applicable and accessible to all citizens regardless of their ethnic background. In this world of ethnic
and cultural diversity, the role of the police is crucial. With their special responsibility for the
maintenance of law and order in society, the police are essential guardians of our social framework.
The police have a professional interest in reflecting the same ethnic diversity in their organization. One
of the most important means to reach this goal is recruitment. Recruitment of police officers from
minority ethnic communities will have an additional cultural value that will be beneficial to the police
department as well as to the society in genral. Ethnic diversity can benefit the entire organization and as
a result promote professionalism.
First of all, the the police must always act - and be seen to act - with unquestionable fairness towards all
groups, and with clear respect for ethnic and cultural difference. Because of their high visibility, the
police must accept the fact that they need to act as a ‘role-model’ for all public agencies in promoting
fundamental rights. Secondly, if minorities are to overcome social obstacles and play their full part, the
police must strive to use their special and unique powers in support of multi-ethnic ideals. They need to
use the law to its fullest extent to combat acts motivated by racism and xenophobia. The police also
need to work in a proactive manner to prevent such actions, and to assist ethnic and social integration.
Human Rights Standards for Good Conduct by Law Enforcement Officials
1. Everyone is entitled to equal protection of the law, without discrimination on any grounds,
and especially against violence or threat. Be especially vigilant to protect potentially
vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, women, refugees, displaced persons and
members of minority groups.
2. Treat all victims of crime with compassion and respect, and in particular protect their safety
and privacy.
3. Do not use force except when strictly necessary and to the minimum extent required under
the circumstances.
4. Avoid using force when policing unlawful but non-violent assemblies. When dispersing
violent assemblies, use force only to the minimum extent necessary.
5. Lethal force should not be used except when strictly unavoidable in order to protect your
life or the lives of others.
6. Arrest no person unless there are legal grounds to do so, and the arrest is carried out in
accordance with lawful arrest procedures.
7. Ensure all detainees have access promptly after arrest to their family and legal
representative and to any necessary medical assistance.
8. All detainees must be treated humanely. Do not inflict, instigate or tolerate any act of
torture or ill-treatment, in any circumstances, and refuse to obey any order to do so.
9. Do not carry out, order or cover up extrajudicial executions or "disappearances", and refuse
to obey any order to do so.
10. Report all breaches of these Standards to your senior officer and to the office of the public
prosecutor. Do everything within your power to ensure steps are taken to investigate these
breaches.
POLICE POWERS
• Defining police powers
• Types of police powers and basis for their implementation
• International instruments which cover use of police powers
• Use of powers
The purpose of this chapter is to offer general information to the students about:
- what are police powers
- the source and legal basis for their implementation
- the tactics of their implementation
2.1. Introduction to police powers
In defining its values, the democratic society begins with defining the types of powers and their
implementation in relation to the international rules and constitutional norms. Those frameworks are the
fundament in defining the legal rules for using police powers.
In the first case, the warrant satisfies the legal criteria for implementing the powers; therefore, the police
officers start with operational-tactical activities that will allow enforcement of law and realization of the
warrant.
Before activating police powers, serious security estimations have to be made with regards to the
necessary number of police officers and equipment. In cases of use of high level of police powers, when
there is obvious transformation of the powers in coercion, important prerequisite for success is to use a
tactics of surprise. The preparation activities imply understanding the details and advance the
knowledge of several options.
In the second case, when we deal with applying powers related to the law, the procedure is more
sensitive. This is a situation where a police officer discovers a case and must enforce the law, separating
it from other events. For example, it involves arresting a person, making decision to use force or
firearms in preventing danger.
Both cases involve the use of high level police powers. However, in the case where a police officer needs
to apply police powers as result of the proactive police work, additional conditions appear that need to be
satisfied. The first principle is to use minimum force, which is necessary to enforce the law.
While recognizing police powers and providing concrete legal grounds for their application, the lawmaker
has not provided solutions for cases where particularly specified powers will be used, because it is not
possible. However, the law delegates a right of discretion to the police officers independently to estimate in
a concrete case what type of power is necessary to be used. In view of the above mentioned, this right is
also at the same time a duty for the police officers to estimate each case correctly, and after that, referring
to their own professional knowledge, to choose the most appropriate tactics and power.
Making such decision is not an easy job. Very often it will be done under time pressure, in circumstances
without possibility for previous preparation or estimation, when the police officer is in a vulnerable
position of mental pressure, as unavoidable factors influencing the level of attention to the specific
2.2. Defining police powers
These types of powers are only given to law enforcement officers, who have obligation and right to serve in
accordance with the law. The capacity to do so implies law norms, which allow the law enforcement
officers to use powers, including force. However, it is crucial that police powers are defined by law and
that they are the final source for terminating danger; it is not a question of police will.
A law enforcement officer is a person, who, under conditions stipulated by law, is competent to use police
powers.
The law enforcement officer is obliged to use police powers under the stipulated conditions. The European
Convention only allows police force that doesn’t exceed the absolutely necessary. Criminal laws in many
European countries involve the use of police powers, which are necessary to apprehend the perpetrator of
an offence, and the consequences of this use have to be adequate to the consequences caused by offence.
From the abovementioned, it should be recognized that police powers are opportunities provided by law
for the law enforcement officers to undertake legally prescribed measures, methods, and means, in
order to prevent criminal offences or to detect and apprehend the perpetrators of those offences.
The concept of reasonable force is largely accepted in common law. In that way, there are two different
approaches; reasonable force, which can be used by citizens, and reasonable force, which can be used by
police officers. The word "reasonable" limits the quantity of the force in given situations, which on the
other hand justify the intensity of the force. Two factors have to be stress:
- First, the intensity of the implemented force must be connected with the purpose for
which the force is used.
- Second, when a person is kept in a room, for example in a police station, there is no reason
to use force.
2.3. Types of police powers and grounds for their implementation
Protection of life and personal security of the citizens; prevention and detection of the offences; detecting
and catching the offenders and delivering them to the competent official institutions; maintaining the public
peace and order, the traffic safety on the roads, in the railway traffic and on the lake; control of the border
crossing and protection of the green border line, or, briefly, creating high level of safety and protection in
the community, are work tasks that require the law enforcement agencies to implement certain police
Police powers are as follows:
� Warning
� Ordering
� Identification
� Summons
� Arrest
� Detention
� Movement restriction in a certain area or building
� Deprivation from liberty
� Escorting to the court
� Handcuffing
� Raids in homes and other premises
� Search of persons, vehicles and luggage
� Temporary seizure of goods
� Use of physical force
� Rubber truncheon
� Fire arms
� Chemical and other means of coercion
� Use of police dogs
2.4. International instruments which cover use of police powers
The number of cases from the past related to violation of human rights and freedoms represented a strong
reason for the international community to take wide action for promotion and protection of those values
and the human being from the possibility to be tortured, discriminated, or punished. Guaranteeing the
right to life, freedom, and protection from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as
fundamental human rights, the international community raised concerns on possible abuse of power. Due to
the aforesaid, breaches of these values are connected with the people who possess legitimate powers,
primarily the police. That is why universal standards are incorporated in the international instruments,
according to which law enforcement officers may apply use of force only when it is really necessary and
only to that degree required in their line of duty.
2.5. Use of powers
A democratic society is sensitive to the use of police powers. Each abuse of power stimulates a number of
public reactions. Those reactions require that the government institutions not just pay attention to the
correct application of the stipulated powers, but alsothat the use of power is directly proportional to the
necessity. Hence, the application of the powers should be monitored through two aspects:
� First, in what manner and how to incorporate these powers in the law system
� Second, what is the limit of the legally founded, socially justifiable, and allowed application of
force, that does not endanger the freedom, the rights and other social and individual values and
A solution to this issue could spring from the rule of law and the existing principles. The principle of
legality should secure protection of the citizens and their freedoms and rights from the excessive or
unlawful repression by the state bodies and furthermore secure the strict implementation of rules that
protect freedoms and human rights.
The second principle important in using force by police is the legitimacy of the repression. To achieve their
own function, the police may use force in kind and form, which is required and ultimate in subduing
resistance and re-establishing the full peace and order, and not a bit more.
If repression is required, the legal standards and the Code of Conduct for the person responsible for
enforcing the law perscribe the use of repression only to the level that is necessary for enforcing the law.
This means that using legitimate force must be balanced with the legitimate target.
In this case, it is a matter of balance between the means and the purpose. Thus, the Code (Art. 3) underlines
that the persons responsible for enforcing the law must use force only when it is ultimately necessary and
to the level required by the exercise of their function. The force may only be used as described and allowed
by law. Inappropriate and unlawful use of force by police officers will be sanctioned as abuse of powers.
That is why force as a method and means applied by police in realization of their function should be the
exemption as opposed to the rule. It is not a system or style of work - rather a necessity in some specific
cases that cannot be solved in other ways.
The legal police powers are subject to control not just on the principle of legality, but it is permanently
directed and controlled by the police deontology.
A second important attitude for the police is the question of its efficiency or professionalism. It is not
possible any more to see the police as a “force with truncheon,” as an instrument of physical coercion and
power element based solely on force, but on the contrary – as a segment of society and a necessary
institution of social control, as a middle point that reflects society. Furthermore, it cannot be forgotten that
the first task of the police is to secure the safety of the citizens and secondly, the security of the
constitutional order. It should be known that police deontology and professional ethics hold an important
place in the education process of the police officer.
The quantity of the applied force is governed by the principle of proportionality, or the principle of using
minimum force. It means that in order to subdue unlawful behavior, it will be necessary to use minimum
police force, which is appropriate and just to the duration of that behavior. In that way one can see the very
restrictive approach in using firearms, which is a logical step in police policy to give priority to the easier
means and, according to the consequences, less dangerous police means of force.
The application of powers is possible in two ways: according to the order issued by competent institution or
and according to the powers provided for by law (assessed by the police officer).
In the police law, the order to use power can be issued by the court, competent institution in the
administrative procedure, competent prosecution institution and the Ministry of Interior, or its regional
The order issued by the responsible police person may not be substituted with the order issued by
responsible state institution.
The police officers are obliged to fulfill the tasks and orders issued by their superior officers. In this
framework, they are obliged to take orders on using powers, including the most difficult order. The police
officer must carry out the given order with the easiest means of coercion, without intention to estimate it.
At the beginning, the police officer must direct the use of force towards an object (taking in account that
these are not dangerous objects or objects that can initiate further widespread danger), and then direct the
force against a person. However, there are exceptions to this rule. If the police officer believes that the
order is unlawful, the officer must inform the superior officer who has issued the order about this. The
police officer will refuse to carry out the re-issued written order of the higher police officer, if its
realization means making an offence.
When using police force, it is not possible to establish in advance the measures or rules, which will be
standards for all cases. A police officer who uses force has to assess what kind of powers it takes to achieve
the goal in every concrete situation.
The police officer must be expected to use physical force first, then police club, and finally, fire arm.
Important factors that influence the selection of the means are: the severity of the attack, the value of the
protected object, the modus operandi system, the time and the place when the attack is made, the means
which have been used during the attack, the gravity of the consequences and etc., the level of training of the
officer, the preparedness of the officer for prompt and realistic assessment of the specific situation and
evaluation for further action and other features important in the given situation.
TACTICAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
(1) Extend greetings
- Greetings humanizes the contact
- Greetings makes the presence of an officer in uniform easier
- Greetings reduce barriers psychologically
- Say “Hi”, “Hello”, “Good Evening”
(2) Identify yourself and your department
- Think about what you are going to say
- Give your first name to make the contact less formal (the idea is to reduce resistance)
(3) Explain the reason for contact
- State the reason why you are there
(4) Explain justification for contact
- Use your questioning skills to find out why the persons are there and whether they have
justification for their actions
- Do not jump to conclusions
(5) Ask for I.D.
- Government-issued picture I.D. such as driver’s license is best
- I.D. helps reduce resistance
- Refer back to include name as they give it e.g. “Mr. Smith”
- Watch movement especially of hands
(6) Explain decision
- Gather information and make a decision e.g. arrest, warning, let go
(7) Bring closure
- Closing comments are important and should relate to that contact and what happened
- The way you say goodbye must match the action you have taken
- Where appropriate say “Thanks for your cooperation”, and say it with meaning; be public-
relations oriented
- Give consideration to how you leave the scene.
70 percent of encounters are completed at this stage.
- What are police powers?
- What is the principle of minimum force?
- What types of police powers can you recognize?
- What are the bases for implementation of the police power?
- What are the most important international instruments, which influence the police power?
- How you can use police power? Explain.
AND PERSONAL LIBERTY
• Stop and frisk
• Arrest
• Police detention
• Arrest for questioning
• Search incident to arrest
• Rights of the suspects
• Significance of booking
This chapter will describe police powers of search, arrest and detention. It considers what an arrest and
detention consist of. Information as to the sources of these powers will then be covered. It is also the
purpose of this chapter to include some cautions as to the responsibilities of the police officers. The
individual being detained has clearly defined rights, and these should be observed, both to avoid personal
lawsuit and to make sure evidence obtained in connection with the apprehension is legally admissible in
court.
3.1. Stop and Frisk
In the democracies it is considered intrusive if the police stop and (briefly) detains citizens and frisk (or
search) them upon their arbitrary decision and with light explanation. Most police forces in the world
follow the practice of stopping suspicious persons on the street or other public places for the purposes of
questioning them or conducting some other form of investigation. Stopping may be accompanied by a
search of the person for dangerous weapons, drugs or other stolen or prohibited articles in some cases.
Since this investigative technique is ordinarily employed when there are not sufficient grounds to arrest the
suspect and thus acquire authority to search him, it is often questioned whether the practice can be squared
with the human rights of the individual. The powers to stop and search citizens without arrest or proof that
a crime has been committed is potentially a great limitation on the freedom of the individual to go about his
everyday business without interference. Such powers would clearly be an infringement of civil liberties if it
could be exercised arbitrarily. Thus, if the police are to be given powers to stop and detain individuals and
to search their clothing, bodies or vehicles, such powers should be limited to situations in which it is
strictly necessary and safeguards should be provided to prevent the exploitation of powers.
Very broad powers to stop and search are given under Art. 32 of the Law on Internal Affairs permitting
authorized officials to conduct searches of vehicles, persons and baggage when it is in the interest of the
security of the state, for the detection or apprehending of the perpetrator of a criminal or petty offense, for
the protection of life, personal safety or property of citizens, for the preservation of law and order, traffic
safety on the roads or security at frontier crossing points. Code of Criminal Procedure allows stops and
inspections only in the course of crime investigation (Art. 142).
Reasonable grounds for suspicion that offending, prohibited or stolen articles or other evidence of crime
may be found must be conditio sine qua non, i.e. without such a condition that a police officer should not
have explicit powers to stop and search an individual. There must be pre-existing grounds for suspicion
before any stop and search action may be taken. It is essential that the police officer has more than a mere
suspicion, hunch or feeling. Although the concept of reasonable grounds for suspicion is inherently
imprecise, there must be some objective basis for it. Law enforcement official should not have the powers
to stop a person in order to find such grounds. Reasonable suspicion should never be supported by personal
factors alone (e.g. previous convictions, a person's ethnicity, color, age, hairstyle or manner of dress) nor
by stereotyped images of certain persons as likely offenders. Similarly, a refusal to answer questions may
well increase suspicion, but it cannot alone amount to a reasonable suspicion since a citizen is under no
general legal duty to answer police questions. This will not affect the routine searching of persons entering
sports grounds or other premises with their consent, or as a condition of entry, or the ability of a police
officer to search a person in the street with his consent where no powers of search exists.
Before any search of a person or vehicle takes place, the officer must take reasonable steps to give the
following information: his name and the name of the police station to which he is attached; the object of the
search; and the grounds or authorization for undertaking it. The person to be searched or in charge of the
vehicle should also be informed about his or her entitlement to a copy of the record of the search (if they
ask for it within one year).
Article 6 Rulebook MOI
The authorized official persons in the contacts with the citizens address decently and officially, in a clear
and understandable manner communicate the reason for which they address or undertake certain other
measure, inform them on the rights and obligations of the citizens, identify themselves when they wear
civilian clothes and on request of the citizen when they perform the affairs in uniform. The identification by
the authorized official persons is made by showing the official identity card in a manner that the citizen can
read the text and see the photography, and its personal name and the organizational unit the authorized
official person communicates orally if the citizen requires that.
Police powers, which consist of restriction of movement to a certain area, concern the freedom of
movement of larger numbers of citizens or vehicles (which can be stopped and searched). It is
understandable that the balance between the rights and freedoms of the individual will be different in case
of serious offences (e.g. murder, kidnapping etc.) than in cases of misdemeanors, although the balance
always must be fair. Therefore, it is reasonable that road checks are set up from time to time, and in
particular in the event of a major crime beeing committed in the area. A "road check" means the
obstruction of a road in order to stop all vehicles passing along it, or vehicles selected by any particular
criterion. However, a road check should only be authorized when an officer of a higher rank has reasonable
grounds to believe that a person has committed a serious offence and also reasonable grounds to suspect
that he is, or is about to be in the area covered by the road check, as well as reasonable grounds for
believing that witnesses or other evidence for such a serious crime are likely to be detected.
3.2. Arrest and detention
3.2.1. Introduction
As described above, the police powers to stop and search impinges upon the freedom of movement of the
individual. The powers of arrest interferes with the individual freedom to a far greater extent. The fact of an
arrest changes the rights of the arrested citizen. Since arrest has such an impact upon the individual citizen,
it must be subject to a body of strict rules concerning the grounds for arrest and the detailed procedures.
3.2.2. International human rights instruments
All major international human rights instruments guarantee the rights to liberty and security of person for
everyone. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention.
No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as
are established by law (Art. 9 ICCPR, Art. 5 ECHR).
3.2.3. Arrest
a) The purpose of arrest
A criminal arrest has few basic purposes:
� To make certain that the accused does not flee to some distant place or go into hiding. This insures
the accused person’s availability when the case comes to trial
� To give protection to the community, since the offender may commit other crimes
� To prevent loss of evidence
) Arrest defined
To arrest is to deprive a person of his/her liberty, taking him/her under real or assumed authority, for the
purpose of holding or detaining him/her to answer a criminal charge. Arrest takes place when a person is
held or detained against his/her will. It is a restraint, however slight, on one’s liberty to come and go.
c) Physical force is not necessary to an arrest
It is not essential that the individual being placed under arrest be subdued, handcuffed, or held down. The
restraint aspect of an arrest is just as valid when the arrestee peaceably submits to authority, whether it is
real or assumed.
The intent of the arresting officer to take person into custody is the distinguishing element that makes an
arrest different from mere questioning, detention or street interrogation.
d) Mere words do not constitute an arrest
An arrest involves more then mere words spoken by an officer. When a person accompanies a policeman at
the officer's request, an arrest has not necessarily been made. In fact, when the suspect goes along
voluntarily and the words of arrest are never spoken, he has not been taken into custody, and therefore he
has not been arrested. The would-be arrestee is still free to go his own way if he agrees to first go along
with the police officer for the purpose of clearing him/herself or just "helping with the inquiries".
e) Citizen arrest
Although arrests are usually made by police officers, arrests may also be made by private persons when an
offender has been caught in flagranti, i.e. a person who is in the act of committing a criminal offense
subject to public prosecution. A person is considered to be in the act of committing a criminal offence
when he/she is seen by somebody while committing an act which represents a crime, or is caught under
circumstances which indicate that he/she has just committed an offence (Art. 188 (1) CPL).
3.2.4. Reasonable suspicion
All international (and comparative) human rights standards only permit deprivation of liberty when there is
a reasonable suspicion that a person has committed an offence. Reasonable suspicion supposes the
existence of fact or information, which would satisfy an objective observer that the person concerned might
have committed the offence. What may be regarded as reasonable will depend upon all of the
circumstances. European Court on Human Rights emphasized that suspicion must be objectively
determined, and not just bona fide suspicion. However, the level of suspicion necessary for the deprivation
of liberty is not equal to those which, in the later stages of the criminal proceedings, are required for
charging or convicting a person. Domestic law makes difference between "grounded suspicion" necessary
to order pre-trial detention by judge (Art.184 CPL) and only "grounds for suspicion" is needed for
deprivation of liberty (arrest without a warrant) by the police officer under Art 188 CPL.
3.2.5. Arrest with a warrant
The police officer should obtain a warrant in advance of arrest. Art. 12 of the Constitution has a strong
preference for a court warrant in case of arrest. This was clearly not the practice of policemen a couple of
years ago, but more democracies have seen this reversal of attitudes as being particularly important in
present day law enforcement. No person shall be deprived of freedom unless legal safeguards have been
carefully observed; an arrest warrant is generally regarded as one of the most important of these safeguards.
Today it is primarily the duty of the judiciary to make an unbiased evaluation of the facts, which indicate
that someone has violated a criminal law. An arrest without a warrant is now regarded as an exception to
this rule.
A warrant for compulsory appearance may be issued by a judge:
� If an order for detention is issued
� If a duely summoned defendant fails to appear and fails to justify his absence or if it is not possible
to dully serve the summons and the circumstances clearly indicate that the defendant is evading the
receipt of the summons.
A warrant for compulsory appearance shall be executed by the police authorities.
A warrant for compulsory appearance must be issued in a written form and must contain:
- the first name and surname of the defendant who is to be brought in
- the offence he is charged with
- the respective provision of the Penal Code
- the ground for the issuance of the warrant
- the official seal and the signature of the judge who issued the warrant
The person to whom the execution of the warrant is conferred shall serve it to the defendant and shall invite
the defendant to accompany him. If the defendant refuses to comply, he shall be brought by force.
3.2.6. Arrest without warrant
According to Art. 188 of the CPL, the police officer can only arrest without a warrant in exceptional cases
where a person is caught committing a crime (in flagranti), or if there is a danger of postponement (which
must be justified in court).
The police officer has to inform the person deprived of liberty, in a language understandable to him, that
he/she is under arrested and familiarize him with the reasons for the arrest and his rights: the right of
silence, the right to consult a lawyer, to have a defender of one’s own choice in the time of interrogation as
well as the right to inform a member of his family and close person about the arrest (Art. 3 CPL).
The arrested person has to be identified and by rule searched for the purpose of discovering objects suitable
for attack and objects that can serve as evidence material in the further procedure before the court.
(Rulebook Art. 45)
For each arrest, the authorized official person composes a report in which he states the basis and the
reasons, the time and the place of arrest and to which organ and when the person is surrendered (Rulebook
Art. 48).
3.2.7. Police detention (24 hours)
The CPL defines the exact situations for a suspect to be detained in police custody for a maximum of 24
hours. In all other cases, the suspect must be brought before the investigating judge immediately. The judge
will decide on the lawfulness of the deprivation of liberty and order release if no grounds for pre-trial
detention exist (Art.188 Para. 3 CPL).
3.2.8. Arrest for questioning (Art. 142 Para. 3 CPL)
The law of arrest is no longer simply machinery for ensuring the appearance of an alleged offender in court
to answer the given charges. Over the years it has developed almost worldwide into an investigative tool
for getting a person into a police station where he can be questioned about the offence for which he is
suspected. The period of detention (following arrest on reasonable suspicion) may be used to dispel or
confirm the reasonable suspicion by questioning the suspect or, with his assistance, seeking other material
evidence. Still, it is not the function of the police to arrest, as it were, at large and use an interrogation
process at a police station in order to determine whom they should charge before a committing magistrate.
According to the recent decision of the Constitutional Court, the police can only take citizens into police
custody for so called "informative talks" with a court order (Art. 142 CPL).
However, as the Constitution gives every citizen (whether witness or suspect) the right to refuse any
conversation with the police (actually Art. 12 of the Constitution unreasonably prohibits any questioning),
every citizen brought for questioning under Art. 142 of the CPL is free to leave unless the person is
arrested in accordance with Art. 188 of the CPL.
3.2.9. Entry to arrest
The Constitution prohibits the police from making a warantless entry into a suspect's home when making a
routine (warantless) arrest. However, under Art. 202 CPL police officers can enter homes and other
premises if it is the location of a person for whom there is a court warrant in order to bring him/ her before
a court or detention.
Thus for constitutional purposes, an arrest warrant founded on probable cause implicitly carries with it the
limited authority to enter a dwelling in which the suspect lives or resides when there is reason to believe the
suspect is within. If there is sufficient evidence of a citizen’s participation in a crime to persuade a judge
that his arrest is justified, it is constitutionally reasonable to require him to open his doors to the officers of
the law.
3.2.10. Search incident to and after arrest
When an arrest is made, it is reasonable for the arresting officer to search the arrested person in order to
remove any weapons that the latter might seek to use in order to resist arrest or effect his escape. In
addition, it is entirely reasonable for the arresting officer to search for and seize any evidence on the
arrestee's person in order to prevent its concealment or destruction.
The area into which an arrestee might reach in order to grab a weapon or evidentiary items could be
governed by a like rule. A gun on the table or in a drawer in front of one who is arrested can be as
dangerous to the arresting officer as one concealed in the clothing of the person arrested. There is ample
justification, therefore, for a search of the arrestee's person and the area within his immediate control (i.e.
the area within which he might gain possession of a weapon or destructible evidence.) A broader search of
the place of arrest may only be made under the authority of a search warrant. If it is necessary for the
arrestee to put on clothing or do other things before he is taken to the station, the police may also examine
the closets and other places to which the arrestee is permitted to move.
3.3. Rights of the suspects
3.3.1. Right to be informed immediately of the reasons for arrest
Anyone who is deprived of liberty shall be informed, at the time of the arrest, of the reasons for his/her
arrest, and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him/her. The given information must be in a
language he/she understands (Art. 5 ECHR, Art. 12 from the Constitution).
A key purpose of the requirement for the information about the reasons for deprivation of liberty is to allow
detainees to challenge the legality of the arrest and detention. Therefore, the given reasons must be specific.
Every person arrested should be told in simple, non-technical language that he can understand, clear
explanation of the legal and factual basis for the arrest or detention.
3.3.2. Right to notification of rights
In order to exercise one's rights, one must know that they exist. Everyone arrested or detained has the right
to be informed of their rights (right to silence, right to counsel, information of the family, medical
examination) and an explanation of how to avail themselves of such rights (Art. 3 CPL, Art. 30 of the
Rulebook, Art. 29 LIA).
3.3.3. Right to inform family of arrest or detention and place of confinement
Anyone who is arrested, detained or imprisoned has the right to inform, or have the authorities notify, their
family or friends. The information must include the fact of their arrest or detention and the place where
they are being kept in custody. If a person is transferred to another place of custody, their family or friends
must be informed again. The notification is to take place without delay (Art. 3 CPL, Art. 29 LIA).
3.3.4. Right of access to a lawyer
Anyone arrested or detained is entitled to have the assistance of a legal counsel. He shall be informed of his
right by the competent legal authority promptly after arrest and shell be provided with reasonable facilities
for exercising it. Person arrested or detained has right to communicate in private with his legal adviser, who
can also be present during any questioning. If the detainee asks for a lawyer, the police officer must stop
the questioning for a period not longer than 2 hours from the moment when a detainee was given
opportunity to inform his lawyer (Art. 12 from the Constitution, Art.188 Para 5 CPL).
A person who asks for legal advice should be given an opportunity to consult a specific lawyer. If advice is
not available by these means, the person should be given an opportunity to choose from a list of those
willing to provide legal advice. If this lawyer is unavailable, he may choose an alternative. A police officer
must not advise the suspect about any particular solicitor.
Any request for legal advice and the action taken on it shall be recorded.
3.3.5. Foreign nationals have right to communicate their embassy or consular post
If the person is a refugee or a stateless person, or is under the protection of an intergovernmental
organization, they must be promptly notified of their right to communicate with the appropriate
international organization.
3.3.6. Right of access to a doctor
People held in custody by police have the right to be examined by a doctor and, when necessary, to receive
medical treatment. Law enforcement officials have a duty to ensure that assistance and medical aid are
rendered to any injured or affected person whenever necessary. In appropriate cases medical care extends
to dental treatment and psychiatric services. Detainees needing special treatment must be transferred to
specialized institutions or civil hospitals for that treatment.
3.3.7. Right to silence
The right to silence is inherent in the presumption of innocence and an important safeguard of the right not
to be compelled to confess quilt or testify against oneself. This right is vulnerable during the interrogation
of suspects as law enforcement officials often do their best to extract a confession or incriminating
statements from the detainee, and the detainee's right to remain silent frustrate these efforts.
3.3.8. Right to a humane conditions of detention and freedom from torture
All people deprived of their liberty are entitled to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent
dignity of the human person. Suspects may not be subjected to any hardship or constraint other than that
resulting from the deprivation of their liberty (restrictions that are unavoidable in a closed environment).
All detained people have the right to be held only in an officially recognized place of detention.
Torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is absolutely prohibited by the
international Human Rights law. According to these standards the prohibition of torture cannot be
derogated from even during the state of war and public emergency. This means that the prohibition of
torture is a human right of an absolute nature.
In addition to the main human rights treaties there are two special treaties devoted to prohibition of torture:
The UN Convention Against Torture and Other Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and The
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
3.3.9. Right to be brought promptly before a judge
In order to safeguard the right to liberty and freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, these remedies must
be ordered by or subject to the effective control of a judicial authority. Police powers to arrest without a
court warrant is an exception to the rule. Anyone deprived of liberty must be brought before a judge
immediately. It is possible to detain persons arrested in police custody for a maximum of 24 hours, as an
exemption and only under circumstances provided by law (Art.188 para.3 CPL, Art. 44 PR).
The purposes of the review before a judge include:
� To asses whether sufficient legal reason exist for the arrest
� To prevent violations of the detainee's fundamental rights
� To asses whether detention before trial is necessary
� To safeguard the well being of the detainee
At the delivery of an arrested person, the police officer must inform the investigating judge of the reasons
and the time of the arrest. If not completed in writing, the judge will make a record.
3.4. Significance of booking
"Booking" is an administrative step taken after the arrested person is brought to the police station, which
involves entry of the person's name, the crime for which the arrest was made, and other relevant facts on
the police "blotter", and which may also include photographing, fingerprinting, etc. In order to prevent
abuses, a record of every arrest must also include: the reason for the arrest, the time of arrest, the time
transferred to a police custody, the time of appearance before a judicial authority; the identity of officers
involved, precise information on the place of custody, and details of interrogation. The arrest record shall
be communicated to the detainee or to his legal counsel.
Art. 35 Rulebook MOI
For each detention of a person, the authorized official person composes an official note in which the
personal data of the detained person are entered, the reasons for the detention, the day and the hour when
the detention started and ended, as well as other data related to the undertaking of this measure (whether in
the procedure a defender was involved, whether and when his family was informed or the legal person
where the person is employed if it was requested, whether there were security and other problems in
relation to the detention etc).
Enclosed with the official note in the paragraph 1 from this article is made a minute book in which is
correctly stated the time of starting and ending of the detained person. The authorized official person and
the detained person sign the minute book.
What are an officer's rights in a stop and frisk situation? Explain.
When an officer stops an auto, does it mean that an arrest is made? How far can the police go in searching a
car without a warrant? May evidence obtained in a search of this kind be used in court? Explain.
List two basic purposes in making an arrest.
Explain why it is important for an arrest to be lawfully made.
What is the basic legal purpose for a warrant? List the basic requirements of a valid warrant of arrest.
What right is there to search a person in connection with an arrest? Explain.
May a person be held in police custody without a court warrant? Explain.
A remand prisoner complained that he had been assaulted by police officers at the time of his arrest on May
17 th and whilst detained at the GB police station in Skopje. He alleged that at the time of his arrest, police
officers beat him on the head and back with butts of firearms and that after his arrival at GB police station,
police officers struck him with rubber batons about the face and head and on the back, shoulders and thighs
until, eventually, he lost consciousness. He apparently regained consciousness in a hospital, received
stitches to his head wounds and was taken back to GB police station, where he was held until the following
evening. The prisoner’s medical file at Skopje Remand Prison recorded that he had received treatment at an
outside medical center and that on admission to the prison on May 18 th , he displayed injuries including two
head wounds and haematoma under the left eye and on the right hip. The file also recorded that he had
subsequently complained to the prison’s medical service of pain in the head.
� Did the police officers use reasonable force?
� What should the supervisors do?
� What are the rights of the detained person relating to medical care?
� Who is responsible for keeping records of medical examinations?
� What do you know about the Committee for Prevention of Torture? (See about the CPT including
the Report on Macedonia: www.cpt.coe.int).
A person who had been detained at Gostivar police station on March 4 th stated that police officers had
beaten him in order to extract a confession. He claimed that two plainclothes officers had used batons to
strike him on the back, on the soles of both feet and on the palms of both hands, in the presence of two
other plainclothes officers. He had allegedly been made to kneel facing the wall while beaten on the soles
of both feet, and to stand with his back to the wall holding his hands out with his palms upwards while
being beaten on the palms of his hands. He claimed that his requests to see a lawyer and a doctor had been
denied, even though his feet had turned dark and swollen and his toes had bled. His injuries reportedly
impeded his walking for ten days afterwards.
The medical record at Skopje Remand Prison, where the person in question was taken following his
detention in Gostivar police station, indicated that on arrival at the prison on 5 March, he had “haematomae
on both palms and soles.” By the time of the delegation’s visit in mid-May, these injuries had healed.
� What are the rights of the suspect during questioning?
� In which situations can a detainee be interviewed without a lawyer?
� What are the legal consequences of illegally obtained evidence?
• Right to privacy
• Legal protection of privacy
• Inspection of Vehicles, Passengers and Luggage
• Search of a Dwelling or Person
• Search warrants
• Action to be taken before an application is made
• Entry without warrant
• Searching of premises: general considerations
• Seizure and retention of property
The chapter is discussing some of the police powers connected with the right of privacy. It ephasises the
legal grounds for searches of persons, vehicles and premises. Strict procedures and detailed records are
essential guaranties for civil liberties in this sphere.
4.1. Right to Privacy
4.1.1. Definition of Privacy
As far as the context of the right to privacy is concerned, it can be assumed that this right should protect the
individual from the possible abuse of personal and sensitive information related to that individual. “One’s
natural right to privacy is simply inconceivable as a legal right, sanctioned by society, but not implemented
by the government. [...] Privacy itself is beyond the sphere of law.” Privacy can be defined as “a desire of
the individual to choose freely under what conditions and to what extent he will expose his privacy, his
views and his behavior to others in the community”. Privacy is a limited approach by others to the
individual. It is a concept connected with solitude, confidentiality and autonomy, but is not the synonym
for these expressions. Beyond the purely descriptive aspects of privacy, such as isolation from society and
from the curiosity and influence of others, privacy is also determined by a normative element: the right to
an exclusive control of access into the private sphere of individuals. Any invasion of privacy involves a
violation against the person and human dignity and freedom.
4.1.2. Legal Protection of Privacy
There is no doubt that a concern for the protection of privacy is one of the basic elements of all national
and international associations responsible for the protection of human rights and freedoms. The Preamble
to the Charter of the United Nations contains the following goal: “to reaffirm faith in fundamental human
rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person.” This concern for the individual underlines the
historical and philosophical foundations of the need and demands for privacy.
Article 8 ECHR – Right to respect for private and family life
Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in
accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security,
public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the
protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
In order to justify its interference with private and family life, home and correspondence, the state must
also demonstrate and prove that interference in which a person is a victim has conformed to the criteria
prescribed by this Article. This can be described as a test of agreement between legal norms and the criteria
of interference, purpose, necessity and proportionality.
If we look at the Macedonian Constitution, it is clear that - in contrast to the provisions of the European
Convention with regard to privacy protection and the concentration of those provisions into a single article
- Macedonian legislators have chosen to specify privacy as a right, connecting it with the following
guarantees: the respect and protection of the privacy of one’s personal and family life and one’s dignity and
repute (Article 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia); the freedom and confidentiality of
correspondence and other forms of communication (Article 17); the security and confidentiality of personal
information (Article 18); and the inviolability of the home (Article 26). The manner in which these
provisions are designed affirm the positive obligations of the state in creating laws that will not interfere
with the choice of the way of life (private life), guaranteeing that appropriate de jure and de facto family
relationships are feasible; providing appropriate legal remedies for anyone who feels that their right to the
privacy of their family life has been violated; allowing access to information about facts connected with
their earlier life and decisions which directly affect them; and controlling information which can affect
their life.
4.2. Inspection of Vehicles, Passengers and Luggage
Limited searches (called "inspections") as prescribed by the CPL in Article 142 are known as criminalistic
inspection and differ from the inspections carried out by the police on the basis of the police or any other
legislation, such as the Road Traffic Security Act, which are known as security inspection. The inspection
of vehicles, passengers and luggage is legally based in Article 142 of the CPL on the existence of “grounds
for suspicion” that a criminal offence has been committed, i.e. clues from which such a suspicion arises.
There is no doubt that such actions interfere with the fundamental rights of citizens who are protected by
Article 8 of the European Convention. In the same way, the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, in its Article 17, sets out that no one may be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his
privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honor and reputation.
The term “inspection” has been chosen because it describes the activity of police officers as they are
allowed to use their senses such as sight, hearing or smell, but not take any actions to make something
inaccessible to sight accessible in such a manner that an object or area is opened, unwrapped, unpacked,
An inspection of a person is limited to external inspection of clothing and other objects, and the search
(frisk) of a person limited to the search of the person’s clothing, footwear, body and personal luggage.
Unlike the inspection, the search can be carried out when there are good chances of finding traces and
objects of importance for the proceedings. The person who is detained, deprived of liberty or escorted can
be inspected with no warrant and no witnesses.
Every reasonable effort must be made to reduce the embarrassment the person being searched may
experience to the minimum. In every case the police should seek the co-operation of the person being
searched, even if he objects to the search initially. Reasonable force may only be used as a last resort.
Searches in public must be restricted to superficial examination of outer clothing only (outer coat, jacket or
gloves). The police officer may first question the suspect about his behavior or his presence in the
circumstances that gave rise to the suspicion, since he may have a satisfactory explanation, which will
make a search unnecessary.
During the search of a vehicle, it is permitted to remove individual parts of the vehicle and to send the
vehicle to a specialized workshop if it is likely that objects of a criminal offence or connected with the
criminal offence and the perpetrator might be found.
The security inspection, as its name implies, aims at eliminating a certain danger, or to prevent an attack or
self-injury. The existence of grounds for suspicion that a criminal offence has been committed is not
required to carry out a security inspection; it is the necessity of checking whether the person carries
offensive weapons or tools, i.e. means suitable for attack or self-injury.
4.3. Search of a Dwelling or Person
The search of a dwelling is a legal action regulated in detail and the police can take it only on the basis of a
warrant issued by a court. In the course of police inquiries, search as an urgent investigative action without
a warrant, i.e. entering a person’s dwelling and a possible search of the dwelling, is possible in the
following cases: (1) if the tenant or occupant of the dwelling so desires (consent), (2) to carry out an arrest
warrant, and (3) if it is absolutely necessary to remove serious danger to the life or health of people or
prevent damage to property of considerable value (justifiable under Criminal Code in situations of extreme
necessity).
If the police enter the dwelling or other premises, the search can be carried out to find or secure evidence
only in the presence of two witnesses.
Without a warrant and without witnesses, the police can search a person while carrying out a warrant of
detention, compulsory appearance or arrest if it is likely that the person is in possession of offensive
weapons or tools or if it likely that he may throw away, hide or destroy the objects which need to be seized
from him as evidence in criminal proceedings.
Entering a dwelling for other purposes except for the situations enumerated above represents a criminal
offence of infringing the inviolability of a person’s home, and any search carried out contrary to the CPL
standards represents a criminal offence of unlawful search under Criminal Code.
The legal standards for the search of a dwelling are regulated in detail, as the legislator was aware of the
restricting impact the rules may have on the rights to private and family life, home and correspondence of
the person. On the other hand, the legislator was aware of the importance of this action for the criminal
proceedings, as it is in this area many important pieces of evidence for the criminal proceedings may be
obtained.
4.4. Search warrants
Under Code of Criminal Procedure (Art. 198) and in accordance with Art 26 of the Constitution of the
republic of Macedonia, search of dwellings and other premises of the suspect, accused or other persons
may be carried out if it is likely that with the search the perpetrator will be caught or traces of the crime or
objects significant for the criminal procedure will be found.
The search shall be ordered by the court with a written elaborated order (warrant), which explicitly contains
the place and the person to be searched as well as the objects searched for or confiscated from the person.
4.5. Action to be taken before an application is made
Where information is received which appears to justify an application for search warrant, police officer
concerned must take reasonable steps to check that the information is accurate, recent and has not been
provided maliciously or irresponsibly.
The identity of an informant need not be disclosed when making an application, but the officer
concerned should be prepared to deal with any questions the judge may have about the accuracy of
previous information provided by that source or any other related matters.
The officer shall ascertain as specifically as is possible in the circumstances the nature of the articles
concerned and their location. The officer shall also make reasonable enquiries to establish what, if
anything, is known about the likely occupier of the premises and the nature of the premises themselves;
and whether they have been previously searched and if so how recently; and to obtain any other
information relevant to the application.
4.5.1. Making an application
An application for a search warrant must be supported by an information in writing, specifying:
� The enactment under which the application is made
� The premises to be searched and the object of the search
� The grounds on which the application is made (including, where the purpose of the proposed
search is to find evidence of an alleged offence, an indication of how the evidence relates to the
investigation)
If an application is refused, no further application may be made for a warrant to search those premises
unless supported by additional grounds.
4.6. Searching of premises: general considerations
4.6.1. Time of searches
Searches must be made at a reasonable hour unless this might frustrate the purpose of the search.
In determining at what time to make a search, the officer in charge should have regard, among other
considerations, to the time of day at which the occupier of the premises is likely to be present, and should
not search at a time when he, or any other person on the premises, is likely to be asleep unless not doing so
is likely to frustrate the purpose of the search.
Art. 199 (4) CPL: The search is performed during the day. It may continue at night if it has started at
daylight but has not been completed. With exception, the search may be conducted at night if there is a
danger of delay/postponement.
A warrant authorizes an entry on one occasion only.
The officer in charge shall firstly attempt to communicate with the occupier or any other person entitled to
grant access to the premises by explaining the authority under which he seeks entry to the premises and ask
the occupier to allow him to enter, unless the premises to be searched are known to be unoccupied.
If the premises are occupied, the officer shall identify himself and, if not in uniform, show his warrant card
and state the purpose of the search and the grounds for undertaking it, before a search begins.
Reasonable force may be used if necessary to enter premises if the officer in charge is satisfied that the
premises are those specified in any warrant and where:
� The occupier or any other person entitled to grant access has refused a request to allow entry to his
� It is impossible to communicate with the occupier or any other person entitled to grant access
4.6.2. Notice of Powers and Rights
The search warrant shall be given before the search to the person whose premises will be searched.
Before the search, the person to whom the search warrant refers will be asked voluntarily to hand over
the wanted objects or persons. Art. 199 (2)CPL.
A search may be commenced without previously giving a warrant or without a previous request for turning
over of the person or giving away the objects
� If an armed resistance is presumed
� It is necessary in cases of suspicion that a severe crime is conducted by a group or organization the
search to be carried by surprise
� If the search is to be performed in public premises. Art. 199 (3) CPL.
4.6.3. Conduct of searches
Premises may only be searched to the necessary extent in order to achieve the object of the search, having
regard to the size and nature of whatever is sought. A search under warrant may not continue under the
authority of that warrant once all the things specified in it have been found, or the officer in charge of the
search is satisfied that they are not on the premises.
Searches must be conducted with due consideration for the property and privacy of the occupier of the
premises, and with no more disturbance than necessary. Reasonable force may only be used where this is
necessary because of lack of co-operation from the occupier or when co-operation is insufficient for the
purpose. Art. 202 (2)(7)CPL.
If the occupier wishes to ask a friend, neighbor or other person to witness the search, he must be allowed to
do so unless the officer in charge has reasonable grounds for believing that this would seriously hinder the
investigation or endanger the officers concerned or other people. A search need not be unreasonably
delayed for this purpose.
The search may be performed without the presence of witnesses if their presence is not possible
immediately to be provided and there is a danger of delay/postponement. The reasons for a search without
the presence of witnesses must be written in the minutes.
During the search of premises or persons, two adult citizens shall be present as witnesses. Before the
beginning of the search, the witnesses will be warned to pay attention to the performance of the search and
they will be also reminded of their right, before signing the minutes/record for the search to write in their
objections if they consider that the contents of the record is incorrect.
4.6.4. Leaving premises
If premises have been entered by force, the officer in charge shall secure the premises either by arranging
for the occupier or his agent to be present or by any other appropriate means before he leaves.
An officer of the rank of inspector or above shall take charge of and be present at any search. He is
responsible for ensuring that the search is conducted with discretion and in such a manner as to cause the
least possible disruption to any business or other activities carried on in the premises. After satisfying
himself that material may not be taken from the premises without his knowledge, the officer in charge of
the search shall ask for the documents or other records concerned to be produced.
If the wrong premises are searched by mistake, everything possible should be done at the earliest
opportunity to allay any sense of grievance. In appropriate cases, assistance should be given to obtain
compensation.
4.7. Seizure and retention of property
An officer who is searching any premises under any statutory powers or with the consent of the occupier
may seize:
1. Anything covered by a warrant
2. Anything, which he has reasonable grounds for believing is evidence of an offence or has been
obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence
Items under (1) may only be seized where this is necessary to prevent their concealment, alteration, loss,
damage or destruction.
Art. 200 (8)(9)CPL
During the performance of the search, only those objects and documents will be temporarily confiscated
which are in connection with the aim of the search in that particular case.
If in the course of a search of premises or persons, objects are found that are unrelated to the crime for
which the search warrant was issued but which point to another crime that is to be prosecuted ex officio,
the object will be temporarily seized and a receipt for the seizure shall be issued immediately. The public
prosecutor will immediately be informed thereof. These objects will be returned without delay if the public
prosecutor finds that there are no grounds for initiation of a criminal procedure and there is no other lawful
ground according to which those objects should be confiscated.
Where an officer considers that a computer may contain information that could be used as evidence, he
may require the information to be produced in a form, which can be taken away and in which it is visible
and legible.
4.7.1. Retention
Anything that has been seized in accordance with the above provisions may only be retained as long as it is
necessary in the circumstances. It may be retained, among other purposes:
� For use as evidence at a trial for an offence
� For forensic examination or for other investigation in connection with an offence
� Where there are reasonable grounds for believing that it has been stolen or obtained by the
commission of an offence, in order to establish its lawful owner
4.7.2. Rights of owners
If property is retained, the person who had custody or control of it immediately prior to its seizure must be
provided with a list or description of the property within a reasonable time on request.
4.8. Action to be taken after searches
The record of the search shall include:
� the address of the premises searched
� the date, time and duration of the search
� the authority under which the search was made. A copy of the warrant shall be appended to the
record or kept in a place identified in the record
� the names of the officers who conducted the search
� the names of any people on the premises
� whether any articles specified in the warrant were found
� whether any other articles were seized
� whether force was used, and, if so, the reason why it was used
� details of any damage caused during the search, and the circumstances in which it was caused
Article 201 CPL
For each search of residences or persons a minutes will be constructed. The minutes is signed by the
official conducting the search, the person at whose place or on whom the search is conducted and the
persons whose presence is compulsory.
In the minutes there the objects and documents will be included and notified correctly.
For each act in the criminal procedure, a minutes will be constructed at the time when the act was
conducted, and if it is not possible then immediately after (Article 75 (1) CPL).
� Which are the sources of police powers of stop and inspection of persons, vehicles and premises?
� What are the differences between inspections and searches? Explain.
� Which degree of suspicion and probability suffice as a ground for the search?
� Is there any differentiation between a suspect, accused, other persons in relation to suspicion that
crime has been committed?
� At whom and where can the search be performed?
� What is the difference between home and other premises?
� Can business offices and premises be searched without a warrant?
� Is search without a warrant in compliance with the Constitution?
� What are the legal consequences of illegal search?
THE USE OF FORCE AND FIREARMS
• The use of force - general
• The legal provisions for use of force
• Physical force
• Rubber truncheon
• Chemical and other force means
• Firearms
• Report on the use of force means
5.1. Use of force - general
Although a large percentage of a police officer's time is spent on order maintenance and service activities,
police officers do become involved in dangerous or high-risk situations due to the very nature of their
work. Our focus in this chapter is on the police’ use of force – the force options that officers have, the
factors that are associated with the police use of force, and the use of less than lethal and lethal force.
Sometimes the police officers are themselves, on occasion, the victim of lethal force (in some instances by
their own weapons), and from practical reasons should be useful to examine this issue, as well.
In contrast to their counterparts in other areas of the criminal justice system, the police are armed and
exercise considerable discretion in when to use force and how to determine what type of force (lethal or
otherwise) should be employed. Though officers are trained in the appropriate use of force during recruit
training, each situation encountered in the field is different. Also, it is well known that another defining
attribute of the police role is the discretion that police officers exercise in carrying out their duties. The
police officers, because of the discretion they exercise, develop particular styles of policing. How officers
exercise discretion and their authority to use force are two important components of high-risk policing.
Art. 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which contains the prohibition of intentional
deprivation of life, requires that everyone’s life shall be protected by the law. The second paragraph of
Article 2 reads:
“Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this article when it results from
the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
a. in defence of any person from unlawful violence
b. in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained
c. in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection”
5.2. The legal provisions for use of force
In performing official assignments based on Article 34 from the Internal Affairs Law, police officers have
the right to use legal force in order to overcome resistance of a person. Despite all the implications the use
of force can cause, it is permitted in all organized societies, but within the framework of the law and with
the objective of protecting constitutional order, security of the citizens, their life and property, as well as
protection of public peace and order.
Legal regulative treats use of force exclusively as a mean for realization of official assignments, and it must
not and cannot be an objective in any case.
Under the term force could be understood physical or mental force with purpose to achieve something,
someone or something to be forced. Under the force, in wider framework, could be understand force for
achieving certain purpose with breaking the will by somebody. In the criminal procedure relations, the
power is using physical force against other person with intention this person to be forced to make or to be
prevent to make something. In that direction, in the literature and in the practice is accepted the attitude that
as force could be understand use of hypnoses or precursors with purpose somebody, contrary on its own
will, to be moved in unconscious condition or to be incapable for resistance. The force can be direct, when
is used against the person one whishes to force, or indirect if is directed against a third person.
Regarding force used by the police officers, it is possible to say that:
� It isn't illegal, because is described by law
� It isn't socially useless, because of its function for protecting the social community and it can be
justified with correct social standards
� The forcing, having in mind the balance between the force and targeted issue, could be estimate as
socially appropriate.
The police force is intended for being a contrast to the unfair, criminal behavior. This is visible especially
in cases where legal force are used for protecting the life and personal property of the citizens, for
protecting the constitution and security of the state, prevention the crime and detecting the criminals,
maintenance the public order, traffic security, state border line and etc.
The police methods include not only the threat of force, but also the direct use of force and other
meassures, including firearms. The use of those means is incorporated in the police methods all around the
world - without them, it would be impossible for the police to solve its duties.
The Criminal Code authorizes everyone in Macedonia (not only the police officers) to use force to protect
themselves, or anyone under their care, from assault, as long as they use no more force than necessary
(Articles 9 and 10). In addition, everyone is authorized to use as much force as is reasonably necessary to
prevent the commission of certain offences. This level of force may even include deadly force, depending
of the circumstances of the incident.
Force in the meaning of pressure of the will can make people do things they didn’t intended to do. This can
be achieved with physical or mental force. Physical force can be defined as force based on methods directly
attacking the personal body integrity (by different forms of torture, including eliminating the life). The
mental force is defined as manifesting the force through threats and similar behavior, which produces fear
of physical force or other consequences, and which results in the wanted behavior without inflicting the
personal body integrity of the forced person.
The limitation of the use of force within the police organization and between the police organization and
the citizens, has arised as a result of the increasing respect of the protection of human rights. Although, as a
particular tendency in the development of the police organization, most problematic issues are resolved
with force and the protection is relative. The force the police use today is more efficient, more styled than
before. Also, any crises that affects society or any seriously turns in the government balance,
unconditionally produce a re-estimation of values in the community and leads to the strengthen of powers.
These were the reasons for the adoption of the basic rules for use of force and firearms at the Eight UN
Congress for Crime Prevention and Treatment of Crime Perpetrators. These basic rules are an attempt of
the international community to unify legal provisions for the use of force and firearms, only when force is
used as an exception, and in a framework every country will determine with suitable legal regulations.
Special regulations were passed at the Congress, which determine the basic rights and duties of police
officers in cases where they use legal force.
Our positive legal regulations are fully taking over the obligations emerging from these basic rules, having
in mind the regulations from the Criminal Charges Law and Internal Affairs Law, which regulate this
matter. Force and means of force can be used when ordered by the superior officer, especially in cases
where there is a reestablishment of public peace and order or some other planed official action is taken on,
with the involvement of a larger number of police officers. Still, the cases where police officers decide on
their own whether to use force or not and what means to use, are most common. It is important to mention
that the legal obligation of a police officer is to overcome the resistance of a person without the use of force
or with the use of the lightest force means, thus carrying out his official assignment. However, it has to be
said that this is neither easy, nor simple, because the time for decision-making on the matter and the
intensity of the intervention is measured in seconds, and the decision is conditioned by many factors, such
as the type of resistance that has to be overcome, its intensity, conditions that need to be fulfilled for the
use of a certain kind of force means, and the most important factor being the skills and psycho-physical
readiness of the police officer, which determines the choice of the force means during the intervention.
Despite the fact that there is no universal rule for choice of force means, the police officer should act by
and follow the principles listed below when making a decision:
1) Force can be used exclusively for overcoming the resistance of a person, when performing a official
2) When using force, only legally regulated force means can be used
3) Use of force is possible only when overcoming the resistance of a person that cannot be overcome in any
other way, and cannot be delayed at the moment
4) Force means, which is used in the intervention, can only be used in a way and under conditions regulated
by a law
Use of force can last as long as the reasons for the intervention last; every additional action would
constitute a breach of official authorities. The largest number of breachs of official authorities are made
during use of force.
Every time a legal use of force and firearms are necessary and unavoidable, police officers are obligated to:
� Perform a restriction of that activity in relation to the graveness of the offence, which led to use of
force in order to reach legal aims
� Provide a respect and protection of human life, not causing greater material damages
� Provision of suitable medical assistance to every injured or hit person in the shortest time, no matter his
status before and after the intervention
� Immediate notice to the authorities about the event
� Provision of correct and timely notice to relatives and close ones of the injured or hit person
Force and force means should be used in order to overcome resistance, which can be different in intensity,
and according to the existing Regulation of the Macedonian Government, the following force means can be
� Physical force
� Chemical and other legally regulated force means
� Firearms
5.3. Physical force
Use of physical force can be the easiest force means. This conduct of physical force encompasses usage of
blocks, arm grabs and other self-defense or attack skills, aiming to overcome or neutralize the resistance of
a person. Physical force is used for overcoming the resistance of a person, who disturbs public peace and
order, when the person is brought in and arrested, or when resisting an attack of a person, or an object and a
person that is protected, as well as in cases when the police officer in deterred in performing his official
assignments, under the assumption that those assignments cannot be done in any other way, while the
concrete case cannot be delayed. This shows that the use of physical force cannot be separated from the
overcoming of resistance of a person. Resistance is the common characteristic in the use of any kind of
force means and it is consequently necessary to classify it by type.
Resistance is characterized as any kind of opposing to orders from police officers or the behavior of a
person that obstructs the performance of an official police assignment, especially keeping and
establishment of public peace and order; protection at the site of the crime; bringing, keeping or
imprisoning a person etc.
Resistance can be passive or active. Passive resistance occurs when a person is not responding to the call or
order of the police officer, as well as in cases where the person takes up a position (standing, lying, sitting,
taking a certain static object etc.), which disables or obstructs the police officer in his normal performance
of official assignments. Active resistance takes place when a person is opposing a police officer with the
use of a concrete type of physical force (he tries to fight, shoves, tries to run away etc), or has a dangerous
object, cold steel or firearms. Cases of urging third persons to give resistance to the police officer in the
performance of official assignments are also considered as active resistance.
When talking about overcoming active resistance of a person, the police officer has the legal right to use a
more heavy force means depending on the intensity of the active resistance if he cannot do it with physical
Use of physical force can last as long as the reasons, due to which it was used, last. This means, that the
moment the resistance is overcome or neutralized, thus creating assumptions for successful performing of
the official assignment, the use of force has to end. Every overstep of the framework of the official
assignment with force would mean overstepping an official authorization, which can be sanctioned with
suitable disciplinary or criminal charges.
5.4. Rubber truncheon
Use of rubber truncheon is allowed in the same cases that were stated as possibilities for use of physical
force by the police officer, the difference being that the rubber truncheon, as heavier force means, is used
for overcoming active resistance. The exception is that the rubber truncheon can be used for overcoming
passive resistance, when physical force is not enough for overcoming the person, or if he is too strong for
the police officer.
The use of rubber truncheon in performing official assignments constitutes a heavier force means than
physical force, as the rubber truncheon can cause heavy physical injuries, even death. Therefore, every
police officer should use the rubber truncheon only as means for overcoming anti-legal or immediate
resistance of a person, and not as means for beating and causing injuries. Thus, having in mind the striking
force of the rubber truncheon, it can be used only in the area of extremities (hands and legs), back and
behind. If the police officer acted in these areas, it can be said that he overcame resistance. Every action
with the truncheon on the head, neck, chest, loins, kidneys or sexual organs is out of the framework of
official action - that is not overcoming resistance, but brutal beating with possible fatal consequences.
Rubber truncheon cannot be used towards children, elderly, ill persons, invalids or pregnant women.
Exception can only be taken into account under the assumption that one of the categories stated is
endangering the life of the police officer or other person with firearms or other means, while, with the use
of easier force means, the objective danger cannot be removed.
5.5. Chemical and other force means
In performing official assignments, police officers have the right to use chemical and other force means,
when ordered by authorities in the Internal Ministry or a person authorized by them. Successful
engagement of police in cases of citizen unrest and disturbances of public peace and order is mostly
impossible without a legal and controlled use of chemical means. The use of these means in official
assignments of the police is regulated with Internal Affairs Law, while the way of their application is
regulated with a special legal act.
The term chemical means encompasses different types of devices- means filled with chemical matters that
have the purpose of temporary and short-term disabling people and other life force. These are means, which
are constructed, made and adjusted for use in complex security situations regulated by law.
Water guns, special motor vehicles, means for forceful stopping of motor vehicles and electric truncheons
are also considered as force means.
The practical use of chemical and other force means is not the least simple. It is connected with an issued
consent of the official in the internal affairs organ and with a command from the immediate superior officer
that leads a concrete police activity and it is relevant especially in the following cases:
� In reestablishing public peace and order of greater dimension (demonstrations, mass fighting etc)
� In overcoming armed resistance of a person that has to be brought in or imprisoned
� When arresting doers of hard crimes, while they are barricaded in objects, transportation vehicles
and other spaces
� When resisting an attack by another person, or an object that is protected
� In all cases when the legal bases for use of firearms have been fulfilled
5.6. Firearms
Based on Article 35 from the Internal Affairs Law, police officers have the right to use the hardest force
means – firearms, in the performance of official assignments. It is an authorization, that has serious
consequences almost without exception on the person towards whom it is used, but also on the police
officer using it. The use of firearms can cause serious danger to the health, or the actual death of the person
at whom it is used, as well as causing serious psychic traumas to the police officer. This is the case since
the police officer appears as the judge without performing any formal proceedings, he passes judgment and
executes. At the same time, he is aware of the fact that the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia gives
guaranties about the inviolability of life and the fact that nobody has the right to pronounce a death penalty.
Even in cases where the use of firearms will be estimated as justified and legal, the dilemma in the police
officer’s mind will always be present: whether he has done everything to avoid the use of firearms, whether
it was necessary, could it be avoided.
Legal bases for use of firearms, in accordance with the Internal Affairs Law, Article 35, will be
fulfilled in the cases when there is a need of:
1. Protection of peoples’ lives
2. Resistance of anti-legal, immediate attack of endangering of his life
3. Resistance of an attack from an object or a person that is protected
4. Averting the flight of a person who:
- is caught in performing a crime act that leads to passing a prison sentence of five or more
- has performed other criminal act, and there are bases of doubt that he will use firearms
- is arrested or there is a warrant for his arrest on the bases of doubt that he has done some of
the cited crimes.
1) The police officer will use firearms when the life of a person or more persons is endangered or is in
immediate danger, with the purpose of rejecting or preventing the ongoing illegal attack. An attack
that seriously endangers life of one or more persons is considered as an immediate danger, i.e. when the
attacker uses fire or steel arms, dangerous object, uses techniques, or there are more attackers, who clearly
show that they have the intention of seriously endangering the life of the attacked. Still, the danger should
be objective and present, which means that the attack should last over a period of time and the
endangerment has to be immediate. The intervention of the police officer in this case should be directed
towards rejecting the attack, meaning intervention even with firearms, which is limited to the attacker and
only up until the moment when the attack ceases. The objective of the police officer must be to immobilize
the attacker of further action, and not his killing.
If life endangerment of a person or persons stops, the police officer has no legal basis to act with firearms.
On October 31 st , three police officers were patrolling in the Skopje area when they suddenly dispatched to
the scene of a crime in progress. An armed robbery had just occurred at a market store involving two
males. Shortly after receiving the information, one of the police officers spotted the suspect vehicle and
requested backup, as he was about to stop the car.
In response to the request, two officers in a patrol unit attended. As the three officers exited their vehicles,
one of the suspects suddenly began to walk away from the suspect vehicle. When ordered to stop the
suspect suddenly turned and fired a shot at the police officers. One officer was hit in the leg and went
down. Fearing for his life and of the lives of his fellow officers, a second police officer returned fire and
fatally struck the assailant. The other two suspects were arrested without further incident.
- When is someone’s life considered as endangered to the degree, so that use of firearms on this base
is necessary?
- What should be the primary objective of the police officer that uses the firearms?
2) Use of firearms in order to reject an illegal, immediate attack. The police officer will use firearms
under this legal basis, when he is attacked with means and ways that seriously endanger his life. An
attack is every action from a person, directed towards hurting or endangering the body or life of the police
officer. In order for the attack to constitute a serious danger to the life of the police officer, it is necessary
for it to be performed with firearms or suitable means that can cause deadly injuries. Furthermore, the
attack from two or more persons is also considered as a serious attack, when the time and place of the
attack clearly shows the intention of the attackers (to kill or disable the police officer, in order to perform
other crimes), as well as in cases where the police officer is attacked by a person, who uses martial arts on
vital parts of the body (head, neck, chest, kidneys or sexual organs).
When the attacker is armed, even the act of reaching for the weapon is considered an attack on the police
officer. Having all this in mind, it can be concluded that this is a legal basis, which has its support in the
institute necessary defense.
3) Use of firearms in order to reject an attack from an object or a person that is protected. Use of
firearms is conditioned to the need to reject a serious attack of an object or a person that are
protected by the police officer, making the issue of the kind of object or which person irrelevant. The
police officer will use firearms in order to protect the object, which can be destroyed, burned, robbed or
damaged, thus obstructing its further use, functioning etc. Endangerment of the life of a person that is
staying in the object is also considered as an attack to an object.
Two police officers had fired their guns at a suspect while he was driving a stolen vehicle. The officers
stated that they were aiming at the tires of the vehicle but that shots had gone into the passenger
compartment and killed the driver. The officers were charged with aggravated assault.
The defence of the accused was self-defence. Their counsel alleged that the deceased had tried to run down
the two officers and that the deceased had been driver of another stolen vehicle and had, in a previous
incident, run down a police officer who had attempted to apprehend him. Expert evidence presented by the
defence focused on stress as an explanation for accused officers, having missed the tires of the vehicle
despite the fact that they were firing at close range. The court held the psychological and firearms evidence
as admissible, stating that the defence was entitled to dispel the myth of police officers as cool, calm, and
deliberate at all times.
This decision served not only as a ruling in favour of police who use force in defending themselves against
an unprovoked assault; it also recognized the reality of stress on the performance of police officers.
- When is a person considered caught committing a criminal act and what are the required
circumstances that legalize the necessary use of firearms?
- List as least 5 criminal acts, for which a prison sentence of at least 5 years is envisaged?
- What is the police officer’s primary obligation when he catches a perpetrator of a crime act (before
using firearms)?
4) Use of firearms in order to prevent a flight of a person. The police officer will use firearms when
preventing the flight of a person that is caught in the act performing a crime, which envisages a
prison sentence of five or more years. Furthermore, the police officer will use firearms when he has to
prevent the flight of a person that has been seen at the scene of another crime act, and the person possesses
firearms and leaves space for a basic doubt that he will use it (he reaches for it, points it towards the police
officer or shoots at him.) In all cases, firearms are only used as end means, with the purpose of preventing
the flight of the one that has been caught at the scene of the crime. This is an obligation of the police
officers, to do everything in order to prevent the flight of the person. Only when all possibilities have been
exhausted, and the flight is certain, use of firearms is permitted.
5.7. Conditions for use of firearms
Beside the legal bases for use of firearms, Articles 36 and 37 of the Internal Affairs Law envisage the
conditions that need to be fulfilled in every concrete case of the use of firearms, regardless of the legal
basis upon which it is acted. In other words, a standard operative procedure has been established in the
cases where the police officer is forced to use firearms. That standard procedure envisages consistent
respect of all conditions, without an exception, which means that the police officer will not be responsible
for the consequences if he has used firearms in situations where all legal bases had been fulfilled. If even
one condition has not been met, the justification of the use of firearms is brought under serious doubt.
FACTORS RELATED TO THE DRAWING AND FIRING OF POLICE FIREARMS
Using a reaction-time simulator, a U.S. study (Doerner, 1991) examined the relationships between an
officer’s length of service, gender, and race and the timely and untimely upholstering and firing of weapon.
The simulator is a computerized movie projector with a standard weapon retrofitted with a laze-emitting
device designed to measure the reaction time of officers drawing their weapons during specific scenarios.
Fifty-six police officers were exposed to eight different scenarios by the simulator.
Among the findings:
- Officers drew their weapon before a threat materialized in 28 percent of the incidents
- A premature shooting occurred in 5 percent of the cases
- Inexperienced rookie officers were more likely to display a weapon prematurely than were
experienced officers
- Female officers displayed a tendency to keep their weapon holstered longer than their male
counterparts, although the gender differences were not statistically significant
- The officer’s race did not affect the degree of upholstering
- Shooting accuracy declined with the length of time it took to upholster a weapon: officers who
were slow to upholster their weapon were more likely to miss the simulated assailant or were
unable to return fire once an attack had commenced.
Conditions that need to be fulfilled during use of firearms, under any kind of legal basis, are the following:
� Firearms can be used only during the existence of some of the legal bases and only in a situation of
performing an official assignment
� Use of firearms can overcome active resistance (it must not be used for overcoming passive
resistance)
� Firearms can be used only as a necessary, end means when the official assignment could not be
performed in any other way, and which could not be postponed
� Before its use, the police officer has to warn the person about his intention to use firearms. This is
done through the order “Stop, or I will shoot”, and if the person possesses firearms, he would say
“Don’t move, or I will shoot”. As a rule, the warning is repeated three times, but in exceptions, the
weapon can be used after the first warning, especially when foggy, at night (when visibility is
limited etc), when the person runs in the direction of a forest, a crowd of people, as well as in cases
when in reaches the weapon. The warning is of great legal and subjective significance, because
with it, the police officer gives the last opportunity and chance to the person to renounce the action
that subjectively fulfills the legal basis for use of firearms;
� When using firearms, the police officer must try to overcome the active resistance with fewer
consequences on the life and body of the person (to aim and shoot in extremities)
� Use of firearms must stop at the moment when the person stops performing the action, which led to
the use of firearms
� In cases when use of firearms can endanger the life or lives of other, innocent persons, or can cause
significant material damage and endanger the surrounding (shooting in the direction of a
warehouse with inflammable matters etc), its use is excluded.
Shooting animals that endanger peoples’ lives, shooting in the air due to warning, seeking for help,
signaling etc. is not considered as use of firearms.
Firearms against uniformed persons can only be used in situations when all legal bases has been fulfilled,
and during existence and respect of envisaged conditions for it, as for any other person.
The four cardinal rules of firearms safety
- Handle all guns as though they are loaded
- Never allow the muzzle to point at a person, unless you are going to discharge your firearm at that
- Keep your finger off the trigger and outside of the trigger guard until your sights are aligned with
the target and you intend to fire your weapon
- Be sure of your target and what is beyond it
5.8. Report on the use of force means
According to Article 38 from the Internal Affairs Law, every employee in the police is obliged to make a
written report and submit it to the superior officer when using force means. The report on use of force
means should be objective, based on the factual situation and the present circumstances. In case force has
been used at the order of the superior officer, he is obliged to submit the report to the authorities in the
internal affairs organ.
The superior officer is obliged to give estimation for its justification or non-justification. The estimation
will only be justified if the police officer was in the framework of his official authorities during the use of
force means, regardless of the consequences for the person on which they were used. This estimation will
be based on the fact that consequences came as a result of a legally based action, which free the police
officer from any kind of responsibility.
Every report on use of force means is filed in suitable evidence in the organ.
- What is the treatment of force in legal regulative?
- Which factors influence the choice of force means and its use?
- Under which principle will be the police officer led by, while choosing and applying the force
means?
- When using some of the force means, what should the police officer turn special attention to?
- Which force means can the police officer apply in performance of official assignments and based on
which document?
- What does the report for use of firearms contain?
- To whom is the report submitted and for what purpose?
CIVIL DISORDER AND TERRORISM
• Civil disorder
• Armed rebellion
• Police measures and police tactics
• Terrorism
Chapter Objectives:
To introduce human rights and humanitarian law standards in policing during civil disorder to
Consider the sorts and the types of critical disorders
Consider armed rebellions
Identify the most appropriate police tactics to solve the issue
Consider the types of terrorism
6.1. Civil disorder
Citizens meet in groups on many occasions, for different reasons and with many different consequences.
Most of the people in the crowd do not have the current implications with regard to the police; some of
them make problems of limited scope, but others produce confrontations between the police and the
members of the group. Because of the aforementioned, the latter will be the subject of our further interest.
As the front position of the criminal justice system, the police have historically been drawn into conflicts
and social disorder. In addition, the police officers continue to be involved in crises and conflicts that erupt
in contemporary times. This has been noted in the Macedonian society ass well, especially in the period
following the abandonment of the former political socialist system and orientation to build democracy. The
transfer of the property from society to private owners produced global polarization and differentiation in
the community. Too often, this process is made unfair, even dishonorable. The high-tech revolution, beside
providing general benefits for the civilization, also influenced a stimulation of the disorder. The
establishing of high technology inflicts loss of the number of traditional sectors of work, for example in
factories, tendency of reducing the jobs, removing the production in the areas with low salaries. All these
effects are consequences of the increasing conflicts concerning the natural resources and the global threat
relating to the survival of the planet.
The civil disorder facing the community and especially the police, is ac aggressive and destructive form of
public disorder, which results in damages of goods or injured or dead people. The civil disorder is the
extension of the crowds or demonstrations, and is as consequence of the violent behavior, vandalism, or
aggression. The basic characteristic of civil disorder is violence as the main form of expression of one's
own attitude vis-à-vis any person or any other reason and in expressing this attitude a number of violators
are involved, who gave support to their own leaders.
The violators behave under extremely high emotional tension in circumstances when their leaders and the
crowd support that, especially when they intend to fight the police. The violators generally present
aggressive behavior to the attempted target, without racial approach, because of the speed and dynamics of
events taking place. In addition to hate, which is addressed to the specific target, they commit violent
felony against other persons and objects that surround them. From the early beginning, young people are
involved in crowds organized with the means for violence. Their first task is to ignite explosion of the
tensions, initiate physical violence, killing and so on. These crowds could transform themselves in more
dangerous form of threat: armed rebellion.
These confrontations are difficult to predict and, given a particular combination of factors, can occur
virtually anywhere at any time when large number of people are present. Although the role of the police in
dealing with crowds has been discussed a lot, the actual occurrence of violent crowds often catches the
police off-guard and their reaction is often less than ideal. By helping the police to identify different types
of crowds and to recognize different types of warning signals, it may be possible to improve police
performance on this area.
Civil disorders could be stratified according to certain criteria:
1. According to duration:
- Permanent
2. According to the number of the actors:
- Of small proportion
- Of larger proportion
3. According to the purpose:
- Political
- Nationalistic
- Nationalistic-separatist
- Vandalistic
4. According to the dominant structure:
- Pupils
- Students
- Workers
- Citizens
- Clerical
- Racial
- Party activists
Essential principles: civil disorder
All measures for the restoration of order shall respect human rights.
Restoration of order shall be achieved without discrimination.
Any limitations on rights shall be only those determined by law.
Any action taken, and any limitations on rights, shall be solely for the purpose of securing respect
for the rights and freedoms of others, and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order
and the general welfare.
Any action taken and any limitations on rights shall be consistent with the requirements of a
democratic society.
No exceptions shall be allowed with regard to the right to life; the right to freedom from torture; the
prohibition of slavery; or the prohibition of imprisonment for failure to fulfil a contractual
Non-violent means shall be attempted before the use of force.
Force sall be used only for legal law-enforcement purposes.
Force applied shall be proportional to legal law-enforcement objectives.
Every effort shall be made to limit damage and injury.
A range of means for the differentiated use of force shall be available.
No unnecessary limitations on the rights to free speech, assembly, association or movement shall be
imposed.
No limitations shall be imposed on freedom of opinion.
The independent functioning of the judiciary shall be maintained.
All wounded and traumatized persons shall be immediately cared for.
6.2. Armed rebellion
Armed rebellion is defined as part of the revolutionary action, which means discreetly prepared armed
action organized by groups or movements with the purpose of violent bringing down an established
constitutional order. The rebellion could also be defined as a large action by a number of people with the
purpose of a forceful breakup of the social or state system, achieving own political, ideological,
nationalistic, separatist or other purpose or related to opposing any subject or any measure of the state
institutions.
The armed rebellion initiates with uncertain action of some armed military units or with the organizing of
armed groups by an internal political enemy or an enemy of the state. It is the most extreme and the most
destructive example of political fight, which has been established by different reasons. Nowadays, the
armed rebellion is mostly a consequence of the conflicts between the minorities (their separatist purposes)
and their residential state. In that way, support to these forces by one or more neighboring countries or
movements exist.
The armed rebellion cannot be identified with the revolution, which has deeper motives, long-term goal,
and wider framework. The armed rebellion is a criminal offence. Thus, its initiators try to call for a
revolution or rebellion, intending to minimize the criminal liability, to display an image calling for the
world’s support and sympathy and to gain international significance for their cause.
The rebellion could be said to be an armed one when its participants, fully or in limited quantity, are
provided with arms or appropriate instruments for attack and defense. In that case, it is not important
whether the participants keep hold of the arms permanently or not, it is enough that they hold the arms for
concrete purpose and that they can use or keep them in a place from where it is very easy to use them
Essential prinnciples: armed conflicts
During armed conflicts and occupation, police are to be considered non-combatants, unless formally
incorporated into the armed forces.
Police have the right to abstain from fulfilling their functions under occupation, by reason of conscience,
and this shall not result in an alteration of their status.
Humanitarian law applies in all situations of armed conflict.
Principles of humanity must be safeguarded in all situations.
Non-combatants and persons put out of action by injury, sickness, capture, or other causes must be
respected and protected.
Persons suffering from the effects of war must be aided and cared for without discrimination.
Acts prohibited in all circumstances include:
- torture
- cruel or degrading treatment
- corporal punishment
- mutilation
- outrages upon personal dignity
- hostage-taking
- collective punishment
- executions without regular trial
Reprisals against the wounded, sick or shipwrecked, medical personnel and services, prisoners of war,
civilians, civilian and cultural objects, the natural environment, and works containing dangerous forces are
No one may renounce, or be forced to renounce, protection under humanitarian law.
Protected persons must at all times have resort to a protecting power, the International Committee of Red
Cross, or any other impartial humanitarian organization.
6.3. Police measures and police tactics
After receiving information on possible disorders, the police have an obligation to study it and to assess the
security situation. The assessment includes presentation of the security situation, confirming the security
situation, locating the security problems and preparing the security visualization on the possible directions
of the escalation of the disorders. In the process of assessment, special attention must be paid on the
following questions:
� The task of the police and the purpose they want to achieve,
� The nature, structure and importance of the case (here all important circumstances must be taken in
account, for example, information on the number of members in the group, its structure,
motivation, tactical skills, mobility, equipment, arms, intentions by persons or group, and also the
potential influence on the incident or damage to the entire situation). Also questions of political,
social, sociological and psychological structure must be included in the estimation
� The legality and the rules which provide the police with their responsibilities and legitimate powers
� The police forces and other forces which exist in the plan
� The site
� The time
� The climate conditions
� The opportunity to make decisions
Based on the security assessment, a plan is then made which the police will develop, as prepared by the
leader of the task force.
The plan defines the responsibilities and duties of the police, and especially of the leader of the task group,
of the traffic, criminal and the regular police, of the police forces responsible for protecting the events, and
also of the police forces in the city and the police reservists. In the early stage of the police operation, the
following should be taken in account:
� To have a clear agreement with the organizer of the meeting. If disorders are expected, in
coordination with the organizer to foresee the measures which the organizer must take, on level to
catch and isolate the violators
� To exchange information with the police station in the neighborhood and in larger area (in some
cases also with police organization from other states), because of making assessment on the
involved risk in the event
� Information to the mass media on the type and intensity of the measures, which the police intend to
take (traffic regime, intensified control on certain places, etc.)
� Permanently analyzing the situation and upgrading the security assessment and the plan
� Police exercises with intention to improving the psychological capacity, improving specific police
tactics, informing on further development of the situation, as well as mobilizing additional police
� Structure of the telecommunication equipment and checking if it is in order
� Structure of the logistical equipment and checking the opportunity for its stand-by position
Police activity before securing the site of the event could be as follows, according to the type:
� To intensify control at the border crossings, border zone, in the railway and road traffic, because of
identification of the risk groups
� To control and monitor the crowd, with their accompaniments and to make careful observation of
their behavior. In addition to other activity, the venue where the crowd is gathering could be
directed to carefully selected places, which are surrounded by natural or artificial barriers that
could be helpful in collecting the crowd and in reducing any kind of damage produced by the
violent conduct.
The second group involves the following activities:
� Dispatching police officers on planned positions at the site, before the crowd gathers. In that way,
police officers are in position to notice the forthcoming risk groups, and to establish appropriate
control over them
� Offering appropriate help to the organizer
� Significant presence of police officers in the field
� Constant standby of special police units
� Reasonable number of undercover police officers dispersed into the crowds, with task to observe
the crowd and to control the groups, which show indications and stimulate the disorders and
incidents. It is necessary to "draw" them out of the crowd at the early beginning and to deliver
them on the acknowledged locations
� In addition to other activities, the police should try to break up the crowd. Breaking up usually
involves prior announcement that further gathering of people is prohibited because it is contrary to
law and that the participants in the crowd have been ordered to leave the site. It is necessary to give
reasonable time to the participants in the crowd to leave and to offer the opportunity to do it in
several available directions. The people who leave the place should not be allowed to come back,
for a number of reasons
� Documentation of the situation, from security point of view. Documentation should include video
footage, taking pictures and audio records. This documentation should serve as database and other
kind of police evidence about persons with delinquency behavior, and also for other security issues
� To provide permanent contact with the organizer and his spokesperson.
Emotional and stress factors have influence on both sides: on the crowd and the police. Psychologists say
that these very factors reduce the intellectual capacity related to decision making in the field. Police should
know that police interventions, when the crowd is in question, always bear the risk to make abuse of police
powers, especially when police officers are exhausted, when they find themselves in risky situation, when
there are injured officers or when the police officers act in huge groups. Hence training and specialization
of police officers as well as teaching them to self-discipline is very important. It is also a borderline beyond
which it is very difficult to maintain such control.
In realization of sensitive police tasks, like protection of public events, with real assessment on the
potential deviant behavior, police must establish close cooperation with the public prosecutor and the court
in advance, for the efficient procedure against the offenders.
6.4. Terrorism
Terrorism is a kind of ultimate political weapon with long history and many different forms. It includes use
of fear and violence for intimidation. In present time, terrorism is an international phenomenon. It can be
manifested in different forms, such as: kidnapping vehicle, train, or aircraft; massacre of athletes at the
Olympic Games; kidnapping because of racketeering (sometimes and executing) of famous political or
business persons; threatening to school staff and students; taking hostages; attacks on embassies; activating
bombs; and so on.
Acts of terrorism are contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the UN and terrorism has
been condemned in various resolutions. In particular, terrorism is expressly forbidden in the Declaration of
Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance
with the Charter of the UN (1970).
Terrorism is an elusive and often politically charged concept, and it has been difficult to agree on a
definition for legal purposes. None of the international texts applicable to the subject matter of this chapter
offers a definition of terrorism.
A variety of definitions and types of terrorism have emerged from academic studies of the subject, and
these tend to distinguish between:
1) Criminal terrorism – carried out with purely criminal motives,
2) Political terrorism – carried out with purely political motives, although it is acknowledged that these
motives may sometimes be mixed.
Another distinction made is between:
1) State terrorism – committed by agents of a state for the purposes of repression, and
2) Sub-state terrorism – committed by non-state groups or individuals as a form of subversion.
The Macedonian Penal Code, Article 125, titled “Terrorism”:
He, who with intention to jeopardise the state constitutional order or the security of the Republic of
Macedonia will cause an explosion or fire or will undertake other dangerous act or act of violance whereby
a feeling of unsecurity is present with the citiozens, will be sentenced with a minimum sentence of 3 years
in prison.
In the education of police officers, terrorism is important from the following aspects:
- Terrorism tests the basic political values, structures and processes of liberal democracies, as well as
the balance between security and liberty
- Terrorism tests institutions of criminal justice - police (and other security institutions), prosecution,
courts, and correction institutions - in their protective social reaction against the deviations
- Years ago, terrorism was usually directed against the wealthy or influential. Terrorist incidents
nowadays are much more likely to involve innocent people as victims. The analyses by some
foreign services announce more reasons for that
- Technological achievements provided terrorists with new mobility, new weaponry, and world-wide
- The growth of global and regional ties provided terrorists with a host of new targets for attack,
including centers for transportation, communication, and commerce
- A "revolutionary" turn occurred in the overall political environment
Proactive preparedness for coping with terrorism emphasizes improved intelligence, better physical
defenses and well-drilled crisis management teams, including not only the police but also army specialists.
The trend in coping with terrorist forms appears to be making it more difficult and dangerous. The modern
terrorist seems to be as ready to die as to kill. Moreover, terrorists invariably get the massive publicity they
seek.
On the other hand, many countries have an environment for reduction of police powers, which are used in
fighting terrorist activities, because of increasing public awareness and growing public concern to preserve
personal privacy. It must be acknowledged that these restrictions represent a reaction to past police abuses
of civil liberties. The solution appears to be refinement of the police analysis and tactics, under strict
guidelines described by law.
- What is the definition of a civil disorder?
- What kind of stratified civil disorders do you know?
- What is armed rebellion?
- What kind of police measures and police tactics can you recognize?
- What are some of the typical strategies and tactics of terrorism?
- Is terrorism ever morally justified? If yes, under which conditions?
- What counterstrategies and tactics are open to governments and security forces?
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
• Rights of the police officers
• Supervision and control over police
• Remedies for police misconduct
The aims of this chapter is to provide to the users of the manual information on basic rights of the
police officers and to introduce the standard legal mechanisms of supervision, control and
sanctioning of police abuses.
7.1. Rights of the police officers
In performing official assignments, there is a necessity for a balance between police officer’s rights,
obligations and responsibilities of their actions. The Constitution, Internal Affairs Law, Criminal
Charges Law and other legal regulative determine the rights, obligations and responsibilities of
police employees in detail, which, at the same time, represent a legal guaranty of their balance.
Police staff shall as a rule enjoy the same civil and political rights as other citizens. Restrictions to
these rights may only be made when they are necessary for the exercise of the functions of the
police in a democratic society, in accordance with the law, and in conformity with the European
Convention on Human Rights.
This is an important element of the rule of law and of making the police part of the society it serves.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE DECLARATION ON THE POLICE
1. Police forces are public services created by law, which shall have the responsibility of maintaining
and enforcing the law.
2. Any citizen may join the police forces if he satisfies the relevant conditions.
3. A police officer shall receive thorough general training, professional training and in-service
training, as well as appropriate instruction in social problems, democratic freedoms, human rights and
in particular the European Convention on Human Rights.
4. The professional, psychological and material conditions under which a police officer must perform
his duties shall be such as to protect his integrity, impartiality and dignity.
5. A police officer is entitled to a fair remuneration, and special factors are to be taken into account,
such as greater risks and responsibilities and more irregular working schedules.
6. Police officers shall have the choice whether to set up professional organisations, join them and
play an active part therein. They may also play an active part in other organisations.
7. A police professional organisation, provided it is representative shall have the right:
- to take part in negotiations concerning the professional status of officers;
- to be consulted on the administration of police units;
- to initiate legal proceedings for the benefit of a group of police officers or on behalf of a particular
police officer.
8. Membership of a police professional organisation and playing an active part therein shall not be
detrimental to any police officer.
9. In case of disciplinary or penal proceedings taken against him, a police officer has the right to be
heard and to be defended by a lawyer. The decision shall be taken within a reasonable time. He shall
also be able to avail himself of the assistance of a professional organisation to which he belongs.
10. A police officer against whom a disciplinary measure has been taken or penal sanction imposed
shall have the right of appeal to an independent and impartial body or court.
11. The rights of a police officer before any courts or tribunals shall be the same as those of any other
citizen.
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia allows police employees syndicate organization and
action. In this direction, the Syndicate represents the counter-gravitation of the working structure in
the process of realization and enhancement of rights that come from employment.
The Internal Affairs Law determines several rights of police employees, such as:
- right for pension and invalid insurance
- right for advanced training and progress
- right for legal protection before the courts in cases of official intervention
- right for suitable conditions, protection equipment and means for professional and free
performance of working assignments, in which the employee could refuse an order, if
minimal conditions for performance of an official assignment had not been met
- right for a daily, weekly and annual vacation
- right for insurance from professional risks on their lives etc.
However, in order to achieve the right balance, a high level of professional responsibility is
required. Police work is public and citizens who have strict criteria when police work and conduct
are in question, always judge it. In the direction of reevaluating the legality of police actions, the
immediate superior officers and the courts have the most significant role, which, along with the
Criminal Charges Law and the Collective Agreement of the Internal Ministry, are obligated to
follow the respect of professional standards, which are determined by law and code of conduct.
7.2. Supervision and control over police
Having the wide specter of police authorities in mind, the issue of control in practicing these
authorities is put forward.
In order to make the control of the police as efficient as possible, the police should be made
accountable to various independent powers of the democratic state, that is the legislative, the
executive and the judicial powers.
The Parliament exercises an a priori control by passing laws that regulate the police and their
powers. Sometimes, the legislative power also perform an a posteriori control through designated
commissions who may initiate investigations, ex officio or following complaints by the public
concerning mal administration.
The executive power perform a direct control over the police, as the police are part of the executive
power. Furthermore, the police receive directives from the government as to the general priority of
the their activities and the Government also establishes detailed regulations for police action. It is
important to emphasize that the police should be entrusted with operational independence from the
executive in the carrying out their specific tasks.
The judicial powers (including the public prosecution) should continually monitor the police in their
functions as a component of the criminal justice system.
The courts also perform an a posteriori control of the police through civil and criminal proceedings
initiated by other state bodies as well as by the public.
It is of the utmost importance that these powers of the state are all involved in the control of the
police in a balanced way.
Control mechanisms of application of police authorities function on a horizontal and
vertical scale.
Horizontal control is carried out by immediate senior officers and administrators through different
forms of supervision of the work of each police officer, and most commonly through an inspection
in official documents, conversations with clients that have objections on the work of a concrete
police officer; through immediate inspection and control of the working place of the police officer
Vertical control is carried out by higher senior officers of the Ministry of Interior as well as a
special service that works within the Ministry. This is the Unit for Professional Standards, which
basic objective is to explore all cases of violation of human rights and freedoms; misuse of official
position or conduct, which is not in accordance with the professional and moral principles of
conduct, determined by the ethical code of police.
Citizens can submit an initiative for the research of this unit- as parties who have suffered loss, but
very frequently the immediate superior officers or directors after receiving a certain knowledge.
The unit for professional standards leads an objective and impartial procedures, after which results
are given to superior administrators and services, which, depending from their findings, take on
measures of professional, disciplinary, material, violation or criminal responsibility.
Authority courts and public prosecution have a special position in vertical control, which is a
mandate as an independent power and on the basis of its legal authorities, the position to ask for data
and information on concrete events from the interior organs that are doubted to represent a misuse of
official service, overstepping official authorizations or any kind of violation of human freedoms and
As a signer of the Convention for Human Freedoms and Rights, the Republic of Macedonia is open
for all international organizations that do researches of conditions with protection and respect of
human freedoms and rights. Thus, the International Committee for Prevention from Torture and
Molesting visited several institutions in the country in 1998 and 2001 (Ministry of Interior, Ministry
of Justice, Public Prosecution, investigative prisons, police stations, prisons, reformatory homes etc).
The committee members had the objective of immediate inspection and control in respect of the
legal standards for accommodation and dealing with individuals in police, judicial or prison
proceedings.
The reports of this authoritative international organization have a serious influence in directing the
measures and activities of all authority institutions in improvement of conditions and raising the
standards for practical protection of human freedoms and rights.
7.3. Remedies for police misconduct
Security functions, also the service role, can only be realized through an appropriate and objective
law realization, within a framework clearly determinate by law. Every going out from that frame is
serious risk, police to be transformed in institution without social control, in institution which will
be realized some own justice, no right, what in principle must be her basic goal.
For that reason, the question on police responsibility is one of the essential and most important
questions that every democratic society dedicates special attention.
Responsibility as a category can be collective and unique. However, in the
part of realizing police functions, it can be exclusively unique and concrete.
All measures of concrete responsibility - professional, disciplinary, material, violation or criminal
are pronounced through an impartially determined procedure, which determines all objective and
subjective circumstances of a concrete event. The procedure itself is regulated in the Collective
Agreement of the Internal Ministry and envisages double grading.
At first, the disciplinary commission submits a proposal for a concrete measure, and the Internal
Minister passes the final decision, thus ending the first- degree procedure. secondly, after an
objection, the Government Commission decides after the received opinions from the employer-
Internal Ministry or the Syndicate. The decision of the Government Commission is final and can be
changed only with a court decision.
However, the best remedy for overcoming cases of overstepping official authorities, misuse of the
official position and violation of human rights and freedoms is professionalism of police. That can
be only carried out through a system of regular education and training of police employees.
- What are the rights of police officers?
- What are the control mechanisms for overlooking work in police?
- What is the basic task of the Unit for Professional Standards?
- What does the Committee for Prevention from Torture and Molesting represent, and what is
its objective?
- What kinds of responsibility do you know?
- Which organ gives the decision in the disciplinary proceedings at the first, and which at the
second degree?
Project Co-coordinator: Gordan Kalajdziev, LLM Regional co-coordinator: Ranko Helebrant (HHO) POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS MANUAL FOR POLICE TRAINING Other experts: Sterjo Zikov, Helsinki Committee/ Public Prosecutor Dr. Trpe Stojanovski (MOI) Vojce Zafirovski (MOI) This handbook was prepared with technical assistance from the Danish Institute for Human Rights and financial assistance from FRESTA and the European Commission. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Danish Institute for Human Rights, FRESTA or the European Commission.
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Microsoft: We want 70 percent of the enterprise on Windows 7
Is Microsoft's ideal slightly out of reach?
By Charlie Osborne for Between the Lines | October 29, 2012 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT) | Topic: Microsoft
Microsoft is aiming for 70 percent of enterprise PCs to run Windows 7 by the middle of 2013.
According to The Register, sources close to the technology giant say Redmond HQ wants to make sure the majority of personal computers used by businesses are running Windows 7 by the end of the firm's current fiscal year in June next year.
Microsoft claimed this summer at the company's annual global partner conference that 50 percent of enterprise PCs are currently running the Windows 7 operating system -- but this isn't high enough for the firm.
As all eyes are on Windows 8 after its official launch last week, the effort required to boost Windows 7 deployment may have to take the second seat in the firm's priorities.
One of the publication's sources said that "Microsoft doesn't have a coordinated worldwide effort to get Windows 7 deployed," and when asked how boosting Windows 7 deployment could reach usage levels of 70 percent, Microsoft chose not to comment.
The previous markup of 50 percent is in itself questionable and has faced continual dispute. The figure may include smaller firms, where company-wide deployment of a new operating system isn't such a logistical nightmare, but for large businesses, migration can be a disruptive and painful experience.
One Microsoft partner said there is "no chance" for firms with over 500,000 PCs to migrate before the deadline, saying "It's too hard, and the economy sucks and people aren't throw enough money at it."
One incentive for businesses to migrate is the upcoming end of support for Windows XP, which will finish on 8 April 2014. After this date, customers still using the older operating system will no longer receive updates or security fixes, and if something goes wrong, the only option is to request individual support. An expensive alternative to upgrading, certainly -- but for large firms dealing with application dependency, this still may be the cheaper option.
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Police crack down on Net child pornographers
Two dozen addresses across the UK raided following six month police investigation
By Jane Wakefield | December 10, 1999 -- 13:49 GMT (05:49 PST) | Topic: Networking
Experts agree that paedophilia on the Net is on the increase as the police launch their biggest crackdown yet on Internet child pornography in the UK.
On Thursday 27 addresses across the UK were raided following six months' investigation by the Greater Manchester Police's Obscene Publications Unit. A 43-year-old man from Watford, an 18-year-old man from Wales and a 33-year-old man from West Yorkshire were among those arrested as a result of the raid, which has been dubbed Operation Queensland.
Last year Operation Cathedral resulted in seven arrests in the UK and the seizure of around 100,000 illegal images. Child porn on the Net has been back in the news since ex-pop star Gary Glitter was jailed for four months for downloading obscene images on to his PC. In the US, ex-Infoseek executive Patrick Naughton is currently on trial for allegedly arranging to have sex with an under-age girl on the Net.
Inspector Terry Jones -- who heads up Manchester's obscene publications unit -- has seen a massive increase in the number of computer images of children in circulation; around 30,000 have been seized this year compared to just a dozen four year's ago. He agrees that the Net has revolutionised the trade in child porn. "It has never been there in such numbers as it is now," he said.
Ruth Dixon, assistant chief executive of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) -- the organisation which monitors child porn on the Net -- has also seen an increase. Last year the IWF referred 13,000 cases to police. Dixon expects this to rise to around 25,000 this year. She is concerned that newsgroups -- in which child porn is most prevalent -- are creating a Net army of paedophiles. "There appears to be groups of people who post regularly and they have developed their own sort of social hierarchy," she said. "They want to build up their collection and rely on the exchange culture," she said.
Max Taylor, professor of applied psychology at the University of Cork believes between one and three new children are being abused every month to provide images for Internet paedophiles and while it is difficult to say how big the rings are, Taylor suspects vast numbers are involved as the Net make it easier to anonymously access illegal images . "The Internet facilitates the distribution of child and makes paedophile rings more effective," he said.
He agrees with Dixon that a distinct community of paedophiles is emerging on the Net. He is convinced that membership of a paedophile ring increases the possibility of child abuse. "Status in the group relates to the number of images you have and whether you can provide fresh images," he said.
New Net pictures of children being abused show a disturbingly domestic element according to Taylor. "Old images were often filmed in hotels or studios but the newer ones have a domestic quality. You will often see toys lying around," he said.
Inspector Jones is in no doubt about the link between Net porn and child abuse. "Why would someone want a picture of a child of four being raped unless they had a very unhealthy interest in children. It disturbs me as a police officer, as a person and as a father," he said.
Take me to the Web of Porn special.
More from Jane Wakefield
IT directors not gambling on security
Game over for UK games industry?
BT offers broadband users software to rent
A Year Ago: Internet cafe does totally free Internet time
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7 New Architectural Projects That Are Making Our Cities Shine
No city is static—and a changing skyline is one of the most telling indications of urban dynamism. In the spirit of all things onwards-and-upwards, we’re celebrating seven of the year’s most creative, innovative, and just plain good-lookin’ architectural projects around the globe. From museums and railway stations to gardens—and even office spaces—they’re transforming our cities one structure at a time.
1. NAPOLI AFRAGOLA RAILWAY STATION, ITALY: Though the boundary-breaking starchitect Zaha Hadid sadly passed away unexpectedly in 2016, her firm's ongoing global projects are still in the midst of transforming our cities for the better. One highlight is this long-awaited high-speed rail station in Naples, Italy, set to make its debut in June (fingers crossed). Passengers will soon be able to hop aboard a lightning-quick train to Rome (or linger in the soaring, sunlight-filled station and shopping arcade while they wait).
Image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.
2. SEOUL SKYGARDEN, SOUTH KOREA: There's nothing we love more than some good old-fashioned urban upcycling, which is why we're considering booking tickets to Seoul to check out this month's launch of the Seoul Skygarden. Described as a Korean take on New York's hugely popular High Line, the architectural project consists of a former elevated highway transformed into a sprawling public park, complete with over 250 species of plants. As its architectural firm MVRDV says, the project "hopes to build on the city's ambition to be greener, more attractive and more user-friendly." Can't argue with that.
Image courtesy of MVRDV.
3. LEGO HOUSE, DENMARK: Billund, Denmark is the lucky recipient of the LEGO House, a new Bjarke Ingels Group project that's exactly what its name suggests. Set to open its doors in late September, the sprawling LEGO House will be a multi-level destination for kids and LEGO lovers of all ages, complete with creative play areas, a masterpiece gallery, and rooftop hangouts. Best of all, the building looks like a pile of 21 super-sized LEGO Bricks. Talk about form meeting function.
Image courtesy of LEGO.
4. ZEITZ MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA: Just like the Tate Modern in London, the soon-to-debut Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town chose a rather nontraditional setting for its HQ. That is, a repurposed grain silo complex right on the city's waterfront. Heatherwick Studio is behind the ambitious architectural project, which will transform the 1921 landmark into a sprawling 102,000 square-foot museum dedicated to African and African Diaspora artworks.
Image courtesy of Heatherwick Studio.
5. LOUVRE ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: It's not every day that the world gets a new Louvre—especially since this project, originally slated for 2012, is a good five years behind schedule. But with luck, 2017 will be the year that the Louvre Abu Dhabi finally opens its doors. Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, the ultra-modern exterior, complete with gleaming white façade, looks almost like a starship come to land on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island. But look closer, and you'll see that details like the geometric openings on its roof evoke traditional Middle Eastern construction.
Image courtesy of TDIC, Architect Ateliers Jean Nouvel.
6. APPLE PARK, CALIFORNIA, USA: Leave it to Silicon Valley to commission one of 2017's most avant-garde architectural projects. Apple is iconic for its sleek design sensibility, so it's hardly a surprise that its new Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California have some seriously impressive aesthetics. The 175-acre campus, designed by Foster + Partners to house 12,000 workers, is envisioned as a "center for creativity and collaboration." That mission is reflected (no pun intended) in its ring-shaped building, which is clad in gigantic panels of curved glass and looks out onto surrounding parklands.
Image courtesy of Apple.
7. 56 LEONARD, NEW YORK CITY, USA: New York's vertiginous skyline is gaining one more lofty entry this year, in the form of 56 Leonard. Groundbreaking firm Herzog + de Meuron is behind this eyebrow-raising skyscraper, which Curbed describes as a "Jenga-like glass tower." And that's not the residential building's only playful flourish: Its entrance will also feature an integrated Anish Kapoor sculpture that bears more than a passing resemblance to Chicago's Cloud Gate.
Image courtesy of Alexcio Group.
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تسلیم واقعیت بشو - بخش اول
کتاب: تسلط - رابرت گرین / فصل 4
تسلط - رابرت گرین
22 فصل
1. مقدمه - قدرت نهایی
2. فراخوان خود را کشف کنید - بخش اول
3. فراخوان خود را کشف کنید - بخش دوم
4. تسلیم واقعیت بشو - بخش اول
5. تسلیم واقعیت بشو - بخش دوم
6. تسلیم واقعیت بشو - بخش سوم
7. قدرت استاد را جذب کن - قسمت اول
8. قدرت استاد را جذب کن - قسمت دوم
9. مردم را آنگونه که هستند ببین - بخش اول
10. مردم را آنگونه که هستند ببین - بخش دوم
11. مردم را آنگونه که هستند ببین - بخش سوم
12. ذهن چند بعدی را بیدار کن - بخش اول
13. ذهن چند بعدی را بیدار کن - بخش دوم
14. ذهن چند بعدی را بیدار کن - بخش سوم
15. ذهن چند بعدی را بیدار کن - بخش چهارم
16. ذهن چند بعدی را بیدار کن - بخش پنجم
17. تسلط - بخش اول
18. تسلط - بخش دوم
19. تسلط - بخش سوم
20. تسلط - بخش چهارم
21. تسلط - بخش پنجم
22. بیوگرافی های استادان مدرن
CHAPTER 2: SUBMIT TO REALITY: THE IDEAL APPRENTICESHIP
After your formal education, you enter the most critical phase in your life—a second, practical education known as The Apprenticeship. Every time you change careers or acquire new skills, you reenter this phase of life. The dangers are many. If you are not careful, you will succumb to insecurities, become embroiled in emotional issues and conflicts that will dominate your thoughts; you will develop fears and learning disabilities that you will carry with you throughout your life. Before it is too late you must learn the lessons and follow the path established by the greatest Masters, past and present—a kind of Ideal Apprenticeship that transcends all fields. In the process you will master the necessary skills, discipline your mind, and transform yourself into an independent thinker, prepared for the creative challenges on the way to mastery.
THE FIRST TRANSFORMATION
From early in his life, Charles Darwin (1809–82) felt the presence of his father bearing down on him. The father was a successful and wealthy country doctor who had high hopes for his two sons. But Charles, the youngest, seemed to be the one who was less likely to meet his expectations. He was not good at Greek and Latin, or algebra, or really anything in school. It wasn’t that he lacked ambition. It was just that learning about the world through books did not interest him. He loved the outdoors—hunting, scouring the countryside for rare breeds of beetles, collecting flower and mineral specimens. He could spend hours observing the behavior of birds and taking elaborate notes on their various differences. He had an eye for such things. But these hobbies did not add up to a career, and as he got older he could sense his father’s growing impatience. One day, his father rebuked him with words Charles would never forget: “You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family.” When Charles turned fifteen, his father decided to become more actively involved in his life. He sent him off to medical school in Edinburgh, but Charles could not stand the sight of blood and so had to drop out. Determined to find some career for him, the father then secured for his son a future position in the church as a country parson. For this Charles would be well paid, and he would have plenty of spare time to pursue his mania for collecting specimens. The only requirement for such a position was a degree from an eminent university, and so Charles was enrolled at Cambridge. Once again, he had to confront his disinterest in formal schooling. He tried his best. He developed an interest in botany and became good friends with his instructor, Professor Henslow. He worked as hard as he could, and to his father’s relief he managed, barely, to earn his Bachelor of Arts in May 1831.
Hoping that his schooling was forever over, Charles left on a tour of the English countryside where he could indulge in all of his passions for the outdoors and forget about the future, for the time being.
When he returned home in late August, he was surprised to see a letter waiting for him from Professor Henslow. The professor was recommending Charles for a position as an unpaid naturalist on the HMS Beagle, which was to leave in a few months on a several-year journey around the globe, surveying various coastlines. As part of his job, Charles would be in charge of collecting life and mineral specimens along the way and sending them back to England for examination. Evidently, Henslow had been impressed by the young man’s remarkable skill in collecting and identifying plant specimens.
This offer confused Charles. He had never thought of traveling that far, let alone pursuing a career as a naturalist. Before he really had time to consider it, his father weighed in—he was dead set against his accepting the offer. Charles had never been to sea and would not take to it well. He was not a trained scientist, and lacked the discipline. Moreover, taking several years on this voyage would jeopardize the position his father had secured for him in the church.
His father was so forceful and persuasive that Charles could not help but agree, and he decided to turn the offer down. But over the next few days he thought about this voyage and what it could be like. And the more he imagined it, the more it appealed to him. Perhaps it was the lure of adventure after leading such a sheltered childhood, or the chance to explore a possible career as a naturalist, seeing along the way almost every possible life form the planet could offer. Or maybe he needed to get away from his overbearing father and find his own way. Whatever the reason, he soon decided that he had changed his mind and wanted to accept the offer. Recruiting an uncle to his cause, he managed to get his father to give his very reluctant consent. On the eve of the ship’s departure, Charles wrote to the captain of the Beagle, Robert FitzRoy: “My second life will then commence, and it shall be as a birthday for the rest of my life.” The ship set sail in December of that year and almost instantly young Darwin regretted his decision. The boat was rather small and strongly buffeted by the waves. He was continually seasick and could not hold his food. His heart ached at the thought that he would not see his family for so long, and that he would have to spend so many years cooped up with all of these strangers. He developed heart palpitations and felt like he was dangerously ill. The sailors sensed his lack of seaworthiness and eyed him strangely. Captain FitzRoy proved to be a man of wildly swinging moods, suddenly turning furious over the most seemingly trivial events. He was also a religious fanatic who believed in the literal truth of the Bible; it was Darwin’s duty, FitzRoy told him, to find in South America evidence of the Flood and the creation of life as described in Genesis. Darwin felt like a fool for going against his father, and his sense of loneliness was crushing. How could he endure this cramped existence for months on end, living in close quarters with a captain who seemed half-insane?
A few weeks into the journey, feeling somewhat desperate, he decided upon a strategy. Whenever he experienced such inner turmoil at home, what always calmed him down was to head outdoors and observe the life around him. In that way he could forget himself. This now was his world. He would observe life on board this ship, the characters of the various sailors and the captain himself, as if he were taking note of the markings of butterflies. For instance, he noticed that no one grumbled about the food or the weather or the tasks at hand. They valued stoicism. He would try to adopt such an attitude. It seemed that FitzRoy was slightly insecure and needed constant validation about his authority and high position within the navy. Darwin would supply that to no end. Slowly, he began to fit into the daily scheme of life. He even picked up some of the mannerisms of the sailors. All of this distracted him from his loneliness.
Several months later the Beagle arrived in Brazil, and now Darwin understood why he had wanted so badly to go on this voyage. He was completely mesmerized by the intense variety of the vegetation and wildlife—this was a naturalist’s paradise. It was not like anything he had observed or collected in England. One day on a walk through a forest, he stood to the side and witnessed the most bizarre and cruel spectacle he had ever seen: a march of tiny black ants, their columns over a hundred yards long, devouring every living thing in their path. Everywhere he turned he saw some example of the fierce struggle for survival in forests with overabundant life. In attending to his work, he quickly realized that he also faced a problem: All of the birds, the butterflies, the crabs, and the spiders he caught were so unusual. Part of his job was to choose judiciously what to send back, but how could he possibly distinguish what was worth collecting?
He would have to expand his knowledge. Not only would he have to spend endless hours studying everything in his sight on his walks, and take copious notes, but he would have to find a way to organize all of this information, catalog all of these specimens, bring some order to his observations. It would be a herculean task, but unlike schoolwork, it excited him. These were living creatures, not vague notions in books.
As the ship headed south along the coast, Darwin realized that there were interior parts of South America that no naturalist had yet explored. Determined to see every form of life that he could possibly find, he began a series of treks into the Pampas of Argentina, accompanied only by gauchos, collecting all kinds of unusual animal and insect specimens. Adopting the same strategy as on the ship, he observed the gauchos and their ways, fitting into their culture as if one of them. On these and other jaunts, he would brave marauding Indians, poisonous insects, and jaguars lurking in the forests. Without thinking of it, he had developed a taste for adventure that would have shocked his family and friends.
A year into the voyage, on a beach some 400 miles south of Buenos Aires, Darwin discovered something that would set his mind to thinking for many years to come. He came upon a cliff with streaks of white amid the rock. Seeing that they were enormous bones of some sort, he began to chip away at the rock, extracting as many of these remains as possible. They were of a size and kind he had never seen before—the horns and armor of what seemed to be a giant armadillo, the huge teeth of a mastodon, and then, most surprisingly, the tooth of a horse. When the Spaniards and Portuguese had first arrived in South America there were no horses to be found, and yet this tooth was quite old and predated their arrival. He began to wonder—if such species had died off long ago, the idea of all of life being created at once and for good seemed illogical. More important, how could so many species become extinct? Could life on the planet be in a state of constant flux and development?
Months later he was trekking through the high Andes, looking for rare geological specimens to send back. At an elevation of about 12,000 feet he discovered some fossilized seashells and deposits of marine rocks—a rather surprising find at such an altitude. As he examined them and the surrounding flora, he speculated that these mountains had once stood in the Atlantic Ocean. A series of volcanoes, thousands of years ago, must have raised them higher and higher. Instead of relics to support the stories in the Bible, he was finding evidence for something shockingly different.
As the journey progressed, Darwin noted some obvious changes in himself. He used to find almost any kind of work boring, but now he could labor all hours of the day; in fact, with so much to explore and learn, he hated wasting a single minute of the voyage. He had cultivated an incredible eye for the flora and fauna of South America. He could identify local birds by their songs, the markings on their eggs, their manner of taking flight. All of this information he could catalog and organize in an efficient manner. More important, his whole way of thinking had changed. He would observe something, read and write about it, then develop a theory after even more observation, the theories and observations feeding off one another. Full of details about so many facets of the world he was exploring, ideas were sprouting up out of nowhere.
In September 1835, the Beagle left the Pacific Coast of South America and headed west for the journey home. Their first stop along the way was a series of virtually unoccupied islands known as the Galápagos. The islands were famous for their wildlife, but nothing could prepare Darwin for what he would find there. Captain FitzRoy gave him one week to explore one of the islands, and then they would be on their way. From the moment he stepped on the island, Darwin realized something was different: this small speck of land was crammed with life that was not like anywhere else—thousands of black marine iguanas swarming around him, on the beach and in the shallow water; 500-pound tortoises lumbering about the shore; seals, penguins, and flightless cormorants, all cold-water creatures, inhabiting a tropical island.
By the end of the week, he had counted twenty-six unique species of land birds on this one island alone. His jars began to fill up with the most bizarre plants, snakes, lizards, fish, and insects. Back on board the Beagle, he began to catalog and categorize the remarkable number of specimens he had collected. He was struck by the fact that almost all of them represented completely new species. He then made an even more remarkable discovery: the species differed from island to island, even though they were only some fifty miles apart. The tortoise shells had different markings, and the finches had developed different types of beaks, each designed for a specific kind of food on their particular island.
Suddenly, as if the four years of this voyage and all of his observations had distilled in him a deeper way of thinking, a radical theory took shape in his mind: These islands, he speculated, had first been pushed up out of the water by volcanic eruptions, much like the Andes. In the beginning, there was no life to be found on them. Slowly, birds visited and deposited seeds. Various animals arrived by sea—lizards or insects floating on logs; tortoises, originally of a marine variety, swam over. Over thousands of years, each creature adapted to the food and predators that were found there, changing their shape and appearance in the process. Animals that failed to adapt died out, like the fossils of those giant creatures Darwin had unearthed in Argentina. It was a ruthless struggle for survival. Life was not created on these islands at one time and for good by some divine being. The creatures here had ever so slowly evolved to their present form. And these islands represented a microcosm of the planet itself.
On the journey home Darwin began to develop this theory further, so revolutionary in its implications. To prove his theory would now be his life’s work.
Finally, in October 1836, the Beagle returned to England after nearly five years at sea. Darwin hurried home, and when his father first saw him he was astonished. Physically, he had changed. His head seemed larger. His whole manner was different—a seriousness of purpose and sharpness could be read in his eyes, almost the opposite look of the lost young man who had gone to sea years before. Clearly, the voyage had transformed his son in body and spirit.
KEYS TO MASTERY
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself .
In the stories of the greatest Masters, past and present, we can inevitably detect a phase in their lives in which all of their future powers were in development, like the chrysalis of a butterfly. This part of their lives—a largely self-directed apprenticeship that lasts some five to ten years—receives little attention because it does not contain stories of great achievement or discovery. Often in their Apprenticeship Phase, these types are not yet much different from anyone else. Under the surface, however, their minds are transforming in ways we cannot see but contain all of the seeds of their future success.
Much of how such Masters navigate this phase comes from an intuitive grasp of what is most important and essential for their development, but in studying what they did right we can learn some invaluable lessons for ourselves. In fact, a close examination of their lives reveals a pattern that transcends their various fields, indicating a kind of Ideal Apprenticeship for mastery. And to grasp this pattern, to follow it in our own ways, we must understand something about the very idea and necessity for passing through an apprenticeship.
In childhood we are inculcated in culture through a long period of dependency—far longer than any other animal. During this period we learn language, writing, math, and reasoning skills, along with a few others. Much of this happens under the watchful and loving guidance of parents and teachers. As we get older, greater emphasis is placed on book learning—absorbing as much information as possible about various subjects. Such knowledge of history, science, or literature is abstract, and the process of learning largely involves passive absorption. At the end of this process (usually somewhere between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five) we are then thrust into the cold, harsh work world to fend for ourselves.
When we emerge from the youthful state of dependency, we are not really ready to handle the transition to an entirely independent phase. We carry with us the habit of learning from books or teachers, which is largely unsuited for the practical, self-directed phase of life that comes next. We tend to be somewhat socially naïve and unprepared for the political games people play. Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And these misconceptions and naïveté are brutally exposed in the light of the real world.
If we adjust over time, we might eventually find our way; but if we make too many mistakes, we create endless problems for ourselves. We spend too much time entangled in emotional issues, and we never quite have enough detachment to reflect and learn from our experiences. The apprenticeship, by its very nature, must be conducted by each individual in his or her own way. To follow precisely the lead of others or advice from a book is self-defeating. This is the phase in life in which we finally declare our independence and establish who we are. But for this second education in our lives, so critical to our future success, there are some powerful and essential lessons that we all can benefit from, that can guide us away from common mistakes and save us valuable time.
These lessons transcend all fields and historical periods because they are connected to something essential about human psychology and how the brain itself functions. They can be distilled into one overarching principle for the Apprenticeship Phase, and a process that loosely follows three steps.
The principle is simple and must be engraved deeply in your mind: the goal of an apprenticeship is not money, a good position, a title, or a diploma, but rather the transformation of your mind and character—the first transformation on the way to mastery. You enter a career as an outsider. You are naïve and full of misconceptions about this new world. Your head is full of dreams and fantasies about the future. Your knowledge of the world is subjective, based on emotions, insecurities, and limited experience. Slowly, you will ground yourself in reality, in the objective world represented by the knowledge and skills that make people successful in it. You will learn how to work with others and handle criticism. In the process you will transform yourself from someone who is impatient and scattered into someone who is disciplined and focused, with a mind that can handle complexity. In the end, you will master yourself and all of your weaknesses.
This has a simple consequence: you must choose places of work and positions that offer the greatest possibilities for learning. Practical knowledge is the ultimate commodity, and is what will pay you dividends for decades to come—far more than the paltry increase in pay you might receive at some seemingly lucrative position that offers fewer learning opportunities. This means that you move toward challenges that will toughen and improve you, where you will get the most objective feedback on your performance and progress. You do not choose apprenticeships that seem easy and comfortable.
In this sense you must see yourself as following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. You are finally on your own, on a voyage in which you will craft your own future. It is the time of youth and adventure—of exploring the world with an open mind and spirit. In fact, whenever you must learn a new skill or alter your career path later in life, you reconnect with that youthful, adventurous part of yourself. Darwin could have played it safe, collecting what was necessary, and spending more time on board studying instead of actively exploring. In that case, he would not have become an illustrious scientist, but just another collector. He constantly looked for challenges, pushing himself past his comfort zone. He used danger and difficulties as a way to measure his progress. You must adopt such a spirit and see your apprenticeship as a kind of journey in which you will transform yourself, rather than as a drab indoctrination into the work world.
The Apprenticeship Phase—The Three Steps or Modes
With the principle outlined above guiding you in your choices, you must think of three essential steps in your apprenticeship, each one overlapping the other. These steps are: Deep Observation (The Passive Mode), Skills Acquisition (The Practice Mode), and Experimentation (The Active Mode). Keep in mind that an apprenticeship can come in many different forms. It can happen at one place over several years, or it can consist of several different positions in different places, a kind of compound apprenticeship involving many different skills. It can include a mix of graduate school and practical experience. In all of these cases, it will help you to think in terms of these steps, although you may need to give added weight to a particular one depending on the nature of your field.
Step One: Deep Observation—The Passive Mode
When you enter a career or new environment, you move into a world with its own rules, procedures, and social dynamic. For decades or even centuries, people have compiled knowledge of how to get things done in a particular field, each generation improving on the past. In addition, every workplace has its own conventions, rules of behavior, and work standards. There are also all kinds of power relationships that exist between individuals. All of this represents a reality that transcends your individual needs and desires. And so your task upon entering this world is to observe and absorb its reality as deeply as possible.
The greatest mistake you can make in the initial months of your apprenticeship is to imagine that you have to get attention, impress people, and prove yourself. These thoughts will dominate your mind and close it off from the reality around you. Any positive attention you receive is deceptive; it is not based on your skills or anything real, and it will turn against you. Instead, you will want to acknowledge the reality and submit to it, muting your colors and keeping in the background as much as possible, remaining passive and giving yourself the space to observe. You will also want to drop any preconceptions you might have about this world you are entering. If you impress people in these first months, it should be because of the seriousness of your desire to learn, not because you are trying to rise to the top before you are ready.
You will be observing two essential realities in this new world. First, you will observe the rules and procedures that govern success in this environment—in other words, “this is how we do things here.” Some of these rules will be communicated to you directly—generally the ones that are superficial and largely a matter of common sense. You must pay attention to these and observe them, but what is of more interest are the rules that are unstated and are part of the underlying work culture. These concern style and values that are considered important. They are often a reflection of the character of the man or woman on top.
You can observe such rules by looking at those who are on their way up in the hierarchy, who have a golden touch. More tellingly, you can observe those who are more awkward, who have been chastised for particular mistakes or even been fired. Such examples serve as negative trip wires: do things this way and you will suffer.
The second reality you will observe is the power relationships that exist within the group: who has real control; through whom do all communications flow; who is on the rise and who is on the decline. (For more on this element of social intelligence, please see chapter 4.) These procedural and political rules may be dysfunctional or counterproductive, but your job is not to moralize about this or complain, but merely to understand them, to get a complete lay of the land. You are like an anthropologist studying an alien culture, attuned to all of its nuances and conventions. You are not there to change that culture; you will only end up being killed, or in the case of work, fired. Later, when you have attained power and mastery, you will be the one to rewrite or destroy these same rules.
Every task you are given, no matter how menial, offers opportunities to observe this world at work. No detail about the people within it is too trivial. Everything you see or hear is a sign for you to decode. Over time, you will begin to see and understand more of the reality that eluded you at first. For instance, a person whom you initially thought had great power ended up being someone with more bark than bite. Slowly, you begin to see behind the appearances. As you amass more information about the rules and power dynamics of your new environment, you can begin to analyze why they exist, and how they relate to larger trends in the field. You move from observation to analysis, honing your reasoning skills, but only after months of careful attention.
We can see how Charles Darwin followed this step quite clearly. By spending the first few months studying life on board the ship and perceiving the unwritten rules, he made his time for science much more productive. By enabling himself to fit in, he was able to avoid needless battles that would have later disrupted his scientific work, not to mention the emotional turmoil these would have presented to him. He later practiced the same technique with gauchos and other local communities he came in contact with. This allowed him to extend the regions he could explore and the specimens he could collect. On another level, he slowly transformed himself into perhaps the most astute observer of nature the world has ever known. Emptying himself of any preconceptions about life and its origins, Darwin trained himself to see things as they are. He did not theorize or generalize about what he was seeing until he had amassed enough information. Submitting to and absorbing the reality of all aspects of this voyage, he ended up piercing one of the most fundamental realities of all—the evolution of all living forms.
Understand: there are several critical reasons why you must follow this step. First, knowing your environment inside and out will help you in navigating it and avoiding costly mistakes. You are like a hunter: your knowledge of every detail of the forest and of the ecosystem as a whole will give you many more options for survival and success. Second, the ability to observe any unfamiliar environment will become a critical lifelong skill. You will develop the habit of stilling your ego and looking outward instead of inward. You will see in any encounter what most people miss because they are thinking of themselves. You will cultivate a keen eye for human psychology, and strengthen your ability to focus. Finally, you will become accustomed to observing first, basing your ideas and theories on what you have seen with your eyes, and then analyzing what you find. This will be a very important skill for the next, creative phase in life.
Step Two: Skills Acquisition—The Practice Mode
At some point, as you progress through these initial months of observation, you will enter the most critical part of the apprenticeship: practice toward the acquisition of skills. Every human activity, endeavor, or career path involves the mastering of skills. In some fields, it is direct and obvious, like operating a tool or machine or creating something physical. In others, it is more of a mix of the physical and mental, such as the observing and collecting of specimens for Charles Darwin. In still others, the skills are more nebulous, such as handling people or researching and organizing information. As much as possible, you want to reduce these skills to something simple and essential—the core of what you need to get good at, skills that can be practiced.
In acquiring any kind of skill, there exists a natural learning process that coincides with the functioning of our brains. This learning process leads to what we shall call tacit knowledge—a feeling for what you are doing that is hard to put into words but easy to demonstrate in action. And to understand how this learning process operates, it is useful to look at the greatest system ever invented for the training of skills and the achievement of tacit knowledge—the apprenticeship system of the Middle Ages.
This system arose as a solution to a problem: As business expanded in the Middle Ages, Masters of various crafts could no longer depend on family members to work in the shop. They needed more hands. But it was not worth it for them to bring in people who would come and go—they needed stability and time to build up skills in their workers. And so they developed the apprenticeship system, in which young people from approximately the ages of twelve to seventeen would enter work in a shop, signing a contract that would commit them for the term of seven years. At the end of this term, apprentices would have to pass a master test, or produce a master work, to prove their level of skill. Once passed, they were now elevated to the rank of journeymen and could travel wherever there was work, practicing the craft.
Because few books or drawings existed at the time, apprentices would learn the trade by watching Masters and imitating them as closely as possible. They learned through endless repetition and hands-on work, with very little verbal instruction (the word “apprentice” itself comes from the Latin prehendere, meaning to grasp with the hand). Because resources such as textiles, wood, and metals were expensive and could not be wasted on practice runs, apprentices would spend most of their time working directly on materials that would be used for the final product. They had to learn how to focus deeply on their work and not make mistakes.
If one added up the time that apprentices ended up working directly on materials in those years, it would amount to more than 10,000 hours, enough to establish exceptional skill level at a craft. The power of this form of tacit knowledge is embodied in the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe—masterpieces of beauty, craftsmanship, and stability, all erected without blueprints or books. These cathedrals represented the accumulated skills of numerous craftsmen and engineers.
What this means is simple: language, oral and written, is a relatively recent invention. Well before that time, our ancestors had to learn various skills—toolmaking, hunting, and so forth. The natural model for learning, largely based on the power of mirror neurons, came from watching and imitating others, then repeating the action over and over. Our brains are highly suited for this form of learning.
In an activity such as riding a bicycle, we all know that it is easier to watch someone and follow their lead than to listen to or read instructions. The more we do it, the easier it becomes. Even with skills that are primarily mental, such as computer programming or speaking a foreign language, it remains the case that we learn best through practice and repetition—the natural learning process. We learn a foreign language by actually speaking it as much as possible, not by reading books and absorbing theories. The more we speak and practice, the more fluent we become.
Once you take this far enough, you enter a cycle of accelerated returns in which the practice becomes easier and more interesting, leading to the ability to practice for longer hours, which increases your skill level, which in turn makes practice even more interesting. Reaching this cycle is the goal you must set for yourself, and to get there you must understand some basic principles about skills themselves.
First, it is essential that you begin with one skill that you can master, and that serves as a foundation for acquiring others. You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time. You need to develop your powers of concentration, and understand that trying to multitask will be the death of the process.
Second, the initial stages of learning a skill invariably involve tedium. Yet rather than avoiding this inevitable tedium, you must accept and embrace it. The pain and boredom we experience in the initial stage of learning a skill toughens our minds, much like physical exercise. Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life, which makes them constantly search for distractions and short-circuits the learning process. The pain is a kind of challenge your mind presents—will you learn how to focus and move past the boredom, or like a child will you succumb to the need for immediate pleasure and distraction? Much as with physical exercise, you can even get a kind of perverse pleasure out of this pain, knowing the benefits it will bring you. In any event, you must meet any boredom head-on and not try to avoid or repress it. Throughout your life you will encounter tedious situations, and you must cultivate the ability to handle them with discipline.
In practicing a skill in the initial stages, something happens neurologically to the brain that is important for you to understand. When you start something new, a large number of neurons in the frontal cortex (the higher, more conscious command area of the brain) are recruited and become active, helping you in the learning process. The brain has to deal with a large amount of new information, and this would be stressful and overwhelming if only a limited part of the brain were used to handle it. The frontal cortex even expands in size in this initial phase, as we focus hard on the task. But once something is repeated often enough, it becomes hardwired and automatic, and the neural pathways for this skill are delegated to other parts of the brain, farther down the cortex. Those neurons in the frontal cortex that we needed in the initial stages are now freed up to help in learning something else, and the area goes back to its normal size.
In the end, an entire network of neurons is developed to remember this single task, which accounts for the fact that we can still ride a bicycle years after we first learned how to do so. If we were to take a look at the frontal cortex of those who have mastered something through repetition, it would be remarkably still and inactive as they performed the skill. All of their brain activity is occurring in areas that are lower down and require much less conscious control.
This process of hardwiring cannot occur if you are constantly distracted, moving from one task to another. In such a case, the neural pathways dedicated to this skill never get established; what you learn is too tenuous to remain rooted in the brain. It is better to dedicate two or three hours of intense focus to a skill than to spend eight hours of diffused concentration on it. You want to be as immediately present to what you are doing as possible.
Once an action becomes automatic, you now have the mental space to observe yourself as you practice. You must use this distance to take note of your weaknesses or flaws that need correction—to analyze yourself. It helps also to gain as much feedback as possible from others, to have standards against which you can measure your progress so that you are aware of how far you have to go. People who do not practice and learn new skills never gain a proper sense of proportion or self-criticism. They think they can achieve anything without effort and have little contact with reality. Trying something over and over again grounds you in reality, making you deeply aware of your inadequacies and of what you can accomplish with more work and effort.
If you take this far enough, you will naturally enter the cycle of accelerated returns: As you learn and gain skills you can begin to vary what you do, finding nuances that you can develop in the work, so that it becomes more interesting. As elements become more automatic your mind is not exhausted by the effort and you can practice harder, which in turn brings greater skill and more pleasure. You can look for challenges, new areas to conquer, keeping your interest at a high level. As the cycle accelerates, you can reach a point where your mind is totally absorbed in the practice, entering a kind of flow in which everything else is blocked out. You become one with the tool or instrument or thing you are studying. Your skill is not something that can be put into words; it is embedded in your body and nervous system—it becomes tacit knowledge. Learning any kind of skill deeply prepares you for mastery. The sensation of flow and of being a part of the instrument is a precursor to the great pleasures that mastery can bring.
In essence, when you practice and develop any skill you transform yourself in the process. You reveal to yourself new capabilities that were previously latent, that are exposed as you progress. You develop emotionally. Your sense of pleasure becomes redefined. What offers immediate pleasure comes to seem like a distraction, an empty entertainment to help pass the time. Real pleasure comes from overcoming challenges, feeling confidence in your abilities, gaining fluency in skills, and experiencing the power this brings. You develop patience. Boredom no longer signals the need for distraction, but rather the need for new challenges to conquer.
Although it might seem that the time necessary to master the requisite skills and attain a level of expertise would depend on the field and your own talent level, those who have researched the subject repeatedly come up with the number of 10,000 hours. This seems to be the amount of quality practice time that is needed for someone to reach a high level of skill and it applies to composers, chess players, writers, and athletes, among others. This number has an almost magical or mystical resonance to it. It means that so much practice time—no matter the person or the field—leads to a qualitative change in the human brain. The mind has learned to organize and structure large amounts of information. With all of this tacit knowledge, it can now become creative and playful with it. Although the number of hours might seem high, it generally adds up to seven to ten years of sustained, solid practice—roughly the period of a traditional apprenticeship. In other words, concentrated practice over time cannot fail but produce results.
Step Three: Experimentation—The Active Mode
This is the shortest part of the process, but a critical component nonetheless. As you gain in skill and confidence, you must make the move to a more active mode of experimentation. This could mean taking on more responsibility, initiating a project of some sort, doing work that exposes you to the criticisms of peers or even the public. The point of this is to gauge your progress and whether there are still gaps in your knowledge. You are observing yourself in action and seeing how you respond to the judgments of others. Can you take criticism and use it constructively?
With Charles Darwin, as the voyage progressed and he began to entertain the notions that would lead to his theory of evolution, he decided to expose his ideas to others. First, on the Beagle, he discussed them with the captain and patiently absorbed his vehement criticisms of the idea. This, Darwin told himself, would be more or less the reaction of the public, and he would have to prepare himself for that. He also began to write letters to various scientists and scientific societies back in England. The responses he received indicated he was on to something, but that he would need some more research. For Leonardo da Vinci, as he progressed in his studio work for Verrocchio, he began to experiment and to assert his own style. He found to his surprise that the Master was impressed with his inventiveness. For Leonardo, this indicated that he was near the end of his apprenticeship.
Most people wait too long to take this step, generally out of fear. It is always easier to learn the rules and stay within your comfort zone. Often you must force yourself to initiate such actions or experiments before you think you are ready. You are testing your character, moving past your fears, and developing a sense of detachment to your work—looking at it through the eyes of others. You are getting a taste for the next phase in which what you produce will be under constant scrutiny.
You will know when your apprenticeship is over by the feeling that you have nothing left to learn in this environment. It is time to declare your independence or move to another place to continue your apprenticeship and expand your skill base. Later in life, when you are confronted with a career change or the need to learn new skills, having gone through this process before, it will become second nature. You have learned how to learn.
Many people might find the notion of an apprenticeship and skill acquisition as quaint relics of bygone eras when work meant making things. After all, we have entered the information and computer age, in which technology makes it so we can do without the kinds of menial tasks that require practice and repetition; so many things have become virtual in our lives, making the craftsman model obsolete. Or so the argument goes.
In truth, however, this idea of the nature of the times we are living in is completely incorrect, even dangerous. The era we have entered is not one in which technology will make everything easier, but rather a time of increased complexity that affects every field. In business, competition has become globalized and more intense. A businessperson must have a command of a much larger picture than in the past, which means more knowledge and skills. The future in science does not lie in increased specialization, but rather in the combining and cross-fertilization of knowledge in various fields. In the arts, tastes and styles are changing at an accelerated rate. An artist must be on top of this and be capable of creating new forms, always remaining ahead of the curve. This often requires having more than just a specialized knowledge of that particular art form—it requires knowing other arts, even the sciences, and what is happening in the world.
In all of these areas, the human brain is asked to do and handle more than ever before. We are dealing with several fields of knowledge constantly intersecting with our own, and all of this chaos is exponentially increased by the information available through technology. What this means is that all of us must possess different forms of knowledge and an array of skills in different fields, and have minds that are capable of organizing large amounts of information. The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways. And the process of learning skills, no matter how virtual, remains the same.
In the future, the great division will be between those who have trained themselves to handle these complexities and those who are overwhelmed by them—those who can acquire skills and discipline their minds and those who are irrevocably distracted by all the media around them and can never focus enough to learn. The Apprenticeship Phase is more relevant and important than ever, and those who discount this notion will almost certainly be left behind.
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Welcome to the Emergence of Life!
生命起源
How did life emerge on Earth? How have life and Earth co-evolved through geological time? Is life elsewhere in the universe? Take a look through the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth through the lens of the modern Tree of Life! This course will evaluate the entire history of life on Earth within the context of our cutting-edge understanding of the Tree of Life. This includes the pioneering work of Professor Carl Woese on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus which revolutionized our understanding with a new "Tree of Life." Other themes include: -Reconnaissance of ancient primordial life before the first cell evolved -The entire ~4-billion-year development of single- and multi-celled life through the lens of the Tree of Life -The influence of Earth system processes (meteor impacts, volcanoes, ice sheets) on shaping and structuring the Tree of Life This synthesis emphasizes the universality of the emergence of life as a prelude for the search for extraterrestrial life.
Enjoyed every minute of the course and learned so much at the same time!
Excellent lectures. Personal transformation observed while watching.
In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your instructor, your classmates, and our learning environment.
Welcome to the Emergence of Life!5:03
Bruce W. Fouke, Ph.D.
Director of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center
选择语言中文（简体）罗马尼亚语英语（English）
I'm Bruce Fouke.
In the departments of geology, microbiology, and the institute for
genomic biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
One of the things that every human being on this planet shares is a thirst and
a desire to understand, where have we come from?
How did we end up here?
And where are we going?
And this fundamental quest to understand, why we are here and where we came from?
That's driven so much of human endeavor, and indeed,
it's a great inspiration for us.
And the thing that is really fascinating
about that is that the answers are slow in coming.
It takes a long time, a lot of work to understand where are we from,
what's the origin of our lives?
And where is life on this planet going?
So I'm a geologist and I've had significant training over the last decade
to also add microbiology to the kind of work that I do and
one of the reasons I've done this from the very beginning is because I am really
interested in using science to answer this question, where we come from and
what's the origin of life as we see it on planet Earth?
And that endeavor has been going on ever since the dawn of mankind, but
especially over the last 150 years,
when Darwin initiated the first concept of origin of species and
the idea that some organisms then evolve and change through geological time and
that organisms on this planet are related to each other somehow.
And that if you look deep back and pull back the draperies of geological time,
if you have tools to do that then you can start to answer this question about
the origin of life on our planet.
So welcome to the Emergence of Life.
A course where we want to catch up now with the last 150
years of the quest to answer the question, what is the origin of life on this planet.
[COUGH] And how did life come to be what it is now, with its immense and
breathtaking diversity.
It's distribution in environments that go from mountain tops
to the deepest parts of the ocean, and, indeed, into the deep sub-surface crust.
And, also, have the ability to look for life on other planets.
Now, in this last 150 years there's been many benchmark events.
Technology within science has changed, and keeps changing drastically.
With each advent of new technology,
we also have the advent of the development of new concepts and theories within
science that help explain the emergence of life and the origin of life.
And so what we want to do in this course is to be able to systematically put
together that historical reference, that historical guidebook if you will,
of how the science has emerged to our current understanding?
And our most recent understanding or the origins of life and
the emergence of life on the planet.
Many of those deep seated understandings are very, very recent.
And in fact, they're so recent, that a lot of what we're going to cover in this
course, is still not necessarily in the normal, everyday language of
either normal households, or in the language of everyday scientists.
And so we want to go right to the cutting edge of the origin of life.
And understand what the modern day concept is of evolution?
And to do that we're going to be looking strongly at the work
of professor Carl Woese, who was a professor here in microbiology at
the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
And what Professor Woese was able to do was to bring to the table new technologies
in analyzing some of the components of life, like DNA and RNA.
That then allowed us to go back and utilize the work that Darwin and
others had put together of looking at the shape, form, size,
color, all the attributes of life, combining those together
to come up with a brand new synthesis of what we call the Tree of Life.
And so, going from the origination of early life
all the way up through the diversity of life that we know now,
that grand synthesis is the goal of the Emergence of Life course.
And so in doing them were going to be looking at the sequential history
through geological time through these changes of life on our planet.
How their connected, how all life goals go back to some early rootstocks of life and
uses as a way to look froward to guide are exploration of life in other
parts of the universe.
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Explore Eswatini's new Unesco Biosphere Reserve
Post by Lisbeth » Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:51 am
2019-07-01 10:30 - Gabi Zietsman
The Kingdom of Eswatini joined the ranks of 124 other countries with their first Unesco Biosphere Reserve - the beautiful Lubombo area.
Unesco's Man and the Biosphere programme added 18 new sites from 12 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, and Lubombo was included for its biodiversity and endangered animals like the black rhino.
Announcing the new biosphere reserves, Unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay said, “There is a pressing need to take action for biodiversity, for our shared environmental heritage.”
Other sites that were inscribed include Alto Turia in Spain, the Gangwon Eco-Peace Reserve in South Korea, Una-Una's coral reefs in Indonesia and Nordhordland in Norway.
What you should know about Lubombo
Lubombo forms part of the Maputoland-Phondoland-Albany Biodiversity Hotspot and its mountains create Eswatini's eastern border with Mozambique and South Africa.
The area has a large variety of mixed ecosystems, made up of forest, wetlands and savannah. Some of the special flora include a recently discovered Barleria species, the area's own endemic ironwoods and cycads and the Jilobi Forest.
In terms of animals, out of the 88 mammals that make Lubombo their home, 20 of them can only be found there. Besides rhino, other notable animals include the Roan antelope, tsessebe buck, leopard and the Cape buffalo.
The area needed this special protection as it also forms a large part of Eswatini's agricultural economy, mainly sugar cane, as well as animal husbandry and forestry.
What to see and do in Lubombo
Hlane Royal National Park
This park is the largest in Eswatini, rich in diverse game and typical African bush experiences. You can take on their guided mountain bike trails, or spend a night or two on one of their exclusive Ehlatsini Bush Trails.
Mkhaya Game Reserve
Another one of Eswatini's big reserves, Mkhaya is home to the highly endangered black rhino, as well as the country's only home to the sable antelope, buffalo, Livingstone's eland and tsessebe.
The Sugarcane Museum
Found in Mbabane, this museum for agricultural enthusiasts commemorates Eswatini's journey with the sweet plant. There are also ancient machinery on display and explains why the country has such a perfect climate for the industry.
Shewula Mountain Camp and Nature Reserve
Nestled in the mountains, this is Eswatini's first community-owned tourism camp, overlooking the Lubombo Plateau. It offers quite rustic rondavel huts with self-catering and an opportunity to immerse yourself in Swazi culture.
Mlawula Nature Reserve
This reserve shares a border with Hlane and is where you see the impressive Lubombo Mountains, created by volcanoes aeons ago. The Mbuluzi River also runs through the reserve, creating a stunning valley to check out.
National Museum of Eswatini
In the town of Lobamba you'll find the country's National Museum that preserves Swazi culture, history and nature through objects, art, photography and educational programmes.
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THIS SUNDAY, April 5th, the folks at Keepin it Deep are coming back with another one of their infamous tent parties downtown! With all the craziness going on for the Final Four, downtown is definitely the place to be! Check out all the info:
Keepin’ it Deep and Tiki Bob’s Present:
Spring Fling 2 w/ The Ying Yang Twins and Keys ‘N Krates
230 S. Meridian St. Tourney Party Tent
TICKETS http://www.ticketfly.com/event/822749
TENT ONLY $20
TIKI’S AFTER PARTY with DJ CRAZE – ONLY $10
BLU AFTER PARTY with MARK FARINA – ONLY $10
ACCESS TO ALL 3 PARTIES $30
Last year we packed the tent for a lineup of 24 local DJ’s. This year we are keeping the locals plus adding national headliners. The tent is heated and is located across the street from Tiki’s at 230 S. Meridian St.
* KEYS N KRATES *
http://keysnkrates.com/
https://soundcloud.com/keysnkrates
https://www.facebook.com/keysnkrates
Keys N Krates is an electronic band from Toronto, Canada. The band consists of Adam Tune (drummer), David Matisse (synthesizer/keyboardist), and Jr. Flo (turntablist).
The band formed in 2008 with a goal of bringing electronic instrumentation to life. Drummer Adam Tune says, “We are referencing everything from classic house music to Timbaland in our beats. They have toured extensively throughout North America. In 2013 the band released their critically acclaimed EP titled “SOLOW” which was released on Steve Aoki’s label Dim Mak Records.
Unlike many other electronic artists, Keys N Krates perform completely live, using only drums, keys, turntable and live sampling.
Keys N Krates successes has earned them spots in some of the world’s biggest festivals like Lollapalooza, Electric Zoo, Ultra Music Festival, Osheaga, and Sonar Festival to name a few.
* YING YANG TWINS *
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYingYangTwins
Ying Yang Twins debuted in 2000 with the single “Whistle While You Twurk”, which was played on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at #17 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. They grew even more famous when they toured with Juz tha King, Kat Nu and Demo Dil on the tour called King Me. Their full-length debut album, Thug Walkin’, came out later that year.
Immediately after discovering fellow Atlanta hip hop artist Lil Jon, A&R Bryan Leach began talks with representative Michael ‘DJ Smurf’ Crooms about signing the Ying Yang Twins to TVT Records. Protracted negotiations meant that a deal was not finalized in time to for the label to release their next album, Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins, which instead appeared in 2002 on Koch. The album was successful among hip-hop fans in the Southern United States. The same year, the group appeared on the album Kings of Crunk by Lil Jon on the single “Get Low”, and the song was a huge club and radio hit. As Crooms had negotiated only a one-album deal with Koch, the duo was free to finally submit to the advances of TVT, who had impressed them with their recent work with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz.
A new album U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) appeared in the summer of 2005 as its singles “Wait (The Whisper Song)”, “Badd”, and “Shake” were dominating popular music and rap radio stations, and U.S.A. (Still United), a collection of outtakes, remixes, and collaborations similar to My Brother & Me followed in December 2005. It too was accompanied by a DVD featuring music videos and other footage from the U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) period.
In 2005, D-Roc and his younger brothers, Mr. Weeny, and Da Birthday Boy, formed the group Da Muzicianz and released their first single, “Camera Phone”. Their self-titled album was released on February 28, 2006.
Displaying their quaint and bucolic maritime themed living room in their MTV Cribs appearance, they boast of “having da paintin”, “the fish”, and “the boat”. D-Roc grunts, “HANHHHHHHHHHHH!”, a number of times throughout the episode, leading one to question if his behavior is staged, or if it’s how he acts in real life. D-Roc and Kaine make a point that no women were allowed to decorate their home. Further viewing yields the “Kichon” (sic), where D-Roc displays his culinary staples, consisting of Crunk Juice and Ramen Noodles.
The episode ends with a tour of the vehicles the Ying Yang Twins own, consisting of a customized 1990 Chevy Caprice with “Tweety Bird” on the interior, as they “Go bananas” when they ride.
LOCAL SUPPORT FROM SLATER HOGAN, JOHN LARNER, ACTION JACKSON, LEMI VICE, GABBY LOVE, MASS APPEAL, DJ GNO, CADILLAC G, DUB KNIGHT, JODYFREE, CLAY COLLIER, CRUXXX, BUTTON MASHERS, EXPLORATIO
There wil be 2 after parties at Tiki Bobs and Blu Lounge.
MARK FARINA will be at Blu
DJ CRAZE will be at Tiki Bob’s
GET TICKETS: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/822749
2. Post this event blog to your Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to tag IndyMojo in your post AND make it public so we see it.
** You have to do both to win **
Winners will be announced Friday, Friday, April 3rd!
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Welcome to 8 Bit Horse
8 Bit Horse is a website dedicated exclusively to 2D video games for all systems, old and new.
2D RADAR is our list of promising 2D games currently under development.
We delve into the design lessons learned from classic 2D video games.
A collection of our favorite games from past years.
A Celebration of 2D
Our list of notable 2D video games.
A game by DrinkBox Studios for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch originally released in 2018.
Guacamelee 2 is the follow-up to the original Guacamelee, and once again stars Juan Aguacate in a colorful Mexican-themed beat ‘em up metroidvania filled with zany characters. The large interconnected world slowly opens as Juan uncovers new wrestling moves, which double as combat techniques and environmental navigation tools. As before, Juan has the power to transform into a chicken to enter small passageways morph ball-style, and he learns a number of chicken-specific techniques that allow him to take on enemies and reach new areas.
The game begins by revisiting the finale of the first game, although the dialogue is somewhat different. Here, Juan faces off against the evil Calaca to rescue Lupita. You fight Calaca in his skeleton form and again in his demonic form, but the battle is quite easy, since this is now the introduction to the game rather than its final boss encounter. The original game had two endings, one where Juan is too late and Lupita is dead, and another where Juan’s mask cracks to pieces and he looks down to find her alive. The latter ending is the canonical beginning to Guacamelee 2.
2018, DrinkBox Studios, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
A game by 8bits Fanatics for PC, originally released in 2019.
Steel Sword Story is a sidescrolling actioner featuring sword-based combat and set in a medieval fantasy world. You take on the role of a former knight named Azul Palan Baru who has been banished from the kingdom after being falsely accused by the traitorous Prime Minister, Rufus. With nothing left to lose, Azul returns to defeat Rufus and restore the kingdom, using his old steel sword to serve up a nice cold plate of revenge.
The developer, 8bits Fanatics, is known for its chunky sidescrolling actioners, although they tend toward zanier premises, such as the spike-heavy worlds of 1001 Spikes, or the zombie head-juggling of The Tempura of the Dead. By comparison, Steel Sword Story is considerably more straightforward, with battles against creatures and bosses across four themed areas. The game is somewhat less colorful than the developer's previous efforts, and the game is not terribly well optimized, which may be due to the Pixel Game Maker MV tool on which it was built... and someone went a little overboard on the light bloom effect.
2019, 8bits Fanatics, Active Gaming Media, Kadokawa Corporation, PC
A game by Village Bench for PC and Linux, originally released in 2019.
We don’t talk about it much these days, but memorization was once a key aspect to completing many of the most renowned action games. It wasn’t enough to just master the mechanics and react quickly; a significant factor for success was foreknowledge of enemy placement and boss attack patterns. With few checkpoints – or none at all – and limited continues, failure meant repeating large chunks of the game, and this repetition aided in memorization.
Killer Chambers revives this mentality, requiring near-perfect execution in each level, with failure sending the player back to try it again. The game takes place in a series of tiny rooms where arrows and other projectiles shoot out from the walls, requiring the player dodge them. The limited confines leave little room to maneuver and even less room for error, with a single misstep resulting in the player character exploding in a spray of blood that coats the surrounding area.
2019, Linux, PC, Village Bench
A game by Doinksoft for PC and Switch, originally released in 2018.
Gato Roboto stars a cat who is making her way through an open world subterranean action-adventure… or “meowtroidvania”, if you will. A lieutenant named Gary is hurtling through space with his feline companion - named Kiki - when he receives a signal from a research facility on a nearby planet at coordinates 42069 (nooch). Soon after, Kiki steps on one of the buttons on the control panel, sending the ship hurtling toward the planet.
Following the crash, Kiki is ejected from the ship, but Gary is trapped inside, so it’s up to her to mount a rescue, despite the fact that her vocabulary consists entirely of the word “meow” and its variations. Gary communicates with her via a convenient collar radio, occasionally making comments on her surrounding environment or offering direction. Kiki's initial objective is to reach a save room, which spawns a pilotable security mech.
2019, Devolver Digital, Doinksoft, PC, Switch
A game by WindThunder Studio for PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, and iOS, originally released in 2016.
Heroine Anthem Zero is an action-adventure broken into multiple episodes, with the first being released under several names on different platforms, appearing as Heroine Anthem Zero, Heroine Anthem Zero: Episode 1, and Heroine Anthem Zero -Sacrifice-, with the second episode being called Heroine Anthem Zero: Episode 2 and Heroine Anthem Zero 2 -Scars of Memories-. The game is part of the Heroine Anthem franchise which got its start in with Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixe and Heroine Anthem II The Angel of Sarem, which only saw release in Asian regions. There are references to the original games, but the new game is meant to stand on its own.
The story begins after the world’s most recent cataclysm, as the world rises and falls in inverse proportion to the greed of mankind. This time around, the world is built around the World Tree Terasyr, which gives rise to Fae folk, who live together in harmony with humans and anthropomorphic animals. But years of prosperity have caused mankind’s greed to rise once again, and a pestilence is spreading through the land. You play the role of Wanin, a Forest Keeper, and his faerie companion Mormolia, as they press into the dark reaches of Longhorn Woods to turn the tide of evil away from the civilization they are sworn to protect.
2016, iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, WindThunder Studio, Winking Entertainment
Courier of the Crypts
A game by Emberheart Games for PC, originally released in 2019.
Courier of the Crypts is a puzzle-based adventure starring a young courier on a mission to deliver a letter to the guardian of the crypts in a nearby town. The crypts were once a religious place, but now dark forces are at work within their walls, and something evil lurks in the depths of the ancient temple. After a 3-day walk, the courier arrives at the temple and encounters a lazy curator inside the entrance who claims to be too busy to deliver the letter to the guardian himself (too busy sleeping, as it turns out). The courier picks up a torch to light his way into the lower levels of the crypts… but soon after he enters, the floor crumbles beneath his feet and he finds himself trapped below.
Fortunately, the courier has kept hold of the torch and lights it to see his surroundings. The torch becomes the courier’s most valuable tool as he makes his way through the crypts, as many areas are shrouded in darkness. The light from the torch only illuminates the immediate area, leaving the courier to explore dark corners to find switches and doorways that slowly open the path forward. But the torch flame is not an infinite resource, and its magical light must be replenished… or the courier can choose to extinguish the flame to conserve its magical energy.
2019, Emberheart Games, PC
A game by VBlank Entertainment for PC, PS4, Vita, Switch, and 3DS, originally released in 2019.
Shakedown Hawaii is the follow-up to Retro City Rampage, which was an open world actioner with NES-era visuals that was heavily influenced by the top-down entries in the Grand Theft Auto series, with loads of references to the 1980’s. Shakedown Hawaii ups the visual fidelity to the SNES era while offering a larger open world experience set in modern day, but without the extensive pop culture references… but plenty of references to outdated 80’s technology used by the primary protagonist who claims every new technology to be a fad. The game also features a heavy focus on economics to help the player rise from the ranks of washed-up businessman to Hawaii's top mogul.
You take on the role of three individuals who embark on a coordinated crime spree across Hawaii, roughing up business owners, stealing cars, profiteering, manipulating real estate prices, and pretty much any crime they can think of to scrape their way to the top. The game offers more than 100 missions, hundreds of properties and businesses to purchase, and a number of score-based challenges (in GTA terms, think rampages) where you rack up kills and deliver destruction to earn medals.
2019, 3DS, PC, PS4, Switch, VBlank Entertainment, Vita
Boxboy + Boxgirl
A game by HAL Laboratory for Switch, originally released in 2019.
Boxboy + Boxgirl is part of a long running series of puzzle-platformers starring the box-shaped Quby and several of his similarly box-shaped companions. The prior series consists of Boxboy, Boxboxboy, and Bye-Bye Boxboy, all of which originated on the 3DS handheld, which was well-suited for the bite-sized challenges the game had to offer, as well as the simple visuals. The visuals here are faithful to the original series, so the upgrade to a higher resolution simply allows for somewhat smoother lines in an otherwise black- and white-dominated orthogonal world.
But the world was not always so dark… One day, a big inky blob came down from the skies and covered the colorful box world with goo, rendering it black and immobilizing many of Quby’s friends. As such, he sets out to rescue them, along with Qucy. In 1P, the player is free to swap between these two characters at will – though they are functionally identical – but players can also team up for 2P cooperative play in a dedicated mode, or fully solo players can also play this mode alone by swapping control between the two characters.
2019, HAL Laboratory, Nintendo, Switch
Dark Void Zero
A game by Other Ocean Interactive for PC, DS, and iOS, originally released in 2010.
Dark Void Zero is level-based open world actioner starring Rusty, a test pilot, fighter, and close friend of Nikola Tesla. Using advanced weaponry, a jetpack, and the insights of Tesla, Rusty explores the Valley of Doom, a science lab, and the so-called Inner Sanctum, wiping out aliens – and collecting gobs of keycards – on a mission to save humanity. The game is done up in a chunky 8-bit style with a reduced color palette and chiptune soundtrack.
Dark Void Zero was initially pitched by Capcom as a lost project, originating from 1987 when the NES was king, and Capcom had seen success on the platform with Commando and Ghosts ‘N Goblins, and was just about to release the first entry in the Mega Man series. The game was said to incorporate the multidirectional shooting of Section Z, along with a new piece of hardware that would allow for increased numbers of sprites on the screen without flicker or slowdown (hey, they could have used that in the Mega Man series!), along with a special dual-screen version to be released on the PlayChoice-10.
Of course, this was all poppycock.
2010, Capcom, DS, iOS, Other Ocean Interactive, PC
A game by Pixelatto for PC, originally released in 2019.
Reventure - originally titled Lonk’s Adventure - is a humorous open-world platformer that plays on a number of video gaming tropes and borrows design elements from The Legend of Zelda, as evidenced by the game’s original title. The entire experience is based around the fact that the game offers 100 individual endings and encourages players to experiment extensively to find them all. On its surface, this sounds like one big gimmick (which, to be fair, it is), but there's actually quite a lot of strategy involved in reaching many of these endings.
Things start out in a straightforward manner reminiscent of many classic video games: Evil forces have abducted the fair princess, and you – a lone adventurer – have been chosen by the king to rescue her and bring peace back to the land… except this is no ordinary adventure. In fact, you might walk out your front door, trip over a rock, and faceplant before you ever set foot in the castle, thus ending your adventure and achieving one of the 100 endings.
2019, PC, Pixelatto
Dex / Dex: Enhanced Version
A game by Dreadlocks for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Vita, and OUYA, originally released in 2015.
Dex is a cyberpunk action-adventure that takes place in the near future of 2037 where corporations are the ultimate power in the world. The gap between rich and poor has grown even further, with a handful of people living in luxury while everyone else is relegated to the slums. In most of the city, crime is rampant, and it’s easy to get your hands on drugs, prostitutes, and guns, as long as you have the cash… or the willingness to kill and take what you want.
You take on the role of the titular Dex, a young woman who finds herself thrust into a dangerous world. She awakens in her cramped apartment with a mysterious figure named Raycast broadcasting his image on her video screens. He tells her that she is in danger and she needs to get out before armed agents break in her door. She escapes out the window and makes her way to Fixers Hope where she meets up with a man named Decker and his hacker friend Tony.
2015, Dreadlocks, Linux, Mac, OUYA, PC, PS4, Vita, Xbox One
The King’s Bird
A game by Serenity Forge for PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, originally released in 2018.
In The King’s Bird, you take on the role of a girl (possibly a boy) who explores a beautiful world that is under the thumb of a tyrannical ruler. This ruler is able to come and go into the girl’s village as he pleases, but the villagers are unable to escape the bounds of a magical barrier placed around them. The story plays out in pantomime, supplemented with the occasional mural in the background, leaving some of the proceedings up to the interpretation of the player. Early on, the girl gains a new ability that lets her pass through the outer barrier surrounding the village and discover the world beyond.
The girl is incredibly acrobatic. She can wall jump and wall slide, grab onto ledges to mount platforms, and she is able to build up speed in order to make huge leaps. In addition, she has a speed boost ability that allows her to run even faster, and maintaining momentum is needed to dash up slopes, make large leaps, and even run across ceilings. Boosting can also be done to dash upward along vertical surfaces – even immediately upon contact – or used to travel quickly up or down slopes, allowing skilled players to preserve momentum and move incredibly quickly through the environment.
2018, Graffiti Games, PC, PS4, Serenity Forge, Switch, Xbox One
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3rd-strike.com | Horizon Shift ’81 – Review
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Developer: Flump Studios
Publisher: Funbox Media
Tested on: Switch
Horizon Shift ’81 – Review
February 9, 2019 - Bat - No Comments
Good: Challenging
Bad: Sound-Effects
Three and a half years ago the developers at Flump Studios released the PC game Horizon shift, a retro arcade game. Now, a couple years later they brought that game back to live with Horizon Shift ‘81, a brand new game for the Nintendo Switch. The game will take you back to the eighties and will let you have control over your own battleship as you fight your way through different phases and bosses in order to score as many points as you can. Do you have what it takes to be the best? Start reading below and find out!
When you first start playing Horizon Shift ‘81, you will quickly find out that the game doesn’t have a story mode included. In the first few phases of the game, you will have to follow a tutorial but after defeating your first boss it is simply your goal to destroy the enemies and asteroids that are trying to destroy you.
The fact that the game lacks a story isn’t a bad thing; the game gives a retro arcade kind of vibe and adding a story would have ruined that.
Like mentioned before, the game feels like a retro arcade game. One of the biggest reasons for this is because of the graphical style. You will find yourself as a battleship standing on a line on the screen and enemies are spawning from above and from beyond. The background gives an intergalactic feeling to the whole thing and with everything designed in a retro arcade style, it just completes the feeling.
The music and sound-effects that are used in the game aren’t particularly bad. The music that plays in the background during the different phases gives it a intergalactic mayhem feeling, and then of course there are the typically arcade sounds when you shoot or get hit. However, they could have really spiced things up with the addition of more sound-effects when you shoot etc. All in all, when you look at the big picture, it all fits in with the main theme of the game, so it isn’t that bad.
Of course the music changes during the phases. During some phases it gives a more calming vibe and at other times you can really tell chaos is about to start. When you encounter a boss, the in-game music changes to a heavier tone and just by listening to the sound you can tell that a boss is about to appear.
Horizon Shift ‘81 is an arcade game. In the game it is your goal to score as many points as you can by completing different phases. To complete a phase, you will have to defend yourself from incoming asteroids and enemies.
When you start playing the game you will find yourself on top of a line on the horizon (middle) of the screen. With enemies and asteroids spawning from above and beyond this line, it is your goal to destroy every single one of them until the phase is complete. During the game you will quickly find out that there are some different kind of weapons that will drop. A random card will show up with a text of what it contains and then it is your goal to pick it up when it is about to reach the line that you are defending. Some of the weapons you will find are a shotgun, SMG, flamethrower, blazer and a few more. What kind of weapon you want to use during the phases is really up to your preferences as they all have their pros and cons. You can only have one weapon at a time, when you decide to pick a new one up the previous one will dissapear.
Like mentioned before, during the game you will have to defeat the enemies and asteroids that are coming in. However, if they manage to reach the line that you are on, two different things can happen. Either the enemies will stay on the line and start moving sideways in order to kill you. When it is impossible to shoot them when they are on the line you can still dodge to the sides and slide right through them while killing them instantly. However, when an asteroid reaches the line it will slam a hole in it, which prevents you from using the whole line, limiting your space.
When you start playing the game, there are a couple of game modes you can choose from. The first one is ‘Arcade Classic’. During this mode you will have to defend yourself just like we explained before. You will have three lives before it is game over and there are checkpoints after you have defeated a boss. These checkpoints will spawn after every 5 phases.
The second mode is called ‘Arcade Arrange’. It is exactly the same as ‘Arcade Classic’, but you only have one life so it is harder to play and you will have to be more cautious. Then, we have the ‘Speed Up’ mode. Here the enemies and asteroids will come in faster after every phase you complete. There is nothing different, you will still have three lives to defend yourself and it is still your goal to score as many points as possible. The last mode is the ‘Hyper Mode’. Here, the game speed will be at 150% all the time and you only have one life to defend yourself.
When you look at all the different game modes that are available, you will find out that they all are a bit similar. However, by adding the speed or the one live options the game really challenges you to try your best and score as many points as possible.
Horizon Shift ‘81 is a nice game to play. The game gives the feeling that you are playing a retro arcade game but with a next-generation vibe to it. The graphics and sound really contribute to this and are a nice addition to the game. The fact that there are different game modes make the game feel challenging and non-repetitive. So in the end we can say that the developer did a good job with this game.
Horizon Shift '81 - Review, 8.6 out of 10 based on 5 ratings
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Blakeley Lowry
Public Health Consultant & Strategic Partnership Advisor
Blakeley is a global public health professional and maternal health advocate with over 15 years of experience bridging health informatics, digital health technology and change management with improved service delivery and sustainable health outcomes. She is the founder of Changing Winds Consulting LLC, which specializes in adapting and integrating evidence-based programs into health care systems. She has worked at leading organizations such as HealthRight International and Gay Men’s Health Crisis and has provided program evaluation consulting services to Girls Inc Westchester County and social impact organizations working in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Burundi.
Blakeley serves as chairwoman of the Board of Directors for The Ihangane Project, an organization working in Rwanda, whose mission is to achieve lasting improvements in health outcomes in resource-limited settings. She earned her Masters of Public Health from New York University in 2006. She manages her consulting business from her home in Bedford, NY where she lives with her husband and two young children.
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Mary Helen Sullivan has worked in marketing and communications with a focus on public relations and business development for ten years. Her experience covers a variety of B-to-B and B-to-C industries, including consumer brands, technology, and finance, among others. For example, her work in the political, nonprofit and wellness sectors specifically has focused on empowerment for women; Hellbent Media, Speaking for Mom’s and Babies, Girls Inc, and the WYCA. As a result, her media relationships are diverse.
She has also developed a signature strategic planning capacity to drive end-user engagement and bolster business-bottom line that is as notably creative as it is effective.
Mary graduated from Fairfield University with a double major in English and Politics and a double minor in Italian Studies and Women’s Studies. She is a certified Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master and graduate student at Catholic University of America.
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Nubia DuVall Wilson’s diverse background in journalism, consumer marketing and public relations enables her to have a keen sense of strategy when developing programs that drive awareness and sales. Nubia has worked in the public relations and marketing industry for more than a decade. Throughout her career, she has developed strategic partnerships, managed media relations and developed social media campaigns for luxury brands like Bacardi Rum and its portfolio of spirits, Mustique Island, Preferred Hotel Group and MOD Media. She has also supported the launches of two motherhood-specific lifestyle brands, Lark Adventurewear and Rookie Humans. Nubia’s journalism career started at Real Simple magazine and she continues to write today. She published a supernatural novella called The Survivors Club, which aims to create a larger dialogue about suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and the support people with mental illness need from their community. Nubia graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a degree in English and a minor in Religion. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey, with her husband, daughter and son.
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The fur trade
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BFTA Member of the Month – Rachel Zeitlin, Rachel Fur Apparel and Accessories
Tuesday 31st July 2018
Introducing, BFTA Member – Rachel Zeitlin, Rachel Fur Apparel and Accessories
How did you start out in the fur trade?
The Fur Trade is my family & my heritage. I was lucky to be born into a family who are passionate with experience within the trade, I am proud to say I am the 4th generation of my family to continue within the trade. My own company began in 2010, after pursuing a career in fashion. Prior to this, at the age of 15 approximately along with my cousin Katie we convinced our fathers to ship us some denim jackets lined with fur, which we sold – Can’t believe that trend has come around again!
What do you love most about working with fur?
Fur is continuing to change, with new techniques, new dye & new colours the possibilities are endless. Even after years of seeing this industry, I find new and inspiring things from the same classical fabric. Sadly I feel the luxury aspect of fur can alienate what it’s really about and I hope to bring fur and its wonders to all markets.
What do you see as the challenges?
There are many challenges facing the trade as a whole, but the most important is the public’s perception of the product and the trade. The nature of today’s society means rapid changes in opinions to knowledge and we must learn to change and grow alongside it. This is one of the oldest trades in the world and we must continue in doing all we can to innovate, expand and educate people about it.
What does Sustainability mean to you?
Along with the word sustainability the words, traceability and responsibility are also continually repeated; these three words will serve as the key to the future of any fur company. As for myself, these concepts have always served as the starting point for my design, the research for my suppliers and the inspiration for moving forward. I continue to commit to find ways to responsibly source fur & work with it in the most sustainable & environmentally friendly way. The modern consumer is now aware of their manufacturing process and deserves the right to know of the origins of the products they buy, how and where their products are produced and if they can or can’t be upcycled, recycled or reused.
Anything to add?
I am excited to see the future of this trade & the return to sustainable natural fibres. There is so much history and culture here for the modern consumer to see and to be inspired by.
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Let’s put on bow on this series of pieces on the ruling that has rocked the state election process.
And let’s ask this question: What do you do when one of the tricks of your trade gets trashed? The Monroe County Conservative Party – and more specifically its chairman Tom Cook (2nd from left) – ought to ask themselves this now.
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that New York’s system of conventions and delegates to elect state Supreme Court judges is unconstitutional. This is bad news for the third party Conservatives.
And you don’t even have to believe the testimony in that case by former Rochester City Court Judge John Regan. In the case, Regan said that he was blocked for a state Supreme Court judge nomination as a Republican because Republicans in Monroe County allowed the Conservative Party to name the GOP’s state Supreme Court judicial candidates. It’s something Monroe County GOP Chairman Steve Minarik denies.
So let’s put that aside for a moment. Tom Cook and the Conservatives have made their political bones in these parts by being brokers of sorts. They would give their third party line to a candidate from either party. And that made their party line more valuable, especially when the race could be tight. I have argued that in recent years Cook’s Conservative Party has been more reluctant to give any nod to local Democrats. But Cook’s power-broker image remains relatively intact.
An important cog in this machine is a rule in New York State Election Law that goes by the name of Wilson-Pakula. It’s a part of the law that says to run on a party line, you must be enrolled in that party. If you are not, than the party leadership must allow you to run in the party. It’s called getting a Wilson-Pakula. The chair of that party plays a big part in giving such permission to outsiders. And when it comes to third parties, the chair can be the sole designator.
There is an important exception to this Wilson-Pakula, however – judicial races.
That’s why you could see the oddity of Linda Lohner Pilato, a Republican, run for the Democratic nod last September in the Rochester City Court race. There is no need for a leadership approval in judicial contests. Just get the necessary names on petitions.
That gets us to state Supreme Court. And if you read the previous pieces in this space, you know that the unique style of parties naming their candidates – through a judicial convention – nullifies any real primary.
So whoever Cook and the Conservatives name as their candidate for state Supreme Court, stands.
But U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson changed all that. He has put a stop to the convention system and called for a primary (at least until the New York State Legislature takes up the matter and decides on a new system of electing these judges – or opts to make them appointees).
The ramifications are big for a third party that wants to remain looking big. Now Cook and the Conservatives could see challenges to their preferred candidates for state Supreme Court. That means a challenger from any party could announce they are running and they could win.
That sure does reduce the power-brokering ability of the Conservative Party and Mr. Cook. And it does work to reshape Monroe County’s political landscape a bit.
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Analyze this: What's so dynamic about psychodynamic therapy?
The prospective patient was aghast when he heard that I was a psychoanalyst. "Do you expect me to spend the next 30 years on the couch blaming my mother and poor potty training for all my problems?" he asked, rolling his eyes. "I've got real-life issues to deal with. I am not interested in any Freudian crap." (He may have used a different word than "crap.")
Like Lindsay Lohan, trans fats and the state of New Jersey, psychoanalysis has an image problem. Which is a shame, because the way psychoanalytic psychotherapy is taught and practiced by many of us today couldn't be further from the Woody Allen caricature. I don't even consider myself Freudian. Like many of my analytic colleagues, I practice in a way that is contemporary, interactive and deeply effective at treating real-life problems.
And so, with apologies to Woody (Freud would have had a field day with that name!), I would like to clear up some misconceptions about psychoanalysis, and to show how it is a uniquely transformative way to dismantle deep-seated patterns that keep people stuck in life.
In traditional Freudian analysis, the therapist was a neutral, removed expert who spoke little so as not to contaminate the process. When he did interject, it was to offer an authoritative interpretation of what the patient was inaccurately projecting from the past onto the analyst. Insight -- the imparting of knowledge from therapist to patient -- was what cured. To overcome the patient's resistances to recognizing aspects of his or her unconscious, it was necessary to attend sessions at least four times a week, and to lie on the couch so as not to be influenced by seeing the analyst. (Actually, Freud invented the couch partly because he didn't like patients staring at him all day.)
Over the last few decades, a much different analytic model, called Relational Psychoanalysis, has transformed the field. Influenced by infant research and the influx of women into the profession, relational analysts believe all people are uniquely shaped by social interactions, beginning in early childhood and continuing throughout life. We still value unearthing the unconscious, but we believe it is the therapeutic relationship, as much as insight, that is healing. The analyst is no longer a removed interpreter, but an active collaborator utilizing his or her unique personality to understand and reach the patient. The therapeutic relationship becomes an important means to working through the person's hopes and fears. Insight is still important, but only if the patient feels deeply understood.
As a result, the stereotype of the silent, bearded analyst has been replaced by the warm, flexible practitioner -- empathic, but also challenging, eager to give and receive feedback and to be adaptable to each patient's changing needs. The couch is still sometimes used, but most people sit up. More than one session per week allows the work to deepen more quickly, yet many people see great benefit at once a week.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can sometimes provide immediate relief from symptoms like anxiety, depression or phobias. But unlike any other treatment modality (including cognitive-behavioral therapy), it addresses and permanently loosens the very personality structures that caused these symptoms in the first place. Psychoanalysis, therefore, is the most in-depth form of psychotherapy. New research confirms it can have the most lasting, long-term impact.
What specifically goes on in a psychoanalytic treatment? In a forthcoming post, I'll show you what's so dynamic about psychodynamic treatment.
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From Egypt: A triumph of the human spirit
Friday evening, I watched the news from Egypt and cried.
I sat in my expensive leather chair enraptured by the site of hundreds of thousands of people -- many of them young and poor -- as they erupted in ecstasy.
The reporter from Tahrir Square had to shout above the delirium. At times, he was literally swept up, pulled into the undulating masses around him. Tears rolled down the cheeks of some of the men and women in the crowd. Others shouted with unbridled pleasure. It was all so sudden. So unexpected. Surreal.
A man older than many around him suddenly walked up to the reporter and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you!," shouted the elated older man. "Thank you to everyone! Thank you to the world!"
The reporter tried to maintain his composure and his footing. Within seconds, a woman held up her baby so that the infant, too, could offer a tiny kiss to the journalist. This time, the reporter lost his composure. He turned toward the baby thrust in front of him and planted a kiss on her lips. It was impossible to hear over the bedlam, but I imagined that the baby, like her mother, was squealing with joy. Surrendering to the moment, the reporter smiled broadly.
A young woman in a head shawl was next to be interviewed. The shawl highlighted her face and drew attention to its glowing features. Her dark eyes shone, her smile pure rapture. Her accented English was excellent. "I never thought I would live to see this day," she said. "I cannot tell you the pleasure I am feeling." She didn't need to; I could feel it myself.
It was at that moment -- watching the serene joy on the woman's face as delirium engulfed her -- that tears began to roll down my own cheeks. I remembered the ecstasy I felt at a party on election night, 2008, in front of the TV in somebody else's comfortable living room. The several-dozen people assembled erupted as the television announced that Barack Hussein Obama had been elected the first African-American president of the United States -- an event I had never expected in my lifetime. The feeling of accomplishment, pride and hope was palpable, just as it was in Egypt.
I thought back more than two decades, when I was a reporter myself and spent a week in Egypt on vacation. I had not expected to confront such poverty. The horses were so emaciated, they were too weak (or defeated) to swat flies that swarmed around them. Wherever I went, gaunt children tugged at my clothes, their fingers to their mouths in a gesture for food. I was appalled that a fellow tourist threw a cheap Bic pen at them, entertained by the sight of famished children diving for a trifle they might be able to sell.
In Cairo, I had been affronted by the noise and the mass of people, some hanging on the outside of packed, filthy buses, their faces grim. As a taxi drove me back to my hotel -- luxurious by Egyptian standards -- I passed military guards stationed on street corners, threatening machine guns in their hands. (My reaction to them would be recalled in the days after 9/11, as I walked uneasily by soldiers in camouflage and threatening machine guns in New York's Port Authority.)
My memory of the squalor and military presence made it all the more powerful to see unarmed Egyptians -- perhaps some the begging children I had seen when I visited -- rise up and do the impossible. And now there was a feeling of hope, a sense that destiny had played its hand.
And so I cried, like I do when I work with people who have been beaten down -- sometimes literally, more often psychologically by traumatic experiences beyond their control. I am moved by their strength and persistence. I am moved by the human spirit.
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Horror Headlines: Monday November 21st, 2011
Up until now all the shots from "The Dark Knight" have been a big load of CT's. If you're not sure what that means just image me in high school driving a bunch of girls to the mall only to find we're really "good friends". I think you get the picture now. But today we get full release with a couple new photos of Bane and the Batman himself in all their full on glory. Enjoy them, with someone you love.
It is impossible for Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock to do any wrong in my eyes. Did you see "Tooth Fairy"? It was delightful! I assume "Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide", which has just been announced and will star Mr. Rock as a master of the monster hunting arts, will be amazing. "Walking Tall"? Possible the greatest movie ever imagined.
I had completely forgotten that this movie existed but it looks like filming for "Manson Girls" is finally under way and is hoping to be wrapped in time to premiere the film at next year's Cannes Film Festival. The film tells the real life story of a group of girls leading up to the 1969 Tate murders. Taryn Manning, Tania Raymonde, Monica Keena, Stella Maeve and a bunch of other names I don't recognize lead the cast.
Huh the what now!? FX has decided to cut the season finale of "American Horror Story" from 2 hours to 90 minutes. Citing a tricky production schedule as the cause. The finale is set to premier on December 21st and true be told this isn't that terrible of news. I don't think I could handle two hours of the mother from "Six Feet Under" dry humping people.
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Jimi Hendrix "All Along The Watchtower" Song Analysis
Maybe the definitive Jimi Hendrix song is one he didn’t write himself. “All Along The Watchtower” was written by Bob Dylan and released in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, which was given to Jimi by the publicist for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. The song was released as part of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final album called Electric Ladyland.
Recording began at Olympic Studios in London on a 4 track tape recorder with Experience members Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass, along with Traffic guitarist Dave Mason on acoustic 12 string. On take 7, Redding, dissatisfied with how long it was taking, left for the pub and Mason took over on bass. On takes 11 and 12 Stones guitarist Brain Jones arrived at the studio drunk and insisted on playing piano. After playing poorly, he was asked to leave and Mason returned to 12 string.
Take 27 became the keeper, after which Hendrix himself added the bass. All subsequent overdubs and mixing took place at the Record Plant in New York City, first on a 12 track tape deck, then eventually on a 16 track. Rolling Stone Magazine has named “All Along The Watchtower” #47 of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, while Britain’s Total Guitar has it as the #1 greatest cover song of all time.
“All Along The Watchtower” is interesting in that the song is made up of a single set of chord changes that repeat over and over. There are no other sections other than three verses, and solos that occur over the same verse chord changes. On that alone you would think that this would be a boring song, but that’s not the case, thanks to a constantly changing palette of sounds. The form looks like this:
intro 1, intro 2, verse, solo, verse, solo, solo, solo, verse, outro
The lyrics are more poetry set to music than anything, which of course, is the strength of Bob Dylan. The hook “All Along The Watchtower” is stated only once at the beginning of the last verse, yet it’s such a strong image that it supersedes the other lyrics by far.
The arrangement of “All Along The Watchtower” doesn’t change all that much in terms of instruments building as much as different sounding guitars entering and exiting.
The song begins with the bass, drums, and the acoustic 12 string playing the intro, which is punctuated with a vibraslap on beat 4 of every bar. Then a little twist that makes it totally interesting, and uncountable if you’re playing along, where there’s a half-beat guitar pickup going into the instrumental intro with the famous lead guitar solo line where the rest of the band enters with more intensity.
On the first verse you can feel the band pull back dynamically as the music gets less intense to make room for the vocal. A new dark sounding strumming electric guitar enters on the left channel that acts like a glue for the track, and the tambourine adds the high frequencies as it pushes it along. Also, at the end of bar 16 (half-way through the verse), the bass and rhythm guitar play the last chord as a IV chord, while the 12 string guitar plays it as a flat VII. Throughout the verse a lead guitar fills in between each vocal phrase.
During the first solo, the intensity once again builds with the drums and tambourine switching again to double time, then slightly lowering the intensity for the second verse but still staying with the double time feel. Once again, the lead guitar fills in the holes between the vocal phrases.
In the solo section, the first one is similar to the previous lead sections in intensity and clean tone of lead guitar, but the second changes to the verse feel. In that solo, the bass also changes from a loose, ad-libbed part to one that’s structured on octaves, while the slide lead guitar pans from side to side. The next solo keeps the same feel but the lead guitar changes to a wah, which again pans left to right. The last part of solo increases in intensity while the guitar changes back to a slightly overdriven Strat sound.
The last verse is identical in structure to the previous two. The outro solo section differs in that the 12 string guitar is replaced with a 6 string acoustic strumming a different, more aggressive pattern than was previously used, while the guitar and vocal ad-libs pan back and forth from left to right over the ending fade.
The arrangement elements look like this:
The Foundation: bass and drums
The Rhythm: 12 string acoustic guitar, 6 string acoustic at the end, tambourine
The Pad: strummed low register electric guitar low in the mix
The Lead: lead vocal, lead guitars
The Fills: lead guitar
“All Along The Watchtower” provides an interesting glimpse into the old recording world of 4 track as well as the then new world of multitrack all within the same song. You can hear the old world primarily on the drums and percussion, which were mixed in mono onto a single track. In order to make them sound stereo, they’re panned hard to the left and slightly delayed to hard right, which sounds somewhat odd as there’s a big hole in the middle as a result. This actually works to the song’s advantage as the center is filled up nicely with a number of guitars and the vocal. The tambourine, which subtly plays a big part in the song, gets the same stereo treatment as the drums. The bass is panned slightly to the left while the 12 string is panned slightly to the right.
Where the new multitrack world enters is all of the different guitars layered on the song. Virtually every solo has a different guitar sound, and there’s a very low and dark but important strummed electric guitar on the left that works as the glue to the song. On the outro the 12 string turns into 6 string acoustic.
There are a lot of effects layers in the song made up of several delays and delayed reverb. Except for the delay used to double them, the drums and tambouring are dry, but all of the other guitars have a slight delayed reverb that blends the track together well. The vocals and many of the guitars receive what sounds to be about a 350 millisecond tape delay with about three or four repeats. Since it’s tape, the frequency response is limited to begin with (most tapes used for tape delay wear out during the session from oxide shed, so the high frequencies suffer) so the delays decay seamlessly into the track.
Be sure to listen for the long reverb tail on the 12 string guitar in the intro before the vibraslap enters, and how the solos in the middle of song pan left to right and back again, but the echo still remains on the right.
The Production
“All Along The Watchtower” began as a co-production between Jimi and his manager Chas Chandler (who produced his previous two albums), but Chandler quit early in the process over Jimi’s irregular studio habits and the fact that it was taking so long to accomplish anything. Without hearing the previous takes of the song, it’s difficult to say if a better one was played before the keeper at 27, but you have to like Jimi’s instincts on keeping that one, as well as the many guitar overdubs that it took to complete the song, which was the total opposite from the quick recording of his previous records. The song has stood the test of time, and considering it’s simple form, a big reason for that can be attributed to it’s production.
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Posted by Bobby Owsinski at 9:30 PM
Labels: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, song analysis, video
Brandt Hardin said...
Everything Rock knows about the guitar after 1970 came from his psychedelic twisting of what the instrument could do. I paid homage to Hendrix with a portrait called Purple Haze on the anniversary of his passing recently. You can see it at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/purple-haze-jimi-hendrix.html and tell me how the voodoo child’s music has influenced you!
simon george said...
Jimi will always be the best. I think what he did for guitar is similar to what Jordan did for basketball. There are many other amazing guitarist;however, there will never be another jimi. Great post keep up the hard work. Check these out IStillGotMyGuitar.
Great analysis. One comment about:
> Then a little twist that makes it totally interesting, and uncountable if you’re playing along…
They didn't add an extra beat (or half beat), it's just that the first note is on "3 and" and the vibraslaps are all on 3. This is reinforced by the lead guitar pickup using the exact same rhythm. The lack of percussion and the odd pickup beat leave the intro open to different feels. I've noticed different people feel the beat in different places.
Tiggyboy said...
I'm totally amazed by this track. Thanks for putting this up. It has really helped with my understanding of the recording and it was really nice to have a little studio / recording history. I was delighted to hear that Jimi actually played base. The base line is really special. Also heartening to know that I'm not the only one to have struggled with the little uncountable twist.
Thanks. P
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Father OUAM and His Children, Jr. OUAM and D of A
OUAM Symbol, Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, PA
“We, the undersigned American born citizens, having for years, and more particularly of late, felt the peculiar disadvantages under which we are placed from foreign competition and foreign combinations, and believing, from past experience and present appearances of the future, that instead of the evil abating, there is a strong probability, if not a certainty, of its increasing, therefore we feel ourselves bound, by the duty we owe to God, our country, our families, and ourselves, to provide for our own protection by forming ourselves into an association to advance such objects and carry out such principles as shall best promote the interest, elevate the character and secure the happiness of the body of American born citizens.”
While this could be a petition signed by American-born workers today, voicing their concern about illegal immigration and American jobs being sent overseas, this was instead the preamble of the charter of the Order of United American Mechanics, organized in 1845 in Philadelphia. This was a Nativist fraternity, organized by workers (at that time, the term “mechanic” was used more like “artisan” or “craftsman”) to combat the labor “threat” from the increasing immigrant populations. At the time of its inception, the fraternity was anti-Irish, anti-German and anti-Catholic. (Which is interesting, since the organization’s first leader was Francis Daniel Pastorius, a German immigrant and first settler of Germantown, a suburb of Philadelphia) Members had to be Caucasian males born in the United States, and they were to only patronize “American” businesses.
Nativism had its roots in the negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution. The growth of factories caused the decline of the artisan-craftsman, whose skilled labor became too costly, while the new mechanization increased the need for unskilled labor to run the machines—and they did not warrant the same high pay rates. In the 1840’s, the issue of slavery also added its incendiary oil to the flame, because if the abolitionists had their way, additional unskilled labor would be competing with craftsman for jobs. Tensions ran high and riots broke out in Philadelphia during the 1840’s. The OUAM formed from the fear and insecurity of American craftsman.
Like other fraternal organizations in the 19th century, the OUAM had additional purposes: they provided members with employment assistance, especially when members were ill, and they provided funeral and survivor benefits. They had lodge meetings and paid dues to fund their assistance programs, and they were also strong supporters of the public school system and temperance.
At the height of their membership, they were 160,000 strong. But they were eclipsed by their junior organization, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, founded in 1853 and open to members as young as 16. In 1885, the junior fraternity declared itself independent, and eventually absorbed the parent order. At their peak in the 1930’s, the junior organization boasted 200,000 members. In 1875, they also spawned a short-lived female auxiliary called the Daughters of America.
The JOUAM, inspired by the principles of Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism, began the JOUAM National Orphan’s Home in Tiffin, OH, in 1896. It provided a home for more than 5,000 orphans until 1944. On the orphanage’s property, the JOUAM also started a community hospital and a canning factory that provided jobs to local residents (who I am sure had to be native-born). In the late 1920’s, a second orphanage was opened in Lexington, North Carolina. The orphanage in Ohio is still owned by the JOUAM, operated now as the American Children’s Home.
Over time, JOUAM membership was opened to Jews, African-Americans, Catholics and women, but by the late 1970’s, membership had declined to less than 10,000 members. They even survived a lawsuit brought on by the Free Masons over the use of the square and compass used by both the OUAM and JOUAM in their logo. (the logo also includes a muscular arm wielding a hammer) The JOUAM also claims to not have been motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments, unlike their parent organization, and state they organized to heal the hatred spawned by the OUAM.
The JOUAM still has an insurance plan for members and non-members, but the hey-day of the OUAM, the JOUAM and the D of A has passed. Of course, there is always the Tea Party.
** There is another organization called the Patriotic Order Sons of America that also had a ladies auxiliary called Daughters of America. It is possible that the D of A markers below could be from that order; more research is needed to determine this.
Daleville Cemetery, Daleville, PA
Doylestown Presbyterian Cemetery, Doylestown, PA
Nicholson Cemetery, Nicholson, PA
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Peckville, PA
South Canaan Cemetery, South Canaan, PA
St. Paul's UCC Cemetery, Swiftwater, PA
Union Cemetery, Blakely, PA
Lakeville Methodist Cemetery, Lakeville, PA
Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, NY (with some nasty cocoons)
Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, NY
Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, PA
Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, PA (on Right. Independent Order of Odd Fellows chain and all-seeing eye in middle. To Left...a Masonic Symbol? still researching it)
Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, PA
Daughters of America, Fairview Cemetery, Lake Winola, PA
D of A, Post Hill Cemetery, Falls, PA
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I find this very interesting. How did you know where to look to find all these tombstones with all the symbols? Pat Bonitz
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Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University, Mixer 5:30 pm; Lecture 6:30 pm followed by dinner
2019 has been named the International Year of the Periodic Table because it marks 150 years since Dmitrii Mendeleev (1834-1907), then a young chemistry professor in St. Petersburg, formulated his version of the system of elements. The choice of date is somewhat arbitrary. There were five other attempts at periodic tables postulated earlier in the 1860s, some of which resemble our present version slightly more than Mendeleev’s in certain respects. Also, the main achievement of Mendeleev’s table — its predictive capacity — was also a gradual process that began in 1869 but took many years to cement his international reputation. This talk will explore what Mendeleev did in 1869, how it related to what came before and after, and also discuss a few of the myths that have accumulated around his work.”
Michael Gordin specializes in the history of the modern physical sciences and Russian, European, and American history. He came to Princeton in 2003 after earning his A.B. (1996) and his Ph.D. (2001) from Harvard University, and serving a term at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He has published articles on a variety of topics, such as the introduction of science into Russia in the early 18th century, the history of biological warfare in the late Soviet period, the relations between Russian literature and science, as well as a series of studies on the life and chemistry of Dmitrii I. Mendeleev, formulator of the periodic system of chemical elements. His first book is a cultural history of Mendeleev in the context of Imperial St. Petersburg, A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table.
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Home » Fashion Commentary, History & Snoop Shopping » Fashion & Rations: WW2 Fashion History – Part 2
Fashion & Rations: WW2 Fashion History – Part 2
July 11, 2017 Posted by admin under Fashion Commentary, History & Snoop Shopping
Continuing on in our survey of WW2 History from a perspective of how it affected lives back here at home, especially in clothing. How would today’s society accept rationing? I wonder…
Italics denote words from Meghann Mason in her thesis found HERE...
You’ll find in BOLD ITALICS statements that peeked my curiosity.
‘Thank’ War for Man-Made Fabrics
Due to the war-time restrictions of raw materials, as well as bans on some imported materials, man-made fibers were created and popularized. The impact of the war was seen not only in fabric choices but also in the style and silhouette of the clothing. There was a new simplicity seen in women’s clothing that required designers and everyday women to tap into their imagination and make the government mandates fashionable.
Because of rationing and unavailability of materials, the differences in social classes were not as visibly noticeable, as the dress and style of all women became similar under government mandates. This was reflected in the style of dress for work, formal events, and on the silver screen in Hollywood.
In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and WWII began when Britain and France declared war on Germany. Perhaps one of the most important events to happen regarding fashion was the invasion and occupation of Paris on June 14, 1940 by Nazi Germany. Paris was the pinnacle and center of the fashion world until that time. The rest of the world looked towards it to establish the trends that would spread and become popular. Important fashion houses such as Chanel, Jean Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, and Elsa Schiaparelli maintained their headquarters in Paris. Most of the designers fled the country upon France’s declaration of war in 1939. Others closed shop, and still others remained open; and with the occupation in 1940, they were cut off from the rest of the world. With Paris being in isolation, the fashion world had a gap which the U.S. and 5 Britain filled. This would be the first time a country other than France would be the driving force behind the fashions.
Coupon Books for Clothing
Because of the help given to the Allies, the rationing of materials in both the U.S. and U.K. began as early as 1940. Metals that were used in clothing such as fasteners, boning for corsets, and zippers were all allocated to be used for the military. This allowed new innovations in science and fashion design to develop, mainly in the area of synthetic materials used for daily life and fashion. When the U.S. did finally enter WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, rationing then greatly affected the general population.
Rationing was mandated by the each country’s government and was embraced and carried out by citizens the world over. Personal observation/question? Would we see and hear rationing today as a ‘violation of my personal right to buy whatever I want?’
Creativity as a Result of Rationing
Rationing allowed for creativity to blossom under less than ideal conditions and brought people together for a cause. Events and inventions prior to WWII made the rationing program and lifestyle run more smoothly. The Industrial Revolution which began in the late 1700’s allowed the advancement of the mechanization of factories and the textile industry throughout the 1800’s.
I find the following statements to be so, so very interesting….
The need for uniforms in the U.S. Civil War was the catalyst for men’s ready-to-wear clothing in the 1860s. Millions of measurements were taken from the Civil War soldiers which allowed a ready-to-wear sizing system to be more available. In time, women’s sizing was also developed. With the development of WWI, the ready-to-wear manufacturing of clothing also advanced in technology and speed; again, mainly for uniforms.
Even with the advancement of technology in the textile factories, at the beginning of the 20th century, most clothing was still either made in the home for those in the lower classes, or custom made for those of the upper classes. In the 1800’s the garment industry expanded greatly. However, the styles of clothing were changing at a faster pace than before. Information from different parts of the world regarding fashion and trend traveled quicker due to international publications of magazines such as VOGUE. Originally founded in the U.S. in 1909, by 1920, VOGUE had international publication in Britain and France. Because of this, the clothing silhouette began to change as quickly as every 10 years. In comparison, with the technology we have today, trends change several times a year.
In January 1941, a ban on silk for civilian clothing came into effect. Rubber and silk disappeared as they were mainly imported from Japan. Silk was needed for the making of parachutes, some of which would be used to send women spies, part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), into German-occupied France to help with the French resistance and to retrieve information for the Allies. Shortages were also caused by Hitler’s tactic to use submarines, or UBoats, to bomb supply ships coming into Britain. The western world— cut off from many resources— had to eventually replace them by having The Women’s Land Army (WLA) work the land to produce supplies such as food, and had to ration what was left.
Importing Clothing was Banned in Britain
The British government banned civilians from importing clothing from outside of Britain. They risked being fined if caught doing so. This was to ensure money for clothing would fund the British war effort. This is similar to the U.S. creating an isolated economy by placing such high tariffs on imports in order to make their own economy self-reliable. In clothing rationing, maternity wear was not considered so alterations would need to be made to existing clothes or larger sizes needed to be bought. Britain: “Once an ID card was issued, a ration coupon book was issued with it. Given were 66 points for clothing per year to begin. In 1942 it was cut to 48 and in 1943 to 36, and in 1945 to 24. Children aged 14–16 got 20 more coupons to compensate for outgrowing clothes quickly. Clothing rationing points could be used for wool, cotton and household textiles. People had extra points for work clothes, such as overalls for factory work.”
Below is an example of how many coupons were needed for different articles of clothing.
Up-Cycling/Re-Cycling HAD to be a part of any sewing enthusiast’s world, as check out that it took 3 coupons for only 1 yard of wool 36″ piece goods!
Clothing prices more than doubled between 1939 and 1941 due to the availability of supplies. With this problem, women of middle to lower classes were finding it more difficult to obtain quality clothing and undergarments that would last them through the war.
Austerity Mentality
The set of directives known as Austerity were applied to all clothing including custom work. While the Utility Scheme set rules for yardage and who was able to manufacture clothing. Austerity directives set rules for how a garment is made. There was to be no superfluous décor, which is why it was named the Austerity directives. Rules included: – Jackets and Coats could have no more than 3 pockets – Dresses may only have 2 pockets – No metal or leather buttons – No boys under 13 could wear long trousers – No tail coats – All braid, embroidery, and lace were banned – Corset manufacturers were prohibited from using shirring, ruching or fancy stitching on women’s underwear.
Here is an image of a ‘utility’ clothing label. See it as 2 mouths ‘consuming’ the numeral 41.
Coming tomorrow in Part 3:
Why women actually drew on hoseiry seams!
Rules, Wedges and …pants
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It starts with the development of the person, of the character traits necessary to achieve at a high level. These character traits enable my athletes to follow a rigorous process designed to utilize every minute of every day toward improvement and progress. The process allows us to maximize every ounce of their abilities, which in turn shape our strategy.
Most people focus on the top two—ability and strategy.
If you’re a football team, ability would be things like strength and conditioning work in the gym and practice and drills out on the field. It’s about increasing your speed, agility, and power. It’s about running a faster 40 and increasing your bench press. For a football team, strategy would be about getting better at the playbook; it’s play calling, developing game-by-game battle plans, and executing on the field.
The bottom two parts of the pyramid—process and person—are typically less of a priority.
UNDERSTANDING “PROCESS”
Process is about defining the controllables that can make you a better performer and maximizing your capabilities in every single one of those areas with a commitment bordering on obsession. Committing to the right process is a critical part of success, but it it’s no magic pill. There’s no one giant step that will get you from where you are to where you want to be. If you want a six-pack, nothing you can do today will get you a six-pack tomorrow. If you’re growing a business, there’s no single step that will get you from ten customers today to ten thousand customers tomorrow. It doesn’t work that way. The only thing that works is pounding on your craft, day in and day out, doing the right things over and over and over again.
There are no secrets, there are no tricks. If anything, it’s the opposite: Whether you are a pro athlete or a guy running a business, or driving a truck or going to school, it’s simple. Ask yourself where you are now and where you want to be instead. Ask yourself what you’re willing to do to get there. Then make a plan to get there.
Think of it this way: If you were a robot, and things like sleep, relaxation, stress, relationships, desires, and temptations were not a factor, how would you program yourself to meet your goals? How much time would you spend on training? What are the exact quantities and ratios of nutrients that you would consume to fuel yourself? How would you recover? What books, high achievers, and game films would you study? Regardless of your chosen sport or profession, the process is the road map designed to get you from where you are to where you want to be.
UNDERSTANDING “PERSON”
Guess what? It’s really hard.
We’re not robots; we’re humans. If it were as simple as just writing it down and putting it on the fridge, everyone would be a champion. Committing to a process requires a unique set of character traits—things like grit, resilience, accountability, confidence, optimism, perseverance, and passion. Without these traits, it’s impossible to follow a championship process, which is why character is the first thing I focus on when developing CrossFit Games athletes—the bottom of the pyramid: person.
Whatever the endeavor, the most successful people have some of what we call natural talent, but not so much that it makes them complacent. They’re brimming over with the character traits that promote patient, persistent, hard work. Their physical talents are sufficient to persuade them that they can be as successful as they want to be, but only if they work very hard and work very smart.
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International Foundation for Peace in the World
Alternative Nobel Peace Prize
The Alternative Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2017
The International Foundation for Peace in the World, founded in 2010 by Dr. Dekov, announces Alternative Nobel Peace Prize. By this way the Foundation express its opinion that the official Nobel Peace Prize is not honest. The persons who really fight for peace at our planet do not receive the official Nobel Peace Prize. Hence, the International Foundation for Peace announces the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize. The Foundation believes that the winners of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize are the persons who really deserve to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. They are the real heroes of our time.
The winner for 2017 is Minko Balkanski.
Minko Balkanski receives the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 for his great contribution to the peace in the world.
Minko Balkanski is a Bulgarian scientist, Professor of physics in France.
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