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The Emerald Hills Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility is located in Lynnwood, WA. This project began as a small roof replacement job over one-third of the existing roof. But it quickly escalated because the City of Lynnwood required several upgrades to bring the facility up to code.
Deteriorated roof sheathing and unsafe ceiling joists were found throughout the roof. A flat roof area covers approximately one-third of the building. This flat roof is tied into the original roof, so replacement of the flat roof was also required. Charter is currently replacing the entire roof.
All of the electrical throughout the building must be upgraded to bring it up to code. The building does not have an adequate fire safety system in place. A completely new fire alarm and sprinkler system will be installed to satisfy code regulations and ensure the safety of the residents. New plumbing throughout the building will likely be required as well. The plumbing system is currently being assessed. Finally, the boiler system was previously damaged and as a result, flooring must be replaced throughout the facility.
The facility is located in a residential neighborhood and the job site is small, which means the Charter team has to plan materials dropoff and onsite materials management carefully. A scaffold and a bubble will be built to keep the building’s interior dry and protected while the new roof is being constructed. In January 2017 Emerald Hills decided it would be best to move all of its patients out of the facility while work was being completed. Charter is working to re-open the Emerald Hills Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in excellent condition as soon as possible, while still meeting our exacting quality standards. | 2019-04-20T20:53:05 | https://www.chartercon.com/services/senior-living/emerald-hills-skilled-nursing-facility.html |
He is right. For a time, I lived and worked in the sausage factory on the Potomac. Law-making wasn’t pretty then. It still isn’t.
As I keyboard (formerly I typed), I await the probable conferencing between the Senate and the House of Representatives to work out the differences between their versions of tax reform. I am not encouraged about what may result.
The Congressional Republican majorities compare their work nostalgically to the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The TRA of 1986 was thoughtfully designed in a bipartisan effort with time to hold hearings and to deliberate carefully. Even in such an environment, Congress designed a plan that unintentionally destroyed much of the real estate business and many (albeit already weak) savings and loan institutions. Many commentators have concluded that the TRA of 1986 eventually hurt or did not help very much the economy.
This proposed sausage very likely will be toxic, even though its manufacture is, in some cases, well-intentioned. I predict that the legislation that may result will be one of the oddest and most confusing tax laws ever enacted in the course of human habitation of this orb. Historically, little good has come to our country when Federal taxes and not Federal expenditures are cut.
So, I’ll keep watching the current events on Capitol Hill, even though they are pretty disgusting. People pay me good money to be current on the tax law and its evolution. They have to. Ugh.
Hey Vance, How Long Should I Keep My Tax Records?
Hey Vance, can I deduct my car expenses? | 2019-04-18T11:01:24 | http://www.hmpc.com/blog/making-laws-and-sausages-not-a-pretty-sight/ |
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Critics Consensus: The narration in Running Free detracts from its beauty, and pushes the film to the point of absurdity.
The best and most thoughtful family movie so far this year.
An empathy stretching drama about a horse trying to stay alive in adverse circumstances. | 2019-04-21T20:12:33 | https://moviesanywhere.com/movie/running-free-1999 |
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On Wednesday, March 22nd at 9:00AM PST I'm going to be presenting a free webcast on SQL Server 2005 query plans. The session starts very basic. We start with very simple query plans and work up as far as we can in the 45 minute session. We'll also cover profiler and some limited index maintenance. If you haven't worked much with query plans this is a great session to get started.
The registration web site is a little funky. Most of these webcasts are targeted at ColdFusion, PHP and Java Developers. Those are the first three choices on the web page. If you use one of those you can choose it. If you don't use one you can choose any of them.
On the second page there is a tab for Data Access on the bottom of the page. My session is listed there. UPDATE: The recorded web cast is now available. You'll need to register using the procedure I described above. | 2019-04-20T06:45:13 | https://www.sqlteam.com/articles/updated-sql-server-2005-query-plan-webcast |
RAY WILKINS has called on Roman Abramovich to give Gus Poyet the job of leading Chelsea into a new era at the end of this season.
The Chelsea legend believes that with Abramovich’s first-choice Pep Guardiola now enticed away from Stamford Bridge by Bayern Munich, former Blues hero Poyet is the only man who can heal the wounds tearing the club apart.
The effervescent Uruguyan is in charge at Brighton, where in three years he has built a side playing fluent, skilful football which he has taken into the Championship. They lie just outside the play-off places.
More important though for Wilkins than the fact that Poyet, 45, is one of the brightest young managers in the game is the fact that he is a former Chelsea hero who spent four seasons at the club from 1997 to 2001, scoring 36 goals in 105 appearances.
Another dismal night at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday saw Chelsea throw away a 2-0 lead to draw with Southampton. Interim manager Rafa Benitez was once again blamed as his team were booed off the field.
Wilkins believes that only someone steeped in Chelsea lore can unite the club – and that man is Poyet.
Wilkins, a former captain and assistant manager, said: “If I was Roman Abramovich I would employ Gus. He is a young manager with new ideas. He is the right type of guy to manage Chelsea. He knows the club inside out from his time as a player there, and the fans still love him.
Benitez is seemingly blowing his chances of landing the job permanently with every home game, and the fans are growing more hostile as results, certainly at the Bridge, fail to impress.
But Wilkins believes Benitez still has a chance – if he wins a cup and finishes third in the Premier League – to land the job permanently. But the fans need to give him a chance.
“There is a frosty environment, and it is not helping the younger players,” he said. “They expect the place to be vibrant, but it isn’t. Every decision is questioned.
“But they should give Rafa a chance. He is going through a sticky period with the fans. And it is not his fault. He didn’t ask for the job, he was offered it.
“The atmosphere is not getting any better. It is affecting the players. It is becoming difficult for them to play there.
“Confidence seems to drain out of them the minute something goes wrong. Without John Terry the leadership qualities are not there. When he comes back it will be a massive help. You can’t capitulate because you lose a goal.
“For Rafa it is not easy to stand there and get dog’s abuse. But the players have to take some responsibility. They have to go out and do it.
“If Rafa wins a trophy and finishes third, I still think he has a chance of the job.” Guardiola’s rejection of Chelsea after three approaches from Abramovich is a blow.
But Wilkins does not feel that Abramovich’s hair-trigger sacking policy has made Chelsea an unmanageable club.
He said: “No one knows what Roman will do. The man has spent nearly a billion pounds on the club. If I had spent that I would be doing what I want to do.
“Whoever takes that job knows what they are going into. Every year they change the manager, but every year they win something. So who’s to say he is wrong?
“But I don’t detect that the fans are turning against Roman. The atmosphere is not right, but Abramovich has given these supporters a lot of cheer. | 2019-04-25T08:05:26 | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/371568/Gus-Poyet-would-mend-broken-Bridge-at-Chelsea |
1. On June 1, 2004, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the IACHR” or “the Commission”) received a petition lodged by the Interecclesiastical Justice and Peace Commission (hereinafter “the petitioners”) alleging the responsibility of the Republic of Colombia (hereinafter “the State” or “the Colombian State”) in incidents known as “Operation Genesis” that took place between February 24 and 27, 1997, in the municipality of Riosucio, Chocó department, and that resulted in the murder of Mr. Marino López and the forced displacement of the members of 22 communities of African descent living along the banks of the River Cacarica.
2. During processing the petitioners claimed the State was responsible for violations of Articles 2 (domestic legal effects), 4.1 (right to life), 5.1 and 5.2 (humane treatment), 8 (fair trial), 17 (rights of the family), 19 (rights of the child), 21 (right to property), 22 (right not to be displaced), and 25 (judicial protection) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”), in conjunction with Article 1.1 thereof, as well as of Articles 1 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture. The petitioners claimed that their filing was admissible under the exceptions to the rule requiring the prior exhaustion of domestic remedies set out in Article 46.2.a and c of the American Convention. The State, in turn, argued that the Commission lacked competence to deal with certain aspects of the petition, and that the claim was inadmissible because domestic remedies had not been exhausted and because of the nature of the alleged facts in light of the fourth-instance doctrine.
3. After considering the parties’ claims, the Commission decided to declare the case admissible as regards Articles 4, 5, 8.1, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, and 25 of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1.1 thereof, and as regards Articles 1 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 46 and 47; to notify the parties of that decision; and to publish the decision in its Annual Report.
4. The IACHR registered the petition under No. 499-04 and, after a preliminary analysis, conveyed to the State a copy of the pertinent parts on September 29, 2004, along with a deadline of two months in which to submit information on the allegations contained therein, in compliance with Article 30.2 of the IACHR’s Rules of Procedure. On November 29, 2004, the Colombian State asked the Commission for a 30-day extension of the deadline for its reply. On December 7, 2004, the Commission granted that extension. The deadline passed without the State having submitted its reply.
5. On January 24, 2005, the Commission again asked the Colombian State to submit information, but received no response. On March 9, 2006, the Commission received a “summary and clarification” of the petition from the petitioners. On April 4, 2006, the Commission sent the State the relevant parts of that submission, with a deadline of 30 days in which to submit its comments. On April 18, 2006, the State finally presented its reply to the initial petition and, on June 8, 2006, also presented its comments on the petitioners’ submission forwarded to it on March 6, 2006. In the latter communication, the State asked the IACHR to “clarify whether the main petition in this case is the one [conveyed by the IACHR on] [...] September 29, 2004, or on April 4, 2006.” The Commission explained that the “summary and clarification” contained no facts or claims further to those submitted by the petitioners in their initial communication of 2004, which was sent to the State before it submitted its delayed response to that original petition on April 18, 2006, together with an additional period of time in which to present comments, which the State used prior to submitting its brief dated June 8, 2006.
6. Reference should also be made to the precautionary measures registered as No. MC 70/99 and requested by the IACHR on December 17, 1997, after an on-site visit to the Turbo stadium, which was then housing a number of individuals displaced as a result of the incidents described in the petition and where the Commission was able to directly observe their situation. In its submission of April 18, 2006, the State formally requested that the documents contained in the case file of precautionary measures MC 70/99 be transferred to the case file of petition P 499/04, Marino López et al. (Operation Genesis). In connection with this, the IACHR finds that the State’s request is appropriate for the comprehensive treatment of the situation addressed in this petition. It should also be noted that in 1998 the IACHR asked the State to furnish information on the situation of the displaced persons in Bahía Cupica, who are also covered by the claims in this petition.
7. Before dealing specifically with the positions of the parties, reference should be made to a range of geographical, historical, and sociological information; these details are not disputed and are useful in understanding the background to the parties’ positions. Many of these facts are included in the claims presented by one party or the other.
8. The Urabá area is located in the north of the department of Chocó (Urabá Chocoano or Darién Chocoano) and the west of the department of Antioquia (Urabá Antioqueño). The area surrounds the Gulf of Urabá and the border with Panama, making it a strategic corridor for access to both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. In spite of being one of the regions of the world with the highest levels of biodiversity, its inhabitants, who are mostly of African descent, suffer from unsatisfied basic needs.
9. Violence caused by the armed conflict has had a wide-ranging impact on its population patterns and labor relations and on the emergence of social and political players. Illegal armed groups have used this region as a corridor for reaching the border with the Republic of Panama for trafficking weapons and drugs, and they have cut down the native species of the municipality of Riosucio in order to plant coca.
10. Because of that situation, the civilian population of African descent in this region of the country has been forced to live with presence of illegal armed groups, both guerrillas (primarily the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC-EP) and paramilitaries (specifically the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, AUC, and the Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Córdoba and Urabá, ACCU). Also present in the area are security forces, with units of the National Police, the Navy (chiefly in the Gulf of Urabá and in the River Atrato and its affluents), and Brigade XVII of the National Army, based in Carepa, Antioquia.
11. The petitioners claim that between February 24 and 27, 1997, the Afro-descendants dwelling along the River Cacarica were affected by a series of aerial and land-based bombardments, raids, attacks on their property, and threatening behavior that led to the forced displacement of their communities. They claim that this operation, called “Operation Genesis,” was designed by the XVII Brigade of the National Army to combat the FARC-EP presence in the region but that it was carried out with the direct involvement of paramilitaries wearing AUC and ACCU insignia. They also alleged that the armed men who participated in the military operation murdered Mr. Marino López.
12. Specifically, they claim that on February 24, 1997, airplanes and helicopters flew over the Cacarica basin region, and troops from the Army’s XVII Brigade began moving overland toward the area. During the morning, they claim, representatives from the Afro-descendant communities tried to meet with the officer in charge of the operation in Bocachica, identified as Maj. Salomón, to which end they approached a group of soldiers stationed on the ground. The say they had to cross several security cordons manned by members of the AUC and the ACCU and that they only managed to speak with an armed and camouflaged civilian by the name of Cornelio Maquilon, who told them he was authorized to speak for Maj. Salomón and told them to head for the municipality of Turbo in Antioquia.
13. The petitioners report that during the afternoon, the first forced displacement of tens of families took place: some headed for higher land, and others walked for more than ten hours until they reached the River Atrato and sought refuge in the municipality of Turbo. By 7:45 p.m. the bombardments of the Salaquí and Cacarica river basins had begun, and they continued for three hours.
15. The petitioners claim that on February 26, 1997, at around 1:10 p.m., some 150 civilians wearing armbands of the Voltigeros Battalion of the Army’s XVII Brigade and the Marines arrived at the settlement of Bijao along the River Cacarica, firing their weapons. Upon hearing the explosions, some community members stampeded toward the mountainous part of the land, where they met with units involved in the military operation that were surrounding the settlement. For 20 minutes the armed men fired their weapons and threw grenades at the roofs of their homes, while others ransacked houses, shops, and barns. They also sprayed the community’s outboard motors with machinegun fire and set fire to an electricity plant.
17. The petitioners claim that the next day, February 27, 1997, the armed men tortured and decapitated Marino López Mean. The petitioners state that members of the military and paramilitaries then kicked it on repeated occasions, as if it were a football match, following which they invited the members of the community of Bijao who saw the incident to join in the game.
19. The petitioners claim that the first three displacements in the communities of Bocachica, Teguerré, Villa Hermosa, Bijao-Cacarica, El Limón, Quebrada Bonita, and Barranquilla were followed by others in the remaining villages. By February 28, 1997, almost 2,500 people had been displaced from the Cacarica area to Turbo, Bocas del Atrato, and Panama. Very few residents decided to remain in the Cacarica basin.
20. The displaced persons who decided to take refuge in Turbo were first taken there by police units in trucks and animal carts. A large percentage gathered together at the sports stadium, where they remained for several months in conditions of subhuman overcrowding. In turn, the people of Bijao, Puente América, La Honda, and El Limón who were unable to reach Turbo took refuge in Bocas del Atrato, where they were initially given shelter in a schoolroom. Those who tried to return to the Cacarica area met with a military checkpoint at La Loma. Another group of 250 residents – mostly women and children – reached the border with Panama after a 15-day hike through the jungle, during which several parents were separated from their offspring and some children were lost in the undergrowth. The petitioners report that this group was illegally deported in April 1997 and returned to Colombia at the town of Bahía Cupica.
21. The petitioners hold that these incidents constitute violations of the right to life and to human treatment, of the rights of family and children, of property, of freedom from expulsion, and the right of judicial protection, as enshrined in the American Convention, as well as of the State’s duty of upholding those rights. They also allege a violation of the obligation of ensuring the immediate and ex officio investigation of acts of torture inflicted on persons under state jurisdiction, in accordance with Articles 1 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture. In their initial filing the petitioners also referred to the State’s alleged responsibility for violating the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the International Convention against Torture, and the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
22. They maintain that their claim meets the admissibility requirements. As regards the prior exhaustion of domestic remedies, they state that in the instant case, the exceptions provided for in sections (a) and (c) of Article 46.2 of the American Convention are applicable. At the time of the incident, they say, the forced displacement of persons had not been defined as a crime, and as a result of that the victims had no available judicial remedy; and that given the length of time that has passed since Operation Genesis, during which those responsible for the forced displacement of the residents of the Cacarica basin and the murder of Marino López have been neither prosecuted nor punished, they maintain there has been an unwarranted delay on the part of the domestic courts.
23. The State holds that Operation Genesis was a military operation carried out under a legally issued operational order from the Commander of Brigade XVII as the competent authority and that it sought the legitimate goal of pursuing groups guilty of criminal acts in the region and of liberating ten Marines kidnapped by guerrillas in Juradó. It says the operation was carried out in accordance with legal guidelines and with respect toward the civilian population and that, according to official information, it resulted in no civilian deaths or injuries. It adds that the displacement of the population was not caused by Operation Genesis, but had been ongoing since some days earlier as a result of the criminal activities of illegal armed groups with guerrilla ties.
24. The State presents a series of arguments in which it claims the Commission does not have the necessary competence to examine some of the claims made by the petitioners, and that in general terms the petition is inadmissible because domestic remedies have not been exhausted and because of the nature of the alleged facts in light of the fourth-instance doctrine.
25. First of all, the State argues what it refers to as the IACHR’s lack of competence ratione personae for ruling on the effects of the alleged violations with respect to all the affected persons. The State holds that the only person fully identified in the petition is Mr. Marino López and that the residents of the Río Cacarica basin towns (Puente América, Bijao–Cacarica, Quebrada del Medio, Bogotá, Barranquilla, El Limón–Peranchito, Santa Lucía, Las Pajas, Quebrada Bonita, La Virginia, Villa Hermosa–La Raya, San Higinio, Puerto Berlín, Puerto Nuevo, Montañita Cirilo, Bocachica, Balsagira, San José de la Balsa, La Balsa, Bendito Bocachico, Varsovia, Tequerré Medio) allegedly affected by the reported incident are not identified by name and so therefore should not be considered victims by the IACHR. To support this stance, it states that Article 44 of the Convention, which establishes the right of standing for appearances before the inter-American system, requires the “full and complete” individual identification of the victims, since the aim of the system is protection in individual cases and not in general or abstract situations.
27. Thirdly, the State claims that the petition is inadmissible since the Commission may not rule on matters already decided at domestic venues when rights protected by the Convention are not affected, since in such an instance “it would become a trial court.” It holds that in the case at hand, “the Commission may not admit the petition in order to review the preclusion” ordered in single-instance criminal trial No. 5767 regarding the actions of Brigadier General Rito Alejo del Río Rojas, serving as the commanding officer of Army Brigade XVII during 1996 and 1997.
28. The State acknowledges that “some reports indicate that the officer might have offered assistance to the ‘paramilitaries,’ either by knowingly and voluntarily failing to take the steps necessary to address the problem, or by providing them with the wherewithal to act freely and establish groups of that kind.” In response, on July 21, 2002, an investigation of that officer began; he was crossexamined; and, when his legal situation was defined, the preclusion of the investigation was ordered. The State holds that the preclusion order that led to the conclusion of the investigation into the former commander of the XVII Brigade represented the exhaustion, by the State itself, of the internal remedy arising from the accusations and charges of conspiracy, embezzlement of official property, perverting the course of justice by omission, and crimes incurred through the failure to perform the duty of guarantor during 1996 and 1997. Colombia’s position is that the petitioners’ dissatisfaction with the results of the investigation does not empower them to pursue the review by the Commission of the resolution of preclusion and filing away adopted by the Prosecutor General of the Nation (FGN) in office at that time, Camilo Osorio.
30. Fourthly, the State claims that the petition fails to meet both the condition requiring the prior exhaustion of domestic remedies contained in Article 46.1.a and the conditions for applying the exception thereto provided for in Article 46.2.c. It maintains that as long as the criminal investigation of the incident described in the petition is still pending final judgment, its admission must be deferred until the State has discharged the measures for resolving the situation over which it has competence. The table below, drawn up by the IACHR, summarizes the information furnished by the State in connection with those proceedings, and it also includes details on two disciplinary investigations supposedly relating to the involvement of state agents in the events described in the petition.
31. The State maintains that the judicial authorities “have diligently pursued these proceedings in spite of the enormous level of difficulty they represent [and] major jurisdictional efforts have been made as regards the evidence in order to clear up the incidents and punish the guilty.” In light of the complexity of the matter and the procedural steps taken over almost a decade, the State believes that the exception provided for in Article 46.2.c of the American Convention, regarding unwarranted delays in the administration of justice, should not be applied.
33. The State holds that Article 44 of the American Convention requires the “full and complete” individual identification of the victims of claims lodged with the IACHR. It thus believes that since the sole victim identified by name in the petition is Mr. Marino López, the Commission should restrict its competence to examining the circumstances surrounding his death in Bijao-Cacarica on February 27, 1997, and its clarification through judicial channels. It consequently holds that consideration should not be given to the events of February 24 to 28, 1997, that led to the forced displacement of the Afro-descendant communities inhabiting the River Cacarica basin, or to the effects or judicial investigation thereof, regarding which, the State claims, the IACHR does not have competence ratione personae.
34. First of all, the Commission notes that the text of Article 44 of the American Convention, which enables “any person or group of persons, or any nongovernmental entity [to] lodge petitions with the Commission containing denunciations or complaints of violation (...) by a State Party,” contains no restriction of competence arising from the “full and complete” identification of the individuals affected by such a violation. This is a deliberate omission, intended to allow the examination of human rights violations that, by their nature, may affect a given individual or group of persons who are not necessarily fully identified, as is the case with NN victims. Frequently, the difficulty of fully identifying the victims, particularly in cases involving multiple human rights violations, arises directly from the efforts of the perpetrators to hide the evidence and hinder any proceedings that could cause light to be cast on their crimes. In such cases, requiring formal criteria to identify the victims would perversely encourage their exclusion from international protection, ensuring the concealment of the crimes committed and the surrounding impunity.
35. While the Colombian State’s opinion that the procedure set out in the American Convention whereby the Inter-American Commission and Court examine and determine the responsibility of states parties in individual cases cannot be used to examine general or abstract situations is correct, that is not, however, applicable to the matter at hand. The claim lodged by the petitioners is not an abstract complaint regarding the situation of internally displaced persons in Colombia. The alleged facts specify circumstances of time and place that affected members of the communities of Puente América, Bijao-Cacarica, Quebrada del Medio, Bogotá, Barranquilla, El Limón-Peranchito, Santa Lucía, Las Pajas, Quebrada Bonita, La Virginia, Villa Hermosa–La Raya, San Higinio, Puerto Berlín, Puerto Nuevo, Montañita Cirilo, Bocachica, Balsagira, San José de la Balsa, La Balsa, Bendito Bocachico, Varsovia, and Tequerré Medio, the geographical location of which is clear.
36. As regards the individual identification of the victims, the Commission notes that in its submission of April 18, 2006, the State listed a series of actions taken by entities such as the Office of the People’s Defender in providing assistance to the displaced persons referred to in the petition and submits figures taken from an official census that should identify them in full. In addition, as the State is aware, the case file dealing with precautionary measures MC 70/99 – which, at the State’s own request, is being considered as part of these proceedings – contains proof of the identity of the beneficiary community that has grouped together a substantial proportion of the individuals displaced by the incidents under study in this report. It should be noted that the case file contains elements for the individual identification of most of the persons affected by the alleged actions.
37. In consideration of the above, the Commission believes that it has competence to examine the claim as filed, as regards the possible violation of both the rights of Mr. Marino López and those of the victims of the displacement of the communities of Puente América, Bijao–Cacarica, Quebrada del Medio, Bogotá, Barranquilla, El Limón–Peranchito, Santa Lucía, Las Pajas, Quebrada Bonita, La Virginia, Villa Hermosa–La Raya, San Higinio, Puerto Berlín, Puerto Nuevo, Montañita Cirilo, Bocachica, Balsagira, San José de la Balsa, La Balsa, Bendito Bocachico, Varsovia, and Tequerré Medio, in that they are individual persons with respect to whom the Colombian State had agreed to respect and ensure the rights enshrined in the American Convention.
38. Having said that, it should also be noted that collective claims alleging violations of the rights of particularly vulnerable groups, which include communities of African descent, warrant special treatment. In the case under examination, the individual identification of the victims vis-à-vis the Commission’s competence to examine the merits of the claim must acknowledge the victims’ status as Afro-descendants, their form of community existence, and their collective landholding mechanisms, together with the predominance of women and children among the displaced population.
39. The Commission has competence ratione materiae and ratione temporis for examining the allegations of possible violations of human rights protected by the American Convention and the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture submitted by the petitioners. Colombia has been a party to the American Convention since July 31, 1973, when it deposited the corresponding instrument of ratification; it has also been a party to the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture since January 19, 1999, when it deposited the corresponding instrument of ratification. With respect to this latter instrument, the petitioners’ claim is limited to the obligation of ensuring the immediate, ex officio investigation of acts of torture committed against persons under the jurisdiction of the state, pursuant to Articles 1 and 8 thereof. Given the date of the Colombian State’s ratification of the Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, determining responsibility for acts of torture or inhumane treatment suffered by the alleged victims in the instant case is covered by Article 5 of the American Convention.
40. The petitioners have made claims regarding the State’s alleged responsibility for violations of other international instruments. Specifically, they cite the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the International Convention against Torture, and the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In response, the State holds that the Commission is not competent to rule on its responsibility for violations of those instruments, which do not award jurisdiction for their oversight to the bodies of the inter-American system.
can observe that certain acts or omissions that violate human rights, pursuant to the treaties that they do have competence to apply, also violate other international instruments for the protection of the individual... [Provided] there is a similarity between the content of [other treaties] and the provisions of the American Convention and other international instruments regarding non-derogable human rights (such as the right to life and the right not to be submitted to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment), the relevant provisions [...] may be taken into consideration as elements for the interpretation of the American Convention.
This reasoning is based on the rules of interpretation set out in Article 29 of the American Convention. It should therefore be concluded that, if deemed appropriate, the Commission has the authority to invoke standards enshrined in other treaties in interpreting the provisions of the American Convention.
42. In fact, for the specific determination of state responsibility under Article 22 of the American Convention, the Inter-American Court has ruled that the problem of forced displacements must be analyzed in light of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and, in the case of Colombia, also in light of the emergence of the phenomenon in the context of the internal armed conflict.
44. Article 46.1.a of the American Convention requires the prior exhaustion of the available domestic legal resources in accordance with generally recognized principles of international law, as a prerequisite for the admission of claims alleging violations of the American Convention.
(c) there has been unwarranted delay in rendering a final judgment under the aforementioned remedies.
As the Inter-American Court has established, whenever a State claims that a petitioner has not exhausted the relevant domestic remedies, it is required to demonstrate that the remedies that have not been exhausted are “suitable” for remedying the alleged violation and that the function of those resources with the domestic legal system is applicable to protecting the violated juridical situation.
46. In the instant case, the State claims that the petition does not satisfy the requirement regarding the prior exhaustion of the remedies offered by domestic jurisdiction set out in Article 46.1.a of the American Convention since three investigations are still pending. In turn, the petitioners hold that the exceptions provided in Article 46.2.a and c apply on account of the nonexistence of judicial resources for reporting the commission of the crime of forced displacement in 1997 and the unwarranted delay in the judicial clarification of all the facts described in the petition.
47. As indicated by the parties’ claims, almost a decade after the events described in the petition, of the three investigations that have not been precluded or sent to the archive, one is in the investigation phase and two are in the preliminary phase, without the investigation as yet having been formally opened.
48. The Commission notes that, as a general rule, a criminal investigation must be carried out promptly to protect the interests of the victims, to preserve the evidence, and also to safeguard the rights of all persons deemed suspects in the investigation. In this case, the time that has passed reduces the possibilities of an effective investigation. As the Inter-American Court has ruled, although all criminal investigations must meet a series of legal requirements, the ruling requiring the prior exhaustion of domestic remedies must not mean that international action in support of the victims is halted or delayed to the point of uselessness.
49. Regarding the petitioners’ request for application of the exception provided for in Article 46.2.a, the State notes that although forced displacement was only criminalized in 2000, at the time of the incident there were other punishable acts that could have been used to characterize the alleged criminal behavior arising from the forced displacement and regarding which the authorities had a “margin of appreciation.” The IACHR notes that the State’s reasoning indicates that in spite of the material complaints made over the years by the victims – some of which are set out in the case file of precautionary measures MC 70/99 – the authorities did not pursue any proceedings specifically in connection with the criminal acts that led to the forced displacement of the affected communities in the case at hand.
51. In sum, given the characteristics and context of this case, the Commission believes that it is appropriate to apply the exception to the prior exhaustion of domestic remedies requirement provided for in Article 46.2.c of the American Convention, on account of the delay in administering effective justice in connection with the incidents set out in the petition. As regards the exception granted by Article 46.2.a, the IACHR believes that on account of its characteristics, it is covered by the exception applicable to delays as already admitted.
52. Invoking the exceptions to the exhaustion of domestic remedies rule contained in Article 46(2) of the Convention is closely tied in with determining possible violations of certain rights set forth therein, such as guarantees of access to justice. However, by its very nature and purpose, Article 46.2 is a provision with autonomous content vis-à-vis the Convention’s substantive precepts. So, the decision as to whether the exceptions to the exhaustion of domestic remedies rule are applicable in the case at hand must be taken before the merits of the case are examined and in isolation from that examination, in that it depends on a different criterion from the one used to determine whether Articles 8 and 25 of the Convention were indeed violated. It should be noted that the causes and effects that prevented the exhaustion of domestic remedies in the case at hand will be analyzed in the Commission’s future report on the merits of the controversy, in order to determine whether or not the American Convention was in fact violated.
53. The American Convention requires that for a petition or communication to be admitted by the Commission, it must be lodged within a period of six months from the date on which the alleged victim of a rights violation was notified of the final judgment. In the instant case, the IACHR has admitted exceptions to the exhaustion of domestic remedies requirement in accordance with Article 46.2.c of the American Convention. In this regard, Article 32 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure states that in cases in which the exceptions to the requirement of prior exhaustion of domestic remedies are applicable, petitions must be presented within what the Commission considers a reasonable period of time. For that purpose, the Commission has to consider the date on which the alleged violation of rights occurred and the circumstances of each case.
54. In the case at hand, the petition was presented on June 1, 2004, and the incidents it describes commenced on February 24, 1997. Since part of the petition deals with the delay in responding to the situations it describes and in administering justice, it must be concluded that the petition was lodged within a reasonable time and that this admissibility requirement has been satisfied.
55. Nothing in the case file indicates that the substance of the petition is pending a decision in any other international settlement proceeding or that it is substantially the same as any other petition already examined by this Commission or another international body. Hence, the requirements set forth in Articles 46.1.c and 47.d of the Convention have been met.
56. The State asks the IACHR to declare inadmissible the petitioners’ claims regarding the involvement of the then commander of Army Brigade XVII in the planning and perpetration of the incidents described in the petition and the fact that currently no state agent is under investigation by the domestic courts. Specifically it holds that in the case at hand “the Commission may not admit the petition in order to review the preclusion” ordered in single-instance criminal trial No. 5767 regarding the actions of Brigadier General Rito Alejo del Río Rojas, serving as the commanding officer of Army Brigade XVII during 1996 and 1997.
57. It should first be pointed out that the mechanism provided by Articles 44 to 51 of the American Convention is not intended to establish the individual criminal responsibility of those persons who, acting either as civilians or as state agents, might have been involved in the commission of a crime, but rather to establish the State’s responsibility for violating the American Convention and other applicable instruments. It would, thus, be inappropriate for the IACHR to invoke those mechanisms in order to overturn a decision adopted domestically by an investigating agency. Having said that, examining and determining whether state responsibility is involved in a given incident requires considering whether the organs and agents acting within the scope of state authority have made the State responsible by failing to take the steps necessary to ensure the persons under its jurisdiction the rights that the American Convention protects, in particular as regards the due legal clarification of violations of irrevocable basic rights.
58. The arguments of the parties indicate that the possible responsibility of state agents in the torture and murder of Marino López, and in the forced displacement of hundreds of Afro-descendants, in conjunction with illegal armed groups from the AUC and ACCU, is one of the disputed matters in the case at hand, which should be dealt with when the merits of the claim are examined. Similarly, the actions and omissions of the judicial system in determining the criminal responsibility of state agents – already a cause for concern to the IACHR on account of its monitoring of precautionary measures MC 70/99 – should also be examined in the following phase.
59. The Commission therefore believes that the petitioners’ claims regarding the death of Mr. Marino López and the forced displacement of the members of the 22 communities of African descent that inhabited the River Cacarica basin as a result of the actions carried out between February 24 and 27, 1997, could tend to establish violations of the rights enshrined in Articles 4, 5, 8, 17, 19, 21, 22, and 25 of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1.1 thereof. In addition, given the characteristics of the affected population and of the allegations contained in the petition, the Commission believes that this issue should be examined in light of Article 24 of the Convention during the merits phase. Since these aspects of the petition are not manifestly groundless or obviously out of order, the Commission holds that the requirements set forth in Article 47.b and c of the American Convention have been met as regards this aspect of the claim.
60. The Commission concludes that in accordance with the requirements established in Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention, it is competent to examine this complaint as regards the alleged violation of Articles 4, 5, 8.1, 24, 25, and 1.1 of the American Convention and Articles 1 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture with respect to Mr. Marino López and as regards the alleged violation of Articles 5, 8.1, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 1.1 of the American Convention with respect to the individuals displaced from the Cacarica basin as a result of the events of February 24 to 27, 1997.
1. To declare that the complaint is admissible as regards the alleged violation of Articles 4, 5, 8.1, 24, 25, and 1.1 of the American Convention and Articles 1 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture with respect to Mr. Marino López and as regards the alleged violation of Articles 5, 8.1, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 1.1 of the American Convention with respect to the individuals displaced from the Cacarica basin as a result of the events of February 24 to 27, 1997.
2. To give notice of this decision to the Colombian State and to the petitioner.
3. To continue with its analysis of the merits of the complaint.
4. To publish this decision and to include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS.
Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 21st day of the month of October, 2006. (Signed): Evelio Fernández Arévalos, President; Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, First Vice-President; Florentín Meléndez, Second Vice-President; Freddy Gutiérrez, Paolo G. Carozza and Víctor Abramovich, Commissioners.
Note DDH. GOI/28080/1361 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated June 8, 2006, p. 1.
In its 1997 Annual Report the IACHR said that “on December 17, 1997, the Commission requested that precautionary measures be taken in behalf of the members of a community that had been displaced by violence in the locale of Turbo. Several of them were murdered in 1997. Among them were persons who had taken refuge in the municipal sports stadium and others in shelters specially built for that purpose. On December 11, two armed persons identified as paramilitary men went into the Turbo sports stadium looking for a member of the community. On December 14, another paramilitary person was seen inspecting the “Unidos Retornaremos” shelter.” 1997 Annual Report of the IACHR, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98, Doc. 6, February 17, 1998, Chapter III.2.A, section on precautionary measures in the Republic of Colombia. On January 11, 1999, the Commission ratified the continuation of the precautionary measures originally requested on December 17, 1997, on behalf of the individuals located in the displaced persons camp at the Turbo stadium and Bocas del Atrato. See: 1998 Annual Report of the IACHR, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.102, Doc. 6 rev. April 16, 1999, Chapter III, paragraph 22. The precautionary measures currently remain in force to protect the displaced persons who today are a part of the communities of African descent grouped together in the CAVIDA Organization and resettled on their collective lands along the River Cacarica. In June 2003 the Commission conducted an on-site visit to the CAVIDA collective lands to assess the situation of beneficiaries of those precautionary measures. See: IACHR Press Release No. 15/03, “IACHR Rapporteur concludes working visit to the Republic of Colombia,” June 27, 2003, at http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/English/2003/15.03.htm.
The IACHR provided a series of comments on the situation of the displaced persons in Turbo in its Third Report on the Human Rights Situation in Colombia (1999) OEA/Ser.L/V/II.102 Doc. 9 rev. 1, February 26, 1999, Chapter VI, paragraphs 44 to 47.
The IACHR provided a series of comments on the situation of the displaced persons in Bahía Cupica in its Third Report on the Human Rights Situation in Colombia (1999) OEA/Ser.L/V/II.102 Doc. 9 rev. 1, February 26, 1999, Chapter VI, paragraph 53.
The Darién Chocoano region comprises four municipalities – Acandí, Unguía, Riosucio, and Carmen del Darién – and covers 4,820 km2. The access route is the River Atrato and its tributaries the rivers Turandó, Cacarica, Jiguamiandó, and Jarapetó.
The Urabá Antioqueño comprises eleven municipalities – Apartadó, Carepa, Chigorodó, Necoclí, San Juan de Urabá, San Pedro de Urabá, Turbo, Arboletes, Murindó, Mutatá, and Vigía del Fuerte – and covers a total surface area of 11,665 km2.
The IACHR spoke about the situation of the Afro-descendant population in Chocó in its Third Report on the Human Rights Situation in Colombia (1999) OEA/Ser.L/V/II.102 Doc. 9 rev. 1, February 26, 1999, Chapter XI.
The State offered these comments regarding the general situation in the area in its note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, pp. 20 and 21.
“Operations Order No. 004/Genesis” is signed by Brigadier General Rito Alejo del Río Rojas, then commanding Army Brigade XVII, and sets out the goal of “dealing a resounding blow to squad 57 of the Narco FARC, survivors of the V, XXXIV, and LVIII, who are carrying out criminal acts within the jurisdiction of the Operating Unit.” Appendix No. 1 to this order, titled “Enemy situation – Operation Genesis objectives,” contains eight action points, listed in ascending order: (1) Tamboral; (2) La Loma – Caño Seco; (3) River Salaquí, Regadero sector; (4) Caño Seco, El Guineo sector; (5) Teguerré; (6) River Cacarica, Puente América sector; (7) La Nueva; and (8) Clavellino. Petitioners’ submission, March 6, 2006.
The State says that “the jurisprudential trend of favoring the procedural authority of locus standi in judicio of the victims, their relatives, or their representatives, heightens this demand, in light of the recognition of the individual as the bearer of the rights enshrined in the Convention and, consequently, as the beneficiary of the protection and compensation offered by the System.” It further states that “this situation means that the object of the protection is individual cases or specific victims with respect to which the scope of the alleged violations can be established, and not general or abstract situations in which it is not possible to establish the individually considered subject or subjects that make up the group of persons who have allegedly suffered a violation of their rights.” The purpose, it says, is to prevent the deformation of the individual petitions procedure in the inter-American human rights protection system as a means for establishing whether or not the rights of individual persons have been violated. The State cites the following precedents to support its position: Report No. 4/01 (María Eugenia Morales de Sierra), Annual Report of the IACHR 2000, paragraph 31; Report No. 51/02 (Janet Espinoza Feria et al.), Annual Report of the IACHR 2002, paragraph 35; and Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute,” Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 2, 2004, Series C No. 112, paragraphs 107 to 109. Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, pp. 2-6.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, pp. 6-9.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, p. 10.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 of the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law provides a verbatim quotation from the resolution of May 29, 2003, in Single-Instance Case No. 5767.
The State cites paragraph 33 of Inadmissibility Report No. 86/03, published in the 2003 Annual Report of the IACHR, and paragraph 9 of Inadmissibility Report No. 122/01, published in the 2001 Annual Report of the IACHR. Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, pp. 12-14.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, p. 14.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006, pp. 26-33.
Note DDH. GOI/18083/0836 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated April 18, 2006.
Note DDH. GOI/28080/1361 from the Directorate of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated June 8, 2006, p. 3.
In admitting a petition for violations of the American Convention with respect to some 40 persons in the Mapiripán Massacre, the Commission explained that the circumstances of the deaths of most of the victims, whose bodies were dismembered and thrown into the River Guaviare, had not been ascertained by the judicial authorities and, consequently, the victims were not identified in the petition. Report No. 34/01 (Mapiripán Massacre), Annual Report of the IACHR 2000, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.111 doc. 20 rev., April 16, 2001, paragraph 27.
Women account for approximately half of Colombia’s displaced persons, and the government has acknowledged that four out every ten displaced families are headed by women. See: United Nations Development Fund for Women, Report on the Situation of Women in Colombia, September 2005, p. 20; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Balance de la Política Pública de Prevención, Protección y Atención al Desplazamiento Interno Forzado en Colombia (agosto 2002 – 2004), Bogotá, Colombia, December 2004, p. 110.
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, adopted in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on December 9, 1985, at the 15th regular session of the OAS General Assembly, STOEA No.° 67; in force since February 28, 1987, in accordance with Article 22. Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L/V/I.4 rev.9, January 31, 2003.
See: I/A Court H.R., Case of the Ituango Massacres. Judgment of July 1, 2006. Series C No. 148, paras. 208 and 209; I/A Court H.R., Case of the “Mapiripán Massacre,” Judgment of September 15, 2005. Series C No. 134, para. 171; I/A Court H.R., Case of the Moiwana Community. Judgment of June 15, 2005. Series C No. 124, paras. 113 to 120.
United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, February 11, 1998.
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Colombia, Judgment C-225/95 of May 18, 1995, para. 33, quoted by the Inter-American Court in the Case of the Ituango Massacres, Judgment of July 1, 2006, Series C No. 148, para. 209.
I/A Court H. R., Velásquez Rodríguez Case. Judgment of July 29, 1988. Series C No. 4, para. 64.
Per Article 322 of Colombia’s Code of Criminal Procedure, that phase is intended to determine whether an incident reported to the authorities through any channels actually took place, whether it is punishable under criminal law, whether it took place under circumstances that would cause an absence of liability, and whether the processability requirements have been met for the commencement of criminal action and the gathering of the evidence needed to identify the perpetrators of the punishable act and/or the participants therein. It is, therefore, a stage that takes place prior to the investigation phase, which, in accordance with the law, has a maximum duration of six months. After that period, either a resolution opening investigation proceedings or writs of waiver must be issued, or, if the identity of the alleged perpetrator has not been established, a suspension must be ordered. Code of Criminal Procedure of Colombia, Law 600 of July 24, 2000, at http://www.unifr.ch/derechopenal/legislacion/co/cpp_colombia.htm, as of December 15, 2004 (hereinafter the “Code of Criminal Procedure”).
I/A Court H. R., Velásquez Rodríguez Case, Preliminary Objections. Judgment of June 26, 1987. Series C No. 1, para. 93.
The IACHR, in its 2005 Annual Report, spoke about the urgency of responding to the orders for compliance issued by the Constitutional Court urging the institutions of the State to respond to the consequences of internal displacement. 2005 Annual Report of the IACHR, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.124, Doc. 7, February 27, 2006, Chapter IV, section on Colombia, paragraph 8. Constitutional Court, Deed 176 of August 29, 2005, Orders related to the budgetary effort needed to implement the policies of attention to displaced populations, in accordance with judgment T-025 of 2004, handed down by the Third Review Chamber; (2) Constitutional Court, Deed 177 of August 29, 2005, Orders given in the third paragraph of the operative section of Judgment T-025 of 2004, to overcome the unconstitutional state of affairs as regards internal forced displacement; and (3) Constitutional Court, Deed 178 of August 29, 2005, Orders contained in paragraphs two, four, five, eight, and nine of the operative section of Judgment T-025 of 2004, issued to overcome the unconstitutional state of affairs as regards internal forced displacement.
It should be noted that on August 13, 2001, the Commission published a press release expressing its concern at the resignation within the office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Colombia that followed on from the reactions to the arrest of retired army general Rito Alejo del Río Rojas, at that time named in several investigations for serious human rights violations during his time as the commanding officer of the Army’s XVII Brigade. The Commission said that “the lack of support for the decision of the National Unit of Human Rights of the Prosecutor’s Office to enforce the arrest of General del Río Rojas caused the forced resignation of its Director, Pedro Díaz Romero and the release of the General. The Commission has also learned that judicial and disciplinary procedures might have been instituted against the members of the Unit and the Technical Corps of Investigations (TCI) that participated in the investigation and the corresponding detention.” The Commission expressed “its serious concern for the above related events which, by inhibiting and restraining the task of the Unit, restrict the independence and efficacy of the administration of justice and the battle against impunity in Colombia.” The Commission said in that press release that it had extended precautionary measures, in accordance with Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, on behalf of the former Director of the National Human Rights Unit, a number of prosecutors belonging to it, and members of the TCI, and that it had spoken to the State to request that it adopt the measures necessary to protect their physical integrity and that of their families and to avoid any reprisals against members of the Unit for acts undertaken in the legitimate exercise of their functions. IACHR, Press Release, “IACHR concerned for changes in the National Human Rights Unit in Colombia,” August 13, 2001, available at http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/English/2001/Press21-01.htm. | 2019-04-22T06:48:21 | http://cidh.org/annualrep/2006eng/COLOMBIA.499.04eng.htm |
娣 is the 4705th most frequent character.
娣 has 1 dictionary entry.
娣 appears as a character in 1 word.
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Pronunciation clue for 娣 (di4): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'di4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Pronunciation clue for 娣 (di4): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'ti4'. It has the same pinyin final. | 2019-04-22T18:29:55 | https://hanzicraft.com/character/%E5%A8%A3 |
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Once again I spent this afternoon researching blood values for squirrels. And like the last time and the time before that, I once again found there really isn’t much information available and what information there is was done many years ago and then primarily on the Eastern grey squirrel.
We all know just how useful a blood test can be to help diagnose a physical problem; when caring for squirrels this tool is no different. The dilemma comes when trying to determine the norms; while some things are relatively the same for all mammals, others vary by species and it is there we have little-to-no guidelines to use for proper diagnoses, particularly for the Eastern fox squirrel.
Since I have access to both a willing veterinarian and a ready source of fox squirrels, it has occurred to me more than once that I could have blood tests run myself and put the results into a reference table and eventually come up with normal ranges. The problem is that running a full blood panel isn’t cheap so that’s why I decided to hold this little fundraiser.
The initial goal is to raise $1,500. This will allow us to run a blood panel on a dozen squirrels; not as large a sample as we’d like but it will be better than what we have right now.
If you’d like to contribute to this cause, please click the button below.
If you prefer to donate via check, please make it payable to “A Squirrel’s Tale” and send it to P.O. Box 1708, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48070.
We will post our progress here.
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While evaluating a patient for nose surgery it is important to determine whether the surgery is beauty or functional in nature. The majority of cosmetic modifications alter a person's appearance. Whether it is correcting a nose broken by accident, reducing a protuberance or enhancing a ungainly sinus tip, the change wrought by these treatments are usually visible to the world.
This includes widening a nose airway in order to aid breathing in or rectification of a deviated septum. Any hindrance to be able to sleek breathing is classified as a health threat and any corrective surgery is normally covered by health insurance.
Sometimes a seriously deviated septum can also result in a visibly crooked nose. In other cases while a patient comes in for restorative surgery for breathing problems, they might want to correct additional visible cosmetic difficulty with their nose.
The nasal septum being a cartilaginous structure that divides the particular nose in to two halves as well as any midline that strays significantly out of this midline is called a deviated. It is a relatively simple method as well as can be done both below neighborhood as well as general anesthesia.
As the deviation in question is a result of a surfeit of bone or cartlage in the septum the process involves the elimination of all excess tissue mass. While operating the surgeon makes an incision in the septum lining working from the nose and begins excising, leaving only a small part to act as structural assistance. The particular Septum is then stabilized utilizing a variety of manmade material such as plastic splints pipes or sutures.
Septoplasty is not generally carried out on children, as the septum keeps expanding until maturity at age 18. Rhinoplasty on the other hand is a purely cosmetic procedure and is usually done through an incision inside the nasal passageway or across the pores and skin layer that divides the nostrils. The bony and cartilaginous framework that makes up the nose is revealed to be sculpted into the shape you would like. The skin is sewn back into place to be able to finish the surgery. Usually taken care of as a outpatient method, the surgery can last upto a couple of hours. cosmetic or functional our nose is an extremely important organ in our body, whether it is uninterrupted clean breathing or perhaps an enhanced body image, both go a long distance in improving the quality of our lives. | 2019-04-26T01:50:29 | http://garagemounier.com/Nose_Surgery_101_A_overview.aspx |
Life is hard. Some days are just really tough. You wake up every day with the intention that it’s going to be a good day. But then, you spill your morning coffee, you’re running late and there’s bad traffic. Or maybe your day started off great and by lunch you found out disappointing news. Or perhaps even just one small thing can put your mood in a funk. And that funk can last for a week.
Changing your perspective and outlook can make a world of difference. Even one tiny shift in your thoughts can have a huge impact. Recognizing all the ways your life is blessed, retains your thinking. It’s so easy to complain, compare and covet when thankfulness ins’t practiced daily. It’s so easy to become focused on what we don’t have instead of what we do have. Practicing thankfulness daily shields you from negativity, eliminates stress, heals, boosts self-esteem and improves relationships.
I never used to be a breakfast eater. But now I love starting the morning with a fresh bowl of fruit and some hot tea as I write my goals for the day.
Going for a walk outside everyday helps me appreciate the beautiful state I live in. It’s my time I talk to God and thank him for everything he has given me.
Aren’t pets just the best?! They are a huge stress reliever. I love snuggling with them and I love when they give me hugs and wet kisses.
Water helps keep my hydrated and thinking clearly. It’s also give me a quick 5 min break to stretch so I can get back to focusing on my goals.
Music is amazing food for the soul. It get me motivated, inspired and moving.
This is a new important one for me. I never used to get enough sleep because it would make me feel lazy that I wasn’t getting enough things done. But now, I go to bed at 10pm at wake up at 6am for a healthy 8 hours of rest.
I’m a very independent woman. So I appreciate the solitude of a quiet coffee shop and a good book to rejuvenate.
At the end of each day, I look back on the day and find something good. Every day may not be good, but there is something GOOD in every day!
Practicing each of these things daily makes me feel so much better! It makes me happy to do each of these things daily so I can cultivate and attitude of gratitude!
How do you cultivate an attitude of gratitude?!
A Gratitude Jar. Totally starting this. I love this so much! “Changing your perspective and outlook can make a world of difference” – Yes it SURE can!!!
I love my gratitude jar!! Perspective is everything!!
I love all of these!!! Everyone needs some time to just live a moment!
Thank you Justyna!! I agree with you!!
Awe I’m soooo glad this was inspiring for you!! Yay!!
This is a great list and one I need to practice more of!
Aww these are great ideas! It’s so easy to live crazed!
Thank you Kaleigh!! It’s so easy to let “life” take over!!
Thank you for the reminder to be thankful! I started a gratitude journal a couple of years ago which I found really helps me…but now that I’m thinking about it its been a long time since I wrote in it, maybe I’ll do that tonight!
You are welcome for this reminder!! I started a gratitude journal as well!! Sometime hard to keep up with, but it’s so important to have!!
I particularly agree with number three! I would add that a nice hot bath works well aslo!
Yes!! A nice hot bath is always amazing!!! | 2019-04-22T04:42:25 | https://rachelschrepel.com/how-to-cultivate-an-attitude-of-gratitude/ |
It's the middle of March, which means one thing: It's that time of year when all of America suddenly cares about college basketball.
Yes, March Madness is back, and if you're already feeling like your bracket is doomed, you'll wish you took some advice from a certain ex-president who has had some success before.
Back in 2009, Barack Obama correctly predicted the University of North Carolina would take home the crown.
The former president — and huge basketball fan — has just released his 2017 bracket, so you might want to pay attention.
According to Obama, this year will be a repeat of 2009 with UNC taking home the title.
I mean, it's worked for him before, right?
Obama has UNC taking down fellow No. 1 seed, Duke, in the final.
If his prediction for the final is correct, it would be an epic matchup, as the rivals are located just 10 miles apart from one another in North Carolina.
And if you want a "Cinderella" story, the ex-POTUS thinks you'll find one in the University of Michigan. He has the Wolverines upsetting No. 2 seed, Louisville, and No. 3 seed, Oregon.
He's also predicted potential bracket busters in Notre Dame upsetting Gonzaga and Cincinnati beating UCLA.
I'm now in a slight panic and having a major rethink because none of my Final Four make his Final Four.
And if you're a fan of NCAA women's basketball, you'll want to check out Obama's picks for the tournament.
In news that will surprise zero basketball fans, he has picked highly fancied UConn to retain last year's title by seeing off Notre Dame in the final.
But first they'll have to get past Washington, according to Obama, who have the best player in the country in Kelsey Plum.
Obama has released brackets every year since he became president in 2009, but only got the winner right his first time. This will be the third time he has predicted UNC to take home the crown.
However, if you're hoping for more presidential wisdom to influence your bracket, you won't find it from Donald Trump, who turned down ESPN's invitation to submit picks. | 2019-04-19T16:50:15 | https://www.elitedaily.com/news/barack-obama-march-madness-bracket-predictions/1826971 |
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On Thursday August 16th, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away in Detroit, Michigan at age 76.
Franklin’s last performance was at a gala on November 7th, 2017 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Aretha Franklin was one of the most awarded woman to ever be in music, she was an outstanding singer and a greatly underestimated pianist.
She was nominated for Grammys 44 times and won 18 of those, her first being for her hit song “Respect.” On October 8th, 2014, Franklin became the first woman to have 100 hits on the Billboard’s Hot R&B song chart with the song “Rolling in the deep.”On November 9th, 2005, she was awarded the Medal of Freedom, an award for the highest civilian honor, by President George W. Bush.
She has also performed for numerous presidents in the past 50 years, her first being the inaugural gala for President Jimmy Carter in 1977. At President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993, she performed “I Dream a Dream.” She also sang at President Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20th, 2009.
But the way Franklin got to the top of the charts is a better story than the achievement itself.
She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25th, 1942. Her father, Clarence LaVaughan (“C.L” Franklin), moved the family to Detroit where he was a minister and a widely known gospel singer. He was the minister of the New Bethel Baptist church where he and Aretha sang in the choir. Her father offered to teach her piano lessons, but instead, without knowing how to read music, she taught herself and began recording music at 14.
Aretha Franklin is said by many to be the greatest female singer ever, and she will be greatly missed. She earned herself the title “Queen of Soul” and made lives better with her empowering music.
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I've had this idea for years. It combines two great and difficult projects into one.
In short, you press a button in your bedroom, and downstairs in the kitchen station a fresh cup of tea is made. It is loaded onto the back of a model train, and is then delivered to you by model traintrack. It's extravagant, but awesome.
Let's split it into two parts.
This isn't some crappy instant tea machine or thing you have to set the night before. This needs to make perfect tea, and not need any of its supplies refilling by hand each time. It should be able to make around forty cups before you need to restock it.
The glorious part of it is that you're no longer restricted to having it in a certain location. And since it's quality we're after, there'll be no more sachets of long life milk - this has to be perfect.
There are a lot of issues with a project like this. It needs to boil water, and for that it needs a water supply, it needs to handle tea bags or leaves, and it needs to handle adding milk and sugar. Milk is, of course, a problem, and usually the main problem with tea making machines. However, on this machine, the station can be situated right next to the fridge. We're limited by the amount of piping and hardware that touches the milk, because each time the milk is replaced, all the pipes need to be sterilised. Pumps are out of the question. Any part of the machine outside the fridge can't have milk remain in it while the machine is idle. It also needs to be easy to refil, with no customised containers or anything. And cheap, of course. My solution?
Have an air pump connected to the fridge. The only part that gets touched by the milk is the single tube, which can be taken out and washed. To prepare, simply place the milk in the fridge, open the top and put the pipe in, to the bottom. Close the door to make it air tight. When milk is needed, air is pumped into the fridge, and the pressure forces milk to leave through the tube. After, air is drawn out to create a negative pressure, and so excess milk in the pipe is drawn back into the bottle. A simple valve at one end would stop air getting in when not in use, but shouldn't actually get touched by the milk.
As for the tea bag dispenser, the easiest might be to have a row of slots for tea bags that you manually insert them into. There would be no support for tea leaves, but I can't think of a solution that would accept both. Maybe two seperate dispensers would be best.
Sugar shouldn't be a problem as it isn't going to go rancid or anything. It's important to ensure there aren't any leaks though.
Again, there are many challenges to overcome. The train will probably have to be G gauge or a similar scale. The drink could be carried on one of its carriages in several ways - the simplest being a flat carriage, with a mug holder, the most impressive being one styled like an oil tanker, which is actually a thermos flask on its side. This would be difficult to clean though.
Undoubtedly the biggest problem with having one station downstairs and one station upstairs is getting the train between the two. Depending on how permenant an insallation the system would need to be, archways and bridges could be used to get the traintrack to the staircase, but what then? The two most obvious ideas are: have sloping track, or have the train stop on a detaching piece of track, which itself is an elevator between levels.
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It starts with getting your house in order and systems in place; then hiring agents to plugin to your effective systems.
Let us guide you every step of the way to implement the Real Estate Team Builder system. We have done all the work – all you need to do is customize the procedures and documents for your business and market.
Module 1– The Big Picture In this first module, we will lay the foundation and cover in greater detail the philosophy and core components of real estate team building.
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Module 6 – Build an Asset and Create Your Exit Strategy We will conclude the Real Estate Team Builder training with this comprehensive module on how to build an asset (your team and overall real estate business) and design your exit strategy.
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I had been searching for a coach with a training program that wasn’t one size fits all. One that could assess where I was and what the next step in my team’s growth should be. Jan and I clicked on our first phone call. She listened, was able to identify what steps needed to be taken and then mapped out a strategy that incorporated our teams values and goals. I appreciated her organization, the ability to move through the WBNL modules at the time I needed them, but most of all her willingness to go above and beyond in helping me find the best resources for my team so that we could move forward. She has proven to be an excellent sounding board when at a cross roads and can quickly discern the better path to take. I can wholeheartedly recommend Jan and the WBNL Coaching program. If you are searching for a structured business plan with a coach that will guide you through solid systems while still enjoying a personal life. You have found it!!
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Again within the good outdated days, companies drove commerce by shopping for advertisements within the native newspaper, renting house on a billboard or calling individuals out of a telephone e book. Clients got here to a bodily storefront to do their procuring, and every enterprise had a really restricted geographical sphere that it labored in.
What a unique world we’ve got as we speak: Many companies don’t have a bodily storefront and even see their prospects. They promote to individuals all around the planet, and as an alternative of shopping for advert house within the native paper, they compete for website positioning rankings.
In fact social media platforms are filled with every kind of individuals, however because the chief of an ecommerce enterprise, you in all probability know that the majority of these individuals should not concern you. As an alternative, your fundamental supply of development goes to return from the golden and generally elusive “heat” buyer. You recognize who these individuals are: individuals with whom you have already got no less than a fledgling relationship.
They find out about your model; they could comply with you on social media; they simply haven’t purchased something — but. Although different prospects have their good factors,”Goldilocks” must be your focus while you’re increase your buyer base. Purpose for the porridge that’s not too scorching (present prospects who’ve already purchased), not too chilly (individuals with no information of or curiosity in you), however excellent.
The issue is, it may be difficult discovering these heat prospects. Certain, you are checking your follower lists and web site visitors. However what precisely do you search for? What are you able to do to assist them take the following step and purchase?
1. Benefit from all of Fb’s nifty instruments.
Although most firms have a Fb web page and use the platform for paid promoting, few have taken the time to determine how helpful a few of the platform’s analytic instruments truly might be.
If you happen to arrange a Fb pixel to trace your web site visitors (and on-line retailer purchases), you’ll be able to later use that information to focus on your social media promoting straight on the individuals utilizing your web site.
You can too use Fb to create lookalike audiences, the place you are taking an viewers you already know (individuals who have already bought out of your retailer, for instance) and set Fb to focus on customers most just like that viewers. This implies individuals of the same age, pursuits and demographics; these are the viewers members already “hotter” to you than the common Joe.
Final, you’ll be able to create audiences on Fb primarily based on their engagement. Goal individuals who have interacted along with your Fb web page or Instagram enterprise profile earlier than, and also you’ll be capable to catch these leads who discover your model enticing sufficient to have checked out your social media presence.
2. Make impulse shopping for simpler on Pinterest and Instagram.
Fairly often, “heat” prospects are already following your social media channels or taking a look at your posts; they simply have not dedicated sufficient to make the leap and purchase.
Platforms like Pinterest and Instagram, used within the typical vogue, add a lot of steps to the shopping for course of and make it tough. In case your potential prospects should click on by means of a generic hyperlink in your Instagram bio, then search up the merchandise they need on the positioning itself, odds are they aren’t going to take the time.
Fortunately, new options on each Pinterest and Instagram allow prospects to purchase merchandise straight from the app. So, begin utilizing product pins on Pinterest, and ensure that your web site is optimized for the Pinterest purchase button. Instagram’s equal function, Buying on Instagram, lets followers purchase straight from the feed.
If you happen to use these instruments proper (and don’t overuse them), your “heat” prospects will discover it a lot simpler to provide your organization a strive.
3. Get individuals to interact by operating a promotion or contest.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as soon as famously stated, “Your model is what individuals say about you while you’re not within the room.” In that mild, your purpose on social media must be to get your prospects to do the speaking for you — in a great way.
Probably the most efficient methods to interact present (and potential) prospects is by operating a promotion or contest in your channels. Followers could share this with their mates, who’ll share with their mates; and earlier than lengthy you will have an extended checklist of referrals — of “heat” prospects.
Lance Essinos, on-line marketer and host of The College of Adversity podcast, stated you get bonus factors should you develop your promotion to incorporate different companies. After I reached out to him for commen, he replied in an electronic mail: “Individuals are more likely to behave on recommendation or suggestions from mates they belief.
4. Change into a thought-leader in your prospects’ sphere.
“Already making an attempt to do” are the operative phrases right here; they describe “heat” prospects looking for solutions to their issues. These are individuals keen to go to slightly effort to search out the data they want — so it’s essential be there with the solutions.
Begin a weblog and focus your content material on serving to to resolve their issues. Increase the publicity of your posts by publishing or sharing in your social channels. The extra distinctive and high-quality your content material is, the extra consciousness and loyalty you’ll get out of your prospects. Quickly sufficient, they’ll be shopping for issues in your web site.
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Varnum attorney Casey Koppelman will host a roundtable discussion focused on construction financing and loan documentation at Thursday’s meeting of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM).
Koppelman is one of six hosts at the Groundbreaker Breakfast Roundtable sponsored by the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Real Property Law Section. The event is set for Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. | 2019-04-21T16:31:04 | https://www.varnumlaw.com/newsroom-news-koppelman-hosts-sbm-construction-law-lending-roundtable |
Everest Base Camp Dispatch: April 13, 2009 – Next Stop, Kathmandu!
April 13, 2009 – Next Stop, Kathmandu!
Ang Temba has continued to call in each day. He told us that our team, Edouard, Jim, Janet, Kit and Bob and all their Sherpa staff went from Namche down to the village of Phakding on the banks of the Dudh Kosi River on Sunday. At Phakding the team slept in very cozy lodge rooms with the rushing milk green glacial waters of the river right outside their rooms.
Today Monday, April 13th they have arrived back at Lukla, where they are staying in a lodge right by the airstrip. Tonight they will have a farewell dinner and party with their Sherpa staff, who has been their constant companions these past 16 days along the trail to Everest Base Camp.
Temba told us the group is confirmed on the first flight to Kathmandu Tuesday morning. We wish them good luck for perfect weather in the morning so they will be whisked away to the city. Shital Sharma and the rest of our Kathmandu staff will be waiting for them early at the airport in Kathmandu. If you call any of our heroes by telephone at the Yak and Yeti Hotel to congratulate them and there is no answer in the room do not be alarmed, this only means the hot water has not run out and the showers are still going! | 2019-04-20T14:13:15 | http://www.bergadventures.com/v3_cyber/2009/2009-03-29-everest-base-camp/dispatch-10.php |
Game day is almost here! The hype is on and the excitement is sure to only get greater and greater as we get closer to the big day. Yes, the Superbowl is just like any other special occasion, it only comes around once a year. However, try to avoid letting all of your healthy focus vanish if you’re headed out to a Superbowl party or hosting yourself. Try to pick and choose your foods carefully throughout the day to avoid taking in too many extra calories.
Eat a balanced breakfast and lunch to avoid going into a party too hungry.
Avoid “picking” or taking handfuls of food at a time. If you want chips, take a handful, put some on your plate and enjoy!
Try to avoid sitting directly in front of the tempting food.
Try to get in a walk or some form of exercise in to help balance out some of those indulgences!
Here are some personal favorite healthier recipes to try for gameday!
As always, the dietitians at Nutritious Navigation are happy to work with you to meet your health and weight goals. Please feel free to reach out to learn more about our services. www.nutritiousnavigation.com Thank you! Most importantly, GO PATS! | 2019-04-21T16:10:14 | https://caughtinsouthie.com/health-wellness/healthy-recipes-super-bowl/ |
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The administrative interface of the web portal does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input. A remote user can cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
The vendor has assigned bug ID CSCvc90312 to this vulnerability.
Impact: A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user. | 2019-04-26T05:46:55 | https://securitytracker.com/id/1038960 |
Shannon Brown is a Licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Michigan. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan in 1999, concentrating on Interpersonal Practice with Children and Youth with a School Certification. Shannon has worked in schools (with general and special education), a state facility for incarcerated males ages 12-21, and a Christian counseling center. She has also led parent workshops and facilitated both divorce support groups and anger management groups for children and teens. She serves children, teens, college students and families. Shannon has over 15 years of experience in the field of mental health.
One of the things that drew me to counseling was my compelling interest to journey beside people from all different walks of life. I am a natural listener and my style is GENTLE and supportive. I tend to build a strong rapport with my clients based on trust and acceptance. I enjoy using creative interventions including art/drawing, sand tray, games, and therapeutic stories with my clients. I have experienced God’s healing in my own life and it is an honor for me to share that experience of hope and healing with others. My husband and I married in 2004 and parent two lively, entertaining, and wonderful boys. My loves in life (besides my family) include coffee, writing devotions, listening to inspiring podcasts, taking long walks, reading good books, shopping thrift and home good stores, and taking pictures. | 2019-04-25T21:58:47 | https://desertstreams.org/meet-the-team/shannon-brown/ |
Glynn Bosher - Steam WLSR challenge - a turbine care with a unique multiple horizontal boiler design.
Ron Ayres - on super and transonic aerodynamics & Thrust SSC.
Robin Richardson - WLSR as business study.
Richard Noble - Why we strive to achieve.
This event proved extremely interesting. All the guest speakers had something to say in their own style, which added to the variety. The projects ranged from front room mechanics, through student inspiration, to multi million pound record projects such as Thrust SSC. The talks gave an insight into the world of record breaking, why some succeed and others are doomed to failure from the start. Nelson Kruschandl was quoted as saying: "the talk by Richard Noble was inspiring." We apologise for not taking pictures of every speaker.
Coventry's Museum of British Road Transport is packed with exciting historic and contemporary vehicles including both Thrust vehicles and is well worth a visit. | 2019-04-18T23:23:52 | http://www.speedace.info/speed_record_club.htm |
Simple life is what many people aspire to. Living in a utilitarian society, more and more people are yearning for a plain, peaceful, and rural existence. In Pennsylvania, there is such a paradise. Step into Amish country, surrounded by undulating fields. When men with beards and women in full-length dresses ride past on their carriages, you feel as though you have arrived in 18th century Europe.
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To many, Jamaica is synonymous with sun, sand, sea and Reggae. However, one of this country's best kept secrets is its rich drumming tradition. Armed with pen, paper and an indepth knowledge of the total art of Jamaican and World Percussion, this writer has embarked upon the mission of revealing to the world that Jamaica is a repository of some of the most EARTH SHATTERING drum rhythms on this planet. This book provides a brief introduction to these rhythms along with their transcription. For those interested in doing research or having a first-hand experience a guide map showing the principal areas of drumming activity is also included. | 2019-04-20T20:35:21 | http://www.lulu.com/shop/maroghini/spiritual-drumming-jamaicas-african-and-indian-musical-heritage/paperback/product-3141886.html |
European workers deserve and need a pay rise, partly because workers have been left behind while productivity has increased in Europe – with benefits going to companies and shareholders. But in addition, higher salaries and purchasing power would boost internal demand in the EU, thereby strengthening economic recovery.
A pay rise should help to combat growing inequality in Europe, together with in-work poverty and exploitation of the most vulnerable workers. In 2015, almost 10% of workers in the 28 EU Member States were living at risk of poverty, and the proportion was rising.
The ETUC has launched a Pay Rise campaign which runs until mid-2018 and has been undertaken in close cooperation with national affiliates. More details on the www.payrise.eu website or Twitter #OurPayRise.
The ETUC has run a campaign ‘Europe needs a pay rise’ from February 2017 to June 2018 (Video). Pay rises for all working people across Europe, and closing unfair pay gaps (whether the gender pay gap, the East-West gap gap or other pay injustices) remain a priority for the ETUC. We are also doing all we can to promote and restore collective bargaining: the best way to achieve fair pay rises.
Speech by Katja Lehto-Komulainen, ETUC Deputy General Secretary Dear all, Let me address three points on behalf of the European Trade Union Confederation. The ETUC is proud to be part of the EMIN network – and bus tour - promoting adequate minimum income schemes throughout Europe. - The right to an adequate minimum income is a key demand today: we need to ensure an acceptable and dignified standard of living for all.
New figures calculated by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) show that wage increases in the European Union over the last 16 years would have been FOUR TIMES higher if they had fully reflected productivity increases. It is standard economic theory that wage increases should follow productivity increases. But in Europe productivity has increased far more than wages. From 2000 to 2016 productivity increased three times more than wages in Germany and Croatia, and two times more than wages in Poland and Belgium.
A ground-breaking agreement between German trade union IG Metall and employers in the region of Baden-Württemburg sets a precedent likely to be followed across Germany, and gives a positive example for the whole of Europe. The agreement includes a 4.3 % pay rise from April 2018, plus much greater flexibility including reduced working time to 28 hours for those who want or need it, and a choice for workers (with children still in education or caring for dependent parents) of an additional pay rise in 2019 or extra paid days off.
The right to join a trade union and the right to collective bargaining are basic, human rights recognised by the UN International Labour Organisation. Yet many well-known multi-national companies do NOT recognise trade unions, and do not negotiate with trade unions on pay and working conditions. The International and European Trade Union Confederations (ITUC and ETUC) are joining forces for Human Rights Day (December 10) to name and shame two multi-national brands and household names that refuse to negotiate with trade unions.
Workers in 11 central and eastern EU countries are paid up to €944 less per month than workers in Germany when costs of living are taken into account, according to a study published today by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). Shockingly, the difference in net monthly wages, when adjusted for the composition of the workforce and structure of the economy, is larger than when only costs of living are considered.
In response to a long-standing demand from trade unions, the Czech government has agreed to wage rises of up to 23% in the social service sector, from July 2017, with the highest increases going to the lowest paid.
People working in countries in the east of the EU earn well under half of the average wage of people in the western, pre-2004 EU15 according to research published today. Workers in 10 east EU countries earn between 42% of west EU wages (in Estonia) to under 18% (in Bulgaria). Only in Slovenia do working people earn more than half, with wages at 60% of the EU 15 average. The east-west EU wage gap was getting smaller through the late 1990s and much of 2000s, but progress stopped in the 2008 economic crisis.
Dear Readers, We have just published the "Europe needs a Pay Rise" special edition newsletter n°1. To read the document, please click here. Enjoy!
Young people and the youth pay gap Young people earn below the average wage in all EU countries. But in some the gap is much wider than in others, and is growing alarmingly. In 2014, the under-30s earned on average 74% of the overall standard wage. But since 2006, that proportion has fallen by two percentage points or more in 16 EU countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, France, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
After 9 years of austerity Europe's public sector workers deserve a pay rise!
On 23rd June, Public Services Day, citizens around the world acknowledge the wide range of education, health, social and other key services delivered all day and everyday by public service workers. This year the European federations for public service (EPSU) and education (ETUCE) highlight the contribution made by millions of public service workers to maintain quality services while suffering the long-term effects of pay cuts and pay freezes. Public service workers do not deserve this treatment.
Over 400 trade union leaders from all over Europe at the ETUC Mid-term Conference in Rome today agreed that "this is the moment for trade unions to be more active than ever in efforts to manage globalisation, digitalisation and climate action to ensure that working people are not left on the scrap heap".
ETUC Mid-term Conference Dear friends, Comrades, Buongiorno a tutte e tutti ! Welcome to this mid-term conference, which is intended to help us to get our heads up, look back over the road we have travelled, and to consolidate our positions in order to reach the goals we have set ourselves.
Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, writes May 1 is our day. It is the day we celebrate the achievements of working people, labour, and their trade unions. Only through trade unions will working people get justice and a fair deal. Strong unions mean effective collective bargaining. Collective bargaining - reaching a fair deal with employers - brings better wages and working conditions for everyone, and reduces the gender pay gap.
Social partners in the textile sector in Germany have agreed a new wage deal that will offer a 4.4% increase overall to 100,000 employees in the Länder of the former West Germany. The accord also raises holiday allowances and payments to workers who take early retirement to work part time. The agreement will apply until 31 January 2019. Negotiations for a collective agreement covering the 30,000 employees in the eastern Länder are now getting underway.
Industrial unions in Sweden have signed a three-year collective agreement, until 2020, that will benefit lower-paid workers most. The unions, including IF Metall, secured a wage deal worth 6.5%. “We went into these agreement negotiations with three clear demands: more money in our wallets, greater allocation to part-time pensions and a clear low-wage effort, all of which we succeeded in getting through,” said IF Metall Chairman Anders Ferbe. | 2019-04-24T00:02:52 | https://www.etuc.org/en/issue/pay-rise |
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Support NO CONFIDENCE in the Hay Shire Councillors, Hay NSW.
Annette Smith started this petition to We therefore ask the House to call on Minister Gabrielle Upton, to stand down Hay Shire Council.
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Was it the Scottish question by any chance Ang??
I can't believe I got 4 right ..this is not my area!
So, you other people who also got 1 today, was it the same one as me?
Based on the results of today's quiz, I just want to get this rumor started: Weiser knows a lot about the female reproductive system.
^ Well, Eims, I thought it really needed shaking up; it was getting far too predictable with the same people winning and getting to the top of the table all the time - at least now it's anyone's game, and wins are spread far more evenly - I actually think more or less everyone that played last month had at least one win.
Yeah, I like it. Thanks Becs.
I still keep forgetting to play, though.
Tell me about it - I've hardly played the past few weeks! | 2019-04-26T06:13:20 | http://forums.kttunstall.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19004&start=1140 |
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Gus Poyet has urged his Albion midfielders to join the goal spree in the absence of leading marksman Craig Mackail-Smith.
The Seagulls have scored 14 goals in the five straight wins which have catapulted them to the top of the Championship.
Mackail-Smith, missing against Birmingham with a hamstring injury, has hit six of them and Ashley Barnes three.
Now Poyet wants his central midfielders, along with the likes of flying wide man Kazenga LuaLua, to start contributing.
He told The Argus: “We are not thinking Macca is the only one that is going to score. We need to make sure the rest do their bit as well. We are trying to convince a few players that they need to score more goals.
“That can be Gary Dicker or Dean Hammond or Crofty (Andrew Crofts ) or Kazenga LuaLua. They need to score goals, to add things.
“I’m not going to ask the defenders to score too many goals. If they can pop up with a few great but the players with an opportunity to get into the box need to score goals. | 2019-04-23T02:30:34 | https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/9957076.midfield-men-must-hit-goal-trail/ |
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It's been almost 3 months since my high school silver jubilee. We planned and waited for it for...ummm, 25 years? Well, we waited for it for 25 years alright but we only planned for it for about a year. The event was a success but the most important thing that happened because of this jubilee is the RENEWED friendships. I wasn't physically present but I was very much involved in the planning -thanks to technology - so it was like I was also there and was very much part of it.
I wish I can say it's all good but such is not the case.
About a month before the event, one of our [seemingly healthy] classmates was rushed to the hospital because of kidney failure. He wasn't able to attend the reunion and he passed mid-January. Weeks before the event itself, we learned that one of our [former] teachers was diagnosed with cancer so she went on a sabbatical leave. She also was not able to make it to the reunion so my batch mates visited her. She passed 2 weeks ago.
Exactly a week ago today, one of our classmates who now resides in Virginia got hurt in a bizarre accident. She was off work and was enjoying the nice weather in their house's deck when she was hit by a shotgun pellet in the head. Thank God the pellet did not penetrate her skull or it would have a been totally different outcome. She's now home resting but still suffers from a lot of head pains because of the head trauma. She said that they might still have to do surgery on her to take out the pellet that's embedded on her skull but that remains to be seen. For now, we're just thankful she's alive and well.
Things happen in 3's or so they say. With this in mind, I am hoping and praying that we don't get anymore sad news like the ones I mentioned anytime soon.
It is at times like this that some go through a 'reality check'. I know I did. But after this series of unfortunate events, I feel like I should be doing reality checks more often. Like what I said in my post earlier this week [Let's be Thankful] I am trying very hard to look at the bright side instead of staring at the not-so-bright side. Yes, that post was brought about by these recent events in my life.
They may not be things that happened to me directly but it definitely put things into perspective for me. No one really knows what the future holds for us. If we concentrate more on the unpleasant things, we may never enjoy what we have right now. That to me will be wasting the one great gift that God gave each one of us...LIFE!
have a great day and happy blogging mommy j.
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sad series of events indeed. but such is life and we have to embrace what life throws at us.
hope you're enjoying your great weather like we are here. it's been great but we will go back to more seasonable temps next week. in short, balik lamig ulit kami with temps in the 40's pa rin.
I oftentimes reflect on such morbid thoughts! But that’s life! No one knows what lies ahead but Him. Not even when we are diagnosed with a killer disease like mine. Though I’m still praying with all my might that I’m truly and totally healed. Tama ka, worrying would only deprive us of life’s happiness. Kaya smile na lang always! | 2019-04-21T07:00:48 | http://pinaywahm.com/2010/03/reality-check.html |
LINDSAY, ONT. – John Tory pressed the reset button on his rocky leadership of the Progressive Conservatives by announcing today he'd finally cleared a path to return to the Ontario legislature, hoping to quell critics who insist it's already game over.
Progressive Conservative Laurie Scott will resign her central Ontario seat and take on the job of getting the Opposition ready for the next election, Tory said in Lindsay, about 130 kilometres east of Toronto.
The embattled Conservative leader travelled to Scott's riding of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock – almost 15 months to the day his party suffered one of its worst electoral defeats – to announce she had agreed to step aside so he could run in a byelection.
Tory vowed to do a better job as leader of the party, acknowledging that his "impatience" to get things done may have clouded his judgment at times.
"I think I'm a stronger leader and wiser leader today than I was two years ago," he said.
It's become a common refrain for Tory, whose political missteps during the 2007 provincial election fuelled an open rebellion within his party. His critics have pointed to his long drawn-out seat search as proof that Tory is too weak and indecisive to lead the party to victory against the reigning Liberals.
His decision to run in Scott's riding should "eliminate" that concern, said Tory, who acknowledged that the last few months have been difficult for him personally.
"I am determined in my view that my experience, that my hard work, that my honest and straightforward approach is, in the end, going to be found to be what the people feel they need to get this province back on top economically," he said.
One veteran party member, who asked to remain anonymous, said he thinks "some people will take a wait-and-see view and hope that Tory can turn it around now."
"But I don't think it's going to change a thing," he added.
Tory said Scott offered to step down in the fall, but he didn't accept until after it became clear Prime Minister Stephen Harper wouldn't inadvertantly free up a seat in the legislature by giving any of Tory's 25 caucus members a Senate seat.
Tory refused to say whether he would stay on or resign as leader of the party if he failed to win the byelection, which has not yet been called.
Scott was also tight-lipped on whether she intended to return as a Conservative candidate in the 2011 provincial election, or leave the seat vacant for Tory.
She was first elected in 2003 and easily won re-election in 2007 in the riding that the Conservatives have held since 1994.
In exchange for giving up her seat, Scott will take on the ``enormous responsibility" of election readiness chair for the party, Tory said.
The NDP were quick to open fire, accusing Tory of pushing one of only seven women in his caucus to quit.
"Leaders are supposed to attract women into politics, not force them out," said New Democrat Andrea Horwath.
Tory struggled for more than a year to find a riding to contest since losing his ill-fated bid for a Toronto seat in the 2007 election, where he went head-to-head against Education Minister Kathleen Wynne.
His controversial campaign promise to extend public funding to religious schools – and refusal to back off the proposal until the last minute – poisoned the Tories' chances of defeating the Liberals, leading them to one of their worst showings ever.
Despite calls to resign and a dismal 66.9 per cent approval rating in a leadership vote last February, Tory vowed to stay and learn from his mistakes.
His efforts to unite the party, including the launch of a grassroots policy project, were overshadowed by his inability to find a seat and failed to stamp out lingering resentment within party ranks.
Longtime Conservative Bill Murdoch was kicked out of caucus in the fall for suggesting Tory find another job. And a group of disgruntled party members are putting forward a proposal at the party's convention next month that some say is designed to ``humiliate" Tory. It puts a firm deadline on the amount of time a leader can take to find a seat.
Tory's next big battle will likely be fought in Scott's riding, where he'll have to convince voters – and his party – to give him another chance.
Lindsay resident Charlie Orr, 66, said he resents that taxpayers will have to foot the hefty bill – up to $500,000 – for a byelection just so Tory can find a seat.
"In this economic situation, it isn't right at all," said Orr, a retired mechanic who worked for the local school board.
"We're spending half-a-million dollars that we shouldn't be spending, and we shouldn't even be having a byelection because this is all nonsense."
Premier Dalton McGuinty has six months to call a byelection, but has indicated in the past he would move quickly to give Tory a chance to run for a seat. | 2019-04-23T16:18:56 | https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2009/01/09/mpp_gets_head_office_job_after_vacating_seat_for_tory.html |
Staff at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust have been celebrating nurses across all of our hospitals as part of International Nurses Day.
To celebrate various activities took place across both Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke Hospitals. Displays at both hospitals showcased old nurses uniforms dating from 1966 and also had collections of current staff photos. The photos taken showed nurses holding up signs highlighting a bit about them. This was to illustrate the diverse range of nursing roles fulfilled across the Trust. Thank you cards, signed by the Board of Directors, were given out and a cake sale raised £584, which will go towards the Trusts student and educator awards. | 2019-04-18T21:35:01 | https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-news/local-hospitals-celebrate-international-nurses-day/ |
Two masked men armed with a hammer and shotgun targeted a supermarket in a terrifying robbery.
Det Con Christopher Waddicar, from Greater Manchester Police’s Wigan borough team, said: “This was a cowardly act which left the victims fearing for their lives and both remain shaken by what happened that night.
The man carrying the hammer was described as being of medium build. He was wearing a maroon hooded top, black jogging bottoms and black trainers.
The man carrying the shotgun wore a black hooded top, black jogging bottoms and dark blue trainers.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference number 2212 of December 7.
This was a cowardly act which left the victims fearing for their lives and both remain shaken by what happened that night. | 2019-04-25T22:09:13 | https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/search-for-masked-men-after-armed-robbery-at-shop-1-8300070 |
“Never mind what he told us!” answered his elder, who, if he had more years and a more developed wit, was also apparently more of a moralist.
“Doesn’t your father sit in the House of Lords?” Bessie Alden went on.
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“This Is Us” may have hit a series low in Live+Same Day during the week of Nov. 19, but the show came right back in delayed viewing.
In the Nielsen Live+7 numbers for the week, “This Is Us” rose 111% over its Live+Same Day adults 18-49 haul for a 3.8 rating for the week, even with its performance in Live+7 from the previous week. Fellow NBC show “Manifest” (1.1 to a 2.6, 136% lift) and “New Amsterdam” (1.1 to a 2.3, 109% lift), Fox’s “9-1-1” (1.2 to a 2.5, 108% lift), and ABC’s “The Good Doctor” (1.1 to a 2.4, 118% lift) all more than doubled their L+SD ratings as well.
See the full week’s rankings below. | 2019-04-19T11:17:23 | https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/live-plus-7-ratings-week-of-nov-19-this-is-us-1203085884/ |
Several people have asked lately about brown rice and arsenic – is brown rice safe or is it just one more food that we need to worry about and possible avoid?
Consumer Report issued a report last November focused on high levels of arsenic in rice, particularly brown rice. This followed an earlier report , January 2012, in which they reported on the high levels of arsenic in fruit juices, particularly apple and grape juice. So what’s the deal?
Why and how is arsenic in our food supply?
The current health concern is about high levels of inorganic arsenic in certain crops (among these some fruits and rice). High levels of inorganic arsenic are more likely to present in soils which have previously been treated with fertilizers and/or pesticides containing inorganic arsenic (this is especially true in many Southern states where the boll weevil threatened cotton crops and such pesticides were used.) Because rice is grown in flooded areas, it absorbs more of this inorganic arsenic in the growing process (apparently some fruits tend to absorb more as well). So, not only does rice have a high level, but brown rice has an even higher level (in many cases that is). When bran is removed for white rice, the process actually scrubs away part of the arsenic – in addition to the nutrition in the bran!
A report issued by the US EPA states that “Chronic inorganic arsenic exposure is known to be associated with adverse health effects on several systems of the body…” and also states that inorganic arsenic “is classified by the U.S. EPA as a known human carcinogen…” So, yes, overexposure to or ingestion of too much arsenic can be a problem (like death, remember “Arsenic and Old Lace?”) But is eating brown rice and drinking apple juice cause for concern? Probably not, if you limit your intake (good advice for so many other things in life!) While the FDA ponders this question, Consumer Report provides its recommendation on rice consumption near the end of its report.
We continue to eat brown rice in our home, limiting consumption per the guidelines. I believe that the positive nutritional value of brown rice outweighs the risk as long as we eat it in moderation.
Purchase rice grown in California rather than rice grown in Mississippi or Louisiana (where boll weevils were a problem and pesticides with inorganic arsenic were used).
Rinse the rice well before cooking it (until water runs clear).
Cook in additional water and then drain water off (some arsenic will drain with the water).
If you love rice, substitute white rice for some dishes.
Vary your grains – use quinoa, bulgar, wheat-berries, for example.
Limit your exposure by limiting consumption.
Remember that because a product is organic does not mean that it is free of inorganic arsenic – the compound may be present in the soil from pesticide treatments years ago and organic farming standards would not remove it, unless additional steps are taken.
It’s difficult (if not impossible) to eat healthy foods all of the time – just try taking a road trip on major US highways and locating healthy lunch spots. So certainly we will hear of other risks involving all kinds of foods and each of us has to decide which risks to take. I believe that consuming brown rice in moderation is beneficial from a nutritional standpoint and better than many alternatives – I’m glad I know the risks and can make a more informed judgement.
Poultry growers feed arsenic laced food to their chickens (not all do, some have company restrictions against such arsenic laced foods and it would not be allowed in organic chicken growing).
Cattle growers feed “poultry litter” to their cows – this includes droppings, feathers and other yummy tidbits.
Arsenic remains in chickens and beef – we buy, we eat!
Here’s the link if you want to read more now about arsenic in chickens. | 2019-04-18T10:45:34 | http://healthyfoodsmatter.com/brown-rice-and-arsenic/ |
Comments: Hardcover with jacket and card slipcase, 300 x 212 mm. First edition, 1970. Gravure printing. Included in Martin Parr & Gerry Badger, The Photobook, vol. I, p.292-293 ; Ryuichi Kaneko & Ivan Vartanian, The Japanese Photobooks of the 1960's and 1970's, p.130-133. Very scarce and collectible copy.
"Through his photographs and writings Takuma Nakahira was both the chief polemicist for the Provoke group and its political conscience. Along with Moriyama's Sashin yo Sayonara (Bye Bye Photography), his book Kitarubeki Kotoba no Tameni (For a language to come) marks the apogee of the Provoke period. It exhibits all the characteristics of the Provoke style - an unabashed revelling in "bad" photographic technique, the mannerisms of the New York School pushed to the edge of coherence. These qualities would tend to make the casual reader bracket it with Moriyama's masterpiece, yet a closer look at Nakahira's book reveals that Nakahira's sensibility is quite different. Althoug the more political of the two, Nakahira didt not photograph "political" subjects directly, but utilized a troubled lyricism to express his disaffection with the colonization of Japan by American consumerism. Whereas Moriyama is jumpy and frenetic in tone, Nakahira displays a brooding calm. For a language to come closes with several shots of the sea, and the book's narrative is punctured at intervals with marine images. Far from suggesting boundless space, this is a dark, bleak and menacing sea, with the consistency of soup, a metaphor for claustrophobia and a narrowing of horizons.
The other overwhelming metaphor in the book is fire, an apocalyptic, post-Hiroshima conflagration, often expressed indirectly in Nakahira's night pictures with swathes of burned-out lens flare. These "natural" metaphors - water and fire - remind us that this is essentially a "landscape" book, though a landscape of the mind. The two, however, are inextricably related (...). These are sad, beautiful pictures of half-light - and half-life. They are quintessential Provoke images, and stand for much postwar Japanese photography prior to the 1980s." | 2019-04-20T10:36:38 | https://placartphoto.com/book/736/for_a_language_to_come-takuma_nakahira |
The Space Between is a creative exploration from East Gippsland artists Jill Hermans and Jes John. This collaboration seeks to find where their separate practises intersect - contemporary jewellery-making and wordsmithery. Here, Jill and Jes manipulate mostly found materials and metals into beautiful pieces of wearable art.
Special opening event 5.30pm Friday 12 July. All welcome and free. | 2019-04-21T04:41:34 | https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/Gippsland/Events/Art-and-exhibitions/Exhibitions/The-Space-Between |
Hello there and welcome to my little website. My name is Christy. I’m a writer, illustrator, video maker and green tea drinker from a tiny town called Adelaide. I love books, flowers, magic, autumn, the colour yellow, and anything that has paws. I’m a Hufflepuff, my favourite place in the world is Tokyo, and I like stories about fantasy lands and faraway places.
Here is the place where I share all the things I make. Stay a little while. Grab a mug of something cozy. I hope you enjoy your time here.
Writer, illustrator, MA literature student, marketing assistant, daifuku enthusiast and green tea drinking flâneuse from Adelaide, chronically missing Tokyo.
When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you. | 2019-04-23T04:25:29 | https://christyannejones.com/2016/12/11/christy-anne-jones-example/ |
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What's the difference between fraud and identity theft?
Fraud is defined as intentionally deceiving someone (or an entity) or misrepresenting someone (or an entity) in order to receive some type of gain for yourself or another person. The law covers various types of fraud, including identification fraud, computer fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, credit card fraud, financial institution fraud, securities fraud, and Medicaid/Medicare fraud.
Identity theft is when you illegally obtain the personal data of another person in order to gain something for yourself or another person. The data obtained can include social security numbers, PIN numbers, credit history, and other types of information. Identity theft became a federal crime in 1998 when Congress passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act.
Whether you're looking at fraud, identity theft, or another type of federal crime, it's a matter that is very serious in nature and should be handled by a qualified and skilled attorney. The fact of the matter is that you're going up against the government and their resources are endless. Don't wait until you've officially been charged with a crime to reach out; you should call us as soon as you realize you're being investigated.
At The Law Offices of Richard L. Cooper, we have experience in defending federal cases and we know how to protect your rights. Give us a call to schedule a free consultation and discover what your options are.
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The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation(SWCRF) celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its annual Collaborating for a Cure Benefit Dinner & Auction at Cipriani Wall Street, posthumously honoring William S. Gorin, former CEO of MFA Financial, Inc., and featuring a musical performance by The Avett Brothers.
The gala also introduced SWCRF’s new Partnerships for Aging and Cancer Research Program, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Aging. Chris Wragge, co-anchor of CBS 2 NewsThis Morning, served as master of ceremonies for the event, which raised approximately $2.5 million for SWCRF cancer research programs.
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Prostate Cancer Foundation: 2017 New York Dinner ...featuring guest host Whoopi Goldberg with special musical performance by Grammy and Academy Award-winning singerJennifer HudsonHonoring Peter and Laurie Grauer The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), a nonprofit organization founded by Michael Milken dedicated to identifying and funding groundbreaking cancer research programs, hosted the 2017 New York Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street New York.
Right up there with '...Raindrops on Roses ..." Peppermint flavors are a fav thing, taste-wise- for the holiday season.
NEW easy eats-on the road-or grab and go...portable options that are tasty, ...helps to dissuade reaching for those sugar loaded/artery clogging options.
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Even with the caveat that a legal definition of 'natural'-isn't exactly USA government regulated as of yet- with regards to beauty products...(or food -for that matter), third party certification, non-profit watch groups (EWG.org, for example), willing companies (Proctor+Gamble) and class action lawsuits-help wised up buyers make choices. Cause those ingredient lists-as well as efficacy/value proposition/ethically-sustainably sourced and cruelty free factors are big deals-not just 'greenwash' marketing buzz.
The term 'simple' ingredients-is somewhat baffling-as even botanics-algae-rice-and charcoal-components that seem to be popular formula sources-are complex. But familiar...so no surprise we saw new multi-syllable offerings from a slew of companies at the sourcing makeup/beauty trade show-In Cosmetics NY. | 2019-04-20T18:57:24 | http://lyramag.blogspot.com/2017/11/ |
Long interview with Honest History secretary, David Stephens, speaking in a personal capacity. The interview covers the politicisation of the Great War centenary by governments around the world, the bipartisan commemorative agenda in Australia in recent years, the targeting of children by commemorative protagonists in Australia, including Minister Ronaldson, who talks about childrens’ obligations to carry forward the torch of remembrance and the need for them to understand that their freedom has been paid for in blood, the education program at the Australian War Memorial, and the PACER subsidy for school visits, which mandates a visit to the War Memorial. On the other hand, there are the teaching materials put together by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War and the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria, which give more realistic information about the nature of warfare. | 2019-04-25T19:54:20 | http://honesthistory.net.au/wp/allan-susan-governments-and-history-david-stephens-interview/ |
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If you have received a notice that your I-601 waiver has been approved but have not been contacted by the Department of State to continue with the immigrant visa process, please be aware that we have not yet received your waiver approval from USCIS. Your file is likely located with the USCIS office in Ciudad Juarez, who may be contacted via mail. The Department of State will have no additional information, and we will be unable to continue processing the case, until we receive the file from USCIS. Unfortunately, USCIS is unable to provide us with an estimated processing time. Once we have received the file from USCIS, we will contact the applicant with instructions on how to proceed with the processing of the case.
If you are a U.S. Congressional office seeking the status of a constituent’s case, please email us. Please be sure you provide all of the information necessary so that the consulate can quickly and efficiently respond to your inquiry.
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If you are a U.S. Congressional office seeking the status of a constituent’s case, please email us. Alternatively, we invite you to use our online form, which will help ensure that you provide all of the information necessary so that the consulate can quickly and efficiently respond to your inquiry. Note: The email address and the form are for congressional inquiries only. All other inquires will not be answered. | 2019-04-18T22:51:25 | https://mx.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/ciudad-juarez/visas-2/ |
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Diseases like Polio are less common today. Nevertheless, such diseases are very dreadful as they are difficult to treat and give a lot of life-long problems to people suffering from such problems. | 2019-04-21T04:28:41 | http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=special%20needs |
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Ofcourse in this corner I made something for Christmas.
I like corners in my house with a lot of glass, silver decoration and candlelights, so I made it this time in miniature. I called this corner "Dreaming of a white Christmas" and part of that song is also in the pictureframe on the wall.
This card was sent to us one Christmas. | 2019-04-24T10:20:12 | http://minifantasy.eu/kaartchristmas.htm |
Wormwood (known to botanists as Artemisia absinthium) is the key ingredient of the controversial aperitif known as absinthe. A combination of herbs and herbal extracts is required for the delicate balance of the absinthe recipe, and of these herbs, wormwood is the most essential and also the most controversial. Wormwood gives absinthe many of its distinct qualities, and it is used in many other wines and spirits, including bitters and vermouth.
The wormwood plant was cultivated in the French-Swiss border regions near Pontparlier and Val de Travers, two villages known as the historical “home” of absinthe, but it can now be found across much of North America. Initially prescribed as a tonic for a variety of ailments, from headache to dysentery, the use of wormwood extract as a pharmaceutical cure for several different illnesses can be traced as far back as the Egyptian dynasty of 1600 B.C.
Wormwood is a relative of the plant family commonly known as daisies. Pre-modern doctors were happy to use what is essentially a wildflower to ease the pains associated with menstruation, anemia, and arthritis. One explanation for the name “wormwood” itself comes from the plant’s use as a medicine meant to treat intestinal worms. Greek science scholars championed wormwood’s curative properties, and so too do the naturalists of today: wormwood oil is sold in drug stores the world over.
The only fluctuation from this long history of wormwood being put to good use is the absinthe scare of the early 20th century. A hundred years after wormwood was combined with other wild herb extracts to create the infamous absinthe blend, wormwood was said to cause not good health but, instead, madness and loutish, criminal behavior.
The psychoactive element of wormwood is known as thujone. In the dark period of absinthe (and also wormwood’s) recognition, the blame for the alleged misbehavior of absinthe drinkers fell to the chemical thujone’s reportedly hallucinogenic character. However, it has since been proved that thujone (pronounced with a long u and a soft j) is not inherently dangerous, psychically or physically, except in extremely high doses.
The true appeal of thujone is that it is the chemical compound found in wormwood that gives wormwood its healing properties. Thujone is a close organic cousin of menthol, and in its purest form, thujone does in fact carry the minty aroma known to menthol. As mentioned above, absinthe or wormwood oil is still commonly used today as a natural healing agent; the active ingredient thujone makes up about 60% of most common wormwood oil preparations sold in modern drug stores.
Thujone is processed naturally in sources other than wormwood, including different types of tree bark and herbs. Substantial amounts of thujone can be found in the common cooking spice, sage, as well as certain other spirits, such as vermouth and bitters.
In addition to being the star feature in the creation of absinthe, wormwood has many other naturally occurring uses in its environment. Gardeners and small-scale farmers alike use wormwood as a natural repellent of pests. In- and out-doors, wormwood can be an effective defense against insect larvae, fleas, and moths. Wormwood can also be used to inhibit the growth of weeds and other unwanted plant life when selectively planted with other crops or treasured flowers.
Therapeutically, wormwood in dried form as well as wormwood or oil of absinthe can be an effective organic tonic for stomach ailments. A powder form is also available, known as a wormwood tincture. Civilizations for the past four thousand years and counting have used proper dosages of wormwood and wormwood extract to treat all manner of illness and inflammation, as we continue to do today. | 2019-04-20T14:16:00 | https://www.absinthe101.com/wormwood.html |
The inner part of the coin depicts Erasmus writing his book and the effigy of Queen Beatrix.
Between these two images, the inscription ‘Beatrix Koningin der Nederlanden’ vertically positioned, the year ‘2011’, the Mint master mark and the mintmark.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European Union flag. | 2019-04-20T12:29:57 | http://collectioneuro.com/details/netherlands/298 |
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The USS Arizona Memorial Commemorates What?
This is a good question because the answer has changed over the years. The original plan was that the USS Arizona Memorial commemorates the men who died on the USS Arizona. That seems fitting. The problem is that there were many other heroes of Pearl Harbor who died for their country.
The Arizona Memorial was the first monument to be constructed as a memorial at Pearl Harbor. While it represented nearly half of those killed at Pearl Harbor, there were others who did not have a memorial. Thus, after time has past, the USS Arizona Memorial Commemorates all of the military personnel who died at Pearl Harbor.
Now there is a monument to the men of the USS Utah, the USS Utah Memorial. And the beautiful USS Oklahoma Memorial for the men of the USS Oklahoma. Both are located on Ford Island, but the USS Utah Memorial requires military ID to visit.
← The USS Arizona Memorial Commemorates What? | 2019-04-25T00:35:46 | https://pearlharbor.org/faqs/the-uss-arizona-memorial-commemorates-what/ |
The clean energy narrative continues to change contours every now and then.
8Till sometime ago, a diversification away from dirty fuels to clearer energy was stated to be an imperative for the oil & gas industry but on account of rising demand for fossil fuels, higher oil prices and the ascent of President Trump, the green drive has been put on the backburner.
8Eventually however, for oil & gas companies, given the compulsions of global warming and the determined effort towards decarbonization, there must always be a lookout for greener assets.
8In this context, the website had argued earlier that for large Indian oil & gas companies, exploring the possibility of setting up offshore wind projects seems like a good entry point for some of them. Some of our companies such as RIL and ONGC operate in and around potential sites for offshore wind power assets. The deployment challenges are also similar for oil & gas as well as offshore wind assets.
8The investment size is large and so is the green windfall.
8The website carries here a full set of templates for an offshore wind farm in India.
8There are no doubt some uncertainties in building such wind farms in India.
8Estimating the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of an offshore wind farm as well as related economic metrics such as net present value (NPV) or internal rate of return (IRR) will be a challenge due to the range of technical and economic factors in play and their associated uncertainties. | 2019-04-21T23:08:30 | https://www.indianpetroplus.com/archive-details/28248/1/1000-MW-offshore-wind-tender-finally-out-III-Why-it-makes-sense-for-Indian-oil--gas-companies-to-jump-in |
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It’s March, which supposedly is the month when Spring starts. From where I’m sitting, Springtime seems like an unrealistic fantasy. It’s still very brown and greyish white everywhere. Sure, the days are getting longer, but where are the flowers and color and warmth? It doesn’t seem likely that Winter will ever end, even though I know it has to.
The same can be true for difficult times in our lives. God’s promises are there, but it feels like we’ll never get to see them come to pass.
This month, write about a “winter” or “dry” season you’ve experienced that felt like it was just never going to end.
What did God teach you in this season?
Have you changed as a result of your experience?
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A teenage girl is in a critical condition after a crash involving a stolen car in Melbourne’s south-east last night. including posing as an emergency vehicle driver as he sped through the busy Burn. | 2019-04-24T10:16:06 | https://serdilearn.com/cornhill-car-insurance/endsleigh-car-insurance-burnley/ |
Chris Cockrill is a freelance musician, professional woodwind player, arranger, and composer who is based in Los Angeles, CA. Chris has earned his A.A. from Fullerton College and is currently studying at the Bob Cole Conservatory (campus of California State University, Long Beach) and earning his degree in music performance with an emphasis in Jazz Studies.
As a professional musician, Chris has played in a variety of settings such as recording studios, various musicals, jazz clubs, renowned concert halls, and even large arenas and NFL stadiums. He is very well rounded in a variety of different styles from classical and jazz to pop, R&B and rock. He has shared the stage with great musicians such as Arturo Sandoval, Bruce Babad, Boston Brass, S.A. Martinez of the band 311, Jeff Jarvis, Georgina Jackson, and many others.
As an educator, Chris has taught at many middle schools and high schools all across Orange County and the greater Los Angeles Area. In addition, he has also taught a variety of private students on saxophone, flute, and clarinet. Chris has studied and mentored under phenomenal teachers such as Rusty Higgins, Bruce Babad, Sal Lozano, and Katisse Buckingham. He loves working with kids and sparking a lasting passion and appreciation for music that will last his students entire lives, no matter which walk of life they pursue.
Today, you might catch him performing around the Southern California area or touring the world playing along side bands such as Los Stellarians, Los Angeles Swing Barons, The CSULB Concert Jazz Orchestra, and many others. | 2019-04-22T06:38:19 | https://www.betterchemistry.com/about/chris-cockrill/ |
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For Winterizing, outboard pricing starts at $89.95. Mercruiser Winterizing starts at $199.95. Same day service is available with an appointment. Drive through Winterizing weekdays. | 2019-04-25T23:55:52 | https://www.keithsmarina.com/services/70825/tune-ups |
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This running event takes place in the city of Nitra in Slovakia.
The event features a half marathon, a 10k race, a 3k run and children's races.
The start and the finish are at the car park at the zimný štadión (ice hockey arena).
As far as we know, the event was last held in 2016. | 2019-04-19T08:34:36 | http://www.runinternational.eu/maps/slovakia/2297-nitrianske-mestske-behy |
Here are the latest set of pictures from what is said to be the official Dragonball trailer. No official word if that is true or not, however you may notice that Piccolo is a weird albino shade of white. Hopefully it’s just the creative use of lighting, and not a story twist where he must regain his chlorophyll while stopping Goku from obtaining the dragonballs. | 2019-04-25T04:54:13 | http://xorsyst.com/news/dragonball-movie-trailer-pictures/comment-page-1/ |
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In this game there will be a star and you need to put coins into the corners of the star for as many as possible.The player must climb these stairs before time runs out to reach this Star Coin. | 2019-04-24T14:03:13 | http://tripzbuilder.gq/fibed/star-coin-3-ghost-played-1830.php |
We are working harder in the second half of the year than any of us remember ever having to do before because of the changes in the tax laws that are looming. Here’s a little inside baseball that CPAs are being forced to play in order to prepare for the end of 2012, when the Bush-era tax will expire, estate and gift tax exemptions shrink to $1 million, and the planning advantages of grantor and dynasty trusts will probably be diminished. Now is the time to avail yourselves of the expertise that your CPA offers. Time is short, and the tax savings are large.
We are operating under the assumption that Bush-era tax breaks will NOT be extended, as they were in 2010.
We are educating clients on the impact of the tax-breaks expiration. They need to consider having their attorneys draft documents early and have valuations prepared, if necessary.
Our clients have a short period of time remaining to save a significant amount in federal and state estate and gift tax. We are helping them determine whether to use the $5 million gift exemption that may revert to $1 million in 2013.
For our clients whose situation warrants, we are working with them to implement grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs).The benefits of GRATs could be curtailed if President Barack Obama’s proposed limits are enacted.
We are discussing with clients the potential change in estate and income treatment of grantor trusts. Proposals include changes in grantor trust assets in taxable estates and gifts and impose tax on trust distributions.
We are helping clients anticipate possible changes in the rules governing generation-skipping transfers (GSTs). One proposal limits the life of the GST tax exemption to 90 years, reducing the value of dynasty trusts.
If tax rates jump in 2013, coupled with the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on investment income, significant savings may be possible. We are preparing to accelerate our clients’ income while deferring expenses. Targets of the surtax include rents, taxable interest, dividends, passive royalties and annuity income. Tools in our arsenal include shifting income into 2012, reducing net investment income and modified adjusted gross income in 2013 and afterward, and accelerating gain harvesting, Roth conversions, and retirement distributions.
Itemized deductions will likely be limited in 2013, We are working with our clients to accelerate these deductions into 2012.
We are assessing the reallocation of our clients’ investment portfolios. Shifting assets between qualified and nonqualified accounts and rethink asset allocation (i.e., growth vs. income stocks, muni bonds, etc.) may be a prudent measure.
We are running projections determine how much our clients can save utilizing effective planning strategies to anticipate the scenarios that may occur.
I’ve touched on this in an earlier post, but it bears repeating. Big changes in the tax code are coming, and if you are not prepared, you stand to lose…big time. | 2019-04-23T18:02:46 | http://cpaconstruction.com/big-changes-coming-year-end-tax-planning-and-strategies/ |
The Histotechnology program prepares students to perform delicate procedures using tissue samples in the detection and treatment of disease. The histotechnologist is an integral member of the laboratory and healthcare team. Please be aware that only complete applications with transcripts and references will be processed.
Submit your completed online application and the non-refundable $60 application fee.
A minimum 2.5 cumulative college GPA and a minimum 2.5 math/science GPA are required. Submit official, unopened college transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
Submit electronic copy of transcript showing completion of a baccalaureate degree in biology, chemistry, or related science from an accredited institution. Minimum of 30 semester credit hours of biology and chemistry by date of application (must include credits in both). Baccalaureate degree and the required prerequisite courses of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, organic chemistry (or biochemistry), and college-level algebra or higher math must be completed by the start date.
Submit three, sealed references on the Carolinas College Reference forms from an instructor, employer or academic advisor.
Admission deadline for all applications is June 1st. All applications will be evaluated for completeness and progress will be determined by the program chair and director of recruitment and retention. If spaces are available, applications may be accepted past the June deadline, but this is dependent on the applicant pool and competitive applicant status. | 2019-04-20T00:31:12 | https://atriumhealth.org/education/carolinas-college-of-health-sciences/academic-programs/histotechnology/how-to-apply-to-histotechnology |
I wrote ‘Show Me the Way’ in the morning and wrote ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ in the afternoon of the same day. I’ve been trying to figure out what I ate for breakfast that morning ever since!
Try to forget what objects you have before you – a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, ‘Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow,’ and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you.
The possibility that the infective agent may not contain nucleic acid and consist only of a peptide or peptide-polysaccharide complex which has replication properties within susceptible cells is intriguing. If peptides, short-chain proteins, or peptide/fatty-acid/ polysaccharide complexes activate nucleic-acid template activity in the host genes to produce identical infective particles, this would invalidate the accepted dogma of present-day molecular biology in which D.N.A. and R.N.A. templates control all biological activity.
It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. | 2019-04-20T08:31:20 | https://anthonygrootelaar.blog/category/drawing/ |
Essay Republic knows everything about process essays!
Process essays are regular academic papers students have undoubtedly heard of. This kind of writing requires an absolute understanding of the chosen subject. Such type of writing is meant to help the reader comprehend how something happens, or how to do something. So, it is an instructional piece.
Process essays are regular academic papers students have undoubtedly heard of. This kind of writing requires an absolute understanding of the chosen subject. Such type of writing is meant to help the reader comprehend how something happens, or how to do something. So, it is an instructional piece. Typically, through a process essay, the student should outline the steps in doing something. Such a piece of writing should be genuinely helpful to the reader.
Nonetheless, in order to craft a well-written process essay, the student has to comprehend that the approach needs to be suitable for the audience, not to mention that research plays a significant role as well. Finding the right approach in writing sucj kind of paper may be complicated to the greater majority of students, even though, at a first glance, one might assume that this type of academic writing is rather effortless. Now, let’s get acquainted with the main points one should consider while creating a process essay.
What does a process essay consist of?
The introductory paragraph should contain basic information on the topic of the piece. It should also encompass a thesis statement, which should grasp the reader’s attention in the essay. The way in which the introduction is written carries a lot of weight because this will either keep the reader interested or not. The introduction has to be to the point, originally and creatively written. After making sure that the reader is drawn to the topic, the student should continue by presenting the topic of the essay.
The main body typically should encompass a detailed step-to-step description of the subject. It’s important that the writer expresses himself/herself as clearly as possible, to make the process easily understood by the reader. Depending on the topic, the level of difficulty may differ. Concerning technical essays, students may fail to find the words to explain everything in a simple, clarifying manner. In such cases, a process essay should present a rather complicated procedure in a simple way. It should provide full instructions on the topic. Everything mentioned in such a writing must be useful to the reader. That is, possibly, why the work won’t be appreciated by the teacher if the student doesn’t manage to achieve simplicity.
One shouldn’t overlook the importance of a well-crafted conclusion. A high-quality process essay consists of a well-written introduction, main body, and conclusion. Through the conclusive paragraph, the reader should be offered a comprehensive, meaningful summary, accompanied by an opinion. This way, one is sure that the reader can synthesize what he/she has just read. Sometimes, the piece may be too vague. In this case, the writer has to modify it and make it as clear as possible to the audience.
A process essay is a complicated type of academic writing. It imminently implies thorough research on the subject, enthusiasm, analytical attention, creativity, and clarity. All these put together will contribute to the creation of an excellent product.
When writing a process essay, one should place himself/herself in the shoes of the reader. This way, one can comprehend what the reader wants to find out. Certainly, drafting a great essay is equally engaging and provocative. That is why the greater majority of students will find themselves helpless in front of this task.
The writers at EssayRepublic.net are highly experienced and they have knowledge on various subjects, in spite of the level of difficulty. When crafted the right way, the paper can be as creative and exciting as any other kind of academic writing. And this is what the writers at EssayRepublic.net can guarantee – excellent content, innovative and engaging approach, plagiarism-free, originality and attractive prices.
A professional writer comprehends that the approach carries a lot of weight in crafting this sort of writing, and everything has to be presented in a clear yet engaging manner. The writers at EssayRepublic.net are committed to providing students with specific and comprehensive pieces, in spite of the topic, and the stressing deadline you need to meet! Who said that writing has to be daunting and annoying? We are the proof that this misconception is wrong. So, call on EssayRepublic.net for excellent writing services. | 2019-04-23T22:42:43 | https://essayrepublic.net/writing-services/essay-writing-services/process-essay |
Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center is a smaller-sized nursing home facility in Brockway, Pennsylvania (Jefferson county). The Nursing Home Site profile for Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center includes: Pricing, Resident Health and Wellness, Ratings, Activities, Comparisons, Directions, Surveys, and CMS Reviews.
They have 50 beds and 48 residents (which would leave 2 beds available). Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center participates in Medicare and Medicaid and are classified as a For profit - Corporation ownership. They offer residential councils. They are not located inside a hospital. They do not belong to a continuing care community.
Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center received an overall rating from CMS of 1 stars compared to the PA average of 3.29 and a National average of 3.31. Ratings from residents, family members, and visitors to our site are available below. We encourage you to leave one of your own if you are familiar with their services. We also recommend giving them a call to address any additional senior and nursing care questions you may have after reviewing their Nursing Home Site profile.
Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center?
They are located at the following address: 90 Main Street in Brockway Pennsylvania 15824.
They can be reached by phone at (814) 265-8265.
The average length of stay at Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center is approximately 22.6 days. (this may include both short and long-term care (LTC) visits).
According to our latest records from CMS, the average daily amount billed by Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center to Medicare is $620.28 per day (compared to a Pennsylvania average of $726.80) and Medicare reimbursed them an average of $421.21 per day (after any deductible and coinsurance).
Please note that the pricing above is the average billed to Medicare. Each person and case is unique. (Supplemental Insurance / Medicare Advantage Plans, single or double rooms, etc). If you are interested in this facility you should contact Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center directly for exact pricing and what options are available for you or your loved one's personal care needs.
The average age at Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center is approximately 78 years old.
The last time this data was collected they cared for at least 31 men and 53 women in a one year period that received Medicare benefits. This number fluctuates with each new resident.
Medicare and Medicaid participation for Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center began on Apr 24, 1992.
Additional Staffing can be viewed below. Each number represents a Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee of the type listed above it at Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center. Read how FTE is defined.
Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center in BROCKWAY, Pennsylvania has 50 beds compared to the Pennsylvania average of 126.76 and a National average of 106.16.
As of the last update they had 48 residents compared to the PA average of 106.49 and a National average of 86.4.
This results in a 96% occupancy rate compared to the Pennsylvania average of 84.01% and a national average of 81.38%.
Averaging the available ratings gives an aggregate star rating of 2.2 for Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center versus the PA average of 3.30 and a national average of 3.20.
Find our profile for Highland View Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center? Consider sharing it! | 2019-04-22T02:22:16 | https://www.nursinghomesite.com/HIGHLAND_VIEW_HEALTHCARE_AND_REHABILITATION_CENTER_BROCKWAY_PA |
Abstract : This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post conference proceedings of the first edition of the Semantic Web Evaluation Challenge, SemWebEval 2015, co-located with the 12th Extended Semantic Web conference, held in Portorož, Slovenia, in May/June 2015. This book includes the descriptions of all methods and tools that competed at SemWebEval 2015, together with a detailed description of the tasks, evaluation procedures and datasets. The contributions are grouped in the areas: open knowledge extraction challenge (OKE 2015); semantic publishing challenge (SemPub 2015); schema-agnostic queries over large-schema databases challenge (SAQ 2015); concept-level sentiment analysis challenge (CLSA 2015). | 2019-04-20T10:20:50 | https://hal-emse.ccsd.cnrs.fr/emse-01212063 |
Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who leaked classified documents to the website Wikileaks in 2010, was acquitted Tuesday of aiding the enemy, the most serious of the many charges brought against him. He will still go to jail, though, likely for a very long time, because he was convicted of numerous lesser charges.
Military judge Colonel Denise Lind announced the verdict, which found Manning guilty of espionage, theft and fraud. He could receive up to 136 years in jail. A follow-up hearing will set the terms of his sentence.
Both sides can claim partial victory—Manning because he claimed he was never intending to help al Qaeda or other U.S. enemies, and the government in that this will probably be the severest punishment yet for a person who leaked information to the media.
The Obama administration has pursued a record number of such prosecutions, with the Manning case the most high-profile (at least until the more recent Edward Snowden leak of NSA documents). | 2019-04-21T23:09:23 | https://klyq.com/bradley-manning-verdict/ |
The large deck on this property needed some TLC, so we assembled our team and gave the deck & backyard a makeover. Improving this area was important in the sale of the home as this deck connected the dual living properties together and was a focal point of the home.
The results were beautiful, and coupled with our professional photography and marketing strategy this property was snapped up super quick!
The home was Under Contract in 14 days and sold for a Street Record price of $590,000! | 2019-04-23T21:50:13 | https://banddrealty.com/portfolio_page/findlay-deck-transformation/ |
Your donation can be increased significantly when paired with an employer’s matching program. Many large businesses, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Expedia, Gates Foundation, Meredith Corporation and Boeing, match tax-deductible donations to non-profit organizations, such as the Madison Middle School PTSA or the Madison Music Boosters.
Make a donation to Madison Middle School PTSA or to the Madison Music Boosters.
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If you still have questions on how to match your donation to Madison Middle School PTSA or Madison Music Boosters, please contact treasurer@madisonPTSA.com. | 2019-04-26T13:40:37 | http://madisonptsa.com/corporate-matching/ |
Every Friday we are going to try to post a weekend oriented recipe for you to try. Sometimes this will be a meal, a great appetizer, or as is the case this evening, a soup! This is the perfect time of year to make a pot of soup and after today’s snowstorm, I could not resist making one of my favorites: Pumpkin Soup. My husband is Australian and we lived in Sydney for about 6 years and this soup is a classic there- somewhat akin to our tomato soup. In fact, all of the major soup companies have canned versions of it and a common quick meal is pumpkin soup with toast. I should add that it is not really pumpkin as we think of pumpkin but butternut squash. Butternut squash is actually part of the pumpkin family so in the grocery stores in Australia it is simply called pumpkin. Just a bit of Australian trivia for you on a Friday night!
It is delicious, easy, and healthy! Only five ingredients in the whole recipe and just add a salad and bread and you have a hearty winter’s lunch or easy weekend supper. This is also a great soup to serve at Thanksgiving or over the holidays. I have posted the recipe below. Please let us know if you try it and if you liked it!
Sour cream, salt & pepper to serve.
Instructions: Melt butter in large pot and add onion. Cook for few mins until onion is soft. Add remaining ingredients and bring to low boil. Once at boil, move heat to low, cover and simmer for about 40 mins until pumpkin and potato are very soft. Transfer to blender or food processor and puree. If the soup is too thick for your liking simply add some additional chicken stock and puree some more. Serve in bowls with a swirl of sour cream, salt and pepper. Its delicious! Enjoy! | 2019-04-23T18:38:44 | https://thedinnerdaily.com/australian-pumpkin-soup/ |
Building a 70 Meter Tunnel over the Weekend, a Can Do Time-Lapse.
No matter what your political stance on China may be we all have to agree that they are an industrious nation. With a can do attitude and the resources to match they manage some incredible construction feats. Try building an entire 70 meter tunnel in under a four lane highway in two days on for size.
Presented for you viewing pleasure is the time-lapse of how you get things done, fast. A spectacular video that captures the relentless spread of bitumen, and the high tech life that rides on it. Sit back relax and prepare to experience two days in under four minutes flat.
China has the Most Insane Traffic Jams in the World.
What happens when over a billion people come home from holiday at the same time? The world’s largest traffic jam of course, a traffic jam that stretches for 100 kilometres and takes 10 days to clear. Technically not really the result of the countries massive population alone but instead combination of a massive population far exceeding the roads capacity. One of the greatest examples of the Three Stooges effect in the world. In the Stooges case when all three try to enter a doorway simultaneously they create their own door jam.
In the case of China’s national highway 110 the chronic congestion is caused by annual traffic growth of 40% each year along with some poorly timed roadworks (began 5 days before the traffic jam) that made this year’s traffic jam particularly severe. Demand has overtaken capacity to such an extent that the traffic jam has now become an annual event at the close of China’s Golden Week, the week the whole of China takes off. Some citizens have even given up on the holiday and simply drive up the highway turn around and drive home, slowly. Camping when the congestion gets bad, driving when possible. Ok that last part doesn’t really happen but tell me it doesn’t sound possible.
Presented for you viewing pleasure is the drone footage of the world’s worst traffic jam, a highway that appears to have been turned into a parking lot by the laws of physics (two solid objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time). Sit back relax and be sure to get comfortable, this could take a while. | 2019-04-19T06:37:14 | https://www.highpants.net/tag/china-news/ |
The City of Brussels owns a dune in Middelkerke, which it has agreed to sell to Flanders for €61,000. The 9,000 square-metre plot of land looking out to the North Sea, must have originally been left to the city as a donation or legacy, said Mohamed Ouriaghli, the Brussels city councillor in charge of public properties.
According to Ouriaghli, the Flemish region's offer to buy the land was accepted "without hesitation" as it has no use to the City of Brussels and cannot be developed.
"We do not have many properties outside the city. This dune was one of the exceptions," he said. The sale will be rubber-stamped by the city council today.
Flanders wants the land back as part of a joint Franco-Flemish project to buy up privately owned parcels of land along the dunes from Dunkirk to Middelkerke to protect local flora and fauna. The dunes are part of the EU's Natura 2000 network of breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species. | 2019-04-19T07:41:22 | http://www.flanderstoday.eu/current-affairs/flanders-buys-coastal-dune-brussels-eu61000 |
A huge thank you to all our hosting families-students and teachers. A big thank you to ISD for being great hosts and adding to the spirit of the tournament. Teams and coaches love coming to ISD!
It was a very close and intense competition for the 3 days. The ISD A teams played great soccer throughout the tournament and they were unlucky not to make the finals. They finished off the tournament in great style by taking 3rd place in both the girls and boys competitions. Credit must be given to the ISD Yellow team (B team) on their performance at the tournament, as they had to fight hard against older and A teams from the other schools.
We have an HS Boys and Girls Invitational Tournament planned for Saturday May 10.
Practices on Tuesday and Thursdays. Please be at practices on time! We will finalize teams in preparation for the Intramural competition.
We have an Invitational Tournament planned for May.
Thanks to Mr. Levers and Ms. Kate for preparing this team for a tournament in May.
ASA started this week. Please remind students to pay instructors. Please, Please, Please pay the instructors on time.
Please commit to the activity for the full session. NO MORE CHANGES!!!
You must have a towel!
See Cisse (Assistant Facilities Manager) or Guards for key if fitness room is locked. | 2019-04-26T06:41:28 | http://jagjournal.isd.sn/activities-update/sportsandactivitiesmondayapril14 |
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 1 – Why?
In the past couple weeks, I fell down the rabbit hole that is the ring-binder planner. You might know them as a Filofax, Franklin Covey or a Dayrunner. There are other brands on the market as well like Kikki K, Van der Spek, and Gillio, to name a few.Initially, I thought I’d pull together one quick post with all the information you might need to venture into aring-bound planner. What I discovered, however, is that there is more information to cover than can fit into one post. So I’ve created a series of posts that will shed some light on the hows and whys of ring-bound, loose-leaf planners.
I have kept some sort of planner for the several years and never having quite the right one. I’ve used a Moleskine planner, a Paper Blanks, a Hobonichi Techo and a few others I can’t remember off the top of my head — and those are just the ones I’ve used since I started this blog! Each one resulted in some sort of planner fail at some point during the year. This year, I thought it was time to consider that a ring-bound planner might be the best solution for me.
To move over to a ring-bound planner, there are a lot of factors to consider. There’s not just the binder itself, but also the size, material (leather, leatherette, canvas or fabric, etc), the format of the calendar pages and what additional pages will be included. There are also miscellaneous inserts that can be added like zip pockets, plastic sleeves for cards, and dozens of other options I might not have considered yet. So many options!
In my research, one of the things that made me a little hesitant was the predominance of the “crafty planner.” This is similar to a lot of the Hobonichi pages that have been posted online full of washi tape, stickers and other kawaii elements. I’m not opposed to adding a personal touch, using color to differentiate a to-dos, or including other meamingful elements but I was a little intimidated about the amount of time and energy folks invested in these “decorated” planners. I want to get organized more than I want to scrapbook, doodle or make a collage.
In the end, just like the Hobonichi Techo or the Midori Traveler’s Notebook, a ring-bound planner can be as complex or as simple as you choose. I plan to choose simple though I do have an excess of washi tape. You might choose to make your planner more of a journal or sketchbook and make it as personal, complex or layered as you want. Its all a matter of personal priorities and time.
Ring-bound planners open up so many options. With those options come the opportunity to choose exactly what you need and the chance to mix-and-match to suit your needs. I’ve been doing a lot research to choose the best options for me. Some you’ll might like but maybe you’ll find your own perfect system as a result.
Hopefully, the next couple posts will help you decide if a ring-bound planner is right for you.
Did I mention the rabbit hole?
I started using ring-bound notebooks (not planners) years ago instead of the ubiquitous bound notebooks and never looked back. The flexibility and cost savings are far better with ring bound notebooks. My work-horse binders are the superb rubbery 22 hole versions by Kukoyo Japan. They are kind of expensive and notoriously hard to find, but worth it.
So, do you have your eye on any particular brand/model of ring-bound planner?
I’m waffling between a green Franklin Giada and a Filofax Original in teal…. but then there’s the mint green Kikki K…. no, not yet. I like the looks of several different planners. You?
Such a great series (wiht the ones that you posted after this one) of the basics of ring-bound planners. Thank you for your work on this. It’ll be a great reference for planners. | 2019-04-19T10:51:49 | https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2014/12/a-beginners-dive-into-ring-bound-planners-part-1-why/?shared=email&msg=fail |
What are most Malaysians concerned with, when choosing to emigrate?
If you have come to this juncture in your life, your thoughts are probably focused on seeking better education for your children, securing a better paying job and generally a better life for your family.
But there are other equally important factors you should consider before making such a major life decision. Did you know the three most popular countries that Malaysians normally choose to migrate to are Singapore, Australia, and Brunei?
Around 700,000 Malaysians have migrated to Singapore over the years while some 140,000 Malaysians have moved to Australia through the decades. And in the case of Brunei, some 70,000 Malaysians are now resident there.
Why do Malaysians pick these countries to emigrate to? While on the surface, higher wages might seem like the main factor, other reasons like tax structures and cost of living can also have a significant impact on how much disposable income you have in hand at the end of the day.
The following facts and figures from Singapore, Australia, and Brunei should provide a useful guideline to help you narrow down your choices.
Which country offers the highest salary?
Most Malaysians choose Singapore to migrate to because of the favourable exchange rate of the Malaysian Ringgit against the Singapore Dollar as well as the high wages in Singapore.
The average salary in Malaysia is about RM2,160 per month based on the statistics reported in the Salaries & Wages Survey 2017 conducted by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM). If tertiary education is factored in, the median salary grew to RM3,400 according to the report.
By comparison, as of mid-2018, Singapore has a mean salary for wage earners of SGD$67,152 (RM200,112.96) per year or SGD$5,596 (RM16,676.08) per month. This means Singapore has one of the highest salaries in Asia if not the world which has made Singapore the main destination point for many expatriates from around the globe.
Meanwhile, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the average salary in Australia is A$61,958 (RM186,493.58) per year or A$1,191.50 (RM3,586.42) per week as of January 2018. As for Brunei, the average salary is BND$58,249 (RM174,164.51) per year as of mid-2018.
While Singapore might have the highest salary to offer, the cost of living is also high in Singapore. Cost of food and eating out in Singapore is much more expensive than Malaysia although not as high as Australia.
Even though Brunei has a high currency exchange rate which is more than three times that of the Malaysian Ringgit, the cost of living there is only 16.97% higher than Malaysia’s. Life in Brunei is simpler and not so fast-paced and stressful as compared to its neighbouring countries, although it may lack the super highways, skyscrapers, and mega shopping malls that you get in Singapore, Australia, and Malaysia.
Interestingly, Australia’s cost of living is high as well, but it is still considered one of the most livable countries in the world with good transportation and roads, well-functioning systems, high education standards, low population density, good planning, big homes, etc.
Do you have skills that will get you employed?
Salaries in many of these countries are temptingly high but you still need to get a job to enjoy the remuneration.
While each country will have different skills in demand but in the case of Singapore, Australia, and Brunei there are similarities, especially in the field of Information Technology. In Singapore, it is expected that there will be great demand for workers skilled in Info-communication Technology over the next three years where the number of job openings could reach 42,000. Jobs in software development, user experience/user interface (UX/UI) design, data science, cyber security, and digital marketing will be in much demand.
In Australia, skills like data analyst, cyber security, DevOps specialists, PHP, Native iOS, and Androidt and Microsoft SQL BI Developers are in demand currently. In Brunei, skills in IT are also in demand besides the usual engineering jobs for the Oil & Gas industry.
Finally, you should also keep in mind how much will you bring home at the end of the day.
Did you know Singapore has an attractive tax structure for the individual that is one of the lowest of the first world countries if not the lowest? This is among the key factors why the tiny island state attracts large numbers of foreigners and expats to work in that country.
Australia’s tax structure is relatively high while Brunei is truly a tax haven with no personal income tax for individuals. And when combined with high salary rates and relatively low cost of living, Brunei is the ideal place to stretch your dollar further.
Apart from the ease of communication, high exchange rates and salaries as well as tax advantages, Malaysians choose Singapore for its proximity and convenience as well as high standards of living. As for Australia, it is the overall good life, open spaces, amenities and facilities. And for Brunei, it is the quiet low stress and comparatively inexpensive life there.
The final answer lies in what you want out of life, as your priorities will help you decide which factors are more important in choosing where you will end up when you migrate out of Malaysia. | 2019-04-18T18:52:45 | https://www.imoney.my/articles/migrate-out-of-malaysia |
Setting up a Facebook fan page or a Twitter feed for a brand is the easy part. Figuring out a strategy and keeping the conversation going is the tough part. Even tougher is dealing with mistakes, even unintended ones.
Kenneth Cole, the American clothing designer’s attempt at humour misfired. His attempt to link the turmoil in Cairo to Egyptians clamouring for Kenneth Cole’s new spring collection, was undoubtedly in poor taste.
Following an outrage on Twitter, the tweet was deleted. Kenneth Cole even apologized on Facebook. But that has not stopped the anger or mocking.
– there is no ‘delete’ button on the internet. There will always be a record some where – a screen shot, a link…something.
– never underestimate the power of a single Facebook fan page entry or a Twitter post.
That one tweet of Kenneth Cole is now mentioned as part of his profile on Wikipedia page. Amazing what gets associated with your brand in no time.
In advertising, we speak of tone of voice and brand personality. In an audio visual medium when we seek to entertain the impact of both audio & video is tremendous. It can be goose flesh stuff and can make the brand likeable. Even if the tone of voice in one ad is not so popular, it is quickly forgotten until the next ad. But when reading out a line in a social media context – it is bereft of any ‘bells & whistles’. In a way it is like reading an SMS or email: the take out can be very different from the intent. When you receive an SMS saying just an ‘OK’ or ‘Thanks’, sometimes we do wonder if it was meant to be sarcastic or curt.
Anyway, just like our scams & scandals, this too shall pass on the internet – because there will be something else that catches your attention. But, hey, it is out there somewhere.
Great post sir! Before saying anything behalf of a brand, he/she needs to think twice before pressing the enter button. We never know what's the consequence is likely going to be. Day by day understanding consumer mindset online becomes tough and we just cannot go wrong about them. I still can't figure out how Rebecca black became so famous despite being hated so much.
+1 follower from now on! | 2019-04-24T17:56:33 | https://bhatnaturally.com/2011/02/04/in-social-media-there-is-no-delete-button/ |
ranks among the top tourist destinations in the world. The city was visited by over 12 million people in 2016, of which 3 million are tourists from abroad, which is an increase of 10% compared to 2015. The largest number of tourists come from the United Kingdom ???????? but also the Scandinavians ????????????????????????????????, Germans ????????, Italians ????????, Spaniards ????????, Austrians ???????? or Americans ???????? significantly increase the statistics. Below we would like to present some rankings in which Krakow is ranked very high.
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This entry was posted in About Us, Krakow. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-22T11:05:49 | https://www.bumperball.pl/blog/krakow-on-top-of-the-world/ |
The Corporate Communication department in every organisation works towards maintaining and managing the company’s socially evolved perception. This is known as the Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR function of a company, and, it forms a very important part in the Communication department.
Corporate Social Responsibility is about how a company engages with the society at large by getting involved with various communities. This could be done by making monetary contribution for helping a certain social cause, could be done by engaging with a community in person, adopting a community/village for its social progress, or any such medium.
Today, more and more organisations are becoming aware of the CSR engagement and of how they can help in making a difference. Communications department plays a big role in getting the organisation engaged with the right cause, and to create awareness about this through the right channels like building a story through media, social media platform or creating an event around it.
It is the job of communications department to create a proper CSR report which must be mindful of the company’s achievements, and the people who will read it like employees, clients, NGOs, shareholders. The report can then be shared with all the stakeholders through e-mailers, internal communications, newsletters, etc.
Yes, it is imperative this gets talked about. This helps in building the company’s social image amongst employees, amongst clients, competitors, in their respective industry, investors, basically amongst all the various stakeholders, who are in any way connected to the company.
This talk about Corporate Social Responsibility should not be limited to a one time thing, every year. This needs to be regularly fed to public, by a regular communication. The communication department must ensure to weave stories around the cause, and share with media as and when there is a probable coverage in line.
Public Relations, as a tool of communication, is the vehicle that enlightens and shares with the world the progress made by companies who are successfully embracing the strategic and integrated nature of CSR. But this must be undertaken very cautiously.
If the organisations try and publicise their CSR achievements aggressively with the aim to use it as a marketing tool, there is a risk of them achieving the exact opposite result from what was intended. When and if this happens, i.e., when CSR is seen and utilised as fixing a reputation issue or as a PR fix, this PR becomes tantamount to result in negative publicity for the concerned company. Hence, although this does need to be publicised, this needs to be done with extra caution without appearing too desperate.
It is hence, the role of the PR professional to offer insights into devising and deploying CSR programs that will truly resonate credibly with key stakeholders and with the public in general.
The communication resource of a company resides in a unique position characterised by sound knowledge of the variable needs of stakeholders, and with the 24/7 information flow for social media, the online blog space, and the compelling mandate for social reporting, he/she needs to be adept with technologies and various channels of communication.
The communicator should lightly handle CSR initiatives until the program gains momentum. They must ensure that their message is low-key and less promotional, based on factual information and transparent without intentional omissions. By employing more controlled and interpersonal media channels such as corporate websites and face-to-face promotional events, the communication professional can leverage CSR activities to be relevant to external stakeholders.
Allow me to conclude by saying that Corporate Social Responsibility is all about smart business actions and constant improvement while building integrity. The communicators must report these actions and events as and when they occur, this is important. However, the danger occurs only when the showcasing precedes the actual work and is used as a marketing tool.
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LUAIN -- On March 23, 1862, Irish-born Union General James Shields (left: pictured during the Mexican war) defeated Stonewall Jackson's Confederates at the battle of Kernstown , Virginia, during the American Civil War. Just a few miles south of Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, a thunderous exchange of artillery fire around midday signaled the battle's start. At first, Jackson's men drove in the Federal line. Jackson had received a false report about the strength of the Federal forces around Kernstown, and he believed he was only facing a rear guard. In fact, Shields had 9,000 men there, outnumbering Jackson's 4,000 by better than two to one. About 3 o'clock, Shields' Federal forces counterattacked. When Confederate Brigadier General Richard Garnett's brigade ran out of ammunition, Jackson ordered a retreat, which precipitated a general retreat of the Confederate line. Jackson lost 455 men killed or wounded and several hundred captured. The Federals lost 553 killed or wounded and 23 missing. Although Jackson had lost this first major battle of what would come to be known as his Valley Campaign , his actions had already alarmed authorities in Washington enough for them to reduce the number of troops that they would send to Major General George B. McClellan on the Virginia peninsula. In the coming weeks, Jackson will exacerbate those fears. For Tyrone-born James Shields, Kernstown would be the pinnacle of a rather lackluster performance during the Civil War. Still, Shields would go on to become the only man to serve in the U.S. Senate from three different states, and how many of his colleagues in the Senate, or anywhere else, could boast of having once bested the great Stonewall Jackson in independent command?
CÉADAOIN -- On March 25, 1846, Michael Davitt , revolutionary and agrarian agitator, was born in Straide, Co. Mayo. Davitt's family was evicted from their small farm when he was just a boy. After they emigrated to England, Davitt lost his right arm while working in a cotton mill at the age of 11. He joined the Fenians in the 1860s and served a typically brutal jail sentence. Released after seven years, he began what would be his life's work: agrarian agitation. Using funds raised by John Devoy and Clan na Gael in the United States, and allied with Charles Stewart Parnell , Davitt formed the Land League in 1879. This organization forced many reforms in the corrupt Irish landlord system. Davitt was a member of Parliament for a time in the 1890s, but resigned in protest against the Boer War . Michael Davitt died in Dublin on May 31, 1906.
Mary MacSwiney, in her later years.
AOINE -- On March 27, 1872, Mary MacSwiney (Maire Nic Shuibhne), republican activist, was born in Surrey, England, of an Irish father and an English mother. Mary grew up in Cork and was educated as a teacher, like her mother and father. Influenced by her revolutionary brother, Terence, she became involved with the Irish nationalist movement. She was arrested in her classroom during the 1916 Easter Rising. After her brother's death on hunger strike, she toured the United States in support of the republican cause. She opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, calling it, "the grossest act of betrayal that Ireland ever endured." When de Valera compromised in 1926 in order to enter the Dáil, MacSwiney, much like her brother before her, held fast to her strict republican ideals, refusing to take the required oath to the Crown. Mary MacSwiney died at her home in Cork on March 8, 1942.
SATHAIRN -- On March 28, 1820, William Howard Russell , among the best known journalists of his day and a pioneering war correspondent, was born at Lily Vale, Tallaght, County Dublin.
Michael Davitt, one of the founders of the Irish National Land League.
-- Michael Davitt, giving voice to the attitude of the small Irish farmer toward Irish independence. December 1878.
22, 1841 - Formation of the Irish Emigrant Society in New York.
24, 1922 - Owen MacMahon, a Catholic publican, his 6 sons and a barman murdered by Loyalist paramilitaries in revenge for IRA ambush that killed 2 RIC officers.
25, 1634 - First Catholic Mass in English North American colonies celebrated in Maryland.
25, 1738 - Famous Irish Harper, Turlogh O'Carolan, dies in Aldeford, Co. Roscommon.
26, 1920 - Infamous Black and Tans, special constables, arrive in Ireland.
26, 1922 - An IRA anti-treaty army convention announces it will no longer accept the authority of Free State Minister for Defense Richard Mulcahy. | 2019-04-23T11:06:17 | https://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/this-week-in-the-history-of-the-irish-march-22-march-28 |
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