Things to keep in mind before booking a Hostel - Plan. Save. Travel.
If you are solo backpacker or a budget traveler, then there is no better place than staying in a hostel. A place where you can chill out with other like-minded travelers, exchange stories and make new friends. With so many options out there from sites like HostelWorld and HostelBookers , it is very easy to book a hostel these days. But there are a few things that you need to keep in mind before booking a hostel.
The options range from private rooms to 2 shared to 12 shared rooms (or even more). But what you need to know is that if you are sharing a single room with more than 8 people, it is going to be difficult. In most of the hostels, the rooms may not get any bigger, it will just be many beds cramped together. And if there is only one common bathroom in a 10 shared room….well good luck with that. It may be the cheapest and the worst option in the hostel. If you can, shell a bit more and get into a 4 shared or a 6 shared atleast. Go for cheapest option only if you really need it.
Most of the hostels nowadays have the lockers installed below the bed which I found to be a very good feature. Many people check in and out everyday in a hostel. Before booking a hostel, always filter out the hostels which are having the Locker Facility. You don't want to leave your valuables and backpack unattended.
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Always read the reviews. See what other travelers had to say about the hostel. Good reviews are not really important because….well…you know, they are good. But bad reviews will give you an idea of what you need to expect when booking in that hostel. Use your own judgement to find out what is bad for you because I have read some people say that the hostel is too noisy and crowded. Well it is a budget friendly hostel, what do you expect.
Some hostels might say they are beach-side ones or they are located in the heart of the city. But it is always recommended to do a quick recon on the Google Maps to see where it is. Check out the distance from the airport and how far the local attractions are from the hostel. Also check the public transportation in the area. Some hostels are located in shadier places which you would like to avoid at all costs.
Some hostels may have really cool features like a swimming pool, dance floors, terrace or quirky and creative common areas. Some even arrange some fun games or cooking classes. See what you find attractive before booking.
This is something I learnt from my own mistake. In Goa, After rampaging through my rucksack I found that I did not bring my towel. And the the hostel I stayed in had run out of towels at the last moment. I had to then go to a nearby shop which had only hand towels. I bought three of them and used them together as a single towel. Most of the hostels do have their own towels but are most likely to run out of stock or can be dirty. So lesson learnt there.
You might find that the hostel prices vary in different sites. While I did find the prices in hostelbookers to be reasonable but there are a few hostels which are quoting a lower price in their official site. So before zeroing down on a hostel please do take a quick glance at what the hostel's official website has to offer.
Hostels may be cheap but there are different types to choose from if you are willing to look over the cheap options. You can choose the hostel you want based on what kind of experience you are looking for.
Once you have gone through all the above tips and decided a hostel to stay in; Book in advance right-away. You don't want to run out of rooms at the last moment and follow the same tedious process to book another one. You may have to pay the full amount when booking from the official website of the hostel. But if you are booking from sites like HostelWorld or HostelBookers you may just have to may a small reservation amount, usually around 100 INR (2$). Keep an eye on the cancellation policy as well as the refund procedure.
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I've actually never stayed in a hostel but some of them now are really nice and offer private rooms & bathrooms (a must for me). I always bring my travel towel – you never know when you might need one!
This was very helpful. When I first started traveling I thought always go with the cheapest option but boy did I learn the hard way that a hostel can make or break your trip. Thanks for sharing your awesome tips!
Wow! This is a great and detailed post. I've been researching some travel destinations where hostels are very popular so I'll be coming back to this post when it's time to book.
Excellent tips! Hostels are not for everyone and at first, it can be a bit hard to find the right ones! Your tips are very handy for new travellers!
Some very handy tips for successful hosteling. Especially the tip to know what type of hostel – homely, party etc so you won't be disappointed.
Yes right 🙂 Happy you found them handy !!!
I am only likely to stay in the private rooms – I've done that before and quite enjoyed it. I didn't take a towel, but that's a great tip!
I am long past the age for checking into a youth hostel, but I am sure some of my backpacking nephews and nieces could use this information – will share!
Hostels definitely aren't for me, but these tips seem like sound advice if you are looking to stay in one.
Thanks and Happy Travels ahead !!!
Good advice. I've stayed in many hostels over time, although I tend to avoid them now that I'm a little bit older! However, you can't beat them for meeting people whilst travelling (and saving money too).
Yes you are right. You get to meet many like minded people out there.
This is great post ! I have never stayed in hostel before, but I've seen some cool ones before. If you lucky you can get fantastic deal! I might try it one day, I would love to meet people around the world when I travel and I know this is one of the best options!
It is…you need to do some serious research to find the best one for you.
I've never used a hostel before when travelling and have alwayse kinda been naive to how they work. Your post offers some good insight along with tips I will definitely consider should I ever go the hostel route, which I'm now more likely to do thanks to your post. Happy holidays.
Maybe you should give it a try and see if it suits you.
Most of them are 20 somethings staying in hostels.
I haven't stayed in a hostel in years now but I remember vividly that I had to rent a towel after leaving mine behind. Love these tips and couldn't agree more!
Great tips here – especially on checking the room type, the location and the bad reviews. When we started traveling we jumped on the cheapest hostel we could find, though it would always be so far out of town that the transportation would cost as much as it would have been to place ourselves locally!!
Many people jump into the cheapest option most of the time and then learn with experience.
Very useful advice and I totally agree on the advice about not staying in those overly cramped 8-10 person rooms! Another thing I learned is to always bring earplugs!!
Practical reminders. I always bring my own towel too. 🙂 We'd been to some off-radar places in the Philippines and even famous budget resorts where the towels seem suspiciously in need of washing.
Its better to carry your own towel all the time. You never know where the hostel towels have been.
Great tips and very useful advice. I agree with everything you've got here, especially reading through bad reviews. A lot of the time it's just grumpy people being super precious but other times, the reviews are legit and offer good warnings. And I ALWAYS travel with my own towel!
Yes I agree, getting the bathroom can be a struggle.
You need to try hostels once in your life, esp when you are going solo.
I have never stayed in a hostel because I am very weird On my sleeping habits…I need to be in absolute dark and I can not stand even the whisper! That s why I prefer staying in a hotel!
This post has some really useful and practical tips. Experience tells all the way. The towel point really seems to be making sense.
Perfect tips to remember before booking an hostel accomodation. Used to stay in hostels when I started travelling with my sister or solo. Always used HostelWorld as it was very convenient. Great tip on carrying your own bath towel and also checking the bathroom options, everyone needs to remember it while booking.
We love staying in hostels and lockers is one of the things we look out for too. Some good tips for first time hosteller here. We would definitely second checking out the reviews both good and bad. Some of them highlight additional things the hostel has that might not be listed on it's booking site profile i.e. individual lights & plug sockets, or that it has lockers but only tiny ones etc. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.
Thanks for your points as well. Pretty valid.
When I look around for hostel accommodation a locker is one of the most important things on my list the hostel needs to check. I usually travel with a lot of digital equipment. I love staying in Hostels, even though I am a bit older now and do prefer a bit of luxury every now and then, I make sure I book into a hostel at some point in my travels, it's such a great way to meet fellow travelers and get some really great tips and recommendations for the city you are staying in. I've made some really good friends in Hostels.
Some really good advice for newbies! I always bring my towel, simply because I want to be sure that it is clean. Once I didn't and realized that many hostels charge 1-3 euros for a towel. Thinking of the destination to/from the airport or bus station is also a must especially if you arrive in the middle of the night.
You built a really handy list of tips!
I'm not a hostel type anymore, but I think that the towel mistake is something everyone has experienced once in life!
😀 That would have been disaster.
I've never stayed at a hostel but you present great trips for one doing so. I would never have even thought about bringing my own towel, but I'm a germ freak so that would be my #1 on the list. Shower shoes…a must for anything other than a luxury hotel for me. Thanks for sharing. You've really done your homework.
I have never stayed in a hostel, but I was planning to book one for my next trip. I personally love the concept of hostels. They help you connect with people from different countries and cultures. Thanks for sharing these tips. Will surely keep them in mind when booking them.
I am sure you will have a great time staying in a hostel.
Great tips! Hostels can be daunting for first-timers, even as a seasoned traveller I get caught out sometimes! It's a good idea to check their website for photos & description too – I once accidentally booked a place which had great reviews on booking, but on their own website it clearly said it was a party place – and the party carried on alllllllll night!!
😀 I hope you enjoyed that.
Thanks for this very informative post. I have never booked in a hostel. On the other hand, I am considering it as one of the options for my partner and me to save money on the road. Indeed, it is wiser to always look for something that is good and gives a quality service too. So, we should not just look at the price but also on the service that it will offer if it is reasonable enough.
Usually the budget hostels do not provide the best of the services. Reading reviews give you an idea of what to expect.
Very informative and useful post for first time travellers or for people who have never experienced staying in a hostel. I always do everything you say in the list apart from filtering for lockers. All my valuables come with me for the day and I doubt someone would like my dirty clothes lol. I always read the reviews and this is the main one that I use to decide if I should book or not. And I definitely can't handle staying in a dorm with 8 people or more. I usually go for 4 people in a room and it has worked out well.
4 is a good choice. Even I try for that.
Great Tips! Reviews, Location and Lockers are my top 3 checks when considering a hostel! Although I think I may have outgrown them now – I really am a fan of my own space!
When we started travelling, 10 years ago, we never booked a hostel on line. We just turned up to a place and found somewhere to stay. Now we always seem to book in advance. In a way it's easier as you know you've found somewhere in your budget and you know where to go when you arrive to the town instead of walking around for ages with our big backpacks on. But it sometimes feels like it's taken the spontaneous part of travelling away. As we've got so used to booking in advance though I think we will always do it.
Booking in advance does take a slice off the adventure mode away from you but it is recommended to have a smooth trip.
Really great advice here! I read ALL bad reviews when booking a hostel. It's so important to research before paying for a room. A few years ago I didn't research at all and ended up in an uncomfortable situation!
Didn't know there were different kinds of hostels. Thought they were just the budget kinds. But I would be interested in the boutique hostels now!!!
Luckily we've never had a problem with hostels, even when the locker wasn't in the room or we were more than a few. But it can truly get annoying!
Yes, especially if the room is too crowded, it can get really annoying.
We stay in hostels pretty much 90% of our time when travelling, and all of these tips are great for first timers who are unsure whether to stay in one. We find that hostels these days can be better than some moderate to good hotels when you find a great one!
Yes you are right about that….the pricing and facilities are reasonable.
Oooh, important post. I love hostels and cringe whenever I hear people complain about staying in them. Some people just aren't "hostel people," and your list can help travelers if they are. Nice!
Yes I got a few comments from 'not-hostel people'. Staying in hostels does not suit everyone.
I only was in a hostel once actually and I so wish I had your post back then. Haha it is embarrassing, but I didn't even know that you have to bring your own towel. Great post!
😀 Bringing your own towels is a must.
Booking a hostel is a lot different than hotels. You will know that once you stay at a hostel.
I have never experienced a stay in a hostel. But going through your post, it felt like a hostel stay would be interesting and those are some very good tips to look out for.
Yea….you should give it a try sometime.
These are great tips, and many can also be applied for booking at a hotel. I always double check the location on places and also read reviews before booking. Wow I had no idea you have to bring your own towel when staying at a hostel. I haven't stayed at a hostel before, but I think it would be a fun experience.
The towel thing is pretty serious in hostels 😀 unlike hotels where you are provided with everything.
I love staying in hostels as you get to meet so many people. I really agree about finding out what type of hostel it is. You do not want to be staying in a party hostel if you are looking for a homely feel or via versa.
These are very helpful points. Saving them up for my next travel.
These are great points for budget travelers. I have never stayed in a hostel on holiday. I love large hotel rooms with lots of space and privacy, but I can see how when you are constantly on the go or a solo traveler how a hostel would be the best option.
They are a good option of you are traveling on a budget.
This a very detailed hostels guide. Hostels are really great for socializing with other travelers.
Thanks. Glad that you found it useful.
These are all great tips. I'm a super light sleeper so noise is a huge factor for me. I tend to like the private rooms because of that. Great idea to compare the price on the hostel site. I often do that with airlines.
That is right about the airlines. The 3rd party sites usually take a commission fee.
I really believe that the best travel experience is going to different places with just a small budget. Thanks for pointing out the wise booking. One of the most painful is the high rates!
There are a lot of hostel options in India itself. You should check them out.
This is an incredible guide! I am bookmarking this and saving this for other guests who are first-time hostelgoers. I think I've come to a point in time where I just don't want to stay in a hostel anymore BUT you have just provided all the things I wish I knew when I first started hosteling, especially the lockers and the tip about bad reviews! You should also add that on top of bringing a towel, you should also bring your own bath slippers!
I always carry my slippers along. So that thought never came to my mind.
Good advice, thank you. I don't really like hostels, don't like this idea of sharing a room with people you don't know or having dirty towels if you forget your own… But everything is good to know if I ever make it to a hostel!
People are different in their perspective. You are someone who does not love the sharing room system. But if you ever run low on cash while traveling, then hostels are a good option.
Hostels are rarely my choice of accommodation, but I always found them an interesting option, one I really wanted to try. This is a great guide, and some of the tips apply to any type of accommodation you choose. Knowing what your options are, knowing what others think, and having a basic idea where your accommodation is are always great ideas.
Very true….thanks for the thoughtful comment.
That is an extremely helpful article. I am sure many might suffer for not ensuring they take care of some of the things you have listed. But others like me would be saved by your suggestions.
My budget amigos will truly like your post 🙂 !
This certainly answered a lot of my questions about hostels. I've had some confusion over just what that word means exactly, as I have never actually stayed in one before. Where we are now, in Ecuador, a hostal is something like we call a motel in the USA, except that you would never have a shared bathroom. I understand the classification here is less than 10 rooms or something, but otherwise the rooms are private and bathrooms are shared, and other spaces are communal. Sound like what I know as a Bed N Breakfast. This really confuses me because I always imagined hostals as one huge room with 20 bunk beds and zero privacy. Do you think the word "hostal" has different meanings in different geographical locations?
If you are looking for privacy then you should not go for hostel dorms. They are cheap, suits only budget travel. You can try out the different sites like Hostelworld and Hostelbookers. They have a wide range options to choose from in almost every location. Hostel rooms are of different types from private to shared, as I have mentioned in the post. You can book as per your preference.
This is a very informative and helpful post, thanks so much for sharing. I recently realised how much my travelling style has changed over the years, I loved party hostels at one stage, now I am all about boutique hostels that offer something unique or home stays. I also like my space and prefer to rent a room in a hostel, even if I am travelling alone, you still get a great deal and the awesome atmosphere of meeting fellow travellers.
Great tips for those wanting to stay in hostels. Always a few tricks to be aware of.
🙂 Yes they are pretty handy.
Yes. Most of them have partitions now even though it does not mask the sound. If you are a light sleeper then I will not recommend hostels.


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Published March 2, 2018 at 7:42 AM EST
The superintendent of Broward County Schools in Florida is on the line. Robert Runcie oversees the district that includes Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, where a gunman killed 17 people on Valentine's Day and where students return to class this week. Superintendent Runcie, good morning.
ROBERT RUNCIE: Good morning. Good morning, Steve, David.
INSKEEP: How are the students doing?
RUNCIE: You know, I met with a group of the students yesterday and, you know, spent time on a campus. And, you know, they're adjusting as best as they can. We structured - the first few days of school would be half-days. They indicated that they were very appreciative of that. You know, so they're just happy to get back together, to be with their colleagues and begin to, you know, go through the healing process and try to get back to some sense of normalcy.
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RUNCIE: Oh, yeah. You know, students are, you know, brutally honest with you, certainly don't have anything to hide. But they've been pretty straightforward. I know one of the things they mentioned was that the police presence on the first day that they came back, and there were lots of police there, at least 200 to 300, that came from around the county just to show their support. You know, it made them feel anxious and was somewhat overwhelming. That certainly got better the next day. They, you know, gave their opinions about the services that were available, the counseling. They loved the therapy dogs. We had about 40 of them on campus.
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RUNCIE: That is - that's correct. And, you know, I think that brought back, you know, some sense of the day of the shooting. There was an enormous response in Broward County. It was - it was very significant, and it looked like almost every law enforcement individual in the county was at this school site. So, you know, it probably brought back some memories of that. But they were appreciative of, you know, the law enforcement, and they understood the intention.
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INSKEEP: You said school resource officers - we should explain that term, even though we've heard it a lot in recent days. That's a cop on the school grounds is what that is.
RUNCIE: Yes, that's correct.
INSKEEP: OK. So that you're OK with.
RUNCIE: Yes, I am. I - so if we want a greater law enforcement presence and protection on school property, let's add more law enforcement individuals, not arm teachers.
INSKEEP: Now, why - let me just ask because the president has advocated this, other people have - how would you answer the argument that a trained teacher who volunteers to carry the weapon might be useful in an urgent situation?
RUNCIE: Well, what I would say to you is that the teachers, you know - they have enough on their plate. I just can't see - the scenario that that assumes is that you can have some kind of shootout in a school, and that's going to be a deterrent to someone that's determined to come into a school site and begin shooting. I don't see how arming a teacher is going to be a deterrent for that. There was - there's, you know, school resource officers on these campuses. And we still see individuals come on to the properties and start these kind of horrific activities.
INSKEEP: Can I also ask about the activism of the Parkland students? They've been so upfront. They've been in the media, as we mentioned. And they have urged specific reforms and also argued against specific changes like arming teachers in school. What happens if they fail?
RUNCIE: One of the things that we teach our students to do is that, you know, failure is not a bad thing. What you - failure is an opportunity to learn and figure out what you need to do differently in order to be successful. I believe failure is not trying. Our kids are going to be - they're going to be persistent, and they're going to continue their activism. It's not just for today or tomorrow or next year. I think this is something they're going to take into adulthood. And I see a new generation that's going to be more informed. They're going to be more active. And I think they're going to get results and do things that we've failed to get done in our generation.
INSKEEP: Although, in about 20 seconds, I hate to say it, but they're urging that there never be another mass shooting like this. Statistics would suggest there's probably going to be.
RUNCIE: Well, I don't know. I think we have an opportunity to at least begin to minimize the possibility of this occurring. Other countries around the world have figured this out. They have more sensible gun laws than we do. They have better investments in mental health. There's better coordination across agencies in terms of providing services to troubled individuals. So I think it can be done. It's not going to happen overnight, but we need to start.
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For more years than we care to count, we have been producing the video for the annual Goals Conference for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. We were pleased to once again produce the presentation for 2016 Goals Conference at the Miami Hilton on June 16th.
Our video was a musical extravaganza starring outgoing Chamber chair Christine Barney, CEO of RBB Public relations.
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TextEditingController name = TextEditingController();
TextEditingController deadline = TextEditingController();
return showDialog(
    context: context,
    barrierDismissible: false,
    builder: (BuildContext context) {
      return AlertDialog(
        title: SingleChildScrollView(
          physics: NeverScrollableScrollPhysics(),
          child: Form(
            child: Column(
              children: <Widget>[
                TextFormField(
                  controller: name,
                  maxLength: 40,
                  textAlign: TextAlign.left,
                  keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
                  autocorrect: false,
                  decoration: InputDecoration(
                    labelText: 'Name der Klausur: ',
                    border: OutlineInputBorder(),
                  ),
                  // The validator receives the text that the user has entered.
                  validator: (value) {
                    if (value.isEmpty) {
                      return 'Gib den Namen der Klausur ein!';
                     }
                     return null;
                   },
                ),
                SizedBox(height: 20),
                TextFormField(
                  controller: deadline,
                  maxLength: 8,
                  textAlign: TextAlign.left,
                  keyboardType: TextInputType.datetime,
                  autocorrect: false,
                  decoration: InputDecoration(
                    labelText: 'Deadline: ',
                    border: OutlineInputBorder(),
                  ),
                  // The validator receives the text that the user has entered.
                  validator: (value) {
                    if (value.isEmpty) {
                      return 'Gib das Datum der Klausur ein!';
                    }
                    return null;
                  },
                ),
                SizedBox(height: 20),
                DropDownFormField(
                  titleText: 'Priorität',
                  hintText: 'Bitte auswählen',
                  value: '',
                  dataSource: [
                    {
                      "display": "Niedrig",
                      "value": "Niedrig",
                    },
                    {
                      "display": "Mittel",
                      "value": "Mittel",
                    },
                    {
                      "display": "Hoch",
                      "value": "Hoch",
                    },
                  ],
                  textField: 'display',
                  valueField: 'value',
                  ),
                SizedBox(height: 20),
              ],
            ),
          ),
        ),
        actions: <Widget>[
          FlatButton(
            onPressed: () {
              return showDialog(
                context: context,
                builder: (context) {
                  return AlertDialog(
                    content: Text(name.text),

                  );
                }
              );
            },
            child: Text('Save'),
            color: Colors.blue,
          ),
          FlatButton(
            onPressed: () {
              return showDialog(
                context: context,
                builder: (context) {
                  return AlertDialog(
                    content: Text(deadline.text),
                  );
                }
              );
            },
            child: Text('Save'),
            color: Colors.blue,
          ),
        ],
      );
    });
}

When the keyboard opens, it collides with the textfields -> I get an error:
Bottom overflowed by 49 pixels.
What could be the issue?

I have tried everything but I got stuck here.
SingleChildScrollView or resizeToAvoidBottomPadding: false didnt help me. Maybe I don't know how to use them correctly.
For any help I would be happy.

A: Is it me, or can't I find the code for your login screen? The error is thrown because there isn't enough place for your widget on the screen. Are you using a ListView or a Column? With a ListView you can scroll so if there isn't enough room for the content the user can scroll down to see what isn't on the screen.

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There are several varieties of the herb thyme, but the 'common' thyme used for the production of thyme essential oil is believed to be an improved, cultivated form of the wild thyme which originated in the mountainous regions of Spain and Europe.
This plant is the thymol chemotype of the herb Thymus vulgaris which belongs to the Lamiaceae (also known as the Labiate) family.
Different chemotypes are developed by plants as a response to ecological influences such as the altitude it is grown at, its geographical location, the amount of sunlight it receives, humidity, rain, and even the amount of wind it is subjected to. There are several other chemotypes of Thymus vulgaris, including linalool, geraniol, thuyanol and paracymene, all of which are available as a thyme essential oil – but not in large quantities.
Thymus vulgaris is a strongly aromatic perennial plant that grows close to the ground in dense patches, typically reaching no more than 30 centimetres (12ins) in height. It has a woody, fibrous root, numerous narrow wiry stems, and small (4-20mm) narrow, hairy, green-grey leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The small attractive flowers may be white, pink or purple according to its geographical location, and they grow in dense clusters.
Thyme dislikes an excess of moisture, preferring to grow in dry, stony soil which are very much the same conditions preferred by lavender. It thrives best with lots of room for it to spread its flowered stems and deep roots. The whole plant is highly aromatic, producing a pleasing sweet, herbaceous and slightly balsamic fragrance.
Like many other plants of the Lamiaceae family, thyme was native to the Mediterranean but has now spread throughout the world and is found growing wild or cultivated abundantly in Algeria, China, France, Portugal, Italy, Israel, Morocco, Spain, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Turkey and USA. The main countries producing thyme essential oil (ct. thymol) today, are France, Spain, Morocco and USA.
Since records began thyme was believed to instil courage and strength; Roman soldiers would bathe in thyme before going into battle, and during the Middle Ages in England ladies commonly embroidered an emblem of a bee hovering over a sprig of thyme on scarves they would give to their knights. The thyme on this emblem symbolised activity, bravery and energy. Scottish highlanders drank a tea made of wild thyme to gain courage before battle and to also ward off nightmares.
The ancient Egyptians used thyme in the process of mummification, the Sumerians employed it as an antiseptic and the Greeks used it in religious cleansing ceremonies and medicine. The great Roman writer Pliny (c23-79 AD) who was an authority on all things scientific in Europe wrote, 'when burnt, it puts to flight all venomous creatures'. He also recommended it as a treatment for epilepsy.
Essential oil of thyme is extracted from the partially-dried leaves and flowering tops by water or steam distillation. The resulting oil is a red-brown or orange-brown colour with a medicinal, herbaceous aroma with subtle sweet and spicy overtones. This is known as red thyme essential oil, but to meet the requirements of various industries this oil it is usually re-distilled to reduce the high level of phenols (thymol and carvacrol), which leaves the oil virtually colourless. This rectified oil is known as white thyme essential oil, although other species of thyme such as Thymus serpyllum also yield a colourless or pale yellow essential oil directly upon distillation.
White thyme essential oil is especially valuable during winter because it is a powerful and wide-ranging antimicrobial and anti-infectious oil that can be used to help prevent the spread of disease such as bronchitis and influenza. When vaporized, the expectorant properties of thyme essential oil stimulates the expulsion of catarrh and its antispasmodic action calms uncontrollable coughing. Thyme oil's powerful bactericidal action effectively kills infection just as Culpeper recorded. Regular use of thyme oil also increases the production of white blood cells in the body, helping to build resistance to disease.
During the First World War, thyme essential oil was used in hospitals to sanitize the wards and operating theatres, and it is still used in the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of cough medicines, mouthwashes and toothpaste. Clinical trials have shown that thyme oil is highly effective against MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Thyme essential oil is also helpful in massage for relieving the symptoms of arthritis, gout, rheumatism, poor circulation, and muscular aches and pains. Research has recently revealed that the oil is also an effective antioxidant and safer than benzoyl peroxide when used in acne treatment blends.
Thyme is an extremely valuable essential oil in aromatherapy, but never exceed a concentration of 2% and avoid mucous membranes or damaged skin since its powerful action may cause skin irritation if used carelessly. This is why white thyme essential oil is normally used in aromatherapy, since it is less irritant than red thyme. However, used correctly and in moderation it is perfectly safe. It blends well with bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, lavender, orange, marjoram sweet, melissa, pine, rosemary, sage and tea tree.
The name thyme in its Greek form was first given to the plant by the Greeks as a derivative of the word 'thymos' or 'thurmo', which meant 'to perfume or fumigate'.
This probably came about because it was commonly used as incense due its sweet, herbaceous and balsamic fragrance.
Another school of thought is that the name is derived from the Greek word 'thumus', which signifies courage.
In 1603 the powerful antiseptic action of thyme was used to ward off the 2nd visitation of the Black Death.
Culpeper (1616-1654) wrote of thyme; "It is a noble strengthener of the lungs, as notable a one as grows, nor is there a better remedy growing for that disease in children which they commonly call the Chin-cough (whooping cough).
It purgeth the body of phlegm and is an excellent remedy for shortness of breath."
Hundreds of years later science would prove that Culpeper had been absolutely right with his therapeutic assesment of thyme.


For reasons largely unknown, a small number of HIV-infected individuals remain symptom-free long after AIDS normally would have appeared. Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and their co-workers now report how a small subgroup of these so-called long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) may avoid disease. Their research, which appears in the March 14 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,* provides new information that one day may be used in developing vaccines or other therapies to control HIV infection.
"This discovery applies to only a very small subset of long-term nonprogressors, but it identifies a feature common to the immune systems of these individuals that likely enables them to resist disease," notes Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. "Although it does not explain all cases of long-term nonprogression, the discovery should provide insight into the mechanisms of immune defense against HIV."
Mark Connors, M.D., of NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation, led a team from the United States and Australia in investigating the immune responses to HIV in a subgroup of 13 LTNPs. The investigators selected these patients because they represented the healthiest LTNPs - people with normal CD4+ T-cell counts and extremely low levels of HIV in the blood. This "elite" group of nonprogressors in many cases had virus levels below the level of detection even though they had been HIV-positive for 15 years and had not received antiretroviral therapy.
The research team looked at specific immune system genes in these patients and compared them with those from normal progressors. These so-called human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes encode proteins that attach to pieces of microbes and subsequently signal the immune system to respond. In HIV and other viral infections, HLA proteins attach to virus fragments within infected cells. These HLA proteins then carry their viral captives to the cell surface where they display them to T cells, which destroy the diseased cell.
Virtually every cell in the body has HLA proteins, and these proteins differ according to type from person to person. Because one type of HLA protein may be better at attaching to fragments of a given microbe, individuals with certain HLA genes may be better at resisting selected infections, such as HIV.
In this study, Dr. Connors, lead author Stephen Migueles, M.D., and their colleagues found 11 of the 13 LTNP patients (85 percent) had a gene encoding an HLA variant called HLA B*5701, while only 19 of 200 progressors (9.5 percent) carried this gene. Furthermore, when the researchers looked at the T cells from LTNPs, they discovered that many of those cells recognized HLA B*5701 when it was attached to specific HIV protein fragments. These findings suggest that a property of the immune systems of these individuals, and not a weakened form of the virus, is the reason why some nonprogressors avoid disease.
Scientists have noticed connections between other HLA types and HIV disease progression in the past, but this is the first study to identify such an overwhelming correlation. "Some associations between HLA genes and disease resistance could be phenomena in which HLA isn't the key but is simply located near another important gene," explains Dr. Connors. "The functional studies included in our research indicate that this molecule is likely directly involved in restricting virus replication in this small subgroup of people."
Further studies will investigate in more detail how HLA B*5701 protects LTNPs from disease and why the protein does not appear to protect the small percentage of normal progressors who carry this gene variant. In addition, researchers will continue to look for HLA types that protect other nonprogressor subgroups in hopes of identifying additional factors used by the immune system to thwart AIDS progression.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illness such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies.
SA Migueles et al. HLA B*5701 is highly associated with restriction of virus replication in a subgroup of HIV-infected long term nonprogressors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97:2709-714 (2000).
* This article first appeared Feb. 29, 2000, in the PNAS Early Edition online.


Janel started weaving March 2017 when she wanted to let go of some of her performance clothing and fabric. She is now accepting commissions for personalized pieces.
Wedding, toile, satin, faux pearls, cotton string. 40" x 64"
Alice, vintage dresses, velvet, sequins, embroidery floss, cotton string, nylon. 41" x 69"
Schiele's Portrait with Physalis, velvet, jeans, satin, nylon. 31" x 81"
Flowers, vintage dress, lace, socks, toile, cotton string, nylon. 48" x 79"
Study in Black, 80's vintage dress, jewelry vintage, plastic, nylon, cotton string. 59" x 37"
Woman, trash, plastic, feathers, nylon string. 96" x 96"
Whales, toile, yarn, satin, cotton, cotton string. 66" x 39"
Curandera, for Susan Alcorn, plastic, yarn, cotton, nylon string, vintage dresses, packaging materials. 96" x 96"
Big Sur, Cotton, Nylon, Satin, Silk, Gold Sequins. 51" x 44.5"
Gallery 10' x 10' in storage until my next show!
Tights, yarn, nylon, nylon string. 60" x 39"
9:30, vintage Japanese robe, nylon, toile, cotton, nylon string. 66" x 39"
My first exhibit was on December 1st, 2017 at the 9:30 Club. I performed my music with my piece 9:30 onstage. While my band accompanied me (Anthony Pirog, Joe Lally, Aria Aquino) I cut the vintage Japanese robe I was wearing and wove it into the piece. We raised money for local non-profit Casa Ruby and raffled the piece off to a winner in the audience. Poster art by Jess Scott.


. The only thing I think relates to it is my d-link wireless modem .
How do i fix these problems and keep them from reoccuring.
I get the exact same blue screen error..and i also have a D-link ..uhh..120+ i think it is..im on a different computer right now.


According to preliminary figures, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) increased its sales by some 21 percent in 2014 to EUR 1,734.5 million (2013: EUR 1,429.3).
Nordex thus reached the upper end of the guidance range which the Management Board had most recently revised upwards in November 2014. With a margin of 4.5 percent, EBIT also matched the Company's expectations, rising by 76 percent to EUR 78.0 million (2013: EUR 44.3 million). Consolidated net profit increased almost four-fold to EUR 39.0 million (2013: EUR 10.3 million).
The continued double-digit growth was materially underpinned by strong business performance in the company's core EMEA region (Europe and Africa) as well as in the Americas. Thus, at 84 percent, EMEA again contributed the bulk of Nordex's sales, while business in the Americas grew at an above-average rate to EUR 200.7 million (2013: EUR 81.7 million). In Asia, sales improved by almost 75 percent from a low level to EUR 72.2 million (2013: EUR 41.3 million). Production output was also up, with expanded capacity allowing rotor blade production to rise by more than 55 percent to 507 units. At the same time, turbine assembly output increased to 1,417 megawatts (2013: 1,342 megawatts).
A below-average increase in structural costs had a positive impact on operating earnings. Staff costs and net other operating expense together climbed by only three percent. Further factors with a positive effect on earnings included a higher degree of vertical integration, a more profitable product mix and cost-cutting efforts in various operating areas. Consolidated net profit rose at a disproportionately strong rate due to the more favourable funding terms. Nordex entered into a new loan contract in February 2014 which included a larger credit facility on more favourable terms.
In addition, Nordex was able to further reinforce its balance sheet substantially in 2014, with net liquidity rising by 65.5 percent to EUR 232.2 million (2013: EUR 140.3 million). The equity ratio widened to 31.9 percent (2013: 30.9 percent). This was achieved by means of strict cash management and a further improvement in the working capital ratio to minus 2.3 percent (2013: 2.2 percent). This had a positive effect on cash flow, with net cash inflow from operating activities increasing by 63 percent to EUR 160.3 million and the free cash flow increasing to EUR 88.7 million (2013: EUR 23.8 million).
At EUR 1,754 million in 2014, order intake exceeded expectations slightly and was up 16.7 percent on the previous year (2013: EUR 1,503 million). With the book-to-bill ratio consistently positive, order backlog continued to rise to EUR 1,462 million as of the reporting date (2013: EUR 1,259 million).
"Our order book forms a good basis for a continued positive development in the current year. At the moment, there is very strong momentum in our market in general and for the Nordex Group in particular. We will now be consider in greater detail the extent to which we want to make use of the growth options available to us," said Dr. Jürgen Zeschky, CEO of Nordex SE. Nordex will release its final annual financial statements as well as guidance for the current year at its annual press conference in Frankfurt/Main on 23 March 2015.


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Ich klage an ist ein kanadischer Thriller von John Ketcham, der erstmals 2003 in Kanada im Fernsehen zu sehen war. In dem Film geht es um eine junge Frau, die unter Narkose von ihrem Arzt vergewaltigt wurde. Die Geschichte basiert auf einer wahren Begebenheit.

Handlung
Kimberly Jansen wacht aus ihrer Betäubung auf und hat vage Erinnerungen daran, dass sie während der Narkose von dem Arzt Dr. Darian vergewaltigt wurde. Sie zeigt ihn an, doch seine DNS-Probe stimmt nicht mit dem Sperma in ihrer Unterhose überein. Da sie sich jedoch ganz sicher ist, dass er der Täter ist und sich herausstellt, dass kein Polizist bei der Blutentnahme dabei war, wird Dr. Darian eine weitere Probe entnommen. Auch diese ist negativ und keiner glaubt Kimberly mehr, weshalb sie mit ihrer kleinen Tochter Lizi umzieht. Als sie ein Gespräch ihrer Tochter mit einer Freundin mitanhört, wird ihr klar, dass sie nicht einfach so aufgeben kann, und sie engagiert den Privatdetektiv Emmet. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, noch weitere Male Dr. Darians DNS zu bekommen, und außerdem versucht Kimberly, weitere Opfer ausfindig zu machen. Doch erst, als sie in Dr. Darians Auto einbrechen und seine DNS auf einem Lippenbalsam darin finden, können sie die Polizei und die Staatsanwaltschaft überzeugen, den Fall noch einmal aufzurollen. Aber obwohl die DNS diesmal übereinstimmt, können sie nichts machen, da die Beweise illegal beschafft wurden. Erst als es ein weiteres Opfer gibt, was Anzeige erstattet, kommt es zum Prozess. Dr. Darian bekennt sich zwar nicht schuldig, erzählt aber, dass er sich einen Schlauch mit fremdem Blut unter die Haut des Arms gesetzt hatte, um die DNS zu verfälschen. Er wird am Ende für schuldig erklärt.

Hintergrund
Die Geschichte des Films basiert auf der wahren Geschichte von Candace Fonagy und Dr. John Schneeberger. Erst wurde sie von Matthew DeJong angesprochen, der ihre Geschichte aus privatem Interesse aufschreiben wollte, und zufällig wurde sie kurz darauf auch von John Ketcham kontaktiert. Candace und John arbeiteten circa zweieinhalb Jahre an dem Projekt, bis es endlich verfilmt wurde.
Sie und Estella Warren trafen sich bereits vor dem Dreh und besprachen die Rolle und die wahren Begebenheiten, auf denen das Drehbuch basierte.

In Kanada lief der Film erstmals am 30. November 2003 im Fernsehen, während er in Deutschland nach seiner DVD-Veröffentlichung am 25. Januar 2005 erstmals am 26. Juni 2006 im ZDF lief.

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Filmtitel 2003
Kanadischer Film
Thriller

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In an earlier article , I considered Australia's potential options to replace the RAAF's 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets in the late 2020s as mandated in the 2016 Defence White Paper  (4.42). Options could include manned aircraft, or alternatively '…a yet to be developed unmanned combat aerial vehicle' (also known as 'UCAS' for unmanned combat air system). The UCAS option is perhaps the most interesting, and potentially revolutionary, choice. It opens up the opportunity for the ADF to review its future force structure in coming years and to revise the traditional paradigm that the RAAF's strike and air combat force must include four squadrons comprising 100 aircraft. Going down the UCAS path may be a way to expand the size of that force considerably, though in a manner that would see a future strike and air combat force that's radically different to that which exists at present.
However, there's a capability dilemma which must first be addressed. To be effective, particularly in higher end conflicts, one approach may be to design UCAS to be comparable to their manned counterparts in terms of manoeuvrability, speed, range and endurance and payload. Yet to achieve performance goals across all those parameters, the inevitable result will drive up cost and complexity. That leads to an expensive, multirole unmanned aircraft that takes years to acquire, and the added cost and complexity reduces numbers that can be acquired. We're back to 100 aircraft, short of a significant boost in defence spending.
Certainly the RAAF can preserve such an exquisite high-end capability using a mix of manned and advanced unmanned aircraft. There's no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater in considering new approaches to airpower. However it's important to also think about the alternative, which would be a UCAS solution that emphasizes a lower-cost, but lower-capability approach, where each UCAS may not have the performance, payload and sensor capabilities of an F-35, but compensates reduced capability with greater quantity. Quantity has a quality of its own, and the emphasis may be on systems that we can afford to lose in an engagement, but which challenge an opponent through sheer numbers. Given the implications of 3D printing allowing local mass manufacture, the perception of future air operations suddenly changes considerably.
The high-end UCAS, with Northrop Grumman's X-47B  as indicative of that type of capability, would offer superior endurance  to manned aircraft, opening up the benefit of persistence over a battlespace, including potentially at long-range from a host base. As such, the high-end unmanned platform is a strategic capability, reminiscent of the range and reach of the F-111. But it may be expensive to acquire in comparison to a low end solution, which by contrast is tactical and could transform how air operations are waged in coming decades across a broad range of missions and roles.
More importantly, the low-end points to the end-point for UCAS development. That's large numbers of small, agile networked and low-cost UCAS operating together as a 'swarm'  akin to flocks of starlings, in the place of a few predominantly independent manned or unmanned platforms. Networked swarms of UCAS could overwhelm adversary air capabilities and engage with directed energy weapons or miniaturised  air-to-air missiles—and in this contest, numbers matter.
It's important to emphasize that the best solution is probably a mix of manned and unmanned systems, including a mix of high-end and low-end UCAS. If we don't consider swarming as one approach, what happens if our adversaries do? In that instance, our more traditional approach to air warfare may be found wanting. The future of air war may be our swarm versus their swarm. Is the RAAF ready for such a radical change?


Apollo Tyres expects returns to start accruing from 2021 for the investments it has put in over the last few years across its operations in India and Europe, a top company official said.
The company has put in close to Rs 4,000 crore in a new facility in Hungary and has also earmarked another Rs 3,800 crore for a greenfield project in Andhra Pradesh.
It has also invested in upgrading its existing manufacturing plant in Chennai, expanding truck tyre radial production to 12,000 units a day from earlier 6,000 units.
"We expect the year 2021 where this capex which we have invested to start giving us output leading to free cash generation," Apollo Tyres Vice Chairman and MD Neeraj Kanwar told PTI on the sidelines of 89th edition of Geneva Motor Show.
The tyre major expects operations to gather steam in Europe in the next financial year as it starts catering to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) from its Hungary plant.
"Hungary plant has now started to produce around 8,000 passenger car tyres a day and around 500 truck tyres a day...we are gaining market share and growing faster than the market in passenger car segment. In truck segment feedback is very positive. So we are very bullish here," Kanwar said.
The company has started supplies to various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in Europe like Volkswagen, Ford and Audi and is in talks with the BMW group, he added.
The capacity utilisation for passenger car radial segment at Hungary plant currently stands at 80 per cent while for truck radial the capacity utilisation is still below 50 per cent, Kanwar said.
"That is why we are saying that FY 20 is the year when we really stabilise," he added.
With already strong presence in replacement market in Germany and Netherlands, the company now plans to focus on countries like France, Italy, Spain and UK, Kanwar further said.
The company currently gets 95 per cent of its revenues from aftermarket segment in Europe and rest from supplies to OEMs, he added.
"It is important to be with the OEMs as over 50 per cent are repeat customers in that segment..we need to take small steps as this is just the beginning," Kanwar said.
Commenting on company's domestic business, Kanwar said: "In India as per our vision 2020 we are gunning for leadership positions in whatever product categories we are currently present."
The company is currently market leader in truck radial segment and has gained market share in car radial segment, he added.
"Timely investment in AP (Andhra Pradesh) will be able to give us next level of growth," Kanwar said.
Apollo had commissioned its Hungary plant in 2017. Last year, it announced setting up of a manufacturing facility at Chinapanduru village in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.


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Māori New Zealanders
Māori origins and arrivals
Canoe navigation
Story: Canoe navigation
Waka – canoes
Ocean voyaging
Locating land
Decline and renaissance of canoe voyaging
Recent voyaging
Rock drawing
This rock drawing of a European sailing ship was probably made by Māori some time after European contact. Although Māori canoes were also depicted in rock art, they were not the double-hulled ocean-going variety, but single-hulled dugout canoes. The double hull was still in use, especially in the South Island, when Europeans arrived. Yet over time, canoes in New Zealand had been adapted to local conditions, and the single-hull was more common. Although the expertise associated with building double-hulled canoes was still available, the skill of navigating them across open ocean appears to have been lost.
Photograph by Paul Thompson
This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.
Replica navigation chart
The Hōkūle'a, 1985
Rāwiri Taonui, 'Canoe navigation - Decline and renaissance of canoe voyaging', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/2233/rock-drawing (accessed 20 July 2019)
Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005


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If you have any demand for the 1145 aluminum foil, please contact us, apart from this, the Haomei also supply the aluminum sheet, plate, coil, foil, slug, etc., all the product gain the appraises of the clients all over the world, if you want to know more information about the products, you can also visit the website of Haomei, you can also ask our sale consultant for help, and they can answer all the questions that you have!


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Brian W. v. Superior Court
Tribune Newspapers West, Inc. v. Superior Court
(§ 676, subd. (a).) (1) It has been settled since 1978 when Brian W. v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal.3d 618 […
In re A.L.
We are not persuaded. In re Brian W. (1978) 20 Cal.3d 618, 143 Cal.Rptr. 717, 574 P.2d 788 ( Brian W.)…
Full title:BRIAN W., a Minor, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES…
20 Cal.3d 618 (Cal. 1978)
143 Cal. Rptr. 717
In Brian W. v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal.3d 618 [143 Cal.Rptr.3d 717, 514 P.2d 788], a minor sought to exclude media representatives from a hearing to determine his fitness to be dealt with under juvenile court law.
Summary of this case from In re Keisha T.
Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender, John J. Gibbons, Dennis A. Fischer, Kenneth I. Clayman, Elizabeth Ann Maloney and Albert J. Menaster, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.
John H. Larson, County Counsel, and John P. Farrell, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.
Gibson, Dunn Crutcher, Robert S. Warren and Rex S. Heinke as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent.
No appearance for Real Parties in Interest.
MOSK, J.
We confront in a new context the frequently recurring conflict between the media and the judiciary, the two "institutions pedestaled in fragile loneliness by the Constitution" (Simons Califano, The Media and the Law (1976) p. 1). Most controversies in this arena arise as a result of abrasive court orders to the press seeking revelation of confidential sources, preventing the gathering of information, or imposing gag orders. Here, by contrast, we have a petition inspired by a litigant seeking press exclusion despite a court order permitting press access to judicial proceedings.
By petition for writ of mandate, a 17-year-old juvenile seeks to exclude media representatives from the hearing at which his fitness to be dealt with under the juvenile court law will be determined. (Welf. Inst. Code, § 707.) We are called upon to decide whether the trial court correctly ruled that representatives of the recognized news media may attend petitioner's juvenile fitness hearing. We conclude that the court was not in error, and hence that the writ should be denied.
Petitioner was involved in a minor traffic accident while driving an automobile owned by a woman who had disappeared earlier the same day. He was arrested and charged with grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 3), robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), and receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496). When the missing woman's body was found shot to death several days later, petitioner was charged with kidnaping for the purpose of robbery (Pen. Code, § 209) and murder (Pen. Code, § 187).
Because he was under the age of 18, petitioner was arraigned in juvenile court. (Welf. Inst. Code, § 602.) The district attorney moved for a fitness hearing pursuant to section 707, subdivision (b), of the Welfare and Institutions Code to determine whether petitioner should be tried as an adult.
Section 707, subdivision (b), provides in relevant part: "In any case in which a minor is alleged to be a person described in Section 602 by reason of the violation, when he was 16 years of age or older, of one of the following offenses:
"(1) Murder;
". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"(6) Kidnapping for purpose of robbery;
"(11) . . . upon motion of the petitioner made prior to the attachment of jeopardy the court shall cause the probation officer to investigate and submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history of the minor being considered for unfitness. Following submission and consideration of the report, and of any other relevant evidence which the petitioner or the minor may wish to submit the juvenile court shall find that the minor is not a fit and proper subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court law unless it concludes that the minor would be amenable to the care, treatment and training program available through the facilities of the juvenile court based upon an evaluation of the following criteria:
"(i) The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the minor, and
"(ii) Whether the minor can be rehabilitated prior to the expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction, and
"(iii) The minor's previous delinquent history, and
"(iv) Success of previous attempts by the juvenile court to rehabilitate the minor, and
"(v) The circumstances and gravity of the offenses alleged to have been committed by the minor."
Petitioner moved for a closed hearing and an order prohibiting court officers and witnesses from communicating with any member of the news media concerning evidence presented at the hearing. The court granted petitioner's request for a closed hearing as to the general public, but ordered that "pursuant to Superior Court policy effective July 15, 1975, representatives of the recognized news media may attend proceedings in this matter on the condition that names of the minor and parents or guardian shall not be reported or disclosed by the news media." The court denied the request for a so-called gag order, finding petitioner had failed to demonstrate a "reasonable likelihood" that he would be unable to obtain a fair trial.
A gag order, in this context, is a term frequently applied to a court order designed to restrain freedom of expression.
Petitioner now seeks a writ of mandate to exclude media representatives from the fitness hearing and to impose a gag order on court officers and witnesses. He argues that under California law juveniles are entitled to closed hearings, and that press attendance is inconsistent with the confidentiality so assured. The statute dealing with persons who may be admitted to juvenile hearings, section 676 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, provides: "Unless requested by the minor concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the public shall not be admitted to a juvenile court hearing. The judge or referee may nevertheless admit such persons as he deems to have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the work of the court."
Because the request for a gag order is obviously intended to make effective an order excluding the media from the fitness hearing, we will focus on the latter.
Petitioner contends this section must be construed narrowly in light of other sections of the juvenile court law which reflect a strong legislative intent to preserve the confidentiality of juvenile proceedings: i.e., section 781, which provides for the sealing of juvenile records; sections 826 and 826.5, which authorize the destruction of such records; and section 827, which limits the persons authorized to inspect such records. The Legislature could not have intended to include the press among the class of persons with a "direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the work of the court," he argues, as this would defeat the concern for confidentiality so clearly evidenced in the cited provisions. Petitioner misperceives the intended function of section 676
The Juvenile Court Law was revised in 1961 upon the recommendation of a special study commission on juvenile justice which had been created by the Governor in 1957 and had issued a comprehensive report in 1960. (See generally Comment, 1961 California Juvenile Court Law: Effective Uniform Standards for Juvenile Court Procedure? (1963) 51 Cal.L.Rev. 421; Boches, Juvenile Justice in California: A Re-evaluation (1967) 19 Hastings L.J. 47.) Section 676 was taken verbatim from the draft statute proposed by the study commission and added as a new code section. The commission explained the provision that was to become section 676 as follows:
"While the present law was intended to provide closed hearings, it can be interpreted to permit open or semi-public juvenile court hearings. The Commission, therefore, is proposing minor changes in the language of the law to make private hearings mandatory, unless the minor and/or his parents desire the public's presence.
"However, we do not intend that this recommendation be used to exclude bonafide representatives of the press from attending juvenile court hearings. In so stating, we are convinced the press will continue to respect their voluntarily adopted code of ethics, whereby the names of juvenile offenders are not identified to the public.
"We believe the press can assist juvenile courts in becoming more effective instruments of social rehabilitation by providing the public with greater knowledge of juvenile court processes, procedures, and unmet needs. We, therefore, urge juvenile courts to actively encourage greater participation by the press. It is the feeling of the Commission that proceedings of the juvenile court should be confidential, not secret." (Italics added.) (1) Explanatory comments by a law revision commission are persuasive evidence of the intent of the Legislature in subsequently enacting its recommendations into law. ( Van Arsdale v. Hollinger (1968) 68 Cal.2d 245, 249-250 [ 66 Cal.Rptr. 20, 437 P.2d 508], and cases cited.)
Report of the Governor's Special Study Commission on Juvenile Justice, Part I — Recommendations for Changes in California's Juvenile Court Law (1960) page 24. Similar views were recently expressed by the Judicial Council in its advisory comment to rule 1311(e) of the new juvenile court rules. (Judicial Council of Cal., Annual Rep. (1977) pp. 34-35.) Rule 1311(e) tracks the language of section 676 and adds the condition that neither the name of the minor, parent, or guardian, nor any means of ascertaining their names be disclosed.
(2a) We conclude that in vesting the judge with discretion to admit to juvenile court proceedings persons having a "direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the work of the court," it was the purpose of the Legislature to allow press attendance at juvenile hearings.
Moreover, this purpose is not inconsistent with the overall scheme of the juvenile court law. In the context of disclosure of detention records, this court in T.N.G. v. Superior Court (1971) 4 Cal.3d 767, 776-778 [ 94 Cal.Rptr. 813, 484 P.2d 981], recognized the Legislature's concern for preserving a confidential atmosphere in juvenile court proceedings; but we found the focus of that concern to be the lingering stigma of youthful brushes with the law. The provisions for confidentiality in the juvenile court law derive from the study commission's finding that "a juvenile arrest record has proven in many cases to be a serious handicap to a person later in life," and were included to prevent the underlying rehabilitative philosophy from being thwarted by unduly stigmatizing the juvenile offender. Admittance of the press to juvenile court proceedings under section 676 does not frustrate this purpose as the judge can exercise control over disclosure of the juvenile's identity.
Report of the Governor's Special Study Commission on Juvenile Justice, Part II — A Study of the Administration of Juvenile Justice (1960) page 110.
We need not here decide whether and to what extent a court may restrain the press from disclosing a juvenile's identity. We merely observe that such restraints are clearly not proscribed by recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court. In Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court (1977) 430 U.S. 308 [51 L.Ed.2d 355, 97 S.Ct. 1045], the court held that the press could not be enjoined from publishing or broadcasting the name or picture of a minor child. The proceedings there, however, were not closed to the public, and the court was influenced by this fact. The court relied even more explicitly on the public nature of the relevant information in Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975) 420 U.S. 469, 495 [43 L.Ed.2d 328, 349, 95 S.Ct. 1029], in which it stated: "By placing the information in the public domain on official court records, the State must be presumed to have concluded that the public interest was thereby being served. Public records by their very nature are of interest to those concerned with the administration of government, and a public benefit is performed by the reporting of the true contents of the records by the media."
In both cases, the court significantly emphasized that it was confronted with public business, a public event, or official records open to public inspection. Though prior restraints on publication always demand a heavy burden of justification ( Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart (1976) 427 U.S. 539, 556-561 [49 L.Ed.2d 683, 695-699, 96 S.Ct. 2791]), the absolute ban on such restraints in Oklahoma Publishing and Cox applies only to information already in the public domain. The holdings in these cases, then, do not necessarily extend to juvenile court hearings that are not open to the public, but which media representatives are conditionally permitted to attend.
Petitioner also contends that if he is certified to adult criminal court after his fitness hearing, press attendance at that hearing will yield prejudicial publicity and jeopardize his right to a fair trial. He anticipates that evidence adduced will include detailed and sensitive information about his family background and personal history, his previous delinquent record and court contacts, and statements he allegedly made concerning the offenses with which he is presently charged. Much of this evidence, he also asserts, will be inadmissible at trial, thus magnifying the prejudicial effect of dissemination by the press of information obtained at the hearing.
In rejecting this argument, the court below found that petitioner failed to establish a "reasonable likelihood" that he will be unable to obtain a fair trial. This finding has ample support. After reviewing copies of the newspaper articles which deal with petitioner — without naming him — and the crime with which he is charged, we conclude that media coverage in this case has been neither excessive nor sensational; rather, the media appear to have reported responsibly about a matter of legitimate public interest. Nothing in the record suggests that coverage of the fitness hearing, ordinarily an undramatic event, will be any less responsible.
We assume for purposes of this proceeding that the "reasonable likelihood" test, more favorable to petitioner than the "clear and present danger" standard, is proper for determining the appropriateness of imposing a gag order on those present at a hearing or excluding media representatives. (Compare Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966) 384 U.S. 333, 363 [16 L.Ed.2d 600, 620-621, 86 S.Ct. 1507], with Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart (1976) supra, 427 U.S. 539, 562-563 [49 L.Ed.2d 683, 699-700]; see also Maine v. Superior Court (1968) 68 Cal.2d 375, 383-384 [ 66 Cal.Rptr. 724, 438 P.2d 372] (reasonable likelihood standard applied to change of venue); Younger v. Smith (1973) 30 Cal.App.3d 138, 159-164 [ 106 Cal.Rptr. 225] (reasonable likelihood standard applied to gag order).)
There was television coverage as well, but petitioner does not persuade us it was more excessive in quantity or sensational in quality than the newspaper articles we have reviewed.
Finally, petitioner overestimates the impact that even substantial publicity might have on the very large pool of potential jurors. Proceedings in this case are being held in Los Angeles County, which has a population of more than 7 million persons; the large number of people available for jury service, when coupled with appropriate safeguards in the conduct of judicial proceedings, makes it highly probable that an impartial jury can be impanelled. (See, e.g., People v. Manson (1976) 61 Cal.App.3d 102, 173-192 [ 132 Cal.Rptr. 265].)
(3) The court can further lessen the impact of adverse publicity, if it occurs, by utilizing one or more of a panoply of measures available to protect the defendant and ensure the constitutionality and fairness of proceedings against him. Such measures include granting a change of venue, postponing trial until the effect of pretrial publicity subsides, conducting a searching voir dire, giving clear and emphatic instructions to the jury, and sequestering its members. ( Maine v. Superior Court (1968) supra, 68 Cal.2d 375; see also People v. Tidwell (1970) 3 Cal.3d 62 [ 89 Cal.Rptr. 44, 473 P.2d 748]; Fain v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 46 [ 84 Cal.Rptr. 135, 465 P.2d 23]; Frazier v. Superior Court (1971) 5 Cal.3d 287 [ 95 Cal.Rptr. 798, 486 P.2d 694].) Postponement and change of venue are not entirely satisfactory remedies, of course, as they may indirectly affect the defendant's right to a speedy trial in the district in which the crime was committed.
Although sequestration is ordered after pretrial publicity has occurred, it may nonetheless aid in dissipating the impact of such publicity on the ensuing trial.
However, the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized the salutary function served by the press in encouraging the fairness of trials and subjecting the administration of justice to the beneficial effects of public scrutiny. ( Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart (1976) supra, 427 U.S. 539, 559-560 [49 L.Ed.2d 683, 697-698]; Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975) supra, 420 U.S. 469, 491-492 [43 L.Ed.2d 328, 347-348]; Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966) supra, 384 U.S. 333, 350 [16 L.Ed.2d 600, 613].) It has held these measures to be favored over direct restraints on the press. ( Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart, supra, at pp. 563-565 [49 L.Ed.2d at pp. 700-701].) Given the important role of the press in monitoring the administration of justice on behalf of the public, it cannot be said that the court here erred in refusing to exclude media representatives from the fitness hearing on petitioner's speculation that as a result he may find it desirable subsequently to seek a postponement or change of venue.
(2b) We conclude, accordingly, that when past media coverage relating to a case has been neither excessive nor sensational and the jury pool in the jurisdiction is large, a court does not err in refusing to bar press representatives from a juvenile fitness hearing. Adequate safeguards are available, should they be necessary, to protect the defendant's rights if he is certified to adult court.
The alternative writ is discharged and the peremptory writ is denied.
Tobriner, J., Clark, J., Richardson, J., and Manuel, J., concurred.
I concur. I agree that defendant's rights can be safeguarded if he is certified to the adult court. We should not however, even impliedly, condone the "Rules for News Media Reporting Juvenile Court Proceedings" that were issued on behalf of the superior court's juvenile departments on July 15, 1975. Patently they accord privileges only to "representatives of the recognized media," and "[r]ecognized media are defined to include any of the print or broadcast media that regularly reach a significant part of the general population of Los Angeles County." The preference thus expressed for a "recognized" press indeed may flout article I, section 2, of the California Constitution, which states that "[a] law may not restrain or abridge liberty of . . . press."
In the rules, section 3 provides that the "name of the minor . . . or his parents or guardian shall not be reported nor shall any means of ascertaining such names be disclosed"; and the final sentence warns, "The media presumably will police itself relative to the above rules, knowing that departures therefrom would necessarily call for return to strict control of their access." Puzzling to me is the apparent lack of policing in this case regarding the fact that "A sketch depicting a left profile view of the minor obtained at the arraignment was broadcasted on . . . KABC-TV Channel 7, during both the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news on March 22, 1977."
Finally, there may be an equal protection issue that unfortunately was analyzed neither in the briefs nor in oral argument. The United States Supreme Court has reminded us that "to transfer a child from the statutory structure of the Juvenile Court to the criminal processes . . . is, indeed, a `critically important' proceeding." ( Kent v. United States (1966) 383 U.S. 541, 560 [16 L.Ed.2d 84, 97, 86 S.Ct. 1045].) In some ways it parallels the transfer of an adult suspect from preliminary examination to criminal trial. Yet in that proceeding, at the request of defendant, the magistrate must "exclude from the examination every person except his clerk, court reporter and bailiff, the prosecutor and his counsel, the Attorney General, the district attorney . . ., the investigating officer, the officer having custody of a prisoner witness . . ., the defendant and his counsel, and the officer having the defendant in custody. . . ." (Pen. Code, § 868.) Those words imply no easy answer to the question raised here during oral argument, "Do we not come to the conclusion that adults get better protection than do children?"
BIRD, C.J.
I concur with my colleague, Justice Newman, when he expresses concern over the Los Angeles juvenile court rules which restrict admission to the sessions of the juvenile court to representatives of the "recognized news media." To grant admission to some news organizations while excluding others is to encourage the drawing of constitutionally impermissible distinctions, based on unavoidably vague and subjective standards as to what renders one organization more worthy of recognition than another.
In addition, two fundamental constitutional issues may be present in this case:
(1) Is the First Amendment violated when restraints are placed on the publication of information secured by the news media as a result of being admitted to juvenile court proceedings?
(2) Is the equal protection clause violated when a 17-year-old juvenile, who may face a jury trial in adult court, is first required to undergo a public fitness hearing, a procedure he would not have to submit to were he an adult?
This case does not, however, adequately present these constitutional issues for resolution since neither was directly raised or argued by the parties. Consequently, I express no opinion as to the proper disposition of these issues, and I concur in the result reached by the majority.
Petitioner's application for a rehearing was denied March 23, 1978.
In Brian W., the court discussed press access to a juvenile delinquency proceeding under section 676. This section provided that "`Unless requested by the minor concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the public shall not be admitted to a juvenile court hearing.
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In Brian W. the California Supreme Court rejected the contention that the statute had to be narrowly construed to preclude access of the press in order to preserve the confidentiality of juvenile records.
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In Brian W. v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal.3d 618 [ 143 Cal.Rptr. 717, 574 P.2d 788], it was held that the press has a direct and legitimate interest in juvenile proceedings and that the juvenile court therefore had the discretion to admit the press.
In Brian W., the Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of mandate by a juvenile who had moved to exclude the press from a fitness hearing based upon the finding that said petitioner had failed to establish a "reasonable likelihood" that he would be unable to obtain a fair trial.
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"The Bomb" Reimagines Discussions Around Nuclear Weapons
Filmmakers Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser call into question the very notions of "control" or "safety" when it comes to nuclear devices.
by Rachel Remick May 9, 2021 May 7, 2021
Installation view of "the bomb" by Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser, Pioneer Works (all images courtesy Pioneer Works; photo by Dan Bradica)
"If we believe that the spread of nuclear weapons is inevitable," President Barack Obama postulates, "then in some way we are admitting to ourselves that the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable." This audio clip plays as a voiceover towards the end of Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser's experimental film the bomb (2016). Obama's words illustrate the register that frames discussions around the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In contemporary political discourse, nuclear weapons are discussed in formal, geopolitical terms — a global jockeying between nation-states underneath the obtuse machinations of diplomacy. Within Keshari and Schlosser's film, Obama's staid phrases are inscribed as a conceptual plea to reimagine the discussion around nuclear weapons, one where disarmament is a tangible possibility.
Installation view of "the bomb" by Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser, Pioneer Works (photo by Dan Bradica)
At Pioneer Works, the bomb is displayed on 45 iPad-sized screens arranged in a semi-circular grid at the back of a small room. To view the film, you can sit on the ground or small cushions, four or five feet from the monitors. This cramped room departs from the massive, 360-degree screens of the original screenings, billed as "immersive" experiences. Likewise, in this installation, too-small monitors make it difficult to read the minimal text that does appear to contextualize the archival footage.
Over the film's 59-minute runtime, Keshari and Schlosser offer a visual archive, recycling and remixing documents, footage, and audio from the approximately 80 year history of nuclear weapons. An original soundtrack by electronica group The Acid heightens the emotional impact of the footage, pacing the film with the rapid BPM of the music. Flashes of U.S. government advertisements (presumably from the 1950s) for nuclear fallout preparedness are rendered uncanny and eerie when played against the electronic score, with jingles like "Duck and cover" warped as if sourced from a Twilight Zone episode. At turns, different image patterns appear across screens — diagonally or alternating between rows — to emphasize a particular moment. Silence envelops the room as the screens turn blank and black in unison to represent the detonation of nuclear bombs in Japan during World War II. Watching the bomb, horror, anger and grief washed over me.
From "The bomb" by Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser
This is precisely the strength of Keshari and Schlosser's film; by opting for a nonlinear, non-narrative approach to the history of nuclear weapons, they are able to reach at the affective registers of debates surrounding them. The bomb leaves the viewer with no answers but instead imparts a feeling of dread.
Still, at other times, this approach stunts legibility. While a quick google search reveals that Obama's quote is sourced from a 2009 address in Prague, much of the footage in the film is left out of context. Likewise, the film leaves out how one might apply this knowledge in such a way as to affect the elite political machinations which make decisions around nuclear policy. Instead, a substantial amount of time in the film is devoted to distorted mushroom cloud footage accompanied by rattling bass drums and operatic synths, perhaps explaining why a 2017 screening at the music festival Glastonbury was appropriate.
Notably, the film highlights several instances (and news coverage) of accidental launches of nuclear weapons, calling into question the very notions of "control" or "safety" when it comes to nuclear devices. the bomb, as a piece of political activism, seems to circle around the same fallacy of control with respect to how the proliferation of nuclear weapons has long since escaped the individual or individual nation-state's grasp. Earlier in the same 2009 address, not included in the film, Obama notes, "as more people and nations break the rules, we could reach the point where the center cannot hold." the bomb, in its poetic form, is in some ways a fitting representation of the discourse around nuclear weapons and disarmament precisely due to its opacity, fragmentation, and contradictions.
the bomb: Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser continues through May 23 at Pioneer Works (159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn). The exhibition was curated by Gabriel Florenz.
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The Area 67,isnt that more single coil sounding?
Hollow - yes, thin - not at all, quaky - if by that you mean quacky, yes.
Looking more for humbucker type.
Then you may be better off with the Cruiser or even the Fast Track 1.
I like Budd's suggestion but I would choose the Area 67 for the neck position. It is my favorite neck pickup from DiMarzio when used with 250k pots, and I liked it in every guitar I tried it. One of my strats has (from bridge to neck) Virtual Solo, Area 58 and Area 67 - love that one. Virtual Solo would be close to an Injector bridge.
Yep - that is what I would have done had I kept the Cruiser in that guitar. I have since put in a Firebird pickup- that one works fine with 500k pots.
Next thing after a super D and paf pro in a flying V - Has to be either a Marshall 2203 or 1959 into a full stack, maybe with a little goosing from a tube screamer.
Ouch, that is going to be loud. But certainly a lot of fun.
+1. Please report your results.
If I could ''fix'' something, I would like more clarity, attack, and more output of the PAF Pro. Am I crazy?
The Super Distortion is perfect as it's. I would like something in that same vein.
I have one guitar with a SD in the bridge and a Breed neck in the neck, and the Breed neck is just what you are describing.
Very interesting. Now DiMarzio specify 250k for both volume and tone on both Cruiser models in the tech sections.
Whatever - it is personal preference anyway. I have a Cruiser neck model in the neck spot of one telecaster with a 280k volume pot and a 250k tone pot. Sounds right to me in that guitar. Had the Cruiser bridge model in another guitar also in the neck spot with 500k volume and tone controls - sounded too bright and hollow and had too much squirk on the pick attack, in particular on the 1st and 2nd strings. A lower pot value would have made it sound more pleasing to my ear.
The Pickup Place / Re: Ultimate Strat Sound Rail Pickup Configuration?
In that case there is nothing wrong with using the 250k as a volume pot.
Cool ideas, thanks for sharing.
The Pickup Place / Re: Any chance of a stickied DiMarzio Mods post?
According to that scheme all positions see 250k to ground except for the position which has the bridge humbucker alone - that one sees 500k to ground.
Thanks for posting this, Budd.
Now that is what I perceive as good marketing. That information along with specs and tech tips is now on the manufacturer's website. None of the pickups would be of interest to me personally but the description of the context they were designed for should provide any interested guitar player with enough information to make an informed purchase decision. Well done DiMarzio!
If you use a preamp, I would recommend the 50k for the volume pot. Higher pot values may increase noise or have an uneven taper when used with a preamp.
The Cruisers are strat-like (not exactly, but close) - low output, bright with a bit more low end than regular single coils or the Di Marzio Area pickups. IMHO a good choice for neck/middle. I would go with the neck version for the neck and the bridge version for middle but two necks or two bridges should work equally well.
Never played the FT-1 so I cannot comment. Apart from the Cruisers I am only familiar with the Chopper and the Super Distortion S from the Di Marzio line up. Since you already have the FT-1, use it and then see whether you like it or find anything lacking, and then take it from there.
If you run them passive I would recommend a 500k volume pot, tone pot can either be 250k or 500k.
As the word "preamp" implies it amplifies both wanted (the string signal) and unwanted (hum) signals so it is a better solution where there is no source of unwanted hum in the first place. With the active preamp I would use the 50k volume.
The Pickup Place / Re: Duncan Custom 5 but with more mids?
I have the Custom 5 in three different guitars (two of them being teles) and don't hear a midscoop but there is nothing wrong with wanting more mids. I agree a magnet swap is cheap and may get there.
The Custom 5 in fact is the pickup I always wanted in the 80s but that did not exist.