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'Constructive Ambiguity' or Internal Self-Determinatinon? Self-Determination, Group Accommodation, and the Belfast Agreement
Kathleen Cavanaugh
This Essay examines the Belfast Agreement (or "Agreement") in the light of international law on self-determination and minority rights. Northern Ireland cannot be evaluated in a vacuum; already it is being suggested that the Northern Ireland peace process and the formula devised in the 1998 Belfast Agreement may serve as a model for other divided societies. Indeed, this possibility was raised by President Clinton during his September 1998 visit to Belfast and was reiterated by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on her more recent visit in December 1998. International law claims to address many of the issues central to ethnic conflict, preeminently self-determination, the legitimate basis for statehood, the exercise of state power, territorial integrity, and the cultural rights of groups and individuals. By comparing international law and the Belfast Agreement, this Essay examines whether the international instruments provide a useful measuring stick, or indeed whether the Belfast Agreement has anything to contribute to the current international debate on self-determination versus minority rights.
Christine Bell and Kathleen Cavanaugh, 'Constructive Ambiguity' or Internal Self-Determinatinon? Self-Determination, Group Accommodation, and the Belfast Agreement, 22 Fordham Int'l L.J. 1345 (1998).
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Agenda and minutes
Westcotes Community Meeting - Tuesday, 26 June 2012 6:30 pm
Attendance details
Agenda frontsheet PDF 137 KB
Agenda reports pack PDF 826 KB
Printed minutes PDF 90 KB
Venue: Main Hall, East West Community Project, 10 Wilberforce Road, Leicester LE3 0BG
Contact: Elaine Baker, tel: 0116 229 8806
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Councillors will elect a Chair for the meeting.
Councillor Connelly was elected as Chair for the meeting.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Russell.
The first main item on theagenda is Declarations of Interest where Councillors have to say if there is anything on the agenda they have a personal interest in. For example if a meeting was due to discuss a budget application put forward by a community group and one of the Councillors was a member of that group, they would not be able to take part in the decision on that budget application.
Councillors are asked to declare any interest they may have in the business on the agenda, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.
There were no declarations of interest.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 717 KB
The minutes of the Westcotes Community Meeting held on 20 March 2012 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.
The minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2012 were received.
It was noted that the proposed meeting to discuss Section 106 funding and green space in the Ward had not been held yet, but would be arranged as soon as possible.
Further to minute 45, "General Planning and Development Matters", it was reported by residents that the City Council had offered double glazing to the tenants of some properties near the development by Jamie Lewis Residential in Upperton Road. It was thought that this was to reduce noise during the development, but not all tenants had received the offer. The Chair undertook to look in to whether this was the case.
The Chair then gave updates on the issues raised under minute 45 as follows:-
· Planning permission had been given for student accommodation above the Co-op on Briton Street, despite representations against this by the Ward Members;
· The doctor proposing to establish a surgery on the CPH Thurmaston site was continuing with these plans. The planning application from Jamie Lewis Residential to use part of the site for student accommodation had been refused;
· The Planning Inspector had visited the hostel at 20 Westcotes Drive in relation to the appeal made by the applicants against the decision not to allow the property to be used as a hostel;
· The Ward Members had asked Planning officers to check that the development on Western Road was in line with the plans approved. Officers had confirmed that it was, but the plans were not necessarily reflected to scale in the drawings submitted by Jamie Lewis Residential; and
· Consideration would be given to providing vinyl window coverings through European Gateway funding after consultation with local businesses.
The number of bins on the corner of Narborough Road and Westcotes Drive was increasing, (minute 46, "City Warden Service", referred). These were all full and had been there for nearly three months. In reply, Jamie Stubbs, (City Warden for Westcotes Ward), advised that there had been problems in identifying the owners of some bins around the Ward, but an order had now been placed for various bins to be emptied.
Marie Murray, Area Manager, advised that the key for the noticeboard outside the Catholic Church had been found, (minute 49, "Any Other Business – a) Noticeboards", referred). It was suggested that investigations could be made to see if it was possible to move the board forward, as in its current location it was not possible to see what was on it.
Marie Murray also reported that it had transpired that the Handyperson Service had two more boards, which could be put up where required in the Ward. Suggestions for where the additional boards could be located were invited.
AGREED:
1) That the minute of the meeting held on 20 March 2012 be approved as a correct record;
2) That a Special Westcotes Community Meeting be held before the next ordinary meeting to discuss:-
a) how green space in the ward can be developed, including whether ... view the full minutes text for item 4.
HEALTH WATCH PDF 1 MB
Representatives from Leicester LINk will be present at the meeting to give a presentation on forthcoming reforms to the NHS and the creation of local Health Watch's from the current local LINk's.
John Gater, of Leicester Local Involvement Network, gave a presentation on the development of Healthwatch, a copy of which is attached at the end of these minutes for information.
During this presentation, he drew particular attention to the following points:-
· Healthwatch was being formed under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and would function from April 2013;
· Primary Care Trusts were being replaced by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). CCGs would be run by GPs, who would buy services from local hospitals;
· Health and Wellbeing Boards would be run by local councils;
· Healthwatch wanted to know what issues were important to residents, as Healthwatch had statutory powers to raise issues on the public's behalf;
· There was a recognised shortage of GPs in some areas, as it could be difficult to recruit them;
· Those present at the meeting were invited to complete an evaluation form to assess whether the vision proposed for Healthwatch was suitable; and
· There were various ways in which people could get involved. These were set out on slide 5 of the presentation.
RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL REVIEW
Mike Candler, representing Culture and Neighbourhood Services at the City Council will be attending the meeting to provide a review of the recent Riverside Festival.
Mike Candler, (Cultural Quarter Project Director with Leicester City Council), explained that a City-wide review of the festivals and events programme was in progress.
This followed an undertaking given in 2011 that a review would be made of all festivals and events part or full funded by the Council. However, as a wide range of festivals and events would be included, it was decided that only those receiving £5,000 or more from the Council would be included in the review.
Mike Candler explained that he was at this meeting to explain how the review affected the Riverside Festival. He thanked the Community Meeting for the grant that had been awarded to that 2012 Festival to help with the clean up after it had closed and expressed the hope that this had helped leave a good environment for residents.
He then drew attention to the following points:-
· The consultation would end at 6.00 pm on Friday 27 July 2012;
· The Festival was managed and delivered in conjunction with Riverside Housing and British Waterways;
· The Council contributed £18,000 to this Festival. This represented approximately 51% of the overall cost of the Festival of just under £35,000;
· It was estimated that approximately 16,000 people had attended over the whole weekend of the event in both 2011 and 2012. This made the cost to the Council approximately £1.12 for each attendee;
· In 2011 a new partnership was established with the organisation "Dusk to Dawn", with the aim of extending the Festival on to Braunstone Gate in the evening. It was felt that this was well attended; and
· The recommendation made in the review was to maintain current funding for the Riverside Festival and to explore the opportunity to hold a satellite event in Castle Gardens. This would be linked to the main Riverside Festival by events staged along Western Boulevard.
The Meeting agreed that this was an excellent event, which was very well advertised. The craft stalls on Braunstone Gate and the cycle tours were particularly mentioned. The high standard of cleaning after the event also had been appreciated.
However, some reservations were expressed about extending the area of the Festival, as the Council had already proposed cancelling the Castle Gardens Festival. It was suggested that it could be better to operate two separate events.
In reply, Mike Candler explained that a festival previously had been held in Castle Park during the week before the August bank holiday, but many people identified with Castle Gardens, rather than the Park. It therefore was proposed to introduce a heritage and arts weekend festival, which would focus on the heritage of the City.
It was recognised that the Riverside Festival attracted many visitors from outside of the area and probably was at capacity in its current location. As Western Boulevard was closed for the Festival, using it as part of the Festival area could encourage people to walk along the towpath and use the Castle Gardens. Mike Candler emphasised that this was only a proposal and care ... view the full minutes text for item 6.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MATTERS
An update on planning and development issues in the Westcotes Ward not covered elsewhere on the agenda will be given at the meeting.
The Chair advised that an application to convert an old print shop in Harrow Road in to accommodation for single people had been rejected and the site was still vacant. The current position regarding the Kenning site was not known.
It was asked if children could be given access to the field owned by Shaftesbury Community Junior School, as there was a shortage of places in which they could play in that area. It was noted that, although the school allowed King Richard III Infant and Nursery School to use the field, opening it up to use by others often led to problems with travellers moving in and it was difficult to require travellers to leave a site if it could be shown that the public were accessing it. (This did not include organised events.) To require travellers to leave such a site, the Council would have to go through a legal process, which could be lengthy.
That the Ward Members seek advice from officers on whether there is any way in which the playing field at Shaftesbury Community Junior School can be made available for use by children in the area without any legal risk to the Council.
CITY WARDEN SERVICE
Jamie Stubbs, (City Warden for Westcotes Ward), advised that:-
· Bins had been fitted in Bede Park and along Great Central Way, but some people were still leaving dog waste in bags in these areas;
· She was working with Leicester College to counteract graffiti and get litter cleared;
· A new officer had been recruited to work in Bede Park, but a start date was awaited. When in post, they would carry out duties similar to some of those done of City Wardens and Enforcement Officers. It was anticipated that they would mostly be in the Park in the evenings during the summer, from approximately 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm; and
· Consideration was being given to how the new officer for Bede Park referred to above could deal with problems caused by barbecues in the Park. In the meantime, as there were no signs up in the Park explaining that barbecues were not allowed there, a temporary one could be placed on the Park noticeboard.
The Chair reminded the Meeting that consideration had been given to using the open area by Tesco as a barbecue area. Discussions on this had stopped when Tesco introduced a requirement that only barbecues purchased in their store could be used there. The Council was not averse to having a proper site for barbecues and these already existed in some other parks. However, Bede Park was small and putting such an area there would reduce further the area available to other park users.
It was noted that Leicester City Challenge had bought the Everards site, but it remained unused. It therefore could be useful to enquire whether the site returned to its original owner if it was not used within a certain time and, if this was the case, whether it could be used for barbecues.
POLICE ISSUES UPDATE
Sergeant Simon Barnes of Leicestershire Constabulary reported that no crime had been recorded at this year's Riverside Festival. Issues with alcohol arising at last year's Festival had been addressed, making this year's event more family focussed.
The following crime statistics were reported:-
Number over the last 7 months
Number of the same period last year
Burglaries from dwellings
Burglaries – other than dwellings
The increase was due to a spate of store thefts, (eg, staff phones from under the counter)
Due to decreases in the Bede Park area
Theft from persons
This increase was partly due to the spate of store thefts referred to above
Thefts from motor vehicles
This was constantly high. It had no particular pattern, although a lot of the thefts happened in the side streets off Narborough Road. The main problem was people leaving items such as satellite navigation and phone equipment on view
Sergeant Barnes then drew attention to the following points:-
· Westcotes Ward had seen the largest decrease in all crime of the four Wards covered from the Hinckley Road Local Policing Unit;
· There had been 9 reported incidents at Bede Park;
· The installation of 27 alley gates had started on 25 June and it was hoped that more could be installed later;
· A meeting had been held with various agencies on 28 May about Bede Park. This meeting looked at the issues for each agency present in relation to the new building developments in the Ward that were due to start in September; and
· The cameras in Bede Park owned by De Montfort University were due to be upgraded in the new year.
It was noted that some consideration had been given to establishing an Alcohol Control Zone for Bede Park. Introducing this would mean that the police would be able to enforce the removal of alcohol from people who it was felt were abusing alcohol, (for example, street drinkers, or larger groups of people drinking in the Park). A meeting would be arranged to consider how this could be dealt with, following which residents living in the area around the Park and Park users would be consulted.
The Chair reported that, following previous concerns that the cameras in the Park were blocked by trees, he had met the Trees and Woodlands Officer. However, to provide a clear view would mean either removing a whole row of trees, which had a visual value, or cutting them back on a regular basis. The officer therefore had agreed to speak to De Montfort University to see if they would consider funding the installation of an arm on the camera pole, to extend the range of the camera. (This arm would be fixed, but the camera head would be able to move round.)
In response to a question, the Meeting was reminded that film from De Montfort University's cameras could only be viewed for specific reasons. For example, ... view the full minutes text for item 9.
WARD COMMUNITY BUDGET 2012/13
Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.
a) An update on the 2012/13 Community Meeting budget will be provided.
b) The Meeting is asked to note the following grant application, which has been approved under then Council's fast track procedure:-
Project: Kaleidoscope Arts Project – Contemporary Cultural Fusion Carnival & Workshops – Manor House Community Centre
Applicant: Kaleidoscope Arts
Amount approved: £500
A large-scale modern cultural fusion arts event, concentrating on contemporary mediums for example digital arts, to expose and celebrate modern art forms and cultural diversity in Leicester – 7th July 2012. Leading up to this a variety of arts based workshops would allow the community to contribute and participate and learn new skills April – July 2012.
Leicester is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the country and the Manor House sits on the border of three of the most distinctly culturally varied areas on the outskirts of the city centre. It has been identified that the ethnic groups within these communities are segregated, partly due to lack of activities that encourage integration through breaking down cultural barriers and prejudice to develop cultural enrichment. This area has high levels of unemployment and anti-social behaviour, so the organisers wish to engage with these people and give them something inspiring to do and keep them occupied. They would with local schools and organisations to get everyone involved and would actively aim to work with mixed ability people and integrate them with the rest of the community.
The event will be focussed around the theme of the Olympics to celebrate and explore the vibrant cultural mix within Leicester, producing a contemporary take on the genre of carnival.
Support in kind had been confirmed. Other costs, for which applications for funding were made to this Ward and Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields Ward:-
Facility hire on the day of the event to be given for free - £300
Editing equipment/facilities for film aspect - Phoenix Square - £600
Discount for room hire for workshops for 15 days of workshops - £180
Extra time needed for project - organising the event 2 days at 200 per day - £400
Total £1,480
c) Any grant applications received before the meeting will be presented for consideration
a) Kaleidoscope Arts Project – Contemporary Cultural Fusion Carnival & Workshops
The Meeting noted that this was the second year in which this event had been held. Substantial Arts Council funding had been received towards the costs involved.
NOTED:
That a grant of £500 to Kaleidoscope Arts for the Contemporary Cultural Fusion Carnival and Workshops at the Manor House Community Centre had been approved under the Council's fast track procedure.
b) Cycle Racks and Bollard on Fosse Road
Councillor Connelly submitted a verbal application for funding for two cycle racks and one bollard on Fosse Road.
He explained that problems were being encountered with cars parking on pavements in the area of Fosse Road between Barclay Street and Harrow Road. As well as inconveniencing shoppers and other pedestrians, this created safety issues for the children of local schools who used this stretch of road.
There currently were no cycle racks available at this location, so installing some, along with a bollard, outside the newsagent's premises could resolve the problem of vehicles parking on the pavement as well as providing facilities for cyclists.
That a grant of £647 be approved for the installation of two cycle racks and one bollard in Fosse Road.
c) Break in at Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church
It was noted that there recently had been a break-in at Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church, with various items being stolen. Items owned by the Street Pastors had been insured, but those owned by the youth group had not been. However, the Police had found some items and donations had been received, so it appeared that replacement items had been found.
That groups who had lost items as a result of the break-in at the Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church be encouraged to apply to the Ward Community Fund if replacement items, or other emergency funding, were needed.
a) West End Community Centre
A resident advised that they had tried to access the West End Community Centre at 4.30 pm, but had been unable to do so. No information on opening hours was displayed at the Centre and the letterbox in the wall was blocked by mail from several months previously.
It was noted that the Centre did not currently have a management committee, although there previously had been one.
The Meeting agreed that the Centre's opening times should be displayed and the Chair undertook to pass this on, as people could not use the Centre if its hours and/or activities were not advertised.
That Councillor Connelly advise the Assistant City Mayor for Neighbourhood Services of the access problems that had been encountered at the West End Community Centre.
b) Polish Restaurant, Hinckley Road
It was noted that a Polish Restaurant in Hinckley Road had just received an alcohol licence, but there were serious concerns about the way in which it was trading.
It previously had been opening and trading without a licence, so one had been applied for to regularise the situation, but some members of the committee that had granted the licence felt they had been misled over the nature of the business, as the premises had no kitchen.
The hours of the licence were not known.
CLOSE OF MEETING
The meeting closed at 8.37 pm

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Tiger Bean, as depicted from Dogatch's Mameshiba website.
Tiger Bean is known to be a bit self-centered, as well as rambunctious. He also forgets to return borrowed items.
Tiger Bean first appeared in Episode of the Mameshiba Shorts, when two women were eating dinner.
Tiger Bean also has a plush form and a keychain version as well.
There is a Babyshiba form of Tiger Bean. It is known to play the trumpet.
Tiger Bean's fact is "A canary that can't sing will never find a mate."


We thank the Divine Mother Sri Rajarajeswari. The puja, a ritual of worship and offerings, promotes awareness of a direct and personal contact between you and the Divine Mother or Divine Source. Be grateful to the Mother. Be grateful to the Guru. He is the human form of the Divine Mother (Marioji).
Some of the most important events among Yogarmonia 's activities are the evenings dedicated to " the Prayer of the Heart". Jesus said "I am there where two or more pray together". During these special evenings of prayer thanks to the Master's Grace it is possible to create, feel and share a special state of Inner Harmony between the participants and the whole Universe. People seat and pray and meditate in circles creating an human living Yantra thus creating a very strong Energy. This Energy is aimed to establish Peace in all the world by elevating of human Conscience; to heal body-mind-spirit of people that are present and also of those far away for the benefit of which someone of the presents prays. Every kind of illness, even serious ones, can be positively affected by these prayers.
"Hay" – "hail to You, The Living in my Hearth! Give Life to my existence! Quench my (spiritual) thirst with the nectar of Your Love! Oh Lord, revitalize my spirit, brighten my Conscience trough your Divine Conscience and, please, fill my heart of Divine Wisdom and Consciousness.
This is what is asked for during "the Prayer of the Heart".


At this time of year, large electricity bills start appearing in mailboxes. Our central air systems help us escape the heat, but powering them can make us feel faint! At Mr. Handyman, our clients are always asking us how to save on energy bills. Here are a few quick, easy and inexpensive things you can do to reduce your bill this summer. These items pay for themselves before you know it!
Have you ever gone into your attic on a hot summer day? It feels hot enough to fry an egg up there! Hot air moves to where cool air is found, so in the summer, that means the hot air is moving to your living areas. You are essentially paying to heat your attic in the winter and cool it in the summer. If you have one of those pull-down attic stairs, experts say that the efficiency of your attic insulation is reduced by 55%!
There's a great solution for this problem: an attic door cover. It installs easily and is made of heavy-duty foam, so it's lightweight. You can still get in and out of your attic easily, but the air transfer is reduced. It will also help reduce your winter heating bill!
Programmable thermostats can save you up to 33% on your energy bill! You can purchase a great one for about $75 and they're relatively simple to install. For the summer, if you are out of the house all day, you can program it to let the house get a couple of degrees warmer while you are gone and then cool down again when you are in the house. That cuts your energy usage and saves you money. Why have your A/C working hard when you are not even home to enjoy the coolness?
The government agency Energy Star says homeowners can save about $180 in energy costs by using a programmable thermostat. On average, for every degree you set back your thermostat, you can save 3% on your energy bill. This one is a no-brainer. Everyone should get one of these. They are well worth it!
Outlets and switches on walls leading to the exterior of your house are a source of energy loss. In the summer, the warm air in between the walls leaks inside through these areas. That warmer air entering the house makes your A/C unit work harder, costing you money.
It's cheap and easy to correct this problem. You can buy thin foam sealers that fit behind the plates. These cost about 50 cents each and can be found in your local home improvement store near the weatherstripping. You just unscrew the plate, insert the sealer and resecure the plate. Done!
We have seen many homes in which the weatherstripping started to fall off after many years and the homeowner just removed it without replacing it. Bad idea. Experts say a 1/4" gap around a door or window is like having a 9" hole in your house! Even a 1/8" gap is like having a 6" hole! You wouldn't let your house have holes like that, so why do you let your door have a gap? Time to fix it!
By properly sealing the door with weatherstripping, you save money on your heating and cooling bills. Weatherstripping is inexpensive and easy to install. It comes with adhesive on it, so you just peel and stick.


This year, RYLA will be from Sunday 7 th January to Saturday 13th January 2018. RYLArians (participants of the RYLA program) must be able to attend the entire week.
RYLA is run annually, with approximately 90 participants at Uniting Venues Conference Centre Elanora Heights.
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) is a transformational leadership program designed for young adults aged 18-27. Spanning over seven days, the program combines some of Australia's finest speakers with engaging activities and challenges, as well as a supportive environment that enables their leadership to grow and develop to its full potential.Applicants must be at least 18 years and under 27 years of age at 1 January 2018, have left school for at least one year and be permanent residents of Australia residing in New South Wales. In additional, RYLA participants must be in attendance during the whole week; leaving the venue is not permitted. Rotary Clubs or Employers or other organisations sponsor participants for the RYLA program. This includes board and lodging, guest speakers, and a range of indoor and outdoor activities.


Reading this week: Bernie Glassman, Infinite Circle, Chapter 10, "Intermingle Even as They Shine Alone," pp. 92-101.
Case this week: Book of Serenity #77, "Yangshan: As Befits His Portion": CLICK HERE.
Sat Nov 18: Morning Meditation Retreat: 9am-noon, at First Congregational Church, 1 Walton Pl, Stamford, CT.
Led by Boundless Way Guiding Teaching David Rynick, this retreat, open to people of all experience levels, is a wonderful opportunity. Register here: http://www.fccstamford.org/events/meditation.


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Josh DeWeese lives and works in Bozeman, Montana, where he teaches at Montana State University. Previously, he served as the Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana for over 14 years. He studied ceramics at Montana State University before receiving his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York. DeWeese is drawn to the beauty and mystery of high temperature melting and the element of chance that occurs in atmospheric firing: "Wood firing and salt/soda firing are processes where extreme surfaces can be achieved in the subtle qualities of raw clays and the vibrant depths of running glazes. I strive to embrace these qualities in a thoughtful way for making pottery and in bringing the wonder of the natural environment to objects used in our daily lives."
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Society for Creative Anachronism's resources for jousting and other mounted combat. Includes rules, handbooks, and regional contacts.
An interactive demonstration of jousting in the court of Elizabeth I, by the Victoria and Albert Museum.


Great spa adventures can be found all over the world, each offering their own unique combination of ambiance, services, amenities, products and more.
On CNN Traveller's Spa Guide you can search for the best spas all over the world, from North America to Africa, Europe, Asia and Australasia, South America and everywhere in between. They also have a great search function that you can choose by categories such as weight loss, total escapes, detoxing, holistic healing and "fixing your issues," just to name a few. Read more.
The folks at Luxury Link, the premier online destination for incredible luxury vacation experiences, has culled together an extraordinary cadre of spa and wellness resorts around the globe to suit the needs and lifestyles of a wide array of travelers, which they say are "is perfectly-suited to satisfy all your vacation relaxation desires." Read more.
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In the Quebec region about an hour north of Montreal, La Source Bains Nordiques (meaning Nordic Spa) is one of several concept spas dotted throughout Canada that combines therapeutic massage and body treatments, hot and cold plunges, enchanting relaxation areas and more to immerse guests mind, body and soul. Read more.
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Schools prepare to sue the state again
News // Education
Legislature's school funding 'mess' ripped.
Gary Scharrer, By Gary Scharrergscharrer@express-news.net
July 16, 2011 Updated: July 17, 2011 3:54 a.m.
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers who left town recently after cutting public education and doing little to fix school funding disparities have guaranteed another school finance lawsuit, according to educators and lawyers involved in the case.
They expect to file a school finance lawsuit later in September.
"There's going to be litigation. The timing of it is really nothing more than putting together the case. We're still analyzing all the impact of the mess that they passed," veteran school finance lawyer Randall "Buck" Wood said.
School superintendents across Texas are "very frustrated," said John Folks, superintendent of San Antonio's largest school district — Northside ISD — and a respected veteran among the state's school leaders. Folks is past president of the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Litigation is a certainty, he said.
"If the only option that school districts have to force the Legislature to do what is right, as far as public education is concerned, is a lawsuit, that's pretty sad," Folks said.
Public's ideas not being included
Texas Senate panel OKs school cuts despite pleas
Such litigation would mark the second school funding lawsuit during Gov. Rick Perry's administration and the sixth constitutional challenge since the Texas Supreme Court's unanimous 1989 landmark Edgewood ruling that school districts must get substantially equal funding for similar taxing rates.
The Equity Center
Today, some school districts get at least $1,000 less per student than other districts with identical tax rates.
The lowest 10 percent funded school districts in Texas average $5,246 per student from a tax rate averaging $1.15, according to the Equity Center, an Austin-based consortium of nearly 700 Texas school districts. In contrast, the top 10 percent funded Texas school districts average $7,742 per student from an average tax rate of $1 per $100 of property valuation.
That means the state's lesser funded school districts get about $2,500 less per student than the wealthiest districts despite being forced into levying much larger tax rates.
The system is irrational, unfair, unequal and inefficient, lawyers said. And they complain that state leaders and legislators willfully ignored the problem.
State leaders did not respond directly to complaints and criticisms by educators and school finance lawyers. Instead, their spokespeople offered a general defense of legislative action.
"The governor understands Texas faced a challenging budget this session and that decisions made to balance the budget were difficult. But in the long run, Texas will be stronger for it," said Catherine Frazier, deputy press secretary for Perry. "Gov. Perry will continue working with lawmakers and education leaders to ensure our schools receive the resources they need to educate our schoolchildren."
Mike Walz, spokesperson for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, said the school finance plan that lawmakers approved last month "is the best approach under the tough economic circumstances we face today and the potential challenges we may encounter in the future."
"SB 1 will actually improve equity — ending target revenue by 2017 and making sure that the funding that is available is more evenly distributed," Walz said. "This phased-in approach will allow time for school districts to adjust and the economy to improve."
"It's true that school districts aren't getting as much as they expected, but tightening the belt is never easy," he said.
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, declined to respond.
Educators doubt that lawmakers will end the so-called "target revenue" system by 2017. It's a system that favors property wealthy school districts and largely freezes education spending at 2005-2006 levels, except for enrollment growth.
Ending it would require that lawmakers severely cut property wealthy school districts or inject massive amounts of money to bring the lower-funded school districts up. In San Antonio, for example, it would cost nearly $350 million per year to bring all school districts up to the funding level of property wealthy Alamo Heights ISD.
Lawmakers made a gesture toward addressing "target revenue" in the 2012-13 school year, but critics complain that $2.5 billion of the $4 billion reduction in basic education will come out of the regular school program.
"This is the allotment that funds what people think of when they fund public education. It's what buys buses and what buys library books and instructional materials and what pays your teachers," said Wayne Pierce, executive director of the Equity Center.
"The thing that is really burning (school administrators and school board members) is that the Legislature took the easy way out and put them in a spot," Pierce said. "They are having to reduce the number of teachers. They are having to cut programs. They are having to raise taxes. They are having to use up all the available reserve funds."
In an Equity Center podcast earlier this month, Pierce said educators across Texas are upset that lawmakers chose to cut public school funding instead of taking money out of the rainy day fund, which the Legislature created in the mid 1980s specifically to fund public education during hard economic times.
"There were political considerations," Pierce said. "They did not put children first. They put politics first and everybody knows that. Whether they agree or not, that's just a fact."
Harlandale ISD is one of about 220 school districts that have reached the maximum school operations tax rate of $1.17 (per $100 of property valuation) and cannot increase revenue. The Harlandale district flirted with insolvency several years ago but survived after cutting nearly 10 percent of the district's budget, closing an elementary school, shedding 100 staff positions and winning voter approval for the maximum taxing rate.
Harlandale Superintendent Robert Jaklich has been rebuilding the district's reserve fund and watching expenses in anticipation of state cuts.
"We have done without before and we have been on the brink — and we never want to be there again," Jaklich said.
More than 90 percent of Harlandale's students come from low-income families; 97 percent are Hispanic. The district recently won an H-E-B excellence in education award, with 18 of 19 campuses ranked as "recognized."
"We rose from the ashes," said Jaklich, who worries about the future as his district cannot generate additional revenue to meet expanding expenses.
"The way we are funding our schools right now is unconstitutional," Jaklich said, emphasizing that he is not speaking for the school board, which has not yet weighed in. "I would not consider that we have an efficient system. Absolutely, there's a basis for a lawsuit. They are not following the Texas Constitution or the Texas Education Code."
The governor set the tone by insisting lawmakers cut spending instead of raising revenue or dipping into the state's rainy day fund. Texas legislators cut the basic public school funding system by $4 billion from what schools would have gotten under existing law. They also cut another $1.4 billion in discretionary grants used for such initiatives as full-day Pre-K, teacher performance incentives and school dropout prevention.
"There was no attention paid to legal niceties," said Wood, the school finance lawyer. "Nobody was worried about whether something might end up being constitutional or not. They just tried their best to put something together and they had a hard time doing that even under those circumstances. It wasn't like anybody was sitting back, asking, 'Does these meet constitutional standards?' They just ignored it." The first school funding challenge in state court came in 1984 when the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented the Edgewood ISD and seven other property poor school districts. MALDEF is studying its legal options in response to the Legislature's actions.
"The level of harm the Legislature has caused this round still needs to be digested," MALDEF attorney David Hinojosa said.
The Supreme Court six years ago diluted the Edgewood standard requiring substantially equal revenue for similar taxing effort, he said.
"It requires a lot more thought and strategy," Hinojosa said. "Fortunately, we have our constitution still. Students still have the right to an adequately funded education and an equitably funded education — no matter what the Legislature might say."
Texas school boards expressed their concern about funding last year when they began adopting resolutions urging the Legislature to "Make Education a Priority."
More than 600 of the state's 1,039 school districts passed such resolutions despite predictions by some lawmakers that school districts would not succeed.
"In the end, we proved the current broken system of school finance was serious enough to unite districts with an overall objective of protecting the pursuit of quality education for all Texas children," said Bobby Rigues, a school board member in the Aledo ISD, west of Fort Worth, and one of the lead organizers for the resolution.
Public education cuts have heightened public attention and awareness, he said.
But Rigues said he feels saddened that school administrators and school boards have to go back to court. The Texas Constitution obligates state leaders to provide a free and efficient public education system, he said.
"It baffles me to witness lawmakers making decisions to shortchange educational opportunities for children of all backgrounds. It worries me to think there are those that do not believe a prosperous society is dependent upon an educated public," he said.


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Plant Vogtle nuclear projects hits another delay
Plant Vogtle
Georgia Power
Tricia Pridemore
ATLANTA — Georgia Power's nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle has suffered another scheduling delay, an independent expert wrote this week in testimony filed with the state Public Service Commission (PSC).
Recently discovered "construction quality" issues mean the first of two new nuclear reactors being built at the plant south of Augusta may not be completed before February 2023, according to Don Grace, vice president of engineering for the Vogtle Monitoring Group (VMG), hired by the commission's staff to evaluate Georgia Power sister company Southern Nuclear's ability to manage the project.
That's three months behind Georgia Power's current timetable calling for completion of the unit by next November.
Grace wrote the second reactor also could be delayed until February 2024 instead of being completed in November 2023.
The Vogtle expansion was originally projected to be finished in 2016 and 2017. But the project has been plagued with a series of delays, first when original prime contractor Westinghouse went bankrupt, then when COVID-related workforce shortages slowed up construction.
Georgia Power has been forced to announce several delays in the timetable this year alone, driving up the cost of the project each time.
"These new forecasts represent another five months of schedule slip and another $1 billion in cost increase from previous VMG forecasts," Grace wrote Wednesday.
The PSC, chaired by Tricia Pridemore, voted last month to let Georgia Power pass on to customers $2.1 billion of the costs of completing the first of the two new reactors. That will raise the average residential customer's bill by $3.78 a month.
But the Atlanta-based utility will not be allowed to start recovering that money until one month after the unit goes into commercial operation.
The project was projected to cost Georgia Power and three utility partners $14 billion when the PSC approved it in 2009, but the price tag has soared to at least $26 billion.
Georgia Power officials have argued some cost increases were to be expected since the Vogtle expansion is the first new nuclear project to be built in the United States in 30 years.
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GOP-backed abortion bill clears first hurdle in Florida; experts say it will affect access across the South
Judge orders home of ex-Jacksonville City Council member seized for fraud restitution
Biden defends his first-year record, challenges GOP critics to put forward ideas
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Pope Francis, your vision of the Church moves us: a Church following the path and the spirit of Jesus; united in respect and candour, as equals, as true fellow travellers – squarely facing those who are marginalised and most in need of solidarity.
Sarah McDonald has written an excellent account of the Limerick Conference in the National Catholic Reporter, the American Catholic Newspaper.
The Catholic Church, worldwide is in a state of flux at the moment. For those of us in the reform movement, who believe that the Church urgently needs to change, the pontificates of both John Paul and Benedict were a dark winter. Now, with Francis, there are signs of a spring growth again. But the new shoots are fragile, and like a lettuce plant newly introduced to the garden, a sharp late April or early May frost could kill them off.


Ghana defender Daniel Opare has expressed his excitement about Augsburg's great start to the new Bundesliga season.
Colts football is on a revival in the Ashanti, Northern, Upper East and West regions with the introduction of an annual inter-community gala, after years of virtual inactivity.
The Paramount Chief of Esikado, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, has equated Bola Ray's book "It is Possible" to Obama's popular phrase "Yes we can".
Former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says President John Mahama's speeches delivered at the United Nations(UN) are the best compared to all presidents in the Fourth Republic.
Head Coach of Accra Great Olympics, Godwin Attram says he is focused on ensuring Great Olympics avoid a possible relegation from the Ghana Premier League.
Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda believes the current Black Stars B squad have the requisite quality to qualify for the next edition of the CHAN tournament should they be maintained.
Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu is cautiously optimistic ahead of his side's WAFU Nations Cup final against rivals Nigeria on Sunday.
Cameroon's most revered player, former skipper Samuel Eto'o has made a last-ditch attempt to convince the leaders of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that his country is capable of organising the 2019 African Nations Cup.
WAFA wizkid, Aminu Mohammed has been included in Paa Kwesi Fabin's final 21-man squad ahead of next month's FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Super Eagles coach, Salisu Yusuf, has reiterated the need to approach Sunday's final clash against Ghana with a positive mind as they target to win the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations.
Ghana's Bernard Tekpetey has been given a two-match ban after he was sent off for his reaction to alleged racist insults during an Austrian Cup tie.
Black Stars B midfielder, Emmanuel Lomotey, is very determined to win the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations with the team in Sunday's final against Nigeria.
Mr Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori-Atta, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Organizer for Manhyia, has fingered a former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu of being the brain behind the humiliation of Gabby Asare Otchere Darko in the USA.
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has warned a calamity will befall Ghana if parliament approves Akufo-Addo's proposal to establish 4th August as founders day.
Danger is looming on the Graphic Road overpass in Accra owing to activities of scrap dealers.
Ghanaian-born Niger defender Kofi Dankwa has wished the Black Stars good luck ahead of their final clash against arch rivals Nigeria in the WAFU Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has credited his teammates and technical team for his purple patch of scoring form for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade.
Ghana marked Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day on Thursday with a nation divided on whether the day ought to be used to celebrate Dr Nkrumah as the sole founder or include other past key leaders.
Niger coach, Francois Zahoui, says Ghana were the better side in yesterday's semi-final encounter, as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Black Stars B in the ongoing 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations.


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In 2001 werd de zeventiende editie van de Amílcar Cabral Cup gespeeld. Het toernooi werd gespeeld in 	Bamako, Mali. Op dit toernooi won het elftal van Senegal door in de finale Gambia te verslaan (3–1). Mali werd derde. In de troostfinale versloegen zij Guinee-Bissau (2–1).

Deelnemende teams

Groepsfase

Groep A

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Halve finale

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Featuring news, updates, policy developments and commentary on U.S. Immigration matters
Tag Archive | Employment Based Green Cards
in Employment Based Green Cards, US Department of State
Updated Again: For October 2020 Visa Bulletin USCIS Previously Indicated that it would accept EB AOS Applications based on "Final Action Dates" but now the same website indicates it will accept "Dates for Filing"
DOS has posted the October 2020 visa bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing for family and employment-based petitions, it contains notes on the DV category, the DV category rank cut-offs which will apply in November, movement of the October final action and application filing dates, visa availability in the coming months, and the scheduled expiration of two employment categories, including the employment fourth preference certain religious workers (SR) and employment fifth preference categories (I5 and R5). The FY2021 annual limit for employment-based visas is approximately 261,500.
For EB India in particular, the October 2020 visa bulletin notes the following advancements:
Final Action Dates:
EB1 India: June 1, 2018
EB2 India: September 1, 2009
EB3 India: January 15, 2010
Filing Dates:
EB2 India: May 15, 2011
EB3 India: January 1, 2015
Update: Late afternoon on 09/24/2020, USCIS indicated that it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the Final Action dates, but around 3:13pm CST the same webpage appears to have been updated to now indicate that "Dates for Filing" are to be used.
At present, this material change remains unexplained and is generating significant confusion. It goes without saying that the delivery of accurate and consistent information by USCIS is extremely critical, particularly in this case, where "Dates for Filing" = 5+ years less wait time for EB3 India.
in Articles and Commentaries, Employment Based Green Cards, General News, H-1B Visas, Visa Bulletin
Ashwin Sharma quoted in the Times of India's Article on S.386 & the New Grassley Amendment, Implications on the Fairness For High Skilled Immigrants Act
"Over the last decade, various bills to remove this per country cap, have failed to become law. S. 386 has been rescued from the fate of its predecessors through appeasement, specifically, by agreeing to amendments that would allow further restrictions on merit-based non-immigrant visas, particularly with regards to the H-1B programme. However, it is interesting to note that many of these so-called 'new' restrictions already exist in one form or another," Florida based immigration attorney, Ashwin Sharma, told TOI.
For instance, even currently, H-1B sponsoring employers have to certify + that they are not favouring immigrant workers over American workers. They have to indicate how they calculated the prevailing wages they are offering to H-1B workers (but these records are to be made available only on specific request of the concerned authorities), explained Sharma."
Link to the TOI Article
in Employment Based Green Cards, General News, US Department of State, Visa Bulletin
October 2018 Visa Bulletin Updates – Employment-Based Preference Categories
VIA AILA.org
EB-1. For October, EB-1 Worldwide along with all other countries except China and India, advances ten months to April 1, 2017.
EB-2 Worldwide and EB-3 Worldwide will return to current in October and will remain current for the foreseeable future and well into the next calendar year.
EB-2 China and EB-3 China. While EB-2 China recovers to April 1, 2015 in October, it will not surpass the EB-3 China final action date, which advances to June 1, 2015. It is unclear whether EB-3 China's two-month lead will be significant enough to spur downgrade demand. If there are not as many downgrades, EB-3 China could advance more rapidly than expected.
EB-2 India and EB-3 India. EB-2 India advances to March 26, 2009 in October, with EB-3 India trailing behind by less than three months at January 1, 2009. Based on the dates for filing and depending on the level of demand in each of these categories, it is possible that EB-3 India may surpass EB-2 India at some point this fiscal year.
EB-3 Philippines and Other Workers Philippines will recover to June 1, 2017 in October. Only minimal movements expected during the first quarter of the fiscal year.
EB-4. EB-4 Mexico will fully recover in October to its June Visa Bulletin date of October 22, 2016, EB-4 India will return to current, and EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras remain at February 15, 2016 in October. There will be forward movement in EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras this fiscal year, but anything more than minimal movement is unlikely in Q1.
EB-4 India. It is expected that this category will be subject to a final action date again, but that will not likely happen until late in the fiscal year.
EB-5 Non-Regional Center for China and Vietnam will advance to August 15, 2014 and January 1, 2016 respectively in October.
EB-5 China. Demand remains high, not much movement in this category throughout the fiscal year. EB-5 Vietnam, in contrast, is likely to advance modestly early in the fiscal year until it reaches its per country limit, at which time, its final action date will track EB-5 China.
in Employment Based Green Cards, General News, H-1B Visas
Trump Admin Scraps Proposed Major Policy Change Regarding 6+ Year H-1B Extensions
The Trump Administration appears to have been pressured into scrapped its proposed major policy change on 6+ year H-1B Extensions.
Jonathan Withington, chief of media relations for USCIS indicated to mcclatchydc.com that, "…USCIS is not considering a regulatory change that would force H-1B visaholders to leave the United States by changing our interpretation of section 104(c) of AC-21, which provides for H-1B extensions beyond the 6-year limit…Even if it were, such a change would not likely result in these H-1B visa holders having to leave the United States because employers could request extensions in one-year increments under section 106(a)-(b) of AC21 instead."
How the Trump Admin's 'Merit-Based' Immigration System actually works: Kill or Handicap the H-1B Visa
Reuters has a great piece on how Trump's infamous 'Merit-Based' Immigration System actually works – issue a record # of queries, delays and denials on US companies' petitions filed for their professional employees: Doctors, Engineers, IT and others. That these substantial changes impeding and eliminating aspects of the H-1B program have been undertaken without Congressional authorization is apparently of little concern to the Admin.
"Data provided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shows that between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, the agency issued 85,000 challenges, or "requests for evidence" (RFEs), to H-1B visa petitions – a 45 percent increase over the same period last year. The total number of H-1B petitions rose by less than 3 percent in the same period."
The article also touches on the newly trending issue of "Level 1 Wage" queries which essentially involves USCIS weaponizing, without notice, a US DOL regulation on prevailing wages (the latter not intended nor written to serve in the capacity USCIS is using it for):
In addition to querying applications more often, the Trump administration is targeting entry-level jobs offered to skilled foreigners. The lawyers say this violates the law governing H-1Bs, because it allows for visa holders to take entry-level jobs.
Several attorneys said they view the increase in challenges and focus on entry-level jobs as a stealth campaign by the administration against the H-1B program in the absence of public regulatory changes or changes passed by Congress, which could be debated and decided in the open.
As I've stated before: H-1B workers have filled our massive skills gap and created intellectual property, businesses and jobs for America. They are Makers, not Takers. It is therefore particularly disheartening to witness illogical attempts to reject these professionals, especially when other nations are outcompeting the U.S. in eagerly recruiting STEM workers.
As a Country, we need to shake off the illusion that we can "coast" through this increasingly competitive world on the basis of our previous generation's achievements. The future of our Nation and our Industry lie in our leadership within the STEM sectors. Instead of rejecting or delaying tens of thousands of these high-skilled H-1B immigrants every year due to insufficient H-1B Cap numbers, newly created/surprise "Level 1" wage issues, or making these professionals wait up to 12 years for a green card, we should be bending over backwards to facilitate their immigration.
in Employment Based Green Cards, Family Based Green Cards, General News
Politico reports that USCIS Plans Adjustment of Status (Green Card) Interview Requirement – Including for All Employment Based Applicants
On August 25, 2017, Politico reported that USCIS is planning a change in policy to require interviews for all employment-based adjustment of status applicants and will be expanding the interview requirement to other categories. On August 28, 2017, the same reporter tweeted what appears to be the first page of a USCIS press release confirming that, effective October 1, interviews will be phased in for all employment-based adjustment applicants and for all I-730 refugee/asylee petitions. The press release also states that this is part of an "incremental expansion of interviews for benefits that lead to permanent residence," thus signaling that the interview requirement could be expanded to other categories. An August 25 NBC News article provides some additional context as to what the future might hold.
AILA has been in contact with agency officials to verify this information and will continue to reach out to obtain updates. As with other announcements, it appears that this policy originated from high levels within the Administration. At this time it remains unclear how this will be implemented operationally, including resource allocation, timing, and process.
in Articles and Commentaries, Asylum and Refugee Status, Diversity Lottery, Employment Based Green Cards, Family Based Green Cards, General News
The Proposed "RAISE Act" would Giveth little but Taketh a lot.
The Washington Post's David Nakamura provides details on Sens. Tom Cotton (Ark.) and David Perdue (Ga.)'s new bill entitled "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment [RAISE] Act".
In a nutshell, the new bill: a) Focuses on "Merit Based" Green Cards through a Canadian style points system b) Does away with the 50K Diversity Lottery green cards, c) Caps Refugee cases to 50K a year, d) Limits or does away with Family Based Immigration for "Extended Relatives" including adult children and siblings of US Citizens (termed "Chain Migration"), and d) Reduces the total number of Green Card issued annually by about half.
November 2014 Visa Bulletin: India EB2 Retrogresses
The Department of State released the Visa Bulletin for November 2014 which notes a slight forward movement in most categories, except the employment-based, second preference (EB2) India category, which retrogressed from May 1, 2009 to February 15, 2005. The Visa Bulletin, see below, also included notes on potential visa availability in the coming months.
in Employment Based Green Cards, US Department of State, Visa Bulletin
Major Retrogression Imminent for EB-2 India
Per the AILA DOS Liaison Committee's followup with Mr. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, "retrogression of EB-2 India appears to be imminent, and could happen as early as November. The October 2014 priority date for EB-2 India is May 1, 2009. Given current demand, the priority date will retrogress, possibly to a date in early 2005."
in Articles and Commentaries, Employment Based Green Cards, General News, Processing Dates, Visa Bulletin
Update: USCIS has Issued a "Notice to Disregard" its previously issued I-485 RFEs asking Derivative Beneficiaries for Principle Applicant Evidence
By Ashwin Sharma, Esq. 07/01/201
Our firm has received several "Notices to Applicants" from USCIS today which confirmed our prediction that USCIS had erroneously issued the large numbers of I-485 Requests for Evidence (RFE) requesting Principle Applicant evidence (letter from employer, etc) from Derivative Applicant spouses. We thank USCIS for clarifying this situation quickly; these RFE's caused a great deal of confusion among applicants and their attorneys, especially in light of the potential for upcoming PD movement.
The USCIS Notice to Applicant indicates the following:
DOL Statistics on Prevailing Wage Applications for PERM/H-1B/H-2B Through June 15, 2013
DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification factsheet with statistics on prevailing wage determination program for the second quarter of FY2013 through June 15, 2013.
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Contrarian Value or Off My Trolley?
Today I thought I would briefly cover what may be a contrarian value opportunity or may be I'm off my trolley and it is a value trap? Any way I'll present a few bull and bear bullet points and let you decide for yourself.
Cheapish looking rating of around 10 to 11x with a 4 to 5% yield based on current forecast & 2 times dividend cover policy.
Priced at around 0.7x book value which includes lots of freehold property.
Cutting costs by £500m over three years and have reduced capital expenditure.
Bid for Argos cleared and have increased synergy target to £160m per annum over three years, could be upgrades once this completes.
Brings more household goods exposure and adds to their financial services business plus furthers on line / click & collect ambitions.
Qatar Holdings still hold 25% having bid for it in the past.
On going price war and with and threat from discounters expansion.
Changing shopping habits and potential for Amazon to disrupt the market further in the medium term.
Argos bid may be a distraction or not deliver the expected returns.
Debt quite high and there is also a sizeable Pension deficit.
There have been and may be more dividend cuts given the 2x cover policy.
Food price inflation may stay negative despite higher costs from weaker sterling leading to a further margin squeeze.
Any way as ever you pay your money and take your choice. As I have had no Food retail exposure to speak of since selling out of JS and Tesco before all the recent turmoil I have decided to take a small stake in this one as it seems to offer value and has managed the decline quite well. I'm sure I may live to regret that as it is going against my own Scoring system although I note it does Score 93 on the Stockopedia Stock Ranks.
The final prompt for me to get involved again was that this should be a relatively defensive sector if we are heading for a recession, although they have just gone more heavily into general retail with the Argos acquisition. Plus I like the look of the long term chart and possible support in the low 200's (see chart at the end).
So there you go, as ever time will tell and you pay your money and take your choice or not as the case may be.


Dr. Sharon Albright joined Morris Animal Foundation in August as the new study veterinarian for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. In her role, she works closely with the entire study team and with the veterinarians out in the greater community as they care for our enrolled dogs over the lifetime of the study.
I fell in love with golden retrievers during my undergraduate studies at Virginia Tech. I adopted my first golden retriever from a bulletin board ad at the veterinary clinic where I was working during that time. We attended our first obedience class the day I picked him up and I was hooked. Since then, I have enjoyed training, competing, and living with my beloved golden retrievers. You often can find us practicing obedience at local parks or honing our retrieving skills with the local retriever club.
I graduated from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. I have practiced clinical medicine in several settings ranging from a small, rural practice to a large, urban hospital. Along the way I have learned a lot about how dogs enrich our lives and that everyone's relationship with their pet deserves respect.
I believe in a holistic model of health that focuses not only on the treatment or prevention of disease, but that also promotes wellness, vitality, and compassion throughout life and death. Like many of you, I have seen and experienced the pain of losing a pet to cancer. For all of these reasons I am very excited to join the Morris Animal Foundation team in support of the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. We are gathering so much data that can provide clues about cancer, nutrition, environment, and lifestyle. The passion invested in this study is obvious. I am honored to be a part of it.


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There is a significant portion of businesses are owned by individuals who aren't as IT savvy as the rest of us. Fortunately, more and more of these people have begun to realize the importance of keeping up with technology, especially in terms of social media. If you happen to be one of them, here's exactly how you can develop a working social media marketing strategy for your business.
Before even coming up with a social media marketing strategy, you have first to determine exactly what you want to achieve. Setting these objectives is incredibly vital in reminding you not to deviate away from those goals, keeping you focused on what's the best for your business. These goals can range from brand awareness, audience reach, page likes, and connectivity, or even conversion rates if you have the budget for it.
Think from the perspective of your current customer base, and try to identify their profiles. Knowing your demographic will take out all the guesswork from the equation. You can break it down to things like their age, income, occupation, habits, and interests. Once you've established that data, you'll be able to tailor your social media marketing campaign around those individuals, maximizing your reach to the relevant people.
In addition to the analytics within each social network, you can use to track your social media data and visitors through your website. By analyzing the data, you can see which social media posts drive the most traffic to your site. Once you have the analysis, you may re-evaluate, revisit, and retest your posts.
Surveys are great ways to ask your audience, followers, and email list to find out if you're meeting their needs.


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Syria seemed close to toppling this weekend, but you were too hungover to notice.
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IT SEEMS THAT THE SYRIAN REGIME MAY BE EXPECTING A COUP SOON
They've apparently spent the weekend broadcasting this message on State TV
The Free Syrian Army and Bashar Assad's regime forces spent the weekend locked in fierce fighting in the capital city Damascus. The two sides also clashed in the northern city of Aleppo, as Assad resorted to the use of helicopter gunships, possibly out of fear that the rebels may be on the verge of attempting a coup. A message was apparently broadcast on loop on Syrian State TV on Sunday, warning viewers that "there is an attempt in the process to create a replica of the Syrian Satellite channel". Which sounds fairly plausible, but then they start saying stuff like the presenters on the replica channel might be the same as the ones on the official channel, and then you start thinking that maybe Assad is expecting some kind of definitive surge from the rebels soon. The 16-month-old conflict is increasingly one fought in Syria's towns and cities, as regime forces continue to defect to the rebel cause and refugees spill across Syria's borders to get away from the fighting. Crime
THAT MURDEROUS BATMAN NERD WILL APPEAR IN COURT TODAY
Police spent the weekend defusing home-made booby traps that James Holmes left in his flat
James Holmes, the guy accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 more when he opened fire at a screening of the new Batman film on Thursday, will appear in court today. It'll be the first time anyone will really be able to put a face to the name. Which should be thrilling. As I'm sure you know by now, Holmes was arrested by police in the car park of the Century 16 cinema in Aurora, Denver early Friday morning. The 24-year-old is accused of bursting into a midnight screening of The Dark Night Rises, hurling smoke grenades around and then blasting guns into the ensuing confusion. When he was captured by the police, apparently his hair had been died red and he referred to himself as "the Joker". After his arrest, police visited his home and found it loaded up with anticipatory booby-traps and home-made bombs, which they spent Saturday night exploding in the desert. His case is expected to take many months. Today's court appearance is to ascertain whether or not he can receive the death penalty and if he's sane enough to stand trial. In related news, President Barack Obama visited the families of the murdered victims and survivors of the shooting, while The Guardian seems to have found their own Samantha Brick, in the form of gun-toting, racoon-owning, Tea Party lesbian Tammy Bruce. Sport
A BRITISH MAN WON A FRENCH BIKE RACE
Bradley Wiggins became the first British champion of the Tour de France
A mod with lambchop sideburns named Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France this weekend. In doing so, he became the first man from Britain to accomplish the feat. The French, who viewed him suspiciously at first, have warmed to him and taken to calling him "Colonel Wiggo". Now he's gonna try to win the Olympics. Money
A GLOBAL ELITE IS STASHING £13 TRILLION AWAY FROM THE TAXMAN
Estimates of wealth held in offshore banks make my eyes bleed
A guy named James Henry, who is an expert on tax havens, reckons that there exists a global super-rich elite that is hiding £13trillion from various taxmen. The money leaks out of countries and ends up in places like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands. These rich men are taking advantage of an "increasingly borderless, frictionless global economy".
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'Torture, Plain and Simple': Chelsea Manning's Supporters Demand Her Release From Solitary Confinement
Manning has now been held in isolation for 22 hours per day for the last 17 days, since being held in contempt of court
By: Julia Conley
Supporters of U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning are demanding she be released from solitary confinement, in which she has been held for 17 days since refusing to answer a grand jury's questions.
Chelsea Resists!, Manning's support committee, released a statement over the weekend denouncing her treatment and invoking the United Nations' own statements about the dangers and injustice of isolation in prisons.
"The United States Government has already tortured Chelsea Manning for months. She attempted suicide twice while incarcerated. Now they're torturing her again." —Fight for the Future"We condemn the solitary confinement that Chelsea Manning has been subjected to during her incarceration at William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center," the group wrote.
"Chelsea can't be out of her cell while any other prisoners are out, so she cannot talk to other people, or visit the law library, and has no access to books or reading material," the committee added.
Other supporters on social media joined the call for Manning to be released.
This is outrageous. The UN considers anything more than 15 days in solitary confinement to be a form of torture.
The United States Government has already tortured Chelsea Manning for months. She attempted suicide twice while incarcerated. Now they're torturing her again. https://t.co/ANMTaZxe4d
— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) March 23, 2019
Chelsea Manning is now in solitary confinement, one of the cruelest methods of imprisonment, all for simply refusing to testify. This is horrifying and we should fight this tooth and nail.
— FREE CHELSEA MANNING (@AdequateEmily) March 23, 2019
Chelsea Manning has been held in solitary since her confinement 16 days ago. She has lost weight and is only allowed to leave her cell from 1 am to 3 am. This is torture, plain and simple. ADC needs to put Chelsea into general population IMMEDIATELY. https://t.co/TOdT1b6Qz4
— Ella Fassler (@EllaFassler) March 23, 2019
Manning has been held in isolation for 22 hours per day, with one break from 1:00 to 3:00am. Her treatment qualifies as prolonged solitary confinement according to Juan Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture.
"After 15 days," Mendez wrote in 2014, "certain changes in brain functions occur and the harmful psychological effects of isolation can become irreversible. Prolonged solitary confinement must be absolutely prohibited, because it always amounts to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and may even constitute torture."
The group also condemned the prison system's use of the term "administrative segregation," or adseg, to whitewash Manning's treatment.
The term was "designed to sound less cruel than 'solitary confinement,'" wrote the committee. "However, Chelsea has been kept in her cell for 22 hours a day. This treatment qualifies as solitary confinement."
Manning arrived at the Truesdale detention center in Alexandria, Virginia on March 8 after appearing before a grand jury, which she says interrogated her about her 2010 decision to leak U.S. military documents to Wikileaks, making public possible U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Manning said she had already answered similar questions in 2010 when she was court-martialed before serving seven years of a 35-year prison sentence, and answered the grand jury by saying, "I object to the question and refuse to answer on the grounds that the question is in violation of my First, Fourth, and Sixth Amendment, and other statutory rights."
She was found to be in contempt of court and imprisoned as a result.
"Chelsea is a principled person, and she has made clear that while this kind of treatment will harm her, and will almost certainly leave lasting scars, it will never make her change her mind about cooperating with the grand jury," the committee's statement reads.
Source: 'Torture, Plain and Simple': Chelsea Manning's Supporters Demand Her Release From Solitary Confinement
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