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So many Americans will have empty seats at their Thanksgiving tables this year because of senseless acts of gun violence. Some will be because of gun suicides, the most common form of gun violence in America. I send my hugs and condolences to those families. But wishes, hugs and forms of sympathetic expressions are just not enough.
And for the families of the 4 officers who were shot in just one day, 2 of whom were allegedly targeted by some ill intentioned person with a gun, there will be no normal Thanksgiving and maybe not for many years. One officer died from his injuries. From the article:
McManus said he believed Marconi was slain because he was a police officer.
"I think the uniform was the target, and the first person who happened along was the person he targeted," McManus said. (…)
In St. Louis, a police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition but expected to survive after being shot twice in the face Sunday night in what the police chief called an "ambush."
In America ambushes by armed people against armed law enforcement officers have happened with some regularity. Tacoma. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh. Iowa. New York. And others. So much for having a gun for protection ( as do officers) keeping you from getting shot by someone else with a gun.
Families are grieving. They have lost sons, brothers, uncles, fathers. They have lost sisters, mothers, daughters and aunts. And many of the deaths were avoidable if we only would put our heads together to prevent a portion of the devastation. We can do it. Of course we can. But we haven't. It is an American tragedy that has been playing out for decades.
Those of us who have lost loved ones to gun violence can be thankful for the memories that make us both sad and happy. We can be thankful that we still have other family members and friends and that we can make the most of what we have. I know I am thankful for all of the wonderful people I have met over the years through my volunteer work with various gun violence prevention organizations. I feel thankful that there is a network of victims and survivors nation-wide who can share their stories and help each other get through the bad times. And I am thankful that so many of them have become stronger people as a result of their stories and their advocacy.
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. If you were alive then, you can't forget where you were or the aftermath of that tragedy. Just thinking about it now makes me anxious because the days right after the assassination were so potently sad and full of fear and anxiety for Americans. We watched much of it unfold on national television which made it all the more horrible.
The Kennedy family has suffered 2 such assassinations and have had empty seats around their Thanksgiving tables for a long long time. The pain and memories never go away. My family has had an empty chair for almost 24 years now. Holidays are always times that bring forth memories and now, we can mostly find happy ones. But the hole left in our hearts never goes away.
And so it is in America.
We could strengthen our laws to stop at least some people who shouldn't have guns from getting them by requiring Brady background checks on all gun sales. But we aren't doing that. We could do more about lost and stolen gun legislation and launching public health campaigns about the dangers of not storing guns safely at home. ( 400 guns were stolen by teens from the home of a felon who could not possess them.)
Does one person need 400 guns? What was the felon going to do with these guns? How and why did this felon even have these guns given that he can't legally buy them from federally licensed firearms dealers? And what were the teens planning to do with them?
We could be talking more about the danger of unlocked, loaded guns in homes where children live. Why aren't we doing more about this? The gun lobby doesn't really like this kind of talk.
We could be talking more about the risk of loaded guns for people who may have mental or physical health problems that could make them dangerous to themselves or others. But we aren't really doing much about that either.
The thing is, most Americans have common sense and actually want something to be done. The Center for American Progress did a post election poll of Trump and Clinton voters. The results may surprise some people but not me. I know that all polling, at least about gun violence prevention measures, has been the same for decades. They show strong support from Republicans, Democrats, gun owners, non gun owners and even NRA members for requiring background checks on all gun sales.
102 Pass legislation requiring background checks on all gun sales, including those sold online or at gun shows. ……………………………………………………… 57 31 9 3 88 12 76 Trump Voters………………………………………………… 47 35 12 6 82 18 64 Clinton Voters ……………………………………………….. 68 25 5 1 93 7 87
What about this does the gun lobby and its' minions in Congress and state legislators not get?
Oh right. It's the gun industry and the corporate gun lobby that have those folks at their mercy. How sad is that? And Donald Trump says he's going to "drain the swamp"?
I have my doubts. If he decides to stay beholden to the lobbyists of the gun industry who manage to get their way in spite of what the public wants and in spite of the continuing gun violence epidemic in our country, he will be adding swamp monsters and filling it up.
But victims and survivors move on with their lives. Many of them work hard for gun violence prevention measures and speak out against the deceptions presented by the corporate gun lobby. More guns do not make us safer. There is proof of that in every day incidents that leave innocent people dead from their gunshot injuries. An armed society is certainly not a polite society and gun free zones do not lead to more gun deaths.
Let's be thankful for those who have common sense. Let's be hopeful that our Congress and state legislators stop following the money and being lapdogs for the gun lobby. Let's also be hopeful that President-elect Donald Trump will be willing to shake things up regarding the gun lobby's influence on our country's gun policies.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Be safe out there. As I often write, gun violence does not take a holiday.
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We are at a crucial tipping point. Will the terror attacks in Paris at long last lead us common sense solutions to gun violence prevention? I say this broadly because what happened in Paris has already led to a lot of discussion about how we in America can prevent a similar attack. Of course there is the strident and paranoid hyperbole and fact free discussion about what to do with Syrian refugees. It's disturbing to watch and listen to political candidates and politicians pander to the hysteria.
Do we really want to target one religious group by asking them to register in a data base meant to keep track of them? Apparently candidate Donald Trump would consider this:
That's more Trump bluster, of course. Forcing every Muslim in the country to register for some sort of database would do nothing to secure the borders or stanch the flow of undocumented migrants. It also wouldn't prevent the possibility of some radicalized and disaffected American youths deciding to join the jihadi cause. Indeed, by stigmatizing an entire religious community, it would make such behavior more likely. Trump must know that his proposals don't make sense, but he's pushing on regardless. He has moved from rabble-rousing to demagoguery, or something even uglier. And this time, sadly, we have no option but to take him seriously.
Can we be that intolerant now? Can we tolerate one candidate's calling a religious group "rabid dogs"?:
While speaking at a campaign event in Mobile, Alabama, Carson compared the need to screen refugees before they enter the U.S. with the steps a community would take to protect children from rabid dogs.
"If there is a rabid dog running around your neighborhood, you're probably not going to assume something good about that dog. And you're probably going to put your children out of the way," Carson said. "Doesn't mean that you hate all dogs, by any stretch of the imagination. But, you're putting your intellect into motion and you're thinking, how do I protect my children?"
This is ugly and self serving rhetoric that makes us worse as Americans and dumbs down a very important discussion about how to protect our own country from a future terror attack.
Here is what we should be considering and talking about. We can stop a potential terror attack by making sure those on the known terror watch list can't legally purchase guns from licensed firearms dealers:
Currently, some known or suspected terrorists are prohibited from boarding airplanes by the government's no-fly list — but all are allowed to buy assault rifles and other weapons.
While the bill remained a nonstarter, more than 2,000 suspects on the FBI's Terrorist Watchlist bought weapons in the U.S. over the last 11 years, according to the federal Government Accountability Office.
The GAO reported that 91% of all suspected terrorists who tried to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted over the time period, with just 190 rejected despite their ominous histories.
In 2013-14, the number of successful buyers rose to 94% — with 455 suspects buying weapons and just 30 denied as allowed under current laws.
"It is hard to believe that anyone could defend that someone on the Terrorist Watchlist should get a gun, no questions asked," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). "I can't believe that our Republican colleagues would block this now."
Will the Republicans and rural Democrats block a measure to stop this? Will terrorists continue to be allowed to buy guns in the US? Let's see how much power the gun lobby will have now. And if Congress doesn't act, we will know that they are too weak to stand up for the safety of Americans at the behest of the corporate gun lobby.
Senator Harry Reid has common sense, thank goodness. His statement challenges the Republican Senators to put their money where the mouths are when it comes to protecting us from terror attacks. From the article:
"Republicans care more about kowtowing to the NRA than preventing terrorists from legally buying assault rifles and explosives like the ones used in the Paris attacks here in America.
"Shockingly, Republicans continue to preserve a loophole that allows FBI terror suspects to buy guns and explosives legally, without background checks. As we speak, a terrorist on the FBI's terror watch list can walk into a gun show in your hometown and buy as many AK-47s and explosives as they need to commit the kind of mass, heinous slaughter of innocents we witnessed in Paris and which we know terrorists want to perpetrate here in America. Al Qaeda openly urges militants in the United States to purchase firearms through this loophole.
"Democrats have sought to close this loophole for years but have been blocked by Republicans blindly doing the bidding of the NRA. In the wake of Paris, closing the loophole that allows FBI terror suspects to buy guns and explosives should be an obvious step. Legislation to close the loophole has existed for years. But Republican leaders in both Houses of Congress continue to block legislation to close this terrorist loophole.
And in the height of hypocrisy, Erick Erickson of Redstate.com proclaimed ( as quoted in a Paul Krugman editorial for the New York Times) that he wouldn't go to a movie theater to see the new Star Wars movie because there are no metal detectors at theaters. Really? This is coming from the mouth of someone who, along with the gun lobby, supports gun extremists who want the carrying of guns into every public place in our country.
How does his statement square with the idea that gun carriers believe they need their guns to protect themselves from terrorists and other scary things? It doesn't of course. Guns would not be allowed if we had metal detectors in movie theaters. But never mind common sense. You just can't make this stuff up. Erickson got caught with his "pants wet" as this writer wrote for Salon today about Erickson's ludicrous statement:
Erickson got caught with his pants wet and has had to backtrack. He now says that he is not afraid to go to the movies because he will be carrying a gun and assumes that others will too. If that's true, a lot of people should rethink their plans to attend Star Wars. With theaters full of armed men who are quivering in fear and ready to fire at the first loud noise, does seem wise to avoid that situation. Those fellows are dangerous even when they aren't on edge from terrorist attacks that happened on other continents.
Oopsie.
But back to my main point. We should also pass a bill to require Brady background checks on all gun sales. Why? Because it will prevent those who shouldn't have guns from being able to get them anyway. Yes, even terrorists. Because if terrorists are stopped ,by closing the terror gap, from legally purchasing guns from licensed dealers they know where to get guns very easily- from private sellers at gun shows, flea markets, on-line and other places:
It is also worth noting that this gap in the law is compounded by another huge loophole in federal gun laws—the one that allows individuals to buy guns from private sellers without a background check. One of the Garland shooters was a convicted felon and therefore prohibited from gun possession under federal law. While we don't yet know exactly how he obtained the guns used in this attack, he would have had little trouble buying one without a background check through a private sale, online, at a gun show or anywhere else.
This weakness in our gun laws is not a secret. In 2011, America-born Al-Qaeda propagandist Adam Gadahn urged his followers to take advantage of our weak gun laws to arm up, explaining, "America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and, most likely, without having to show an identification card. So what are you waiting for?"
The question for the rest of us is: What are we waiting for?
What are we waiting for indeed? Haven't we had #enough of the hyperbole and fear mongering based on false information? Why not do something about what can actually stop the next terrorist from getting firearms and explosives?
Stopping refugees from coming to America will not solve the problem. America has the most stringent screening process for refugees of any country in the world. That's a fact. Few if any refugee has committed an act of terror in the US:
The history of the refugee resettlement program has a nearly spotless record when it comes to ensuring that those offered a place in the U.S. are not inclined towards committing acts of terrorism.
"The United States has resettled 784,000 refugees since September 11, 2001," Newland wrote in a recent op-ed. "In those 14 years, exactly three resettled refugees have been arrested for planning terrorist activities—and it is worth noting two were not planning an attack in the United States and the plans of the third were barely credible."
Two of the men were indicted and jailed for plotting to send weapons to terrorist organizations in Iraq. One Uzbek man was convicted of terrorism-related charges for possessing explosives and supporting a terrorist organization in Uzbekistan.
The Syrian refugees are mainly families who are fleeing the terrorists who are now attacking innocent people in the Western world.
But the U.S. House of Representatives has taken a vote that is political and claiming it will keep us safer, potentially worsening a humanitarian crisis that has affected countries all over the world. Even France has said it will take up to 30,000 Syrian refugees after one of the worst terror attacks suffered by their country.
The terrorists who committed the heinous act of violence in Paris are almost all home grown. They were all born in France or Belgium with the possible exception of one who may have used a fake Syrian passport which was left at the scene of terror. They did not come out of a Syrian refugee camp.
Hysteria and fear has caused Americans to make inhumane decisions in the past. Have we not learned from our mistakes? Think the Jews trying to flee the Nazis during World War ll. Think Japanese interment camps during World War ll.
Things are getting ugly in America. Knee jerk reactions won't solve the real problems. Acting without thinking through the consequences will haunt us as we look back at this period of our history. There are measures, like closing the terror gap in our gun laws, requiring Brady background checks on all gun sales, altering our temporary worker visa program as is now considered in the U.S. Senate:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is introducing a bill along with Flake to restrict that visa waiver program, which allows citizens and foreign nationals from mostly European countries—like France and Beligium—to come to the U.S. for 90 days without visas. Their legislation would bar visa-less entry to people from those countries if they had been to Iraq or Syria in the past five years. Flake is joined by at least one other Senate Republican in not being totally insane about refugees. Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said, following the briefing, that "the visa waiver program potentially is the place where there's greater gaps, possibly, than the refugee program itself."
Where Republicans are not working with Democrats, not at all shockingly, is on the gun part. The part wherepeople on the FBI terrorist watch list can buy guns. According to the General Accounting Office, between 2004 and 2014, "suspected terrorists tried to purchase guns through the loophole at least 2,233 times, and were able to do so in 2,043 of those cases." That's comforting, huh? Thus far, Feinstein has no Republicans wanting in on that proposal.
Who is Congress more afraid of- terrorists or the gun lobby? Ignoring a safety risk in front of our own noses will make us less safe and so far, that is what Congress is doing. This article from The Trace highlights the hypocrisy of the gun lobby bought and paid for Congress members:
Yet legislative stonewalling does not solve the political problems that the events in Paris present for the NRA and its conservative allies, who find themselves in a double bind: They must decided (sic) whether or not a no-compromise interpretation of the Second Amendment supersedes U.S. national security. The gun lobby and Republican leaders each positions themselves as stalwart defenders of the former as well as the latter. On the question of the so-called terror gap in gun background checks, there is no clear way to be both.
And further, from the article:
In 2013, the New England Journal of Medicine published a poll that asked Americans whether they supported prohibiting suspects on the watch list from buying guns. Eighty-six percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. That included 82 percent of gun owners surveyed and 76 percent of NRA members.
"There have been all of these extreme efforts to deter terrorists in this country," says Karen Greenberg, the Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University. "And yet we've missed this huge elephant in the room, and that's access to firearms. By not enhancing background checks, you're taking an essential piece of prevention out of the hands of law enforcement." She notes that with respect ISIS, which was responsible for the rampage in Paris, there is a call for "local attacks in a kind of ad hoc way. In the U.S., guns are easy to get. Explosives are tough to make."
The public wants Congress to act on whatever measures will make us safer. Will they do the right thing? The real problems are staring us in the face but Congress and others ( Governors) are ignoring the facts before them in order to score political points.
We've had #enough.
Common sense, facts, calm decision making and courage are needed. It's time to stop the pandering and get down to the business of keeping us safe from terrorist attacks from foreign fighters who mean us harm, from our own home grown terrorists, and from the devastation of every day gun violence in our own country.
We are better than this.
The Center for American Progress has put together some information about the terror gap. Below is a graphic that explains things pretty well:
In addition, they have provided a great fact sheet so that Americans can understand this potential risk to our national safety. I suggest if anyone doesn't get it, they will after reading this information.
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Domestic violence takes the lives of many every day. Domestic abuse that leads to loss of life can be prevented if we attempt to prohibit domestic abusers from getting their hands on guns since the majority of domestic deaths are by bullet. Domestic abusers by federal law are prohibited from buying guns. In 1997 the Lautenberg amendment added domestic violence misdemeanors to the category of prohibited gun purchasers.
But these purchases only apply for licensed dealers as was written into law in the Brady law. There are plenty of places where domestic abusers with intent to harm a partner, spouse, dating partner to get guns. These would be from private sellers at gun shows, flea markets and on-line sites like armslist.com which allow for gun purchases with no background checks. Do these sellers know anything about the buyers? Do they care? If no background check is required, how would a seller know whether the person to whom they are selling means to kill someone with their lethal product?
When Radcliffe Haughton bought his gun on Armslist.com, did the private seller know anything about this prohibited purchaser? Did the seller know that Haughton's intent with that gun was to shoot his wife and in the process kill 3 others at a spa near Milwaukee?
Women in America are 11 times more likely to be murdered with guns than women in other high income countries. Why do we tolerate this?
Our nation's lax gun laws contribute to the ease with which domestic abusers can acquire the weapon used to kill someone they know, love or loved previously. A gun is the ultimate power and control. We can do something about this and some states are. Minnesota is one of the states that passed a law two years ago to make it possible to take guns from known domestic abusers with orders for protection, restraining orders or stalking. From the linked article:
Around three U.S. women a day are killed by intimate partners, according to several domestic violence advocacy groups, including the National Network To End Domestic Violence. Experts on the topic say that women are in the most danger when leaving a relationship — and that's why it's imperative that authorities prioritize disarming abusers once a restraining order is granted.
"Often times, when she takes out that order of protection, she's testing the relationship to find out if she can safely leave, and she's testing the system to find out if they honor and respect what she says she needs help with," said Kit Gruelle, an advocate who has worked with domestic violence survivors for 30 years. "Unfortunately, for some women these pieces of paper do become their last will and testament."
There are no national statistics on the percentage of domestic homicide victims who had restraining orders against their killers at their time of death, but research has indicated that restraining orders are violated around 40 percent of the time. There's also some evidence that strengthening gun laws for abusers may save lives: According to one study, states that restrict abusers subject to restraining orders from accessing guns have been associated with reduced rates of domestic homicides. (…)
"Having interviewed killers about this, there's a moment of time and a window of opportunity for them to kill," he said. "Many of the killers said something to the effect of '24 hours before the incident, I couldn't stop thinking about her, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat,' really obsessed. If they have a gun during that opportunity and access to her, it was going happen. If they didn't have a gun, that moment may have forever passed."
One study found that the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation makes itfive times more likely a woman will be murdered by her abuser. Over half of all women killed by intimate partners between 2001 to 2012 were killed using a gun, according to the Center for American Progress.
Why would we make it easy for those who mean harm to be able to get guns? Good question. One has to wonder what the gun lobby and gun extremists are thinking about when they strongly resist laws to require Brady background checks on all gun sales? Are they actually thinking about the potential for the loss of human life? Or is making money more important? I think we know the answer. Any common sense suggestions about keeping guns away from those who shouldn't have them ends with abject rejection and no middle ground possible.
Two days ago I spoke at an Americans for Responsible Solutions titled: "Harnessing the Advocacy of Women for the Safety of Women." Women understand that when a gun is in the home, they are less safe. Day after day we are "treated" to stories about men who, in a moment of anger, jealousy, rage or depression, kill women, children, aunts, uncles, boyfriends, spouses, ex spouses, ex girlfriends, ex boyfriends and other sometimes innocent people who happen to be in the vicinity of the shooter.
My panel was about telling stories. I told the story of my sister's shooting in a domestic dispute over a contentious divorce. My remarks started with one of my favorite sections of Anne Tyler's book, the Accidental Tourist. Here is what I said:
Stories are important. Without them, I'm not sure the public would believe what goes on inside the homes of so many Americans. I often think of the scene in Anne Tyler's book- The Accidental Tourist, when the protagonist, Macon Leary, a travel agent who hates to travel, goes on a business trip. Macon is lonely and wants every place he visits to feel like home. As he looks out the window of his plane taking him out of his comfort zone, Macon remarks that he can see the little houses below and wonders what is going on inside of those houses. He then concludes that we can never know what is happening in the privacy of people's homes even while we are looking.
Macon's son was also shot in a fast food restaurant and his marriage disintegrated as a result. This book mirrors real life even though fiction.
The other story tellers were Lucia McBath, whose son, Jordan Davis, was shot in Florida after a permit to carry holder decided he didn't like the loud music coming from a car full of kids so he shot at the car and killed Jordan. So incredibly senseless and tragic. The shooter was unable to get off on a Stand Your Ground law and was convicted. Lucia is a beautiful composed woman who is a spokesperson for Everytown for Gun Safety. Following Lucy was Barbara Parker whose daughter Alison was shot and killed in Roanoke ,Virginia on live TV. Amazingly this mother could stand in front of a room full of people and speak with grace and dignity about this heinous shooting. And next was Ruth Glenn, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She was shot twice in the head by her husband- her abuser- and survived. Her son observed the shooting. Six months later, he shot and killed himself.
Since women are the majority of Americans at the moment and are affected greatly by domestic abuse and domestic violence, activating that group will change the way we are doing things. The gun lobby understands this about women. And that is why they are deceiving some into thinking buying a gun will allow them to defend themselves against a man who intends harm. They are wrong. Few, if any, examples of this occur. But we do know that many examples of women being abused and killed by guns are in the news every day.
We've all had #enough. It's time for action.
Join me and the organizations working on the issue of domestic violence, domestic abuse and gun violence to make the changes we deserve. Saving lives is the bottom line.
Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Violence Policy Center
And the many many others in states and cities all over America. Together we can make a difference.


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States reach historic deal for refugees and commit to more effective, fairer response
UN General Assembly agrees on an innovative global framework to better serve the forcibly displaced and their host communities.
17 December 2018 | Español | Français | عربي
A Burundian refugee stands outside her cooking gas stall in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, November 2018. © UNHCR/Anthony Karumba
NEW YORK, 17 December 2018 – In a historic decision, the member states of the UN General Assembly today agreed on a new international framework – known as the Global Compact on Refugees – that will transform the way the world responds to mass displacement and refugee crises, benefiting both refugees and the communities that host them.
"No country should be left alone to respond to a huge influx of refugees," said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. "Refugee crises call for a global sharing of responsibility, and the compact is a powerful expression of how we work together in today's fragmented world."
The Global Compact on Refugees was agreed as part of this year's annual resolution on UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It builds on the existing international legal system for refugees, notably the 1951 Refugee Convention, and on human rights and humanitarian law. It is a non-binding operational tool to bolster cooperation.
After two years of extensive consultations led by UNHCR with member states, international organizations, refugees, civil society, the private business sector and experts, this new global deal will provide more robust support for the countries where most refugees live. It will also strengthen the shared responsibility to aid those who are forced to flee by conflict or persecution.
The Global Compact on Refugees, explained
"The compact translates the idea of responsibility sharing into concrete, practical measures, to ensure refugees aren't held hostage to the vagaries of politics," said Grandi. "It provides long overdue recognition that countries hosting large numbers of refugees provide a huge service to our shared humanity and sets out ways through which the rest of the world can help share the load."
This deal comes at a time of urgent need to address record-high displacement figures – over 68.5 million people have been forced to flee worldwide, including more than 25.4 million people who have crossed borders to become refugees.
Nine out of 10 refugees live in developing countries, where basic services like health or education are already strained. The compact aims to address this issue by providing more investment – from both governments and the private sector – to further strengthen infrastructure and the provision of services for the benefit of both refugees and host communities. It also calls for policies and measures that will enable refugees to access education and to lead productive lives during the time they are in exile. The compact aims to address the environmental impact of hosting refugee populations and includes promotion of the use of alternative energy.
The agreement also envisions more resettlement and other opportunities – such as through family reunification, student scholarships, or humanitarian visas– so that refugees can travel safely. It also notes that the voluntary return of refugees in conditions of safety and dignity remains the preferred solution in the majority of refugee situations.
The new agreement will monitor progress through the creation of follow-up systems, including a Global Refugee Forum every four years at which governments will report and pledge on a range of measures – funding, policy, legal changes, resettlement quotas, etc.
The refugee compact's adoption by the UNGA comes days after an intergovernmental conference adopted a separate Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakech, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly later this week.
For more information on this topic, please contact:
In New York: Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, +1 917 940 1212, [email protected]
In Geneva, Ariane Rummery, +41 79 200 7617, [email protected]
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Major Lazer has been going through some lineup changes as of late — longtime member Jillionaire recently quit the group and was replaced by Ape Drums — but the Diplo-led project has been chugging along with new songs.
Their last full-length was 2015's Peace Is The Mission and there's been a couple false starts over the last few years as to an official follow-up, but last month Major Lazer released a new single, the Skip Marley-featuring "Can't Take It From Me," that was billed as album's new lead single.
Today, Major Lazer are putting out another new song, "Make It Hot," featuring Anitta. They previously worked with the Brazilian musician on 2017's "Sua Cara."
"It's amazing when you work in synergy with someone who completes you artistically," Anitta said in a press release. "Having the opportunity to write/compose another song with Major Lazer was really special. We have developed this energy that is similar to being around family and close friends when we work together. It's good to be able to bounce ideas off each other and that's something that happens naturally now. I think it's difficult for anyone to listen to this song and remain still."
Listen to "Make It Hot" below.
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WASHINGTON, DC, June 21, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. EPA proposed the nation's first national power plant mercury and air toxics standards in March. Today, in response to requests from members of Congress and to encourage additional public comment, the EPA extended the timeline for public input by 30 days. EPA will accept comment on the proposal until August 4, 2011.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the extension will not alter the timeline for issuing the final standards in November 2011. The standards will be phased in over three years, and states have the ability to give facilities a fourth year to comply.
"EPA will put these long-overdue standards in effect in November, as planned. In our effort to be responsive to Congress and to build on the robust public comment process, we will extend the timeline for public input by 30 days, which will not impact the timeline for issuing the final standards," said Jackson.
The standards will require utilities that burn coal or oil to generate electricity to reduce the mercury, lead, acid gases, and other toxics from more than 400 plants in 46 states.
House Republicans will introduce legislation in August to postpone the proposed air-toxics rule, said Congressman Ed Whitfield, a Republican who represents the coal-producing state of Kentucky.
"We want to delay the final rule," Whitfield, chairman of the House energy and power subcommittee, said today at a nuclear energy conference in Washington, Bloomberg reports.
"We don't really have expectations that we can repeal all of this, but if we can delay the final rule, delay the compliance period and address whether or not technology is really available, then I think we've accomplished a lot," Whitfield said.
The EPA says that currently, more than half of all coal-fired power plants already deploy widely available pollution control technologies that are called for to meet the final rule. Once finalized in November, these standards will ensure the remaining coal-fired plants, roughly 44 percent, take similar steps to decrease dangerous pollutants.
"These standards are critically important to the health of the American people and will leverage technology already in use at over half of the nation's coal power plants to slash emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants," said Jackson.
Mercury can harm children's developing brains, including effects on memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills, says the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances as well as the EPA. Other toxic metals such as arsenic, chromium and nickel can cause cancer. Mercury and many of the other toxic pollutants also damage the environment and pollute lakes, streams, and fish.
Reducing toxic power plant emissions also will cut fine particle pollution and prevent thousands of premature deaths and tens of thousands of heart attacks, bronchitis cases and asthma attacks.
EPA estimates the value of the improvements to health alone total $59 billion to $140 billion in 2016. This means that every dollar spent to reduce pollution from power plants yields $5 to $13 in health benefits.
More than 20 years ago, the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments mandated EPA to control toxic air pollutants. Since then, EPA has taken action to reduce mercury emissions from all the highest-emitting sources – except power plants.
Some of the nation's largest utilities, including the Southern Company and DTE (formerly Detroit Edison), have lobbied to delay, weaken, or block these safeguards. They claim that cutting emissions of mercury, arsenic, lead, acid gases, and other cancer-causing pollutants from coal-fired power plants will cause economic hardship.
American Lung Association President and CEO Charles Connor today said his organization is "deeply troubled" by the EPA's extension of the comment period.
The proposed rule replaces the court-vacated Clean Air Mercury Rule. Click here to review the history of the regulatory and legal process leading up to today's EPA proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Rule.


1. MUNA (stylized all-caps). Founded by Katie Gavin (lead vocals/production), Josette Maskin (lead guitar), and Naomi McPherson (rhythm guitar/synths/production), MUNA is a dark pop band based in Los Angeles, CA blending the brooding sensuality of R&B, rhythms of funk, and audacity of synthpop with raw, unbridled lyricism. They hope their songs lend themselves both to the euphoric dancefoor and emo bedroom solitude. 2. There are two rappers by the name of Muna: one a Nigerian rap/hip-hop artist (born Munachi Abii), the other is an 18-year-old rapper hailing from Boston, Massachusets.


[London, UK — 30 August 2018]: At IBC, FilmLight will be showing the new features of Baselight v5 for Avid and NUKE, along with BLG for Flame, the latest product in the Baselight Editions range. The popular plugins bring sophisticated colour control and creativity to Avid editors, NUKE compositors and Flame artists.
On the show floor, FilmLight will demonstrate how creatives can work simultaneously on the same scene. Rather than requiring individual shots to be locked, operators can work on parallel branches that can be merged together to obtain the final result. As BLG for Flame, Baselight for Avid and Baselight for NUKE all use the same architecture, this means each of the plugins can watch a live Baselight scene or a branch of that scene as required.
The Baselight Editions plugins ensure that operators always see the latest colour grade without waiting for images to be rendered, and can make non-destructive and trackable changes to the grade. And now, with the new BLG for Flame, Flame artists can also utilise a great metadata-only workflow with Baselight – allowing them to quickly apply the latest colour grade on their work-in-progress, avoiding complicated version management.
Robin McGloin, Lead Flame artist at Youngster, commented, "When we were deciding which colour system to purchase at Youngster, there was only one choice in our minds. The ability to properly interact with other systems involved in the post-production process made Baselight the clear winner.
Baselight Editions v5 provides a host of new tools to boost productivity, including Gamut Compression, Boost Contrast, Texture Equaliser and filters for Denoise and Deflicker. It also includes the improved Layer View for easy stack visualisation and selection.
Baselight for Avid v5 offers a number of additional new features designed to enhance the Avid experience, including: more sophisticated copy and paste; real-time client monitoring; and streamlined access to shots and metadata, giving editors visualisation of all the Baselight effects within the Avid track without closing any windows.
v5 of Baselight for NUKE includes multiple platform-specific enhancements, such as new and improved format handling, which allows the v5 BLG file to store format and mapping information so Baselight for NUKE can combine elements using exactly the same grades and transforms, no matter where they were sourced. V5 also enables Baselight to act as a multi-input node in NUKE so that BLG files can refer to multiple input images and OpenEXR channels.
At IBC, visitors will be able to see the metadata-only workflow between the Baselight for Avid, Baselight for NUKE and BLG for Flame live on stand #7.B26.
Baselight Editions v5 is available from the FilmLight web store priced at $995 for new users. For users who have bought Baselight Editions since the beginning of 2018 it is a free download; for others the upgrade price is just $299. BLG for Flame will be available on subscription for existing Baselight facilities at $1500 per year.


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Eating smarter can help boost your memory and enables you to work smarter.
Have you got a major exam coming up? Perhaps you've got a presentation you have to memorise, maybe a difficult week ahead at work or you just want to give that IQ a lift. Then you should try adding these foods, drinks and herbs to your shopping list as they're a surefire way of giving your brain a boost. While eating the right things won't automatically make you a genius, it will definitely hone your thinking ability.
Give your sweet tooth a treat with dark chocolate. The kind that comes with at least 70 percent cocoa contains flavonoids, another class of antioxidants that some research links to brain health.
Other than the fact these cuisines are bursting with flavour, there's a good reason to go out for Thai or Indian. Animal studies have shown that curry's active ingredient, curcumin, actually clears away amyloid plaques, the Alzheimer-causing proteins in the brain.
This is an important food because it reduces homocysteine levels in the body. That's the amino acid that increases when there is inflammation in the body, like with heart disease, stroke, or dementia.
Since its high in folic acid, this kind of squash, which is delicious baked, increases the transmission of information through nerve cells and boosts memory.
All our cells need water and brain cells aren't an exception. Actually about three-quarters of your brain is water. A small Ohio University study found well hydrated people scored significantly better on brainpower tests compared with those who weren't drinking enough.
An overdose isn't so good but in moderate amounts, caffeine can improve attention span, reaction time, and other brain skills. A French study found that women over 65 who drank three or more cups of coffee a day could remember words better than those who consumed little or none.
For a long time, sage has had a reputation for improving memory. This wonder herb has been shown to direct oxygen to the cerebral cortex in your brain.
Rosemary can also enhance the quality of a person's memory since it contains an antioxidant that helps protect your brain cells. If you don't fancy adding these herbs to flavour your food, you can purchase them as scented oils.
Amalaki (also known as gooseberry) is very high in antioxidants and nourishes and protects DNA, boosts memory, and detoxifies your body.


Background and purpose: Postoperative pain is a common problem after hysterectomy. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia on pain intensity and hemodynamic changes after abdominal hysterectomy.
Materials and methods: This clinical trial was performed in 100 women, ASA class I and II, 35 to 70 years of age, and candidate for abdominal hysterectomy. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine and general anesthesia with isoflurane. The pain was assessed based on the visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest, after coughing at the time of recovery admission, and at 6, 24 and 48 hours after surgery. Postoperative hemodynamic changes were assessed in recovery every 5 minutes for half an hour. Data analysis was done applying T-test, Mann-Whitney, and Chi-Square tests. P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean scores for pain in rest and coughing at the time of recovery admission in the spinal anesthesia group were 0.10±0.46 and 0.40 ± 1.12, and in the general anesthesia group were 3.44±1.40 and 5.88±1.79, respectively (P<0.001). Changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the spinal anesthesia group were significantly lower than those in the general anesthesia group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Pain score in spinal anesthesia was lower than that in general anesthesia in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Spinal anesthesia is believed to be better than general anesthesia for abdominal hysterectomy.


If you have any concerns, please contact our Tournament Director.
First read through this entire page and then click the link at the bottom to register.
Before you begin the registration process, you MUST have all of the information listed below. Otherwise, you will be forced to start the entire process over.
If you enter something incorrectly and need to move backward in the registration to correct it, you will need to re-enter all of the information from that point forward. Once you begin the registration process, we recommend that you check everything carefully to avoid the need to restart.
The tournament registration fee is $85.00; it can be paid online or by mailing a check. You will be directed to the payment page after you have registered.
We update the membership names in the registration drop-down menu as new memberships are processed by CCI. Your school must be listed in the drop-down before you can continue with the tournament registration process. If you have already purchased a membership with CCI, but do not see your school listed on our Registered Schools page, please contact our Regional Director. Note: some schools are named after people using both first and last name (e.g. Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Rachel Carson) and are often referred to by the last name only; if you can't find a school by the last name only, check the first name (and vice versa).
Your judge MUST register to be a judge before you can register your team for the tournament.
Make sure you verify with your judge exactly how they entered their first and last names when registering for training. If the names are not a perfect match, the judge will not be found in our database. Capitalization does not matter, but spelling does!
If the coach does not have a mobile phone, the daytime phone can be used.
This year we are asking for a mobile phone number that can receive text messages should a tournament issue arise. This does not need to be the coach's phone. This will only be used in the event of an emergency or urgent update near or on tournament day. Text messaging rates may apply. This is not yet on the form, so we request that you specify it in the message field on page 8 of the registration form. You could also email the cell phone number to the webmaster (please include the team number assigned when you complete registration). If this is not provided, expect to receive a request for this information.
You must provide contact information for an alternate adult in case there is an emergency and we cannot reach the coach.
The contact information for the alternate adult MUST be different from the coach's contact information.
If the alternate adult does not have a mobile phone, the daytime phone can be used.
Make sure you have the correct grade level for each team member as this information determines the team's division.
All teams are limited to seven team members.
It is imperative that you register the team in the correct problem, so please verify your information before proceeding. Once the tournament schedule has been created, it is extremely challenging to modify, and we may not be able to take any other conflicts into account.
Although it is not required, we encourage all Primary teams to take part in the Spontaneous aspect of the competition.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to address all conflicts, but we will take them into account when creating the schedule.
If you will be referencing another team, make sure you have the school name, division, problem, and coach's name of that team.
2-hour volunteers do not have to register. The team will be assigned a time slot, and it is the responsibility of the coach to make sure that someone will fill that assignment.
Teams should not finalize their required membership sign until the Regional Tournament schedule has been posted in January. For schools that have more than one CCI membership (TM A, TM B, etc.), the tournament schedule will designate the appropriate CCI membership number, usually 4-5 digits, and team letter for each team.
All teams will be given a 1- to 3-digit Regional Tournament Team ID at the end of the online tournament registration process. This number is only used for administration at our Regional Tournament and is NOT the number the team must include on their membership sign.
If your school receives Title I federal funding, please see our page with information for Title I schools.
If you have registered but have not paid yet, you can find the payment page here.


Top tacos with any of your favorite veggies, hot sauce, salsa, low-fat sour cream, or low-fat plain yogurt.
Use any type of cooked beans you like.
Make soft tacos using corn or whole wheat tortillas. Or, serve over brown rice or Confetti Pepper Cornbread.
For more heat, add minced hot peppers to sauce in step 6.


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Q: PowerBi DAX CALCULATE SUM with FILTER no longer filtering correctly The goal of the DAX formula is to filter runtime hours by a calendar date slicer. The calendar is its own table created so it can filter many different tables. When I checked the dashboard yesterday, the Runtime Hours column was completely blank. It worked during the first half of the year.
This is the original DAX formula that at the end of May 2022 worked just fine for filtering.
Runtime Hours (from date selection) = CALCULATE(SUM('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[Runtime Hours]),FILTER('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT','MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]>='Calendar'[Date Selection Min]&&'MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]<='Calendar'[Date Selection Max]))

Based on what I could Google, there were some updates/changes to the FILTER DAX formula adding in a VALUES formula. Based on that information, these are the two new formulas I have tried that work-ish, but only going backwards on the date slicer, they do not work going forwards (e.g. dates between 1/1/2020 and 8/3/2022 and then going from 8/3/2022 to 6/12/2022 the values change but if I move the slicer forwards from 1/1/2020 to 8/9/2020 all the values return a blank).
Runtime Hours (from date selection v2) = CALCULATE(SUM('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[Runtime Hours]),FILTER(VALUES('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]), AND('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]>='Calendar'[Date Selection Min],'MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]<='Calendar'[Date Selection Max])))

Runtime Hours (from date selection v2) = CALCULATE(SUM('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[Runtime Hours]),FILTER(VALUES('MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]),'MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]>='Calendar'[Date Selection Min]&&'MAN MACHINE_TIME_INPUT'[End Date/Time]<='Calendar'[Date Selection Max]))

Is there something I'm missing or some change I'm not able to Google appropriately?

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It is impossible to get bored with the Bulgarian scenery! Bulgaria - a land with an enviable landscape. There are 16 mountains with own characteristic appearance and fascination - the Balkan Range is the largest range of the Balkans; Rhodopes is a green sea trees; Rila and Pirin have majestic bare rocky peaks, steep forested valleys and glacial lakes; Vitosha - a quick escape to relaxing and beautiful nature from the hustle and bustle of Sofia. Bulgarian nature is rich in flora and fauna, mineral springs, healthy climate, golden beaches along the Black Sea coast, fragrant rose valleys and fertile plains, thrilling caves. We will have the opportunity to see some of the unspoiled parts of European nature - Bulgarian National Nature parks.
Bulgaria is a country of four seasons - you can enjoy all of them with us.
We can take a walk in the Spring when the storks are flying home and the cherry trees blossom.
Catch some tan in the Summer sun or escape in the cool mountain around the crystal lakes.
Enjoy the fruits of the Autumn land and watch all the tints of the forests in the last warm days.
Come to us in Winter when the snow has covered the mountains and the kingdom of skiers has come.


When registering a custom car in Nebraska or obtaining antique license plates, drivers are expected to satisfy a set of requirements and prepare the necessary documentation. Car owners will have to title and register custom cars or antique vehicles through the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
The application procedure for registering this type of car requires drivers to provide the needed paperwork along with payment for the applicable fees. Therefore, vehicle owners are expected to know the type of vehicle they possess in order to prepare the documents prior to visiting the DMV. For more information about how to register an antique car in NE or how to title an assembled vehicle, continue reading the sections below.
Before applying for an assembled or historic vehicle registration, motorists need to familiarize themselves with the type of vehicle they own and with the specific DMV requirements they need to satisfy.
A Nebraska classic car registration and title procedure will be required for any of these five types of assembled vehicles: assembled classic motor vehicle, kit vehicle, custom built motorcycle from Aftermarket parts, assembled motor vehicle, and assembled ATV, minibike or UTV.
The five types of assembled vehicles are actually motor vehicles that are constructed to resemble the original manufacturing specifications. Historic vehicles are cars that are at least 30 years old and have not been altered from the original specifications of the manufacturer. A vehicle with historic or antique plates may be used only for hobby-related activities, parades or test drives.
Obtaining a historic or vintage plates is mandatory for owners of such vehicles in order to be able to legally drive them on public roads.
Vehicle, an inspection statement, and a DMV statement that there was no car title issued for the vehicle in the last 30 years. In addition, motorists may need to satisfy specific requirements such as submitting a vehicle identification number (VIN) if the vehicle dates from and after 1949.
Complete an Application for Historical License Plates.
Provide proof of payment of an old registration or sales tax.
Historical plates may be transferred to vintage license plates for an additional transfer fee. There are four types of car registration: passenger, farm, commercial and motorcycle.
Note: Motorists need to own another standard vehicle and have it registered for personal transportation, since the historic vehicle can be used only in parades, for test drives or as a hobby.
A Nebraska custom car title and registration process is required of drivers who possess one of the five types of custom-built vehicles: assembled classic motor vehicle, kit vehicle, custom built motorcycle from Aftermarket parts, assembled motor vehicle, and assembled ATV, minibike or UTV.
Vehicle owners may apply for a classic car title for their assembled vehicles by providing a certificate of title for one major part of the vehicle, a notarized bill of sale of the other vehicle parts that were replaced, an inspection statement and a vehicle identification number.
The final step in the application process for assembled or historic vehicle registration in Nebraska is to pay the applicable fees. Drivers who are applying for a title will be required to pay an issuance fee of $10. However, the fees for registering and titling a historic or vintage car may be higher than those for assembled vehicles.
Note: In addition to the historic or custom vehicle registration renewal procedure, drivers must be aware that they also have to renew car registration for their standard passenger vehicles.


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Christians Sogn er et sogn i Kongens Lyngby Provsti (Helsingør Stift). Sognet ligger i Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune og indtil kommunalreformen i 1970 lå det i Sokkelund Herred (Københavns Amt). I Christians Sogn ligger Christianskirken.

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Sogne i Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune
Sogne i Helsingør Stift
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The Nike Air Max Zero tries on the Ultramarine colorway on for size. If you're looking for a White sneaker with just a bit of color, take a good look at this pair.
The Nike Air Max Zero Ultramarine comes with a White upper constructed out of a combination of mesh and fuse. Breaking up the tonal look is the Purple and Pinkish hues noted on areas such as the Nike Swoosh, lining, outsole, tongue and heel branding. A White midsole and White set of laces blend in effortlessly with the base of the shoe. No official release date yet, but these can now be found at select retailers such as Capsule. You a fan of this colorway? Let us know in the comments below.
I used to have the Air Max 180 in this exact colorway. It's a great color scheme, and the Air Max Zero is no exception.


There's far more to winning office today than meets the eye. Thanks to an analytical revolution whose impact on politics has been likened to the effect Moneyball has had on sports, 21st-century campaigns are not just merely a parade of speeches, debates, rallies and TV ads. Instead, campaigns have been transformed by a pair of methodological breakthroughs that have wormed their way into the campaign brain from other fields: field experiments, essentially drug trials for politics that treat voters as unwitting guinea pigs, and microtargeting statistical models that lead campaigns to believe they know how you'll vote even before you do. The most influential figures in today's campaigns often never appear on television, and scheme assiduously to keep their machinations out of the newspapers. But we'll bring them in to do show-and-tell: not just to describe their work in the abstract but to demonstrate what exactly their work entails, how they visualize problems and the techniques they use to solve them. Students will emerge not only with a rudimentary understanding of the mechanics of the modern war room, but a familiarity with the way today's tacticians talk and think — and how it is often academic research tools that can be applied to solve practical problems for campaigners. Some of the best jobs in politics, after all, now belong to those with expertise in applied mathematics, the data sciences, and behavioral psychology.
Week One (9/26): What campaigns do The basic challenge every campaign faces is deciding which voters it needs to engage and which it should ignore — and then among them where, when, and how to allocate resources and direct messages. We'll start by stepping back, to understand the decision-making behind the most most important strategic commitment a campaign makes — even if the media never really cover or understand it — and how it informs every they do through election day.
Week Two (10/3): What campaigns know about voters People running for office have far more information about the people whose support they're trying to win than they did a decade ago, sometimes thousands of data points about an individual voter. It comes from sources as varied as voter-registration forms, warranty forms, subscriber lists, and conversations with canvassers knocking at the door or phone-bank callers ringing during dinner. We'll get a tour of the data available about an individual citizen, understand where it comes from and how it ends up in campaign databases — and what use it is for a candidate to know if you're a gun owner or regular cruise-goer or cast a ballot by mail in a 2010 Republican primary.
Week 3 (10/10): How campaigns make assumptions about voters How do campaigns sort through all the disparate data they've gathered about individuals? We'll get an introduction to the predictive-modeling techniques often called microtargeting, and an understanding of how algorithms can churn through thousands of data points to help campaigns draw conclusions about people — both their past attitudes and future behaviors — without ever interacting with them directly.
Week 4 (10/17): How campaigns know what works Using randomized-control experiments, academics and political operatives can now empirically measure the effectiveness of campaign programs and test new techniques in the field — and have begun to translate insights from behavioral psychology to challenge long-held assumptions about what actually motivates people to vote. What have we learned from election experiments thus far, what is left to learn, and how has our understanding of the voter's brain changed in the process?
Week 5 (10/24): When experiments and microtargeting merge The cutting edge of campaign analytics comes from integrating experimental designs with rich individual-level voter data to provide freshly granular insights on the impact of political communication. We will get a primer on the quest to isolate what statisticians call "heterogeneous treatment effects," and understand how the Obama campaign used them to find new answers to basic questions: what types of voters respond best to different persuasion messages or get-out-the-vote contacts?
Week 6 (11/7): What analytics can explain about TV Most campaign spending and strategic attention remains devoted to paid advertising and free press coverage, areas that lend them themselves to only crude targeting and limited opportunities for rigorous experimentation. The 2012 Romney campaign devoted more of its analytical energies to understanding how it can use the media to drive public opinion, and we'll get the head of the Romney's team to introduce their methods and findings.
Week 7 (11/14): What analytics can show us online In many respects, the friendliest place to approach politics in scientific terms is online, where every click is trackable, every user followable. But in certain respects the old New Yorker cartoon caption On the Internet no one knows you're a dog applies: linking voters' online activities to identities offline, where people are registered and cast ballots, remains a major challenge. What can campaigns test and measure online and how can they draw conclusions from it about politics IRL?
Week 8 (11/21): Mystery science politics We'll take a perplexing piece of real-world campaign research — the results of an experiment conducted within the context of presidential election in a swing state — and, drawing on all of the tools we've reviewed throughout the semester, work through what it might mean. We'll be joined by a veteran of one of the campaigns involved to see how our conclusions match up with the view from inside the war room.


Pikeman Road is a road in North West Glasgow with a small number of businesses.
Corpus Christi R C Primary School is a school providing education for children of various ages.
Corpus Christie Out Of School provides education, play and development facilities for children of pre-school age.
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With over 20 years experience in the business of healthcare and advocacy, Marc Kealey is now a leading voice for transformation in Health care and drug reform as Chief Advocate at Kealey and Associates Inc. – an advocacy and strategy implementation firm in Canada. He is an advisor to several organizations in Canada and internationally on healthcare and drug reform.
Marc Kealey is an expert in governance, health care communications and business management process. Marc's success has been honed from years of experience in politics, business, public policy and governance. As recently as spring 2007, Marc was CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists' Assocation – the largest professional organization serving the interests of pharmacists in Canada. During his tenure he succeeded in generating 90 million media impressions annually. Marc steered the organization through the toughest issues of the day including the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act and launched the $50 million MedsCheck program as the co-chair of the province's Pharmacy Council. recognized in North America as a strong advocate for the preservation of the multi-billion dollar drug supply chain in both Canada and the US, Marc Kealey remains the loudest voice on cross border re-importation. For this effort he was awarded a Who's Who in health care in the US for 2007.
Marc is a tireless advocate for smoking cessation and helped deliver on the Smoke Free Ontario legislation. He was given the Heather Crowe Award for this work.
Prior to Joining the OPA, Marc was General Manager of AECL – Canada's nuclear trust. He worked in Europe, Asia, and North America to sell other countries and utilities on the benefits of CANDU technology – especially in use of medical isotopes. He arranged the event and accompanied the Prime Minister to China in 2003 to open the CANDU reactors in Qinshan.
Prior to his work at AECL, Marc Kealey was a management consultant in Latin America. In this role he was recognized particularly for the work he accomplished in Cuba – he was the first Canadian to successfully negotiate an infrastructure project there, which lead to similar work in Latin America and Europe. He continues this work today.
Before his consulting career, Marc served as the Administrator of Whitby General Hospital. He led the acute care restructuring campaign in Durham Region (east of Toronto). His work there laid the groundwork for the creation of the first hospital system in Ontario and forged the template for the model in in practice throughout Canada.
Prior to this, Marc Kealey served as an advisor to former Prime Minister of Canada John N. Turner and former Ontario Premier David R. Peterson.
Marc is dedicated to public service and is involved in many organizations and causes. Marc has been a board member at McMaster University, a board member of the Smart Systems for Health Agency in Ontario, and sits on the Advisory Council at University of Waterloo's Pharmacy School. In addition Marc Kealey sits on a number of boards of both privately held and publicly traded organizations.
Marc Kealey is well travelled internationally. Marc speaks on health issues throughout the world and was recently invited to represent Canada together with former Prime Minister John Turner in Israel for ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In 2005 Marc was invited to lead a delegation of Canadians to Ukraine to oversee elections in that country's move to democracy.
Marc Kealey is a gradute of the University of Waterloo in Ontario and attended Kent State University in Ohio.
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Pori Moni Detained For Liquor Possession
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Vibwritor August 4, 2021, 9:56 pm 63 Views
Pori Moni, actual name Shamsunnahar Smrity, is a Bangladeshi actress and model who prefers to work behind the scenes. RAB arrested Pori Moni at her house today at 4 p.m. with a large number of drugs. When RAB arrived, she created a lot of scenes around the area, pretending she didn't know anything.
When Pori Moni noticed that her house was surrounded by a large number of defense officials, she immediately went live. It's clear from the Facebook live that she's nervous and desperate for relief. She stated that she will not open the door unless the media is present outside her apartment. The journalists had gathered at the bottom of the structure. Pori Moni requested that the journalists come up, but they were unable to do so owing to civil protocol. Even after learning that they part of defense attorneys dressed in defense attire, she refused to answer the door, suspecting them of being burglars and thieves.
What Was Pori Moni's Misstep?
"A significant amount of drugs seized in her residence, and she has brought into jail," a top intelligence officer stated. Pori Moni, an actress, made news in June after accusing a businessman of rape and attempted murder on her at the Dhaka Boat Club in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. During this time, she was accuse of committing damage at a few bars in the city.
RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Khandaker Al Moin were observe in civil dress earlier this afternoon. Pori Moni has been arrested and also be brought to RAB headquarters, where she would be interrogate before being briefed to the press. Her arrest occurred only days after criminal enforcement detained two models in the capital, Faria Mahbub Piasha and Mou Akter, along with alcohol.
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Lily (our Boston Terrier) has been part of our family since before we had kids. She's my buddy. Lily has what's called a "luxating patella" which means her knee cap pops off and on. It has been getting increasingly worse this past year. For the last month or so she has not been putting any weight on her back left leg so we finally made the decision to have the surgery. It makes me sad to see her hobbling around on 3 legs. Hopefully this will allow her get back to being her playful self. It's going to be a long road to recovery -basically 3 months of no vigorous activity. Any of you that know Bostons know that will be very difficult.
I've been busting out the cards lately. Here are a couple of my favorites.


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Established in 1991, our North Harbour Hospital typically provides services to over 7,000 patients annually, and is widely known amongst patients and specialists in the area. It is their demand for our services that drives new investments, and that has delivered significant extensions, implementation of new technologies, and ongoing improvements to operating and nursing facilities. Recent upgrades have also seen improvements to recovery and day stay and pre-admission facilities and specialist consulting areas.
Within the grounds of the North Harbour Hospital campus is the Northern Clinic, which comprises Specialist consulting, Endoscopy services, Image Guided Healthcare, Radiology services and rehabilitation.
The hospital campus offers specialists and their patients access to new advanced operating theatres, including a robotically-assisted surgical system and other advanced technologies to support advanced imaging and a range of minimally invasive treatments. New recovery areas and other patient facilities have also been added, during 2017, along with new consulting rooms and a purpose-built endoscopy suite. These facilities offer patients a wide range of specialist services on one developing health campus which also includes a pharmacy, radiology unit, cardiology services, and a specially designed post-operative intermediate care facility - which helps to increase the scope and complexity of surgical services that can be provided within the private sector on Auckland's North Shore.
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This page was last updated at 11:29AM on December 12, 2018. This information is reviewed and edited by Southern Cross Hospital North Harbour - General Surgery.


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Primeval forests logged in Romanian Natura 2000 site
The last great primeval forests in the EU are disappearing at a breathtaking speed e.g., Białowieża in Poland. Now, in Romania another drama is taking place. Trees in national parks – even those that are part of EU's Natura 2000 network – are being logged.
Only about three per cent of Romania's 6.5 million hectares of forests are old growth or primeval, and have never before been systematically used by humans. Nevertheless there is commercial pressure on these forests; newly constructed forest roads have arrived at the last untouched valleys in the Carpathians.
Romanian investigative journalist Andrei Ciurcanu, with the support of environmental NGOs EuroNatur and Agent Green, took a film crew to examine the extent of the logging. They found that the destruction of the primeval forests is being carried out with the knowledge of authorities and park administrations.
Recently released, the film portrays the alarming situation in Romania's largest national park: Domogled-Valea Cernei. It is included in Natura 2000 and the UNESCO Beech Forest World Heritage Site but only 50 per cent of its forests are protected.
Alarmingly, EU funds are being used to build roads through these virgin forests to log them.
Image from EuroNatur and Agent Green's video "Out of Control".


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Over the past 12 months, our Gold Partnership has provided a plethora of benefits, enabling us to provide greater support to our pool of over 50 Umbraco clients. Our team of 20+ web developers have participated in ongoing training with Umbraco, making sure to keep abreast of the latest Umbraco technologies. In 2018, another member of our development team became an Umbraco certified developer, whilst one of our Senior Developers passed the Umbraco Cloud courses!
During 2018, we launched a new Umbraco website for The Cormar Carpet Company. The website won Gold for Cormar at the Flooring Innovation Awards 2018. We also delivered a bespoke software solution for Family Holiday Association (built in Umbraco), and carried out Umbraco integrations for FDisruptors and InfoTrack. Furthermore, we have inherited multiple Umbraco websites over the past 12 months to provide ongoing maintenance and development updates.
The Priory Group's fourth Umbraco website developed by CSI Media went live in the summer of 2018. This represented a significant investment in Priory's digital marketing strategy, helping to solidify their place as Europe's largest independent provider of behavioural healthcare. "The Umbraco CMS is very intuitive and team members at all levels are quickly able to learn the skills to create and publish new content. Priory have always had a close working relationship with CSI Media. Any issues encountered are quickly resolved by the CSI team, who come up with innovative solutions and suggestions", said James Cordall, Head of Digital Marketing at The Priory Group.


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C hallenge and cooperation in coping with climate change in Northeast Asia under the Paris Agreement
YU Xiao;SUN Yue
The Paris Agreement passed by nearly 200 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 12 of 2015 marked a new stage of global climate governance and established a new global climate governance order. The Agreement focused on some main points such as the basic principles, three long-term goals, "intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) + stocktake," and legal force, which fully reflect the three major features of global governance pattern: win-win cooperation, equity and justice, and co-development. Northeast Asia, which has the biggest economic vitality in East Asia, is still facing the most severe atmospheric problem. Countries in Northeast Asia emphasize different strategies in coping with climate change in the framework of the Paris Agreement, and in accordance with the requirements of the Agreement, basic principles and common goals will be established; multiple subjects of regional cooperation governance will be built; the cooperation governance mechanism will be improved; cooperation channels will be expanded. In this way, the effect of the regional atmospheric governance will be enhanced substantively.
Highlights of the "Taiwan question" and diplomatic duel since the normalization of Sino-Japan diplomatic relations
LYV Yaodong
After the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the "Taiwan question" gradually appears with the domestic and international environmental changing of both sides, which mainly involves negotiations on trading, aviation, the case of "Guanghualiao," and so on. In the Sino-Japanese relations, these matters have become the prominent problems in the frequent occurrences of "Taiwan question." The corporation of conservative forces and pro-Taiwan groups in Japanese politics make the "Taiwan question" more superficial and complicated, which violates the purpose and spirit of Sino-Japan Jointed Statement. Historical facts indicate that pro-Taiwan groups in Japanese politics fabricate "two Chinas" and "one China, one Taiwan" theories, which makes the "Taiwan question" become one of the main obstacles in the development of relationship between two sides.
The impact of Japan in the process of China's high-speed rail export
LI Yi;LI Mengsheng
In 2009, China formally proposed high-speed rail export strategy, including three transnational high-speed corridors, starting from China, across Eurasia, and connecting Southeast Asia. With the "Belt and Road" Initiative, China's high-speed rail is now facing new opportunities to go abroad. In consideration of the worldwide increasing demand for infrastructures, the Japanese government regards high-speed rail export as a crucial support for the Economic Growth Strategy. In recent years, the Sino-Japanese bilateral relations fell into a "politically cold and economically cool" situation. Japan holds a competitive position in high-speed rail export against China. Due to the competition and influence of Japan, China's high-speed rail export is full of difficulties. In the foreseeable future, Japan will still hold the competitive position. Therefore, China should know accurately the role Japan is playing in the process of China's high-speed rail export, and also act appropriately in response to the competition and impact from Japan.
?Friends and interests: China's foreign aid under the international public goods perspective
JIANG Mozhu;LI Junjiu
Foreign aid is of characteristics of international public goods, i.e., foreign aid directly finances international public goods, it is important component of international public goods, and it is beneficial for recipients, donors and international community. China's foreign aid experienced multiple changes in ideas, methods, and composition of funds. However, the basic principles and key recipients have not changed fundamentally. Foreign aid reflects China's responsibility demand for winning the identification of a "responsible great power" from international community by providing international public goods. Meanwhile, China's behavior of providing foreign aid reflects its own model, which includes "equal aid" under the framework of South-South cooperation, "reciprocal aid" based on the keynote of upholding justice and pursuing shared interests, and "no strings attached aid" beneficial for international community. Not only does China win many friends through providing foreign aid, but it also has benefited and will still benefit a lot of interests from this friendly relationship including strategic, political, security, economic, and cultural aspects.
Several thoughts on the roots of Russia-U.S. confrontation
HUANG Dengxue
Since the Ukraine crisis in the end of 2013, the Russia-U.S. conflicts and contradictions have been dramatically deepened. As a result, the Russia-U.S. relation has entered into a new period of confrontation, in which the two sides not only fiercely rage against each other, but also frequently demonstrate threatening actions to each other. The Russia-U.S. contradictions have been the reality; the irreconcilable and tit-for-tat situations of both sides on positions and the issues, such as the national orientation of Russia, Russian democracy, the establishment of new security system in Europe and post-Soviet space are the main roots of Russia-U.S. confrontation.
On the Sino-Russian co-construction of the Arctic Energy Corridor: strategic fulcrum and promotion pathway
XIAO Yang
Arctic warming is promoting the exploration of Arctic energy, which provides a chance to safeguard Chinese energy supply security. Northeast Passage is expected to become a new channel of energy transport for Eurasian market. Promoting Arctic route and energy exploration simultaneously and accomplishing the Arctic Energy Corridor as soon as possible was the central pillar of Russia's Arctic Strategy. Yamal LNG Project is the largest Russian arctic energy exploration project and the fulcrum of Arctic energy corridor. This article analyzes the meaning, risks, and prospect of the Arctic energy corridor, providing suggestions for Sino-Russian Arctic energy cooperation.
Capital account liberalization and the politics of financial security
HUANG Qixuan
Capital account liberalization raises concern of financial security. When facing the "impossible trinity," the choices between different countries are highly different. The ability of U.S. to withstand the impact of financial crisis and maintain financial security is stronger than any other countries. As the large market size is a critical component of the U.S. power, the U.S. has more options than other countries under the constraints of "impossible trinity," and thus has better performance in safeguarding financial security. As a result of capital account liberalization, during the Asian financial crisis, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and Russia could neither choose fixed exchange rate, nor maintain independent monetary policy, which endangered their financial security. Malaysia chose to implement capital control to contain the crisis and maintain financial security. Currently, in order to strengthen financial risk control, China's priority is maintaining fixed exchange rate and independent monetary policy.
The evolution of Japan's perspective on space security
CHENG Qun;HE Qisong;XIANG Fei
Japan's perspective on space security has undergone important changes. In Cold War, space technology was used for "exclusively peaceful purposes," showing that Japan abided by the Constitution, and striving to be recognized by the international community to guarantee national security. During the period around the end of Cold War and post-Cold War, Japanese Self-Defense Force (SDF) participated in peacekeeping operation and supported U.S. force. However, Japan found a wide gap between SDF and U.S. force, due to the lack of space-based assets, which was one of the main factors. Therefore, SDF needed space-based asset for national security. The ballistic missiles and nuclear activities of the DPRK posed threats to Japanese security and provided Japan with opportunity for development of space military systems. At the same time, the Diet passed the laws, permitting the space military use for national security. This was an important change of Japanese perspective on space security. Furthermore, the Guidelines for Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation and the U.S. Asia-Pacific Space Rebalance Strategy call for U.S.-Japan cooperation for international space security and international peace. As a result, Japan's use of space has expanded to the domain of space security. Japan's perspective on space security is further broadening and deepening.


The Highline Project is a restoration project where designers, archtects, urban planners, engineers, and other contractors worked together to rethink an abandoned railway that passes through lower/west Manhattan.
It's been a long time since I've moved to a new city and I forgot how challenging it can be to figure your way around. Transitioning from Atlanta to Memphis proves to be a great learning experience.