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MHL Consortium had the latest superMHL™ innovations on display at CES 2016.
To support 8K and advanced audio/video features, MHL developed the 32-pin superMHL connector that can carry concurrent audio, video, data and power all through a slim, reversible, consumer-friendly design. SuperMHL accessories enable consumers to seamlessly connect their mobile devices, set-top boxes (STBs), Blu-ray Disc™ players, AVRs, streaming media sticks and other source devices to TVs and displays.
Yes, a new TV broadcast standard (ATSC 3.0) is slowly coming to the US. The goals of ATSC 3.0 are to improve the television viewing experience with higher audio and video quality, better reception on both fixed and mobile devices, and more accessibility and interactivity.
The ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer (ATSC document number A/322) will allow broadcasters to choose from a variety of parameters, enabling each station to tailor its signal to best serve its local market — providing the combination of services and coverage area best suited the market and terrain.
Work continues on the rest of the ATSC 3.0 standards — audio and video compression, closed captioning, emergency alerts, security, applications, interactivity, watermarking, Internet Protocol delivery, etc.
About 20 standards are expected to be part of ATSC 3.0. All ATSC standards and recommended practices can be downloaded at no charge from the ATSC website.
Dolby announced the availability of Dolby Vision™ enabled system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for digital TVs from Realtek. Realtek has also committed to delivering Dolby Vision enabled SoCs for set-top-box solutions in the near future.
The Dolby Vision VS10 universal high-dynamic-range (HDR) playback solution supports both dual-layer and single-layer Dolby Vision streams and other HDR profiles based on the SMPTE ST 2084 standard. This enables displays to take full advantage of a combination of peak brightness, local contrast, and wider color gamut; the end result is a dramatically enhanced viewing experience in the living room.
Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix are teaming up to revamp the way video works over the Internet. The companies have joined together as the Alliance for Open Media to create a new open source video format. The new format will be royalty free, meaning any company can build software for creating or converting video in the format without paying a fee.
Dolby and HiSilicon announced a collaboration to offer Dolby Vision™ 4K UHD system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for Ultra HD set-top boxes (STBs) for the DVB, IPTV, and OTT markets. This will be the first global Ultra HD STB chipset solution to support Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range (HDR) technology.
Dolby Vision is a transformative technology for imaging that delivers a dramatic visual experience — astonishing brightness, incomparable contrast, and captivating color — that brings entertainment to life via OTT online streaming, broadcast, and gaming applications. Dolby Vision VS10 offers unique value by combining the ability to play back Dolby Vision content as well as other HDR formats based on the SMPTE ST 2084 standard through one integrated playback solution. This enables a high-quality HDR experience on products ranging from entry level to high end by leveraging the capabilities of the respective hardware as much as possible.
HDR, or High Dynamic Range, is becoming one of the key elements in the adoption of 4K UHDTVs and is already emerging in the next generation of UHD content from online streaming providers and solid media providers. Thus, it's no surprise the Technicolor has been working on a solution for single-stream HEVC HDR reference coding for testing by MPEG and other partners. It is backwards compatible with the older and still much more common standard dynamic range (SDR) which dominates most of television for now. The net result of this dual compatibility is that it will ease the burden on the video ecosystem until full adoption of next-generation TVs is completed.
VeriSilicon announced the availability of Hantro G2v2 Multi-format Decoder IP to support Google's VP9 Profile 2. This profile was introduced by the WebM project in 2014 to meet the industry's requirement for higher precision content. VP9 Profile 2 uses 10/12-bit 4:2:0 sampling format. Additionally, Hantro G2v2 supports HEVC Main and Main 10 Profiles and VP9 Profile 0.


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From the National Organization — On Nov. 2, 42 members of The American Legion will meet with members of the Joint Special Committee on Deficit Reduction – labeled the "Supercommittee" – to discuss the Legion's concerns over proposals to the committee that would negatively impact the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs budgets.
The Supercommittee is charged with identifying at least $1.2 trillion of savings in the federal budget before Nov. 23. The American Legion has been closely involved in this issue since the committee was created in early August.
Tetz said the Legion has also been working the issue at the grassroots level with its membership, arranging the trips of 42 Legionnaires to visit their senators and representatives Nov. 2 on Capitol Hill. "This is one last face-to-face meeting to encourage careful deliberation before the committee votes," said Tetz.
In early August, as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, the defense budget was cut by about $450 billion over the next decade, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Among the 175,000-plus recommendations received by the Supercommittee were further reductions to the defense and veterans budgets. Even more cuts would be enacted if the committee fails to develop a plan to meet the $1.2 trillion reduction need. The Legion argues that such cuts would place America's national security at risk.
In response to this threat, The American Legion passed a resolution during its October National Executive Committee meetings, urging Congress and the White House to avoid further cuts to the defense budget.
"We certainly comprehend and appreciate the enormous financial challenges our country is facing today," American Legion National Commander Fang Wong said. "We also want Congress to understand that benefits for veterans and military families shouldn't be first in line when it comes to budget cuts.


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Checking in on Northwestern's 2018 basketball recruits
All four prospects have had significant individual and team success
By Davis Rich@DavisRich1 Mar 24, 2018, 8:03am CDT
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If the Northwestern basketball recruiting class of 2018 wins as much in college as they did in high school, it's going to be a fun four years.
Miller Kopp, Pete Nance, Jordan Lathon, and Ryan Young all led their teams to their respective regional semifinals or better, with Kopp and Lathon earning championships. Moreover, Kopp and Nance each earned MVP awards, and Nance was named the Division II Player of the Year in Ohio.
A winning culture may be more of a cliche than a reality, but these four recruits are very used to coming out on top. After a disappointing (that doesn't feel like the right word, does it?) 15-17 season, a culture change would be welcome for Northwestern fans. Here's a deeper look at the 2017-18 season for each of the four incoming Wildcats:
Jordan Lathon and Grandview made history earlier this month when they became the first team in school history to clinch a Missouri state championship. The Bulldogs routed Kansas City rival Raytown South in the championship game 81-63, with Lathon leading the way with a game-high 24 points. Grandview and Raytown South split their regular season series, but the grudge match was decisive.
I'm a State Champion... pic.twitter.com/nWMRFbyPHc
— Jordan R. Lathon (@j2lathon) March 18, 2018
Lathon earned Athlete of the Week honors for his standout performance in the title game. Here's a video with some highlights from the game and an interview with Lathon.
The third time was the tie-breaker as Grandview beat Raytown South last weekend for a MO Class 4 title!
Jordan Lathon is a state champ - and our @HyVee Athlete of the Week.@GrandviewCSD4 @GHS_Dogs @mentormorris32 @j2lathon pic.twitter.com/v00Pd0wY84
— Spectrum Sports KC (@SpecSportsKC) March 21, 2018
MaxPreps only has stats for 21 of Lathon's games this year, but it was a monster season nonetheless for the four-star guard. In his final campaign, Lathon put up 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game. He recorded one triple-double and five double-doubles as well. All signs point to Lathon contributing immediately and probably contending for the starting point guard role following Isiah Brown's transfer. He's versatile, athletic, and took care of the ball very well at the high school level.
At Revere High School in Ohio, Pete Nance had a season for the record books as well. Averaging 21 points per game to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks, Nance finished his career as the Revere all-time leader in each of those three categories, besting his brother, Larry, who also attended Revere. Nance was named the Ohio Division II player of the year and chosen for the All-Ohio First Team and the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game in April.
Nance led a Revere team that won its first district championship earlier this month on a buzzer-beating three-pointer. Northwestern fans have to be excited at the sight of a 6-foot-10 Nance dribbling the ball up the court as the clock winds down and having the presence of mind to pass the ball when Nance has to know he's the best player on the court.
You don't see that kind of selflessness often from high school stars, and it sure looks like Northwestern got a good one in Nance. Revere ended up falling in the regional semifinals to St. Vincent-St. Mary, LeBron James' alma mater, with Nance putting up nine points, 10 rebounds and six blocks.
Miller Kopp led his 31-5 Houston Christian team to a win in their final game of the season as well. The Mustangs defeated Episcopal 67-53 to capture their first Southwest Prepatory Conference championship. Kopp had 13 points in the championship game.
SPC State Champs!!
Love my brothers and coaches, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way... All Glory To God!!! pic.twitter.com/hK8ExFq2wu
— Miller Kopp (@Miller_Kopp) February 18, 2018
A consensus four-star recruit, Kopp had another wildly successful season for Houston Christian. The 6-foot-7 wing was named the league's MVP and was nominated to his second consecutive all-SPC conference team. He leaves Houston Christian with a bevy of school records, including both the single-season and career points milestones.
This guy has a relentless pursuit of excellence! He means such much to me and this program! Special young man!Awesome leader! Champion!School records-pts season 810, pts career 1800, 3pt% season 44%, 88FT% season , FT made game 18,season 195 & career 405. Well done @Miller_Kopp pic.twitter.com/zhdsxt7Gge
— Ron Crandall (@rcrandallhoops) February 23, 2018
Kopp's next game will be in a Northwestern uniform. Here's a look at some Houston Christian highlights this season if you can't wait until November to see him play.
Ryan Young had a monster season for his Bethlehem Catholic team located about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The big man averaged 16.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game for a 28-4 Golden Hawks team that advance to its first PIAA semifinal game ever. Young was held to 11 points in a semifinal loss, but it was a successful season for Bethlehem Catholic.
According to MaxPreps, Young logged double-doubles in 20 of Bethlehem Catholic's 27 games. At 6-foot-10, Young displayed some shooting touch too, knocking dow 11-of-35 three pointers and making 71% of his 119 free throws. With Dererk Pardon and Barrett Benson ahead of him on the depth chart at center, Young might sit out the 2018-19 season, but if he can display mobility on the perimeter and a consistent shooting stroke, Young could get some minutes at the four.
There's no good way to tell how well skill sets will translate to the college level, but it is promising to see such high levels of individual and team success for each of Northwestern's four 2018 recruits. The new class could be taking over soon, however; Lathon, Nance and Kopp could potentially compete for starting jobs in the fall. It's hard to know exactly where to set expectations for 2018-19, but the class of 2018 proves are lots of reasons to be optimistic.

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Home Crime and Punishment Defensive Gun Use, Murder and State of Mind
Defensive Gun Use, Murder and State of Mind
Tim McNabb
Mens rea is a legal term meaning 'guilty mind' referring to a person's intent. For a crime to be committed, both the criminal act and criminal intent have to exist at the same time. State of mind is how jurors determine if a defendant committed a mistake, or is guilty of a crime. Fans of whodunit stories are familiar with murder in the first degree, second degree and manslaughter. Plan out a murder and that makes it premeditated – it's murder in the first. Kill a man you caught in bed with your wife and your flash of passion makes it murder in the second. Kill a man by negligence, such as driving drunk, and you're facing a manslaughter charge. Intent is – just about – everything . . .
I am loathe to wade into the tragic events in Florida where, at the very least, a confrontation ended in the death of a young man. So far, I've heard nothing indicating that Trayvon Martin was doing anything other than maybe taking a shortcut through a community where he wasn't known.
Zimmerman appears to have been active in keeping an eye on his community. A rash of burglaries and other crimes had prompted residents to form a neighborhood watch. Zimmerman was the only one willing to be a captain, according to reports.
It seems pretty clear that Zimmerman was ignoring the "observe and report" directive the police give neighborhood watch participants the night he shot and killed Martin. He approached Martin rather than waiting for the cops to ask the "who are you and why are you here" questions. The dispatcher told Zimmerman "we don't need you to do that" – advice he should have heeded.
One witness had Zimmerman on his back calling for help.
"The guy on the bottom, who had a red sweater on, was yelling to me, 'Help! Help!' and I told him to stop, and I was calling 911," said the witness, who asked to be identified only by his first name, John.
John said he locked his patio door, ran upstairs and heard at least one gun shot.
"And then, when I got upstairs and looked down, the guy who was on the top beating up the other guy, was the one laying in the grass, and I believe he was dead at that point."
This awful situation almost seems as if it were written by a very clever screenwriter. Zimmerman should have obeyed the police, but I've chased off burglars myself (the cops arrived 15 minutes later). My neighbor has thwarted a break-in.
I am armed almost all the time. I don't carry because I want to use a gun, God forbid. No, I carry in case I need to use it for self defense and I go to great lengths to avoid trouble. Still, I could see a situation going south in an instant. Flat on my back, having taken a couple good strokes to my melon. Do I have to lose an eye because my assailant may not be armed?
What was Zimmerman's state of mind when he chose to confront Martin? Did he go with murder in his heart, was he angry, looking to provoke a fight with Martin? Was Zimmerman in fear for his life or limb?
We don't know – that's what juries are for. Right now there are plenty of hustlers out there trying to seize control of the narrative without regard to facts, never mind justice. The problem is, any of us could be one mistake in judgment away from a dangerous situation. The Sanford shooting is certainly a tragedy. Perhaps it's a crime. The most important thing we can do is demand that the law be followed.
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Geoff March 24, 2012 At 17:47
Thank you! People need to wait for the facts before they throw the rope over a branch and drag MR. Zimmerman to it. It looks like both sides made wrong choices and a tragedy has resulted. Let the law decide what happened. As is normal there are 2 story's being told, and the truth will be somewhere in the center.
Aharon March 24, 2012 At 18:03
That woman has the biggest mouth that I've ever seen.
My comment referred to the original photo that was featured.
grizzly March 24, 2012 At 18:10
Well written, well said.
Mikeb302000 March 29, 2012 At 07:51
I agree if you are referring to Tim's post.
Derek Lindgood March 24, 2012 At 18:29
Unfortunately, this is what the militant blacks in this country do. If this was a black on black incident, none of these shenanigans (Sharpton instantly comes to mind) would be going on. And we have a "community organizer in chief" riling up "his people." Holder of the "US Dept of INJustice" should be next to start flapping his mouth.
Civilized people would let the cops do their jobs. But seeing the chief has already stepped down due to racist pressure and the stupid talking heads of the meida, I don't see that happening.
Ralph March 24, 2012 At 18:46
In all fairness to that bloviating gasbag "Reverend" Al, I haven't heard him say anything bad about white or Hispanic people in connection with this case.
If he feels that the Sanford PD buried this case because a black guy died, I hope that he's wrong. In fact, I believe he's wrong. However, given the history of central Florida, I can understadn that people who live there might have another impression.
Moreover, if you think that if a black man shot a white man in "self defense" there wouldn't be any racial ramifications, you're living in a dream world.
Frank H March 24, 2012 At 19:29
Just such an event occurred in 2009 in Greece, N.Y., a suburb of Rochester. Roderick Scott, a black man, shot and killed an unarmed white teen, Christopher Cervini, whom he believed was burglarizing a neighbor's car, with a licensed .40 cal. handgun. No charges of racism were leveled (and it would seem none should have been).
Despite Zimmerman's poor judgement, it would appear the his motivations were not racist. On the other hand, Sharpton, Jackson, and the rest of the race-baiter's circus are trying to re-kindle the race riots of the late sixties, just in time for the 2012 election.
Matt in FL March 24, 2012 At 20:12
And let's not forget our brother Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, who were out in force at the rally, promoting membership in the NoI, and selling his book.
Jason March 24, 2012 At 18:47
People all seem to be forgetting one thing: Zimmerman had just called the cops. He knew they were on the way, and could come around the corner any second. How many people with murder on their minds call the cops first, and then commit murder with the full expectation that the cops might have just rolled up and be looking over their shoulder?
There's no question that his intentions were honorable, even if his tactics were wrong. But under older laws, the status of a shooter could legally change from concerned citizen to murderer in a nanosecond. That's one of the reasons SYG was passed.
Stacy March 24, 2012 At 18:50
Folks, I'd really advise all to stay off the Zimmerman bandwagon. At a bare minimum, Zimmerman got out of his car to chase Martin after the 911 operator told him not to. Even if Martin was beating him up when he shot him, Zimmerman caused the confrontation. It may legally be self defense at that point, but it's still Zimmerman's fault. This situation calls for studied silence, not circling the wagons.
It's all Zimmerman's fault because Martin wasn't a criminal. If Martin was a criminal, Zimmerman would be a hero.
The problem with second guessing is that Zimmerman didn't have the chance to ask Martin for his High Scool transcript and some nice pictures when he was on his back.
Having said that, I'll also add that it doesn't matter. Right or wrong, Zimmerman is going down. Sacrifices have to be made. I'm down with that.
If the choice is between Zimmerman going down for this, and him successfully using the SYG law to remain free in a way that results in the anti's using the decision as a lever to push the pendulum back in the other direction… all I can say is, "Sorry about your luck."
Ropingdown March 25, 2012 At 02:11
It isn't a "Stand Your Ground" case. It is a "use of lethal force in self-defense" case, though the statute providing the SYG right reinforces the value the state places upon the right to defend. I expect the PR by the antis on this case to backfire with the voters.
Tim McNabb March 24, 2012 At 23:53
That rather runs counter to the whole idea of "the rule of law". Under the law, Zimmerman is either guilty of a crime or not. The American ideal is that guilt or innocence is irrelevant to "The Greater Good".
CarlosT March 25, 2012 At 02:47
The ship has sailed, the horse is gone, pick your tired cliché, but the rule of law is hardly an American ideal anymore.
Joe C. March 25, 2012 At 09:27
I completely agree. But if we adhered to "the rule of law," what would everyone do with their free time? The marching, the facebooking, the general internet posting, and trial by media would be largely unnecessary. An overwhelming number of people do not, or choose not to, understand the difference between "the rule of law" and "the rule of man."
I find it extremely ironic that people who are connected by blood and history to those who were so many times tried, convicted, sentenced, and punished under the "rule of man" (i.e., lynched) are essentially calling for the same in this case.
I'll take the over, that if it gets to a jury he'll be acquitted. Aside from the sport of opposing, I think if Zimm's attorney is alert he has a good case. If he can't convince the jury of the following, he isn't trying: There were actually two calls from Zimm. In one he arranges with an LEO to meet him near the postboxes. (This was not the dispatch call.) It seems likely that Zimm followed Martin when Martin wouldn't answer "Why are you here?" It also was dark and rainy, and Zimm's statement, made without counsel and freely (yes, I'm aware of the issue there) was that he was trying to follow Martin but lost him. That indicates to me, given the layout of the houses and paths (via Google Earth) that Martin had sought hiding beneath a deck or other cover. Visibility wasn't so bad that night that he couldn't see Martin 15 feet away. On the other hand, if Martin was sixty or eighty feet away, the two would never have come into contact. I'll argue the hide. Zimm walked to the back, presumably looked both ways, and gave up on keeping track of Martin for, he thought, the PD. Martin, made very uneasy by Zimm's inquiries, and we infer having not answered them (else Zimm would have gone back to his car) decides he's into some greater danger from Zimm, or feels enraged at Zimm. As Zimm walks past, Martin sprints at him, hits him hard on the back of the head, and the two end up wrestling less that twenty feet from the hiding place, next to John's patio. Martin, Zimm has clearly reported, started the physical contact…and was winning it. Zimm did NOT immediately draw his pistol, this according to John's and Zimm's statements, and the obvious facts. Zimm called for help, but none was forthcoming. John said "stop, I'm calling 911." Meanwhile Zimm was taking repeated blows to the head. When Zimm decided that he was in danger of losing an eye or getting a fractured jaw or skull (both explicit included in serious injury caselaw in FL) he drew his gun and fired, probably with the gun close to his own chest. The weak grip and perhaps contact with his own chest caused a failure to feed. The one shot killed his assailant, quite in line with the relevant law. Zimm awaited the police, making no attempt to flee. Why should he? He knew John had witnessed the attack. [Recent photos of Martin will appear, including details of his recent state of mind.] That is essentially the same description I offered in a comment to your post "Life Imitates Art" some days ago. (Not to mention the same in the next Defensive Tip TV Reporter post). One dollar, Mortimer? er, Ralph?
If the Feds want to get him on the civil rights charge, they'll get him. Offhand, I can't think of a case where there was an acquittal. The threshold for conviction is actually very low. As for a state homicide chage, I don't have enough facts. Nor does anyone else.
BTW, I think a "hate crime" enhancement is a nonstarter.
I'm only taking the over on state charges in state court. What testimony may come also hasn't made into the record yet. I'm inclined to think that a homicide or manslaughter charge shouldn't stick when someone is being beaten to a pulp, when a witness has noticed and warned, and yet the beating doesn't stop. There are other bits. A jury may well wonder why Martin did not in fact continue walking home very fast if he was afraid of Zimm, rather than merely p'd off, or if he intended to remain out of physical contact with Zimm. It will be interesting to see how, if at all, the facts further develop. The $1 bet was of course a reference to "Trading Places." The public and the media seem as concerned about justice for Zimmerman as Randolph and Mortimer were for the rights of Louis Winthorp III.
rentonben March 24, 2012 At 19:23
>>Zimmerman caused the confrontation.
That depends on what Zimmerman did. And you (nor I) know what he did. I'll point out that it's lawful to ask annoying questions to anybody in public.
Gabba March 24, 2012 At 21:36
chased a kid in the dark. how would it make you feel if someone was following you at night?
I repeatedly read and hear the comment that Zimmerman got out of his car to "chase" Martin. It seems he followed Martin, rather than chased. It also seems that he lost sight of him for a time. The use of "chased" is not justified.
James March 25, 2012 At 00:44
The 911 Operator didn't "tell him not to" chase Martin.
He (Zimmerman) told the Operator that he was following him; the response was that, "We don't need you to do that."
That is not an order, nor is it a clear, lawful command. It is advice.
There is also another call in which Zimmerman speaks with an LEO and arranges to keep track of Martin and meet the LEO near or by the row of mailboxes.
James, I posted that some time ago . The statement "we don't need you to do that" is as equivocal as a statement can be. By no means can I view that as an order. Plus, I don't belive that a police dispatcher (911 operator) can give an order. A 911 operator is not a police officer.
Silver March 24, 2012 At 19:17
Doesn't matter. Guilty, innocent, he's already been judged.
Frankly, there's no reason to even follow this travesty of a case. Just wait it out and post the story where he's either convicted or murdered. Those are the only two outcomes for him.
Tom March 24, 2012 At 19:43
Well, the new Black Panther Party has offered a reward for anyone killing Zimmerman.
Say hello the new party same as the old party…
Actually, I was wrong, they just want to detain Zimmerman.
Uh-huh. Sort of like the Nazis just wanted to detain the Jews for their own good.
But then again, the Southern Poverty Law Center has stated that the New Black Panther Party is extremely violent and wants to kill Whites and Jews.
But, hey, aren't they all violent?
It's the New Black Panther Party that more assuredly will be going down. They've already violated four laws in two states. Their use of intimidation, wrongful apprehension inducements, polling place intimidation, and so forth spells trouble. Their leadership won't be able to stop. They don't want to stop. That's the sort of behavior that leads eventually to nemesis.
gen4n9 March 24, 2012 At 19:34
I don't know where you get that Zimmerman approached Martin and asking him the "who are you and why are you here" questions. From what I have read, Zimmerman lost sight of Martin and was heading back to his vehicle when Martin confronted him. Even if that is not the case. The fact is, whoever laid hands on the other first is the aggressor, period. But we may never know for a fact who touched who first, because one of them is dead.
Also I have seen nothing that says Zimmerman was right on Martins heals, just that he was following him. And I would consider following someone with the objective of keeping them in sight, after calling 911, to be the very definition of observing and reporting.
And in regards to the dispatcher saying "we don't need you to do that" and Zimmerman following anyway. I say so what. I certainly don't need some dispatcher barking orders at me, when all they know is what I have told them. They're not seeing what I am seeing and they don't know me. It is their job to listen to me, get help on the way, and give advise if I am asking for it. But until the police arrive, I will do what feel to be prudent.
I did not say that Zimmerman asked questions. It's clear he approached Martin rather than wait for the cops to ask questions
Somehow, Zimmerman and Martin closed their distance enough for Martin to get on top of Zimmerman. You may be right that Martin approached Zimmerman, not the other way around.
That's a rather crucial distinction in the law of self-defense. (Forget "Stand Your Ground." George was unable to get away and being pummeled, with a witness. SYG isn't relevant. The underlying FL lethal force law is.)
HD76 March 26, 2012 At 22:18
The report of Zimmerman questioning Martin comes from the girl that was on the phone with Martin. She reported hearing Zimmerman asking something like "what are you doing here?" and Martin asking "why are you following me?" I don't have a link handy, so I could not confirm the exact wording, but this was where the report came from.
Kelly in GA March 24, 2012 At 19:59
How about this: Zimmerman pursued, bad idea. But can you blame him? Say Martin HAD been armed, Zimmerman let him go, and Martin broke into a house around the corner and killed someone while they were eating dinner. Wouldn't we all be here saying that Zimmerman should have done more? It's not like it's a quite neighborhood. Zimmerman shouldn't have followed in hindsight, but in those situations the people involved don't get the benefit of hindsight.
Secondly, whether or not he was right to follow him, if the witness is accurate and Martin was on top of him beating him, then what does someone who is pinned down have to wait on before using deadly force? Plenty of people have been beaten to death in similar situations. ( Pinned to the ground, someone else on top). Say, for example, Martin's next blow had caused massive head wounds, is that the right time for deadly force? After being knocked unconscious?
Thirdly, I don't know the exact timeline, but if people want to pass blame shouldn't we be looking at the police response time? There were random shots fired outside an old apartment if mine, and it wasn't until after the SECOND incident about two hours later that cops actually showed up. Someone could have been laying in the bushes dead after the first incident, and nobody ever came to scope it out. Possibly Zimmerman felt the same outcome was possible in his case. He did, after all, know how quick they were to respond much more so than any of us.
Finally, in the blame game, if as some yet unverified reports suggest, Martin was indeed suspended from school, then whatever decision he made previously could be blamed partially for his death, too.
I guess my rambling point is that we need to let the LOCAL cops deal with this age trust them to make the right decision. If Zimmerman broke the law, not just made a bad decision, then he needs his fair date in court, but only if there were laws broken. Otherwise, we need let him deal with this with his family and friends and go on with his life.
Sorry for getting preachy and playing the blame game and whatnot, but I really wanted to show that there are so many things that lead to this situation that we should mind our own damn business.
Kelly, you don't need to get into their heads to assess the facts, except to determine at trial, if you are a juror, whether their belief at the time of using lethal force was reasonable. The critical issue is who initiated the fighting after Martin turned back. Part of this will involve argument about this: Why was Martin very close to Zimmerman yet not within sight of Zimmerman? Next, why did Martin not stop punching when the witness yelled "stop, I'm calling 911."
Steve March 24, 2012 At 20:04
Based on what is known, including the reference witness statements, this still does not rise to a legitimate claim of self defense. There was insufficient disparity of force, no weapon, and no claim of a felony in progress as a basis to interfere with, or detain Martin.
What it was, was a brawl gone wrong. That the shooter may have thought his life in danger (no matter how incorrect that notion) may save him from a murder 2 charge. What we really have is a case of voluntary manslaughter.
Is Zimmerman evil? No.
Racist? No.
And while malice probably had no role either, he DID exhibit extremely poor judgement in pursuing and accosting martin, who no doubt offended, decided to deliver a simple schoolyard style beatdown in response. This shows poor judgement as well, but not nearly to the level of Zimmerman. And I don't see how FLA's SYG law was even remotely a factor here.
Now it's a pathetic circus of racial disputes, lead by all the usual suspects, who are going to inflame things to the point that a REAL racially based crime (S?) will occur.
Again, Zimmermann didn't know. Bad decision to follow, completely. Illegal? Absolutely not. Again, we're getting to armchair QB this one. We should be leaving well enough alone. Like I said above, if Zimmerman was indeed on the ground being beaten, then he had the right to defend himself and after trying to get Martin off him unsuccessfully, maybe he felt that he had no choice.
Plus, God forbid I ever get in the same situation, but I'd hope people would be so quick to call me guilty.
Plus I feel that some posters here are trying to quickly hang Zimmerman out to dry in a possible effort to use him as a scape goat. No finger pointing at all from me. Just leave him be, guys. Unless you want us all to do the same to you if (God forbid) you're next.
The people here are quite sensible sir, a simple please with an explanation would have sufficed. No need for threats.
Nice shot. What did you shoot with?
My question was in reference to the first photo since removed.
Comment was in reply to an earlier comment that is no longer here.
The people here are quite sensible sir, a simple please with an explanation would have sufficed. No need for hostile language.
Jay March 24, 2012 At 20:40
From what it appears, it is a crime of manslaughter at the very least. Now to prove such is going to be hard. No evidence, no crime. A witness isn't enough for a reasonable jury. It will help to make an arrest but to convict of murder based on one person's statement…
He went to confront the stranger. At that point I would expect the teen to ignore the guy and try to get away from a strange angry man who is looking for trouble. I would do the same. Then the man (with the gun) tries to stop the suspect individual from leaving until the police arrive. But the teen wouldn't want to get in trouble just for being in someones "private" neighborhood and he wouldn't want to get in trouble with his parents. So he would try to run away, but the man didn't want him to get away, so he fights to keep the "suspect" from leaving.
The man starts a physical confrontation and eventually shoots and kills someone who was not armed and was very unlikely to kill an armed man or even being capable of doing so. Therefore, the man with the gun is guilty of a crime. I would expect the same treatment for police officers who shoot an unarmed man because that man punched a police officer.
It wouldn't be a crime if the teen was in the commission of a crime or the crime was imminent . A real crime. Like robbery, murder or rape. Not trespassing.
When I was younger I used to always take short cuts through people's yards and private apartments because a straight line is faster than walking four blocks. This is especially the case at night, as I didn't want to be out in the street longer than necessary. I never thought I would be shot dead by a grown adult because I was taking a short cut. Yelled at, yes. Shot to death, no!
I don't know what makes you think Zimmerman had any intention of confronting anyone. There has been nothing I have seen that suggests Zimmerman confronted Martin, or that he tried to detain him. So I don't know where you're getting that. It look to me that Zimmerman was just trying to keep Martin in sight, and waiting for a call from the first arriving police officer, so he could tell them where he was and point the guy out to them.
And there seems to be no doubt that Martin was beating the snot out of Zimmerman, so he didn't shoot him for trespassing, he shot him because he was being attacked.
Agree with you. There are no facts that Zimm tried to "chase" Martin, and Zimm had previously agreed to meet with an LEO to let him know where Martin had gone. That call was posted, but it seems no one has listened to it. There is also no evidence of any kind that Zimmerman intended to "apprehend" Martin. There is evidence that in the past Zimmerman did not do that while helping the PD find an offender.
I was speaking speculatively as I wasn't there. From what I heard and considering the situation it could have been that way.
I heard a 911 call from Zimmerman, if I remember correctly, he asked if he should follow (you could use "chase") the suspicious person. If you follow/chase after someone you can end up confronting them if that person decides not to run. If someone followed another person and that person didn't do anything wrong, it is likely that person will confront you about it. So how does he make contact with the teen and how does he get in a fight?
When you are carrying a firearm will you shoot someone when you get in a scuffle? I wouldn't shoot someone because I was punched. If they were armed, threatened my life or was kicking me in the head I would fire on them. As that isn't a fight, that is a beating. I don't want to receive brain damage or die from head trauma.
I still think Zimmerman did wrong. I do not think he planned to kill a kid. I know he was prepared for confrontation and was willing to kill.
Seems that Zimmerman did not run through the scenarios he could find himself in and what course of actions he should take. If that was the case he would have more than a pistol. Did he have a taser and baton? Did he train Jiu-jitsu so he could better restrain an attacker?
If you are going to protect your neighborhood you should be prepared for everything. If you cannot hold yourself to a high standard of competency do not place yourself in those situations. Same goes for police who are not willing to give their life on behalf of the public they are supposed to protect.
Do we really want people (even police) protecting others who only know of one response to every bad situation? Would you just hand them a gun and say, "now go protect everyone from those evil bad guys"?
Aaron S. March 24, 2012 At 20:43
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Zimmerman may have set out to do the right thing for his community, but when you take a life, an innocent one, you must be punished. That kid did nothing wrong, and because of a possibility he's dead. Like I said before, it doesn't matter what happened after the verbal altercation. Zimmerman sealed his fate when he stepped out of the car. Check out the girlfriend's statement of what she heard while she was on the phone with him. He walked faster to get away from Zimmerman. That's the most likely reason Zimmerman lost sight of him.
In other words, Zimmerman did not grab Martin or hit him. Starting a verbal exchange neither cancels self-defense rights nor proves any motivation other than to ask Martin why he was in the neighborhood, i.e. did he live there? This might seem rude, but it certainly wasn't a physical blow or restraint of any kind.
Stant March 24, 2012 At 21:56
Hue and cry folks hue and cry.
Leo in Central Florida March 24, 2012 At 23:10
Rodney King style riots in Centra Florida will MOST definitely mean lots of dead black folks. I hope the Black community can find it in their best interest to let the police do their investigations and determine whether it was self defense or murder rather than taking this tragic incident in the direction of hate and racism themselves.
I'm personally waiting for the investigation before I start to determine who was at fault.
g March 24, 2012 At 23:34
The police completely bungled the investigation… if they had properly taken care of business, I think the outcry would have been less. There are conflicting witness reports, but it's undeniable that on the 911 calls, Zimmerman was following the kid, maybe even pursuing him, even when he was advised NOT to by the dispatcher. That's pretty damning.
As for Martin being on top of Zimmerman and beating him to the point where he feared for his life, I find that extremely unlikely. Martin was a 140 pound kid; Zimmerman by all accounts weighs 240 pounds. That's a 100 pound advantage! Even if Martin fought Zimmerman, the facts of the case point to that it was Zimmerman who initiated the confrontation. Not to mention that Martin was only carrying a bag of skittles and ice tea. Nothing life-threatening that can justify Zimmerman pulling out his gun and shooting Martin in the chest.
SYG doesn't apply here, and we who are in favor of gun rights for law-abiding, RESPONSIBLE, citizens ought to distance ourselves from Zimmerman, lest we be tainted by association with this man's poor decisions.
The police completely bungled the investigation
Uh, no, they didn't. They bungled the PR.
Under FL law, an SD shooter cannot be arrested. Period. He is immune from arrest.
When the PD investigated, they found no probable cause to believe that Zimmerman had not acted in self defense. They burden was on the cops, not on Zimmerman. The PD acted within the requirements of the law. But what the cops didn't do was manage the communications aspects of the case.
Yeah, the PR was messed up as well.
But I think parts of the investigation wasn't handled correctly, either. From the Miami Herald:
"Phone records have not yet been inspected, witnesses' calls were allegedly not returned and the criminal record of the shooter was not checked until the morning after the shooting — what experts call examples of sloppy police work that undermined the police department's credibility and could hamper a future prosecution…
• Initial police reports never mentioned that Zimmerman had a bloody nose or a wet shirt that showed evidence of a struggle. Attorneys for the dead teen's family believe the information was added in a second report to justify the lack of an arrest.
• Police said witness statements supported Zimmerman's account. But several of the witnesses expressed surprise, telling The Herald that they reported hearing someone crying for help just before a shot ended the cries. The 911 tapes of witness calls bolstered their claims.
• One of the witnesses who heard the crying said she called a detective repeatedly, but said he was not interested because her account differed from Zimmerman's.
• Even though investigators have the dead boy's cell phone, it was Trayvon's father who combed through the phone records to discover that his son was talking to a girlfriend in the moments that led up to his death. Police never contacted the girl, who told lawyers that Trayvon was alarmed because he was being followed."
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/21/2706876/sanford-commission-votes-no-confidence.html
G, you're wrong. First point: Trayvon's GF's statement is not only hearsay, it's hearsay twice removed and in no way defeats Zimmerman's statement or the statements of eyewitnesses. Second, the police report absolutely noted Zimmerman's wounds. Check the report, which Dan provided links for. Third, please don't cite the Miami Herald for anything. It's a total rag. You might as well cite the National Enquirer. Finally, we have only one self-identifed "witness" who claims she wasn't contacted, while the police report notes many witnesses who were contacted during the initial investigation.
I'm not blaming you for these mistakes. I'm blaming the Sanford PD. It's communications were terrible.
To be clear, you really are not a witness unless and until you put your hand on a Bible and swear or affirm – under penalty of perjury – to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
I think 911 tapes are very instructive, but it's not exactly the sworn testimony of someone who saw.
Practical Firearms March 24, 2012 At 23:45
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc-tv/46843101/#46840973
This is another one of this incident that will most certainly push some of our recently earned gun right back to the 1980's.
Another black boy get shot after leaving an underage drinking party when the police arrive choosing to hide in an enclosed porch prompting the home owner to shoot him after the same when to investigate the noise in his porch. Now the liberal media is blaming the incident in the Castle Doctrine law that just passed in the state of Wisconsin and giving the same liberal media the impulse it need to try and abolish that law there and in other states like the one I live Florida.
Maybe this should be an editorial but since you guys's (the editors) emails are very hard to find I posted the link and info here.
This is another one of this incident that will most certainly push some of our recently earned gun right back to the 1980′s.
No, it won't. That ship has sailed.
Why are you so confident that this won't have negative impacts, Ralph?
Skittle candy sales are booming.
mike March 25, 2012 At 01:11
Is that poster suppose to say "skittles VS a B2 bomber"
HueMan March 25, 2012 At 07:13
While I did not read all posts as they are the same thing over and again, I did glean the "it ain't me" sentiment which is disturbing. Any of you (myself included) could be the next Zimmerman and how would that feel? Knowing what you think you know, how would you feel, think, and act knowing that the people you might have once thought of as "like-minded" law abiding armed citizens are now second guessing you! Innocent until proven guilty is a pipe dream at best with the MSM playing judge and jury AND making it work!
We as a group should quit being PC and take a stand FOR Zimmerman as innocent until proven guilty which would send a strong clear message to those who need this message. Every week I read about Black on Black shootings/killings for far less than Self Defense, which is what current evidence supports FOR Zimmerman!
Also let us be clear on one more item, a dispatcher is NOT a certified Peace Officer (and I use that term loosely), therefore no LAWFUL ORDER was disobeyed!
A few more tidbits ogre info…
This a snippet from The Daily Caller, " On Saturday, outspoken film director Spike Lee continued trying to bring attention to the case and Martin's shooter. Lee has retweeted Zimmerman's home address to his 245,000 followers at least twice since Friday. The New Black Panthers, meanwhile, have distributed signs and fliers demanding that Zimmerman be apprehended "dead or alive."
If this is not a hate crime in the making I do not know what is. Where is Obama's mouthpiece and why is this not what is being talked about? Has it escaped everyone but me that ALL of the so called leaders of The New Black Panther Party have MUSLIM names.
Screw Trayvon, he's room temperature but Zimmerman has had to go into hiding. Where are the outcries of what I used to think were like-minded Armed Law abiding Citizens like:-)myself.
Matt G. March 26, 2012 At 22:28
So let me get this straight. Zimm's on the ground getting his ass handed to him, and some POS see's this happening, decides it's best that he locks himself inside and calls the police? Sounds like a real winner. Seriously, 2 on one here, if the asshole had jumped in there and pulled martin off of zimm and they both held him down, everybody could have lived, but since Joe dumbass decided to hide in his house like a little girl, zimm is forced to decide to use the gun, and I'm forced to hear about both of them a million damn times from people who don't know a damn thing about anything.
Kristine Cervini August 14, 2012 At 22:00
For Any of you, that think you understand the Judicial System or the Laws. Think Again..Unless you have walked the shoes of those involved in the criminal justice system you have absolutely no clue. As for, the Roderick Scott/Christopher Cervini case that took place in Greece N.Y. you do not have the facts or even the very truth of this case. Even though there was trial..it does not mean it was handled properly or even fair. Roderick Scott got away with cold blooded Murder and was never on trial for his actions. My nephew was shot in his back and that is the first bullet that killed him. That is not self-defense. Our police and the Town Supervisor was under investigation at the time of the shooting. There is so much to this case and the injustice of the legal system..you have no idea. Someday the very truth of our case will be told. And for certain..Science does not lie! Evidence, lead investigators, coroners report and so on denied by the Judge and never entered by the prosecution. So..don't think having a trial is truth or even seeks the truth.


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Can ketone supplements enhance performance?
Welcome to the third part of the discussion on if ketogenic diets are beneficial for endurance athletes.
In our first article we discussed the fuels we use during exercise, and especially intense endurance exercise. To summarize we learned that exercise at or around 75-85% VO2max is largely relying on carbohydrates for our fuel source. Carbs breakdown is simply more efficient and and they can be more quickly broken down compared to fat. We also learned that bursts of intense exercise (ie running up a hill) will increase that reliance on carbs, ATP and CP over fat oxidation.
In the second article we learned that ketogenic diets do in fact increase fat oxidation during exercise but that it also comes with a cost!
The costs include suppressing your ability to metabolize carbohydrates, decrease training response, decrease ability to work at maximal effort and decrease running economy. In general, most studies find that performance is reduced with ketogenic diets in endurance athletes. However some athletes do respond well, and there may be some sports (week long treks) that may benefit from being keto adaptation.
In this last article we will dive into whether or not ketone diester supplementation along with traditionally high carbohydrate diets can be helpful for performance in endurance athletes. Does it help to tap into the best of both worlds? Let's look at the research!
Study 1: Can ketone supplement help acutely during a cycling TT?
The theory revolves around this question: Can an athlete can ingest a ketone supplement that will force that individual into a "ketogenic state" without having a high fat, low carb diet? With the ketone supplement absorbed in the blood stream, the body, in theory, will be forced to metabolize it without having to go high fat, low carb.
Take for instance this study by Leckey et al. (2017). In the study, 11 elite cyclists complete a 31.17km time trial that simulated the 2017 Bergen World Championship time trial course. They had optimal race nutrition strategies (high carbohydrate) prior to the trial and completed a placebo trial and a ketone diester trial. The ketone diester trial resulted in side effects for most athletes ranging from such severe dizziness, nausea and vomiting that one participant had to dropping out, to moderate-mild nausea, reflux or minor discomfort. Not good!
All participants completed the time trial faster and achieved higher power output in the placebo trial compared to the ketone diester trial. Further investigation is needed as these findings could have been a result of gastrointestinal discomfort. Fat and carbohydrate oxidation rates were not measured and therefore we cannot explain what happened metabolically but due to the large amounts of ketones found in the urine, the authors speculated that the ketones were not used for energy production.
To play devils advocate, let's take a look at another paper. Cox et al. (2016) conducted a study to show the effects of a carbohydrate + ketone beverage vs carbohydrate alone vs a control on endurance performance in a cross over designed study. They showed that consuming the carbohydrate + ketone beverage increased circulating ketones (no surprise), increased free-fatty acids (no surprise), decreased blood lactate levels, had a glycogen "sparing" effect (maybe good, maybe bad) and showed that about 10-18% of energy production came from ketones during exercise.
This supports other theories and research findings that ketosis inhibits the use of carbohydrates as a fuel source, even if it is available for use, and decreases ability to reach maximal intensity of exercise shown by the reduced blood lactate (the anaerobic by-product of glycolysis). The body likely does this to protect and save the available glucose for the brain, as sugar is its preferred fuel source. Not good if the goal is to go fast!
We have also discussed why shifting to fat as a major fuel source can decrease our economy and efficiency in a previous article. However, this study found that there was a 2% increase in performance with the carbohydrate + ketones. That being said, the hour steady state ride and 30 minute time trial, there was no carbohydrate intake, which very likely could have increased performance vs the ketone drink prior to exercise as glycogen stores can be limiting after 1h of exercise. Therefore, more testing is necessary to compare the high carbohydrate + ketones vs high carbohydrate + carbohydrates during exercise to determine the efficacy of using a ketone diester supplement.
It would also be interesting to see the impact of long term use of a ketone supplement throughout a periodized training plan that utilizes optimal levels of carb consumption. Would this allow for enhanced fat oxidation while also reaping the benefits of ingesting sufficient carbs?
Continue with a high carbohydrate fuelling regiment compared to the ketogenic diets. This way, when athletes are fuelled with carbohydrates (the fuel used in high intensity endurance athletes) they are more equipped to train harder, longer and reap the benefits from all of their hard work on the road, track or treadmill.
Remember you are still burning some fat! Athletes don't need to be too worried about maxing out their ability to metabolize fats because most athletes have a very active and healthy metabolic system and are very efficient at burning fat as a fuel source. Therefore, you don't have to risk decreased training and injury due to inadequate carbohydrate intake while training.
It is also worth noting that some may benefit from pushing their metabolic systems by doing a fasted run on their easy run days, one where you are not sacrificing quality or volume- but make sure you're getting those important sessions without issue before you start adding these sessions!
I hope this helps! If you need more help with this or any other nutritional needs, feel free to give the clinic a call. You can check out more about me on my profile HERE.
Leckey JJ, Ross ML, Quod M, Hawley JA, Burke LM. (2017) Ketone diester ingestion impairs time-trial performance in professional cyclists. Front. Physiol. 8 (806) 1-10.
Cox PJ, Kirk T, Ashmore T, Willerton K, Evans R, Smith A, Murray AJ, Stubbs B, West J, McLure SW, King MT, Dodd MS, Holloway C, Neubauer S, Drawer S, Veech RL, Griffin JL & Clarke K (2016). Nutritional ketosis alters fuel preference and thereby endurance performance in athletes. Cell Metab 24, 256–268.


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From the mind of Suda51 comes another quirky release, this one a throwback to old-school platforming adventure games. Black Knight Sword follows the titular character and the spirit of his blade known as Black Hellebore as they venture through five different stages, confronting the forces of the White Princess. The presentation is that of a play, with the narrator reading poetic lines to preface each stage and the character models and enemies appearing as paper puppets - to be frank, the artistic direction is not so unlike the animated sequences of the Monty Python films.
Each stage that the Black Knight journeys through proves wackier than the last, with the first two stages apparently inspired largely by medieval and Greek fantasy. Later stages include motorcycle gangs and a missile launch site in the American west, and one part of the game even switches to a side-scrolling shooter akin to Gradius, except that the Black Knight is mounted on the back of a giant chicken. With regards to the core gameplay, the Black Knight's attacks are rather limited at the start of the adventure, though he can spend hearts he collects from fallen foes to earn a larger health meter, imbue Black Hellebore with greater power, or buy an extra life. At the end of each stage, the Black Knight will learn a new attack, though some of these prove far more useful than others, given the nature of enemies on any given stage. Also, the order in which the Black Knight receives these seems somewhat backwards.
The degree of challenge the game dishes out is significant - it isn't downright impossible, but it does follow a tradition long-since abandoned by contemporary platformers. While you are able to start the game on any difficulty setting the moment you begin playing, the game encourages multiple playthroughs, with the easiest means of acquiring better health and offensive measures coming from a playthrough of easy difficulty, then normal, and finally hard. Another archaic element is the lack of an autosave feature - players must pause the game and manually save, though they will pick up the game from whatever most recent checkpoint they have reached on a given stage.
Different enemies require different tactics, and there are a couple of recurring miniboss encounters. While these are moderately challenging, the end-level boss fights are truly the highlights of all the combat scenarios, as they allow the Black Knight to make the most use of both his traditional attacks and magic via Black Hellebore. Cat's Head Grass acts as a collectible, with a few hidden in each stage. Beyond the main game is a challenge mode and arcade mode, upping the replay value a notch or two. Black Knight Sword is clearly aimed at fans of rigorous old-school platformers, and as long as those gamers don't mind the moderately bizarre presentation, they should find the few hours spent with the Black Knight and Black Hellebore quite enjoyable.
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November update: Ukraine is being pushed towards a suicidal war
president.gov.ua
Written exclusively for the NCW website by Ukraine expert Dmitriy Kovalevich, this month he investigates the rumours and the reasons behind them that are currently circulating in the Ukraine's and in some western media of an imminent threat of invasion by Russia.
By Dmitriy Kovalevich
Published on NCW, Nov 26, 2021
Throughout November, Ukrainians have been regularly intimidated by the possibility of a Russian invasion. Almost all of the Ukrainian media have once again started to predict an imminent war with the Russian Federation. This has been a continual occurrence in Ukraine since 2014, that is, since the pro-American coup. The paradox of this situation is that for seven years the country has been declaring that it is already at war with Russia, while at the same time stoking fear with the prospect of a Russian invasion at some point in the future.
Diversion tactics?
This tactic has usually been used to divert attention from economic problems, suppress political opposition and carry out unpopular neoliberal reforms. Each time, prior to the next increase in prices and tariffs, made at the behest of the IMF, the Ukrainian authorities have demanded that citizens should not be indignant, because there was allegedly a high probability that Russia would attack, taking advantage of Ukraine's internal instability. This continued for seven years, becoming routine.
However, the current difference is that the American and British publications have become the primary source of November's alarmist predictions (or rather a source of its new wave). For the first two weeks of November, the Ukrainian authorities denied the likelihood of a Russian invasion. At first, they even called the predictions the "pro-Russian panic rumors", but after visits to Kiev by the western countries military ministers, Ukraine's authorities were forced to agree and obediently began to echo the West predictions.
A high-resolution satellite imagery shows armored units and support equipment in Yelnya, Russia. | Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies
False rumours?
In the early days of November, Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, expressed concern over the relocation of the Russian military. Shortly before that, on November 2, the US Department of Defense announced the deployment of 90,000 Russian troops near the Ukrainian border. These figures were also reported by the Politico [1] and The Washington Post [2]. In Kiev, they said that they knew about this and that these troops were always there.
Despite the fact that this information was made public by the Pentagon, the Ukrainian authorities began to reproach the American media for purportedly spreading false rumors. On November 7, Ukraine's presidential press secretary, Sergei Nikiforov, said that the Office of the country's President had no information about the increase in the number of Russian military personnel, and the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense did not actually confirm the information that the press service of the US Department had earlier released.[3]
Indeed, S. Nikiforov called the dissemination of this news "elements of psychological or propaganda pressure." Separately, he noted that both the officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian intelligence actually reported on the absence of tensions at the border. Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council head secretary, as well as Andriy Demchenko, the press secretary of the State Border Service of Ukraine, also made statements that there were no Russian troops' movements close to Ukrainian border.[4]
The Russian authorities also denied any plans to invade Ukraine and move troops to its borders. The US then announced an unprecedented but covert call for reservists in Russia, citing two anonymous persons. However, it is impossible to carry out such a mobilization in secret. Nowadays, everyone has a phone and Internet access, so it is impossible to secretly call tens or hundreds of thousands into service. However, the US insisted on this.
"Possible Russian invasion" and "psychological operations"?
And just two weeks later, the Ukrainian authorities agreed that Russia would soon invade Ukraine, but no practical actions or preparations were made in the country against a possible Russian invasion. "Along the entire length of the border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which extends more than 2000 km. normal life continues. People and goods are moving, there are no two armies that look at each other with hatred, there is no deeply echeloned defense that should be built if you really expect an attack," writes the Ukrainian edition Focus.[5]
However, after talks with the US some of the top-military in Ukraine tried to confirm the US allegations. According to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) Kirill Budanov, the Russian Federation has concentrated more than 92000 troops near the border with Ukraine and is preparing to attack by the end of January or beginning of February 2022.
The head of the GUR added that the attack, which would likely be instigated by the Russian Federation, will include airstrikes, artillery and armored attacks, followed by landing strikes in the East of Ukraine, landing attacks in Odessa and Mariupol, and a smaller invasion through Belarus.
At the same time, he separately added that any military attack would follow after the "psychological operations" that Moscow is allegedly already carrying out. He said that they would "stagger" the stability in Ukraine with the help of anti-vaccination protests, unrest associated with the economy troubles and "the launch of anti-government sentiments." [6] In other words, although at first denying the likelihood of such an invasion, then they realized how the US allegations could be used to suppress any internal opposition.
Bloomberg, US Embassy's alarmist statements
Then Bloomberg [7] began to spread similar information with claims that the Russians are preparing an attack from three sides—from the Crimean peninsula, from the Russian-Ukraine border and from the territory of Belarus. According to Bloomberg, Russia is preparing 100 thousand soldiers for an attack. Attention has been drawn to the alleged preparation of an invasion from Crimea. But if you look at the map, there is nothing more stupid from a military point of view than attacking across a narrow isthmus, which is also mined, when you have thousands miles of undefended common land border.
On November 24th, the US Embassy issued a warning to US citizens [8], who are advised not to visit Crimea and the eastern regions of the Donbass due to "Russian military activity." It is unclear why they are talking about these areas. Russia has thousands of kilometers of common border, and if it wanted to invade, it would obviously not go through those small sections of the border where Ukrainian troops and minefields are concentrated. On the rest of the Ukrainian-Russian border, there are no fortifications at all, or even a wire fence—hundreds of smugglers cross them with ease, every day.
Against the backdrop of these alarmist statements, the United States and Great Britain have increased the supply of weapons to Kiev. Every week, planes with military cargo land in Kiev. And at the end of November, for the first time, American Javelin anti-tank systems were used against the Donbass militias [9], where the situation worsened significantly in November.
Canada, reportedly, is considering an increase in the number of its troops in Ukraine.[10]
The Swedish Defense Minister said he was ready to send troops to Ukraine to help train the country's soldiers. The UK also said it is ready to send 600 marines to Ukraine at any time. Obviously, 600 service personnel are not sufficient forces to withstand a Russian invasion in the event of it ever happening, but the goal is obviously different.
Kiev to be US and Britain's sacrificial lamb?
Ukraine's military experts believe that the United States and Great Britain are pushing Kiev to a military adventure against the Russian Federation or the Donbass republics, announcing in advance about "plans for a Russian invasion." Kiev is well aware of the suicidal nature of such a provocation, so for a long time it refused to acknowledge the existence of the Russian 'invasion plans.' Commentators on the Ukraine have even compared the Ukrainian authorities to a stubborn donkey that does not want to go to the notorious abattoir and become a victim. Kiev, of course, has been repeating in recent years that it is fighting Russia, but this was just a simulation and a reason to ask NATO countries for money.
Therefore, in Ukraine there are now suspicions that insignificant contingents of troops from Great Britain, the USA, Canada and Sweden should only force the Ukrainian authorities to face an armed provocation, that is, serve as something like a barrage detachment behind the Ukrainian army. A similar situation took place in August 2008 when Georgian troops pushed by US/UK instructors attacked Southern Ossetia, causing Russian involvement. Currently the former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili (now a citizen of Ukraine) is imprisoned in his home country, Georgia, on charges of corruption.
At the end of November, publications in the Western media and military alarmism had already caused a fall in the value of Ukraine's currency [11]. The fact is that in recent years, on the advice of the United States and the IMF, Ukraine has been increasing the financial pyramid of domestic government bonds, selling these short-term bonds to foreigners at 12%. The money from their sale has covered debts to the IMF and other international banks. Now foreigners have rushed en masse to get rid of their Ukrainian securities, buying up USD and taking them out of the country.
Kiev has been prepared for the role of a sacrificial lamb, which must take itself to the slaughter, but it still has a little instinct of self-preservation left, so Ukraine will, as far as possible, continue to merely simulate a war with Russia. But then, the economic methods of pressure will become involved: either an economic collapse due to Ukraine's dependence on Western financial assistance, or a military provocation with the subsequent defeat for another round of anti-Russian hysteria in the West at the cost of hundreds or even thousands of lives.
[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/01/satellite-russia-ukraine-military-518337
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-troop-movements-near-ukraine-border-prompt-concern-in-us-europe/2021/10/30/c122e57c-3983-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html
[3] http://day.kyiv.ua/ru/news/071121-v-ofise-prezidenta-net-podtverzhdeniy-narashchivaniya-rossiyskih-voysk-na-gosgranice
[4] https://vesti.ua/strana/hotyat-li-russkie-vojny-zhdat-li-ukraine-polnomasshtabnogo-nastupleniya-zimoj
[5] https://focus.ua/opinions/498761-rossiyskoe-vtorzhenie-realnaya-ugroza-ili-piar-vlasti-dlya-otvlecheniya-vnimaniya
[7] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-21/u-s-intel-shows-russian-plans-for-potential-ukraine-invasion
[8] https://ua.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-4/?fbclid=IwAR2dycRbEiw4yTzBERjF6ng9YmEuoOcAlIH8npdHFYtxeEDgVgN9AlwhZgo
[9] http://112.international/ukraine-top-news/ukrainian-military-first-time-used-javelin-missiles-in-donbas-chief-intelligence-directorate-67050.html
[10] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canada-considers-boosting-military-aid-to-ukraine-as-russia-amasses/
[11] https://kp.ua/economics/a637082-dollar-uzhe-po-27-hrn-pochemu-kredit-mvf-ne-pomoh-izbezhat-devalvatsii
December update: Ukraine's gas prices bankrupt industries; women to face mandatory military service January 3, 2022


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Home Press Release Tata Power partners with CADRRE to launch 'PAY AUTENTION'- Autism Support Network...
Tata Power partners with CADRRE to launch 'PAY AUTENTION'- Autism Support Network on World Autism Awareness Day
In line with Tata Power's philosophy of holistic and inclusive development, Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) has today partnered with the Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) to launch 'PAY AUTENTION – A different mind is a gifted mind', India's first bridgital Autism support network.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder of variable severity, characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, restrictive or repetitive patterns of behaviour; signs of which usually begin during early childhood and last throughout an individual's lifespan. It is the third most common developmental disorder in the world.
The initiative aims to increase overall awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and help people understand, accept and support individuals with Autism and their parents and caregivers. The initiative shall pave the way for small towns & rural India to access specialized care & support and help create an auxiliary network of champions for differently-abled. This platform shall also enable mentoring, skilling & meaningful livelihoods for people with Autism. The project which is designed around Tata Power's core CSR objective of 'Empowering with Care', is a major milestone in the company's journey of inclusive growth with focus on equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Under this initiative, Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) and CADRRE aspire to empower parents, caregivers, Anganwadi workers, public health center workers, schoolteachers, staff of social development organizations, and social workers to be the primary identification and support champions and who will augment early intervention for children and young adults with Autism.
The virtual launch event was attended and addressed by Mr. Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, Mr. Himal Tewari, CHRO, Tata Power, Ms. Jyoti Kumar Bansal, Chief – Branding, Communications, CSR, Sustainability, Tata Power and MS Foram Nagori, CSR Head, Tata Power.
Addressing the launch event, Mr. N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons said "I congratulate Tata Power and CADRRE for launching the first of its kind Autism Support Network to empower people with neurodevelopmental disabilities including their families and caregivers. As a responsible corporate group, we are committed to enabling equitable and balanced growth of economy and society at large. The vision is to facilitate bridgital connectivity and social infrastructure with better access for all – including differently abled & rural communities. I encourage more and more corporates & influencers to help bridge the divides in our social fabric through such focused social innovation initiatives leveraging the potential of technology".
Commenting on this, Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO& MD, Tata Power said, "Tata Power has always been committed to inclusive social development and all our community outreach efforts are designed around our core mission of 'Leadership with Care'. With the launch of PAY AUTENTION a specialized bridgital program to support the ecosystem of Autistic Care in India, our effort is to unlock possibilities for these individuals, through professional care and support, lighting up their lives and ensuring we walk the path of truly leaving no one behind."
Speaking at the launch, G. Vijaya Raghavan, Honorary Director CADRRE said, "CADRRE is extremely happy to collaborate with Tata Power in launching the PAY AUTENTION Autism support network, which will be the first step in creating a model that provides access to specialized experts and therapists to the remotest areas of our country. This should become a platform that impacts the lives of countless families impacted by Autism in the next few years."
"I take joy in joining hands with Tata Power & becoming a part of this much-needed support portal for the individuals with Autism. I am sure this initiative will not only empower but also light up the lives of countless people with disabilities, who are in need of specialized care.", said Ranveer Saini, Sports Person & Autism Champion, First Indian Golfer (with Autism) to Win Gold at Special Olympics World Games, who shared his experience during the event.
In the first phase, the initiative will primarily focus on supporting children with autism, and subsequently, in the second stage, it will focus on young adults, empowering them with life skills and career readiness. In addition to reaching out to the larger public, the initiative aims to create a support network with community champions like corporates, influencers from disability and CSR space, schools and specialized educational institutions, govt. stakeholders, and NGOs/non-profit institutions.
The partnership is aimed at creating innovative modules and engaging practices to empower parents to have children screened for autism in the early stages of their life and seek diagnosis if necessary. These appropriate theoretical frameworks on autism are important as they can assist children to live independently in the long run. The pre-recorded content and monthly live seminars on the subject will be initially offered to local partners, schools, social development institutions, and volunteers associated with the Tata Group and around Tata Power operational areas.
The content is designed and delivered in collaboration with specialists from CADRRE who have expertise in training children with Autism. This project shall create network of grassroot champions, enable early identification, first-level care, social skills, ways to ease activities of daily living, workshops for sensory & motor development – art & craft, dance, music therapy, physical & mental fitness, communication skills and support for academics. In addition to this, a Toll-free Autism support helpline is also launched at 18002099 488 to provide interactive support and much-needed professional aid for families in need.
CADRRE offers a wide array of services and programs to meet the requirements of families navigating Autism – including awareness and orientation, diagnosis and assessments, interdisciplinary interventions, family support programs, group therapy, and structured learning programs for students.
Recent reviews estimate globally 1 child in every 160 has ASD & correlated disabilities. Presently in India, it is estimated there are over 21.6 lakh people with autism. Going forward, the company wishes to reach out to maximum beneficiaries across geographies, enabling support and creating a network, giving birth to an awareness and support movement.
CSR of Tata Power
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Met police civilian gun expert shot himself in the street following a stand-off with armed police
A Met Police firearms expert who blamed himself for the shooting of Mark Duggan blasted himself in the head in the street during a standoff with armed cops, an inquest heard. Civilian employee Tony Hanley, 51, turned the handgun on himself when negotiations with armed officers broke down near his home in Wallington, south London, […]
A Met Police firearms expert who blamed himself for the shooting of Mark Duggan blasted himself in the head in the street during a standoff with armed cops, an inquest heard.
Civilian employee Tony Hanley, 51, turned the handgun on himself when negotiations with armed officers broke down near his home in Wallington, south London, the hearing was told.
Officers tried to talk to him on January 30, 2016, and used a taser and fired two rubber bullets at him to try and bring the standoff to an end, but he shot himself in the head.
South London Corner's Court was told Mr Hanley had suffered a "breakdown" due to alleged bullying at work and three months earlier had threatened to harm himself and others.
The inquest was told he felt he was responsible for the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan shot and killed by police in Tottenham, north London, in August 2011 because he had recommended the type of bullets used by armed police.
Mr Hanley worked for the Met as a physical protection technician and was a specialist in firearms and ammunition, the inquest heard.
Pictured: Left to right, Junior Cameon, Mark Duggan, Darrell Albert..
Prior to his death he had been off sick for three months suffering from anxiety and depression, and the day before the shooting he attended his GP's surgery, saying he felt suicidal and would "take others with him".
Senior Coroner Selena Lynch told the jury that on the day of his death he had been with girlfriend Tina Harper.
Ms Harper said he had been drinking and was upset and "discussed threatening to harm himself and others and was in possession of a hand gun".
She left his flat to call for help and, just after 8pm, he himself called the police, saying he had a gun to his head and asked for help.
Armed officers rushed to his house, but they found him in a nearby street with the handgun.
The Coroner said: "Armed officers then approached from the other side and fired two baton rounds and a taser.
"He raised the handgun and shot himself in the head."
The inquest heard he was taken to hospital by ambulance, but died the next day.
He was described as "placid and calm" by his sister Laura, who also said he collected decommissioned pistols and shells from World War Two.
His brother Gerard said he met with his brother a week before his death and there was no indication he was unwell.
He said Tony would complain about work and "felt his expertise was ignored " by management.
The court also heard from his GP, Dr Mohammed Amjad Khan, who said Mr Hanley had previously been off work for 18 months in 2000 suffering with depression.
Medical notes from a colleague who had seen Mr Hanley and his girlfriend for an appointment on October 29, 2015, were read to the inquest.
The notes said: "He spoke about drinking a bottle of whisky a day, on and off for eight years."
He was referred to mental health services and went to appointments to help with his alcohol abuse.
In a follow up report, clinical psychologist Dr Yvonne Hemmings said: "He reported extreme depression which had been triggered by long standing work place bullying.
"He was better when he was not at work."
The inquest heard Dr Amjad had seen Mr Hanley for an emergency consultation the day before his death.
Mr Hanley had told another doctor he had felt suicidal saying if he kills himself he "will take others with him".
However Dr Amjad said by the time he saw Mr Hanley, he was "calm and placid" and prescribed him Diazepam to help him sleep, but said he had refused to go to A&E for a psychiatric assessment, instead making an appointment to see someone on Monday.
Mark Duggan.
The inquest was read a text from Tony to Ms Harper, in which he said doctors couldn't help him "because it was the weekend".
He said: "They told me to come back on Monday.
"I told them I don't think I'll be around by Monday. I told them I would take others. They said it's Friday and the hospital will be busy."
Ms Harper, who broke down in tears in the witness box while giving evidence, said she and Mr Hanley had been in an on/off relationship for about 20 years.
On the day of the shooting she went to his flat at about 6.20pm, where he answered the door to in boxer shorts and a T-shirt.
She said: "He told me he was really depressed.
"I said to him you will get through it. And he said 'you don't know what's going on in my head.'"
He eventually went to the toilet but came back to the room and grabbed her, which she said "was very unlike him".
Ms Harper added: "He kept saying he was responsible for the death of Mark Duggan because of the bullets.
"I said he wasn't. I said 'you didn't authorise it. You hadn't shot him.'
"He said he was the person who recommended the bullets they were using.
"He said he kept seeing Mark Duggan's ghost. It never left his mind.
"Then he said that I wasn't safe. There was something very, very different to how he was. He always made me feel safe."
The inquest continues.
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