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Four More 'Fantastic Beasts' Films On The Way
By eelyajekiM | @ | Thursday, October 13th, 2016 at 6:30 pm
After the release of eight Harry Potter films, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling are now venturing into the wizardry world of spinoff sequels. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them centers on Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a magizoologist arriving in mid-1920s New York for a brief stop after documenting fantastic beasts around the globe. However, a no-maj (the American version of a muggle) accidentally lets the beasts loose. The studio just held a global fan event where attendees got to see a sneak peek of the upcoming film. But that wasn't the only surprise. News broke that there will be a total of five Fantastic Beast films that will be released in the future.
Check out more on the story below.
Here's the official Tweet confirming the news:
.@jk_rowling has just confirmed the magic continues in a total of FIVE MOVIES! We can't wait! #FantasticBeasts
— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) October 13, 2016
It seemed very unlikely that Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them would be a one-off kind of film. Certainly, the material used to make the textbook at Hogwarts would account for many more adventures, and the tweet confirming that there will be four more sequels seems to indicate that there is so much more to cover. Of course, the film has already has a built in fanbase, which will likely increase depending on the success of this first spinoff.
I'm not the biggest Harry Potter fan, but I respect how the material is a global unifier. However, there is something about Fantastic Beasts that appeals to me. Maybe its the fact that it isn't an adaptation of any of J.K. Rowling's books, even though she wrote the screenplay for the film. Maybe it's the fact that it takes place in 1920s New York. Whatever it is, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them looks really cool, and WB confirming that there will be four sequels to follow shows how much confidence they have in one film that has yet to hit theaters.
And just in case you missed all the excitement from the fan global event, we got the video embed below.
Also starring Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Carmen Ejogo, Jenn Murray, Faith Wood-Blagrove, and Colin Farrell, Fantastic Beasts opens in theaters on November 28, 2016.
Here's the official plot synopsis:
There are growing dangers in the wizarding world of 1926 New York. Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets, threatening to expose the wizarding community to the Second Salemers, a fanatical faction of No-Majs (American for Muggles) bent on eradicating them. And the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, after wreaking havoc in Europe, has slipped away"¦and is now nowhere to be found.
Unaware of the rising tensions, Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures, some of which are safeguarded in the hidden dimensions of his deceptively nondescript leather case. But potential disaster strikes when unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt's beasts loose in a city already on edge""a serious breach of the Statute of Secrecy that former Auror Tina Goldstein jumps on, seeing her chance to regain her post. However, things take an ominous turn when Percival Graves, the enigmatic Director of Magical Security at MACUSA (Magical Congress of the USA), casts his suspicions on both Newt"¦and Tina.
Now allied, Newt and Tina, together with Tina's sister, Queenie, and their new No-Maj friend, Jacob, form a band of unlikely heroes, who must recover Newt's missing beasts before they come to harm. But the stakes are higher than these four outsiders""now branded fugitives""ever imagined, as their mission puts them on a collision course with dark forces that could push the wizarding and No-Maj worlds to the brink of war.
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Topics: Movies, News, Sequels, Spinoffs
Tags: Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Dan Fogler, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Jenn Murray, Jon Voight, Katherine Waterston, Ron Perlman, Samantha Morton, Warner Bros
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Kids had the opportunity to earn "POP bucks," with which they could purchase fresh produce from market vendors.
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Conservatives DividedScourge of Lockdown ScepticsNeil O'Brien MP Receives Government Backing
Conservative MP Neil O'Brien.
As the Leader of the House of Commons takes sides over Coronavirus measures, Sam Bright reports on the growing rifts within the ruling party
One of social media's most passionate opponents of anti-lockdown commentators, Conservative MP Neil O'Brien, has received the backing of a senior Government minister – setting the scene for an intense ideological battle on the right of British politics.
Speaking yesterday on his regular podcast with the blog ConservativeHome, Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg expressed admiration for O'Brien.
"People should be held to account for what they say, and I think Neil has done a fantastic job and has influenced the debate by putting the facts forward," he said, adding that, "in an era of fake news, it is important that people challenge news and put the alternative points of view, or correct facts."
Rees-Mogg also said that the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP has been making his arguments forcefully on WhatsApp groups populated by Conservative MPs. "Neil has also been putting very helpful pieces of information on Conservative WhatsApp groups, so that Conservative MPs see the arguments as well," he said.
O'Brien has gained prominence on Twitter in recent weeks, after directing fire at a number of prominent lockdown sceptics, most notably commentator Toby Young and talkRADIO host Julia Hartley-Brewer. He has been particularly assiduous in pointing out the false wisdom of lockdown sceptics early in the Coronavirus pandemic – for example when Young predicted that there would be no second wave of the virus.
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Rees-Mogg's comments seem to imply that he – and by extension the Government – believe that commentators such as Young and Hartley-Brewer have been disseminating half-truths about the COVID-19 pandemic.
This creates a new and potentially complicated fracture between the Government and its media allies. Many influential lockdown-sceptics are derived from a cohort of Brexit fanatics that has championed Boris Johnson's nationalist, Trumpian, anti-'woke' agenda.
Indeed, the European Research Group – the powerful lobby of backbench Brexit fanatics within the Conservatives Party – has now redirected its efforts through the 'COVID Recovery Group', which is generally opposed to Government lockdowns. Losing the support of the right-wing lobbying machine will not help the Prime Minister to stave off the repeated rebellions he is facing from these backbenchers, who have already warned that his leadership is under threat.
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Yet it's worth observing that the Government has similarly been capable of lockdown-scepticism. Repeatedly, when faced with rapidly rising case numbers, the Prime Minister has delayed imposing a lockdown until the final possible moment, instead of acting pre-emptively to suppress the virus – while likewise releasing the lockdown before case numbers have been fully suppressed.
This habitual tardiness arguably led to twice as many deaths as otherwise would have occurred during the first lockdown last spring, according to world-leading epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson.
Indeed, last week, the Government's Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance took a thinly-veiled swipe at ministers, saying that "the lesson is every time you release [lockdown] too quickly you get an upswing", adding that "it's worth remembering Albert Einstein's definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome".
It is also ironic that the Government is now so ardently in favour of lockdowns, when it has flirted with different approaches for the past 11 months. At the beginning of the pandemic, for example, there were active discussions within Government about whether the virus should be allowed to circulate freely among relatively low-risk groups – an approach called 'herd immunity'.
Meanwhile, amid surging COVID-19 cases in the autumn, Johnson invited a number of anti-lockdown scientists to brief him – including Anders Tegnell, the epidemiologist behind Sweden's loose public health restrictions.
In the ConservativeHome podcast, Rees-Mogg acknowledged that while the Swedish model gained popularity in right-wing circles last year, it is now evident that lockdowns are the most effective way of suppressing COVID-19.
If only the Prime Minister had seen the light, before tens of thousands of lives were lost.
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In collaboration with the Berlin-based startup XAIN, Porsche is testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles. The applications tested include locking and unlocking the vehicle via an app, temporary access authorizations, and new business models based on encrypted data logging. The companies claim that this could be developed further to improve autonomous driving functions.
Blockchain is a decentralized protocol for data transactions between business partners. It also forms the basis of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Every change is recorded in chronologically arranged data blocks, making it transparent and tamper-proof. This could hold enormous potential, said Oliver Döring, Financial Strategist at Porsche, "We can use blockchain to transfer data more quickly and securely, giving our customers more peace of mind in the future, whether they are charging, parking, or need to give a third party, such as a parcel delivery agent, temporary access to the vehicle. We translate the innovative technology into direct benefits for the customer."
The services developed on the foundation of blockchain are reportedly fast and secure. The car becomes part of the blockchain, making a direct offline connection possible—that is, without diversion through a server. Taking 1.6 seconds, the process of opening and closing the car via an app is as much as six times faster than before. In addition, efficient cryptographic encryption takes place. This process is designed to ensure that all activities are documented in the blockchain in a way that prevents them from being modified, and can be viewed using an app. For example, access authorizations can be distributed digitally and securely and can be monitored by the vehicle owner at any time. Access also works remotely.
In addition, the technology makes it possible to assign temporary access authorizations for the vehicle, in a secure and efficient manner. A protected connection to vehicle data and functionalities can be established using blockchain. At the same time, it protects communication between participants. Third-party providers can be integrated without the need for additional hardware, simply by using "smart contracts." Smart contracts are automated contracts that trigger transactions upon the occurrence of previously defined conditions. This means that compliance with the contract is ensured through technology. "With this modern technology, we are also fostering our electromobility offensive: ranging from a faster, easier, and safer authentication at the charging station to the payment process," said Uwe Michael, Vice President of Electric/Electronic Systems at Porsche.
Porsche is also working on new business models based on blockchain. Through auditable data logging, the data to be processed is encrypted locally in a distributed blockchain. The user is in control of the data, deciding how to use it depending on the situation. All activities are documented in the blockchain, making deletions transparent. This basis aims to improve the future of autonomous driving with the possibilities of improved functions such as local data being used to obtain regional learning effects, which can be shared securely with other vehicles. The customer can make use of swarm data, which is protected simultaneously.
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The Government's Latest Replies On Bringing To Justice Those Responsible for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity ; Report of Seminar in Parliament on The Question of Genocide Determination; And Recent Parliamentary Interventions on Syria and Iraq
April 30, 2018 May 1, 2018 / David Alton
1.The Government's Latest Replies On Bringing To Justice Those Responsible for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity ; 2 Seminar in Parliament on The Question of Genocide Determination; 3. Recent Parliamentary Interventions
Also see Ewelina Ochab:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2018/04/27/known-genocidaires-and-daesh-foreign-fighters-avoid-prosecutions-in-the-uk/#727a6c1fa76c
And this link to Gregory Stanton's Ten Stages of Genocide http://www.genocidewatch.org/genocide/tenstagesofgenocide.html and Ewelina Ochab on prevention of genocide: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2017/09/02/can-genocide-ever-be-prevented/#65048bb761be
This link to the translation and analysis of the Dutch Government's opinion: https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2018/01/netherlands-joins-un-security-council-shine-light-genocide/ original: https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2017Z18889&did=2017D38861)
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1.The Government's Latest Replies On Bringing To Justice Those Responsible for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL6962):
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the testimony of Rita Habib, a Christian Iraqi woman, published in The Times on 16 April, who was held for three years as a slave by Isis and suffered repeated sexual violence, that her owners included an Iraqi, Saudi Arabians and a Syrian man; and what assistance they are giving to bring the alleged perpetrators to justice. (HL6962)
Tabled on: 17 April 2018
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
The testimony of Rita Habib contained appalling reports of human rights abuses and violations, perpetrated against her by members of Daesh. The UK condemns all such atrocities committed. We welcome the commitments of Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi to protect all Iraqi citizens and to investigate all allegations of human rights abuses and violations and to hold those responsible to account. We will continue to make clear that we expect the Government of Iraq to act on that commitment. We are working with our international partners and the Government of Iraq to ensure that Daesh is held to account for its appalling crimes, including against Christians. The Investigative Team established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379 will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq, and the UK has committed £1 million to the establishment of this team. In March I visited Iraq and launched the UK's Fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, encouraging efforts to hold Daesh to account for its crimes, build support for survivors of sexual violence and end the stigma attached to victims of those crimes. In Syria, over £1.3 million has been allocated through our Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund to support work which collects and documents evidence of war crimes; and builds capacity to investigate sexual and gender based violence cases.
Date and time of answer: 30 Apr 2018 at 12:36.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the establishment of a Regional Tribunal to bring to trial those responsible for genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria modelled on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. (HL6960)
The UK strongly supports efforts to pursue accountability for war crimes in Syria. In December 2016, the UK co-sponsored the General Assembly resolution which established the new UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the most serious crimes under international law committed in Syria. Future prosecutions could be through a referral to the International Criminal Court or by hybrid, specialised or national courts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the view expressed by the then Prime Minister in 2016, speaking about events in Syria and northern Iraq, that "there is a very strong case here for saying that it is genocide, and I hope that it will be portrayed and spoken of as such", what assessment they have made of the extent to which actions taken in those areas constitute genocide. (HL7036)
This question was grouped with the following question(s) for answer:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for ensuring that the perpetrators of crimes such as gross violations of human rights, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity face the prospect of being held to account, and that any final settlement does not include amnesties, in order to deter future genocides and crimes against humanity. (HL7037)
It is UK policy that any determination on whether genocide has occurred is a matter for competent judicial bodies, rather than for governments. The UK is fully committed to the principle that there must be no impunity for the most serious international crimes. We continue to voice our support for this principle, and continue to support the work of the International Criminal Court and the international tribunals to tackle impunity for these crimes.
Lord Keen of Elie, the Attorney General's Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL6857):
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in cases blocked by the UK Courts' extradition of alleged genocidaires to the countries requesting their extradition in order to prosecute them there, whether there has been any consideration of prosecuting those alleged genocidaires in the UK on charges of genocide under the principle of universal jurisdiction; if so, what were the challenges; and what has been done to overcome them. (HL6857)
Lord Keen of Elie:
Before a prosecution can take place, there has to be a police investigation. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no powers to investigate allegations of crime. The war crimes team of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) is responsible for the investigation of all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture. They decide whether an investigation is required and how it should be conducted. SO15 received a request from Rwandan authorities in January 2018 to investigate five individuals in the UK in relation to alleged genocide offences in Rwanda dating from around 1994. SO15 has not launched an investigation as it is currently assessing material provided from Rwandan authorities to determine whether it will be possible to carry out further scoping of the allegations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Crown Prosecution Service has used (1) the International Criminal Court Act 2001, and (2) the Coroner's and Justice Act 2009, on the basis of universal jurisdiction; what were those cases; and what were the offences the individuals were charged and convicted for. (HL6854)
The Crown Prosecution Service has to date not prosecuted any individual on the basis of universal jurisdiction for offences contrary to the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Coroner's and Justice Act 2009.
There have been a small number of prosecutions for international crimes by the CPS, including those of Anthony Sawonuik who was convicted of war crimes from World War II and Faryadi Sarwar Zardad who was convicted of torture and hostage taking as a result of offences committed in Afghanistan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Crown Prosecution Service has charged individuals with the crime of genocide; and how many convictions were ultimately secured. (HL6855)
The Crown Prosecution Service has to date not charged any individual with the crime of genocide.
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2 Seminar in Parliament on The Question of Genocide Determination
Summary of the Parliamentary Event on 20 March 2018
On 20 March 2018, Lord (David) Alton of Liverpool and Fiona Bruce MP hosted an event at the House of Lords on 'The Question of Genocide Determination.' The speakers included Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Barrister and Professor of Law; and Dr Adrian Gallagher, Professor at Leeds University and Research Director at the ECR2P. The attendees have also heard from three remote speakers, Dr Pieter Omtzigt, Member of the Dutch Parliament and Special Rapporteur on Bringing Daesh to Justice; Lars Adaktusson, Swedish MEP; and Dr Simon Adams, Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. The event was co-organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Prevention of Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity in cooperation with Ewelina Ochab, human rights advocate and researcher.
During the event, the speakers scrutinised a bill on genocide determination (the Genocide Determination Bill) tabled by both parliamentarians and considered the UK Government's failure to recognise mass atrocities as genocide. Indeed, the UK Government has a long-standing tradition to leave the question of genocide to the 'international judicial system.' To address this issue, the tabled Genocide Determination Bill identifies the High Court of England and Wales to make a preliminary finding on cases of alleged genocide, and for the subsequent referral by the Secretary of State of such findings to the International Criminal Court or the UN Security Council.
The Genocide Determination Bill would provide for a better response to cases of potential genocide than waiting for the 'international judicial systems.' Once the determination is made, further steps are likely to follow to ensure that the UK Government fulfils its duties under the UN Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Convention on Genocide).
The speakers agreed that the current approach of the UK Government that leaves the question of genocide determination to the 'international judicial systems', irrespective of the delay it causes or irrespective of whether there is any mechanism to consider the question, is flawed and in breach of the UK's obligations under the Convention on Genocide. This approach cannot be justified. The speakers praised the Genocide Determination Bill for being able to address the current failure of the UK Government and to provide for a more expeditious way to respond to such mass atrocities triggering decisive steps.
The event was attended by Parliamentarians, members of civil societies, lawyers, and academics. The attendees engaged in a constrictive debate with the speakers, shared their support for the Genocide Determination Bill and shared their suggestions.
Summary of the presentations
Professor Geoffrey Nice QC
Professor Nice QC shared his experience of working on human rights and international criminal prosecutions for many decades. Professor Nice QC explained the importance of investigating and prosecuting international crimes. As identified by Professor Nice QC, the creation of international tribunals in relation to mass atrocities over the recent decades has established an expectation that such crimes will be prosecuted. This is something we must press for and deliver.
As presented by Professor Nice QC, there is a shortcoming of the international criminal justice process that is excusable, namely, that not every conflict can conceivably be put to a legal determination. There are sometimes no resources, no time, or no will. However, this does not justify inaction.
On the cases of Burma and North Korea, Professor Nice QC explained the failure of the international community to act as a result of the lack of political will. Professor Nice QC stated that what the Genocide Determination Bill could do would be to remove the element of political discretion from the process of genocide determination. He indicated that once the genocide determination is made by the High Court, actions will have to follow, and inaction would not be justified anymore. Professor Nice QC further praised the Genocide Determination Bill for giving the power to individuals to request a case to be considered whether it is genocide or not rather than leaving it with politicians exclusively.
Professor Nice QC explained the legacy of Lemkin in coining the crime of genocide as a separate and different from other crimes, for example, the crimes against humanity. Professor Nice QC argued that it is vital to recognise mass atrocities as genocide and not only as crimes against humanity.
Dr Adrian Gallagher
Dr Gallagher indicated that there are many reasons for recognising genocide: 'From the rights of the victims to the legal duties embodied in the Genocide Convention and the political responsibilities embodied in the 2005 Responsibility to Protect agreement.' He further added that while the legal and moral perception is that genocide is the 'crime of crimes' when the political response fails to acknowledge it, this undermines the legal and moral codes of conduct that underpin international order.
Dr Gallagher stated that the question of determining genocide should be placed in the hands of legal experts and this because of several complexities surrounding the definition of genocide. One of such complexities would be to establish the specific intent required for the crime of genocide.
However, this does not mean that steps should not be made to ensure that a legal determination is made. Dr Gallagher cited the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report from December 2017 that condemned the UK Government for its response concerning the situation of the Rakhine state for a) not conducting its independent legal analysis and b) its lack of clarity and consistency in defining the violence. Dr Gallagher noted that the UK Government responded that the FCO was not a judicial authority and is not qualified to make this determination. Dr Gallagher confirmed that the Government does not have the judicial authority and legal expertise to determine when crimes such as genocide are taking place. Dr Gallagher commended that the Genocide Determination Bill could address this shortfall.
Dr Gallagher considered who was the right authority to make the genocide determination. In response to the FASC report, a Minister stated that no legal analysis had been conducted because the rightful authority was the United Nations and the International Criminal Court. Dr Gallagher explained that while the UN carries a lot of political authority, this does not necessarily mean the legal authority that is required. And so, in the case of Myanmar, the UN Special Envoy on Myanmar stated that he would refrain from calling it genocide until a credible international tribunal or court had weighed the evidence.
Dr Gallagher indicated that, in his opinion, Commissions of Inquiry, as established by the UN Security Council or the UN Human Rights Council, are best placed for this type of work. Dr Gallagher cited the case of the Daesh atrocities against the Yazidis that was considered by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and concluded that the ethno-religious group was subjected to genocide by Daesh. As explained by Dr Gallagher, Canada initially resisted calling the atrocities as genocide, however, changed its position in light of the opinion of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
Dr Gallagher further considered the work of the Commission of Inquiry on Darfur that was not able to conclude that genocide was being perpetrated but recommended referral of the situation to the ICC. Dr Gallagher indicated that there is a benefit in placing the determination of genocide in the hands of lawyers, namely, that the process becomes apolitical. This means that political considerations like for example the national interest would not be of concern. Nonetheless, the steps taken after the genocide determination would be still subject to political discretion.
Dr Pieter Omtzigt MP
Dr Pieter Omtzigt MP shared his experience of working on the issue of Daesh genocide at the Council of Europe and the Dutch Parliament. Omtzigt MP was the leading force behind the Council of Europe resolution recognising the Daesh atrocities as genocide, the first such international determination. Omtzigt MP then became the rapporteur on 'prosecuting and punishing crimes against humanity or possible.
Omtzigt MP indicated that similarly as in the UK, the Dutch government and parliament did not want to deal with the determination of genocide leaving it for the 'international judicial systems.' Contrary to the UK, the Dutch government requested an opinion of experts dealing with two questions, 1) whether politicians can make the genocide determination, and 2) whether the atrocities perpetrated by Daesh against religious minorities in Syria and Iraq amount to genocide of expert opinions on the topic. Based on the received legal advice of experts, in December 2017, the Dutch government confirmed that politicians could make the genocide determination if supported by robust inquiry and legal opinion, and that there was sufficient evidence to conclude that Daesh was most likely committing genocide against religious minorities.
Omtzigt MP further raised the issue of prosecuting Daesh foreign fighters, whether by international ad hoc tribunals or the ICC. Omtzigt MP considered that despite the challenges surrounding such international prosecutions, those must be undertaken. Furthermore, as explained by Omtzigt MP, many of the so-called Daesh foreign fighters have already returned to their home countries, including over 425 British Daesh foreign fighters, but not many of them have been prosecuted for their involvement or complicity in crimes in Syria, Iraq or elsewhere. Omtzigt MP confirmed that having conducted an inquiry into the prosecution of Daesh foreign fighters in Council of Europe member states, states have been failing to prosecute Daesh foreign fighter returnees across the board.
Lars Adaktusson MEP
Adaktusson MEP indicated that Sweden currently joins the United Kingdom in the UN Security Council, and hence both countries, have the opportunity to pave the way for reconciliation and justice. Adaktusson MEP identified that this could be done through cooperation with the Netherlands, which is already working to make this happen, by submitting a concrete proposal to the UN Security Council seeking to establish an international tribunal where Daesh perpetrators of the genocide can be prosecuted.
Adaktusson MEP stated that during his several trips to Iraq, Syria and the broader Middle East, he has met with ordinary people, displaced persons, political representatives and Christian leaders. This is also why he understands the need for a comprehensive response to the issue.
3. Recent Parliamentary Interventions
To: ALTON OF LIVERPOOL, Lord
Subject: Today's Statement in Parliament on Syria
Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB)
My Lords, in the snake pit of competing interests and proxy wars in Syria, it will have been of little comfort, as the noble Lord said a few moments ago, to hear the words "Mission accomplished", certainly for the relatives of some 400,000 people who have died and the 12 million displaced in Syria. I too would welcome more from the noble Baroness about what diplomatic action we are going to take to try to bring a conclusion to this terrible conflict.
I would also like to return to what she said about the veto that has been used in the Security Council and the accountability to which people will be held, whether they are responsible for genocidal crimes against humanity, in the case of Daesh, or for chemical weapons being used, in the case of the Syrian regime. What are we doing to create new mechanisms, such as the establishment of a regional court, the creation of which does not need a decision to be taken by the Security Council, and which could be established by the United States, France, the UK and our allies so that those who have been responsible for these depredations will be brought to justice? Surely what marks us out from people like Assad or, for that matter, Daesh, is our belief in the upholding of the rule of law.
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
I entirely agree with the noble Lord's sentiment. Russia has used its veto six times on the topic of chemical weapons use in Syria since 2017, including, as I mentioned, the recent veto of the draft resolution which would have established an independent investigation. Of course, we have used other mechanisms. Through the EU, we have brought sanctions against those involved in the use of chemical weapons in Syria, and we will continue to try to work through international bodies to ensure that those who commit these heinous crimes are brought to justice.
Maundy Thursday House of Lords Debate on Syria: A modern day Calvary ….
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My Lords, I begin by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, who has been a friend for more than 40 years, for securing this timely and important debate today and for the compassionate and consistent way in which he has championed the cause of the Syrian people. It is a privilege to follow so many moving and powerful speeches.
In September 1980, during my first visit to Syria, I met Hafiz al-Assad, the Syrian President from 1971 to 2000, and father of Bashar al-Assad. The meeting took place on the day on which the eight-year Iran-Iraq war began—a forgotten conflict that claimed the lives of more than 1 million people.
Since then, through wars and proxy wars from Iraq to Yemen and through the emergence of barbaric militias and violent ideologies, the region has been convulsed and disfigured by an orgy of unspeakable violence, and those responsible have believed that they will never be held to account.
For eight long years now, as we have heard, Syria has been ravaged, with an estimated 500,000 fatalities, of whom 200,000 are thought to be children. In his moving remarks, the right reverend Prelate told us that we should never give up on hope. He is, of course, right. The one thing left in Pandora's box was hope.
The practical situation on the ground is this. Since 2011, this war has left more than 13 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, 6.5 million internally displaced and another 5 million clinging to life as refugees in camps and countries far away from their homeland, mostly in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. From Aleppo to Damascus, from Eastern Ghouta and Homs to Palmyra, and now in Afrin, we have watched as internal and external forces have reduced homes, hospitals, schools and communities to rubble. In particular, we have seen appalling depredations committed by ISIS and, subsequently, hundreds of Islamic State fighters fleeing Raqqa, once the group's de facto capital, but their dispersal does not represent defeat for an ideology that continues to preach hatred and to practise genocide.
As Ministers have conceded, in 2013 the United Kingdom lost its ability to shape events, with Iran rapidly filling that void, followed by Russia in 2015. With Turkey's intervention in 2018 in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, as we heard, a further 98,000 people have been displaced. Last week, Christian Aid, in a report issued to Members of your Lordships' House said that there have been widespread reports of arbitrary arrests, threats of violence and looting of civilian property by the Free Syrian Army—a group the United Kingdom Government have previously told us that they support.
The consequences for Syria have been lethal for millions of people, not least in the slaughter of the region's minorities. On Monday, I attended the opening of a poignant exhibition being staged here in Parliament highlighting the genocide against the Yazidis, who have been subjected to nauseating obscenity and barbarism, rape, enslavement and murder. Nearly 10,000 Yazidis are believed to have been killed or captured by ISIS, with more than 3,000 Yazidi girls and women believed to be currently enslaved in Syria. Christians have also experienced a genocide that began with the Armenians at the beginning of the 20th century and continues to this day.
The predators change but the existential threat to the minorities has not.
The Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo says that two-thirds of Syrian Christians have either been killed or driven away from his country.
I serve as a pro bono member of the board of the charity Aid to the Church in Need, and have been deeply moved by the accounts of many who have given evidence to the charity. The suffering that they have experienced was described last night at a Passiontide Wednesday service at St Patrick's, Soho. One of those who has given evidence told me the story of a Christian family: a mother and 12 year-old daughter which were raped by ISIS militants, leading the father, who was forced to watch, to commit suicide. One refugee described how she witnessed ISIS crucify her husband on the door to their home.
On 23 July 2014, I wrote in an opinion piece in the Times that,
"the world must wake up urgently to the plight of the ancient churches throughout the region who are faced with the threat of mass murder and mass displacement".
But as Yazidis fled to Mount Sinjar and Christians fled for their lives, the world chose not to wake up and the genocide continued. A 16 year-old Yazidi girl, Ekhlas, subsequently met parliamentarians, including myself, and described crucifixions, beheadings, systematic rape and mass graves.
Following the failure of your Lordships to pass an amendment laid before the House on 20 April 2016 by myself, my noble friend Lady Cox and the noble Baronesses, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws and Lady Nicholson, the House of Commons subsequently unanimously approved a Motion tabled by Fiona Bruce MP describing the existential slaughter of these minorities as a genocide and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. It is on this question of justice—about which I wrote to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, and copied the letter to the noble Lord, Lord Bates, on Tuesday of this week—that I want to concentrate the remainder of my remarks.
In 2016, David Cameron said,
"there is a very strong case here for saying that it is genocide, and I hope that it will be portrayed and spoken of as such".—[Official Report, Commons, 4/6/16; col. 168.]
However, the Foreign Office has declined to do so and refused to act on that vote. This has made us derelict in our obligations under the 1948 convention on genocide, which places on us as a signatory a duty to prevent, to protect and to punish. It is the word genocide that could have changed the fate of the nameless thousands of victims and survivors of mass atrocities in Syria and Iraq.
Gregory Stanton, research professor in genocide studies and prevention at George Mason University, conducted a study on the perception and effects of determining genocidal atrocities using the words of "ethnic cleansing" or "genocide". The results of the study revealed that:
"It was not until the term 'genocide' was applied to the crimes, that force was used to stop them … When the term 'genocide' is used to describe crimes against humanity, use of force is possible. When the crimes are only called 'ethnic cleansing' or 'crimes against humanity', it is a sure indicator of lack of political will to take forceful action to stop them".
"Genocide" is a word that makes so much difference.
Only by recognising the mass atrocities committed as genocide will victims be able to receive an adequate level of justice. Furthermore, the recognition of genocide matters for their humanitarian assistance, justice and much more besides.
The Minister will be aware of the impact that the current policies have had on issues such as, for example, asylum. Less than 1% of those allowed into the UK under the Syrian vulnerable persons scheme come from the groups that I have described as affected by genocide. Everyone affected by war suffers, but either genocide is a crime above all crimes or it is not. Labelling victims simply as "religious groups" is also, in terms of the implementation of things such as asylum policies, a form of reverse discrimination.
In addition to the failure to determine the ISIS atrocities perpetrated against religious minorities in Syria and Iraq as genocide, the atrocities perpetrated by other actors within the regime also have genocidal traits, such as the use of chemical weapons and the intentional starvation of the population. They are most certainly war crimes and crimes against humanity. But what links all these atrocities is a culture of impunity. Do we have the will or the capacity to hold those responsible to account and to bring them to justice? That is the central question. Genocide is the crime above all crimes, and it must be our starting point in upholding internationally agreed law and in determining our priorities in all areas of public policy.
The case of the ISIS genocide against these minorities is a simple one.
Daesh fighters have been systematically perpetrating mass atrocities, including killing members of religious groups such as Yazidis, Christians, Shia Muslims and others, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of these groups, deliberately imposing conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part.
Intent does not have to be inferred from these atrocities. Daesh has been expressing this genocidal intent through social media and in its recruitment and propaganda newsletters and videos.
The crucifixion and death of one young man was boastfully posted on the internet. He was crucified for wearing a cross. From the same town local girls were taken as sex slaves. ISIS returned their body parts to the front door of their parents' homes with a videotape of them being raped.
The UK Government cannot justify hiding behind the long-standing legacy of genocide denial. Ministers say, "It is clearly a matter for judicial authorities to determine whether a genocide has taken place", and then fail to put in place a mechanism for doing that. They say, "Perpetrators will pay the price". They have talked about "the long arm of justice" and give the example of Srebrenica, where 8,000 Bosnian men and youths were massacred.
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, who worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia between 1998 and 2006 and led the prosecution of Slobodan Milošević, spoke at a colloquium on genocide which I convened in your Lordships' House last week. As Sir Geoffrey made clear, a trial of genocide is not easy, as is clear from the case of Ratko Mladić which, for reasons I shall give, was a surprising choice for the Government to cite.
What options do the Government have in seeking to justify their position for leaving genocidal determination to the international judicial system?
There is the International Criminal Court but vetoes and hostility by key members of the Security Council sadly make it unlikely that the ICC would be a realistic mechanism to deal with these events.
Another mechanism might be something like the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, whose role the Government regularly now cite. But, to be clear, the ICTY was an ad hoc tribunal with a limited jurisdiction. The court was established after a commission of experts, established by the UN Security Council, determined in its interim report that "ethnic cleanings" were perpetrated. This was before it prepared a final report confirming that genocide and other mass atrocities had been perpetrated. This determination of genocide by the commission of experts was the key to establishing the ad hoc tribunal and ensuring that the perpetrators were brought to justice.
It was the interim determination by the commission of experts and not the ICTY's final judgment that was the first and most important step towards justice.
This point needs to be fully understood. If there is no special ad hoc tribunal or no existing court capable of making an adjudication, there will be no consideration of the atrocities that would result in a final judgment acceptable to the UK Government.
Secondly, as Gladstone once observed, justice delayed can be justice denied.
The noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, confirmed in a reply to me last week that Mladić was arrested 16 years after he was charged and convicted only in November 2017—two decades after his genocidal atrocities had taken place.
If a perpetrator is never charged with genocide, he will not be convicted of genocide, so the UK Government will not gain the final judgment necessary to make a genocidal determination.
I have never argued that the UK Government should undertake the role of being a court to make the final determination. But they can make a qualified determination, subject to evidence and final judgment.
It is the interim determination of genocide that can trigger further steps, as in case of the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and elsewhere.
This is precisely the approach taken by the Dutch Government, now temporary members of the Security Council, and it is in the provisions of my Private Member's Bill before your Lordships' House.
Under the genocide convention, the Government have a duty in law to act, and act they must.
Syria desperately needs an end to violations against the civilian population, including summary executions, hostage-taking, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and sexual violence.
It needs the release of children, women, the elderly and the disabled from detention centres.
It needs an end to siege tactics, to ensure that there is immediate and timely access to, and provision of, humanitarian assistance. One day it will need both the right to return and protection.
If ever future genocides and crimes against humanity are contemplated, the world needs to see that perpetrators of such crimes will be held to account and that any final settlement will not include amnesties for gross violations of human rights, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
All those who have suffered in Syria's bloodletting deserve nothing less.
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Rearch for transforming Torun into a publishing collective
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Pouvez-vous expliquer comment cette bourse a contribué à la réalisation de vos projets d'échanges artistiques et/ou de développement culturel local et/ou de promotion de la diversité culturelle ?
The travel that was supported by Cimetta gave me the opportunity to attend Polycopies; a book fair that took place in Paris during Paris Photo. In addition to that; me and an other artist from Turkey, Görkem Ergün, who has also recently made a book dummy, both of us were invited to make a presentation in Brussels in Recycle Art in the event series called Extra Fort. The first part of the travel was in Brussels, on 2nd of November we presented our photographic works, and shared our books with the people who participated our presentation. I had the chance to talk about my work, sold my book and saw people's reactions, answered their questions. The second part of the travel was in Paris. Polycopies is a book fair bringing together publishers and the people who are interested in photobooks. Between 8th and 11th of November, we presented our books on a table in the fair along with other Turkish artists. In the fair there were a great diversity of publishers such as developed and experienced publishers from Europe, book shops from Germany and Belgium which concentrates on self-published and independent books and also initiatives from Greece, Romania, Russia and Peru. During the fair I had the chance to analyze a great diversity of book making in means of artistic approach and also its relation to the technical and economic conditions that the production takes place. The publishers from the countries which share a similar economic and political conditions like Turkey were inspiring in means of how production cooperated with the conditions they are in. I had the chance to examine some book examples that were inspiring for our future books in the sense that technical quality was not embracing technology (a top quality printing) but had a quality with its relation to the existing materials and the texnhiques . Meeting distributers and bookshops from Europe that concentrate on self-published and independent books also created a new possibility of distribution for the books that we will make in the future. I had the chance to inform them about our future plans, show them our existing books, and talk about possible cooperation. I have realized that there was a great interest for the works coming from Turkey. This interest was encouraging for the sustainability of our project, which promised an income that I wouldn't estimate otherwise for the books to be published.
Qu'apportent l'échange, les réseaux et les contacts à l'international pour le développement de votre activité artistique ou culturelle ?
Torun in the past years played an important role in developing an independent art scene in Ankara. When it started a very strong inspiration came to us from Cyprus, a group of artists having their own space and sharing art there had significance on finding a space for our own. They had similar problems and have created a solution, and it was encouraging for that time. Meeting people who have similar struggles in different conditions, and understanding their approaches, seeing the solutions they bring to problems feel always fresh and inspiring. In addition to that creating a network from all around the world with people who are like minded, create a great resistance against the invasion of capitalism over international culture. By meeting people who struggle against it, and creating a network through them, encourages us in doing what we do without being isolated. This exchange also opens us up to a more dynamic economy in order to sustain what we do in local.
Pouvez vous élaborer sur l'apprentissage et les connaissances que vous avez obtenu / partagé à travers cette expérience ?
I had unique encounters. There were conversations that still echo, that reminds me how poor we are in the matter of understanding each other, how clichés and prejudgments in the dress of comprehension, are working before us, but still it is possible to talk through and over them, and reach a moment of understanding. I remember a moment when a book on our table, was interpreted as a part of the Anders Petersen effect on Turkish photography; which is a very easily pronounced cliché, we had a talk of 2 hours, I told him the story of how Anders Petersen influenced some young photographers, and what it was about, and how it then was translated to local, how other photographers got a position sometimes critical sometimes just distant to it. I had the chance to listen the conversations that took place in the tables beside ours. One German young publisher had an average of 5 sentences for each book that he kept on repeating. I respected his ability, but also realized that it would be never possible any book at our table. There was another table on the left, it was a big label made its move using design towards photography, I had the chance to meet the photographers who cooperated with the designer, the conversation with them was out of time and space, I had the chance to talk with the sales person of the publishing house, he was a black guy, that we couldn't dance that time, but sure we will when we meet the next. But the designer was never there, the designer was in the bigger fair, Paris Photo, was somewhere else more important. So the books from the beginning were giving me a feeling of distance, just as the designer remain absent during the whole 4 days of the Polycopies. In Void's table (Greek initiative that I have mentioned before) I have seen books that were very impressive in the sense that the production was low budget but the quality of the relation between the content and the design was really good. The contents were most of the time provocative and the design was simple but impressive. It has been one of the biggest inspirations that I have encountered during Polycopies. I have met an old friend, one of the ex-organizers of Joop Swart Masterclass – World Press Photo; a prestigious event that I had the chance to attended in 2012. I have tried to be a part of it for 5 years (being nominated but not being selected) and being the first Turkish to be selected was like a dream. On the contrary the experience became horrifying after realizing that there was great manipulation of truth, and an abuse of the efforts of the artists, and more over there was a silent agreement upon this even by the photographers in the sake of their career. It is not necessary to go in detail, but when I had the chance to see Rebecca, I had to chance to discuss this with her, a person from the institution was also sharing the same feelings with me. That was a relief in means of the depressed feelings that remained from those years. And I can say an anger which from time to time reappeared has settled down after that exchange.
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How to Watch the Premier League Without Cable
The English Premier League is the world's best club soccer league. From August to May, Premier League matchdays feature the best players in the world battling it out on the pitch, fighting for the title and against relegation on club soccer's biggest stage. The action is aired on television here in the United States, but if you don't have cable or satellite, you might be frustrated by your inability to catch the big games. Never fear: we're here to show you how to watch the Premier League without cable. Below, we'll lay out ways that you can watch Premier League matches free in the United States (and yes, we mean legally), as well as ways to watch the Premier League online, including streaming via Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Chromecast devices, to name just a few.
What Channel is the Premier League On?
In the United States, NBC has the English-language rights to the Premier League. Since we plan to find a way to watch the Premier League live, we're looking for ways to watch the channels that NBC airs Premier League games on. Most notably, those include NBC (which is NBC's flagship channel, of course) and NBCSN (which is NBC's sports-specific channel). It's also worth noting that NBC pushes some games to other NBC sister channels from time to time, so you may want to look for MSNBC and CNBC in your Premier League streaming solution as well. We'll be sure to cover all the details in our guide below.
How to Watch the Premier League Online and Over the Air Without Cable
Our goal is to watch the Premier League without cable. To that end, we'll need to find a way to watch NBC and NBCSN without cable (and it wouldn't hurt to grab MSNBC and CNBC, too). So how can we do this?
Longtime readers already know what we'll say next. There are two broad categories of ways to watch TV without cable: free over-the-air TV and live TV streaming services (also called "skinny bundles").
We'll give free over-the-air TV its own subheading on the list below, but our skinny bundle options are numerous. So, rather than repeat ourselves a bunch of times, let's take a moment here to explain what, exactly, a skinny bundle is and how it works.
A skinny bundle is a live TV streaming service, which is exactly what it sounds like. Live TV streaming services give us access to live TV, and they offer a multichannel format that is just like the one used by cable and satellite services. You'll be able to flip around from channel to channel, and the networks that you'll get will be familar – expect to see channels like AMC, HGTV, TBS, and, yes, NBC and NBCSN (the specific channels will vary by service, of course, which is why we're listing the particular skinny bundles you can use to watch the Premier League without cable right below this section). Skinny bundles are pay TV services, so – as with cable and satellite – you'll have to pony up some dough to get that sweet, sweet live TV. The good news is that skinny bundles are significantly cheaper than their pricey cable counterparts.
Since skinny bundles stream online, they have a lot of competition – there are no regional infrastructure-driven monopolies like there are with cable. That's why skinny bundles innovate and lower prices. It's why skinny bundles will let you get a slimmed-down, just-the-hits channel package (hence the term "skinny bundle"), while cable will try to force you to pay for hundreds of channels you don't use. Cord cutting isn't about avoiding pay TV: it's about improving it, and that's why skinny bundle solutions are so exciting for us.
Below, we'll list the skinny bundles that will help you watch Premier League games online. We'll also go over free over-the-air TV, which is the best way to watch the Premier League free – no cable required.
DirecTV Now offers a few different bundles, some of which are a whole lot "skinnier" than others. The smallest bundle — which will soon cost $40 per month — is all you'll need in order to get you hands on NBC and NBCSN and enjoy all of the Premier League action you want. Since NBC's affiliates are owned by all different companies, though, your mileage will vary with that channel: local NBC broadcasts are available in select markets only. Check out DirecTV Now's website for more information, or just sign up for the service's free trial offer to see what you have access to. MSNBC and CNBC are included in all of DirecTV Now's bundles, too.
fuboTV was built with soccer fans in mind – in fact, before rebooting a couple years ago, fuboTV was designed to include soccer-focused channels exclusively. The selection is a bit more democratic now, but the stuff you'll get from "fubo" ($44.99 per month) and "fubo Extra" ($49.99 per month) still trends soccer-friendly. NBC and NBCSN are both included in both packages (note that live NBC feeds are available in select markets only), as are MSNBC and CNBC, so you can choose whichever one you'd like and watch the Premier League – no cable required. Click the link below and sign up for fuboTV's free trial offer.
Hulu with Live TV keeps things simple: there's just one bundle to worry about here, and it costs $39.99 per month. That's all very typical, and so is the inclusion of NBC (select markets) and NBCSN (plus MSNBC and CNBC), which makes it a breeze to watch Premier League games online using any of Hulu with Live TV's awesome apps. Hulu with Live TV also includes access to Hulu's robust on-demand library. Check out the service for free by trying it on a trial basis.
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PlayStation Vue features a few different tiers of service. The cheapest package is the $39.99-per-month "Access," which includes both NBC (select markets) and NBCSN. As you'd expect, you're free to climb the price ladder — the larger bundles all include NBC and NBCSN, too. MSNBC and CNBC are also both included in all of PlayStation Vue's bundle options. PlayStation Vue has a nice cloud DVR feature and some other perks, not to mention a free trial offer that you can check out risk-free.
Try PlayStation Vue for free
Sling TV is designed to allow you to build your own skinny bundle. After starting with a base package or two, you can tack on "Extras" to build the soccer-specific streaming service of your dreams without having to pay for a bunch of obscure non-sports channels you don't want. You'll find NBC (select markets) and NBCSN in the "Sling Blue" base package, which costs $25 per month. More soccer awaits in "Sling Orange" ($25 per month, or pair it with Sling Blue for a total of $40 per month), Sports Extra ($5 per month), and other bundles. Customize your bundle and try it out for free by clicking the link below and taking advantage of Sling TV's free trial offer.
Try Sling TV for free
YouTube TV is Google's skinny bundle service. It costs $40 per month and features all the channels we're craving for our Premier League coverage: you'll get NBC (select markets), NBCSN, MSNBC, and CNBC. YouTube TV features an unlimited cloud DVR feature and a ton of great content discovery features. To sign up for YouTube TV's free trial offer, click the link below.
Try YouTube TV for free
Free Over-the-Air TV
Free over-the-air TV is a powerful tool for cord cutters. It also happens to be a great way to watch Premier League games free. See, broadcast channels send their content out over the air for free. And since NBC is a broadcast channel, there's a good chance that your local NBC affiliate is pumping out free TV over the air as you read this. Grab an antenna and take advantage! Free over-the-air TV is your ticket for free Premier League games live.
You can even convert OTA TV into streamable content. Just use an OTA DVR like Tablo or the OTA features of a media server app like Plex. With the right setup, you can stream Premier League games free legally.
Keep in mind that free OTA TV is a great way to get every Premier League game that airs on NBC, but that it won't work for games on NBCSN. NBCSN is a network channel, not a broadcast channel, so you'll have to go with a skinny bundle for that. Same goes for MSNBC and CNBC, unfortunately.
Check out free over-the-air TV
Can I watch the Premier League on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Chromecast?
If you're a big Premier League fan, then you probably want to watch your games all of the time and on the best screens possible. You want to be able to stream Premier League matches on your big-screen TV using Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and other platforms. You want to be able to watch on the go on your iOS and Android mobile devices. So can you?
Yes, you sure can.
You can watch Premier League games without cable on Roku using the apps for DirecTV Now, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
Fire TV has apps for DirecTV Now, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, and Sling TV.
Apple TV fans, the whole gang supports you: DirecTV Now, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
Chromecast has full support, too – it works with DirecTV Now, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV work on Android TV devices.
All of our skinny bundles listed above – DirecTV Now, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV – work on iOS and Android mobile devices.
Even Xbox is in on the game, with apps for Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV. PlayStation owners can use PlayStation Vue.


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The English Foxhound was originally bred as a pack hound, to trail foxes and to run with horses.
The breed is very social and tolerant, enjoys human companionship, it is on average 21 to 25 inches tall to the withers and weighs in at 65 to 75 pounds. The skull is wide, the muzzle is long, legs are muscular, straight-boned, and the paws are round.
It is very energetic, plenty of exercise and plenty of space to run are essential.
The breed dates from the latter half of the sixteenth century.


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        this.stream = stream;
        this.defaultFilter = postTransformFilter;
        root = nextRecordTag = new SlxRecord("<record level=\"root\">");
        cssCleaner = new CssClassCleaner();
        objectResolver = new ObjectResolver(root);
    }

    public SlxRecordReader(ISlxTokenReader stream) throws InvalidMarkupException {
        this(stream, null);
    }

    /**
     * Reads a folio flat file into an SlxRecord stream
     *
     * @param f
     * @throws InvalidMarkupException
     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException
     * @throws FileNotFoundException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public SlxRecordReader(File f) throws InvalidMarkupException, UnsupportedEncodingException, FileNotFoundException, IOException {
        this(new SlxTranslatingReader(new FolioTokenReader(f)), null);
    }

    private ISlxTokenReader stream = null;
    private ISlxTokenWriter defaultFilter = null;

    private SlxRecord root = null;
    private CssClassCleaner cssCleaner = null;
    private ObjectResolver objectResolver = null;

    /**
     * Points to the last parsed record that has a level indicator. This can be used to determine the next record's parent.
     */
    private SlxRecord lastLevelRecord = null;
    /**
     * Points to the record token that was encountered on the last read(), and terminated it.
     */
    private SlxRecord nextRecordTag = null;

    public boolean silent;

    /**
     * Returns a reference to the CssClassCleaner in use.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public CssClassCleaner getCssCleaner() {
        return cssCleaner;
    }

    public ObjectResolver getObjectResolver() {
        return objectResolver;
    }
    /**
     * Saves the CSS mapping to the root.
     * @throws InvalidMarkupException
     */
    //public void saveCssTable() throws InvalidMarkupException{
    // 	cssCleaner.saveTo(root);
    //}

    /**
     * Returns the next record. The first call to read() will return the root record, which contains the infobase-level data and is parent to all records.
     *
     * @return
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public SlxRecord read() throws IOException, InvalidMarkupException {
        return read(null);
    }

    public void close() throws IOException {
        stream.close();
        stream = null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the next record. The first call to read() will return the root record, which contains the infobase-level data and is parent to all records.
     *
     * @return
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public SlxRecord read(ISlxTokenWriter postTransformFilter) throws IOException, InvalidMarkupException {
        SlxRecord r = nextRecordTag;
        nextRecordTag = null;

        if (r == null)
            return null; //No record tag was found last read(), or no root node was defined in the constructor

        //Transforms the 'translated' Slx token stream into a valid Slx token stream. There isn't a 1-1 correlation, so it may write any number of tokens into
        //the specified record when .write(SlxToken) is called. Or it may write none, and simply modify previous tokens.
        if (postTransformFilter == null) {
            if (defaultFilter != null) {
                postTransformFilter = defaultFilter;
            } else {
                postTransformFilter = r;
            }
        }
        postTransformFilter.setUnderlyingWriter(r);

        //Transformer
        SlxTransformer transformer = new SlxTransformer(postTransformFilter, r);

        //Read folio tokens one-by-one
        while (stream.canRead()) {
            SlxToken ft = stream.read();
            //Stop when we hit the next record
            if (ft != null && ft.matches("record")) {
                //Store for next read() call
                this.nextRecordTag = new SlxRecord(ft);

                break;
            }
            if (ft != null)
                transformer.write(ft);
        }

        //Fix identifiers such as class, jumpdestination, and name. Note! This cannot be done during transformation, since <p> tags only receive their class attribute after they are already written.
        //Css cleaning layer.
        //Resolve object tags

        if (r == root) {
            cssCleaner.processRootRecord(r);

        } else {
            //Fixed indexing bug Feb. 2. Running cssCleaner twice on the def was corrupting the tables.
            cssCleaner.process(r);
            for (SlxToken t : r.getTokens()) {
                cssCleaner.process(t); //Fix CSS classes
                objectResolver.fixToken(t); //Fix object tags - resolve using infobase definition.
            }
        }

        //Set default 'class'
        if (r.get("class") == null) r.set("class", "NormalLevel");

        //LV (level) tags can appear anywhere in the record, so calculateParent() must be called after the record has been parsed through the FolioSlxTransformer
        r.calculateParent(lastLevelRecord, true);
        r.ghostPairsGenerated = true;

        //Store last level record for heirarchy calculations
        if (r.isLevelRecord()) lastLevelRecord = r;

        //HACK - doesn't handled undefined styles... Re-asses this.
        if ("root".equalsIgnoreCase(r.get("level"))) {

            cssCleaner.saveTo(r);
        }
        //Must be called after cssCleaner.saveTo(), since the mapping tags cannot be written outside the record node.
        transformer.endRecord(true);
        transformer.verifyDone();

        return r;
    }

}

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Statistics Released for New Year's Holiday DUII Arrests in Oregon
Location: State of Oregon Statistics
Names: Hadley Anne Alger, Collin Runnels, Anne Pendleton
Note: The reported fatality statistic may change if other information is received later by Oregon law enforcement agencies.
This year's 78-hour New Year's Holiday reporting period began at 6:00pm December 30 and ended at 11:59pm January 2, 2011 compared to last year's reporting period of 102 hours.
The Oregon Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) indicated that one person died on Oregon roadways during the New Year's Holiday reporting period. Oregon State Police (OSP) also reported more DUII arrests during the shorter 78-hour reporting period this year than last year's 102-hour period.
The only confirmed fatal traffic crash occurred January 2, 2011 at about 11:47 a.m. when Hadley Anne Alger, age 65 of Chico, California, lost control of her vehicle on Highway 97 near milepost 218 and crashed into a pickup being driven by Collin Runnels, age 24 of Klamath Falls. Although Runnels was treated for non life-threatening injuries, his passenger, Anne Pendleton, age 24 and also of Klamath Falls, underwent emergency surgery and was reported in serious condition.
Ms. Alger, who had been returning from a vacation to visit a relative in Bend, died at the scene.
During last year's holiday period there were no traffic fatalities in Oregon. According to FARS, an average of 5 traffic fatalities have occurred each year over the New Year's Holiday period during the last ten years.
Preliminary DUII enforcement statistics reported by OSP troopers indicates that 79 drivers were arrested for DUII, up from the 70 DUII arrests reported during last year's New Year's Holiday period. More than half of the DUII arrests (43) happened on January 1st between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. Oregon State Police offices reporting 3 or more DUII arrests were:
Springfield Area Command – 15 DUII arrests
Coos Bay Area Command – 8 DUII arrests
Portland Area Command – 7 DUII arrests
Central Point Area Command – 6 DUII arrests
Salem Area Command – 4 DUII arrests
Astoria Area Command – 4 DUII arrests
The Dalles Area Command – 3 DUII arrests
Gold Beach Work Site – 3 DUII arrests
Grants Pass Work Site – 3 DUII arrests
John Day Work Site – 3 DUII arrests
Klamath Falls Area Command – 3 DUII arrests
La Grande Area Command – 3 DUII arrests
Filed under Drunk Driving and DUI
Alcohol – more time limits
How to Prevent Drinking and Driving this New Year's Eve
Safety Tips to Avoid Drunk Driving Accidents this Holiday Season
The Effects of Drugged Driving


Three-quarters of children in Hertfordshire have been offered a place at their preferred secondary or upper schools for 2018-19.
Of the 14,175 children who applied this year, 13,384 - or 94.4 per cent - have a place at a preferred school.
And 11,081 children (78.1 per cent) gained a place at their first ranked school.
Most parents and carers in Herts will be able to find out the place their child has been allocated this afternoon (Thursday, March 1).
Terry Douris, cabinet member for education, libraries and localism, said: "This year 99 per cent of applications were made online, enabling applicant's immediate access their account information with an email function for direct updates.
Applicants who have not been offered their first preference school will automatically be placed on the continuing interest list for any Hertfordshire schools named higher on the application form than the school offered.
School places must be accepted by March 15. This is also the last date to 'opt out' of continuing interest. The deadline to submit an appeal is 4pm on March 29.