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AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he will talk with his commanders in the coming days to identify additional ways the U.S. can intensify the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including more airstrikes, cyberattacks and American troops on the ground….
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A German television station is pledging its full support to comedian Jan Boehmermann in any legal proceeding brought against him for mocking Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The head of Germany's ZDF television made the pledge Saturday, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that her government would grant a Turkish request for prosecution of the comedian. She added that it is up to the courts to decide his guilt or innocence. ZDF chief Thomas Bellut told the…
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U.K. Spy Chief Apologizes for Agencys Past Anti-Gay Prejudice
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(LONDON) — The head of Britain's digital espionage agency has apologized for the organization's historic prejudice against homosexuals, saying it failed to learn from the treatment of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing.
In a rare public speech, GCHQ chief Robert Hannigan told a gathering organized by the rights group Stonewall that the agency's ban on homosexuals had caused long-lasting psychological damage to many and hurt the agency because talented people were excluded from working there.
"The fact that it was common practice for decades reflected the intolerance of the times and the pressures of the Cold War, but it does not make it any less wrong and we should apologize for it," Hannigan said Friday at the conference organized by Stonewall, which campaigns for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
The speech offered a poignant tribute to Turing, the gay computer science pioneer and architect of the effort to crack Nazi Germany's Enigma cipher. Turing was convicted of indecency in 1952 and stripped of his security clearance. He later committed suicide.
A 2014 film about Turing, "The Imitation Game" starring Benedict Cumberbatch, brought his story to a new generation. At GCHQ, Turing is now seen as a genius— "a problem-solver who was not afraid to think differently and radically," Hannigan said.
It was partly to honor Turing that the agency's headquarters was lit up during a global celebration of gender and sexual diversity last year.
"It was also kind of an act of atonement — for the lost opportunity of his early death," Hannigan said. "Who knows what Turing would have gone on to do, where, for example, he might have taken his pioneering interest in artificial intelligence, which is the thing everyone is talking about. We will never know and should, as a society, never repeat that mistake."
Hannigan said things are different now.
To make the point, he shared a story about an internal agency blog headlined "So it's goodbye from him." Hannigan said that at first he thought it was written by someone who was leaving the agency for the private sector. It turned out to be the story of a transgender employee — who he called Emma — who had finally decided to start the process of transition.
"We have a lot of courageous staff, civilian and military, straight and gay, who have deployed to Afghanistan, to Iraq, and other conflicts…," Hannigan said. "But it takes a particular kind of courage to write what Emma wrote in front of thousands of her colleagues."
Hannigan said he was proud the blog was the most "liked" the agency had ever had, and that the comments were genuinely supportive. But he stressed that GCHQ was still far from a utopia.
"That is the real point of diversity for me," he said. "To do our job, which is solving some of the hardest technology problems the world faces for security reasons, we need all talents and we need people who dare to think differently and be different. … Dull uniformity would completely destroy us."
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Weapons, Rights Frame Hollande's Egypt Visit
French President Francois Hollande arrives in Egypt Sunday for a visit intended to shore up security cooperation and produce lucrative weapons deals despite sharp criticism by rights groups. Hollandes Cairo leg is part of a four-day trip to the Middle East that began Saturday in Lebanon and ends Tuesday in Jordan. There, he will address shared concerns with Arab allies, ranging from terrorism and instability in Iraq, Syria and Libya, to the refugee crisis and the long-simmering…
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On the eve of a crucial impeachment vote in Congress, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff worked behind the scenes to buttress her coalition.
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Indirect peace talks between Syrias warring parties have resumed in Geneva to the backdrop of escalating violence in the countrys north and a refusal by the Syrian government to negotiate a transitional government, a key opposition demand.
Pope Francis Says Bernie Sanders Meeting Was Not an Endorsement
(ROME) — Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, "nothing more," and hardly evidence of interfering in American politics.
The White House hopeful called it a "real honor" to meet "one of the extraordinary figures" in the world, a kindred spirit on economic inequality, which is a main Sanders' campaign theme.
Francis was on his way to Greece to highlight the plight of refugees and Sanders was wrapping up his trip to Rome when they met in the lobby of the pope's residence, the Domus Santa Marta hotel in the Vatican gardens. The Vermont senator had attended a Vatican conference Friday on economic inequality and climate change, and flew back to New York for campaign events on Saturday.
"This morning when I left, Sen. Sanders was there. … He knew I was leaving at that time and I had the kindness to greet him and his wife and another couple who were with them," the pope told reporters traveling back with him to the Vatican.
"When I came down, I greeted them, shook their hands and nothing more. This is good manners. It's called good manners and not getting mixed up in politics. If anyone thinks that greeting someone means getting involved in politics, they should see a psychiatrist," the pope said.
Earlier, Sanders said in an The Associated Press interview that he told the pope that he appreciated the message that Francis was sending the world about the need to inject morality and justice into the world economy. Sanders said that was a message he, too, has tried to convey.
"We had an opportunity to meet with him this morning," Sanders said. "It was a real honor for me, for my wife and I to spend some time with him. I think he is one of the extraordinary figures not only in the world today but in modern world history."
Sanders said he had the chance to tell the pope that "I was incredibly appreciative of the incredible role that he is playing in this planet in discussing issues about the need for an economy based on morality, not greed."
Sanders and his wife, Jane, stayed overnight at the hotel, on the same floor as the pope. Francis noted to reporters that members of the Vatican conference that Sanders had attended also were staying at the hotel.
Jeffrey Sachs, a Sanders foreign policy adviser, said there were no photographs taken of the pope and Sanders together.
The Vatican is loath to get involved in electoral campaigns, and usually tries to avoid any perception of partisanship as far as the pope is concerned, although Francis in February rebuked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over Trump's stand on immigration.
Popes rarely travel to countries during the thick of political campaigns, knowing a papal photo opportunity with the sitting head of state can be exploited for political ends.
But Francis has been known to flout Vatican protocol, and the meeting with Sanders was evidence that his personal desires often trump Vatican diplomacy.
"His message is resonating with every religion on earth with people who have no religion and it is a message that says we have got to inject morality and justice into the global economy," Sanders said.
Sanders said the meeting should not be viewed as the pope injecting himself into the campaign.
"The issues that I talked about yesterday at the conference, as you well know, are issues that I have been talking about not just throughout this campaign but throughout my political life," Sanders said in the interview. "And I am just very much appreciated the fact that the pope in many ways has been raising these issues in a global way in the sense that I have been trying to raise them in the United States."
Sachs said Sanders saw the pope in the foyer of the domus, and that the encounter lasted about five minutes. Sanders later joined his family, including some of his grandchildren, for a walking tour of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic shrines.
The trip gave Sanders a moment on the world stage, putting him alongside priests, bishops, academics and two South American presidents at the Vatican conference.
Sanders has been at a disadvantage during his campaign against rival Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama's former secretary of state, on issues of foreign policy. But Sanders was peppered with questions from academics and ecclesiastics during Vatican conference in a manner that might have been afforded a head of state.
The invitation to Sanders to address that session raised eyebrows when it was announced and touched off allegations that the senator lobbied for the invitation.
But the chancellor for the pontifical academy, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, said he invited Sanders because he was the only U.S. presidential candidate who showed deep interest in the teachings of Francis.
Once back home, Sanders was set to refocus on Tuesday's pivotal presidential contest in New York, a state with a significant number of Catholic voters. Clinton holds a lead among the delegates who will determine the Democratic nominee, and Sanders is trying to string together a series of victories in upcoming contests to draw closer.
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Syrias cessation of hostilities appears to be on the verge of collapse as government forces launched an attack on rebel positions north of Aleppo. The Washington Post writes that a surge in fighting across Syria on Thursday signaled the apparent collapse of a landmark cease-fire that has been under mounting stress in recent days because of intensifying assaults by government forces and rebels. Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian government attacks around Aleppo have been increasing in recent days, targeting rebel supply lines. Syrian media reported that government forces had seized the northern part of the Handarat Camp, which oversees supply lines into the city. Reuters adds that fighting near Aleppo has been escalating for two weeks, mostly to the south of the city where government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah and other militias have been waging fierce battles with rebels including Nusra Front fighters.
The surge in violence across Syria continues to threaten the peace talks which resumed earlier this week in Geneva, but it is unclear how the uptick in violence near Aleppo will impact the talks as both sides continue to blame each other for ceasefire violations. Representatives of the Syrian government met with a UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura for the first time, proposing amendments to the list of fundamental principles guiding the discussions. One government representative called the meeting constructive and fruitful.
Meanwhile, intense fighting between rebel forces and Islamic State militants has prompted a new wave of refugees attempting to flee the violence. As Syrian rebels, supported by U.S. airpower and Turkish artillery, attempt to regain the territory held by ISIS near the Turkish border, the intensified fighting has caused over 30,000 people to flee the area in the last 48 hours, the Wall Street Journal tells us. The exodus was largely caused after Islamic State militants opened fire on communities that had sheltered them, according to the Guardian. The Journal cites one American official who said that the rebel initiative to regain the territory is part of the U.S. strategy to isolate the Islamic States de facto capital, Raqqa.
After the announcement from earlier this week that U.S. forces were using cyber bombs to increase pressure on the Islamic State, CNN reports that the military has deployed a squadron of Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft capable of attacking ISIS's ability to communicate closer to the front lines of the battle against the terrorist group. CNN writes that while the Pentagon won't spell out their mission specifically, the Prowlers could be used to jam cell phone signals and other devices used to trigger roadside bombs, or to interrupt radio broadcasts used to distribute ISIS propaganda.
Over in Afghanistan, the United States has launched over 70 airstrikes against the Islamic State in the country since the Obama Administration granted U.S. forces the legal authority to target the militant group nearly three months ago. Military estimates have put the total number of Islamic State militants in Afghanistan between 1000 and 3000, but military spokesman Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland told Pentagon officials yesterday that that number was closer to the lower estimate after U.S. operations against the group. Despite the apparent success against the group in Afghanistan, the Washington Post notes that the strikes against the Islamic State in Nangahar have done little to improve security in other parts of the country especially as the Taliban continues to pose a significant threat.
That said, just days after announcing their spring offensive, the Taliban launched a major offensive to retake the city of Kunduz, which the group seized briefly late last year before being pushed out by Afghan security forces. Reuters writes that fighting broke out on Thursday in six districts in Kunduz province, a crucial northern stronghold close to the Tajikistan border, as well as around the provincial capital, with Afghan security forces battling militants through the night.
Turning to Yemen, Yemeni forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition regained the city of Houta from al Qaeda militants. The local al Qaeda affiliate, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has taken advantage of the ongoing civil conflict to gain territory. Reuters reports that U.S. officials are considering supporting the United Arab Emirates push against the militant group, writing that the UAE has asked for U.S. help on medical evacuation and combat search and rescue as part of a broad request for American air power, intelligence and logistics support. Elsewhere in the country, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb which struck Aden with no casualties.
As the conflicts in Syria and Yemen continue, Reuters tells us that officials from over 50 Muslim states accused Iran on Friday of supporting terrorism and interfering in the internal affairs of regional states including Syria and Yemen." Leaders from 57 Muslim countries including Iran met in Turkey at a summit for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). An OIC communique states that the Conference deplored Iran's interference in the internal affairs of the States of the region and other Member States including Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and Somalia, and its continued support for terrorism.
Turning to the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited a U.S. carrier sailing in the region as part of his six day trip to India and the Philippines. Aboard the USS John C. Stennis, Carter said that what's new is not an American carrier in this region but rather the context of tension which exists which we want to reduce. Carters visit to the region came as U.S. forces finished up an eleven day training exercises with their Philippine counterparts. The two countries have also begun joint patrols in the region.
Concurrently, Chinas defense ministry reported today that Gen. Fan Changlong, the countrys most senior commander, visited the South China Seas disputed Spratly Islands, the New York Times writes. The Times notes that although the details made public about General Fans visit were sparse, his visit to the area appeared intended to show Chinas determination to ward off any challenges to its claims over the islands, which are also the subject of claims by the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan. China calls them the Nansha Islands.
North Korea attempted to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. sanctions and in an embarrassing setback for leader Kim Jong Un, drawing criticism from major ally China, Reuters tells us. The country has continued to develop its missile program despite increasing UN sanctions, much to the displeasure of its neighbor China. A Chinese state media source wrote that the firing of a mid-range ballistic missile on Friday by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), though failed, marks the latest in a string of saber-rattling that, if unchecked, will lead the country to nowhere, while a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that we hope all parties can strictly respect the decisions of the Security Council and avoid taking any steps that could further worsen tensions.
The Washington Post reported that the FBI has not found links to foreign terrorists on the recently-cracked iPhone from the San Bernardino case but is continuing to analyze the phone for other information which could further the ongoing investigation. The Post writes that one cellphone forensics expert said that if the bureau hasnt found anything significant by now, it is unlikely to find anything highly useful at this point.
Despite previously rejecting plea deals, Adnan Farah, suspect in an ISIS-related Minnesota case, changed his plea to guilty. Farah told the court that he was attracted to ISIS after he watched more than 100 of its propaganda videos, which showed children asking for help, ISIS handing out food aid to Muslims in Syria and jihadists fighting the Syrian government forces and that he was influenced by the videos and lectures of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American firebrand who preached jihad but also lectured on Islam.
As counterterrorism operations expand in Europe in the wake of the Brussels attacks, British officials announced that they had arrested at least five people. While no details on their identities or charges have been revealed, the Post writes that a police official told reporters that the arrests were made in coordination with French and Belgian security agencies. The Post adds that British media, citing police sources, have reported that at least two suspects linked to the Paris and Brussels attacks traveled last year to Birmingham in central Britain and took photographs of various sites, including a soccer stadium.
Also from Britain, the Guardian tells us that British security officials have launched an effort to take down online material used by Islamic State recruiters in efforts to reduce the impact of ISIS recruiters online. According to figures released by British police today, Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit is on course to remove 100,000 items, having already taken down 26,000 pieces of internet content in the first quarter of this year. Despite their efforts, the figures suggest a massive increase in extremist material online.
Elsewhere in Europe, Belgians transportation minister stepped down after being accused of ignoring security lapses at the Zaventem airport on the eve of the attacks in Brussels. Minister Jacqueline Galant denied having seen a report of security lapses in Belgium's airports which had been identified by EU inspectors in 2015 but later resigned after government officials suggested that the report had been discussed. The BBC, citing Belgian media sources, notes that Galants departure does not change the fact that the entire government's reputation on security appears to be in tatters.
As Europe attempts to step up its security measures, the European Parliament approved a law which would make the personal and credit-card data of all air travelers coming into and leaving the EU accessible to national police and intelligence services for up to five years. According to the Wall Street Journal, the legislation, known as the Passenger Name Record, was initially proposed five years ago but was put on hold over privacy concerns. Under renewed pressure by several EU governments, a number of measures intended to bolster counterterrorism initiatives across the bloc have been proposed or approved by European lawmakers since the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Microsoft filed a suit against the government over a federal statute which prohibits the company from telling customers when federal investigators obtained a warrant to their access private communications. According to the Post, Microsoft claims that the Justice Department is abusing the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which allows authorities to obtain court orders requiring it to turn over customer files stored on its servers, while in some cases prohibiting the company from notifying the customer and suggests that non-disclosure orders violate its constitutional right to free speech, as well as its customers protection against unreasonable searches. The suit is not in relation to a specific case but intended to challenge the legal process regarding secrecy orders, writes the Times.
CBS News tells us that the ACLU filed a lawsuit claiming the Bureau of Prisons has wrongfully withheld documents related to a secret CIA prison in Afghanistan known interchangeably by its nickname, The Salt Pit, and its code name, COBALT. An earlier ACLU request for files relating to a 2002 inspection of COBALT, described in the 2014 Senate Intelligence Committee torture report, was denied by the Bureau of Prisons, which claimed that no files existed on the visit. After an appeal of that response was rejected, Carl Takei, the attorney who filed the request, said it seems implausible that a domestic prison agency would send personnel to a war zone to inspect a detention site, and provide recommendations, but keep absolutely no record of the excursion.
The Miami Herald reports that the Guantánamo parole board denied the prisons oldest detainee release, citing his past involvement in terrorist activities and ties to al Qaeda. Saifullah Paracha, a 68-year-old businessman from Pakistan, was detained in Bangkok in a sting orchestrated by the FBI in 2003. His lawyers suggest that their client "cannot show 'remorse' for things he maintains he never did." Declaring him too dangerous for release, the board pointed to Parachas refusal to take responsibility for his involvement with al-Qaida, his refusal to distinguish between legitimate and nefarious business contacts, and his role in facilitating financial transactions and travel and developing media for al-Qaida.
Parting Shot: Russian President Vladimir Putin answered Russian questions in the Q&A style, biannual "Direct Line." In the just under four hour Q&A, Putin answered questions about his romantic life, the Panama Papers, world leaders, and Syria among other topics. Foreign Policy has the highlights here.
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In this Saturday, April 16, 2016, file photo, a resident stands in front of damaged house in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT (Associated Press)
By Associated Press April 16 at 6:50 AM
TOKYO — Back-to-back deadly earthquakes on successive nights near the city of Kumamoto in southern Japan have toppled buildings and triggered landslides.
Residents are on edge as strong aftershocks jolt the region. Officials were warning that rain expected Saturday night could cause more landslides.
Nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity, and drinking water systems had also failed in the area, Japanese media reported. Around 400,000 households were without running water.
Cubas Path to the Future Is Shrouded in Secrecy
Cuba's ruling Communist Party is expected to announce a series of economic and political reforms next week that it hopes to put in place as the country prepares for the end of the Castros' rule in 2018.
The proposals will be announced at the party's seventh conference, which starts on Sunday. But their content and scope remain a mystery to all but a few senior leaders of the party. While the policy review that preceded the last party conference, in 2011, included broad debate by rank-and-file party members, this time top officials have not shared information with them or solicited their views.
This surreptitious approach is shortsighted at a time of change and rising discontent. Ordinary Cubans, including those who are critical of the Communist Party, should have a say in how the country will be run and by whom, without fear of reprisal and persecution.
For many Cubans, the island's languishing economy is the most pressing issue. In 2011, party leaders promised to overhaul the centrally planned economy, but they have moved too slowly in opening up the country to foreign investment and allowing a private sector to take root. The main obstacle has been the Cuban military, which has long exercised monopoly control over large segments of the economy, creating an oligarchy in uniform that is reluctant to spread the wealth.
"If the state monopoly is not dismantled, nothing they do will work," Pavel Vidal, a prominent Cuban economist who is now based in Colombia, said in an interview. "Cuba's greatest asset is a well-educated population, but it must do more to reap the benefits of that."
The type of transformative changes many Cubans yearn for will require a visionary leader. But it remains unclear who will lead the country when Raúl Castro — who became president after his brother Fidel became ill in 2008 — steps down in 2018. Also uncertain is whether ordinary Cubans will have a say in the new government.
The probable successor, Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, has offered few clues about how he would govern. His relatively low profile has led to speculation that he would be a far less powerful president than either of the Castro brothers. Cuba analysts think it is likely that Raúl Castro's son, Alejandro Castro, who was the main contact in secret talks with the Obama administration that led to normalization of relations with the United States, will continue to wield considerable power behind the scenes.
Last year, the Cuban government said it was updating its electoral law. That process, which has been shrouded in secrecy, fed hopes that the country's Communist leaders could be contemplating a more democratic system.
"If they embrace true economic reforms and start a process that improves the situation of civil and political rights, many Cubans would be willing to forget the harm they have caused to date and the historical judgment will be much less severe," José Daniel Ferrer, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, the largest dissident group on the island, said in an email.
If reforms continue at a glacial pace, young Cubans will keep fleeing the island in droves, fueling a exodus that has become a referendum of sorts.
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Hit with $131 billion worth of budget cuts and a force reduction of 30,000, the Marine Corps is being stretched to its limits, Fox News reported Thursday.
After 15 years of hard service, hard fighting, and deploying around the world, we dont have enough airplanes in the fly line to make sure that the Marines are ready to go, said Lt. Gen. Jon Davis.
Due to budget cuts and the departure of well-trained mechanics to the private sector, young Marines have had to work double-time, assuming the role of mechanic themselves.
My Marines are working 20 to 21 hours a day to get [the planes] ready to go on deployment, said Lt. Col. Matthew Brown, adding that he was worried about the safety risks associated with such a high workload.
The likelihood of a ground mishap or them making a mistake late at night, and the pressure to perform, is really where I see the bigger safety risk, Brown said.
The cuts have also impacted fly time, slashing it almost four times.
These last 30 days, our average flight time per pilot was just over four hours, said Lt. Col. Harry Thomas. The average flying time was once 15 hours per monthand building planes is not in the job description, he said.
Were an operational squadron, were supposed to be flying jets, not building them, Thomas said. One pilot told Fox News that Chinese and Russian pilots receive more fly time.
In addition, the planes that the Marines are fixing are themselves outdated and pushed to their breaking point after long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Faced with a delay to the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter model meant to replace the years-old F/A-18 Hornet jet, the Marine Corps has had to make due with the F/A-18, cannibalizing parts for a plane that has not been produced since 2001.
Sgt. Argentry Uebelhoer described the restoration process as fruitless.
Imagine taking like a 1995 Cadillac and trying to make it a Ferrari. Youre trying to make it faster, more efficient, but its still an old airframe so the aircraft is constantly breaking, Sgt. Uebelhoer said.
On some occasions, the Marines have had to wait 18 months to replace parts for the F-18, and, despite being restored, are still being used 2,000 hours past expiration.
Its very, very old to be flying for an aircraft, said Maj. Michael Malone. These aircraft were designed to fly for 6,000 hours.
Lt. Col. Brown lamented the sacrifice he was asking for from his Marines, considering the safety risks they faced, from exhaustion to outdated planes.
You can look a young Marine in the eye and at some point say, Hey, I want you to do one more for America and apple pie, and at some point you know, that gets old, Brown said.
Browns squadron will deploy to the Middle East within days.
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The FBI has asked for an additional $38.3 million in the 2017 budget to fund anti-encryption technology and research more than doubling last year's $31 million request to nearly $70 million. They are also asking for $85 million for the bureau's …
Politician Leading Charge to Impeach Brazil's President Has His Own Legal Tangles
Eduardo Cunha, the politician bringing impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to a floor vote, is himself under indictment.
Guatemalan ex-president linked to new scandal
Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and his then-vice president led a criminal structure that collected at least $30 million in bribes to award a contract to build a port terminal, the countrys attorney general and an international anti-corruption commission announced Friday.
Brazil Supreme Court rejects government bid to suspend impeachment vote – swissinfo.ch
swissinfo.ch Brazil Supreme Court rejects government bid to suspend impeachment vote
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court rejected on Friday a request by President Dilma Rousseff's attorney general to suspend Sunday's vote in the lower house on whether to impeach her, in a further blow for Rousseff who looks …
New Delhi's Street Children Publish Newspaper
Newspapers occasionally write about the plight of children living in the streets, but a group of homeless kids in India's capital New Delhi is putting together their own monthly publication with stories about their struggles and their concerns. Balaknama, or "children's voice" is written, edited and compiled by children up to 19 years old and reaches about 10,000 readers. From poverty to child labor, underage marriages, sexual abuse and drugs – there is no shortage of…
The Czech Republic is getting a new name: Czechia – Washington Post
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Politicians in the Czech Republic are set to put decades of debate to an end this week by officially announcing a new name for the country: Czechia. In a meeting with reporters this week, Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said he supported the move, …
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mission Chenloisho : raising hopes was a maiden initiative by footprint:charity and reviewNE to reach out to the people of the remote village in the Mon region along the border with Myanmar and support them in little ways they could. A quick campaign was set up to reach out to friends and relatives to help collect clothes and stuffs. Volunteers and supporters came in from Imphal, Kohima, and Dimapur and donated items for the cause.
footprint:charity is a not-for-profit initiative focused on empowering the less fortunate people of the North East region. One act of humanity at a time touching the lives of the forgotten in these hills called home.
Chenloisho is located about 70 kms away from Mon town towards the border with Myanmar but the roads are so bad that it takes 3 hours to reach it. The kutcha roads are narrow and ridden with potholes and slippery turns. A construction project to make a wider road was underway.
Halfway on the road towards Chenloisho, as we stopped for tea, this Konyak man was heading for his fields; gun on his shoulder and ready for a long hard day.
Chenloisho is comprised of 2 villages – the old and the new – as they call it. We visited the new village which lies nested on a small hillock above the old village. The new village is almost empty and homes were scattered; being a new settlement.
The old village has a more rustic feel with more traditional style huts and dwellings compared to the new village. This is a view of the old village from a point midway towards the new village.
The kitchen inside the Deacon's residence is simple and enigmatic. Food is cooked on the traditional fireplace. Surprisingly, the villagers take very less meat and there are hardly any meat hung above the fireplace; which is quite uncommon for a traditional Naga kitchen.
The villagers include a lot of greens in their meals. These leafs were steamed and served during lunch and dinner. Yam and the local red rice are staple food here.
The Myanmar border is about 30 mins walk from the village. These womenfolk were busy clearing up a patch for farming across the border with Myanmar. They were very apprehensive and reserved when they were first being photographed from a distance. But they lightened up as we approached them and showed them their photos.
Elvis, co-founder of footprint:charity, showing the pictures that he took for some of the womenfolk working on a field across the border with Myanmar. The moment they saw their pictures, their faces lit up with smiles and full of awe.
One of the womenfolk working on the patch across the Myanmar border. The glorious smile is priceless.
The deacon (with the walking stick), the local ex-MLA's father (middle), and the deacon's aide.
The GB (Village Elder) of the village. He told us stories about the IInd World War when the British came to the Konyak region and how they were made to fight alongside the British. Apparently he was only 12 then. He believes that even if Nagaland or India falls today, the Konyaks will still thrive.
The Deacon and the GB resting on the porch in front of the Deacon's house. The Deacon's residence is one of the few houses with electricity in the village.
The Deacon's wife and daughter.
The cute little daughters of the Deacon.
The Angh of the village. At first instance, he didn't seem much like an Angh, but when he spoke a powerful and authoritative voice echoed with words full of wisdom and panache like a true leader.
The Angh's wife. She was charming, shy, and nice. She spoke slowly with a shy smile as she prepared the afternoon tea in her kitchen.
This transistor radio is apparently the only one of its kind in the village. This man here was listening to the news of BJP's epic win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The carrom board is the only means of entertainment in the village. Everyday these folks will gather around it watching and waiting for their turn to play.
The Deacon's son rejoicing his winning strike.
Our local guide, Chingkei engrossed in a game of carrom. He is also a teacher at the local Bible School.
The clothes donated by supporters of mission Chenloisho stacked and piled up ready to be sorted and organized.
Elvis inspecting the clothes piled up to be distributed to the villagers.
Benny, co-founder of footprint:charity and also Strategy & PR Head at reviewNE, sorting and organizing the clothes to be distributed to the villagers.
A village elder who came by to pick up clothes during the distribution. He said he heard about the photographs being taken in the village and esp. came to get photographed.
Children waiting for their turn to collect the clothes.
Young girls ruffling through the clothes, giggling, smiling, and looking for their choice.
The children cheered up and rejoiced as they tried out the clothes. A lot many of them didn't have any warm clothes. Socks, jackets, sweaters were a huge hit among the children.
After she got the jacket and a pair of sandals, she removed the jacket and had it nicely folded and wrapped around her hands. When asked why she was not wearing it, she said she's keeping it safe for the coldest of times.
This little boy was quirky and full of life. He was so excited and happy when we showed him his pictures. That's one of the most genuine smiles ever.
The most shy and hardworking girl in the village. She goes out with her 2 little sisters to fetch water at least 3-4 times a day. She was so shy, she wouldn't even look eye to eye.
Education for the children needs a lot of focus and improvement in the village. Only a few families could afford to send their children to school. A handful of them goes to the Govt. run school and another private school in the old village. The lack of a proper school is the pain point for the children of the new village. Even though there is a make shift school in the village, there are no full time teachers but only volunteers who teach without charging anything from the parents. The village elders stressed on educational support every time they get a chance to interact with us.
These two little boys study at the Govt. run school.
A plaque on the only shop at the taxi stand which is also one of the few shops in the old village.
An elder from the old village going to his field with all his gear loaded on his back – the dao, the straw hat et al.
The taxi from Chenloiso to Mon. It carries 10 passengers per trip and costs 250INR per passenger. If you are backpacking and on a budget this is the ride for you.
Back in Mon town, a Konyak elder wearing it with pride. Mon – the land of the Angh.
Thanks to the people who supported us and made it a delightful experience for the people of Chenloisho and us.
Special mention and thanks to Lemwang W. Chuhwanglim for introducing Chenloisho and helping us plan out the initiative. Thanks to Shokha and Chingkei for taking care of us at Mon and Chenloisho.


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Phnom Penh Post - New SoP to counter human trafficking between Thailand, Cambodia
New SoP to counter human trafficking between Thailand, Cambodia
Ry Sochan | Publication date 26 August 2022 | 12:20 ICT
Chou Bun Eng, permanent vice-chairperson of the National Committee to Counter Trafficking in persons and Rarung Worawat, undersecretary of state of Thailand's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development sign an agreement on the new procedures. NCCT
Cambodia and Thailand held August 25-26 discussions on the implementation of standard operating procedures between the two countries in an effort to combat human trafficking.
The procedures will serve as guidelines for closer cooperation.
The meeting, held in Bangkok, was organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Participating in the discussion were Chou Bun Eng, permanent vice-chairperson of the National Committee to Counter Trafficking in persons, Rarung Worawat, undersecretary of state of Thailand's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, IOM Cambodia, the International Justice Mission and ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking.
"The discussions progressed well, with the intention of protecting the rights and interests of victims. The two sides reached an agreement on the new procedures, with Bun Eng representing the Cambodian side and Rarung Worawat representing the Thai side," said an NCCT statement.
Complaints now logged to avoid cover-up: Sar Kheng
New anti-trafficking commission established
Anti-human trafficking conference held in Siem Reap
US ambassador offers increased help fighting human trafficking in meeting with Sar Kheng
Sar Kheng, Pellet discuss anti-trafficking initiative
Interior, Labour ministries call for cooperation in the fight against human trafficking
The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued a joint press statement calling on all relevant ministries and institutions to
Sar Kheng calls for stricter anti-trafficking measures
Siem Reap joins int'l march against trafficking
Australia pledges support on anti-human trafficking
Faith-based anti-trafficking day set

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have you guys seen this guy's post on Reddit? His post went viral and became the most popular submission on Battlestations. Instead of upgrading the truck parts, he decided to put a gaming PC in his rig. He said he did it to deal with the isolation of the open road.


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by Pistol Pete | June 27, 2016 · 11:19 am
Good Monday Morning
"Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet." –Will Rogers
If I had the technical wherewithal I'd like to put that in the margin. But I don't. And it's frustrating as hell.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY: NEO-NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS CLASHED IN SACRAMENTO… AND THEY'RE ALL STILL ABOVE GROUND
400 anarchists in black masks fight white nationalists – 10 stabbed, multiple beatings
The Capitol building remained on lockdown three hours after the fight. California Assemblyman Jim Cooper told the LA Times that Capitol employees took refuge inside the building's basement during the melee.
It wasn't entirely clear which group had the most wounded, but one neo-Nazi broadcasted online that "they got one of ours but we got six of theirs." TWP chairman Matthew Heimbach confirmed that one of their protesters had been stabbed in an artery and six "anti-fascists" had also been stabbed.
MEANWHILE, AT THE OTHER END OF THE COUNTRY:
Hillary Clinton marches in NYC Pride Parade
Granny Pantsuit, galpal Hummus A'beddin' in tow, crashed the NYC gay parade with race huckster Al Sharptongue and the guy who's governor because of his famous last name. They marched for about 20 minutes, then disappeared into the Scooby van without talking to the press. What, are you kidding me? Of course,there were heavily-armed Secret Service protecting them.
Duckworth Settles Workplace Retaliation Case to Avoid Testifying
THIS IS THE CREATURE WHO WILL CRUSH UBER-RINO MARK KIRK AND HELP THE DEMS REGAIN THEIR MAJORITY IN THE SENATE. HER ONE AND ONLY BONA FIDES IS THAT SHE LOST HER LEGS IN IRAQ, LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO DID NOT SEEK AN EASY POLITICAL CAREER. SHE PLAYS IT LIKE LURCH KERRY USED HIS 4 MONTH SOJOURN IN VIETNAM TO SET HIM UP FOR LIFE.
The state was forced to pay $26,000 to settle the years-long case against Duckworth.
Duckworth, who is battling to unseat Sen. Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) this November, was accused of silencing state whistleblowers by humiliating them, giving them poor performance reviews, and eventually terminating the employees.
Mayor Carjacked At Gunpoint In City Where Trayvon Martin Was Dispatched With The Taxpayer Relief Shot
Mayor Jeff Triplett was outside around 2:15 a.m. Saturday when three men approached, pointed a gun at him and stole his car keys, police said. They told reporters the suspects also stole Triplett's wallet before driving off in his Mercedes.
QUESTION YOU'LL NEVER HEAR THE MEDIA ASK:
'WHAT IS A MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MAN DOING IN A BLACK HIGH-CRIME AREA AT 2:00AM?'
I THINK THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS (COUGH..DRUGS) (COUGH..DRUGS)
Democrat Congressman Admits Gun Control "Sit-In" A Political And Fundraising Stunt…
QUICK…CALL CAPTAIN OBVIOUS
Baltimore rioter who burned CVS gets sentence from judge–and it wipes the grin right off his face
One of the men responsible for the destruction in Baltimore during the Freddie Gray riots last year just learned his fate.
Donta Betts, 20, was one of the worst rioters, according to prosecutors who claim he set fires, looted and attacked police, CBS Baltimore reported.On Friday a judge sentenced him to 15 years for his role
BUT…BUT…RACISM AND STUFF
Betts did it all "from throwing rocks to destroying police cars, starting fires, stealing from pharmacies," Rosenstein said.
According to prosecutors Betts confessed to his part in the riots when he explained to them "I did all this because that was my period to go wild on police."
Months after the riots Betts even shot a woman over a $20 drug deal dispute, according to CBS Baltimore
Benghazi Panel Blasts POTUS for Taking Questions From Derek Jeter and Not Them
IT'S REALLY EASY… THEY CAN'T HIT A CURVE BALL… AND THEY AIN'T COOL LIKE THAT.
HE'S BEEN PISSING ON CONGRESS FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS AND HAS NO PLANS TO CHANGE
It's no surprise President Obama would rather take questions from Derek Jeter than answer questions for the American people about the Benghazi terrorist attacks, which followed what he himself has called his worst mistake
Obama would be apt to remember he is our commander-in-chief first, not a celebrity.
GRANNY: YOUR HOLE IS BIGGER THAN MINE
SO'S MY BANK ACCOUNT, YOU LITTLE TRAMP
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Posted by tiph on May 15, 2016, 12:26 am, in reply to "Re: radiation pain after"
Haha yeah this doctor gave it to me in the horpital too. He says it's to relax my muscles. I took it today just to see. All it did is make me sleep. Still had a fever and felt crappie when I woke up.


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Moomin 1
Title: Moomin 1
Publisher: Allan Wingate
This rare book collects the first three London Evening News Moomin comic strips written by Tove Jansson during the 1950s: Brigands, Family Life and Moomin on the Riviera. Although the title Moomin 1 suggests a series, no further volumes were produced by the publisher.
49 years later, however, a new collection is in the works! Publishers Drawn and Quarterly are releasing a new collection of the Moomin comic strips, starting with Volume 1 in 2006, to be followed by four more volumes over the next four years. The first book will contain the stories Brigands, Family Life, Moomin on the Riviera and Moomin's Desert Island.


State Registration for Building Surveyors is now a Legal Requirement. Registered Surveyors have achieved the highest standard of qualification and recognition.
Most Registered Building Surveyors are Building Surveying Division Chartered Members of CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building), SCSI (Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland), or CABE (Chartered Association of Building Engineers) Members.
These three institutions are the main recognised bodies for Building Surveyors under legislation. Suitably qualified and experienced state assessed members of these three institutions, CIOB, SCSI, and CABE are considered as being competent to practice as Registered Building Surveyors.
This is why you should only choose a Registered Building Surveyor to Survey your new home!
Protection of the title 'Building Surveyor' was introduced in the Building Control Act 2007. The use of the title is restricted to suitably qualified persons who have been included on a statutory register.
If you work in Ireland as a Building Surveyor it is legally required that you be registered.
Registration ensures that all individuals that are registered have achieved a defined level of professional and academic qualifications, and have the necessary experience and competence to practice, and the consumer will benefit from the reassurance that they will receive a quality service.
The register includes only those individuals who have appropriate education, training and experience at an appropriate standard, and enables them to use the titles 'Building Surveyor'.


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Home » Markets » The Debt Ceiling May Affect Markets Long Before It's Reinstated
The Debt Ceiling May Affect Markets Long Before It's Reinstated
01/05/2021 Markets
Traders in short-term funding markets are already busy assessing the potential impact of the U.S. debt ceiling coming back into force in the second half of this year even as Congress trains its focus onmore immediate matters like finalizing President-elect Joe Biden's victory this week.
The country's borrowing limit, which wassuspended back in August 2019, is scheduled to come into effect once again on Aug. 1. Without a Congressional deal that extends or defers it once again, the Treasury will eventually have its ability to borrow curtailed, although it has historically found ways to delay officially hitting that limit.
Perhaps more critically for dollar funding markets, the reinstatement of the ceiling is also likely to cause the Treasury to slash its cash pile. Just how it does that could have a marked impact. The amount of cash that the Treasury currently holds is around $1.73 trillion, but it will need to whittle that down over the next seven months to the level it was at when the last ceiling suspension took place — around $118 billion. That's a far bigger reduction than it has historically had to do around debt-limit episodes.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the government's response to its economic fallout are at the heart of this dilemma. To fund emergency stimulus measures, the Treasury ramped up its issuance of debt — in particular short-dated Treasury bills. Now that they need to shrink the cash pile, there is a risk that the supply of bills will drop too quickly, forcing market rates below zero and forcing the central bank to intervene.
"The impending supply squeeze in the bill sector and the corresponding glut in the reserves market will be dominant themes for the front end this year," Wrightson ICAP chief economist Lou Crandall wrote in a note to clients.
This could be a headache for the Federal Reserve because swings in the amount of cash that the government has deposited at the monetary authority have a direct impact on the level of bank reserves. By effectively ramping up the total amount of bank reserves in the system, there's a risk that other assets get crowded out from lenders' balance sheets, according to Crandall.
The central bank has already hinted that it could intervene should reserves flood the market. Lorie Logan, executive vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said in aspeech last month the central bank is prepared to tweak its interest on excess reserves rate if downward pressure on rates were to emerge.
Besides the Fed taking action, Crandall said there are a few things Treasury could do, such as reduce the amount of weekly cash management bill offerings beginning in February and cut the outright size of the bill auctions in the second quarter. Just how the Treasury will engineer a decline in its cash balance over the coming months is "the central question," according to Crandall.
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Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: Freedom in Housing" (p. 1), "National Campaign to Rid Anti-Nisei Films from TV Opens for Third Time" (p. 1), "Weigh Problems of Youth, Aged Issei" (pp. 1-2), and "U.S. Civil Rights Commission Issues 'Let's Face the Facts' Type Report" (pp. 1-2).
Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: Fearmongers of Far Right Denounced" (pp. 1-2), "JACL Urges House to Act Speedily on Civil Rights" (pp. 1-2), "Chief Justice Warren's Plan to Enforce School Desegregation Ruling Similar to Steps Taken When Evacuees Returned in 1945" (p. 1), and "PC Letterbox: Youth vs. JACL" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "Jr. JACLers Hope for Another Session of 'Where Should Nisei Be in Rights Battle!'" (p. 1), "Puerto Rican Challenges N.Y. State Law Requiring English Literacy Test for Voting" (p. 1), and "Washington Newsletter: Civil Rights Poll" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "JACL Pledges Effort to Push for Stronger Civil Rights Bill" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Compromise Civil Rights Bill" (p. 2), "Congressional Hearings for Braceros Urged" (p. 3), and "Seattle Mayor Urges Negroes to Call Off Vote Boycott Plans" (p. 3).
Selected article titles: "Repeal of Utah Mixed Marriage Ban Held Likely" (pp. 1, 4), "Nat'l JACL Credit Union in 'Excellent Shape', Declares 4 1/2 Pct. Dividends; Members Not Fully Using Services" (pp. 1, 4), and "Washington Newsletter: 1st Amendment Decisions" (p. 2).


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Sieger v. Sieger
New Development:
Sieger v. Sieger, ___ A.D.2d ___, ___ N.Y.S.2d ___, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8295 (2d Dept. 2002)
In yet another episode of the matrimonial dispute between Chaim and Helen (Chayie) Sieger [see the matter reported in the 21 February 2000 "Recent Developments"], the wife's father ("father-in-law") sought to intervene, claiming a financial and/or property interest in the businesses which are nominally the property of the husband. The motion to intervene was dismissed for lack of evidence on the father-in-law's part.
Father-in-law had sought Beth Din arbitration of the matter, based upon a provision in the engagement contract (to which husband, wife and father-in-law were signatories) that disputes arising under the agreement be resolved in accordance with the "regulations of Speyer, Worms, and Mainz." The Court found that such language did not constitute an agreement to arbitrate.
1. Without having the benefit of being able to see the the official record on appeal, Father-in-law's case seems to have been severely wanting in evidence.
[N.B. As of four years ago, the last time the statistic was relevant to me, the turnaround time for the record on appeal in New York's 2nd Department to become available was approximately 18 months from argument date; I am informed that the time lag has increased slightly (after argument the papers are sent through the bureaucracy and on to the microfilm contractor; meanwhile, the Court ponders the case and eventually issues its decision). The argument date in this latest Sieger decision was 18 January 2002, so, unless things have improved, the better part of a year must pass before the record on appeal becomes available.]
2. There was no evidence of the financial transactions allegedly made between Father-in-law and husband as part of the engagement/marriage (which is understandable, considering that the businesses involved seem to be nursing homes and similar health care facilities, an industry in New York where candor notoriously tends to be absent). And though the engagement contract was apparently part of the record, the marriage contract was not, despite Father-in-law's reliance on it in his legal argument.
3. Had the engagement or marriage contract explicitly stated that all disputes under the agreement were to be resolved via arbitration before a Bet Din, there is no doubt that the Court would have ordered the same (at least on the commercial and other non-custody issues of the matter).
4. It is too early (for an outsider, at least) to call on whether the decision will be appealed to the New York Court of Appeals. If so appealed, and if the appeal is not dismissed, then any such ruling on appeal would potentially be quite interesting.
-- Kenneth H. Ryesky
Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq.
East Northport, NY 11731
631/266-5854 (vox)
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Top Maine 2019 MLB Draft Prospects
1. Trejyn Fletcher, OF, Deering HS, Portland, Maine (BA RANK: 64)
Source: HS • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 190 • B-T: R-R • Commitment/Drafted: Vanderbilt
Originally a member of the 2020 draft class, Fletcher reclassified this spring to reach campus at Vanderbilt a year sooner. This complicated the scouting process for teams, simply because of how late it was announced that Fletcher would instead be eligible for the 2019 draft. As a prep player in Maine, it is difficult enough to scout Fletcher, whose season didn't start until mid-April. But the process has been made even more complicated by the fact that teams have less background information on Fletcher than they have with other 2019 prospects, despite the fact that he played at several well-scouted showcase events as an underclassman. Once he officially reclassified, however, Fletcher immediately became one of the better athletes in the 2019 class. He's a plus runner who was seen doing backflips at last summer's Area Code Games, and he makes quick-twitch movements in the outfield and at the plate with impressive bat speed. A 6-foot-2, 190-pound righthanded hitter, Fletcher has plus raw power from an agressive, pull-oriented swing. That same swing leads to some contact concerns, and he's unlikely to face enough quality pitching this spring to give scouts much confidence in his hit tool. Defensively, Fletcher has the tools to become a plus defender in center field, including plus arm strength that would allow him to play in either outfield corner. But like his hitting ability, he'll need to refine this part of his game to reach his full potential. Fletcher has shown some ability on the mound, with a fastball in the 91-95 mph range, but most teams like his upside as a position player more than as a pitching prospect. He is expected to be a tough sign away from Vanderbilt, and his late reclassification will surely make things more complicated. On talent alone, it wouldn't be surprising if Fletcher snuck onto the first day of the draft.


CINCINNATI (AP) — An art historian has put himself on display at an Ohio museum as he works to restore an 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh.
Visitors to the Cincinnati Art Museum can watch as chief conservator Per Knutas slowly and carefully removes wax that was applied in the 1970s to the masterpiece, "Undergrowth with Two Figures." The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the microscope he's using for the very detailed work is hooked up to a 42-inch flat screen monitor, so patrons can follow his progress up close.
Wax was put on the back of the painting to protect the canvas and secure the paint. But Knutas says some of the wax seeped to the front surface, obscuring van Gogh's vibrant colors.


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Calls to protect EU citizens
First Minister urges UK Government to scrap settlement scheme fees
By Annie Smith --
The UK Government must urgently call a halt to plans to charge EU citizens a fee for settling in the UK post-Brexit.
Under the UK Government's proposals, EU citizens will have to pay £65 to apply for settled status - potentially affecting 223,000 people in Scotland.
The First Minister raised her concerns in a speech at the Health and Social Care Scotland conference in Glasgow. Latest statistics show the health and social care sector employs around 13,000 EU nationals, which is 3.5% of the sector's 387,000 workforce.
The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said:
"It is unacceptable that the UK Government insists on charging EU citizens, including children, a fee to apply for a status they are already entitled to.
"The Scottish Government is committed to paying the fee for EU citizens working in our devolved public services. However the UK Government will not allow third party payments, thereby forcing EU citizens to pay it up-front.
"EU citizens working in our public services are crucial to their successful delivery. It is of great concern that the more barriers the UK Government places on enabling people to stay in the UK, the more people could be forced to leave.
"In Scotland we are already seeing a drop in applications from nurses from across the EU - and that is hardly surprising given the hostile environment being created by UK Government policy.
"The UK Government has consistently failed to deliver a suitable migration policy for Scotland. Instead of forcing charges upon EU citizens, the UK Government should value the doctors, nurses and carers working day in day out to provide care in our times of need, and drop the settled status fee."
The First Minister was speaking at the Health and Social Care Scotland conference in Glasgow.
The fee is part of the EU Settlement Status which will open fully in March 2019 and people participating in the early pilot are already being charged a fee.
Latest estimates of the EU national population are published by National Records of Scotland. A breakdown of non-UK nationals in Scotland's workforce, Analysis from the Annual Population Survey July 2017 to June 2018, is available.
Research by Ipsos Mori into the contribution of non-UK EU workers to the social care workforce in Scotland was published by Scottish Government in July 2018. In the adult social care workforce, around 7.3% of registered nurses and 5.5% of all staff were non-UK EU nationals.
ONS data showed migration to Scotland has slowed with net migration remaining unchanged over the year to December 2017. The UK level statistics show EU net migration is now at its lowest since 2012. Net migration for EU8 citizens has decreased sharply over the last two years and in the latest year more EU8 citizens left the UK than arrived.
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Protection of Industrial Lands for Future Prosperity
With a growing population, and increasing housing demand in Metro Vancouver and other cities around the province, industrial lands have been significantly decreased through both absorption and rezoning over the last 30 years. Much of the land base is lost to market pressure to convert industrial lands to uses such as multi-family residential and commercial developments. The challenge is that valuable, employment-generating industrial lands located near airports, rivers and roadways, are being lost forever and this will stifle our future economic growth.
Opening Statement
With forecasts that the Metro Vancouver region, for example, will run out of industrial space within the decade, the provincial government needs to make preserving industrial land a top priority, and work with local and regional governments to protect and increase the supply of industrial land available for future economic activity
Industrial land use is an important issue across the province as populations continue to grow and there are competing demands on available lands. Vancouver's Lower Mainland is most at risk given its limited size, projected population growth and its strategic border/port location. Various municipalities in the region have rezoned more than 3,000 hectares worth of industrial land to other uses in just the past 30 years.
Industrial land is vitally important to our economic performance and in Metro Vancouver, for example, almost one-quarter of all jobs are housed on industrial lands. However, the supply is quickly running out. A 2015 Site Economics Ltd study which examined the inventory of industrial land reported that based on average annual absorption rates and anticipated demand, the supply of vacant industrial land in the region could be depleted within a decade.1 This warning was recently echoed by real estate brokerage CBRE which reported Metro Vancouver's industrial vacancy rate at its lowest level ever,2 and whose vice chairman has commented that the region could "literally run out of industrial land by the early 2020s."3
An additional million people are expected to move into the Metro Vancouver region by 2040. To accommodate this growth, there needs to be a strong local economy, which will require readily available high paying employment generating industrial lands. Lands zoned for industrial use typically generate jobs that pay double the average annual compensation rate per person. Retaining centrally-located industrial land is important for long term sustainability for local communities as it ensures high paying employment within the city core and contributes significantly to municipalities by subsidizing the residential tax base. For every $1 paid in taxes, industrial lands typically receive on average only $0.25 in services.
For industrial businesses involved in trade, transportation, warehousing storage, and logistics, proximity to highways, ports, rail yards and airports are of vital importance. However, this location and access to transportation networks also make industrial lands very attractive for other forms of development, increasing the pressure to redevelop them into commercial, retail or residential developments. While this would be a mistake, and would undercut future economic performance, many municipalities are allowing non-industrial uses such as office space, retail malls, and residential developments to creep onto industrial lands.
Metro Vancouver, a corporate entity that delivers regional services on behalf of 24 local municipalities and authorities, tried to protect industrial lands through a land-use plan called the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) which requires that municipalities get approval from the Metro Vancouver Board before rezoning any industrial land. However, approximately 1/3 of the region's remaining industrial land is designated as 'mixed employment lands' which allows rezoning to commercial uses without approval.
Following the 2018 civic elections, Metro Vancouver reconstituted the Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force, which is tasked with developing a Regional Industrial Lands Strategy to manage the supply of industrial land until 2050. This represents a new and promising opportunity to advance the cause of retaining and augmenting industrial lands in the region, and to build on the original intents of the Regional Growth Strategy.
Due to the severe shortage of industrial lands in Metro Vancouver, preservation of the existing stock cannot be accomplished by local governments alone—it will require regional cooperation and provincial leadership. The province can help develop a strategy with the regional and local governments to prevent further depletion of critical industrial parcels and to ensure the replacement of lost industrial lands and a potential increase in the size of the industrial land base. While most pressing in Metro Vancouver, this strategy could be adopted where needed across the province.
This is an important investment in the future of the province of British Columbia in order to ensure industrial lands are preserved to accommodate growth without inducing further sprawl, and ensure a balanced, sustainable economy for ongoing local job security and prosperity for future generations. It is important that the provincial government maintain preserving and protecting industrial land as a top priority.
THE CHAMBER RECOMMENDS
That the Provincial Government:
Acknowledge the current shortage of critical industrial lands, particularly in Metro Vancouver, and make protecting and preserving these lands a priority.
Engage with industry, government, and other stakeholders, particularly including Metro Vancouver's Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force, to help develop a comprehensive industrial land use strategy.
Work with Metro Vancouver and the municipal governments of the Lower Mainland in implementing and enforcing this industrial land use strategy.
1The Industrial Land Market and Trade Growth in Metro Vancouver, Site Economics Ltd., October 2015
2CBRE Marketview: Metro Vancouver Industrial Q4 2018, CBRE Group Inc.
3"Vancouver May 'Literally Run Out of Industrial Space' by 2020s," Natalie Wong, Bloomberg, February 26, 2019 Accessed online: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/vancouver-may-literally-run-out-ofindustrial-space-by-2020s
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(i) it reflects your image objectively.
(ii) it gives a biased view of the person.
(iii) it is emotionally involved with the person whose image it reflects.
2. Why has the mirror been described as being 'unmisted'? What is the image that the poet is trying to convey about the nature of the mirror?
Answer: The mirror has been called unmisted because it simply shows what it sees. It does not change the image if somebody shows love or hatred to him. Mirror is free from preconceptions and prejudices. The image that the poet is trying to convey about the nature of the mirror is that it is unbiased and does not distort the reality.
3. How does the mirror 'swallow'? What is the poetic device used here?
Answer: The Mirror swallows everything that comes in front of it immediately by showing its reflection without any distortion. The poetic device used here is personification. It is compared to a person who swallows everything. Therefore it is also a metaphor.
4. From the poem find out the words that have been used to describe the mirror. For example, exact ….
Answer: These words are – truthful, unmisted, not cruel, four cornered, having no preconceptions.
(iii) it faithfully reflects all that it sees.
6. How does the mirror spend its time?
Answer: The mirror spends its time in contemplating the opposite wall.
7. What disturbs its contemplation of the opposite wall?
Answer: Darkness and faces disturb the mirror's contemplation of the opposite wall.
(i) the opposite wall that is pink.
(ii) a person with a healthy pink face with freckles.
(iii) spots made on the mirror with red paint.
9. In the second stanza the mirror is compared to another object. What is it? Why do you think this comparison has been made?
Answer: The mirror is compared to a lake. This comparison is made because when a person looks into a mirror or a lake, the memories of life flash across his or her mind as both the mirror and the lake reflect the true identity of the person. Both seem to be deep and reflect images truthfully without any bias.
10. What is the woman searching for in the depths of the pool?
(i) the person is very upset.
(ii) the person's hands are cold.
(iii) the person is worried.
12. Why does 'she' start crying?
Answer: She feels worried and anxious at the loss of beauty. She is upset to see the signs of advancing age. So, she starts crying.
13. Why does the poet refer to the fish in the last line? Why has it been described as being 'terrible'?
Answer: The stanza containing the last line of the poem starts with the mirror being compared with a lake. Thus, the image of the woman emerging from it has been compared with a fish.
The feeling of losing youth and beauty due to ageing as found by the woman in her image is terrible.
Searching my reaches for what she really is.
1. What is the woman bending over?
Answer: The woman is bending over the mirror, now a lake.
2. Why does the woman bend over?
Answer: The woman bends over the edges over the lake-like mirror and searches its depths to know what she really looks like.
3. Is she satisfied with what she observes? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: No, she is not satisfied with what she observes. Her 'tears' and 'agitation of hands' convey her displeasure and dissatisfaction. She keeps turning to the moon and the candles.
4. Why have the candles and the moon been called 'liars'?
Answer: The candles and the moon have been called liars because they create the illusion of beauty in their soft light. So, even an ugly face looks glamorous in their faint light. They do not show the woman her real image.
5. Why does she turn to these objects in spite of calling them 'liars'?
Answer: She wants to satisfy the general human weakness of "appearing beautiful". The 'liars' make her look beautiful in their soft and faint light. Perhaps her ego is also satisfied this way. So, she turns to these objects in spite of calling them liars.
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can u please provide me with the speech which is at the end of the poem ..
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Early-Age Spay/Neuter
CHAI/Hakol Chai is committed to preventing the overpopulation of dogs and cats that results in so much suffering. To alter the puppies we rescued from the north before placing them in their new homes, CHAI/Hakol Chai invited early-age spay/neuter expert, U.S. veterinarian Raphael Gilbert, DVM, to Israel.
A Life of Public Service
In addition to his veterinary degree, Gilbert holds an M.S. from Cornell University in plant science, genetics, pathology, and virology. An experienced practitioner of veterinary medicine and surgery in U.S. veterinary hospitals, in his private practice, and on behalf of nonprofit organizations around the world, Dr. Gilbert is also strongly committed to public service.
In 2001, he spent five months volunteering with animal protection organizations in Thailand, caring for captive and injured wildlife, performing spaying and neutering of cats and dogs, and providing veterinary care for more than 400 stray dogs being fostered by one of the organizations. In 2002, Dr. Gilbert volunteered at the Alaska Raptor Center, rescuing and treating injured bald eagles and other birds. He later also volunteered to perform spaying and neutering for an animal protection organization in the Galapagos.
For four years, while living in New York City, Dr. Gilbert split his time between private practice and the mobile veterinary clinic of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), providing low cost and free spay/neuter and other surgical services to the public and to animal shelters in and around New York City. Now residing in Florida, Dr. Gilbert continues to divide his time between his private veterinary practice and public service, including working in Palm Beach County's mobile spay/neuter clinic.
This is Dr. Gilbert's third trip to Israel. After High school, he spent a year with a program for youth, living and working on Kibbutz Grofit in the Arava desert. While in college, he spent another year in Israel through the Cornell Abroad program, at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Rehovot. For someone so committed to public service and to Israel, when asked by CHAI/Hakol Chai to lend a hand after the recent crisis, the decision was an easy one.
Early-age spay/neuter (at 6-8 weeks) is crucial in preventing the birth of so many puppies and kittens for whom there are no homes. CHAI was the first organization to promote this practice in Israel. In 1998, CHAI Advisory Board member Paula Kislak, DVM, made a presentation on the subject to veterinarians in Israel and wrote an article for Israel's Journal of Veterinary Medicine. CHAI also provided a copy of several early age surgery training videos on the subject to Israel's Veterinary School, along with a request that the procedure be taught there.
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Yafit, our mobile clinic vet tech, comforts a very young patient.