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Engagement is Relational, not Transactional
by Andrew DeVigal
A portion of the graphic recording from Experience Engagement by Nitya Wakhlu.
My origin story is a tale of constant change. The most recent transition, from running the multimedia desk at the New York Times to chairing the University of Oregon's Agora Journalism Center, is filled with many life lessons. I often describe this transformation as one of perspective: focusing less on how audiences interact with content on the screen but more about how, because of stories, we engage with each other as a community. Less transaction, more relation; less on audience, more on community.
A few early insights from our recent Experience Engagement gathering, co-hosted with Journalism That Matters, last month in Portland, Oregon, added another connection between my practice in multimedia journalism and civic engagement. And in both cases, my role began/begins by supporting a community of practice propelling the evolving news industry.
"Journalists must adapt to this new interconnected reality if it is to be relevant and trustworthy to the public."
From Multimedia to Engagement
This story begins in 2003 when I launched the initial version of Interactive Narratives. What started out as a need to organize my links of inspiring multimedia projects evolved into a searchable database for others to use. Beyond linking to compelling and innovative multimedia projects, the site also identified innovative individuals often relegated to a small corner of the newsroom. And as Interactive Narratives grew in popularity and traffic, one of the most frequent expressions of appreciation was one of connection. Finding inspiring multimedia work was one benefit. But finding "a tribe" across the industry doing similar work and facing the same challenges in advancing multimedia storytelling in their newsroom was even a bigger one.
In the mid-90s, having an online presence was critical for any news organization. Today, multimedia journalism has become "table stakes" in the news industry. In other words, the telling and showing of our stories through multimedia is the minimum resource needed to compete in the market. In fact, one might argue that I worked myself out of a job at The New York Times as the multimedia desk was disbanded into other parts of the organization when I left in 2012. Relegating a specific group of journalists specializing in multimedia was moot as today's journalists regularly need to create and collaborate on story forms beyond text.
There's a new pioneering "tribe" in today's news organizations: those working on engagement. To be specific, I'm not focusing on those working in audience engagement but more on journalists who are engaging with and empowering the public to support communities to thrive. Less transaction, more relation; less on audience, more on community. One of the notions in defining community engagement is a role to purposefully put the public at the center of what we do, bring together the people who accurately represent all of the voices and then to authentically listen, facilitate and connect those conversations as a reflection of the whole story. I'm keenly interested in journalism in service to civic engagement that is thick, impactful and at scale, referencing Ethan Zuckerman's Beyond "The Crisis in Civics."
At one of the sessions at Experience Engagement, we used a simple convening tool called the "Organizational Kaleidoscope" to explore complex reality through simultaneous exposure of real-life events to multiple points of view. Photo by Andrew DeVigal.
Interdisciplinary Skills
And like early multimedia entrepreneurs, those working on engagement in newsrooms today are often working in isolation and in need of connections and resources to not only support, but also make their journalism better. Many who attended Experience Engagement talked about a sense of belonging and of catalyzing a community of practice to master the craft of engagement.
Like Interactive Narratives and many other online resources after it, a field guide is needed to aggregate and show how the industry is evolving, and how both media and community organizations are doing it. As we did in multimedia by learning from practitioners in other industries, we also need to collaborate with organizations that are already doing effective engagement work. Organizations such as NCDD (National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation) and IAP2 (International Association of Public Participation) have a variety of resources to help those new to active listening and public engagement. Our conference partner, Journalism That Matters specializes in working at the intersection of journalism and civic engagement. In fact, JTM's Executive Director Peggy Holman has offered an extremely helpful chart to describe the levels of engagement: Forms of Engagement.
Journalists and civic engagement practitioners share similar values. One of IAP2's core values states that
"public participation provides participants with the information they need to participate in a meaningful way"
Here is what American Press Institute has stated in their Journalism Essentials:
"The purpose of journalism is thus to provide citizens with the information they need to make the best possible decisions about their lives, their communities, their societies, and their governments."
Journalism is inextricably linked to the health of our democracy. We need to collaborate with and learn from each other and to hone our craft to do better engagement and better journalism.
Timing is ripe
If journalism didn't exist today, it wouldn't be created in the top-down distributed model it has used in the past. Journalism must adapt to this new interconnected reality if it is to be relevant and trustworthy to the public. The industry has invested resources in new business models and in finding ways to grow the audience by examining analytics. But very little attention has been paid to reimagining public engagement with the news.
Breakout group using the classic card game "go fish" as a method to cluster ideas. Photo by Andrew DeVigal
We've read plenty of reports stating that the public trust in the media is at an all-time low. Social media won't fix this situation. But engaging with and empowering the public can provide an opportunity to help build the community, as opposed to tearing it down. In this recent Axiom News article, three Experience Engagement participants were interviewed about their experience. Amalia Alarcon Morris, a government administrator responsible for civic engagement, was moved by the possibilities:
"To walk into a room filled with people who are journalists or students of journalism who were talking about how to engage with community and approach journalism from an assets-based perspective … to me, that was a completely new way of looking at journalism. It was amazing."
Listening is Essential
Unlike Interactive Narratives, this new platform needs to focus more on the relationship than the transaction. And it starts with and continues with sustained listening as engagement takes time. The Sunday morning of Experience Engagement was focused on "Imagining an Interactive Field Guide for Engaging Communities." As our program indicated, it was the initial invitation to listen and …
"be part of shaping Version 1.0 of a community platform and living guide to allow participants to discover, use and contribute resources about what works to connect media professionals and communities. The platform will also catalyze the network of people working on the leading edge of journalism, communication and civic engagement. In essence, the Field Guide will be a digital agora of resources for storytellers and other media practitioners engaging with their communities to serve the public good."
You will undoubtedly hear more about this platform from Experience Engagement participants. If you are interested in being a part of the conversation and developmental process, please drop me a line. Transparency is critical to the success of this project. I look forward to both supporting and building this community of practice.
Andrew DeVigal is an endowed chair in journalism innovation and civic engagement at the University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication's Agora Journalism Center, the gathering place for innovation in communication and civic engagement. He is also co-founder of A Fourth Act, maker of Harvis. Agora Journalism Center is devoted to transformative advancements for better journalism and stronger democracy.
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Law enforcement in Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstani policeman
Law enforcement in Kazakhstan is handled by the Kazakhstan police and law courts, largely unchanged from the era of Soviet control, and is shared between the country's National Security Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Procurator General.
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2 Human rights allegations
3 Crime rates
Organisation[edit]
The police force itself comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whereas the National Security Committee and the Procurator General's office are responsibly for intelligence gathering and investigation respectively. From 1992 Kazakhstan became a member of INTERPOL. Its law enforcement agencies are closely tied with those of Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan.
The court system in Kazakhstan operates at three levels, local, province, and supreme court, and operates under a system of guaranteed legal representation (similar to that of the United States of America).
Human rights allegations[edit]
The website of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan notes that in 2004-2005 the Kazakhstan government's human-rights record "remained poor," and "the Government continued to commit numerous abuses."[1] Observer group Freedom House ranks this former Soviet state with a 6 in Political Rights and a 5 in Civil Liberties (scale of 1-7; 1 is the highest), denoting it as "Not Free." Political expression was reported to be restricted in Kazakhstan in the months leading up to presidential elections in December, according to observers, including Human Rights Watch and Freedom House.[2]
The CIA world fact book cites that out of 76,000 prisoners interred in Kazakhstan prisons, 1,300 died of tuberculosis in 1995, and the prisons themselves suffer from overcrowding and staff shortages.[3] Government funding for the prison system is also seen to be inadequate.[3]
Crime rates[edit]
Kazakhstan has suffered from growing crime rates in recent years, and the police force is viewed as being understaffed and inefficient, with a rate of 50 crimes per 10,000 population being cited, most commonly violent crime and narcotics, (cannabis and opium in particular, it is estimated that there are 1,380 km² of cannabis plantation).[3] The police are also reportedly understaffed, in some cases by as much as 2000 officers.[3]
^ "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy, Kazakhstan". Usembassy.kz. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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Vintage Photos of the Tour de France
In honor of the anniversary of the renowned cycling competition
By Devin Hammond
On July 1, 1903, the first Tour de France commenced in a Parisian suburb with five dozen competitors originating from France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium. The brainchild of a struggling bi-monthly sports-based publication called L'Auto, the Tour de France was created with the intention of raising viewership and funding for upcoming issues. Bikers raced across over 1,500 miles of sometimes uncharted terrain in hopes of securing the championship title and a healthy 20,000 franc prize.
Today, the Tour de France encompasses over 2,000 miles and has three times the amount of riders, broadcasting each year in nearly 200 countries with billions of global spectators watching both at home and on the sidelines each year. This year, the competition, which has been delayed until August 29, will look a bit different, with smaller viewing crowds and a ban on "faire la bise," the traditional shared kiss between riders and prize-presenters. The race will follow the same intended route from Nice to Paris, concluding the competition on September 20. As we await the 107th edition of the race and celebrate the anniversary of its inception, CR revisits archival images of the landscapes, competitions, and spectators over the course of the event's history.
Cyclist Maurice Gavin wins the first Tour de France in 1903. He beat other competitors by only one minute.
Cyclists pass a French mountain range in the 1937 competition.
Gino Bartali, an Italian cyclist, races along the track in 1945. He won the race in both 1938 and 1948.
Bikers riding down a main street in the Nord section of France in 1947.
French cyclist and champion of the 1947 Tour de France, Jean Robic, greets fans after the race.
A view from Livry-Gargan, the starting point of the 1949 Tour de France.
The caravan rides through the Alps mountain range in 1950.
An image taken on July 4, 1952, during the 10th stage of the race, across the Lausanne-Alpe d'Huez mountain.
Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi proudly displays a bouquet of flowers after winning the 1952 competition.
Louison Bobet riding up-hill in the Rhône Valley, 1955.
André Darrigade, a French biker, crashes into a Tour de France officiator during the 1958 race.
A sweeper car clears the rider's pathways in July 1960.
English cyclist Tom Simpson competing in 1960.
An unknown rider embraces a woman at the completion of the 1960 Tour de France.
French cyclists Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor speed down a secluded pathway circa 1960.
Anquetil, the esteemed French cyclist, wins the competition in 1961. He was the first rider in the history of the Tour de France to take home first place five different times.
Spectators of the 1962 competition await riders in the French Alps.
Poulidor (#19) and Anquetil (#1) are watched by fans during the 1964 race.
Biker Julio Jimenez is cheered on by fans along the competition's route circa 1966.
Rider Eddy Merckx from Belgium tears down the French countryside in the 1968 competition. He is one of the most famous Tour de France competitors in history, having won the competition four times.
Merckx's wife congratulates him at the 1969 finish line, where he was awarded first place.
Merckx enters the final stage of the 1970 competition. It would become his third win.
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\section{Multimeson production}

Direct   production  of   three   or  more   pions  in   proton-proton
interactions,   has    not   received   proper    attention,   neither
experimentally nor  theoretically, despite the fact  that it comprises
the   main  background   for  \mbox{$\eta$},   \mbox{$\eta'$}\  and   $\omega$  production
experiments.   With  a  4$\pi$  facility  such  as  WASA,  aiming  for
measurements  of  decays  of  $\eta$  and  $\eta'$  produced  in  $pp$
interactions  \cite{Adam:2004ch},  the  understanding of  the  \mbox{$pp\to pp \pi\pi\pi$}\
reactions  becomes   very  important  as  they   constitute  a  severe
background for studies of $\eta$  and $\eta'$ decays into three pions.
Those decays  provide key ingredients for determination  of the ratios
of light quark masses \cite{Gross:1979ur, Leutwyler:1996qg}, since the
partial  decay widths  are  proportional  to $d$  and  $u$ quark  mass
difference  squared.   In addition  precise  studies  of \mbox{$\eta'$}\  decays
require     knowledge     of     $pp\to    pp\pi\pi\pi\pi$,     $pp\to
pp\pi\pi\pi\pi\pi$,   $pp\to  pp\pi\eta$   and   $pp\to  pp\pi\pi\eta$
reactions for beam energies  around $\eta'$ production threshold.  For
more  than  forty years  there  were  only  three experimental  points
available  for   the  cross  section  of   \mbox{$pp\to pp\pi^{+}\pi^{-}\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}\  and  \mbox{$pp\to pn\pi^{+}\pi^{+}\pi^{-}$}\
reactions,    all    coming    from   bubble    chamber    experiments
\cite{PhysRev.125.2091,   PhysRev.126.747,   PhysRev.138.B670}.   Only
recently  the data  base  has  been extended  by  the measurements  of
\mbox{$pp\to pp\pi^{+}\pi^{-}\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}\ and \mbox{$pp\to pp\mbox{$\pi^0$}\po\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}\ reactions  cross sections near the threshold
by  the  CELSIUS/WASA   collaboration  \cite{Pauly:2006pm}.   For  the
remaining reactions there is no data in that energy region.

The direct  production should proceed by  an excitation of  one or two
baryon    resonances    followed     by    the    subsequent    decays
\cite{PhysRev.123.333}.   For  example  in  the  case  of  three  pion
production  the  low  energy  region  a  mechanism  with  simultaneous
excitation of  $N^*$ and $\Delta(1232) P_{33}$  resonances is expected
to  dominate.  The  $N^*$ involved  has  to decay  into $N\pi\pi$  and
therefore  the  lowest lying  Roper  ($N(1440)  P_{11}$) and  $N(1520)
D_{13}$ resonances could be considered.

The influence of  the resonances can be studied  in the invariant mass
distributions  of the subsystems  of the  outgoing protons  and pions.
Such studies were done for  the \mbox{$pp\to pp\pi^{+}\pi^{-}\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}\ and \mbox{$pp\to pn\pi^{+}\pi^{+}\pi^{-}$}\ reactions in
bubble chamber experiments performed  at higher energies (beam kinetic
energies  of  4.15  GeV and  9.11  GeV)  with  up to  thousand  events
\cite{Alexander:1967aa,  Colleraine:1967aa, Almeida:1969bv}.  However,
close to the threshold the analysis is not conclusive since the widths
of the  involved resonances are  comparable with the  available excess
energy ($Q)$.   Therefore, in this  case one expects that  phase space
distribution  and  the  final  state interaction  among  the  outgoing
nucleons  provide  a  reasonable  description of  the  observed  cross
sections.   The near  threshold cross  sections for  the  single meson
production  via the  nucleon-nucleon interaction  can indeed  be quite
satisfactory  described  by  such  ansatz.   For  the  productions  of
multiple  mesons the  assumption should  hold even  for  higher excess
energies since  on average  the energy available  to the pairs  of the
outgoing   particles  will   be  lower.    That  is   consistent  with
CELSIUS/WASA   results  on   $pp\to   pp\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$  and   $pp\to
pp\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0$ reactions studied at $Q\approx 100$ MeV.

The production mechanism could  be studied instead by measuring ratios
of the cross sections for  the different charge states.  With the lack
of    information   the   simplest    assumption   is    Fermi   model
\cite{Fermi:1950jd}, where  amplitudes for all isospin  states are put
to be equal.  The assumption  leads to definite predictions for ratios
between  different  charge  states  of  the  reactions.   For  example
$\sigma(\mbox{$pp\to pp\pi^{+}\pi^{-}\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}):    \sigma(\mbox{$pp\to pp\mbox{$\pi^0$}\po\mbox{$\pi^0$}$}):   \sigma(\mbox{$pp\to pn\pi^{+}\pi^{+}\pi^{-}$})   \equiv
\sigma_1:\sigma_2:\sigma_3  =8:1:10$.  Resonances in  the intermediate
state will  modify the  ratios. The effect  can be illustrated  in the
Isobar  Model   \cite{PhysRev.123.333}  where  the   ratio  $\sigma_1:
\sigma_2:  \sigma_3$ is $7:1:25$  (assuming $\Delta  N^*$ intermediate
state)  or   $5:2:10$  (assuming  $N_1^*N_2^*$).    Experimentally:  $
\sigma_1: \sigma_3$  at beam kinetic energy  2.0 GeV (1:2.53$\pm$0.46)
\cite{PhysRev.125.2091}    and   at    2.85    GeV   (1:1.59$\pm$0.27)
\cite{PhysRev.126.747}.   The ratio $\sigma_1:  \sigma_2= 5.2\pm0.8:1$
was  measured at  lower  energy  -- 1.36  GeV  in recent  CELSIUS/WASA
experiment  \cite{Pauly:2006pm}.   One  trivial  modification  to  the
predicted  ratios close  to  threshold comes  from difference  between
volumes of  the phase spaces due to  $m_{\pi^{+}}\neq m_{\pi^{0}}$ and
it amounts to 18\% at 1.36 GeV.

Due to  lack of  microscopic model calculations,  of the same  kind as
those for single meson or for double pion production the semiclassical
Isobar  Model  is  at  present   the  only  option  to  describe  more
complicated  reactions  below  $\sqrt{s}\approx  5$ GeV.   The  modern
version  of the isobar  model is  used as  input to  relativistic ions
calculations    using     transport    equations    \cite{Teis:1996kx,
Bass:1998ca}.   Reliability  of  the  calculations can  be  tested  in
simpler cases by comparison  with existing calculations for the double
pion production \cite{AlvarezRuso:1997mx}.   The implementation of the
resonances in  the Isobar Model,  their production cross  sections and
decay branching  ratios can be  evaluated by studying  exclusive meson
production   reactions.    Multimeson   production  in   proton-proton
interactions  provides very  sensitive  test of  the parameters.   The
existing  calculations within  the framework  have focused  so  far on
production of dileptons in  proton-proton interactions with the aim to
understand  the background  for  high density  nuclear matter  probes
\cite{Faessler:2000md}.    The   byproduct   of  such   studies   were
calculations of the background for $\eta$ and $\eta'$ decays involving
dileptons (see  for example ref.~\cite{Faessler:2004fn}).   There is a
need  to  extend  the  calculations  to obtain  predictions  also  for
multimeson processes.

\section{Background for $\eta$, $\eta'$ decays}

A feature of  $\eta (\eta')$ detection from $pp\to  pp\eta (\eta')$ in
the WASA  detector is  the precise tagging  by missing  mass technique
with a resolution of a few MeV/c$^2$.  The resolution of the invariant
mass of the decay system is typically considerably worse.  Therefore a
figure of merit to describe background from direct production process,
leading to the identical final state as for an $\eta(\eta')$ decay, is
given by $\rho_B\equiv  d\sigma_B/d\mu|_{\mu=m_{\eta (\eta')}}$ -- the
differential cross  section for the  background at the  $\eta (\eta')$
peak  in  the $pp$  missing  mass  $\mu$.   Figure 1  shows  inclusive
$\rho_B$    values   for    $\eta'$   derived    from    the   COSY-11
measurements~\cite{Moskal:1998aa,Moskal:2000aa,
Khoukaz:2004si}.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\hspace{2.5cm}
\parbox{0.65\textwidth}{\vspace{-0.8cm}\centerline{
\includegraphics[width=0.69\textwidth]{fig1}}
\caption[aa]{ Inclusive differential cross section $\rho_B$ for
multipion production derived from the COSY-11 data~\cite{Moskal:1998aa,Moskal:2000aa,
Khoukaz:2004si}.  The
line is the parametrization $\rho_B= \alpha (Q/(1\
\mathrm{MeV}))^{\beta}$ fitted to the data: $\alpha = 0.64\pm 0.14\
[\mathrm{nb/MeV}]$ and $\beta = 1.66\pm 0.08$
\cite{Zielinski:2007aa}.  }
\end{figure}
 When estimating  the background for  a given decay  channel, quantity
$\rho_B\Delta\mu$ (where $\Delta \mu$ is the resolution in the missing
mass)  should be compared  to $\sigma_{\eta(\eta')}  BR_i$ (production
cross section times branching ratio for the decay mode).  The $\rho_B$
value  depends  on  the  total  cross  section  and  on  the  reaction
mechanism.   For  $\eta (\eta')$  production  close  to threshold  the
background distributions at the edge  of the phase space are relevant.
For both signal and the multimeson production this region of the phase
space is  strongly influenced by  $pp$ final state.   When approaching
the threshold  the $\rho_B$ decreases quickly and  in addition missing
mass resolution  improves (since  it is constrained  more by  the beam
momentum resolution) increasing signal to background ratio.  The price
is however a lower production cross section $\sigma_{\eta(\eta')}$.

Detailed  studies  of  $\eta\to\pi\pi\pi$  decays  in  $pp\to  pp\eta$
reaction at  beam energy 1.36 GeV by  CELSIUS/WASA collaboration shows
that background from direct three  pion production is 10--20\% for the
\mbox{$\pi^0$}\mbox{$\pi^+$}\mbox{$\pi^-$}\  and 5\%  for the  \mbox{$\pi^0$}\po\mbox{$\pi^0$}\ channel  in the  final data
sample \cite{Pauly:2006pm, Bashkanov:2007iy}.  This allows for precise
study  of  the $\eta$  decays  providing  large  number of  events  is
collected.  For  $\eta'$ decays the situation is  quite different: the
three pion  decays have  branching ratios at  percent or  permil level
\cite{Yao:2006px}.   In  comparison  to  the $\eta$  meson  the  \mbox{$\eta'$}\
production cross section at similar  excess energies is about 30 times
lower~\cite{Eta,Moskal:1998aa,Moskal:2000aa,
Khoukaz:2004si,Hibou:1998,Balestra:2000}.  Finally the  total cross section for multipion
reactions increases strongly when  going from \mbox{$\eta$}\ to \mbox{$\eta'$}\ production
threshold  region,  e.g.   for  \mbox{$pp\to pp \pi\pi\pi$}\ reaction  50--100  times.   In
conclusion embarking  on the \mbox{$\eta'$}\ decay program  in $pp$ interactions
requires much better understanding of multimeson production reactions.

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AirGigs is the first marketplace for remote music production services. Co-Founders Angela Blacker & David Blacker created this startup to open up new streams of income for session musicians and recording engineers, and, new music production possibilities for tech savvy songwriters and music creators. The site went live in May of 2012, and continues to grow organically, and through targeted marketing. We manage all the marketing, business administration, customer service and web design / development for AirGigs LLC. The site is still in Beta, but we are planning to launch fully in 2015.


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Republican Congressman Mike Turner told TV host Tucker Carlson that the U.S . should come to the aid of Ukraine, which faces a growing military threat from Russia. But why should we support Ukraine over Russia, asked Carlson, given Russia's far greater importance as a counter weight to a military expansive and somewhat threatening China?
Moreover, he added, the U.S is currently challenged on the Mexican border where people we don't know and drugs we know all too well are pouring across in unprecedented numbers. That's where U.S.troops are needed, not as the Republicans imply, in Ukraine for some vague reason having nothing to do with the national interest. And why should our troops be defending other countries' borders and not our own?
The U.S. Mexican border has been one of the world's most contentious. It is long – 2000 miles through occasional difficult terrrain. Its boundary is the Rio Grande, a meandering river that sometimes changes course, leaving Mexicans and Americans on the wrong side. It has never been free of strife of one kind or another from early Indian raids to alternating Mexican and American cross border attacks to the current invasion of drugs and immigrants. In an explosion of manifest destiny in the 1840's, the U.S. took half of Mexico. That more than sufficed. Ever since, it has been very wary of pushing Mexico too hard.
The result is limited use of the U.S. military. There's a reluctance to militarize the border with the army invariably complaining that it doesn't have enough troops to guard the border properly. While unsettling, that has not mattered too much except on some occasions like the arrival of Napoleon the Third to collect debts owed by Mexico. With the U.S. involved in Civil War, he decided to take over Mexico altogether and installed Austrian Archduke Maximilian as emperor. The U.S. and France almost came to blows, but Napoleon throught Mexico was not worth a war and retreated to deal with European affairs, leaving his well meaning protege to be executed.
Pancho Villa Photo by: www.britannica.com
Subsequent clashes were purely Mexican-American. Political upheaval was frequent in Mexico, and restless Texans were ready to take advantage of it. Amid the fervor of the times, a plan was circulated with the aim of recovering the half of Mexico lost to the U.S. The fiery Pancho Villa put his stamp on the effort by repeatedly conducting raids across the border that took American along with Mexican lives. As the U.S. readied for World War One, President Woodrow Wilson ordered General John Pershing to capture Villa with 20 thousand troops at his disposal Pershing became a victor in the World War but not in Mexico. The elusive Villa managed to escape, and the Americans came home without their quarry.
General John Pershing. Photo by: www.pbs.org
But the effort was not altogether in vain. It had made a point. The U.S army could cross the border if sufficiently motivated, take the necessary action and than return without staying too long – a limited engagement, not an invasion. There would be no repetition of the U.S.- Mexican war. Americans only had a quarrel with elements of Mexico, and that ended a few years later when Villa was killed by rivals who had nothing to do with the U.S.
In subsequent decades, border disturbances died down only to be revived more recently in another form. Instead of wanting to kill Americans, Mexicans now want to join them. Their plight is their drug cartel controlled country where their lives and livelihood are always in danger. U.S. troops once again on the border could send a clear message to the cartels: there are limits to their poisoning of America and their destruction of Mexico.
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The first 100 adults who enters, receives a FREE race day t-shirt!
1st Annual Rise & Shine 5K Fun Run / Walk, offers trail runners a unique twist on the traditional trail run experience. Participants will run/walk 5 kilometers course that winds its way through the beautiful Pueblo City Park. Along the course, runners will find eggs stuffed with goodies.
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What a scientist learned from getting COVID-19
By Elaine Yong
Dr. Amy Salmon recovering from COVID-19 at home in March 2020.
When COVID-19 hit Canada last March, Dr. Amy Salmon was working frantically with colleagues to deal with two big research projects that were suddenly halted — one on overdoses in rural isolated areas and another on long-term care — and juggle the needs of 600 UBC medical students who were in various stages of their Flexible and Enhanced Learning (FLEX) course. As a Scientist and Program Head for Knowledge Translation at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS), plus the FLEX Site Co-Director for the Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program, Salmon was dealing with the pandemic on all levels at work.
And then she got COVID-19.
"I was locked down with my then 17-year-old daughter, my partner moved in so we could be in a bubble, three dogs, and a cat…all in a 1,000 square foot apartment," Salmon laughs. Her symptoms were manageable — fever, cough, some aches — and aside from a few days off, she continued to work from home.
First lesson: Be flexible
Hundreds of FLEX students no longer had a supervisor for their projects; many of those supervisors were clinicians who now had to work overtime on the front lines of the pandemic response and no longer had time to support the FLEX program. But Salmon says the first thing she learned in this new world was how to be flexible and adaptable, and she was inspired by seeing others do the same. "Many retired physicians came to work with the students, and they were delighted to step in. There were some fantastic collaborations that never would have happened otherwise."
As Salmon recovered, she assumed her personal battle with COVID-19 was behind her. But six weeks after she first got sick, she started having trouble breathing and issues with her heart rate. After many investigations, she was told she very likely has long COVID, or post–COVID-19 syndrome. Since then, Salmon has had several flare-ups with a wide range of symptoms — coughing fits, sudden drops in oxygen levels, swelling of her legs, some frightening heart problems, and more.
"It was an interesting time to be a sick scientist," says Salmon. "I'd say to colleagues, 'This would be fascinating…if it wasn't happening to me.'"
Second lesson: Social determinants of health more pronounced in a pandemic
The second lesson she learned was how one of the very issues she tries to address in her research — social determinants of health — impacted her personally. "As a member of the scientific community, that privilege benefits me as a patient. I have access to information and people to help me make sense of what is happening to me. Most people don't, and that needs to change," explains Salmon. "Many people who talk about their experience with long COVID publicly share experiences of being ignored, belittled, or just plain abandoned by health care providers. There was never a time that I wasn't taken seriously or supported in my recovery. Those are protections and supports that everyone dealing with this illness needs and deserves."
Salmon has made connections with other 'long-haulers', as those who are dealing with post–COVID-19 symptoms are known. She says many of them can't get the treatment they need, or information that could make a difference for their recovery. Some have lost jobs and relationships as a result. "I think there is a great deal the scientific community could be doing to pay attention. We need to recognize how inequities continue, especially when you are in the context of an emerging crisis that is not well understood."
Connecting COVID-19 life lessons to research
Recently appointed the new CHÉOS Associate Director of Academic, Community, and Systems Engagement, Salmon is now fully immersed in connecting her research with the learnings that have come from the past year. With the overdose study, for example, one of the main focuses was examining why people use alone. After all this time of social isolation, Salmon explains, "We are now, as a society, even more aware of the different ways that we come to be alone, or feel isolated and disconnected. We are even more aware of how this leads to huge challenges with mental health and substance use as people struggle to do the best they can with what they've got."
An artist rendering of the village model for long-term care in Comox.
Her work on the "village" model is also timely. One of the key components of this model is small groups of 10 to 20 people living together based upon common interests, culture, or language, and care teams assigned to specific households. Now, Salmon's team is looking at the benefits of this setting in relation to the pandemic response.
"In a pandemic, we know people will have to be together for a long time," she explains. "When compared to many current long-term care sites, even just the physical setup of the 'village' model provides a much better mechanism for helping people who live and work in long term care be well physically, mentally and socially, while also being able to control infections."
As Salmon continues to navigate the long-lasting effects of COVID-19 on her own health, she is appreciative of the unique perspective it has brought to her work. "I really hope people start to see the importance of all of the different types of research that are needed to get through this pandemic. It's not just about numbers, statistics, death rates, and new drugs," she says. "Those are critically important. But we need to be able to do so much more than focus on making sure people don't die. It will take us a long time to truly understand all the ways our health and our health systems are being impacted. We at CHÉOS have to continue with our commitment to put people and their well-being at the centre of the work we do."
Citizen Science: Asking better questions, getting better answers about long COVID
Co-led by CHÉOS' Dr. Linda Li, the Long COVID Patient Experience Project is engaging people living with symptoms of long COVID to guide research
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Understanding COVID-19 vaccine confidence in people living with HIV in Canada


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Reports on Religious Freedom: Israel
Section I. Freedom of Religion
The Government recognizes 5 religions, including 10 Christian groups. Each religion recognized by the Government has its own religious court system, which has considerable authority over issues of personal status. Government recognition is limited to religions present in the country before 1948.
Approximately 80 percent of citizens are Jewish (with a significant secular majority), while approximately 16 percent are Muslims, 2 percent are Christians, and 1.5 percent are Druze. The non-Jewish population is concentrated in the north, east-central, and southern parts of the country. The population includes small but growing numbers of adherents of nonrecognized evangelical Christian groups and members of other faiths, such as Jehovah's Witnesses.
The overwhelming majority of non-Jewish citizens are Arabs and they are subject to various forms of discrimination. It is not clear that whatever discrepancies exist in the treatment of various communities in Israeli society are based on religion per se. Israeli Arabs and other non-Jewish Israelis are, in fact, free to practice their religions.
The Government does not provide Israeli Arabs, who constitute 20 percent of the population, with the same quality of education, housing, employment opportunities, and social services as Jews. In addition, government spending and financial support are proportionally far lower in predominantly non-Jewish areas than in Jewish areas. According to the press, an Interior Ministry report released during 1998 notes that non-Jewish communities receive significantly less government financial support than their Jewish counterparts. Israeli-Arab organizations have challenged the Government's "Master Plan for the Northern Areas of Israel," which listed as priority goals increasing the Galilee's Jewish population and blocking the territorial contiguity of Arab villages and towns, on the grounds that it discriminates against Arab citizens.
The Government provides proportionally greater financial support to religious and civic institutions in the Jewish sector compared with those in the non-Jewish sector, i.e., Muslim, Christian, and Druze. For example, only 2 percent of the Ministry of Religious Affairs budget goes to the non-Jewish sector. The Ministry's 1998 budget actually reduced the percentage. The High Court of Justice heard a case in February 1997 alleging that this budgetary allocation constitutes discrimination. The Court refused to rule on the case in 1997 and suggested that the petitioners refile the case after the passage of the 1998 budget, which the petitioners did. After three hearings during 1998, the Court ruled that the budget allocation did in fact constitute "prima facie discrimination" but that the plaintiff's petition did not provide adequate information about the religious needs of the various communities. The Court refused to intervene in the budgetary process on the grounds that such action would invade the proper sphere of the legislature.
In civic areas where religion is a determining criterion, such as the religious courts and centers of education, non-Jewish institutions routinely receive less state support than their Jewish counterparts. The status of a number of Christian organizations with representation in Israel has heretofore been defined by a collection of ad hoc arrangements with various government agencies. Several of these organizations seek to negotiate with the Government in an attempt to formalize their status.
The Government has recognized Jewish holy places under the 1967 Protection of Holy Sites Law. The Government states that it also protects the holy sites of other faiths. The Government also states that it has provided funds for some holy sites of other faiths.
Missionaries are allowed to proselytize, although the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints voluntarily refrains from proselytizing under an agreement with the Government. A 1977 antiproselytizing law prohibits anyone from offering or receiving material benefits as an inducement to conversion; there have been no reports of its enforcement. Bills that would have further restricted proselytizing were introduced and passed their preliminary readings in 1997 and 1998 with the support of some government ministers; however, no further action was taken before the dissolution of the Knesset following the May 1999 elections. They are not expected to be enacted if reintroduced in the Knesset. Christian and other evangelical groups asserted that the draft bills were discriminatory and served to intimidate Christian groups.
Evangelical Christian and other religious groups also have complained that the police have been slow to investigate incidents of harassment, threats, and vandalism directed against their meetings, churches, and other facilities by two ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups, known as Yad L'achim and Lev L'achim.
The Government confers automatic citizenship and residence rights to Jewish immigrants, their families, and Jewish refugees under the Law of Return. This law does not apply to non-Jews or to persons of Jewish descent who have converted to another faith.
The Government designates religion on national identity document, but not on passports.
Orthodox Jewish religious authorities have exclusive control of Jewish marriages, divorces, and burials. They do not recognize marriages or conversions to Judaism performed in Israel by non-Orthodox rabbis. Many Jews object to this exclusive control and it has been at times a source of serious controversy in society. Many Jews who wish to marry in secular or non-Orthodox religious ceremonies do so abroad, and the Ministry of Interior recognizes such marriages.
Members of nonrecognized religions (particularly evangelical Christians) suffer difficulties conducting marriages and funerals, although informal arrangements provide some relief.
Religious affiliation plays a key role in daily life, particularly in matters of birth, marriage, divorce, and death. Each recognized religious community has legal authority over its members in matters of marriage and divorce. Secular courts have primacy over questions of inheritance, but parties, by mutual agreement, may bring cases to religious courts. Jewish and Druze families may ask that some family status matters, such as alimony and child custody in divorces, be adjudicated in civil courts as an alternative to religious courts. Christians may only ask that child custody and child support be adjudicated in civil courts as an alternative to religious courts. Muslims have no recourse to civil courts in family-status matters. Legislation passed in 1996 allows the rabbinical courts to sanction either party who is not willing to grant a divorce.
The Government generally continued to permit Muslim citizens to make the Hajj during the period covered by this report. However, for security reasons, the Government imposes some restrictions on its Muslim citizens who perform the Hajj, including requiring that they be over the age of 30. The Government will not allow them to return if they leave the country without formal permission. The Government justifies these restrictions on the grounds that Saudi Arabia remains officially at war with Israel and that travel to Saudi Arabia therefore is considered subject to security considerations.
Jehovah's Witnesses complained of inadequate police response to numerous incidents of harassment, assaults, theft, and vandalism during the period covered by this report, reportedly by two ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups, known as Yad L'achim and Lev L'achim. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses assert that police did not adequately investigate two break-ins at a meeting house in Lod in February 1998. Jehovah's Witnesses filed over 120 complaints about such incidents with the police during 1998 and the first half of 1999. There have been no indictments or prosecutions in these cases.
One member of Jehovah's Witnesses was arrested and charged with "offending religious sentiment" for allegedly distributing religious literature at Tel Aviv's central bus station on March 1, 1999. The arrest followed a complaint by a member of the Yad L'achim organization. The individual alleged that he was singled out because he had filed five separate complaints against members of Yad L'achim.
On March 30, 1999, another member of Jehovah's Witnesses was summoned to a police station in Beersheba for allegedly distributing a religious tract to a soldier. She was charged with the "unlawful distribution of a religious tract to a soldier, attempting to convert him to another religion, and assault on religious sentiments." On April 6, she again was summoned and questioned by police. On April 18, she discovered that the complaint had been filed by an ultra-Orthodox man against whom she herself had filed a complaint for harassment in mid-February 1999. The police have taken no further action in the case.
The Government makes some efforts at encouraging interfaith understanding.
There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report.
There were no reports of religious detainees or prisoners.
There were no reports of the forced religious conversion of minor U.S. citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the Government's refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
Section II. Societal Attitudes
Relations between different religious groups are often strained, both between Jews and non-Jews, as well as among the different branches of Judaism. Tensions between Jews and non-Jews exist primarily as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well as Israel's control of sites holy to Christians and Muslims. Friction between Christians and Muslims in the Arab community increased during the period covered by this report, primarily as a result of a dispute about a plot of land alleged to belong to the Waqf (Islamic religious trust) in Nazareth. This led to small outbreaks of violence in April and June 1999. Animosity between secular and religious Jews continued to grow during the period covered by this report. Non-Orthodox Jews have complained of discrimination and intolerance.
There are numerous nongovernmental organizations working on dialog between different religions. Interfaith dialog often is linked to the peace process between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Societal attitudes towards conversion are particularly negative. Religious and lay leaders of most religions are largely hostile to missionary activity. Muslims consider any conversion from Islam to be apostasy.
Jehovah's Witnesses suffered verbal abuse, assaults, theft, and vandalism during the period covered by the report (see Section I).
Evangelical Christian and other religious groups suffered numerous incidents of often-violent harassment (also see Section I). For example, a meeting of self-described "Messianic Jews" in the southern city of Beersheba was broken up violently in May 1999 by a group of Jews opposed to their activities. Such incidents are not limited to non-Jews. Instances of ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups verbally or physically harassing Jewish citizens for "immodest dress" or other violations of their interpretation of religious law are not uncommon and have increased during the period covered by this report.
Relative to their numbers, Israeli Arabs are underrepresented in the student bodies and faculties of most universities, and in higher-level professional and business ranks. Well-educated Arabs often are unable to find jobs commensurate with their level of education. Arab Ph.D.'s suffer the greatest problems in this regard. A small number of Israeli Arabs have risen to responsible positions in the civil service, generally in the Arab departments of government ministries. In 1994 a civil service commission began a 3-year affirmative action program to expand that number, but it has had only modest results. The Government has allocated only very limited resources to enforce landmark 1995 legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment.
In practice Israeli Arab citizens who do not serve in the military and therefore cannot obtain security clearances are not allowed to work in companies with defense contracts or in security-related fields. The Israeli Druze and Circassian communities are subject to the military draft, and although some have refused to serve, the overwhelming majority accept service willingly. Some Bedouin and other Arab citizens who are not subject to the draft serve voluntarily. Those not subject to the draft have less access than other citizens to those social and economic benefits for which military service is a prerequisite or an advantage, such as housing, new-household subsidies, and government or security-related industrial employment. Under a 1994 government policy decision, the social security child allowance for parents who did not serve in the military and did not attend a yeshiva (including Arabs) was increased to equal the allowance of those who had done so.
Israeli Arab groups allege that many employers use the prerequisite of military service to avoid hiring non-Jews. For example, in 1997 a Haifa employment agency advertisied for Arabic-speaking telephone operators and listed military service as a prerequisite. An Israeli Arab group noted that there was no clear justification for this requirement and threatened to file a civil suit under a law prohibiting employment discrimination and defining requirements unrelated to actual work as discriminatory. The employment agency eventually agreed to change the advertisement and run it again.
Arab children make up about one-quarter of Israel's public school population, but government resources for them are not proportionate to those for Jewish children. Many schools in Arab communities are dilapidated and overcrowded, lack special education services and counselors, have poor libraries, and have no sports facilities. Arab groups also note that the public school curriculum stresses the country's Jewish culture and heritage.
Section III. U.S. Government Policy
The U.S. Embassy consistently raised issues of religious freedom with the Government at working levels with the Foreign Ministry, the police, and the Prime Minister's office. These contacts have focused particularly on complaints from Jehovah's Witnesses about poor police response to incidents of violent harassment and have dealt with specific incidents as well as the general problem of insufficient police response. Robert Seiple, Special Representative to the Secretary of State for International Religious Freedom, met in February 1999 with senior officials, including the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, to discuss matters of religious freedom.
Embassy representatives, including the Ambassador, routinely meet with religious officials. These contacts included meetings with Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Baha'i leaders at a variety of levels.
Embassy officials maintain a dialog with nongovernmental organizations that follow human and civil rights issues, including religious freedom. These have included the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Israel Religious Action Center, Adalah, and many others.
Embassy representatives have attended meetings of groups seeking to promote interfaith dialog, including the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, the Anti-Defamation League, and others.


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Prudential Indicators and Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2016/17 - 2018/19
147 PRUDENTIAL INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2016/17 - 2018/19 PDF 188 KB
To approve and adopt the prudential indicators and limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19, the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement, Treasury Management Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and Investment Strategy 2016/17 to 2018/19.
Further to Minute No. 31 of the Cabinet/Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting held on 23rd February, 2016 consideration was given to the report which presented the Local Government Act 2003 and supporting regulations which required the Council to 'have regard to' the CIPFA Prudential Code and the CIPFA Treasury Management Code of Practice and prepare, set and publish prudential indicators and treasury indicators that ensured the Council's capital expenditure plans and affordable, prudent and sustainable in the long-term.
The Prudential Indicators and Treasury Management Strategy together formed part of the process which ensured the Council met the balanced budget requirement under the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
The report set out the proposed Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Borrowing Limits for 2016/17 and Prudential Indicators for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and had been presented to the Audit Committee in furtherance of its delegated role of scrutiny on Treasury matters, including the Treasury Management Strategy and related policies.
In accordance with the Prudential Code for Capital Finance, the Secretary of State's Guidance on Local Government Investments, CIPFA's Code of Practice for Treasury Management in Local Authorities and with Council policy, the (Interim) Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services was required, prior to the commencement of each financial year to seek the approval of the Council to the following:-
i. The Prudential Indicators and Limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19
ii. A Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement which sets out the Council's policy on MRP
iii. An Annual Treasury Management Strategy in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management including the Authorised Limit
iv. An Investment Strategy in accordance with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) investment guidance
Albeit a technical and complex report the key messages were:-
a. Investments – the primary governing principle would remain security over return and the criteria for selecting counterparties reflected this. Cash available for investment would remain low, resulting in low returns;
b. Borrowing – overall, this would remain fairly constant over the period covered by this report and the Council would remain under-borrowed against its borrowing requirement due to the higher cost of carrying debt. New borrowing would only be taken up as debt matures; and,
c. Governance – strategies were reviewed by the Audit Committee with continuous monitoring which included Mid-Year and Year End reporting.
Councillor C. Vines sought clarification on the fluidity of the documentation and progress and was advised by the Leader that this document would follow the normal democratic route through Cabinet and any updates formally agreed and approved.
Resolved:- (1) That prudential indicators and limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19 contained in the report be approved.
(2) That the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement contained in Appendix A which sets out the Council's policy be approved.
(3) That the Treasury Management Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and the Authorised Limit Prudential Indicator be approved.
(4) That the Investment Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19 be approved.
Mover:- Councillor Alam ... view the full minutes text for item 147
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To consider and recommend to Council approval of the prudential indicators and limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19, the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement, Treasury Management Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and Investment Strategy 2016/17 to 2018/19.
Report of the Interim Strategic Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Cabinet Member – Councillor Alam
Commissioners: Myers/Ney (in advisory role)
Decision:
Recommended:- That Council be asked to:-
i. Approve the prudential indicators and limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19 contained in the report.
ii. Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement contained in Appendix A which sets out the Council's policy.
iii. Approve the Treasury Management Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and the Authorised Limit Prudential Indicator.
iv. Approve the Investment Strategy for 2016/17 to 2018/19.
Consideration was given to a report presented by Councillor Alam, Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Finance, which detailed how the Local Government Act 2003 and supporting regulations required the Council to 'have regard to' the CIPFA Prudential Code and the CIPFA Treasury Management Code of Practice and prepare, set and publish prudential indicators and treasury indicators that ensured the Council's capital expenditure plans were affordable, prudent and sustainable in the long-term.
The report, therefore, set out the proposed Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Borrowing Limits for 2016/17 and Prudential Indicators for 2016/17 to 2018/19 and had been presented to Audit Committee in furtherance of its delegated role of scrutiny on Treasury matters, including the Treasury Management Strategy and related policies.
In accordance with the Prudential Code for Capital Finance, the Secretary of State's Guidance on Local Government Investments, CIPFA's Code of Practice for Treasury Management in Local Authorities and with Council policy, the (Interim) Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services was required, prior to the commencement of each financial year, to seek the approval of the Council to the following:-
i. The Prudential Indicators and Limits for 2016/17 to 2018/19.
ii. A Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement which set out the Council's policy on MRP.
iii. An Annual Treasury Management Strategy in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management including the Authorised Limit.
iv. An Investment Strategy in accordance with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) investment guidance.
Stuart Booth, Interim Strategic Director for Finance and Corporate Services, confirmed the strategies are largely unchanged from previous years, but gave his assurance that; the prudential indicators required by statute fully took account of the Council's Capital plans; the revenue implications were fully contained within the proposed Revenue Budget; with regard to investments the governing principle continued to be security over return; the Council would remain under-borrowed against the borrowing requirement due to the higher cost of carrying debt; and governance of the strategies was through regular reporting to the Audit Committee.
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The blade is razor sharp, and never loses it's edge. It is fabled to be able to cleave through mountains, but most think that to be mere fantasy; but it is formed from the Obsidian Dragon's talon, and they say that it's claw was able to match Meridia's Spear... Few argue this as it's edge is so sharp that even a grazing blow becomes deadly.
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The broadness of the field of upper appendage recovery utilizing genuine games
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Lord Mayor lays final roof tile at £3m Emmaus Hull community
The new £3m Emmaus Hull community has its hat on after VIPs laid the final roof tile today (July 22, 2015).
The homeless charity, in partnership with Chevin Housing Association (a member of the Together Group), welcomed Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull Councillor Anita Harrison and her Consort Councillor Peter Lord to place the final tile on the roof of The Orchard building in Lockwood Street, which is being developed by Hobson & Porter.
The development is being funded by Chevin Housing Association and other organisations including the Homes and Communities Agency, Hull City Council, Garfield Weston Foundation, ARCO, Emmaus UK and many local organisations and individuals.
Hobson & Porter has been developing a brownfield industrial site on Lockwood Street, which was kindly gifted by Hull City Council, to provide accommodation and work for approximately 30 formerly homeless people, in the Hull and East Riding area.
Kevin Ruth, Together Housing Group Deputy Chief Executive, said: "The Together Housing Group is far more than just bricks and mortar, we help to build communities. The Emmaus movement does great work in helping the most vulnerable people in our communities and it's something we're delighted to support. "The new centre will provide a fantastic service to the people of Hull and we're delighted to be able to play our part."
Graham Beal, Managing Director – Hobson & Porter, said "Hobson & Porter are proud to be involved in such a rewarding project. We strive to make a positive difference in the communities in which we work and projects like 'The Orchard' for Emmaus brings real benefits to the local area. It's not just about buildings it's about providing opportunities for social integration."
Patrick Doyle, Chair of Emmaus Hull, said: "Putting the roof on our home is an important step towards providing shelter and work for those who are experiencing homelessness in our community. He went on to say "We would like to thank all our partners, donors, volunteers and supporters who have made this momentous step possible and appeal for more people to help us by hosting an event, like a coffee morning, sponsoring a room or donating goods, so if you can help please contact Helen McGill, Project Director 07870642730".
The scheme expects to open its doors this autumn.


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For eight years, the war in Syria has raged. We've all seen the photos of flattened buildings, people killed or injured, and families torn apart, creating the world's largest refugee crisis and forcing people into camps in Lebanon and Jordan. Life in these refugee camps is precarious, and most families dream of being able to settle down somewhere to start afresh and rebuild their lives.
It's so easy to feel overwhelmed when we see these stories, to feel there's nothing we can do to help.
But there is something we can do. In addition to the standard number of refugee families taken in by the UK Government and re-settled in this country, the Home Office operates the Community Sponsorship Scheme, where communities come together to offer the housing, support and friendship needed to welcome a refugee family into life in the UK.
Who are Refugee Welcome Wanstead?
Five churches in the Redbridge & Waltham Forest area: St Mary's Woodford, Wanstead Parish, Our Lady of Lourdes, St Gabriel's and St Peter's-in-the-Forest, have formed a Community Sponsorship group in order to support and absorb a refugee family into our community with the support of RESETUK and the Home Office.
Why Community Sponsorship?
Community Sponsorship transforms the lives of both the family and volunteers. It is a practical way for local people to respond to the global refugee crisis at grassroots level by welcoming people whose lives have been devastated by civil war and conflict into their local communities and supporting them as they rebuild their lives in safety. It also provides a safe and legal route for refugees to come to the UK and improves the chances of refugees to settle in, learn English and find work.
Once the Home Office match us to a family and extend an invitation (via the UNHCR) to come and live in Wanstead, we then work with the family to settle them into their new home and introduce them to activities in the area so they feel welcomed into the local community.
What do we need the funds for?
The single most expensive cost of resettling a family is housing. Although we will receive some help from the state towards the rent, there will still be a shortfall of £9,000 in addition to the costs of getting the house warm, ready and welcoming to receive a family.
We are aiming to raise a minimum of £5,000 from the wider community to help us to get this project off the ground.
We can't solve all the conflicts of the world, but we believe that if we can help one family, we should. With your help, we can make all the difference in the world to a family who has suffered the loss of their livelihoods and home by bringing them to a safe place, welcomed by a loving community who will help them to build a new life and to integrate in their new home.
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