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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: C.M. Saunders
October 3, 2021 megHan
Meghan: Welcome back to the Halloween Extravaganza. It's always wonderful to have you here at Meghan's (Haunted) House of Books. What is your favorite part of Halloween?
Christian: The fact that for a few days each year, everyone turns into mad horror fiends and I don't appear quite so weird. Afterwards, though, most people go back to being normal and I just stay weird.
Christian: The movies! Okay, I watch horror movies all year round, but for as long as I can remember on Halloween night, no matter where I am, who I am with and what else I have going on, I've always made time for a horror movie marathon, much to the displeasure of various partners over the years. Some people just can't handle it when shit gets real.
Christian: The movies, the trick-or-treating, the family traditions, the blood, the gore, the serial killers, the rotting corpses rising from graves, what's not to love?!
Christian: I don't know if you can call this a superstition, but I've always had a thing for the number 27. it follows me, and it seems to come in waves. I might go months without noticing it, and then suddenly it's everywhere, all around me, as if the universe is trying to tell me something. For example, a few years ago, I was writing an article for a magazine about the 27 Club, all those musicians who have died at 27, when my cousin called me. He said, "I'm just ringing to tell you I've moved. Yeah, I live in number 27 now."
Another time, I was telling a friend about my 27 thing. They laughed and said it was just coincidence. We went into a restaurant, and were given the table number 27. They were like, okay…
Christian: It has to be Freddy Krueger. What a fantastic concept. A monster that comes to get you THROUGH YOUR DREAMS! I mean, how long can you stay awake? How long can you stay safe? We all know the answer to that because we've all seen the movies, right? Often, when I talk about movies 30 or 40 years old, I wonder how a remake or reboot would fare with a big budget and superior special effects. In this case remakes and reboots are not necessary because the original movies are just about perfect.
Christian: That would be the murder of my wife. Not a day goes by when I don't think of her. It's so weird they never found the body. They never looked in the garden, though. Kidding. Gotcha! I've never been married. I'm sorry to be so unoriginal, but I'd love to know who Jack the Ripper was. I don't buy into the stuff about him being the queen's doctor, but I read a theory recently suggesting that he and H.H. Holmes, he of Chicago's murder castle, were the same person. The links are tenuous, but that's the thing, the links to every suspect are tenuous but somebody did it, so one of these mad theories has to be true.
Christian: Ooh! I can tell you a famous Welsh one. Angelystor is a mystical ghostly figure that appears twice a year (Halloween and 31st July) in the village of Llangernyw in Conwy. Standing beneath a 3000-year old Yew tree, the supernatural entity announces the names of all the people who would die in the parish that year. What a guy!
Christian: There's something morally wrong about having a favourite serial killer but you got me. I do have one. I'm going to go with that man H.H. Holmes again. The whole concept fascinates me. He didn't just moider loads of people, he went to extraordinary lengths to do so and apparently took great pride in his work. He was also a conman, a trickster and a bigamist. I mean, how busy was this guy? He was convicted of 27 killings (there's that number again, see what I mean?) but may have, and probably did, kill more than 200. That takes dedication.
Christian: My first horror film was either a little-known zombie flick called The Child, or American Werewolf in London, when I was ten or eleven years old. That's a movie I must have watched a dozen times since. I didn't start getting the humour in it until much later, and when I lived in London I made a pilgrimage to Tottenham Court Road underground station where some key scenes were filmed. It literally gave me shivers. It's harder to remember the first book, but it was probably a Stephen King paperback nabbed from my sister. I'm going to say Pet Sematary.
Christian: I had a Richard Laymon phase in my late teens, like I guess most people do. He's a very underrated writer. Sure, he put out some smut and he had a weird obsession with the word 'rump,' but nobody's perfect! There are two books in particular I could mention, Funland and Body Rides. The most disturbing of the two is the latter. Not in a gruesome kind of way, but in the sense that when you finish it you feel as if Richard Laymon just reached inside your head, pulled out your brain, licked it, kicked it against a wall a few times, then put it back.
Christian: The original Evil Dead. I remember watching it alone when I was twelve or thirteen and my parents were away for the night, and I was too scared to turn the lights off or go to bed. That creepy refrain, "Dead by dawn!" was running through my head constantly.
Christian: I dressed up as Dracula when I was nine. See embarrassing pictorial evidence. I was certainly sullen enough, but I think the hair let me down.
Christian: The Ramones Howling at the Moon from their 1984 album Too Tough to Die. Punk forever. You're welcome.
Christian: I'm British, and when I was a kid all the kids in my street used to get together and play ducking apples. You know, when you're blindfolded and have to stick your head in a bucket of water and try to pick out apples with your teeth? Let me tell you, it got quite competitive! There's no such thing as a disappointing treat.
Meghan: Thanks again for stopping by. Before you go, can you share your favorite Halloween reads and movies?
Christian: Even though I'm a writer, I'm going to give you my Top Three Halloween movies because I think reading more than one book in a night would be a challenge, but we can all squeeze in enough time for a classic horror movie marathon!
The Fog (1980)
The Howling (1981)
FYI, every month I watch a classic horror film and post about it over on my blog. You're welcome to take a look.
Christian Saunders, who writes fiction as C.M. Saunders, is a freelance journalist and editor from south Wales. His work has appeared in almost 100 magazines, ezines and anthologies worldwide including Fortean Times, the Literary Hatchet, ParABnormal, Fantastic Horror, Haunted MTL, Feverish Fiction and Crimson Streets, and he has held staff positions at several leading UK magazines ranging from Staff Writer to Associate Editor. His books have been both traditionally and independently published, the latest release being Back from the Dead: A Collection of Zombie Fiction.
Back from the Dead —
A collection of zombie fiction from British journalist and dark fiction writer C.M. Saunders, featuring two complete novellas alongside short stories previously published in the likes of Morpheus Tales and Crimson Streets, plus a brand-new novelette. Also includes an exclusive introduction and artwork by the award-winning Greg Chapman.
Dead of Night: young lovers Nick and Maggie go camping in the woods, only to come face-to-face with a group of long-dead Confederate soldiers who don't know, or care, that the war is over.
Human Waste: Dan Pallister wakes up one morning to find the zombie apocalypse has started. Luckily, he's been preparing for it most of his life. He just needs to grab some supplies from the supermarket…
'Til Death do us Part: When the world as we know it comes to an abrupt end, an elderly couple are trapped in their apartment. They get by as best they can, until they run out of food.
Roadkill: A freelance ambulance crew are plunged into a living nightmare when a traffic accident victim they pick up just won't stay dead. He has revenge on his mind.
Plague Pit: A curious teenager goes exploring the Welsh countryside one summer afternoon and stumbles across a long-abandoned chapel. What he finds there might change the world, and not for the better.
Dead Men Don't Bleed: A gumshoe private eye is faced with his most challenging case yet when a dead man walks into his office and asks for help solving his own murder.
Drawn from a variety of sources, all these tales have one thing in common; they explore what might happen if our worst nightmares are realized and people came BACK FROM THE DEAD.
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To mark the best month of the year, here's a special halloween interview I did with Meghan Shena Hyden. Thank you, Meghan!
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February 11, 2019: Since early December 2018 the Sharara oil field in the southwest has been shut down most of the time by local tribal militia and oilfield guards who have been demanding higher pay and a share of the income earned by oil produced at Sharara. This is the largest source of oil and gas field in Libya and the frequent target of attacks for no other reason because it has always been a place where there was stuff to steal. Sharara is located about 700 kilometers south of Tripoli in the Murzuq Desert. Total Libya oil production is 1.25 million BPD (barrels per day) and Sharara accounts for a quarter of that. Another major oilfield in that area, el Feel, produces 90,000 BPD and together with Sharara accounts for a third of national production.
A month ago the LNA (Libyan National Army) and rival forces from the Tripoli government (the GNA or Government of National Accord) sent forces south to deal with the Sharara dispute. The LNA was faster and had already had negotiators down there working out deals acceptable to most of the local tribes. The LNA also represents the other Libya government, the HoR (House of Representatives) which is based in the eastern city of Tobruk. These two rival governments have agreed to allow the National Oil Company to run the oil operations but only the LNA has been regularly able to deal with the attempts by local militias to hold oil facilities for ransom. At the same time, the GNA (which was created with the help of the UN and recognized by the UN) and HoR have been unable to agree on a united government and a distribution of oil income acceptable to all. At this point, the GNA sees the LNA effort to drive the local forces out of el Feel and Sharara as a threat because then the HoR would control much of the national oil production.
The GNA has more serious problems in Tripoli where a growing number of independent (from any government) militias are refusing to behave. The UN is trying to finally get the GNA and HoR to unite via another conference in March. While the GNA still has UN support most Arab, African and European nations either support or favor the HoR and in particular the LNA. At this point, the GNA is willing to work with the HoR but there is still a dispute over the LNA leader Khalifa Hiftar who wants to remain in command of the LNA and all Libyan armed forces after a unity deal is achieved. GNA leaders are opposed to that. Hiftar created the LNA in 2013 and has led it ever since. He does not trust many of the current Libyan politicians and insists he does not want to become another dictator, like Kaddafi (who was killed in 2011 and tried to have Hiftar killed in the 1980s and 90s).
In October 2018 tribal and militia violence erupted in the south at the Sharara oil fields, which ships its oil out via the port of Zawiya. There were similar production reductions in July. Back then the attackers were local militias threatening to seize control of facilities so they could demand high paying and permanent status as PDG (Petroleum Defense Guards). This scam is usually (but not always) attempted by local tribes or militias that see nearby oil facilities (pumping, pipelines, export terminals) as an economic opportunity that is potentially worth a lot of money if you are willing to fight and get away with it. The problem is there are often competing groups willing to fight for the right to be the highly paid (and not very reliable) PDG. The only solution to this problem is a national government that can provide law and order. The most recent violence disrupted access to the Sharara facility, which is the largest oil field in Libya and before the revolution in 2011 accounted for 17 percent of national production. Currently, it can, when undisturbed, still produce the same amount, up to 340,000 BPD, as it did in 2011. The Sharara field was developed and managed by a multinational (Spain, France, Austria and Norway) effort and that means there are a lot of foreign workers there, mainly to deal with the high tech stuff.
At the moment both the GNA and LNA claim to have forces near Sharara but the local militias still occupy the oil facilities and any efforts to remove the militiamen by force risks damaging the oil facilities and shutting down Sharara for months or longer to make repairs. The LNA may already control the el Feel oil fields.
Libya has been making some earnest and well-publicized efforts to reform its economy and government but actually changing the culture of corruption is proving difficult. One of the major problems is the government inability to clean up its own massive internal corruption. In 2018 there was some progress, driven by the increasing poverty caused by years of civil war. In 2018 Libya ranked 170 out of 180 nations in a worldwide survey of corruption. That's up from 175 in 2017 and 170 out of 176 countries in 2016. Progress, or lack thereof, can be seen in the annual Transparency International Corruption Perception Index where countries are measured on a 1 (most corrupt) to 100 (not corrupt) scale. The most corrupt nations (usually North Korea/14, Yemen/14, Syria/13, South Sudan/13 and Somalia/10) have a rating of under 15 while of the least corrupt (New Zealand and Denmark) are over 85.
The current Libya score is 17 (same as in 2017 but up from 14 in 2016) compared to 35 (33) for Algeria, 32 (31) for Mali, 43 (40) for Morocco, 43 (42) for Tunisia, 19 (20) for Chad, 34 (33) for Niger, 35 (32) for Egypt, 70 (71) for the UAE (United Arab Emirates), 62 (64) for Israel, 19 (19) for Angola, 26 (23) for CAR, 26 (26) for Uganda, 56 (55) for Rwanda, 17 (22) for Burundi, 36 (36) for Tanzania and 35 (37) for Zambia, 34 (35) for Ethiopia, 27 (28) for Kenya, 24 (20) for Eritrea, 14 (16) for Yemen, 13 (12) for South Sudan, 16 (16) for Sudan, 61 (61) for Botswana, 72 (75) for the United States, 25 (25) for Cameroon, 40 (39) for Benin, 41 (40) for Ghana, 43 (43) for South Africa, 45 (45) for Senegal, 41 (40) for India, 72 (73) for Japan, 38 (37) for Indonesia, 57 (54) for South Korea, 18 (18) for Iraq, 41 (40) for Turkey, 49 (49) for Saudi Arabia, 28 (28) for Lebanon, 28 (30) for Iran, 16 (15) for Afghanistan, 33 (32) for Pakistan, 28 (29) for Russia and 39 (41) for China. A lower corruption score is common with nations in economic trouble and problems dealing with Islamic terrorism and crime in general. Libya's corruption score has changed for the worse since 2012 when it was 21.
February 10, 2019: In the south, an LNA jet fighter forced a transport, which had taken off from an el Feel airport without LNA permission, to land at Sabha airport for inspection. The transport was found to be carrying oil field workers and was allowed to proceed.
February 9, 2019: In the south, the LNA carried out four airstrikes against rebel militia positions around the el Feel oil production facilities that are currently being held hostage by the militias. LNA ground forces are headed for the area.
In the east Derna (250 kilometers east of Benghazi) is nearly clear of outlaw and Islamic terrorist groups. Derna was the last major coastal city to have a major Islamic terrorist and rogue militia problem and while the LNA has eliminated major opposition there are still less visible outlaws in like Derna who continued to cause problems. After a year of effort the LNA appears to have eliminated all the outlaw groups and soldiers are now searching buildings in neighborhoods where most of the civilians have fled. The LNA is seeking weapons and any remaining outlaw gunmen.
February 8, 2019: In the south, near the Sharara oil fields, a local militia force tried to halt the advance of LNA troops. After a brief battle (that left four soldiers and ten militiamen dead) the militia force fled and the LNA force continued.
The LNA warned all airports in the south in areas controlled by rebellious militias that they could not conduct any takeoffs or landings without first obtaining permission from the LNA (which has air surveillance radars and warplanes based in the area). The airports in question were ones that services oil facilities, usually to move foreign personnel in or out and to bring in supplies. The LNA also carried out airstrikes against rebel militias, some of them Chad mercenaries, in the area.
February 7, 2019: In the south, on the border with Chad, French airstrikes over the last three days destroyed or scattered a convoy of 50 rebel vehicles fleeing into Chad to escape the advancing LNA forces. Chad reported that its forces captured over 200 of these mercenaries/Chad rebels who made it into Chad. France carried out these air attacks as part of its counter-terrorism effort throughout the Sahel, which includes northern Chad and southern Libya. France has long had a liaison group with the LNA, to coordinate operations against Islamic terrorists and independent militias in southern Libya. France and Chad have long worked together on counter-terrorist operations as well. French and American aircraft and spy satellites provide regular surveillance of the Sahel and southern Libya in general. The LNA apparently got some of this air surveillance data.
February 1, 2019: In Tripoli, rival militia coalitions are using a new tactic against each other; going public with details of rival militia financial supporters. Most of these "supporters" are local businesses that pay a militia for security but the supporter lists also include local government officials, including those working for the CBL (Central Bank of Libya).
January 21, 2019: In Tripoli, rival militias fighting each other south of the city agreed to a ceasefire. The fighting has been intense in the last week and there were over a hundred casualties. There has been militia violence in and around Tripoli since August 2018 and the GNA has been unable to end it.
January 17, 2019: In the east, LNA forces moving south clashed with a group of al Qaeda gunmen and one of the three dead Islamic terrorists turned out to be a wanted al Qaeda leader. LNA forces began moving towards the Sharara oil fields, two days ago, from several directions. For several years now the LNA has been the only government authority in the south. Even the GNA was unable to control areas due south of the capital, Tripoli. In part, this was because much of the territory south of Tripoli was controlled by Berber militias which tended to favor the LNA and the Tobruk government in the east.
January 15, 2019: In Egypt, the government has increased its efforts to clear Islamic terror groups and arms smugglers operating along the Libyan border. As part of that effort, Egypt again imposed a curfew in some parts of Sinai to make it more difficult for Islamic terrorists to move at night. The government (actually parliament) also extended the nationwide "state of emergency" another three months (until mid-April). The state of emergency is similar to martial law and unpopular for obvious reasons. The state of emergency gives the government nearly unlimited power to investigate anyone anyway they can, arrest and hold people without warrants or obligation to bring charges and basically run the country like a dictatorship. The three decades of Mubarak rule, which ended in 2011, was made possible by a permanent state of emergency and getting rid of that was one of the main demands of the 2011 rebels. The current state of emergency began in April 2017 because of increased Islamic terrorist activity, especially efforts to attack Israel from Egyptian territory. So far Egypt has continued to uncover and attack or arrest Islamic terrorists all over Sinai and to a lesser extent elsewhere in the country. There has been more Islamic terrorists activity coming out of Libya apparently because of recent defeats ISIL and other Islamic terror groups have suffered there. But the martial law is generally unpopular and the government is under growing popular pressure to end it.


I never started liking mornings until recently. In high school they were always something to dread; I guess because there was really nothing too them. I'd get ready in the dark, eat a rushed breakfast, drive to school every morning as soon as I got my licence (all my friends rode the bus and I didn't want to walk in the cold alone), and immediately got started with classes I was mainly taking because they were graduation requirements–my high school didn't have any classes related to my major and minor (sociology and environmental studies), so I didn't discover my passion for them until well into college.
Even in college when I started taking classes I enjoyed more and didn't have to wake up at 5:45 to get everything I wanted accomplished, I didn't start appreciating mornings until I starting working 8:30 shifts at The Peddler, my schools's coffee cart. When I first found out that even though I signed up for later classes I'd have to be up before most people at my school, I felt a sense of dread, however after only a week that hour long shift making coffee became the thing I looked forward to the most during my day. Even if going to sleep and waking up doesn't magically solve every stressor in my life, I certainly feel revitalized at the start of a new day–maybe it's just a construct or maybe there actually is something hopeful about a new blue sky, but starting my days doing things I love; making coffee and talking to friends, helps prolong this feeling.
This morning after opening The Peddler and making myself a cup of coffee, I walked over to Kylander. The morning air was cool and nippy; not freezing to the point that I'd need to drag my coats out of the closet and waste precious time but I also would be miserable without my jacket and cup of coffee. It's not a lasting cool though; even over the half hour that I sit I can feel it warming up. By the middle of the day it could be too uncomfortable to keep on wearing the outfit I picked out when the cold awakened me in my central heating-free house. Fall can be confusing like this for awhile and I'd prefer it make up its mind. The more consistent breezes that keep me from taking off my jacket for good though give me hope that there won't be as many more warm weeks this semester.
On the ground surrounding me, brown leaves are scattered; more like islands in a sea of green grass than the blanket that they will eventually create this fall. Looking up into the leaves of the taller trees however, I notice none of the traditional fall colors. The remaining leaves are actually a similar picture as the ground: large amounts of green with a few branches covered in dead brown leaves. Missing are the reds, oranges, and yellows of fall; possibly delayed by the warm September or possibly killed by the rain storms a few weeks ago. A few squirrels run past; carrying acorns from other parts of campus. Overall, a great morning.
With fall pause just around the corner, I took the time this afternoon to sit with my sugar maple for about half an hour, so that we might be able to relax and de-stress together. While I walked towards my tree, I couldn't help but notice that the very tips of the upper leaves had been tinged with a deep red color.
The tree's neighbors had all begun to change much earlier—as evidenced by the crisp reddish brown leaves strewn all over the ground and pathways that had clearly not come from my specific sugar maple—but my tree was taking its time. There was no rush; when you're planted in one spot for years and years, time seems to slow down. There is no need to hurry, no need to race the other trees to see who can change colors the quickest. Compared to the other sparse trees around, my tree's leaves still looked full. The green stood out against the sky full of bare, brown branches.
The bright green leaves seemed out of place among the neighboring trees' bright oranges and reds.
Like the leaves on the ground, the air was also crisp. There was a slight chill, but when the sun was shining directly on you, the temperature wasn't overall unpleasant. It was common hour as a sat with my tree, meaning that the academic quad was abuzz with life. Students were rushing to and from classes, broad smiles on their faces reflecting their excitement about the coming fall pause. Professors, too, seemed to be in exceptionally good moods. Even the squirrels, who hopped around through the lush green grass looked to be in good spirits.
The squirrels, with the beginnings of their thick winter coats starting to show, are looking chunkier as they hurry to and from making last minute preparations for their coming hibernations. Every now and then, a cool wind would blow, and a shower of red would fall upon me as leaves from the nearby trees drifted toward the earth. Though I would shiver in response and pull my sweatshirt a little tighter, the squirrels seemed oblivious. Students would shuffle through the fallen leaves, some seeming to admire the splash of color on the pathways, while others seemed to not notice the forgotten leaves. The sound hurried feet shuffling through the fallen leaves was soothing-almost hypnotic in a way.
Modern society has a rhythm that nothing can derail, not even nature. People had places to be; they had no time to stop and admire their natural surroundings literally changing before their eyes. In a way, this realization made me feel a tinge of sadness, perhaps even guilt. I know that I, like the other students around me, definitely become too preoccupied with school work and other worries sometimes that I forget to appreciate my surroundings. Dickinson has a beautiful campus, dotted with many many different species and variations of trees and other foliage. The diverse landscapes never fail to provide visual stimulation as long as one allows them to be noticed.
As a sat on the weathered bench by my tree, I watched from afar as two squirrels foraged in the coarse mulch around my tree's base.
The smaller squirrel contemplated where he might have left his belongings.
Perhaps the squirrels were looking for something they had buried there before. The smaller of the two squirrels seemed determined to find what it was he was looking for; his eyes were glued to the ground as he scurried a few steps in one direction, scratched at the mulch to no avail, and then repeated the cycle again a few steps to the left. The larger of the two squirrels seemed to have given up on the hunt for his lost treasure; he seemed bored, distracted. It was as if the smaller squirrel had asked to be accompanied on the forage, and the larger squirrel begrudgingly agreed.
It was only a few minutes before the large squirrel could no longer withstand his ennui, and had begun inching his way closer and closer to the smaller squirrel, as if to get a rise out of him. The smaller squirrel, fed up with the larger squirrel's insolence, chased the larger squirrel up the trunk of my sugar maple. The bark emitted harsh scraping noises in complaint as the squirrels' small but sharp claws hurriedly gouged their way up the length of the trunk and into the tangles of leafy branches.
The squirrels, who were now angrily chirping at one another, their tails twitching in annoyance, seemed oblivious to the fact that the tree was its own entity; the squirrels saw the tree as merely a fixture that could be climbed, scratched, hidden in, or ignored as need be. The squirrels were too caught up in their own politics to stop and give thanks to the tree for housing them. In a way, perhaps the squirrels' way of thinking is not that different from many peoples' ways of thinking. How unfortunate it is that some people see nature as only something to be used, rather than something to be appreciated and marveled at. Perhaps if more people took the time to relax by a tree and watch the squirrels, they could see the flaws in their own logic.
On one hot summer afternoon, a new relationship was formed. It is a relationship like no other. On September 4, 2015, Mark Scott, Dickinson College's Arborist, introduced me to my tree—Fagus grandifolia or otherwise known as the American Beech Tree. At first I thought can I really form a lasting relationship with this tree? Can I truly want to visit this tree every day and bask in its shade? Will this tree look beautiful to me rain or shine? Will this tree even provide me shade on a hot summer's day? These were the questions that circulated through my head when I first met this tree. But then, as I peered into this tree's soul, I began to realize that there is more than what meets the eye. I saw how the want, the need and the desire this tree had been building up inside of it just waiting to share its wonderful stories with one lucky person. I chose to be that one lucky person.
It all started as my fellow classmates and I were walking around campus with Mark and claiming trees. I just could not find one that I liked after much anticipation. That is until I came across my one true tree, Mr. Linden. He just spoke to me standing 20–35 meters tall with silver-gray colored bark near the flag on the academic quad. Mr. Linden's species is known to have smooth bark, but his lively silver-gray colored bark had been tampered with by humans. His sturdy, aging, carved trunk tells many stories of love, history, pain and so much more. I visit Mr. Linden quite often and listen to the stories he has to tell. I like to think of it as visiting Mr. Linden's library where I hear a new story every time.
If you examine all of the trees on Dickinson College's campus, you will notice that my Mr. Linden is the only tree that has many stories to tell due to human impact; carvings on his trunk. In "A Sand County Almanac," Aldo Leopold says that "not all trees are created free and equal" (Leopold, 68). Even though the stories Mr. Linden has to share with me are wonderful, showing history through time, he is the only one who can share these kinds of stories. I am a bit biased and the carving process must be painful. There will come a point where he will just have no more space to carve and can no longer tell stories. As Leopold stated, signatures of conservationists differ whether written with an axe or a pen (Leopold, 68).
Coming from New York City, you do not really see many trees or experience the great outdoors. The great outdoors for me is Central Park. Just strolling through the park, no matter what season, shows how beautiful manmade nature can be. However, my relationship with nature changed in December 2014 when I stayed in the Ecuadorian part of the Amazon Rainforest.
During my stay in the Amazon, I went on both day and night hikes, bird watching as the sun rose, saw spiders as big as my face, met a Shaman, became best friends with a monkey, had a boa restrictor dangle one inch above my head, saw caimans and bats at night, came very close to a baby anaconda, took showers in a lagoon and lived in a straw hut. That was quite the adventure that I had no clue I had signed up for. Yet, I seemed to enjoy what I once thought was torture. I mean finding a big hairy spider the size of your face hanging out on your bed just waiting for you is torture but becoming best friends with a monkey was not all that bad. Through this experience, I learned to appreciate nature.
In this remote lodge– a two hour boat ride and thirty minute bus ride away from a small town, where there is no electricity, cell service, or internet, really seemed to put me in touch with Mother Earth. For the first time in my life I saw stars that completely lit up the sky, to the point that a candle or light bulb was not even needed for a source of light. I used books to identify all of the animals I encountered. I felt as if I was living off the grid with no modern amenities whatsoever.
Seeing and experiencing all of that was remarkable, but my visit to the largest tree in the Ecuadorian part of the Amazon Rainforest just topped everything else. This tree was massive! When I say massive, I mean that you can only get the trunk in a picture. The trunk itself is also so big that it is hard to get in a picture. It is called the Kapok tree and it can reach up to two-hundred feet in height, sometimes growing as much as thirteen feet per year. The trunk can actually expand to nine or ten feet in diameter. The tree produces anywhere between five-hundred and four-thousand fruits at one time, with each fruit containing two-hundred seeds. Inside of these fruits are silky fibers. The kapok tree is found in South America, Central America, Mexico and even in parts of West Africa. The guide told us that it is actually believed that there are Kapok trees in West Africa because the unopened fruit floated its way from Latin America to Africa since the unopened fruit doesn't sink in water. We all took a fruit from the tree and tried to submerge it in the water but it floated making us believe that the story was true!
The guide also told us how the Kapok tree serves many uses to us humans. Its wood is good for making canoes, the silky fibers from the fruit are good for making pillows, and some parts of the tree can be used as medicine. Thinking back to this moment and re-reading Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" made me think about how humans are continuously taking from the environment until there is nothing left to enjoy, neither beauty nor bounty. After humans exploit the tree of its resources, the tree has nothing left to give. In this story, the tree was not happy.
October 15, 2015: 8:30 am.
It is a cool morning as I sit on the rock next to Mariposa. Her leaves are still damp from the morning dew, and the sun is just beginning to warm the earth. A few students run by, almost late to their first class of the day. They glance at me sitting with Mari, a confused expressions on their faces, but they don't have time to ask. I realize I've noticed many confused expressions as people pass by me whenever I sit with Mari. "The Trellis is over there," their expressions say. "Why are you sitting on a rock?" I suppose unless you're taking some kind of environmental class, you don't really spend time just sitting with nature or really recognizing its beauty. I just smile as people walk by.
I check my watch. 8:40 am. How the time passes so quickly as I just sit and think! I get up from my rock and stretch my limbs. I walk around Mari, looking at all of her leaves and her lopsided shape. What makes a tree grow lopsided? I wonder. She is uneven in size, full in some places and bare in others. I wonder if she'll grow to be fuller once she is mature. I make a mental note to keep an eye on her next year, too. As I'm walking around her, I notice a plaque. How had I never seen this before! I take a closer look.
I wonder who she is and why Mari is dedicated to her. I make another mental note to look her up in the archives and ask my friend who's in Theta.
A chipmunk passes by. His cheeks are full of nuts, and I assume he's running to bury them for the winter. At that moment, a cool wind blows through my hair. I shiver as it's still slightly wet from my shower this morning.
8:48 am. I check my watch and note I have 12 more minutes until I have to meet my friend for breakfast. I sit back down on my rock and continue my observations.
People chatter over on the Trellis as they eat breakfast from the Quarry. Birds chatter on the telephone lines as they prepare for flight. A car or two passes by, but there's not too much traffic at this time, at least not on West Louther. The clouds are moving quickly throughout the sky, and the sun is finally reaching my skin, warming me and my damp hair. A few more people walk by, but no one I know or even recognize. The birds fly away, staying together, but each flying his own path.
Another breeze comes by, but this one isn't as cool, especially with the warmth of the sun. A couple of squirrels run up the trunk of a tree close to Mari, playing, fighting, running up and down. I laugh because they remind me of my brothers, always bothering each other. I check my watch. 8:58 am. I pack up my things and stand up from my rock again, stretching. I see people leaving the Quarry with their coffees and their muffins. I start walking their way to meet my friend where they just left. As I'm walking over, I turn back to look at Mari, standing lopsided, yet tall and proud. "See you tomorrow," I think to her. The wind catches her leaves, waving goodbye.
October 15, 2015 8:08pm, I sit here on a very cold night next to a stone sculpture of what looks like two babies holding up a piece of writing that reads, Bosler Memorial Library Hall. I dim my laptop down to movie mode, in order to prevent the bright screen laptops give off.
It is a beautiful cold night. Luckily I am wearing a fleece-lined flannel to keep my body warm. There is a bit of a breeze. The lampposts give off a gloomy sensation.
I wonder if students can see me as they walk down the pathway that Althouse Hall, Old West, and East College sit near. Either way, there has been numerous students passing by and heading into Stern. Each with a backpack or purse, flocking to this building. Some students had a jacket to keep them warm, some with scarves, and others had just a long sleeve on. I see one of my friend's on his longboard speeding down the pathway toward Denny Hall.
By 8:22pm, it has now become somewhat silent except for the sound of crickets chirping their night away. You can hear engines growling close by and the sound of metal brakes squeaking as cars come to a complete stop at the intersection. Some cars are louder than other when stationary.
The cold air persists. It is now 8:30pm. A flock of students exit Stern, probably an event that had just taken place ended. They are creating a disturbance to the peaceful night these trees and I were having. Laughing, yelling, and speaking loudly, these students scatter in every direction to their own destination. I am once again left alone, with one or two students walking down the pathway here and there. A gloomy night it seems to be. The streetlamps are the source of light in such a dark place, even with academic buildings around with light. Looking past Sycamo, I see the darkness I speak about. There are no lights within the field itself, aside from the ones on the pathways.
I am starting to feel the cold more and more. I am unsure as to whether or not I would be able to withstand the forces of nature if it were not for this human built environment we have. Side note, some of us get a pleasure out of venturing into wilderness to experience the natural world and to show that we can live in it.
This was a beautiful night to take thick notes.
People often tell others to "stop and smell the roses"… But what about the sounds of nature? Too often we hustle and bustle from one place to another, never stopping to appreciate nature's beauty and all it offers for our senses.
As I was sitting with Mari one day, I decided to pay attention to the sounds of nature. Of course, since Mari isn't located in the middle of a forest, I also listened to the sounds of mankind.
At first, it's fairly quiet. The wind flows through Mari's leaves and those of the surrounding foliage, which creates a peaceful rustling sound. Soon after though, a car passes by on West Louther. The purr of the engine gets louder as it gets closer and quickly peaks and then quiets until I can no longer hear it. When classes let out, I hear the busy footsteps of students running to their next class and the chit-chatter between friends about how they did on their exams, what they did over the weekend, and the countdown to Fall Pause. A squirrel runs past in the grass, its footsteps inaudible, but making a little rustling as he runs through the tall grass. A garbage truck comes by to pick up the waste from the Quarry. The steady beeping meaning it's in reverse overpower the sound of the wind brushing my arms and Mari's branches. Once the truck finishes making a commotion (picking up the dumpster, emptying it, putting it back down…), it revs its engine and drives down the road. I try to focus back on nature. The breeze is soft and makes only the faintest sound as the last few students rush to class, running, pounding their feet on the ground so as not to be late. The items in their backpacks slosh around as they run up and down. And soon, it's just me and nature again. The wind carries fallen leaves around me and I realize all I can hear now is the sounds of the breeze and of my breath, and if I really focus, I can even hear my heart beating.
Spending this quiet time with Mari, simply observing the world's music, was calming and interesting. I never really take the time to listen to the world around me, so it was nice to take a break and do so. The contrast between the quietness of nature and the loudness of the man-made fascinated me, and I realized that humans were somewhere in the middle. We are a part of nature and we can be soft, but too often we are more like the garbage truck, causing commotion and not taking the time to stop and be quiet.
Now that I've looked at my tree in the morning and in the afternoon, I figureed I could spend some time with sandy at night. So in the dark I left my warm room and crossed the street to sit with Sandy. I again pulled over a red chair because sitting in the wet dirty did nothing for me. This time it was quitter on campus. Less cars, less noise, and no people.
Under the tree my red chair sat very close to the truck. A spider had made a bridge between the chair and the tree. I watched it crawl back and forth. I used the flash light on my phone to watch him maneuver. I looked up, and then felt extremely self-conscious, as group of students walked by and saw me sitting alone under a tree at 9:30 on a Wednesday night using my phone to look at a spider. But they soon passed and all was quite again.
I heard car again. Every time I've come to my tree to observe and reflect I've heard cars. When I try and quite my mind and really think about the task at hand, sandy, all I can hear is cars whizzing by, on high street of in this distance. It makes me kind of sad. The noise population is truly an indicator of the CO2 omissions that are also consistently whizzing in to the air.
I sit her and wonder what all that must be doing to my tree?
I know trees take in CO2 but all of the pollution can't be good for her growth and life? And now that I think about it, it's probably not good for me either.
As I sit under my tree, facing Althouse, I get a sense of how nature interacts with human activity everyday. Buildings over there, here, and over on the other side, nature cannot escape humans built environment. Sycamo's branches appear to be bold and fierce with how they extend outward. A gust of wind cuts through the trees and building on the academic quads. Sycamo's rustling of leaves in the wind is overshadowed by the sounds of loud engines and exhausts.
Time passes and student activity increases with the beeping and clicking of doors as students enter academic buildings. A friend approaches me as she notices I am sitting under a tree. It is interesting how people question as to why one would interact with nature in such way. Is it weird to sit under a tree? She seemed puzzled as to why I was writing a blog about a random tree, to which I replied that this is not a random tree, but a Sycamore Tree within a human built environment. The conversation ended on a positive note, as she left with a better understanding of why nature should be recognized and appreciated more for its beauty and contribution to our good health. More often than not, we as students disregard the presence of nature within our campus, unless it is a picture to post on social media.
I am amazed at the beauty of trees at night. Each with their own personality, distinct looks, and purpose. Leaves rustling. Cars driving by. Students going in and out of buildings. The sound of crickets chirping begins to sound off. The chirping sounds make me think of the relationships nature has with all the insects, animals, and plants. It provides an array of important functions that humans cannot meet as they are constantly modifying the environment to their liking.
The smell is that of soil, grass, and manure that facilities may have spread earlier in the day. Cold air sends chills down my body. As I sit with Sycamo and look on, I realize he is lost in his own world. He works within his surroundings (as far as his roots go). He doesn't have the ability to think critically or express emotion, yet he has the gift to nurture others. I look on and think to myself, what a beautiful campus.


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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–7, Documents on South Asia, 1969–1972
327. Information Memorandum From the Acting Country Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan (Spengler) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Davies), Washington, August 27, 1969 1 2
NEA - Mr. Davies
NEA/PAF - William F. Spengler
Afghanistan's Acquisition of SU-7 Jet Aircraft and the Conte and Symington Amendments - INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
As you know, we recently were alerted to the possibility of a Conte Amendment problem with Afghanistan. Our Defense Attache at Kabul has now confirmed by visual observation (during the August 23 Jeshyn fly-past) the presence in Afghanistan of three SU-7 fighter-bombers, a new item in the Afghan arms inventory and one which in terms of the Conte Amendment would quite clearly be "sophisticated". The recent delivery of these SU-7's confirms in part reports we received earlier that the RGA negotiated in December 1968 for the purchase of a total of eleven SU-7's from the Soviets at a roughly estimated cost of $889,000 each. It also was reported that they were to be paid for out of a line of credit for military equipment previously granted to Afghanistan by the Soviets, quite possibly prior to 1968.
Since January 1968, we have discussed with a number of Afghan leaders including King ZAHER our concern, in the context of both the Conte and Symington Amendments, over Afghan defense spending and the Afghans' acquisition of sophisticated weaponry, which includes T-54 tanks, MIG-21's and over 100 SA-2 missiles. Being aware of our concern, the RGA must have anticipated a negative U.S. reaction to the appearance of the SU-7's. On August 20, a Foreign Ministry official told our Charge that the SU-7's "constituted nothing new whatsoever in terms of Afghanistan's overall military capability" and said that they were intended as replacements within overall squadron strength and structure according to an "agreement" (presumably with the Soviets) which long predated the Conte Amendment.
There are some possible discrepancies between the Foreign Ministry's version of the SU-7 story and information we have from other sources. Moreover, even if the Afghans can make a persuasive case that the [Page 2]newly-acquired SU-7's are being financed from a line of credit predating the Conte Amendment, it is not clear whether this would make the Conte Amendment inapplicable. This constitutes a neat legal point which AID's General Counsel has not yet faced in Conte Amendment cases.
We are preparing a joint State/AID message to our Embassy endorsing Ambassador Neumann's proposal to seek clarification of the SU-7 transaction from top RGA officials and specifying the information we need from the RGA in order to help determine whether the Conte Amendment is applicable in this situation.
cc: NEA - Mr. Rockwell
NEA/PAF:WGRrmsay: km 8/27/69
Source: National Archives, RG 59, NEA/PAB Files: Lot 75 D 129, AID 1–12 Conte/Symington–SU–7s 1969. Secret. Drafted by Walter G. Ramsay. A copy was sent to Rockwell.↩
Spengler noted that Afghanistan had recently purchased three fighter-bombers from the Soviet Union, and he pointed to the problems the purchase could pose for U.S. assistance programs for Afghanistan because of the stipulations of the Conte and Symington amendments.↩
Documents on South Asia, 1969–1972
Unpublished Sources
Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972 (Documents 1-437)
Afghanistan, 1969-1972 (Documents 324-372)
Davies, Rodger P.Neumann, Robert G.Rockwell, Stuart W.Spengler, William F.
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Comedores Compulsivos Anônimos (CCA) é uma Irmandade de indivíduos que, compartilhando experiências, força e esperança estão se recuperando do comer compulsivo. Em CCA damos as boas-vindas a todos que desejam parar de comer compulsivamente. Não há taxas ou mensalidades para ser membro de CCA; somos autossustentados por meio de nossas próprias contribuições, não solicitando nem aceitando doações de fora. CCA não se filia a nenhuma organização pública ou privada, movimento político, ideologia ou doutrina religiosa; não tomamos posição em assuntos externos. Nosso propósito primordial é abster-nos do comer compulsivo e dos comportamentos alimentares compulsivos e transmitir esta mensagem de recuperação aos que ainda sofrem.

O CCA foi criado em janeiro de 1960 em Los Angeles, nos Estados Unidos, por algumas frequentadoras de Alcoólicos Anônimos com transtornos alimentares, e todo o programa de CCA - Comedores Compulsivos Anônimos foi baseado em AA, utilizam inclusive, os doze passos e doze tradições, substituindo as palavras álcool e alcoólico para comida e comedor compulsivo.

Hoje, o CCA está presente em mais de 75 países com aproximadamente 6.500 grupos formados.

Para participar e ser membro de CCA, o único requisito é o desejo de parar de comer compulsivamente, conforme descrito na Terceira Tradição.

Em CCA não existem regras sobre como se alimentar, cada um é livre para fazer seu próprio plano alimentar, de acordo com suas necessidades e/ou possibilidades.

CCA sugere a utilização de nove instrumentos de recuperação: um plano alimentar, reuniões, telefone, serviço, anonimato, apadrinhamento, literatura, plano de ação e escritos.

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Yesim Kirazli
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) A. IDENTITY INFORMATION Name and Surname : Yeşim Kirazlı Place of Birth : Manisa Date of Birth : 26.05.1960 Foreign Language ( Level) : English (very good), French (good) Area of Specialization : Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation International Academic Experience : Leeds University Medical Faculty , Rheumatism and Rehabilitation Center, Guest Research Assistant (1993) Bordeaux University Medical Faculty, Neurological Rehabilitation Center, Guest Research Assistant (1993) B. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS Home : +90- 232-3427979 Hospital : +90- 232- 3902451 Mobile : +90- 536- 5685534 e-mail Address : yesim.kirazli@ege.edu.tr, yeşim.kirazli@gmail.com Fax : +90- 232-3881953 C.ACADEMIC TITLE (University, Faculty and Date) Faculty : Ege University Medical Faculty, 01.07.1984 Doctorate : Ege University Medical Faculty, 18.10.1991 Associate Professor : Ege University Medical Faculty, 22.10.1993 Professor : Ege University Medical Faculty, 08.03.1999 Current position : Ege University Medical Faculty, Head of PMR department, and Head of Internal Medicine D.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2016- Head of PMR department and also and Head of Internal Medicine 2012- 2017 Head of the Ege University- Disabled Children Rehabilitation Center 2012- 2016 Vice Rector- Ege University 2013- 2016 Head of the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Committee 2015-2016 Head of the Ege University Academic Incentive Comission 2013-2016 Ege University Technology Transfer Office- Member of Board of Directors 2014- 2015 Dean of the Ege University Medical Faculty 2013 Dean of the Faculty Of Nursing 2011-2014 Head of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Medical Faculty 2008-2011 Vice Dean of Ege University Medical Faculty 2002-2008 Vice Chairman of the Ege University Hospital Ethical Committee In addition to these, I was also the Head of the Ege University Radiation Safety Committee, Committee of Assessment of Academic Awards , Committee of Ege University Museums, Committee of 60th Year Celebration Activities for certain periods of time. E.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES 2016- 2019 President of the Turkish Osteoporosis Society 2007-2013 International Osteoporosis Foundation – Representative on behalf of Turkish Society 2007-2010 Member of Executive Committee of the Turkish Osteoporosis Society 2009-2017 Director of the Board Examination- Board of Turkish Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009- Member of the Executive Committee of PMR Board 2001-2009 Member of the Acreditation Committee of the Board of Turkish Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001 Founder member of the Board of Turkish Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1995- Member of ASAS (Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis)-International Society My academic interests includes osteoporosis, spasticity, stroke, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Being a member of ASAS(Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis), I was involved in performing the classification criteria for axial and also peripheral spondyloartropathies. We are one of the first centers in Turkey to perform the botulinum toxin injections for spasticity. Therefore, we published the first international study on botulinum toxin injections in spasticity (Comparison of phenol block and botulinus toxin type A in the treatment of spastic foot after stroke: a randomized, double-blind trial. Randomized controlled trial Kirazli Y, et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1998) . I was also one of the authors for European consensus table on the use of botulinum toxin type A in adult spasticity.Wissel J, et al. J Rehabil Med. 2009 I was involved in many Phase 2, Phase 3 and Phase 4 studies on osteoporosis as principal investigator and also became the national coordinator for some multi-center international studies. The PEARL study was one of the Phase 3 studies for lasofoxifene and our center became one of the mega centers in the world including 105 patients to the study and keeping them in the study for five years. I am a certificated educator for Good Clinical Practice Program. Therefore, I was involved in the organization of many Certified Education programs as a speaker and a organizator.
Full name: Yesim Kirazli
Current country: Turkey
Membership level: Associate
Osteoporosis: An Underdiagnosed Problem in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Kirazlı Y, Cinar E (2022)


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MOZAMBIQUE'S INFLATION RATE SLOWS IN MARCH
April 8, 2016 Legal Judicial
The pace of inflation in Mozambique slowed in March according to the latest data on the consumer price indices for the three largest cities — Maputo, Nampula and Beira — published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Inflation for the month was 1.33 per cent, considerably lower than the inflation of 2.24 per cent in February, or 2.65 per cent in January.
As usual, the monthly inflation was caused overwhelmingly by rises in food prices. The basic foods which rose sharply in price were cassava flour (by 48.2 per cent), maize flour (14.1 per cent), rice (4.2 per cent), cowpeas (26.1 per cent), butter beans (6.8 per cent), groundnuts (5.8 per cent), and brown sugar (7.3 per cent).
There were slight declines in prices for tomatoes, live chickens, fish (fresh, frozen and dried), as well as for second hand vehicles. Taken together, the price of these items declined by 0.87 per cent.
Inflation for the first three months of the year was 6.34 per cent. Most of this rise, or 5.29 per cent, was accounted for by foodstuffs.
Inflation over the past year — April 2015 to March 2016 — was 13.61 per cent.
Of the three cities, Nampula saw the sharpest price rises with an inflation rate of 3.78 per cent in March. Prices in Beira rose over the month by 1.45 per cent, while Maputo enjoyed the lowest inflation, of 0.31 per cent.
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Arthur: Our start will be key
Fri 8 Apr 2016, 10:00 AM
Dyldam Parramatta Eels Head Coach Brad Arthur says his side's start will be key as they come up against the physically imposing Canberra Raiders on Saturday afternoon at Pirtek Stadium.
Coming off a heartbreaking 20-18 loss to the Panthers in the dying seconds of Round 5, Arthur said the 6-day turnaround was a welcome one.
"It's probably a good thing that it's a reasonably short turnaround," Arthur said.
"Theres a lot disappointment: with ten minutes to go we failed to probably control the game and close it out. A couple of the options we took with our kicks, and only having two sets out of that last nine really hurt us."
"I thought our effort was really good, and all our performances [where we won] this year we probably won out of effort but out execution hasn't been great."
"We've been really quick to get our review done and be very honest, and if you've got an honest approach to it you can deal with hit and move on."
Arthur welcomes back hooker Nathan Peats to the starting side this week, with Isaac De Gois moving to the interchange bench and Daniel Alvaro stepping into the role of starting prop in place of injured club Captain, Tim Mannah.
Click through to see the side Brad Arthur has named
"His energy, his toughness, he's a competitor and he wants to win," Arthur said of Peats.
"Kaysa and Isaac De Gois have done a great job, so I think we've been very fortunate [while Peats was injured]. But he's a quality player and he's definitely going to add to us."
"It's Peatsy's first game back, and it's a long season so we don't want to push him through the 80 minutes [straightaway]. And Isaac the last couple of weeks has got players' player and a coach's award in 3 games, so he's done a really good job for us."
"Polar (Daniel Alvaro) has been going well, his numbers are really good at Wentworthville. He's been getting out some good minutes, he's carrying the ball strong, his work rate is excellent. He's really grown in the pre-season and that's what we need."
Following a dominant performance against the Bulldogs at their spiritual home of Belmore, Arthur is prepared for the Canberra Raiders to be difficult to contain when they hit the field in Parramatta.
"They're big and strong, they're physical, they carry the ball hard and I thought they really aimed up against the Dogs. We need to make sure that defensively we're getting our bodies in front of them."
if you want to stand to the side, they'll just plough right through you."
Canberra will be buoyed by the return of their halves combination of Blake Austin and Aidan Sezer against Canterbury-Bankstown, after missing three weeks of the NRL Telstra Premiership.
"For their first game back, they're probably down on kilometres or miles in combination - like us - and I thought they did a really good job," Arthur said.
"They didn't overplay their hand: they let their forward dictate the game and then they played off the back of them."
"It's really handy for a team that's got left and right kickers [like Canberra], we're fortunate in that area, too. Our kicking game has probably been our trademark this year: if there's anything we can hang our hat on it's that our kicking game has been really good."
And while Arthur praised his halves pairing's work with the boot, he sees plenty of room for improvement in the whole team when it comes to ball control.
"The start of both halves is something we haven't been really happy with in terms of what we want to do with our completion rate early in the game," Arthur said.
"We're turning over some cheap possession early and putting ourselves under pressure, and we did it again against Penrith our 3rd set in, we turned the ball over on our tryline."
"We need to be smart with our start."


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The Types of DUI and Their Penalties
Ohio police enforce several laws against driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The basic offense, and the one most people think about when they hear "DUI," is called operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVI). Other anti-drunk and drugged driving statutes and special provisions exist for commercial drivers, drivers younger than 21, boaters who are under the influence, and multiple OVI offenders. Ohio also recognizes merely sitting in the driver's seat of vehicle while intoxicated as an offense.
You can click on the links in the preceding paragraph to learn more about DUIs while boating and about driving under the influence of drugs. Overviews of different types of drunk driving offenses and the related DUI penalties in Ohio follow.
First-Time DUI Offenses and Penalties
The legal limit for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) when driving your own car or motorcycle in Ohio is .08. Commercial drivers cannot have a BAC of .04 or higher when in a commercial vehicle. A first-time conviction for OVI as an adult puts six points on your license, incurs a fine of at least $375, and gets both your personal and commercial driver's license suspended for at least six months. You could also be sentenced to spend three days in jail or required to complete a two-day driver education course at your own expense. Penalties increase for subsequent OVI convictions to include the use of an ignition interlock device and the display of specially designed offender plates.
Underage DUI Offense and Penalty
Drinking and driving while too young to drink beer, wine, or liquor legally brings the official charge of operating a vehicle after underage alcohol consumption (OVUAC). Drivers younger than 21 are limited to a BAC of .02. Underage drivers who test over a .08 BAC can be charged with both OVI and OVUAC.
A conviction for OVUAC will result in a license suspension of 90 days to two years and 4 points against your license. Additional penalties can include a 30-day jail sentence and a $250 fine.
'High-Test' DUI Offenses and Penalties
Registering a BAC above the legal limit results in an administrative license suspension. What this means is that the arresting officer immediately seizes the suspect's license and prohibits him or her from driving. An ALS can be appealed with the help of an Ohio DUI defense attorney, but an appeal must be filed quickly.
Breath, blood, and/or urine samples that show a BAC of .17 or higher can bring harsher penalties. For instance, a first-time high-test OVI conviction will land an offender in jail for a minimum of six days instead of the three required for a conviction based on a test between .08 and .169 BAC.
Physical Control
Being charged with physical control means the vehicle was parked with you in the driver's seat. A conviction is a first-degree misdemeanor. Penalties can be severe including a one-year license suspension, a 180-day jail sentence, and a fine of $1,000.
You can learn more and discuss defenses against DUI charges and penalties in Ohio by calling The Maher Law Firm at (614) 205-2208. You can also have us contact you by entering your information online. The initial consultation will cost you nothing.
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/**
 *    @file
 *          Utilities for interacting with multiple file partitions and maps
 *          key-value config calls to the correct partition.
 */

#include <platform/internal/CHIPDeviceLayerInternal.h>
#include <platform/internal/testing/ConfigUnitTest.h>

#include <CC32XXConfig.h>
#include <lib/core/CHIPEncoding.h>
#include <lib/support/CodeUtils.h>
#include <ti/drivers/net/wifi/simplelink.h>

extern "C" {
int FILE_write(char * pFilename, uint16_t length, uint8_t * pValue, uint32_t * pToken, uint32_t flags);
int FILE_read(int8_t * pFilename, uint16_t length, uint8_t * pValue, uint32_t token);
};

// need to define custom tokens to read/write files from the file system
#define KVS_TOKEN 0x13578642

// need between 4k and 8k bytes to store the LL when reading/writing it as a buffer
#define NV_BUFFER_SIZE 8192

uint16_t NVBufferLength = 0;

extern "C" void cc32xxLog(const char * aFormat, ...);

char listName[] = "/sys/matter/kvs.cfg";

namespace chip {
namespace DeviceLayer {
namespace Internal {

/**
 * This class is designed to be mixed-in to concrete implementation classes as a means to
 * provide access to configuration information to generic base classes.
 *
 * This class contains the definition of a LL entry -- calling the constructor creates a LL entry only, adding the entry to a LL is
 * handled in CC32XXKVSList
 */
class CC32XXKVSEntry
{
private:
    // KVS key
    char mKey[40] = "";

    // KVS values
    uint16_t mValueLen;
    uint8_t * mValue;

public:
    CC32XXKVSEntry * mPNext;

    CC32XXKVSEntry(char * key, const uint8_t * pBuf, uint16_t len)
    {
        Platform::CopyString(mKey, key);

        mValueLen = len;
        mValue    = new uint8_t[len];
        if (mValue)
        {
            memcpy(mValue, pBuf, len);
        }
        mPNext = NULL;
    }

    bool IsMatch(const char * key) { return (strcmp(mKey, key) == 0); }

    char * Key() { return mKey; }

    uint16_t Len() { return mValueLen; }

    uint8_t * Value() { return mValue; }

    CHIP_ERROR ReadVal(uint8_t * pBuff, size_t len)
    {
        CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_ERROR_NOT_FOUND;
        if (mValueLen <= (uint16_t) len)
        {
            memcpy(pBuff, mValue, mValueLen);
            err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
        }
        return err;
    }

    CHIP_ERROR UpdateVal(const uint8_t * pBuff, uint16_t len)
    {
        CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_ERROR_INVALID_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
        if (len > 0)
        {
            if (mValue)
            {
                delete (mValue);
            }
            mValue    = new uint8_t[len];
            mValueLen = len;
            memcpy(mValue, pBuff, len);
            err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
        }
        return err;
    }

    uint16_t DeleteVal(void)
    {
        delete mValue;
        return 0;
    }
};

/**
 * Linked List traversal operations for when it is in RAM, and operations to read and write from NV
 */
class CC32XXKVSList
{
private:
    CC32XXKVSEntry * mPHead;

public:
    CC32XXKVSList() { mPHead = NULL; }

    CC32XXKVSEntry * GetEntryByKey(const char * key)
    {
        CC32XXKVSEntry * pEntry = mPHead;
        while (pEntry)
        {
            if (pEntry->IsMatch(key))
            {
                return pEntry;
            }
            pEntry = pEntry->mPNext;
        }
        return NULL;
    }

    CHIP_ERROR AddEntryByKey(char * key, const uint8_t * pBuff, const uint16_t len)
    {
        CHIP_ERROR err;
        CC32XXKVSEntry * pEntry = GetEntryByKey(key);

        if (!pEntry)
        {
            CC32XXKVSEntry * pEntryNew = new CC32XXKVSEntry(key, pBuff, len);

            if (mPHead)
            {
                pEntryNew->mPNext = mPHead;
            }

            mPHead = pEntryNew;

            err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
        }
        else
        {
            err = pEntry->UpdateVal(pBuff, len);
        }
        return err;
    }

    CHIP_ERROR DeleteEntryByKey(char * key)
    {
        CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_ERROR_PERSISTED_STORAGE_VALUE_NOT_FOUND;

        CC32XXKVSEntry * temp = mPHead;
        CC32XXKVSEntry * prev = NULL;

        const char * tempKey = temp->Key();

        if (strcmp(tempKey, key) == 0)
        {
            mPHead = temp->mPNext;
            temp->DeleteVal();
            delete temp;
            err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
        }
        else
        {
            while (temp != NULL && strcmp(temp->Key(), key) != 0)
            {
                prev = temp;
                temp = temp->mPNext;
            }
            if (temp != NULL)
            {
                prev->mPNext = temp->mPNext;

                delete temp;
                err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
            }
        }

        return err;
    }

    uint8_t * SerializeLinkedList(uint16_t * length)
    {
        uint8_t * list                = new uint8_t[8192];
        CC32XXKVSEntry * currentEntry = mPHead;
        uint16_t bufferLength         = 0;

        while (currentEntry != NULL)
        {
            // copy key length
            list[bufferLength] = (uint8_t) strlen(currentEntry->Key());
            bufferLength++;

            // copy key
            memcpy(list + bufferLength, currentEntry->Key(), strlen(currentEntry->Key()));
            bufferLength += (uint16_t) strlen(currentEntry->Key());

            // copy value length
            list[bufferLength]     = (uint8_t)(currentEntry->Len() & 0xFF);
            list[bufferLength + 1] = (uint8_t)((currentEntry->Len() & 0xFF00) >> 8);
            bufferLength           = bufferLength + 2;

            // copy value
            uint8_t * value = currentEntry->Value();
            memcpy(list + bufferLength, value, currentEntry->Len());
            bufferLength += currentEntry->Len();

            currentEntry = currentEntry->mPNext;
        }

        *length = bufferLength;

        return list;
    }

    void CreateLinkedListFromNV(uint8_t * list, uint16_t length)
    {
        uint16_t currentLength = 0;

        // check for end of LL
        while (currentLength < length)
        {
            // read in key length
            uint8_t keyLen = list[currentLength];
            currentLength++;

            // read in key

            char key[40] = { 0 };
            memcpy(key, list + currentLength, keyLen);
            currentLength += keyLen;

            // read in value length

            uint16_t valueLen = 0;
            valueLen          = (uint16_t)(list[currentLength] | list[currentLength + 1] << 8);
            currentLength += 2;

            // read in value

            uint8_t * value = new uint8_t[valueLen];
            memcpy(value, list + currentLength, valueLen);
            currentLength += valueLen;

            // add entry to LL

            AddEntryByKey(key, value, valueLen);

            // value is stored in the LL, we do not need the value variable above

            delete value;
        }
    }
};

// *** CAUTION ***: Changing the names or namespaces of these values will *break* existing devices.

// Keys stored in the Chip-factory namespace
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_SerialNum           = { "TI_kConfigKey_SerialNum" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_MfrDeviceId         = { "TI_kConfigKey_MfrDeviceId" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_MfrDeviceCert       = { "TI_kConfigKey_MfrDeviceCert" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_MfrDeviceICACerts   = { "TI_kConfigKey_MfrDeviceICACerts" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_MfrDevicePrivateKey = { "TI_kConfigKey_MfrDevicePrivateKey" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_HardwareVersion     = { "TI_kConfigKey_HardwareVersion" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_ManufacturingDate   = { "TI_kConfigKey_ManufacturingDate" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_SetupPinCode        = { "TI_kConfigKey_SetupPinCode" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_SetupDiscriminator  = { "TI_kConfigKey_SetupDiscriminator" };

// Keys stored in the Chip-config namespace
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_FabricId           = { "TI_kConfigKey_FabricId" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_ServiceConfig      = { "TI_kConfigKey_ServiceConfig" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_PairedAccountId    = { "TI_kConfigKey_PairedAccountId" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_ServiceId          = { "TI_kConfigKey_ServiceId" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_FabricSecret       = { "TI_kConfigKey_FabricSecret" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_GroupKeyIndex      = { "TI_kConfigKey_GroupKeyIndex" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_LastUsedEpochKeyId = { "TI_kConfigKey_LastUsedEpochKeyId" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_FailSafeArmed      = { "TI_kConfigKey_FailSafeArmed" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_WiFiStationSecType = { "TI_kConfigKey_WiFiStationSecType" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_RegulatoryLocation = { "TI_kConfigKey_RegulatoryLocation" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_CountryCode        = { "TI_kConfigKey_CountryCode" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_Breadcrumb         = { "TI_kConfigKey_Breadcrumb" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_UniqueId           = { "TI_kConfigKey_UniqueId" };

const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_Spake2pIterationCount = { "TI_kConfigKey_Spake2pIterationCount" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_Spake2pSalt           = { "TI_kConfigKey_Spake2pSalt" };
const CC32XXConfig::Key CC32XXConfig::kConfigKey_Spake2pVerifier       = { "TI_kConfigKey_Spake2pVerifier" };

CC32XXKVSList * pList;

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::Init()
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s], KVS List created", __FUNCTION__);
    pList = new CC32XXKVSList();
    ReadKVSFromNV();
    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadConfigValue(Key key, bool & val)
{
    CHIP_ERROR ret;
    size_t ignore;
    uint8_t localVal;
    cc32xxLog("[%s] %s", __FUNCTION__, key.key);

    ret = ReadConfigValueBin(key, &localVal, sizeof(localVal), ignore);

    // reference CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValue(Key key, bool val) for storage of boolean values
    val = (localVal != 0);

    return ret;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadConfigValue(Key key, uint32_t & val)
{
    size_t ignore;
    return ReadConfigValueBin(key, (uint8_t *) &val, sizeof(val), ignore);
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadConfigValue(Key key, uint64_t & val)
{
    size_t ignore;
    return ReadConfigValueBin(key, (uint8_t *) &val, sizeof(val), ignore);
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadConfigValueStr(Key key, char * buf, size_t bufSize, size_t & outLen)
{
    return ReadConfigValueBin(key, (uint8_t *) buf, bufSize, outLen);
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadConfigValueBin(Key key, uint8_t * buf, size_t bufSize, size_t & outLen)
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s] %s", __FUNCTION__, key.key);

    CC32XXKVSEntry * pEntry = pList->GetEntryByKey(key.key);

    VerifyOrReturnError(pEntry != nullptr, CHIP_DEVICE_ERROR_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND);

    pEntry->ReadVal(buf, bufSize);
    outLen = pEntry->Len();
    return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValue(Key key, bool val)
{
    uint8_t localVal = val ? 1 : 0;
    return WriteConfigValueBin(key, (const uint8_t *) &localVal, sizeof(localVal));
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValue(Key key, uint32_t val)
{
    return WriteConfigValueBin(key, (const uint8_t *) &val, sizeof(val));
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValue(Key key, uint64_t val)
{
    return WriteConfigValueBin(key, (const uint8_t *) &val, sizeof(val));
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValueStr(Key key, const char * str)
{
    size_t strLen = strlen(str);
    return WriteConfigValueBin(key, (const uint8_t *) str, strLen);
}
CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValueStr(Key key, const char * str, size_t strLen)
{
    return WriteConfigValueBin(key, (const uint8_t *) str, strLen);
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteConfigValueBin(Key key, const uint8_t * data, size_t dataLen)
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s]", __FUNCTION__);

    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_DEVICE_ERROR_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND;
    err            = pList->AddEntryByKey(key.key, data, (uint16_t) dataLen);
    return err;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ClearConfigValue(Key key)
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s] %s", __FUNCTION__, key.key);

    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    pList->DeleteEntryByKey(key.key);
    return err;
}

bool CC32XXConfig::ConfigValueExists(Key key)
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s] %s", __FUNCTION__, key.key);

    bool ret                = false;
    CC32XXKVSEntry * pEntry = pList->GetEntryByKey(key.key);
    if (pEntry)
        ret = true;
    return ret;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::FactoryResetConfig()
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s] ", __FUNCTION__);

    while (true)
        ;
    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    return err;
}

void CC32XXConfig::RunConfigUnitTest()
{
    cc32xxLog("[%s] ", __FUNCTION__);

    // Run common unit test.
    ::chip::DeviceLayer::Internal::RunConfigUnitTest<CC32XXConfig>();
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ClearKVS(const char * key)
{
    CHIP_ERROR err     = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    char keyBuffer[40] = "";
    memcpy(keyBuffer, key, strlen(key));
    err = pList->DeleteEntryByKey(keyBuffer);
    cc32xxLog("[%s] key %s", __FUNCTION__, key);
    return err;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteKVS(const char * key, const void * value, size_t value_size)
{
    CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    cc32xxLog("[%s] Key is %s value size is %d ", __FUNCTION__, key, value_size);
    // Write key value pair as LL entry in RAM buffer
    char keyBuffer[40] = "";
    memcpy(keyBuffer, key, strlen(key));
    pList->AddEntryByKey(keyBuffer, (uint8_t *) value, value_size);

    return err;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadKVS(const char * key, void * value, size_t value_size, size_t * read_bytes_size, size_t offset_bytes)
{
    CHIP_ERROR err         = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    CC32XXKVSEntry * entry = pList->GetEntryByKey(key);
    // if (!entry)
    // {
    //     err = CHIP_ERROR_PERSISTED_STORAGE_VALUE_NOT_FOUND;
    //     return err;
    // }
    VerifyOrReturnError(entry != nullptr, CHIP_ERROR_PERSISTED_STORAGE_VALUE_NOT_FOUND);
    uint8_t * entryValue = entry->Value();
    uint16_t valueLen    = entry->Len();

    size_t readLen;

    if ((offset_bytes + value_size) > valueLen)
    {
        // trying to read up to the end of the element
        readLen = valueLen - offset_bytes;
    }
    else
    {
        readLen = value_size;
    }

    memcpy(value, entryValue + offset_bytes, readLen);

    if (read_bytes_size)
    {
        *read_bytes_size = readLen;
    }

    cc32xxLog("[%s] key %s, read %d bytes", __FUNCTION__, key, readLen);
    return err;
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::WriteKVSToNV()
{
    uint8_t * list = pList->SerializeLinkedList(&NVBufferLength);

    uint32_t token = KVS_TOKEN;

    uint32_t fileSystemFlags = SL_FS_CREATE_STATIC_TOKEN | SL_FS_CREATE_VENDOR_TOKEN;

    int ret = FILE_write(listName, NVBufferLength, list, &token, fileSystemFlags);
    if (ret < 0)
    {
        cc32xxLog("could not write in Linked List to NV, error %d", ret);
        return CHIP_ERROR_PERSISTED_STORAGE_FAILED;
    }

    else
    {
        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    }
    // return error
}

CHIP_ERROR CC32XXConfig::ReadKVSFromNV()
{
    int rc;
    uint16_t bufferLength;

    uint8_t * list = new uint8_t[NV_BUFFER_SIZE];
    rc             = FILE_read((int8_t *) listName, NV_BUFFER_SIZE, list, KVS_TOKEN);
    if (rc > 0)
    {
        bufferLength = rc;
        pList->CreateLinkedListFromNV(list, bufferLength);
        cc32xxLog("read in KVS Linked List from NV");
        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
    }
    else
    {
        cc32xxLog("could not read in Linked List from NV, error %d", rc);
        return CHIP_ERROR_PERSISTED_STORAGE_FAILED;
    }
}

} // namespace Internal
} // namespace DeviceLayer
} // namespace chip

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Current: NAB Sets Record Straight on WIPO Treaty
NAB Sets Record Straight on WIPO Treaty
Washington, DC - As some of you may know, representatives of a number of organizations have issued highly inaccurate statements in opposition to a proposed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty designed to combat international piracy of broadcast signals and update the rights of broadcasters in their signal.
Yesterday, NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr sent a letter to Jon W. Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and another letter to Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights for the Library of Congress, attempting to set the record straight. The reality is that broadcaster rights at the international level have not been updated for over 45 years, and this treaty is of critical importance to the preservation of free, over-the-air broadcasting both in the U.S. and abroad.
A consultative session on the treaty is scheduled for September 11-13 at WIPO in Geneva, where a set of draft treaty proposals will be considered and a consensus on many issues will be sought. The next crucial step would be for WIPO's General Assembly meeting later in September to agree to convene a diplomatic conference sometime in 2007.
I am also including answers to 25 commonly asked questions regarding the proposed WIPO broadcast treaty.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 429-5350.
Executive Vice President, Media Relations


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A South African restaurant, where four women incurred a Ksh282, 000 (R37, 340) bill during a night out last weekend, has issued a clarification after online reports said the women were detained for being unable to settle the bill.
Zero13 Lifestyle, a restaurant in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, says it is true the women downed drinks worth Ksh282, 000 at the entertainment joint; and that they managed to settle the bill, contrary to viral online posts.
Zero13 Lifestyle made the clarification on its official Facebook page Tuesday, June 12.
"Zero13 would like to formally address the rumours going around on social media about 'the bill'. The stories are completely untrue and fabricated; the bill was paid and there were no issues as implied," said the entertainment joint in a Facebook post.
A video of the four women "stranded" at Zero13 Lifestyle after a man left them with the Ksh282, 000 bill went viral last weekend.
In the video, the women clutch their bags while looking around to see if their 'sugar daddy', who had asked them out, would reappear.
According to the bill, the four women had feasted on two platters of meat, quenched their throats with different brands of alcoholic drinks, including a bottle of Hennessy and a bottle of 18-year-old Glenfiddich Scotch whisky.
The video was first shared by a South African online user, who urged women to ensure they carry money with them anytime they are asked out by a stranger.
The story was also published in a South African daily.
Below is the viral video of the four women "stranded" at the Zero13 Lifestyle restaurant.