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Archives|Ending a Long Battle, New York Lets Housing and Gardens Grow
Ending a Long Battle, New York Lets Housing and Gardens Grow
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER SEPT. 19, 2002
A protracted dispute between New York City and hundreds of community gardeners ended yesterday when the city agreed to preserve some 500 community gardens and use others to build more than 2,000 apartments during the next year, a 20 percent increase over the normal production of city-sponsored housing.
Under the agreement announced yesterday between Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the New York State attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, community gardens in neighborhoods around the city will be left alone to sprout grass, violets and the random ear of corn, while scores of others will be razed, with new low-income housing units going up in their place.
''Our hope is that this satisfies everybody to the extent that they can be satisfied,'' Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday during a news conference at City Hall.
Garden advocates, who have battled the city for years to keep community gardens from being turned over to developers, by and large echoed the sentiment.
''It is not perfect,'' said Rose Harvey, the senior vice president at the Trust for Public Land, a conservation organization that purchased some community gardens in 1999, in a telephone interview. ''But perfect is usually the enemy of the possible.''
The compromise marks the end of a quintessential New York drama, pitting the two most common objects of longing for many New Yorkers -- housing and unfettered green spaces -- against each other, and featuring some of the city's most irascible characters. The key protagonist was former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who wanted to put an end to the hundreds of gardens that dot the city's landscape, arguing that what the city needed was housing on those plots of land.
On the other side were the garden supporters, belonging to organizations with names like Green Guerrillas, whose love of plants was so intense that they were willing to descend on City Hall dressed as vegetables or insects to make their point. That group has its own heroes -- Mr. Spitzer, who brought his own lawsuit against the city in 1999 to prevent it from auctioning garden land to the highest bidder, and the singer Bette Midler, who stepped in with millions of dollars to save scores of gardens that same year.
But the Bloomberg administration, which has made settling the last administration's lawsuits a priority, was more open to a compromise with the green thumb crowd, which helped pave the way for yesterday's agreement, Mr. Spitzer said.
''I will say affirmatively that we have had a good working relationship with Mayor Bloomberg and his counsel,'' Mr. Spitzer said.
More than two decades ago community groups were granted permission to transform vacant lots, which over the years had become city property, into garden spaces. Hundreds of gardens sprouted around the city in many forms, ranging from the successful, spectacular stretches of kale-toned respite, to the failures: garbage-strewn, rodent-infested eyesores that attracted unsavory activities. Many gardens provided an oasis in the city's poorest neighborhoods, where there are few city parks. But the agreement between community groups and the city was not permanent, and Mr. Giuliani let it be known that he thought the lots ought to be turned over to the highest bidder, which was unlikely to be a group of urban gardeners.
The result was a series of lawsuits, a restraining order against the city that prevented it from auctioning several gardens and Mr. Spitzer's suit, which essentially paralyzed any development the city had planned. The New York Restoration Project -- Ms. Midler's group -- and the Trust for Public Land purchased more than 100 sites in 1999 for $4.2 million, which will be maintained as community gardens. The settlement yesterday concludes all the current litigation against the city on matters of gardening, city officials said.
Under the agreement, roughly 200 city gardens owned and run by city agencies (mostly the Parks Department and the Department of Education) will remain gardens, in addition to those run by the nonprofit groups. Another 200 gardens will be offered to the Parks Department without charge, or to nonprofit groups for what the city described as a ''nominal fee.'' Those groups will be compelled to raise the money needed to maintain the gardens and to complete any capital projects needed.
But more than 150 parcels are slated for private development of low-income housing, some of it immediately. The New York City Partnership, for instance, was waiting to develop 546 units at eight sites affected by the lawsuit. All but 83 of those units can now move forward in their partnership with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. ''After a delay of more than three years, we are pleased that 463 units of affordable homes in the Housing Partnership pipeline can move forward as a result of this settlement,'' said Kathryn S. Wylde, president of the partnership.
Residents near a garden slated for development on East Sixth Street between Avenues C and D were displeased to hear of its fate, and offered their own theories as to why it would soon be replaced with 75 units of housing.
Manuel Valentine stared forlornly at a chicken strutting around the Sixth Street garden, where other neighbors were busy cooking dinner. ''We're going to find you a new home now,'' he told the chicken. Godofredo Crespo, 50, for instance, said he suspected that a neighboring garden on Ninth Street might have been spared because of its rare willow trees.
Christine Thaleman stood with her 7-week-old baby and 2-year-old in the Ninth Street spot, at Avenue C, and said that it provided a bit of countryside in the middle of the East Village. ''I think the garden is the only reason I am in this area,'' she said of the land, where it costs $25 a year to be a member. Ms. Thaleman grows tomatoes and arugula and asparagus there.
Any plots to be developed will go through a public review process, officials said. That Mr. Bloomberg was able to settle a long term street fight in a matter of months is in keeping with the administration's penchant for forming cozy relationships -- at least at the outset -- with some of Mr. Giuliani's adversaries. Jane Weissman, former director of Green Thumb, the city's community gardening program, said yesterday that the settlement's provision for a review process at least sets the terms for any future fights.
''It preserves almost 200 community gardens,'' she said, ''but even more important, it sets out a process that's fair, that's equitable, that is going to provide notification and will give gardeners a chance to find support for their gardens.''
A version of this article appears in print on September 19, 2002, on Page A00001 of the National edition with the headline: Ending a Long Battle, New York Lets Housing and Gardens Grow. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe

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March 26, 2020 • bachelor insider
Katie Morton's Friends Shower Her with Love on Her 28th Birthday
Katie Morton might not be able to celebrate her birthday with a big crowd, but that doesn't mean she didn't feel the love from Bachelor Nation.
Katie turns 28 on March 26, and she rang in the day by sharing some of her "favorite people, places, & mems" on Instagram from the past year. These include a photo of her and Hannah Godwin at the beach, a video clip of her best friend Demi Burnett sniffing Katie's armpit on "The Bachelor," Katie frolicking in the water at sunset, and more.
The birthday girl's friends showered her with affection and love in the comments section. Hannah wrote, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU RAY OF SUNSHINE! love you!!"
Hannah Ann Sluss added, "Happy birthday! Katie, I hope this is your best year yet."
Blake Horstmann, Ashley Iaconetti, Kirpa Sudick, and more also sent their best wishes to her.
Demi also posted a photo of the two of them and captioned it, "Happy birthday Queen!!! You've made me such a better person :) I couldn't do life without you!!! You is my best frand xx"
Age 27 proved to be quite the eventful year for Katie. After appearing on Colton Underwood's season of "The Bachelor," she looked for love on Season 6 of "Bachelor in Paradise." She found it with Chris Bukowski, and they got engaged on the season finale.
While in "Paradise," Katie also lent a friendly and loving ear to Demi amid her coming out.
On October 10, Katie and Chris announced in a joint statement that they ended their engagement. They wrote, "We have chosen to love and respect each other as friends because that's the base of our relationship, and it's what is most natural for us. We are incredibly thankful for the support we've received from our family, friends and everyone who supported us throughout our journey - from paradise to this moment."
Katie added a new man to her life in December: her adorable dog Bear. In January, she and Demi traveled all over Rome and other parts of Italy for the vacation of a lifetime.
Happy birthday, Katie!


I got up this morning kissed my wife and left for work and realized something. Boys and girls are different. Yes I know, boys pee standing up and girls sit down. I quickly learned to put the seat down because for some reason girls don't like the splash of cold water in the morning when they are half asleep. This is not here nor there because I'm talking about the differences in our programming. I am not going to spend the time to find all the references to back up my points because I'm at work and do have to get something done today. Bear with my assumptions that you have not lived under a rock all your life.
On my mission, and on many others, the hardest part was your companion. This is because you are stuck with someone 24-7 and truest me you are different. You have different up bringing, different experiences, and different ideas. Yet you both have the same goal of bring other unto Christ. You are able to work through the difference, or even build on the differences to move forward Gods work. I learned very quickly to adapt, tolerate, and complement these differences. I spend two years doing this so when I got married and started another 24-7 relationship I had a little experience on what to expect and how to react.
When I met Jess I noticed right away some of the differences between us. She was a girl and I was a boy. You can tell right there college was teaching me something. The magnitude this very first difference I notices, one that everyone notices, didn't reveal itself until much later. I was very happy with this difference. She wouldn't be very hot if she looked like me. I liked this difference enough that I went through a lot to get to know Jess more and later marry her.
I saw in Jess all the attributes of what I wanted in a wife, mother, and eternal companion. It is not hard to believe that these attributes contribute to the differences in our programming but we did have the same goals. I knew what I brought to the table and where I fell short. Jess not only filled in the gaps I left but brought so much more to the relationship that I knew I had to have her. If any of you know the story our courtship you know that I had to have something driving me to get through it all. The motivation I had was that I knew Jess would be the perfect match for me.
Now I could go on to describe all the differences and likenesses between Jess and I but that would take to long. I want to focus more on some general differences that might apply to more people then just the two of us and see if I can being some enlightenment. Like I stated in the opening paragraph boys and girls are different. God has given us different roles to fill here on earth. These roles go deeper then just I kill the bugs and she cleans up the bugs. This is what I realized as I kiss my beautiful wife who was sleeping in our warm conferrable bed, and then left her to come to work for 8 hours.
I think this is a good place to interject and make a disclaimer that I am not trying to say that women can't do this or that I have some great hardship. There are a lot of women that work and men that have it harder than I do. Again this is not my point so move on.
As I left my wife this morning I starting thinking about why I am able to do this. I don't want to leave my wife, I love her, and I picked her to spend all of eternity with, why would I want to leave her to go to work? Any man can tell you that he doesn't leave for work because he wants to get away from his wife. If he does then he need more help then this little bit is going to do.
I thought about if I had to love my wife less then she loved me to be able to leave her day after day. Of course that isn't true. I love her more than anything. I thought about how she got to stay home and sleep in. Spend all day with our amazing son Noah. How she didn't have to be at work, being nice to stupid people, spending 8 hours doing things for people that are not the ones I want to be with or doing things for. How am I able to do this day after day? Well boys and girls are different.
Jess loves her family very much. She shows this love in many ways. I too love my family very much and show this love in many ways. These ways are different. They have to be or else this wouldn't work as well. God programmed woman to be nurturing, caring, and gentle. This does not mean that I cannot be those things but Jess has a lot bigger capacity for them. I know that Jess could not get up and leave her family day after day. I'm not even sure she could spend 8 hours away from Noah without having a nervous breakdown.
I love my family just as much as Jess does. I can love them just as much without showing it the same way. This is the difference that is so important to understand. If I loved my family the same as Jess does then neither one of us would be able to leave for work or fulfill the roles we have. I am so glad that Jess loves her family the way she does. I wouldn't have it any other way.
It is important to realize the differences in how each other is able to love. Don't think because I don't show my love the same way Jess does that I don't love just as much. Realize that these differences are what make us work so well together. Understand that she loves a certain way and look for love in that same way. Also understand that because I love differently that I might not show it the same way Jess would. My experience on my mission has helped me to know and understand this in my marriage. I take the difference in the way Jess loves our family and the way I love our family and adapt, tolerate, and complement it.
It is also important that you realize understand that showing my love differently doesn't mean I love any less. Know that because you would show your love in another way does not mean that your way is better. When you expect to be loved the same way you love, you will often find yourself searching. This is where time helps. The longer you're married the more time you have to adapt.
Once you have adapted to the way the other loves you won't even realize it any more. That is why it hit me so hard this morning. I didn't realize how different Jess and I show our love. We work so well together that it doesn't seem be an issue. Don't get me wrong Jess and I still have those moments where we don't understand why the other is acting or feeling the way they are or why they aren't acting or feeling the way we would. Don't look at someone and think to yourself that they should be doing this or saying that if they really love you. You might just be projecting the way YOU would act or what YOU would say to show your love. I am not saying that you should take everything the other does as an act of love. I don't know why people take a rule and try to apply the exceptions to it. If your husband is beating you it is not because he loves you.
Anyway, in closing I want to let you and my wife know that I am very much in love with her. That even though I show my love differently I still love her with all my heart. Know that even though I don't always do things the way you would do them that I am doing the best I can.
is SO OLD!! This is Noah at 18 months.
Noah LOVES Sesame Street! We downloaded a few free episodes on our iTunes and I think he would watch them all day if we let him. He says Elmo and and when an episode is over, he signs, "more". He has a cup with Elmo on it and when he wants it he says, "Elmo juice". Cute! I loved Sesame Street as a kid. I wonder if I ever looked like this while watching it.
I love you with all I've got.
With a new baby coming, Noah is in need of some new furniture. A bed for sure and places to put his clothes and toys. I was searching around IKEA and found this set! I think I love it... It would be like walking into a cartoon every time we went into his room. The proportions aren't right in these pictures.
If you want to see more of the collection, go here.
This picture isn't the greatest of the boys. At least not Noah... He woke up really sick that morning but I'm so glad we have a picture like this! I'm really not sure when these boys will be together again. Especially with younger siblings on the way for both of them! Michelle and Toby picked Noah and me up on a Thursday and we drove up to H'burg. We had so much fun and these boys LOVE their grandparents! If my dad was ever in the house, Noah thought that he should be holding him or playing with him. I'm really not sure why he is so attached to my dad but it sure was cute to watch. We were able to stay for almost a week and while it was so hard to be away from Ammon, I'm glad we were able to make the trip! Thanks to Nana and Poppy for having us! Noah and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
These pictures were taken from our trip up to Virginia.
Nana and Poppy gave the boys a bath and Noah absolutely LOVED it!


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Franciscan Corner
Human Rights vs Security
UN Submissions
ENITFRDEES
Human rights abuses on Manus Island
10/08/2015 Asylum Seekers Asia-Pacific Region Australia United Kingdom
Carol Hucker at the FI Office
"I do not want your understanding, I want you to do something," - detainee on Manus Island
This is the sentence that changed everything for Carol, a former counsellor and caseworker that had been recently mandated to work with asylum seekers in Australia's offshore detention center on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Carol had applied to the job for humble reasons: she wanted to experience working abroad. The experience on Manus turned her life around.
Manus Island is one of Australia's offshore asylum seekers processing centres. From 2001 to 2008 and now again since 2012, all incoming asylum seekers arriving by boat are to be detained in these offshore centres while they wait for their application for refugee status to be processed.
As Carol got to know the men detained on Manus Island, seeking asylum from countries like Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Somalia, she felt increasing unease with how her government was treating them. Their living conditions were dreadful: insufferable heat and humidity in the tents that housed them, fences around the compounds, limited access to drinking water, very little health care, loss of personal property, violence perpetrated by staff, but most importantly, a cut-off date for resettlement in Australia that left them without hope and with a decreased sense of dignity. Anyone who had arrived after July 19th 2013 was to be processed for PNG Resettlement, and unbeknownst to the men, the PNG government wanted the men to be able to speak fluent Pidgin and English before they were considered for their refugee status– which meant, at least, a good 5 more years in detention.
Carol was on Manus Island in early 2014 when a riot broke out – just after the announcement from the Australian government to the men that they would certainly not be resettled to Australia, and that their detention was indefinite. The riot left one detainee dead, and many horrifically injured. Carol saw the blood on the ground; she held IV bags for the injured men laying on the floor. She felt prompted to write about her experience, to share the stories of the men detained, so that their lives and experiences would not be forgotten or silenced.
Franciscans International invited Carol to share her experience and the stories of the men at the UN Human Rights Council on September 15th, 2015 in the context of a debate organised with Edmund Rice International, Destination Justice, The Refugee Council of Australia and Human Rights Law Center, to highlight the human rights situation for asylum seekers to Australia, seeking international protection. Carol was able to bring the voices of the men on Manus Island to the United Nations, which is one among many other steps she is taking to heed the call of one detainee who challenged her during her first rotation to Manus Island: "I do not want your understanding, I want you to do something."
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About 540 intricate pieces of art glass come together to form this kitchen pendant light. The handcrafted Art Nouveau shade has primstones added for a little more depth.
The metal finish is vintage bronze. Complementing fixtures are sold in this line.
Quoizel Art Glass Pendant Light with Primstone is $441 (June 2006).
Dimensions: 22" deep x 26" high.


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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "FIRCLSOperation.h"

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@class FIRCLSDataCollectionToken;
@class FIRCLSSettings;

/**
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@interface FIRCLSNetworkOperation : FIRCLSFABAsyncOperation

- (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;
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/**
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- (instancetype)initWithGoogleAppID:(NSString *)googleAppID
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- (void)start NS_UNAVAILABLE;
- (void)startWithToken:(FIRCLSDataCollectionToken *)token;

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 * Creates a mutable request for posting to Crashlytics backend with a default timeout.
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@property(nonatomic, strong, readonly) FIRCLSDataCollectionToken *token;

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De vita Caesarum (Latin; literal translation: About the Life of the Caesars), commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.
The work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. It was dedicated to a friend, the Praetorian prefect Gaius Septicius Clarus.
The Twelve Caesars was considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history. The book discusses the significant and critical period of the Principate from the end of the Republic to the reign of Domitian; comparisons are often made with Tacitus whose surviving works document a similar period.


Round sunglasses are today very popular. As long as the user has a thin face, it is highly likely that this shape of sunglasses are accepted. This trend seem to have come back from the 70's when round sunglasses were popular.
Round sunglasses are available at most internet sites today in different colours and materials. They are available in metal and acetate. Sunglass prices in India is still very competitive. And with sunglasses available online, it is very easy to find a good round sunglass online be it designer sunglass or non-designer.
Round faces are perfect for strong angular shapes, just look for shapes with lenses that are wider than they are deep. Rounds also play well with frames that have a slight upsweep at the corners to show off those great cheeks and brings focus to the eyes.


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Q: Sophos access a webserver from the web I have an web server (IIS) behind an SOPHOS UTM 9
I have setup the Web Application Firewall feature
It is a completely fresh install. No other settings have been edited.
When I try to access the server form the web I get:
"Forbidden" error message in the web browser.
Any ideas ?

A: Please be more specific about what you're trying to do. The WAF is a feature that protects internal web servers. As such, you MUST set it up correctly in order to gain access to your internal server. This usually requires that you do the following:

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*(optional) Add a new IP address to your external NIC to accept connections for the internal web servers

*Setup the DNS so that your external FQDN points to the external IP address of the firewall that you chose to use for this.

*(optional) If you're using SSL, then go to certificate management and make yure you have uploaded the X509 certificate for your web site including the private key (PKCS#12 format) as well as all intermediate CA up to and including the root.

*Define a new real web server that contains the host name (or IP address) and protocol type (HTTP/HTTPS) of the internal web server

*Create a new virtual web server, specifying the interface (IP) that should be used, the protocol type (HTTP/HTTPS), the external port number to use, the external domain name(s) (FQDN of your web server as seen from the outside), the reference to the real web server you created above (you can use more than one for fail-over/load balancing) and specific the type of firewalling that needs to be done. Typically, you would pick "basic" and check both "Enable HTML rewrite" and "pass host header", at least initially.

Once all of this has been done, enable the WAF and it should work. If it doesn't, then start by creating a new firewall profile, select the "monitor" mode and leave everything unchecked: that's the most permissive firewall rule possible and test again.
If that doesn't fix it, the review the logs on your web server: did it receive the requests ? Did it reply to them with a valid response code ? Etc.
If all else fail, please describe your setup in detail, including what application you're running on the web server (because some simply do not work with Sophos WAF, like OWA or Citrix web interface)

A: You may get better results with this type of question over at ServerFault.
Two thoughts:
1) If Sophos is completely locking down your traffic you may want to check to ensure that you have your web ports open in the rule set (80/443).
2) Generally speaking a 'forbidden' message is not the firewall, however, and points to an incorrect IIS setup. Without more information I don't think there is too much help that can be provided.
Best of luck.

A: You need to add domains in your Virtual Web server under Web Access firewall settings, Unless you define domain there by default WAF will give forbiden error message

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Listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
May include disturbance from industrial activities, construction, shipping, strandings, prey reduction, disease, habitat loss and degradation, predation, unauthorized take, and cumulative effects from these and other factors.
The distribution of beluga whales in Cook Inlet has changed considerably since the 1970s. During the summer, most whales move to the northern end of the Inlet, bringing them into close proximity with sources of human disturbance around Anchorage, Alaska.
Beluga whales are found in seasonally ice-covered waters throughout arctic and sub-arctic regions. Five stocks are recognized in U.S. waters off Alaska, including one that is found almost exclusively in Cook Inlet. The endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population numbers fewer than 350 individuals and has been experiencing an ongoing decline for more than a decade. This prompted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to select this population for its Species in the Spotlight initiative to bring attention and focus to selected domestic marine species at risk of extinction.
The Cook Inlet beluga whale stock was estimated to number about 1,300 animals at the time the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was enacted in 1972, but it declined sharply in the 1990s. Between 1994 and 1998, the stock declined by approximately 50 percent due largely to unsustainable subsistence harvesting. It was assumed that once hunting was controlled in 1999, the population would begin to recover. However, the stock has continued to decline at a rate of about 0.4 percent annually.
NMFS listed the Cook Inlet beluga whale population as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2008. Because the population, on average, has remained below 350 whales since then, no subsistence harvesting has been allowed under the applicable regulations. The most recent abundance estimate from 2016 is 328 animals, down from the 2014 estimate of 340 animals. The underlying growth rate of this population remains low and there are concerns about whether this population will be able to recover.
Two areas within Cook Inlet have been designated as critical habitat. These areas include all waters in the upper inlet except for a small exclusion area at the mouth of Knik Arm, nearshore areas in the southwestern part of the inlet, and Kachemak Bay on the eastern side of the inlet.
In 2008, NMFS issued its first five-year status review for the Cook Inlet distinct population segment of beluga whales. The Endangered Species Act requires status reviews to be conducted every five years for listed species. The review determined that although the population is not increasing as expected, it is not declining precipitously, and, therefore, the probability of extinction is lower than in previous analyses. The review also stated that the population appears to now be consolidated into the upper part of Cook Inlet for much longer periods of time each year. The upper part of Cook Inlet is beluga whale habitat that is most prone to the effects of human development.
A recovery team for the stock was established in 2010 and submitted a first draft of a recovery plan to NMFS in 2013 before being disbanded. Working from that draft, NMFS published a draft plan for public review and comment on May 15, 2015, on which the the Commission submitted comments.
NMFS finalized the recovery plan in December 2016. The recovery plan includes: 1) a description of site-specific management actions that are necessary to achieve the plan's goal for the conservation and survival of the Cook Inlet belugas; 2) objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in a determination that the Cook Inlet belugas may be removed from the ESA; 3) estimates of the time required and the cost to carry out those measures needed to achieve the plan's goal and to achieve intermediate steps toward that goal.
Priority recovery actions include continuing to conduct aerial and photo-identification surveys to estimate abundance, and analyzing population trends, calving rates, and distribution. NMFS estimates that recovery of Cook Inlet beluga whales may take at least two generations (50 years).
NMFS recently established a Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Implementation Task Force, which is overseen jointly by NMFS and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G). The purpose of the Task Force is to advise NMFS and ADF&G on issues related to the recovery of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, including practicable and effective ways to implement the recovery plan. The Task Force is also a forum to increase communication and coordination between agencies and stakeholders working to recover Cook Inlet beluga whales. The Task Force has an Executive Leadership Panel, Recovery Coordinators, and three Committees focused on Research, Habitat and Threats, and Outreach. The Task Force Terms of Reference provide operational protocols specifying the structure of the Task Force, its roles and responsibilities, and the code of conduct for Task Force members. The Terms of Reference also serve to ensure the committed participation of all Task Force members.
The Commission participates on the Task Force's Habitat and Threats Committee. The Habitat and Threats Committee is focused on 1) improving the understanding of the existing habitat and threats, 2) identifying and assessing other potential threats to Cook Inlet beluga whales, 3) assessing the degree to which known and other potential threats are impeding recovery, and 4) identifying ways to improve mitigation or abatement of threats.
The Marine Mammal Commission has focused on efforts to conserve the Cook Inlet beluga whale since the mid-1990s. We advocated for the species listing under the ESA. We also participated as a party to the formal rulemaking that established limits on the allowable taking of Cook Inlet beluga whales by Alaska Natives for subsistence. In addition, we have recommended that NMFS (1) give high priority to research directed at understanding the causes of the observed population trends, (2) support continuation of ongoing photo-identification work, (3) proceed cautiously in pursuing a large-scale biopsy research program for the population, (4) develop a robust plan for responding to stranding events, (5) fund annual abundance surveys, and (6) develop mechanisms for assessing cumulative impacts from multiple stressors on the population. The Commission continues to recommend that NMFS and other agencies refrain from issuing authorizations for additional human activities in Cook Inlet that could affect beluga whales until they have a better basis for concluding that those activities will not exacerbate an already significant risk of extinction.
Commission staff helped to plan and participated in the November 2014 workshop in Anchorage, Alaska on Conservation and Recovery of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales in the Context of Continued Development. Commission staff also participate on the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Implementation Task Force as a member of the Habitat and Threats Committee.
For more information on the Cook Inlet beluga whale, see the Commission's 2012 annual report (pages 59 – 63).
Based on a long time series of abundance estimates it is clear that some factor or combination of factors is impeding the recovery of the Cook Inlet beluga whale from a precipitous decline due to overharvest by subsistence hunters during the 1990s. The causes of the population decline since 1999 remain undetermined, but may include disturbance from industrial activities such as oil and gas exploration and development, construction, shipping, strandings, prey reduction, disease, habitat loss and degradation, predation, pollution, unauthorized take, and cumulative effects from these and other possible factors.
While the decline of Cook Inlet beluga whales has been fairly well documented, the cause or causes of the observed decline have not been determined. However, several potential threats have been identified (see the recovery plan).
The Commission continues to review and provide recommendations to NMFS and other federal agencies concerning activities with the potential to affect Cook Inlet beluga whales adversely. The Commission sees NMFS's selection of Cook Inlet beluga whales under Species in the Spotlight initiative as an opportunity to focus research efforts on identifying the causes of the population's decline and management actions that can be taken to reverse that trend.
The Commission plans to monitor the implementation of the final recovery plan and associated research and management actions, as part of the newly established Recovery Implementation Task Force.
The Commission has expressed concern that NMFS continues to make negligible impact determinations and to issue incidental take authorizations for various activities in Cook Inlet despite the fact that existing conditions appear to be having non-negligible impacts on the population and the possibility that the types of disturbance being authorized might be contributing to the ongoing decline. We plan to continue to press this point with NMFS in an effort to alleviate additional threats to the population.


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Betty Mahmoody (ur. 9 czerwca 1945 w Alma, Michigan) – amerykańska działaczka na rzecz praw dzieci i kobiet; pisarka – autorka książki Tylko razem z córką.

W 1984 Mahmoody ze swoim mężem, z pochodzenia Irańczykiem i urodzoną w USA córką Mahtob wyjechała do Iranu. Miała to być krótka wizyta u krewnych, jednak na miejscu okazało się, że rodzina męża nie zezwoliła na powrót kobiety do Stanów Zjednoczonych. W końcu dzięki pomocy pewnej irańskiej rodziny dostała się do amerykańskiej ambasady w Turcji, skąd przewieziono ją z córką do USA. Swoje przeżycia opisała w książce zatytułowanej Tylko razem z córką. Jej książka znalazła się w księdze rekordów Guinnessa i stała się  bestsellerem, a także otrzymała nominację do nagrody Pulitzera. Na podstawie jej historii powstał film pt. Tylko razem z córką, w którym w rolę Betty Mahmoody wcieliła się aktorka Sally Field.

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Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan for Shenley
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Shenley Neighbourhood Plan Area
A referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan for Shenley will be held on Thursday 6th May 2021 to decide on the following question:
Do you want Hertsmere Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Shenley to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 19 April 2021. Applications can be made online. Register: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address shown below by 5 pm on Tuesday 20 April 2021.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address shown below by 5 pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity, where that physical incapacity occurred after 5 pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021, or on grounds of occupation, employment or service, or attendance at a training or educational course, where that commitment arose after 5 pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address shown below by 5 pm on Thursday 6 May 2021.
Dated Thursday 25th March 2021
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Pond front with private beach rights, dock, rowboats and swim platform.
Open and airy, 2 BR, 1BA cottage nestled in shady pines overlooking pond.
Central Eastham location, 1/4 mi from the National Seashore Visitors Center means quick and easy access to ocean and bay beaches as well as the bike paths.
Cottage is one of 10 that share a private fresh water beach with a dock with rowboats and a swim platform. Also includes access to the playroom, horseshoes pits, and basketball courts.
Recently remodeled, it features lofty cathedral ceilings, central fireplace, hardwood floors and a roomy bathroom with a full tub. Includes charcoal grill, coffee maker, gas stove/oven, full refrigerator, microwave and fully equipped kitchen. WiFi access.
Please note that In-Season rentals are weekly from Saturday to Saturday and that linens and towels (excepting dish towel) are not provided.
Each of the two bedrooms has a small window unit.
A direct vent gas heating unit is available for the shoulder seasons or cooler nights.
There is also basic cable TV.
A private patio out back overlooks the pond with very little evidence of other houses. Nature is very much on display.
It was perfect for us. I had a conference at the Sheraton which was just around the corner. The pond was warm whereas the beach was still cold at the end of June. It was quiet and scenic.
This is our second year staying at this adorable cottage! We absolutely love it! Perfect location to explore the Cape but we hardly ever leave the pond! Our children love the floating dock and boats and we dont even use the internet or the TV when we are here! The beds are comfortable and the kitchen well stocked. We love the view and listening to the birds- you feel like you are in a treehouse!
Thank you Tamara, We strive to provide a clean comfortable and cozy place for you to enjoy your vacation. If you did want to explore, some of the capes best beaches and the attractions are a short bike ride away.
We really enjoyed our few days at Nauset Haven and found the cottage to be just as described. The view out over the pond at any time during the day just made one feel at one with nature. From the bike shop nearby we rented bikes and rode down to Orleans and Harwich along the trail on a lovely sunny day. It was just perfect also to visit the lovely beaches of the National Seashore and just a short trip to Provincetown. Highly recommended.
We had great time at Cape Cod and staying at this cottage was part of it. It is a beautiful cottage, very spacious for 4 people. The open floor plan, vaulted ceiling and many big windows, gave it a much larger feel to it. It was great to wake up in the morning and overlook the pond. At night the full moon lit up the sky and reflected off the pond. The teenage boys loved fishing on the pond, from both the dock and the row boats. They were in search of the big one that got away!
The cottage location was great. Even though it is located on Rte 6, it is still private and quiet. Easy to bike to the Cape Cod Rail Trail, and ride to the Salt Marsh trails. The ocean and bay beaches were close by. Sunset at Rock Harbor, Eastham/Orleans is amazing. We also traveled easily to Chatham, Sandwich and Provincetown. Shopping and restaurants in Orleans were convenient.
I highly recommend this place to everyone.
The RELAX allowed us to do just that- relax.
This was a very nice cottage and the price point was more than fair.
We have three older children (15,13,12)...and all 5 of us were comfortable.
It was really close to several beaches as well as family activities and eateries.
Couch was a futon and worked out just fine.
Pond was okay for swimming....rowboatimg ....maybe bring a raft or two for kids.
Views were very nice and the trees kept the place from getting too hot.
Families and couples will like this place for sure.
Great location right on a pond, 1/4 mile from National Seashore Visitors Center and the 30 mile long Cape Cod Bike Trail, 2.5 miles from the Coast Guard and Nauset Lighthouse ocean beaches, 2 miles from the protected bayside beaches that expand out to 1/4 mile at low tide. Also very convenient to restaurants, ice cream, mini-golf and shopping in the quaint Orleans or Wellfleet and centers. If you still need something more, Provincetown, and Chatham are short and scenic 15-20 mile drives.
* Cape Cod National Seashore Visitors Center 1/4 mile away....check out 'The Sands of Time', a 15 minute documentary about the geological history of the Cape, which will be very relavant after the severe beach reconfiguration that took place this winter.
* Walks on the beach from Coast Guard beach to Nauset inlet...even better at low tide.
* Bike rides up and down the Bike Trail. If you like mountain biking, there are a myriad of fantastic trails in nearby Wellfleet that are fast and smooth and bring you to secluded kettle pond swimming holes... can you find 'Spectacle Pond'!?!?
* Sunsets at the bayside beaches.. bring a cooler. And, if you're an early bird, sunrises and coffee on the top steps of the Nauset Light Beach.
* A moonlit row around the pond listening to the peace and quiet and occasional fish breaking the surface.
* Early (very early) sunrise walks on the beach when the sea is calm and blue fish are still blitzing... and the sunset ones too!
Please note that the 'turn-over' day is Saturday. Weekly rentals are from Saturday to Saturday. Rates are subject to change until confirmed.


The Austin A40 (1200cc) & A50(1489cc) a new model for Austin were introduced in September 1954 as the replacement to the A40 Somerset. It was a completely B.M.C. designed car and had no resemblance to its predecessor, and looked more like the new A90 Westminster. A de-luxe version was on offer with extra chrome and leather seats.
Produced: Longbridge, 1954-57, 30,666 built.
Layout: Pressed-steel unit-construction in 4-seater, 4-door saloon style with body/chassis structure with front mounted engine driving the rear wheels.
Engine and Transmission: B.M.C. B-Series engine.
4-cylinder ohv, in-line. 1200cc, 65.48 x 88.9mm, 42bhp at 4,500rpm; 58lb ft at 2,400rpm. 4 speed gearbox with no synchromesh on first gear; steering column gear change; live (beam) rear axle with hypoid-bevel final drive.
Chassis: Independent front suspension, coil springs and wishbones. Cam and peg steering. Rear suspension by half-elliptic leaf springs and anti-role bar. Front and rear drum brakes. 560 – 15in tyres.
Dimensions: Wheelbase 8ft 3.25in: front track 4ft 0.5in; rear track 4ft 1in: length 13ft 6.25in: width 5ft 1.5in; height 5ft 1.5in. Unladen weight (approx.) 2,248 lbs.
The Cambridge was the first mid- range Austin to go chassisless and had a non-Austin radiator grille. It was going to have a two door option on the A40, but this was dropped before the cars went into production and any prototypes were scraped or converted to four door saloons. The A40 engine was a slightly under-bored version of the new B-Series unit and produced 42bhp. The transmissionwas a four-speed column change gearbox with a new hypoid-bevel back axle and up rated suspension. The cars also had a larger boot compared to the earlier Somerset.
Early models had drop down windows and the fuel filler was housed in the boot, but due to complaints from customers, wind-up windows and external fuel filler were added in early 1955.
In 1954 Nissan of Yokohama, made the A50 Cambridge under licence and made an estate version and added chrome from the Westminster to the body.In 1956 the A40 Cambridge was dropped in favour of the more successful A50.
Produced: Longbridge, 1954-57, 114,867 built.
Chassis: From autumn 1956 5.90 – 13in tyres.


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The 4th District is a vibrant and unique place. It is the only district located completely within one city (Overland Park). The district includes a variety of residential communities, two outstanding school districts, four major hospitals, the Sprint campus, Stoll Park, Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, Johnson County Community College, and numerous corporate and retail businesses.
As the 4th District Commissioner, I am committed to addressing challenges and securing lasting and meaningful improvements to our lives in Johnson County. I want to ensure that Johnson County remains an outstanding place for all people to live and raise families, and where businesses can flourish and enrich our local economy.
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Janeé Hanzlick was elected in 2019. She is the former CEO of SAFEHOME, Johnson County's domestic violence agency, where she spent 20 years working for a safer, stronger community. She was a leader in implementing the Johnson County Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), a collaboration between the District Attorney's Office, law enforcement and SAFEHOME, that significantly reduced domestic homicides in our county. At SAFEHOME, she also oversaw two successful facility expansions that doubled the agency's capacity. She served as a key spokesperson to the Kansas Legislature on issues related to funding and legislation impacting victims of domestic violence and their children in Johnson County.
Other experience includes serving as the past president of the Johnson County Community Violence Action Council (COMVAC), current president of the Overland Park Rotary Club, graduate of 2007 Leadership Overland Park and graduate of the Overland Park Citizens' Police Academy.
Commissioner Hanzlick has a master's degree in social work (MSW) from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and she is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) in Kansas.
Commissioner Hanzlick and her husband of 32 years, David, reside in the Sylvan Grove neighborhood in Overland Park. They are the proud parents of two adult children, Margaret and Amelia, who are Shawnee Mission South graduates.


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Ex-Battlefield Devs Making A New Viking Monster
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2nd November 2016 / 7:41PM
There have been plenty of Viking games, putting you in the heavy boots of the giant-slaying, bloodthirsty war men. But what about all the poor mythical beasts they keep killing? Project Wight (a working title) plans to explore what that conflict looks like from the perspective of a creature hunted to the edge of extinction by the northmen. If, like me, all you want to do is lurk in a dank cave and frighten anyone who enters, then you've come to the right place. I have a trailer for you here, showing off some of the creatures' hiding and fighting skills.
I am all for an anti-Beowulf tale of animal retribution. The potential of stalking the mead halls of tribal war chiefs at night and throwing them out of bed with a snarl fills me with twisted glee. But it's early days from the looks of things, and there aren't many details in the video about the plot or systems involved in all the murder. The developers haven't even settled on a title yet, the silly billies. For now we just have some dark caverns and a monster wearing Far Cry 3's wingsuit, which, to be fair, is a wonderful image.
It's being made by fresh studio The Outsiders, established by former Battlefield and Payday developers. The man talking over the trailer is David Goldfarb, who worked on Payday 2, Battlefield 3 and Mirror's Edge among others. We might know more about this first-person monstering some day in the future. Until then, stay in your cave.
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Brendan likes all types of games. To him there is wisdom in Crusader Kings 2, valour in Dark Souls, and tragicomedy in Nidhogg.
Darkborn is a neat-looking first-person masher played as a monster
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Rural Social Movement Reports Political Assassination in Venezuela
by The Fifth Column • October 13, 2015
Caracas, Venezuela (VA) – One of Venezuela's main rural social movements, the Revolutionary Bolivar and Zamora Tide (CRBZ), has publicly denounced what it describes as the politically motivated murder of one of its activists, Luis Hernando Lázaro Chávez, last Tuesday, October 6th.
A press release issued by the collective states that communal council spokesperson Lázaro Chávez was killed in a machete attack at his rural home in Tachira state on the Venezuela-Colombia border last week.
According to statements made by a CRBZ spokesperson to Venezuelanalysis, two assailants took advantage of a blackout in the area to enter Lázaro Chávez's home and immediately decapitate the victim.
The attackers also cut off the fingers of a minor who was in the house during the incident and one of the victim's daughters remains in hospital after having received several blows from a machete.
To date, the local community has accused two Colombian residents of having carried out the attack. The CRBZ accuses both of belonging to "irregular groups" of former paramilitaries alleged to have been demobilised during the government of Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010).
Former paramilitaries and criminal gangs are known to operate on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, often forcing residents to pay a "protection" fee known as a "vacuna".
The Venezuelan government claims that these groups are heavily involved in lucrative smuggling activities at the border.
The CRBZ has denounced the murder of more than 300 campesino rural land reform activists by hired killers in the pay of wealthy landowners over the last decade.
The latest assassination reported by the group took place this past August in northwestern Carabobo state.
While no landed interests appear to have been threatened by Lázaro Chavez's activism, the group states that the assassination is representative of a new violent rightwing strategy to terrorise and displace rural residents allied with the Bolivarian government.
"(It has to do with) the creation of new forms of attacking the revolution, the practice of neutralising community leaders, which is related to irregular warfare," the spokesperson told Venezuelanalysis.
According to the collective, early political assassinations have morphed into murders "dressed up" as personal matters or common robberies, provoking a lackadaisical response from authorities.
In the case of Lázaro Chávez, one of the alleged murderers is purported to have had a personal issue with one of the victim's children.
Nonetheless, the CRBZ says it's not a coincidence that "outspoken Chavista leaders are the ones being killed".
"No one decapitates someone and mutilates their children as part of a personal issue," said the spokesperson, referring to the particularly gruesome nature of the murder.
The CRBZ is demanding a full investigation into the assassination, as well as the consolidation of the "People's Bolivarian Militia" to confront the violence.
Image source: PROMarcelo Braga, Flickr, Creative Commons
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"Paramilitarism and hired killings are not some future threat, they are real practices and elements which our comrades are forced to endure and suffer at the border and in other communal territories in the country," reads the statement.
This report was prepared by Venezuelanalysis.com
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towards the end of June SCC issued 'Pre-Action Protocol' Letters to at least 14 named individuals, warning them that SCC would make a case for injunctions against them in the High Court on 12 July 2017, and giving until 11 July 2017 to sign and return a commitment to refrain from certain actions. Other people on Abbeydale Park Rise on 29 June 2017 were handed a standard pre-action letter addressed to 'Persons Unknown'.
Here is the Pre-Action Protocol Letter. It is the 'Persons Unknown' version.
Recipients are seeking legal advice. Some of the residents on Abbeydale Park Rise who have not been active in the campaign before found this action extremely frightening and distressing.
Over the past month Sheffield City Council and Amey have made a number of moves intended to prevent street protestors from opposing fellings.
Similar notices are appearing on many of the streets listed and it is not clear whether these are the street notices referred to or if there will be any more specific notices indicating actual dates or locations. Note that the notices all say SCC "proposes" to introduce such orders, and use the expression, "If the order is made…" so we don't know for certain when or if that will actually happen.
During week commencing 22 May, when Amey mounted a very aggressive felling campaign, notices appeared on work area barriers and protestors were handed a letter from Amey and SCC giving a rather vaguely worded warning about illegal behaviour. The notices refer to both the Highways Act 1980 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 but it is not clear how these might apply as they both deal mostly with the responsibilities of contractors and authorities rather than the public.
Here is a copy of the Amey Warning to protestors 22 May 2017. This is the letter, the notice uses the same wording as the first part of the letter.
Some time ago, SCC asked STAG to pass on a notice to its supporters. This made a reference to a 'clear distinction' between peaceful protest and lawbreaking. The STAG steering group decided that it should not circulate the notice as that would be doing SCC's work for it. The steering group also felt the notice was extremely vague, especially about that 'clear distinction' which was not obvious to us, so we wrote to SCC's Chief Executive to ask for more information.
Last week SCC sent us a reply in the form of a 7 page letter, most of which appeared to be a Barrister's opinion with very complex arguments as to why the protests against street tree fellings may be illegal. We assume this is connected to the notices prohibiting pedestrians from work zones and the two together are the foundation of a plan by SCC and Amey to enable fellings to continue without obstruction.
STAG has consulted with lawyers and is seeking a barrister's opinion on the various notices and legal opinion above. We believe that some of the assertions and assumptions in the SCC letter are not correct but without an expert legal opinion we are unable to say whether SCC and Amey could successfully enforce their fellings using civil or criminal actions against protestors.
Unfortunately we cannot whistle up this kind of legal advice in a day, and lawyers do not have magic wands to make threats go away, but we will pursue this energetically and hope to have some practical answers within days rather than weeks.
Action that you can take to support the campaign and keep the legal pressure on Amey. Any resident of Sheffield can do this to bring home the message to Amey and force them to take proper responsibility for getting permission, it doesn't matter whether you live near a threatened tree. You can do it as a property owner or tenant, both have the same rights.
If you believe that Amey should not have the right to work on or over private property without permission, please download this letter, add your name and address, and send it to Amey at the address provided. It's making a clear statement that you do not give permission for Amey to enter or 'oversail' your home and garden to carry out their work. This makes it certain that they must gain permission to do so and cannot take your permission for granted, as they have been doing so far.
It was a warning that we believed the police's actions in giving warnings and arrests to be unlawful. People had been arrested when carrying out peaceful protest on the public highway and on private property with householder's permission. A householder had been threatened with arrest if she remained on her own property within the danger zone of a street tree felling. SYP responded via Insp Stubbs on Monday to say that as we had not presented any legal arguments they would continue to act on their solicitor's advice regarding the implementation of Section 241 of the Trades Union Act.
On Monday 13 February 2017 at St Ronan's Rd, Sheffield, Chris Rust presented this legal advice, by a barrister, Paul Powlesland, to Insp Stubbs of SYP.
This addressed questions arising from arrests and warnings at Marden Rd and Chippinghouse Rd under Section 241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Powlesland's advice includes a discussion of what constitutes an arrestable offence under this act, considering arrests and warnings on both private property and the public highway. SYP withdrew from enforcing section 241 on St Ronan's Rd and at another felling site across the city on Chiltern Rd to allow time for their solicitor to review the advice.
Also on Monday 13 February 2017 at St Ronan's Rd, Sheffield, Chris Rust presented this warning concerning trespass and 'oversailing', to Insp Stubbs of SYP. He suggested to Insp Stubbs that he share this warning with the tree work supervisor from Amey.
This warning, drawn up by campaign supporter Julia Bodle, drew attention to the law relating to trespass and the need for an 'oversail licence' to be obtained by any contractor intending to carry out work in the airspace above a property. It has a direct bearing on the right to protest on private property and whether Amey (the main contractor in the Sheffield Streets Ahead Highways project) has acted lawfully in its felling work. SYP took this warning to their solicitor, along with the legal advice by Paul Powlesland, above.


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The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Matthew A. Rank, John B. Hagan, Miguel A. Park, Jenna C. Podjasek, Shefali A. Samant, Gerald W. Volcheck, Patricia J. Erwin, Colin P. West
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Allergic Diseases
General Internal Medicine
Background: Current asthma guidelines suggest that patients and their providers consider decreasing or stopping controller medications when asthma is stable. Objective: We sought to estimate the risk of asthma exacerbation in patients who stop low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) compared with those who continue ICSs in randomized controlled trials. Methods: We identified relevant trials from a systematic review of English-language and non-English-language articles using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL (inception to January 21, 2012). Articles were screened at the abstract and full-text level by 2 independent reviewers. We included randomized controlled trials with a stable asthma run-in period of 4 weeks or more, an intervention to stop or continue ICSs, and a follow-up period of at least 3 months. We pooled results using a random-effects meta-analysis. Results: The search strategy identified 1798 potential articles, of which 172 were reviewed at the full-text level and 7 met the criteria for inclusion. The relative risk for an asthma exacerbation in patients who stopped ICSs compared with those who continued use was 2.35 (95% CI, 1.88-2.92; P < .001; I2 = 0%), as determined by using data pooled from trials with a mean follow-up of 27 weeks. The pooled absolute risk difference for an asthma exacerbation was 0.23 (95% CI, 0.16-0.30; P < .001; I2 = 44%). Patients who discontinued ICSs also had a decreased FEV1 of 130 mL (95% CI, 40-210 mL; P = .003; I2 = 53%), a decreased mean morning peak expiratory flow of 18 L/min (95% CI, 6-29 L/min; P = .004; I2 = 82%), and an increased mean standardized asthma symptom score of 0.43 SDs (95% CI, 0.28-0.58 SDs; P < .001; I2 = 0%). Conclusion: Patients with well-controlled asthma who stop regular use of low-dose ICSs have an increased risk of an asthma exacerbation compared with those who continue ICSs.
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Rank, M. A., Hagan, J. B., Park, M. A., Podjasek, J. C., Samant, S. A., Volcheck, G. W., Erwin, P. J., & West, C. P. (2013). The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 131(3), 724-729.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.11.038
The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. / Rank, Matthew A.; Hagan, John B.; Park, Miguel A.; Podjasek, Jenna C.; Samant, Shefali A.; Volcheck, Gerald W.; Erwin, Patricia J.; West, Colin P.
In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 131, No. 3, 03.2013, p. 724-729.e2.
Rank, MA, Hagan, JB, Park, MA, Podjasek, JC, Samant, SA, Volcheck, GW, Erwin, PJ & West, CP 2013, 'The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 724-729.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.11.038
Rank MA, Hagan JB, Park MA, Podjasek JC, Samant SA, Volcheck GW et al. The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2013 Mar;131(3):724-729.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.11.038
Rank, Matthew A. ; Hagan, John B. ; Park, Miguel A. ; Podjasek, Jenna C. ; Samant, Shefali A. ; Volcheck, Gerald W. ; Erwin, Patricia J. ; West, Colin P. / The risk of asthma exacerbation after stopping low-dose inhaled corticosteroids : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2013 ; Vol. 131, No. 3. pp. 724-729.e2.
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