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Baby Charged with Attempted Murder
Recently, in Pakistan, a nine-month-old baby has been charged with attempted murder. Musa Khan was booked for supposedly taking part in a riot in one of the city's slums. Musa was among five people identified in a police document known as a first information report following disturbances in February in a slum area of Lahore when workers for a gas company came to try to disconnect houses that had not paid their bills. According to the report, written by a now suspended police officer, Musa and his co-accused tried to kill the gas company workers and the policemen accompanying them by throwing stones. The people living in the area maintain that there was only ever a peaceful protest because only women were at the homes and once police came signs were raised in front of them.
The country's media have highlighted the absurdity of the charge after the boy attended court, during which he cried while having his fingerprints recorded and had to be comforted with a milk bottle. The media has emphasized that this incident has shone an embarrassing light on Pakistan's shambolic criminal justice system, where underpaid and ill-trained police can be quick to lay false charges that can ensnare the innocent in years of legal troubles. In addition, lawyers involved in the case have highlighted that this is an example of collective punishment on families that Pakistani Police has employed. This practice of collective punishment is also an example that some people, especially police in Pakistan, do not want justice at the hands of the Court but rather they use collective punishment to put entire families, or any one remotely associated with a crime, through hell.
In addition, the charging of toddlers is relatively rare in Pakistan and in fact the lawyer representing the baby has stated that the penal code made it impossible for children under the age of seven to be considered to have committed a criminal offence. However, there are examples of young children being ensnared in the country's blasphemy laws, which have been much criticized by human rights groups. The point is that this nine-month-old baby being charged with attempted murder simply calls into question the efficiency of the Pakistani Police.
Does anyone find this story just absurd?
How would this collective punishing policy be handled in the U.S.?
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Kiersten Schramek says:
This is a completely absurd charge and would not stand in the United States. Just like the baby's attorney cited to the "infancy presumption", where children under seven cannot be charged with a crime, the United States has the same law and enforces it strictly. Under a United States framework, there are two fundamental parts to committing a crime: the actus reus (or the act itself), and the mens rea (the mental state of the person committing the act). Here, it is unclear what the child even perceived to have done. It is bizarre and crazy for me that a 9-month-old baby can take part in walking much less a riot, but that is what officials charged him with. But what is more important here is the mens rea component of the analysis. The baby cannot even speak to ask for milk or food, much less establish a mental state with intent toward committing a crime. He cannot understand the consequences of his actions, cannot understand his charges, and cannot understand his rights. He cannot form an intelligible, knowing, and voluntary waiver of his rights or anything else involving the crime. Thus, that is why children under seven years old cannot be charged with a crime. Children's development and maturity are as such that does not allow for them to establish the second part, or mens rea, part of the analysis. Therefore, this case involving a 9-month-old baby is absurd, unjust, and just plain crazy.
Danielle Sullivan says:
I would have to say that I find this story to be absolutely absurd and I am in disbelief that the case has gone beyond accusations and a 9 moth old has actually been charged with attempted murder. The Pakistani criminal justice system has definitely taken it too far.
The concept of "collective punishment" is definitely an interesting one. While I see some parallels with conspiracy theories here in the United States, I do not understand the reasoning behind charging a baby. Especially with the requirements for intent and needing the ability to stand trial, the concept is truly baffling. I believe charging the baby's parents are enough of a punishment on the family because of the lasting impact it will have. These charges will not only stigmatize the family but they are sure to be very costly and the possibility of jail time will deprive the child of a stable family life. I do not understand what purposes, if any, are behind the punishing of a 9 month old.
Gloria Djelevic says:
I also find these charges absurd. Such a young child, only nine months old, is not capable of forming the requisite intent for criminal activity. This is definitely a new low for the Pakistani police who have been heavily criticized these days. I am glad that the country's media is highlighting the absurdity. I cannot fathom how a nine-month-old can be charged with attempted murder and have his fingerprints recorded. If you have to comfort a crime suspect with a milk bottle, then you know that something is really wrong. The Pakistani police need to be more careful with who they charge because they are putting too many lives at risk without sufficient evidence or reasonable charges. This nine-month-old being criminally charged puts the child and his family at risk, and it's a waste of the court's time. The Pakistani police need to be reprimanded and go through more rigorous training perhaps, and this case in particular should be immediately dismissed.
Isaias Pedraza says:
This story is quite absurd and something needs to be done to fix it, which could be as easy as dismissing all the charges against the child. Where is the intent? Where is the child's mens rea? Did the child even play a substantial role in the crime? And what bigger motive does the child's incarceration serve? Deterrence? The child probably could not spell deterrence, let alone pronounce the words, but all this posturing is doing is ruining a child's childhood and creating someone who will grow up to spite the government and create unrest in the future. For argument's sake let's say that deterrence is a viable theory to base the child's incarceration. If general deterrence was applied, would this type of deterrence even be recognized by children of his age? Would they be able to recognize what is wrong and what is right from his example, or would they not even be exposed to such crimes? More poignantly, the child probably had no control of his situation. If he had to be calmed down by a milk bottle through the investigation, it's safe to assume that he legitimately has little control of where he is at or what he is doing. The fault lies within the parents and putting the child in such a dangerous situation. With specific deterrence, while the child may never think to do a bad thing ever again (or if incarcerated will never have the opportunity), will the child even remember? Maybe this is just a punishment for the parents to teach them a lesson, but would it not be more important to just incarcerate the parents? This backward policy of allowing children to be punished is totally against what criminal law seeks to promote and the case should be thrown out completely.
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This story is utterly ridiculous and shows just how defective the justice system currently is in some countries. How can a nine-month year old child, still on a bottle and most likely learning to stand be charged of attempted murder? Usually at this age an impression of a child's fingerprints are taken in order to hang them up for memory, not to create a criminal record against the child. It is outrageous to charge a child for a crime that he obviously does not posses the ability to commit. The collective punishment concept seems similar to ideas of conspiracy or aiding and abetting within the United States. However, these concepts require some kind of intent or knowledge of the action that has occurred in order to hold the person liable for assisting in the commission of the crime. The idea of collective punishment should in no way be able to condemn a baby for taking part in a crime as grave as attempted murder. This accusation seems to be a punishment for the parents more then the child, having to sit by and watch as their child is exposed to such absurd accusations.


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By Gabey Goh January 21, 2015
No longer about 'hunting' startups but 'farming' them, making them investment-ready
Corporation can bring three key things to the table, while helping themselves too
CONTRARY to what many frustrated entrepreneurs might believe, there isn't a shortage of available funds for budding startups in Singapore or even in the South-East Asian region.
The problem lies in the number of investment-ready startups for investors to be comfortable enough to take a bet on, according to Dr Alex Lin (pic above), the head of Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (IIPL).
"It's not that there isn't any money for innovative startups, the fact is startups cannot raise funding because they are not deemed 'good enough'," he said at a briefing and networking session on corporate accelerators hosted by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) last week. IIPL is the IDA's investment subsidiary.
"According to Hong Kong's Asian Venture Capital Journal, in 2013, there was US$24.1 billion in venture money available for Asia, but only US$1.7 billion was invested in Singapore which accounted for 90% of total tech investment in the Asean region," he added.
The Nikkei Asian Review reported that the figure surpassed the money invested in Japan's tech startups, which totalled US$1.15 billion last year, for the first time. The tally for all of South-East Asia was US$2.1 billion, a 20-fold increase from 2011.
"The reason 'good' startups cannot 'happen' is because they lack access to resources to quickly validate their products and business models, not because of inadequate funding," said Lin.
He said IIPL realised it could not just 'sit back and wait' for growth-stage ready startups to appear. A proactive approach was required and that necessitated a mindset shift from 'hunting' startups to 'farming' them.
IIPL began experimenting with the accelerator model as a means to achieve these goals, mainly via an investment into the Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) run by Hugh Mason and Wong Meng Weng, founded in 2010.
In March 2014, JFDI.Asia announced that it had secured capital commitments totalling S$2.7 million (US$2.1 million) from an international consortium of investors anchored by IIPL.
"Via our experiment with JFDI, we realised that this is a good model for growing startups, but the problem is that running an accelerator is not cheap," said Lin.
He said that for any investor, the lingering worry is whether they have paid too much, and in IIPL's own evaluation, it focused on three key questions: Is it fixing a market failure? Is the quality of work good? Is it local enough to fulfil the objections as a government investment vehicle?
Lin argued that accelerators do address a market failure as incubator programmes are focused on keeping the startups with them – the business model there is essentially a property play, with revenue garnered through rent and services rendered.
A fundamental flaw in the incubator model is that returns on investment are only reaped if the startups stay 'within the family' instead of being kicked out to venture forth on their own.
And while the operational expenditure of accelerators is high, Lin said that IIPL's own investigation of the numbers revealed a healthy return on investment (ROI).
"We found that before our involvement, every dollar put into an accelerator generates five times an ROI, and after we put in money, the ROI doubled to 10x. So we know the money invested becomes very valuable," he declared.
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As for the local element, Lin said that previously, many discussions and events on innovation and startups garnered higher attendance from foreigners living in the Lion City versus locals, but that is no longer the case.
"They used to say that it's the foreign entrepreneurs who are hungrier, but that's not the case," he said. "We have a lot of local startups – just look at the number of companies registered in ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority).
"Local participation and competition have gone up, and we've seen an increase of 12% to 30% in the last few years in terms of the number of active startups.
"There are a few accelerators based in Geylang that are doing well, with almost 100% local enrolment.
"So we've had a good experience with accelerators and find it to be a worthwhile investment," he added.
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But while accelerators have been established to be the preferred method of 'farming' investment-ready startups, there is still the question of resources.
Lin said that this is where corporations hold the key to the entire acceleration initiative currently being promoted by the Singapore Government.
Corporations are under pressure to spur innovation internally, an unenviable task when the trend is to look for big innovation over incremental improvements in order to better reflect progress on report cards.
As noted by Lin, corporate environments and structures are not conducive to innovation that for the most part, are inherently disruptive, especially when staff members are expected to consistently deliver a product or service; this tends to push innovation to the sidelines.
"There is a mismatch between expectations and practicality. And while startups are good testbeds for disruptive products and business models, they would never be allowed to disrupt in a corporate environment.
"This makes for an interesting opportunity in how to bridge the two worlds, and no one is seriously doing this yet. Some companies have tried it, but it's more a form of marketing than anything else," he argued.
Lin accused the Microsoft BizSpark programme as being one such example, and while in itself a form of innovation, it's more of a marketing play; while IBM with its outreach efforts for its Watson ecosystem is pretty much the same.
"It's driven by this thinking that 'the more you use my product, the better it is,' and that's a marketing push and is not about innovation as it is about converting customers," he argued.
One successful example that Lin has encountered is the partnership between Barclays and Techstars with a corporate accelerator programme focused on financial technology.
"They provide the infrastructure and startups build on this, and this has resulted in a flow of new services being launched, which latch onto Barclays' infrastructure," he said.
An initiative that is shaping up closer to home is the recently launched Unilever Foundry (pic), a global startup community engagement programme that Unilever hopes will help innovate and solve marketing challenges.
Lin said that corporations bring three crucial opportunities to the table for startups: An established customer base; existing infrastructure; and deep domain knowledge of their respective industries.
"With access to these three things, startups become investable and viable, while corporations can fulfil their need to incorporate more innovation in their business.
"In addition, from the corporate perspective, it is a collaboration that is easier to justify as they can spend less and get returns in kind, and this doesn't reflect on profit and loss statements," he added.
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote collaborations between corporations and startups, in June 2013, IDA launched the Partnership for Capability Transformation for infocomm sector (iPACT) programme.
The three-year programme aims to build strong collaborative linkages between 'lead partners' (comprising large end-user enterprises and IT multinational corporations) and Infocomm Local Enterprises (iLEs) that provide co-development and joint go-to-market/ deployment opportunities.
Ong Lay Peng, deputy director of enterprise development at IDA, said that the initiative actually started with the manufacturing sector, which proved successful enough that the scope was soon expanded to include the ICT sector.
"Today, we have about eight corporations from the telecommunications, technology and even gaming sectors as partners, and about 20 startups working on various partnerships," she said.
One of the purposes of the programme is to build up indigenous capabilities in providing solutions to market gaps in Singapore. iPACT also works with local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in addition to startups.
"The challenges we face as a nation are no different than the challenges faced by other nations, so it stands to reason that solutions which can solve our problems can solve others and find a worldwide market," said Ong.
"A barrier to innovation is the ability to 'cross the chasm' from idea to practical reality – a , good idea becomes great when it meets the right problem, but the ability to take the first step and get early adopters is a tough one for many startups, especially in Singapore where the early adopter crowd is a tough bunch to impress.
"That's where iPACT comes in – we take it beyond the accelerator and offer a pathway with a startup's minimum viable product to gain that first deployment or pilot," she added.
While Singapore is already known as an attractive location for establishing a regional hub for many multinationals, the expected accompanying rise in the number of jobs created is not as high as many would assume.
"There is a lot of economic impact of course, but when it comes to job creation, the bulk of it is driven via SMEs. This places great emphasis on ensuring the work we do is impactful in growing the ecosystem and encouraging the creation of new companies and ventures," IIPL's Lin said.
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This raises another aspect of the PIPE market's growing popularity: having had time to mature, the more responsible PIPE investors can now point to a track record. Death spirals were carried out by the subtly named 'vulture funds'. But with tech-bubble scavengers essentially gone, the remaining players are a considerably more reputable group. Sound PIPE investors now rely on name and referral to win deals with established companies; the effectiveness of this pitch increases as the quality of an issuer grows.
The reputation of an investor is derived from a few areas. A common factor is the investor's treatment of the security, such as the care with which it insures and exits a position. For a potential issuer that has done its homework, a responsible PIPE investor (with a record to prove it) should be able to offer a deal competitive with, for example, a public convertible offering. While terms of the public deal may be more attractive, the arbitrageurs that inevitably purchase these securities tend to hedge out any nominal advantage (without necessarily stopping there).
Issuers can also expect a boost in the market's perception following a transaction with a reputable PIPE investor. From an investor with industry expertise or a record of working with successful companies, a PIPE can appear to the market as a notable vote of confidence. As opposed to public convertible offerings, it is not uncommon for a company's stock to rise in the period immediately following a PIPE. The supportive message potentially brought by a PIPE (and the accompanying increase in institutional ownership) is often cited as a compelling factor.
As with the US, market conditions and tighter lending have prevented many European companies from accessing traditional sources of capital. With a greater number of established European companies seeking alternative means of financing, PIPEs are gaining popularity. Encouraging this growing interest is the maturing European PIPE industry and increased demand in the US.
The greatest impediment to PIPE issuance in Europe has traditionally been the legal and regulatory framework. Specifically, statutory pre-emptive and appeal rights granted to European shareholders can act as barriers. Generally more extensive than those in the US, these rights potentially allow European shareholders either to block or have an initial bid at new securities or issuances. While occasionally making offerings difficult, these obstacles have not prevented PIPEs from being issued in major European jurisdictions.
European PIPEs seem most prevalent in the Netherlands, where companies are relatively free to issue new securities. Some of the largest and most complex European issuers have been Dutch, such as Baan and Buhrmann. In France, PIPEs are gaining popularity despite restrictive regulations. Perhaps recognising the utility of PIPEs in a difficult market, the Commission des Opérations de Bourse has taken a lenient stance on PIPEs, a dozen of which were issued last year. PIPEs are less common in the UK and Germany, due in large part to regulations that continue to act as barriers. However PIPEs are becoming more prevalent here as well; one of the largest ever occurred in Germany, issued by Allianz.
One area where Europe may be setting an example for the US is in the entrance of venture capitalists. With the tech pipeline essentially on hold and low public valuations, venture capitalists are seeing opportunities to put their capital to work in public companies through PIPEs. While they occurr on both sides of the Atlantic, France seems to have actively embraced this concept, with several French venture firms setting aside capital or creating funds specifically for PIPEs. Venture investment may be a temporary phenomenon, but the added interest from these firms is encouraging receptivity for PIPEs in Europe.
In the US and increasingly in Europe, under the right circumstances and with the right investor, a PIPE can be the best way for a company to raise capital. While the number of 'right' circumstances has increased in the lean economy, the number of 'right' investors has actually decreased as the industry matures. Essentially, there are now a smaller number of reputable PIPE investors considering opportunities in higher-quality companies. Investors that have wisely spent the past few years building solid reputations within the industry are now well positioned to capitalise on growing demand for their product (and generate solid returns for their own investors in the process).
The leading names in the industry come from a variety of investors, including asset managers, venture capital firms, investment banks and institutional investors from Europe and the US.
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The Pretender – Act Three
Posted on December 24, 2015 by Steven Howell Wilson
ACT THREE
The Author was prompt in his appearance. He materialized in the center of Main Mission and glared at Tanya Alexander. "Well, Koenig, have you made your choice?"
Koenig stepped forward, interposing himself between Tanya and the alien. "The boy has made it for us. He's gone."
The Author stared for a moment. Perhaps he was attempting to read Koenig's facial expression, perhaps his mind. Perhaps he was merely scanning the base with his own extrasensory abilities. When he spoke, he said, "You're lying."
Koenig made a sweeping gesture. "You can search anywhere you like. You won't find him here."
As if in answer to Koenig's invitation, the floor beneath him began to vibrate. The rumbling sensation felt like nothing so much as the beginnings of the explosion and shock wave which had blown the Moon out of Earth's orbit, nearly a year ago.
"What are you doing?" Koenig demanded.
The Author smiled blandly. "I am doing nothing. That is to say, I am taking no action against you. I am applying resistance against an effort to act. Someone is attempting to move your world, to hide it from me. That is how I knew you were lying."
"Commander," said Paul Morrow, "it's very strange. For a moment, our instruments indicated a change in position, as though we were on the other side of the galaxy."
"You were farther than that," said the Author. "But you will not escape me so easily."
The floor beneath Koenig pitched, and, around him, people were thrown to the floor. He felt as though he were standing on liquid. He'd been through earthquakes and planet-quakes. This felt like one.
"Stop it!" he said to the Author.
"I am stopping it. You may wish that I had not. He's still trying to transport you."
"He?"
The shaking ceased. The Author made no move. He stood with his fingers laced in front of him. "You're a fool, Koenig. You know who is doing this. You know the boy is here." One index finger raised ever-so-slightly. There was a flash behind Koenig.
Turning, he saw Quince, bandaged and pale.
The Author regarded him and asked "What have you done?"
Quince took a step forward, his voice trembling. "I've damaged this human vessel. It was a unique experience. It felt… pain. I felt pain."
"I have no interest in your physical form. Your power, it's fading. What did you do?"
"I surrendered it," said Quince. "I am human now. I'm no longer one of you."
Koenig turned on the boy. "If you surrendered your power, then what the hell just happened?"
Quince looked on the verge of tears. "I–I lied to you. I kept my power until he arrived." He nodded at the Author. "I was going to step us all away from him. And then, once I was human, we'd have been lost to him forever. I couldn't do it before he arrived. I had to catch him in the moment of change, so that I could erase us from his very mind."
The Author walked a circle around the boy and said, approvingly, "It was a worthy gamble. You almost succeeded. If I were not more powerful, you would have. As it is, you have now burned yourself out."
"Why did you lie, Quince?" asked Koenig.
"I didn't think you would let me try," he said.
"You were right," said Koenig bitterly.
"I wanted to help you," the boy protested, "to do it right this time." He looked to the Author. "I surrender myself. Take me. I am yours to do with as you will. But spare these creatures."
"I had intended to wipe you all out of existence," said the Author.
"There is no need," said Quince. "They cannot harm you. Neither can I, but I know you must exact your revenge. Do it to me, then. They are innocent of wrongdoing."
"Innocence," scoffed the Author. "An overrated commodity, if ever there was one. Innocence merely indicates that a creature has not learned the hard lessons of reality. And we must all learn those lessons. Further, I cannot leave in existence beings that believe they have defeated any of our kind. We cannot allow that arrogance."
"Arrogance?" Quince's voice broke, and tears flew from his eyes as he advanced on the Author. "You speak of arrogance in others? You are the most arrogant, power-mad creature in existence. You think you are a god."
"I do not know what that means. What is a god?"
Before any of them could reply, Computer spoke:
A GOD IS AN ALL-POWERFUL BEING WHICH CREATES SUBSTANCE FROM NOTHINGNESS. A GOD PASSES JUDGMENT ON MORTAL BEINGS.
"Really? Well, then certainly I am one. I can create. I can destroy. And now, I pass judgment."
"Wait," said Koenig.
"There is no staying your sentence, Koenig. You and this creature have earned my wrath, and you shall suffer it. However," he paused and smiled coldly. "I shall not destroy you. I shall let you live to know your defeat. I shall exact a price from you–one life for each world this Pretender destroyed."
"Then take mine," said Koenig. Behind him, others stepped forward–Helena, Victor, Paul. He looked at them. "No. Not any of you. Alpha needs you." He looked back to the author. "Take my life, and–"
"You shall not choose the dead, Koenig. Nor can I choose from among you. Even if I could tell you apart, I cannot be troubled to learn the relative value of each of you. But there is one among you who can choose, who knows which losses would cause the most pain, the most damage."
"None of us would make that decision for you," said Helena Russell.
"None of you who call yourselves human," conceded the Author. "You are too rebellious, too full of your own illusion of free will. But there is a being among you–the smartest among you–who is accustomed to following instructions. I will ask the question, and it will answer."
"Oh, God," murmured David Kano.
"The choice shall be made," said the Author. "You will feel the pain of their loss, and you will never forget it."
Computer spoke.
CONSIDERING ALL FACTORS, THE SEVEN ALPHANS WHOSE ABSENCE WILL MOST HINDER THE EFFORT TO SURVIVE IN SPACE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
And she began to read off the names.
Upon Sue's return to her quarters, she and Mike had stood in the corridor talking for so long that Jackie had grown restless. It seemed silly to stand with a toddler pulling at her leg. At the same time, she hadn't engaged in adult conversation with someone–much less a man who seemed interested in her–for a long time. She had invited him in for coffee. As Jackie played, burbled and cruised along the edge of the table, back and forth between them, they'd spent a pleasant few minutes just… talking.
Mike grinned as Jackie offered him a piece of half-eaten cookie he'd found under the couch. The pilot took it gingerly and held it up for study. "Why thank you, Mr. Crawford," he said. "You've quite an eye for geological oddities."
Jackie fixed his eyes on Mike's and said firmly, "Ba!"
"I'll have to take you at your word," said Mike. He smiled at Sue. "He'll be accompanying me on survey missions in no time." He mussed the boy's dark hair as Sue collected the empty cups and offered more coffee.
"You know, Jackie," Mike said as she moved to the side table, "one of these days–"
Sue grinned at the easy banter. Mike really was good with her son. "One of these days what?" she asked, turning.
She almost dropped the cup. As it was, it shook in her hands and splashed hot liquid on them. Mike was gone.
"Mike?" she said out loud. He was not in the room. He'd had no time to leave, and she would have heard the door open if he had. Was he hiding? Playing a game with Jackie? After looking behind the couch, she knelt and said to the boy, "Baby, where did Mike go? Are you playing a game?"
Jackie just giggled. She took his hand, stood, and said, "Michael, seriously, where are you?"
Jackie's hand slipped from hers. No, not slipped, just… vanished. One moment it was warm–perhaps a little too warm–in her grasp; the next it was gone. She looked down, and, with horror, realized that Jackie, like Michael, was no longer there. A frantic search of the room revealed nothing, nor did she expect it to. There was no possibility he'd just crawled away. His hand had… dematerialized.
Tears in her eyes, Sue pulled the commlock from her belt. "Security. Security, please answer! My son is missing, and Michael Keel–"
Tony Verdeschi's face appeared on the tiny screen. Even in monochrome it looked ashen. "Sue," he said, his voice raw, "Sue, I need you to remain calm…"
Paul Morrow was not a man given to displays of emotion. He knew that his friends and co-workers often dismissed him as a cold fish. He wasn't, truly. He was a man of profound faith who believed in a destiny for himself and the human race. He was capable, he know, of becoming inflamed with passion when he spoke about the future, and his place in it. He could be harshly defensive if he felt his family or friends were being defensive. More than once, Alan Carter had looked at him with a smile and said, "You're a scary sonofabitch when you want to be, Morrow, you know that?" On the job, however, Paul always stayed calm. Anger and passion didn't help you make decisions under pressure.
It was an effort now, however, to keep his air of calm. Already, Computer had read off two names, those of Michael Keel and Jackie Crawford.
Michael was a good man, a solid man. He liked to call himself the rock of the Eagle survey teams, and delighted in the way others groaned at the pun. His knowledge, his long experience–many pilots died exploring new worlds, seeking a home for the Alphans–made him Alan Carter's right hand. He was also popular with his female colleagues. Someday, when they settled down, Michael Keel was going to be the father of many second-generation Alphans.
Or he would have been.
Jackie Crawford was Alpha's second generation, her firstborn. He was their hope for the future.
Jackie Crawford was gone, and hope with him. On her secondary monitors, Computer reported the disappearance of his and Mike's telemetry signals from the base.
Paul saw Sandra's face fall as she read the little boy's name on the screen. She was his favorite "aunt," and adored the child. Sandra wanted children of her own. This was a blow to her most treasured wish. Paul wrapped an arm around her and drew her close. The next name would appear soon, and another Alphan would be lost. He wondered who it would be, dreaded who it would be. His grip tightened on the woman whose children he hoped someday to father. The name appeared.
PAUL MORROW.
He looked to Sandra, wanting to tell her–
A stab of pain shook Tanya Alexander's chest as Paul vanished from her sight. They were not lovers. Well, they were not anymore. There had been that one time, when they believed Alpha was dying, and Sandra was gone. She knew it was Sandra he loved, and her respect for them both caused Tanya to keep her distance. Sandra was a good woman and a good friend.
Still, the stabbing realization of what might have been hit Tanya as Paul vanished. Dead. Gone. Stress and shock can cause the muscles to tense and worse.
God, she thought, don't let me be having a heart attack on top of everything.
A scream from Sandra pulled Tanya's focus away from her fears. The diminutive woman backed away slowly from where he'd been. Sandra was quivering in disbelief. Helena Russell was rushing to offer aid, but Tanya was closer. She started for Sandra as Computer read the next name. Tanya did not register whose it was. She only wanted to get to her friend.
But Sandra was making eye contact with her now, and he expression of shock switched to one of pity and sorrow. Why was Sandra looking at her like that?
Then the name registered. Sometimes were hear sounds but don't process them until a few seconds later. Only as she winked out of existence did her brain acknowledge that Computer had just said TANYA ALEXANDER.
"Stop this," David Kano begged. He knew he was begging and he knew it was foolish. He was demanding mercy of an artificial intelligence. Mercy was beyond her programming. Still, he continued, urgently trying to interrupt the running program and get Computer's attention.
The Commander was shouting something at the alien Author. The boy was pleading as well. Kano couldn't hear them. He had to stop Computer from participating in this slaughter, he had to.
Kano felt tears coming to his own eyes. For a frantic moment, he considered drawing his stun gun and firing it at the most vulnerable point in Computer's Main Mission interface. It would not permanently damage her, but it would stop all readouts for a time.
How could she do this? Intellectually he knew, she was just responding to programming. Emotionally, Computer was his partner, his friend. That she could turn on the others riddled him with guilt. He'd so long considered her thoughts to be his, his actions to be hers.
It was with a kind of desperate relief that he recognized the next name on the list:
DAVID KANO.
Victor Bergman closed his eyes and tried to process all that was happening. The deaths of three friends in front of him, good people all. The loss of a child and a courageous explorer. For years he'd practiced techniques to calm the seething tide of emotion within him–deep breathing, meditation, yoga. He had to, his surgeon had insisted. He had to stay calm or die. His surgeon was light years away now, and possibly dead. Helena had maintained the litany. "Remember your heart, Victor. You've got to be careful."
His artificial heart was gone now. He didn't have to be careful. He could feel like any other man with a new, perfect heart.
Only he didn't know how any more. He wanted to feel sorrow. He wanted to feel rage. He wanted to sink to his knees in despair at the unfairness of the universe. He'd spent a decade training all of that away.
Now all he could feel was a pervasive regret at the death of hope, and compassion for the survivors.
So it was only compassion he felt when Computer read the penultimate name, and it was his own.
He saw the shock on the faces of John Koenig and Helena Russell. He saw Koenig shoot forward to where Victor stood with Helena, the two of them flanking him as always. He felt pain as Koenig seized his arms, squeezing tight. He saw Helena's head shake in denial.
All he could do in the final moment was offer comfort to his dear friends. He managed a gentle smile and gave the faintest shake of his head to let them know there was nothing to be done. "They have you, John, Helena," he said. "That's all they–"
Swearing, fuming with rage, Alan Carter flung himself at the towering alien. Koenig caught him, thankful for the distraction. Had Alan not acted impulsively and given him a defensive action to pursue. Otherwise, he would have attacked the smug bastard himself.
"Commander, we've got to stop them!" said Alan.
John Koenig was not given to despair, but right now he saw no hope. Victor was gone. Six of his people were gone, dead. Two more would follow. He could not stop it. He could only hope…
He'd reflected earlier that Alpha could survive without him. She could be led by a different Commander. Paul Morrow. Alan Carter. Helena. The heart, the soul of the community, though, was none of them. The loss that would cripple was not a member of the command staff.
He'd tried to reassure himself that it was just an emotional judgment. Cold, emotionless Computer surely wouldn't have the same sense of a person's value that human John Koenig did.
He had never been so sorry to see his emotional responses justified by objective analysis. Computer had chosen Victor, no doubt for the same reasons Koenig would have.
Beside Koenig, Helena was weeping quietly. Koenig himself was just numb, his senses, his emotions, overloaded. And still the madness was not over. Still there was one name left. Dispassionate to the last, Computer read the name of the final Alphan to die.
THIS UNIT.
Main Mission went dark. That is to say, the ceiling lights stayed on; the desk lamps were still lit; but every display, every indicator that depended on Computer for data or power winked off. The Author had told Computer to pick the Alphans whose absence would hurt the most. The Author considered Computer to be a living entity no less than the human occupants of the base. It made sense that the machine would include itself on the list of those to die. Dispassionate to the last, without even an impulse for self-preservation.
"Without Computer we're blind," Koenig said to the Author. "You've killed us all."
"Very likely," the alien agreed. "But you will still have existed, a testament to the folly of presuming to defy us. Additionally, I leave you the Pretender. Suffering his presence will be an additional burden. He is human now. Let him die with you."
The boy stepped forward, anger etched in crimson on his face. Before he could speak, however, there was a shriek from one of the twin doorways leading to Main Mission. The shriek contained one word, and the word was, "Murderer."
In its wake, Sue Crawford flew at the Author, hands raised and balled to fists. She beat frantically on the alien's chest, sobbing, hysterical.
"What is the purpose of this exercise?" asked the Author with indifference. He did not seem to understand that Sue was attempting to harm him, or why she would do so.
"My baby–you killed my baby!"
"Baby?" wondered the Author.
Helena Russell's voice was tight savagery. Her every syllable conveyed that she wished, like Sue, to flay this creature alive. "Her child. She is Jackie Crawford's mother."
"Ah, of course. Biological reproduction, I'd forgotten. It does create an emotional bond, doesn't it?"
"Take me," said Sue. She fell to her knees in front of the towering figure. "Kill me with my child."
"That is not the point of the demonstration," said the Author as if he were explaining the use of a can opener. "You are meant to suffer his loss."
Sue Crawford curled into a fetal position and wept pitifully. The only words she could manage were, "Oh God." She said them over and over again.
"Yes," said the Author, "I am a God. And you have tried my patience."
Helena went to Sue and gathered the woman in her arms. Quince came to stand over them protectively. "You're a monster," he said to the Author.
"You, who erased destinies on so many worlds, call me this?"
"I made mistakes in ignorance. I painlessly erased lives. And I offer my own existence now in atonement. You are torturing these creatures. I won't let you continue." He looked at Sue Crawford and, with a catch in his voice, said, "I'm sorry. All I can do is make the pain go away."
He gestured with his hand. Sue Crawford was gone.
A feral smile lit the face of the Author. "Deceitful to the last. Twice now you've claimed your powers were gone, and twice you have lied." He pointed a dark-gloved finger at the empty space where Helena Russell sat shocked, her arms no longer enfolding a patient. "And this, I suppose is mercy? Not that it matters particularly. They will die soon. But I see you must be erased."
"You'll have to catch me," said Quince.
There was a flash of golden light, and he was gone.
Seconds behind him, the Author likewise disappeared.
Behind them stood the Alphans, stunned. Alan Carter held a sobbing Sandra Benes. Tony Verdeschi, who had made his way to Main Mission while the deaths were occurring, looked to Koenig as if for direction. Helena Russell rocked back on her heels and leaned against the legs of a desk, her face pale and tear-streaked.
"Is it over?" asked Alan. "Are they gone?"
"They defeated us," said Verdeschi. "That's all they wanted."
"And what do we do now?" asked Sandra.
Koenig said the only thing he could think to say. Perhaps it was the obvious thing to say, perhaps it was the ultimate declaration of defiance. It was all he had.
"We survive."
END ACT THREE
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Two elderly women were out driving in a large car. Both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself "I must be losing it, I could have sworn we just went through a red light."


We do not employ guides or unqualified "ride captains". All our team members are formally certified as cycling coaches. They are also highly experienced competitors. Silas was an international triathlete; Olivier has won several sportives in France; Yannick was a successful Elite rider on the verge of turning professional, Stéphane competed at the highest amateur levels.
Equally important, they are all lovely people who like nothing better than to share their knowledge and help other people reach the next level. If you join one of our camps, you will get to know them very well after a week of cycling and sharing drinks, meals and laughter together!
Click on the photos below to learn more about each person.
Alpine Cols is a French company, registration number 799 370 291, established in December 2013.
The company is approved by the Tourist Authority Atout France under the registration number IM001140003.
Professional liability insurance is provided by Hiscox Europe Underwriting Limited – Hiscox France, 19, rue Louis Le Grand – 75002 Paris, under the policy no. RCP0236479.
Your payments are fully guaranteed by International Passenger Protection Limited, registered in England under the number 2498563.
My wife Emmanuelle and I moved to the mountains with our family in 2003. Since then I have cycled tens of thousands of kilometres in the Alps, thoroughly neglecting the house and garden… Surrounded by so many beautiful mountains, who can resist the challenge of cycling up them?
Creating Alpine Cols was a natural choice to share my love of France and the famous Alpine climbs with other cyclists. I'm a (somewhat lapsed) engineer by trade, which comes in handy for fixing bicycles and mastering the intricacies of power meters. I am qualified as a British Cycling Level 3 coach.
Competitive by nature, I have cycled in dozens of Alpine sportives, including 8 Haute Route (March 2019, with 3 more to come this year). Changing age category in 2019 will perhaps give me the chance to stand on the podium for the first time!
When not busy with Alpine Cols, I coach senior management on effective leadership behaviours. Together with my partners in the Enablers Network I lead motivational workshops, team-building and employee engagement seminars.
My business presentation What Can Cyclists Teach You About How To Motivate Your People?
Climbing or descending? It is hard to choose!
As a teenager in France I swam at national level and still enjoy swimming. I did try to get Marvin to join me doing laps in the pool but he was never very keen. I, on the other hand, have now joined him on the bike. Just as well… I would not see much of him otherwise!
Road cycling makes me feel young again as each climb is a fresh challenge. I love cycling up the long climbs: get in a rhythm, start day dreaming and above all savor this time away from daily constraints. Descending is all about technique: mastering a high-speed descent is a great feeling!
Cyclosportives are even more fun as they give the opportunity to meet other cyclists – from all over the world at the Haute Route or the Etape du Tour. Winning my category at the Haute Route and taking only 5h15 minutes to do the 180 kms around Lake Geneva have been great highs.
When not with Alpine Cols guests, I am either pelting round the velodrome in Geneva or at the Hotel School of Lausanne, where I teach how to manage legal risk in the hospitality industry.
After a university degree in the sciences I decided to follow my heart and not my head. For the past 15 years I have made my living in cycling by coaching and writing articles for the press. I have covered over 100,000 km as a coach to groups of cyclists. All this experience helps me to identify the needs of cyclists of all levels very quickly and to coach them accordingly.
My passion for the mountains means I've been riding in cyclosportives for the past twenty years. I usually participate in between 5 and 15 per year. My favourite is the Marmotte, probably the toughest with its 5000 m climb in 175 km. I have been in the first 20 seven times in 12 attempts.
My greatest joy is sharing my passion with like-minded people, helping them progress and appreciate our wonderful sport. I like nothing better than taking people behind the scenes at the Tour de France to share in the magic of this extraordinary race, which gives so much pleasure to so many millions around the world every summer.
I have always had a huge passion for all endurance sports, starting with swimming as a kid. I then progressed to triathlon, eventually competing for New Zealand 1998, before discovering the world of bike racing and the fun of competing in one day events and stage races.
I graduated with a degree in Sports Science in 2000 and began work as a full time coach. Over the last 15 years I have been fortunate to coach many Elite and Age Group national champions and both professional as well as amateur athletes.
I now live in the French Alps close to Annecy, one of the best places in the world for cycling in the mountains. From here I keep in extremely close contact with all my athletes. I design totally customised training plans for each person, taking into consideration every aspect of preparing physically and mentally for events.
My ultimate goal is to help each athlete achieve amazing, life changing experiences in their chosen endurance events!
The mountains are my life!
Born in Albertville in the heart of the Alps, I found it hard to focus on my school work and spent my days dreaming about skiing and cycling in the mountains. It was no surprise then when I passed my professional qualifications as a ski instructor and a cycling coach. I must have cycled multiple times up every possible climb in the Northern Alps, including many that don't figure in the guidebooks!
Apart from six years spent in the paddock on the Formula One circuit with Toyota, I have stayed in the mountains ever since. During the winter I teach private clients on the ski-slopes in Courchevel, and in the summer I cycle. It is a great life, living out my two passions and sharing them with like-minded people: I like nothing better than to pass on my experience.
I compete in many of the Alpine cyclosportives, such as the Time Megève Mont Blanc the Marmotte and of course the Haute Route!
Cycling is in my blood.
I go everywhere with my bike, it keeps me calm and helps me face the world. This is more than my sport, it is my life.
I am passionate about the Tour de France. To go higher, faster, further, break through the barriers, do as the champions. This is the force that leads me again and again to the most beautiful roads in the world, the roads of the Tour de France, the force that makes me climb the greatest mountains, the force that has taken me to the highest levels of amateur cycling.
Another passion: meeting new people. Experiencing unforgettable moments, using my experience to help others to reach their dreams. Sharing stories and knowledge of the world, trading expertise, fellowship on the same road. This is my métier and my dream, and why I qualified as a cycling coach.


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Katastrofa w przestworzach – serial dokumentalno-fabularny produkcji Cineflix (Francja/Kanada), ukazujący kulisy dochodzenia w sprawie katastrof lotniczych.

Program obecnie składa się z dwudziestu dwóch serii (w Polsce emisja odcinków odbywa się na bieżąco). Każdy z odcinków przedstawia historię zazwyczaj jednego, tragicznego lotu. Odtworzona zostaje atmosfera na pokładzie oraz napięcie towarzyszące pilotom w kokpicie. Dzięki zapisom z tzw. czarnych skrzynek następuje drobiazgowe ustalenie wszystkich szczegółów tragedii. Opis wydarzeń uzupełniają relacje pilotów, ekspertów lotnictwa (np. z National Transportation Safety Board) oraz ocalałych pasażerów i świadków zdarzeń.

Emisja
Od 2003 roku, na antenie National Geographic Channel emitowane są premierowe odcinki serialu.

Od marca 2010 roku program jest nadawany także na antenie TV Puls i TV Puls 2 pod nazwą "Podniebny horror". W kolejnych latach rozpoczęto również emisje odcinków w telewizji TVS, oraz w Stopklatka TV.

Pierwsza seria programu została wyemitowana w telewizji TVN w 2006 roku (premiera 31 lipca 2006, serial był emitowany w poniedziałki o godzinie 22:05).

Przypisy

Kanadyjskie telewizyjne seriale dokumentalne
Telewizyjne seriale dokumentalne


John "Quick Guns" Gunderson goes for the belt in the IFL's first ever Grand Prix. In the first round Gunderson will face the lightweight division's most dangerous threat in Fabino Wagnney. All three of Wagnney's previous opponents have lasted less than one round combined against this submission expert. Wagnney is clearly the favorite to win the tournament but nonetheless Gunderson does not believe the hype and is prepared to shock the world! Gunderson has been training diligently for this fight and will look to execute the perfect game plan in order to derail Wagnney's on November 3rd in the lightweight Grand Prix.


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namespace PhpSchool\PhpWorkshopTest\Command;

use PhpSchool\CliMenu\CliMenu;
use PhpSchool\PhpWorkshop\Command\MenuCommandInvoker;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;

class MenuCommandInvokerTest extends TestCase
{
    public function testInvoker(): void
    {
        $menu = $this->createMock(CliMenu::class);
        $menu
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('close');

        $command = $this->getMockBuilder('stdClass')
            ->setMethods(['__invoke'])
            ->getMock();

        $command
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('__invoke');

        $invoker = new MenuCommandInvoker($command);
        $invoker->__invoke($menu);
    }
}

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	/** Accepted by the <pname> parameters of PixelStore: */
	int GL_UNPACK_CLIENT_STORAGE_APPLE = 0x85B2;

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Biografia
Carla Solaro nasce ad Aosta il 2 Luglio 1963.

Filmografia

Cinema
Paprika, regia di Tinto Brass (1991)
Fermo posta Tinto Brass, regia di Tinto Brass (1995)
Top Girl, regia di Joe D'Amato (1996)
Senso '45, regia di Tinto Brass (2002)
Snuff killer - La morte in diretta, regia di Bruno Mattei (2003)

Cortometraggi
InterNos Le Courtmétrage, regia di Roberto Pantano (2016)
L'idea malvagia, regia di Pierfrancesco Campanella (2018)

Televisione
Il prezzo del denaro (1996)
Tutti gli uomini sono uguali (1999)
Turbo (2000)
Commesse (2002)
Don Matteo (2002)
Il bello delle donne (2003)
Mio figlio (2005)
L'ultimo rigore (2006)
Fratelli, regia di Angelo Longoni (2006) - film TV
Carabinieri 5 (2008)

Programmi TV
 BravoGrazie (1995)
 Delitti (2009)

Collegamenti esterni

https://it.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/carla-solaro


from the day u were born, u form personalities.
traits that are grown and outlasted the others become ur attitude.
how u deal with things comes the experience and the logic of things.
hope things would be ok soon.
i have grown weary of things to come.


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• Choral Music
• Songs and Song Cycles
• Chamber Music
• Orchestral Music
• For Young Audiences
• Multimedia Works
Welcome to JanGilbertMusic.com!
Jan Gilbert (left) with Nirmala Rajesakar, veena soloist, at the premiere of the Suite for Veena and Orchestra
with the St. Paul Civic Symphony
Jan Gilbert, composer
Jan Gilbert is a nationally recognized composer. Her work has been commissioned by Chanticleer, the Dale Warland Singers, Ars Nova Singers, LISTEN, the American Guild of Organists, the St. Paul Civic Symphony, the University of Illinois Chamber Singers, the University of Maine Chamber Singers, Hamline University, A Cappella Singers, WomanVoice and the United Nations Association International Choir. She has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Walker Art Center, American Composers Forum and the Otto Bremer Foundation, and has completed several residencies at the MacDowell Colony.
Gilbert's interest in experimental and non-western music has led her to create many works centering on African and Asian cultures, including the choral work Let that day be darkness (set in Krio), NightChants (settings of American Indian, African and Sanskrit poetry), One Evening (a setting in Tamil for South Indian dance and choir) and the orchestral works Nine in One (a setting of a Hmong folktlae) and Khoj: The Search for Light (a collaboration with Asian Indian storyteller Gita Kar. Chanticleer features selections from NightChants on Sound in Spirit, released on Warner Classics (2005). Recent works have explored collaborative relationships with Renee Ramaswamy, South Indian Bharatnatyam choreographer in Gitanjali (Song Offerings for Soprano, String Quartet and Dance) and with Nirmala Rajasekar, veena artist and composer in Shakuntala for Soprano, String Quartet and Veena and Suite for Veena and Orchestra, premiered in May 2007. In 2009, a new choral work That the dove may rest for soprano Adriana Zabala (Minnesota Opera) and the United Nations Association International Choir, accompanied by the Space City Gamelan Ensemble, was premiered in Houston, commissioned in honor of the ensemble's tenth anniversary.
Gilbert's vocal music has been described by critics as "innovative with an eerie and mysterious beauty" (San Francisco Chronicle), and her multimedia composition "perfectly captures the flavor of dance and the spirit of storytelling." (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Jan Gilbert is a member of BMI. Her works are published through American Composers Editions, an affiliation of the American Composers Alliance.
For perusal scores and general questions, please contact Jan:
h: (952) 454-5783 • w: (651) 696-6184 • gilbert@macalester.edu


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Filed under: Body Image — Tags: beauty myth, beauty norm, Los Angeles Times, Mad Men, plastic surgery — Melanie @ 3:12 pm
I found Meghan Daum's latest article, 'Mad Men' shares a lesson on beauty, in yesterday's Los Angeles Times fascinating.
The women of the 1960s and their 'period bodies' with normal proportions are rare today, and something to be envied.
The fourth season of "Mad Men" starts Sunday, and with it another round of opportunities to both marvel and gasp at how much things have changed since the early 1960s. Much of the genius of the show, of course, lies in its ferocious attention to period details. From the entrenched womanizing and nonstop drinking and smoking (even while pregnant!) to children who play with plastic dry-cleaning bags and family picnics that end with a flourish of litter shaken insouciantly onto the grass, "Mad Men" leaves no antediluvian stone unturned.
That includes body types. Watch some of the commentary features on the DVD editions and you'll hear the show's creator, Matt Weiner, refer to "period bodies." What he means is that just as the show applies painstaking care to finding sofas and kitchen appliances exactly like those you would have seen in that era, it also seeks bodies — particularly female ones — quintessentially of the time. That means no ripped abs or fake breasts, no preternaturally white teeth. (A lot of people wear eyeglasses too — the horror!)
Read the complete article here. Thanks to Diahann for sending this my way.


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Representative Xochitl Torres Small
Representing the 2nd District of New Mexico
Votes and Legislation
Mobile Office Hours
Grant Applicants
Constituent Corner
Congressional Commendation Request
New Mexico Delegation Announces $3 Million Grant For Youth Behavioral Health
GRANT WILL HELP TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN IN SANDOVAL, CHAVES, AND VALENCIA COUNTIES
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), announced today that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,000,000 grant to New Mexico's Children, Youth, and Families Department's Behavioral Health Services (CYFD BHS). The CYFD BHS will use this grant to expand the existing infrastructure and capacity of the statewide behavioral health service system for children and youth ages 0-21, especially in rural communities which traditionally lack the funding to provide adequate behavioral health services.
"New Mexico's most rural communities often lack the infrastructure and resources needed to support necessary innovative behavioral health practices to serve our youth battling serious behavioral health issues," Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said. "This HHS grant will help our local communities expand initiatives already in place and support new enterprises to bolster access to cutting edge behavioral health support for families in New Mexico, no matter where they live."
"We need to rebuild and expand behavioral health services in New Mexico—particularly in our rural communities—so that families can get the help and support they need," said Heinrich. "This grant will help fund the initiatives and personnel necessary to enhance the quality of life for those struggling with behavioral health issues, and expand services for children and youth regardless of income or where they live."
"As New Mexico rebuilds our behavioral health infrastructure, this grant will be crucial in ensuring that young New Mexicans have access to the critical services they need. Rural communities face unique challenges seeking care, and I'm excited to see this investment in community health care providers that will help eliminate barriers for our families," said Luján.
"Anyone who is struggling with their behavioral health should have access to the help they need no matter where they live. However, when New Mexico's behavioral health system was dismantled in 2013, our communities lost the resources to tackle the struggles our families face," said Haaland. "This grant for rural communities will increase access to age-appropriate behavioral health services for young people so they can manage their behavioral health early in life."
"Part of supporting our youth is also ensuring that the appropriate resources exist when they face behavioral health issues, no matter where they live. This newest HHS grant will allow local organizations to expand their infrastructure to ensure that young people living in rural communities have access to the innovative behavioral health services they need closer to home," Torres Small said.
"This grant will help CYFD in its work to rebuild community based mental health care services in Sandoval, Chaves and Valencia Counties. This is part of a broader plan to rebuild community-based supports statewide," CYFD Secretary Brian Blalock said. "The department is really excited to be able to provide wraparound services to children with complex needs in these communities."
The grant will help the CYFD BHS enhance the behavioral health workforce, engage youth, family and community members, improve interagency collaboration, expand the service array for children and youth, and utilize ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement framework. Trauma-informed care, family peer support services and mobile crisis response units and other services will be made available to an estimated 600 children over the life of the grant. Additionally, local communities will work with CYFD BHS to align funding streams with existing initiatives to ensure access to these services are sustainable.
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Armed gang makes off with $6.3m of Samsung kit
Daring late-night factory heist in Brazil nets robbers 40,000 smartphones, tablets, notebooks
Tags: Brazil, Samsung Electronics Company
The operation took place over four hours and about 50 employees are thought to have been held hostage at the factory.
By Stephen McBride Published July 8, 2014
An armed gang made off with more than 40,000 Samsung Electronics products worth around $6.3m from a manufacturing plant near Sao Paulo, Brazil, late on Sunday, Reuters reported.
According to police reports and statements from Samsung, the daring raid began with the hijacking of a bus carrying employees to a late shift at the factory.
Six of the factory workers were taken by the gang to a remote location and released while seven armed robbers boarded the bus and continued on to the plant with two employees still on board.
UAE first country for launch of Samsung Pay Vouchers
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S4 in the UAE
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note9 in the UAE
The band arrived at around midnight at the factory in Campinas, an industrial hub. They disarmed security guards, confiscated mobile phones and opened the factory to 13 accomplices who used pallet loaders to load crates of smartphones, tablets and notebooks onto seven trucks.
The operation took place over four hours and about 50 employees are thought to have been held hostage at the factory. Although a state police investigation is underway, no suspects have yet been identified. CCTV footage reportedly shows the gang wearing "dark headgear" as they load the trucks with loot.
"We have co-operated fully with the police investigation that is underway and will do our best to avoid any sort of repeat incident," said Samsung's Brazilian manufacturing unit in a statement.
Xiaomi's next Android One phone, the Mi A3, has leaked
Official Samsung Galaxy Note 10 images surface in leak
Apple lowers prices of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro for students


Camp Edison Campground is located on the western shores of the pristine Shaver Lake in the mixed conifer forest of the southern Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet. In 1963 the Southern California Edison Company constructed this beautiful 250 acre campground and picnic area. The objective was to share Shaver Lake's natural resources and recreational opportunities with the general public. Over the years the campground has grown to 252 campsites. Twenty-five sites are open year round for those seeking a winter adventure in the outdoors.
This unique campground offers sites with electricity, free cable television in all sites, and limited high-speed WI-FI internet access. There are day use picnic sites, modern bathrooms, showers, Laundromats, and in the summer a marina, stables, and a general store. There are 3 volleyball courts, basketball court, and 2 horseshoe pits for visitors. There are also large group picnic areas that can be reserved. The picnic area and boat ramp are for our camper's use as well as day use for the general public (with purchase of a parking permit). In 2003 Camp Edison was featured on the cover of Sunset Magazine in the Best Places to Camp issue.
During the summer months Camp Edison offers educational campfire talks and other programs hosted at the Chickaree amphitheater; and interpretive hikes along the nature trail with discussions about sustainable resource management, natural history, forestry, and wildlife. There are 35 plus miles of multi-use trails in and around the camp and lake area. Individuals enjoy horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, bird and animal watching, and fishing access on these trails. You can also pick up a Chipmunk Chatter newsletter to see the latest Camp Edison news, events, and learn fun facts about the area. The Museum of the Central Sierra is a short walk from the camp so there is opportunity to take part in some of their events or take a tour of the museum and get some local history.
For winter recreating there are twelve miles of Nordic ski trails marked by the Shaver Lake Volunteers.
Head South on Hwy 99. Take the Hwy 41 North exit. Go North on Hwy 41 to Hwy 180 East. Go East on Hwy 180 to Hwy 168 East. Continue on Hwy 168 East to Shaver Lake. Camp Edison is 1 mile past Ken's Market on the right.
Head north on 99. Take the Hwy 41 North exit. Go North on Hwy 41 to Hwy 180 East. Go East on Hwy 180 to Hwy 168 East. Continue on Hwy 168 East to Shaver Lake. Camp Edison is 1 mile past Ken's Market on the right.
Camp Edison and Edison Forestry have over 300 volunteers in environmental partnership programs such as adopt a cove, adopt a trail, wildlife monitoring, and the Shaver Lake Volunteers; who organize and conduct much of the trail and cove cleanup work throughout the Shaver Lake area.
Camp Edison conducts a recycling program throughout the campground where campers are encouraged to recycle and the proceeds go to local volunteer groups who do trail work, shoreline cleanup, and other local projects throughout the Shaver Lake area.
Pets are $6 each in the campground and are allowed on the trails in the Shaver Lake area and in the surrounding National Forest lands (leash laws do apply in the campground).
Very disturbing to see pickup trucks lined up ten feet from the water and setting up their picnic area between the picnic tables and the water. I feel like I'm picnicking in a parking lot. It ruins an otherwise beautiful location. Vehicles shouldn't be allowed both for esthetic and environmental reasons.


Fire Chief Stephen Healy will be meeting at Saint Stephen's Church in Orinda on Saturday, July 25th at 10:00 am.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the fire and medical emergency services to the Orinda and Moraga communities. The Chief will also discuss the proposal with Contra Costa County regarding a new fire station.
St. Stephens Church is located at 66 St. Stephens Drive in Orinda.


Mon & Thurs: 12 pm-6 pm Tues & Wed: 11 am-7 pm Fri: 12 pm-5 pm Sat: 10 am-5 pmThe Soundview Branch of The New York Public Library, which opened in 1973, is a bright, airy one-story marble building located on Soundview Avenue near Seward Avenue. Partially accessible to persons who use wheelchairs, the branch houses adult, young adult, and children's books, a small Spanish language collection, a non-print collection of videos, CDs, CD-ROMs, language tapes, and books on tape available for borrowing. A meeting room is available for community group use.For more information on the branch, click here.
Named after the Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever, this two-and-a-half-acre teardrop-shaped garden in Central Park is a memorial to John Lennon. At the center lies the Imagine mosaic, donated by the city of Naples.
Since its inception in 2005, The Ailey Extension has fulfilled Mr. Ailey's life-long commitment of bringing dance to everyone by offering "real classes for real people." The Ailey Extension offers of over 80 classes per week in more than 25 different dance and fitness techniques.


"Immediately after graduation I worked as a Pharmacy Technician. Within a year, I accepted a position at Boston Children's Hospital. My current workplace emphasizes growth and learning. My goal at my workplace is to become a project coordinator who will create and implement research programs to better the lives of patients. My career path revolves around giving back to my community.
While working and establishing a career, I am studying for the MCATs. I want to become a physician, with a focus on public health. I will concentrate my efforts to decrease disparities that patients face in health care. An additional longer term goal is to become a part of an organization that provides disaster relief to those in need."
"At PMC I was taught how to pursue my aspirations. I was challenged."
PMC will help you discover your passion! You will be in charge of your academic path and learn how to utilize essential skills that employers look for in graduates.
I completed my senior internship at UnitedHealth Care. I learned how to talk to patients about the importance of preventative services. I was given the chance to educate members about basic health concepts. At this internship I learned about the strong presence of linguistic/cultural barriers in healthcare. During the internship, I partnered with another PMC student to conduct a controlled study that helped employees recognize these barriers in their member population. We presented our findings to the management of UHC and received valuable feedback.
I was given the freedom to create my own academic path, and learned to utilize the experience and guidance of the faculty. The faculty helped me discover what type of workplace I would thrive in, through internships and projects."


We love the little peek inside Kylie's creative mind revealed through her journaling, and we delighted in her clever title accompanied by the playful seal at the bottom of the page!
Yeah, we had a tie again, so there are actually five favorites!
We're not sure exactly what Elisabeth's journaling says about her trip to Aberdeen, Scotland, but we love how she jumped into the Creativity Portal summer writing prompts, number 14, which said "go with the flow," and she certainly did, making her reflections center stage in her design!