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Fungal Meningitis Death & Illness Counts Continue to Rise
Greg Bubalo November 16, 2012 | Greg Bubalo | General Posts
The human toll on those injected with a fungus-tainted steroid continues to rise. 460 people in 19 states are now sickened and 32 have died from fungal meningitis caused by tainted steroid injections.
Many of those successfully treated for meningitis are now suffering from two new conditions including epidural abscesses on the spine and a much more serious and difficult to treat condition known as arachnoiditis. Epidural abscesses are pus-filled sacs around the spinal column which can be treated with anti-fungal medication or drained and removed surgically if anti-fungal medication is unsuccessful. The more complicated problem of arachnoiditis causes inflammation of the spinal nerve roots causing intense pain, numbness, paralysis and a host of other neurologic problems. Surgery is not an option to treat arachnoiditis and because it is such an unusual condition, the success of drug therapy is uncertain.
Of the 460 sickened, ten patients have peripheral joint infections at the joint site of their steroid injection, and do not suffer from the more severe fungal meningitis suffered by those injected in their back or neck with the tainted steroid.
Federal and state officials believe the tainted steroids were distributed by Massachusetts-based compounding pharmacy, NECC (New England Compounding Center). Officials investigating the fungal meningitis outbreak were repulsed to find the conditions at NECC so unsanitary that mold and bacteria were seen openly growing in the plant.
Criminal charges are now being considered after the Washington Post and FDA reported that NECC knew of contamination problems since January 2012 yet did nothing before the meningitis outbreak to retrieve the tainted steroid vials, or to report the contamination.
A Congressional Oversight and Investigations subcommittee commenced hearings Wednesday, November 14 attempting to get answers about how this deadly outbreak occurred. Unfortunately, NECC owner and director Barry Cadden invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer any questions about NECC, their business practices, when NECC knew about the contamination or how the steroids were contaminated in the first place.
Cadden also co-founded another compounding pharmacy, Ameridose, which shut down its facility in October. All products from both NECC and Ameridose have been recalled although to date, no illness or death have been linked to Ameridose products.
Thankfully, Cadden's pharmaceutical license has been revoked. Furthermore, all NECC pharmacists and pharmacy techs have been ordered to immediately stop working in the pharmacy industry.
Federal officials are also examining whether tighter regulations and oversight should be imposed on compounding pharmacies. Compounding pharmacies are not regulated as strictly as drug manufacturers because they typically mix and alter drug ingredients on a case-by-case basis to meet the specific needs of the individual patient. Drug manufacturers have stricter oversight since they manufacture large quantities of drugs.
Despite holding itself out as a compounding pharmacy, NECC was acting as a drug manufacturer producing multiple drug lots and selling in bulk to medical clinics and institutions, rather than filling individual prescriptions.
Our neighbors to the north and south have suffered tremendously from the meningitis outbreak. In Indiana, 51 people are sickened and four have died from fungal meningitis. Six clinics in Indiana received the tainted steroids. The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted without objection on Monday to suspend NECC's operating license in Indiana.
And in Tennessee, 78 people are ill and 13 dead after receiving the contaminated steroids. The first to die in Tennessee was Judge Eddie Lovelace, a Circuit Court Judge from Kentucky whose family is demanding answers about the untimely death of their loved one.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Unlike bacterial meningitis, fungal meningitis is not contagious and doctors are finding it to be much more difficult to successfully treat.
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Q: Sonar not analyzing Checkstyle, Findbugs, PMD I've just updated my local Sonar installation to 3.7 from 3.3. Previously, I've analyzed projects with Sonar using the Maven plugin (clean install sonar:sonar). On this old setup, everything works like a charm, more specifically Checkstyle, Findbugs, PMD violations were added to the Sonar analysis.
Since the upgrade, I'm not getting any Checkstyle, Findbugs, PMD results (violations count == 0, which I cannot imagine to be true as a local Eclipse PMD run results in quite some violations to solve).
During upgrade of Sonar 3.7, I had to remove the Checkstyle, PMD, findbugs plugins on Sonar, as they were included in the Java ecosystem (according to the docs).
Am I missing something, or can you give me any pointers to enable analysis?
Cheers,
Jeroen

A: You must be missing some jars from the Java Ecosystem. The zip file can be found on http://docs.codehaus.org/display/SONAR/Java+Ecosystem

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Spelling on the Decline
Geoff Gelorme
Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life
As technology advances, students become increasingly reliant on spell-correcting technology. Let's face it. With auto-correct and spellcheck technology on phones and computers, it's easier to slack off when spelling something. For instance, if I typed "sprllimg" when texting a friend, auto-correct recognizes that I'm most likely trying to spell "spelling" instead. It's both incredible and alarming how our phones can recognize a jumbled mess of a word and fix it instantaneously. It's for this reason that as newer generations are presented with the task of having to compose a piece of writing without the help of spell correcting technology, they scribble "words" that only resemble their correct spelling.
Indeed the days of proper spelling inherent in students everywhere are behind us. For instance students of today have to think twice about spelling "cause" as opposed to "cuz". When asked if he had noticed a decline in spelling capabilities of his students, recently retired English teacher of 34 years Dan Wilcox replied, "It was only after about 20-25 years in when I noticed it, but yes, it gradually got worse and worse right up until the moment I retired." He paused for a moment then said with chagrin, "I can only imagine the decline since my departure five years back." Although Mr. Wilcox had taught for just over three decades, it doesn't take a seasoned English teacher to notice the effect spell-checking technology has had on the younger generation.
High school students are collectively possibly the largest committers of such egregious crimes on the written word. As a senior at Lewis Mills, Austin Gilbert shed some light on the topic at hand:
"I was never a good speller to begin with, but ever since I got an iPhone in seventh grade, I've experienced lapses from time to time when I try to spell words I never had problems with before." Perhaps if it weren't for auto-correct fixing the words Austin regularly misspells, he wouldn't be so clueless as to how to spell them when need be.
Likewise, Austin's long-time friend and neighbor Freddy Marinelli offered similar commentary, saying, "Yeah I'm pretty confident I could spell better before I got an iPhone. It just came to me more naturally before." Clearly, lessened spelling capabilities have extended past students using computers and have hampered young texters who have relied on auto-correct since receiving their smart phones.
Sadly, the plague of poor spelling doesn't end there. College students enrolled in schools most would kill to gain acceptance from have fallen prey to aforementioned plague. George Washington University sophomore honor student Catie Jennetta revealed that even as competitive as the environment at George Washington is, spelling doesn't come as easy as you think it would at a school as competitive as GW. "My dorm roommates and I all maintain a 4.0 GPA here and there isn't one of us who are completely confident that a finished essay is without any spelling errors." Emanating a sort of embarrassed feel, she continued, "There isn't one of us who don't have to spell check the entire the entire piece before we can confidently hand it in free of any errors." She admitted her college life would be a tad easier without the constant grey area that spelling has become for her and other college students alike.
There's a reason that adults who predate the technology too easily available to the generation of today have antiquated spelling prowess, and grammar too, but that's for another essay…Students and essentially anyone who writes today who is of the younger generation have been graced by technology that facilitates our everyday life, and advances in complexity daily. However, with this technology comes affects that certainly bare issues on the people that rely on them. Today's society has become dependent on spell-checking technologies, making spelling without them significantly more difficult compared to pre-auto-correct era. But what does this mean going forward? Does spelling even matter in the society we live in today?
According to veteran career readiness teacher Kristen Grindal Keller, yes it does. "It's very concerning for kids applying for jobs because employers are looking for people who can articulate themselves".
Even so,Wordnik founder and lexicographer Erin Mckean argues, "If a word is persuasive enough, and if your usage is provocative enough and feels real enough, you can make a word mean what you want it to mean." In other words, she feels that spelling is no different, and that historically, spelling mistakes have played a significant role in the evolution of the english language. But as Wired's copy editor Lee Simmons put it, "When what you're writing actually matters; when you want to earn the reader's trust by signaling that you've put real care into your blog post; and ultimately, when you care more about the reader's experience than your own in writing it, you'll make that small extra effort."
Teachers, students, texters, website founders and editors have spoken. They've cited numerous examples of how auto-correct and spellcheck are deteriorating their users' spelling abilities. At some point not only will writing or texting be difficult without the help of auto-correct, it will become impossible. Now is the time to start implementing certain panaceas in an effort to stop spelling deterioration in its tracks.

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This article discusses how to install the Equallogic Multipath Extension Module (MEM) using the vSphere CLI.
Go to the equallogic website and download the Multipath Extension Module (MEM).
Extract the .zip file you have downloaded.
If you haven't already got the vSphere CLI v5.0 installed on your PC you will need to download and install it.
You will need to put the ESXi host into maintenance mode.
The Dell Equallogic Multipath module is now installed. You can verify this by clicking on the "manage paths" button in you datastore properties.


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Located near the airport, this family-friendly hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Divoka Sarka, Prague Castle, and Charles Bridge. St. Vitus Cathedral and Royal Route are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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Located in Prague 6, this hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Divoka Sarka and within 6 mi (10 km) of Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. Strahov Monastery and Royal Garden are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Located in Prague 6, this hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Divoka Sarka and within 6 mi (10 km) of Prague Castle and Astronomical Clock. Charles Bridge and St. Vitus Cathedral are also within 6 mi (10 km). Prague-Ruzyne Station is 11 minutes by foot.
Question : How long do most people stay in Prague?
Answer : Of course, you are not most people, but if you were, you'd stay roughly three days.
Question : How long is the flight from BUD to PRG?
Answer : CSA can take you there in one hour and 10 minutes. For example, if you were to leave Budapest at 7:50 PM CEST, you would arrive in Prague at 9:00 PM CEST. Giving you enough time to catch up on your work before your plane touches down.
Answer : When you're flying from BUD to PRG, the day with the most flight times is Monday, with five different options. The day of the week with the fewest number of options is Thursday with only three different departures.
Question : Which airline has the least delays from Budapest to Prague?
Answer : Booking with CSA means you will arrive to Prague approximately the time you were supposed to. In fact, this airline has a 78% average for getting there on time.
Question : What is the cheapest date to fly to Prague?
Answer : If you are wanting to save some money, look at May 3rd. As of Apr 22nd, it's showing the cheapest ticket at $128. That is 36% below the average price for this route, so you can spend your savings on an adventure rather than the flight.
Question : What is the cheapest airline flying from Budapest to Prague?
Answer : CSA is the leader in keeping costs down for their passengers over the next three months. Fares are being booked at just $128, which is quite a deal when compared to the more expensive bookings of $433.
Answer : The cheapest day to fly from Budapest to Prague is on Monday. If you would like to save a bit of cash on your next business trip look for flights on Monday.
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Nanga Parbat- Gladness and sadness!
Rick and the Italian mountianeer making their way up to the summit. Guiseppie (spelling) turned back with only about half an hour of ascent to do...... so he was gutted when he found out that Rick and I had kept going and reached our goal.
Sandy on the summit of Nanga Parbat :10th July 2009. The wind was very strong so standing on the summit was not an option.
As I took my last photos I glanced at my wrist watch and it read 1508 hours local time. I pulled on my down glove and Rick and I headed back down to wards camp 4. We were only on the summit for few minutes.With in half an hour we met Miss Go's Korean group and tagged on to that was Wolfgang one of the Austrians. It was obvious to us that they were rather late and were at least an other hour and a half from the summit. We explained this to them and that when we were on the summit it was incredibly windy and cold. It was so obvious that they had no intention of turning back! We advised them as strongly as we could, but our voices fell on ears which chose not to hear us!
That night at Camp 4 after we sent some Local Pakistani HAP porters out to assist the late party! They departed base camp around 10.00 pm and did not come back until about 3.00 am. But they said that they were really cold and could not really help the Korean party very much. ( I had enlisted two HP to assist Ed with his climb of Nanga Parbat, but as Ed had departed Rick and I had no real need for porters as we were very used to climbing Alpine Style. Still we apprecaited their company and help. We all shared teh work of cutting tent platforms and and brewing up. I must admit Rick did much more cooking that I did! Ed had gone home, but we were happy to continued the HAP's employment as they both expressed an interest in summiting and we were happy for them to share our equipment, food, tents and gas and try the summit. At 1.00 am in the morning while we brewd up they also woke up and started melting snow for tea... As Rick and I were getting ready to leave the camp 4 our two HAP's all of a sudden put their head back inside their sleeping bags and went to sleep. They lay as silent as the night as Rick and I pulled on our down clothing and 8000 meter climbing boots. They had obviously decided not to try the summit. Rick and I went on by ourselves. The following day (11th July) Miss Go and her team did arrive back at Camp 4 in the early hours of the morning and were brewing up in their respective tents. Rick and I descended all the way to Base camp clearing our tents and tidying up our camp sites as we went. We shared the loads with our two porters. All our rucksacks were way to heavy but the mountain was left clean and tidy ! On arrival at Base camp I was informed that Wolfgang had gone missing and was suspected of being blown off the summit. This was sad news indeed.
Later that same evening we learned from one of the Miss Go's base camp team that she had fallen off the mountain during her descent and was badly hurt. Next day it was confirmed that she had passed away.
It's all very sad, my heart goes out to all involved. Their lateness on the mountain and their determination to succeed in reaching the summit perhaps clouded their judgment. Rick and I had set ourselves a turn around time of 4.00 pm, no matter how close we were to the summit as we knew that to spend a night in the terrible weather without a tent and sleeping bag would be exhausting and then to expect our human bodies to climb down all the way after such a night would be unimaginable. We had made good decisions but were also very fortunate - Miss Go and Wolfgang were caught out and paid a very high price
Edward Whymper once wrote:
"Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are not without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end."
En route to Nanga Parabt
Camp 4 , 7100 meters
Rick and I arrived at camp 4 and posed for this photograph!The summit Pyramid is behind. If you cick on this photo it enlarges and you will see that Stotes man is hitching a lit in my pocket!
Good boots and well fitting crampons are essential!
Camp 3 Nanga Parbat
Eventually C3 became a small tented village! Behind is the Monzino ridge, attempted by Doug Scott, Voy Kurtica, Andrew Lock, Rick Allen and Sandy Allan from the other side of the mountain many years ago!
Vanga Tents at C3 and alter we moved the Red/Blackthree mantent up to C4.
Looking back at Rick coming up from C2, Nanga Parbat
Images from Naga Parbat
Fun with Miss Oh, on a "Black Yak" photo shoot above base camp! Black Yak manufactures climbing clothing and equipment for the Korean and Chinese market!Miss Oh, is an outstanding experienced Korean Mountaineer who has climbed many of the worlds 8000meter peaks and hopes to get them all climbed soon. She summited Nanga Parabat on the same day as Rick and I with her team of Sherpas.
Rick (in blue) and Gunter at Camp 2 on Nanga Parbat
Climber on the fixed ropes of the Kinshoffer wall!
Third Climber Reaches Summit
It is with great pleasure and much sounding of trumpets that I can confirm that a third member of the 2009 Team Ascent Nanga Parbat Expedition has reached the summit.
Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world at 26,660ft, is renowned for its awe inspiring beauty and dangers. The Press and Journal reporter, Jonny Muir has put this into perspective for low altitude walkers such as myself by stating "it is six times the height of Ben Macdhui, the highest point in the Cairngorms." Imagine it! Next time you fly, think about it!
So, for our hero from Edinburgh this summit must be seen as a pinnacle of achievement and must indeed be a personal best. He learnt new skills, he kept himself warm and dry with the help of gear from Mountain Equipment. By Camp 3 he was responsible for melting ice with the Primus Stoves which helped hydrate and sustain the other climbers. Above all, unlike many other climbers, his conversation never ever mentioned food.
The Climber?...Mr Stoats Man, who has gone where no other porridge oats bar has gone before.
We salute you and look forward to hearing your story.
Summit Photos
Sandy (top) and Rick (bottom) on the top of Nanga Parbat.
Nanga Parbat has once more lived-up to its name of "Killer Mountain" and claimed the lives of two more climbers. One member of the Austrian Team, Wolfgang Koblinger disappeared just below the summit and Miss Go from the Korean team fell on her way down from the summit between Camps 2 and 3.
This news came through just after speaking to Sandy yesterday and elation quickly transformed to dismay. Before going too Nanga Parbat Sandy found himself re-visiting the places he ventured as a child, places where we as a family played. Unlike the rest of us, he knew where he was going and the risks he was taking. As for me, about a week into the trip my brain located the file of the "The Naked Mountain" and "Nanga Parbat Pilgrimmage," books I had read many years ago. Since, then I have been a wreck, all the time pretending to be calm. I have sometimes climbed with Sandy, even in the Himalayas, and still I do not know what this game is about. Somehow, I do not think its really about a summit, its perhaps more about self respect and dignity. We are so lucky, it is not our brother, sister, daughter, son, friend or acquaintance that has lost their lives. My sympathy goes out to all of them and I hope that they can find an understanding that will give them peace.
I have heard from him today, all is well. He and Rick are making preparations to leave.
There and Back Again!
Just had a phone call from Sandy! He and Rick reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8125 m) yesterday at 3pm. They stayed at C4 last night and are now both back at Base Camp.
He sounded happy but we were cut off so no more information.
It's the climb, yeah!
Some News and more photos
Have heard from one of the Austrian teams wifes that Sandy and Rick were still on their way up yesterday. She has confirmed that three people made the summit yesterday. One member (from the Austrian team led by Gerfried Goschl) and two from, I think, the Korean teams. This includes Miss Go, whom I am told, has now climbed all the peaks over 8000m.
No News..some photos though!
Some photos, showing the way in...or out! Courtesy of Ed and Sandy. Apologies that they are not in chronological order!
GOING UP!
A phone call today. The weather forecast for Nanga Parbat is good...for the next week!!!
This is an opportunity!
Rick and Sandy are going to see how things progress in the hope that they can attempt the summit. They plan to stay a night at each of the Camps (despite the fact that C3 and 4 have still to be established!). All the climbers (Austrian and Korean teams) are going to have a go so they won't be short of company!!
So, now we have to be patient...I was told not to expect any communications until Sunday or Monday!!
PS I will post some photos over the next few days.
Family Celebrations!!
As one person in the family attempts his mountain, his daughter suceeds and celebrates. Here, H communicates with Sandy during her graduation ceremony at Edinburgh University having achieved a BA(Hons) in International Business.
Smiling Sisters! Ace eh! Cool eh! Mega Congratulations!!!
Back at Base Camp
Phone call to say that everyone is back at BC. They went to Camp 2 but after a big snow fall last night it was decided to return. A pretty epic time coming back with over a foot of fresh snow. Some tents damaged at BC but all OK. Forecast is not good but it should clear again by Sunday or Monday when a second attempt will be made to reach Camp 3.
Some vital statistics:
Base Camp 4250m
Camp 1 4860 m
Camp 3 6500 or 6750 m
And so to the tennis. Film crews here in Dunblane again today, displays of good wishes in shops, banners flying and tennis strips hanging out of windows. An exciting day that ended in a down hearted evening.
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
No phone calls today! So, thought I could use this lull in communications to add some recent photos .
Sandy on fixed ropes somewhere between Camp1 and 2 (l00k at that view!).
Mr Stoats Man decided to head down the valley with Ed and ended up having an ace party with none other than the Mango King!!!
He's now said his goodbyes and is back in the snow and ice of BC. Life is great for the high altitude energy bar!
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Going Up Again!
Super phone call from Sandy today. He's sounding good! Saying hello to everyone. They have had a huge amount of snow. However, it was clearing last night so Rick and some of the Austrian team decided to go up the mountain. Sandy stayed at BC waiting for the snow to consolidate. Watched a huge avalanche come down the couloir. Everyone OK, but they apparently decided to stay at Camp 1 today!
Sandy was planning to leave BC with two high altitude porters today and meet the others at Camp 1. He would stay the night there. The forecast for the next couple of days is good so they hope to try and establish Camp 3, fixing more ropes as they go. Pleased that the TNT "late" gear has arrived as after borrowing equipment for Camp 2 they now have their own gear for future camps.
A special mention that the Mountain Equipment gear is performing well as are the Primus Stoves, all coming into their elements as things get serious.
Mr Stoats man chilling!


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La démographie de Douvres, commune rurale du département de l'Ain, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, est caractérisée par une densité forte et une population en croissance assez forte depuis 1975.

En , Douvres comptait  habitants, soit une évolution de  % par rapport à 2006. La commune occupait le  rang en nombre d'habitants sur les  communes que compte le département. La population est plus jeune que celle de la France métropolitaine.

L'évolution démographique, les indicateurs démographiques, la pyramide des âges, l'état matrimonial, les caractéristiques de l'emploi et le niveau de formation sont détaillés ci-après.

Évolution démographique

L'évolution du nombre d'habitants est connue à travers les recensements de la population effectués périodiquement dans la commune depuis 1793.
Après avoir présenté un maximum en 1806 avec , la population de la commune diminue jusqu'en 1921 puis reste stable jusqu'en 1975 avant de connaître ensuite une forte croissance.
Une réforme du mode de recensement permet à l'Insee de publier les populations légales des communes annuellement à partir de 2006. Pour les communes de moins de , les recensements ont lieu tous les cinq ans, les populations légales intermédiaires sont quant à elles estimées par calcul. Le premier recensement exhaustif de la commune entrant dans le cadre de ce nouveau dispositif a eu lieu en .

En , Douvres comptait  habitants, soit une évolution de  % par rapport à 2006. La commune occupait le  rang en nombre d'habitants sur les  communes que compte le département.

Indicateurs démographiques

Densité

La densité de population de Douvres, mesurant le nombre de personnes par unité de surface, est passée de 48,3 habitants/km2 en 1968 à 180,2 en 2009. Elle est, en 2009, 1,8 fois plus forte que la densité moyenne du département de l'Ain (102,2), 1,3 fois plus forte que celle de la région Rhône-Alpes  (141,3) et 1,6 fois que celle de la France métropolitaine (114,8).

Cet indicateur situe la commune au  au niveau départemental (sur 419 communes) et au  au niveau national (France métropolitaine), sur .

Soldes naturels et migratoires
La variation moyenne annuelle de la population a augmenté depuis les années 1970. De 2,3 % sur la période 1968-1975, elle est passée à 3,9 % sur la période 1999-2009, quand celle du département de l'Ain a baissé de 1,5 % à 1,3 %. Le solde naturel annuel, qui est la différence entre  le nombre de naissances et le nombre de décès enregistrés au cours d'une même année, connaît une forte augmentation, puisque la variation annuelle due au solde naturel passe de 0,1 à 0,6. La baisse du taux de natalité, qui passe de 16,3 % à 9,8 %, est en fait relativement compensée par la baisse du taux de mortalité, qui parallèlement passe de 10,9 à 8,6.

Le flux migratoire est en  hausse, le taux annuel passant de 2,2 à 3,3 %, traduisant une hausse des implantations nouvelles dans la commune.

Le taux de natalité est passé de 16,3 ‰ sur la période 1968-1975 à 9,8 ‰  sur la période 1999-2009.  Celui du département était sur la période 1999-2009 de 12,5 ‰ et celui de la France métropolitaine de  12,8 ‰.

Le taux de mortalité est quant à lui passé de 15,3 ‰ sur la période 1968-1975 à 4,1 ‰  sur la période 1999-2009. Celui du département était sur cette dernière période de 7,6 ‰ et celui de la France de 8,8 ‰.

Evolution sur la période 1968-2009

Mouvements naturels sur la période 1999-2009
   Naissances
   Décès

 Âge de la population
 Indice de jeunesse

La population a vieilli entre 1999 et 2009, le taux des personnes de 60 ans et plus passant de 13 % à 17 %, à l'instar des populations du département et de la France qui sont aussi passées respectivement de 18 à 20 % pour le Département et de 20 à 23 % pour la France métropolitaine.

 1999  2009

 Pyramide des âges
La pyramide des âges, à savoir la répartition par sexe et âge de la population, de la commune de Douvres en 2009 ainsi que, comparativement, celle du département de l'Ain la même année, sont représentées avec les graphiques ci-dessous.
La population de la commune comporte 50,8 % d'hommes et 49,2 % de femmes. Les tranches pour lesquelles le déséquilibre est le plus prononcé en faveur des femmes sont les tranches 30-44 ans (+8,3 % de femmes), 75-90 ans (+9,5 % de femmes) et 90 ans et + (pas d'homme).

 État matrimonial
En 2009, la commune comptait 28,7 % de célibataires, 60,8 % de personnes mariées, 3 % de veufs ou veuves et 7,5 % de divorcé(e)s. Le taux de personnes mariées apparaît ainsi très supérieur à celui du département (52,5 %) mais aussi de la France (47,5 %).

Emploi
En 2009, les professions intermédiaires représentaient, avec 154 emplois, la catégorie socioprofessionnelle la plus importante de la population active de la commune (20 % contre 13,2 au niveau départemental). En 1999, ils étaient 96 et représentaient 19,2 % de la population active.

La commune comptait par ailleurs, en 2009, 154 retraités, soit 20 % de la population de la commune et 7,3 % de moins que le taux départemental. Cet écart s'est toutefois réduit par rapport à celui de 1999 puisqu'il était alors de -5,6 %.

 1999  2009

Niveau de formation
Le taux de personnes non scolarisées sans diplôme a diminué entre 1999 (11,1 %) et 2009 (7,6 %). Il est inférieur à celui de l'Ain (17,1 %)  et à celui de la France métropolitaine (18,3 %).
Parallèlement le taux de personnes titulaires d'un diplôme de l'enseignement supérieur long est passé de 9,8 % en 1999 à 13,9 % en 2009, un taux supérieur à celui de l'Ain (10,6 %) et au taux national relatif à la France métropolitaine (12,7 %).

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Home » U.S. and Canada » South's labor movement challenges North Carolina right wing
South's labor movement challenges North Carolina right wing
By Peter Gilbert posted on December 9, 2013
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Talk given at WWP conference by Peter Gilbert.
When poverty and competition for jobs are intensified during a capitalist economic crisis, one common result is the rise of an extreme right-wing faction in the ruling class.
In the U.S., this phenomenon is seen in the far-right Tea Party faction of the Republican Party. In collaboration with certain key corporations, this faction has taken complete control of the state apparatus in North Carolina.
In 2011, the far-right took control of the state Legislature — the first Republican legislature in North Carolina since Reconstruction. They attempted to pass a number of reactionary measures, including stripping teachers of dues deduction, repealing the Racial Justice Act, a racist voter ID bill, and a bill that would allow hydraulic fracking for natural gas.
Popular pressure forced the former Democratic governor to veto these measures, but that was only a temporary victory. In addition, the Legislature redrew all of the voting districts along racial lines to minimize the voting power of African Americans and secure right-wing control of the state government for the future.
In 2012, the far-right elected Gov. Pat McCrory, a former executive with the North Carolina-based Duke Energy, the largest U.S. utility. The same election saw the passage of Amendment One, which made same-sex marriage unconstitutional in North Carolina.
With McCrory in office, the right-wing takeover was complete. All of the bills that had been vetoed were quickly passed and signed, along with closing abortion clinics, massive cuts to public education, eliminating tenure for teachers, cutting unemployment support to 170,000 North Carolina workers, rejecting federal funding for Medicaid for 500,000 people, and changes to the income tax system that will benefit the rich on the backs of poor and working people.
North Carolina once had a better public education system than many Southern states, and some minimal social welfare programs and some degree of environmental protections. Many of these had been hard won through decades of struggle — so why were they so easily taken away?
Before I answer that question, I want to turn to the dramatic and historic fightback this year — mostly in the form of the Moral Monday movement led by the state NAACP. The first Moral Monday in April led to 17 arrests at the General Assembly, with about 50 protesters. Over the following months, this grew to almost 1,000 arrests and tens of thousands demonstrating at the General Assembly. Thousands more have attended Moral Monday demonstrations around the state.
Lesson from Lenin
In thinking about Moral Mondays, I was reminded of Lenin's "Lecture on the 1905 Revolution," where he describes the Bloody Sunday demonstration of January 1905 led by a priest, with a minimum program of "amnesty, civil liberties, fair wages, gradual transfer of the land to the people, [and] convocation of a constituent assembly on the basis of universal and equal suffrage." These demands and even the religious character of the leadership closely match the Moral Monday demonstrations.
Lenin notes that these demands are similar to the reformist demands of "social pacifists" or opportunists who try to "divert the people from the revolutionary struggle," but he does not criticize them in this context because they show that "the uneducated workers in pre-revolutionary Russia proved by their deeds that they were straightforward people awakened to political consciousness for the first time."
Similarly in North Carolina, the Durham branch committed all of our energy to enthusiastic support of Moral Mondays because thousands of workers are awakening to political consciousness for the first time through the Moral Monday movement and out of the depths of the oppression of the working class.
Many of those who attended these demonstrations were newly radicalized workers. They demonstrated their new consciousness and revolutionary potential through their deeds, their willingness to face arrest and crucially, their willingness to follow Black leadership even though the demonstrations were mostly white.
I do not mean to suggest at all that we are in an analogous period in North Carolina like pre-revolutionary Russia. Lenin, in describing 1905, goes on to talk about the large number and importance of strikes among the newly developed working class. What we most desperately need in North Carolina is a strong independent labor movement led by the most oppressed workers.
To return to my earlier question, the right wing was able to sweep away decades of progressive reforms in North Carolina in a matter of months because we are still the least unionized state; the state with the worst labor laws, not just right to work, but also the Jim Crow Era ban on collective bargaining for public employees.
We lack a strong labor movement. The right wing's worst attacks have fallen on teachers and public sector workers.
In Russia, the newly awakened conscious grouping was directed into mass strikes. In North Carolina, it remains to be seen what we can do with this energy. The NAACP leadership has so far kept the energy from being diverted into the Democratic Party. Much of the energy has been diverted into the court challenges to these laws.
Our role is and must continue to be to build the labor movement in the South by helping to build the Southern Workers Assembly and deepening our solidarity with all of its members — UE 150, the N.C. Public Service Workers Union, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, the United Food and Commercial Workers local at the Smithfield plant, and the teachers.
Organize the South! Build a workers' world!
Moral Monday
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It's been a couple years since Evanescence released their last album, and being a long time fan, I'm very excited about this one! Last week they released "The Game is Over", a single from their album "The Bitter Truth" that comes out later this year. Amy Lee still has it! This song has that classic Evanescense sound to it. In sound, it's like a sister of "Do What You Want" from 2009. It's amazing! It's about struggling all alone with mental health, which is something I'm sure a lot of people are having problems with right now, and I feel like right now's a great time to release it. It's always wonderful to hear a band be around for so long, take a long hiatus, and now almost 15 years since they started, still be releasing quality music with their signature sound. I was totally blown away when I saw them live last summer, sounding and looking as good as ever. They continue to release music that is so emotionally powerful, easily relatable, and just sounds so good. I love Evanescence and can't wait for their new album. ~Gangis


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2nd Convocation Explanatory Note
The Convocation
The convocation, a well recognized tradition in universities around the globe, is a grand festival observed by the academic world where degree candidates are presented by the university faculty and administration to the degree awarding body of the university. The Chancellor of the university who heads this body confers the degrees as recommended.
Degree Awarding Authority
The Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, the Advisor, Members of the Board of Governors, and the Deans, together with the Heads of Academic Departments, constitute the degree awarding authority of Daffodil International University.
The Academic Procession
The academic procession is a part of convocations all around the world. It is a colorful but solemn event where graduating students, faculty, members of the Academic Council, members of the Board of Governors, and senior administrative staff of the university participate.
The participants in their ceremonial dresses join the convocation procession, and enter the convocation hall. The Registrar, who is also the Convocation Marshal, leads the procession into the hall. The degree candidates take their seats in an area of the hall reserved for them.
Faculty members join the procession in ascending order of seniority; they enter the hall and take their seats alongside the degree candidates.
The Chancellor enters last in the company of the Vice Chancellor, the Chairman, the Board of Governors, the Advisor, the Deans, the Convocation Speaker, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee.
Once the procession has reached the designated area and all are in place, the formal convocation ceremony begins. The Chairman, Board of Governors, delivers his welcome address. After that the Vice Chancellor and the Convocation Speaker deliver their addresses. Then the graduating candidates are presented to the Chancellor for the conferment of degrees by the respective Deans of Faculties. The degrees are conferred and gold medals are awarded. A student selected from the graduating class as the valedictorian addresses the gathering. The Chancellor as the Chief Guest delivers his speech. The Convocation Marshal conducts the session.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, the Chairman of the Board of Governors and the Advisor and other dignitaries leave the site of the ceremony in procession, followed by faculty members and the graduating students. The ceremony concludes when the procession departs from the hall.
Academic Apparel
The academic apparel of Daffodil International University has been specially designed, although it corresponds closely to the academic regalia used in other universities. The gowns worn by participants are generally black, but designs differ.
The undergraduates and postgraduates will all wear black gown, but the color of the lapel (border strip) will be different for them. For the undergraduates, the color will mark the identity of the Faculty. The color of lapel will be blue for the Faculty of Business and Economics, red for the Faculty of Science and Information Technology, and green for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science. The color of lapel will be maroon for all postgraduates of the university; there will be no Faculty distinction.
The mortarboard (hat) is one of the most distinctive features of the academic insignia. In DIU, the color of the mortarboard is black for all participants in the convocation, but the color of the hanging tassels is different, matching with that of lapels.
Daffodil International University faculty members wear black gowns. The Members of the Academic Council and the Heads of the Departments will wear black gowns with red lapels. The Members of the Board of Governors will wear black gowns with blue lapels. The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, Convocation Speaker, Chairman, Advisor, Deans and the Registrar will wear especially designed regalia.
Daffodil International University Logo
The logo of Daffodil International University reflects the chief objective of the university which is the dissemination of modern and quality education at a reasonable cost. The color of Daffodil International University logo is blue and green. The logo is divided into two parts. The upper part includes a globe and world map and an open-book while the lower part has the image and color of the national flag.
Daffodil International University Flag
The color of Daffodil International University flag is white and light blue while the color of university emblem is blue and green. The emblem is placed in the downstairs of the flag.
Academic Achievements and Special Awards
Undergraduate students graduating with CGPA of 3.90 or above will receive Summa Cum Laude and CGPA of 3.75 to less than 3.90 will receive Magna Cum Laude.
Each graduate student graduating with CGPA of 3.97 or above within four years time will be awarded a Gold Medal.
Date : Monday , May 26, 2008.


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Hold on Reappointment of Once-Curtatone Critic
TOPICS:City HallMayor Joseph Curtatone
Posted By: Adam Vaccaro December 10, 2012
On Oct. 24, the Board of Aldermen's Confirmation of Appointment's Committee met to approve Mayor Joe Curtatone's appointments and reappointments to city commissions. Of the 48 commissioners that came to the committee, 47 were approved. Those 47 were then all confirmed by the Board of Aldermen the next night.
Barry Rafkind, a five-year member of the city's Human Rights Commission, was the only commissioner held in committee and not approved immediately. Rafkind has been at odds with the mayor in the past, having frequently criticized the adequacy of the City's transparency initiatives. Most recently, Rafkind called into question City Hall's criticism of the work of disability activist Eileen Feldman in a letter to the Somerville Journal last spring.
Rafkind also attempted earlier this year to have the HRC bring in City officials to explain the Feldman criticism. But the City's legal department began shutting down meetings because it said the committee did not have enough members to reach a quorum.
Mayoral spokesman Tom Champion said Curtatone had done his part to keep Rafkind on the commission.
"His name was submitted by the Mayor for reappointment. The Board (of Aldermen) has not acted on it," Champion said. "I cannot speak for the board."
Rafkind said he had never previously been re-appointed to the commission after his first appointment in 2007 to a three-year term. City bylaws say that after a term expires, commissioners serve at the pleasure of the mayor until they are replaced. Rafkind said he is curious why his name was submitted for approval this particular year.
"The mayor has been willing to submit name for reappointment," he said. "But that may not be a good faith action."
But Champion said the move was procedural.
The mayor "wanted to have all appointments as up-to-date as possible," he said. In an email, Champion explained that the mayor's office sent letters to every Board or Commission member whose appointment had expired or was about to expire in an attempt to bring all appointments up to date. Curtatone submitted three of the five members of the Human Rights Commission – John Robinson, Ashraf Hegazy and Rafkind – for reappointment. Of the 48 commissioners the aldermanic committee voted on, 46 were reappointments.
Alderman Bruce Desmond, who chairs the confirmation committee, said Rafkind's confirmation was held up by fellow alderman and committee member Robert Trane. Desmond said Trane had questions for Rafkind, and said that Trane had expressed interest in having Rafkind coming to a future meeting of the committee to answer them publicly.
The committee's next meeting has not yet been scheduled, Desmond said, but will likely occur in January.
Rafkind said he had not heard from Trane either before or since the October meeting. He also said he could not recall having ever interacted with Trane regarding his position on the Human Rights Commission.
Reached by telephone on Friday, Trane asked to be called back again in an hour. He did not answer his phone then, nor did he answer multiple subsequent calls or respond to messages left with those calls.


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Manslaughter in Virginia is among the harshly punished crimes because it involves the death of another person. Thus, you need to be well prepared with a competent attorney to battle out the charges with the prosecutor if your innocence is to be heard. If you are in Fairfax or the greater Northern Virginia area, Virginia Criminal Attorney Law Firm is ready to help fight the manslaughter charges after analyzing your case and determining the most suitable defense strategies.
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Virginia defines manslaughter as the killing of another person unlawfully and without malice. Most often, it is termed as a "crime of passion". For the crime of manslaughter to suffice, you must have acted intentionally.
Unlike the crime of murder, manslaughter does not involve prior planning; rather, it is committed when there is heated altercation or provocations. Therefore, manslaughter can be viewed specifically as murder that is intentional and non-malicious, that often occurs when one is provoked. It may also occur during an abrupt fight in which you may be forced to act instantly to prevent yourself from imminent danger. Manslaughter that has these features is known as voluntary manslaughter. If for example, you arrived home and found your spouse having an affair with another person, then shot dead both of them because of anger, then this would be voluntary manslaughter because:
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Involuntary manslaughter is the killing of another person accidentally. It happens when you are engaging in an illegal or unlawful act, or when you are performing a lawful act in an improper manner. From the description, involuntary manslaughter stems from both legal and illegal activities. As such, various ways can be used to charge you with the offense. For instance, if you open fire near a crowd of people and in the process a person dies, you will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. This is because you did not have any intention of killing but the act itself was unlawful.
Another instance is mistaking a brake pedal for an accelerator. As a result, you hit another vehicle, killing the driver instantly. The act is involuntary manslaughter because it was commissioned through the legal act of driving. However, you performed the driving recklessly.
Furthermore, VA 18.3-36-1 views you to have committed manslaughter if you drive while intoxicated, and later, cause an accident that resulted in an individual's death. This is involuntary manslaughter because while you were driving, you had no intention to kill; but you knew that it is illegal to drive while intoxicated.
Penalties for Manslaughter in Virginia
Manslaughter in Virginia is a class 5 felony. The penalties slightly differ depending on whether your crime was treated as voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. According to Virginia Code Section 18.2-35, the penalties for voluntary manslaughter include one to ten years imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of $2,500.
The judges may extend some leniency on the offenders of manslaughter. If that is the case with you, you will only be jailed for a maximum of one year in county jail.
Like voluntary manslaughter, if you are convicted of involuntary manslaughter, you will face a maximum of 10 years in state prison and a maximum fine of 2500 dollars. This is in line with VA Code section 18.2-36.1.
If you committed manslaughter while driving under influence, your license will be suspended as an addition to normal manslaughter penalties. You could also be ordered to attend alcohol safety programs, otherwise called DUI programs.
In some cases, your involuntary manslaughter may have occurred under extreme circumstances. That is, you acted in a manner that depicted a high disregard for human life and in the process, caused death. In such a case, you will be charged with aggravated manslaughter. Similar to ordinary voluntary manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter is a class 5 felony, but its punishment is harsher. Specifically, you would face up to 20 years in state prison. Of the 20 years term in prison, at least two years are mandatory. In addition, your license could be revoked. Depending on the specific circumstances of your cases, the judge may convict you of other related homicide charges.
What are the Differences between Murder and Manslaughter in Virginia?
Manslaughter and murder are both homicide crimes in Virginia. That is, they both involve the killing of another person. The main difference between the two crimes is the presence or absence of malice. For instance, in murder, malice is present but absent in manslaughter. Murder, therefore, is committed following an aforethought. As such, there must have been an intent to kill or you conducted yourself in a manner that is viewed as reckless and likely to cause death for you to be charged with murder.
Another difference between murder and manslaughter is on the sections through which the offenses are divided into. For instance, murder is divided into first and second degree while manslaughter is divided into involuntary and voluntary.
Possible Legal Defenses for Manslaughter
It is possible to avoid jail or prison term or the fines associated with a conviction for manslaughter by using a strong defense strategy. Hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney would prove to be very important since you can expect that the prosecutor wouldn't spare any chances to see you convicted. The most common defenses that your attorney can rely on are outlined below.
You were defending yourself or other people
You can claim that the action that led to the killing of another person was a way of defending yourself or another person from being killed, raped, robbed, maimed, subjected to atrocious crime or made to suffer severe bodily injuries. If you take any step in such a situation and in the process you killed the perpetrator, the law will excuse you from manslaughter charges.
There are, however, instances of imperfect self-defense which instead of excusing you from the charges, acts as a mere mitigating factor that helps reduce the severity of your penalties. For instance, killing another person because you believed that the person was in great danger of being harmed or killed. In such a situation, you felt that the only remedy was to use force. But unfortunately, you used excessive force that led to death.
You were insane
This strategy will work well if you killed another person without your knowledge or understanding of your action. You are also excused if you are unable to differentiate between wrong and right. For example, Mike has been known to have a mental illness which occurs periodically. When sick, Mike could grab anything and use it to hit on anything close including people. On one occasion, the condition occurred and as a result, Mike took a tool from his workstation and hit someone nearby, killing him instantly. In this situation, Mike could possibly not be guilty of manslaughter because while commissioning the killing, he was temporarily insane.
The killing was accidental
The intent to kill needs to have prevailed. Therefore, if the killing was accidental, you should not be convicted. For the defense strategy to hold, your attorney has to prove that you had no intent to harm (ie. you had no criminal intent). The attorney also has to prove that, at the time of the accident, you were not acting in a way that shows negligence; instead, you were engaging or participating in an act or behavior deemed lawful.
You were intoxicated
Intoxication as a defense strategy will excuse you from manslaughter conviction only if you were involuntarily intoxicated. That is, you were forced to take alcohol or somebody drugged you secretly. Your attorney will have to strive at substantiating the presence of intoxication facts.
You are innocent
You can also claim that you are innocent and that you didn't kill the alleged victim. This is possible especially where the body of the victim is discovered later and nothing can clearly link you to the offense. In most cases, the prosecution is charged with the responsibility of establishing facts related to your crime. Sometimes the witnesses used may not be able to link you directly to the crime. As such, your attorney can challenge the claims and argue that you are innocent.
The evidence is insufficient
The prosecution is always faced with the responsibility of providing evidence that links you with the offense. At times, they may lack exact facts about the incident forcing them to rely on witnesses. The information collected, therefore, could be untrue or scanty. If your attorney can successfully challenge the insufficient state of the evidence, your case can be dismissed.
Offenses Related to Manslaughter
Virginia Code Section 18.2-31; Capital Murder
VA Code Section 18.2-31 describes capital murder as a premeditated killing in which one kills another person willfully and deliberately. You are viewed to have committed capital murder if the act of killing falls under any of the following circumstances:
You were acting as a hired killer;
The victim of the murder is a legal officer such as a judge who has been working in the high court, the court of appeal, or any other court;
The victim of the murder is a witness who was to give some evidence on a pending criminal case;
The killing took place while you were committing another crime such as robbery, or when attempting to rob;
The person killed was of fourteen years or below, and you are 21 years and above;
The incident took place while committing a terrorist act or when you were attempting to commit any terrorism-related activities;
The incident resulted in the death of many people.
The offense is always treated in Virginia as a class 1 felony. Therefore, if you are convicted of it, the penalty is death! However, if you are below the age of 18 years, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment. In whatever the case, you will not be given a chance for parole. In addition, you will be required to pay fines amounting to 180,000 dollars.
Generally, before putting the death sentence into effect, the prosecution has to prove beyond reasonable doubt any of the following facts. That;
Based on the available history connecting you to the offense, you are likely to commit another offense that is similar or even dangerous to the community and the general public;
Your actions while committing the murder were extremely inhuman. For example, it involved aggravated assault, torture or deprivation of the mind of the alleged victim.
You can avoid the death sentence as a penalty to capital murder by arguing that;
Your criminal history alone does not provide enough justification that you could commit such an offense. Hence, you did not deserve such a penalty;
You were not in a position to assess the criminal nature of your actions;
You were emotionally or mentally disturbed while committing the offense. Thus, you acted out of stress or mental pressure.
1st Degree Murder; VA Code Section 18.2-32
You can be charged with 1st-degree murder if you kill another person through circumstances not covered under capital murder. However, the killing should have occurred through any of the following ways;
Starving, imprisoning, poisoning or lying the victim in waiting;
Premeditated, deliberate and intentional killing;
While attempting or committing rape, forcible sodomy, abduction, burglary or object sexual penetration.
1st-degree murder is a class 2 felony. Therefore, you face between 20 years and life imprisonment. In addition, you may be required to pay a maximum of 100,000 dollars as fine.
Your experienced Virginia criminal attorney can help you fight charges related to 1st-degree murder by claiming that you were defending yourself or others from danger, you are a victim of mistaken identity, or you were insane, hence, could not recognize the criminal nature of your act.
Second-degree murder is any murder that does not meet the condition for the capital and 1st-degree murder. Specifically, you are guilty of the offense if the killings;
Occurred or resulted from your carelessness or recklessness;
Were commissioned with a view/intent to kill or cause injuries to the alleged victim;
Occurred when you as the perpetrator was depraved and had no regard for human life;
Occurred during a heated moment commissioned with malice but with premeditation;
Occurred accidentally while you were committing a felonious crime besides arson, burglary, abduction, or robbery.
The penalties for second-degree murder range from 5 years to 40 years in a state correctional facility. In addition, you are required to pay fines not exceeding 100,000 dollars. Through your Virginia Criminal Attorney, you can defend yourself by claiming that;
You were mistakenly identified,
You were defending yourself or another person from imminent danger,
You were insane when committing the act,
You were intoxicated. The intoxication, however, needs to have occurred involuntarily.
VA Code Section the 18.2-32.1; Murder of a Pregnant Woman
You are guilty of the offense if you kill a pregnant woman deliberately, intentionally and without premeditation with an aim of killing the unborn. If you are convicted of the offense, you will face felony charges whose penalties include a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 40 years in the state prison.
Assault and Battery under VA Code Section 18.2-57
Virginia charges assault and battery under the same legal section. However, the two offenses are not the same. Precisely, assault refers to attempts or activities which in a way, inflict physical harm or fear of suffering physical harm on an individual. For simple assault, the prosecution has to prove that;
You attempted to cause or inflict harm on another person intentionally;
You intentionally acted in a way that was likely to inflict some fear of suffering physical harm on the victim.
The fear you inflicted needs to be reasonable for you to be convicted. That is, what you did must have the ability to frighten most people under the circumstance that the alleged victim was.
Simple assault is treated in Virginia as a class one misdemeanor. It carries a maximum of one year in county jail and a maximum fine of 2,500 dollars.
On the other hand, battery refers to actual physical contact with another person that is intentional and harmful. Like assault, the battery is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia and punished by a maximum of one year in county jail, and fines not exceeding 2,500 dollars. Through your attorney, you can refute the charges by claiming that the incident was accidental or the alleged victim consented to touch. Self-defense and mistaken identity can also act as defense strategies against the charges.
Find an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney Near Me
If you are charged with manslaughter in Virginia, you should not hesitate to look for a criminal defense attorney. This is because the penalties linked to the offense are severe, and you could potentially face more severe charges such as murder if there is enough evidence that come to light during the pretrial investigation. In Fairfax, VA and the greater Northern Virginia area, Virginia Criminal Attorney is one of the most experienced law firms and has a dedicated team that is ready to serve you professionally and satisfactorily. Call our Fairfax criminal lawyer at 703-718-5533 today to expedite the defense process.


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Elle Pérez's Poetic, Visceral Bodies
By Thora Siemsen
"Jóse Gabriel," 2017.
Photographs by Elle Pérez Courtesy / 47 Canal
Between 2002 and 2012, from the age of twelve, the photographer Elle Pérez (who uses the gender-neutral pronouns "they" and "them") shot more than twenty thousand photographs, often at punk shows in the Bronx, the borough where they were born and raised. Yet the final edit of Pérez's first solo show in New York, "In Bloom" (at 47 Canal Gallery, through April 8th), is an intimate suite of just nine images, depicting moments in the years since spent in more private spaces. In one photograph, titled "Wyley," a friend of Pérez's stands alone outside, their back against a wall, brandishing a red bandanna that obscures their face. The image evokes the handkerchief code, a system used by members of L.G.B.T.Q. communities of wearing colored bandannas in back pockets to indicate sexual fetishes. A red bandanna signals an interest in the practice of fisting, an act that is alluded to in Pérez's photo "Dick," in which a hand rests between a shadowed crotch, bloody residue drying above the knuckle into the shape of a tulip. Pérez's photographs contain these codes of queer desire, but, like Wyley's face, their meaning is largely obscured to the outside viewer.
"Ian," 2017.
Pérez lives in New York and teaches photography at Harvard and the Rhode Island School of Design; they also serve as dean at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and spend time in Puerto Rico visiting family, collaborating with other artists, and working with the grassroots community organization Casa Pueblo. Pérez, who identifies as trans, told me that they are interested in "this idea of making work where you are," of building a world wherever they bring their camera. "Queer love means making love out of new structures," the writer Larissa Pham, who collaborated with Pérez on text to accompany "In Bloom," writes. Several of the show's photographs were shot at the apartment of Pérez's partner, Ian, a sculptor based in Richmond, Virginia; one is from a waterfall in Maine that they visited together during summer. In the latter, called "Water Body," a droplet of water is suspended at the edge of swim trunks, while another falls and refracts sunlight between the wearer's legs. At the edge of the frame of "Soft Stone," barren branches from a tree in Central Park reflect in the water. Like all of the show's images, the scene prompts reflection while maintaining a remoteness. "Intimacy between lovers exists in the details—a bruise, a stain, eyelashes and drops of water," Pham writes. "These details weight the form; it is how ordinary objects become haloed and special."
"Dick," 2018.
"Stone Bloom," 2018.
Walking through "In Bloom" one afternoon, Pérez asked me if I'd seen the photography show "Peter Hujar: Speed of Life," at the Morgan Library & Museum. I replied that I had. Pérez told me that on Hujar's print of his famous image "Candy Darling on Her Deathbed," from 1973, he used a pre-digital form of retouching called "spotting" to make sure that Darling's face "was the brightest moment in the image." Spotting is a laborious process, and a risky one, as there is no reversing its effects on silver gelatin photography. Pérez told me that they admire the late Hujar for his boldness in risking his image in order to dignify his subject. Like Hujar, Pérez presents the trans body in a way that resists its prurient consumption. "In Bloom" makes public an appreciation of what happens in private, makes love enmeshed in the practice of making images.
"Wyley," 2017.
"Binder," 2015.
"Water Body," 2016.
"Soft Stone," 2015.
"Nicole," 2018.
Thora Siemsen is a writer living in New York City.
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Jessup Manufacturing Company Awards Paul S. Jessup Scholarships to Brianna Burgeson of Round Lake, Illinois and John-Paul Richardson of Chesapeake, Virginia
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Villainy 101 (with Arthas & Friends)
On January 15, 2010 By VrykerionIn Lore-y Stuff
Back before Wrath of the Lich King had even hit store shelves, Blizzard made a lot of talk about how it wanted to correct certain mistakes from The Burning Crusade. Blizzard, the ever evolving, was learning! This was something I've always admired in their dedication to the magnum opus of a MMO. Granted, not everyone enjoys every single change (Insert: Catering to the casuals! DKs are OP!) but the fact that they try is more than some companies can say (I'm still waiting for my Ultimate Doom on Xbox 360 to get patched to NOT crash at the end of Episode 2.) but one of their most boastful changes to WotLK from BC was fixing the issue with Illidan (who I'll probably get around to talking about at some point) and make sure that Arthas is an upfront villain from the get-go. That Arthas would be a constant presence as we went through Northrend. However, at some point during this Arthas became a mustache-twirling evil-overlord-list-breaking villain that Snively Whiplash would frown at.
Don't believe me? Don't remember? In Denial? Here. Let's count how many times Arthas shows up, and does absolutely nothing to stop our heroes:
1) Howling Fjords: Three times. Once in the early quests where you find King Ymiron's slumbering body and essentially lets us kill his wife so we can have a boss in Utgarde Pinnacle. Also, in said Utgarde Pinnacle, where he sicks Svala Sorrowgrave on us. And of course, in the Alliance only quest 'Echo of Ymiron', which is the only time that if you pester him, he WILL kill you. Personally. Instantly. Which makes every other time seem even worse in comparison.
2) Borean Tundra: Granted, this time it was just the Image of the Lich King that appears in the Last Rites quest. But ultimately it follows suit with the majority of encounters with him. "You handle them. Don't fail me. I'm outtie."
3) Dragonblight: He shows up in the quest 'The Power to Destroy' within the 'Shadow realm' or something which is HIS domain as he puts it. This is the beginning of the long long trend of "Join me willingly or in death, but you will join me. Ha ha. Bye!" And of course, the infamous Wrathgate encounter where he kills Saurfang Jr. in a single blow (So one of the Horde's greatest is like insta-snatch that soul, but us? Yea, he's gonna taunt us and wait for our souls… I still dunno why.)
4) Zul'Drak: Be it Draktharon Keep or on top of the floating citadel at the end of Drakuru chain, both times his generally impression is that he'll leave you be for now. But soon! Yes, SOON! He will kill you. And you'll be his. SOON!
5) Icecrown: Okay, he's all over this place, but most of them are flashbacks to previous points in his life. The big ones are as follows: The Crusaders Coliseum. Shows up. Breaks the floor. Lets Anub'arak fight you while he leaves. (Tirion does NOTHING) The Halls of Reflection. He chases you. Slowly. Very slowly. Then is stopped by falling rocks. (They are SO heavy) and of course, after Tirion cuts Arthas' heart in half. Casts a very slow spell and gives you ample time to GTFO.
Honestly, a lot of people are shocked by how quick Arthas went from Bad Ass to Annoyance in this expansion. It's not hard to see why. There is a subtle art to being a master villain. And there are faults with both Illidan and Arthas in this manner. The keyword to this is "presence." Presence does not necessarily mean seeing said villain at every single little turn. It's often just knowing the villain's hands are at work. The Borean Tundra alliance chain did a great job with this. Not only were the alliance defending against the Nerubians at their front door, but the thralls of the Lich King were also penetrating within.
(Spoilers to follow for anyone who hasn't made it to 68+ on the Alliance side of things) Ultimately, your tasked with uncovering a massive conspiracy within the Alliance ranks at Valiance Keep. Namely, it turns out that many of the people in town are actually undercover agents for the Cult of the Damned (Who were WAY under utilized in this expansion). The conspiracy leads all the way to the top as it turns out in the end that the Counselor Talbot, the man in charge of Valiance Keep, is actually a San'Layn named Valanar, whom the Lich King entrusted with disrupting matters on the Alliance side of things as well as ensuring the Holy powers of the Draenei were kept out of the fight in Northrend (Several Draenei paladins are in his office in Valiance Keep protesting this).
Wow! Doesn't that storyline sound epic! It is. It's one of the first impressions an Alliance player will have in Northrend. And for the majority of it, the Lich King isn't even SEEN. But you'll be damned if you don't know that he's the one pulling the strings. He does show up at the end, but it wasn't really necessary. Valanar simply mentioning his name would have sufficed. But Blizzard felt the need to put The Lich King IN YO' FACE! at so many points in quests that he hardly seemed a threat. Namely because he would never do anything but taunt you and walk away.
He just doesn't seem to be a real threat. Often sending his lackies to do the dirty work and then cursing them when they fail. Honestly, I think it would have been better if we never SAW Arthas until the Wrathgate. (The exception to this being the Death Knight start zone) And after the Wrathgate we didn't see him again till the Halls of Reflection. (The exception to this being the Flashbacks) Imagine how much of an impact his image would provoke then!
But the important part to making that work, would be to make sure that his PRESENCE was felt. The Lich King's agents are many, and not all are obvious. The Cult of the Damned are proof that the Lich King's servants aren't always obvious. The Vrykul's worship of the nameless "Death God" also was a nice touch. It wasn't that it was hard to connect the Death God to Arthas, but it wasn't blatantly obvious either (Especially once Yogg-Saron started to show HIS influence as well). Illidan also had too little of this, by the time you could connect the various going on's with Illidan you were pretty much in Shadowmoon Valley. There was little to connect Illidan to the Fel Orcs in Hellfire, or to the Naga in Zangarmarsh, or even the Blood Elves in Netherstorm. And even if you could connect them by some affiliation, you didn't really understand why.
I'm not exactly sure what Illidan had to gain from the Naga draining the water out from the various lakes in Zangarmarsh. In fact, Illidan's whole 'Plan' seemed to be missing. So even as I eventually pieced together the who, I never understood the why. With the Lich King, you understand his plan. To cast the world into undeath. We don't really get the why there either. Originally, Nerzhul did this at the demand of the Burning Legion. But all I can gather now is that he just plain out hates the living. But you know what, I'm fine with that. That's on par with the Wicked Witch of the West or Sauron. You don't need to have a long, psychological motivation to be a good villain. You do need a motivation though. Illidan didn't seem to have one. In fact, Illidan never struck me as evil. Just constantly getting into bad situations and making wrong decisions. But never evil. That's why The Burning Crusade never made sense to me. I couldn't figure out what we were supposed to be fighting and why.
Ultimately, Arthas' biggest fault was the classic bully move. He talked big, but rarely ever lived up to the hype. If he operated from the shadows, we never would know the threats, only the actions. Making him an actual threat to the people of Azeroth. Well, in the end, here's hoping for some interesting storytelling with Deathwing in Cataclysm. (After all, his stories not NEARLY as well known as Arthas and Illidan, who were featured in WC3.)
Well, that's all from me this week. No it's less funny. But so was my Death Knight rant. But this is that one 'Odd' thing in this expansion that's been bugging me and I had to get it off my chest. Don't worry, next week is the return to the funny. 😀 Till then, stay sane! 'Cause titan's know I'm not anymore.
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