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Asia, Middle East
The Philippines and Turkey: A Partnership Made in Multipolar Heaven
The oceans, history and very different cultures have separated The Philippines and Turkey for obvious enough reasons, but it is the less obvious but nevertheless very compelling realities of the 21st century that ought to create a history making Phil-Turk partnership.
The economies of both nations have grown at incredibe rates in recent yeas. At the end of 2017, President Duterte's first full year in office, The Philippines had an economic growth rate of 6.9%, nearly tied with the much smaller Laos at 7% for the fastest growing economies in East/South East Asia. At the close of what many falsely described as a geopolitically turbulent 2017 for Turkey, the economy grew a staggering 11.1% and currently boasts the fourth fastest growing economy in the world.
Considering the remarkably different topography of the two nations, both have sustained their economic growth in surprisingly similar ways. For both countries, infrastructural investment has been a key factor. In The Philippines, President Duterte's 'Build, Build, Build!' programme has seen the country working on the construction of new highways and roads, airports, shipping ports, energy facilities, mass transit heavy and light rail, new buildings and spaces, as well as projects to improve micro-environments throughout the country. All the while, The Philippines has become the number one investment spot on the planet according to a recent survey from US News and World Report.
In Turkey, President Erdogan has overseen massive rejuvenation, constructions and 'clean-up' projects throughout Turkey's large cities while with the help of Ankara's Russian partner, Turkey's first ever nuclear power plant will be online by 2023. Additionally the Russo-Turkish Turk Stream 2 pipeline looks to create a new efficient route for Russian gas into the eastern Mediterranean and ultimately to all of Europe.
"Eastern" pivots
While the internal political systems of Turkey and The Philippines are operationally quite different, both President Erdogan in Turkey and President Duterte in The Philippines have worked against tremendous odds to change the geopolitical trajectory of their countries. Prior to Erdogan, Turkey was a rather inert member of a wider western alliance. Today, Turkey works closely with Russia and Iran, while Ankara's participation in China's One Belt–One Road trading initiative remains strong and is growing stronger.
Likewise, under Duterte, The Philippines has abandoned its post-colonial mentality of effective servitude to the US and is accruing partnerships with both the Chinese and Russian superpowers as well as becoming a vital partner with fellow ASEAN members. Both Duterte and Erdogan have worked to put historic disputes to rest. In the case of Erdogan, what could have been another Russo-Turkish war at the end of 2015 after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border, turned into an opportunity to ultimately embark on a wholesale reevaluation of ties which has led to an important partnership for peace through prosperity. In The Philippines, Duterte's renunciation of hostility as a means of solving the disputes in the South China Sea has led both countries to engage in what Duterte calls a "co-ownership" endeavour wherein China and The Philippines will work cooperatively to exploit the resources of the Sea.
While The Philippines and Turkey have both pivoted towards 'eastern' partners at the expense of their old stagnant western alliances, crucially neither Erdogan nor Duterte have shut doors to the west, they have simply both insisted that western partners treat Turkey and The Philippines with respect. Thus far, this has led to western countries rallying towards the PKK aligned YPG terrorist group (the PKK being Turkey's version of the NAP), while western countries continue to make weapons sales to The Philippines difficult, leading Duterte to turn to other partners for security matters, including to Russia. Likewise, while both Erdogan and Duterte remain popular at home, in the west, both democratically elected leaders are portrayed as 'dictators'.
How to capitalism on the similarities?
The most logical step for The Philippines to take in order to turn the political and economic similarities between the two countries into something meaningful for both, is to spearhead an ASEAN-Turkey free trade agreement. Turkey already has a free trade agreement with the even more geographically remote Caribbean Community (CARICOM), while Turkey and South Korea have bilateral free trade agreements. An ASEAN-Turkey free trade agreement would open up large and important international markets to producers and consumers on each side of the agreement and for The Philippines in particular, it could allow for a widely increased trade regiment to eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern markets to which The Philippines has far too little connectivity.
Turkey is fast turning into an economic colossus and in future years will almost certainly be transformed from a net receiver of foreign investment into a country that itself invests in developing economies.In respect of the Middle East and Africa, this is already the case.
The Philippines and Turkey could work on bilateral businesses exchange initiatives wherein Turkish businesses are allowed to set up base in The Philippines and Philippine businesses and business people are allowed to do the same in Turkey. This could be a boost to the growth potential of medium sized businesses in both countries and would likely pave the way for future large scale investment projects as both economies become more geo-economically assertive over the next 5 to 10 years.
President Duterte has made it a priority to diversify the security partnership of The Philippines, something which was for decades necessary due to the lopsided US-Philippine security relationship. The result has been Russia gifting the country free weapons, Japan gifting free emergency vehicles, while at the end of 2017, China and the Philippines signed a defence industry pact, which itself has helped pave the way for historic agreements regarding a renunciation of hostilities in the South China Sea.
Some Filipinos are worried that Duterte is merely shifting one superpower umbrella, that of the US, to the increasingly joint superpower umbrella of China and Russia. These fears, many of which are talking points for the anti-Duterte yellow media are categorically misplaced as both Russia and China take a hands-off/respectful approach to security partnerships vis-a-vis what Duterte has referred to as the 'strings attached' model of the US and its western partners.
That being said, the more diversity one has in terms of security partnerships – the better. Turkey has sown a readiness to expand its security partnerships and cooperative projects to the wider global south. For Turkey, this has meant increased involvement in Africa, including in Sudan where Ankara is re-building the old Ottoman port at Suakin. As China and The Philippines look forward to intensified trading relations in respect of One Belt–One Road and as Turkey pivots its trading endeavours towards One Belt–One Road, a Phil-Turk security cooperation arrangement could be economically and geopolitically beneficial for both sides.
Whatever one's view of the recent events in the Middle East, Turkey's army is now more battle hardened than at any time since the early 20th century and its therefore an asset to any would be partner, whether Qatar, Sudan or possibly The Philippines. Likewise, as the NPA insurgency in The Philippines operates on a similar basis to the PKK insurgency in Turkey, both countries could share their expertise on how to fight a similar threat. With President Duterte keen on making peace with Moro rebels in Mindanao, a goal which looks increasingly likely due to Duterte's federalist approach, it would be a great geopolitical asset for both countries to see Muslim majority Turkey forming a security partnership with a Catholic majority Philippines that itself has fought both secular and Islamist terrorists in recent decades, but which under Duterte is close to curtailing the dangers of both.
Finally, a Phil-Turk security cooperation partnership would help balance Manila's historic relations with the US against currently important security ties with Russia and China. Turkey is clearly embracing its Eurasian history as is demonstrable in respect of its eastern pivot, but as a country that is still technically part of the NATO alliance, the US could say little about a Phil-Turk relationship without further embarrassing itself over the 'loss' of subservient leaders in both Manila and Ankara.
Finally there is the power of culture. Because Turks and Filipinos have had little exposure to one another's culture, this is all the more reason to set up cross-cultural events throughout major cities in both countries. The power of cultural exchange is a vital tool in convincing ordinary people that there is something at stake in further bilateral economic, security and geopolitical cooperation. There is nothing to lose and everything to gain from intensifying currently negligible cultural ties between The Philippines and Turkey.
At a personal level, as two leaders that western elites love to hate, both Duterte and Erdogan would probably have a great deal to say to one another. Both men are very different in their approach to politics, but in spite of different political styles, both have become towering figures in the politics of their nation. As both countries grow economically and form partnerships with many of the same nations, including Russia and China, this should be the moment for both counties to seize the moment and begin working towards a partnership that could be greatly beneficial to both sides.
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A recent study in California shows that kids going to public Charter Schools achieve much higher test scores than kids going to regular public schools. This may be because Charter Schools are usually run by separate Boards more responsible to kid's parents than the normal school board. And, it is easier to hire and fire teachers in a Charter School than teacher union dominated regular public schools. No doubt, parents who choose to send their children to Charter Schools are probably more involved in the day to day running of the school, as well.
So why on earth is New York's new Socialist Mayor Bill DeBlasio out to destroy Charter Schools in New York City even though mostly minority parents are begging him to back off. The answer is simple. Teacher Unions fear and hate Charter Schools because they have less say and power related to the running of these schools. DeBlasio could care less about the education of these mostly minority kids that benefit from New York City Charter Schools because DeBlasio, like all Socialists, including Obama, are owned, lock and barrel by the Teacher Unions.
We need to go the rest of the way by providing School Vouchers to inner city parents with kids in failing public schools. These parents should not only have the right to choose public Charter Schools; but also private schools. The state money should follow the kid whenever and wherever the kid is in a public school that is providing a lousy education. The rich and upper middle class, including most politicians, already have the means to send their kids to great schools, either because they can afford to live in areas with good public schools, or they can afford private schools. If we are going to break the cycle of poverty, poor parents should have the same right. It is time to do what is in the best interest of the children, rather than allowing Teacher Unions to hold these inner city kids hostage to benefit Teacher Union bosses.


Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, -2006; Alphabetical file; Bush, George W., Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, 2006 . 2006. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss859430052/.
Parks, R. (2006) Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, -2006; Alphabetical file; Bush, George W., Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, 2006 . [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss859430052/.
Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, -2006; Alphabetical file; Bush, George W., Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, 2006 . 2006. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss859430052/>.


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When APRIME, the emcee of the well-respected hip-hop group AUTOMatic, decided to drop a solo project that sounded almost nothing like the music he'd become known for…and under the name 3099…fans of the emcee admittedly scratched their heads. The music on AUTOMatic Presents 3099 is infused with drum & bass, house, electronic funk, live instrumentation, and R&B; instead of boom bap and soul sample era hip-hop beats. But, thankfully, the fans gave the music a chance and allowed APRIME out of the walls he was previously boxed within…and the project has flourished.


Now that you can turn any Mac into a Touch Bar by plugging in Duet, we wanted to shed some light on the best ways to use touch bar.
For users that use their iPad to draw, the touch bar is one of the most compelling features. It allows you to change brush size, colors, and much more without having to go back to your keyboard or computer.
Add that in with duet's intuitive gestures and touch, and you have a compelling and natural drawing experience.
Plenty of musicians love to use duet because it gives them more screen space, whether to perform live or produce music in the studio. With touch bar, you now have touch optimized controls depending on the context.
Even more, you can use multi touch to intuitively apply multiple filters and modifications at the same time in real time using just the touch screen.
Similar to music apps, utilizing multi touch is one of the most natural ways to interact with a media project. With duet you could already do that on the screen, but with touch bar, you have an interface specifically optimized for your fingers.
This is a great experience for scrubbing, pulling up menus, or making modifications quickly while you are using the viewer on the iPad.
When you're in the zone, you want to do one thing: write. It can be quite frustrating to move the mouse around, make changes to fonts, colors, etc. when you are trying to pour your thoughts out.
That's why we recommend using duet with an external keyboard and touch bar. Using touch, you can jump around to any part of the display and make quick edits. With the keyboard, you have only the words to type to worry about. And now with touch bar, you can make complex changes to the document with a simple tap...and get back to writing.
When you're working you want to work fast. The entire premise of duet is being able to do more, and touch bar for productivity apps help you achieve that.
Letting the developer pull up common actions that you can tap as you're typing allows you to work faster and accomplish whatever it is you are trying to do. Faster.
Chatting with friends is meant to be fun and light hearted. Pulling up an emoji with a mouse movement and several precise clicks is objectively not so.
Touch bar here allows you to communicate in a more friendly way.
A to-do list or planning app is meant for organization. But eventually, you have to get back to work, and touch bar is going to help you do that faster.
We've used OmniFocus & Calendar with touch bar and it is a truly beautiful experience. Being able to move faster in the app and figure out what is most important & urgent quickly can't be underestimated.
Anything that can make a to-do list or planning app better or easier to use is going to make sure you stick to the organization system, helping you out in the long run.
We hoped you liked our recommendations and can see different ways the touch bar can help your workflow. If you want to check it out, you can enable it in duet today.


Hand-cutting all the glass petals.
The three flowers coming along. Here I was deciding on the colors for the centers as well as for the backgrounds.
All the glass circles in the center of each flower were hand cut with my steal flat head tile nippers.
Each mosaic is being adhered to a white board to help preserve the luminosity of the glass.
Grouting all three at once!
I am in awe of your talent. I have become obsessed with learning your style of mosaics. I like the concept of hand cutting, but man is it time consuming. Oddly though, relaxing. I have ambitiously started a landscape mosaic. I can't afford one of your originals, so I have emulated your style. (I hope you do not mind) I have wanted one over my couch in my living room and just figured I would try and make one. I have recently started working with stained glass and my husband has purchased me all the handy dandy tools. I enjoy the escape and have been crafty and artistic all my life. I cannot wait for it to be finished. I really hope it turns out nice. Thank you so much for your inspiration and you wonderful step by step blogs. It helps newbies like me get the hand of things!
Thanks so so much! I am happy to hear that you have found inspiration in my work and that it has pushed you to try something new! Your landscape project sounds ambitious and exciting =) I don't mind if you work to emulate my style in your work as long as you don't copy it any particular image directly. I like it when people are inspired by what I do but also push themselves a little bit further and add their own flair to it - I find that its more rewarding for everyone this way. Best of Luck and thanks for the comment!
Turned out fantastic. Grouting my least favorite part.... lol...and you look happy doing it!!!


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Runway Identification
Runway Confusion
3 The Take Off Case
4 The Landing Case
5 The Common Feature
6 Defences
7 Accidents and Incidents
Positive Runway Identification is usually described as the unequivocal association of a runway with its correct identity prior to landing on it, prior to taxiing onto it in a fixed wing aircraft, hover taxiing over it in a rotary wing aircraft or entering it as a vehicle driver.
Accident and incident reports show that misidentification of runways by pilots - and sometimes by vehicle drivers too - can be a significant factor in both accidents and serious incidents in which a runway collision risk was created. The unintended use or otherwise attempted use of parallel taxiways for both take off and landing has in the past been at least as common as Wrong Runway Use. In extreme cases, large aircraft on public transport flights have been landed on runways that are not even at the right airport. Runway misidentification can result in a runway incursion or a runway overrun and may lead to the use of a taxiway or an incorrect runway for take off or landing. Ultimately a collision with another aircraft, a vehicle or ground obstructions can create the conditions for a fatal accident.
The Take Off Case
A typical take off case involves a departing aircraft lining up on a parallel taxiway after being cleared to do so on the adjacent runway. There are also cases of aircraft lining up on the runway edge lights in the mistaken belief that they were runway centreline lights and, since this error can be difficult for ATC to detect, then making a take off on this false alignment. Such errors usually occur either in restricted visibility or at night. See, for example, A332, Abu Dhabi UAE, 2012, A319, Las Vegas NV USA, 2006, AT72, Dresden Germany, 2002 and B738, Oslo Gardermoen Norway, 2005 which all occurred at night. However,the serious incident A320, Oslo Norway, 2010 occurred when a take off from the same parallel taxiway as the one involved in the 2005 incident was made in daylight in the presence of frozen deposits on the manoeuvring surfaces. Norway was somewhat unusual at that time in mandating the use of surface markings which were contrary to the ICAO Standard usually encountered. This was apparently a state-wide response to the perceived difficulties with standard white markings in the winter period when a 'back to blacktop' policy for removal of frozen deposits is frequently considered to be an impracticable objective. Modification of this policy so that the main international airports (only) in Norway are ICAO-compliant has since been re-considered.
Less often, and usually in the presence of complex airport layouts, a runway parallel or nearly parallel to that authorised is inadvertently used for take off - see for example B732, Seattle WA USA, 2006. If a wrong runway is involved and it is closed or partially closed for Runway Maintenance, then the eventual outcome, if the line up error is undetected, can be a collision with obstructions - see for example B744, Taipei Taiwan, 2000. More often, a take off from a parallel taxiway is (just) successful, albeit with considerably reduced margins of safety which leave no margin for unexpected occurrences during the take off roll - see for example A343, Hong Kong China, 2010 and A343, Anchorage AK USA, 2002.
The Landing Case
The most typical landing case involves a landing on a taxiway parallel to the correct runway, by day or by night. See for example B734, Palembang Indonesia, 2008, B732, London Gatwick UK, 1993 and B739, Akita Japan, 2007. Less often another runway at the same airport is inadvertently used; even less often, an approach - and sometimes even a landing - is made to runway with a similar orientation in the vicinity of the extended centerline of the correct runway, but at a different airport, is used, see for example B733, vicinity Belfast Aldergrove UK, 2006. A few cases where aircraft landed on a runway at the wrong airport have occurred, see for example A320, Ballykelly Northern Ireland UK, 2006.
The Common Feature
Almost all occurrences where the correct runway was not positively identified have been because of complacency in visual acquisition. Such a failure most frequently occurs when a paved surface near to the correct with the same or a similar orientation is selected. However, an exception is the fatal accident which resulted from the use of an incorrect runway for take off in 2006, see CRJ1, Lexington KY USA, 2006.
In most departure cases and almost all landing cases, visual reference is not restricted and there is simply a complete absence of any attempt at positive runway identification. Most documented occurrences have involved multi-crew aircraft, which indicates an additional failure of the effectiveness of cross monitoring by the pilot designated as PM. Incidents involving operations in restricted forward visibility occasionally feature in the take off case, but it appears that the more rigorous procedures and heightened flight crew awareness of the scope for inadvertent error which apply in these circumstanced are generally an effective mitigation against increased risk.
Pre flight briefing should include a review of airport layouts with which one or both pilots are not wholly familiar with.
Flight Crew and vehicle drivers should ensure that they maintain progressive position awareness whilst undertaking ground movement. For aircraft taking off, a check for the correct take off position by alignment alone cannot provide assurance that the aircraft is on the correct runway (although of course a check against the correct Instrument Landing System (ILS) LLZ display - can).
Flight crew should at all times ensure that the cross monitoring by the pilot designated as PM of the actions of the PF is effective, both in respect of detection and response. Similar vigilance and where necessary response should be exercised by supernumerary crew members occupying flight deck seats for take off and landing.
If a straight-in precision approach is expected to be flown to or near to DA before the required viusual reference for a landing is obtained, then an extra check that any radio aid frequency being used is tuned and identified as corresponding to that for the correct runway.
If an offset ILS, any non precision approach (NPA), a circling approach or an entirely visual approach is being flown, the approach briefing should include discussion of how positive runway identification will be accomplished.
Runway Lighting is coloured completely differently to Taxiway Lighting and should provide a normally alert flight crew with an opportunity to distinguish one from the other.
Since runway edge lighting is spaced differently to any runway centreline lighting, line up with reference to the edge lighting should be avoidable.
If ATC have surface movement radar or more sophisticated equipment to track aircraft ground movements, this can prevent an error in runway identification from having a serious consequence. If time permits or if there is are any indications of position uncertainty in respect of a particular aircraft, especially in restricted forward visibility conditions, then active aircraft ground position monitoring is especially valuable prior to the issue of a take off clearance. Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System can additionally provide a range of alerts where an aircraft fails to follow its issued clearance or it has been given an inappropriate ATC clearance.
The addition of Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) functionality to 'standard' GPWS/TAWS provides a direct means of confirming that runway identification is correct.
SKYbrary contains reports on the following events that the use of the wrong active runway:
A320, Ballykelly Northern Ireland UK, 2006 (On 29 March 2006, an Eirjet Airbus 320 was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Liverpool to Londonderry Airport in Northern Ireland for Ryanair in daylight. At 8nm from LDY, the operating crew reported that they were having problems with the ILS glideslope on approach to Runway 26. They judged that they were too high to carry out a safe landing from the ILS approach and requested permission from ATC to carry out a visual approach. The aircraft, with the commander as PF, then flew a right hand descending orbit followed by a visual circuit from which it landed. Upon landing, the crew were advised by Londonderry ATC, who had had the aircraft in sight when it called Finals and had then cleared it to land that they had, in fact, landed at Ballykelly airfield, a military helicopter base 5nm to the east-north-east of Londonderry.)
Wrong Runway Use
Landing without ATC Clearance
Runway Incursion and Airport Design
Parallel Runway Operation
European Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions, Appendix D - Flight Crew Best Practices
ICAO Doc 9870 App B - Best Practices on the Flight Deck
Identification Techniques to Reduce Confusion Between Taxiways and Adjacent Runways, J. W. Patterson, Jr., R. N. Frierson, September 2007.
Engineering Brief No. 72A - Positive Identification Of Runways For Landing, FAA, November 2007.
SAFO 17010: Incorrect Airport Surface Approaches and Landings, 2017
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Runway Excursion

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1. H.R.360 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (Introduced 01/23/2013) Cosponsors: (301) Committees: House - Financial Services Latest Action: 05/24/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-11. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
2. H.J.Res.113 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (Introduced 03/27/2014) Cosponsors: (147) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions) Tracker:
3. H.J.Res.56 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 08/01/2013) Cosponsors: (176) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions) Tracker:
4. H.J.Res.43 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] (Introduced 05/09/2013) Cosponsors: (105) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 03/12/2014 Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, a bill originally introduced by Representative Robert Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of... (All Actions) Tracker:
5. H.Res.221 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] (Introduced 05/17/2013) Cosponsors: (36) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce Latest Action: House - 06/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions) Tracker:
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Ravalli County Considers Placing Menorah in Front of Courthouse
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This week, Ravalli County Commissioners discussed putting a menorah on public property for Hanukkah. Rabbi Barry Nash asked the commissioners for the menorah and explains his view of the meeting.
"The purpose of the meeting was to request that we have a menorah be lit in front of the courthouse, in front of the county office," Nash said. "We are a Judeo-Christian society in which we embrace each other and their beliefs and their ways... I think it's a beautiful thing to have a menorah lit in one more location. The conversation went, in my view, very well."
There was discussion about whether lawsuits might arise if the menorah was allowed or refused and also if it would be practical to open up public property to various churches during the holidays. Nash says he never considered a lawsuit
"I'm surprised that they even thought that I wanted to bring them to court," Nash said. "I have no intention at all to bring Ravalli County to court and I won't do that, even if they say no. About having it on public property There's a menorah lit, right in front of the White House every single year, there are menorah's lit on many, many public properties, and Ravalli County should be no different."
Commissioners were not prepared to open up the County Courthouse for the menorah, but a menorah will be going up at the Ravalli County fairgrounds. Nash says he will be working to bring menorahs to more Montana counties next year, including Missoula.
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So we can make some changes that students have asked for, the Student Centre and Library will be closed for maintenance for a short two week period. The Student Centre will be closed on Saturday 23 July and will re-open to students on Monday 8 August.
We asked students what we could do to improve the services that we offer in the college. Students told us that they would like more private space to speak with advisers about which courses to choose and what financial support is available. As a result of this feedback we are creating two purpose built rooms where students can meet with advisers in the Student Centre.
We will also be upgrading our library catalogue and re-ordering all resources in the Student Centre and starting to showcase student artwork throughout the centre.
• Information, advice and guidance will be available from the First Floor Student Lounge from 12-7pm in July and 12-5:30pm in August. An Adviser will be available to speak to you about financial support for your studies.
• Use of IT equipment / a place to study: our partnership with Holborn Library continues and Build students can use any of the nine London Borough of Camden Libraries, all you need to do is show your enrolment receipt on arrival. Holborn Library is the closest library to Build and is located on 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PA. Click here for more info.
• Returning books: Return dates on stock that fall within the closed period still apply and you can return your books by using the drop bin outside the Student Centre on the mezzanine floor. You can also renew online or by phoning us on 020 7492 2666.
From 4 July until 19 August, the café will be open from 9:30am to 6:30pm with a summer menu serving coffees, teas, soft drinks, snacks and cakes. The café will be closed between 20 August and 19 September.
We look forward to seeing you in the Student Centre on Monday 8 August, and apologies for any inconvenience while we make further improvements to the Centre.


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Q: Using VBA code to change a check box from no to yes I've created a button in an MS access form to create a prepopulated email. as part of this some of the fields on the form change. the only field that doesn't do what I want it to is a checkbox.
could someone tell me what I haven't done correctly please? I've tried using yes and true instead of 0.1, none of which work so I think I'm not defining "transferredTick" correctly.
Private Sub TransferDanRBTN_Click()

    Dim RecordID As Variant
    Dim Title As Variant
    Dim FirstName As Variant
    Dim LastName As Variant
    Dim Address1 As Variant
    Dim Address2 As Variant
    Dim Town As Variant
    Dim County As Variant
    Dim Postcode As Variant
    Dim EmailAddress As Variant
    Dim HomePhone As Variant
    Dim MobilePhone As Variant
    Dim CurrentInsurer As Variant
    Dim PolicyMembers As Variant
    Dim CPMonthlyPremium As Variant
    Dim PaymentFrequency As Variant
    Dim CPOutpatientCover As Variant
    Dim CPExcessAmount As Variant
    Dim CPNotes As Variant
    Dim Notes As Variant
    Dim AssignedLGAgent As Variant
    Dim TransferredTick As Variant
    Dim objOutlook As Object
    Dim objEmail As Object

With Forms("RecordViewerF")
    RecordID = !RecordID
    Title = !Title.Column(1)
    FirstName = !FirstName
    LastName = !LastName
    Address1 = !Address1
    Address2 = !Address2
    Town = !Town
    County = !County
    Postcode = !Postcode
    EmailAddress = !EmailAddress
    HomePhone = !HomePhone
    MobilePhone = !MobilePhone
    CurrentInsurer = !CurrentInsurer.Column(1)
    PolicyMembers = !PolicyMembers.Column(1)
    CPMonthlyPremium = !CPMonthlyPremium
    PaymentFrequency = !PaymentFrequency.Column(1)
    CPOutpatientCover = !CPOutpatientCover.Column(1)
    CPExcessAmount = !CPExcessAmount.Column(1)
    TransferredTick = !TransferredTick
    CPNotes = !CPNotes
    Notes = !Notes
    AssignedLGAgent = !AssignedLGAgent.Column(1)

    Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set objEmail = objOutlook.CreateItem(0)

    With objEmail
    .To = "@intelligentpmi.co.uk; @intelligentpmi.co.uk; @intelligentpmi.co.uk"
    .Subject = RecordID & ", " & Title & " " & LastName & ", from: " & AssignedLGAgent & " (automated transfer email)"
    .HTMLBody = "<p>" & "Name: " & Title & " " & FirstName & " " & LastName & "<p>" & "Address: " & "<p>" & Address1 & "<p>" & Address2 & "<p>" & Town & "<p>" & County & "<p>" & Postcode & "<p>" & "Home: " & HomePhone & "<p>" & "Mobile: " & MobilePhone & "<p>" & "Email Address: " & EmailAddress & "<p>" & "Insurer: " & CurrentInsurer & "<p>" & "Policy Members: " & PolicyMembers & "<p>" & "Premium: " & CPMonthlyPremium & " " & PaymentFrequency & "<p>" & "Outpatient Level: " & CPOutpatientCover & "<p>" & "Excess: " & CPExcessAmount & "<p>" & "Policy Notes: " & CPNotes & "<p>" & "ContactNotes: " & Notes
    .Display

    End With
     Set objEmail = Nothing
     Set objOutlook = Nothing

     LGOutcome = 2
     SalesAdvisor = 1
     OriginalTransferDate = Now()
     TransferredTick = 0.1

End With

End Sub

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The Dickinson College 2011 Local Food Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 9th 2011 at 6pm! This fund raising event supports our regional Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign and is sure to tempt your taste buds! We are excited to announce that this year's local food dinner will host Anna Lappe, daughter of Frances Moore Lappe and international advocate on issues relating to "sustainability, food politics, globalization, and social change" as the evening keynote.Please join us for our annual celebration of food, farmers, and building community!
A vibrant farmers' market will precede the dinner event in the Holland Union Building lobby from 3pm to 6pm! This event is FREE. A suggested donation of $15 – $20 is requested. For more information and to reserve or purchase a ticket, please contact farm@dickinson.edu or call 717-245-1969.


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STATEMENT FROM ECONOMISTS IN RESPONSE TO JOHN MCDONNELL'S CRITICS
The Shadow Chancellor and the government's debt interest payments.
Andrew Neil of the BBC Politics programme recently challenged the Shadow Chancellor,
John McDonnell on the likely cost in interest payments of additional public borrowing. He suggested that current debt interest payments are estimated at £49 billion, and rising.
His use of £49 billion was misleading, as it included £9bn owed by the Treasury to the Bank of England (BoE). Because the Bank is part of the public sector, £9bn is in effect owed by government to itself, as the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) explains.1The government's debt interest payments are therefore just £40bn.
But the £40 billion is not meaningful in isolation. It is best understood as a share of the UK's national income or GDP. This amounts to just 2% of GDP – a historically low share of the national 'cake'. This is remarkably low, given the costs (debt) incurred by the government to bail out the private financial system after the 2007-9 global financial crisis, and given Britain's falling wages which reduce government tax revenues. Above all, given the slowest economic recovery on record.
In 1987/88 when Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson was stoking an unsustainable boom, debt interest (see the OBR's databank on public finances here) was at virtually the same level as the OBR estimates it is today – circa £40 billion (in 2016/17 constant prices). When the Tories left office in 1996/7 debt interest payments were again at the same level as estimated today – £40 billion (also in 2016/17 constant prices).
But there is a stark difference between the period of Lawson's boom, the Conservative
government of 1996/ 1997 and Britain in 2017. Today the nation is struggling to recover
from the devastating effects of a global financial crisis, and for ten years has suffered falling wages and incomes, the dismantling and defunding of vital public services and with it, the loss of the' social wage'. And thanks to austerity, this has been the slowest economic recovery from a slump in history.
Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were relaxed about
spending close to £40bn on debt interest payments at a time of prosperity. Today we face ongoing economic weakness, the rise of populism and the possibility of a major economic shock posed by Brexit in 2019. In these circumstances, neither Labour (nor indeed the current government) should be deterred from borrowing for productive investment. especially at a time when interest rates are historically very low. 2
1 See the Office for Budget Responsibility on Debt interest: "The Bank holds lots of gilts and is part of the public sector, so the interest paid by central government on those gilts does not actually leave the public sector."
2 For example, just over a week ago, on the 16th November 2017, sales of the 1.25% 10 year-gilt was over-subscribed 2.3 times. See DMO notice of that date. Increased public investment in productive activity will expand our nation's income and with it, government tax revenues. By so doing public investment will enlarge the economic 'cake' and help bring down future debt interest payments as a share of GDP.
Signed by:
Professor John Weeks, coordinator Progressive Economists Group & SOAS University of
Lord Meghnad Desai, London School of Economics
Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University New York
Professor Frances Stewart, director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human
Security and Ethnicity, Oxford University
Professor Ozlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, Director of Greenwich Political Economy
Research Centre , University of Greenwich
Professor Daniela Gabor, UWE, Bristol
Professor Trevor Evans, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Berlin School of Economics and
Law, Germany
Professor James K. Galbraith, University of Texas, Austin
Professor Prem Sikka University of Essex Business School
Yanis Varoufakis, economist
Dr Jo Michell, UWE, Bristol
Andy Ross FAcSS, Visiting Professor, Birkbeck University of London
Ann Pettifor, director Policy Research in Macroeconomics
Jeanette Findlay, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Glasglow
Alfredo Saad SOAS University of London
Marco Veronese Passarella, Economics Division, Leeds University Business School
Leslie Huckfield, Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
Hassan Hakimian, SOAS University of London
Dr. Suzanne J Konzelmann, Birkbeck, University of London
Bruce Cronin, Director of Research, Director of the Centre for Business Network Analysis,
Howard Reed, Director, Landman Economics,
Guglielmo Forges Davanzati, Associate professor of Political Economy, University of Salento,
Sara Maioli, Lecturer in Economics, Newcastle University,
Guy Standing SOAS University of London


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Q: The getline() function I use the getline(cin,varname) function to enter a string with implemented blanks in it , but when I run the program it doesn't take any input from the user and moves on to the next line .
cout<<"Enter title : " ; getline(cin,title) ;

A: Here's how to use std::getline
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main() {
  std::string title;
  std::cout << "Please enter title: " << std::cout;
  std::getline(std::cin, title);

  std::cout << "\n" << title << " is a good title!\n";

  return 0;

}

A: The problem is that since you don't have an endl, the buffer hasn't flushed yet, so the input becomes the output that you printed.  Add an endl after the getline:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main() {
  std::string title;
  std::cout << "Please enter title: "<<std::endl;
  std::getline(std::cin, title);

  return 0;

}

If you REALLY want the input to be right beside the prompt, and you have to use getline, keeping in mind that you'll probably get the "Please enter title" prompt as well, then you can do this:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main() {
  std::string title;
  std::cout << "Please enter title: "<<std::flush;
  std::getline(std::cin, title);

  return 0;

}


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#sextrafficking | Legislator Steven Maio indicted, what we know | #tinder | #pof | #match
Anthony Borrelli
| Elmira Star-Gazette
A sitting Steuben County legislator, along with an Elmira Heights man involved in the fatal 1980 shooting of a New York State Police investigator are among five men indicted for their alleged roles in a sex trafficking ring.
New York State Police initially received a tip about the sex trafficking ring and spent hundreds of hours performing surveillance and conducting witness interviews to put together evidence for a grand jury, according to Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Here is what we know so far about those accused and the case:
Sex trafficking indictment: Who is accused
The 34-count indictment includes charges against Larry J. Comfort Sr. and Larry J. Comfort Jr., both of Elmira Heights, Jonathan F. Hamilton of Elmira, Michael L. Stratton from the Town of Corning, and Steven P. Maio of Corning. It accuses them of multiple felonies involving allegations of sex trafficking and other crimes in Steuben and Chemung counties.
Among the charges are felony counts of sex trafficking, third-degree promoting prostitution, third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree falsifying business records, second-degree forgery and enterprise corruption.
Larry Comfort Sr. is charged under each count of the indictment, while the others are charged as accomplices to various crimes.
Maio has been released on his own recognizance pending further court action, while the other three defendants have been sent to the Steuben County jail without bail.
Steuben County legislator indicted
The sex trafficking indictment includes criminal charges against Steuben County Legislator Steven P. Maio of Corning, a Democrat who represents the 2nd legislative district.
Maio, 55, is also a former City of Corning councilman who was appointed in May 2015 to fill a vacancy on the legislature and was then elected as a Democrat that fall, narrowly defeating Republican candidate Joe Sempolinski.
New York State Police arrested Maio in August on a misdemeanor count of third-degree patronizing a prostitute, but did not release any further details of the allegations.
Two suspects were linked to investigator's 1980 shooting
Larry Comfort Sr. and his brother Joseph were charged in connection with the December 1980 fatal shooting of state police investigator Robert Van Hall and wounding of his partner during an ambush at a car wash in the City of Corning.
Court records said Larry Comfort was with his brother at the car wash when Joseph opened fire on the investigators with a shotgun.
Both men were originally convicted of murder charges, but Larry Comfort's conviction was later overturned. His conviction on drug charges was upheld and he was paroled in 2013.
Joseph Comfort was 71 when hedied in prison in January 2019.
What Steuben County Democrats, Republicans say
The Steuben County Democratic Party released a statement after the indictment naming Maio was unsealed.
"We were deeply troubled and even more deeply saddened to hear that Steuben County Legislator Steven Maio has been charged in connection to an investigation into a sex trafficking ring. Although in America our system of justice says you are innocent until proven guilty, these charges are extremely serious and disheartening," the statement said.
"We as leaders of the Steuben County Democratic Party call upon Steven Maio to examine his heart and determine if, by his action or inaction, is doing the right thing for his family, his county and the people he serves by continuing to serve as a County Legislator. We sincerely hope Steven Maio makes the right decision, which at this time only he can make, for the good of all parties involved. As Leaders of the Democratic Party in Steuben County we are deeply saddened to have to comment on this matter; particularly at this difficult time while dealing with a pandemic and hoping that we all stay safe this Christmas Season."
Steuben County Republican Chairman Joe Sempolinski also issued a statement, which asked for Legislator Steve Maio's resignation in the wake of the indictment.
"I was shocked to learn today that Steuben County Legislator Steve Maio had been charged in connection to an investigation into a sex trafficking ring. Mr. Maio has been charged with felonies related to his alleged participation in horrific criminal activity alongside some of the most notorious criminals in Steuben County history," Sempolinski said.
"He is an utter disgrace to his office, profession and Steuben County," the statement continued. "He needs to resign his office immediately. Not tomorrow. Not later today. Immediately."
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Author: Barbara Rosen Jacobson
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In this briefing paper, Ms Barbara Rosen Jacobson analyses the debate of the April 2018 meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). The group was established to discuss emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS).
She finds that:
The meeting built on the conclusions and recommendations of the November 2017 session where states agreed on the applicability of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the responsibility of states for the deployment of LAWS.
Addressing remaining issues of contention, the meeting attempted to provide a deeper understanding of the characteristics of LAWS, as well as the necessary degree of meaningful human control in their development and use.
There seems to be a growing consensus about the necessity of meaningful human control in the critical functions of LAWS, i.e. selecting and engaging a target, although the concept of 'meaningful' remains undefined.
There is a need for accountability throughout the life cycle of an autonomous weapon, from its development to its use, although there is still a lack of clarity on the distinct responsibilities of different actors involved in the development and use of LAWS.
Several different policy options were discussed – strengthening Article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, issuing a political declaration, or establishing a legally binding instrument – and while delegates did not agree on a preferred mechanism, there was a growing sense that the policy options are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
The GGE managed to allow for a deeper understanding of the potential risks (and benefits) of LAWS and there was some convergence of views on concepts such as meaningful human control. Yet, many issues of divergence remain, such as the scope of a definition or the need for a pre-emptive ban – which will have to be addressed in the August 2018 meeting, which is expected to result in a set of recommendations.
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Culture and Conflict: Challenges for Europe's Foreign Policy
Diplomacy under a Foreign Flag: When nations break relations
The Responsibility to Protect
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Regional water cooperation in the Arab – Israeli Conflict: A case study of the West Bank
International domain names from a multilingualism and security perspective
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A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Decision-Making in the UN Security Council: The case of Haiti, 1990-1997
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From U Thant to Kofi Annan: UN Peacemaking in Cyprus, 1964-2004
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The security of small nations: Challenges and defences
Diplomacy Before and After Conflict
Preventive Diplomacy: Stopping Wars Before they Start
The development of multilateral diplomacy and its fundamental role in global security and progression.
South Africa and the Simonstown Agreements
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The Peace Brokers: Mediators in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-79
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Mediation in International Relations
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Virtual Reality and the Future of Peacemaking (Briefing Paper #14)
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Embassies in Armed Conflict
Female leadership in conflict prevention, diplomacy and UN peacekeeping initiatives
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The Yugoslav diplomatic service under sanctions
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The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross: Commentary
Managing Global Chaos
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Peacetime Regime for State Activities in Cyberspace
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Small States and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the EU: A Comparative Analysis
Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad
Conflict resolution and peace building (disseration by Unisa Sahid Kamara)
High Noon in Southern Africa: Making Peace in a Rough Neighbourhood
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Mapping the GGE Debate (Briefing Paper #8)
All Fall Down: America's fateful encounter with Iran
Embassies under Siege
Cybersecurity in the Republic of Fiji
Return to the UN: United Nations diplomacy in regional conflicts
The Argentine seizure of the Malvinas [Falkland] Islands: History and Diplomacy
United Nations, Divided World, 2nd ed
Modern Diplomacy – Opening address
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John le Carré: The Biography
The National Security of Small States in a Changing World
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International Politics: States, Power and Conflict since 1945, Third Edition
The Breaking of Nations: Order and Chaos in the Twenty-First Century
The Role of Diplomacy in the Challenges to Maritime Security Cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea: Case Study of Nigeria
Dealing with cybersecurity challenges
Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations
Diplomats at War: British and Commonwealth diplomacy in wartime
The Search for Peace
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The place was clean and well stocked. We so enjoyed the storm up there... even the "roof avalanche" and mixture of sleet, snow and rain were more enjoyable because we had such a nice place to be. It was perfect for us.
The house was exactly as described, very clean, comfortable and in a great location! We would definitely stay here again. The only comment we would make was that the bed covers and sheets had a lot of static. We looked for other bed covers/blankets but could not find any (we may have missed where they were placed). Besides that, the stay was perfect. First accommodations has great customer service and are very responsive.
All you want in one!
Clean, light, open space, easy walk to beach and activities yet tucked away enough to be quiet and serene.


This heritage building is being renovated, with additional levels added to it. It's still not completed but I'm still wondering how was this project even green-lighted by the city. Coming soon : a 'Before / After' of this travesty.
Ce bâtiment patrimonial est en cours de rénovation, avec des niveaux supplémentaires ajoutés. Il n'est toujours pas terminé, mais je me demande toujours comment ce projet a été approuvé par la ville. À venir: un «avant / après» de cet horreur.
I know all about this building, if you're interested in knowing.


Nowadays most performers overlook Haydn's piano sonatas, mainly because over years these works have been deemed as less-interesting or duller than those by Haydn's fellow composers, namely Mozart and Beethoven. This unrighteous judgement stems definitely from a sloppy understanding of this composers's outstanding and unique skills.
(Franz) Joseph Haydn's highly experimental wit is pervasive throughout the evolution of his style, in particular in these last four grand sonatas, which should be doubtlessly considered 'concert pieces'.
A thorough analysis of these works showcases a relentless growth in terms of formal, harmonic and thematic ingenuity, which reaches its peak in the last and most difficult sonata, the second one in the key of E-flat major from this set. It's very likely that this sonata had a major influence in the young Ludwig van Beethoven, whose first sonatas present a huge amount of musical and technical discoveries by the old master.
Giovanni Mazzocchin strives to perform the works in question with a historically informed approach, insofar as this can be done on a modern concert grand. He always plays the repetitions with remarkable changes that range from slight modifications in terms of dynamics to ornaments and small cadenzas on the main fermatas.


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Supreme Court Opinions > Republican Party of Minn. v. White
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA
Justice O'Connor, Concurring
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the First Amendment rights of candidates for judicial office. In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled that Minnesota's announce clause, which forbade candidates for judicial office from announcing their views on disputed legal and political issues, was unconstitutional.
Topic: First Amendment* Court vote: 5–4
Note: No other Justices joined this opinion.
Holding: "'Announce clauses' of judicial ethics codes which prohibit judicial candidates from announcing their views on how disputed legal or political issues be decided are unconstitutional."
JUSTICE O'CONNOR, concurring.
I join the opinion of the Court but write separately to express my concerns about judicial elections generally. Respondents claim that "[t]he Announce Clause is necessary... to protect the State's compelling governmental interes[t] in an actual and perceived... impartial judiciary." Brief for Respondents 8. I am concerned that, even aside from what judicial candidates may say while campaigning, the very practice of electing judges undermines this interest.
We of course want judges to be impartial, in the sense of being free from any personal stake in the outcome of the cases to which they are assigned. But if judges are subject to regular elections they are likely to feel that they have at least some personal stake in the outcome of every publicized case. Elected judges cannot help being aware that if the public is not satisfied with the outcome of a particular case, it could hurt their reelection prospects. See Eule, Crocodiles in the Bathtub: State Courts, Voter Initiatives and the Threat of Electoral Reprisal, 65 U. Colo. L. Rev. 733, 739 (1994) (quoting former California Supreme Court Justice Otto Kaus' statement that ignoring the political consequences of visible decisions is "'like ignoring a crocodile in your bathtub' "); Bright & Keenan, Judges and the Politics of Death: Deciding Between the Bill of Rights and the Next Election in Capital Cases, 75 B. U. L. Rev. 759, 793-794 (1995) (citing statistics indicating that judges who face elections are far more likely to override jury sentences of life without parole and impose the death penalty than are judges who do not run for election). Even if judges were able to suppress their awareness of the potential electoral consequences of their decisions and refrain from acting on it, the public's confidence in the judiciary could be undermined simply by the possibility that judges would be unable to do so.
Moreover, contested elections generally entail campaigning. And campaigning for a judicial post today can require substantial funds. See Schotland, Financing Judicial Elections, 2000: Change and Challenge, 2001 L. Rev. Mich. State U. Detroit College of Law 849, 866 (reporting that in 2000, the 13 candidates in a partisan election for 5 seats on the Alabama Supreme Court spent an average of $1,092,076 on their campaigns); American Bar Association, Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on Lawyers' Political Contributions, pt. 2 (July 1998) (reporting that in 1995, one candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court raised $1,848,142 in campaign funds, and that in 1986, $2,700,000 was spent on the race for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court). Unless the pool of judicial candidates is limited to those wealthy enough to independently fund their campaigns, a limitation unrelated to judicial skill, the cost of campaigning requires judicial candidates to engage in fundraising. Yet relying on campaign donations may leave judges feeling indebted to certain parties or interest groups. See Thomas, National L. J., Mar. 16, 1998, p. A8, col. 1 (reporting that a study by the public interest group Texans for Public Justice found that 40 percent of the $9,200,000 in contributions of $100 or more raised by seven of Texas' nine Supreme Court justices for their 1994 and 1996 elections "came from parties and lawyers with cases before the court or contributors closely linked to these parties"). Even if judges were able to refrain from favoring donors, the mere possibility that judges' decisions may be motivated by the desire to repay campaign contributors is likely to undermine the public's confidence in the judiciary. See Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc., and American Viewpoint, National Public Opinion Survey Frequency Questionnaire 4 (2001) (available at http://www.justiceatstake. org/files/JASN ationalSurvey Results.pdf) (describing survey results indicating that 76 percent of registered voters believe that campaign contributions influence judicial decisions); id., at 7 (describing survey results indicating that two-thirds of registered voters believe individuals and groups who give money to judicial candidates often receive favorable treatment); Barnhizer, "On the Make": Campaign Funding and the Corrupting of the American Judiciary, 50 Cath. U. L. Rev. 361, 379 (2001) (relating anecdotes of lawyers who felt that their contributions to judicial campaigns affected their chance of success in court).
Despite these significant problems, 39 States currently employ some form of judicial elections for their appellate courts, general jurisdiction trial courts, or both. American Judicature Society, Judicial Selection in the States: Appellate and General Jurisdiction Courts (Apr. 2002). Judicial elections were not always so prevalent. The first 29 States of the Union adopted methods for selecting judges that did not involve popular elections. See Croley, The Majoritarian Dif ficulty: Elective Judiciaries and the Rule of Law, 62 U. Chi. L. Rev. 689, 716 (1995). As the Court explains, however, beginning with Georgia in 1812, States began adopting systems for judicial elections. See ante, at 785. From the 1830's until the 1850's, as part of the Jacksonian movement toward greater popular control of public office, this trend accelerated, see Goldschmidt, Merit Selection: Current Status, Procedures, and Issues, 49 U. Miami L. Rev. 1, 5 (1994), and by the Civil War, 22 of the 34 States elected their judges, ibid. By the beginning of the 20th century, however, elected judiciaries increasingly came to be viewed as incompetent and corrupt, and criticism of partisan judicial elections mounted. Croley, supra, at 723. In 1906, Roscoe Pound gave a speech to the American Bar Association in which he claimed that "compelling judges to become politicians, in many jurisdictions has almost destroyed the traditional respect for the bench." The Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice, 8 Baylor L. Rev. 1, 23 (1956) (reprinting Pound's speech).
In response to such concerns, some States adopted a modified system of judicial selection that became known as the Missouri Plan (because Missouri was the first State to adopt it for most of its judicial posts). See Croley, 62 U. Chi. L. Rev., at 724. Under the Missouri Plan, judges are appointed by a high elected official, generally from a list of nominees put together by a nonpartisan nominating commission, and then subsequently stand for unopposed retention elections in which voters are asked whether the judges should be recalled. Ibid. If a judge is recalled, the vacancy is filled through a new nomination and appointment. Ibid. This system obviously reduces threats to judicial impartiality, even if it does not eliminate all popular pressure on judges. See Grodin, Developing a Consensus of Constraint:
A Judge's Perspective on Judicial Retention Elections, 61 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1969, 1980 (1988) (admitting that he cannot be sure that his votes as a California Supreme Court Justice in "critical cases" during 1986 were not influenced subconsciously by his awareness that the outcomes could affect his chances in the retention elections being conducted that year). The Missouri Plan is currently used to fill at least some judicial offices in 15 States. Croley, supra, at 725-726; American Judicature Society, supra.
Thirty-one States, however, still use popular elections to select some or all of their appellate and/or general jurisdiction trial court judges, who thereafter run for reelection periodically. Ibid. Of these, slightly more than half use nonpartisan elections, and the rest use partisan elections. Ibid. Most of the States that do not have any form of judicial elections choose judges through executive nomination and legislative confirmation. See Croley, supra, at 725.
Minnesota has chosen to select its judges through contested popular elections instead of through an appointment system or a combined appointment and retention election system along the lines of the Missouri Plan. In doing so the State has voluntarily taken on the risks to judicial bias described above. As a result, the State's claim that it needs to significantly restrict judges' speech in order to protect judicial impartiality is particularly troubling. If the State has a problem with judicial impartiality, it is largely one the State brought upon itself by continuing the practice of popularly electing judges.


The day-to-day life of a Holy Rosary student.
Holy Rosary Academy offers its students the opportunity to participate in a wide array of activities. Please see the Family Handbook for information regarding eligibility for participation.
Students in grades 5 through 8 may be altar servers.
Holy Rosary Academy is a member of the Parochial League of the Diocese of Nashville. Students may participate in basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. Eligibility for these sports varies according to grade level. More information about Parochial League sports is available at the Diocesan Athletic Council web site. Contact Mrs. Debi Akin, HRA Athletic Director, for additional information about athletics at Holy Rosary Academy.
Students in grades 5 through 8 may join the HRA Band. The band is under the direction of Mr. Jereme Frey, band director at Father Ryan High School. There is a fee charged for band participation.
Chess Club is open to HRA students in kindergarten through 8th grade. The purpose of the chess club is to help children learn the basics of the game. Chess can enhance problem solving and logical thinking as players begin to plan out moves and strategies. Basic chess moves for new players will be covered, and experienced players will be able to deepen their understanding of the game by helping others and looking at different strategies. All members may participate in chess tournaments offered through the Nashville Chess Center.
Students in grades 3 through 8 may participate in choir. Contact HRA music teacher, Mrs. Chris Melton, for additional information.
Each fall Middle School students present a musical. Auditions are held in early fall. Students act, sing, and work as crew members.
The Nashville Catholic Middle School Forensic League encourages and assists students in the development of public speaking skills, fostering a friendly spirit of competition among middle school students. Contact Mrs. Chris Melton for more information or visit the Nashville Catholic Middle School Forensic League web site.
Eighth grade students (and seventh grade students during the last quarter) are eligible for induction into the National Junior Honor Society if they meet the requirements of the Society.
Students in all grades are eligible to serve as lectors.
Students in Middle School are eligible to participate in Science Olympiad, which is a club for students interested in learning more about science. Contact Miss Sharbel for more information.
Academy students in Grades 1-8 consistently score approximately one year ahead of students nationally on the IOWA Test of Basic Skills administered each year in the spring.