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Kevin Na putts on the 18th hole during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 24, 2019. (Bob Booth/Star-Telegram via AP)
Blixt leads by 1 despite Na going low again at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jonas Blixt holed out from 132 yards for eagle on the par-4 17th, highlighting a 6-under 64 that gave him the second-round lead at Colonial on Friday.
Blixt was 9 under after his bogey-free round, one stroke better than Kevin Na and first-round leader Tony Finau. Na shot a 62 for his third score at least that low in his past six rounds on the cozy course made famous by Ben Hogan. Finau had a 68.
Local favorite and 2016 Colonial winner Jordan Spieth, a stroke off the lead after the first round, shot 70 and was four behind Blixt.
Defending champion Justin Rose, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3, shot 67 to finish 1 over, a stroke above the cut line.
Rory Sabbatini, the 2007 Colonial champion, shot 66 and was alone in fourth at 6 under. Jim Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion who hasn't won in four years, also shot 66 and was with Spieth and three others at 5 under.
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NEWS: Egyptian troops are moving to restore order in Sinai, testing a key provision of the peace treaty with Israel: demilitarization of the peninsula. Human rights activists say Israeli forces are entering Egyptian territory in the Sinai Peninsula to intercept would-be African migrants. Hamas says Egypt temporarily lifted its closure of the Gaza crossing point, but only to let people back into Gaza. Residents of an Israeli settlement slated for court-ordered eviction are raising funds in an effort to buy the land from its Palestinian owners. Israel frees a hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner. Israeli occupation authorities in East Jerusalem ordered the demolition of 2 trailers provided to displaced Palestinians by the UN. Pres. Abbas forms a committee to study women's rights. Palestinians say they're going to raise their VAT in September. The PA Finance Minister says most public-sector employees will be paid next Monday. An Israeli military tribunal convicts a Palestinian man in the death of an Israeli soldier in 2000. Israel's largest newspaper says PM Netanyahu and DM Barak are mulling a fall strike against Iran. Palestinian refugees in Syria are fleeing to Lebanon. A report into alleged anti-Semitism on UC campuses draws controversy. COMMENTARY: ATFP Pres. Ziad J. Asali gives his take on Palestinian culture. Zahi Khouri challenges Mitt Romney's account of Palestinian circumstances. Ha'aretz says Israel should cooperate with Egypt in every way it can so as to restore order in Sinai. Hussein Shabokshi says Egypt has to change the way it deals with Sinai altogether. Ofer Shelah says following the Sinai attack, Israel must reprioritize its security concerns. Amir Oren says Israel should be extremely concerned about the consequences of an attack on Iran that is not coordinated with the United States. Brent Sasley says the Israeli left is growing more pragmatic. Kathleen Peratis calls plans for the forced eviction of Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank a "human rights calamity."
NEWS: Israel and Iran are engaged in a shadowy war of covert operations. Residents in one of Israel's southernmost communities were not far from the attack on Egyptian forces in Sinai, as militant forces are gaining strength there and Egypt moves to suppress them. Egypt asks Hamas to hand over three Hamas militants suspected of involvement in the attack. Officials say Egyptian-Israeli security cooperation is at a high point following the attack. Palestinians say Swiss experts have been invited to examine the body of the late Pres. Arafat to look for signs of poisoning, but the lab says it will only do that if it is guaranteed its findings won't be used for "political purposes." Shots are fired at the office of PM Fayyad in Ramallah. Fayyad condemns Israeli plans to evict 12 Palestinian shepherd communities to make way for military fire zones. The EU says it expects Israel to cancel all demolition orders in "Area C." Hamas objects to the idea of holding Palestinian elections before national reconciliation. Washington is reportedly continuing to pressure Palestinians to delay any renewed effort at greater UN recognition until after the upcoming US presidential election. COMMENTARY: Louis Frankentaler says torture need not be an integral part of Israel's occupation. Khaled Diab says Arab and Israeli women face common challenges. Sari Bashi says occupation, not culture, is holding back the Palestinian economy. Adel Al Toraifi says it's vital for Egypt's national interests that the country move quickly to restore order in Sinai. George Hishmeh says Israel is rapidly losing international support, especially in Europe. Gerard Horton says Palestinian children in Israeli detention must be treated justly. Abdallah Iskandar says the attack on Egyptian forces in Sinai is helping Israel clamp down on Palestinians.
NEWS: Egyptian military officials say "elements from Gaza" were involved in the recent attack on their soldiers in Sinai. Smugglers say the renewed closure of Gaza has sent prices soaring there, as Egyptian officials say they're planning to reopen the crossing soon. Israel claims Hezbollah smuggled explosives into northern Israel. Palestinians are angered by FM Lieberman's comments highly critical of Pres. Abbas. Abbas asks donors to fulfill their pledges to the PA, and reiterates that Palestinians are going to resume efforts at the UN even if that conflicts with the interests of others. Israel evacuates and dismantles a tiny "unauthorized" settlement outpost. The JTA profiles gambling tycoon Sheldon Adelson. Palestinian homes in Israeli military "fire zones" in the occupied West Bank face demolition. COMMENTARY: The New York Times says Pres. Morsy must work with Israel to restore order in the Sinai Peninsula. Yaron Friedman says the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty needs to be revised to accomplish this. Khaled Abu Toameh says the Sinai attack is a disaster for Hamas. Osama Al Sharif says all parties -- Israel, Egypt and Hamas -- will have to play their part. The Daily Star says Gaza is paying dearly for the militarization of Sinai. Ruth Marcus says the social and political influence of the ultra-Orthodox is growing in Israel. Zvi Bar'el says Israel is about to take away one of the few remaining glimmers of hope for Palestinians living under occupation: Israel's court system, and Shaul Arieli says the proposals are part of a disturbing pattern. Yizhar Hess says Israel needs to address its own problems with religious freedom. Frank Jacobs tracks the history of mapping the "Holy Land." Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi says Fatah may be facing a Palestinian uprising against itself.
NEWS: The attack on Egyptian forces in the Sinai Peninsula tests Egypt's new government and its relations with Israel. The attack appears to lessen chances Hamas can get Egypt to change its Gaza crossing border policies, as Gaza is more or less closed to the outside world. Pres. Abbas expresses Palestinian solidarity with Egypt in the fight against terrorism. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood posts an article on its website saying Israel may be responsible for the attack. Tribal leaders in the Peninsula say they warned Egyptian officials about extremist activity. PM Fayyad says Palestinians should hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible without waiting for a reconciliation between the PA and Hamas. Environmental concerns shadow Israel's offshore oil drilling. Tel Aviv's city council rejects the inclusion of Arabic in its logo. Water in Gaza is increasingly polluted and expensive. Palestinian refugees in Syria are seeking help from Lebanon. COMMENTARY: Hussein Ibish says Egypt's new president has little choice but to continue with traditional foreign policy approaches towards the Sinai Peninsula and Israel. Ofer Aderet recalls the hanging of 2 British soldiers by Jewish extremists in Palestine during the mandatory period. Edgar Bronfman says Pres. Obama has not talked about supporting Israel, but simply done it. The Jerusalem Post says it's time for Egypt and Israel to combat a common enemy, terrorism. Gershon Baskin says Israel must relieve itself of the shadow of apartheid present in the occupation. Peter Joseph and David Halperin say both Israel and the Palestinians need a two-state solution. Gilad Kariv says Israel must accommodate Arabic. Richard Cohen says there is an important cultural difference between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
NEWS: Israel bars diplomats from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with it from entering the occupied West Bank to meet with Palestinian officials. Armed militants attack Egyptian forces in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 15. Israel says the militants tried to cross into its territory and 8 of them were killed in the process. The Palestinian leadership condemns the attack, and Israel's ambassador to the US accuses Iran of being behind it. Israel upgrades its Arrow missile defense system. Palestinians are continuing to lay the groundwork for renewed efforts at greater UN recognition. Palestinians send a convoy of aid to Palestinian refugees in Syria. An Israeli airstrike kills a Palestinian militant and wounds another in Gaza. Registration begins in the West Bank for local elections scheduled later this year. New Israeli regulations may prevent undocumented migrants and Palestinians living under occupation from filing court cases. Palestinian villagers are erecting stone walls to prevent their lands from being seized by Israeli settlers. Casino tycoon Adelson is reportedly pressuring Mitt Romney to publicly back the release of convicted Israeli spy Pollard. COMMENTARY: Avraham Burg says Israel's democracy is threatened as it may be drifting towards becoming "another Middle Eastern theocracy." Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff say Israel still faces major dangers from groups operating in the Sinai Peninsula. Gili Heskin says it makes no sense for Israel to consider formally recognizing "unauthorized" settlement outposts. Raleb Majadele says Israel should emulate American self-criticism. Eitan Haber says Israel and the Arab states face a common enemy in Muslim extremists. Jillian Kestler-D'Amours says the Palestinian economy in Ramallah and other cities is a bubble waiting to burst. Jonathan Schanzer tracks how Palestinian refugees in Syria are turning against the Assad regime. Eric Yoffie says Israel is losing the battle for public opinion in United States.
August 3rd
NEWS: 21 people are killed during the shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. Israel urges its citizens to leave the Sinai Peninsula. A former head of Israel's military intelligence says a missile attack on the Tel Aviv area would elicit an unprecedented response, and another says any attack on Iran would be premature and unwise. The Israeli government calculates that an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities would delay the program by approximately 2 years. The murder of a battered woman by her husband continues to stir outrage among Palestinians in the West Bank. PLO officials say they still haven't decided a date on which to resume efforts at the UN. Israel is making contingency plans regarding the deteriorating situation in Syria. The UK ambassador to that country says Israel is rapidly losing international support. Israel has invested more than $2.5 billion in settlements between 2003-2011. COMMENTARY: Herb Keinon says the new Israel-PA trade agreement isn't sexy but it's extremely important. Ha'aretz interviews Brian Lurie, the new head of the New Israel Fund. David Grossman says Israelis cannot stay silent as their government is pushing them towards war with Iran. A new Israeli film profiles a group of Palestinians who make their living scavenging in rubbish dumps. Ron Ben-Yishai says Israel realizes only the United States can stop the Iranian nuclear program and increasingly thinks it will. Hirsh Goodman says it makes no sense for Israelis to dislike Pres. Obama. Zuhair Kseibati says Palestinians are no longer the only "tent people" in the Middle East. Yousef Al Kuwailet says it makes no sense for Arabs to continue to opt out of trying to influence the American political equation. Danna Harman looks at efforts by Russell Simmons and Marc Schneier to strengthen Muslim-Jewish relations. Lara Friedman says American politicians are exploiting Jewish migrants to Israel from Arab states. Zvika Krieger profiles settlement movement leader Dani Dayan.
August 2nd
NEWS: The US and Israel are intensifying talks about Iran. Ephraim Halevy says Iran should be worried about possible military action in the coming weeks. Palestinians are preparing to deal with negative consequences from Israel and the United States in the event of another UN bid. Palestinian women express outrage at the murder of a battered wife by her husband. Hamas condemns the visit of a senior advisor to Pres. Abbas to Auschwitz. Interpol is circulating an image of the man thought responsible for the terrorist attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. Palestinians say there are now more than half a million Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories. A Hamas official downplays expectations from the new Egyptian government. Palestinian officials denounce Israel's closure of Orient House in occupied East Jerusalem. The University of California is considering banning political "hate speech." COMMENTARY: Fareed Zakaria says Mitt Romney's view of the relationship between culture and economics is profoundly unsound. Ron Pundak says PM Netanyahu's apparent plans for the occupied West Bank would be a catastrophe for everyone. Noam Dvir looks at the architectural style of Palestinian villas in northern Israel. Zafrir Rinat says Israeli settlers yearn for an environment without borders or Palestinians. Douglas Bloomfield wonders if Romney's Israel trip suggests he's "not ready for prime time." Ron Kampeas says Jewish Americans are among those alarmed by Islamlophobic attacks on an aide to Sec. Clinton. The National says Iran is a threat, but Israeli and American hints about possible military action are unhelpful. Hani al-Masri says Palestinian political divisions are becoming more apparent. Mustafa Barghouthi says American and Israeli policies are pushing Palestinians, including himself, away from a two-state solution to a one-state aspiration.
August 1st
NEWS: Israel and the PA reach a quietly negotiated agreement on tax revenue collection and trade. One Hamas militant is killed and 2 others are wounded in a car explosion in Gaza. PM Netanyahu denies any split with the Israeli military over Iran. Pres. Morsy has apparently sent a letter to Pres. Peres vowing to try to help "the Middle East peace process back to its right track," although his spokesperson denies the existence of any such letter. The Israeli government is reportedly set to approve grants for building hotels in settlements in the occupied West Bank. Former Obama advisor Dennis Ross says he still supports the president. An 80-year-old battle over land ownership in the Negev between Bedouins and Jews has shifted into the Israeli courts. COMMENTARY: Mitt Romney insists that culture is a factor in economic success. Thomas Friedman says Mitt Romney's Israel trip was such shameless fund-raising it should have been held in Las Vegas. Hussein Ibish says whatever Romney's campaign rhetoric is now, if elected he will default to traditional American policies. The Washington Post criticizes Romney's remarks about Palestinian culture. The LA Times agrees that Romney was pandering and unhelpful. Rich Lowry says he agrees with Romney. Elias Harfoush says Romney was "begging for Jewish votes." Ron Kampeas says Romney and Obama are showing "love for Israel" in different ways. Sam Bahour says the prospect of a Romney presidency is frightening. Amira Hass says Israel is using water as a weapon against Palestinians in the West Bank. Ali Khaled says Israeli historical narratives erase Palestinian Christian history. Benny Morris says Israel has become the most dangerous place in the world for Jews.
NEWS: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's trip to Israel raises funds and many questions given his controversial remarks. Romney's trip provokes controversy in Washington and Ramallah. Israelis express concern that their country is becoming a partisan issue in US politics. The White House reiterates that the status of Jerusalem will be determined through negotiations. China also criticizes remarks by Romney. DM Barak downplays the risk of Syrian chemical weapons and praises Pres. Obama's support for Israel's security. Sources say Hamas leader Misha'al is likely to remain head of the Politburo. PM Fayyad holds Israel responsible for the shooting of a Palestinian man at an Israeli checkpoint. Knesset Speaker Rivlin says he doesn't want to draft Palestinian citizens of Israel into the military. An MK says PM Netanyahu must "unmask" Israeli espionage in the United States. Israeli government spending on settlements has increased 38% under Netanyahu. COMMENTARY: The New York Times is critical of Romney's performance in Israel, while the Jerusalem Post praises it. Hussein Ibish says Romney's talk of "culture" and "providence" as Palestinian economic determinants are at odds with last week's World Bank report which primarily blames the occupation. Bernard Avishai gives Romney some basic facts on the Palestinian economy. Ben Sales says Romney's Israel remarks illustrate the fading of the Palestinian issue and David Hazony says it shows Israel's rising power. The Daily Star says Romney is "selling his soul" for campaign funds. Akiva Eldar says the Israeli state's reluctance to enforce a court-ordered eviction of settlers is part of a long pattern. Yaakov Katz says Israel is hoping to achieve something tangible from Sec. Panetta's visit this week. Gershon Baskin says Israelis are living in denial about the conflict and the occupation. Shawan Jabarin says increasing authoritarianism from the PA weakens resistance to Israel.
NEWS: The emergent Palestinian IT sector in the occupied West Bank evades Israeli restrictions on physical movement. Sec. Panetta says he does not believe Israel has made a decision regarding what to do about Iran. Mitt Romney courts donors and raises cash in Israel, declares Jerusalem to be Israel's capital, and says differences with the United States embolden the enemies of both countries. PM Fayyad meets with Romney. A Palestinian man is killed at an Israeli checkpoint. Pres. Abbas says he's confident Palestinians can gain further recognition at the UN. Israel plans to deploy new rocket interceptors in 2013. A member of the committee looking into the question says trying to determine the cause of death of the late Pres. Arafat is "like looking for a needle in the ocean." Palestinians say Israeli settlers are draining West Bank water supplies. The EU is pressuring Israel to change its policies towards "Area C," and complains about wide-ranging human rights violations. The US has reportedly presented Israel with a contingency plan for a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Another mysterious incident raises the question of Israeli espionage in the United States. Former Obama aide Dennis Ross reportedly will not be campaigning for the president's reelection. COMMENTARY: Israel Hayom interviews Romney. Barak Ravid says PM Netanyahu has embraced Romney as no Israeli prime minister has ever embraced the US candidate before. Gershom Gorenberg says Romney didn't really have much to gain by visiting Israel. Herb Keinon says Israel has become a backdrop set for US presidential politics. Jan Schakowski asks what exactly Romney is proposing that would be so different from what Pres. Obama has done with regard to Israel, and Abraham Katzman suggests some examples. Uri Avnery says Israelis are avoiding looking at the contradictions of their own ideology and politics. The Independent publishes extracts from Raja Shehadeh's new book "Occupation Diaries."

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Over 98% of ABFA cash pumped into free SHS in 2018 – Report
Source: Prince Appiah | Luv FM
Over 98% of the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) for the education priority area for 2018 was used to finance Free Senior High School (SHS).
This amounts to GHS414,643,349.65 representing 51% of the disbursement of the total ABFA amount which is GHS419, 871,012.44.
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) report for the period reveals that the remaining 1.25% was disbursed on capital investment in the area of Education Infrastructure.
Chairman of PIAC, Dr. Steve Manteaw, believes more attention to job creation will empower people to cater for their children's education than for the state to directly bear the cost.
"Let's use the oil revenue to create jobs so people can get jobs and use the income to pay their children school fees, and that is more sustainable
"These children going through these school systems, if we don't use oil money to create jobs, when they come out of school they have no jobs."
ABFA allocation
As required by the law, four priority areas are expected to be funded with oil money for the period of three years from 2017 to 2019.
The four priority areas are:
- Agriculture,
- Roads, Railways and other Critical Infrastructure Development
- Physical Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Health
- Physical Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Education.
The Annual Budget Funding Account for 2018 received an allocation of over GHS827,653, 566.25 from the Ministry of Finance for the four priority areas.
The Physical Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Education Priority Area had GHS419, 871,012.44.
This accounts for 107.5% increase over the disbursement for the year 2017.
A total of 98.75% which is GHS414,643,349.65 of the disbursement to education in 2018 was spent on free senior high school policy; out of which GHS100,000,000 was spent on second tranche payment for the implementation of Free SHS and GHS314,643,349.65 was used for payment for free SHS for the 3rd term 2017/2018 academic year.
The remaining 1.25% of the Education priority area which is GHS5,227,662.79 was spent on Educational infrastructure.
Capital expenditure argument
The argument that the funding of the FREE SHS is not capital expenditure was rife at the launch of the PIAC report.
Chairman of PIAC, Dr Steve Manteaw says this must be reviewed.
"PIAC as a committee is in full support of the initiative, we even see the FREE SHS as better use of the revenue than those ghost projects. But we need to think through whether it is the strategy that will bring us the best returns".
According to him, there should be a balancing approach where oil money can support.
"We can support a portion of the oil revenue. Maybe you say pay 50% as subsidy and use the other portion to lay the basics that will provide jobs for these children when they come out of school.
So I think the human capital debate is a debate all Ghanaians must get involved in. One person does not have the decision, and the people we bring to power do not have a monopoly over knowledge."
Former Ashanti Regional Peace Council Chairman, Professor Opuni Asiama, indicated that there is the need to debate the issue.
He observes that there are a lot of other sectors that are not being attended to money that come from the petroleum that should be used for other things are getting into Free SHS.
"The argument that the money for FREE SHS is helping to build the human capital of the country is something that needs to be debated because quite obviously that it is not what the lawmakers intended when they said the money should be used for capital expenditure."
Professor Asiama continues that efforts to fund the Free SHS policy should not stifle other sectors of the economy of funds.
But the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, explains that capital expenditure includes human and physical expenditure.
According to him, despite the challenges enumerated by the PIAC report, their attention should not only be limited to develop the physical infrastructure without developing the human capital.
"… it is the human capital that will man the physical infrastructure and take care of our natural resources so the natural resources cannot develop itself, we need the human capital to develop the natural resources for the benefit of the society".
Double track, no cut off system
The double track system currently has become necessary because of the high enrolment numbers.
Dr Manteaw observes, "If we don't allocate more resources to build more classrooms and we continue to pay just school fees, we will have an issue with quality."
Though the report acknowledges the benefit of access to education, it emphasizes the need for government to pay attention to the infrastructure and teaching and learning materials that will make education more meaningful "so that we don't sacrifice quality for quantity".
Due to the Free SHS Policy, the enrolment numbers keep soaring and as a result, there are rumours that cut-off points for entry could be scrapped.
Government is being urged to take another look at the policy, if we have wholesale movement of children from JHS to SHS, chances are that the underperforming students will find themselves in the less endowed schools (under-resourced schools).
We need to take another look, perhaps we may want to address the quality issues at the basic levels to make sure that the number of students that come from there is of the right quality to go to the SHS.
Dr Manteaw's submission was fiercely objected to by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, at the launch of the 2018 PIAC annual report held in Kumasi.
Mr Osei Mensah indicated the Free SHS Policy is in to support the needy in the society, a situation he benefited from.
"I will defend the free SHS with my blood because I am a practical witness and beneficiary. I couldn't have made it to school because of forty Ghana Cedis which my uncle supported at the time. I have some of my mates who couldn't make it to school because of fees."
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Jeffrey Epstein is Just the Tip of the Iceberg — Sexual Predators Fill the Ruling Class
WATCH: Man Films Cop Breaking the Law, So a Dozen Bully Cops Harass Him and Steal His Camera
What Was it All For? Veterans Have Finally Turned On America's Endless Wars
WATCH: Cops Assault and Arrest Two Marines for Giving First Aid to an Unconscious Man
City Announces Cops to Begin Arresting People for Being Homeless in the Wrong Part of Town
In one of the largest mass rights violating instances we've ever reported on, an entire bar was detained by police and forced to submit to a background check.
WATCH: Cops Detain Entire Bar, Seal Off All Exits, Force EVERYONE to Submit to Record Check
Matt Agorist June 26, 2019
Michigan City, IN — A video detailing the utter disregard for the Constitution that some police departments in the United States have has been shared with the Free Thought Project. The sheer scope of the violation is up there in the most egregious cases on which we've ever reported here at TFTP. An entire bar was unlawfully detained, held against their will, and forced to submit their identification to police officers who ran all of their details through a police database.
The Free Thought Project has reported on multiple instances in which entire groups of people were detained and forced to show ID or submit to a search. However, during these questionable situations, police were able to reasonably articulate suspicion that a crime had been committed or was about to be committed. Over the weekend, at a popular Michigan City bar, there was no crime and no one had been suspected of committing a crime.
Despite these facts, more than a dozen officers raided this peaceful establishment in which patrons were enjoying their Saturday night. Police officers with the Michigan City Police Department blocked all the exits and the rights violating process began.
After police trapped them inside, every person in the bar was forced to line up and submit their identification to one of the many police officers who had setup laptops. Only after they submitted to the background checks were the patrons allowed to leave.
In the state of Indiana, a person only has to show their identification to law enforcement only if they have been stopped for an infraction or ordinance violation. Obviously, every single person inside this bar was not suspected of a crime, which made this process unconstitutional.
However, as the video shows, police didn't accuse anyone of committing an infraction and detained them anyway.
What's more, according to our sources at the bar that night, not a single arrest was even made.
As the video shows, the police officers running everyone's IDs, couldn't have cared about due process. Indeed, when Manna Carter, the woman who took the video, asks one of the officers why they are doing this, his response was, "because we can."
As Carter questions them, the police attempted to justify this raid by claiming to be a part of some excise enforcement operation for the Alcohol & Tobacco Commission. However, the state of Indiana has an its own department for this known as the Indiana State Excise Police (ISEP).
More over, this was not some attempt to catch underage drinkers or a bar selling unlicensed booze. This was a sweeping raid and subsequent mass detainment of dozens of innocent people who were all forced to submit their information to police — probable cause be damned.
Even more damning is the fact that in an interview with TFTP, Carter said that no police officers from the ISEP were there that night and all the officers involved were from MCPD.
TFTP also reached out to the ISEP and the MCPD to inquire about which statute gave them the authority to carry out such rights-stomping exercise, however our calls and emails have yet to be returned.
Thankfully, however, the entire scene was captured on video by Carter who described the situation in a Facebook post as follows:
Many people have said it's no big deal, Excise checks IDs all the time. Allow me to be perfectly clear in saying THAT IS NOT AT ALL WHAT HAPPENED HERE. Read that again if you're one of those in the back. Excise can do their thing. Check the licenses. Check the liquor. Check IDs for age and validity. Please, do your job. Bring the police with you if you feel so inclined. However, there is absolutely no need for 11 cops inside the bar. Or an entire block's worth of cruisers outside containing *surprise* still more cops. And, now pay close attention here guys, IT IS NEVER OKAY TO LINE UP EVERYONE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEMAND IDENTIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF WARRANT CHECKING. Period.
Here is where I would insert the 4th Amendment, but I'm certain I would lose quite a few of you and I know you all have Google. Search it, learn it, and then learn the rest of them. For your own good. This raid, or sweep, or whatever other name you want to assign it entirely violated that right for everyone there. Along those same lines, Indiana law states that an officer must have probable cause to demand identification. Probable. Cause. Not suspicion of a crime. Not what these cops had, which was a whole lot of nothing whatsoever. Probable cause. Yeah, I could have refused to provide my ID. I honestly wish I would have. I would have been absolutely within my rights to do so.
When police can claim the authority to seize control over an entire private establishment and violate the rights of every person inside, the idea of constitutional rights is but a fleeting thought. Instances like this are not okay. They are not acceptable. And, departments whose officers carry them out are in complete violation of the the oaths they swore to uphold what little is left to the constitution.


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Inderbir Gill from Delhi 3BL (Image Credits: 3BL)
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (PTI) India will host the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters, one of the most prestigious basketball tournaments in the world, for the first time starting September 22 here.
The Hyderabad Masters will see participation from the leading international 3x3 teams and top two 3BL teams - Delhi 3BL and Bangalore 3BL.
The qualification for the Indian teams was decided on the basis of the results of the inaugural season of 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL) which was held from June 9 to August 26 across six cities in India.
Members of the Delhi team comprise Inderbir Gill, Bikramjit Gill, Leandro Souza de Lima and Kiran Shastri. While the team from Bangalore includes Sowkin Shetty, Amit Sehrawat, Rajan Sharma and Lalrina Renthlei.
Hyderabad Masters is the seventh stage of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour and is the first time an international 3x3 basketball tournament is being played in India.
The participating teams will compete for a chance to qualify for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Bloomage Beijing Final on October 27-28.
The best international teams like Novi Sad (World No 1), Piran (No 3), Belgrade (No 9) and more, along with top international players like Simon Finzgar (World No 8) and Anze Srebovt (No 9) will compete in the event.
"India is getting a chance like never before to host the FIBA 3x3 World Tour. Only nine other cities in the world have been the hosts in this edition," Chairman, Hyderabad Masters, Yoshiya Katoh, said.
"This is an opportunity for Indian basketball players to compete against the strongest opponents and improve their game. We are proud to be a part of this landmark moment."
League Commissioner, 3BL, Rohit Bakshi, said: "One of my biggest dreams has been to see an Indian team win a medal at an international platform in 3x3 basketball. Team Delhi 3BL and Bangalore 3BL both have the potential to emerge at the top in Hyderabad Masters and qualify for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals
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Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club's Betty Woods Receives GAM Distinguished Service Award
May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 by The Original Golf Blogger
GAM ANNUAL MEETING – Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club's Betty Woods Receives Distinguished Service Award
DETROIT – Betty Woods describes herself as old school.
"If somebody gives me the responsibility to do something, I follow through and complete it," she said. "I'm never looking for accolades or to get patted on the back. I go do my job to the best of my ability."
Woods, 81 and a Grosse Ile resident and member at Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club, was honored Monday with the Golf Association of Michigan's Distinguished Service Award during the Annual Meeting of GAM Delegates at Detroit Golf Club.
"It's an honor, a surprise," she said. "I've been involved in golf for quite some time, and I just enjoy doing it."
Woods has been involved at every level of volunteer status in the GAM in the last 23 years, including competitor in tournaments, course rating, club representative, Governor and rules official, and she remains active as a rules official and Governor. She was also on the executive committee of the former Women's Michigan Golf Association, which administered the Michigan Women's Amateur before the GAM took the reins at the WMGA's request, and she is a past member of the United States Golf Association's Senior Women's Committee.
"Betty is a tireless volunteer," said 2018 GAM president Sara Wold. "Whatever needs to be done, she will do it. She really has a passion, especially for her club. She does everything there. I don't know what they would do without her. I've worked with her a long time. She is just somebody you can count on, and I'm grateful for all that she has done for golf and the GAM."
Woods, who has won multiple club championships at Grosse Ile, said her late husband Ronald taught her to play golf.
"He was very involved with the GAM and the Western Golf Association and the Evans Scholars, and I came to golf late, but it was something we did together," she said. "After he passed away in 1996, I stayed in the game and I still help the Evans Scholars and I'm on a bunch of the committees at Grosse Ile."
Woods cited the late Virginia Campsie as her mentor at Grosse Ile in becoming a rules official, and said Richard Papp, Richard Fairgrieve and Hank Beaudry, all GAM volunteers from Grosse Ile, urged her to continue working to serve golf.
"I like golf, so I stayed in," she said.
The Distinguished Service Award topped the list of several the GAM presented during the Awards Luncheon.
The GAM Superintendent Award of Merit was presented to Paul Galligan of Grand Traverse Resort. Jim and Cindy Westerhof of the Polo Fields in Ann Arbor were named Club Representatives of the Year. Mike and Connie Brady were named Course Raters of the Year.
Sean Cantrell of Wequetonsing Golf Club received the James D. Standish Jr. Award as the top student from the University of Michigan's Evans Scholars House. Taylor Skelton of Pine Lake Country Club was the winner from Michigan State's House.
New GAM Governors were introduced. They included Laura Bavaird of TPC of Michigan, Herb Black of Barton Hills, Barry Babbitt of Plum Hollow, John Beecroft of Port Huron, Jeff Drury of Meadowbrook, Jim Wlosinski of Fox Creek, Randy Seber of Kalamazoo, Matt Haas of Lakeland and Laurie Puscas of Oakhurst.
The Players of the Year for 2018, who were announced last November and December, were presented their awards. Senior Men's Player of the Year Mitch Wilson of Portage and Junior Girl's Player of the Year Mikaela Schulz of West Bloomfield were in attendance. The other players of the year included Men's POY Alex Scott of Traverse City, Women's POY Kerri Parks of Flushing, Super Senior POY Mike Fedewa of Canton, Senior Women's POY Julie Massa of Holt, Junior Boy's POY Bradley Smithson of Grand Rapids, 15-and-under Boy's POY Landon Wanless of Caledonia and 15-and-under Girl's POY Jolie Brochu of Goodrich.
The annual meeting closed with Chris Angott of Plum Hollow Country Club taking the reins as President of the GAM from Wold, and Angott introduced Chris Whitten, the former University of Michigan men's golf team coach, as the new Executive Director of the GAM.
Current Executive Director David Graham retires in June after 18 years of service, and he was honored by the partner associations in attendance, including the USGA, for his contributions to the game and golf in the state of Michigan.
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The Jewish Chronicle
This article is about the London-based newspaper. There is also a Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh.
London-based Jewish weekly newspaper
Front page, 17 January 1896, showing article by Theodor Herzl (the father of political Zionism)
Kessler Foundation (UK)
Stephen Pollard[1]
28 St. Albans Lane
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20,141 (2018), of which 7,298 were free copies[2]
www.thejc.com
The Jewish Chronicle (The JC) is a London-based Jewish weekly newspaper. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world.[3]
The newspaper is published every Friday (except when this is a Jewish holidays, when it appears earlier in the week) providing news, views, social, cultural and sports reports, as well as editorials and a spectrum of readers' opinions on the letter page. The news section of its website is updated several times a day.
It is owned by the Kessler Foundation (UK), a charitable trust in the United Kingdom. Its current editor is Stephen Pollard.[4]
2 Editorial position
3 Notable interviews
4 Lawsuits, rulings and criticism
5 Publication data and finances
6 Chief editors
19th century[edit]
The Jewish Chronicle first appeared on 12 November 1841. Its first editors were D. Meldola and M. Angel. It was issued as a weekly until May 1842, when it was suspended. From October 1844, it resumed as a fortnightly, with Joseph Mitchell as its editor. In 1847, it became again a weekly newspaper. A. Benisch, who became the proprietor and editor in 1855, bequeathed the paper to the Anglo-Jewish Association in 1878, who sold it to its new editor and anti-Zionist Asher I. Myers, Sydney M. Samuel and Israel David.[5]
In 1881, the leaders of the Jewish community in London were being criticised for not campaigning against the pogroms that were taking place in the Russian Empire. Under the leadership of Francis Henry Goldsmid, the pogroms were not mentioned by the newspaper and it was only after the feminist Louisa Goldsmid gave her support following calls to arms by an anonymous writer named "Juriscontalus" and Asher Myers of The Jewish Chronicle that action was taken. Public meetings were then held across the country and Jewish and Christian leaders in Britain spoke out against the atrocities.[6]
In December 1906, L. J. Greenberg, a successful advertising agent and English Zionist leader, contacted the Dutch banker Jacobus Kann with the object of buying The Jewish Chronicle to promote Zionism.[7] The same month, Greenberg, together with David Wolffsohn, Joseph Cowen, Jacobus H. Kahn, and Leopold Kessler, bought the shares. Greenberg himself became its editor.[5]
At the time, The JC gained a near monopoly in the Jewish press, taking over its principal competitors, The Hebrew Observer and The Jewish World. Only in October 1919, did The JC get a strong opposing voice from The Jewish Guardian, paper of the League of British Jews, which counterbalanced the dominant Zionist propaganda of The JC, until it disappeared in 1931. After Greenberg's death, the same year, The JC remained moderately pro-Zionist under the leadership of Leopold Kessler.[5]
The weekly newspaper The Jewish World was taken over in 1913. It published articles by various Zionist leaders, as well as early non-Jewish pro-Zionists. In 1934, it was merged with The Jewish Chronicle.[8] After 1948, the paper maintained a pro-Israel attitude.
In the late 1930s, David F. Kessler became managing director to assist his chairman father Leopold Kessler, a moderate Zionist and an associate of Theodor Herzl, known as the father of the State of Israel. After being away as a soldier in World War II during which his father had died, Kessler found that the editor, Ivan Greenberg, had taken a right-wing Zionist position highly critical of moderate Zionists and the British policy in Palestine. Kessler, after a struggle with the newspaper's board, sacked Greenberg and installed a moderate editor again.[9]
By the early 1960s, the Kessler family owned 80% of the newspaper's shares. To safeguard the newspaper's future, Kessler created a foundation ownership structure loosely modelled on the Scott Trust which owned The Guardian. Kessler was chairman for nearly 30 years until his death in 1999.[9]
Joseph Finklestone wrote for the paper from 1946 to 1992 in various roles, including sports editor, chief sub-editor, home news editor, assistant editor, foreign editor, and diplomatic editor.[10]
Geoffrey Paul (birth name Goldstein) was editor between 1977 and 1990.[11]
21st century[edit]
Editors have included Ned Temko, 1990 to 2005, Jeff Barak (managing editor, 2006), who returned to Israel, and David Rowan, 2006 to 2008, who joined the Observer.[12] In November 2008, Stephen Pollard became editor.[4]
In 2019, after a number of years of declining circulation and a pension deficit, the reserves of its owners had been exhausted and the Press Gazette reported its situation as "facing a grave closure threat". Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, organised a consortium of 20 individuals, families and charitable trusts to make donations to The Kessler Foundation so it could continue to support the newspaper. Alan Jacobs, founder of Jacobs Capital, became the new chairman.[13]
Editorial position[edit]
Under the ownership of Asher Myers and Israel Davis, from 1878, the paper was hostile to Zionism, in line with the official positions of the religious and lay leaders of the community. After Leopold Greenberg had taken over the paper in 1906, it became strongly Zionist and it was made into "a firm and influential champion of Zionism".[14]
The JC supported the 1917 Balfour Declaration, the publication of which was postponed for a week in order to allow the Chronicle to publish its opinion in time. After the Declaration was issued, however, the paper became critical of Chaim Weizmann. Greenberg was discontented with the too vague definition of the Zionist goals and wanted him to state clearly that Palestine must be politically Jewish. He wanted to define the "National Home" as a Jewish Commonwealth.[15] Although JC's support of Zionism somewhat decreased after Greenberg's death, it has consistently devoted considerable space to Israel and Zionism.[5]
Under Leopold Greenberg, The JC was hostile to the Reform and Liberal movements in Britain. Over the years, attention shifted from Orthodoxy in Anglo-Jewry to developments in Progressive Judaism, while becoming more critical of the Orthodox position on halakhic issues.[5]
Pollard accepts that the paper does not present a comprehensive picture of events, saying in 2009, "But don't forget who our readership is. They are interested in getting the news about Israel. It's not a biased view. We are presenting one aspect of all the news that is going on. Nobody gets all their news from the JC; we're a complementary news source."[16]
In 2014, the editor apologised on behalf of the paper for running an advertisement by the Disasters Emergency Committee appealing for funds for humanitarian relief for Gaza. He said that he and the paper did not support the appeal and were "entirely supportive" of Operation Protective Edge. He disputed the reported number of civilian casualties and asserted that many were terrorists.[17]
In June 2019, Pollard said "I think in the last few years there's certainly been a huge need for the journalism that the JC does in especially looking at the anti-Semitism in the Labour party and elsewhere" and "there's such a huge need for our proper crusading independent journalism". Kessler Foundation chair Clive Wolman said: "In the end, we and the JC Trust decided that our primary consideration had to be to preserve the editorial independence of the JC, particularly at a time when its journalists are playing such an important role in exposing anti-Semitism in British politics.[13] In July 2019, a Jewish Chronicle editorial declared that "We want to see (the current Labour Party leadership) removed from any significant role in public life."[18]
Notable interviews[edit]
The former Jewish Chronicle offices in Furnival Street, central London
In 1981, the publication published an interview with then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher was questioned regarding the state of Israel and how Conservative policy affected the Jewish community.[19]
In September 1999, it was the first non-Israeli newspaper to conduct an interview with Ehud Barak during his term as Prime Minister of Israel.[20]
In December 2007, the newspaper published an interview with the Labour Party donor, David Abrahams.[21][22]
In July 2013, The Jewish Chronicle hosted an audience with UKIP leader Nigel Farage. Farage was interviewed by editor Stephen Pollard, and took questions from the audience.[23]
Lawsuits, rulings and criticism[edit]
In 1968, The Jewish Chronicle accused Labour MP Christopher Mayhew of making antisemitic comments on a television programme. Mayhew sued for libel, arguing that his comments were anti-Zionist but not antisemitic. He received a public apology in the High Court.[24]
In 2009, a peace activist accepted £30,000 damages and an apology from the paper over false claims that he had harboured two suicide bombers.[25]
In May 2012, Dr Othman Moqbel, Dr Hussein Nagi and Mr Mohamad Yousef of Human Appeal International received an apology and substantial damages from The Jewish Chronicle following articles published in February of that year in the newspaper and on its website, suggesting that Human Appeal International, a British charity, had been designated as a terrorist organisation by the US government and had diverted donations to fund terror and to support the families of suicide bombers. An apology was published in the newspaper on 31 May and on its website on 30 May.[26]
In August 2015, dozens of prominent Jewish activists signed an open letter criticising the paper for what they viewed as its "character assassination" of Corbyn. They wrote: "Your assertion that your attack on Jeremy Corbyn is supported by 'the vast majority of British Jews' is without foundation. We do not accept that you speak on behalf of progressive Jews in this country. You speak only for Jews who support Israel, right or wrong." They continued, "There is something deeply unpleasant and dishonest about your McCarthyite guilt by association technique. Jeremy Corbyn's parliamentary record over 32 years has consistently opposed all racism including antisemitism." Signatories to the letter included Laurence Dreyfus, Selma James, Miriam Margolyes, Ilan Pappé, Michael Rosen and Avi Shlaim.[citation needed]
In August 2017, The Jewish Chronicle published a ruling by The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) that an article it had published earlier that year about a court case was in breach of the Editors' Code of Practice by identifying family members of the defendant. The Judge did not accept the defences of The Jewish Chronicle that the family members were prominent members of the community or that the family had been referenced in the proceedings, albeit without identifying individual members.[27]
In February 2018, The Jewish Chronicle falsely reported that Mike Sivier, a blogger and Labour Party member, was a holocaust denier. IPSO upheld a complaint by Mr Sivier that the newspaper had misrepresented online comments he had made.[28]
In April 2019, The Jewish Chronicle published a ruling by IPSO that articles it had published on May 2017 and April 2018 about an author critical of Zionism contained inaccuracies regarding venue denial activity by Jewish organisations and the author's views on the relationship between Zionism and Nazi Germany and that it had failed to issue a timely correction. The Jewish Chronicle said that they had relied on comments made by the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.[27]
In August 2019, Interpal received an apology and damages of £50,000 after The Jewish Chronicle implied that the charity had links to terrorist activity. On 23 August, the paper published the apology in full, together with an article by Ibrahim Hewitt, chair of trustees of Interpal.[29]
In November 2019, The Jewish Chronicle published a ruling by IPSO that it had breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice in relation to a number of claims over four articles about a Labour member published in February and March 2019. IPSO also expressed significant concerns about the newspaper's handling of this complaint in that it had failed repeatedly to answer questions put to it by IPSO and considered that the publication's conduct during IPSO's investigation was unacceptable.[30]
In December 2019, The Jewish Chronicle published an article by Melanie Phillips which asserted that Islamophobia was a bogus term which provided cover for antisemites. The Board of Deputies of British Jews described its publication as an error, and editor Stephen Pollard acknowledged that "A number of people within the Jewish community, and friends of the community, have expressed their dismay – and anger – at its content."[31]
Publication data and finances[edit]
The average weekly circulation in 2018 was 20,141, of which 7,298 were free copies, down from 32,875 in 2008.[2][13]
The newspaper's website includes paid-for searchable archives of all editions from the first issue to the present, making it valuable for Anglo-Jewish genealogists and historians. The website was launched in 2000 and has won three successive Weekly Newspaper on the Web awards. It was relaunched in 2008.[32][33]
In 2018 the newspaper had a loss of about £1.5 million on operating costs of about £4.9 million, following losses in the previous two years.[13] The reserves of its owners since 1984, the charity The Kessler Foundation,[34] had been exhausted and they planned to introduce revenue and cost measures to reduce losses.[35] According to the editor, the paper had been facing the "real threat" of having to close. In 2019, a consortium of 20 individuals, families and charitable trusts made donations to The Kessler Foundation so it could continue to support the newspaper. The identities of the members of the consortium were not disclosed. The fundraising was led by Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council.[13][36]
Chief editors[edit]
Asher Myers (fl. 1881)
L. J. Greenberg (1907–1931)
William Frankel (1958–1977)
Geoffrey Paul (1977–1990)
Ned Temko (1990–2005)
David Rowan (2006–2008)[37][38]
Jeff Barak (managing editor) (2007–2008)
Stephen Pollard (2008–present)
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^ 'Fantastic timing': a baptism of fire at the Jewish Chronicle The Independent. 11 January 2009
^ a b "Jewish Chronicle". ABC. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ The Jewish Chronicle and Anglo-Jewry, 1841–1991 Cambridge University Press
^ a b Matthew Bell, "'Fantastic timing': a baptism of fire at the Jewish Chronicle", Independent on Sunday, 11 January 2009
^ a b c d e Jewish Chronicle . Encyclopedia.com, accessed October 2018
^ C. S. Monaco (2013). The Rise of Modern Jewish Politics: Extraordinary Movement. Routledge. pp. 148–. ISBN 978-0-415-65983-3.
^ How the JC helped shape the debate. David Cesarani, Jewish Chronicle, 16 November 2017
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^ a b Paul, Geoffrey (1 December 1999). "David Kessler". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Raven, Rebecca (15 March 2002). "Joseph Finklestone". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ Frazer, Jenni (6 August 2019). "Tributes paid to former JC editor Geoffrey Paul, who dies aged 90". Jewish News.
^ Day, Julia (21 February 2006). "Jewish Chronicle appoints new editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ a b c d e Tobitt, Charlotte (20 June 2019). "Cash donors save Jewish Chronicle from 'grave' closure threat". Press Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ David Cesarani (3 March 1994). The Jewish Chronicle and Anglo-Jewry, 1841–1991. Cambridge University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-521-43434-8.
^ Cesarani 1994, p. 127-128
^ Bell, Matthew (11 January 2009). "'Fantastic timing': a baptism of fire at the Jewish Chronicle". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Greenslade, Roy (15 August 2014). "Jewish Chronicle editor apologises for running Gaza appeal advert". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ Pollard, Stephen (19 July 2019). "Why does the Board still want to engage with Labour?". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ Interview for Jewish Chronicle Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 19 June 1981
^ "The Jewish Chronicle". Website.thejc.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ Jewish Chronicle defends its coverage of David Abrahams The Guardian. 7 December 2007
^ "The Jewish Chronicle on how they got the Abrahams interview". The Spectator. 7 December 2007.
^ "UKIP Leader Nigel Farage Supports Israel". The Algemeiner Journal. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "Libel action: Christopher Mayhew versus 'The Jewish Chronicle' and Maurice Edelman, 1967-1979". Warwick University. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ Luft, Oliver (3 April 2009). "Jewish Chronicle pays £30,000 libel damages to peace activist". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ "Human Appeal International: an apology". The Jewish Chronicle. 30 May 2013.
^ a b "JC breached Ipso rules in Suarez articles". The Jewish Chronicle. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ "Labour member wins IPSO complaint against Jewish Chronicle after telling newspaper he is not a Holocaust denier". Press Gazette. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ Whitehead, Harriet (28 August 2019). "Interpal trustees receive £50,000 in damages from Jewish Chronicle". Civil Society. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "IPSO upholds Labour activist's accuracy complaint against JC". The Jewish Chronicle. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ Waterson, Jim (17 December 2019). "'Islamophobia a bogus label': Jewish Chronicle under fire over article". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ Jewish Chronicle relaunches website with open source software Journalism.co.uk. 10 July 2008
^ Jewish Chronicle adds social networking in website revamp Brand Republic. 11 September 2008
^ "The Kessler Foundation". Charity Commission. Charity no. 290759. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "The Kessler Foundation - Financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2018" (PDF). The Kessler Foundation. Charity Commission. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Good news about the future of the JC". The Jewish Chronicle. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Day, Julia (21 February 2006). "Jewish Chronicle appoints new editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ Brook, Stephen (30 June 2008). "Condé Nast to launch Wired in the UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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The Sports Information Office (SIO) as a separately functioning unit within the Athletic Department dates from 1925 when Philip Pack was hired as publicity agent. The SIO subgroup includes material created by the office and material it collected or assembled, including material pre-dating 1925. The sub-group is divided into a number of series based on record format and sport. The series are: Scrapbooks, Press Releases, separate series for each of the varsity men's and women's sports, Minor Sports, Miscellaneous, and Official Rosters of Letter Winners.
The Sports Information Office records contain a separate series for each of the men's and women's varsity sports. Each sport series in turn is composed of several standard sub-series and files, including Media Guides, Photographs (usually subdivided into files of team photos, individual portraits, and game action), and Game or meet results. For some sports there may also be game programs, and game films or videotapes.
The Media Guides are produced by the Sports Information Office. They include team rosters, brief biographical information on team members and coaches, schedules, individual and team statistics, pictures of some or all team members, and a variety of historical information. Modern media guides usually contain a roster of all individuals who have lettered in the sport. The first formal media guide was produced for football in 1931. Guides for other sports do not begin until the late 1930s or 1940s. The format and size of the media guides have varied considerably over the years. Until the 1960s, media guides for sports other than football consisted of two to ten mimeographed pages. Media guides for women's' sports begin in 1976/77. Initially they were simple brochures with roster and schedule information. They now are comparable to media guides for men's sports.
The Photographs subseries for each sport includes the "official" team photograph for each year and occasionally other "informal" team photos s well as posed portraits of athletes in uniform and game action photos.
An official team photograph for each sport appears to have been taken each year, however, the Athletic Department record group does not include team photos for all years for every sport. Other collections in the Bentley Library contain athletic team photographs that complement or duplicate the photos in the Athletic Department records. From approximately 1896 to 1968, the Rentschler Photography Studio took the official team photos for most sports. The University of Michigan News and Information Service began taking team photographs in the early 1960s and has taken team photos since 1969. The Bentley's Rentschler Studio and News and Information Service collections include original negatives of many team photos. A compiled list of team photographs located in a number of Bentley Library collections is available at the library. This is the most authoritative listing of team photographs. It is arranged by sport and year and indicates the location of the photo and whether or not an original or copy negative exists. For years for which a print or negative does not exist, a team photo usually may be found in the school year book.
Each sport includes a sub-series of Portraits and Action Photographs. The portraits may include formal studio portraits - typically in uniform or letter-sweater, but sometimes in suit and tie - or more informal portraits taken on the practice field. The latter are sometimes referred to as "picture day" photos referring to the annual "media day." The Sports Information Office has conventionally differentiated the portraits as "head shots" - close-up portraits, "posed in uniform" - a still pose wearing game or practice uniform, or "posed action" - in which the athlete strikes a typical or stylized action pose. The portraits are arranged chronologically. If the exact date of a photograph is not known, it has generally been placed in the folder for the last year in which the athlete competed. Researchers should examine folders for all years in which the athlete competed. The Athletic Department records do not include portraits of every athlete. For some years there are no individual photographs. After the university News and Information Service began taking "picture day" photos, in the mid-1960s for most sports, the Athletic Department records may include only contact sheets of individual portraits. Original negatives for most of these contact sheets can be found in the News and Information Service records. For several sports there are separate files of headshots or posed action shots of All-American athletes. As with team photos, the Bentley has many other collections that include photographs of individual athletes. There is no comprehensive list or index to these collections. Indexes to several of the more important collections are available at the library. The Sports Information Office has retained a significant number of photographs of "star" athletes.
The Action Photographs have been collected by the Sports Information Office from a number of "side-line photographers," including newspaper and wire-service photographers. Copyright restrictions may apply to some of these photos. Beginning in about 1970, some sports include game action contact sheets. These photos were taken by Bob Kalmbach, photographer with the News and Information Service. Kalmbach holds the negatives for these photos.
Several sports series, football in particular, contain files of photos of Facilities and Miscellaneous topics. Some sports also include a separate file of photographs of coaches.
Most sports series include a sub-series of Game Programs and/or Season Statistics and Programs. For football, basketball and hockey the game programs are filed separately and arranged by year. For other sports, individual game programs are inter-filed with a variety of game or meet results and statistics. The earliest football program dates from 1894. Through 1925 the football programs sub-series is very incomplete. There are two or three programs for most years, but for some years there are no programs. Following 1925, the collection of home game programs is nearly complete, while the away-game programs are about 60% complete. An item listing of all football programs in the Athletic Department collection and several personal manuscript collections is available at the library. Basketball and hockey programs are scattered until the mid-1960s.
Individual game or meet programs for other sports are often little more than one or two page flyers. Programs for major meets and Big Ten or NCAA championships are more substantial. The number of programs and the extent of meet and season statistical information vary considerably among the various sports.
The Athletic Department record group has some basketball films covering the years 1954-1966, including footage from the "Cazzie Russell era," 1963-1966. Most of the Cazzie Russell footage has been transferred to videotape. There are only scattered films of other sports. There are some videotapes of women's sports and men's minor sports from the mid-1980s that were taped by CTC Sports or by students for use on a local access cable TV program called "Wolverine Watch." These tapes have not been fully catalogued.
Media Guide, Team and Individual Photograph, and Program/Results subseries for varsity women's sports begin in 1977/78. The records for women's basketball, cross country, swimming and diving, tennis and track are fairly complete. The library's holdings in women's field hockey, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball represent only preliminary accessions, largely media guides and a few photographs. Records for these sports are still held by the Sports Information Office. Rosters and some statistical information for women's sports, 1972-1977, can be found in the separately cataloged "University of Michigan. Women's Athletics" record group.
There are five sets of Scrapbooks in the Athletic Department record group: The Athletic Department Main Series, Women's Athletics, Fans' Scrapbooks, Jay Kleinert, and Ben Friedman Scrapbooks. All are available on microfilm. The original volumes are stored off-site, but can be consulted if necessary.
The Main Series, 1902-1996, and continuing, was compiled by the Athletic Department. It covers men's intercollegiate athletics and includes newspaper clippings from the Michigan Daily, Ann Arbor News, Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, and occasionally from other out-of-town newspapers and national magazines. The coverage for the years 1902 to approximately 1920 is somewhat spotty. After 1920 coverage becomes much more thorough. All varsity sports are covered. The volumes for 1902-1927 are arranged by sport. Beginning in September 1927 all sports are included in a single chronological order. Individual clippings are occasionally out of order by as much as a week and there is some overlap between volumes. Not all feature articles related to UM athletics appearing in the Daily or Detroit papers were clipped for the scrapbooks.
The Fan's Scrapbooks subseries was apparently compiled by a U of M fan and donated to the Athletic Department. The nine volumes cover the years 1942-1950 and are devoted almost exclusively to football. There is some duplication with the Main Series, but the Fan's Scrapbooks contain many items not found in the Main Series, including numerous clippings from out-of-town papers.
The Ben Friedman scrapbooks were compiled by the Friedman family and loaned to the Athletic Department for microfilming. Friedman, all-American quarterback in 1926, was one of the first nationally prominent Jewish college athletes. The scrapbooks, which cover his high school and professional career as well his Michigan years, are mainly clippings for his hometown Cleveland newspapers and the Jewish press.
The Press Releases series consists of press releases produced by the Sports Information Office, 1943-1996 and continuing. Sometimes titled "Michigan Sports News," the releases were issued weekly. They provide information on upcoming games and events, give statistical summaries of the previous week's games and often a compilation of season statistics for teams and individuals. The press releases are arranged chronologically (by calendar year 1943-1979 and academic year beginning in 1979/80). Beginning in 1983/84 the year's releases are further subdivided by sport.
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Series of provincial and territorial reports by various authors, edited by the Canadian Council on Social Development, 2009.
Reviewed in July 2009 Research Update
Did you know that, unlike in most parts of Canada, poverty rates in rural Nova Scotia are higher than those in urban Nova Scotia?
Did you know that 22% of Yukoners have reported having financial difficulties securing food?
Did you know that 50% of children of Aboriginal descent in Saskatchewan live in poverty?
This series of reports takes an in-depth look at poverty, poverty reduction policies, and community action on poverty in 9 provinces and 2 territories (remaining provincial/territorial profiles are forthcoming). The reports are each written by different authors, and highlight trends and statistics, explain the historical context, and examine current initiatives.
The Alberta report examines our province's historic boom-bust economic cycle and patterns of poverty. It looks at government responses to poverty: the development of a social safety net, subsequent erosion of supports, and more recently, the challenges posed by the latest economic boom. The Alberta profile also takes into account the growing role of the voluntary sector in addressing poverty, and questions what this might mean for poverty reduction in the province.
We know that many of the provinces and territories have similar struggles to those we face in Alberta when it comes to poverty and the attempt to eliminate it. This series of reports shows how other jurisdictions across Canada are dealing with poverty – both at the local and provincial levels. Unique programs, innovative solutions, and strategic partnerships are being creatively implemented from coast to coast to coast.
The Newfoundland and Labrador report documents how the consistent work of community groups and government, together with a depressed economy after the collapse of the fisheries shaped the political, social, and economic context in which the province's Poverty Reduction Strategy – one of the first in Canada – was created. The Poverty Reduction Strategy followed years of collaborative effort marked by both victories and losses for anti-poverty advocates. While there is still a long way to go in terms of dealing with poverty in Newfoundland, the report notes that a lot of progress has been made since the implementation of the provincial strategy in 2006: more people are working, fewer are reliant upon Income Support, and the number of people living below LICO is falling. What can Albertans learn from the experiences of Newfoundlanders?
The BC report similarly looks at the history of poverty and poverty policy responses in the province. It looks at how frequent political shifts and the boom/bust economic cycle in the province have affected social programs and the well-being of communities. It notes that while there are some initiatives on behalf of the government to address poverty, several population groups are now experiencing increased risk of poverty. Like in Alberta, government seems to have taken a backseat; and it has been civil society actors that have played – and continue to play – the central role in poverty prevention and reduction in BC.
This resource is useful for anybody interested in learning more about poverty and poverty reduction programs across the country. Each provincial/territorial profile is written by local experts, and the references contain information about many of the groups and individuals that work both behind-the-scenes and on the front-lines in poverty reduction. You can download the individual reports from the website of the Canadian Council for Social Development (although beware, there have been some troubles with this website of late), or you can access hard copies in our library.
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#EndSARS Report: US 'Looks Forward' To Response From FG, Lagos Govt
Written by darling on November 17, 2021
The United States on Tuesday said it was looking forward to a response from the Lagos State Government after the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry submitted its final report.
The panel was commissioned by the state government to look into the events of October 2020, including the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate, and review cases of police brutality.
"The United States welcomes the conclusion of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry with the transmission of its final report," a statement from the US Embassy in Lagos said.
"We look forward to the Lagos State government's response as part of a process that represents an important mechanism of accountability regarding the #EndSARS protests and the events that took place near the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020.
"Those events led to serious allegations against some members of the security forces, and we look forward to the Lagos State and federal governments taking suitable measures to address those alleged abuses as well as the grievances of the victims and their families."
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has set up a four-member committee to raise a White Paper on the report.
The Committee is expected to work for the next two weeks on the White Paper, which will be considered by the Lagos State Executive Council.
"We will ensure that the recommendations that are coming out that will be turned into a white paper and would be made available to the public," Governor Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday.
"We will do it appropriately so that history will judge us well and we will have a document that will stand the test of time.
"That is what the tribunal law says so that it will be properly documented and gazetted in government's records."
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Lekki Toll Gate: Army 'Killed Unarmed, Defenseless Protesters' – Lagos Panel
#EndSARS: Police Ask Court To Stop Judicial Panels' Probes
British Govt Donates PPEs To Kaduna State
Barcelona full-back Sergi Roberto tests positive for coronavirus


and harmful substances therefore making these toxins detrimental to our cell function.
Detox entails the process or period of time in which one abstains from or rides the body of toxins/unhealthy substances. This simply means quitting the intake of unhealthy food and drinks into the body for a period of time in order to improve health.
A benefit which most people don't think of can be the change to your lifestyle. As you progress through the body detox, you will begin to feel better physically and mentally. This feeling can be addictive and lead to changing your lifestyle to cut out bad elements which give your body those toxins. Quitting smoking, eating better, and getting more exercise are all actions which help protect the body. After a detox is a perfect time to begin these actions.
A green juice comprises of fruits and vegetables filled with antioxidants, phytochemicals, minerals and vitamins sometimes as much as a day's worth of vegetables in one serving. When vegetables are juiced, the natural sugars in the vegetable are separated from the pulp, which is where the fiber is located. A green juice may contain the following: lettuce, cucumber, pineapple, ginger, kale, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, banana, ugwu, apples, avocado, watermelon etc. Combine fruits and vegetables to your taste but ensure the vegetables exceeds the fruits.
Most individuals drink tea on a daily basis. It is a natural detoxifying agent that helps in eliminating toxins from the body. Not all forms of tea are effective for weight loss. Only few such as dandelion tea, peppermint tea, ginger tea and green tea are especially effective if you want to lose weight. Drink as much as three to five cups a day for best results.
Before starting your detox process, try cleansing your digestive tract with the salt water cleanse in order to prepare your body for detoxification and weight loss. Infuse 1 quarter of lukewarm water with 1 to 2 tablespoons of sea salt. Stir until it dissolves, drink and relax. Make sure you do this at home where you can go to the comfort room anytime as it can be quickly dispelled from the body.
The effects of cucumber and lemon on weight loss were tested and proven by experts. Blend 1 cucumber sliced into pieces with half a lemon juice. Drink this two times a day to boost your metabolism.


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Opioid Overdose, Benzos, and Anxiety Management (Part I)
Written by Anne Fletcher
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What did Heath Ledger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Elvis Presley have in common? Aside from their tragic, untimely, and well-publicized deaths, all three had in their systems particularly deadly combinations of opioids and benzodiazepines, colloquially referred to as "benzos."
CNN.com reported that the combination of painkillers, anti-anxiety meds [benzos], and sleeping pills that Ledger had in his body "could cause the brain and brainstem to 'fall asleep,' halting heart and lung function." Hoffman reportedly died of "acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin [an opioid], cocaine, benzodiazepines, and amphetamine." According to a Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings article, a toxicology report indicated that among the 14 drugs in Presley's system at death, the opioids codeine (at 10 times the therapeutic level) and morphine as well as the benzo, diazepam (Valium).
When we're bombarded with statistics about the "opioid epidemic," often what gets lost in the picture is that overdoses commonly involve other drugs. For instance, in 2015, more than a quarter of overdose deaths resulted from a combination of opioids and benzodiazepines. This is a dangerous combination because both families of drugs depress the central nervous system (CNS), which controls the respiratory system. If you can't breathe, lack of oxygen to the brain can eventually shuts down vital organ systems, cause brain damage, and lead to death. (Opioids and alcohol [another CNS depressant] can be another deadly combo – a study published in 2014 showed that alcohol, was involved in about 19 percent of opioid-related emergency room visits and in a little more than 22 percent of opioid-related deaths.)
Increase in Benzo/Opioid Prescriptions, Risks, and Warnings
A newly published study in the British Medical Journal that followed more than 300,000 adults continuously enrolled in a health plan and who also filled at least one prescription for an opioid found that the percentage of opioid users who also used a benzo (such as Xanax or Valium) went from 9 percent in 2001 to 17 percent in 2013. Compared with opioid users who did not use benzodiazepines, concurrent use of both drugs was associated with an increased risk of an emergency room visit or inpatient admission for opioid overdose among all opioid users.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned enough about the growing combined use of opioid medicines with benzos or other drugs (such as alcohol) that depress the CNS that last August, it began requiring warnings on drug labels for prescription opioid pain and cough medicines and benzos. The FDA's safety announcement stated:
"Healthcare professionals should limit prescribing opioid pain medicines with benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants only to patients for whom alternative treatment options are inadequate. If these medicines are prescribed together, limit the dosages and duration of each drug to the minimum possible while achieving the desired clinical effect. Warn patients and caregivers about the risks of slowed or difficult breathing and/or sedation, and the associated signs and symptoms."
Let's Not Throw Out the Baby With the Bath Water
While the concerns about opioids and benzodiazepines are real, so is concern about overreacting to the extent that people who legitimately need them and can safely use them can't obtain them. Just as getting painkillers has become a nightmare for many who have chronic pain – particularly if they have a history of a substance use disorder – so has obtaining medication for relief from severe anxiety.
As a reflection of such thinking, the first editorial* in a newly published Journal of Addiction Medicine series about whether patients with addictions should be prescribed benzos, Robert DuPont, M.D. from the Institute for Behavior and Health states that such patients "should not use benzodiazepines to treat anxiety, insomnia, or anything else, for the same reasons that they should not drink any alcohol or use other drugs, regardless of their primary drug used. Once the addiction 'switch' is thrown on, it never again goes off." Yet this statement does not reflect current scientific knowledge.
While belief in "cross addiction" is still widespread, it's a fallacy for many. For instance, it's not uncommon for people addicted to alcohol to have no problem with opioids such as prescription painkillers and vice versa. -Anne Fletcher
As stated in my last Pro Talk article, a large study showed that being in recovery from one addiction was actually a protective factor that helped reduce the likelihood of developing a second addiction while in recovery from a first. While belief in "cross addiction" is still widespread, it's a fallacy for many. For instance, it's not uncommon for people addicted to alcohol to have no problem with opioids such as prescription painkillers and vice versa. And challenging the notion that the "addiction switch" can never go off are the many people who once had alcohol use disorders, even severe ones, who can eventually drink in a non-problematic way.
In a counterpoint editorial, Boston University School of Medicine's Tae Woo Park, MD, MSc, whose research interests include opioids and benzodiazepines, believes that benzos should be considered for patients (even those with a history of SUDs) with anxiety and that benzo risks have been overstated. He said in the editorial that although not appropriate for all cases, "Benzodiazepines are among the most effective and well-tolerated treatments for anxiety, and are safe for the majority of patients who take them."
Park notes that of the few studies on benzo use in people with substance use disorders (SUDs), indications are that benzos can be safely taken. For instance, although people with a history of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are thought to be at risk for misusing prescribed benzos, he cites findings from a group of 343 anxiety-disordered patients who were taking benzos upon entering the Harvard/Brown Anxiety Disorders Research Program. Some had a history of an AUD; others did not. One year after the study began, there was no significant difference in maximum daily dose or continued use of benzos between individuals who had a past or current alcohol use disorder and those who did not.
When it comes to patients on opioids, Park would avoid prescribing benzos to an active user of illicit opioids. However, after exploring other options for anxiety (to be described in part 2 of this series), he would consider prescribing benzos for anxiety "in some stable patients being prescribed opioids for pain or opioid maintenance treatment such as methadone or Suboxone with increased monitoring and caution regarding dose."
Noting that people with SUDs commonly have anxiety disorders, extreme anxiety carries risk in and of itself if left untreated – it can be a trigger for recurrence of substance misuse. Thus, Park believes that after careful consideration of benefits and potential harms, benzos should be considered as an option for patients with SUDs, particularly after other treatments for anxiety have been explored. In my next article, Park discusses applying a "universal precautions" approach to benzodiazepine prescribing in individuals with SUDs.
* These editorials were first presented as live debates at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) in Washington, D.C. Apparently Drs. DuPont and Park took positions that they admitted were more extreme than they might take in ''real life'' and, in the end, conclusions were not that far apart.
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Made in: Esteli, Nicaragua, at the Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. factory, for Jaromirski & Co.
There is no denying that this is a magnificent cigar to look at. I love a big cigar anyway, but this fat 6 1/4 x 58 number, which draped in a shiny Ecuadorean rosado wrapper, just screams for attention after dinner based on appearance alone. The Sublimes Magnum smells nice, too. Once it's out of the cellophane, you are greeted with the smells of rich earth and leather and no trace of ammonia or any off-putting scent. The construction appears to be excellent. The cigar is firm and well-packed with no squishy spots; the seams and veins are minimal and unobtrusive. Rub your fingers over the wrapper leaf and you can hear the toothiness; it fairly sings with a soft hiss as you gently rake the oil glands. All very encouraging—but how will it taste?
The wide, white band with gold lettering sets off the cigar's reddish-brown wrapper leaf beautifully. As is my custom, I removed the band before light-up. I always want to find out if the maker has gone to the extra trouble to give us an easy-to-remove self-adhesive band. They did—thank you, Jaromirski & Co.! I used my wide-gauge Xikar Pull-Out Punch to open up the double-capped head, and nary a bit of cracking or cap damage was observed.
I then reached for my box of 4-inch wood matches because that's another test I like to put to a cigar: Can it receive a robust and even light on a single match? Granted, that may be as much a test of the smoker as of the cigar. But I know that when a cigar is stubborn about taking flame, something is wrong. It may be the leaf, or it may be the roll and the draw, but invariably something is amiss if I should miss on that first match. No problem here. I was able to warm the head and attain a nice, even glow with 3 inches of match to spare.
On light-up, I get the impression that this will be a stout cigar. First puffs are redolent of pepper, black coffee, cedar, and oak. Smoke output is abundant, and the draw is effortless. The aftertaste is rich and oily. Seven minutes in, the flavors are already melding, caramelizing, and growing in complexity, and the pepper has faded to a mere backdrop. The burn line is a bit wavy but within bounds of being manageable, requiring no touch-up at any time.
Ten minutes in, I am achieving "the zone." I know at least some of you can relate to "the zone"—that place where you can close your eyes and lose yourself in the unfolding storyline of a fine smoke's evolution. This cigar indeed does evolve; it's as though the filler leaf had been arranged to put on a changing show—a mark of craftsmanship and experience by the blender and the roller. For years, the Sublimes brand was rolled in the Little Havana neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, but growing popularity forced a move to the Fernandez factory in Nicaragua so that Jaromirski & Co. could keep pace with demand. Those Fernandez rollers know exactly what they are doing. They prove it over and over again.
After 20 minutes, I am picking up notes of Texas brisket in sweet sauce, the 2 1/2 inch ash still hanging on. At 30 minutes, I tap off the ash and begin detecting hints of clove. Halfway through, I can say for sure that this is a superlative ride for eight bucks. The final third kept up my interest as well, evincing notes of mocha, vanilla, and cinnamon.
You can serve this cigar with confidence to dinner guests, assuming they are reasonably experienced smokers. The Sublimes Magnum is no nicotine bomb, but its full-bodied flavor profile (though it becomes milder in the second half) might be a bit much for beginners. For me, it proved the perfect follow-up to a dinner of Brunswick stew and a dessert of chocolate almonds. I drank sweet iced tea throughout the smoke, and that was, to my palate, an exquisite pairing. A great cigar at a very competitive price point, the Sublimes Magnum is a keeper.
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