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1679, Mary Collier, a widow and daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford, pleads for a place for her son Richard at Sutton's Hospital
Transcription from 'Petitions in the State Papers: 1670s', in Petitions in the State Papers, 1600-1699, ed. Brodie Waddell, British History Online, Mary Collier, widow and mother of Richard Collier, a poor scholar aged about 9 years. SP 29/411 f. 123 (1679).
To the Kings most excellent majestie
The humble peticion of Mary Collier widow and mother of Richard Collier a poore scholar of about 9 yeares of age
Sheweth
That your petitioner being the daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford knight (who was lieutenant of the Tower of London in the raigne of your majesties royal father of blessed memory) to whom he was very faithfull and serviceable in the beginning of the late troubles, and your petitioner marrying a cittizen of London who having all he had burnt and consumed by the late dismall fire there and dying in few yeares after left your petitioner with a great charge of 5 small children in a distressed condicion for want of maintenance.
Your petitioner therefore most humbly prayes that your majestie will be graciously pleased to grant that her said son (who is studious of learning) may be admitted to be a poore schollar in Suttons Hospitall in the first place that shall happen to be vacant and in your majesties proper gift after the placing of such as have already obtained your majesties grant for the like places there.
And your petitioner shall ever pray etc
The peticion of Mary Collier
[Paratext:] [Disp?] January 31th 78/9
For a second, related petition addressed to Sir Joseph Williamson, click here: Mary Collier, widow. SP 29/411 f. 124 (1679).
Report by Frank Edwards
In her first petition to the King, Mary Collier explained she was the daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford, Lieutenant of the Tower of London in the reign of the King's father, Charles I, 'to whom he was very faithful and serviceable in the beginning of the late troubles'. She was also a distressed widow, her husband losing all in the Fire of London and dying a few years later, leaving her with five small children.
She asked the King to grant her son Richard, 'a poor scholar of about nine years' who is 'studious in learning', the first place in Sutton's Hospital that became available to him to gift, after those he had already agreed to assist had been admitted.
In her second petition, addressed to Sir Joseph Williamson, and submitted at the same time, Mary recalled that some 12 months earlier he had helped her and her 'three fatherless children' with a payment of £5. She asked for his assistance in procuring a place for her son Richard, 'aged about ten years', at Sutton's Hospital or Christ's Hospital.
Thomas Lunsford
Mary established her claim on the King's charity by stating that she was the daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford. The Lunsfords were a long-established family but, by the early seventeenth century, their fortunes were in decline. In 1632 the family were fined £1,750 for poaching a neighbour's deer and killing one of his hounds. In 1633 Mary's father-to-be, Thomas, by then about 23 years old, was charged with attempted murder of the neighbour and was imprisoned in Newgate. In 1634, he escaped to France; in 1637 he was fined £8,000 in his absence and outlawed.[1]
Thomas Lunsford's fortunes then changed, almost certainly as a result of promised support for Charles I. In 1639 he was pardoned and the fine was remitted. Returning to England, he joined the King's forces with the rank of Colonel and in August 1640 fought at the battle of Newburn. His bravery there, while unable to save the English from defeat at the hands of the Scottish Covenanter army, ensured a hold on Charles' affections. On 22 December 1641, the King appointed Lunsford Lieutenant of the Tower of London. Such a position, serving as Deputy to the Constable of the Tower but in effect executive head and responsible for managing the whole site, was prestigious and potentially lucrative.[2]
Charles had misjudged the popular mood, however, and the appointment prompted outrage from his opponents. The Common Council of London petitioned the House of Commons against the appointment, depicting Lunsford as an indebted, quarrelsome desperado. On 24 December the Commons voted him unfit to be Lieutenant.[3] On 26 December Charles, bowing to the inevitable, appointed a new Lieutenant in his stead.
The next day Lunsford led a group of army officers in an attack on London apprentices demonstrating against him. In January 1642, Peter Scott, a constable of St Martin's-in-the-Fields petitioned Parliament. He explained he was on duty during 'the riot caused by Colonel Lunsford's assault on the citizens at Westminster'. He claimed he had appeased the apprentices by promising to release some of their number detained as prisoners in the Mermaid tavern. They nevertheless broke into the tavern and he was now facing prosecution from the Mermaid's keeper for the resulting mayhem. The Commons referred the matter to the Committee enquiring into the riot. In June 1642, Scott submitted a second petition, claiming he was still 'vexatiously troubled' as a result of these events. The Commons resolved to protect him from any further actions.[4]
To compensate Lunsford for his lost lieutenancy Charles knighted him and added an annual pension of £500. Lunsford continued to serve the King in the civil war. Captured at Edgehill in 1642 he was held at Warwick Castle, released in May 1644 and captured again in December 1645 at Hereford. Charged with treason the one-time Lieutenant of the Tower of London now found himself imprisoned there. Aggrieved citizens continued to pursue Lunsford. In 1644 Jacques de Lang petitioned Parliament seeking redress for 'certain sums of money' owed him by Lunsford.[5]In 1648 Lunsford, with his twin brother Herbert, lodged a bond of £8,000 to John Fagge of Rye 'in performance of unspecified covenants' undertaken by him and Herbert.[6] In 1649 land and property in Lunsford's possession in Sussex were taken to settle a debt of £1,000 owed to John Craven from 1639. Some of this equity was further assigned to trustees acting for John Fagge, 'in consideration of £600'.[7]
By now Lunsford, released from the Tower in October 1647, had abandoned the Stuart cause. Described as having no personal estate and much indebted, he left for Virginia where he remained until his death. Seen as 'typical of the hard men on whom Charles I increasingly relied' he was, for one contemporary, no more than 'a young outlaw who neither fears God nor man […] a swaggering ruffian'. This characterisation may reflect Parliamentary antagonism towards Lunsford the Royalist. It was as a soldier that Lunsford offered most to his King and, here, another contemporary recalled, he was 'a brave gentleman and discreet'.[8]
Mary Lunsford, Thomas Collier, Richard Collier and the Dean of St Pauls
On 1 June 1640, after returning to England from France and before joining the English forces at Newburn, Lunsford, at Binfield in Berkshire, married Katherine Neville, daughter of Henry Neville.[9] When Lunsford was sent to the Tower in 1645, Katherine went with him. The couple had three daughters. Of the available records, that most consistent with other information shows Mary as the third child, born in the Tower in 1647.[10] Katherine died in 1649.[11] Mary and her sisters went to America with their father but on his death, they returned to St Andrews in Holborn. In 1654, to avoid their becoming a charge on the parish, their maternal grandfather was ordered to make weekly maintenance payments on their behalf.[12]
On 30 November 1667, at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire (some four miles from Binfield where her parents had married), Mary, recorded as Mary Lendfford, married Thomas Collyer.[13]
In January 1679 Edward Stillingfleet, theologian, scholar and, from 1678, Dean of St Pauls, wrote to the King to certify 'the truth' of Mary's petition about 'her son, now nine years old'. He confirmed she was 'the daughter of the late Sir Thomas Lunsford, and widow of Thomas Collier […] who left her about two years ago with three children'. Collier, he explained, was 'a member of the City of London and of the Brewers' Company'.[14] Nothing is known of Collier's time as a member of the City of London. A Thomas Collier, master brewer, is recorded as taking on his own apprentices in 1653, 1655, 1656 and 1657 and being granted the Freedom of the City of London in 1648.[15] If this is the Thomas who married Mary in 1667 it suggests he was somewhat older than her.
What is more certain is that the couple had at least four children (in her petition to the King Mary referred to being left with five children). Thomas Collier was born at Waltham St Lawrence to Thomas Collier (or Collyer) and Mary Lunsford (or Lendford) on 3 April 1667 (thus preceding the couple's marriage).[16] Richard Collyer, the 'poor scholar' of our petition, was born on 22 March 1668, or more likely 1669 in Waltham St Lawrence and baptised at St Andrew's, Holborn on 25 March 1669.[17] John Collier was baptised on 15 February 1671 at St Andrew's and died on 27 July 1673.[18] Lunsford Collyer was baptised on 6 November 1673 at St Andrew's.[19]
The baptisms at St Andrew's place the family in that parish. In 1666 a Thomas Collier of Shoe Lane, in the parish of St Andrew, was recorded as liable to pay tax on eight hearths.[20] It is probable that he was Mary's now deceased husband. The baptisms also explain the support Mary secured from Edward Stillingfleet. As well as being Dean of St Pauls, Stillingfleet was, from 1665 to 1689, Rector of St Andrew's.[21] He may well have presided at the baptisms of Mary and Thomas's children. Stillingfleet, although Dean of St Pauls, clearly knew Mary sufficiently well, as one of his parishioners, to write on her behalf.
Sutton's Hospital
Mary sought Richard's admission to Sutton's Hospital. Sutton's Hospital was established in 1611 following an endowment by one of the wealthiest men in Jacobean England, Thomas Sutton. As well as provision for a hospital Sutton funded a chapel, an alms-house and a school. The school was sited in Smithfield, London, just north of Charterhouse Square. Renamed Charterhouse School, it relocated to Surrey in 1872.[22]
Sir Joseph Williamson
In her second petition Mary sought aid from Sir Joseph Williamson, citing a previous occasion on which he assisted her. Nothing is known of the circumstances under which Mary obtained this help. More is known of her benefactor.
Williamson was a long-standing and now very senior officer in Charles II's court. Born in 1633, Williamson pursued an academic career at Oxford. In 1660, at the specific request of the newly restored Charles II, he moved to Whitehall, as an Under-Secretary, first to Secretary of State for the South, Sir Edward Nicholas, then to his successor, Sir Henry Bennett, Lord Arlington. (The central executive of Charles II's administration were his two Secretaries of State, who, as well as their domestic duties, divided overseas responsibilities between southern and northern Europe. The Secretary of State for the South was the senior of the two.[23]) Williamson advanced rapidly in his new career, expanding his responsibilities. As one of the new, more methodical bureaucrats to emerge after 1660, with an eye for detail, he brought discipline, division of labour and systematic order to the office's working practices. He was knighted in 1672 and made Secretary of State in his own right in 1674, holding the position until 1679. As well as status, Williamson acquired wealth. In his younger days he lived in some poverty and this may explain his later eagerness to take advantage of the financial opportunities his rising position in the Court presented.[24] He also acquired his critics. Samuel Pepys, writing in 1663, recognised Williamson as 'a pretty knowing man and a scholar' but observed that he 'maybe thinks himself to be too much so'. He is 'mighty kind still' he recorded a few years later, 'but close, not daring to say anything almost that touches upon news or state of affairs'.[25]
Christ's Hospital
In her second petition to Williamson, Mary sought Richard's admission to Sutton's Hospital, as in her petition to the King, or, as an alternative, to Christ's Hospital.
Christ's Hospital school, in Newgate Street, London, was founded in 1552 to provide education for fatherless children and other poor men's children. Within a few years its pupils numbered over 500. Thirty-two children died in the Great Plague of 1665; none died in the Great Fire of 1666, but most of the school's buildings burned down. The school largely relocated to Hertfordshire, not returning to London until 1705. In 1902 it relocated again to Horsham, West Sussex.[26]
Mary's claims considered
Mary's petition to the King was not quite the whole story. It might have implied that the Great Fire and its impact on Thomas Collier was a calamity she shared with him. However, her marriage to Collier and the births of their children post-date the Fire, by which time his fallen circumstances would have been apparent. In addition, Mary's statement that she was the daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford, one-time Lieutenant of the Tower was correct but glossed the fleeting nature of his appointment (just four days in length) and the more unsavoury aspects of his life. It may be that Mary, who spent no more than her first six years with her father, knew little of the details of her family history, including for example that Lunsford was imprisoned in the Tower and she was born there. It may be, alternatively, that she was well aware of her father's colourful past and was untroubled by it. Her first-born, Thomas, later settled in Virginia, suggesting that Mary had shared with her children details of her father's life on leaving England.[27] That she named this child and her last, Lunsford, after her father suggests she was affectionate towards his memory.
However, irrespective of what Mary knew or didn't know, or chose to include or exclude, the reference to someone such as Thomas Lunsford would have carried weight in 1679. As well as citing her father's Lieutenancy of the Tower, Mary referenced his 'faithful' service to King's father in the civil war. In Restoration London what mattered about Thomas Lunsford was not that he may have been a 'swaggering ruffian', chased for debts and unkept obligations but that he was a Royalist who had fought bravely in the Royalist cause. This was a past and an ancestry calculated to engender sympathy for Mary's need.
Mary's petition to the King was designed to evoke a positive response in other ways. While describing her own distressed condition Mary asked nothing for herself but only assistance for her studious son, able to benefit from an education that would otherwise be denied him. She also invited the King to help her son only after all those, to whom favours were already agreed, had been dealt with. Her petition was for legitimate charity, not favouritism.
Mary also approached Joseph Williamson, one of the King's most senior ministers. In suggesting a place at Christ's Hospital school, she identified an institution that offered aid to children in exactly Richard's position. In case there was any doubt about the strength of her claims she secured the support of the Dean of St Pauls.
These petitions are straightforward: a claim for assistance with the education of a child. But what the above suggests is that they were also smart petitions. They made the most of Mary's ancestry and of her current circumstances; they invoked the support of those who had status and influence. They showed an awareness of which buttons to press and how best to secure the desired aid. Was this Mary knowing her way around the London Court? Possibly, but what seems more likely is that the petitions reflect the expertise of someone she engaged to prepare them on her behalf.[28]
A successful outcome
Mary's petitions bore instant fruit. On 31 January 1679 the King notified the Governors of Charterhouse (that is Sutton's Hospital school) that they should admit Richard Collier, when a vacancy arose, but (taking Mary at her word) not before the admission of any other children on whose behalf he had already written.[29] There is no evidence that intervention by Williamson was required to prompt this decision.
When Richard entered the school and for how long he remained is not known. What can be said is that he did not stand out – for either good or bad reasons. There is a record from 1680 of scholars who were elected to university, apprenticed or expelled, or who died. Richard's name does not appear.[30]
[1] 'Lunsford, Sir Thomas (b. c. 1610, d. in or before 1656), royalist army officer', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/17197. Unless otherwise stated information on and judgments of Lunsford and his family are from this source.
[2] 'Lieutenant of the Tower of London': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_of_the_Tower_of_London.
[3] 'House of Commons Journal Volume 2: 24 December 1641', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 2, 1640-1643 (1802), pp. 355-357, British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol2/pp355-357.
[4] 'Parliamentary Archives House of Lords: Journal Office: Main Papers: 3 January 1642 – 31 January 1642' The National Archives, reference: HL/PO/JO/10/1/114, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4dac0126-76b7-4ae4-b10c-ea0958fba88d; 'House of Commons Journal Volume 2: 15 January 1642', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 2, 1640-1643 (1802), pp. 380-383, British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol2/pp380-383; 'House of Commons Journal Volume 2: 03 June 1642', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 2, 1640-1643 (1802), pp. 601-604, British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol2/pp601-604.
[5] 'Parliamentary Archives House of Lords: Journal Office: Main Papers: 23 August 1644 – 21 September 1644', The National Archives, reference: HL/PO/JO/10/1/114, HL/PO/JO/10/1/173, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/29188589-d100-4461-b7fc-308425d70c19.
[6] 'Bond in £8000 from (a) Sir Thomas Lunsford …' The Wiston Archives, West Sussex Record Office, reference Wiston Mss 1324, http://185.121.204.173/SearchOnline/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=Wiston%2f1%2f1%2f25%2f1%2f1324&pos=4.
[7] 'Assignment by William [1st] Baron Craven …', The Wiston Archives, West Sussex Record Office, reference Wiston Mss 1325, http://185.121.204.173/SearchOnline/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=Wiston%2f1%2f1%2f25%2f1%2f1325&pos=5.
[8] 'Lunsford, Sir Thomas': https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/17197.
[9] 'Thomas Lunsford/Katherin Nevill', Ancestry, https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9852&h=21367929&tid=&pid=&queryId=2061aeb9a099a2d9af09b0fa2e25978d&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Bdu1&_phstart=successSource.
[10] 'Thomas Lunsford. Abt 1610 – 1653', An Owen(s) Odyssey, https://theowensodyssey.com/getperson.php?personID=P7747&tree=tree1 ; 'Mary Lunsford. 1647 -', An Owen(s) Odyssey, https://theowensodyssey.com/getperson.php?personID=P7753&tree=tree1.
[11] 'Katherine Neville. – 1649', An Owen(s) Odyssey, https://theowensodyssey.com/getperson.php?personID=P7757&tree=tree1.
[12] 'Mary Lunsford 1647 -: Court hearing about three Thomas Lunsford children', An Owen(s) Odyssey, https://theowensodyssey.com/getperson.php?personID=P7753&tree=tree1.
[13] 'Mary Lendfford/Thomas Collyer, 1667', Family Search, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK12-72P.
[14] 'Addenda: 1674-9', in F H Blackburne Daniell (ed.),Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, 1678 With Addenda, 1674-9 (1913), pp. 603-614. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas2/addenda/1674-9/pp603-614.
[15] Information provided by The Brewers' Company, https://www.brewershall.co.uk.
[16] 'Thomas Collier, 1667', Family Search, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7MQ-WSW.
[17] 'Richard Collyer, 1669' Ancestry, https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9841&h=122549493&tid=&pid=&queryId=8e09d4a99fcdad5e120a765b7e0680c5&usePUB=true&_phsrc=aPe11&_phstart=successSource.
[18] 'John Collier, 1671', Ancestry, https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9841&h=144740346&tid=&pid=&queryId=d766b671b913ea75b28fabe5d9c9a23a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=aPe16&_phstart=successSource.
[19] 'Lunsford Collyer, 1673', Ancestry, https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9841&h=57371555&tid=&pid=&queryId=d1da5297a05dd4b738666f8e21b8e302&usePUB=true&_phsrc=aPe17&_phstart=successSource.
[20] 'Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666, St Andrew Holborn , Shoe Lane', in London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666 (2011), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-hearth-tax/london-mddx/1666/st-andrew-holborn-shoe-lane.
[21] 'Stillingfleet, Edward (1635-1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( 2004), https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-26526?rskey=RqF8s9&result=3.
[22] 'History Archives' Charterhouse, https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/about-us/history-archives.
[23] G. E. Aylmer, The Crown's Servants: Government and Civil Service under Charles II, 1660-1685 (2002), p.15.
[24] 'Williamson, Sir Joseph (1633-1701), government official', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ((2004), https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-29571?rskey=kFBB9X&result=2.
[25] Robert Latham and William Matthews (eds.): The Diary of Samuel Pepys Vol. IV: 6 February 1663 (1971), p. 35; The Diary of Samuel Pepys Vol. VIII: 30 November 1667 (1974), p. 556.
[26] 'History of the School', Christ's Hospital A School Like No Other, https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/about-christs-hospital/history-of-the-school/.
[27] 'Whitfield Family Tree: Thomas Collier, 1667-1760', Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102132495/person/410081850643/facts.
[28] For an exploration of the role of clerks in preparing petitions in Charles II's reign: Faramerz Dabhoiwala, 'Writing Petitions in Early Modern England', in Michael J. Braddick and Joanna Innes (eds.), Suffering and Happiness in England 1550-1850: Narratives and Representations: A collection to honour Paul Slack (2017), pp. 127-148.
[29] 'Charles II: January 1679', in F H Blackburne Daniell (ed.), Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, 1679-80 (1915), pp. 1-63. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas2/1679-80/pp1-63.
[30] 'Sutton's Hospital, Charterhouse: Pensioners' and Scholars' Records: Registers: Register of scholars admitted and those subsequently elected to university or apprenticed', London Metropolitan Archives, reference: ACC/1876/PS/01/006, https://search.lma.gov.uk/LMA_DOC/ACC_1876.PDF.
This report is part of a series on 'Petitioners in the reign of Charles II, 1660-1685', created through a U3A Shared Learning Project on 'Investigating the Lives of Seventeenth-Century Petitioners'.


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Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have developed a new, more accurate test to detect infection in prosthetic joints. The standard method is to culture samples of tissue from around the prosthetic joint at the time it's being removed and replaced, but this method isn't very reliable. The new approach involves culturing biofilm taken from the surface of prosthetic joints. Infection involving a prosthetic joint can be difficult to diagnose because although patients may report pain, many have no other signs typically associated with infection, such as fever.
The study involved 331 patients having knee or hip prostheses removed for infection or aseptic failure. Researchers performed both diagnostic tests for each patient. The new test detected more cases of infection (78.5%) than did the standard method (60.8%).
The standard method has several shortcomings. For example, it requires multiple tissue samples because infection could be missed with just one. Also, as tissue passes by the skin during extraction, it could pick up bacteria and yield a false-positive result. The researchers found that the new test was more sensitive than the traditional one, especially in patients who'd received antimicrobial therapy within 14 days before surgery.
About 750,000 knee and hip replacements are performed each year in the United States. That number is expected to increase to 2.5 million by 2030.
Trampuz A, et al., Sonication of removed hip and knee prostheses for diagnosis of infection, The New England Journal of Medicine, August 16, 2007.

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Reuters released two sickening reports Wednesday and Monday detailing the news agency's investigations into an alleged secret, forced abortion program and child massacres carried out by the Nigerian military.
In the midst of Nigeria's 13-year war with Islamic extremists, according to the reports, the country has brutality coming from both sides.
'That child had done nothing wrong': Forced Abortion
According to a horrifying report published by Reuters Wednesday, the Nigerian military has run a massive forced abortion program in the country's northeastern region on women who were brutally kidnapped and raped by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The news agency interviewed 33 women and girls who said they had experienced a forced abortion while in the military's custody, as well as healthcare workers, security personnel, and members of the military who were involved in the secret program.
According to the report, the Nigerian military forced chemical and surgical abortions on at least 10,000 women since 2013, some of whom were as young as 12. These women had been rescued from captivity by the Nigerian military. They were then kept in military custody for days or weeks at a time and either taken to a military facility or hospital, Reuters reported.
Pregnant women rescued and held by the Nigerian military described how they were given unknown medication or injections they were told would help them fight diseases like malaria. The women would then miscarry. Some women didn't even know they were pregnant at the time, according to the report.
"If they had left me with the baby, I would have wanted it," one woman, Bintu Ibrahim, who had undergone a forced chemical abortion told Reuters. "That child had done nothing wrong."
Performed in extremely dirty conditions, women had their babies killed in surgical abortions where they were drugged, physically restrained, or beaten into unconsciousness by soldiers, the report stated.
"Slap, cane, gun – anything they could find," one soldier and witness said to Reuters.
Witnesses told the news agency that many women died in the abortion process.
Boko Haram and ISWAP use kidnapping, forced marriage and rape as war strategies to target women. Since the conflict began in 2009, thousands of women and girls have gone missing. While in captivity, the women are drugged into submission, brutally beaten and raped. The insurgents force women and young girls into sexual slavery, selling them as brides to their fighters and using them to bear their children.
Nigerian soldiers interviewed by Reuters said that the military's reasoning for forcing abortions was because the babies were refutably tied to Boko Haram by blood and would inevitably become insurgents one day. Soldiers told the news agency that their superiors had explained that the abortion program was necessary to eliminate the enemy before they could be born.
The Nigerian government and military have denied the existence of the abortion program, calling the Reuters investigation "not true."
"The Federal Government hereby categorically states that there is no 'secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme' being run by our military in the northeast or anywhere across the country," Nigeria's Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Monday, per Reuters.
In response to the report, the U.N. Secretary-General requested the Nigerian authorities organize an investigation into the allegations of a forced abortion program, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Nigeria's defense chief, General Lucky Irabor says the military will not investigate. However, Nigeria's human rights commission stated Friday it will look into the report, according to VOA.
'They killed so many children': Massacres
In its second investigation installment released Monday, Reuters reported that the Nigerian military has massacred children on numerous occasions in its 13-year war against Boko Haram and ISWAP in northeastern Nigeria.
The news agency interviewed over 40 soldiers and civilians who said they witnessed Nigerian soldiers kill children. Reuters investigated six instances where the Nigerian military was accused of killing children and was able to confirm at least 60 deaths. However, the numbers are likely higher as witness estimates added together tallied in the thousands, according to the news agency.
According to the report, in various military operations in uncontrolled villages or after rescuing captives, soldiers were ordered to "delete" children of all ages perceived to be either collaborating with or biologically descendent from the extremist groups.
"I don't see them as children, I see them as Boko Haram," one soldier admitted to Reuters. "If I get my hands on them, I won't shoot them, I will slit their throat … I enjoy it."
Similar to the secret abortion program, the killing of children was intended to eliminate those with "tainted blood" who would inevitably or had already become militants, the report stated.
Mothers rescued from captivity reported to Reuters that Nigerian soldiers smothered their infants or shot their small children. In other cases, soldiers would inject babies with an unknown substance, telling the mother it would help fight malaria or some other disease. The child would then die.
"They killed so many children," described one woman to Reuters. She had come across Nigerian soldiers standing over a pile of corpses, "one on top of another; we can't even imagine how they put those bodies together that way."
Nigerian military leaders denied the targeting of children when asked by Reuters. In a statement, General Irabor called the accounts "concocted allegations."
Irabor said the Nigerian military is "raised, bred and further trained to protect lives, even at their own risk, especially when it concerns the lives of children, women and the elderly."
The U.S. State Department said it is "deeply troubled" by the allegations presented by Reuters' investigation.
"We are pursuing further information, including from the Government of Nigeria and stakeholders working in this space," a State Department spokesperson said in an email, according to Reuters.
"We are still reviewing the report and will make decisions about next steps thereafter. Our Embassy in Abuja is seeking additional information, including by speaking to Nigerian authorities."
According to Reuters, both the secret forced abortion program and the massacre of children could amount to possible war crimes.
The hesitancy of the Nigerian military to investigate these allegations is inexcusable. Both reports warrant full, immediate, and transparent investigations.
If found to be true, the Nigerian military's actions demonstrate such an atrocious, blatant and ongoing disregard for human life that there should be consequences from the international community. The United States, for one, should cease any further arms sales to the Nigerian military.
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The University of Glasgow is running a new free one-week Summer School this year, in partnership with the Sutton Trust. It will run from 7-12 July 2019 and is open to pupils who have just completed S5 and are continuing on to S6. It is a residential Summer School, with pupils living in University accommodation for the week. All meals will be provided and taken in University refectories and the Students' Unions.
Further details of the courses are below.
Pupils will meet existing undergraduate and postgraduate students and academic staff within their areas of interest, and attend workshops on: subject choice; applying to university; the UCAS system; student finance; student welfare and support, and academic and study skills. Evening activities will be organised such as: cinema evening; sporting and student club evenings; tours of Glasgow and the University campus.
Pupils will also have the opportunity to complete our online Academic Skills module. Successful completion of the Sutton Trust Summer School and Academic Skills Module could lead to an adjusted offer of entry being made if a pupil subsequently applies to the University of Glasgow, as part of our contextualised admissions system of adjusted offers of entry for applicants from widening participation backgrounds.
Applications are now open and will close at 5pm on Thursday 28 February. Pupils must apply via the Sutton Trust website at: summerschools.suttontrust.com .
Pupils are not expected to meet all these criteria, but should indicate on their application, those they think are applicable to them.
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'War against memory': Russian ambassador denounces Polish bill targeting WWII sites
A general view of the memorial to soldiers of the Soviet army fell in the battle for the liberation of Krakow, Poland © Artur Widak / Global Look Press
Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreyev has said that the possible removal of Red-Army monuments in Poland would hurt the feelings of the Russian people, and complained that Polish politicians and officials had complicated dialogue on the issue.
In an interview with RT, Andreyev said that monuments erected on burial sites and private land were excluded from the law banning symbols relating to communism and other totalitarian regimes in Poland, but certain other details has escaped the public's attention.
'Neither conscience nor reason': Russian MP blasts Polish bill targeting Red Army monuments
"Polish officials are assuring us that military burial sites are respected and honored by the Polish authorities and the Polish people without regard to the exact circumstances of the death of the military servicemen who are buried there," Andreyev said.
"But, as they say, the devil is in the detail – these modern interpretations have the following subtext: the Polish side recognises no difference whether they were Soviet soldiers who liberated Poland, or servicemen of the Wehrmacht who had occupied it," he added.
The ambassador also noted that Russia was categorically opposed to certain elements of the Polish 'decommunization law,' which describes military monuments that stand outside the burial sites as "communist propaganda."
"What is the connection between these memorials and communist propaganda? They have been installed in memory of 600,000 Soviet soldiers and officers who died while liberating Poland in 1944-45," said the diplomat.
"These are monuments to people who saved Poland, because if it was not for them, there would be no Poland at all today – either communist or capitalist. And there would be no Poles as a people," he added, referring to Nazi plans to exterminate or exile Polish people.
Russian-Polish tension: Anger at bitter truths
Andreyev also noted that many existing monuments had originally been erected at smaller burial sites from which human remains were subsequently moved to proper cemeteries in the 1950s and 1960s. However, these monuments continued to be places where locals gathered to express their gratitude to those who died while liberating their country.
"Therefore, when they make a decision to remove these monuments, the war is waged not against the monuments but against the memory - the memory of those who were liberating and saving Poland."
The ambassador stated that Russian diplomats and politicians had previously tried to reach some understanding with their Polish counterparts regarding controversial parts of their history, but recently came to the conclusion that this would make no sense under current conditions.
"Our views and appraisals concerning the common moments of our history are completely different, it is totally obvious that we would not be able to convince each other of anything. Probably, it would be the right thing to do if we admit that each side has the right to their own vision of history, but… the each must also be sensitive to issues that are of particular importance to the other side," he said.
"Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no basis for resuming our discourse in the framework of political dialogue over historical issues," Andreyev concluded.
Ambassador blasts new Polish campaign against WWII Red Army monuments
Last June, the Polish parliament passed a package of legislative amendments that banned propaganda relating to communism or any other totalitarian regime. This extended to names on buildings and other architectural sites. Potentially, the bill could result in the removal of many monuments dating from the Soviet era, including memorials to the Red-Army soldiers who died liberating Poland from the Nazis.
Poland began the implementations of the legislation in September by bulldozing a mausoleum that housed remains of 56 Soviet soldiers who died in battle while liberating the town of Trzcianka.
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which the razing was described as "a sacrilegious act of vandalism" that was "unacceptable in terms of existing inter-state and inter-governmental documents." Russian diplomats also said that the Polish government "was fully aware" of Moscow's staunch objection to the removal.
"We consider this outrageous incident an illustration and direct consequence of the Polish government's anti-Russian policy in the memorial field among others," the ministry said in the statement, adding that lack of respect to "the memory of the war and its heroes" displayed by Poland is "akin to barbarity."


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Southern Coalition for Social Justice: Supreme Court Grants North Carolina's Application to Delay Redrawing of Electoral Maps, Putting Fair Elections in North Carolina in Jeopardy For…
On January 18th the Supreme Court said North Carolina does not have to redraw its congressional voting maps by January 29, as a federal district court ordered on January 9 when it struck down the 2016 map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) represent the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, in this legal challenge to state's 2016 maps. North Carolina's maps have been in dispute since 2012, and the Supreme Court invalidated the state's 2012 and 2014 maps as a racial gerrymander. In 2016, North Carolina voters went to the polls with the current map, which the district court has now also ruled unconstitutional.
"North Carolina voters deserve to have a fair map before the 2018 election, or they risk a fourth consecutive election under an unconstitutional map that does not reflect their preferences," said Ruth Greenwood, senior legal counsel, voting rights and redistricting at CLC. "A single election under an unconstitutional map is one too many; four are intolerable. For that reason, the Supreme Court must move quickly to hear this case this term."
The Supreme Court is currently considering a case challenging Wisconsin's state assembly maps as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. CLC and co-counsel represent 11 Democratic voters in the state in the landmark case, Gill v. Whitford. The federal district court in North Carolina applied the same tests for measuring partisan symmetry as applied in the Wisconsin case, indicating that there is in a fact a way to consistently measure what constitutes an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. CLC has combined forces with other groups and legal teams as these cases advance together through the courts.
"It's clear that partisan gerrymandering continues to worsen decade by decade, and the result is voters are becoming voiceless in the political process. That is not democracy," said Paul Smith, vice president of litigation and strategy at CLC, who argued Whitford before the Supreme Court in October. "Lawmakers will most likely never reform the system so long as they can get away with drawing maps that keep them in power. The Supreme Court is our last resort and has the opportunity this term to provide guidance to federal courts and state legislators to understand when a map crosses the line."


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Love Lost But Not Forgotten has announced plans to play a reunion show (or two) in late-July. Here's the official word from the band:
"First off, the trend of reunion shows with bands has been completely insane lately. All of us in LLBNF want to address that this show is for the following reasons which you can read below. But one thing for sure... this has NOTHING to do with personal finance unlike so many bands doing reunion shows as of late.
"Our great friend bob is opening a brand new venue in Saint Louis, Mo called Fubar. Bob, throughout the years, has done a lot for all of us in LLBNF whether it be for the band or for some of us personally. He has gone as far as helping us rent vans back in the day to make sure we could get to shows etc. We are all very excited on his new club and the fact that he is trying to bring back to Saint Louis what has been missing for a long time. A decent mid-level venue and just a all around great place to hang and drink at.
"[Moreover], a few years ago, all of us in LLBNF played one last show and kinda abruptly disappeared from the music scene. In doing this we left a lot of people hanging and throughout all of this we have STILL seen an incredible amount of love and support for a band that has now been defunct for 4 years? Shit who knows. It's pretty incredible with so much music out these days that people still remember us and care. So this brings us to the now...
"We, the entire original lineup of LLBNF, will be doing a show in late-ish July (possibly 2 shows) as a show of appreciation to everyone that has every supported us, put us up or kept that flame going. Our set will consist of the first record and the second record. hopefully both in their entirety. And maybe even some new stuff/songs you may have not have heard. A majority of proceeds from these shows will go to helping Bob with his bar and to help him get this club killing it in Saint Louis.
"We will have pre-sale tickets available shortly and all the show information to follow."
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Sheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell
Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 - Biography & Autobiography - 228 pages
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.
Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TEDTalk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which became a phenomenon and has been viewed more than two million times, encouraged women to "sit at the table," seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.
In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family. She provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, urging women to set boundaries and to abandon the myth of "having it all." She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women in the workplace and at home.
Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg's book is an inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth. Lean In is destined to change the conversation from what women can't do to what they can.
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Internalizing the Revolution
Sit at the Table
Success and Likeability
Its a Jungle Gym Not a Ladder
Are You My Mentor?
Seek and Speak Your Truth
Dont Leave Before You Leave
Make Your Partner a Real Partner
The Myth of Doing It
Lets Start Talking About
Working Together Toward Equality
Sheryl Sandberg,Nell Scovell
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SHERYL SANDBERG is chief operating officer at Facebook, overseeing the firm's business operations. Prior to Facebook, Sheryl was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton, a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and an economist with the World Bank.
Sheryl received a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University and an MBA with highest distinction from Harvard Business School.
Sheryl is the co-author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy with Wharton professor and bestselling author Adam Grant. She is also the author of the bestsellers Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and Lean In for Graduates. She is the founder of the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more equal and resilient world through two key initiatives, LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org. Sheryl serves on the boards of Facebook, the Walt Disney Company, Women for Women International, ONE, and SurveyMonkey.
Title Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
A Borzoi book
Authors Sheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell
Contributor Nell Scovell
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, 2013
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Business & Economics / Leadership
Business & Economics / Women in Business
Self-Help / Personal Growth / Success


As part of the Parking Management Plan parking infrastructure improvements have been implemented across the Town of Victoria Park. These include upgrading and installation of lighting, ACROD bays, upgrade and installation of kerbing, car park bay line marking, parking nibs, footpath installation and upgrades, along with more major works including car park upgrades and expansion of car parks.
Revenue from parking infringements contributes to the funding of these parking infrastructure projects.
If you have any questions about parking infrastructure projects please email admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au or call 9311 8115.
Hubert Street Car Park is now open to the public as the majority of the upgrade works are nearly completed. There are only some minor works that need to be completed such as signage, line markings and a footpath access.
To further facilitate the needs of community members with physical disabilities, ACROD bays were installed in Basinghall Street and Litchfield Street in March 2015.
New LED lights were installed in King Street George Car Park in November 2014. The pre-existing lights were also upgraded to LED.
In December 2014, lighting in Somerset Street (13A) Car Park was upgraded. LED lights were used to improve safety and access to the car park at night, especially for night students at the Polytechnic West Campus.
In December 2014, along with the lighting upgrade minor civil works and modifications were carried out in King George Car Park. This include including new line marking and minor civil improvements. These treatments were designed to improve the car park and make it more conducive to local access and activities.
In March - May 2015 Somerset Street Car Park was upgraded. As well as new lighting the upgrade included drainage upgrades, asphalt resurfacing, new kerbing and bay line markings for 53 car bays and 11 new motorcycle bays.
As part of the Town's Integrated Network Movement Strategy, bicycle racks will also be installed near the car park to encourage use of alternative transport.
In April 2014 a parking nib was installed at the intersection of Rathay Street and Albany Highway to improve safety of the intersection and car bays.


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John (Jason Lee) leads a simple and happy life. He has a beautiful fiancée and an assistant manager position at his future father-in-law's company. Everything seems perfect, until John's favorite niece surprises him with her acceptance to Harvard University and he's reminded of a long forgotten oath he made to foot the bill! Desperate, John turns to his hare-brained and half-witted best friend Duff (Tom Green) for advice. Thinking far outside of the box, Duff convinces John that they must temporarily lead a life of crime to raise the needed cash! From the director of Superstar, and co-starring Megan Mullally (Emmy Award® winning Best Supporting Actress for TV's "Will & Grace") and Dennis Farina (Snatch, Big Trouble), Stealing Harvard is an outrageous comedy of errors proving that getting into college is the easy part!
Starring Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann
Director Bruce McCulloch
Mr. Warner
Mr. Cook
Detective Charles
Uncle Jack
David Loach
Howard Lapides
Maureen Peyrot
Chris Brancato
Bert Salke
Susan Cavan
© 2002 Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
English (AAC, Dolby 5.1)
Arabic (Subtitles), Chinese (Traditional) (Subtitles), Czech (Subtitles), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), English (United Kingdom) (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (France) (Subtitles), Greek (Subtitles), Hungarian (Subtitles), Italian (Italy) (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Brazil) (Subtitles), Spanish (Latin America) (Subtitles), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Thai (Subtitles)


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package org.motechproject.messagecampaign.web.api;

import org.motechproject.messagecampaign.domain.campaign.CampaignRecord;
import org.motechproject.messagecampaign.exception.CampaignNotFoundException;
import org.motechproject.messagecampaign.service.MessageCampaignService;
import org.motechproject.messagecampaign.web.MessageCampaignController;
import org.motechproject.messagecampaign.web.model.CampaignDto;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * REST API controller for handling message campaign requests.
 */
@Controller
@RequestMapping(value = "web-api")
public class CampaignRestController extends MessageCampaignController {

    private static final String HAS_MANAGE_CAMPAIGNS_ROLE = "hasRole('manageCampaigns')";

    @Autowired
    private MessageCampaignService messageCampaignService;

    /**
     * Retrieves campaign of the given name.
     *
     * @param campaignName the name of the campaign
     * @return campaign record of the given name
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/campaigns/{campaignName}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    @PreAuthorize(HAS_MANAGE_CAMPAIGNS_ROLE)
    @ResponseBody
    public CampaignDto getCampaign(@PathVariable String campaignName) {
        CampaignRecord campaignRecord = messageCampaignService.getCampaignRecord(campaignName);

        if (campaignRecord == null) {
            throw new CampaignNotFoundException("Campaign not found: " + campaignName);
        }

        return new CampaignDto(campaignRecord);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new message campaign.
     *
     * @param campaign the campaign to create
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/campaigns", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.OK)
    @PreAuthorize(HAS_MANAGE_CAMPAIGNS_ROLE)
    public void createCampaign(@RequestBody CampaignDto campaign) {
        CampaignRecord campaignRecord = campaign.toCampaignRecord();
        messageCampaignService.saveCampaign(campaignRecord);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves all message campaigns.
     *
     * @return all message campaigns.
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/campaigns", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    @PreAuthorize(HAS_MANAGE_CAMPAIGNS_ROLE)
    @ResponseBody
    public List<CampaignDto> getAllCampaigns() {
        List<CampaignRecord> campaignRecords = messageCampaignService.getAllCampaignRecords();

        List<CampaignDto> campaignDtos = new ArrayList<>();
        for (CampaignRecord record : campaignRecords) {
            campaignDtos.add(new CampaignDto(record));
        }

        return campaignDtos;
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a message campaign of the given name.
     *
     * @param campaignName a name of the campaign to remove
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/campaigns/{campaignName}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE)
    @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.OK)
    @PreAuthorize(HAS_MANAGE_CAMPAIGNS_ROLE)
    public void deleteCampaign(@PathVariable String campaignName) {
        messageCampaignService.deleteCampaign(campaignName);
    }
}

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CORONAVIRUS/New batch of AZ arrives; vaccinations at Taipei Main Station extended
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday that a new batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Taiwan, and the vaccination service being provided at Taipei Main Station will be further extended to Dec. 29.
The shipment of 738,400 doses arrived at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday on a China Airlines flight from South Korea, and the doses expire on April 30 next year, according to the CECC.
To date, Taiwan has received 8.53 million of the 10 million doses it ordered from AstraZeneca. The country has received 37 million vaccine doses in total, CECC data shows.
Also on Tuesday, the CECC said that the COVID-19 vaccination service being offered at Taipei Main Station will be further extended to Dec. 29.
Three walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites operate daily from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the station's main hall and its west and east corridors offering free Moderna vaccine shots, according to the CECC.
The extended service will continue to be available to both Taiwanese citizens and foreign nationals, with those vaccinated receiving a small gift, it said.
As of Monday, 35,000 people had received a vaccine shot at the station since the vaccination service there began on Dec. 5, the CECC said.
To date, 79.5 percent of Taiwan's population of 23.39 million have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 65.8 percent have gotten two doses. An additional 64,155 people have received a third booster dose, CECC data shows.
Lee Ping-ing (???), convener of Taiwan's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said Tuesday that the vaccination rate in Taiwan is not yet "ideal" and urged people to get vaccinated.
With an anticipated surge in arrivals coming to Taiwan for the Lunar New Year holiday, there is a risk variants of the COVID-19 virus could spread into the community, he said.
"Everyone should get vaccinated against COVID-19, not only to protect themselves, but also to protect our society from the spread of the virus," he said.
On the topic of "additional doses" of the vaccine which will be available to immunocompromised people starting Friday, Lee said that this group do not experience as strong an immune response after getting two doses of the vaccine, so the additional dose is to help them build "a basic foundation" of protection.
The ACIP recommends immunocompromised people get an additional dose of the vaccine 28 days after their second dose, and they are free to choose from the vaccine brands available in Taiwan, Lee said.
The booster shot, on the other hand, which is recommended for people aged 18 and above, is to ensure that people can maintain protection against COVID-19 as time passes and new variants appear, Lee said.
People in Taiwan can get a booster shot five months after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, Lee said.
As to whether immunocompromised people should get a booster on top of an additional dose of the vaccine, Lee said the ACIP has not yet come to a conclusion on the issue.
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The UN, Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Peace. From Kenya. ODS 16
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The UN, Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Peace
I The Situation in the Northern Frontier of Kenya
Robert Omondi, Apiyo, cmf
Dip. Sciences of Human Development
B.A. in Philosophy; B.A Social Ministry,
Coordinator JPIC St. Charles Lwanga Ind.
Del. Coordinator Claretians at UNEP
Claretian Independent Del. of St. Charles Lwanga
The UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Rights
On 26 May 2017, the African Court on Human and People's Rights ruled that the Government of Kenya had violated the right to life, property, natural resources, development, religion, and culture of the Ogiek, under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The Court ordered both monetary and non-monetary reparations. These included the restitution of Ogiek's ancestral lands and the full recognition of the Ogiek as indigenous peoples. The Ogiek elders, opinion leaders, and professionals had sought a legal recourse from the African Court on Human and People's Rights because the Kenyan law did not recognize their indigenous identity as stipulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This clearly demonstrates the extent to which non-signatory status in view of the pro-Indigenous People's International instrument could be inhibitive towards efforts for the protection of Indigenous people's rights and subsequent promotion of peace among pastoralists as indigenous people.
Kenya's abstention from voting in favor of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) rendered it non-signatory to a pro-Indigenous People's International instrument. Kenya's legitimate yet unvoiced concern derived from the framing of Articles 3 and 4 of UNDRIP on the subject of Indigenous People's right to self-determination. This can be attributed to the complex post-independence irredentist history of some parts of its Northern Frontier Districts. Yet 25% of Kenya's population consists of pastoralist communities who fit into the International operational definition of indigenous people. Further still, this group occupies nearly half of Kenya's land mass in its Northern and Northeastern territories. Curiously, however, despite decades of securitized-marginalization of this vast pastoralists' zone, it has continued to be characterized by intensive yet protracted and violent conflicts.
A number of pieces of literature link the persistence of these conflicts to pre and post-independence politico-economic marginalization of the pastoralists' spaces and communities in Northern Frontier Districts owing to its apparent agricultural non-viability. Others sustain that these conflicts have been exacerbated by the pre-existent livestock raiding cultural practice among the warrior pastoralists' communities. These have been further heightened by the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) from the fragile Horn of Africa states. The cumulative impact of all these conflict drivers had found a governance vacuum occasioned by both state absence and abstinence in Kenya's Northern Frontier Districts.
How, then, could the incorporation of the UNDRIP standard and its subsequent customization within the 2010 constitutional framework have contributed to significant progress towards sustainable peace in the Northern Frontier Counties? How can the UNDRIP Framework help the existing approaches of Faith-Based organizations, like the Catholic Church, which has for a long time remained a crucial protagonist in terms of accompanying and providing service delivery to the Indigenous people in the Northern Frontier Districts? Can the UNDRIP framework enrich the Claretian Missionaries in the reconfiguration of their current missionary approach in the Isiolo Mission?
UNDRIP Framework as a Distinction-Based Approach
One of the strategic value additions that UNDRIP as a framework brings to the subject of the rights of Indigenous people is the non-compartmentalization between the Human Right Based Approach (HRBA) and Distinction-Based Approach (DBA). The UNDRIP framework is, however, weak on the furtherance of distinctions centering on gender-based intersectionalities. This notwithstanding, UNDRIP's distinction-based richness still offers a pathway to address Indigenous people's unique differences. While UNDRIP firmly re-anchors itself on the human rights approach, it deliberately tangents towards the legal affirmation of indigenous people's distinct identity and lifestyle as the basis upon which the full enjoyment of their human rights could actually be realized.
UNDRIP framework, therefore, is designed to legally and structurally protect Indigenous peoples' unique identity and lifestyle as a special ecosystem. Any efforts towards building sustainable peace would consequently be an aggregation of initiatives that establish, protect, and promote in whole as, in its parts, the intricate micro-systems of interconnected elements that constitute the totality of the indigenous peoples' ecosystem.
As such, UNDRIP seeks to conceptually desegregate and distinguish specific constitutive components of indigenous peoples' ecosystems as unique in and of themselves. It further purposes to simultaneously create a harmonious interrelationship with other existing components. The prime objective is the creation of possible sustainable pathways through which the Indigenous people's ecosystem could harmoniously link up with the current dominant cultures as well as the corporate and state systems without being devalued or negatively disrupted. Ultimately, UNDRIP strives to engender a positive transformation of the dominant state and corporate cultures from reducing indigenous peoples' rich material and non-material cultures into extractable commodities.
This, therefore, means that non-recognition of UNDRIP inhibits its domestication into national laws and subsequently interferes with the possibility of formulating policy guidelines that would enhance peace among indigenous people. In states like Kenya, which are non-signatory to UNDRIP, non-state actors like Faith-organization would also find it challenging to implement some vital principles as they would be at risk of contravening the laws of the land.


Hiharin dareche dareche is another often overlooked tune. Technically it is a tune that most intermediate pipers should be able to manage. Revolving around E for the ground, the tune makes good use of the dre and dare movements. The score can be found in the Piobaireachd Society Book 13.


Security measures have been undermined by children in nearly 3 out of 10 of cases for parents in Singapore.
A recent study by antivirus software maker, Norton, showed that in 3 out of 10 scenarios, parents had their online security compromised because of their children's actions. The Symantec subsidiary conducted the study in Singapore.
In the report that was released on March 2nd, the antivirus software maker suggested that people more than 1 million in Singapore were online crime victims last year. The top three cybercrimes which were mostly encountered included unauthorised access to one's email, having the users password compromised and the third was of mobile phones that were stolen.
The study goes on further to suggest that amongst the parents considered, 20 percent of them said that their children had downloaded a virus or malicious software to the parent's computer or the family computer, perhaps unknowingly, but essentially making the experience the first online crime for the household. Online bullying was also in the mix with the rise in cyber bullying and bullies growing alarmingly. This might be due to the fact that cyber bullying is all about anonymity, so people feel safe attacking other people. Online bullying constituted 15 percent for the study. The third-ranked was clicking on malicious links that were sent to users computers. The links might also be sent through text messages. This kind of online crime was at 13 percent.
Of the parents who had been careful enough to take precautions and protect their children online, 39 percent claimed that they limited the type of information they posted about their on social media networks. Another 36 percent of parents said that they required computer use to take in common areas in the house rather than the confines of the children's room. This allowed them to keep an eye on their children and their online activities.
Monitor their online activities. Trust your kids enough to let them do what they want but once in a while just keep an eye on their computer.
Simply educate them. Pros and cons, what to do and not what to do.
Simply put to protect both you and your family from attacks as parents you should take the step forward and protect the family. With the above mentioned ways to help your children with online privacy and security, security breaches should lessen.


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Bayern Munich regains German historical traveler lead in soccer
Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga was not evident in its performance across the German traveling soccer championship for a couple of years. But Bayern came back strong in 2020-21 with 16 games of championship.
We can't say Bayern Munich isn't up to a challenge.
For the last two years, Bayern has struggled in the lineal championship across Germany, even as it was winning the Bundesliga. By the end of 2019-20, the Bavarians had been surpassed on the all-time traveler list in Germany by their perpetual second fiddle, Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern had a chance to challenge for the title on Oct. 24, and succeeded with a 5-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in Munich. Then, Bayern defended that title nine times, finally surrendering it against Borussia Mönchengladbach in January.
Bayern picked up another title from Werder Bremen in mid-March and held it for five more games before losing at Mainz on April 24.
For the year, that was 16 games of title for Bayern Munich, which now is up to 52 historically. Dortmund finally picked up a couple games of title at the very end and now is in second place with 41.
Bayer Leverkusen remains in third place with 19 games, followed by Leipzig at 17 and Bremen at 15.
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The Hands on History Museum, in the old Grammar School where William Wilberforce studied, houses the story of Hull and its people. Entry to the museum is free.
Hands on History includes a fascinating glimpse into Victorian times, the Story of Hull and also features the Egyptian Gallery. This gallery is home to a genuine 2,600 year old mummy and unique replicas of King Tutankhamen's treasures.
The Hands on History Museum is in Trinity Square, in Hull's old town, next to the Holy Trinity Church.
Hull bus and train station (Paragon Interchange) is a 15 minute walk away. The nearest bus stop is Myton Bridge on Alfred Gelder Street.
There are limited pay and display car parking bays nearby. The nearest council car parks are Osbourne Street multi-storey car park and Lowgate pay and display car park on Wilberforce Drive.
Many resources such as books and puppets located in the Victorian storytelling area on the raised balcony can be brought down onto the ground floor for use by visitors with mobility restrictions.
Braille and sign language alphabet blocks are available in the Victorian storytelling area.
Our gift shop offers a range of Egyptian and Victorian related giftware and books for all ages.


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What Seychelles' Most Famous Musician Taught Me About Dreams.
I decide to call it a night after an indulgent Creole dinner. Why didn't you dance? a distant voice calls out to me. I turn to face the night's live musician. I don't know then that I'm confessing I have two left feet to one of Seychelles' most famous artists! I hear him say, sometimes you should just close your eyes and let the music take you, and I know I shouldn't call it a night just yet.
Georges Payet grew up in a time when every boy in Mahe, the 'capital island' of Seychelles, dreamt of the day he would get his own fishing boat. Mahe was a sleepy village back then; the days moved slowly, and those who didn't fish didn't do much else. The ocean was all we had, he says wistfully. And when the ocean always looks like something out of a postcard, who would want to be anywhere else?
Who's heart wouldn't belong here?
Much like India, the Seychellois people believe in large closely-knit families. He grew up with seven siblings, and fondly recalls their trips to La Digue, an island where locals still choose to remain car-free! La Digue had no electricity in those days. The fishermen would return home before nightfall, and their families would cook, light candles, sing and dance the night away. Those were his earliest memories of Creole music, which came to Seychelles via the Portuguese colonists and their slaves from Sri Lanka and Africa.
Cycling along the by-lanes of La Digue.
To keep him from running away to the sea unwatched, his mother bought him a small guitar at age ten. It turned out to be his calling; he recorded his first song at age fourteen. The eight siblings got together to record an album as the 'Clan', and when his sisters got married, three brothers formed 'Saturn'. Their band would record the most popular New Year song in Seychelles, and co-write the islands' national anthem. A local I met later joked that most Seychellois didn't believe New Year had arrived until Georges song had been sung.
But in a small place like Seychelles, success means selling a thousand CDs. Despite being a famous musician, he made little money, something that many Seychellois people identify with. From a local's perspective, the facade of living in a paradise destination is just that; the Seychelles economy is close to bankruptcy. Locals suspect the government to have sold off several islands to rich Russians and Italians, but there are no accounts. That explains why, in his older years, Georges still does regular gigs in hotels.
A picture Georges shared with me, of the Clan playing in 1986.
Georges could have lapped up the success and moved to another country, or given up music and worked in the tourism industry. But instead, he chooses to continue living here, teach the children's choir in Mahe, and translate some of his Creole songs to English so the world will celebrate Seychelles. Music is what he loves, and Seychelles is where his heart belongs.
That night, while listening to his soulful tunes on my iPhone, I realized that Georges' story resonated a little with mine. Some day, we all come face to face with our dreams. To follow these dreams is a choice we eventually have to make.
Click on the image to listen to this Creole collection on 8tracks.
Georges Payet and me.
Have you met people on your travels who're following their dreams against all odds?
Note: I travelled to Seychelles on invite from the Seychelles Tourism Board.
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Roberto says
Trust you to "dig out" hidden treasures everywhere… 🙂
This time the "treasures" dug me out 😉
Your post makes me miss Seychelles Shivya. Had been there a few years back – http://palulife.blogspot.sg/2011/09/seychelles.html . I so want to return again .
Thanks for sharing about your time there, Pallavi! Seems like not much at all has changed since your trip.
mahabore says
Wow, that is quite a post, love it when you combine your travelogue posts with personal stories of people from these places. The entire human angle to the posts make them so relatable.
Thanks; I'm glad you liked it and could relate to it 🙂 I think the people are what make even paradisiacal places like Seychelles feel real!
Sanket says
Wow! This is such a wonderful lil gem you've uncovered! For something of a wannabe musician, I can totally relate to his tale…
It literally found its way to me, Sanket 🙂 And I know exactly how you feel. It's meeting people like Georges that always make me realize that people who do choose to follow their don't have it easy, but they persevere. And that's what makes the difference.
Pushkar says
amazing experience shivya !!
It certainly was, Pushkar!
Voyager For Life (@renns20) says
Oh wow..what a lovely story, Shivya! I haven't met anybody so interesting, but it's nice to see people so much into their dreams. Such experiences make your travel even more rewarding!
Absolutely they do, Renuka! I was craving local interaction in Seychelles since we didn't get much of a chance to break away from the group, and what can I say, it kind of found me 🙂
IshitaUnblogged says
Your description of Mahe reminds me of my month long stint in the sleepy town of Male in Maldives, a decade back. There's a Mustard fish preparation in Creole cuisine which is a tough competition for the Bengali Mustard fish. Great reading your travels:)
A month? Wow. Now I'm jealous. Really regretted not extending my trip in Seychelles for fear that it would be too expensive. But I hope I'll go back soon.
I heard from someone in Seychelles that the Creole food even among the Indian Ocean islands varies quite a bit. The Creole food in Mauritius for example, has a lot more Indian influence in the way spices are used, whereas Seychelles has dominant African influences. I'll have to wait till I visit Maldives to compare the cuisine there. Will look you up for recommendations if and when I do end up going!
Always available to share my culinary travel journeys. Enjoy your travels and keep on sharing:)
SaritaSantoshini says
This is beautiful, Shivya! Music speaks to the heart, irrespective of where we are and it's so heartening to read the story of such a humble and talented musician miles away.
kaushal130788 says
this is my first comment on your posts. I have been visiting your site couple of days now and truly inspired by your travelogues. I read how you left your job and moved forward to live your passion.
I also have passion for travelling and inspired by your story I also made a step forward to live my dreams by creating my blog "Rediscover Your Dreams"
http://rediscoveryourdreams.wordpress.com/.
I would love to hear your comments and suggestion on my blog.
Thanks for inspiring….!!!!
Amiya says
I come to your blog for something to pick me up on seemingly meaningless days, and you never let me down. Thank you, Shiya, for doing what you do. 🙂
It's easy to appreciate inspired posts such as this..Thanks Shivya!
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One of the best parts of travelling is meeting new people and learning different things!
Love your blog … Keep writing the way you do and you will continue to retain your fans 😀
Ananya says
I find your stories from the streets eye-opening shivya….. thanks for giving an insight of what is happening with people around the globe with no filters. it feels like im listening to them myself…. cant wait to read more of such stories !!! Bombay to Barcelona was incredible…. it reminds me of THE WHITE TIGER …. can imagine what his life could have been and what courage can make people experience… …!!!
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The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA), in partnership with INLAKS Shivdasani Foundation, Goldsmiths, University of London and The Raza Foundation, invites applications for The FICA Inlaks Goldsmiths Scholarship 2017-18, Supported by The Raza Foundation. The Scholarship will support an Indian student who will be part of the M.Res in Curatorial/Knowledge program at Goldsmiths starting September 2017.
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Biografia
Nato ad Alzano Lombardo, in provincia di Bergamo, nel 2010 fonda il gruppo dei Pinguini Tattici Nucleari insieme ad alcuni amici e compagni di studio. Dopo la maturità scientifica si trasferisce a Londra dove lavora presso una caffetteria del brand Costa Coffee a Tottenham Court Road e studia nel corso di laurea in Commercial Music dell'Università di Westminster.

Dal 2012 è unico autore e compositore di tutti i brani dei Pinguini Tattici Nucleari e nel 2019 firma un contratto come autore e compositore in esclusiva con BMG.

Sempre nel 2019 è tra gli autori della musica dei brani tadb, sport ed everest presenti nell'album disponibile anche in mogano dei rovere, pubblicato il 29 marzo dello stesso anno. Sempre per i rovere collabora alla scrittura di musica e testo del brano come ha fatto jon, presente nell'EP ultima stagione pubblicato nell'ottobre 2019, e di bim bum bam, singolo estratto dall'album Dalla Terra a Marte.

Il 17 gennaio 2020 esce l'album d'esordio di Scrima Fare schifo, contenente il brano Zanetti, di cui Zanotti è coautore di musica e testo.

Il 27 agosto è nella giuria del Festival di Castrocaro 2020, in onda su Rai 2. Il 3 settembre ha preso parte alla Partita del cuore come membro della squadra capitanata da Massimo Giletti, eliminata ai calci di rigore durante la prima partita del torneo contro la squadra capitanata da Salmo.

Il 3 novembre 2020 pubblica per Mondadori il romanzo Ahia!, titolo ripreso anche nell'omonimo EP dei Pinguini Tattici Nucleari uscito il 4 dicembre dello stesso anno.

Nel 2021 è coautore del brano Se mi pieghi non mi spezzi di Cmqmartina e di Bollywood di Loredana Bertè.

Nel 2022 collabora alla scrittura del testo di Peace & Love, brano dell'album Volevamo solo essere felici di Francesco Gabbani, mentre nel 2023 è tra gli autori di testo e musica del brano Terzo cuore presentato da Leo Gassmann alla 73ª edizione del Festival di Sanremo.

È appassionato di calcio e un grande tifoso dell'Inter.

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Con i Pinguini Tattici Nucleari

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 2019 – rovere feat. Riccardo Zanotti – sport (da disponibile anche in mogano)

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