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Nikos Maziotis, member of Revolutionary Struggle, on the denial of an exit permit [Greece]
A Statement from February 24 by Nikos Maziotis on the denial of an exit permit.
Originally published by ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΑΓΩΝΑΣ. Translated by Act For Freedom Now!
I am already serving 8.5 years in prison for the activities of the organization Lucha Revolucionaria. I have been sentenced for all the attacks of the organization to 137 years in total, of which the new CP stipulates that in 20 years are suspended. According to the «penitentiary» code, even with the latest modifications made by the government last November, when it increased the limits for granting leave to convicts with 10 years or more of sentence – from 1/5 of the sentence as it was before, to 3/10 – I am entitled to be granted a short leave, since instead of the 6 years required for someone with 20 years of sentence, I have served 8.5 years. I should also point out that I have served most of my sentence to the limit of being eligible for parole at 3/5th of it, as stipulated by law for decades. In fact, as I have been informed by the secretariat of the Domokos C.C. where I am detained, in the first months of 2022 I will serve 3/5 of my sentence. That is to say, the 12 years gross of the 20 years of imprisonment which will then include more than 9 years of my stay in prison plus 3 years of working days of beneficial computation in the serving of my sentence.
The granting of short furlough days to prisoners, which has been legislated following prisoner struggles, is essentially a transitional stage in the preparation of prisoners from confinement to release with restrictive conditions due to the suspension of serving the remaining 2/5ths of the sentence.
Despite the fact that I meet all the formal requirements for ordinary leave, such as being well over the legal limit (I have clearly served more than 2/5 of the sentence), having no criminal proceedings pending against me and having no disciplinary offenses in force, the prison board has already twice rejected my application for short leave. The reasoning on the first occasion has the character of «prophecy», as it is considered that «there is a risk of committing new crimes during the requested leave and there is reason to expect that there is a risk of absconding and misuse of the requested leave». Behind these vague and arbitrary assumptions and considerations, the real reason for denying ordinary leave is the very substance of the matter for which I am in prison. Namely, the fact that I am convicted for an armed revolutionary action, an urban guerrilla action. The invocation of disciplinary misconduct the second time I have previously served prison, namely in 2017, which has prescribed, and also the breach of the restraining order of 2012, 9 years ago as prosecutor of the 2nd Board that I have recently passed, as the prosecutor has said, which is the breach of the restraining order when we were released once the 18-month time limit had prescribed, is totally pretextual. Moreover, the invocation of discipline is also contrary to Article 69, paragraph 4 of the Penal Code, which states that disciplinary sanctions are erased from the individual disciplinary file of the prisoner and are not taken into account for the purpose of granting ordinary parole leave if 2 years or 1 year or 6 months have elapsed since their imposition, depending on the type of disciplinary sanction. The real reason is that I am an enemy of the regime, of the State and of capital and that I have been condemned for armed revolutionary action.
The fact that I have defended in state courts the action of Lucha Revolucionaria from 2011 until today, that I have taken political responsibility for my participation in Lucha Revolucionaria in all the trials – including the 5 trials against the organization – that I remain convinced of the justness of our struggle, of the right to rebel and rise up against an unjust and criminal regime such as the state and capital, I understand that this is even more aggravating for the prison councils. I imagine that it is even more aggravating that we have broken our restraining orders 9 (!) years as the prosecutor of the 2nd trial said and we did not surrender at the end of the first trial of Revolutionary Struggle to go «voluntarily» to jail but we continued the action against the criminal and antisocial policies of the memorandums by attacking the institutions hated by the vast majority of society, the ECB and the IMF, two of the three institutions that imposed the memorandums. But for all this, for all our action, we have been tried and finally sentenced to heavy penalties. But that was not enough for them. The criminal apparatus of the State to deal with us resorted to illegal and atrocious means when, after the arrest of comrade Roupa on January 5, 2017, they kidnapped our son, who was then 6 and a half years old, while our relatives could pick him up, they preferred to lock him in the psychiatric ward of the Children's Hospital where he was guarded by police officers with the obvious purpose of sending him to an institution and breaking our parental relationship with him. For this crime in which mainly the executives of the state »justice» but also of the then SYRIZA government were responsible, with the minister of »justice» Kontoni coming out publicly and defending the despicable and criminal treatment of our son, even citing an article used for abusive parents to deprive us of the custody of our son. But what they then cited to definitively remove us from parental custody was that we had been convicted of Revolutionary Struggle activities, i.e. we were their political opponents.
The treatment we received as members of Lucha Revolucionaria by the State was historically unprecedented. It was not enough for them that we were initially sentenced to life imprisonment in 2016 and 2018 – which was later broken in the appellate courts – for attacking the ECB and the IMF using exclusively against us the extreme provision of the 1969 Board law (section 270 P. C) which was legislated to deal with the dynamics of resistance at the time, but also using against us the practices of past fascist regimes, as in the civil war where they kidnapped the children of IDF guerrillas to »reform» them in Frederica's »children's cities» or the kidnappings of dissidents' children carried out by the Pinochet and Videla juntas in Chile and Argentina.
But none of this has broken us. My attitude throughout these eight and a half years of imprisonment, the fact of not renouncing my identity as a member of Lucha Revolucionaria, the fact of not renouncing my action, the fact of not having tolerated without protest everything that has happened against us since the disciplinary proceedings began on the day of the arrest of comrade Roupa and the kidnapping of our son, has caused me to be judged again and again in all the courts, seeking reasons in advance to reject the request for leave. But it is not just the question of permission. Their obvious goal is to keep me incarcerated as long as possible, even beyond the statutory 3/5 parole limit. Why would any board grant parole to a prisoner when it has not been granted up to the parole limit? And the grounds for denial of parole will be the same as those for denial of furlough.
Their goal to keep me in prison as long as possible, even after 3/5 of the sentence limit set by law for parole, is consistent with the general condition of the tightening of criminal repression in the last 2 years by the current Southwest government. We have already positioned ourselves in the doctrine of «repression, law and order» with which the Southwest invested for its return to power in 2019. According to this doctrine, armed revolutionary action, political prisoners, spaces of resistance and struggle, on the one hand, and social crime, on the other, are put in the same repressive blender, On the other hand, organized crime, trying to present urban guerrilla as «terrorism» and as the most «heinous» crime next to organized crime, rapists, anti-social robberies with special cruelty and crimes such as the recent Sweet Waters. It is well known that the first bill brought by this government in August 2019 concerned amendments to the new prosecutor aimed at the remaining political prisoners sentenced for domestic urban guerrilla warfare and the abolition of university asylum, followed by a program against anarchist and migrant squats throughout the country. It is no coincidence that a few months ago the same government introduced modifications to the »penitentiary» code and increased the limits for granting regular furloughs to those sentenced to sentences of more than 10 years and from 1/5 of the original limit to 3/10 and for life sentences from 8 to 12 years, changed for the worse the criteria for transfer to rural prisons and as political prisoners sentenced under 187A we are excluded from the right to serve our sentence in rural prisons and CDF, with the apparent aim of denying us the possibility of a quicker release. While recently, on the occasion of the Sweet Waters crime, he announced the increase of the parole threshold for heinous crimes from the current 3/5 to 4/5. And among them will be, of course, «terrorism».
This whole package of reforms concerning the intensification of criminal repression is in line with the general anti-social policy of the governments of recent years, the economic crisis, where the measures imposed by the state to cope with it through the memorandums of understanding have led to the impoverishment and impoverishment of large sectors of the population and, consequently, to the intensification of social crime and criminality. And those who created the problem with the crisis and the policies to deal with it are now coming to impose the only solution according to them: Repression, the enactment of more draconian laws, the increase of the detention limit, the creation of more prisons.
However, the advocates of the doctrine of «law and order» are proving to be hypocrites. Those who talk about heinous crimes and play sensitive, for example, with the long-standing allegations of rape and sexual abuse in the field of sport and culture, are the same ones who covered up for their former member and head of political planning of the New Democracy party, Nikos Georgiadis, sentenced to only 28 months in prison with probation for pederasty and sexual abuse of minors in Moldova, where he had diplomatic status. The same supporters of «law and order» spoke of a political «plot» against him and some even attended his trial as defense witnesses. These are the same as the current ND Minister of Health, Kikilias (and former Pro.Po Minister), who complained in the fall of 2019 that they had broken my life sentence for the Revolutionary Struggle against the ECB (BoE) – IMF bombing and pointed out that in about 2 years he could be free. A statement of clear political manipulation of the judiciary that should decide on the question of my furlough and parole. But he said nothing when they broke the life sentence of the murderer of policeman Korkones, who was immediately released on Lamia's advice. If you are a murderer and cop, have no disciplinary record and have a »legitimate» life then you get out of jail faster. Those who played »anti-fascist» with the conviction of Golden Dawn are the same ones who negotiated with them before Fyssa's murder to support them politically. The outcome of the Golden Dawn trial proves that it is »advantageous» to belong to a neo-Nazi criminal organization covered up by the state, while the years its members will spend in prison will be practically minimal. Their «democracy» knows who to keep in prison for several years: us.
Those who sold and enslaved a whole people to the slave services of the markets with the memorandums to pay their own debts and their life of luxury, those who sold the country trampling on the Constitution itself to save their privileges, do not have so many problems with the big drug traffickers (see NOR 1), nor with the embezzlers of public money that come from their own elite, nor with the rapists and organized crime of which there is no file that does not involve retired or active policemen. After all, organized crime copies their methods, the methods of political and economic power, legal power and capital, since they have the same values: profit, entrepreneurship, investment, power. However, legal power turns out to be more capable and more effective in stealing from the people and workers on a large scale. Power's biggest problem is not organized crime but us, the revolutionaries. Its biggest problem is those who have difficulties.
Nikos Maziotis member of Revolutionary Struggle
Fourth ward of Domokos prison.
Greece: Conclusions of the Revolutionry Struggle trials for the attack on the ECB (ECB branch) and IMF [Pola Roupa]
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Today Danika, esthetician and creator of Ingredient-conscious brand Oak & Ashland, is sharing some of her product picks and tips for the bride-to-be. We hope you enjoy her great recommendations!
"Sip your way to shiny hair, radiant skin and bright eyes. I am in love with this all-natural concoction from LA juice brand, Moon Juice. They make all sorts of plant-sourced goodies, but their Beauty Dust will take your wedding day glow to the next level. Extra tip: Try mixing it with rose water to give skin a boost of hydration and to calm wedding day jitters".
Thank you Danika for your great tips and recommendations! These products would be great for weddings, honeymoons, and beyond!
There a few places more romantic than Paris and we love the idea a sustainable honeymoon in the City of Lights while enjoying organic food, eco-friendly shopping, and green hotels. Today the lovely Alden Wicker, Editor in Chief of Ecocult, is sharing her curated list of great ideas for 1 sustainable day in Paris. With Ecocult dedicated to, "sustainable and eco-friendly living in NYC and beyond," we are especially excited for Alden's recommendations!
Veja has a beautiful, light-filled, four-story office building that you access through a courtyard. An employee made us some organic green tea in the break room while we waited for Sebastien to finish his meeting. He took us to the showroom, where we peeked at the latest collection, which uses a satin-y silk instead of leather.
Then he took us up to the next floor, where we interrupted a lunchtime yoga class. On the top floor, we found the office, where Veja employees get down to the business of selling and promoting the brand. It looks out over the French Army's stables – Sebastien showed us a picture of a dozen horses being groomed in the morning, their shining dark-brown bodies contrasted against the grey cobblestones.
We could have walked to our lunchtime destination, but it was raining, so we took the metro a few stops to the 3rd arrondissement.
If you want a place to just wander around in, the 3rd arrondissement seems to be the place to be for the conscious set. Containing part of the upscale historical district (even more historical than the rest of Paris) Le Marais, it has plenty of organic cafés and juice bars, plus sustainable fashion.
Take a peek at more recommendations about where to EAT and SHOP on the original article HERE.
What better place to find chic bridesmaid or engagement party attire inspiration from ethical brands than at New York Fashion Week 2016? Since New York Fashion Week 2016 just recently wrapped up, Jessica Kelly, the founder of social enterprise agency THR3EFOLD, and contributor to Conscious Magazine, is sharing 7 ethical brands to pay attention to! These conscious looks would be stunning at a wedding reception or other wedding-related soiree!
The brainchild of Ali Hewson and Bono, Edun was founded in 2005 on the ethos of promoting trade in Africa by sourcing production throughout the continent. As it's developed it's modern aesthetic and earned some street cred in the fashion world, Edun is now a mainstay in NYFW.
In our humble opinion, there is no other brand on the planet that evokes the passion and inspiration that Maiyet does. Because from the ground up, their brand is dripping in beauty and sustainability. Working with the artisan development non-profit, Nest, they have scoured the globe since 2010, employing for the finest artisans available to create the most stunning collection of products on the market today.
Since 2008, SUNO has been creating luxury with a conscience. Collaborating with local artisans from India, Romania, Italy, and Kenya and then culminating with production in New York City, SUNO is bringing the look of the tribal village to high end fashion.
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Stella's efforts in animal protection has spearheaded a change in the industry to be more cognisant when sourcing leather and fur. While they're known for going completely animal free, they are also the first fashion brand to partner with the National Resources Defense Council on it's Clean by Design program to improve the environmental impact of their textile mills.
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We include Tory not so much for any ground breaking initiatives they are doing in their supply chain, although they're keeping up to industry standards, but rather feel it would be a disservice not to highlight the heavy efforts they're putting into women's empowerment. Through the Tory Burch Foundation they are providing tremendous support to female entrepreneurs by providing access to capital, education, and digital resources, and in 2016 they launched their first Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship taking 16 female entrepreneurs under their wing to help develop their businesses. Girl power!
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Recently, a conscious, and puppy-loving, Pennsylvania couple had their bridal party carry rescue pups instead of bouquets! Not only did these adorable rescue pups make for stunning bridal portraits, we love how this couple used their wedding day for good! While a bouquet of fresh blooms and greenery is always a wonderful idea, we can't help but smile at these perfectly soft and wrinkly pups.
The couple's day was beautifully captured by Caroline Logan Photography and she kindly shared some details with us about this puppy-filled wedding! Enjoy!
"When the bride, Sarah, first came to me with this idea I was thrilled! Because she is so involved with rescue pup work and has a huge passion for animal rescue in general, she was excited to include this huge piece of her heart in her wedding day and encourage others to #adoptnotshop. I immediately loved the idea and couldn't wait for their wedding day!
The puppies were just included in the photos because it was a hot summer day and Sarah and Matt really wanted to focus on their vows and the marriage commitment they were making once ceremony time arrived.
While photographing six rambunctious puppies definitely brought an added challenge, it also caused the bridal party to be more at ease. Having something to divert attention from that uncomfortable, "Oh my goodness, I'm getting my picture taken… what do I do with my hands?!" feeling to pure puppy bliss made for more relaxed photos where the bridal party was able to focus on interacting with the fun-loving puppies as I documented it all unfolding.
And of course, the bridal party loved it! From the minute the puppies came bounding around the corner exploring their new surroundings, the bridesmaids were gushing about how cute they were. It was a dream for everyone!
The sisters are an eight week old litter of rescue pups from Pitties Love Peace, a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to rescue and rehabilitation in Central Pennsylvania, where the bride Sarah works. Sarah has served on the Board of Directors as the secretary and primary dog trainer since 2011, when it was founded.
Did you know that these cuties are all up for adoption? For all our dear friends on the east coast, feel free to take a peek at the Pitties Love Peace Facebook page.
If you're interested in supporting rescue animals through your wedding registry, check out the Animal Welfare section of our charity database! Organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society, Don't Throw Us Away, and Downtown Dog Rescue do an amazing job supporting and caring for animals!
To see more images from this conscious Real Wedding, check out this post on the Caroline Logan Photography blog.
For your bestie's engagement party or a lush bridal shower we love the idea of making raw chocolate as a means of conscious entertaining! Raw chocolate cuts down on waste and is considerably healthier, yet still leaves room for indulgence! The perfect combo for brides looking to get in shape for the big day!
Today Besma from Curiously Conscious is sharing her thoughts with us, as well as an amazing raw chocolate recipe! Her heart shaped raw chocolates are adorable and would make amazing, and thoughtful, shower favors.
Although I do my best to live a healthy, conscious lifestyle, at heart I am such a chocoholic. Had a bad day? Here's some chocolate to make it better. Had a good day? Here's some chocolate, cheers to that!
Chocolate is one of those foods that really shouldn't exist; it taps into two rare things we humans crave: sugar and fat. I was once told by my dentist that chocolate confuses the body as it gives it such a boost in both departments, that it doesn't know what to do (I can't vouch for how accurate that statement, nor do I know why my dentist was giving me health advice). He also said that there's nothing in the wild that has high fat and high sugar content, and that's why my addiction continues.
However, the beauty of chocolate is that is comes in many forms. I've given dairy-free a try, I've been a little addicted to raw chocolate, and now, I've come round to making my own. It's delightful!
My first foray into becoming a raw chocolatier came with the help of Indigo Herb's Raw Chocolate Making Kit. While it's a little heavy on the throwaway packaging, it did teach me that making chocolate is a lot easier than I thought, and helped me pursue making chocolate at home too. What's great is that these chocolates take the most nutritious ingredients (cacao powder over cocoa powder, agave nectar over refined sugar) and create chocolate that's close to the one I normally crave. The vanilla powder also balances the flavor well, meaning my Cadbury cravings are diminishing.
Leave for 2-4 hours and then try not to eat them all at once!
Thanks for sharing Besma! We can't wait to try making these as potential treats for a bridal shower.


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Bobby Brown's Bum Rap
Brown and Houston, who simply completed drug rehab herself, both declined to comment. Their pal, Sister 2 Sister magazine publisher Jamie Foster Brown , admits some issues of their relationship however says they haven't given up. "Even with all of the errors and problems, they love each other," she says. When he was launched, he set out for Ward's home and spent a number of pleased hours along with his children. Despite her personal mounting monetary problems, Ward's choice to take Brown to court had been a difficult one.
Aries Spears portrayed Brown as a jealous and risky has-been who is insecure about his wife's icon standing.
In addition to his late half sister Bobbi Kristina and older sister LaPrincia, Bobby leaves an older half brother Landon, who BB Sr. had in 1986 with Melika Williams.
On June 5, 2012, Brown launched his fifth album, The Masterpiece, which debuted at number forty one on the Billboard R&B album chart.
However, baby information can change the game — which is one thing Kandi Burruss will agree with.
Kim Ward claims the singer owes her $forty,000 in missed paternity payments for their two children, aged 14 and 12.
In 2005, at the BET 25th anniversary particular, Brown again reunited with New Edition to a receptive viewers. In 2008, Brown, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill then fashioned a splinter group, Heads of State, to compete with Bell Biv DeVoe. At the 2009 BET Awards, following the demise of the group's idol Michael Jackson, all six of the New Edition members again reunited to perform a medley of Jackson 5 hits in honor of Jackson. This sparked rumors of one other full-fledged New Edition reunion, which was confirmed the following yr. As of 2016, Brown and New Edition continue to carry out together. Brown made his first reunited look with New Edition at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.
Brown's musical influences also include Rick James, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. Brown Jr.'s mother was Kim Ward, with whom Brown had been in a protracted relationship. 'Krissi, on this special day, we honor you, we love you and we shine a lightweight on your reminiscence,' he concluded. Last year, Brown paid tribute to Bobbi Kristina while touting the foundation launched in honor of her demise. In January 2020, Nick Gordon died from a heroin overdose.
Who's Kim Ward? Bobby Brown Jr's Mom Claimed Whitney Houston Had An Issue With Her Little Son
He received his third American Music Award in January 1993. Some surmise that this will have been due to Brown's latest marriage to Whitney Houston, and his decision to take a break from the enterprise for causes involving his marriage and impending new-fatherhood. In any case, he and Houston had recorded a song collectively, "Something in Common", which was launched as a single from the Bobby album. Bobbi was buried two days later subsequent to her legendary mother at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey. In 2007, Brown was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to pay $20,000 to Ward for his or her two kids, LaPrincia and Bobby Jr.
The members of New Edition had become stars, teen idols. But Brown and his mother imagined one thing even greater, something that may require him to go away the others behind. Whatever was mistaken in Bobby Brown's life went far deeper than whether or not or not he cared to supply for his youngsters. He had been in hassle many occasions earlier than, however his family members sensed it was completely different this time. Depressed, directionless, and deeply ashamed, his profession virtually extinguished, he had finally hit all-time low. It was a descent a lot of them trace to his 1992 marriage to Houston, after which he primarily stop performing and distanced himself from Ward, his first love.
Bobby Browns Son Bobby Brown Jr Dead At 28
"If he had married somebody no one knew — say, Kim — I would have been simply as joyful. For occasion, at his marriage ceremony, all people was operating round saying, 'Did you meet this person? ' No, I didn't." Then, sounding hurt, she says Whitney's household and pals — "the stars or whatever you want to name them" — by no means got here to her desk to introduce themselves. "Kim was the one who stored Bobby grounded," says Cummings. If they received in an argument, she would cuss him out, whereas everyone else around him turned sure-males." Their bond was strengthened when she gave birth to his daughter, LaPrincia, in 1989. But others who know Brown and Ward say the most recent problems, including the child-support dispute, have put in painful relief the extent of the singer's slide into depression and inactivity.
In late 2016, Gordon was found liable in a wrongful dying lawsuit introduced by the conservator of Bobbi Kristina's property, Bedelia Hargrove, and was court docket-ordered to pay a total of $36 million within the case. Bobby Jr's dying is the newest tragedy to befall 51-12 months-old Brown whose marriage to Houston from 1992 to 2007 was affected by drug abuse, domestic violence and infidelity. Following his half-sister's death in 2015, Bobby Jr. reacted furiously to those who started following him on social media. Ward's relationship with Brown was fraught over baby support payments earlier than the deaths of Houston and Bobbi Kristina. Gordon died in January this 12 months from a heroin overdose on the age of 31. The medical expert found hashish, alcohol and pharmaceuticals in her system but gave a explanation for death as 'undetermined' because he was unable to seek out whether it was deliberate or accidental.
Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was discovered lifeless at his Los Angeles home Wednesday, based on authorities. Bobby Brown Jr. — the son of Bobby Brown and Kim Ward — has died, Sarah Ardalani, the general public info officer for the L.A. County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner, confirmed for TheWrap. Attorney Christopher Brown additionally passed along singer Bobby Brown's transient assertion about his 28-yr-old son's passing.
After all, she had beloved Brown since she was 12 and he was an eleven-12 months-old no one in an obscure Roxbury band competing in local expertise shows. She had beloved him when that band, New Edition, became famous and loved him when he left for a solo profession that finally made him one of the greatest pop stars of the late '80s. She had loved him when he met Whitney Houston and even when he married her, and though 12 years have handed since then, and she denies it today, it's simple to imagine that she loves him nonetheless. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no accountability for the content material or accuracy of the above information articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content material is revealed for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and weblog posts do not symbolize IMDb's opinions nor can we assure that the reporting therein is totally factual.
His demise got here eight years after his stepmother Whitney Houston by accident drowned in a shower, and five years after his 22-year-old half-sister Bobbi Kristina died in similar circumstances. Brown's family had said that he had not been feeling properly previous to his dying, but a source close to them told TMZ that he did not have COVID-19. And then got here the listening to in March, when Brown needed to stand earlier than a choose and the media and admit that he could not support his children. That moment appears to have sparked many changes in the many lives that orbit Brown's. Carol Brown now makes no try to disguise her disgust with Houston, who most individuals imagine controls the couple's cash.
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'True Detective' Season 3, Episode 6 – "Hunters in the Dark" | TV Recap
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Inching us closer to the truth, "Hunters in the Dark" gives plenty of plot without sacrificing finesse.
This recap of True Detective Season 3. Episode 6, "Hunters in the Dark", contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words.
You hear that, True Detective fans? That is the tick-tock of our narrative clock as we move ever closer to the resolution of this excellent season. "Hunters in the Dark" gave us plenty of things to love–plot, solid performances, and a few well-earned twists.
The 1980s timeline, which opens the episode, is all about the after: the afterglow of Amelia and Hays' first time together and the aftermath of the Woodard shoot out. Everyone seems ready to shut the case down since Woodard is a reasonable (and very dead) suspect. Hays doesn't seem convinced, but he's overruled.
The key timeline this week is the 1990s, where Julie's phone call (as Mary July) indicates her father, Tom, had something to do with her disappearance. Tom does not take these accusations well, with Hays and West questioning how they could have missed this possible lead. Further investigation into Tom leads our hunters deeper into the mystery. It turns out Tom may have been closeted and is most likely not the father of either of his children, despite having raised them. Hays and West also discover Harris James, the officer who found the backpack at Woodard's house, left the force shortly after the shootout to go into private security for Hoyt, the food processing plant where Lucy Purcell worked. (We learn in 2015 that he disappeared at some point during this investigation.)
They also interview a strung out Dan O'Brien, that sketchy cousin, who wants money for information. Though he doesn't tell the detectives, a beating from Tom gets him to reveal that Lucy was murdered when she asked for more money than she had already received for covering something up. This leads to the big reveal of "Hunters in the Dark"–Tom breaking into the Hoyt compound and walking into a pink room, asking "Julie?". We do not see what he is looking at, but we do see Harris coming up behind him before the episode cuts to black.
The men are not the only detectives this episode: Amelia is following the trail of Mary July. As a runaway, she talked to various people about the pink room or being queen in a castle. All this fuels the idea that the Hoyt organization is running some sort of pedophile ring for wealthy men. In the other big reveal of "Hunters in the Dark", a one-eyed man, like the one described in the sedan during the original investigation, turns up at Amelia's book reading, shaming her poor theories and exploitation of the victims before storming off. Surely this man is one of the missing pieces that we need to truly understand what happened.
But that solution is not something reached in the 1990s as West and Hays are still trying to solve the case in 2015. As with last week, these scenes are some of the most subtle yet effective. When Hays leaves the room to go to the bathroom, only to come back confused as to the year and how recently he's seen West, the moment that passes between them has a poignancy that grounds the otherwise plot driven episode.
Two episodes left and we have so many questions to answer. Who killed Dan? (My money is on Harris.) What really happened to Julie? What happened to Tom? (Note that the 2015 timeline has made no reference to his fate.) Who did Hays and West kill? A few weeks ago, I said that I had a feeling we will leave this season not fully knowing what happened. After all, we've been repeatedly told and shown that Hays' memory is not to be trusted. So what, if anything, can we believe?


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My little friend, Zaza, is completely enthralled with horses right now, as many eight-year-old girls are. Any picture, book or likeness of a horse catches her eye and so I wondered if she had ever seen a Dala horse. She had not and her curiosity was piqued and so I have researched their history so that I might better answer her questions.
Since my Swedish friend, Inga Marta, has a Dala horse plaque on her front door, I thought she might be a good starting point in my quest. According to Inga, as early as 1700, Swedish lumberjacks in the Province of Dalarna near the villages of Mora, Vattnas, Risa, Bergkarlas and Nusnäs would sit around the fire when away from their families after long day of tree-felling and log transport and carve wooden toys for their children. They cared a variety of animals, but the most favored was the horse.
The horse was regarded as a creature of great value and strength to a family; a faithful friend that helped move lumber from the forest, worked the fields and helped carry equipment up to summer pastures and chalets. The horse helped in trips to the mill, village and church. Children delighted in their strength and company.
These stocky, tailless horses become a well-established tradition. They were unpainted and had just the natural grain of the wood for ornamentation.
In further research I learned that in the winter of 1716, while war was waged throughout most of Europe, many soldiers were housed in private homes in the Mora area of Sweden. Due to the severe winter and the war, soldiers and civilians alike suffered from lack of food and warmth. Lore has it that one such soldier, carved a Dala Horse from some scrap wood in the home where he was staying. Before presenting it to the child of the home as a gift, he painted it a bright red, readily from the copper mine of Falun. He decorated the horse with a decorative harness and saddle. This style is known as Kurbits painting and grew more popular in Sweden between 1780 and 1870.
The woman of the house gave the soldier a warm bowl of soup in exchange for this delightful toy, and so a system of bartering emerged. Like-minded soldiers began carving and painting horses in exchange for food as well. Before long the Dala Horse was credited in part with the army's surviving the harsh winter; this is another reason why the Dala horse is now synonymous with goodwill and has become a symbol of Swedish frugality and dexterity.
Dala Horses were traditionally made during the long fall and winter evening hours when little other work might be done. The traditional color of Dala Horses is a bright orange-red, but they are also to be found in natural wood, or painted white, blue, or black, all with ornate Kurbits-style trim. Today the village of Nusnäs, in Dalarna, is considered the home of the authentic Swedish Dala Horses. Over 250,000 Dala Horses are produced there every year. These horses also have distinctive shapes and often come in different sizes. Some horses like the Nusnäs horse are stocky work-horses; others are lean and upright with stately countenance like the Rättvik horse.
These decorative carvings are a labor of love. Most are made of pine and the initial shape is sawed by machine and then past on to the craftsmen to finish carving. The horses are dipped in primer immediately after the craftsman's carving, to reveal any defects in the wood that may need to be fixed. Any remaining cavities in the wood are filled in to ensure extra smoothness. They are then dried several weeks to prevent the horses from splitting after they are painted.
After a final sanding, the horses are dipped into the paint of the appropriate color and then the craftsman free-hands the ornate paint of the harness and bridle. The art of "rippling" or Kurbits painting requires great skill and takes many years to master. Each craftsman's develops their own individual technique and many prefer to decorate horses of the certain size over another. That is why the horses are varying in size and no two horses are ever exactly identical.


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Mr. Croft has established an impressive 30-year track record of operational and asset management experience in the Real Estate industry. Mr. Croft has served in senior-level management and executive roles for both regional and national real estate investment and development firms. Before serving as President and COO of Dominion Homes, Mr. Croft served as Northeast Regional President of Pulte Homes, where he was responsible for increasing revenue from $550 Million to $1.05 Billion and EBIT from $35 Million (6.3% of revenue) to $150 Million (14.3% of revenue).
Mr. Deblois is an accomplished senior executive with experience in strategic planning, finance, acquisitions, divestitures, capital markets, retail and wholesale energy markets, franchising and franchise relations, financial institutions, and retail operations. Mr. Deblois was fromerly President and CEO of an 175 unit, $200 Million convenience store and gasoline station business. Mr. Deblois also served an executive role in connection with the acquisition, operation, and divestiture of a 400,000 barrel deep water petroleum terminal, and previously served several years as a Director and as an Assistant Vice President for Fleet National Bank.


This sand painting is called "Family Gathering". This sand painting has beige over brown matting which borders the sand painting itself. This sand painting was made in America, it is in an oak frame and measures 7 inches in length by 7 inches across. Because these sand paintings are handcrafted, each will vary slightly in color and design. Handcrafted by native American Indians, this sand painting has a certificate of authenticity on the back of the frame.


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First Minister Discharged From Hospital
The First Minister has took to Twitter to say he has been discharged from hospital following a suspected heart attack.
Mr Peter Robinson tweeted: "Happy to be discharged and back home. Thanks to the wonderful RVH cardiac team - everyone a star.
"Many thanks to all who sent messages of support & encouragement in the last week. Your thoughts & prayers have been really appreciated."
Mr Robinson was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital on Monday.
Man Shot In Face Discharged From Hospital
A man who was shot in the face in north Belfast on Sunday night has been discharged from hospital. The victim had to undergo emergency surgery following the attack. Two men forced their way into the man's home in St James Mews, and as he tried to get away, he was shot in the face. Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Ian Paisley Discharged From Hospital
The Reverend Ian Paisley has returned home from hospital, his wife confirmed. The former First Minister was admitted to the Ulster Hospital earlier this month after suffering from heart problems. His wife, Eileen, Baroness Paisley, said in a statement: "My family and I are delighted that my husband has been able to return home.
Murphy discharged from hospital
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Paul Murphy has been discharged from hospital after collapsing at the Labour Party Conference on Tuesday. Mr Murphy was about to make his speech, later handed out to delegates and journalists, when he collapsed.
Kenya-Based Charity Worker Recovering
Just days into a major mercy project, a woman charity worker from Northern Ireland has been seriously injured in a bus crash in Kenya. She was hurt along with five other volunteers - part of a 13-strong team deployed in the African country. All are today recovering in hospital and are expected to be discharged later.
Teens Among Irish Road Tragedies
Three people have died in two separate road accidents in Co Cork in just 24 hours. The news came as the name of the victim of a road accident on the main road between Ballymena and Ballymoney was being released today. Julia Kerr, 32, originally from Scotland, died in a collision involving a lorry and a car.


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Q: What tech developed the "Financial Times Web App" for iPhone/iPad If you are unsure of what I am referring to, you can check it out here:
Can the FT Help Publishers Quit Their Apple Addiction?
So my question is (if anyone knows), what exact tech did they used to develop this?  Did they use jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile, iOS specific stuff?
I'd love to know as I'm in the boat that I'd love an "app" for my site but I don't have the time to learn objective C or Java.  So developing this same thing and tweaking it for the different devices seems like the way to go.
If you have any resources talking about the app, or if you answer the question can you please point to resources describing the tech to be more informative to other users like me.
Cheers

A: Brandon Zacharie has the general gist correct: the majority of it is hand-rolled.  There's no single framework or library that captured exactly what was required or didn't have drawbacks of some kind.  That said, there are two libraries being used:

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*jQuery.  Initial use of jQuery was quite a bit higher, but now it's pretty much used for only AJAX stuff.

*TouchScroll, a scrolling library for smoothly scrolling elements, is in use in a few places including the article views.

Much of the rest uses "HTML5" or webkit-specific tweaks; a lot of this stuff is covered by http://diveintohtml5.ep.io/ .  As soon as you start using this stuff, however, you'll become aware that implementations even within the webkit-based browsers vary quite widely, and there's a lot of quirks; more so if you're trying to use hardware acceleration for transitions or accelerated compositing.
About the only iOS-specific stuff is the save-to-homescreen support; however as you may find if you go down the HTML5 route, even though support for many features is theoretically there across many platforms, for maximum performance and functionality you'll have to start doing user-agent sniffing and different code paths and approaches…
I think there'll definitely be improvements as approaches get finetuned and optimum techniques are discovered, and then we'll really see the rise of the libraries.

A: In short, they hand rolled what you see using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery 1.5. They also make heavy use of WebKit specific stuff.
edit: note: I had to use Safari with my UserAgent set to 'iPad' to look at the source since they redirect traffic according to the UserAgent provided.

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Once you activated the develop menu, you'll find "Inspect Element" at the context menu (right click or control click). Use this, to see the code in a nice way and check, what request are made and what additional resources are loaded.

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Public exhibition held for new tower block at site of former Woking BHS building
The development would create 310 new residential units if given the go-ahead
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If permission is granted, the building will occupy the former former BHS site (Image: Cortland)
A public exhibition is being held to discuss proposals for a new tower block at the site of the former BHS building in Woking.
Developer Cortland has submitted a planning application for a 39-storey building in 81 Commercial Way, comprising 310 residential units.
According to planning documents, the development will include office accommodation, associated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, and car and cycle parking.
Many residents have objected to the proposals on the council's planning portal, with one describing it as "an unwelcome eyesore, another blot on the townscape".
Woking resident James Winter said: "Enough is enough. Woking is already an eye-sore from all around due to the towers currently being built.
"The town is a wreck and a traffic-magnet. Stop now and at least see if things settle down, and fix the services and infrastructure before making it all even worse."
The proposed development in 81 Commercial Way, Woking (Image: Cortland)
Another wrote: "Tower blocks were seen as the way forward back in the late 50s and 60s, but they turned out to be a disaster, destroying communities and isolating residents."
Leader of the opposition on Woking Borough Council councillor Ann-Marie Barker said "skyscrapers are not the answer" in response to the plans.
In a statement last year, she said: "Skyscrapers will bring their own issues. They will put pressure on local infrastructure, bring more cars - without sufficient parking - and are likely to create a town with limited light and wind tunnels between the huge blocks.
"Affordable housing is a massive need in our area but most of these developments are not geared to affordable family homes. Skyscrapers are not the answer. They are not what Woking needs."
However, Cortland said the current building is "ageing, inefficient and does not enhance its surroundings".
They said the aim of the project is to create an "attractive backdrop for this part of the town centre and the neighbouring Christ Church".
A description on their website reads: "We are delighted to be bringing this scheme forward to Woking, which we believe will make a significant contribution to Woking's housing needs as well as deliver benefits for the local community."
If given the go-ahead, benefits will include a new public realm, tech-based co-working space, an arts bar, and a sky lounge offering 360-degree views of Woking and beyond.
Cortland is hosting the public exhibition at Christ Church, in Woking, on Saturday (January 25) between 10am and 2pm.
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These lines from the poet Czeslaw Milosz, who following World War II moved from Poland to the United States to escape the Communist regime, come to mind when looking at Beyond Here Is Nothing by Laura El-Tantawy. Having grown up between Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States herself, and having experienced the turmoil during the protests in Cairo in 2011, this book is a deeply-personal contemplation on identity, home and the desire to belong.
Designed by SYB, it is a small and precious object, bearing resemblance to a jewellery box. Consisting of three interwoven volumes opening in three directions, the book presents four images at a time in interchanging juxtapositions. Handling it is like trying to get to the very bottom of it. But to find what? 'I feel like if I dig my hand deep into my soul, I will find nothing', El-Tantawy writes in one of the diary-form fragments in the book.
At the same time, leafing through its pages feels very similar to opening windows and indeed a lot of them are also depicted. The images, however, at times mesmerisingly abstract, liquid even, and thriving on stark colours, picture an outside world that is too much to grasp. There is nothing tangible there, nothing to connect with. In a world that is becoming more and more fragmented, the notion of home becomes both elusive and illusive. For many this is an age of dislocation.


I was ordering food at one of the food stalls over at Trinoma and while waiting for my food to be served, I happened to notice their humungous rice cooker.
I was astonished when I saw the huge rice cooker and was thinking how many cups of rice can that baby produce.
That was until I saw what was labelled on the side.
3D, Hanabihisi, Kyowa and the rest of the rice cookers, move over. It's powered by Microsoft and it says it's also equipped with Microsoft Media Player. LOL!
If it only had an SD card slot so I can listen to my MP3s while waiting for rice to be cooked! Now that's steaming hot ! hahaha!
I wonder if I'm going to find this brand of rice cooker in our future kitchen? Hehhehe.
koya, saan saan ka ba pumupunta at kung ano ano nakikita mong kakaiba!
@Aileen pwede naman tayo magattach ng maliit na mp3 player sa cord ng ricecooker...kunwari multimedia siya. mahirap sa mismong lutuan, baka masizzle ang circuits.
@Migs sama ka saken minsan... kahit normal, tingin ko sa mga bagay minsan kakaiba eh. LOL!


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February 2014 | Volume 25 | Issue No.1
Home Matters of Substance Matters of Substance - February 2014 What's going on in the smoke filled rooms?
Synthetic solutions: the global response to 'legal' highs Growing alternatives It's not about the drugs What's going on in the smoke filled rooms? Sounding the drug war retreat Decriminalisation of kratom in Thailand Viewpoints: Should New Zealand have supervised injection sites? Mythbusters: Firms should encourage workplace 'drinkies' Q&A: Kofi Annan About a drug: Khat
What's going on in the smoke filled rooms?
Around the world, tobacco giants are making it known that plain packaging legislation will meet with forceful litigation in international courts and forums. What advice exists for advocates in a field where public health is often perceived as the poor cousin compared to trade? David Slack reports.
In Australia today, you can buy a packet of cigarettes in any colour you want, so long as that colour is a drab brown. And you can buy that packet with any kind of decoration you like, so long as that decoration is a graphic warning about the dire consequences of smoking.
The world's tobacco giants have found this an unedifying prospect. Mark our words, they said, we'll be seeing you in court. True enough, British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco Australia Limited, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco International brought a suit asserting that Australia was helping itself to their intellectual property rights and goodwill. Not so, said the High Court in 2012. It is not a policy that sets out to acquire anything; it is a policy to discourage people from smoking. The policy proceeded.
But it takes more than one bad day in court to deter a multinational corporation. If there's a courtroom that'll hear them, they'll be there. If there's a trade agreement being negotiated somewhere in the world, they'll gladly pay a visit. If those negotiation rounds are being held behind closed doors, they'll be content to kill a few days by the pool. If there's a forum hearing trade disputes between sovereign states, they'll be more than happy to help out a nation that sees things their way.
And so Australia, that brave yellow and green canary, stands resolutely in the mine as the legal challenges accumulate.
"The government has breached an international treaty," said Philip Morris spokesperson Chris Argent. "Plain packaging will damage the value of our brands, and there are international business laws against that."
Were it not for the fact that the marketing of tobacco brings death on such a monumental scale, the whole business could almost pass for comedy.
It cannot be easy to assert with a straight face that Australia's plain packaging laws "erode the protection of intellectual property rights" and "impose severe restrictions on the use of validly registered trademarks". But this is what people are declaring, for money, in the name of the proud nation of Ukraine before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
It is truly a small world when Philip Morris Switzerland finds the need to challenge Uruguay's tobacco packaging measures under a bilateral investment treaty and Philip Morris Asia acquires an interest in Philip Morris Australia a few months after Australia's plain packaging measures are announced and then challenges them under a bilateral investment treaty between Australia and Hong Kong.
And now into the mix comes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – a bold initiative to open borders to foster trade across the Pacific and perhaps also trample all over the sovereign rights of nations, depending on who you talk to and depending on which leaked section of the agreement you have in your hands.
Is all this litigation a doomed last stand by the tobacco companies, or have they astutely bought themselves the means to continue selling a product that kills five million people a year? Could the TPP give them a renewed licence?
Fifa Rahman, a policy manager at the Malaysian AIDS Council, whose work spans tobacco policy, access to medicines, trade and health, notes the discouraging history of trade disputes. While France did indeed prevail in the European Court of Justice defending its law controlling the advertising of alcohol and tobacco, that stands as something of an exception. In trade disputes, the public health exception has failed, she says, 34 out of 35 times.
That's not to say sovereign nations have no power, she adds. "I don't think it's fair or safe to assume local laws have no power ...local laws are very enforceable." Rather, the issue for developing nations is the affordability of responding to trade actions.
"Legal fees can go into tens or even hundreds of millions." These trade disputes – or just the mention of them – are acts of intimidation, she says, by corporations whose business – declining in the first world in the wake of public health initiatives – grows apace in developing countries.
No surprise, perhaps then, that Malaysia proposed a 'carve-out' initiative by which tobacco control measures would not constitute any breach of obligations created in the TPP agreement. Fifa Rahman credits this initiative to people power. "We had protestors saying to the government: 'You don't care about the Malaysian people'."
Other nations, New Zealand included, have indicated their support for the concept. But is a carve-out advisable? Is it possible that a conflict between trade and public health laws, in which trade would hold the trump card, is being overstated?
In the forthcoming book Regulating tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods: the legal issues, Jonathan Liberman, Director of Australia's McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, considers the larger framework in which public health and trade laws operate.
There seems to be a functional harmony between the WTO and World Health Organization.
He notes that the 2012 Ad Hoc Interagency Task Force on Tobacco Control stated, "It should be clarified at global trade forums that World Trade Organization agreements and implementation of the Convention are not incompatible so long as the Convention is implemented in a non-discriminatory fashion and for reasons of public health.'"
Uncertainty grows, he writes, when you move into the area of international investment agreements. Dispute resolution under those agreements can be less transparent, and they are not part of a unified system. Generally, they are not subject to appeal. That can make it look like dangerous territory, but, he argues, "these uncertainties can be, and are, exaggerated and exploited by those who have an interest in persuading governments that they are unable to act".
He takes issue with advocates putting worst-case scenarios about the ways agreements might be interpreted and applied. "Such advocates at times say things that are strikingly similar to things the tobacco industry routinely says to governments in its efforts to dissuade them from implementing tobacco control measures."
Although he acknowledges the value of public health advocates concerning themselves with trade and investment agreements, he notes that advocates have "a responsibility to engage in a nuanced and sophisticated way, understanding that the things they say in one forum – where their intention is to portray the constraints of trade and investment agreements as crippling – may prove highly damaging in others".
How best, then, might a public health advocate deal with threats, perceived and real, to their work? How should they regard an agreement such as the TPP?
Liberman advocates the value of sound legal thinking to reinforce the work public health is doing in an increasingly complex and connected world.
Because health and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the product of social and economic conditions improving them is a social and economic policy issue.
He would like to see NCD governance capturing some of the risk factors within a single sensible and manageable framework, "allowing for necessary streamlining in governance and the learning of lessons across the risk factors, while concurrently allowing each to be treated on its health, political and legal merits".
His is an argument for sustained communication and consultation between the concerned parties. An intricate understanding of likely or possible legal challenges, and the substantive issues on which their resolution is likely to turn, can inform, for example, the drafting of legislation in a way that makes it more likely to withstand them.
What is required is sufficient engagement and sufficient recognition of the respective roles all parties play in a complex world. Players on the same public health team could benefit from a better game plan. "Lawyers and public health researchers should not be learning to understand each other's languages and disciplines for the first time under the pressures of defending large-scale litigation."
In a similar vein he offers the example of panels and tribunals who adjudicate on trade matters, who may well take the view that a given public health policy has a valid role but may not be sufficiently conversant with that policy to judge its place relative to a trade agreement. "It is unrealistic to expect trade and investment panellists and tribunal members to become overnight public health experts," he acknowledges, "but it is perfectly reasonable to expect them both to appreciate the limitations of their own expertise, and to show an appropriate degree of deference to public health imperatives, values and approaches and to governments' regulatory choices."
Notwithstanding the uncertainties and the guesswork that attend these issues, one truth is undeniable. A lack of clarity is serving the interest of one party more than any other: multinational tobacco corporations. As long as they can declare to wavering governments: "Don't go implementing this legislation until you've seen how much of a hammering Australia will get" and as long as debate can impede any comprehensive strategy for tackling NCDs, delay and doubt are their very best and, arguably, only friends. They are keeping them close.
An Auckland-based writer
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Northern Beaches Hospital and Mona Vale Hospital have emerged as hot button issues in the run up to this Saturday's elections, with a number of political parties trying to sway voters by making bold promises over their future.
Labor and The Greens have said they will look at buying back the new privately-run $600m hospital at Frenchs Forest, with The Greens and the Conservatives saying they will restore Mona Vale Hospital's emergency department and other acute services.
The Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forest. Picture: Julie Cross.
However, Health Minister and Wakehurst MP Brad Hazzard responded by saying there was a lot of misinformation flying around and that some of the ideas being suggested were "simply loopy and dangerous".
Greens Party candidate: Miranda Korzy. Picture: Julian Andrews.
Miranda Korzy, The Greens candidate for Pittwater said if elected she would fight to buy back NBH from the private operator Healthscope, which has signed a 20-year contract with NSW Health.
NBH suffered well publicised "teething issues" when it opened last October, which saw staff and medical supply shortages and several senior people resigning.
"The only way we're going to sort out the mess at NBH and build confidence amongst doctors and nurses, as well as the public, is by placing it in government hands," Ms Korzy said.
"Nurse" Miranda Korzy (front) with protesters at a mock "mobile maternity unit" on Wakehurst Parkway at Narrabeen that was set up to highlight the risk to women and babies of an extra 30 minutes' travel time to get to the new Northern Beaches Hospital.
Labor's opposition health spokesman Walt Secord said if elected he would examine the contract with Healthscope to see whether buying back the hospital was possible.
Meanwhile, Mona Vale Hospital, which lost its emergency, theatres, intensive care and maternity unit when NBH opened, continues to remain a controversial issue at the northern end of the peninsula.
Campaigners are fighting to restore the hospital to a Level 3 and there's no sign of the issue disappearing anytime soon. A purported 1500 people attending a rally held by the group Save Mona Vale Hospital on the peninsula last weekend.
Shadow minister Walt Secord. Picture: Carmela Roche.
Ms Korzy, a core member of Save Mona Vale Hospital group, said The Greens was committed to restoring emergency and other acute services to Mona Vale.
"The community can now see the dysfunction caused by privatising essential services like hospitals, with acute services at Manly and Mona Vale shut down to benefit the shareholders of the Northern Beaches Hospital," she said.
Mr Secord added that if Labor were elected he would investigate whether Mona Vale Hospital's urgent care centre was "operating at an appropriate-level with appropriate staff and medical supplies and standards".
Stacey Mitchell, Pittwater candidate for the Australian Conservatives. Picture: Supplied.
Meanwhile, the Australian Conservatives candidate for Pittwater Stacey Mitchell released a statement saying she wanted to see the planned demolition of Mona Vale Hospital's main building, due to asbestos, to be halted and investigated.
She said the people of Pittwater continued to be ignored over the issue and said currently the hospital was "nothing short of a glorified medical centre".
Health Minister and Wakehurst MP Brad Hazzard. Picture: Darren Leigh Roberts.
Mr Hazzard said the new NBH and Mona Vale Hospital work in close unison together to provide a range and level of medical services that have never before been available on the northern beaches.
He said it was "loopy and dangerous" to be suggesting the older parts of Mona Vale Hospital be re-opened for medical services because it had asbestos.
He said that was why new buildings were being built at the site.
"We're constantly looking at ways to further improve and add to medical services at Mona Vale Hospital — including updating the CT scanner which is used by the emergency physicians," Mr Hazzard.
Liberal MPs Rob Stokes, Brad Hazzard, Jonathan O'Dea and James Griffin with Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
"I recognise that Mona Vale Hospital's role is changing and will change," he said.
Mr Stokes said an independent report in 2017 found that while it would be technically possible to retain the buildings, the existing planning grid and floor to floor heights do not lend the buildings to contemporary use.
"Put simply the old building has served the community well, but it's beyond time to construct new buildings and new srevices to provide the community with 21st century health care at Mona Vale Hospital," he said.