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Liberty Watch - June/July 2013
Submitted by Stuart Moriarty... on Thu, 15/08/2013 - 8:59pm
Civil liberties news for June and July 2013.
Lundy's bid to see appeal blocked
Prominent human rights lawyer Michael Bott has complained after convicted double murderer Mark Lundy was not allowed to watch his appeal to the Privy Council as it unfolded. Since his conviction Lundy has maintained his innocence and in June the Privy Council in London heard his appeal against his convictions.
The three-day overnight Privy Council hearing was live-streamed on the internet on a publicly available website, and a request was made for Lundy to be able to watch from Rangipo Prison, but this was turned down by the Department of Corrections.
"The prisoner would need approval to be out of his cell after lockup hours, which is only approved in emergency situations and this request is not considered an emergency," Tongariro/Rangipo prison manager Dennis Goodin said in a statement.
Instead Lundy had to rely on a meeting with his sister a few days later to learn details of the hearing, a situation that, Mr. Bott said, was not good enough.
"In New Zealand, inmates have the right to attend their appeals…Fundamentally 'justice being seen to be done' does not apply just to the public, but also people affected. That's the accused as well. Really, one would think the Department of Corrections would adopt a more enlightened policy," Mr. Bott said.
Inmates could follow their appeals via video link to New Zealand's higher courts, so Mr. Bott saw no reason why Lundy couldn't watch what was going on in London.
Manawatu Standard 25/6/13
Over 2000 criminals have been given warnings under "three strikes" legislation introduced in 2010 to keep violent offenders behind bars longer, but critics say
In total, 2784 people have been given 'first strike' warnings, while 20 have received a 'second strike.' No-one has yet received a 'third strike.'
Manawatu Standard 6/7/13
Workers drug test numbers skyrocket
Workplace drug and alcohol testing is skyrocketing as screening expands from traditional safety-sensitive jobs like forestry to sectors including finance and government.
The New Zealand Drug Detection Agency figures show that between 2011 and 2012 its alcohol screening tests rose 32 per cent, with 39,369 tests administered. After doing 29,000 drug tests in 2008 it forecast it would probably do 90,000 this year.
Chief executive Chris Hilson said where once it tested 12 sectors, including construction and transport, it now screened 23. There was a marked uptake among white-collar industries, and many middle and senior level managers were being tested before being appointed.
Drug Testing Services managing director Jo Kirk said More random testing has seen an increase of four per cent to around 17 per cent in the number of non-negative tests.
Duayne Cloke, site services manager for Pro Med, which trains drug testers, says the trend is now so marked most New Zealand workplaces will soon be drug testing.
Any workplace can have a drug-testing policy, but procedures must be clear. Farry and Co employment lawyer Kirsten Maclean said staff must know the circumstances in which testing will be done, and what the disciplinary procedures are. The conditions should be included in employment contracts. She said legal issues usually arose when policies weren't clear, or if workers felt they were being unfairly targeted.
Some workers had won compensation after being unjustifiably dismissed because of drug tests. Last year, a Nelson roofer was awarded $15,000 after being sacked after a random drug test. The ERA found there was no reasonable cause to test him at the time, and it was not the action a fair or reasonable employer would have taken.
Taranaki Daily News 7/7/13
Strengthening of human rights protection mechanisms urged
The New Zealand Law Society has advised the United Nations' Human Rights Council that mechanisms protecting human rights in New Zealand would benefit from further strengthening.
In a submission to the Council for the second Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand's human rights record, the Law Society identifies a number of legislative measures that it says fail to meet New Zealand's domestic and international human rights obligations.
Law Society President Chris Moore says that while New Zealand has a generally good record on human rights, its constitutional arrangements mean that protection of human rights depends on rigorous scrutiny of policy and legislation, close adherence to the rule of law, and political restraint where rule of law concerns or inconsistencies with human rights standards are identified.
"Without a supreme bill of rights or entrenched constitution it is crucial that human rights protection mechanisms operate effectively to forestall breaches of human rights. Unfortunately on a number of recent occasions legislation has been passed despite conflicting with the rule of law and human rights.
"There have been twelve pieces of legislation in recent years that have been identified as inconsistent with the rights and freedoms protected in the New Zealand Bill of Rights, and on a number of occasions urgency has been used in Parliament to limit or bypass select committee scrutiny," he says.
voxy.co.nz 20/6/13
Government human rights record attacked
The Government's treatment of disabled people has been criticised before the United Nations.
In its submission to the UN Human Rights Council, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission attacked the Government for passing laws under urgency, human rights breaches in post-quake Canterbury, and legislation limiting disabled people's rights, stating that, "The Canterbury experience is symptomatic of a wider trend to move towards centralised governance, progressively removing the voice of those affected from the decision-making process."
The commission also called for parts of the Public Health and Disability Amendment Act to be repealed. This act blocks carers of disabled family members from seeking redress for unlawful discrimination.
The law passed in May under urgency despite Attorney-General Chris Finlayson admitting it breached the Bill of Rights Act.
Mass detention a failure for human rights in New Zealand claims Amnesty
Amnesty International has said that is appalled with the New Zealand Government's decision to implement a law that breaches the rights of people seeking protection from persecution. The Immigration Amendment Bill passed its third reading on 13 June, by 63 votes to 53. Use of the new powers of mass detention in this Act could breach New Zealand's international obligations under the Refugee Convention and human rights law.
"It is extremely disappointing to see that the Government has pushed forward with this law despite strong criticism from both the New Zealand public and the international community," said Grant Bayldon, Executive Director at Amnesty International. "The NZ Human Rights Commission and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees were among those who raised their concerns with the Bill."
"Amnesty International is calling on the Government to adopt additional safeguards to ensure that they do not detain already vulnerable people unnecessarily and put New Zealand in breach of its obligations under human rights law," Bayldon added, and further argued, "detention can fundamentally damage individuals who have already fled torture and situations we can't even imagine and therefore it is crucially important that detention is used only as a last resort and not on mass in an effort to deter people smugglers.
"Experience in countries like Australia has shown that psychological damage caused by detention can last for years after people are released. Detention will not only further, unnecessarily, burden New Zealand taxpayers but robs individuals of the ability to contribute productively to their new country."
Amnesty also expressed concern about a number of other amendments in the legislation that apply to all asylum seekers, including limits to judicial review and the suspension of claims.
Scoop.co.nz 13/6/13
Journalist Jon Stephenson accuses NZ Defence Force of spying on him
An article by investigative journalist Nicky Hager claims the New Zealand military had received help from US spy agencies in monitoring journalist John Stephenson's phone conversations while he was working in Afghanistan.
According to the article, members of the New Zealand Defence Force had copies of intercepted phone metadata for Stephenson. The reports, which related to Stephenson's phone conversations in the second half of last year, showed who he had called and who those people had called. At the time, Stephenson was working as a Kabul correspondent for the US McClatchy news service and for various New Zealand organisations. Calls of Stephenson's associates were also monitored.
The monitoring was believed to have been co-ordinated from the main US intelligence centre at Bagram, north of Kabul. According to the article, GCSB staff have been posted at this unit since early in the Afghanistan war.
An internal Defence Force manual, which refers to "certain investigative journalists", as "subversion" threats was also referenced by Hager's article. The manual, which was leaked, was issued as an order by the head of the Defence Force, and said some journalists may be classed as hostile individuals as they pose a threat of subversion.
"Counter intelligence" methods, which are "activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security" by such individuals or organisation can be sanctioned by the by the Defence Force chief in New Zealand.
The Human Rights Foundation says Defence Force involvement in monitoring a journalist is an abuse of fundamental human rights. Spokesman Tim McBride said, "Independent journalism is especially important in a controversial war zone where the public has a right to know what really happens and not just get military public relations."
New Zealand Herald 28/7/13 & Dominion Post 28/7/13
Release of journalist's phone records condemned
Prime Minister John Key says he is "very disappointed" that three months worth of phone records for Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance have been handed over to a ministerial inquiry. Speaker David Carter has confirmed the records were given to the inquiry. He apologised to Vance and Fairfax group executive editor Paul Thompson and acknowledged answers given last week denying Vance's phone records had been handed over were wrong.
Key said Parliamentary Service "got it wrong…they made a mistake and they should never have released that information." But he reiterated that at no stage did the Henry inquiry make use of the information.
"The Henry inquiry fully understood the breadth of their mandate; they didn't access the information, they didn't look at the information, frankly they didn't want the information. Parliamentary Service got it wrong and let itself down."
Key said he had "enormous respect" for the media and believed in the freedom of information. "We don't think they should be subject to surveillance and they're not."
The union that represents journalists, the EPMU, also attacked the act saying, "protection of sources is a key ethical consideration for journalists. When sources know they can provide information to journalists without fear of retribution, they are able to hold authorities to account…If government agencies are able to delve into journalists' communications, it will seriously impede the flow of information to journalists and have a chilling effect on media freedom."
Scoop 31/7/13 & Dominion Post 30/7/13
Concern at search and seizure law change
A University of Otago law lecturer has said the Government's Education Amendment Act 2012 has provided a ''potential playground for lawyers''.
The legislation was passed in Parliament this month, amending the Education Act 1989, and now gives appropriate school staff the power to search pupils and their bags, and seize property.
Otago University's Paul Roth has expressed concern at what he calls ''weasel words'', such as 'reasonable grounds', 'detriment to the learning environment', 'reasonable period', 'as appropriate', and 'items that are reasonably believed to pose an immediate threat to a person's emotional safety', all of which could be used by lawyers to argue their cases.
He also noted that that conferring the legislation's intrusive discretionary powers on all school seemed risky and could result in unfairness if there is a disparity in the treatment of pupils by different staff members. 'I would prefer the concentration of such powers among a small number of senior staff," he said.
However, on the positive side, the legislation gave schools more protection from potential lawsuits in relation to search and seizure, which previously were not spelled out. Previously, schools either had to take the risk they might be acting in breach of the New Zealand Bill of Rights' provision on search and seizure, or call in the police, who had more experience with such matters.
MP's express fears over GCSB legislation
MPs want the Government's GCSB legislation amended to ensure the spy agency doesn't overstep the mark if it eavesdrops on them.
Under an existing agreement, the SIS can collect and retain information about MPs under limited circumstances if it shows the Speaker of the House there are good grounds to do so.
However that agreement doesn't cover the GCSB which, under the Government's new legislation, will be expressly allowed to spy on New Zealanders when it is helping the police and SIS, and The Clerk of the House has raised concerns that there is no framework for dealing with complaints about surveillance of MPs by the GCSB when it is working on behalf of the SIS and Police.
Parliament's Privileges Committee has recommended that the GCSB and Related Legislation Amendment Bill is amended so that the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security can receive and act on complaints made on behalf of a class of people rather than just individuals. That would allow the Speaker to raise issues around any GCSB or SIS surveillance of MPs.
The committee has also recommended the Inspector General can initiate an inquiry into actions of the spy agencies without the approval of the responsible minister.
Facebook seeks spying exemption
Facebook has asked the Government for an exemption from a new spying law that could see its two million New Zealand users' messages subject to interception by the GCSB.
The company's request was in its submission on the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill. The bill gives the Government the power to force internet companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to provide electronic spy agency the GCSB with access to New Zealanders' messages and other communications carried over their systems. At present that obligation rests only with telecommunications companies such as Telecom, Chorus and Vodafone. Google and Microsoft have also come out against the bill.
In Facebook's submission, the company's Australasian head of policy, Mia Garlick, said the bill "needed to be clarified to ensure that it is beyond doubt that services such as Facebook that provide stored messaging services are not subject to this legislation."
Ms Garlick indicated Facebook regarded the bill's interception provisions as "blunt tools, which have the potential to infringe on civil liberties and constrain economic growth".
She said Facebook, which has more than two million Kiwi users, already co-operated with New Zealand law enforcement authorities, "making sure that we prioritise any cases where there is an imminent risk of death or bodily harm".
GCSB legislation 'inadequate' according to the Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission has added its voice to those calling for a full and independent inquiry into New Zealand's intelligence services.
The commission released a report to Prime Minister John Key on the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill, the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill and broader human rights matters regarding surveillance.
"The Commission is concerned that the proposed bills are wide-reaching without sufficient safeguards against abuse of power. There is inadequate oversight and inadequate provision for ensuring transparency and accountability," chief commissioner David Rutherford said.
The commission recognised that some level of surveillance was inevitable and justifiable from a human rights perspective in a democratic society. "However, surveillance can be subject to human rights principles, protecting human rights and limiting them only when proportionate and justified and in accordance with the law," Mr. Rutherford said.
"The right to privacy is fundamental in a democracy and reinforces other fundamental rights, such as rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. The proposed restrictions on the right to privacy are too general to be proportionate to the bills' objectives."
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So what's the big hairy deal about COMPOST, anyway??
I confess that I wake up in the night this time of year, thinking about compost. I do. I'm not lying. Call my a freak, call me a garden-crazy loon, but there it is. I can't sleep when I'm thinking about compost.
Compost anecdotes: 1. When my daughter Amalia and I pruned our little orchard a few weeks ago, I felt especially pleased because I knew the trimmings were going to go in the bottom layer of my new compost pile. I don't know. Maybe I even pruned a little more than usual because that way I'd have plenty of cuttings for my compost pile.
3. My dad makes absolutely beautiful compost. He gets everything right and is patient and wise about it. He guards over his two very large and perfectly-cured compost piles in his back yard with a gun at nights (not really, but I wouldn't be surprised . . . ) I want to be my dad.
So by now you are probably wondering (if your compost awareness is not as, say, keen as mine) what the big deal about compost is, anyway. So WHAT–you may be muttering–if you burned down your dumb pile. What's the difference if you have a compost pile or not?
Here's where I heave a gentle sigh in your direction, dear and apparently-naive-to-important-garden-matters reader, and shake my head very sadly. I am here to help you and make you more aware of the wonders and the miracle of compost, Gentle Reader. I am. If I could just educate one of you–okay, half a dozen–okay, maybe, like, twenty of you–to the point where you'll make a compost pile in your backyard and enjoy the fruits of your labors, I'll consider this hour that I'm spending writing this article time well-spent. If I can keep a few (hundred) of those lovely paper bags full of grass clippings and leaves out of the landfills, I'll consider that I've done a good thing, after all, in risking the jeers and the laughs at admitting that the thought of compost gets me quite thrilled.
So here we go. A very quick Q&A on the exciting subject of compost. Take One.
Question: What's the big hairy deal about compost? Why is it so special? There are so many benefits of composting! Truly, it boggles the imagination! If you keep a compost pile at your place, you not only will be reducing waste in the local landfill, you will be improving the structure of your garden soil (this, providing your have a garden to use the compost in, and if you don't have a garden, we really need to have a li'l ole' chat) and creating an awesome, all-natural soil amendment for your plants. It's a very smart thing to do. If you don't have a vegetable garden, this miracle amendment can benefit houseplants, bushes and flowers growing alongside your house, and so on.
Question: Okay. So what is compost, exactly? Composting is the natural process of decomposition and recycling of organic materials into a rich soil amendment known as "compost" (uh, obviously). It is a natural and beautiful way that nature has of recycling nutrients and organic matter back into the soil for the new plants to use. Isn't that awesome? God has all this figured out for us, and it works beautifully when we let it. The dead materials feed the living, growing plants. It's a beneficial cycle, never-ending. Composting occurs naturally over time in forests, where dead trees die and topple to the ground, eventually decomposing and feeding the new growth. Soil fertility is maintained, and plants are nourished. Nobody ever has to buy a bag of fertilizer to nourish the forest. Neither will you ever have to buy a bag of fertilizer for your garden, if you keep a compost pile.
I am modest about the glorious compost bin* that I made for myself, so I'll only show the tiny bit of it so you won't be jealous, but you'll see that I've got the first layer of brush in the bottom. On top of this I'll make many layers, including dry materials such as leaves and straw, and dirt, and wet layers of grass clippings and garden weeds and whatnot. When it's full, I'll do a happy dance and then I'll let it sit for about a year, spraying it with water now and then. If I want it to be ready faster and have the time, I'll scoop it all out and turn it, and it will cure faster. But probably I won't do that.
Question: But aren't compost piles nasty, ugly, and stinky? And full of aggressive rats? Um, Reader, I don't know where you get this stuff. A quick Google search will give you hundreds of ideas for how to build lovely compost bins if you're handy with a drill and a saw, or you can even buy them already-made. A nice one will look just lovely at the back of your garden, and your neighbors will be converted in a very short time, when they see the superiority of your garden over theirs, due to your lovely compost. (Does that not pique your interest, now?) If you layer the pile correctly, it won't stink, and in all my years of composting, I've never seen a single rat or any other vermin, either. Compost piles are smart and everybody ought to have one.
Question: Okay. Maybe I'll try it. How do I start? Well. I thought you'd never ask. I've attached an article written by Sharon Sweeny, a popular garden writer on Ezines, about the "Lazy-Man's (or Woman's) Type of Composting" i.e., the way I do it. this easy method is also referred to as "Lasagna Composting." You don't have to have a bin or an enclosure, though it's pretty easy to make a really simple bin out of t-posts and pallets like mine, or even easier to take a piece of garden fencing and make a circle as big as you like, anchor it to a couple of t-posts, and voila! You're set! You can also use cement blocks, if you have a plethora of them. Enjoy the article and eventually–enjoy your compost!
*Disclaimer: Okay, I'll come clean and those of you who read this far will get rewarded with the Unvarnished Truth. After my original compost pile burned down, I was in such a state and I knew that my dear patient hubster didn't have time to make me a new one (or maybe I didn't want to tell him that I burned down my old one–that might have been it) so I drug a bunch of assorted pallets and t-posts and baling wire (yes, baling wire is nearly as handy out here on the prairie as duct tape) and I just made my own compost bin. It is really big, really spacious, and really, really, ugly. Ever since I built it, I've been shaking my head at myself, and (true story) I have even planted some vines in my flats inside to plant near it so hopefully the vines will cover its ugliness with beauty. There. That's my true compost pile story. Little Mack came out after I put it together and he shook his head, too, at me. "Mom, you should have asked Timothy and me. We would have made you a better one," he said. Then he asked me if I'd make him a rhubarb pie if he got Timothy to help him put a few screws in it so it would be sturdier. Baling wire aside, it was wobbly and pitiful.
"Heck, yes," I said and so they did and I did and that's that. Now you'd better read the article below so you know what's what.
You're a lazy gardener and you want to make compost, but you don't want to do a lot of work.
You can make compost that way, but you'll have to build the pile correctly. The ingredients need to be layered in a certain order, like making a lasagna, so the pile decomposes without any help from you. In a year it will be ready to use in your garden.
Prepare the site. Ideally you want your compost pile to be convenient to your garden but not out in the open for everyone to see. Find a place for it that also gets sun for a few hours a day. The sunlight helps to heat up the pile, which is essential for the compost-making process.
A good size for a compost pile is 3 feet by 3 feet. You don't have to enclose it, but if you choose to, provide a way to remove one of the sides. This will make it easy to remove the finished compost. The enclosure should be make of mesh or fencing to allow air to get into the pile. Wood slats can be used if space is left between them for air circulation.
Collect the materials. You'll need green organic waste like grass clippings, pulled weeds and other garden waste, along with kitchen scraps including fruit and vegetable peelings and trimmings, tea bags, eggshells, coffee grounds and coffee filers. Do not include fats or oils, meat or poultry.
In addition to green organic waste you'll need dried brown organic waste. These include autumn leaves, garden plants that are dried up at the end of the growing season, small twigs, wood chips, and/or shredded bark. You can also use shredded white office paper or newspapers.
Finally you'll need some garden soil and a small amount of finished compost.
Layer the materials. Begin by placing an even, 3 inch layer of green organic waste at the bottom of the compost bin or pile area.
Next shovel a thin, even layer of garden soil over the layer of green organic waste. Sprinkle the soil with finished compost. You don't need to sprinkle on a lot of compost, just enough to "seed" your pile. Sprinkle it on as though you were adding a healthy amount of parmesan cheese on top of lasagna and didn't have to worry about counting calories.
Add a layer of brown organic waste on top of the soil and compost. Spread it evenly into about a one inch layer.
Wet down the brown organic waste with your hose sprayer. Don't soak it, but make sure the mixture is moist.
Shovel a thin layer of garden soil on top of the moistened brown organic waste. Sprinkle with compost as before.
Continue layering until you run out of materials. Alternate green materials with brown materials and put a layer of soil sprinkled with compost on top of every layer. End with garden soil at the top of the pile.
Wait. The compost will take a year or longer to fully break down, depending on the size of the materials you added.
In the meantime, spray the top of the pile periodically if rainfall is scarce. Cover the pile with a plastic tarp if rainfall is plentiful as it can leach all of the nutrients out of the compost and into the ground. That would be a waste.
A few weeks after building your compost pile, test out whether or not it is decomposing. Drive your large garden fork into the middle of the top of the pile. After a couple of hours, touch the metal on the garden fork. If it is hot or even lukewarm, it means that your compost pile is successfully "cooking" the ingredients into black gold.
It should be ready in about a year.
Sharon Sweeny is a creative copywriter, specializing in gardening and self-sufficient do-it-yourself lifestyles. She divides her free time among her garden in Minneapolis, alternately juggling half a dozen creative projects and blogging on gardening at http://moxiegardener.com while pondering the exact location of Frostbite Falls, Minnesota.
Wow… every single day I stop by I learn something new!! You are going to make my brain explode, Amy!!
If your brain really does explode, can I come watch? 😉 Thanks chickie!
Wonderful advise here- and no chicken would vomit at the aroma of a well-maintained compost pile- or facility.
Thanks Roy. I agree that there are lots of elaborate methods, but me and "elaborate" don't mesh. I like things simple! Thanks for your comment!
Wow. You even exceed MY love for compost – didn't think possible. Of course, living on a farm trumps my tiny backyard for compost space, but I still look for better methods every year. Thanks for your post!!!!!
I agree that on an acreage like ours you're far more likely to "get away" with a big ugly old compost bin, than if you lived in town. But it's fairly simple and cheap to come up with an attractive town option, too!
And now you know why your dad always told you to never play with matches. Of the few compost filling I've seen, it usually contains worms, which is another good thing for the garden…. I think anyway. I like good old long worms tilling my soil for me.
Oh, the joys of compost making. I remember it well. But now I can't bend, so its no use making one. I need a gardener. To employ one, I need money to spare. But thanks for refreshing my memory. The giant trees on the opposite side of the road have sprouted leaves today in the mild weather and–sunshine. I smell spring's promise.
Isn't it wonderful? Spring it just itching to explode here, too, Francene (finally!) and I think we're going to have a few warmish days coming up and I can't wait!
It's really easy, Jeff, it just takes a bit of time and a pile of raw ingredients. I hope you give it a try! It's fun, really, it is!! Blessings!
Loved your post, really funny 🙂 I liked the idea of the compost, but I got discouraged when I read it takes a year to be ready, is there a quicker way?
Amazing post, Amy! You're so gifted in wit as well as being incredibly informative. I love this line: "Nobody ever has to buy a bag of fertilizer to nourish the forest." Made me giggle over the truth in it!
Thanks for bringing to light all the benefits of composting. I'll pass this along.
thanks Jocelyn, you're so sweet. Thanks so much for readinG!
Thanks so much, Wendy! Enjoy!
I love compost. I have two piles maturing nicely made up using old palletts. It helps that we keep chickens and geese.
I made my first no-dig/lasagne garden this year. Waiting for the frosts to go before I risk my precious seedlings in it though. Two really good no dig gardening books are Charles Dowding's Vegetable Course and Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza.
I had this FEELING that you were a fellow devotee of compost! Thanks so much for the book recommendations. I'll check them out!!
With your ground, it sounds as if having a compost pile would be a necessity if you were to be able to make a successful garden! Blessings and I hope you give it a try!
Anita-Clare, my worms have made some lovely compost in the bin in my basement–I'm just waiting for the weather to warm up a bit so I can use some of it! Thanks for your comment, sweetie!
Have a great day. Cheers, darlin.
Thanks, sweetie. I'm glad I made you laugh, and I hope I did inspire you to start a li'l ole' bitty compost pile of your own!
thanks for stopping by, Toni! Hope it comes in handy some day.


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Fun Writing Activities for 1st & 2nd Grade
By Christopher Cascio ; Updated September 26, 2017
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Writing tasks can be fun when kids are allowed to shape them.
The key to getting kids engaged with writing exercises is to either give them some control in the exercise or to challenge them to a task. Furthermore, kids in first and second grade are learning both how to command language and utilize the various steps of the writing process to produce coherent, supported opinions, according to the Common Core State Standards Initiative. By infusing lessons with creative, task-oriented prompts, you can make these lessons exciting.
Free writing is probably the most basic writing exercise, yet it can be one of the most fun and rewarding. Tell your kids that they are going to write for three minutes straight. They can write about whatever they want -- they can tell stories, write shopping lists or go from one idea to the next without stopping to explain. The only rule is that they must continue writing no matter what, even if they can't think of anything to write -- they can even begin with "I don't know what to write." After they've finished, ask for volunteers to share their writing. Then, allow the group to comment on each others' work.
Story Factory
The kids are now all workers in your story factory. You give them instructions, and then they each have two minutes to write a complete story with a beginning, a middle and an end. Then, you will give them a new set of instructions, and they will have another two minutes to write a story. For example, your first instruction could be, "Write how a silly superhero saves the day." The second prompt could be different, such as, "You must begin with 'You're not going to believe this.'" After they're finished, have them pair up and read each others' work. They can then help each other make their stories more interesting and finish those that are incomplete.
Tell the kids they will be writing about what makes a friend a best friend. Have them use one side of the paper to make a list of all the qualities that make a friend a best friend, such as loyalty and kindness, and then they can use the other side of the paper to write a paragraph about the subject. Afterward, have students read their work aloud and write on the chalkboard all of the qualities they use. This exercise will help familiarize them with the writing process -- specifically pre-writing -- and help them to specifically identify the qualities they value in a friend.
Elevator Dialogue
Explain to the kids that they are going to write lines of dialogue. Have them imagine that they're on an elevator with one other person. This other person can be anyone they choose, as long as they either know the person or are familiar with them. For example, a boy could imagine himself with a favorite television character. Also, encourage the kids to choose somebody they feel strongly about -- either they really like them or strongly dislike them. Once they've chosen a person, have the kids imagine the elevator stopping suddenly and getting stuck. Then, have each student write the conversation they'd have with their person in the stuck elevator. Encourage them not to over-think it and to have fun. After a few minutes, ask volunteers to read their conversations.
Common Core State Standards Initiative: English Language Arts Standards: Writing: Grade 2
Young american Writers Project :YAWP Playwriting Residency Curriculum; Will Chandler and Emma Walton Hamilton
PBS Kids: Dot's Story Factory
Writing Prompts: 2nd Grade Writing Prompts
Christopher Cascio is a memoirist and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and literature from Southampton Arts at Stony Brook Southampton, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in the rhetoric of fiction from Pennsylvania State University. His literary work has appeared in "The Southampton Review," "Feathertale," "Kalliope" and "The Rose and Thorn Journal."
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Ю́рий Константи́нович Баба́нский (7 января 1927 — 9 августа 1987) — советский педагог, академик АПН СССР (1974).

Биография
По окончании физико-математического факультета Ростовского педагогического института (1949) вёл там же курсы педагогики, методики преподавания физики с 1958 по 1969 проректор Ростовского педагогического института.

В 1975—77 ректор ИПК преподавателей педагогических дисциплин при АПН СССР.

Действительный член АПН СССР (1974). С 1976 академик-секретарь отделения теории и истории педагогики АПН СССР, с 1979 вице-президент АПН СССР.

Похоронен на Кунцевском кладбище.

Научная деятельность
Разработал теорию оптимизации обучения как научно обоснованного выбора и осуществления варианта процесса обучения, который рассматривался с точки зрения успешности решения задач и развития, образования и воспитания учащихся. Оптимизацию интерпретировал как один из аспектов общей теории научной организации педагогического труда. Предложил систему конкретных рекомендаций по выбору эффективных форм и методов предупреждения неуспеваемости и второгодничества, основанную на всестороннем изучении причин неудач школьников.

Научные труды
 Оптимизация процесса обучения. Общедидактич. аспект, М., 1977.
 Оптимизация уч.-воспитат. процесса. Метод. основы, М., 1982.
 Оптимизация пед. процесса. (В вопросах и ответах), К. (соавт.).
 Методы обучения в совр. общеобразоват. школе, М., 1985.
 Избр. пед. труды, М., 1989.
и др.

О нём
 Чоботарь А., Не пора ли перечитать  // Народное образование, 1991, № 2.

Ссылки
 Могила Ю.К. Бабанского

Преподаватели Педагогического института ЮФУ
Педагоги СССР
Выпускники Ростовского государственного педагогического университета
Академики АПН СССР
Похороненные на Кунцевском кладбище

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NWC to Receive Equipment for Reading of Water Meters
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Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.
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Cabinet has approved a contract of just over US$1 million to Spatial Innovation Limited
The handheld computers currently being used by the NWC came to the end of their product-life last year
The manual process is inefficient, prone to errors, and lacks the management controls
Cabinet has approved a contract of just over US$1 million to Spatial Innovation Limited for the supply and maintenance of 250 multi-functional handheld computers to be used for reading water meters.
This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during a Jamaica House press briefing held on Wednesday, September 18, at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Ms. Falconer informed that the handheld computers currently being used by the National Water Commission (NWC) came to the end of their product-life last year.
In the absence of the handheld meters, the readings are being recorded on paper and then processed.
She said the manual process is inefficient, prone to errors, and lacks the management controls the handheld computers provide.
The maintenance portion of the contract will run for five years.


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Pole Position is the privileged starting place in a race. It is the place of the best qualified racer. Pole Position is also our name. A name that refers to our core business and our mission. Pole Position passionately develops and produces flagpoles and sign systems. In this field we have acquired a solid 'Pole Position' and we proudly defend this position.
Every 'Pole Position' flagpole is developed and produced in our factory in Belgium. Our position is unique. Of the few flagpole producers in Europe, we are the one with the longest tradition. Experience is one of our key assets. Our independency is also something that makes us unique. Nobody produces flagpoles for us. We believe it is more important to do things right, than turn to quick and cheap import solutions from the Far East or the former Soviet countries. It is the only way to guarantee the necessary quality. Quality is not a loose term for us and there is no quick way to "excellence". Pole Position can count on a number of dedicated employees who all are indispensable for the production process. The unique Pole Position quality is the result of more than 35 years of passion, hunger for innovation and the drive to excel in everything that we do.
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To choose for Pole Position is to choose for solutions without compromises. Our products meet top quality standards in terms of aesthetics, use of material, durability as well as user friendliness,… Our vision has become rare. But we are convinced that this is the only way that leads to the result that your image deserves. Your unique 'Pole Position' is what motivates us every day to push the boundaries!
To choose for Pole Position is to choose for qualitative visibility. Our Pole Position products are only distributed via official dealers and the better sign companies. Contact us for the details of a distributor in your area.
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On the 1st and 2nd of February the "Day of the Public Space" takes place at Brussels Expo. This is Belgium's most important trade show for companies active in urban street furniture. Pole Position will be present to show their complete flagpole collection. Visit us at Palace 1 - Stand 4.61.


The Phoenix Society is a community of burn survivors, their loved ones, health professionals, and firefighters. We work together to ensure that no one feels alone as they get back to life after a burn injury. Follow our blog for stories and resources by the burn community, for the burn community.
The Phoenix Education Grant, or PEG, program, which was established 15 years ago, has helped dozens of burn survivors fund undergraduate and graduate education, as well as trade school. In 2013, AlloSource, one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of skin, bone, and soft tissue allografts, pledged a $250,000 donation to the PEG program, to be made over 10 years. That generous contribution and countless other donations have made it possible to award grants to 17 students this year.
At some point or another we've all stared at something. We stare mostly at things that are different, whether it is something we think is creative, beautiful, confusing, suspenseful, unique, funny, dangerous or even disgusting. Some of us might even have the guts to approach whatever we are staring at so we can get more information. Sounds innocent enough, right? Well, it might be, until you are the one being stared at.
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Each year we are inspired by the dedication and talent of our volunteers who toil, sweat, innovate, and CARE to help create this amazing event known as "Phoenix World Burn Congress".
It's Official! Phoenix World Burn Congress 2016 Opens!
The Phoenix Society's 28th annual Phoenix World Burn Congress has officially opened! On Thursday morning, the attendees of Phoenix World Burn Congress 2016 received a heartfelt welcome from Lorraine Carli, board president of the Phoenix Society. "We are now at a pivotal point in our history where we are setting a course for a bold new future," Lorraine said.
For Young Adult workshop participants, the dazzling waters of Newport beach, carousels by the beach, and the opulence of historic mansions served as stunning backdrops for a day of focusing outward for peer support and also inward for strength and direction. This year's workshop focused on tools for showing what it's like for young adults, looking #BeyondMyScars to what really matters, and what comes next in life.
The Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress 2016 kicked off with a stirring and inspiring 'Walk of Remembrance'. The walk was held from the Omni Providence Hotel to the Rhode Island State House and saw a community of hundreds of burn survivors and their loved ones, burn care professionals, and firefighters gather to pay tribute to the lives lost to burn injuries. The walk also offered a time to remember personal losses and memories related to burn injuries.
Thank you to our incredible sponsors who help make Phoenix World Burn Congress one of the most powerful burn community events! The support of 82 wonderful sponsors have provided hope, healing, and increased knowledge of burn recovery to over 800 attendees. It is because of your generosity that we are able to provide Phoenix World Burn Congress program each year.
John O'Leary was 9 years old when he suffered burn over 100% of his body and expected to die. Today, John is an inspirational speaker and author. Read about John's struggle with accepting his true reflection after suffering his burn injury.
" When I was 9 years old, I suffered burns over 100% of my body and was expected to die. Today, I share my story with more than 50,000 people each year in hopes that they may live a more radically inspired life. As a Phoenix Society Ambassador, I am honored to have this opportunity to serve as a guest blogger and share my story with you." John O'Leary, author of ON FIRE: The Seven Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Live, discusses the joy of coming come from the hospital five months after being burned, and the troubling realization that his journey had only just begun.


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The volume and complexities of risks on the horizon are at an all-time high. Not only are organizations navigating a multitude of risks triggered by the ongoing pandemic, but business...
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Value of ERM: Board Risk Oversight Associated with Lower Taxes
Using annual proxy disclosures regarding the level of board involvement in risk oversight, faculty from NC State University (Mark Beasley, Nathan Goldman, and Christina Lewellen) and Northern Arizona...
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Nathan Goldman, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting at North Carolina State University, was interviewed in a podcast hosted by BDO about findings from his research that examines the role...
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Mark Beasley, director of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative and KPMG professor of accounting, and Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of Poole College, hosted the inaugural Virtual...
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While organizations have managed risks for decades, there are calls for business leaders to strengthen their approaches to risk management to help them more proactiviely identify and manage all kinds...
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Most people understand the overarching concept of risk appetite. They recognize that risk appetite should reflect the organization's stakeholder willingness to take risks that management and the board use...
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New research finds that corporate tax-planning practices improve when a company's board takes an interest in tax-planning practices – and better planning results in both less tax uncertainty...
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Did you ever want a Orbit Room T-Shirt, or an Orbit Room shot glass? Well, now you can!
I will buy a beer there next time I'm in Toronto...which will hopefully be for a Rush concert.
Pinned. We and CP are showing a little support for Alex's joint.
Only 4 items so far?
We need some Orbit Room Fridge Magnets !!!!
fridge mags would be cool!!
Well, get on it then!
What about Hats and Aprons?
I miss Big Al's Tiki Bar.
The Orbit Room rocks! I was there during Rushcon III, they have live bands and it is the place to party in Toronto!
I'll steal one when i'm drinking there.
Hey! I grew up in Walnut Creek! From 1970 to 1983!
Im in Concord now! Very close to the Concord Pavilion.
Wendy and I went to the Orbit Room after the R30 show.
I still have my black short sleeved collared Orbit shirt somewhere!
I just ordered two mugs thanks to your thread.
Personally 20 bucks for a mug is a steal!
Money means nothing to me when it comes to Rush!
I wonder if we have ever met?


Thus say I even the only true God and creator of the whole Universe and all that in it is even all of mankind from the beginning until now and all the creatures that dwell on the face of the Earth I who doth execute Judgment upon the wicked of the Earth to cause them to go down unto sheol for their wicked acts against humanity in causing the death of the innocent men women and children of any Nation upon the face of the Earth by whatsoever means that are employed to do so. But now it is I am against thee O Government of Syria to destroy thee and all thy followers the stench of thy wickedness reaches to the heights of the heaven of heavens and the blood of thy victims doth cry out from the ground for vengeance thus say I vengeance is Mine saith the Lord and My vengeance shall descend upon thy head and the heads of thy regime and all of those that follow thee in that city. Think not that thou shalt escape My Just Judgment of thee for there is nowhere on the Earth thou canst escape MY wrath and anger against thee, Thus it shall be not only shalt thou and thy regime be destroyed but that entire city with thee. Look unto those Nations of the Earth which thus far I have struck with fire and whirlwind and storms earthquakes and tsunamis for their disobedience of all of My Holy Law and commandments thus far that hath been but a warning of that which is to come upon them if they do not turn from their wicked and disobedient ways repent and begin to obey all of My Holy Laws and Commandments. But think not that in one day I cannot wipe thee and that city wherein thou doth dwell both thee and that wicked regime and all who follow thee from the face of the Earth. Thy Cup of wrath and anger hath been filled up now to the brim and it shall be poured out upon thee. But it is that I have not finished punishing the Nations for their inactivity in as far as bringing an end to thy wickedness and thee to Justice for the murdering of thine own people for there are sin's or crimes of commission and sins or crimes of omission thy crimes sins are wicked crimes or sins of commission the inactivity of the Nations in dealing with thee and bringing thee and thy regime to Justice are sins or crimes of omission and they shall indeed feel full force of My wrath and anger for such.
This is the Word of the Lord to thee.


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$100 Million For Bypass
May 23, 2019 By editor
The long-awaited Parkes Bypass will be delivered with the re-elected Liberal and Nationals Government committing $100 million to the project.
"The Parkes Bypass has been on everyone's lips for many years now and I want to see it become a reality with up to $100 million committed by the Liberal and Nationals Government," said Riverina MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack in Parkes last week.
"I want to see greater freight efficiency and productivity, and I want to see improved amenity and safety for pedestrians and other road users in the Parkes centre," he said.
"The bypass will allow heavy vehicles to avoid the town centre where intersections, as well as railway crossings, have a big impact on travel times and productivity. And most importantly it will help people get home sooner and safer."
The $125 million project will be delivered in partnership with the NSW Government.
Consultation with the community will continue on the best design for the bypass, building on the concept design released by the NSW Government.
"The final design of the bypass will identify how best to integrate with Inland Rail intermodal hubs, which are so exciting for the economic development of the Parkes region," said Michael.
"The Newell Highway is the longest highway in NSW, and provides a major freight and passenger transport connection to Victoria and Queensland. Many towns, farmers and small businesses throughout the Central West, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and western NSW rely on the Newell to connect product from paddock to plate, as well as providing a vital economic boost to communities along the highway."
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Fellaini bringing United together
Unpopular Belgian midfielder shows his value in Burnley win
4th September 2018 | Manchester United, Premier League, Jose Mourinho, Fred, Marouane Fellaini, Andreas Pereira Posted by Tom Bodell
Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini
Manchester United's 3-0 defeat to Tottenham was remarkable for many things beyond the result; among them was Jose Mourinho being very un-Mourinho-like and experimenting with his formation.
Starting Ander Herrera as a defender in an unorthodox and alarmingly-open 3-3-3-1, it ultimately failed – despite United playing pretty well in the opening 30 minutes – and although perhaps the Portuguese should have been praised for his adventure, it only gave rise to the impression he is losing his touch.
While it would have been fun to witness further experiments, the need for a result at Burnley saw the United manager find comfort in familiarity: a flat back-four in a 4-3-3 with Marouane Fellaini in midfield.
He may be a blunt instrument to many, a one-dimensional footballer who is the embodiment of pragmatism on the field, but once again the Belgian proved his effectiveness with one of his best performances in a United shirt.
With a new contract signed in the not-too-distant past, our friends at Football Whispers explain why United supporters need to give the divisive midfielder more credit.
Matching Burnley's physicality, Fellaini was adept in sweeping up in front of the defence and keeping the hosts largely at arm's length from a brittle United defence whose members must have been feeling bruised following so much criticism, internal and external.
Winning seven headers and making seven clearances, while completing 92.6 per cent of his passes ensuring possession wasn't surrendered in vulnerable areas, this wasn't particularly easy on the eye. But it got the job done, which is what United needed.
The additional security he provided also allowed full-backs Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia to get forward safe in the knowledge there was cover behind them.
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Victory means there is – for the first time this season perhaps – a degree of calm at Old Trafford going into the international break with perceived unrest between the boardroom and dugout taking a backseat on the media agenda.
Confidence should, therefore, be somewhat restored ahead of the tricky-looking trip to Watford after the international break and the noise leading into the match shouldn't be so much about Mourinho or Ed Woodward or Anthony Martial, but how United can build on the win at Turf Moor.
Fellaini is the embodiment of David Moyes' ill-fated Old Trafford reign so it is unsurprising the bruising Belgian's inclusion in the side usually provokes frustration among United fans.
Yet he could be the man to bring some much-needed tranquility to the club at a troubled time. He's also highlighted what his fellow midfielders perhaps need to bring to the party moving forward, at least in the short term: simplicity.
Clearly new signing Fred isn't quite up to speed with the Premier League and that is understandable having come from Ukraine where he was playing for a dominant Shakhtar Donetsk side.
Not only do United exist in a very different environment, they are not yet a team fully imposing themselves on matches.
The Brazilian's job is to do precisely that, but in a new league and country it's unfair and unrealistic to expect him to hit the ground running. Fred has perhaps tried to run before he can walk and his expected energy will come in time if he reins in his natural instincts for a while.
Fellaini should keep his place for Vicarage Road but Fred's chance will return soon enough; he needs to focus on doing the basic things well to build an understanding and rhythm within the team. The rest should then flow.
Paul Pogba was alongside Fellaini and Nemanja Matic in the engine room at Turf Moor and was afforded greater license to attack thanks to the added protection supplied by Fellaini. But the Frenchman can use his much-maligned team-mate as a yardstick for the art of positioning in midfield.
For all his faults, the 30-year-old sticks to his task and even when touches and passes are pinging out of play or the foul count is totting up, he diligently sticks to his role and the game-plan – a necessity in a Mourinho side.
Fellaini's display will serve as a lesson for Andreas Pereira too. Thrust into the first-team picture following a strong pre-season, the youngster was swiftly removed following the debacle at Brighton.
Inconsistencies are natural – to be expected, even – given his lack of experience. But Fellaini's performance against Burnley was an example of shining by simply playing the percentages.
The game was set up perfectly for Fellaini. Burnley are one of the few throwback sides in the Premier League, playing a physically-demanding, no frills style with a need to relentlessly compete across the 90 minutes.
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United were never going to deliver a sparkling performance of intricate attacking patterns and thrilling passing interchanges and it can't be a coincidence both goals were scored through Romelu Lukaku's sheer penalty box presence and power.
That won't be the case for the majority of the season, more will be expected against better opposition – which is where Fellaini's limitations will be exposed.
But there is a time and a place for everything and although the renewal of his contract in the summer generated considerable pessimism, Fellaini helped deliver some much-needed optimism around the club.
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Q: How to dynamically change user roles in Symfony2 I need to change user role on the fly based on specific data stored in the session. So on each request the authorization systems can check if the user can access some resource. I don't want store roles in a database. The role would be data dependent.
For example, a user that is admin of a real state company can manage his agents and properties, but an agent can manage only properties assigned to him. Also a buyer can view data of properties that he has purchased.

A: Take a look at This blog post, it shows how you can add user dependent roles.  You can modify the part where he actually sets the role name.
I would make a few modifications to this method though
class User implements UserInterface
{
    public function getRoles()
    {
        return new UserDependentRole($this);
    }
}

And in the UserDependentRole class, have this instead:
public function getRole()
{
    $roles[] = 'ROLE_' . strtoupper($this->user->getUsername());
    //... make an array of all the roles you want the user to have

    return $roles;
}

I'm sure if you read the article you will figure out how to do it.

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This edition of What I Wore saw the arrival of some really cold…and wet…weather.
I think we just missed Autumn and have gone headlong into Winter!
Which means it is time to switch my wardrobe around…put my summer gear away and bring out my winter outfits.
However I am already counting down the days till it is hot again…I don't do cold very well!
Tuesday, I delved into my winter wardrobe and rediscovered an Arthur Galan oversized top from last season…love wearing this!
Added a short black skirt, tights and boots….
Wednesday was all about vintage…a vintage dress and vintage lace up shoes!
Adore the wide sleeves on this dress, although I had to be very careful not to get them caught on things….
Thursday, I wore a Mister Zimi top that I have had for ages and never worn….with Katies jeans, a black cardigan and boots.
And this turned out to be the most popular outfit for the week over on Instagram!
Friday was a day of waiting for tree loppers to arrive…which they never did because they got held up at a previous job.
Wore Katies jeans and a top from last season, with a leather jacket and heels.
Saturday was cold and wet…the first real hint that Winter was around the corner!
I wore a op shop find vintage dress with a leather jacket and vintage lace up heels…wished I also had brought a hat, scarf and gloves…it was freezing!
Sunday was a bit warmer weather wise….wore jeans with a vintage top and a leather jackets….remembered the scarf this time!


Jim Swanson represents state and local governments, corporations and individuals in cases involving municipal finance, derivatives, CDOs, Ponzi schemes, corporate tax, coastal land loss, industrial and environmental accidents, and a range of other subject areas. Jim's efforts are recorded in over 100 reported decisions. Jim is widely known for his securities practice, and has obtained multi-million dollar judgments for his clients in jury and bench trials and commercial arbitrations.
In addition to his established securities practice, Jim is working on a series of cases involving coastal land loss and environmental damage for governmental entities and private landowners. He also represents several commercial contractors in confidential international arbitrations arising out of large-scale infrastructure and industrial development projects. Most recently, Jim and his team prosecuted bilateral investment treaty claims before a tribunal of the International Chamber of Commerce in London on behalf of a Turkish contractor against a North African nation for defaulting on a major housing and infrastructure contract.
While the majority of Jim's practice is plaintiff focused, he also represents defendants.
Jim is the President of the Choice Foundation, the governing board of three turnaround public charter schools in New Orleans that educate 1500 high poverty students. He is a member of the Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees, serving on the Executive Committee and as Chairman of the Investment Committee. He is also a member of the New Orleans Opera Association Board. Jim is a fellow of the American and Louisiana Bar Foundations and a member of the International Society of Barristers. Jim is currently a faculty member of the Practicing Law Institute in Securities Litigation, and has also taught at Loyola Law School and Tulane University.
Jim is a founding member and the Managing Partner of Fishman Haygood.
Tried a 90-plus day securities arbitration for a group of individual investors that resulted in a $23 million judgment, including punitive damages.
Tried a corporate income tax case for the State of Louisiana which resulted in a $26 million jury verdict, including bad faith penalties.
Tried a securities fraud case for the City of New Orleans involving pension obligation bonds that was settled post-trial for a confidential amount.
Tried a business tort case for Rouse's Enterprises, Louisiana's largest grocer, against its major supplier cooperative that settled in the middle of trial for a confidential amount.
Tried a securities fraud case for Baylor College of Medicine arising out of an issuance of Auction Rate Securities that settled for a confidential amount after the merits hearing, but prior to judgment.
Tried a jury case in Texas federal court for HPI arising out of an offshore rig explosion and consequential environmental damages and obtained a verdict in the client's favor.
Tried a case for Manpower, Inc. arising out of the Kaiser plant explosion in Gramercy, Louisiana that settled mid-trial.
Represented numerous states, cities, political subdivisions and hospitals in individual cases against underwriters involving failures of their financing structures, especially structures involving auction rate securities and interest rate swaps.
Represented SMG and the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District in numerous cases including several disputes with major tenants, such as the New Orleans Saints.
Currently represents a proposed world-wide class of investors against five banks for aiding the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme.
Currently represents several landowners in suits against major oil companies for coastal erosion.


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Bang Bang is part izakaya, part street eatery, bringing the gritty old-school alleyways of Tokyo's Shinjuku district to Darling Square's Steam Mill Lane. Walk through the bullet-sprayed roller doors and into a neon lit open kitchen and bar, grab a stool behind the curtains of the yatai stall, pick up a Japanese soda from the vending machine wall, escape the hustle and bustle in the hidden tatami room, or sing your heart out in the glass karaoke box.
Harley Johnston Design worked with interior design firm Interior Life to create this Tokyo themed bar and restaurant. The goal was to mix old and new, authentic and imagined. As such items like the drink vending machines are all recreated from real references, the floor markings were also designed using Tokyo references. These sit along side murals by James Jirat Patradoon and Enku Shoji, environmental graphics and neon signage. The result is an overwhelming of the senses that some have mentioned feels like being in Tokyo.
For the logo type we chose ITC Serif Gothic black for its Japanese feel: the bold shapes and fine serifs remind us of the roofs found on some Japanese temples and the headwear of ancient samurai. We wanted the overall theme to feel like this bar could really exist hidden away in Tokyo – a tall order – and we imagined the typefaces that would be used would be older default fonts, hence the typewriter choice, Pitch Sans. For the headline we started with the Japanese font Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Mincho extra bold for its old style and sharp serifs. We then found a Latin match in Gza which we felt had a slightly off-kilter feel like you often find in the Latin characters of Asian fonts.


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The Brickenden Awards
« The 2020 Brickenden Awards
Best Original Script 2021 »
"Without art, the cruelness of the world would be unbearable." – George Bernard Shaw
We, on the Brickenden Board, agree with Shaw. The last year and a half has not been optimal; especially with the reality of what we can expect to be the new norm moving forward in the short term. The most 'interesting' of times would be a tad of an understatement.
It is certainly not lost on us how this pandemic has drastically affected everyone's daily life and in particular that of the local theatre scene. With the government mandated isolation and group restrictions the mounting and attending of productions has become a tricky endeavor.
Since the Board has been entrusted with the preservation of Christopher Doty's 2002 vision, but restricted for the foreseeable future of adjudicating productions, we have set our sights on governance. In addition, we want to keep the category of Best Original Script open for both the 2021 and 2022 season.
In the event that the adjudicating of productions resumes January 1, 2023, the first post-pandemic Brickenden Awards Ceremony would then take place January/February 2024.
We are aware that the proverbial 'getting the ball rolling' will start shortly but we are concerned that the fewer number of productions will not meet the desired quantities that would be required to make various categories competitive.
This is certainly open to revision as the dictates of the moment present itself … this going with the flow approach will not be sprung unannounced on the theatre community but will be advertised on the Brickenden website prior to implementation.
In addition, playwrights are asked to submit any original work to the Brickendens. On January 15th, 2022, we are asking for scripts for the 20/21 season. On September 15th, 2022 we are asking for scripts for the 21/22 season. For the time being, the script does not need to have been produced or in production to qualify. The award for each will come with a $500 monetary prize. For full requirements, contact jehanbuch@gmail.com.
We all long for the day that will find us together again sitting in the theatre and enjoying the magic of the stage as both performers and audience members.
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Luke Fitzgerald says he hopes he can still play his way into the reckoning for the Ireland 13 jersey but admits the Payne-Henshaw will be hard to shift.
Fitzgerald put in another impressive display for Leinster on Friday night in their Pro 12 win over Zebre at the RDS. Luke says Ireland head coach, Joe Schmidt, has told him his chance is more likely to come on the wing.


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For those who have missed my preliminary and semi-final reviews of the Sydney International Piano Competition 2021, here...
'The Sydney' Semi-Final Highlights
For their semi-final rounds each participant was expected to present a 50-minute programme of their own choice. The...
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Sydney International Piano Competition goes online this July
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When houses of culture are built, culture makes its way there without quite concerning itself with ribbon-cutting galas....
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Classical music means more than one thing and explanation is in order. Sometimes I make the distinction between...
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Chickenpox or Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is notorious for covering the body in red itchy bumps and being highly contagious, most commonly in children. Although this is rare today as the virus can be prevented by children receiving a vaccination. However what parents aren't aware of is potentially how much damage can be caused if their child has not received this vaccination.
Recently, an infant of 11 months suffered from a stroke two to three months after being infected with the VZV, which was likely caught from an unvaccinated sibling who developed chickenpox around the same period of time.
Children cannot be vaccinated for chickenpox until they are at least 12 months old, resulting in a higher risk of infection and complications among younger infants.
Figures from the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that before the vaccination was developed, chickenpox resulted in around 10,000 individuals being hospitalised a year, with more than 100 child deaths.
Since the vaccine has been discovered there have been rare outbreaks of the viral infection. Unfortunately, though, this has led to parents believing it is acceptable to not have their children vaccinated.
Side effects from having chickenpox include; meningitis, encephalitis, pneumonia, and severe dehydration among patients. Another major complication is strokes, as blood vessels in the brain can become inflamed and damaged by the infection, preventing blood flow to the brain. Chickenpox-related strokes can affect children more than six months after the initial infection, and can potentially lead to additional difficulties, including seizure disorders and paralysis.
The infant who suffered a stroke, in this case, returned home after spending 10 days in the hospital receiving treatment. While the function of his right side is improving, he appears to have progressive arteriopathy, which may lead to neurological damage and consecutive strokes.
CDC encourages all children to be vaccinated in order to prevent rare occurrences such as stokes or other serious complications. As research has found it is safe for children older than 12 months to be vaccinated with no serious side effects.


South Africans are significantly under insured for death and disabilities, said the Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) on Wednesday.
South Africans are "on average... underinsured by 62% for death and 60% for disability," said Asisa deputy CEO Peter Dempsey.
In the next year about 160 000 income earners are expected to die, while about 52 000 will suffer total and permanent disability.
"This means that in addition to grappling with the loss of these income earners, more than 212 000 families will face unexpected financial hardship next year brought about by South Africa's massive life and disability insurance gap."
This was according to research by True South Actuaries & Consultants and the Unisa Bureau of Market Research.
Asisa said an independent study to measure the shortfall in 2007 found that South African earners were underinsured by about R10 trillion.
Dempsey said the 2010 Life and Disability Insurance Gap Study showed that South Africa's 12.4 million income earners between the ages of 16 and 65 were underinsured by R18.4 trillion.
The death insurance gap was R7.3 trillion, and the disability insurance gap R11.1 trillion.
The insurance gap was defined as the difference between the insurance need and the actual cover.
"Given the fact that it was possible to interrogate data in much greater detail this year and factoring in the growth in earnings over the past three years since the last study was conducted, we conclude that the insurance gap has not necessarily widened," said Dempsey.
"What this means is that consumers did not rush out and increase their levels of life and disability insurance since the last study was done in 2007.
"This is understandable, given the global financial crisis and the recession that followed. But this also means that people held on to the life and disability protection cover they had."
Higher income earners were the most likely to be underinsured.
"Our research shows that consumers earning more than R16 700 a month will leave their families with the biggest financial shortfall when they die or become disabled.
"The higher an earner's income bracket, the more life cover is required to maintain living standards."
High income earners older than 55 were the only group with sufficient life cover, as they had generally saved enough money. They might also have benefited from group life cover through years of membership of an employer's pension fund.


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Hare Alex, Hare Nicola : an introduction
After the election there was nothing left to write. The battle had been fought and the SNP had won nearly all the seats. But they had lost the war. The nightmare scenario of a UK Government propped up by Scottish nationalists had been avoided. Unfortunately for the SNP and for the Left in general, the same nightmare will apply next time, too. Expect English and Welsh people to continue to vote for anyone but the SNP.
There will be further battles, but they are relatively far ahead. The Scottish parliament will have an election, the SNP may win another majority, but will they want to hold another independence referendum? Would they even be allowed to do so? I suspect the answer in both cases is 'No', or at least not for the foreseeable future. The numbers just aren't there. Even those who want independence will more and more come to recognise as things calm down that we can't afford it. Nothing is going to change that anytime soon.
The EU referendum likewise is far away. We can only talk vaguely about it. Britain's role in the EU anyway is going to change in ways we cannot predict, because the EU may itself change in ways we cannot predict. Cameron's attempt at renegotiation of the membership rules looks rather like tinkering at the edges while the club decides in what way it is to exist. No-one knows what is going to happen to the Eurozone in the next year or two. Is it going to move closer together or further apart?
The EU is at one of those see-saw moments which may set it on the path to becoming a United States of Europe or going back to being a Common Market of independent nation states who happen to trade together. Deciding on whether the UK wants to be a member of this club at the moment or trying to change the rules of our membership looks rather foolish. Who can predict what the EU will become in the next few years, so the question becomes: member of what? Events in the Eurozone will anyway far more determine the nature of our future membership rather than our votes.
In any case whatever happens, Scotland will go the way of the UK. We have seen how the EU can crush a small country and we have seen what happens when you try to have monetary union without a political and a transfer union. No-one is going to allow the same sort relationship to happen in the UK. It doesn't matter what Scots vote for; that is not going to happen. As we have seen in Greece you can't vote for a contradiction (they voted both to keep the Euro while rejecting the condition for the possibility of remaining in the Euro). The vote was meaningless.
A future Scottish vote for "independence" might see Scotland kicked out of the poundzone, which would be a disaster both for Scotland and the UK. If anyone thinks leaving a modern currency union is straightforward for any of those involved, they should think about why Greece does not already have the Drachma. More likely a vote for Scottish independence would lead to the poundzone retaining some sort of political and transfer union. In that case we would become the United States of the UK or some such nonsense and Scottish "independence" would amount to little more than flag waving. There isn't a third option.
The debate therefore has become sterile. We were all scared of the SNP winning so many seats. But look, they won them and nothing happened, but a game of musical chairs and some clapping. Who's afraid of the big bad SNP?
So it just isn't possible, or at least there is little point, writing a blog every week rehashing arguments that are already familiar to those with whom I agree and are like pebbles thrown at Nicola d'Arc. They just bounce off her shining armour.
But of course it is vital that Pro-UK people keep up the fight. If we all retreat into silence, where will we be when we next need to fight a battle? But we need to fight differently and we need to write in another way. It is for this reason that after the election I took the chance to expand on something I wrote soon after the referendum. It was called "It's Scotland that needs rescuing now". At that point I told the story of my experience in Russia of trying to rescue someone from involvement in a religious cult. I compared that experience with how things feel in Scotland today. I now expand on that story and develop the comparison. The result is a long piece of writing in the form of a memoir, but with a final section that amounts to a summing up of all that I think about Scottish nationalism. It's only by reading the whole that you can properly understand the conclusion.
In the course of writing so extensively about Scottish nationalism, I have compared the SNP to many historical phenomena, including the Communist party in the USSR and the Confederacy in the USA. It would be hard to think of two groups that were more opposite. It is therefore worth remembering that these comparisons should not be taken too literally. That is not the purpose. When I say something is like something else, I also logically imply that it is different. Otherwise it would be the same. I don't think the SNP are communists, nor are they Confederates, still less are they Hare Krishnas, but it can be illuminating to make comparisons. The reason for this is that such comparisons can reveal something that is otherwise hidden, and a tendency towards which a political movement is leading.
In order to write in detail about these matters, I had to use my experience, but it is memory filtered through the present and conditioned by what has happened in Scotland in the last few years. I do not allow memory to limit what I write. Rather a thought leads to another thought and soon I am describing something that did not happen or I am ascribing a thought I have now to a time when I had not yet worked it out. I do not particularly wish this long piece of writing therefore to be limited by its name. It is an act of remembering, but it is in the form of a novel, yet much of it involves argument, so it is a sort of very long blog. Call it what you will. It matters little to me what you call a thing, it matters only what it is.
I believe different forms of writing can be useful in trying to get across different truths. But is it true? That is always the question some people ask of certain types of writing. Yes some of it is true and some of it isn't. It says as much about me as it does about my experience with the Hare Krishnas and my experience with Scottish nationalism. It tells a lot about how I ended up living in Russia and it says something about what I did there. The purpose, however, is to try to explain something about Scotland now. Everything is for the purpose of comparison. It doesn't matter for that purpose what happened or didn't happen. It matters only that within itself the writing has truth. How it relates to anything else is largely a matter of indifference.
As you read you may find yourself thinking is this all relevant? You may intend to read about Scottish politics, but find yourself in a different sort of story. This is sometimes the way with writing. Sometimes one story can only be told in the context of another. So if you read, you will have to forgive me that there are some long digressions and that the story has a tendency to go backwards and forwards. I play some games with the story, but that, too, is a way of describing a truth that can only be reached in different ways.
In the end, I relate the whole thing to Scottish politics. You could by all means skip to the epilogue if you are only interested in this aspect of the story. But something would have been missed by doing this. Everything that is before the epilogue enables it to be understood from within. I have tried to get inside the mind-set of Scottish nationalism by describing something that I find to be similar. There are differences, of course, but the comparison is illuminating.
Anyone who has been following my blogs and is curious will find out much in the course of reading this long piece of writing. It is only because of my life in Russia that I am able to write my blog at all. It gave me the perspective from which I write. So if you want to better understand my blogs from the past and those I may write in the future, here is the key.
I'm going to publish the whole thing on my blog in instalments; otherwise it would be impossible to digest.
Labels: Cults, Effie Deans, Hare Krishna, Russia, Scottish independence, Scottish independence referendum, Scottish National Party, Soviet Union, The love song of the dark lady
Why we are where we are in Scotland
Dwelling in the land of Nod
The love song of the dark lady : Epilogue
The love song of the dark lady XIII
The love song of the dark lady XII
The love song of the dark lady XI
The love song of the dark lady X
The love song of the dark lady IX
The love song of the dark lady VIII
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The love song of the dark lady V
The love song of the dark lady IV
The love song of the dark lady III
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