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15 Best Things to Do in South Miami (FL)
Though it's adjacent to and shares a name with the state's most populous metropolitan area, South Miami is its own municipality and had a population of just more than 12,000 residents at the time of the last census.
It's bordered by Coral Gables and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east, and Glenvar Heights and Pinecrest to the west and south.
South Miami is conveniently close to a variety of historical, cultural, and outdoor recreation attractions, so finding ways to stay busy when in the area won't be an issue.
Below are 15 things to do in and around South Miami.
1. Dante Fascell Park
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Dante Fascell Park
Dante Fascell Park is located at the corner of SW 57th Avenue and SW 88th Street near downtown South Miami, and it offers guests a variety of recreation options that are especially popular with the fit and active crowd.
Amenities include outdoor basketball, volleyball, and handball courts, and a gated playground for little ones.
Most of the park's courts and fields are open on a first-come, first-serve basis, but they're occasionally reserved for regular leagues.
There are also jogging and walking trails, covered seating and picnic areas, and plenty of clean restrooms and ample parking on-site that's free of charge.
2. The Boiling Crab
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The Boiling Crab is a favorite dining destination for those who want to get their fill of tasty Florida seafood before heading back to their landlocked home states.
It's not a fancy place, but previous guests have noted that the portion sizes were ample, the prices reasonable, and the atmosphere cozy and family-friendly.
As their name implies, their crabs are big hits, but they also offer fish, shrimp, oysters, and crawfish.
There are plenty of sides to choose from, and economical seafood boils that contain a little bit of everything.
Most dishes come with the option of four signature seasonings.
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3. Dadeland Mall
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Malls don't rank highly on the to-do lists of many beach-minded vacationers, but when the blaring sun gets to be too much, or storms roll in from the Atlantic, it's wise to have some indoor escape destinations in your back pocket.
Featuring well-known national brands like Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom, Dadeland Mall is the perfect place to chill-out while waiting for the outdoor conditions to improve. With such a variety of dining, recreation, and shopping options, the time may just fly by.
Dadeland Mall's food court is a big hit with visitors, and includes both fast and inexpensive options and more formal and upscale ones as well.
4. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
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Vizcaya Museum And Gardens
Featuring a renaissance-style Italian villa and an amazing expanse of cultivated gardens set amid the scenic backdrop of Coconut Grove, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens are one of the area's most popular natural attractions, and there's lots of history and culture mixed in as well.
The museum and grounds are comprised of more than 40 acres, much of which is set along the stunning waterfront, which makes for unparalleled photo ops.
The indoor museum portion includes artwork in a variety of mediums, and stunning architectural elements and antiques and housewares that date back many centuries.
They host a variety of special events too, so check their website before heading out.
5. Deering Estate
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Deering Estate
The Deering Estate was once the winter retreat for a wealthy Midwest industrialist and his family, who preferred the Sunshine State's subtropical climate, abundant sun, and stunning sea views to dreary winters full of slush, ice, and frigid temperatures.
The estate grounds are some of the most scenic anywhere in the state, and from historical, cultural, and architectural perspectives, they're really a must-visit attraction.
The expansive grounds also include a fossil and archaeological site that holds animal and Paleolithic human bones, some of which date back more than 50,000 years.
They often host star-gazing evenings coordinated by a local astronomical society, so consider an evening visit if interested.
6. Books & Books
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For many vacationers who plan on spending much of their time relaxing on the beach or under a poolside umbrella with a rum-based cocktail, a good book is an absolutely essential element.
It's true that e-books have taken the world by storm, but many readers still value the feel of actual paper between their fingertips; for those who do, there's no better place to check out than Books & Books in nearby Coral Gables.
It's hands-down the area's oldest bookstore and keeps its shelves stocked with old classics and contemporary best-sellers in nearly all genres, including nonfiction and children's literature.
There's also an on-site café with fresh, locally made goodies and great coffee.
7. Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
For sheer scope, beauty, and largely undisturbed stretches of beach in an otherwise touristy and overdeveloped area, there's nothing quite like spending a day at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
Overlooking the harbor surrounding Key Biscayne, the park is comprised of nearly 400 pristine acres that give visitors a glimpse of the way much of the coast was before the land and tourist boom that began more than a century ago.
The park's amenities include amazing beaches, covered seating and picnic areas, multi-use trails, and even an iconic Florida lighthouse that's a big hit with maritime history buffs and shutterbugs.
8. Lowe Art Museum
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Lowe Art Museum
Though its beginnings nearly seven decades ago were humble, to say the least, Lowe Art Museum has grown by leaps and bounds over the years. Its permanent collection includes more than 15,000 individual works of art in a variety of mediums.
Lowe Art Museum was South Florida's first museum of its kind. It's located on the scenic campus of the University of Miami, just a stone's throw from South Miami.
The items on display include works from nearly every continent and span thousands of years.
The museum's Native American works are among the perennial favorites, and it's worth checking out the university bookstore while on campus too.
9. Shops at Merrick Park
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The Shops At Merrick Park
Featuring a cool, open-air design that lends itself well to Florida's subtropical climate, the Shops at Merrick Park are a popular retail attraction with everything required to keep travelers comfortable and content for hours.
The shops are located in nearby Coral Gables and include a number of high-end brands like Gucci and Tiffany & Company, but there are plenty of options for average, working-class folks as well.
Relaxing with a coffee, tea, smoothie, or an ice-cold draft beer are great ways to while away an afternoon, and there are a few on-site gyms for those who could stand to shed a few extra pounds.
10. Azucar Ice Cream Company
Due to its cool location and fantastic variety of taste bud tempting ice cream offerings, Azucar Ice Cream Company is one of those unique vacation attractions that allows visitors to kill two birds with one stone.
Azucar is located in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, which is a cultural and historical icon that really should be experienced. For many visitors, there's no better way to end a long day on their feet than with a bowl of heavenly, homemade ice cream.
Featuring less than traditional flavors and some old standbys too, there's something for everyone, and the setting is both trendy, unique, and comfortable.
11. Actor's Playhouse
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Actor's Playhouse
The Actor's Playhouse in Coral Gables is a community theater that was founded in 1988. Since then, it's been offering the community a variety of entertainment and theater options, ranging from dramatic plays and live music to children's productions.
Though for the first few years of its existence the playhouse was housed in a movie theater, after teaming up with the city, it moved into the historic and recently renovated Miracle Theater in the mid-'90s.
The renovations brought the playhouse's facilities up to modern-day standards. It's now one of those rare local gems that compares favorably with many of its more urban contemporaries.
12. Merrick House
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Coral Gables Merrick House
Located on Coral Way in Coral Gables, the Merrick House is a home that was built in 1906 for a man named George Merrick.
Merrick was the Founder of Coral Gables, and the home's architect was also a Merrick.
It's one of the most well-preserved sites of its kind in the area and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for nearly 50 years. In addition to its historical significance, it features unique architecture and is full of housewares, furniture, and art that were popular in the area.
Guided docent tours are the best way to see the attraction.
13. Crandon Park
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Key Biscayne's Crandon Park is situated on more than 800 acres overlooking Biscayne Bay, between the northern portion of Key Biscayne and the southern part of metropolitan Miami.
It might just be the most amenity-packed park in the area, and it's an easy drive for those staying in South Miami.
The park is across the Bay on the scenic Rickenbacker Causeway. Once on-site, guests will have the opportunity to hit the beach, play golf and tennis, or snorkel, kayak, and explore the park's multi-use trails on foot or by bicycle.
Admission is relatively inexpensive, and many guests spend an entire day or two there.
14. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
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Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
For lovers of historic cultivated gardens, there's no place like southern Florida.
Featuring abundant sun and rain and a balmy subtropical climate, the conditions are perfect for growing a variety of native and exotic species of plants, flowers, and trees.
The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Center is located on Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables and includes an indoor museum and interactive learning center in addition to its sprawling grounds.
The garden portion of the facility is comprised of distinct cultivated areas connected by easily traversable trails. Along the way, guests will have plenty of seating areas, as well as informative signs describing the things they're seeing.
15. The Barnacle Historic State Park
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The Barnacle Historic State Park
Key Biscayne and Biscayne Bay are two of south Florida's most visited attractions, and they're among the most scenic areas that most vacationers see on their trip to the Sunshine State.
Barnacle Historic State Park is not only known for its natural splendor, but for its historical significance as well.
More than a century ago the park was home to pioneers and settlers – and the man who went on to found the nearby city of Coconut Grove.
A few of the park's centerpieces include the historic home, tree-shaded nature paths, and a few large replicas of sailboats that were popular on the coast in that era.
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The Boiling Crab: The Boiling Crab (South Miami) / Facebook
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Deering Estate: Felix Mizioznikov / shutterstock
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A match made in The Consortium: Jamaica and James Bryant
James and Jamaica Bryant.
Seems like someone had tried to get Jamaica and James Bryant together once before. It took The Consortium to finally make it happen.
Professional success stories are legion among Consortium alumni. But we take a special joy in sharing a story that includes professional success and a touch of magic.
Today, Jamaica (UVA '11) is director of operations for the MBA Career Management Center at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. James (UNC '11) is senior manager, global merchant services at American Express.
But we pick up our story more than a decade ago, when James worked as a marketing representative for an insurance firm and Jamaica worked as a supervisor for a wholesale parts supplier — both in Atlanta.
And they lived within a mile of each other. They never met during their time in Atlanta, although they had frequented some of the same places around their neighborhoods.
It wasn't until each decided to get their MBA, after both had been accepted to the University of Virginia's business school, that they first met at an admitted students' weekend in February 2009 in Charlottesville.
A Slow Start
James saw Jamaica at the event while he was chatting with Darden's admissions officer at the time, Kellie Sauls. "I was hoping Kellie would introduce us," James said. And she did.
It didn't go that well.
"He was talking to her and having a good time," Jamaica said. "I was very excited because I had gotten The Consortium scholarship and the Forte scholarship. Kellie introduced us, but I just said a quick hi and started talking to Kellie because I was so excited."
Undeterred, he persisted and talked to her a little at a dinner for all the admitted students that evening. They exchanged information and went their separate ways — he to Atlanta, her to Baltimore, where she was working at that time. A few Facebook messages later and Jamaica was starting to wonder what was developing.
"I'm a little bit oblivious at this point," she said. "I think this guy likes me. He might, but I'm not sure."
Smitten For Certain
James was sure. When he knew they would see each other at the Orientation Program & Career Forum in Charlotte, N.C., that June, he was ready. He knew Jamaica was going to be single-minded about her focus on interviews for prospective internships.
"I was going to take it seriously and prepare," James said. "But I was really focused on meeting Jamaica."
By the end of OP, they were both bowled over. They'd spent as much time as possible together and when they departed, took every opportunity for a goodbye hug as they encountered each other in the hotel lobby, the cab stand, airport security and at lunch.
"We think of the end of OP as this long, drawn out series of hugs," Jamaica said. "It's entertaining and it's sweet."
Wedding Bells at City Hall
From there, the couple burned through all their airline miles to visit each other. They conspired to get internships in Chicago—her with Kraft, him with Accenture. During their second year of business school, James stacked his classes so he could make the three-hour commute to Charlottesville for long weekends nearly every week.
By October 2013, after they'd both established themselves in positions with separate Chicago companies, they finally decided it was time. "We'd graduated from business school, we'd bought a condo" Jamaica said. "We were talking one night. I said, 'I really want to be with you' and he said, 'I really want to be with you.'"
They got their marriage license the next day and eloped the day after that. They flipped a coin to see whose parents would get the first phone call. Jamaica "won" and was greeted with screams of joy from the other end when she announced the marriage. James' parents had also eloped and were equally thrilled for the couple.
Now both are back in the city where they had just missed each other years earlier. And they're both strong advocates for The Consortium.
"Whenever we hear of anyone interested in getting their MBA, we always recommend The Consortium," Jamaica said. "We're very loyal to The Consortium."
PICTURED ABOVE: The "official" wedding portrait that a friend took of James and Jamaica Bryant on the day they eloped in Chicago. They are both 2011 Consortium alums and met through their membership.
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You absolutely would not risk your health, reputation, or money going to people who were not professional doctors, lawyers, and accountants. However, many organizations regularly gamble with information technology that could lead to life threatening stress, costly litigation, and bankruptcy.
Few technology firm owners are competent.
What is your degree, where was it from, and what year?
When and what was your last CPE?
You'll be astonished to find most owners don't have a 4 year degree in technology or business. Also, the online webinar last week about some manufacturer's latest product doesn't count as skills growth or learning. Some people may argue that technology owners shouldn't be required to keep current because it's not their role. Nonetheless, the technology billionaires who achieved their success without a degree can be counted on one hand. In an industry that is now updating products and services every three months, how can anyone responsibly advise customers without annual training?
In 1989, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Tulsa. That might as well have been a lifetime ago in technology and a few subscriptions to trade rags would not have made an accomplished authority today. Since 1994, I have had a specialization as a Microsoft Certified IT Professional. Recently, 70-347 Enabling Office 365 Services was added to my transcript for a firm accreditation held by no other state provider as described in "Oklahoma Customers Strike Gold in the Cloud".
While I don't provide mainline support, customers appreciate dealing with an expert that can demonstrate and help evaluate vital technology for their business. They also recognize a well-rounded business leader growing a firm 20% per year that can offer business insights for them as well.
Fortunately for customers, the technology industry has broadened forcing service providers to focus on a niche, as no firm can "do it all" any longer. Some of my peers have comparable or better qualifications, but the vast majority of competitors are led by lacking and irrelevant skills of a past era.
Customers should know that certifications like Microsoft Certified System Engineer are no longer valid.
While this post may be controversial and seen as bashing the competition, it's unknowing customers that are most at risk. Many online backup customers come to us following a data loss, just like managed services and cloud computing customers come to us after security breaches or significant downtime. Even if you're happy with your current provider, you should ask the two questions above. If you don't like the answer contact me for a better perspective.


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Lindt & Sprüngli reports strong sales growth
Strong organic growth of +10.8% to CHF 4.97 billion. Double-digit growth of +15.7% in North America to over CHF 2.0 billion. All three US subsidiaries – Lindt, Ghirardelli and Russell Stover – record double-digit growth. "Rest of the World" region confirms major potential with growth rate of +16.6%. Global Retail maintains its high growth rate online and offline
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KILCHBERG, Switzerland – Lindt & Sprüngli achieved a very encouraging organic growth of 10.8% in 2022 which was once again a very challenging financial year. This equates to growth of 8.4% in Swiss francs, meaning that the company almost met the sales threshold of CHF 5 billion. All geographical regions contributed to the growth, in particular the countries in the "Rest of the World" and "North America" regions, which recorded increases of 16.6% and 15.7%, respectively.
Lindt & Sprüngli reported an increase in consumer traffic in its own stores and in the travel retail business at the start of the year thanks to the easing of health-related restrictions. Triggered by inflationary price increases and major geopolitical uncertainty, however, the economic environment and, consequently, consumer sentiment dampened in the key markets over the further course of the year.
Thanks to innovative product launches and excellent collaboration with its trade partners and, in particular, by ensuring its capacity to supply at all times, Lindt & Sprüngli successfully overcame the challenges associated with these developments.
Another solid contribution came from the online business which was able to gain further momentum due to the ongoing expansion of its own e-shops and the intensifying of the collaboration with online retailers. Lindt & Sprüngli's clear positioning with high-quality products in the premium chocolate market paid off once again in the last year.
As people began to revive their social contacts and spend more time celebrating with friends and family, demand for chocolate products for gift-giving occasions rose significantly. As a result, the Lindt brand's most important product line – Lindor – grew strongly in all markets, a development that was further supported by the launch of new flavors. Further innovations in the praline, chocolate bar and seasonal product ranges also supported to accelerate growth.
Lindt & Sprüngli reported good organic growth in the financial year 2022, with sales rising by 10.8% to CHF 4.97 billion (previous year: CHF 4.59 billion). Currency effects, in particular the weakening of the euro and pound sterling, led to a slightly lower result in Swiss francs. In reporting currency, sales growth therefore amounted to 8.4%.
The "Europe" region reported organic growth of 5.3%, which resulted in sales of CHF 2.30 billion, which was due to currency effects slightly below the previous year of CHF 2.33 billion. In Europe, Germany, France, the UK and Italy remain the most important markets, with good growth from a high sales base.
In the "North America" region, Lindt & Sprüngli posted organic growth of 15.7%, resulting in sales of CHF 2.03 billion (previous year: CHF 1.69 billion). All subsidiaries – including Russell Stover – recorded double-digit growth year-on-year.
The "Rest of the World" region saw the strongest growth. The organic growth of 16.6% resulted in sales of CHF 0.65 billion (previous year: CHF 0.57 billion). The markets of the future, Brazil, Japan and China and the Global Travel Retail division in particular achieved very good growth rates.
Lindt & Sprüngli is confident to meet its goal, communicated with the half-year results, of achieving an operating profit margin (EBIT) of around 15% in the financial year 2022.
For the financial year 2023, which will be another challenging one due to the current inflationary environment, Lindt & Sprüngli plans – as part of its unchanged medium to long-term objectives – to achieve sales growth of 6 to 8% per year and an increased operating profit margin of 20 to 40 basis points.
More details on the full-year results for 2022 will follow at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
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Tearful Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty, Says He Compulsively Sought Attention From Women
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner
Troubled Anthony Weiner tearfully admitted Friday in U.S. District Court in New York that he sent sexual material to a 15-year-old high school student in North Carolina. Under a plea agreement he will be forced to register as a sex offender and surrender his cell phone, ABC News reports.
Weiner, a former Congressman and estranged husband of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, pleaded guilty to a single count of transferring obscene material to a minor.
In an emotional statement today, Weiner said he "compulsively sought attention from women," and that his behavior began when he entered Congress and continued through part of 2016.
His plea agreement calls for a sentence of 21 to 27 months in prison. Sentencing is set for Sept. 8.
Hillary Clinton emails on his computer became the source of a major disruption in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Posted: May 19th, 2017 under News Story.
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President Donald Trump's Early Influence on the Criminal Justice System and Law Enforcement
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By Ross Parker
President Trump is a media magnet, for better or worse. Debates on public policy and personal peccadilloes whirl so fast that it seems fair to step back and try to ignore the daily sensations and make a preliminary assessment of his successes and failures in the law enforcement and criminal justice arenas.
Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies
Candidate and now President Trump often voices an intention of becoming a supporter and partner with police and federal agents. He vocally repeats the warnings from the War on Drugs contingent and openly chose their tenets over Black Lives Matter. He promises more support, financial, executive, and legislative, and he declares new policies and priorities.
The jury seems to still be out on whether these promises are going to be implemented but law enforcement seemed at least open-minded after their general ambivalence for Obama. But Trump's "buddy" plan took a serious hit in the last few days when he abruptly fired the well respected head of the largest and most influential law agency in the nation, if not the world.
Last week Trump fired James Comey, the Director of the FBI. In the Bureau's almost 100 year history this had occurred only twice previously: President Richard Nixon fired the director while the nation was in the throes of Watergate, and President Bill Clinton fired William Sessions in 1993, shortly after Clinton took office.
Although Comey had drawn some criticism by his disclosures a few days before the election that the Bureau was re-opening and then re-closing the investigation on candidate Hillary Clinton, most thought that, however misguided, the comments were not intended to affect the election or have any other ill intent. Whether they did or did not doom her election hopes is another subject.
Contrary to Trump's protestations, Comey was and continues to be highly regarded by other law enforcement agents, Congress, and the public at large. With the men and women of the FBI, the issue is personal.
It was also the way it was done, its peremptory quality, the prevarication and confusion among Trump, his staff and spokespersons. The Director found out he'd been terminated on a TV news program. It was the kind of Amateur Hour we have come to expect from this Administration.
Ironically ,Trump's firing resulted in the disclosure of his meddling/obstruction of the investigation of fired National Security Coordinator Michel Flynn. Trump's remarks to Comey about closing the Flynn investigation would probably never have seen the light of day absent the firing. Not the first time Trump stepped on an important part of his anatomy.
The flare-up of violent crime statistics, concern about increasing assaults on police, general ambivalence toward Obama policies—all of these factors provided an atmosphere in which President Trump could have cemented relations with law enforcement. But the Comey affair and Trump's meddling in several other DOJ cases and policies seem to have made this a lost opportunity for him to build an alliance with law enforcement.
Supreme Court and the Judiciary
Another potentially positive area was in his judicial appointments. From a law enforcement perspective, if the measure of the value of Justices and judges is their tendency to rule for the government in criminal cases, then the selection of Justice Gorsuch to fill Justice's Scalia's seat was a big win for Trump.
But the win came at a price. The absence of a Justice for a year meant that the Court was stuck in third gear and could not resolve some important questions which have split the lower courts.
Then, too, the politicization of the selection process and the abandonment of the 60 vote rule in the Senate will impact the process negatively for decades. The emphasis on broad-based excellence has been de-emphasized a notch for a candidate's predicted loyalty on a few hot-button issues. The fact that we appeared to have gotten a Justice of excellence and integrity in Justice Gorsuch does not entirely absolve the methods and intentions of the selection process.
Moreover, the general dysfunction of both Congress and the White house has, thus far, left hundreds of vacancies for new federal judges and U.S. Attorneys unfilled.
Finally, going back to the original rubric for judging success in this category, there is undoubtedly an undetermined segment of the law enforcement community and the population at large which holds that there is more to assessing success in choosing judges than their predictability for government-favored rulings. Excellence, independence, wisdom, legal acumen, and courage—have these attributes been de-valued by Trump and his architects for criminal justice?
For the first time in several decades there appeared to be broad-based, bipartisan support for making progressive changes to the criminal justice system. From Senator Rand to Congressman John Conyers (a wide spectrum indeed), consensus was building toward reform.
Rep. John Conyers
But the President and his Attorney General Jeff Sessions are not only opposed to this movement, they apparently want to roll back policy to the get-tough rhetoric of two and three decades ago. AUSAs are directed to seek the most severe charges and sentences in drug and gun cases. Mandatory minimums are back in favor. Prosecutions of marijuana cases in recreational use states have been threatened.
It's Nixon's War on Drugs Redux. Even those of us who have consistently opposed marijuana legalizations shudder at the prospect now at sending DEA agents and AUSAs to put the genie back in the bottle.
Trump/Sessions DOJ has also done a 180 on civil rights investigations of local police departments, even to re-examining all existing consent decrees. Many police will welcome the end to what they consider to be obsessive micro-management from Washington. Others, however, found DOJ's participation to serve as a pragmatic buffer between community groups and the police. Communities like Baltimore considered the decree to be the foundation for a strengthened department.
Trump's description of a terrible crime wave gripping America paints a bleak picture, particularly in the cities. Some think this rhetoric denigrates the hard work by law enforcement which had resulted in a 42% decrease crime statistics. Still, most agree that violent crime, especially since 2015, continues to be a stubborn and dangerous problem, along with the opioid epidemic. A fresh approach and commitment would be a real achievement by President Trump. So far, however, we have seen only fear mongering and proposals like The Wall and widespread deportations.
The Law Enforcement Leaders, made up of over 200 police chiefs, have made five policy recommendations to the President and Attorney General:
1. Focus on violent crime with DOJ's priorities and resources.
2. Reduce unnecessary time behind bars. Lock up the worst.
3. More resources for mental health and drug treatment, which cannot be addressed successfully in jail.
4. Build up Community Policing with local programs and information clearinghouses.
5. Reduce recidivism by supporting prison education and treatment programs, residential re-entry centers, and home confinement for those nearing release.
President Trump seems inclined to support the first and part of the third proposals (opioid treatment). His present plan seems inconsistent with the second and fourth, although they would be worthwhile topics for the task force to reduce crime which he has created.
Law Enforcement Budgets
The quickest way to a law enforcement agency's heart is through its wallet. Two months ago Trump announced that his first budget would include significant increases in law enforcement spending. That, of course, would be welcome news for agencies whose increased costs have not been met by increased budgets. Plus the Administration's announced expanded expectations will be costly.
The problem is that any budget increases will be met by the pressure to cut spending to justify a tax reduction. So this is another one in the wait-and-see category.
Bureau of Prisons
President Obama cut the federal prison population by about 10% through an unprecedented use of his clemency power, reduced Sentencing Guidelines and legislative changes in sentencing. The result caused the prison overpopulation pressure to ease and almost ended the use of "private prisons."
None of these policies seem at all likely in the Trump Administration, whose plans will fill the prisons up again and bring back budget and infrastructure concerns. Sessions' direction for tougher charging and sentencing policies will accelerate this trend. Plus he has announced an intention to reverse Obama's executive order to close private prisons.
All of this portends a significant increase in the BOP budget. Some, perhaps many, in law enforcement will applaud this result. However, the discovery by criminal justice "reformers" in Congress that these policies have a price tag may well put them in opposition to the President's plan to lock more miscreants up.
So what's the verdict on Trump's early influence on the criminal justice system? Like the rest of his actions, it depends on the point of view of the listener. But, over all, it appears to be something which once held promise but seems to be trending downward. Beyond content and result is the method. There seems to be only limited thoughtful planning and consultation with career experts.
Like much of Trump's policy pronouncements, it has a shoot-from-the-lip quality.
This is my 100th column for Ticklethewire, a milestone of note only to writers who are "counters." Whatever the future holds, I want to thank Allan Lengel for his help and indulgence, and to the readers who give me feedback, especially the ones who care enough to disagree.
Posted: May 19th, 2017 under Uncategorized.
Ex-Uniformed Secret Service Officer Gets 20 Years for Sexting Teen Girls
A former Secret Service uniformed officer, who was assigned to the White at the time of his arrest in 2015, was sentenced Thursday in Miami federal court to 20 years in prison to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for sexting teenage girls.
Lee Robert Moore, 38, pleaded guilty March 1.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami:
According to admissions made in connection with his plea, Moore maintained a profile on the social media application "Meet24," which provides a mobile-based platform for exchanging digital images, as well as voice and text messages. Delaware State Police Detectives with the Delaware Child Predator Task Force created a profile on this site, posing as a 14-year-old girl, with whom Moore engaged in a number of online chat sessions, via the "Meet24" and "Kik" mobile apps over a two-month period, including while Moore was at work. A number of the online chats between Moore and the undercover officers posing as a female minor were sexual in nature and, on several occasions, Moore sent pictures of himself, including one sexually explicit image.
According to the plea documents, after his arrest, law enforcement discovered that Moore had communicated with a minor in Florida. Moore admitted that in those communications, he sent sexually explicit images of himself and enticed the minor to send sexually explicit photos of herself as well. Moore engaged in the same type of behavior with a 14-year-old girl in Texas and another 17-year-old girl in Missouri. Moore requested that his federal charges in Delaware be transferred to the Southern District of Florida so that he could plead guilty to both charges at one time.
His wife had asked for leniency, citing their two children, the Associated Press reported.
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Ex-Sen. Joe Lieberman Emerges As Leading Candidate for FBI Director
Ex-Sen. Lieberman/senate photo
Joe Lieberman, who was the long-time senator from Connecticut, has found himself in some interesting political situations over the years.
When Sen. John McCain ran for president in 2008, he seriously considered picking his buddy, Lieberman, as a running mate. In the end, some party loyalists thought that would be a bad idea considering Lieberman had been a Democrat most of his political career before becoming an Independent.
Now, Trump has indicated that Lieberman, 75, is a finalist for FBI director, which is a 10 year appointment. That means he'd be 85 by the time he was done.
Trump has indicated he'd like to make his pick by Friday, but his staff has urged him to take more time, reports the New York Times.
The only law enforcement background Lieberman has is his service as state attorney general for Connecticut from 1983 to 1989. He served as senator from 1989 until 2013.
Parker: Trump's Early Influence on the Criminal Justice System and Law Enforcement
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office.
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Why Is Muscular Endurance Important in Football?
According to Gray Cook, physical therapist and founder of Functional Movement Systems in Danville, Virginia, muscular endurance and strength work together to produce quality performance and cannot be trained in isolation. Since football is an anaerobic sport, which requires short and powerful bursts of power and periods of short recovery, athletes must have both muscular strength and endurance to resist fatigue, avoid injury, and last longer in the game.
Endurance and strength are the foundations to speed, agility and power, which are the sport-specific skills needed in football.To attain high levels of endurance, football players must have excellent stability and mobility. Stability describes your ability to control movement and maintain posture, and mobility equates to your freedom of movement. Stability and mobility are the foundations to all human movement. They work together to maintain posture, protect your spine and organs from injury, and allow for force production as you transfer work and energy from one body part to another -- punting, pushing an opponent, catching and then running. Lacking quality stability and mobility decreases the athletes' performance and increases the risk for injury.
Muscular endurance is the ability to perform work for a long period of time. Not to be confused with aerobic endurance, muscular endurance refers to a muscles ability to maintain strength through repeated contractions over an extended period of time. Muscular endurance training is often trained at short bouts of moderate to high-intensity exercise, with short periods of rest in between.
Having good muscular endurance allows you to increase your capacity to train for longer periods of time in high intensities, resist fatigue, reduce recovery time and strengthen your cardiovascular system. It also increases the number of red blood cells and blood plasma in your circulatory system which increase the volume of blood being pumped by the heart. The number of mitochondria (energy generators in all cells) increases in the muscles, which increases the athletes' muscular endurance.
Football players should not over-train themselves or they risk severe muscle soreness, strains, burnouts, and inflammation of joints from overuse. They should also work with a coach and an athletic trainer to gauge their progress and how much training they should do in-season and off-season.
One type of training that football players do is super-setting, where they do two to three exercises that train different movement patterns consecutively without rest. When they are done with the exercises (counts as one set), they rest for one to two minutes before starting another set. As their muscular strength and endurance improve, the amount of work increases and the recovery decreases.


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Ernest Shackleton's ship 'Endurance' discovered 106 years after sinking
Giulia Carbonaro
Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance" has been discovered off the coast of Antarctica 106 years after the ship was crushed by pack ice and sank during the legendary expedition of the Anglo-Irish explorer and his crew.
The wreckage was found 3,008 meters below the surface in the Weddell Sea, about six kilometers from where it was abandoned by Shackleton's crew in 1915.
The Endurance22 mission team that found the wreck said it was the world's most challenging shipwreck search. Previous attempts to find the ship had failed because of the hostile conditions of the Weddell Sea, which Shackleton himself had described as "the worst portion of the worst sea in the world."
The three-masted sailing ship was in a well-preserved state, thanks to the freezing temperatures of the waters and the fact that ocean life doesn't seem to have damage it.
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The name of the ship is still visible on the stern. /FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/AFP
The expedition team said the wreck was in brilliantly preserved conditions. /FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/AFP
This handout picture released by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust shows photo, video and laser pictures of the Ernest Shackleton's Endurance displayed in the control room of the AUV on board of SA Agulhas II during the Endurance22 expedition. /ESTHER HORVATH/FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST/AFP
The underwater drones which reached the wreckage showed the "Endurance" is in a remarkably good condition, with its name still clearly visible on the stern.
"We are overwhelmed by our good fortune," said Mensun Bound, the expedition's Director of Exploration.
"This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen. It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preservation."
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Shackleton and his crew were on a mission to make the first land crossing of Antarctica, when their ship "Endurance" became stuck in pack ice.
Ten months after the ship first became stranded on the ice, the crew was forced to abandon it, as freezing water started to bring the "Endurance" down. All 28 expedition members made it back home after a 17-day escape through miserable, life-threatening conditions, defying perilous landscapes, freezing temperatures, and plunging morale.
They trekked across the sea ice, surviving on seals and penguins (and sadly some of their sled dogs too), before sailing off with three small landing boats from the Endurance to Elephant Island. From there, Shackleton and his 27 men set off to South Georgia, were they rescued by the staff at a whaling station.
The "Endurance" got stranded on the ice in January 1915. No expedition before was able to find it. /Underwood Archives/Getty Images via VCG
The 1914-1917 Antarctic expedition, remembered as one of humanity's greatest feats of heroism, was stranded in freezing cold for 10 months. /Bonhams/BNPS via VCG
The underwater drones show that apart from a mast snapped in two across the deck, the ship appeared in great condition.
The wreck is considered a historic site under the Antarctic Treaty. Explorers were allowed to film and scan the ship, but not to touch it at all. Any artefacts inside the ship will have to remain at the bottom of the ocean as a memorial to one of the greatest survival stories in maritime history.


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Canadian Solar subsidiary completes 60 MW California project.
Canadian Solar announced two big wins this week for its California based subsidiary Recurrent Energy. The company announced commercial operation on its 78 MWp Barren Ridge Project, as well as the signing of a new PPA with community program MCE.
September 30, 2016 Mark Hutchins
The new PPA will run for 15 years and supply the program with 100 MW of Power. This will be generated at Recurrent's Tranquility 8 Solar Project, which is set to begin construction next year and to begin providing power in late 2018.
The Barren Ridge project, also known as the RE Cinco project supplies power to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) under an existing long term PPA. Construction on the project began in fall 2015, creating 230 jobs. Recurrent also constructed two miles of transmission lines, to connect the project to an LADWP switching station.
"We are proud to work with LADWP to bring solar power to California," said Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of Canadian Solar "This is Recurrent's third project to reach commercial operation this year, this would not have been possible without the collaboration and hard work of our partners."
LADWP is the USA's largest municipal utility, and last year was among the top 10 utilities for number of solar megawatts connected. MCE is a nonprofit community electricity provider, which gives customers the option of having 50% to 100% of their electricity supplied from solar and other renewable sources. "We are proud to be working with Recurrent Energy to grow California's solar industry," said MCE chief executive Dawn Weisz.
"This contract marks the third and largest PPA between Recurrent and MCE," added Qu, echoing the pride in the project. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to continue delivering reliable, cost competitive solar to MCE and their customers."
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Mark Hutchins joined pv magazine in September 2016 as production editor of the monthly global title. Mark also works online reporting on upstream technology and markets, as well as newly emerging solar regions.
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zipper, wanting to get loose.
tasted before. There is no way to label it, other than simply delicious.
the game and push her over the edge.
seconds, not wanting to cut her pleasure short, I slowly slide my fingers out.
around and pull out my wallet.
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a robbery in the Warrington town centre.
At 3.46pm on Sunday 24 March a group of four youths were walking on Horsemarket Street when they were approached by three men.
They are believed to have threatened the youths and during the altercation a bag was stolen from one of the victims.
It was then thrown into the rear beer garden of the Hop Pole public house and was later collected by the victim.
Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and as part of the investigation officers are trying to trace the victims in the case and anyone who witnessed the incident.
Detective Constable Danielle Fildes said: "Enquiries are currently in the very early stages and we are keen to hear from anyone with any information, no matter how small, which may help our investigation.
"This incident has taken place on a busy town centre street and I believe there would have been a large number of people who witnessed what happened and may be able to help with our enquiries.
"I'm also looking to trace the victims in the case who have yet to come forward.
"I'd ask anyone with any information to contact the team here at Warrington CID on 101, quoting IML-355658.
Two 16-year-old boys and a 20-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the incident; they have all been released under investigation pending further enquiries.


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Artist Spotlight: Jean Paul Gaultier
A lifelong inspiration: Jean Paul Gaultier's teddy bear, Nana, wearing the first cone bra © Rainer Torrado (left). Tanel Bedrossiantz, 1992 Barbès collection Women's prêt-à-porter fall/winter 1984–1985 © Paolo Roversi (right)
Today I surprised myself by visiting the deYoung Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park specifically to see the The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk running through August 19, 2012. Broken into the personal themes of "equality, diversity and perversity" it seemed everyone I knew said "you just have to see it..it is amazing". WOW. I agree.
In addition to enjoying the mouthwatering fabric combinations, internationally inspired designs and amusing Tony Oursler–like video projections, I learned a lot about Gaultier. For example, his fascination with cone breasts seem to go back to childhood as illustrated above with his first teddy bear "Nana"and did not begin, as I a teenager of the 80s assumed, with Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour.
That early inspiration gave way to a massive and prolific life career of amazing ensembles for the runway, film and even a line for Target stores. Have you found your "cone bra" at Target yet?
Jean Paul Gaultier by Pierre et Gilles
Most impressive outside of the work itself was the timeline of Gaultier's career. Born in 1952 and growing up 45 minutes on the outskirts of Paris, at 16 Gaultier had already sketched two complete fashion lines which he promptly shipped to Pierre Cardin's office and was hired by the time he was 18. By the age of 20, he was given a solo runway show. No "formal education" is listed in the Gaultier timeline – but his flurry of ideas and sketches never seemed to stop as illustrated by the sheer amount of imaginative and inspired designs he continues to create. These designs, brought to life by moving simulated runways and talking video projections, one from Gaultier himself in famed mariner inspired attire, properly showcase the drama of his creations in the exhibit. Additional still photographs, some by the famous French duo "Pierre et Gilles" are also on display and capture his experimental spirit in 2d form.
The show itself is more of a contemporary installation than a fashion retrospective, and a creation in its own right—featuring approximately 140 ensembles spanning over 35 years from the designer's couture and ready-to-wear collections, along with their accessories, and numerous archival documents. Many of these extraordinary pieces have never before been exhibited – check out a preview below and don't miss the show! -Erika
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The reasons for the growth of interenterprise debt are analyzed. It is suggested that it results mainly from the appearance of normal trade credit in a liberalized economy, and when a monetary squeeze is part of a stabilization attempt that is not credible. In the latter case, the result can be a sharp fall in output. Non-market and market solutions to this problem are analyzed, and the advantages of the latter over the former are stressed.


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Dioxin review 'missed many defects'
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An anti-dioxin campaigner says the latest study of contamination from New Plymouth's Dow chemical factory has missed many birth defects it was supposed to review.
The Health Ministry study compares defects recorded by New Plymouth's head maternity nurse from 1964 to 1971 with results from other hospitals.
It found that when dioxin contamination from the city's chemical plant was at its worst, New Plymouth had significantly more birth defects than the national average.
It also had significantly more deformed babies than all other hospitals studied except the specialist National Women's Hospital.
The ministry says it cannot be certain dioxin is to blame.
Campaigner Andrew Gibbs, who contributed to the study, says babies born with webbed fingers and toes, tiny skulls or cancer were left out of the review of defects.
The rate of New Plymouth babies with spina bifida was twice Northland's and three times the national rate. Both conditions can be caused by exposure to dioxin.
The ministry's chief adviser of child and youth health, Pat Tuohy, says most rises did not reach statistical significance, so they could be explained by chance.
Picking those three years out could have been a high year just on random chance, or it could have been a high year because other things were happening.
Clearly, there is a concern that dioxins may have been one of those other things, but unfortunately the study wasn't able to prove one way or another whether any or all of these cases were associated with dioxin.
Dr Tuohy says the study did not investigate whether dioxin caused the defects so he can not say for certain what happened.
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Healthy pollinators for a healthy ecosystem
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution today on the EU Pollinators Initiative, recognising the importance of protecting animal pollinator populations (bees, butterflies and other insects) to maintain the diversity of Europe's natural ecosystems. The resolution acknowledges that a decreasing pollinator population affects the quality and quantity of our food production and the economic returns for farmers. The significant decline in pollinator numbers in recent years is linked to a wide range of causes, including the loss of habitat, intensive use of pesticides, environmental pollution and climate change, therefore the Parliament highlights the importance of adopting a holistic approach to tackle these root causes. Renew Europe MEPs called for a more ambitious initiative, not only focusing on researching the causes and magnitude of this ecological disaster, but also to act on the known causes. Our group sees the solution as part of a transition towards low risk pesticides, better biodiversity management, and fostering win-win partnerships between beekeepers, wild pollinators, and farmers.
Frédérique Ries, Member of the Committee on Environment and Renew Europe's Shadow rapporteur commented:
"The Commission's Initiative for Pollinators is a step in the right direction, our group was strongly calling for it since 2016. The new Commission has a chance here to demonstrate it is committed to protecting our ecosystems by swiftly translating its promises into actions. We need concrete actions, now."
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Email : sandor.blasko@europarl.europa.eu
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This competition is open to all clubs playing at Under Nineteen level affiliated to any league that is affiliated to the Leinster Football Association unless suspended from playing in this competition for whatever reason.
A player must be born on or after January 1st 1996 to be eligible to play in the LFA U19 Cup. Players must be properly registered with the club they are playing with in the competition for at least 1 (one) working day.
If the home teams pitch is unavailable / unplayable, and they cannot find an alternative ground, the game will automatically be switched to the opponents ground when refixed.
The home team on the day must pay the full referees fee.
All protests must be made by registered post to General Secretary LFA, and an exact copy must be sent to the club being protested against.
Protest must be made within four working days of the game taking place and must include protest fee of €50.
Fee must be paid by bank draft or postal order. Cheque or cash will rule the protest out of order.
If a club is unhappy with the decision of the LFA Youth Committee, they may appeal that decision to the LFA Senior Council within four working days of the decision being appealed against being received.
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Probe ordered against Tyndale Biscoe, Mallinson School Principals, other officials, on bungling charges
By Salar Khan on March 28, 2019
Srinagar: A local court has instructed Crime branch Srinagar to start a 'fresh probe' into a complaint which claims that Tyndal Biscoe, Mallinson school Principals, and other administrative officials, have resorted to massive corruption and misappropriation.
The directions have come after former Estates Supervisor of Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson society, Rajan Sandhu along with member of Saints Paul Church, Isaac Samuel, approached the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar with complaint to probe the cases of "corruption and misappropriation" in the school.
In their litigation, they accused that chairman of joint management committee, Bishop of diocese of Amritsar, Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy, Principal and Director, Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson School, Parvez Samuel Koul, Headmistress of Mallinson School and The Kashmir Valley school, Joyce Kaul, Administrator Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson school, Rahul rex Kaul, Chief Accounts officer of Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson School, and Accounts and estates officer, Vijendara Dhanvantri were in league with each other in resorting to illegal and corrupt practices which was bringing harm to the school.
On March 22, the court ordered the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Branch to submit a fresh report by March 30, 2019 in light of the application made by the complainants on December 28, 2018 in the CJM.
Complaint makes sensational revelations
Since one of the whistle blower has been the former employee of the Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson society, the accusations against the Parvez Samuel Koul, Joyce Samuel Koul who happen to be husband wife duo and principals of Biscoe and Mallinson Schools and their son Rahul rex Kaul, Chief Accounts officer of the schools, and others is sensational, as well as grave, if proven true.
According to the litigation, the diocese of Amritsar, Church of North India, governs and regulates the oldest and reputed educational institutions of Kashmir valley aimed at taking mantle of education of disadvantaged sections of the society in the name of Tyndale Biscoe and mallinson school, Srinagar, The Kashmir valley school Budgam, Tyndale Biscoe and mallinson school, Shaji marag, Tangmarag.
"The Principal Tyndale Biscoe School abused his authority by securing another appointment in the same post and allowance for sister concern Malison girls school Sheikh Bagh, Lal Chowk, Srinagar," the litigants stated in their application.
"That Tyndale Biscoe principal and his wife Mallinson school principal both have exceeded their age limit for holding the office according to the amended rules of the Diocese of Amrtsar Church. This shows their abuse of their law governing the society".
The litigants claimed that the order that was made effective in April 1993 has been unwarrantedly used as a tool to give shape and guise to the "misdeeds of withdrawing unaudited crores of rupees by way of labeling the sums as basic salary, cost of living, honorarium, travel allowance, medical expenses overtime etc".
Further, they claimed that the assets of the society have been converted into personal assets.
"The illegal conversion of society assets into personal assets needs a thorough investigation. As in case of Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson school Tangmarg, spread across an area of 19 Kanals of land , 12 kanals have been purchased in the name of Parvez Koul and seven Kanals in the name of Joyce Kaul, using the money of the society as reflected in the book accounts," the litigation states.
"Furthermore a fire tragedy that took place in the same school in the year 2010. That their covert acts of illegally encroaching upon society assets was noticed and put on record by insurance company while they refused to grant fire insurance to the Tyndale Biscoe Mallinson School Tangmarg, in view of insurable interest as the asset which was purchased using the society funds, has been illegally converted into their own name by Koul and his wife".
The litigants alleged that the Kashmir valley school, Humhama Budgam has also been wrongly converted in the name Parvez Koul, Joyce Koul and their son Rahul Kaul.
"The land for which was purchased from the local cooperative society using the society funds. Also they have paid electricity, water and the SMC permission fees amounting lakhs of rupees from the school funds," they stated in the litigation.
"That the accused Rahul Kaul and Vijayendra Dhanvantri were in league with principal and others due to which they have illegally and without and justification tried to cover up the illegal withdrawl of funds and illegal conversion of assets. The accused Koul, his wife and were seen to transfer society funds to themselves in the name of over duty, transportation charges and other expenses which tune to crores of rupees".
Other than this, the complainants alleged that Samuel, Joyce and Rahul have transferred society vehicles into their own names.
"These schools have been illegally hijacked by one single family which is deliberately trying to change the basic structure of the diocese run educational institutes, viciously turning them from an educational society into their personal business enterprises and parents, casting a wrong impression that diocese was imparting education in conflict," the two complaints claim in their legal application.
They allege that Parvez Samuel Koul, Joyce Kaul, Rahul Kaul, "is related to each other, have duped the parents and more importantly government by indulging in embezzlement of funds and transferring the society assets to their own kith and kin".
The claimed Chairman joint management committee and bishop of diocese Amrtisar, who was the reasonable authority to look into various illegal acts and other regularities has blatantly refused to act in a lawful manner thereby deeply compromising his authority and indulged in changing the basic structure of the educational society in dispute.
"He is equally capable for going against the law and deriving unlawful considerations from the accused jointly," the litigants claimed.
2 Responses to "Probe ordered against Tyndale Biscoe, Mallinson School Principals, other officials, on bungling charges"
Ashish Michael March 29, 2019 at 9:57 PM
These mischevious characters have brought shame to the entire community. They have defamed the spirit of Christianity. The right place for these crooks is TIHAAR.
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When we want to create a song or record a song clip in a computer, audio editors will come in handy. There are many audio editors available on the Internet, but what about free audio editor? Today I would like to introduce you 5 best free audio editors.
There are many free audio editor software on the Internet. But it is not easy to find a good one. We all know that free audio editor is an open source audio editing and recording program. It is a computer application or we can say software for audio editing, which designed for recording, editing and playing back digital audio. Some extraordinary free audio editor software can perfectly perform. A list of the best five free audio editors is mentioned here for you, which are normally used by the experts.
Wavosaur is a cool free audio editor software. It has all the features to edit audio, produce music loops, analyze, record and batch convert.
It can be used as a free mp3 editor and this free audio editor works on only on Windows.
It is easy to create, record, edit and share audio by using this audio editor free. Power Sound Editor Free has been recognized as the best free audio editor among all free audio editor software.
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track free audio editor for Windows, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. There are many languages you can choose in the interface. Audacity is free audio editor software, developed by a group of volunteers. It is the most reliable free audio editor among the 5 best free audio editors.
MP3 Cutter is an free online audio editor. Easily and quickly, you can record audio and cut an audio track in a few clicks without registering and installing. This free audio editor supports over 300 files formats and it can extract audio from video,too, which is very convenient for you.
There is no doubt that Wavepad is the most professional audio editor for you. In this audio editor, you can cut, copy, paste any part of recordings and add sound effects including amplify, normalize, equalizer, envelope, etc. It supports almost every popular audio format such as MP3, WAV, VOX, WMA, OGG. In addition, it is easy for you to find your recording by creating bookmarks or regions.
Leawo Music Recorder is one of best audio editors for computers. It provides the easiest and safest way to record music or audio from all sources. Moreover, the best free audio editor can automatically download, adjust audio parameter and add music tags like song name, artist, album, etc. Now let's learn the steps to record and edit audio with this audio editor.
First, download (https://www.leawo.org/music-recorder/) and install this audio editing software on your computer and then launch it. The below steps would show you how to record and edit audio files on computer. It works on Windows.
Click the little second clock icon at the bottom left corner,you will see 7 preferences in the new page.
General decides the place of your output and the language. You can store your recordings in your computer or other built-in storage facilities.
Audio source decides where is your audio from, there are two options: "Record Computer Audio" and "Record Audio Input". You can choose one based on your actual situation.
Format can choose the output format: WAV or MP3, change the parameters of audio codec, bit rate and sample rate to enhance the sound quality.
Go to the main interface to click the red recording button to start recording, then play audio you need to record. When recording finishes, just click the recording button again.
As I said before, Leawo Music Recorder is typical for automatically downloading and adding music tags. Nevertheless, you can also right click the recording you need to edit to select "Edit" option to edit music tags like song title, artist name, album name and genre on the Media panel.


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Q: How to do differentiaton and intergration in python 3 Does anyone know how to do differentiation and intergration in python 3.5 if so please say so I know there is a module called sympy but don't know how to use it. Thanks in advance

A: It depends on what kind of integration you are trying to do. If you mean symbolic integration (i.e. integrate(x, dx) --> (1/2)*x^2) then you need sympy. It is easy to use and there is extensive and excellent documentation available.
If you mean numerical integration you should install Numpy and Scipy. There is a numpy.trapz function and a scipy.integrate function that should help you in this case. For differentiation there is a numpy.diff function that should work. Note that for numerical integration there are different methods that yield different results and you must pick the best depending on the type of problem you are trying to solve and what kind of accuracy you are trying to get.

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Michał Banach (ur. 29 września 1897 w Kopyczyńcach, zm. 25 listopada 1977 w Opolu) – polski duchowny rzymskokatolicki, ksiądz prałat.

Życiorys
W 1917 zdał egzamin dojrzałości we Lwowie. Odbył studia teologiczne na Wydziale Teologicznym Uniwersytetu Jana Kazimierza we Lwowie. 29 czerwca 1921 przyjął sakrament święceń. Od 1921 do 1923 posługiwał jako wikary w Baryszu. Od 1923 był księdzem w katedrze lwowskiej, gdzie był w składzie Kollegium wikarych Katedralnych, sekretarzem kapitulnym (od listopada 1926), ceremoniarzem Kapitulnym (do 11 stycznia 1927). Później posługiwał we lwowskich kościołach św. Anny i św. Elżbiety. Pracował także jako katecheta we lwowskich szkołach.

Po II wojnie światowej osiadł w Opolu, gdzie był katechetą, wizytatorem nauki religii, a od 1952 do 1954 pełnił stanowisko wikariusza generalnego kurii opolskiej. W 1954 stał za akcją wysiedleń duchownych i zakonnic ze Śląska Opolskiego. Od 1957 na emeryturze. Udzielał się także w sferze pisarskiej, był autorem publikacji pt. Szli Święci przez Polskę. Został pochowany na nowym cmentarzu w Opolu (kwatera 4G/4/2).

Ordery i odznaczenia
 Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (19 lipca 1954)
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi (22 lipca 1953)
 Srebrny Krzyż Zasługi (22 lipca 1951)
 Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej (22 lipca 1955)

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Absolwenci Wydziału Teologicznego Uniwersytetu Jana Kazimierza we Lwowie
Duchowni diecezji lwowskiej (łacińskiej)
Duchowni diecezji opolskiej
Duchowni związani ze Lwowem
Ludzie związani z Baryszem
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Komandorskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Medalem 10-lecia Polski Ludowej
Odznaczeni Srebrnym Krzyżem Zasługi (Polska Ludowa)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (Polska Ludowa)
Pochowani na Cmentarzu Komunalnym w Opolu
Polscy duchowni katoliccy – nauczyciele w II Rzeczypospolitej
Polscy katecheci
Urodzeni w 1897
Zmarli w 1977


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Can you move a sleeping baby or toddler?
My eldest daughter has been rebelling against her naps for the past few weeks. What has made it worse is that since the last week or so she has figured out how to open doors.
This means that not only will she get out of bed, she will get out of her room and explore the whole upstairs.
So today we went swimming as she always gets really tired after that. It worked to a certain extent. She fell asleep five minutes before we got home. This is unusual for her as she has pretty much stopped sleeping in the car.
Last year when she used to fall asleep in the car we could easily carry her in and even if she half woke up most of the time she soon settled back down. As we didn't want to leave her asleep in the car we decided to try and move her. This turned out to be a big mistake, she woke up straight away and flat out refused to settle after that. She got straight out of bed and out of her room every time we tried to put her down. In the end she didn't have a nap and she was overtired towards the end of the day.
To make matters worse her younger sister also woke up when we carried her carseat out of the car. Between the two of them they certainly kept my wife and myself busy this afternoon. So should we have moved them or just left them to sleep in the car? Is it ever okay to potentially wake a sleeping baby? Please let me know in my poll.
In hindsight I think letting them sleep in the car might have been better, however at the time I was pretty sure they would settle back down if they did wake up.


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Emperor Gojong
Portrait of Emperor Gojong, National Museum of Korea
Death: Jan. 21, 1919
Korean: 高宗 (Gojong)
King Gojong, later known as Emperor Gojong, was the last king of Joseon Dynasty Korea, and the first emperor of the self-declared Korean Empire.
Born in 1852, he took the throne in 1863, at the age of 11, with his father, the Taewongun, serving as regent.
In 1866, he was married to a daughter of Min Chirok, after which she came to be known as Queen Myeongseong.
Queen Myeongseong was assassinated by Japanese terrorists in 1895. She was later posthumously named Empress, and was ultimately buried alongside Gojong in the Imperial Tombs at Hongneung.
In 1897, Gojong declared the Kingdom of Korea ended, and the beginning of the Korean Empire. Naming himself Emperor, and overseeing numerous changes to royal (now imperial) symbols, ceremonies, and court structure, he sought to place Korea on a more equal footing with Qing Dynasty China and Imperial Japan, in order to help stave off colonization.
The 40th anniversary of his reign was celebrated in 1902 with the erection of a monument which still stands in Seoul today. His son, the crown prince who would later succeed him as Emperor Sunjong, contributed his calligraphy to the monument, which celebrates both the 40 years of Gojong's reign, and his establishment of the Great Korean Empire.[1]
Gojong's son by Queen Myeongseong succeeded him, taking the throne as Emperor Sunjong. Gojong also had a consort, Royal Noble Consort Gwibi, with whom he had another son, Imperial Prince Yeong.
King Cheoljong King of Joseon / Emperor of Korea
1863-1907 Succeeded by:
Emperor Sunjong
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Gallery labels, "In Grand Style" exhibition, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
In Grand Style, San Francisco: Asian Art Museum (2013), xxii-xxiii.
↑ Plaques on-site at 40th Anniversary Monument of Gojong's Enthronement, Seoul.[1]
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Meiji Period


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Q: mySQL Select DISTINCT ips based on dates and return dates I am doing this query to know the count of unique IPs by date.
The fact is that I need to return in PHP not only the number of unique IPs by date, but also the dates itself.
How can I do it?
function getTotUniqueVisitsDay($id) {
    $query="SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_ip) FROM campaigns_visitors WHERE campaign_id = ".$id." group by date";
    $result = mysql_query($query) or die("Getting tot unique visits by day failed: " . mysql_error());
    $visits_by_day = mysql_num_rows($result);
    return $visits_by_day;
}

A: Your query is
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_ip)
FROM campaigns_visitors
WHERE campaign_id = ?
GROUP BY date

This doesn't return date as you have found.
You should have more luck with
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_ip), date
FROM campaigns_visitors
WHERE campaign_id = ?
GROUP BY date

Others are likely to recomment that you use prepared statements and mysqli routines; I have helpfully translated your query to a format that can be prepared.
I trust you can construct the PHP to manipulate the changed statement.

A: The best practise is to store the date as last_updated and date_created column. This post suggest how to get update date for any table
How can I tell when a MySQL table was last updated?
and according to following post you can't get update date for specific row in a table
How to get the date of record updating in MySQL

A: function getTotUniqueVisitsDay($id) {
    $query="SELECT date_field FROM campaigns_visitors WHERE campaign_id = ".$id." group by date_field";
    $result = mysql_query($query) or die("Getting tot unique visits by day failed: " . mysql_error());
    $visits_by_day = mysql_num_rows($result);
    $visits_by_day['count'] = count($visits_by_day);
    return $visits_by_day;
}