"What can we build if we mobilize 12 million people from around the world?" asks Derrar Ghanem, founder of an online platform empowering Palestinians – from the West Bank, to Gaza, to those in diaspora – to come together, create initiatives, and raise funds.
"If I stop and think about the different obstacles that exist because of the occupation [of Palestine], I can't sleep at night," says Derrar Ghanem, the entrepreneur crowdsourcing solutions for the nation's conundrums through his platform Build Palestine. "But I try not to look at these challenges. I think all entrepreneurs in Palestine are looking beyond the occupation; that's the only way that we can change anything on the ground - by changing our perspectives and changing our motivation," he says.
According to the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA)'s Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl, "as we approach 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the situation of Palestinian refugees is as critical as it has ever been," he says in the organisation's 2017 Emergency Appeal, pointing out the "insecurity and enforced poverty" the Palestinian population are suffering from.
I think all entrepreneurs in Palestine are looking beyond the occupation; that's the only way that we can change anything on the ground - by changing our perspectives and changing our motivation.
Hailing from Ramallah - Palestine's most buzzing entrepreneurial city - the entrepreneurs launched the non-profit in November 2016 and closed the first round of campaigns one month later. One of their first successful campaigns hailed from Gaza, where a network of volunteers pitched a project to tackle the city's lack of efficient first-aid emergency response when accidents happened. In order to address the lack of ambulances reaching the points where accidents happened, the group of volunteers came up with a network of first-aid medical responders, who are distributed across different areas where ambulances can't usually reach. "They had a really clear problem, a very simple innovative solution, and measurable impact," says Ghanem, who helped them develop content and video material so they could crowdfund.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, six of the nation's 12.7 million Palestinians are living in exile; the majority of them are spread across in 31 UN-installed refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Of those living in Gaza and the West Bank, 41.9 percent are refugees.
"We have the challenges that everyone else does; we have challenges in transportation, challenges in getting funds, or in having money transferred. But we also have the challenges of the occupation," Ghanem says while stressing, however, the importance of connecting people as a powerful tool for change. "We are using technology to connect people, building a trust line between donors and the initiatives that people suggest. There are plenty of problems out there, but there are countless amounts of possibilities and solutions that could be found," he says.
The entrepreneur, who is half-Palestinian, half-Greek, studied political science and philosophy in Palestine, and met co-founder Besan Abou-Joudeh in a co-working space in Ramallah. A 26-year-old Palestinian woman raised in diaspora in the USA, Abou-Joudeh had always wanted to return to Palestine and make a change, and found in Ghanem the right partner to inspire people to make a difference.
We have the challenges that everyone else does. But we also have the challenges of the occupation.
The non-profit charges campaigners eight percent of each campaign – which can raise a maximum of $ 5,000 - to run the organisation; they also resort to grants and CSR packages to assist campaigners with communicational tools to promote their projects. "These groups of volunteers often don't have connections to the outside world, so we are helping push their initiative. We work on the content, we work on the stories; and we have connections," he says.
Staying away from religion and politics, the entrepreneur stresses on the apolitical nature of the organisation. "This is a human cause; it's much bigger than nationality. We really just want to help people find solutions for their problems. Basically, we are looking for a better tomorrow; that's something that anybody could relate to. We want to have a sharing knowledge experience. We want our solutions to be part of everyone's solutions."
Check out their project and upcoming campaigns, here.


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Greyhound has always been an affordable, dependable way to take a trip, but as the price of flying decreased, so did public opinion of taking the bus, making it one of the least popular options among travelers. According to National Public Radio, in recent years Greyhound has taken steps to improve its image: decreasing round-trip prices for tickets purchased in advance, adding free Wi-Fi, increasing leg room, installing seat belts and electrical outlets on buses. As a result, bus travel has begun to outpace both air and rail throughout the country. In addition, the Greyhound line now has multiple ways to book tickets, making bus travel simpler and more straightforward than ever.
Determine your ideal departure dates. Bear in mind, a Greyhound trip can take up to three days each way.
Book your ticket by calling Greyhound, logging into its website (greyhound.com), going in person to a bus terminal or self-serve kiosk, or visiting a Greyhound ticket agency. Greyhound does not require reservations but does offer discounted fares for those who book their tickets in advance.
Arrive at the station at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Check in at the counter with your bags and a valid photo I.D. If you're traveling outside of the United States, be prepared to present your passport, passport card, enhanced driver's license or trusted traveler card, such as FAST or NEXUS, in addition to a valid form of photo identification. Reserve a seat, if possible, or request priority boarding at this time.
Check any large bags. Greyhound allows ticketed passengers to carry one small bag on board and to check one bag, free of charge. Extra bags will incur fees.
Get in line as soon as the departure gate is posted. At many Greyhound stations, boarding is on a first-come, first-serve basis. In general, those with reserved seats board first, followed, in order, by those who requested priority boarding, general boarding and standby travelers.
Find your seat and get comfortable. A pillow, blanket, book and bag of snacks can go a long way toward making the journey more pleasant.
When selecting a departure time, choose an unpopular time slot, such as 2:30 a.m. Not only will it be easier to sleep, but the bus also will be less crowded.
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Lisa Parris is a writer and former features editor of "The Caldwell County News." Her work has also appeared in the "Journal of Comparative Parasitology," "The Monterey County Herald" and "The Richmond Daily News." In 2012, Parris was honored with awards from the Missouri Press Association for best feature story, best feature series and best humor series.
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The German electronics firm Siemens announced it was slashing 7,800 jobs globally. Most of the job losses will occur among white collar administrative workers, while 1,200 positions in the company's energy sector will be eliminated. Of the total, 3,300 jobs are to be shed in Germany. Last May, the company announced that a total of 11,600 jobs would be affected by the company's restructuring.


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Waiting Period for Government Benefits Dropped for People Living With ALS
Written by Brian Good on January 27, 2021
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In a major win for disability rights advocates, individuals who are diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease will no longer have to wait five months before becoming eligible to receive benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program.
According to NPR reporter Michelle Andrews, once individuals are diagnosed with the disease, "people with ALS often must quit their jobs — and sometimes their spouses do, too, to provide care — leaving families in financial distress."
The disease comes on quickly once diagnosed, and individuals and their families often go deep in debt just as quickly, before any sort of government aid comes through. That should change now, however, since the five-month cap delaying access to benefits has been removed.
"Eligibility for SSDI benefits generally requires people to have worked for about a quarter of their adult lives at jobs through which they paid Social Security taxes," wrote Andrews. The five-month waiting period, she said, was originally "intended to make sure the program served only people [who] expected to have claims that would last at least a year."
Although ALS advocates are celebrating the decision, there are a remarkable 242 similar life-changing conditions, including leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, that still fall under the five-month waiting period. Meaning individuals with all these potentially deadly and debilitating disorders must still wait five full months before they are eligible for SSDI benefits.
Many are hoping the decision on ALS can serve as precedent and a model of reform for these other conditions, and mass legislation approving the removal of a waiting period for all of them can now be accomplished. The alternative — tackling the issue condition by condition — seems virtually untenable.
"Can you imagine, one by one, people with these conditions trying to find people in the House and in the Senate to champion the bill?" Carol Harnett, president of the Council for Disability Awareness, said to Andrews. And the many allies and supporters of the issue, along with those living with these life-altering conditions, agree.
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Amount paid out, on average, for SSDI disability benefits as of June 2020.
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12,000 – 15,000
Estimated number of people in America currently living with ALS.
— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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August is a complex month, a month when the country stops and, even if you want to work, it's easy to find little setbacks. Furthermore, part of the team took a little break, making it harder to work normally.
We take the opportunity to start attacking some points that sooner or later have to be done, like enhancing aspects that, although they work, are far from final quality.
Jack's animations may be the best example. Technically we would only need a "run" animation, being a game where our protagonist never stops. Maybe an "idle" animation for some special moments too, and obviously a "jump" one. Well, in fact that's what we had until now.
But enough is not enough. Adding some details should enhance your game, then, why not adding a "propel" and "landing" animation? We started to work, increasing the animation tree complexity, and technically we did a good job, but what happened? The product got worse.
By adding the new animations we added also extra animation play time. For example, while landing we needed to take out control from the player during these frames when the landing animation is playing. The result is that gameplay suffers because the player feels frustrated when he tries to jump quickly when landing and it does not work. If we don't block the player's control, then the visual effect is strange because the landing animation "cuts" before it ends.
So we went back to the original animation tree, substance over looks, gameplay over aesthetics, but we kept the enhanced animations. And an exception, we added the new Jack drowning animation (poor little devil).
Along this line, we also worked in another aspect that was waiting there for a long time. To explain the game's story some levels needed cinematic scenes and we started working to calculate how complex it would be.
After some tests we implemented a zoom effect that we will use to focus the player's attention in special points. We also added a camera shake effect, something that we curiously use also on some levels during play, not only in cinematic scenes.
Our musician Matt sent us some tests for the OST, we can see a little sneak peak later ;). In addition to music, he creates the SFX, so we implemented different step effects to see how they sound depending on the floor material.
As a last thing about game enhancements, we added particle effects, animated some background elements and added environmental effects like fog to transmit the desired mood for every moment in the game.
But we worked not only in game enhancements, we also advanced in new features we need to implement because the next game worlds add new mechanics. We consider game feel so important that we changed a mechanic just because, although it worked, its readability was very bad when presented to the players. Then we changed steam pipes that propel the player for springs, easier to understand and widely known in the gaming collective imagination.
Talking about game feel, we created a video showcasing how the game changed with every detail we added. Sometimes it may seem only a graphical enhancement, but it really helps and guides the player through the levels. Sometimes, something as simple as a blood stain is telling the player that there is a danger nearby, it's not just an aesthetic resource.
This month we asked for help to other developers because we had problems with Jack's collision management when jumping. It happened only in some specific conditions, but it occurred enough times to be perceived by the players in playtest sessions.
From the beginning we used a circle collider to detect what collides with Jack, and it worked well most of the time: when you collide with a wall, Jack flips; when you collide with the ceiling, Jack bounces downwards. But when you have a 90º corner, Unity3D seems to get into a mess and generates a very strange bounce.
After lots of testing, we finally opted to implement a more complex solution. We wanted to avoid it because complicating the code will result in worse performance, but it seems there is no easy solution.
Finally we added some horizontal and vertical raycasts that allow us to know in advance what is going to collide with Jack and act accordingly, detect the special case and prevent Unity to get into the mess.
In parallel to the Story Mode the game will come with the Challenge Mode. It will present the playera harder version of the Story Mode levels. This August we started designing some of them.
But it's not the only mode we have worked on. Zombies Mode, where you will have to decimate waves of undead jellies, is starting to shape up and we have some test levels to playtest them.
There are more pending topics, but we barely have them written down and you will need to wait a little bit to view something. For example, we have the routines for the bosses in their final form, their cinematics, the assets to be done and the animations that will be needed.
And that was our August. I hope you liked to read how, step by step, Jack is nearer to the end of his story and you'll be able to join him. September is ending, we are still working hard, so stay tuned. More news coming soon!


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LOOKING BACK AT SADDLEBACK PARK FROM 37 YEARS AGO
Dear MXA,
I found this set of CMC results from February 1982 in "Goggle Images." I made my first trip to Saddleback just before it closed in 1984 (as a 12-year-old kid from Kansas who bugged his parents so much that they gave in and drove me up to the track to watch). Because of finding this, after 37 years, I was intrigued by some of the names in the results. I thought I would ask the MXA wrecking crew to shed some light on the Saddleback guys named here—because I saw that several MXA guys were in the results.
Actually we've seen this results sheet before (and we just don't mean on February 21, 1982, but on both ProRide and MXA). It's not that the MXA wrecking crew remembers this exact race, but we do have fond memories of the place and the people who raced there. We have met so many people over the years who took a day off from their California vacation to make a trip to Saddleback Park. It was a magical place—and we are glad to help.
Tony Alessi.
Here is a breakdown of some of the people named: Tony Alessi got third in the mini Junior class. He would go on to become the father of Mike and Jeff Alessi. Before the kids were on the fast track to stardom, Tony not only raced all the time but dabbled in race announcing.
Mark Toyama and BMX star Steve Skibell went 1-2 in the mini intermediates.
Todd Campbell will go down in history as the first racer to win a 125cc Supercross race, when he won the 125 West at Anaheim Stadium on January 26, 1985. He beat Tyson Vohland, Trampas Parker, Bobby Moore and Brian Manley.
Paul Denis, Kurtie Henricksen and Todd Campbell were the mini pros. Paul was a minicycle superstar who never made a dent in the pro ranks. Unfortunately, Paul Denis passed away recently from heart issues. Kurt currently runs a motocross school and his father, Ron, still runs races just like he did when he was the head honcho at the NMA. Todd Campbell had a good local pro career.
John Perry.
Jim Perry and Justin Barcia.
Jim Perry is the current Yamaha team manager but these could be results for his brother John Perry, who also raced at Saddleback and was the event coordinator for the AMA 250/450 Nationals in 2009. Jimmy (or John) was 19th in the 125 Junior class. It must kill them that Pro Circuit buddy Bones Bacon was fifth on a Husqvarna 125 (Bones real name is Jim).
REM promoter Frank Thomason was a Husky guy.
REM promoter Frank Thomason was fifth in the 500 Junior class and he is still using his 551 number today. Today, Frank Thomason is the REM Glen Helen promoter. 37 years ago he was a 500 Junior.
Ty Swartz was third in the 125 Intermediate class and MXA's Jody Weisel was eighth. Both still race today. Jody was already 35 years old in 1982. Jody was also racing the Vet Pro class (and would win the CMC Number One plate in 1984 ).Most of the 125 Intrmediates from 1982 are still racing today—including Gary Renko, Michelle Horton, Rob Engel,
Jody's 1984 CMC Number One lumber.
Joe "Meltdown" Melton finished second in the 250 Juniors. Today, Joe Melton is an airline pilot and works as a Yamaha test rider in his spare time.
Mike Beier won the 125 Pro class. Beier, a top top privateer in the 125 Nationals, would go on to do some amazing things in Europe in beach races and Hardcross events. Today, he owns Asterisk knee braces in Corona, California.
Doug O'Donnell was third in the 125 Pro class. Doug was a solid racer and MXA test rider who crashed at Saddleback and was paralyzed from the waist down a few years later. He went to rehab, and three weeks later the feeling came back to his legs and he walked out of rehab. He never raced again (he said he didn't want to push his luck).
How many of these Saddleback Specialists can you name? This is the Vet Pro class. The front three guys (from left to right) are Marino Bastionell (34), Jody Weisel (JT chest protector) and Lance Moorewood (HRP lightning bolt jersey). Number 13 (white numbers in the center of the pack) is Jim Beltnick, the Saddleback Saturday promoter.
Doug Dubach was beaten by Ray Tetherton for 12th place in the 125 Pro class. Doctor D claims that his bad finish back in 1982 was a DNF. Ray worked at Team Suzuki for decades and Doug Dubach would be winning Supercross races in a few short years (1991 San Jose Supercross). Dubach still races today and owns DR.D (and is the 25-time World Vet Champion).
Doctor D today.
Matt Tedder was third in the 250 Pro class. Matt won the Over-50 crown at Loretta Lynn's three times.
Monte Roy was 17th in the 250 Pro class and his brother Jimmy was fourth in the 500 Pro class. The Roy brothers, Jimmy and Monte were the basis for Jimmy and Monte Floyd in many Jody's Box columns.
There are a lot of other Saddleback guys: red-headed Thayne Zito, nice guy Rusty Hannah, Steve Pfaff, Jeff Scott, Tony Gomez, Scott Conaway, Glen Senecal, Frank Steiner, Bruce McDougal and Carl Gazafy.
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I was thinking about switching schools after I complete my Commercial ASEL/AMEL at Sierra, mainly because its very expensive to live in California, and it would be alot more economical on a CFI's pay to live somewhere cheap, however I was concerned if I would still be eligable to for the internship program at FSA??.
I obviously could finish up my CFI at Sierra, but then I then I know Academys only hire from within for instructors at the majority of them so it makes sense if I'm going to do that that I do do that at the end of my commercial.
I guess the other concern is FSA doesnt appear to have any agreements with ERAU for college classes which Sierra does, although I guess I could try to enroll in a extended campus on my own if they had one near FSA. Has anyone tried this??
Any thoughts on the subject??
Yup, you sure can. You can take classes through Patrick AFB- I believe its one of ERAU's EC centers. Not only that, but there have been actual ERAU classes taught at FSI by one of the asst. chiefs. Call FSI for more details, but I would say ERAU and FSI have more of a connection than you think.
Yep, that ERAU thing checks, I'm looking into that as well.


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The One Hundred Twenty-sixth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2006.  In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party.  In the Senate, there were 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

Major events

Vacancies
December 1, 2005: Senator Mark Mallory (D-9th) resigns to become Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 25, 2005: Representative Merle G. Kearns (R-72nd) resigns to take a position in the cabinet of Governor Bob Taft.
February 28, 2006: Senator Dan Brady (D-23rd) resigns.
February 28, 2006: Representative Dale Miller (D-14th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
May 25, 2006: Representative Kathleen Walcher Reed (R-58th) resigns.
July 27, 2006: Representative Dixie Allen (D-39th) resigns to become Montgomery County, Ohio Commissioner
December 31, 2006: Senator Jim Jordan (R-12th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
December 31, 2006: Senator Charlie Wilson (D-30th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
December 31, 2006: Senator Marc Dann (D-32nd) resigns to become Ohio Attorney General.

Appointments
October 5, 2005: Ross McGregor appointed as Representative of the 72nd District, succeeding Merle G. Kearns.
December 6, 2005: Eric Kearney appointed as Senator of the 9th District, succeeding Mark Mallory.
March 1, 2006: Dale Miller appointed as Senator of the 23rd District, succeeding Dan Brady.
May 25, 2006: Mike Foley appointed as Representative to the 14th District, succeeding Dale Miller.
May 25, 2006: Dan White appointed as Representative to the 58th District, succeeding Kathleen Walcher Reed.
November 14, 2006: Clayton Luckie appointed as Representative of the 39th District, succeeding Dixie Allen.

Leadership changes
August 25, 2005: Resignation of Merle G. Kearns as Majority Floor Leader corresponding with resignation.
January 15, 2006: Resignation of Chris Redfern as Minority Leader; Joyce Beatty subsequently made Minority Leader, and Todd Book Assistant Minority Leader.
March 31, 2006: Lance Mason resigns as Assistant Minority Whip; Fred Strahorn is selected to replace him.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership
 President of the Senate: Bill Harris
 President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson
 Floor Leader: Randy Gardner
 Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Robert Spada
 Whip: Steve Austria
 Assistant Majority Whip: Jay Hottinger

Minority leadership
 Leader: C.J. Prentiss
 Assistant Leader: Mark Mallory
 Whip: Teresa Fedor
 Assistant Whip: Bob Hagan

Members of the 126th Ohio Senate

House of Representatives

Composition

Leadership

Majority leadership
 Speaker of the House: Jon Husted
 Speaker Pro Tempore of the House: Chuck Blasdel
 Floor Leader: Merle G. Kearns (January 6, 2005 – August 25, 2005)
 Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Larry L. Flowers
 Majority Whip: Kevin DeWine
 Assistant Majority Whip: Jim Carmichael

Minority leadership
 Leader: Chris Redfern (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Joyce Beatty (January 15, 2006, December 31, 2006)
 Assistant Leader: Joyce Beatty (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Todd Book (January 15, 2006-)
 Whip: Steve Driehaus
 Assistant Whip: Lance Mason

Members of the 126th Ohio House of Representatives

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also
Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly

References
Ohio House of Representatives official website
Project Vote Smart - State House of Ohio
Map of Ohio House Districts
Ohio District Maps 2002-2012
Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2004 Ohio Secretary of State
Ohio Senate November 2, 2004 Ohio Secretary of State

Ohio legislative sessions
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2006 in Ohio

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Established in 1918, Save the Redwoods League is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and restore redwood forests and connect people to their peace and beauty so these wonders of the natural world will flourish.
Living Well offers specialized care for adults with chronic and debilitating conditions — like Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and mental illnesses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Connected Horse Project offers pioneering equine guided workshops for people living with early stage dementia and their care partners.
The annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging in San Francisco showcases films from around the world that educate, entertain, and inspire intergenerational audiences about the issues of aging: the triumphs and challenges.
Doris Bersing is a clinical psychologist who has dedicated most of her professional career to managing, teaching and providing clinical care for individuals and their families.
A collaborative program of Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks Foundation and California State Parks, to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of California State Parks.
Noah Alper, founder of Noah's Bagels, is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and consultant with expertise in concept creation, marketing, retailing, food service and sales management.
SF Kebab, a family owned and operated restaurant located in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood, specialzes in authentic flavors from the Mediterranean Coast to the Middle East.
PMI - Performace Media Industries Ltd.
Performance Media Industries, Ltd. (PMI) creates state-of-the-art screening rooms, listening rooms, and sound recording studios.
RKI Interior Design is an award-winning design firm specializing in high-end interior design projects.
Celtic Jewelers is the online store of MacManus & Sons, a Berkeley retailer specializing in Celtic handmade jewelry, including custom fabricated designs, in silver, gold and platinum.
The Eos Ensemble is an exciting chamber music group featuring musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and presenting concerts of wide ranging musical styles.


Many companies today stipulate a need for 'investment protection' in their phone system. In other words, they want the assurance that their phone system won't require a full 'forklift migration' at upgrade time due to 'closed' standards, and that it won't spring so many hidden cost surprises that, in the end, they're left with a white elephant.
Telephony vendors that have been in business since the days before Voice over IP (VoIP) have responded to this revolutionary technology with complex, non-standard reengineering of their systems.
This approach has the drawback of requiring specialised knowledge to manage system changes and maintain them, which drives up customers' total cost of ownership. In effect, the customer must accept 'vendor lock-in' without the option of choosing a system from another vendor, unless they're willing to fork out for a full replacement or expensive integration.
By contrast, new-world IP-based vendors have had the luxury of designing their systems from the ground up based on the future-proof IP protocol – the universal protocol for converged communications – and its dominant standard SIP, or session initiation protocol. In doing so, they can offer investment protection because their systems are open-ended and 'interoperate' with solutions from other vendors.
• You may wish to add to the system (for example, when a new application such as low-bandwidth video-conferencing hits the market).
• You will have to replace end-of-life (EOL) components when the time comes (such as your access gateway or router), and being able to do so piecemeal definitely beats a forklift upgrade.
• You might simply want to 'interface' with other network elements (like the standards-compliant fibre access line you plan to get one day).
• Standards-based VoIP leaves you in control – with it you can use any SIP-compatible phone with any SIP-compatible server.
• You can even choose a SIP-to-PSTN gateway service provider, since open standards VoIP can interface to the old analogue networks.
Besides overcoming the headache of 'closed' (proprietary) technology, standards-based VoIP also bypasses the prohibitive charges of the bad old days of monopolistic telcos – experienced at one time or another in all countries.
In stark contrast with this bygone era of secrets and exploitation, VoIP has a transparent business model with published interconnect rates and calculable margins. Since Icasa, South Africa's telecommunications regulator, undertook to reduce call costs, the rate telcos pay to connect calls to each other has become public knowledge, increasing the pressure to price more keenly and not just what the market will bear.
In other ways, too, the technology can offer predictable costs. If based on open standards, it allows for a greater breadth of skills that can perform system maintenance and support, thus injecting greater competitiveness into the market.
In addition, systems extensions and extra features need not be a closed, costly acquisition. Standard IP platforms (such as the widely-used Asterisk VoIP PBX) can be extended by any IP communications engineer.
In addition, VOIP platforms like Asterisk come with all functionality pre-included, making new functionality a simple software upgrade. This makes the old method of loading the bill with professional services impossible.
The same goes for hosted (cloud PBX) offerings.
All in all, VoIP offers opportunity for openness in your dealings with your telecoms provider and phone system - just another reason why the bad old days are best left behind us.


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Chinese Drywall Class Action Certified in Miami
Earlier in May, we discussed the Chinese drywall lawsuits that are being filed across the Southern United States. As we explained in the prior post, beginning in 2004, defective Chinese drywall that was installed in newly built Southern homes.
The defective drywall eventually broke down in the hot, humid weather and emitted noxious fumes which smelled like rotten eggs. The emissions can cause copper and other metal surfaces, such as pipes and wires, to turn black and powdery and also irritate the respiratory tracts of residents, ranging from sinus problems, asthma and nosebleeds.
A few weeks ago, a Miami judge certified a class action filed on behalf of 152 Miami-Dade homeowners. This lawsuit is limited to a specific Miami-Dade housing subdivision and is just a drop in the bucket given that over 2100 people have filed lawsuits related to the defective Chinese drywall nationwide.
It represents a victory nevertheless, since it allows the Miami-Dade plaintiffs a more streamlined path to justice, as explained in this post from the Miami New Times blog:
The class action suit is limited to a single subdivision in Homestead, but lawyers say the judge's decision could be an important precedent for thousands of other victims…
Lawsuits have cropped up across the country, but there's a staggering array of challenges. For one thing, the biggest manufacturers, including Knauf, are based overseas and difficult to serve.
For another, no one can agree who's to blame on the long chain from the factory to the exporter to the builder to the subcontractors.
Hopefully this class action certification will pave the way for other lawsuits pending across the country. These injured homeowners, many of whom have been forced out of their homes because of the drywall fumes and are facing foreclosure, deserve justice–and they deserve it quickly.


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The vote occurred at the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) meeting in Geneva. Delegates from the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia voted in favor of the convention guaranteeing rights for domestic workers.
The article noted that ITUC recently singled out Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE for criticism of their treatment of maids and nannies.
The decision to prominently display this article on the front page is laudable. The mistreatment of workers — many of whom work 18 hours a day and without any days off — is discussed here only in hushed tones. To treat poor foreign workers in this manner is quite simply a violation of human rights.
The newspaper's actions provide a public service for the Gulf states. The mistreatment of workers is something that needs to be addressed publicly. I hope they — and other Gulf media outlets — continue to spotlight this issue.


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THIEVES, POLITICS & THE BRUTALITY OF SUCCESSION: The Kenyatta Legacy
"If a man became a habitual thief, he was looked upon as a public danger and was put to death publicly, sometimes by being beaten to death or burnt in the same way as a witch or wizard. In Gikuyu society theft and witchcraft were considered very serious criminal offenses."
– Jomo Kenyatta, Facing Mount Kenya
In 1972 Lt. Col. Mathieu Kérékou became Benin's head of state through a coup and proceeded to run the country as its ruthless 'Marxist Leninist/socialist' dictator until 1990. The small West African nation was the first on the continent to transition to democracy in the 'wind of change' that blew across Africa after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Kérékou, popularly known as the 'Chameleon' for his capacity for political reinvention, accepted defeat in elections in March 1991 to the Paris-educated ex-Finance Minister and ex-World Bank/IMF official Nicéphore Soglo. Five years later in 1996, in an amazing political rebound, Kérékou defeated Soglo to become the country's second ever democratically elected head of state.
Kérékou ruled Benin until 2006 and passed away three years ago. His versatility speaks volumes about how Africans regard their leaders. That he was able to unseat Soglo in 1996 was in part a testament to his capacities as a political 'chameleon', but also Soglo's painful economic measures and the corruption that swirled around his generally liberal administration. Africans generally place great currency on leaders who demonstrate often-contradictory qualities: at once firm but also humble, for example. That said there is no type of leader that is given greater leeway by Africans than the one who is not only not a thief but one whose family members as well are not perceived to be thieves. The legacies of clean men are far more resilient in the African collective memory than those of strong leaders, clever ones, those who are good managers, those who implement giant programmes, etc. It is thus that Tanzania's Mwalimu Nyerere's memory remains hallowed. Much like that of Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso. Similar underlying sentiments and attitudes saw Muhammadu Buhari elected President of Nigeria in 2015. He was an aging former military dictator who'd ruled for a short time (31st December 1983 to 27th August 1985) with painful paternalistic firmness, but, unlike almost all his predecessors Buhari had and has retained one critical quality – he and his family are not perceived to be thieves.
There is no type of leader that is given greater leeway by Africans than the one who is not only not a thief but one whose family members are not perceived to be thieves. The legacies of clean men are far more resilient among Africans than those of strong leaders, clever ones, those who are good managers who implement giant programmes, etc. It is thus that Tanzania's Mwalimu Nyerere's memory remains hallowed. Much like that of Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso.
When Kérékou realised his game was up during a National Conference in 1990 he orchestrated a brilliant piece of political theatre. In a nationally televised event he spoke to the Archbishop of Cotonou, Isidore de Souza, confessed his guilt and begged for forgiveness for the excesses of his regime since 1972. When he lost the election in March the following year he retired to his village, became a born-again Christian and lived a humble, quiet life. All of this resonated with the Beninese people profoundly enough that he was able to emerge out of his village in the north to unseat Soglo in 1996.
On the 2nd of May, during his state of the nation address to parliament, President Uhuru Kenyatta asked for the forgiveness of Kenyans for anything he may have done or said anything to undermine the unity of Kenyans especially during the divisive election of 2017. Kenyatta had made a similar apology for KANU's excesses in September 2004. This time the apology followed a 'handshake' political ceasefire with Raila Odinga on the 9th of March that has set in motion political realignments that seem to grow in scale with each passing week.
Kenyatta started his final term as president pronouncing that his regime would focus on four priority areas; a 'Big Four Agenda': affordable healthcare; affordable housing; food security and manufacturing. As the month of May drew to an end I'm pretty confident that, if asked to name the four pillars of the Big Four Agenda, a vast majority of Kenyans would be unable to do so. The cost of living and more importantly theft and plunder are the issues that have seized the public imagination. This is partly as a result of the fact that between 2013 and 2017 the Jubilee regime has emerged as the most scandal-prone and corrupt in Kenyan history. The list of dodgy projects and scams has grown steadily over the last almost six years. Early in 2013, there was a scandal surrounding the renting of an aircraft for Deputy President William Ruto that allegedly cost Kenyans US$1 million or thereabouts. This was followed by a series of other scandals involving the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Office of the President and institutions such as the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), National Youth Service (NYS), Kenya Power, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), the National Youth Fund, the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), police, railways among others. Up to US$3.5 billion is estimated to have gone walkabout.
I'm pretty confident that, if asked to name the four pillars of the Big Four Agenda, a vast majority of Kenyans would not be able to do so. The cost of living and more importantly theft and plunder are the issues that have seized the public imagination. This is partly as a result of the fact that between 2013 and 2017 the Jubilee regime has emerged as the most scandal prone and corrupt in Kenyan history.
A couple of weeks ago another series of mega scams hit the front page of the national newspapers. The institutions implicated in the latest swath of exposés were more or less the same ones as those reported between 2013 and 2015. Speaking to the private sector at one of their meetings even President Kenyatta admitted that his Big Four agenda didn't stand a chance given the manifestly rampant levels of corruption. The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) chimed in admitting that we are living under Kenya's most corrupt regime and even somewhat surprisingly the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) spoke forthrightly in this regard as well.
Through most of May a series of exposés have been covered by the media in such titillating detail that it has caused observers to point out two things: first, its clear that the information about the scams is leaked from within the State itself and not painstaking months of investigations by media houses. This has fuelled speculation that it's all part of a wider political move. Second, the State's ostensible outrage and even the President and Deputy President's promises that this time 'no stone will be left unturned' in bringing those behind the scams to book, have been met with considerable public skepticism. This is despite one of the most dramatic police actions against suspects involved in corruption just this past week when tens of bureaucrats and businesspeople were arraigned in court as a result of the latest episode of theft from the NYS. Conspicuously missing were the political actors that shepherd all big scams through the system.
Also of some fascination was the fact that after the March 9th handshake, it is clear that the 'corruption crisis' is playing out at a time of political realignments as Kenyatta serves out his last presidential term and his deputy William Ruto ramps up his own political machine to contest the 2022 elections.
Events over the past week, with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations; Attorney General's office and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions leading the theatrical and highly media-friendly response to the latest ructions, have only served as fodder for those who see the unfolding events as a cynical political play in the familiar Kenyan tradition. As a friend observed to me this week: "This is some cold, cynical Machiavellian sh** taking place right here!"
Another interesting aspect of the latest developments is the fact that the president has clearly passed on the burden of prosecuting the 'war against corruption' to a new cast of players who have taken to the stage with unusual enthusiasm. The new boss at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, George Kinoti, has a reputation as a hands-on policeman. Sources who know our leading detective agency point out that in the past Kinoti has led efforts to dismantle groups within the force that had themselves become criminal. The Director of Public Prosecutions was recently appointed direct from the national spy service and he has also adopted an exuberant posture. Kenya has a new Attorney General too, the amiable and plain speaking, Paul Kihara Kariuki, who took the unusual step of essentially taking a demotion from the Court of Appeal where he was a senior judge to become the new AG. This combination has lent new impetus to the anti-corruption drive. Given Kenya's vexed history though, the scepticism with which these activities is no surprise. Conspicuously absence from this new cast is the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), constitutionally charged with leading the charge against corruption. It is notable that Kenyans have not considered the Commission's absence worthy of any serious debate.
Sources who know our leading detective agency point out that in the past Kinoti has led efforts to dismantle groups within the force that had themselves become criminal. The Director of Public Prosecutions was recently appointed direct from the national spy service and he has also adopted an exuberant posture. Kenya has a new Attorney General too, the amiable and plain speaking, Paul Kihara Kariuki, who took the unusual step of essentially taking a demotion from the Court of Appeal where he was a senior judge to become the new AG. This combination has lent new impetus to the anti-corruption drive.
What has been clear for some time is that Uhuru Kenyatta's legacy won't be initiatives like the Big Four. Indeed, the irrepressible Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) were already speculating about how the Big Four would be 'eaten' via a series of the kind of 'tenders' we have become accustomed to. The 'handshake' with Raila Odinga and how Kenyatta emerges from the ostensible struggle against the theft and plunder that has characterized his regime thus far, will likely have a more significant bearing on how Kenyans will remember him than railways and houses. The wealth this plunder has made available to our elite is essential to the structure and norms of our politics. It could therefore be that Mr. Kenyatta may have embarked on a project that can only succeed via the catalysing of a process to re-engineer Kenyan politics.


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Q: CGContextDrawImage eating my memory, any memory leak? I'm developing an Mac application on Mac OS X 10.6 using Cocoa and Xcode4, after get image from camera buffer, I need to get the image's raw data. Here is the code:
- (void)captureOutput:(QTCaptureOutput *)captureOutput didOutputVideoFrame:(CVImageBufferRef)videoFrame withSampleBuffer:(QTSampleBuffer *)sampleBuffer fromConnection:(QTCaptureConnection *)connection
{
    CVImageBufferRef imageBufferRef;
    @synchronized (self) {
        imageBufferRef = CVBufferRetain(videoFrame);
    }
    if (imageBufferRef) {
        CIImage *originalImage = [CIImage imageWithCVImageBuffer:imageBufferRef];

        // Denoise
        [noiseReductionFilter setValue:originalImage forKey:@"inputImage"];
        CIImage *denoisedImage = [noiseReductionFilter valueForKey:@"outputImage"];
        NSCIImageRep *denoisedImageRep = [NSCIImageRep imageRepWithCIImage:denoisedImage];
        //

        NSImage *image = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:[denoisedImageRep size]];
        [image addRepresentation:denoisedImageRep];

        NSUInteger width = CVPixelBufferGetWidth(imageBufferRef);
        NSUInteger height = CVPixelBufferGetHeight(imageBufferRef);
        NSUInteger bytesPerRow = CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(imageBufferRef);
        NSUInteger bitsPerSample = [denoisedImageRep bitsPerSample];

        CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();

        CGImageSourceRef source = CGImageSourceCreateWithData((CFDataRef)[image TIFFRepresentation], NULL);
        CGImageRef imageRef =  CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(source, 0, NULL);

        [image release];

        unsigned char *rawData = malloc(height * width * 4);

        NSUInteger bitsPerComponent = 8;

        CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(rawData, width, height, bitsPerComponent, bytesPerRow, colorSpace, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst | kCGBitmapByteOrder32Big);
        CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, width, height), imageRef);
        CGContextRelease(context);
        CGImageRelease(imageRef);
        CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);

        free(rawData);

        CVBufferRelease(imageBufferRef);
    }
}

(I have removed some code to make it looks more clear, and the code I removed are guaranteed not leaking any memory. And I'm sorry that the variables are not perfectly named.)
The problem is in line:
CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, width, height), imageRef);

I think after "CGContextRelease(context);", memory should be freed. But after I run this application, the memory drains quickly - increasing around 20MB extra in Real Mem every seconds.
I tried to remove this line of CGContextDrawImage, the memory seems working correctly - only increases tens or hundreds KB per second.
I used Instrument to analyze my app, but no memory leak found.
Anyone can help me to solve this problem? I had worked on it for many days but didn't found any solution, or even the reason.
I'm most appreciate if you can give me any suggestion to improve this code or fix any other problems inside it. As even if I remove that line, it still eats memory although slowly, but if I block the entire method, memory won't drain, so I believe there still are some problems in the code.
I'm newbie here, please forgive me if my post isn't in proper format, and my poor English.

A: Thanks for the hint given by ersentekin, I can now close this question. The answer was:
Found problem! It's in line "CGImageSourceRef source = CGImageSourceCreateWithData((CFDataRef)[image TIFFRepresentation], NULL);" -- I didn't release "source"!

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From Rags to Riches, A Review of Singaporeâs High-Class Haven, The Fullerton Hotel
Posted by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Lifestyle | 0 |
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Singapore is the epitome of a rags to riches story. This small country at the tip of the Malaysian peninsula is a tale of triumph over adversity to become an uncontested success story. Smaller in size than New York City, this quaint country was ruled by the British, occupied by the Japanese during World War II, handed back to British rule until forming an independent union with Malaysia. Singapore then went its own way and struggled from its independence in 1965 and through the 1970s with rampant unemployment and poverty. 55 years later, Singapore is the polar opposite and has become one of the world's most stunning jet-set cities with glitzy skyscrapers, one of the busiest shipping ports in the hemisphere, and sparking malls filled with the most opulent luxury goods that money can buy. Singapore is, after all, the homeland of Crazy Rich Asians. One landmark and national treasure has laid witness to Singapore transformation over the last century is today one of the country's most opulent grand dame hotels, the Fullerton Hotel.
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In 2001, the former government building was transformed into a national icon and one of Singapore's most highly regarded luxury hotels. The facilities are extensive with 400 elegant accommodations, two top-notch restaurants, a spa and a suite of first-class amenities such as the 80 ft infinity edge pool that overlooks the Singapore River and the historic part of town.
On the second floor of the hotel is an outdoor terrace and an outdoor bar ideal for taking in the panoramic sights and sounds of the bay. The hotel is just across the road from the Singapore Bay and the One Fullerton, Esplanade with shops and cafes and bars. The waterfront area is a 10-minute walk through an underground tunnel which also takes you to Singapore's version of the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower, the Merlion statue. The Fullerton Hotel is walking distance from many tourist favorites such as the historic trading houses that are now repurposed into swanky restaurants and bars of Boat Quay and the nightlife and happening hotspot of Quay Clarke.
The hotel offers a range of services that appeal to the upmarket traveler. Well-heeled guests will want to choose accommodations that provide access to their Straights Club. This is a VIP Lounge that provides a cadre of indulgent services including exclusive check in, concierge services, clothes pressing, as well as business services.
The Straights Clubs most cherished perks are of course the meals served throughout the day from a robust Veuve Clicquot champagne breakfast to high tea service and gourmet canapés and cocktails in the evening. The Straights Club also makes an ideal place to relax and read the paper or work away from your room. Attentive service is also the norm from a caring staff that goes out of their way to ensure guests' comfort and needs are met.
The opulent 371 rooms and 28 suites feature classic architecture, finely crafted interiors, a calming color palette, elevated ceilings, and an exquisite décor with Peranakan style touches. The accommodations range from entry-level rooms to the magnificent presidential suite that is more like a pied-à-terre than a hotel room.
A fine option is the Straits Club Premier Quay Room with a lovely balcony overlooking the Marina Bay waterfront. The posh interiors include a kind sized bed, top notch electronics with 50' inch television and a bedside room controls that dim the lights and close the curtains. The marble tiled bathrooms are luxurious as well with marble floors, soaking bath, separate shower, and designer bathroom amenities.
The Fullerton Hotel boasts several dining outlets and signature restaurants such as the upscale Chinese restaurant, Jade and the formal Italian fare restaurant, the Lighthouse. Dinner at the Lighthouse is set in what was once a lighthouse overlooking the Singapore straight before reclaimed land, where the Marina Bay Sands now sits, made it a bay. The views are stunning from the restaurant as well as the restaurant's upstairs terrace and outdoor bar. The Lighthouse perennially ranks as one of the top Italian restaurants in the city. The head chef hails from Milan where he worked at Michelin star restaurants before coming to Singapore so expect cuisine on the level of European standards. Dinner at the Lighthouse is an intimate, formal, and truly the highest echelon of dining in Singapore.
There's so much to do in the area which makes the hotel and an ideal base to explore the city. There's plenty to do there as well without venturing outside of the hotel. The second-floor pool scene is a great place to start with attentive service, views of the city below, and the imposing Palladian façade of the building as a backdrop.
The Fullerton always has a series of revolving exhibits as well from artist and other interesting topics. There's also a museum that showcases the history of the building and Singapore as well as regularly scheduled guided tours with talks about the hotel and city's colonial history and transformation.
The Fullerton Hotel has a beautiful story that parallels Singapore itself. Take something old that is not working and transform it into a masterpiece for all to admire. For an opulent stay, close to everything, look no further than Singapore's grand dame hotel and a stay in the Fullerton Hotel.
This article was originally published by Justluxe.com. Read the original article here.
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Úvodní stránka > GRAVEL ROAD (blues/punk/psychedelic, USA)
GRAVEL ROAD (blues/punk/psychedelic, USA)
Americká kapela ze Seattlu GravelRoad jasně a nekompromisně dokazuje, že blues a punk, může splynout do jedinečné symbiózy !
GravelRoad is a Seattle band that blends the trance of North Mississippi Hill Country blues with the fuzz and power of heavy rock and roll. The band's 6th full-length studio album, Capitol Hill Country Blues, will be available in the fall of 2016 on LP, CD, and cassette. The band continues to bring its high energy shows to venues & festivals throughout the US and Europe in support of the new record and beyond.
GravelRoad's mix of driving rhythms and heavy guitar sounds range from minute-long fits of angst to slow and methodical psychedelic tracks. "Rabbit Run" and "Rather Be Lonely" give followers a sense of the familiar from the veteran band. Conversely the band pushes boundaries on Capitol Hill Country Blues songs such as the Krautrock-inspired instrumental "Green Lungs" and the album's finale "I Feel High", a stunningly beautiful solo acoustic track.
Capitol Hill Country Blues was recorded and mixed by legendary engineer Jack Endino in late 2015 & early 2016. This follows work with Mr. Endino for the bands' last full-length album, El Scuerpo (2014).
"It's a little like what John Lee Hooker may have sounded like in Black Sabbath. And who wouldn't want to hear that?"
GRAVEL ROAD BAND | USA | blues | punk | psychedelic


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2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Alex McTaggart '19 to Teach in Lithuania
Alex McTaggart, a senior history major from Elm Grove, WI, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2019-2020 academic year. He will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Lithuania.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for English teaching assistantships as well as for individually designed study/research projects. Recipients are chosen for their academic merit and intellectual potential.
"As a history major, I am passionate about learning how a nation's past shapes its present. The Fulbright program will give me the opportunity to explore how Lithuanians were able to preserve their national identity, culture, and language under decades of Soviet occupation," says McTaggart. "I look forward to gaining a deeper understanding of Lithuania's long tradition of resistance and perseverance, as well as the relatively recent transition to democracy and EU membership. In my time serving as an English Teaching Assistant, I also hope to build an enriching learning environment for my students while also learning more about Lithuanian culture."
During the summer of 2017, McTaggart studied abroad at the University of Cape Town with a focus on Nelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid Movement. McTaggart also is pursuing a minor in political science, and last summer, he worked as a policy intern for the criminal justice reform organization Just City through the Rhodes Summer Service Fellowship. He also has served as a public history extern at the National Civil Rights Museum.
On campus, McTaggart is a Shelby Foote Collection Fellow in Rhodes' Department of History and a member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. Also a student-athlete, McTaggart is a member of the men's cross country and track and field teams as well as a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
"Dr. Timothy Huebner has served as a close mentor throughout my academic career at Rhodes, and he helped me navigate through the rigorous Fulbright application process," says McTaggart. "I was introduced to Dr. Huebner as a first-year student, and ever since then, he has provided me constant encouragement and support. As a professor, he has pushed me to challenge myself intellectually, and as my advisor for the Shelby Foote Fellowship, he has provided me invaluable professional guidance."
After returning to the U.S., McTaggart plans to either attend law school in pursuit of a career in public interest law or enroll in a graduate program in history or public policy.
He is a graduate of Brookfield East High School.
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Missing Children and AMBER Alerts -Archive
Destiny Norton, alert cancelled
Thread: Destiny Norton, alert cancelled
July 19, 2006, 10:42 am, Wed Jul 19 10:42:06 UTC 2006 #1
Superior Cool Member
Texarkana, USA
Name: Destiny Norton
Eye Color: Unknown
Other: Last seen wearing a black T-Shirt with Grey Stripes. The child's hair has green streaks in it.
Abduction Information
Time:	8:30 P.M.
Location :	Salt Lake City, Utah
Child Name:	Destiny Norton
11:30 a.m. The Amber Alert has been canceled because the person they were looking for was found, said Salt Lake City police detective Robin Snyder, and the criteria for issuing an alert was no longer there. However, more than 50 city police officers along with agents from the FBI continue looking for Destiny.
Details of Abduction:
------Developing------Sevkija Ferhatovic is now in the custody of The Salt Lake City Police Department. He is currently being interviewed by investigators as to the disappearance of Destiny Norton. Further details as they become available.An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing five-year-old girl named Destiny Norton. Police are looking for a 51-year-old man in connection with the case.
The man of interest is Sevkija Ferhatovic. He also goes by Sezgija Ferhatovic, and was born in Bosnia-Herzegozina. Ferhatovic was stopped by officers in the area of 700 S. 500 E. last night shortly after Destiny Norton left her home.
He was released, but information developed since that time leads investigators to believe that Ferhatovic needs to be interviewed again.
Police say Destiny was getting ready for bed around 8:30 last night. She wanted to stay up later, but was told to get ready for bed, instead. Five minutes later the five-year old was nowhere to be found.
Police began questioning friends and family, but no one has seen the little girl. Lt. C.T. Smith, Salt Lake City Police Dept.: "They've been going out in extended areas with flyers we've made up, contacting anybody they see in the street, trying to find out more information."
Police searched all night, going door to door. But they haven't had any luck.
Police also began questioning motorists driving in the area. That's when they originally talked with Ferhatovic. Now they are looking for him again. They went to his home and found his car, but have not been able to locate him.
http://www.projectsafekids.org/archi.../utnorton.html
Suspects pictures are there.
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Day Three of Search for Destiny Norton Gets Underway
July 19th, 2006 @ 8:30am
Gene Kennedy Reporting Another day, another search for missing five-year-old Destiny Norton. Jeannie Hill, Friend: "We will not quit until this little girl comes home. We will be out there searching 24 hours a day until this girl comes home."
More than 75 volunteers have showed up to help the family search for Destiny this morning. They plan to expand the search to the Millcreek area and Emigration Canyon. Volunteers also will go door-to-door, asking people to look around their homes.
The new volunteer meeting place is an LDS Church building at 440 East Harvard, which is 1110 South. The Salvation Army is providing water and some food. Volunteers include friends, and many people who do not know Destiny or her family, but want to help out.
A group of 30 LDS missionaries also joined the search effort this morning. Meantime, police are focusing their search on two specific areas-- the block where the Norton family lives and the block directly west of their home. Earlier, detectives searched the inside of the Norton home and removed several bags and boxes, but they say the family is not under suspicion.
Both Rachel and Rick Norton passed polygraph tests. Rachel says she plans to give a DNA sample to investigators today. Police have received dozens of tips, but admit they have no concrete evidence Destiny was kidnapped or that a crime was even committed. Only two weeks ago, Destiny was smiling for the camera at her parent's wedding reception. Her family moved near Liberty Pary in February and recently joined the LDS Church.
Rick and Rachel are expecting their third child soon. But right now their focus is on their oldest daughter. Rick Norton/Father: "I just want to find my kid. I want to thank everybody for helping. Hopefully something turns up." Police have talked to more than a hundred registered sex offenders and a "person of interest." But at this point, there are no suspects. The family's endless hope is that something or someone will turn up. There is a $15,000 reward being offered in this case. If you have information, call 799-3000.
The community's concern is also evident. Hundreds turned out Monday to help in the search. The family is hoping for the same type of turnout today.
a little more @
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=368787
July 19, 2006, 7:23 pm, Wed Jul 19 19:23:50 UTC 2006 #3
Update in about 10 minutes on Nancy Grace. Maybe she'll explain why the amber alert was canceled.
July 20, 2006, 12:29 am, Thu Jul 20 0:29:39 UTC 2006 #4
In a World With Too Much Crime
The Amber alert was cancelled because since there was no proof an abduction had taken place (as in no one saw it happen) it didn't meet the criteria to continue as an Amber Alert, but there was an "endangered Child alert issued after the cancellation.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingki...archLang=en_US
http://kutv.com/
U-SEARCH is running the search center from 6am-10pm, I will get back when I can to do updates!
Here is her web page.
http://www.finddestiny.net/
We had about 600 show up today, and are hoping as the weekend gets closer, to have 1000 by tomorrow or Friday.
It's probably too late to get justice for JonBenét. Maybe it always was. But knowing where things went wrong is the first step to not going there again. **-- Alan Prendergast-Dec 21, 2006--**
Bring all our Missing Home www.usearchut.org
Prayers for our military who are protecting our freedom.
"J_R"
Shutter Bug Bee
Austin (Metro area), TX
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the searchers and the Norton family. Please take care and bring Destiny home.
Never let the children, Elders, the sick, or the infirm be exploited.
"I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines." Oliver Goldsmith
Let's bring all our missing and military home safely!
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July 20, 2006, 3:12 pm, Thu Jul 20 15:12:05 UTC 2006 #6
Originally Posted by Moab
Thanks, Moab. I didn't hear why it was canceled on NG, and there wasn't much of anything new. The two suspects who were on the amber alert were no longer wanted, that was about it.
July 21, 2006, 12:12 am, Fri Jul 21 0:12:39 UTC 2006 #7
We put up a sign at the search center today that said ..."Today is a Good Day for a Miracle"
We had nearly 800 searchers...but no resolution.
July 21, 2006, 7:29 am, Fri Jul 21 7:29:29 UTC 2006 #8
I didn't hear anything last night. It is indeed a good day for a miracle. And, what JR said:
Originally Posted by J_R
July 22, 2006, 12:02 pm, Sat Jul 22 12:02:36 UTC 2006 #9
Rocky joins plea for aid to find girl
Lori Hacking's father is among hundreds of volunteer searchers
Salt Lake City officials on Friday announced a bigger reward for missing 5-year-old Destiny Norton and urged the public to continue searching for her through the holiday weekend.
The reward doubled to $30,000 after the FBI announced it had matched an earlier reward for information that would help investigators find the girl who disappeared Sunday from her home at 721 S. 500 East in Salt Lake City.
At a news conference at an LDS wardhouse at 455 East Harvard Ave., the staging site for the search, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, police Chief Chris Burbank and Norton's parents asked Utahns to continue volunteering for search efforts and to keep an eye out for the girl during their travel on this Pioneer Day weekend.
"We want to make certain that everything is done, that all the stops are pulled out," said Anderson, whose office had been silent on the case until Friday.
Volunteers in significantly greater numbers than on Thursday continued searching the central part of the city on Friday, as well as the canyons on the city's east side.
more @ http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4082377
July 23, 2006, 9:29 am, Sun Jul 23 9:29:55 UTC 2006 #10
The Salt LakeTribune
Search for girl picks up in heat
Still no clues
At least 700 people sweated and searched through fields, backyards and alleys Saturday in some of the summer's hottest and unhealthiest air trying to find Destiny Norton, the 5-year-old Salt Lake City girl who disappeared one week ago today.
Carrying a half-full bottle of water, attorney Scott Lundgreen trudged up and down 200 East near Kensington Avenue (1522 South) about 3 p.m. talking to residents, looking into fields and digging into trash bins.
Lundgreen, from Melba, Idaho, drove to Salt Lake City on Saturday to drop off relatives. When he read an account about Destiny in the morning newspaper, he decided to stay and help search.
"I've got a daughter," he said with a pause. "You just never know."
Destiny disappeared last Sunday from the backyard of her Salt Lake City home, at 721 S. 500 East. Volunteers have scoured neighborhoods around her home all week and spread into the Avenues and Sugar House, as well as industrial areas west of town.
Most searchers carried bottled water and Gatorade to stay hydrated as Saturday's high temperature reached 104, tying a 2003 record, as well as being the hottest day this summer. A red alert, or unhealthy-air-quality warning, was issued by the state Department of Environmental Quality, the ninth consecutive warning for the Wasatch Front since July 14.
More than a dozen members of the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary in Utah took part in Saturday's search. Thelma Soares, mother of slain Salt Lake City resident Lori Hacking, also volunteered at the command center. Hacking was shot to death by her husband, Mark Hacking, in 2004. Her body was dumped in a trash bin before being discovered in the city landfill months later.
The search for Destiny is expected to continue today throughout the city, Rachael Norton said. Volunteers also are expected to look for the youngster during Monday's Pioneer Day Parade in downtown Salt Lake City.
Looking for Destiny
l Destiny Anne Norton, 5, disappeared the evening of July 16 from the backyard of her home at 721 S. 500 East in Salt Lake City.
l She is 3 feet 6 inches tall, with short blond hair with green streaks. She has silver caps on upper and lower teeth. Destiny, who also goes by "Annie," was last seen wearing an adult-size, long-sleeved, black-and-gray-striped shirt.
l Anyone with information is asked to call 801-799-4636, or send tips to http://www.tipsforcash.com. A $30,000 reward is being offered for the girl's return.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4085452
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American politicians keep criticizing other countries' electoral systems but prefer not to see the serious drawbacks in their own, say Russian experts commenting on the US presidential vote.
The Russians noted that there were some irregularities in the voting process.
"The polls have once again demonstrated that the US electoral system…in many aspect does not meet modern democratic standards," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich told journalists on Thursday.
In particular, the elections are not direct and many Americans were denied the right to vote. In addition, there is no single register of voters and no federal system of vote counting. Speaking about problems with international observers, Lukashevich mentioned Texas where OSCE's monitors were banned from visiting polling stations.
Several Russian NGOs with the support of the country's Central Election Commission conducted a remote monitoring of the poll. According to experts some basic international election principles – such as universal suffrage, equality, transparency and fairness – were often violated.
The US authorities did not stick to secret balloting principle to the full extent, as it cannot be provided when voters have their say through e-mail, fax, or casting a conditional ballot, the Russian experts explain in a report, cited by RIA Novosti.
American democracy has two faces: one is "for export", another – for internal use, noted the head of Russian Public Institute of electoral Law Igor Borisov.
The US dictates "some abstract, made-up" demands to other countries. But when it comes to their own voting, they organize it the way they want, "violating almost all the international principles of democratic elections," that their earlier signed, the analyst told the agency.
On Tuesday, Democrat Barack Obama was re-elected American President for another four years, having won 303 Electoral College votes to Republican rival Mitt Romney's 206.