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Review of "Tearing Apart the Land"
nm REVIEWER: Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Guest Contributor 07 Aug, 2009
Review of Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand, Duncan McCargo, Cornell University Press 2008
Duncan McCargo's recent study, Tearing Apart the Land, sets itself apart from other 'political studies' on the troubling Thai 'deep south'. Based on empirical data, the book brings a breath of fresh air; it at least shows the author has made an attempt go down on the ground, trying to address the turbulent southern crisis from a 'bottom-up' and complex perspective. Religion, ethno-nationalism, and 'national' policies that delivered more harm than effective results, are all covered. They point towards the main theme of the book — political legitimacy (or the lack of it) — the argument McCargo develops to structure the flow of his chapters.
The book's Introduction begins with the author's intent to move beyond existing 'theories' of the causes underpinning the destructive militancy in the southern provinces of Narathiwat, Patani, Yala, and parts of Songkhla since 2001. It then draws upon his previous theme, the network monarchy, to capture a recent political struggle in which King Bhumibol's men and Thaksin Shinnawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) competed head-to-head to gain legitimacy over the deep South. McCargo observes that the trouble in the South and the policy handling it sank during the Thaksin administration (2001-2006); but he does not gloss over the fact that Thaksin was not the only explanatory cause of the southern turbulence. The 'Thai structure of power', which functions itself by a guiding hand of 'virtuous leadership', has never been addressed as a democratic issue. This monarchical form of legitimacy, as McCargo argues, seems to be eroding its persuasive power in the South. After Thaksin was ousted in the 19 September 2006 coup, the attempt to bring about changes has largely failed to improve conditions in the South.
The four following chapters titled Islam, Politics, Security, and Militants are a co-ordination of empirical data and McCargo's line of thought. In the chapter on Islam, the author analyses a development of Patani Islam over the last four decades. He aptly describes a flagging traditionalist Islam, a sect that has, from about the mid 1980s, been perceived by a new generation of modernists, to be Malay-centric. The rift between these two sects is however not as explicit as McCargo suggests. He is not wrong to point out that locals have become disillusioned and isolated from religious leaders who have abandoned their spiritual authority and been fully absorbed into the state's politicization process. But to suggest that this cause has marginalized traditionalist Muslims, prompting a radicalization within pondok (traditional Islamic) schooling, is debatable. The June Report of International Crisis Group, Recruiting Militants in Southern Thailand (22 June 2009), argues that a majority of young militants are, via ustadtz, recruited from large modern private schools. McCargo, more than the ICG reporters, views the unabated violence in the south as irrelevant to the global jihadist movement. This view is reemphasized in the final chapter, Militants, where he argues that distortions of Islam may have been employed, but 'Islam is a resource that the militant movement mobilizes for political ends' (Tearing Apart the Land, p. 180). The militant movement in the Thai Deep South maintains its identification with Melayu-Muslim nationalism; but the nature and objective of the perpetrators have 'become lost in an angry shared cause' (p. 181). The militants 'on the ground are very real, but their organization is much less so' (ibid.). Simply speaking, there are two arguments which the author generates; one is that the militancy in the Thai Deep South is ethno-centric rather than religious in its characteristic, and another is that it lacks structural planning. Only time can tell whether these readings are correct.
The other two chapters, Politics and Security, in my opinion, make better use of empirical evidence. Politics is engaged with the question of the form of legitimacy in parliamentary politics. The author argues that, similar to what Buddhist-Thai electorate expected from their politicians, the Malay-Muslims in the South upheld morality, righteousness, personal integrity, and endurance to be the qualifying assets when they selected their political representatives. The early 1990s saw a palpable assimilation of Malay-Muslim elites into the Thai national politics. At the height of Thaksin, leading Muslims such as Wan Muhammad nor Matha and the Wadah faction were seduced to TRT's electoral clout; these politicians eventually lost their credibility among the Muslim voters following the Krue-Se and Tak Bai incidents in 2004. The post 19 September coup saw a return of Prem's sor or bor tor style of governance. Surayud Chulananont, the then Privy Councilor appointed PM, galvanized this into a rhetoric of "justice"; albeit by the time Thaksin took his exit, the fruit of discontentment had ripened. McCargo suggests that radical Malay-Muslims have opted for violent means, rather than co-operative politics, to voice their agendas to the Thai state.
The chapter on Security dissects the Thai state's failure in claiming legitimate rule within the border provinces. The 'south policy' has completely gone awry because of the lack of strategic and coordinated partnership between various security forces. McCargo is cogent in highlighting specific problems confronting each security force. But although military, police, and intelligence units are assigned with different work tasks, his analysis indicates that these forces operate under similar climates of mistrust and uncertainty. This resulted in a complete breakdown in communication and co-operation. There is a serious question of leadership, applying all the way from the highest office down to the headmen's village level. The absence of clear objectives, without plans of target and direction means that the unknown militants have had the upper-hand in controlling psychological warfare in the South for quite some time. McCargo completed his book before Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party took over the premiership in December 2008. If we accept his themes of 'legitimacy' in this book, we should expect no sea-change during the Abhisit administration. PM Abhisit has already begun talking 'politics over military' (kan muang nam kan ta-harn); but his face symbolizes a return of the 'virtuous rule', which according to McCargo, has lost its appeal, and become as dysfunctional as Thaksin's failed legitimacy.
What I like most about Tearing Apart the Land — the author writes with clarity. He makes intensive use of a primary data set, rather than clinging to the cited-sources that area specialists as well as the media generally recycle. What I don't like — the book is full of ideas but does not foot us on a decisive and coherent policy track. McCargo is undoubtedly a serious researcher who stimulates readers to think outside the box. But if I am to spend an evening reading a book of 235 pages, I expect the author to deliver beyond a new framework of thought. It's good to be able to address new and insightful questions, but one should not waste time writing a book on the violence which has so far ended 3600 lives abruptly if one is not keen to provide, right or wrong, a policy proposal to amerioliate the situation. Tearing Apart the Land does have the sub-title that executed its core argumentation: Islam is de facto the only legitimacy in this troubling land. Why can't the boundary of this legitimacy be pushed for creative policy-formation?
A verdict: the book deserves to be read by everyone with strong interest in Thailand's turbulent South. It is a bit dense in a few sections, and you might need some background knowledge of Thai politics before you start reading. For light-foot travelers, don't bother; Stewart Wavell's The Naga King's Daughter (1965) will suffice.
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I would like to commend Duncan McCargo the following:
1. His seriousness as a scholar. He understands Thai language (he talked about this book in Thai with Pitch in ChuPitch Program in Prachatai Webboard), which made his field work credible.
2. His originality about network monarchy is a significant contribution.
I would also like to commend the reviewer Sawarin Suwichakornpong as well. Your critical reading is amazing. I hope to see you further in the Thai political studies and come up with your recommendations. As a native, (Thai Chinese, just guessing), you may have different insights and perspectives to the issue for a constructive debate with Duncan McCargo, even though the problem may not be fixed quickly.
Having said the above, I would like to critique one point. I hope to see Professor Duncan McCargo touches on the theoretical side of international politics, instead of only based on the comparativist approach, empirical work, and domestic politics level. McCargo provided an overview fact finding bottom up, however, without theoretical international relations analysis, one will have hard time explaining why the Southern militancy is intensified during the Post-Cold War world. Focusing on the domestic politics can provide only half of the story. International politics theories will stipulate the casual association between independent and dependent variables and reduce the complexity to its essential components.
Lleij Samuel Schwartz
Simply speaking, there are two arguments in the author generates; one is that the militancy in the Thai Deep South is ethno-centric rather than religious in its characteristic, and another is that it lacks structural planning. Only time can tell whether these readings are correct.
I, for one, would love to see a debate between McCargo and Zachary Abuza on this issue. In Abuza's latest book, Militant Islam in Southeast Asia: Crucible of Terror, he writes:
Islam in Southeast Asia has always been defined by tolerance, moderation, and pluralism … There have always been Muslim militants in the region, but the conventional wisdom holds that these militants were focused on their own domestic agenda… That analysis is naive and underestimates the degree to which radical Islamists in Southeast Asia have linked up with transnational terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida. Academics and policymakers have been loathe to come to terms with the growing threat of radical Islamicism (sic) in Southeast Asia. (1)
Currently, I must say I lean more toward Abuza's views on the subject, taking into account my understanding of Islamic doctrine concerning the illegitimacy of the nation-state, the subjection of all aspects of secular life, especially politics to the dictates of sharia, and finally the relationship between Islam and "Malayness".


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The 2005 growth was mainly driven by investment and exports. Exports increased by more than 28 percent to $762 billion last year, generating a record trade surplus of more than $100 billion.
The statistics bureau said investment, mainly in urban construction and infrastructure, accounted for nearly half of last year's economic expansion.
Qu Hongbin, a China economist in Hong Kong for the British bank HSBC, says China will only be able to sustain its economic growth if it gradually shifts its focus away from infrastructure investment. Qu believes the government needs to step up efforts to increase consumer spending, which is still very low compared with more developed economies.
"One reason the growth has been relying too much on the investment is that the government itself has put a lot of money in the construction project, but not enough in the social infrastructure, such as education, public health," said Qu Hongbin. "I think the government needs to correct, to readjust its old spending pattern, and that will have impact on the consumer spending and similar behavior over time."
Chinese officials acknowledge that economic planners still have to overcome many problems, especially in less developed rural areas, where two thirds of China's population lives.
And while its GDP has surpassed some of the world's largest economies, Qu points out that given China's 1.3 billion people, the country still remains poor.
China's economy has grown by more than nine percent a year for the past several years. Many economists fear that pace may be too rapid, and could lead to inflation or to the building of excess capacity in factories and property development. Both situations could lead to economic problems that could destabilize China's banks or cause a recession.
While the central government has tried to curb excess development and reckless bank lending, China's leaders are reluctant to cool off the economy very much. The country has tens of millions of unemployed people, and hundreds of millions of Chinese scrape along on less than $1 a day. Beijing leaders have made it clear they want to cut unemployment and poverty, to avoid causing social instability.


What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today's post is by an anonymous reader. I want you to know that giving a child away is exponentially more difficult than raising one. I was not a teenager. I believe if I had been a teenager I wouldn't have had the guts to go through with the adoption. I'm not sure I was really even mature enough at 27 to handle it, but I did. I made my choice and stuck with it. But it was the most painful, wrenching, agonizing thing I have ever done. Ever. I am 44 now, and I still feel the aching loneliness of that quiet hospital room. Luckily the nurses had the foresight to move me off the maternity floor; I believe the sound of happy new parents bonding with their babies would have sent me right over the edge. It's not necessary for you to understand the reasons I made that choice. I wasn't on drugs or into anything illegal. Just an unhealthy relationship and a reasonable understanding of the kind of fortitude it would take to raise a child as a single parent. I was lucky, I guess. I was older and had some experience with friends' babies. I knew about the difficult times, the endless crying, the lack of sleep. I made a conscious decision to make a different choice. I was mature, stoic and calm. I visited a lawyer, picked out a family for my daughter, and planned my life after delivery. And then I went into labor. The nurses at the hospital didn't quite know what to make of me. Some treated me with extra compassion, but I also sensed the disdain of others. I had a very quick labor with a minor complication at the end, resulting in them taking the baby and whisking her away. I was stabilized and then taken to my room. It was deathly quiet. I was agonizingly lonely. And I was heartbroken. The next day a friend came to see me and he had the foresight to buy me a disposable camera. "Don't you want to see your daughter?" he asked. I hadn't thought of it. I thought when you gave a child up for adoption you never saw or touched that child after delivery. Lucky for me my friend was there. We asked about my baby, and we were told we could go to the nursery and see her. I was terrified that I would change my mind (you know, that's what we always hear about those awful birth mothers). I was excited to see what she looked like. My arms ached to hold her. When we arrived in the nursery, I could tell the staff didn't agree with my decision to see her. They were probably also thinking I was going to change my mind. But they took me in and gave me a comfy rocking chair to sit in. And then they brought her in. She was beautiful. She was so small. I was amazed that this miracle had come from my body. I fed her and rocked her, and tried to impart all my knowledge to her. I told her about her grandparents and her history. I told her what my favorite stories were when I was little. I asked her to always be kind to her parents, especially her Mom, because I remember the kind of teenager I was. I sang to her. I took all the pictures. And then, I let her go. Again. Finally. I think of that little girl every day of my life. I often look at those wonderful pictures I took that day in the hospital nursery. She is 17 years old now. I wonder what she looks like. Her adoptive parents agreed to send me pictures, but they only did that once and after that the lawyer shut me out. I hope she has had the kind of opportunities in her life that I was unable to provide at that time. I wonder if she ever wonders about me. I won't try and look for her because I feel strongly that it needs to be initiated by her, but I would love it if she decides to find me someday. I want her to meet her two half siblings, particularly my daughter who would be over the moon to meet her "big sister". But most importantly, I want her to not be angry that I gave her away. What I want you to know is adoption is not easy. When I hear people in politically charged arenas make the statement "why don't they just give them up for adoption" it makes me want to cry. I had incredible support and resources available to me from my family. I was offered grief counseling after I terminated my rights. I found a birth parent support group in my community. But there are many women (and men) out there who don't have those resources. I wish adoption didn't have to be such a secret with such a stigma attached to it. If you hear of a young woman struggling with this decision, I hope you have compassion for her. When you hear of one of those horrible birth mothers who changes her mind, I hope you resist judging her. If you know an adoptee or an adoptive family, chances are you also know a birth mother. You just don't know it. She is somewhere in your world, and she has a huge hole in her heart every day of her life. She doesn't have the opportunity to talk about her pain and grief because it's not socially acceptable. But I hope, if you ever get the chance, you will allow her to share it with you.


Snapchat's CEO Has a New Strategic Focus – But is it Too Little, Too Late?
I get the distinct feeling that Snap Inc. is in trouble.
This is based on a massive 6,500 word memo which Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent to employees late last month, and has been leaked to Cheddar's Alex Heath. In it, Spiegel outlines the company's problems, the causes of those issues, and the path toward future success. But that path doesn't seem so clear, especially when you consider the obstacles the company has before it.
First off, Spiegel acknowledges that the Snapchat redesign, which it rolled out earlier this year, was hampered by misjudgments.
Spiegel talks a lot about speed in his memo, and the need to make Snapchat the fastest way to communicate, which, Spiegel says, was the app's core appeal in the first place. Before, of course, it became a camera company. But that, Spiegel says, is part of its speed approach.
It's a little odd to hear such emphasis on rapid communication, because that hasn't really been a key focus before, with Snapchat repeatedly emphasizing quality of experience over load time as one example. That's not exactly the type of speed Spiegel is referring to here – he's saying that Snapchat provides the fastest way to share your experiences because it opens up to the camera, and the immediacy of the original time limit of snaps put more emphasis on quick action.
But if you'd asked me what Snapchat's key appeal was, I don't know that speed would be something that immediately leapt to mind – and even in Spiegel's own explanations of the app's strengths, its hard to see how making Snap communication faster is going to improve its market standing.
I did laugh a little at the 'widen our moat' point – "Instagram's already copied everything, you ain't got no moat".
These might be true in regards to beating out smaller competitors, but Facebook's already pushing them on each of these points – in fact, this is an almost perfect description of Facebook's moat against smaller competitors like Snap. I don't know that any smaller players are really pushing to beat Snapchat – sure, there are always new, similar apps rising and falling, and Snap has grown beyond those grassroots, but I doubt the market is overly concerned about Snap's capacity to fend off newcomers.
That's kind of the sense you get through the whole document – Spiegel certainly makes some interesting, valid points, but most of these moves are coming too late. Spiegel's pretty much saying Facebook is too big to compete against (he actually says this directly in the memo), so he's just, kind of, ignoring them, pretending they don't exist, and that Snap can go on without them in mind.
That's true, and very correct – in order to grow, Snapchat needs to tap into international markets, particularly in developing regions (the ones that Spiegel had reportedly dismissed as 'poor countries' in the past). But that's going to be a lot tougher to do now that users in each of those markets already has access to arguably better Snapchat-like tools in Messenger, WhatsApp and other messaging apps.
In order to maximize their potential in this regard, Snapchat had to move sooner, but now, Facebook's already bought Stories to these users, they've already bought ephemeral content and digital masks. How is Snapchat going to break into these regions when even according to its own definition of it's 'moat', it won't have the advantage of 'network effects'?
And that may be even more problematic in regards to user growth in established markets.
So Snapchat, which built its reputation on being the anti-Facebook after The Social Network had been flooded with older users, is now trying to 'age up' in order to grow, potentially upsetting its core user base, while also setting a big challenge in getting those older users to switch across from their established communities in Messenger (i.e. Messenger's 'moat'). Good luck with that.
Again, this is pretty much the flow of Spiegel's message – the messaging sounds positive, it sounds like he has a plan, and it serves as a solid call to action for his team. But it doesn't seem overly realistic.
If those numbers don't start to rise in any meaningful way, Spiegel may be setting himself up for failure.
And he does allude to the potential, AR-driven future of Spectacles.
But none of it reads like someone coming from a position of strength. It reads like a concerned leader who's realized he's out of his depth, and is now trying to make the best of what he has.
And what does he have? That's the real question of Snapchat. The app clearly has potential, the development team at Snap have come up with some great, industry-leading innovations. But now Facebook is bearing down hard, with elimination of a competitor in its sights. Honestly, I can only see Snap getting out of this by making a huge leap with Spectacles, which is still, possibly, in play, depending on how you read into Spiegel's statements.
After going through Spiegel's manifesto, would I be feeling confident in the future of Snap? Not really, but the more logical, realistic aim of building a profitable business first, then seeking to conquer, is the most promising perspective we've seen from the 28 year-old wunderkind.
It may have just come a little late.


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Sincere thanks to all from the club, community and further afield who supported the fundraiser on Saturday for the Ormond Special Olympics Team which includes club member Aisling Maher. Approximately €1,700 was raised through your donations which will go a long way to supporting the team in Dublin in June.


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Royal Society (U.K.) Journal Archive now permanently free to access
The Royal Society continues to support scientific discovery by allowing free access to more than 250 years of leading research. Historical science papers are now free to access from anywhere in the world, including work by Newton, Darwin, Faraday and Herschel. Our world-famous journal archive has been opened up and all articles more than 70 years old have been made permanently free to access.
The move to open up our publishing archive coincides with Open Access Week, and is being made as part of the Royal Society's ongoing commitment to open access in scientific publishing. It also comes soon after the launch of our first ever fully open access journal, Open Biology.
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When working as a security contractor the safety of people could be very important, whether that is one to one or at a particular premises or at an event. Keeping people safe, anticipating hazards and knowing how to keep calm under pressure could be key features of a security role. Public liability could also be a feature as anyone following instruction from a security professional could have a claim if the information is incorrect and someone is injured for example. Security contractor insurance could help mitigate the circumstances of any claim by helping with any associated legal costs and a person working in security might be wise to take out such a policy.
To find suitable cover a contractor may choose to look online to compare security contractor insurance quotes for themselves. This could be a quick and simple way of comparing prices and finding cheap cover. A comparison could help a person to find a policy that suits their exact needs and add on any extras that may be relevant and suitable for an individual. Comparing quotes could be much more convenient than searching in isolation for security contractor cover.
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Nets outlast Sonics for second straight win
SEATTLE (AP) -- Another 30-point performance and more important, another road win for the New Jersey Nets weren't enough to satisfy Richard Jefferson.
Not after watching a double-digit lead in the second half nearly disappear and letting the struggling Seattle SuperSonics almost complete a major rally in the closing seconds, before Nets held on for a 98-93 win on Friday night.
"I'm always going to look on the brighter side, I'm always optimistic, but if we want more, we've got to expect better from ourselves," Jefferson said.
Despite his complaints, there was an air of satisfaction for Jefferson, who kept up his stellar start to the season with his second-straight 30-point game.
Already averaging a career-best 24.5 points, Jefferson continued to carry the Nets, even with an injured Vince Carter available again after missing time with a sprained right ankle. Having Carter on the floor only makes Jefferson better.
New Jersey needed all of Jefferson's points, and the 15 off the bench from Carter, who slowly and painfully trudged through the locker room after the game with ice bags on both ankles.
Jason Kidd added 14 points as the Nets' trio combined for 59 points, 14 rebounds and 16 assists.
"With all of us out there, it just makes us hard to guard and everybody benefits," Carter said.
The Nets led by 13 in the third quarter, only to see the struggling Sonics continually chip away until the lead was just one with less than a minute to play.
"You can't just be happy with wins. Sometimes you have to dissect things," Jefferson said.
OK. How about the frantic final minute?
Seattle cut the Nets' lead to one on Delonte West's three-point play with 55 seconds left. Jefferson responded with a layup, splitting two defenders to get to the rim. After a Seattle turnover, Kidd and Seattle's Kevin Durant exchanged hitting 1 of 2 free throws, giving the Nets a 96-93 lead with 31 seconds left.
Instead of fouling, Seattle played defense, and Jefferson missed a 10-footer with six seconds left. Out of timeouts, Seattle quickly pushed the ball up the floor, but West was spun to the floor by Carter before getting off a shot.
West missed the first free throw, and purposely missed the second, but Jefferson darted in the lane to get a hand on the rebound and was fouled before the Sonics could tip the ball to the perimeter for a tying attempt.
"We had some defensive breakdowns during that stretch in the fourth quarter, but we did enough to win," New Jersey coach Lawrence Frank said.
West led Seattle with 17 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Rookie Jeff Green added 14 points and 14 rebounds, but his fellow rookie, Durant, was noticeably absent until the final minutes.
Durant's baseline drive and soaring dunk with 2:46 left brought Seattle within three and his 3-pointer 30 seconds later got the Sonics within 91-89, the closest they had been since midway through the first quarter.
Seattle had two chances to tie, but both Durant and West missed jumpers, and Antoine Wright followed with a tough layup for New Jersey. Durant finished with 12 points, but shot just 4-of-12 and has made only nine of 32 attempts in his past three games.
"I just didn't knock down the open shots like I usually do," Durant said.
Nick Collison also scored 12 for Seattle. The Sonics lost their third straight and are 0-5 at home this season.
"Until we get significantly better defensively, we're not going to win games," Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo said.
Frank went with the same lineup that proved successful two nights ago in Portland when New Jersey snapped its six-game losing streak. That meant Carter started his night on the bench, but didn't stay there long.
Wright was given the tough task of checking Durant and just 1:27 in, Wright was headed to the bench with two fouls. Carter got the early call and immediately knocked down a 3-pointer, going 5-for-7 in the first half.
Seattle's sloppiness didn't help matters either. Already leading the league in turnovers, Seattle fumbled away the ball 13 times in the first half, in all sorts of manners. The miscues led to 17 Nets' points and were a big reason New Jersey led 52-42 at halftime. Seattle finished with 21 turnovers.
"Turnovers killed us again," Carlesimo said.
Seattle F Chris Wilcox started despite spraining an ankle in practice on Thursday. He scored 10 points. ... New Jersey wraps up its four-game Western swing Sunday against the Lakers. It's part of New Jersey's annual Thanksgiving road trip. The Nets don't come back to the West Coast until late January.
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We imported about 4,000 product review ratings to our Wordpress platform, each one was just the ratings. No comment.
We now want to enable Pagination on the Product Reviews tab, but it shows pages and pages, that are going to be blank, as it sees the reviews ratings.
Does anyone know where that code script it for paginating, and how to edit it... in the child theme??


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Home Feature Freedom House day shelter to close May 8
Freedom House day shelter to close May 8
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By Casey Ek, Diane Gerth
Freedom House, the homeless shelter at 296 West 7th will be closing its doors on May 8, Molly Jalma, the executive director for the Listening House, the nonprofit that operated Freedom House, confirmed. Freedom House, which opened in January 2021 as a response to the COVID pandemic, was 18-month cooperation between Ramsey County, the City of St. Paul, the St. Paul Fire Department, St. Paul City Council, and Listening House.
In late March, Ramsey County District Judge Patrick Diamond ruled that the ordinance that allowed Freedom House to open as a day shelter was improperly enacted, thereby granting a temporary restraining order sought by the owners of Tom Reid's Hockey Pub, Art Farm Advertising, Patrick McGovern's Pub and other plaintiffs in a case leveled against the shelter and the City of St. Paul.
The plaintiffs' lawyer did not respond to a request for comment, but affidavits from the plaintiffs contend that increased crime, harassment, and unsanitary acts were caused by Freedom House guests. While Diamond acknowledged that the events described, such as assaults and the presence of feces throughout the neighborhood, were disturbing and would likely cause someone to feel unsafe and anxious, he found no legal basis to connect the acts to the Freedom House.
Diamond instead gave the City of St. Paul 45 days from the March 23 ruling to undergo the proper ordinance procedure for the ordinance passed to open the shelter. The city has opted not to pursue the process, and the shelter will now close earlier than planned. The shelter's lease on the property was scheduled to end on May 25.
Now, as shelter staff is readying to leave the space, Listening House leadership is now focused on limited lapses in care for the over 200 unhoused people they served on a daily basis.
"Our number one priority is to ensure continuity of services for Saint Paul,"Jalma said in a statement. "Listening House is working with guests, letting them know where and how to access services at our other site location on Maria Avenue inside First Lutheran Church in Dayton's Bluff."
Sara Fleetham, the development director for Listening House said that while the adjustment will be tough "we will continue to provide essential service for people in poverty."
Citing statements from Fire Deputy Chief Roy Mokosso, multiple local news outlets confirmed St. Paul Fire's plans to re-enter the Freedom House space, which they vacated 2010 in order to relocate to 1000 West 7th, just down the road. Re-occupying the space will allow for St. Paul Fire to more readily respond to the uptick in calls coming from the downtown area. The department also reportedly wants to house their social work response unit at Freedom House.
The closure of the day shelter comes as Ramsey County is ending its lease at the Bethesda Hospital site, which was used as a separate emergency homeless shelter during the pandemic.
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Hey, don't you think you're a little over-stressed? Seriously, since when is it okay to let stress manage our lives? I argue that we don't have to be at it's mercy. As a matter of fact, I firmly believe that it's possible to overcome stress using only thought. Personally, I've managed to greatly reduce my stress through regular mental exercise. I would even go as far as saying it was easy. Yeah, it takes time, but it's not difficult.
Before overcoming stress, it's essential to understand why you should even bother… After all, isn't stress just a natural response?
It's true that stress is a natural response to a stressful situation (go figure…), but it's a little more nuanced than that. The truth is, biologically, stress is a necessity. In a nutshell, it helped us escape from predators. The flaw here is, well, we don't need to escape predators any more. In other words, our biology didn't evolve at the same rate as our environment. We're biologically almost the same as we were thousands of years ago.
There's a bright side though! It's not a lost battle, humans have been blessed with the awesome power of the mind. We've got so much control over our lives, and I'm going to show YOU how you can exert that control, and never suffer the iron grip of stress again!
Well, not really. You really only need one trait in order to achieve a degree of mindfulness that makes stress manageable… Patience.
If you're willing to give the practice of mindfulness time, you just will succeed. Now, you're ready to practice, you're patient, dedicated and tired of being a slave to stress… So, what now?
positive affirmations are a fantastic way to improve your self-image. The reason this is essential is because a positive self-image provides reassurance… And with reassurance comes a feeling of control over your environment. Affirmations don't only help you overcome stress, they also boost confidence!
The process is pretty simple, seriously. You've only got to say something positive about yourself. This article about affirmations is a fantastic way to start!
But they're all true! You wouldn't believe how effective meditation can be when it comes to overcoming stress. It's surprisingly simple, too. There are a few ways, but I would recommend remaining comfortable while listening to some relaxing music or binaural beats. Afterwards, focus on taking deep breaths and always bring your thoughts back to your breath.
It'll be hard at first, but it's worth it. Meditation has an incredible positive impact on mindfulness. However, overcoming stress isn't the only benefit meditation brings to you. Among other advantages, when done right, meditation can greatly reduce regular, daily frustrations.
Seriously, include mindfulness practices like meditation and affirmations and you'll be well on your way to overcoming stress. You've got the potential to control your thoughts, your perspectives, and your mindset through mindfulness. Once you overcome unbearable stress, mindfulness will only continue to improve tons of other aspects of your daily life. Stick to it!


Finally I'm also bitten by the BETA bug. This is a blogger beta template. If you want to use this template then all you have to do is to download the text file, then go to ur blog template section and choose the edit html tab. Then just remove all the code within the  tags and then just copy the contents of the text file below and past it between the  tags. Thats it. I'm still trying to improve the overall looks. So this template is still in beta ;). Check out the demo blog using Dark V template.
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Aug 21, 2019 — 9.17am
It has taken five years, but the housing markets that have been savaged by the resources downturn are finally staging a sustained recovery, a new data shows.
Property prices and sales volumes have risen in a number of mining towns in Queensland and Western Australia over the past 12 months boosted by the upswing in commodity prices.
Moranbah and other mining towns are starting to see sustained house price recovery. Glenn Hunt
In central Queensland Moranbah recorded a 15 per cent jump in median house price, and Gladstone rose by 2.3 per cent, while in Western Australia's Pilbara, Port Hedland rose by 7.79 per cent.
"Values and sales volumes have lifted from very low levels," said Cameron Kusher, senior research analyst at CoreLogic.
"Prices have fallen a long way and although yields are nowhere near what they were during the boom, they are pretty attractive, especially when you consider how low interest rates are."
Investors who held on to their properties in Port Hedland are now enjoying an impressive 12.5 per cent gross rental yields, while landlords in Moranbah and Dysart are getting 8.8 per cent and 10.94 per cent respectively.
Vacancies have also fallen dramatically, pushing rents higher and setting the foundation for the markets to recover, said Terry Ryder, director of hotspotting.com.au.
Gladstone's vacancy rate fell to 3.1 per cent from the 11.3 per cent vacancies in March 2016.
A 3 per cent vacancy rate indicates a balanced market. Anything below it is a sign that the market is heading towards shortage.
"Gladstone is now in a position where prices can recover," said Mr Ryder.
Real estate agent and principal at Locations Estate Agents Gladstone Alicia Williams said she'd seen a steady flow of buyer inquiry and acceptance of offer over the past year.
"We're now getting a lot of out-of-town investors coming back to Gladstone because the returns are quite attractive," she said.
"We're also seeing a number of local first home buyers coming into the market because prices and interest rates have come down."
During the resources boom in 2012, the median house price in Gladstone was $458,097. It's now down to $266,443 according to CoreLogic.
In Moranbah, houses are worth 62 per cent less than in 2012, but the vacancy rate has dropped to just 1 per cent from a high of 12 per cent in 2014 when the housing market crashed.
"Vacancy is the first thing that has to improve in mining towns before an upturn can take hold and this is happening in many areas in Central Queensland," said Mr Ryder.
"It's been the main catalyst for these markets to start to recover."
In Western Australia, the rental markets in Ravensthorpe and Kalgoorlie were also recording low vacancies and relatively high returns, said Chris Hinchliffe, valuer and director of Herron Todd White WA.
"As supply is absorbed, there are greater prospects for values to stabilise and grow," he said.
The newly announced resource projects are also expected to help support the ongoing, albeit slow recovery in these markets over the coming year.
This includes the Winchester South facility near Moranbah – a $1 billion metallurgical coal mining project expected to create 950 jobs.
The high-profile $2 billion Carmichael mine by Adani and the smaller $327.33 million Aquila Mine project in Bowen Basin are among the few projects in the area.
But unlike the 2008-2012 mining boom, large resource projects are now banned by the Queensland government from employing 100 per cent FIFO (fly in, fly out) workforce.
Significant benefits
The Queensland Minister for State Development Cameron Dick said this ensures that locals have access to fair job opportunities and allows existing workers to reside in regional communities.
"Central Queensland towns like Moranbah – which is a nearby regional community close to 25 large resource projects – will realise significant benefits, with locals having a fairer opportunity of securing employment under the new Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017," he said.
There's also a strong push in Western Australia for mining companies to avoid FIFO workers and to increase their requirements for permanent residents.
If this is successful the mining towns may see some transition from the rental market to property purchase.
"There are local business concerns that the influx of workers at present isn't being translated into local business prosperity as too many don't reside in the region," said Mr Hinchliffe.
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Pals of four young men who died when their car crashed into a house leave note telling them to 'keep partying'
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PALS of four young men who died when their car crashed into a house have left a note telling them to "keep partying".
Corey Owen, Ryan Nelson, Jordan Rawlings and Matthew Parke died when the car they were in exploded following the impact at 3am on Sunday.
Their friends have paid tribute at the scene by leaving cans of beer, Pot Noodles, football shirts and framed pictures of the four.
One note is addressed to "Jord, Corey, Matt and Ryan" — with sunflowers bearing their initials.
Another letter reads: "You will forever be in my thoughts and I'll never forget your smiley faces. You were amazing people to work with and all filled with joy.
"Keep partying up there guys. I'll always look up and think of you."
Wiltshire Police are still investigating what caused the crash, but said the car smashed into the side of a house and then caught fire. All four men were killed at the scene. Neighbours told how the crash sounded like a "bomb going off".
Retired builder Peter Connolly woke up and rushed out with his wife to see what had happened.
He said he tried desperately to rescue the victims trapped inside the blazing car. The motor, on its side just feet from the front door of the Connollys' brick-built lodge, had spun out of control seconds earlier as it drove along the A4 road in Derry Hill, near Chippenham, Wilts.
Mr Connolly, in his early 70s, said: "I'd gone up to bed just after 2am because I was watching the TV downstairs. I'd just nodded off when there was a sound like a bomb. It made the whole house rattle and shake. I was sleeping just four feet from where the car struck."
The force blew out the glass in his bedroom window and the sitting room window below.
The impact of the car slamming into the 19th century house was so strong it caused Mr Connolly's wrist watch to stop at the exact moment.
Neighbour Ada Walker, a 59-year-old civil servant, said of the heroic rescue efforts: "The men were inside, unable to free themselves.
"But Peter was being beaten back by the intensity of the heat from the burning vehicle and they couldn't get close enough to get them out. It is heartbreaking.
"They did everything they could but the flames were just too hot. Peter in a state of total shock."
One pal wrote in tribute to the men: "So sad, such a waste of life."
A school friend of one of the "funny and charming" victims, said she had been left "heartbroken" at the news of their deaths.
A third said: "RIP to some of my closest mates. You will be extremely missed. Fly high boys."
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Information collected by satellites recently sent by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia to monitor the Sun has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Sun, particularly its effect on Earth. This book presents these findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Sun. Enhanced by many colour photographs, the book combines newly acquired scientific understanding with detailed descriptions of features visible on the Sun's surface and in its atmosphere.
In the past, observing the Sun has been left to academics with specialised instruments, since solar observation has been unsafe because of the risk of eye damage. This book explains how amateur astronomers can safely observe the various solar phenomena using special hydrogen-alpha telescopes that are not too expensive. Amateurs can now make a positive contribution to science by monitoring the Sun as professionals do.
Amateurs can also access the solar images taken by satellites via the internet. This book helps readers interpret and understand what these images are showing about the Sun, including the latest 3D images. Solar observers will enjoy comparing their own solar telescope observations with those produced by space probes such as SDO, SOHO, Hinode and STEREO, and further enjoy learning about transits, eclipses, and space weather and how the Sun compares to other stars in the universe.
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What Do NFL Quarterbacks And State Of Washington Have In Common?
The Evergreen state is attracting former National Football League quarterbacks for something entirely unrelated to their profession: wine. Yes, gridiron signal callers are calling a life audible and becoming winemakers of sorts, moving from the football fields to fields of vines.
Former New England Patriot star quarterback Drew Bledsoe has a small but successful vineyard in Walla Walla, Washington.
Drew Bledsoe, Dan Marino and Damon Huard have found themselves in the southern reaches of the state of Washington, growing grapes and making wine. Bledsoe has established a successful winery in Walla Walla called Doubleback, while Marino and Huard teamed up to start a winery called Passing Time (Vimeo video) – it will be based in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA near the Columbia River.
Why southern Washington and why wine? The region is part of the larger Columbia Valley AVA that has over 40,000 acres of vineyards. The area is well known for its winemaking with almost a cult following including wineries such as Alexandria Nicole and Columbia Crest. Washington wine is ever-growing in popularity.
Damon Huard and Dan Marino first hooked up as teammates with the Miami Dolphins.
The connection to the area revolves around the fact that two of the quarterbacks are from the state of Washington: Bledsoe from Walla Walla and Huard from Puyallup. Also, Huard's father had a farm in Horse Heaven Hills. Marino's connection is that Damon was his backup on the Miami Dolphins for four seasons. By the way, somewhat ironically, Huard would become Bledsoe's backup with the New England Patriots.
As far as why these quarterbacks felt inclined to be in the wine business, with Bledsoe (New England Patriots) having grown up in Walla Walla – a city known for its farming including onions and grapes – it was a natural progression for Drew especially considering his longtime friend Chris Figgins was a excellent winemaker. As for Marino, he had been a fan of wine from the time he could first drink and that passion brought Huard along when they were teammates. That friendship between the quarterbacks, developed into finding a winery they could call their own. Also, the Hall of Famer Marino is no longer working on television as a NFL analyst and will have more time on his hands for new ventures like Passing Time.
Dan Marino and Damon Huard as vintners.
Bledsoe has created a small but successful winery with Doubleback, while Marino and Huard just bottled their first vintage, a Cabernet Sauvignon, which will be made available in 2015. Both of these wines are being marketed as higher end quality boutique wines with prices in the $75 to $100 range per bottle.
Making money is not likely the goal here, at least not right now, but both of these businesses are set up to reach big heights. In the mean time, these former football stars will continue to market and improve their Washington wine on the Columbia River Plateau – a long ways from the glitz and glamor of playing as a quarterback in the NFL.
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Factors Affecting Non-performing Loans in Pakistan during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case of Micro Finance Banks
Muhammad Akbar Ali Ansari Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Nadia Hanif Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business Administration, Division of Administrative and Management Science, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Sohail Tahir Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Comsats University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
Ali Junaid Khan Institute of Business Management & Administrative Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Non-Performing Loans, COVID-19 and Microfinance Bank
The basic purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting non-performing loans of microfinance banks in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The research used secondary data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and SBP websites regarding the banking industry in FY 2020–2021, and the data was subjected to a multi-regression analysis. The analysis included a number of variables, including GDP growth rate, management efficiency, bank size and return on assets. According to the study's results, all three variables had a statistically significant affect on the outcome except business size. Non-performing loans have been found to have a important positive association with the country's economy.
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Ajmal, M. M., Khan, M., Shad, M. K., AlKatheeri, H., & Jabeen, F. (2021). Empirical examination of societal, financial and technology-related challenges amid Covid-19 in service supply chains: evidence from emerging market. International Journal of Logistics Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-04-2021-0220
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Fears that crime is on the up in Kelso have been emphatically dismissed.
Provost Dean Weatherston told last week's meeting of Kelso Community Council that many residents feel crime rates are rising in the town.
He said it followed the publication of the monthly police report, which listed 48 reports of crime throughout August, including driving offences, on the council's Facebook page.
But Kelso councillor Tommy Weatherston insisted that the town is one of the best places to live in the Borders and said circulating the crime report was beneficial.
"I think the crime rate is a huge bonus for Kelso. We sell houses in Kelso on the back of the crime rates," he said.
Police constable Suzanne Howgego said that there had not been any significant changes in the number of incidents reported in recent months.
"There was one high-profile incident last month, at the rugby club, which is being dealt with, but overall it's pretty steady," she said.


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