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Zweierpasch ist eine deutsch-französische Hip-Hop-Band aus dem Grenzgebiet zwischen Freiburg im Breisgau, Kehl und Straßburg (Oberrhein). Sie ist seit 2018 Preisträger des Adenauer-de Gaulle-Preises und wurde 2017 zu Freiburgs Band des Jahres gewählt. Sie besteht neben den eineiigen Zwillingen Till und Felix Neumann (* 19. Oktober 1983 in Heilbronn) aus einer fünfköpfigen Musikgruppe. Ihre Texte sind sowohl deutsch als auch französisch. Ihre Stilrichtung wird als "World HipHop" bezeichnet und vereint Rap mit Weltmusik, Reggae und Funk. Neben Konzerten initiiert die Band auch grenzüberschreitende Projekte und Musikwettbewerbe.

Musikalischer Werdegang und Ausrichtung
Die Zwillingsbrüder gründeten Anfang der 2000er-Jahre mit weiteren Rappern und DJs im Odenwald zunächst die Hip-Hop-Formation Buddah Woofaz, bevor am 25. Dezember 2012 die heutige Gruppe Zweierpasch als eine zweisprachige, deutsch-französische Gruppe entstand. Musikalisch begleitet werden sie von ihrer Band aus der Grenzregion um Freiburg, Strasbourg und Mulhouse.

Im August 2013 veröffentlichte Zweierpasch anlässlich der deutsch-französischen Freundschaft (50 Jahre Élysée-Vertrag) das Album Alle guten Dinge sind 2 / Toutes les bonnes choses arrivent par 2 mit musikalischen Gästen aus Westafrika und Frankreich. Es wird vom Berliner Label Rummelplatzmusik vertrieben und enthält unter anderem den Song Grenzgänger/Frontalier. Den Rahmen dieses Liedes bilden Reden von Charles de Gaulle und Konrad Adenauer bei der Unterzeichnung des Elysée-Vertrages im Jahr 1963. Das Lied wurde im November 2013 in Schloss Bellevue vor dem deutschen Bundespräsidenten Joachim Gauck sowie im Juli 2014 beim Panikpreis-Bundesfinale der Udo-Lindenberg-Stiftung aufgeführt. Das dazu veröffentlichte Video zeigt die Zwillingsbrüder auf der Passerelle des Deux Rives zwischen Kehl und Straßburg, die als europäisches Friedenssymbol gilt.

Am 9. Mai 2014 veröffentlichte das Duo die XL-Single Mon Chemin / Friedenstauben, an deren Entstehung der mauretanische Sänger Monza beteiligt war. Veröffentlicht wurde darauf auch der Song Friedenstauben; darin treten Zweierpasch für das Friedensprojekt Europa und gegen Rassismus, Ausgrenzung und rechtsextreme politische Bewegungen wie den Front National ein.

Mit ihrem Song Kleine Helden aus dem Jahr 2015, den sie gemeinsam mit einem Kinderchor aus dem Viertel La Meinau in Straßburg aufgenommen haben, setzen sich Zweierpasch für die Aufnahme der Kinderrechte ins Grundgesetz ein. Auf Einladung der Stadt Freiburg präsentierten sie diesen zum 25. Weltkindertag am 20. September 2015 bei offiziellen Feierlichkeiten.

Im Juli 2017 erschien ihr Album Double Vie (Doppelleben) über das Label Rummelplatzmusik. Darin rappen die zweisprachigen Zwillingsbrüder über Krieg und Widerstand, Plastiktüten und Konsumwahn und befassen sich kritisch mit rechtspopulistischen und rassistischen Bewegungen in Europa (u. a. dem Front National und dem NSU). Als Gäste sind der gambische Reggaesänger Warrior Singhateh und der afghanisch-iranische Rapper Ajmal zu hören. Die erste Single der CD – Flagge auf Halbmast – ist ein Song über den französischen Widerstandskämpfer Jean Moulin (Résistance), den Mauertoten Ingo Krüger und ihren Kampf für Freiheit. Das Video zum Lied spielt in Schützengräben des Ersten Weltkriegs auf dem Hartmannswillerkopf im Elsass.

Im November 2019 veröffentlichte die Band über Jazzhaus Records das Studioalbum Un peu d'Amour. Darauf gefeatured sind der malische Künstler Master Soumy (bekannt aus dem Film Mali Blues), Kenny Joyner der Funkband FatCat, sowie Musiker der chilenischen Band El Flecha Negra und Engracio Villaver aus den Philippinen. Der Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk bezeichnete das Werk als ein "Album, das es in sich hat. Nicht einfach nur ein kritisches Album, sondern auch eine Reise durch die Welt". Ihn ihrem Song Panzer Politik Poesie setzen sich Zweierpasch kritisch mit dem Thema Rüstungsexporte auseinander, zitieren Firmen wie Heckler und Koch oder Rheinmetall und prangern an, dass weltweit alle 14 Minuten ein Mensch durch eine deutsche Waffe stirbt. 2018 begleitete die Band den bundesweiten Protestlauf Frieden-Geht gegen Rüstungsexporte und spielte auf der Abschlusskundgebung vor dem Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin. In Fessengau fordern sie die Schließung des elsässischen Atomkraftwerk Fessenheim, in Plastique de Rêve erzählen sie die Reise einer Plastiktüte und machen auf die Umweltbedrohung durch Plastikmüll aufmerksam. Im Song zu hören ist auch die schwedische Klimaaktivistin Greta Thunberg.

Nach der Tötung von George Floyd durch Polizisten in den USA veröffentlichten Zweierpasch im Juli 2020 den Song Farbenrausch. Laut der Mittelbadischen Presse ist Farbenrausch ein "Anti-Rassismus-Song. Eine glasklare Ansage gegen Rechts. Ein Mahnmal für Hanau, Halle und Georg Floyd. Mit Bass, Bläsern und deutsch-französischem Rap".

2022 feiert die Band ihr zehnjähriges Jubiläum. Dazu veröffentlichte sie zwei Tonträger: die EP Back to the Roots (Frühjahr 2022), produziert vom Freiburger Beatmaker Be Franky; und im Herbst das Album 22, für das sie mit den Producern Stefan Harth, Yoni Cyrus und Troove Prod zusammengearbeitet haben.

Weitere Tätigkeiten
Seit 2006 leiten die Zwillingsbrüder Felix und Till Neumann in Schulen und Kulturzentren in Deutschland, Frankreich, Westafrika, Osteuropa und Asien interkulturelle Projekte, bei denen über Rhythmus, Sprache und Kreativität der grenzüberschreitende Austausch sowie die politische und kulturelle Bildung gefördert werden sollen. Im Winter 2012 waren die Brüder im Auftrag der deutschen Botschaft in Mauretanien, um in einem Rap-Projekt mit jungen afrikanischen Künstlern zu arbeiten. Im September 2013 zeichneten sie für das politische Bildungsprojekt Rap dich zur Wahl verantwortlich, das von mehreren Bundestagsabgeordneten unterstützt wurde.  2015, 2016 und 2019 tourten sie mit unterschiedlichen Musikern der jeweiligen Länder durch Kasachstan, die Ukraine und das westafrikanische Mali.

Seit 2016 bieten Zweierpasch europäische Kreativwettbewerbe zur Förderung der kulturellen, sprachlichen und politischen Bildung an. An ihrem Projekt Rapconte - Deutsch-französischer Märchenrap nahmen 2016 zweitausend deutsche und französische Schüler aus dem Oberrhein teil. 2018 haben Till und Felix Neumann von Zweierpasch die "Ecole du Flow" ins Leben gerufen, bei der Schüler aus Deutschland und Frankreich grenzüberschreitend kreativ werden und bei Gipfeltreffen vor- und miteinander auftreten. Es handelt sich dabei um den größten deutsch-französischen Kreativwettbewerb mit HipHop-Musik in Frankreich und Deutschland.

Im Juli 2019 machten Till und Felix Neumann mit der ersten Fill The Bottle Challenge in Deutschland bundesweit Schlagzeilen. In sechs Challenges sammelten sie 2019 mit Unterstützung zahlreicher Helfer in Freiburg im Breisgau und Kehl 55.000 Zigarettenstummel in Flaschen und verbreiteten diese unter dem Hashtag #FillTheBottle in den Sozialen Medien, um auf die dadurch entstehende Umweltverschmutzung aufmerksam zu machen.

Im Dezember 2019 veröffentlichten Zweierpasch die gemeinsam mit dem Modelabel Freiburgs Finest Streetwear entwickelte Snapback "Cap22".

Die Band setzte sich während der Coronakrise 2020 im deutsch-französischen Grenzgebiet für eine Wiederöffnung der geschlossenen Grenzen ein. Sie wirkte dafür bei den "Regenschirm-Demos" zwischen Kehl und Strasbourg mit und spielte einen Tag vor der Grenzöffnung am 14. Juni 2020 zum 35. Jahrestag der Schengener Verträge auf der Passerelle des Deux Rives. Begleitend dazu veröffentlichten sie den Song "Ouvrez les Frontières (Grenzsprenger)", der Ausdruck ihres Protests ist.

Die Zwillingsbrüder haben beide ein Master-Diplom der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg bzw. der Universität Straßburg, Till Neumann als Journalist, Felix Neumann als Politologe.

Auszeichnungen

 Das Album Alle guten Dinge sind 2 / Toutes les bonnes choses arrivent par 2 wurde im November 2013 für den Prix officiel franco-allemand des industries et commerces culturels nominiert, der von den deutschen und französischen Wirtschaftsministerien verliehen wird.
 Im Juli 2014 erreichte Zweierpasch das Finale des von der Udo-Lindenberg-Stiftung ausgerichteten Panikpreises und spielte gemeinsam mit Udo Lindenberg und weiteren Künstlern ein Konzert in Calw.
 Im Mai 2015 Sieger des Fürstenberg Lokal Derby-Vorentscheids für Südbaden in Karlsruhe. Erreichen von Platz vier beim Regiofinale in Donaueschingen im Juni 2015.
 Im November 2018 erreichten Zweierpasch mit dem Videoclip Fessengau (Stop Fessenheim) das Finale des Greenmotions Filmfestival in der Kategorie Kurzfilm. Damit wurde ihr Video unter 161 Beiträgen durch Jury und Publikum zu den besten fünf Kurzfilmen des Jahres gekürt. Im Wettbewerb 2019 nahm das Festival den Clip "Plastique de Rêve" in sein Programm auf und lud Zweierpasch zu Vorführungen und Diskussionen zum Thema Plastikmüll als Bedrohung für die Umwelt ein.
 2017 wurden Zweierpasch zu "Freiburgs Band des Jahres" gewählt. Die Wahl erfolgte als Hörervoting über den Radiosender Uni FM und wird mit dem "Goldenen Uhi" prämiert.
 Am 22. November 2018 wurden Zweierpasch im Quai d'Orsay in Paris mit dem Adenauer De Gaulle Preis für ihre besonderen Verdienste um die deutsch-französische Zusammenarbeit ausgezeichnet. Die Laudatio wurde gehalten von MdB Michael Roth, dem Beauftragten der deutschen Bundesregierung für deutsch-französische Angelegenheiten, und der französischen Europaministerin Nathalie Loiseau.
 Im Mai 2021 wurden Zweierpasch für "Schule ohne Rassismus Schule mit Courage" als Paten der Tullarealschule Kehl ernannt

Diskografie

 2011-09: Grenzgänger Frontalier (Single)
 2013-08: Alle guten Dinge sind 2 / Toutes les bonnes choses arrivent par 2 (Album)
 2014-05: Mon Chemin / Friedenstauben (XL-Single)
 2015-08: Kleine Helden (Single)
 2016-04: Rapconte – Deutsch-französischer Märchenrap (Album)
 2017-06: Flagge auf Halbmast / Double Vie (Single)
 2017-07: Double Vie (Album)
 2018-01: Fessengau (Single)
 2019-09: Lichter / Lichter Troove Remix (Single)
 2019-10: Globetrotter / Indignez-Vous (Single)
 2019-11: Plastique de Rêve / Doppeldecker (Single)
 2019-11: Un peu d'Amour (Album)
 2019-12: Globetrotter Troove Remix (Single)
 2020-05: Fake (Single)
 2020-06: Schwarze Medizin feat CBBP (Single)
 2020-07: Farbenrausch (Single)
 2020-10: Panzer Politik Poesie (Single)
 2021-04: Clandestino / La Vida feat El Flecha Negra (Single)
 2022-05 Back to the Roots (EP)
 2022-05 La Joconde (Single)
 2022-10 Le Feu (Single)

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website
 Blogspot
 Zweierpasch bei Jazzhaus Records

Einzelnachweise

Hip-Hop-Gruppe
Duo (Musik)


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Applied Behavioral Science
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Trends in women's participation at the meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis: 1975-2005
dc.contributor.author Simon, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.author Morris, Edward K.
dc.contributor.author Smith, Nathaniel G.
dc.identifier.citation Simon, J L, Morris, E K, Smith, N G. (2007) Trends in women's participation at the meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis: 1975-2005. The Behavior Analyst 30(2): 181-196.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4271
dc.description.abstract We examined women's participation, relative to men's, at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) between 1975 and 2005. Among our findings are upward trends in female presenters across formats (e.g., posters), types of authorship (e.g., first authors), and specialty areas (e.g., autism). Where women have attained parity, however, they are still often underrepresented, given their percentage of membership. Women also participate less than men as sole and invited authors and discussants and in the domains of basic research and conceptual analysis, but participate more than men in the applied domain. Data from the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis show parallel but delayed trends toward parity in basic and applied research, whereas data from The Behavior Analyst show only modest gains in the conceptual domain. We discuss the gender disparities in ABA's more prestigious categories of participation (e.g., invited addresses) and across its content domains, as well as in science in general, and the role of social and cultural factors in producing the disparities and how behavior analysts might aid in correcting them.
dc.subject Association For Behavior Analysis
dc.subject Conference Participation
dc.subject Journal Authorship
dc.subject Gender
dc.title Trends in women's participation at the meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis: 1975-2005
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Weekend Wine – Craft Beer and Pomerol Time!
After a long week of admin, and plenty of chatting with HMRC (who were incredibly helpful I must say!), I think I deserve a relaxing weekend, and it's all in the capable hands of my good mate Charlie.
We'll be heading off to Oxfordshire to see him and his parents at their lovely farm, deep in the countryside. I think when foreigners think of England, I'm assuming Oxfordshire fits the bill. Beautiful scenery, lots of agriculture, and some ridiculously big estates knocking around. It really is a great place to visit!
We're starting Saturday doing a tour at the Hook Norton Brewery. It's somewhere Charlie's always wanted to go round, and I'm definitely not going to say no! It'll get the weekend going nicely!
Straight after that it's down the pub for some lunch at the White Horse Inn in Duns Tew. Charlie, the lovely fella he is, has tried to find a pub with a good wine list for me. Looks like he's nailed it!
Should be a top do all round. Hope you guys and girls are doing lots of great stuff yourselves.
Oxfordshire is totally the embodiment of what people think England should look like. Spot on.
I've got my flat cap all ready for the drive!!
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village est le grand livre que vous voulez. Ce beau livre est créé par Laura Amy Schlitz. En fait, le livre a 96 pages. The Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village est libéré par la fabrication de Candlewick. Vous pouvez consulter en ligne avec Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village étape facile. Toutefois, si vous désirez garder pour ordinateur portable, vous pouvez Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village sauver maintenant.
Maidens, monks, and millers' sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There's Hugo, the lord's nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant's daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There's also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing shepherdess; and many more. With a deep appreciation for the period and a grand affection for both characters and audience, Laura Amy Schlitz creates twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally suited to silent reading or performance. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Robert Byrd — inspired by the Munich-Nuremberg manuscript, an illuminated poem from thirteenth-century Germany — this witty, historically accurate, and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of medieval England.


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Asurion President of Operations Appointed Board Chairman of Nashville Tech Council
Barry Vandevier Chosen to Lead NTC Board of Directors In Supporting Council's Mission to Grow Middle Tennessee's Technology Industry.
Asurion, the global leader in connected life services, today announced that its President of Operations, Barry Vandevier, has been appointed board chairman of the Nashville Tech Council (NTC).
"The NTC is fortunate to have Barry Vandevier as our incoming board chairman," said Brian Moyer, President & CEO of the Nashville Technology Council. "His experience as both an innovator and a leader at Asurion — a company with an important role in Nashville's tech landscape — will serve us well as we fulfill the vision of making Nashville our nation's creative tech destination."
As board chairman, Vandevier will support the Council's staff and 44-member board as they advance the organization's vision of establishing Nashville as one of the nation's top creative tech destinations by connecting, uniting, developing and promoting the city's vibrant tech community.
"Nashville's distinct creative community – including musicians, artists, writers, developers and designers – has produced a tech scene unlike any other in the United States," Vandevier said. "I'm honored and excited to work with the NTC board and staff as we continue to leverage the unique flavor of our city to empower the technology industry to grow and thrive even further."
The NTC is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that was founded in 1999 to be a catalyst for growth and influence of Middle Tennessee's tech community.
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Q: Facebook Id will be same or change in future Does facebook changes user's id?
Is there any possibility of change in the id of particular user because I'm using facebook id in my facebook application.

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Do not fear - as long as facebook is around your user id will be the same.
Using a users facebook user id as a unique identifier in your database is a great idea.  You should store it as a String, or as a BIGINT(20) value.

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The best subcompact car on the market is the 2013 Mini Cooper. The best midsize sedan, this year's Nissan Altima. And the best sports car is the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette.
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It's worth noting that the list comprises 17 categories of vehicles and is not a ranking within the list.
A total of 14 brands appear on the list, led by Toyota with three vehicles – the Avalon, Tacoma and Prius – and Honda with two – the CR-V and Odyssey. Vehicles by American carmakers include the Ram 1500 pickup, Buick Enclave, Ford Focus and Chevrolet's Corvette.
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512 Chai Chee Lane is located in between Bedok and Kembangan MRT. It is surrounded by residential housing, F&B and retail shops. A short walk from Viva Business Park which features Decathlon Sporting House retail space fronting major Upper Changi Road.
As a standard ex-JTC flatted factory, this project offers warehouse / factory space for rent suitable for clean and light business (B1 category). Various sizes are available for warehousing, production, distribution, and office space (URA 60/40 rule applies).
Most factory units for rent available are in bare condition with some rare occasion where there are fitted units for take-over. Layout of the units are also quite squarish. Some units on top floor are almost column free with a higher ceiling of up to 4m.
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Nick Hyde Memorial Preview: On The Cusp
The Disc Golf Pro Tour's third stop should provide plenty of intrigue
March 31, 2017 by Alex Colucci and Jacob Wilkins in Preview with 2 comments
Nate Sexton took second place at the 2016 Nick Hyde Memorial after a three-way playoff. Could this year's event provide a shot at redemption? Photo: Rebecca Heiam, DGPT
This weekend's Nick Hyde Memorial in Rockwall, Texas, marks the third stop of the Disc Golf Pro Tour's 10-event season. While there hasn't been much change in round one feature cards in prior tournaments due to fans voting for similar players, this time around we get to see some new faces to go with last year's winners of the event.
On the Open feature card, Simon Lizotte gets the nod as the 2016 champion, and he'll be joined by last week's Nick Hyde Memorial Men's Amateur Champion Alex Ferreira. Two-time PDGA World Champion Barry Schultz, who is making his DGPT debut, and Dallas-area professional Jesse Dalton round out the action.
Paige Pierce headlines the Open Women's feature card as the 2016 Nick Hyde Memorial winner and is joined by 2015 United States Women's Disc Golf Champion Hannah Leatherman. Completing the foursome are Texas professional Lisa Fajkus and Portland, Oregon, pro Melody Waibel.
Everyone remembers Pierce's much-discussed, confident statements following her Memorial Championship win last month: She did not expect to lose this season unless she beat herself or the course did her in. Well, after winning six tournaments in a row to start the season, she was finally bested last weekend at the Open at Temple by Catrina Allen (no word yet on if it was Pierce or the course who aided in the defeat, though).
Pierce has a great opportunity to turn things again in a hurry. She's the two-time defending champion of the Nick Hyde Memorial, and whatever advantage playing close to home brings, this is as near as any large event gets to her stomping grounds of Plano.
While Pierce ran away with the win last year, Lizotte, Paul McBeth and Nate Sexton had to settle things in a playoff, and they provide plenty of intrigue again entering this weekend.
All three pros spent much of 2016 at the top of the leaderboard. And though Ricky Wysocki came away with many of the titles, Lizotte and McBeth were two on a short list outside of the PDGA World Champion to rack up some wins. Sexton, on the other hand, was unable to snag that elusive signature victory he's been hunting for almost two years now.
Still, there have been plenty of close calls for the fan favorite. At the 2016 Memorial Championship, Sexton led McBeth by one stroke heading into the final round. The two were locked in a duel to the finish, with Sexton coming up two strokes short. At last year's Nick Hyde, Sexton was in the lead through much of the back nine, only to be caught by Lizotte and McBeth on the final hole. He eventually took second to Lizotte after a one-hole playoff. Later in the season, Sexton again went into a playoff looking for the win, and this time it lasted six holes before he was outdone by Wysocki at The Majestic.
Going back to the end of 2015, Sexton led the United States Disc Golf Championship going into the final round before faltering to a fourth place finish. While he hasn't won a National Tour event, or a PDGA Major, the last A-Tier where he took the win was the 2015 Fort Steilacoom Open, and before that the Spike Hyzer Invitational in 2014. You have to go all the way back to 2011 for the next one: the Zoo Town Open in Missoula, Montana.
He's been on the cusp of a significant win on tour for a while now, but when you travel with a four-time world champion and only play in the largest scale events, that makes the big one harder to come by. His consistency and ability to play within himself — and to his strengths — will always keep him near the top, and one day, one would think, help him break through to come out on top. Perhaps he snags the win this weekend, and makes it a redemption story by putting last year's playoff loss in the rear view for good.
Venue and Course
Harry Myers Disc Golf Course (Friday, Saturday & Sunday): Par 63, 7,821 feet – All three rounds of the event will be played at Harry Myers Disc Golf Course, which sports a design by the esteemed John Houck. This is the third year in a row that the event has maintained PDGA A-Tier status and drawn a sizeable professional field from all across the U.S., and the first season it has been part of the DGPT.
The general course layout is not dissimilar from what we saw at the last DGPT stop in Waco. There are a number of longer par 4s and 5s, with par 3s accented with trees and fast greens to add some challenge. Two early holes, in particular, come replete with highlights.
Hole 3 is a 579-foot par 4 that is reachable for many of the top pros in the field, but only if they throw over all the trees on the right side of the fairway. Don't be surprised to see a handful of eagles there this weekend. Hole 4 plays as a par 5 at 882 feet, and has been described as one of the few truly challenging par 5s on tour by many players. Just like hole 3, the play off the tee on hole 4 is to throw a high anhyzer over everything before placing an upshot through the trees to the green.
Check out how players tackled those holes in our Tournament Throwback post, which spotlights last year's Open final round and playoff.
Past Nick Hyde Memorial Winners
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2016 Simon Lizotte Paige Pierce
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Friday: The Nick Hyde Memorial's opening day looks like a good one. Sunny skies are expected, with perhaps a few clouds possible in the afternoon. Southerly winds will likely increase throughout the day, starting around 10 mph in the morning to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts up to 25 mph will be possible. Highs will top out around 83°.
7 a.m.: Sunny and 53°. Southeasterly wind speeds around 7 mph likely.
10 a.m.: Sunny and 63°. Southerly winds around 10 mph likely.
1 p.m.: Mostly sunny and 77°. Southerly winds around 15 mph likely.
4 p.m.: Mostly sunny and 83°. Southerly winds around 20 mph likely, gusting to 25 mph possible.
Hole to Watch: With southerly winds expected for the first day of the event, hole 10 may provide players with some trouble. Hole 10 is a 724 foot par 4 that demands an accurate shot off the tee to navigate a tight gap before opening up to a landing zone. With a headwind expected, don't expect to see many players taking the "Big Arm Route," which is basically just to throw a big anhyzer over everything.
Saturday: A tough forecast is in store for Saturday, as timing differences between weather models leads to decreased confidence. Some models say storms are possible, while others say storms will be more to the west of the region. If thunderstorms do form, they'll be in an environment conducive to severe weather development, especially in the late afternoon and early evening. As of now, thunderstorms shouldn't be an issue until maybe the evening hours. Outside of potential thunderstorms, partly cloudy skies can be expected, with south to southeasterly winds around 5 to 15 mph. Highs will be around 79°.
7 a.m.: Partly cloudy with temperatures around 60°. Southeasterly winds around 7 mph likely.
10 a.m.: Partly cloudy with temperatures around 67°. Southeasterly winds around 12 mph likely.
1 p.m.: Partly cloudy with a temperature around 75°. Southeasterly winds around 15 mph possible, with gusts up to 25 mph.
4 p.m.: Mostly cloudy and isolated storms with a temperature around 79°. Southeasterly winds around 15 mph possible, with gusts up to 25 mph.
Hole to Watch: Winds out of the southeast on Saturday means players will face a headwind on the already difficult hole 16. Hole 16 is a 990-foot par 5 that allows players to air out two shots before throwing their approach shots for the chance at a birdie 4. It will be interesting to see how much these players try to bite off in a headwind.
Sunday: Championship Sunday should bring the best chance for showers and thunderstorms. A cold front will be pushing through central and eastern Texas, bringing the potential for widespread showers and thunderstorms. This will limit highs to the low 70s, with shifting winds of 5 to 10 mph likely.
7 a.m.: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms possible. Temperatures will be around 62°. Southeast winds around 5 mph likely.
10 a.m.: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms possible. Temperatures will be around 67°. Easterly winds around 7 mph likely.
1 p.m.: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms possible. Temperatures will be around 70°. Northeasterly winds around 10 mph likely.
4 p.m.: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers possible. Temperatures will be around 72°. Northeasterly winds around 10 mph likely.
Hole to Watch: Although winds should be a bit subdued as the rain begins to fall, some wind could cause some trouble on hole 2. Hole 2 is a 579-foot par 4 that allows players the option of taking a wide hyzer or a shot up the middle. From the landing zone, it's a simple approach to the green.
It should be noted that wind forecasts do not take into account the local topography of Harry Myers Park. If there is quite a bit of elevation change some swirling of the wind is possible. However, given the prevailing wind direction, a good guess could be placed on holes that may see troublesome winds.
How To Follow
You can follow along with the live coverage on the Disc Golf Pro Tour YouTube channel at 5:00 p.m. EST for all three Open feature/lead card rounds, Friday through Sunday. SmashboxxTV will be producing the live coverage, and expect them to continue interspersing footage from the Open Women's feature and lead cards into the broadcast. Additionally, Jomez Productions will provide next-day post-production, with live scoring and statistics available via UDisc Live.
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Jacob Wilkins is a disc golfer from Bowling Green, Kentucky who has a bachelor of science degree in meteorology from Western Kentucky University. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram for a solid mixture of disc golf and weather.
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A ciascuno il suo è un romanzo giallo di Leonardo Sciascia pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1966 dalla casa editrice Einaudi. È il secondo romanzo poliziesco di Sciascia ed è ispirato all'assassinio del commissario di pubblica sicurezza di Agrigento Cataldo Tandoy (1960).

Il titolo è la traduzione dal latino di unicuique suum, frase stampata sul retro della lettera minatoria che compare nel racconto ed elemento rilevante per l'indagine.

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In una calda estate del 1964, in un piccolo borgo dell'entroterra siciliano, il farmacista del paese, tale Manno, riceve una lettera minatoria riportante un messaggio di morte. L'uomo, benvoluto da tutti i compaesani ed estraneo alla politica, aveva un'unica passione: la caccia. Incoraggiato anche dagli amici nell'ipotesi che si tratti di una burla, non dà peso alla lettera e viene tragicamente ucciso durante una battuta di caccia insieme all'amico, il dottor Roscio.

Gli inquirenti ipotizzano che il movente dell'assassino sia stata la presunta relazione di Manno con una frequentatrice della farmacia, ma questa pista si rivela sbagliata. Solo il professore Laurana, quasi ossessionato dall'omicidio, è l'unico a cogliere la pista giusta, avendo notato una parola stampata sul retro delle lettere di giornale utilizzate per la composizione della minatoria: unicuique; tale parola trattasi d'un motto latino che apre la prima pagina de L'Osservatore Romano, il quotidiano della Città del Vaticano, che ricevono solo due persone in paese: il parroco di Sant'Anna e l'Arciprete. Laurana, recandosi prima da uno e poi dall'altro per approfondire la cosa, intuisce che il vero bersaglio degli assassini del farmacista Manno era in realtà il dottor Roscio, e che perciò il farmacista era servito solamente come specchietto per le allodole.

Si reca dunque dalla vedova e dal padre di Roscio e trova infine la soluzione del delitto: il dottor Roscio aveva scoperto la relazione che sua moglie, Luisa, aveva con il proprio cugino, l'avvocato Rosello, e che ormai continuava da anni. Proprio a causa d'un ultimatum che il dottor Roscio aveva lanciato a Rosello, in cui se quest'ultimo non avesse troncato la tresca con la cugina il dottore avrebbe pubblicato dei documenti compromettenti in cui sono riportati tutti i suoi numerosi intrallazzi con faccendieri e politici corrotti, l'avvocato reagisce facendolo uccidere da un sicario.

Laurana, che inizialmente si propone di tenere per sé i risultati della sua indagine, continuando per la sua strada, viene però sedotto ed ingannato dalla bella Luisa che, in accordo con il cugino, vuole liberarsi della pericolosa testimonianza che  potrebbe costituire se lasciato in libertà. Mentre il corpo del professor Laurana giace in una zolfara, Rosello e la vedova Roscio si sposano, rendendo dunque evidente che furono proprio la bella Luisa e il cugino a liberarsi del dottore per poter felicemente vivere insieme.

Personaggi

Personaggi principali
 Paolo Laurana, professore di italiano e latino presso un liceo classico.
 Manno, farmacista che riceve una lettera anonima in cui viene minacciato di morte.
 Dott. Roscio, compagno di caccia e amico di Manno.
 Avv. Rosello, avvocato del paese, nipote dell'arciprete, innamorato di Luisa Roscio
 Luisa Roscio, vedova del Dott. Roscio.

Personaggi secondari
 Don Luigi Corvaia, amico del farmacista Manno.
 Arciprete Rosello, zio di Luisa e dell'avvocato Rosello.
 Spanò Teresa, vedova del farmacista Manno.
 Salvaggio, colonnello in pensione, prende sempre le difese dell'Arma.
 mamma di Laurana
 deputato nazionale comunista
 parroco di Sant'Anna, prete del paese e una delle due persone che ricevono l'osservatore romano in paese

Filmografia
Dal romanzo venne tratto un film omonimo nel 1967, diretto da Elio Petri e sceneggiato da questi insieme a Ugo Pirro. Il film segna l'inizio del sodalizio artistico fra il regista Petri, lo sceneggiatore Pirro e Gian Maria Volonté, che v'interpreta il ruolo del professor Laurana, a cui seguiranno altri fortunati film nel corso degli anni settanta.

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Voci correlate
 Leonardo Sciascia
 A ciascuno il suo (film)

Altri progetti

Romanzi gialli di Leonardo Sciascia
Romanzi ambientati in Sicilia

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Belgrade Sets Out its Stall in ICJ Case [1]
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Serbia argues that the court has no jurisdiction in the genocide case brought by Bosnia.
In their defence against landmark genocide charges brought by Bosnia and Hercegovina at the International Court of Justice, Belgrade's representatives made it clear this week that they would be arguing long and hard that the court had no jurisdiction over the matter because Serbia had not been a member of the UN at the time.
The lawyers also sought to clothe themselves and their arguments in the colours of the new "democratic Serbia" – describing the way that politics and the Serbian state had radically shifted following the overthrow of former president Slobodan Milosevic in 2000.
Through these arguments, the lawyers were distancing themselves from the evidence of killings, rapes and torture committed by Serbs in Bosnia - allegedly under the control of the Milosevic regime - which had been presented to the court over the previous seven days.
Nevertheless, the Serb side also began to chisel away at some of the Bosnian allegations, arguing that because their sources were not always reliable, the court would have to test each allegation.
In his opening arguments, Professor Radoslav Stojanovic, a legal representative for Serbia, told the court that the Serbian side would, in the first part of their case, expand on the issue of the court's own legitimacy in hearing the case – despite the fact that this will be the third time the Serbian side is raising arguments about jurisdiction – and that only later would they counter the substance of the Bosnian case.
He suggested that they would argue that the Bosnian side had not only failed to establish what had taken place during the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the early Nineties, but that they had failed to show that any of the crimes that had taken place could be attributed to Serbia and Montenegro.
Stojanovic presented himself to the court as a representative of what he described as the new democratic Serbia, explaining that "I find myself in a paradox - I must defend a regime to which I am opposed".
He called for dialogue and reconciliation, between the parties, rather than a court case, although he emphasised that "reconciliation doesn't mean forgetting everything". And he stressed the fact that both sides were taking the "self-same path" towards acceptance by the European Union.
Stojanovic also expressed his concern that any decision – either for or against Serbia – by the ICJ would have a negative impact in the region, arguing that it would "result in an increase of political extremism".
In his follow-up arguments on the issue of jurisdiction, another Serbian legal representative, Professor Tibor Varadi, argued that they were not raising "mere technicalities". He had represented Serbia at a previous ICJ case concerning claims against several NATO states - which resulted in an ICJ ruling in 2004 that Serbia's status as a member of the UN between 1992 and 2000 had "remained ambiguous", and therefore it had no standing to bring a trial to the ICJ.
The stakes in this case were "daunting", he said, because, if the court ruled against the Serbs, "the balance sheet of the twentieth century would show Serbia and Montenegro [to be] the one and only state convicted for genocide".
Yes, there had been crimes, he said, but they were the responsibility of individuals, and relatively straightforward to judge. Things become more complicated, said Varadi, when perceived as issue between states.
He stressed throughout his arguments that the whole conflict during the Nineties was not as simple as had been maintained by the Bosnian side. There were "shifting ethnic confrontations and alliances".
He did not agree that only Serbs had been the culprits, but rather that "since 1991 a brutal conflict emerged between Muslims, Serbs and Croats".
Varadi summarised the Bosnian position as follows: that "acts prohibited by Genocide Convention were committed by Bosnian Serbs and that the authorities of the FRY [the predecessor state to Serbia and Montenegro] aided and abetted such acts".
He pointed out that Republika Srpska, whose federal government of Bosnia and Hercegovina launched the suit, have strongly and consistently opposed it.
Varadi pointed to the irony that the alleged perpetrator – RS – may become the recipient of any claims to reparations if the court found in favour of the Bosnian side, while Kosovo, still legally part of Serbia and Montenegro, whose citizens are not accused of taking part in this conflict, could be a debtor.
Turning to the issue of Serbia's membership of the UN - on which much of the Serbian arguments about the ICJ jurisdiction turn - Varadi emphasised that this was of "critical importance".
He pointed out that this court, in a previous ruling, had already determined in 2004 that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - predecessor state to Serbia and Montenegro - had not been a member of the UN between 1992 and 2000, and therefore not party to any UN statutes.
Back in 2000, said the lawyer, when the new government of Serbia and Montenegro was "faced with a daunting number of crucially important issues", they abandoned the arguments advanced by the previous regime and submitted an application to join the UN.
Varady was followed by Serbian legal representatives
Vladimir Djerić and Andreas Zimmermann who argued in detail about Serbia and Montenegro's non-membership of the UN, and how the state was therefore not bound by the Genocide Convention and Article IX of that convention which deals with state responsibility.
Before they had embarked on the detail of the jurisdiction issues, another member of the Serbian legal team, Sasa Obradovic, made a number of challenges to the Bosnian lawsuit, especially to the elements which had been presented as part of their written case.
Obradovic told the judges that there had been "clear examples of false and inaccurate allegations". He picked out a few, including allegations that around 2,500 people had been killed in an attack on Zvornik in April 1992. In the Milosevic indictment at the tribunal, he pointed out, 15 people were alleged to have been killed in that attack.
He also challenged the use by the Bosnian side of tribunal indictments to support their case, saying that many of the allegations contained in them had not yet been confirmed.
And on plea agreements, Obradovic said that they themselves, or the facts stated in them, were not used as evidence at the tribunal unless supported by oral testimony by the person who had pled guilty.
He pointed out that the statement of facts by Biljana Plavsic, who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity, had not been accepted as evidence before any other trial. Yet the Bosnian side had cited it at length as indicative of the connections between the leadership of RS and Belgrade.
The Serb side has the same number of sessions as the Bosnians in which to present their arguments, before closing on March 16, after which each side will bring witnesses and experts.
Journalists have been requested not to report on the testimony of the witnesses until they have all completed their evidence, by March 28.
After the witnesses there will be another round of arguments from both sides in April, before the hearings finish on May 9.
Janet Anderson is the director of IWPR's International Justice Programme.
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As we await the full details of the crash of Lao Airlines Flight QV 301, which crashed in Pakse, Laos yesterday afternoon, my thoughts are with the bereaved families involved in this tragedy. I am shattered by the news of this monumental and unfortunate tragedy, especially as the flight also had a family member along with close friends of the family on board.
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Nike Joins Effort to Block Bill Designed to Protect Girls from Competing Against Transgender Athletes
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Nike has joined a group of businesses in signing a letter of support to defeat a Tennessee bill which would prevent biological male athletes from being able to compete against girls.
The letter, sponsored by 142 businesses in the state, claims that other states will retaliate against Tennessee if it passes laws to prevent biological boys from competing as transgender girls and the resulting actions by outsiders will be bad for Tennessee's businesses.
Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature to address the problem of boys competing as girls. Two bills in particular, House Bill 1572 and Senate Bill 1736/HB 1689, are currently being considered.
"Policies that signal that the state is not welcoming to everyone put our collective economic success at risk," the letter says. "It is both a business imperative and core to our corporate values that our customers, our employees and their families, and our potential employees feel fully included in the prosperity of our state."
Nike, of course, is also a big advocate for the radical gay agenda.
While claiming to represent "freedom" for transgenders in America, Nike is also a big supporter of China where transgender people have few rights. Just last year, for instance, Nike celebrated its efforts to work with the Chinese government to push the company's business interests in the communist nation.
In October, Vice President Mike Pence slammed Nike for working so closely with the red Chinese, saying that the company's "corporate greed" has come before its fealty to humanity.
"Nike promotes itself as a so-called social justice champion, but when it comes to Hong Kong, it prefers checking its social conscience at the door," Pence said.
"A progressive corporate culture that willfully ignores the abuse of human rights is not progressive, it is repressive," the vice president added.
Correction: An earlier version of this story had reported that Governor Lee of Tennessee had signed the letter to defeat the legislation preventing transgender athletes from competing against females, that is incorrect.
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A treaty banning all nuclear weapon was adopted today at the UN in New York. "It's a historic day," says Krista van Velzen, campaign leader for PAX.
The treaty to ban nuclear weapons has broad support. Two thirds of all the countries of the world took part in the negotiations at the UN in New York in the last few weeks. The Netherlands was the only NATO country present during the negotiations. At the last minute, however, The Netherlands called for a recorded vote on the treaty, and proceeded to cast the one and only vote against the ban. Singapore abstained from voting. The other 122 countries present voted for the ban. A number of European countries voted for the ban, including Austria, Cyprus the Holy See, Ireland, Lichtenstein, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Sweden and Switzerland.
The treaty forbids every form of assistance for the production or maintenance of nuclear weapons. Many countries consider financial investments in nuclear weapons a form of assistance. For many years PAX has led an international campaign against these types of investments. PAX expects the stigmatizing effect of this treaty to lead to a decrease in investments in production and maintenance of these weapons.
PAX is extremely pleased that after 72 years, a nuclear weapons ban is at long last a reality.


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Providing approximately 13,300 students from around the world with a wealth of opportunities, the University of Bayreuth cooperates with six Australian universities. Some of these partnerships have a long tradition. The first-class research and teaching on our campus along with our range of industry partners help prepare students for outstanding careers. Our interdisciplinary, multi-lingual degree programmes are truly trendsetters. And our students receive plenty of guidance and support. Come discover your new home away from home!
The University of Bayreuth's new office in Australia opens its doors in June 2018
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Embedded in the current trend to pursue extended and intensified German-Australian cooperation in science and business, the network represents a flagship project for the University of Bayreuth. The University of Bayreuth's international visibility and attractiveness have increased considerably as a result of cooperation with two of Australia's leading universities, Melbourne and Monash. This is illustrated by the notable increase in international applications that have been received by the University of Bayreuth since the start of the project. The cooperation between the University of Bayreuth and its Australian partners features a concentration of successful joint research projects with multi-national funding as well as intensive scientific exchange and active mobility in both directions, e.g. numerous research stays by students and researchers and joint courses held in the scope of the Bayreuth International Summer School.
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subscribers. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' actions violate its rights under the First and
Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and seeks injunctive and declaratory
relief pursuant to 42 U.S.c. § 1983. Plaintiffalso seeks damages to be proven at trial as to
violations of clearly established rights.
This lawsuit is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 against all Defendants for
actions under color of state law in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United
States Constitution. Jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28
U.S.c. §§ 1331, 1343(a)(3), in that this action is brought to redress deprivation, under color oflaw,
of rights secured by the Constitution of the United States. This Court has jurisdiction to grant
declaratory relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, and is empowered to grant injunctive
relief pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65.
substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to Plaintiff s claims occurred in this district.
INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT
Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.c. § 1391(b) because a
Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-5, assignment to this division is proper because a substantial
part of the events or omissions giving rise to Plaintiffs claims occurred in the counties served by
this division.
THE PARTIES
Plaintiff PRISON LEGAL NEWS ("PLN") is a non-profit, charitable Washington
corporation under IRS Code § 501(c)(3) with its office in Seattle, Washington. PLN publishes
"Prison Legal News," ("PLN") a monthly journal of prison news, court decisions and other
developments affecting the civil and human rights of prisoners. PLN also distributes prisoner-
oriented books. PLN has approximately 5,000 subscribers in all fifty states and abroad.
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42 U.S.c. § 1983 AND DAMAGES
Approximately eighty (80) percent of PLN subscribers are state and federal prisoners, including
many prisoners in the CDCR's custody. CDCR prisoners constitute approximately twenty (20)
percent ofPLN's prisoner subscribers.
The Defendants listed below are sued in their official capacities for equitable relief
only as to each and every violation of federal rights included in this complaint. Defendants are
sued in their individual capacities for damages only with respect only to violations offederal rights
that have been clearly established. To the extent that federal rights have not been clearly
established, Defendants are sued in their official capacities only and for equitable relief only.
Defendant ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ("SCHWARZENEGGER") is the
Governor of the State of California, a position he has held since approximately November of 2003.
Defendant SCHWARZENEGGER has ultimate responsibility for the promulgation of CDCR
policies, procedures, and practices. As to all claims presented herein against him, Defendant
SCHWARZENEGGER is being sued in his individual capacity for damages associated with
clearly established federal rights, and in his official capacity for injunctive and declaratory relief.
At all relevant times, Defendant SCHWARZENEGGER has acted under color of state law.
Defendant JAMES E. TILTON ("TILTON") is the Secretary of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ("CDCR"), a position he has held since
approximately September 2006. Defendant TILTON has ultimate responsibility for the
promulgation and implementation of CDCR policies, procedures, and practices and for the
managementof the CDCR. As to all claims presented herein against him, Defendant TIL TON is
being sued in his individual capacity for damages associated with clearly established federal rights,
and in his official capacity for injunctive and declaratory relief. At all relevant times, Defendant
TILTON has acted under color of state law.
Defendants KINGSTON W. PRUNTY, JR. ("PRUNTY") and STEVE KESSLER
("KESSLER") are the Undersecretaries of the CDCR. Defendants PRUNTY and KESSLER are
responsible for the promulgation and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices at the
CDCR. As to all claims presented herein against them, Defendants PRUNTY and KESSLER are
being sued in their individual capacities for damages associated with clearly established federal
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rights, and in their official capacities for injunctive and declaratory relief. At all relevant times,
Defendants PRUNTY and KESSLER have acted under color of state law.
Defendant SCOTT KERNAN ("KERNAN") is the Chief Deputy Secretary, Division
of Adult Operations of the CDCR. Defendant KERNAN is responsible for the promulgation and
implementation of policies, procedures, and practices at the CDCR. As to all claims presented
herein against him, Defendant KERNAN is being sued in his individual capacity for damages
associated with clearly established federal rights, and in his official capacity for injunctive and
declaratory relief. At all relevant times, Defendant KERNAN has acted under color of state law.
Defendant LEA ANN CHRONES ("CHRONES") is the Director of Adult
Institutions of the CDCR. Defendant CHRONES is responsible for the promulgation and
herein against her, Defendant CHRONES is being sued in her individual capacity for damages
associated with clearly established federal rights,· and in her official capacity for injunctive and
declaratory relief. At all relevant times, Defendant CHRONES has acted under color ofstate law.
Defendant MARISELA MONTES ("MONTES") is the Chief Deputy Secretary,
Division of Adult Programs of the CDCR. Defendant MONTES is responsible for the
promulgation and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices at the CDCR. As to all
claims presented herein against her, Defendant MONTES is being sued in her individual capacity
for damages associated with clearly established federal rights, and in her official capacity for
injunctive and declaratory relief. At all relevant times, Defendant MONTES has acted under color
of state law.
Plaintiff publishes a monthly magazine, "Prison Legal News," and also distributes
books and other materials pertaining to the legal rights of prisoners and the conditions affecting
them. PLN is comprised of writings from legal scholars, attorneys, inmates and news wire
services. Each issue of PLN contains articles on recent court decisions, as well as practical advice
for prisoners on how to litigate and otherwise protect their legal rights. PLN includes regular
columns designed to assist prisoners who are not represented by counsel, including "Habeas Hints"
and "Pro Se Tips and Tactics." PLN consists of speech on matters of public concern and is thus
entitled to the highest degree of protection under the First Amendment.
PLN has approximately 5,000 subscribers in all fifty states and abroad.
prisoners in the CDCR custody. CDCR prisoners constitute approximately twenty (20) percent of
PLN's prisoner subscribers. The purpose ofPLN, as stated in its Articles of Incorporation, Article
III, Part 6 is "to educate prisoners and the public about the destructive nature of racism, sexism,
and the economic and socialcosts of prisons to society."
PLN contains content that is of particular interest to prisoners who are in disciplinary
segregation, including reports of court decisions on the rights of prisoners in disciplinary
proceedings. For example, the December 2004 issue ofPLN included an article on Piggie v.
Cotton, 344 F.3d 674 (7th Cir. 2003), holding that a prisoner facing disciplinary proceedings is
entitled to disclosure of exculpatory evidence.
ptN consists of speech on matters of public concern, and is thus entitled to the
highest degree of protection under the First Amendment.
PLN currently has, and at all relevanttimes has had, numerous paid subscribers who
are prisoners in the custody of the CDCR. By paying for their subscriptions, these prisoners have
expressed their desire to receive Plaintiffs legal journal.
Until approximately January of2003, CDCR prisoners who subscribed to PLN or
ordered other publications from PLN received those publications without incident.
In approximately January 2003, Defendants began refusing delivery ofPLN and
PLN's publications to inmate subscribers in the custody ofCDCR (hereinafter, the "censorship
policies"). CDCR institutions invoked censorship policies for a variety of reasons, all of which
violate PLN's Constitutional rights. Several institutions refused to deliver PLN to inmate
subscribers because they lacked the appropriate labels or because PLN was not an "approved
vendor" ofthe institutions. Other institutions refused to deliver PLN because the recipients were
housed in Reception Centers or Administrative Segregation units. Other institutions refused to
deliver hardcover books distributed by PLN due to hardcover bans in individual institutions. Still
42 U.S.C. §1983 AND DAMAGES
other institutions refused to allow gift or donated subscriptions to CDCR inmates or refused
publications that exceeded two pounds in weight. Other institutions designated books and
periodicals as "special purchases" meaning that inmates could order them only on a quarterly 'basis.
Other institutions destroyed standard mail sent by PLN to its subscribers when the mail was not
deliverable to the addressee rather than return that mail to PLN or to the Post Office.
Plaintiff is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that at least twenty two (22)
CDCR institutions prohibit inmates from possessing, ordering, and/or receiving hardcover
publications, although there are obvious less restrictive means to achieve any legitimate
penalogical goal concerning prisoners' receipt or possession of hard cover books.
There is no limit to how long a CDCR prisoner may be confined in Administrative
Segregation ("Ad Seg"). Some CDCR prisoners are confined in Ad Seg for many months or even
years. Similarly, prisoners can be housed in reception centers ("RC's") for many months or even
Since the censorship policies were implemented, PLN has received numerous
complaints from subscribers whose access to the subscriptions for which they have paid has been
blocked, or imminently will be blocked, pursuant to the censorship policies. Some CDCR
prisoners have expressed their intention not to subscribe or not to renew their current subscriptions
because of the censorship policies. Inmates also refuse to order other publications distributed by
PLN because they know that the prisons will ban them pursuant to censorship policies.
On November 18,2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
upheld the District Court's decision that a vendor label policy at Pelican Bay State Prison
22 . ("PBSP") violated prisoners' First Amendment rights. Ashker v. California Department of
Corrections, et al. (9th Cir, 2003) 350 F.3d 917. The prison required that books and magazines
mailed to the prison have approved vendor labels affixed to them. Due to other protections in
place regarding contraband and security, the District Court and Ninth Circuit held that such a
policy was not rationally related to the prison's asserted interest in security and issued a permanent
injunction prohibiting state officials at PBSP from enforcing the policy. Plaintiff is informed and
believes, and thereon alleges, that at least three CDCR institutions still require that PLN books and
periodicals be mailed with approved vendor labels affixed to them.
At various times,PLN and others have contacted the CDCR or particular institutions
regarding the unlawful censorship policies. For example, on April 3, 2003, the Prison Law Office
wrote a letter to Edward Alameida, the Director of CDCR (then "CDC") at that time. The letter
documented the practice by two CDCR institutions of denying books to prisoners housed in Ad
Seg units and RC's. For example, California Institution for Men ("CIM") refused to forward a law
dictionary and legal research book ordered from PLN to an inmate housed in the reception center
segregation unit. CIM staff returned the book to PLN with a notice stating "books not allowed
where inmate is housed." Plaintiffis informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that at least
thirteen (13) CDCR institutions impermissibly prohibit inmates in Ad Seg and/or RC's from
possessing, ordering, and/or receiving books, magazines and other publications.
On March 19, 2004, PLN wrote to Jeanne Woodford, the Director ofCDCR at that
time. PLN complained that CDCR institutions failed to deliver PLN to inmates housed in Ad Seg
and failed to deliver PLN publications because PLN failed to utilize special labels required by the
prisons. PLN received only a cursory response to those concerns from a Facility Captain atthe
Institutions Division.
On March 8, 2005, PLN wrote a letter to California State Prison, Los Angeles
County ("LAC") attempting to get on the "approved vendor" list of thatprison so that it could send
PLN publications to inmates housed at LAC. LAC never responded to that letter.
On September 19, 2005, counsel for PLN sent yet another demand letter to CDCR
personnel, including Defendants named in this complaint. That letter outlined the various
censorship policies at CDCR institutions and demanded that the violations cease.
Defendants have never provided PlaintiffPLN with notice that itsjournal or books
mailed to its subscribers in the CDCR have been withheld from those subscribers, nor any
opportunity to be heard. On information and belief, some issues of PLN that were sent to
subscribers in the CDCR have been forwarded to unknown destinations or destroyed by
Defendants without any notice to Plaintiff. CDCR institutions do not have uniform, or perhaps
any, procedures in place to notify publishers and distributors of the institutions' refusal to deliver
publication to prisoners, nor do they have sufficient, or perhaps any, procedures in place that would
allow publishers and distributors to appeal such refusals.
Defendants'vendor approval processes are arbitrary, ill-defined and haphazard.
Defendants have not promulgated a standardized means, mechanism or set of criteria for approving
book and magazine vendors atCDCR institutions. Many of the individual institutions appear to
have no vendor-approval processes at all while others implement unaccountable, discretionary
review without discernible guidelines. Where vendor approval procedures exist, there are no
uniform, or perhaps any procedures to notify or inform vendors of their requirements, no uniform,
or perhaps any procedures to notify or inform vendors of a timeframe within which a decision will
be made, and no uniform, or perhaps any procedures to notify or inform vendors how to appeal a
denial of approved vendor status. For instance, someCDCR institutions have apparently instituted
arbitrary approval processes that must go through prison chaplains with no apparent appeal
procedure. Despite many requests by the PLN regarding the vendor-approval processes in
individual institutions, Defendants have refused to provide Plaintiff with notice of the vendor-
approval processes and have failed to implement procedural safeguards regarding approved
vendors, including the opportunity to challenge denial of approved vendor status.
PlaintiffPLN has an interest, protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, in
communicating with CDCR prisoners who have subscribed to its journal. Plaintiff has been
harmed and continues to be harmed by Defendants' interference with that communication.
Plaintiff has also been harmed and continues to be harmed by the loss of revenue as CDCR
prisoners are deterred and prevented from subscribing to PLN.
Defendants continue to enforce the censorship policies as of the date of this
Complaint. Plaintiff PLN is suffering irreparable harm as a result of Defendants' ongoing
violations of its Constitutional rights, and therefore Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law. These
violations are continuing and will continue until enjoined by this Court.
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u.s.c. §1983 AND DAMAGES
CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(For Violations of the First Amendment Under Color Of State Law; Section 1983)
Plaintiff realleges and incorporates herein by reference each of the allegations
contained in the preceding paragraphs of this Complaint.
The censorship policies violate Plaintiffs right to freedom of expression as
guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, made applicable to the states
by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' conduct in violation of Plaintiffs
First Amendment rights as set forth above, Plaintiff has suffered, and continues to suffer, lost
business income, lost business good will and emotional distress.
Defendants' actions and inactions are motivated by evil motive and intent and are
committed with reckless and callous indifference to Plaintiffs federally protected rights.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for: (a) judgment declaring that the acts, conduct and
omissions of Defendants violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; (b) an
order enjoining Defendants and their employees, agents, and any and all persons acting in concert
with them from further violation of Plaintiffs First Amendment rights; (c) damages against
Defendants subject to proof at trial; (d) an order awarding Plaintiffs reasonable attorney' fees,
litigation expenses, and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and any other applicable law.
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(For Violations of Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause Under Color Of State Law;
Section 1983)
Plaintiffrealleges and incorporates herein by reference each of the allegations
By failing to give Plaintiff notice of the censorship of its publications, and an
opportunity to be heard with respect to that censorship, Defendants have deprived and continue to
deprive Plaintiff ofliberty and property without due process oflaw, in violation of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the United States Constitution.
( .
omissions of Defendants violate the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment due process
clause; (b) an order enjoining Defendants and their employees, agents, and any and all persons
acting in concert with them from further violation of Plaintiffs First Amendment and Fourteenth
Amendment due process rights; (c) damages against Defendants subject to proof at trial; (d) an
order awarding Plaintiffs reasonable attorneys' fees,
U.S.c.§ 1988 and any other applicable law.
litiga~ion
expenses and costs pursuant to 42
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The conduct previously alleged, unless and until enjoined by order of this Court, will cause
great and irreparable injury to Plaintiff. Further, a judicial declaration is necessary and appropriate
at this time so that all parties may know their respective rights and act accordingly.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffprays for judgment as follows:
A declaration that Defendants' actions, described herein, violate the First and
Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution;
An order enjoining all Defendants and their employees, agents, and any and all
persons acting in concert with them from further violation of Plaintiff s civil rights under the First
and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution;
An order awarding actual damages in an amount to be proven at trial for violations of
federally protected rights that have been clearly established;
An order awarding punitive damages in an amount to be proven at trial for violations
of federally protected rights that have been clearly established;
An order awarding Plaintiff s reasonable attorneys' fees, litigation expenses and
costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and any other applicable law;
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An order awarding such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
Dated: April 12, 2007 .
ROSEN, BIEN & GALV
Plaintiff hereby demands a jury trial.
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Malta, Dec 23 – A Libyan passenger plane with 118 people on board has been hijacked and forced to land in Malta, the airline Afriqiyah Airways has confirmed.
The Airbus A320 was flying inside Libya for Afriqiyah Airways when it was diverted, local media report.
There were two hijackers involved, who threatened to bomb the plane, according to initial reports.
Maltese PM Joseph Muscat said security forces were standing by.
Malta International Airport confirmed on Twitter that there had been an "unlawful interference" at the airport.
It said emergency teams had been dispatched.
Darrin Zammit Lupi, a Reuters news agency photographer based in Malta, told the BBC he could see a number of soldiers and special forces vehicles at the scene.
Some flights to Malta are being diverted to the Italian island of Sicily.
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National League for Nursing Helps Craft Ethics Guidelines to Address Global Public Health Challenges for Nursing
Washington, DC, December 17, 2014 — In the wake of media focus on the bravery of nurses in the context of the Ebola crisis, the National League for Nursing was among the lead organizations in nursing, nursing education, and clinical ethics to come together to explore the ethical dimensions facing the profession.
The summit has published A Blueprint for 21st-Century Nursing Ethics: Report of the National Nursing Summit. Thorough and timely, it reflects the group's wide-ranging discussions, offering valuable perspective along with practical guidance from leading clinicians and scholars on topics such as how to weigh personal risk against professional responsibilities.
"This blueprint was in development before the Ebola epidemic really hit the media and certainly before the first US infections, which have since reinforced the critical need for our nation's health care culture to more strongly support ethical principles that enable effective ethical nursing practice," says Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Berman Institute of Bioethics, and lead organizer of the summit.
"As the premier voice for nursing education, the NLN applauds this endeavor, which dovetails with the League's efforts to advance standards of care in all settings-nationally and internationally-through classroom and clinical instruction in evidence-based best practices," said NLN president Marsha Howell Adams, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, ANEF, who attended the conference.
Added NLN CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, "We were honored to contribute to these new ethics guidelines, and especially thank Dr. Rushton and Johns Hopkins for spearheading the inaugural summit and the report."
The report incorporates recommendations in clinical practice, nursing education, nursing research, and nursing policy including:
Clinical Practice: Create tools and guidelines for achieving ethical work environments, evaluate their use in practice, and make the results easily accessible.
Nursing Education: Develop recommendations for preparing faculty to teach ethics effectively.
Nursing Research: Develop metrics that enable ethics research projects to identify common outcomes, including improvements in the quality of care, clinical outcomes, costs, and impacts on staff and the work environment.
Nursing Policy: Develop measurement criteria and an evaluation component that could be used to assess workplace culture and moral distress.
On the report's website, nurses and the public can learn more about ethical challenges and proposed solutions, share personal stories, and endorse the vision statement. By doing so, join the nation's largest nursing organizations, representing more than 700,000 nurses and nurse faculty.
Additional information on nursing ethics developed by the Nursing Ethics Summit:
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Nursing Ethics Summit website
#NursingEthics Twitter Chats
Nursing Ethics Blogs
Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members. NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, and health care organizations and agencies.


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Q: Access user object in decorator from request object for a logged in user In my DRF app driven with APIView(), I want to add a single decorator. The decorator is:
from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
from payment.models import Purchase

def client_has_paid(function):
    '''
    Has the client paid or have active subscription fee?
    '''

    def wrap(request, *args, **kwargs):

        iccd = request.user.user_profile.iccd
        filters = {'iccd': iccd , 'active': 1 }

        try:
            purchase = Purchase.objects.get(**filters)
            return function(request, *args, **kwargs)
        except:
            raise PermissionDenied

    wrap.__doc__ = function.__doc__
    wrap.__name__ = function.__name__
    return wrap

The error is in line request.user.user_profile.iccd which states user_profile don't exist (it does exist). doing
     print(request.user)

gives out AnnonymousUser
Without the decorator, the API does print the correct user information as long as the passed token is valid.
The API that uses it is:
@method_decorator(client_has_paid, name='dispatch')
class AddIngredient(APIView):
    permission_classes = [TokenHasReadWriteScope]

    def post(self, request, cropped_land_id, format=None):

A: You can directly create drf style permission class and use it in your decorator, which would be more convenient. Just try this:
from rest_framework import permissions

class CustomPermission(permissions.BasePermission):

    def has_permission(self, request, view):

        iccd = request.user.user_profile.iccd
        filters = {'iccd': iccd , 'active': 1 }

        try:
            purchase = Purchase.objects.get(**filters)
            return True
        except:
            raise False

and use it in your view like:
class AddIngredient(APIView):
    permission_classes = [CustomPermission]

    def post(self, request, cropped_land_id, format=None):