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Early goose season has little interest
Now we will transition to the regular season
Early goose season has little interest Now we will transition to the regular season Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/09/18/various-reasons-early-goose-season-low-interest/72369800/
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Published 9:57 a.m. CT Sept. 18, 2015 | Updated 10:15 a.m. CT Sept. 18, 2015
Chris Emmert, a farmer from Hancock, is shown with a few early season Canada geese.(Photo: Photo by Jerry Carlson)
It has been more than 20 years since Minnesota first set up the guidelines for an early Canada goose season. Other than a few tweaks for hunting on water, the program has remained relatively constant over the years.
The reason the early goose season was initiated was all about controlling the rising population of Canada geese. These birds have proven to be very tolerant of human activity and have no problem raising their young within city limits. Just ask any golfer who plays their game close to water.
City parks also took a hit from the droppings and mess created by Canada geese. Although these birds were enjoyable to observe, they were a nuisance in many locations.
City dwellers weren't the only ones complaining about the exploding population of geese. Farmers were feeling a bite in the pocketbook as grazing geese destroyed acres of cropland that normally would bring in revenue at harvest time.
All of these issues played a role in bringing about an early Canada goose season to our state. The latest tweak to the rules revolves around an intensive harvest zone in Central and western Minnesota.
For the past three years, there has been a short August season in the intensive harvest zone. This early, early season is clearly designed to target the goose population that is causing such terrible crop depredation.
Due to the heat and humidity in August, few hunters have chosen to participate in this event. Many hunters believe it may actually be a detriment for a normal September harvest as it educates the birds before the onslaught of hunters hit the fields Labor Day weekend.
For some reason, the goose hunting has been slow across the state this year as the reports indicate a weak harvest. Although the season is young with the first early migrants just starting to show up in our state, many hunters give up on their goose endeavors as they move on to archery deer or other small game opportunities.
The early goose season ends Tuesday. However, the regular waterfowl season opens on Sept. 26 and will give avid waterfowlers ample opportunity to keep working on the Canada goose population.
This is the opinion of Our Woods & Waters columnist Jerry Carlson. Contact him at jerrycarlson@cloudnet.com.
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A new film by Damien Power to put you right off camping in the bush.
Killing Ground is set on New Year's Eve. Loved-up couple Ian (Ian Meadows) and Sam (Harriet Dyer) decide to get engaged as they set off on a camping trip in the bush.
Opening shots of remote bushland create a sense of dread and menace juxtaposed against the warm rapport we witness between Ian and Sam in their car.
Sam has left the champagne back home so they stop on the way at a small town to pick up some bubbly. Ooops-a-daisy. When Sam and Ian arrive at their campsite they find a tent has already been set up but there is no-one else about. By nightfall they begin to wonder about the abandoned tent and Ian finds a small child's beanie with 'Ollie' embroidered on it. Ollie turns out to be a toddler whose parents are missing. Locals 'German' and 'Chook' return to the scene to prevent Sam and Ian finding out more. It isn't a pretty story.
Aaron Pedersen as pig hunter Scotty 'German' Shepard, and Aaron Glenane as Todd 'Chook' Fowler, the baddies, are coldly sinister, believable and disturbing villains. Their friendship is convincing. The two are casually violent rapists, for starters, and Chook's sense of entitlement when it comes to sexual assault is what begins the awful chain of events when he comes across a young woman, reluctant camper (Tiarnie Coupland) who's avoided a family bushwalk by locking herself in the family 4 wheel drive. Her father (Julian Garner) and step-mum (Maya Strange) have set off on a hike with their little boy Ollie. They don't return. Flashbacks fill us in on the story as the film, interestingly structured, winds back around on itself so while watching you are wondering what has happened, along with wondering what will happen.
Killing Ground is skillfully handled and stays in your mind like a nightmare. It's tense, frightening, with unexpected twists, it makes you squirm and feel ill with trepidation; you can't imagine how the two young people are going to get out of their predicament.
One logistical element didn't make sense to me, however. There is a scene where Baby Ollie appears silently in the background; if he were still able to totter he'd have been bawling, surely? But that's a quibble in an otherwise impressive thriller. All round a strong first film.


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More than three million readers have witnessed the return of the dragons. And now the books that began the best-selling DRAGONLANCE Saga are collected in their entirety in this special edition. New readers and old friends can travel with the unlikely band of heroes who seek the restoration of balance in their lives and in their world.


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Mühlbach/Rio di Pusteria. Free Shuttle service is then available by hotel.
The closest airports are those in Bolzano/Bozen (50 km), Innsbruck (85 km) and Verona Villafranca (190 km). For some reasons interesting could be also the airports of Milano Bergamo (280 km), because served frequently by low cost carriers and Munich 260 km, because of his size and its wide connections.


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Syrian journalist who reported on ISIS crimes in Raqqa murdered
A Syrian journalist dedicated to reporting on abuses committed in his country by Isis has been murdered. Ahmad Mohamed al-Mousa, a member of the media collective known as Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), was killed by a group of masked men in Idlib, Syria. The group, which told of al-Mousa's murder on its Twitter account, did not reveal any further details. THE GUARDIAN
Court acquits journalist accused of defaming South Korean President
A Seoul court found a Japanese reporter not guilty on Thursday of defaming President Park Geun-hye of South Korea, whose government has been accused of using legal channels to try to silence news reports unfavorable to her administration. Tatsuya Kato, a former Seoul bureau chief of Japan's right-wing Sankei Shimbun newspaper, was on trial on the criminal charge of defaming Ms. Park with an online article. THE NEW YORK TIMES
French politician removes graphic photo of slain journalist James Foley on Twitter
French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has deleted a picture she had published on her Twitter account of American journalist James Foley decapitated by the Islamic State, or ISIS, telling news agency AFP she "didn't know" it was him. She said she immediately removed the graphic image after a request from his family. ABC NEWS
Brazil court orders WhatsApp messaging to be suspended
Mobile phone companies in Brazil have been ordered by a court to impose a block of the popular WhatsApp smartphone application for two days. A court in Sao Paulo state made the order because it said WhatsApp had repeatedly failed to co-operate in a criminal investigation. It is not clear if mobile companies will fully comply with the order. BBC NEWS
Family of teenage Saudi protester sentenced to death appeal for his life
The family of a teenage protester who faces beheading in Saudi Arabia have come forward in public for the first time to plead for his life. The father of Abdullah al-Zaher, 19, called on the world to help before it is too late and his son is executed in the kingdom along with a reported 51 other people. THE GUARDIAN
Argentine journalist says wife was attacked for his reports
The two assailants who broke into the home of Argentine journalist Sergio Hurtado said they were sent to kill him. Instead, Hurtado says they stole his money, sexually abused his wife while keeping a knife to his neck and left with a message: "Don't keep reporting about drugs." THE WASHINGTON POST
Singapore court orders blogger to pay PM more than $100,000 over defamation
A Singapore High Court judge on Thursday ordered a blogger to pay the prime minister S$150,000 ($106,172) in damages for defamation, his written judgment seen by Reuters showed. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong successfully sued the blogger, Roy Ngerng, for a post last year in which Ngerng was accused of implicating Lee in impropriety in connection with the management of funds in a mandatory retirement savings scheme.REUTERS
US seeks answers in case of missing Laos activist
The United States called Wednesday for Laos to immediately resolve the case of prominent activist whose abduction three years ago sent a "chilling message" to civil society. The activist, Sombath Somphone, was abducted from a police checkpoint in the capital Vientiane on Dec. 15, 2012. Closed circuit television showed him being escorted by two men to a pickup truck and driven away. AP NEWS
Tags: argentina, Brazil, france, ISIS, James Foley, Laos, Saudi Arabia, singapore, South Korea, Syria, WhatsAppGenre: News DigestCategory: Advocacy, News & Analysis

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For Oscars Night: The Top Ten Best Golf Movies
February 9, 2020 by The Original Golf Blogger
For Oscars Night, here's the GolfBlogger's list of the best golf movies.
The Greatest Game
1. The Greatest Game Ever Played
A faithful adaptation of the book that plays well on the big screen. It is no wonder, as the author, Mark Frost, once wrote the tv series Hill Street Blues. The casting is perfect and the story compelling. It's the original David and Goliath sports story. There are a lot of subtle bits in this movie , though, that people who didn't read the book will miss. For example, the book goes into a great deal on the class conflict between the professionals and the amateurs. If you didn't read the book, you'll miss the point that the professionals are always referred to by their first names—Harry Vardon—while the amateurs are referred to with a honorific—Mr. Ouimet.
2. Dead Solid Perfect
Based on the Dan Jenkins novel, this originally appeared on cable. It follows a struggling professional golfer—played by Randy Quaid—as he travels about on tour. Very funny.
3. Tin Cup
This Kevin Costner movie is like Bull Durham for golf. Costner plays a washed up driving range pro who decides to play in the US Open to win the heart of a girl. It's most famous for the scene where he plunks ball after ball into a pond on the last hole of the Open. It's a good romantic comedy.
4. Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius
While this movie may be a bit slow for non-golfers, anyone who loves golf and history should find it enjoyable. Jim Caviezel does a good job of portraying the stress that Jones went through in playing in golf championships.
5. Tommy's Honor
I loved the book about Young Tom Morris, and the movie lived up to my expectations.
6. The Legend of Bagger Vance
Based on the bestselling book. I didn't really like this movie after the first couple of viewings, but it is growing on me.
7. Seven Days in Utopia
It's kind of like Bagger Vance, but with a cowboy.
8.Pat and Mike
A Spencer Tracy – Katharine Hepburn classic. Hepburn plays a championship woman golfer. The movie is basically another of their man vs woman screwball comedies.
9. Follow the Sun
A 1950s biopix of Ben Hogan, Follow The Sun is more than a bit hokey. Still, it does offer a glimpse into the life of traveling tour pros of the time.
10. Caddyshack
Ok. It's a comedy classic, but I can't rank it any higher as a "golf" movie. Like most guys, I can quote large chunks of the movie from memory.
THE WORST GOLF MOVIE
Happy Gilmore.
I can't stand Adam Sandler. I only put this on the list to be able to tell the world how much I despise this movie.
HONORABLE MENTION BEST GOLF MOVIES
11. Gentleman's Game
Based on the novel by Tom Coyne, A Gentleman's Game is a coming-of-age story. Timmy Price—a good golfer in his own right—is forced by his father to work as a caddy at the country club to which they belong. There, he learns a few dark secrets.
12. Miracle on the 17th Green
Robert Urich stars in this made-for-tv movie about an ad executive who loses his job and tries out for the Senior Tour. He catches fire when he suddenly begins seeing the magic line on his putts. It was a Christmas time
movie, and was enjoyable. It is outside the top ten best golf movies, but still worth a mention.
13. Bobby Jones: How I Play Golf
After his playing career was over, Bobby Jones made a series of short films of golf instruction. It's instruction, but also an amusing entertainment. The format of each short is the same: Jones meets a Hollywood star who is struggling with his game, and then offers a lesson. Among the stars are W.C. Fields, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Joe Brown and many more. The setup for the lessons often are quite funny and entertaining.
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I liked Tin Cup; I just couldn't picture Don Johnson as a golf pro.


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Celebrate the Gift of Christmas with Newquay Choral Society on Monday 10th December at St Columb Minor Church starting at 7:30pm. Free entry with retiring collection for St Col Minor and St Petroc's Society.
It's on the way (Christmas that is) so here's a few dates for the diary.
Monday 3rd Dec – Pargolla Funeral Director's Carol Service in memory of loved ones at 7:00 followed by a mince pie – SM.
Sat 8th Dec – Christmas Market at St Columb Minor from 12:00 noon.


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Q: Trouble with web scraping a map Python, Splinter I am trying to get data from this but I can't find a way to go through each point with information on the map. What happens is my program selects the same multiple times instead of selecting multiple points one time. So if I have a range(10) it doesn't select 10 different points on the map. Is there a workaround for this issue? Also, I am new to programming and self-taught so explanations would be appreciated.
from splinter import Browser
import time

def dismiss_disclaimer(browser):
    time.sleep(1)
    checkbox = browser.find_by_xpath("//*[@id='showDisclaimer']")
    accept = browser.find_by_xpath("//*[@id='dijit_form_Button_0_label']")

    checkbox.check()
    accept.click()

def grab_popup_info(browser):
    time.sleep(.5)
    map_point = browser.find_by_tag('svg')
    map_point.click()
    time.sleep(.5)
    popup = browser.find_by_xpath('//*[@id="mapDiv_root"]/div[3]/div[1]').value
    return popup

with Browser('chrome') as browser:
    url = "https://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/index.html?app=FishingAtlas"
    browser.visit(url)

    dismiss_disclaimer(browser)

    time.sleep(1)

    popups = [grab_popup_info(browser) for x in range(10)]

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Macclesfield's pre-season outing at Witton Albion ended all-square, with Kieran Murtagh the man on target for Steve King's men.
Macclesfield's pre-season outing at Witton Albion ended all-square, with Kieran Murtagh the man on target for Steve King's men.
Five trialists were in the Silkmen squad, including former Port Vale goalkeeper Dan Lloyd-Weston, who started the match.
Also on show for Macc was midfielder Lewis Chalmers, who was released in the summer but is back at the club on trial.
Macc were 1-0 down at Wincham Park at half-time, to a penalty from their new signing, Shaun Tuck for Albion, Peter Winn the man conceding the spot-kick.
Witton almost doubled their lead when Josh Hancock saw his shot rebound off Lloyd-Weston's crossbar.
At the other end, trialist Valonis Kadrijaj shot wide when he had a sight of goal.
Macc were without club captain Nat Brown, who was absent through illness for Saturday's fixture and the hosts were by far the better side in the first period.
However, a completely different Silkmen – under orders to be more aggressive – dominated after the break.
The goal came 10 minutes after the restart, Murtagh who picked his spot well from the edge of the box.
Ben Tomlinson had a chance to put score when a cross from Colin Daniel came to him, but he got under his shot and cleared the goal.
Tomlinson was denied a goal by an offside flag, the linesman deeming him offside as he turned in a cross from Waide Fairhurst, a replacement in both halves.
It was Fairhurst who had the final chance of the match right at the end, but he was also high with his effort and the friendly ended 1-1.
"Pre-season is all about getting games under your belt," said manager King (above). "I want to have a look at the options we have before I narrow it down."


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Q: Relative urls and .htaccess My .htaccess file looks like:
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RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /mainsite/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?page=$1 [QSA,L]
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all my images within the page content use relative paths like uploads/dir1/image.png.
URLs to the images have additional pseudo directories in their paths like the following example.
http://mydomain.com/mainsite/page/Contact-us/uploads/dir1/image.png
and it should be:
http://mydomain.com/mainsite/uploads/dir1/image.png
I don't want to create absolute urls, or adding <base href="/"> the reason being when transferring site from local to remote server all urls will be lost.
Is there a way to do it with mod_rewrite?

A: You can use this rewrite rule to fix images path:
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RewriteRule /(uploads/.+)$ $1 [NC,L]

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Changeable lens – Yes. But requires almost 5 minutes!
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'Brady Bunch' to Reunite at Kings Island
by: Darren Sweeney
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 / 08:35 AM EDT / Updated: Apr 22, 2013 / 08:46 AM EDT
(Photo Credit: youtube video still)
It's one of the most iconic episodes of "The Brady Bunch" — the family visits Cincinnati's Kings Island.
And to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the episode, some of the cast will reunite at the amusement park.
Barry Williams (Greg Brady), Christopher Knight (Peter Brady) and Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) will appear at the theme park on Sunday, May 19.
According to a post on the park's Facebook page, they will entertain park guests during four shows of singing, dancing and show anecdotes.
There will also be a meet-and-greet and autograph session.
The episode, called "The Cincinnati Kids," was filmed at Kings Island from August 20 – 24, 1973. It was the second year the park was open.
Click the above video to watch a scene from the show.
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"Unde este armonia din vocea ta?"
Translation:Where is the harmony from your voice?
I translated this as "Where is the harmony of your voice" and it was not accepted. "In" would have been better, but so far duolingo seems to be insisting on "from" as the translation of "din" in every example regardless of the context, and the result is totally unnaturual English.
Figuring out when the translation must be stilted and when it must be natural is the most frustrating aspect of doing these programs when they are in beta.
I think that the translation you are asking about may be: "Unde este armonia vocii tale?"
"Where is the harmony from within your voice?" is what I put in, yet it wasn't accepted.
In English, we would never say "the harmony from within your voice," though I suppose it is grammatically acceptable. Rather, it has to do with how we understand "from within" and how we understand harmony. When we say something comes "from within," we are picturing movement. The bees are coming from within the hive, a smell is coming from within the oven, or a sound is coming from within a box. Here, it really should be "in," rather than "from," because the harmony is a characteristic inherent in your voice, like the beauty in a rose or the injustice in a system. Neither of those, for instance comes from within, as it never leaves the thing it is in.


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Home Cycling Bring on the Olympics – Thomas
Bring on the Olympics – Thomas
My world champion's rainbow jersey is hanging up alongside Ed Clancy's above the beds in our Melbourne hotel room.
This is a massive result for us as a team. It's been a long while since we last won at the World Championships; the Aussies have had the better of us for the last few years. Even though this year is all about the Olympics and this is just a stepping-stone towards that, it's still great to have come here and won.
We now have a strategy that means it will always be touch-and-go whether we can hold it together or not for the full duration of the race. We are definitely on the edge, every time. As you saw, we came off the pace a lot in our last lap but we learnt a lot from that.
Ed and Pete Kennaugh were completely spent towards the end and I maybe should have carried on going more than I did. I thought I was dying but Ed was already dead, he had no life left. Little things like that are good to go through now, even straight after a victory like this one. But to hang on and win with a world record was extra-special.
The first time we broke that world record, at the World Championships in Manchester before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was just as amazing.
We broke our own record twice in Beijing later that year, but in Beijing we knew we were going to do it. We expected that to happen. In Manchester that wasn't the case, and definitely not here. Only in the last few days of training did we realise we were travelling well and might just get close to it.
The thing is, it had been a pretty relaxed day. With qualifying not until around 4.30pm local time, we were up at 8.30 that morning, doing a bit on the turbo, a little warm-up at around 10am, a pre-race meal and then down to the track.
Our qualifying ride was two seconds faster than we've ever qualified before – the fastest qualifying time ever – and that was great for our confidence. Even though the Australians qualified just two tenths of a second behind us, we were still confident we would deliver in the final.
It was interesting how the Australian crowd inside the Hisense Arena were pretty much non-existent during our qualifying ride. That seemed a lot different to the way it was in London at the Track World Cup two months ago, when every team seemed to get cheered. But we love that rivalry.
Having beaten us in London, they really bigged this race up in the Aussie press. We were relaxed after qualifying, though. We knew we would improve on that London performance – we said as much straight after that race in February – so we spent the next couple of hours, between qualifying and the final, chilling out.
We had a meeting where our coach Shane Sutton went through some changes, and the decision was made to bring Andy Tennant out of the line-up in favour of Steven Burke. We had seen the split times from qualifying and Andy was coming off it a bit, he could accept that and see the evidence. It was the right decision to make, but obviously hard for him: he wanted to ride in the final, as everyone did. Nobody's place in this team is secure, except Ed, because he's so good at that start.
Getting onto that start line, you block everything out. And from there, all you can hear is the crowd going nuts one lap, then dead silent the next, then nuts again, and so on. It's not hard to guess when the Aussies are up, and when you're up.
It was a good half a lap after we crossed the line that I knew the result. When we finished I couldn't see the scoreboard so I watched an Aussie rider in front of me – I don't know which one – waiting for his reaction and listening for the crowd.
When I heard that collective sigh and saw the Aussie drop his head, I knew we'd got it. What an amazing feeling it is, an excitement I haven't felt in a while. For it to be so close, then to win and to ride a world record lifts all that pressure that had been building and building since November.
London was tough, having them beat us as convincingly as they did, but we turned it around in probably the most exciting race I've ever been involved in – especially when I watched it back to see how close it was, because at the time we didn't really know. To deal with that pressure and deliver what we wanted was amazing. Doing it in Australia's back yard is the icing on the cake.
We can't wait for the Olympics now. This result has made us even hungrier. I believed we could close the gap and beat Australia, but it's one thing to believe that and another to come out and do it. Not only that, the next period is where we made a big leap forward in 2008 ahead of the Beijing Games. We have to do that again.
Winning in Melbourne reinforces the confidence and self-belief we need, and we are all gunning for London 2012. It can't come quickly enough.
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LAURA LUELMO MURDER
Spain's Popular Party uses schoolteacher murder case to support life imprisonment
In the wake of the killing of Laura Luelmo, the conservatives are the only group that wants to keep legislation that went into effect in 2015
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Madrid - 19 Dec 2018 - 10:39 UTC
A minute of silence in Huelva to honor the memory of Laura Luelmo.Alejandro Ruesga
Spain's conservative Popular Party (PP) on Tuesday tied the recent murder of a young woman in Huelva with the ongoing debate over the desirability of eliminating life imprisonment in Spain.
The PP's congressional spokeswoman, Dolors Montserrat, said that it is "a point of pride" that her party is "the only bulwark against the repeal of reviewable permanent prison," known as prisión permanente revisable in Spanish.
Most parties in Spain consider reviewable permanent imprisonment to go against the ultimate goal of social rehabilitation
The governing Socialist Party (PSOE), the leftist Podemos and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) all support rolling back legislation that went into effect in 2015, when the PP was in power. The center-right Ciudadanos is abstaining.
The law, which was passed against the backdrop of the fight against Jihadist terrorism, allows judges to convict criminals to life with a possibility of review after a minimum fixed term in cases considered to be particularly heinous, such as assassinating a head of state, terrorist homicides, killing a minor under 16 years of age, and serial killings.
The PP spokeswoman said they are the only party that uses legal measures to defend women, alluding to an announcement made by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez about future initiatives to protect women in Spain.
Montserrat accused Sánchez of "brazenness" for making this claim on Tuesday, the day that police found the body of a 26-year-old teacher named Laura Luelmo who had gone missing days earlier. On Wednesday the main suspect in the case, a man with a criminal history that includes murder, confessed to the crime.
Protection and safety are not about beautiful words and pretty tweets, they're about firm and effective laws
Dolors Montserrat, PP spokeswoman
"Protection and safety are not about beautiful words and pretty tweets, they're about firm and effective laws," said Montserrat.
During the recent Andalusian election campaign, PP leader Pablo Casado supported extending permanent imprisonment to cases when the murderer will not reveal the location of the body, or where the victim was previously kidnapped. The party had first proposed these changes in March, but they were rejected.
In mid-November, Spanish courts handed down a life sentence against Patrick Nogueira, who shocked the world in 2016 when news emerged that he had killed his uncle, aunt and young nephews in cold blood, then cut up their bodies while texting details via WhatsApp to a friend back in Brazil. It was the fifth case of permanent prison in Spain.
Most parties in Spain consider reviewable permanent imprisonment to go against the ultimate goal of social rehabilitation, which is encoded in the Spanish Constitution. The Constitutional Court is currently considering an appeal against this legislation.
English version by Susana Urra.
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Charles R. Crossley is a mixed-media artist who was born in McComb, Mississippi, in 1938. He joined the Navy at the age of 17. Following his discharge from the Navy, he attended the Coronada School of Fine Arts in San Diego and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California. He taught art at the San Diego City College for a few years. He and his wife returned to McComb where they set up a studio and founded The McComb Studio of Art and Design Center. He passed away in 2012.


There is a very powerful energy surge that has started about an hour ago (16.00 pm GMT). It is a continuation of the ascension cc-wave from this morning and it manifests like a huge vortex that is dissolving and sucking my body upwards. It is this kind of energy quality that will lead to our final ascension. It could as well be the begin of Carla's ascension now, with which the PAT Supernova will be triggered and the first wave of ascension will commence.
All the sparrows on the roofs seem to sing now the same song: today many channeling sources are announcing all of a sudden a major event – an energy peak, a transformation – with a huge expansion of human awareness around fall equinox. This has never been the case before. This fact tells me that the decision for ascension has been firmly made this time and the potential for the first ascension wave must have reached its final threshold.
I am getting repeatedly an inkling from my HS that on Sunday, September 22 the ascension process will visibly commence, probably with the onset of a global war or a financial collapse. But something big is in the making and when the big change will start, it will proceed very rapidly.


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Tercio Sampaio Ferraz Jr. is a Brazilian jurist and author of several legal philosophy books used in law schools throughout Brazil.

Background

In 1964, he graduated in Philosophy and Humanities, from the University of São Paulo (USP). He also graduated in 1964 in Legal and Social Sciences from the same university. Ferraz Jr. obtained a doctorate degree in Philosophy in 1968 from the University of Mainz, and a doctorate degree in Law in 1970 at USP, where he had Miguel Reale as a coach. In 1974, he obtained a post-doctorate degree in Legal Philosophy.

Ferraz Jr. is currently a consultant for the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, professor at the Autonomous University of Law, professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and professor of the Department of Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Largo San Francisco, where his predecessor in the chair was Prof. Goffredo da Silva Telles Jr.

Ferraz Jr. has experience and writings in various areas of the law, including issues on the: law, democracy, power, constitution and economic order.

Publications

Tercio Sampaio Ferraz Jr. has more than 90 articles published in professional journals.
Sixteen books, especially Studies of Philosophy of Law (2002) and Introduction to the Study of Law: Technical Decision and Domination (1988)
Six books-collection of several authors with the participation in each, with a chapter.
More than 150 magazine articles and newspaper information. Dozens of prefaces. His book "INTRODUÇÃO AO ESTUDO DO DIREITO: Técnica, Decisão, Dominação," has six editions in Portuguese by Brazilian editorial company Atlas. The Sixth edition was translated into Spanish as "Introducción al Estudio del Derecho: Técnica, Decisión y Dominación" by Prof. Javier El-Hage and published simultaneously in Madrid, Barcelona and Buenos Aires by Spanish editorial company Marcial Pons.

References

External links
 http://www.terciosampaioferrazjr.com.br/

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Nikolaj Pavlovič Hlistov (), ruski hokejist, * 10. november 1932, Moskva, Rusija, † 14. februar 1999, Rusija.

Hlistov je v sovjetski ligi igral vso kariero za klub Krila Sovjetov, skupno na 250-ih prvenstvenih tekmah, na katerih je dosegel 150 golov. Za sovjetsko reprezentanco je nastopil na enih olimpijskih igrah, na katerih je osvojil zlato medaljo, in štirih svetovnih prvenstvih (brez olimpijskih iger), na katerih je osvojil eno zlato in tri srebrne medalje. Za reprezentanco je nastopil na 81-ih tekmah, na kateri je dosegel osemnajst golov. Umrl je leta 1999 v starosti šestinšestdesetih let.

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These NCT songs will surely put you in a good mood
Let's be honest: K-pop has become more popular during this pandemic. But with new boy groups debuting here and there, let me introduce you to the trend-setting boy group from SM Entertainment, NCT.
Abbreviated from "Neo Culture Technology", NCT is known for having an infinite number of members. For real, we're getting new members yearly! They also consist of different subunits outside of the main unit, namely NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U, and WayV! Well, talking about how the groups came to be would take a long-ass article to write so we will reserve that for another time. But in the meantime, you should know that this group is huge (literally) with 23 members from different parts of the world!
Read: Meet Alamat, The P-Pop Group Who Performs in Seven Philippine Languages
Over the years, the group has already produced a lot of amazing songs, and last year, the group released their most recent albums "NCT Resonance Pt. 1" and "NCT Resonance Pt. 2." TBH, It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their discography is amazing! With that, here's a list of songs that will surely boost your serotonin levels as you play them.
Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion so zaddy, chill!
우산 (Love Song) – NCT 127
This soft, funky song from the unit's second full-length album "Neozone" shares a heart-fluttering story of falling in love under the pouring rain— especially when you're sharing a small umbrella. Trust me, the chorus with every member singing on it? prepare for a week-long LSS.
Dive Into You – NCT Dream
If you're planning to go on a road trip with friends (after getting the vaccine, ofc!), you might want to put this record on repeat! The daze and tune will put you through a nostalgic wonder of what a summer romance would feel like. Not to mention, Haechan's honey-like voice and Chenle's high note, in the end, is *chef's kiss*.
Good Time - WayV
Okay, this is a minor exception since WayV is the Chinese sub-unit. Regardless, this mellow hip-hop song evokes that as long as we are with the right people, it'll always be a blast when we feel free to be ourselves. As member Ten sang in the ending, "no hesitation now, we're gonna have a good time".
I.O.U – NCT U
This Lo-Fi song will make you want to sway side to side or daydream from the harmonious voices of the members serenading you.
Switch – NCT 127 (ft. SR15B)
A major throwback! Released when the members were still young rookies, this upbeat song surely lived up to its tempo. After all these years this song will still make you want to have some sort of pool party with a bunch of water guns just like in the music video.
If you are a NCTzen like me, do you have a favorite feel-good song from them?
━━ Written By Marielle Balmores


Nature, who has played so many queer tricks upon us, making us so unequally of clay and diamonds, of rainbow and granite, and stuffed them into a case, often of the most incongruous, for the poet has a butcher's face and the butcher a poet's; nature, who delights in muddle and mystery, so that even now (the first of November, 1927) we know not why we go upstairs, or why we come down again, our most daily movements are like the passage of a ship on an unknown sea, and the sailors at the masthead ask, pointing their glasses to the horizon: Is there land or is there none? to which, if we are prophets, we make answer 'Yes'; if we are truthful we say 'No'; nature, who has so much to answer for besides the perhaps unwieldy length of this sentence, has further complicated her task and added to our confusion by providing not only a perfect rag-bag of odds and ends within us—a piece of a policeman's trousers lying cheek by jowl with Queen Alexandra's wedding veil—but has contrived that the whole assortment shall be lightly stitched together by a single thread. Memory is the seamstress, and a capricious one at that. Memory runs her needle in and out, up and down, hither and thither. We know not what comes next, or what follows after. Thus, the most ordinary movement in the world, such as sitting down at a table and pulling the inkstand towards one, may agitate a thousand odd, disconnected fragments, now bright, now dim, hanging and bobbing and dipping and flaunting, like the underlinen of a family of fourteen, on a line in a gale of wind.


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The favor of gunpowder and smoke. The aroma of a wooden ship. A taste of the Caribbean that only exists in the romantics dream's or behind the Blue Bayou.
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Артичока или гардун (Cynara cardunculus) вишегодишња je зељаста повртарска биљка која успева у топлијем поднебљу. Спада у вишегодишње поврће. На врху стабла цветови граде цваст главицу. Главице су крупне и имају меснату цветну осовину, а споља су обавијене меснатим листовима љубичасте или зелене боје. Они су укусни и служе као поврће. Има специфичан укус јер у знатној количини садрже органске киселине, етерична уља и неке горке састојке. Због тога има и лековита својства.

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More homeowners are starting to add a second Alexa to their smart homes, but the voice-recognition tool can be problematic if it hears itself in the next room.
AI sounds impartial without human involvement, but any decisions based on existing data could lead to accidental discrimination if used to help homebuyers.
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Rob was able to deal with the DOL and the court system seamlessly without me having to be present. He always had a smile on his face and encouraging words for me throughout the whole process. He continues to answer questions and has helped my friend get a divorce attorney. Regardless the situation Rob is a standup guy with a tenacious attitude to get you through this process. Always answered the phone when I called and provided me with the information I needed, he made the process of going through a DUI as pleasurable as one can.
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Dr Hossein Rahnama is a recognized figure in ubiquitous and pervasive computing and the founder and Chief Product Officer of Flybits, the context-as-a-service company. His research explores artificial intelligence, mobile human-computer interaction, and the effective design of contextual services. Hossein has 30 publications and 10 patents in ubiquitous computing, and is a Council Member of the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Hossein is also a visiting scholar at the Human Dynamics group at MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA. He has a PhD in Computer Science from Ryerson University.
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Travelling on a long haul flight can be very taxing on your body. Unless you are flying first class or business, the flight can be very uncomfortable due to the restricted space you have.
To avoid it being any less comfortable than what it is, make sure you dress appropriate. Stay away from restricted clothing such as jeans and shirts, as you will not have much room to move around. The best types of clothing include anything with stretch in it such as leggings and tracksuits.
The flight can have different temperatures so wear layers. Have a jumper, but also have a short sleeve top just in case you feel warm at any stage.
While travelling long distance and at a high altitude, keep your feet compressed with socks and closed shoes. Wearing open shoes, such as thongs, can result in having swollen feet during and after the flight. If you decide to wear these, take a pair of socks with you on board. Put them on while you are sitting down so your feet are always compressed and are not prone to swelling. Many airlines will supply blankets and a beauty kit, which may include socks if you forget, but it is always nice to have your own.
Another handy tip is to have a spare set of clothes with you. After a very long flight, you may feel like you want to change straight away. You will feel fresh after being in the same clothes for more then 15 hours.
Besides having comfortable clothing, it is always a plus to sleep comfortably. Before jumping on your flight, purchase a 'U' shape travel pillow, which will help you sleep better. The 'U' shape pillow will give your neck and body support throughout the flight. These are very popular and are available at the airport starting at $15 to $50 depending on the quality you purchase.
These are just a few ideas to make your flight a little more comfortable and enjoyable. Comfort is the key to having a good flight, giving you the opportunity to relax and sleep!


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27th August 2018 Track 3 Comments 1970spost-punkpub rockTrack of the Week
What a Waste
WALL·E, the trash compactor robot, at work among skyscrapers of waste
Some year in the early seventies, while Crotchety Student was wasting a few years studying biochemistry, he was dragged along to a pub in the suburbs of London to see a band called Kilburn and the Highroads. That young man had no idea what to expect from the gig. He had never heard of the band or the venue. His friends, though, assured him that it would be an evening to remember.
And it was, indeed, a memorable occasion. The room was crowded and buzzing when we arrived some half an hour before the band was due. We had nearly finished our first beers when, peering through the throng, we could see movement on the stage. It was my round so I elbowed my way to the bar and was waiting my turn when the room shuddered with a thunderous explosion.
Ears ringing, heart pounding, I looked back to where my friends had been standing expecting to see a pile of rubble strewn with bleeding bodies. But the ceiling hadn't collapsed, beer glasses hadn't shattered and no-one was lying injured on the floor. The deafening noise was just the band getting their show on the highroad.
Wincing with pain and willing my ears to fill with sound-deadening wax I turned back to the bar. "Two pints of bitter and one of lager", I shouted at the top of my voice. I heard not one syllable of my order. The barman turned his head slightly and mouthed, "What?". I took a lungful of air and balled out my order again like a Sergeant Major on the parade ground, while pointing frantically at the pumps on the bar.
The barman gave a slight nod, filled two pint glasses with bitter and one with lager. We seemed to be communicating more by telepathy than with words. He yelled the price at me but he might as well have been performing a Marcel Marceau mime as far as I was concerned. Words were a complete waste of time. I produced a banknote large enough to cover the likely cost and received some change.
Turning back to my mates I eased my way through the jostling fans, handed out the drinks and gave my attention to the music. Well, I say music, but it was really just a barrage of shapeless sound. The bass guitar notes had no pitch; they were indistinguishable from the bass drum. The guitar (or was it a keyboard?) fired artillery rounds of concussion across the room. I thought I heard some vocals, but it might have been a fusillade of saxophones and trumpets.
And yet the band was as tight as a Victorian corset. By some unholy magic the musicians must have been able to hear each other. Perhaps, I conjectured, they would sound really good if we stood in the street outside the pub.
Someone touched me on the arm and then put his hands over his ears as if to say, "It's too loud, isn't it?". A nod and a grimace indicated my agreement. After a couple of songs from Kilburn and the Highroads our little party drained our glasses, left the pub and went sadly home. They were probably a good band, possibly a great band, but we'd never know. And we'd never know how much damage had been done to our listening organs standing there in a London pub for around 15 minutes of aural battering.
Kilburn and the Highroads
A few years later I heard that Kilburn and the Highroads were, in fact, Ian Dury and his pre-Blockheads band. The Highroads made one album, Handsome, which illustrates the song writing skills and laconic lyrics that Ian Dury brought to the Blockheads. And it has given Crotchety Man a taste of what he couldn't hear for the noise that evening in the early seventies. Here's the whimsical Pam's Moods sounding a lot like a Madness track:
But, for my Track of the Week, I've chosen to commemorate Ian Dury and that wasted night in a London pub with one of his best known singles, What a Waste.
As usual, it's the lyrics that grab the listeners' attention.
I could be the driver of an articulated lorry.
I could be a lawyer with stratagems and ruses.
I could be the catalyst that sparks the revolution.
What a waste! What a waste!
Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band.
First night nerves every one-night stand.
I should be glad to be so inclined.
Rock 'n roll don't mind.
But forget the words for a moment and listen to the instruments. What a Waste was released in 1978, when punk music was in full swing and bands like the Sex Pistols were churning out raw, aggressive and deliberately unpolished songs. The Blockheads, though, come across as thoroughly professional musicians performing intelligent, sophisticated songs – the very antithesis of the punk ethos. Without the rough diamond of Ian Dury out front to give them a modern, down to earth image I don't think the band would ever have built the following that propelled them into the pop charts. What a Waste peaked at number 9 on the UK singles chart.
Ian Dury is remembered for his limp, his ostentatiously non-conformist clothes, his don't-mess-with-me attitude and his sardonic wit. He was also a fine songwriter. His career was cut short by cancer and that, says Crotchety Man, was a terrible waste of talent.
3 thoughts on "What a Waste"
Any post that deploys the word fusillade is OK by me. As is something drawing attention to the massive talents of Ian Dury. Hope the ears did eventually normalise, C-Man.
Vinyl Connection , 27th August 2018 at 11:31 pm
Last time I had my ears tested they told me there was the usual age-related drop-off at the high frequencies and that I was about 30dB down across the rest of the audio range. That's enough for me to complain that people tend to mumble but, according to the audiologist, not enough to warrant a hearing aid. I don't think I can blame that on Kilburn and the Highroads, though.
stoneyfish , 28th August 2018 at 10:46 am
Ageing. It's a wonderful thing. (Deeply ironic emoji)
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Rhoda (Marling) is a care-free student gearing up for MIT, when a tragic accident scores her life across that of composer family man John (William Mapother). At the same time, a mysterious planet is discovered emerging from the far side of the sun. Four years later, a guilt-ridden and near-mute Rhoda is released from prison to see that not only has the new orb moved much closer to our own, it appears to be an extraordinary replica. An inhabited and developed mirror image, a second Earth.
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The low-budget indie look, personal scale and sci-fi context reminded me of Shane Carruth's Primer (both films have won Sundance's Alfred P Sloan prize), but Another Earth strikes very different, warmer tones. After a crunching start and that nimble time step, there's a little wobble and then Cahill's piece sets its pace and measures its steps confidently. He forefronts the personal drama throughout so that the big ideas (dutifully checking off Asimov's Foundation) only play out around and add to the small story, creating a close, thoughtful and unexpectedly moving film.
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Cahill, also working as cameraman and editor, draws us in with simple yet memorable visuals that belie his often guerrilla style shooting with just a sound recordist at his side. At times he is cinéma vérité, roving up close and personal with his actors, at others more distanced and measured. He steers towards a much- debated final minute that satisfyingly wrong-foots us, leaving us answering Rhoda's personal and epic questions ourselves. Coupled with his clear aversion to both unnecessary dialogue and spoon-feeding the viewer, Cahill's undoubtedly a talent to look out for again in some future, somewhere.
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This text is a fragment of a guidebook to Troy "The Secrets of Troy (TAN Travel Guide)".
Water Cave of Wilusa is an artificial cave, not a work of nature. A 160-meter-long corridor was cut in the rock, heading eastward. It is connected to the surface by four vertical shafts with a height of up to 17 meters. The corridor was made in the third millennium BCE. It means that in the heyday of Troy VI, the cave had already been in use for a thousand years.
The cave is a relatively new archaeological discovery, as it was found and researched in the years 1997-2001. The prehistoric cave served as the water distribution system, from which water flowed to several rock-cut basins. The Roman engineers added clay pipes that directed the flow into ponds outside the cave.
During the times of peace, the Trojans had no problems regarding the water supply as the location of their city guaranteed freshwater from numerous rivers and streams. The most important of these rivers were Scamander and Simois, both having their sources in Mount Ida. According to Homer, the gods of these rivers, of the same names, supported the Trojans during the war with the Greeks.
However, during the sieges, the city needed to collect and store the water, and for this reason, wells and cisterns were built within the citadel. In the south-eastern part of the Lower City, the most astonishing solution for the water supply was created, now known as the Water Cave of Wilusa. This artificial cave with long underground tunnels collected rainwater and the water from an underground source. Later, the Romans solved the water-supply issues by building a system consisting of clay pipes, such as displayed in the Pithos Garden, and an impressive aqueduct, still standing in Kemerdere, some 12 kilometres to the south-east of Troy.
Why are the artificial tunnels below the Lower City now known as the Water Cave of Wilusa and not of Troy? According to some scholars Troy can be identified with the Late Bronze Age city of Wilusa, mentioned several times in the 13th century BCE in Hittite sources as a part of the Assuwa confederation.
This identification is based on several factors. First of all, the alternate names for Troy in ancient Greek language were Ilios and Ilion, and these are linked etymologically to Wilusa. Even more importantly, the archaeological excavations in the region of the Troad have demonstrated that in the 13th century BCE, Troy had no major rival and was most probably the capital of a city-state and a regional superpower.
The biggest problem of the link between Troy and Wilusa results from the lack of any locally written sources that could confirm it. All the documents discussing Wilusa were written by the Hittites who exchanged correspondence with the rulers of Wilusa. Possibly there is still an archive to be discovered within the ruins of Troy that would clarify all the uncertainties.
One of such Hittite documents concerning Wilusa is the Alaksandu of Wilusa Treaty, dating to around 1280 BCE, signed between Alaksandu and the Hittite king, Muwatalli II. This document discusses the allegiance of the vassal monarch, Alaksandu, to the Hittite Empire. The fascinating element of the treaty is the list of divinities that guarantee good auspices and provide the guarantee that the agreement would be respected.
One of them is Apaliunas, sometimes likened to the Greek god Apollo. The other one, vouching on behalf of Troy, is much more mysterious. It is called Kaskalkur, a local goddess of springs who would reside in the Water Cave of Wilusa. Finally, it is worth mentioning that the name of Alaksandu is sometimes interpreted as a distortion of the Greek name Alexandros. It would provide the link to the legend of the Trojan War as Paris of Troy was also known as Alexandros of Ilios.
The cult of Apollo was a crucial element of the religious beliefs of the Trojans, as attested by Homer. The best illustration of this fact is the story of beautiful virgin Chryseis. Her father was a Trojan priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. She was taken as prisoner by Achilles but was later given to Agamemnon who claimed his right to her as the king. Agamemnon was so enchanted with Chryseis that refused to allow her father to ransom her with the gifts of gold and silver. Desperate Chryses begged Apollo to bring revenge on the Greeks, and the god listened to this request, sending the plague onto the Greek army. Thus, Chryseis was returned to her father. Agamemnon compensated himself for this loss by taking another captive, Briseis, from Achilles. This situation became a source of conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles, the main theme of the Iliad.
The most enigmatic word in the prayer of Chryses to Apollo is "Sminthe". The ancient Greeks had already found this word incomprehensible and attributed its origins to one of the Anatolian languages. Unfortunately, the epic poem of Homer does not provide any hints at the meaning of this word, but it is often explained on the basis of the context in which it had been used in The Iliad. Since Apollo had sent the plague on the Greeks, he was associated with rodents as major disease carriers. Therefore, Apollo, as the god that could send an epidemic, was given the title of the "Lord of Mice". Moreover, some 50 km to the south of Troy, the archaeologists discovered a temple identified with the one dedicated to Apollo Smintheus. This location, in the village of Gülpınar, is associated with the ancient Chrysa where Chryses was the priest of Apollo's cult.
Visitor tips:
Water Cave of Wilusa is a place located off the main sightseeing path of Troy. From the Lower City of Troy take a narrow path through the meadows and fields, pleasantly shaded by many trees. After walking for around 150 meters in the south-western direction, you will reach the Water Cave of Wilusa.
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FEATURE: Workers' rights in global supply chains: holding companies accountable
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1 June, 2016The spread of production tied to multinational corporations (MNCs) worldwide has driven employment growth in many countries. And it has brought new challenges to the union movement. How can MNCs be held accountable for labour rights violations in their supply chains in the absence of global rules and enforcement mechanisms?
Text: jenny Holdcroft & Adam Lee
The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that the number of jobs linked with global supply chains in 40 countries increased from 296 million in 1995 to 453 million in 2013. This represents more than one fifth of the global workforce. For many workers, jobs in global supply chains mean precarious work, low wages and inhuman working hours.
The expansion of global supply chains has been driven by a business model expressly designed to take advantage of low wages and inadequate regulation and enforcement. Research shows that respect for workers' rights in supply chains is declining.
In the garment industry, there was a 73 per cent drop in the workers' rights score of the top 20 apparel exporters to the US between 1989 and 2010.
At the same time there was a 42 per cent reduction in the price paid for the clothes they produced.
The UN Guiding Principles make it clear that MNCs are responsible for working conditions in their supply chains. Yet many MNCs claim to have little control, or even knowledge, of how much workers are paid, the hours they work, their health and safety or their employment contracts. But these same companies are able to make very specific production demands of their suppliers over what materials are used, where those materials come from, production processes, delivery times and so on.
In fact, the sourcing models designed by companies to maximize their profits are the direct cause of many of the abuses experienced by workers. Short lead times, last minute changes to production specifications, ramp-ups for new product launches and general lack of consideration of how sourcing decisions impact on workers are major impediments to improving workers' rights in global supply chains.
Workers at all stages of global supply chains can justifiably ask why their pay and conditions are so poor. They are making products or contributing services for companies that rake in massive profits and could well afford to guarantee all workers in their supply chains a decent standard of living.
In the last quarter of 2015, Apple reported the biggest quarterly profit ever by a corporation: US$18.4 billion. It is sitting on cash reserves of US$216 billion. Meanwhile, workers who make products responsible for generating these unprecedented profits receive only US$4 for making an iPhone 6 that retails in the US for US$649.
Amancio Oretga, founder of fashion- chain, Zara, is now the second richest man in the world with a personal fortune of US$70 billion (yes, billion).
MNC buyers at the top of global supply chains may not directly employ workers in the factories that produce their goods, but their purchasing decisions have a powerful influence over wages and working hours.
The failure of CSR
Unilateral, voluntary and nonbinding corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts have overwhelmingly failed to improve wages and working hours, or to ensure respect for workers' right to join a union.
CSR has spawned a multi-million dollar social auditing industry, which means that despite the lack of results, there is so much invested that many companies will hope
to achieve incremental change through improvements to existing approaches.
But since the compliance and auditing model focuses on individual factory performance without identifying and addressing root causes and systemic barriers, these efforts will continue to be ineffectual.
There is growing public awareness of
the lack of results delivered by CSR programmes – flashy websites and reports are no longer an adequate smokescreen behind which companies can continue business as usual. Faith in the auditing model was further shaken when it became known that social auditing and certification bodies SAI and BSCI gave clean bills of health, respectively, to the Ali Enterprises clothing factory in Pakistan before it burnt down killing 254 workers and Rana Plaza before it collapsed, killing 1,134 workers in Bangladesh.
WHAT OPTIONS FOR UNIONS?
The UN Guiding Principles and the OECD guidelines that are based on them clearly establish that MNCs are responsible for abuses in their supply chains. Unions can take cases under the OECD guidelines but this does not lead to binding resolution and results are patchy.
While it is generally not currently possible to sue companies in their home countries for their actions in other countries, there are some movements towards legal requirements on MNCs. In France, a draft law is under discussion which will require the largest French multinationals to put in place a due diligence plan to prevent harm to human rights and the environment. Companies failing to produce such a plan can be required to do so by a judge and fined for non-compliance.
Meanwhile there are efforts at the UN Human Rights Council towards a binding international treaty on corporate human rights responsibilities.
Unions will be pushing for the International Labour Conference discussion on Global Supply Chains in June 2016 to lead to concrete measures to address violations of international labour standards in MNC supply chains (see box).
In line with its strategic goal of confronting global capital, IndustriALL continues to take steps towards increasing the accountability of the MNCs in the supply chains of the industries it covers.
IndustriALL has signed Global Framework Agreements with nearly
50 multinational corporations. These require the corporations to uphold workers' fundamental rights, and they generally include a commitment that the corporations' suppliers do the same.
Some unions are developing closer relationships with other unions present in their employers' supply chains. Affiliates
of IndustriALL and sister global union, International Transport Workers, in Denmark, Norway and the UK are planning to systematically build their unions' links across the oil, gas, maritime and transport sectors.
The aim is to build union power through communicating, collaborating and organizing across the supply chain.
Unions can use brand names of companies to push for workers' rights in supply chains.
The ITUC recently released a report exposing the scandal that 50 leading brand name multinational corporations directly employ only 6 per cent of their workforces. The remaining 94 per cent often suffer from low wages and rights violations, hidden in the shadows of global supply chains. ITUC calls on these brand name companies
to take responsibility for their "hidden workforces".
Naming and shaming companies with retail exposure can be especially powerful. While employers in IndustriALL sectors frequently do not have retail exposure, they are often linked through supply chains to companies that do.
Unions at mining and metals giant Rio Tinto have indirectly pressured the company by publicly linking jewellery retailer Signet to the poor practices of its diamond supplier Rio Tinto.
IndustriALL Philippine affiliate MWAP at first had little success in negotiating a new labour agreement in 2014 with electronics company NXP in the country. After NXP attacked the leadership of the union, focus shifted to NXP customer Apple.
Together with MWAP, protests at Apple stores were organized. A petition set
up with SumOfUs calling on Apple to demand its supplier NXP improve its labour practices gained 150,000 signatures. The result was a new labour agreement for MWAP.
SUPPLY CHAIN AGREEMENTS
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in April 2013 marks the turning point away from the failed CSR auditing model and towards global supply chain industrial relations. It made possible the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, a groundbreaking legally-binding agreement between global unions and more than 200 garment MNCs.
The Accord identifies and addresses the underlying reasons why factories had
not been made safe despite years of auditing and CSR programs. It includes commitments by brands towards their supplier factories to maintain orders and to ensure that financing is available to factories to do the necessary renovations. If factories do not comply, signatory brands are required to end their business relationship.
The Bangladesh Accord promises to change forever the way that companies deal with abuses in their supply chains. The challenge now is to build on this model to address other systemic violations of labour rights in supply chains.
IndustriALL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a number of leading brands in the garment industry. The aim of the agreed process, known as ACT,
is to establish systems of industry-wide collective agreements supported by brand purchasing practices as the primary
means of wage-fixing in the global garment industry. The MoU is explicit in identifying the development of industry bargaining in garment producing countries as essential to achieving living wages and the need
for effective recognition of workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining in order for this to be realized.
In the context of global supply chains, where the buyers at the top of the supply chain have the greatest power to influence where value is distributed along the chain and how much of it ends up in the hands of workers, reform of purchasing practices in support of industry bargaining is essential.
By linking national industry-level collective bargaining between unions and employers to the purchasing practices of brands, the ACT process creates a framework for genuine supply chain industrial relations. Through industry bargaining, workers can get a wage that is enough to properly support themselves and their families, and at the same time the specific nature of the industry, working hours, productivity and other issues that have bearing on wages, can be addressed.
For the first time, the ACT process aims to create a system that, by addressing the structural barriers to living wages, has a genuine chance of increasing garment workers' wages in a way that is scalable, sustainable and enforceable.
Drawing on these experiences, and those of the Bangladesh Accord, there is no reason why similar models cannot be developed to address other labour rights problems that are entrenched in the way that supply chains are constructed and managed.
This is the opportunity that unions now have to address working conditions in global supply chains, towards genuine supply chain industrial relations.
STRUGGLE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN - ACCOUNTABILITY HEADS TO ILO
Global supply chains are delivering for large corporations but not for workers. Now the struggle to defend workers in global supply chains will be taken up at the ILO.
In June, the ILO will hold a discussion at
its International Labour Conference (ILC)
on how to promote decent work in global supply chains. The ILO is the tri-partite organization tasked with setting standards for the world of work. The ILC is organized annually by the ILO to make decisions about the ILO's general policy, work programme and international labour standards.
The global economy currently suffers from an accountability gap. Many companies claim to uphold workers'
rights in their supply chains, but fail to
take measures necessary to ensure those rights are respected. Governments take little responsibility for workers' rights at their companies' suppliers abroad. The countries where those suppliers are located often have laws to protect workers' rights but are not able or willing to enforce them.
The UN and OECD have taken steps to address this accountability gap. In 2011, the UN endorsed its Guiding Principles and the OECD updated its Guidelines.
Now workers, companies and governments will discuss a way forward in the ILO.
The workers' group in the ILO will push for conclusions to the discussion which reflect the widespread violations of workers' rights in global supply chains and the fact that global supply chains are not benefitting workers.
WORKERS WILL ALSO PUSH FOR:
A decision to work towards a Convention on Global Supply Chains. This convention should clarify the roles and responsibilities of governments (in home and host countries) and companies (both suppliers and buyers). It should establish legal accountability and provide guidance for developing policy and legislation to ensure respect for workers' rights in supply chains.
A revision of the MNED eclaration.
The MNE (multinational enterprises) Declaration is an ILO instrument that makes recommendations to companies and governments concerning employment conditions. However it covers mainly companies' own operations, not their supply chains. Workers will demand its coverage is broadened and that it includes a complaints mechanism that can lead to mediation or arbitration.
A commitment from employers for greater transparency in their supply chains.
A commitment to work towards increased safety and reduction of precarious labour in supply chains.
Promotion of sectorial collective bargaining and establishment of minimum living wage rates and minimum wage setting mechanisms.
The employers' group is expected to take a different approach to the ILO supply chains discussion, portraying global supply chains as an important tool for economic development and downplaying violations of workers' rights in supply chains. Employers are likely to resist any measures that put demands on them for greater transparency, accountability or improved conditions for workers.
To ensure that the discussion at theILO leads to increased supply chain accountability, unions must be ready to pressure their governments to support the workers' group's proposals.
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