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Local group offers LGBT nightclub workers free gun classes
It is legal to a concealed weapon in club in Nevada but not in Florida. Only security guards can have them there.
By: Gina Lazara
In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, the Las Vegas LGBT community is taking steps to prevent such a tragedy here at home. It all comes down to guns, as one group aims to get the community armed and ready.
It's no secret that the shooting has sparked a massive gun debate. What would have happened if staff members behind the bar at Pulse Nightclub were allowed to carry guns?
Here in Las Vegas, they are allowed and now there's a push to make sure they will.
In Florida, the only person that is allowed to carry a gun in a bar is a security guard. In Nevada, the general bar staff is allowed to have a gun behind the bar.
"We're at risk," said Derek Washington, state lead of Get Equal Nevada. "We're under attack. We're not just under attack from Muslim terrorists. We're under attack from Christian terrorists. We are under attack from drunk frat boys. We're always under attack."
Washington is calling on his LGBT peers to get a concealed carry weapons permit. It's a process that starts with a required training course.
"I want those courses packed," Washington said. "After Orlando, it is our responsibility to care of us. We can't depend on anyone else."
Thanks to a local organization called Out For Liberty, defense is not out of reach. The group is offering the multi-week course free of charge to any LGBT nightlife worker in Las Vegas.
"We all got our stuff, we all got our lives," Washington said. "We all need to put them aside for a minute because we owe our community these classes."
Washington isn't a bartender, but he's taking the class because it's being offered at discounted price to LGBT locals who don't work in nightlife.
"I've seen people harassed for being gay and no one around them helped," he said.
Washington hopes everyone in his community takes advantage of this offer before it's too late.
Out for Liberty visited nine gay bars around Las Vegas Tuesday night, passing out fliers raising awareness about the importance of gay bartenders being armed.
"There's no time to lose," said Brandon Ellyson, chairman of Out for Liberty. "It's really important, it's the biggest tragedy in our community's history. And this is the least we can do."
The general manager at Flex thinks it's a good idea. Todd Tauber said his bartenders already heard about the class on social media and expressed interest in taking part in it.
"It's definitely a benefit for the community," he said.
Out for Liberty wants to make sure people working in the gay industry know how to defend themselves and understand how to use a basic gun -- all in order to prevent an incident like the Orlando massacre from happening again.
"It hit all of us -- the entire community was really rocked by it," he said."We made so many great strides forward in the last decade or so. This was just a reminder there's still so much hate out there."
The LGBT community isn't the only group heeding the call. Since Sunday, gun stores in the valley are seeing an increased interest in training courses among the general population.
Our 13 Action News crew caught up with the owner of The Gun Store on Tropicana and Eastern avenues.
"In the day after and now. You can sign up online for our classes. And there's been about a 25 percent increase in people signing up for the class."
To sign up for Out For Liberty's free concealed carry permit course, click here.


These Championships were conducted on Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd October 1992 at West Lakes. It was reported that with 350 competitors, the regatta was the largest University Championships.
Melbourne University regained the Centenary Cup again with 70 points after two years in Queensland. They were narrowly followed by Adelaide University with 66 points, UNSW 61, Sydney 59, Queensland 40, ANU 32, Monash 17, Curtin 12, LaTrobe 10, Canberra 8 and UTS 3 points. This was perhaps the closest grouping of universities ever for this trophy.
This regatta saw the introduction of the men's and women's double scull.
The social events included a black tie dinner on the Wednesday night for 440 people, a wine tour of McLaren Vale and the post regatta party at AUBC.


In 2013 WCD Enterprise Offices assisted over 100 people set up their own businesses with the support of the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, in conjunction with th Dept of Social Protection. This programme aims to help people make the transition from unemployed to self employed.
One of our enterprise supports is the Business Development Programme, where people receive guidance and advice on how to go about establishing their own business.
Two such candidates who availed of this support were Keith Dunne of Curraghmore Home & Garden Maintenance and Deirdre English of Bahia.
Keith Dunne, a carpenter by trade contacted Dan Grehan, in our Mullingar Enterprise Office, after a decline in the building sector left him unemployed. Mr Dunne identified a niche in the market where new houses were not being built but all existing homes and gardens still needed maintenance, so he decided to set up a one-stop-shop for all your home and garden maintenance. After this he then enrolled on the Business Development Programme, where he received assistance with compiling his Business Plan as well as guidance in setting up and running a profitable business. Keith was approved for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme through the Department of Social Protection which assisted him in turning this idea into a reality. Keith's motto is that "a satisfied customer is your greatest salesperson" and as well as getting repeat work from existing customers he is also getting referrals for new work.
Deirdre English, who studied holistic therapies as well as business management and marketing in Australia. She also gained experience in marketing after managing a market stall in Sydney that also involved importing and buying stock from overseas. When she returned to Ireland she wished to continue her passion of trading in hand crafted products. She had the knowhow and a vision but was unsure how to turn her idea into a reality, so she contacted WCD where she received assistance with her business plan and practical guidance on how to go about setting up her own business. From this, she went on to establish Bahia a spiritual shop located in Dominick Place, Blackhall Mullingar. Bahia which was established in 2010, deals in a wide range of products from locally handcrafted to pieces from all over the world.
Contact Deirdre English of Bahia: Deirdre_english@hotmail.com.


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These birds live in the hen houses in cages. January 1st of 2015, California implemented Prop 2, which states that hen cages will be big enough to allow them to move around freely, and be able to spread their wings while turning in a circle without hitting anything.
The term Cage-Free just means the chickens are not in cages. They do not have to have any access at all to the outdoors.
Free-Range hens, like those raised in battery cages and closed cage-free houses, also live inside of LARGE hen houses, however, they are free to roam on the ground. In the case of most "free-range" eggs, the girls also have access to the outdoors, though at this time there are no requirements on the amount of time they get outside or how large the outdoor area is. It is important to check who is certifying the operation. Different certifiers require different outdoor space. In some cases "access points" are clippings out of the chicken wiring around the house that blends in with the rest of the 'walls'. In other instances, it could be very large doors that allow the chickens easy access to the outdoors all times of the day. Also free-range/cage-free does not specify that they are getting a 'pasture-diet'. The hen's diet may be offered either a veggie-fed conventional, NON-GMO, or an organic feed.
What are Truly Pasture Raised Organic Eggs?
These ladies get to actually roam free throughout the day and are able to enjoy natural vegetation, bugs, and sunbathing in the lush pastures, fields, or hillsides. They are provided not only an organic diet but also and organic lifestyle that mimics that of their natural habitat while maintaining the sustainability of the environment.
So here is some food for thought; if we all take a look at the "we are what we eat" campaign, then maybe it's not just what we eat, but also what we eat, eats.
On to our happy-hens diet and the nutrient density of their beautiful eggs. In addition to the natural vegetation along with oats and barley we plant every year, our ladies also have the option to the highest quality, ALWAYS Organic, 100% Corn & Soy FREE feed.
All the ladies also have the joy of foraging the land and pastures, getting to consume the natural vegetation and barley in the pastures along with whatever bugs they find.
You're probably thinking, "EWW GROSS!!! I don't want to eat bugs!!!" But the truth is, that it is totally natural for chickens. In fact, bugs are a major source of protein and the secret to good healthy egg layers is a lot of protein.
These girls enjoy sunbathing which gets lots of vitamin D into their eggs. Thanks to all of the fresh greens our ladies eat, these lovely eggs get packed with beta-carotene which is why their yolks have such a beautiful vibrant color.
The flavor, color, and texture are made distinctive by high amounts of vitamin A, D, E, K-2, B-12, DHA, EPA, and ALA making them a true superfood.
Mother Earth News conducted an egg testing project in 2007 and discovered that eggs produced by truly free-ranging(pasture-raised) hens were far superior to those produced by battery caged hens. The study involved 14 flocks across the United States whose eggs were tested by an accredited Portland, Oregon, laboratory.


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Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake was game seven in the Nancy Drew Adventure game series and the second of the 'scary' games.
PC Release Date: November 16, 2002
Release MSRP: $24.95 USD, on sale for $19.99 USD
Game Abbreviation: DOG
Game Color Code: 009FDE
Game Description: Hunt for Clues on the Trail of a Pack of Phantom Hounds!
You, as Nancy Drew, must pick up the cold trail left by a notorious gangster who once lived in the lakeside cabin recently purchased by Nancy's friend. Are the ghostly legends true, or is there a flesh and blood answer to the dogs' haunting howls? Decipher cryptic puzzles, search through shadowy wood, creepy old houses, interview suspicious characters, and dodge danger to sniff out the truth behind local legends to solve the mystery in Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake.
PC System Requirements: 200 MHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU. 16 MB of RAM. 160MB or more of hard drive space. 16-bit DirectX 7.0 compatible graphics video card. 16-bit DirectX 7.0 compatible sound card. 8x CD-ROM drive. Mouse and Speakers.
There is an aviation poster in Emily's store that is an homage to Mildred Benson, the original ghost writer for the Nancy Drew games. She used to have her pilot's license and be an avid flyer. She passed away just weeks before Secret of the Scarlet Hand released, so they gave her a little 'In memory of' shout out in DOG.
This is the first game to have its own teaser trailer (the one seen at the end of SSH).
The voice actress for Eustacia Andropov, Alena Saunders, was never given credit for reprising her role in this game. She was also a phone friend in The Final Scene.
Red Knott is introduced in this game. He comes back later in a mini game in the Mobile Mysteries version of The Secret of Shadow Ranch.
This was the last game where HeR Interactive used the second variation of their logo.
The ghost dogs don't appear on the first night unless you try to go to sleep. You can wander around the forests as long as you want before that. After the first night, they won't appear until you find them.
A fan of the game created the Malone House out of LEGO and put it on a website called LEGO Ideas, a site where LEGO fans can upload creations in hopes of getting it adapted into a real set. It was promoted by HeR Interactive, but it never met the deadlines written out by LEGO.
Emily sells movies at Em's Emporium that are featured in The Final Scene.
When developing this game, past HeR employee Robert Riedl suggested a feature where players could play hide-and-go-seek in the forest. The idea was scrapped due to limitations in technology, time, and funds.
Emily Griffen
The owner of Emily's Emporium seems friendly enough, but why is she so unwilling to lend equipment when you need it the most? Perhaps Emily has something to hide and doesn't want to give away the tools to solve the case.
Jeff Akers
Jeff is the disgruntled local park ranger with family ties to the Malone legend. He has access to information that no one else knows, so could he be on the hunt for buried treasure? What means would he take to stop others and to keep it all for himself?
Red Knott
Others may be creeped out by the darkness, but Red, an avid bird watcher, sleeps during the day so he can make bird calls at night. Fascinated by unsolved mysteries, this strange suspect may be after the fame of unearthing a mobster's treasure.
You can watch the full video walkthrough for Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake on YouTube!
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Salmon is sure to wake the senses! Whether it is King, Coho, Atlantic, Keta or Sockeye, salmon is great on the grill.
Liberally coat the meat side with the same extra virgin olive oil. Place the garlic slices on the fish. How much should be determined on how much you like garlic. Remember, you will be roasting the garlic which will make the garlic much milder than if it were uncooked.
Sprinkle the garlic covered salmon lightly with the pepper, basil and parsley. We use a sprayer (a "Misto") to spray additional extra virgin olive oil on the herb covered salmon to make the pepper, basil and parsley soft and ready to be grilled.
Heat the grill to medium hot and make sure the grate is very hot (this assists in preventing sticking). If you don't have access to a grill topper, you will loose a few slices of garlic to the flames. First sear the salmon meat side down until lightly browned - about 2-5 minutes depending upon how hot your fire is. When cooked so as not to actually burn the fish, flip it and cook for the remaining time with the skin side down. Remove and serve at once. You will find this to be a superb meal.


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Tucked away within a lush tropical setting, Karana Palms features all you need to relax and unwind. Spend long lazy days by the pool, venture into the heart of Surfers Paradise to explore world class shopping and dining opportunities, or take the short stroll to the golden sands of the beach. All you need for a Gold Coast break to treasure is right at your fingertips at Karana Palms Resort on Chevron Island!


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When you rely on a mechanical system as much as you do your air conditioner, you really need to know that it is going to be there for you when you most need it. That is why you must have realistic expectations of your air conditioner's longevity, and recognize when the time has come for an air conditioning replacement in Austin, TX. You really don't want to wait for your system to break down entirely before replacing it. We understand that you want to get the longest lifespan possible from your air conditioner, but you must understand that the heating season puts a lot of strain on your system. It is also the busiest time for air conditioning technicians. Should your system break down during the onslaught of the summer heat, you may have an uncomfortable interim before the system is able to be replaced.
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5 reasons why you should pay homage to Qatar
Hello and Welcome to Qatar!
So, Qatar is the pearl of the Persian Gulf. It is the epitome of the ideal oriental resort. Qatar is filled with luxurious beaches of the Arabian Gulf, futuristic skyscrapers, impressive dive sites, luxury hotels and an ocean coast with magnificent golden beaches that will make you fall in love with this beautiful country! Where the aura of an Arabian fairy tale coexists peacefully with modern technology and comfort.
Capital: Doha
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Qatari Rial
Religion: Islam
Commute options: city buses, taxis, car rental services such as Doha van-hire for people travelling in a group.
Five reasons to visit Qatar
Following are top 5 reasons why you should pay homage to Qatar:
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1: Exploring Doha: old and new:
Doha is the capital of Qatar and the central (but not the only) city of the country in places like New York with its shining skyscrapers and in places like Venice with canals, bridges and colourful houses. No wonder: architects from all over the world took and continue to participate in constructing the city. They skillfully bring to life the bold ideas of Sheikha Moza – the most famous and most stylish woman in Qatar, the mother of the current Sheikh Tamim. And her pictures are exquisite: the skyscrapers in the business district of Doha amaze with their intricate design and unusual shape. After sunset, the Qatari City turns into a free light show that can be watched from the waterfront or just from the car windows. But Doha is not only about futuristic skyscrapers.
So, the old City has preserved the traditional Arabic flavour: narrow streets with endless shops and restaurants are saturated with the smell of cardamom and coffee. At the local market, you can buy oriental sweets and spices and jewellery, paintings, and, for example, a pet – a rabbit, budgerigar, or even a falcon.
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2: The Promenade & the island "Pearl."
In Doha, the Corniche promenade is located along the entire coast of the Gulf. It offers a gorgeous view of the city's business centre. Quays, as a rule, "take" with space: plenty of water, fresh air, greenery and comfortable conditions for relaxation. Here is the Cornish one. Restaurants, cafes and a jogging track are surrounded by greenery.
And Pearl Island is an artificially created island shaped like a string of pearls. The island's project – an elite area with all the necessary infrastructure – was approved in 2004 by Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani. In 2012, more than 40 thousand people purchased housing on the island. Many of them are foreigners. And in 2015, the construction of the "Pearl" with an area of 4 km 2 was completed.
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3: Cuisine:
The diet of the people of Qatar is rich in seafood. And there is very little meat in it. There are a lot of vegetables and fruits, legumes, rice. The Qataris are very fond of various spices. The day traditionally starts with light snacks. Breakfast is yoghurts, olives, cheese and coffee. At lunchtime – fish dishes with snacks. The locals are very fond of a dish called "Varak enab", which is rice in grape leaves. The dessert "Mahalyabiya" is worthy of attention. For its preparation, starch is mixed with milk, after which it is seasoned with cinnamon and pistachios. Bread pudding is also famous among Qataris. It is made from puff pastry, baked in the oven with almonds, raisins and milk.
So, where to taste the national cuisine of Qatar? In hotel restaurants, in city establishments, on the embankment. Taste, but don't forget about the reviews. But one can taste dishes according to ancient recipes in the Bedouin camp. But it should be borne in mind that Bedouin dishes have a specific taste since they traditionally combine meat with camel milk and dates.
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4: Historical Forts:
Al-Zubara Fort is a monument of the culture and history of the 18th – 19th centuries. It is under the protection of UNESCO and has recently been restored. Excavations are still underway around it. On the site of the fort, there was a fortified coastal city whose merchant ships reached the Indian Ocean. And pearl mining was developed in the town. Fort Al Wajba is located near Doha. It was erected at the turn of the 18th – 19th centuries. This building is one of the oldest in the country. But it was one of the first to become available for visiting.
The fort's observation towers offer an incredible view of the desert. In 1893, Al-Wajba was attacked by the Ottoman Empire, but the Qatari troops could repel the attack. In different periods, the fort was used as the residence of the Sheikh. Fort Al Kut is located in the heart of Doha. Its construction was completed in 1927 and was used to house the department responsible for law enforcement in the city. Later, a prison was made from the fort. Now the snow-white building of Al-Kuta is a museum and is open to tourists.
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# 5: Stunning museums:
The Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani Museum has a private collection of more than 15,000 exhibits. It took the Sheikh almost 50 years to collect it. An influential businessman and passionate collector, he opened his museum in 1998. The Sheikh's finds cover an area of 530,000 m2. Thanks to them, you can trace the history of the country. Awe-inspiring are the vehicle displays and the country's most extensive collection of weapons. The Mathaf Museum in Doha is dedicated to contemporary art. The building was designed by an architect from France and is unique in the region. The collection contains more than 6,000 exhibits, some of which date back to the mid-19th century. The Museum of Islamic Art is also located in Doha. Doha opened it in 2008. The area of the object is 45.000 m2. Halls with exhibits are located on three floors.
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On West Bank, firm Iraq support
Hussein last week gave 26 Palestinian families $10,000 checks for relatives killed by Israeli troops.
By Nicole Gaouette Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Money, Mohammed Shkukami insists, played no part in his teenage son's death.
Last May, Amer carried a bomb to Tel Aviv, where he killed himself and two others. Shortly after, the Shkukamis received a $25,000 check from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for Amer's act of "martyrdom."
Iraqi payments have become a regular feature in this conflict, but ask Mr. Shkukami if they drove his son, and he refutes the idea with quiet dignity.
"I deny completely that he was influenced by money," Shkukami says firmly. "He was negatively influenced by the [Israeli] siege of Jenin. He never thought Iraq would help us."
Long a champion of the Palestinian cause, Iraq has funded the families of suicide bombers and those hurt by Israel's army since this intifada began.
Now, the looming US-led attack on Iraq is deepening a sense of vulnerability in the occupied territories, but Palestinian support for Iraq and its leader seems largely undimmed.
"Iraq helps Palestinians physically and morally; it's one of our main supports," says Shkukami. Wearing a flannel shirt and black leather jacket to ward off the winter chill that penetrates his living room, the retired laborer sits quietly in a straight-backed chair, a lifetime's hard work visible in his thick, worn hands and sloping posture.
"Even if I hadn't received financial assistance, I would condemn the blind attack on Iraq by the Americans," Shkukami says. "I hope George Bush will review his thoughts."
That does not seem likely. President Bush didn't even say the word "Iraq" in his brief Friday speech about the "road map" to a renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but both sides here picked up on the unstated theme.
Israeli commentators dismissed the speech as a prop for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, under heavy pressure at home for his support of the United States.
Mr. Blair's critics say the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not Iraqi disarmament, is the pressing Middle East issue. Their arguments are fueled by figures: In the absence of talks, the death toll here mounts, with the Israeli army killing 11 Palestinians this weekend.
"Statements about the road map [peace plan] need to be viewed, first and foremost, as a public-relations ploy," writes Hemi Shalev, a columnist for the Ma'ariv newspaper.
Palestinian analysts were equally cynical. "Mr. Bush wanted to say something to the Arabs to make them feel better about his attacking Iraq," says Ali Jarbawi, a political-science professor at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank.
Mr. Jarbawi scoffs at the US view that a democratic Iraq will speed peace here. "There's no linkage between changing the regime in Iraq and achieving peace here," he says. "Changing Sharon may achieve that, but changing Saddam? What does that have to do with this?"
Israeli officials and Bush would argue that the connection lies in Iraq's funding for Palestinians. Last week, Iraq gave each of 26 Gaza Strip families a $10,000 check for family members killed by Israeli troops.
Palestinians dispute US and Israeli claims that the money rewards terror. "We are carrying out humanitarian acts, but because we are close to Iraq, Israel believes we're carrying out terrorism. It's not true," says the director of the Arab Liberation Front, which funnels the Iraqi funds to Palestinian families.
The director, who calls himself Abu Alla, sits in a threadbare Ramallah office that is barely warmed by a small floor heater. He estimates they have channeled some $15 million since the intifada began. "The money isn't an incentive," he says. "Why does the West concentrate on suicide bombs and not the injustice that drives them?"
Abu Alla's group, a branch of Iraq's Baath party, collects the names of those injured or killed in the intifada and sends them to Iraq. When money arrives in their bank account, they hold ceremonies to hand the checks over to families. The amounts - $25,000 for suicide bombers, $10,000 for others - are determined by Iraq, he says.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's support for Hussein in the last Gulf War cost Palestinians dearly. Kuwait evicted thousands and many here believe Bush carries a grudge against Mr. Arafat for supporting Hussein against his father, the US president at the time.
Even so, support for Hussein has only grown since 1991, says Azzam Al Ahmed, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) ambassador to Iraq. If Israel doesn't completely seal the territories, Mr. Al Ahmed expects large demonstrations in support of Iraq, even though he says Iraqi aid has slipped.
"Israel tries to exaggerate Iraqi support for Palestine, but its support since 1990 doesn't equal 10 percent of the aid it sent between 1980 and 1990," he says. "Now Saudi Arabia gives double or triple what Iraq does."
Ahmed's only complaint about Iraqi aid is that it is not sent through the PLO. Most analysts say this is because Iraq doesn't want funds siphoned off before they reach ordinary Palestinians. "We reject their method of payment, but they said they want a direct relationship with the Palestinian people," shrugs Ahmed. "It undermines us, but what can we do?"
Ahmed says the funds serve donors' interests even as they help Palestinians. "All Arab regimes use the Palestinian cause to make propaganda for themselves," he says. Even so, there is a special respect for Iraq.
Palestinians point out their people have been able to settle in Iraq, owning homes and land. In other Arab countries, including Jordan and Lebanon, Palestinians are penned into refugee camps and barred from certain professions. "Saddam Hussein was respected by Palestinians before the intifada because he stood by us, for sure more than other Arab leaders," says Mohammed Darraj, the father of a 9-year-old boy who was killed by a stray Israeli bullet last March while playing in his bedroom.
The Darraj family received $10,000 and while Mr. Darraj says he's grateful, he says money isn't the issue. Standing in his son's bedroom, where toy trucks still line the window sill, he echoes Mr. Shkukami, whose son died willingly in the Tel Aviv suicide bombing. "All the money in the world wouldn't make up for losing my son," he says. "The loss is more than a parent should bear."
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Voters can close the gender gap in Latvia's forthcoming municipal elections
Candidate lists in the 2021 local elections in Latvia contain only 38.6% women. Laura Dean argues that Latvia is unlikely to improve women's representation in its municipal elections unless Latvian voters adopt preference voting, and mark with a 'plus' women candidates on party lists
On 5 June 2021, Latvian voters go to the polls for local elections in all municipalities except the capital, Rīga. In 2017, there were 118 municipal councils and 1,554 seats. In 2021, municipal reforms prompted a 56% drop, to 41 municipal councils and 683 seats. Similarly, the percentage of women holding seats at local level decreased from 45.4% in 2015 to 24.4% in 2020.
The number of women candidates on party lists is low, at 38.6%. If Latvian voters want more women in local council seats, preference voting is more important than ever in this municipal election.
Preference voting: a unique system
Latvia has a unique system of preference voting. Voters can 'plus' and 'minus' candidates, a process that reinforces the bias of political elites who could place women lower on party lists.
This voting procedure graphic from Latvia's Central Election Commission shows how preference voting works.
In step 6, voters choose the list of candidates they support.
In step 7, voters can mark with a + the specific candidates they support, delete names of the candidates they do not support, or choose to leave the ballot unchanged.
My study in East European Politics explores these preference-voting dynamics in the 2018 and 2014 national elections. Voters used preference voting to disadvantage female candidates in the 2014 election. In the 2018 elections, this dynamic changed, significantly improving gender equality in the legislature.
This means that despite only a small percentage of women on lists in the forthcoming municipal elections, Latvian voters can 'plus' women candidates to close the growing gender gap in local elections.
Latvian voters can 'plus' women candidates to close the growing gender gap in local elections
You might imagine that a higher proportion of women exists at the lowest political levels. However, recent research shows how local representation is similar to analogous levels of government in, for example, the United States.
Women's representation at the local level in Latvia has been decreasing over time. But there was a significant increase at national level in 2018. In that election, women's representation in parliament increased from 18% to 31%.
Dynamics of preferential voting
Ranked choice or preferential voting dynamics among the Latvian population can reveal whether female candidates incurred an electoral penalty, discriminating against women.
Latvia has no gender quotas mandated in the constitution, no institutional mechanisms to increase women's participation, and no law to ensure gender equality in politics. The country ranks sixth in Eastern Europe for women's representation, behind North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, and Belarus.
Latvia has no gender quotas mandated in the constitution, and no law to ensure gender equality in politics
In the twelfth Saeima (Latvian parliament), 24 seats were decided by preferential voting. This influenced the gender balance, making male candidates more likely than female candidates to be voted in and out. Nineteen men and five women were voted into seats. Fourteen men and ten women were voted out of party lists.
Consequently, preferential voting meant that male candidates replaced women in the 2014 election. Men also had more positive preferences to negative preferences, with a ratio of 1.29:1 (1,265,047 pluses to 979,655 minuses). Female candidates, on the other hand, were more likely to receive a minus compared to male candidates, with a ratio of .96:1 (428,463 pluses to 448,401 minuses).
Saeima, the Latvian Parliament
Photo: Flikr
Changing electoral preferences
In the 2018 election, women constituted 31.8% of candidates on political party lists, down from 33% in 2014. Female candidates in 2018 had a 6.7% success rate, compared with 4.7% in 2014. Despite the smaller percentage of female candidates, there were more female candidates – 464 – overall in 2018, and 997 men. So even though the percentage of female candidates was lower than in 2014, 82 more women ran for parliament in 2018.
Image courtesy of the Latvian National Library
In the 2018 election, preferential voting decided 28 seats in the Saeima. Again, the electorate was more likely to vote men than women in and out. Twenty men and eight women won seats by preferential voting. Twenty-three men but only five women were voted down, and therefore out of contention, on party lists. This is half the number of women voted out of seats in 2014, so women were less likely to be voted out in 2018.
Compared with 2014, in the 2018 election male and female candidates had more positive preferences than negative preferences across all regions of Latvia. In fact, the proportion of pluses to minuses for men (1.85:1) and women (1.78:1) was similar. This despite the fact that men received more preferences overall (1,213,515 pluses to 657,168 minuses) than women (492,784 pluses to 276,329 minuses).
We can see, therefore, that there was a substantial change in the electorate's preferences between 2014 and 2018.
Latvijas republikas saeima / Parliament of the Republic of Latvia
Photo: Jorge Láscar, Wikimedia Commons
No consistent bias against female candidates
Election law amendments in 2009 required candidates to run in only one region. At first, this increased men's top positions on party lists. By 2018, however, the amendments had spurred the highest number of female candidates in Latvian history to run for office.
In the 2018 election there were more female candidates, along with changes in preferential voting dynamics. This resulted in more women receiving parliamentary mandates than in previous elections.
Election law amendments in 2009 spurred the highest number of female candidates in Latvian history to run for office in 2018
I carried out a statistical comparison of the influence of gender on preference voting. My comparison revealed that female candidates had a negative relationship with cumulative preference voting outcomes in 2014. In 2018, however, this relationship was positive.
Women were less likely to receive minuses in both elections. But the 2014 results suggest this relationship was overwhelmingly negative, and statistically significant.
2018 preferential voting results for women and men, by constituency
Source: Central Election Commission 2018 data, with ratios calculated by the author
The map above shows how in 2018, women received positive preferences in every region of Latvia. Compare this with 2014, when four of the five regions posted more negative preferences.
This demonstrates that Latvian voters do not show consistent bias against female candidates. There is a change from mostly negative preferences for women in 2014 to mostly positive preferences in 2018. Thus, preferential voting could continue to impact women's representation in the forthcoming municipal elections.
Voters can close the gender gap. To make this happen, however, Latvian voters must consistently 'plus' women candidates in municipal and national elections.
If they do not, the positive preferences that led to historic gains in women's representation may not continue past the current parliament.
This blog is based on Laura's East European Politics article Striking out women: preferential voting and gender bias in Latvian Saeima elections
This article presents the views of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the ECPR or the Editors of The Loop.
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She is also a Regional Faculty Associate at the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
She researches gender and politics issues focusing on women's representation, public policy, migration, and gender-based violence in Eastern Europe.
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Voters can close the gender gap in Latvia's forthcoming municipal elections

by Laura Dean, The Loop
May 25, 2021

Candidate lists in the 2021 local elections in Latvia contain only 38.6% women. Laura Dean argues that Latvia is unlikely to improve women's representation in its municipal elections unless Latvian voters adopt preference voting, and mark with a 'plus' women candidates on party lists

On 5 June 2021, Latvian voters go to the polls for local elections in all municipalities except the capital, Rīga. In 2017, there were 118 municipal councils and 1,554 seats. In 2021, municipal reforms prompted a 56% drop, to 41 municipal councils and 683 seats. Similarly, the percentage of women holding seats at local level decreased from 45.4% in 2015 to 24.4% in 2020.

The number of women candidates on party lists is low, at 38.6%. If Latvian voters want more women in local council seats, preference voting is more important than ever in this municipal election.

Preference voting: a unique system

Latvia has a unique system of preference voting. Voters can 'plus' and 'minus' candidates, a process that reinforces the bias of political elites who could place women lower on party lists.

This voting procedure graphic from Latvia's Central Election Commission shows how preference voting works.

In step 6, voters choose the list of candidates they support.

In step 7, voters can mark with a + the specific candidates they support, delete names of the candidates they do not support, or choose to leave the ballot unchanged.

My study in East European Politics explores these preference-voting dynamics in the 2018 and 2014 national elections. Voters used preference voting to disadvantage female candidates in the 2014 election. In the 2018 elections, this dynamic changed, significantly improving gender equality in the legislature.

This means that despite only a small percentage of women on lists in the forthcoming municipal elections, Latvian voters can 'plus' women candidates to close the growing gender gap in local elections.

Latvian voters can 'plus' women candidates to close the growing gender gap in local elections

You might imagine that a higher proportion of women exists at the lowest political levels. However, recent research shows how local representation is similar to analogous levels of government in, for example, the United States.

Women's representation at the local level in Latvia has been decreasing over time. But there was a significant increase at national level in 2018. In that election, women's representation in parliament increased from 18% to 31%.

Dynamics of preferential voting

Ranked choice or preferential voting dynamics among the Latvian population can reveal whether female candidates incurred an electoral penalty, discriminating against women.

Latvia has no gender quotas mandated in the constitution, no institutional mechanisms to increase women's participation, and no law to ensure gender equality in politics. The country ranks sixth in Eastern Europe for women's representation, behind North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, and Belarus.

Latvia has no gender quotas mandated in the constitution, and no law to ensure gender equality in politics

In the twelfth Saeima (Latvian parliament), 24 seats were decided by preferential voting. This influenced the gender balance, making male candidates more likely than female candidates to be voted in and out. Nineteen men and five women were voted into seats. Fourteen men and ten women were voted out of party lists.

Consequently, preferential voting meant that male candidates replaced women in the 2014 election. Men also had more positive preferences to negative preferences, with a ratio of 1.29:1 (1,265,047 pluses to 979,655 minuses). Female candidates, on the other hand, were more likely to receive a minus compared to male candidates, with a ratio of .96:1 (428,463 pluses to 448,401 minuses).

Saeima, the Latvian Parliament
Photo: Flikr

Changing electoral preferences

In the 2018 election, women constituted 31.8% of candidates on political party lists, down from 33% in 2014. Female candidates in 2018 had a 6.7% success rate, compared with 4.7% in 2014. Despite the smaller percentage of female candidates, there were more female candidates – 464 – overall in 2018, and 997 men. So even though the percentage of female candidates was lower than in 2014, 82 more women ran for parliament in 2018.

Image courtesy of the Latvian National Library

In the 2018 election, preferential voting decided 28 seats in the Saeima. Again, the electorate was more likely to vote men than women in and out. Twenty men and eight women won seats by preferential voting. Twenty-three men but only five women were voted down, and therefore out of contention, on party lists. This is half the number of women voted out of seats in 2014, so women were less likely to be voted out in 2018.

Compared with 2014, in the 2018 election male and female candidates had more positive preferences than negative preferences across all regions of Latvia. In fact, the proportion of pluses to minuses for men (1.85:1) and women (1.78:1) was similar. This despite the fact that men received more preferences overall (1,213,515 pluses to 657,168 minuses) than women (492,784 pluses to 276,329 minuses).

We can see, therefore, that there was a substantial change in the electorate's preferences between 2014 and 2018.

Latvijas republikas saeima / Parliament of the Republic of Latvia
Photo: Jorge Láscar, Wikimedia Commons

No consistent bias against female candidates

Election law amendments in 2009 required candidates to run in only one region. At first, this increased men's top positions on party lists. By 2018, however, the amendments had spurred the highest number of female candidates in Latvian history to run for office.

In the 2018 election there were more female candidates, along with changes in preferential voting dynamics. This resulted in more women receiving parliamentary mandates than in previous elections.

Election law amendments in 2009 spurred the highest number of female candidates in Latvian history to run for office in 2018

I carried out a statistical comparison of the influence of gender on preference voting. My comparison revealed that female candidates had a negative relationship with cumulative preference voting outcomes in 2014. In 2018, however, this relationship was positive.

Women were less likely to receive minuses in both elections. But the 2014 results suggest this relationship was overwhelmingly negative, and statistically significant.

2018 preferential voting results for women and men, by constituency
Source: Central Election Commission 2018 data, with ratios calculated by the author

The map above shows how in 2018, women received positive preferences in every region of Latvia. Compare this with 2014, when four of the five regions posted more negative preferences.

This demonstrates that Latvian voters do not show consistent bias against female candidates. There is a change from mostly negative preferences for women in 2014 to mostly positive preferences in 2018. Thus, preferential voting could continue to impact women's representation in the forthcoming municipal elections.

Voters can close the gender gap. To make this happen, however, Latvian voters must consistently 'plus' women candidates in municipal and national elections.

If they do not, the positive preferences that led to historic gains in women's representation may not continue past the current parliament.

This blog is based on Laura's East European Politics article Striking out women: preferential voting and gender bias in Latvian Saeima elections

This article was originally published at The Loop and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Recent protests in Kazakhstan expose the fragility of the autocratic regime
Unprecedented anti-government protests spread across Kazakhstan in January 2022, andwere only quelled through a military solution. Angelo Vito Panaro argues that, despite the outcome, the protests expose the inherent fragility of the autocratic regime and the strength of public support for a democratic alternative
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The EU narrative around trade with Vietnam
EU trade policy is widely contested by the public. Their concern: the danger of prioritising neoliberal economic interests over citizens' human rights. Yet, write Camille Nessel and Elke Verhaege, the EU was able to avoid mass protest by creating an ethical narrative around its trade negotiations with authoritarian Vietnam
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Pamela Paul's memories of reading are less about words and more about the experience. "I almost always remember where I was and I remember the book itself. I remember the physical object," says Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, who reads, it is fair to say, a lot of books. "I remember the edition; I remember the cover; I usually remember where I bought it, or who gave it to me. What I don't remember — and it's terrible — is everything else."
For example, Paul told me she recently finished reading Walter Isaacson's biography of Benjamin Franklin. "While I read that book, I knew not everything there was to know about Ben Franklin, but much of it, and I knew the general timeline of the American revolution," she says. "Right now, two days later, I probably could not give you the timeline of the American revolution."
It's true that people often shove more into their brains than they can possibly hold. Last year, Horvath and his colleagues at the University of Melbourne found that those who binge-watched TV shows forgot the content of them much more quickly than people who watched one episode a week. Right after finishing the show, the binge-watchers scored the highest on a quiz about it, but after 140 days, they scored lower than the weekly viewers. They also reported enjoying the show less than did people who watched it once a day, or weekly.
The lesson from his binge-watching study is that if you want to remember the things you watch and read, space them out. I used to get irritated in school when an English-class syllabus would have us read only three chapters a week, but there was a good reason for that. Memories get reinforced the more you recall them, Horvath says. If you read a book all in one stretch—on an airplane, say — you're just holding the story in your working memory that whole time. "You're never actually reaccessing it," he says.
Sana says that often when we read, there's a false "feeling of fluency." The information is flowing in, we're understanding it, it seems like it is smoothly collating itself into a binder to be slotted onto the shelves of our brains. "But it actually doesn't stick unless you put effort into it and concentrate and engage in certain strategies that will help you remember."
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Extent of EU investment in Halifax revealed
New figures released this week show that Calderdale has benefited from tens of millions of pounds of EU funding over recent years. The analysis has been published by the Stronger IN campaign and has been welcomed by remain campaigners as evidence of the benefits of EU membership.
Among the projects which have benefitted have been the Hebden Bridge Creative Quarter which received over £1.2 million from the European Regional Development Fund for the rebuilding of the Town Hall by world-class architects Bauman Lyons.
Calderdale College has seen over £30 million of investment from the EU which has helped to improve their provision of in work training opportunities and get more people into well paid employment.
The investment has mainly been delivered by the European Social Fund which was set up with the aim to improve employment opportunities and help raise standards of living. Its funding aims to help equip the workforce with the skills needed by business in a competitive global economy to improve job prospects.
Across Yorkshire there are a wide range of projects which benefit from EU funding. For example the EU gave £370,000 to repair damaged river walls and restore and preserve the Fountains Abbey ruins in the high altar. In total during the 2007-2013 European Structural Funds programme, Yorkshire and the Humber received £640m.
Halifax MP Holly Lynch, who is campaigning for Britain to remain in the EU, commented:
"Many people have told me during this referendum campaign that they are desperate to see some facts on the local benefits of our EU membership. These figures show that while Britain makes a contribution to the EU we get plenty back in return.
"As well as the benefits of access to Europe's free trade single market of 500 million consumers EU membership brings increased investment to places like Calderdale College and helps provide opportunities for the next generation."


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Medical Care and Research Ethics
Connecting Medical Research and Society
About OHRS (Office for Human Research Studies)
Our Work and Cooperation with Other Departments
Scheme of Consultation on Research ethics
Research Ethics Review for Outside Institutions
Education/Training Programs
Invitation to Seminars
Guide to Graduate School
Introduction of Career Path
Making Inquiries
Donation Opportunities
Medical Research is an area which deals with people's health and lives. Not only is it important to take into account the safety and rights of the participants/subjects in the research, stricter management of personal information is required since the human genome became an important subject of medical research. Social trust in medical research is suffering due to endless counts of research misconduct that is taking place. In other words, the "ethics" of those who engage in medical research is being called into question than ever before.
What then, is ethics in medical research?
Many of you may only have a vague idea of what this is. However, this issue is important not only to those who engage in research, but also to corporations that are involved in research, and to those of the general public.
We will be explaining in clear and simple words the "research ethics" that have recently come under the spotlight.
1. What is Ethics?
2. What kind of ethics is required in medical care?
3. Research Ethics represents the connection
to society
4. What is needed: Supervision by a Third Party
5. The need to take interest in Research Ethics
Part I Industry and Research Ethics
Part II [Round-Table Discussion] Centralization of Ethics Committees
Part III Current Status of Dementia and Ethics in Research Involving Patients with It
What comes to your mind when you hear the word "ethics"?
When we look the word up in the Kojien Dictionary, it says it is a word found in the classic Chinese literature "Raiki (book of rules and principles one should follow to maintain social order)" and defined as "Moral rules that govern the relationships among people. Principles that actually set the norms of moral values. Moral value."
Also, if you look at the 2 letters that comprise the Japanese word for ethics, "RIN-RI",
RIN means company, people, society
RI means the natural order of things, and reasoning
In other words, RINRI (ethics) can refer to a society's natural order of things, or simply, "appropriate behavior as human beings."
Incidentally, the word RINRI was first used in Japan as a translation for the word "ethics" that came in from the West during the Meiji era.
There are different kinds of ethics for different kinds of positions and occupations. For example, there is the political ethics for politicians and corporate ethics for corporations. These are the norms that the person engaged in each situation and occupation must follow.
So for those who are involved in medicine, medical ethics is important. This can be broken down into three areas of ethics, as explained below.
a. Research Ethics
These refer to the norms that researchers should follow when engaging in research activity, which basically include adequate explanation to research participants, protection of privacy and human rights and fairness in research activity.
b. Clinical Ethics
These are mainly norms that should be followed in clinical practice. It includes areas such as informed consent and physician's appropriate judgement and behavior in patients' blood transfusion, refusal of treatment and end-of-life care.
c. Public Health Ethics
These refer to ethics surrounding public health, such as prevention of epidemics. For example, finding the balance between preventing the spread of avian influenza and restricting social activity.
Among these, "Research Ethics" is the area that requires further understanding.
3. Research Ethics represents the connection to society
This is because "research ethics" is the link between the closed spaces of universities/labs and the general public.
For example, research involving people's visions was employed in the development of recent VR (virtual reality) games, and likewise of research on the effect of nano-technology on human skin in the development of high-end skincare products. So you see that medical research is involved in the development of general industrial products as well.
Furthermore, it is becoming easier to exchange personal genetic information as genetic testing becomes more widespread.
So as you can see, research ethics is becoming a closer issue to our daily lives than ever before.
Below are some of the serious cases involving research ethics in the past.
【Unethical human experimentation conducted during WWII 】
Human experimentations conducted by Nazi Germany (such as those using low-pressure chambers and poison gas)
Human experimentations by the Imperial Japanese Army
【Unethical human experimentations conducted after WWII (Japan) 】
Human experimentations conducted on infants of the Nagoya City Infant Nursery (1952)
As part of a study of a special form of coliform bacillus, the bacteria were given to infants in the nursery. Some fell critically ill, and some even died.
Human experimentation conducted by Niigata University using Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (1952-1955)
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi were injected to 119 inmates of a psychiatric hospital. Eight of them died and one committed suicide.
The Xenalamine incident (1963)
A pharmaceutical company conducted a placebo-controlled study on 207 of its employees using an unapproved antiviral drug called Xenalamine. Seventeen of the subjects ended up in the hospital, and one died.
【Unethical human experimentations conducted after WWII (outside Japan) 】
Willowbrook Experiments (1950s)
Mentally disabled children were intentionally given hepatitis to study the spread of the viral infection.
Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Experiment (1960s)
Elderly patients with dementia were injected with live cancer cells for a study to see the effect a debilitated immune response had on the development of cancer.
Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1934-1972)
An experiment led by a government institution where nearly 400 African-American men of Tuskegee Alabama who suffered syphilis were left untreated. Lumbar punctures were conducted as "treatment", even after penicillin was discovered as a cure for syphilis.
Actions that violate research ethics can at times put people's health and life at risk. They can also erode the public's trust towards research and the researchers themselves.
In fact, research ethics is the connection between society and medical research that should never be severed.
If so, what could be done in order to make sure people abide by research ethics? The clue is in the motion of the pendulum.
Originated by Misao Fujita
The pendulum of research ethics should not lean towards either side. Sound scientific progress under such circumstances cannot be expected. Still, researchers strive daily to make contributions to science, making them likely to put their research above everything else.
Research participants, on the other hand, lack the technical knowledge, therefore tend to believe their physicians or researchers. What is needed is fair and just supervision by a third party.
A set of International guidelines for research ethics already exists.
【Major International Guidelines】
The Nuremberg Code (1947)
It sets 10 ethical principles for human experimentation. As an absolute ethical norm, it states that participation in research must be voluntary.
The Declaration of Helsinki (1964)
Adopted by the WMA (World Medical Association), its principle is that the participant's welfare must come before the benefit of research.
The Belmont Report (1979)
It set a structured framework of research ethics for the first time, and influenced the ethical guidelines worldwide.
The CIOMS (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) Guidelines (1982)
In cooperation with the WHO, CIOMS arranged the Declaration of Helsinki so that it could be used to guide Third World countries.
The Belmont Report, on which current international guidelines are founded, raises the following 3 principles in research ethics.
Respect for Persons
(Respect should be given to research participants by sharing information such as the purpose of, and risks involved in the research, etc.)
Beneficence
(Research with little social significance or involving too many risks should be avoided, etc.)
(Research participants should not be selected merely because it is convenient or easy for the researcher, etc.)
You may think what is written above is obvious. But when it comes to assessing the content or individual actions in research that is both complicated and diverse, there is a limit to what one researcher can do. Judging whether or not something is ethical or not is a laborious process for a single researcher, and thus has its limits.
What then becomes important is the role of the "Ethics Committee," which works as a third-party supervisor.
Each research institution has its own ethics committee which studies and examines whether or not the research conducted in its institution is ethical.
There is also a movement to set up a so-called "Central Ethics Committee" which would play a central role in a unified screening system.
We could expect various advantages if such a system were to be established, since the quality and speed of the examination process would increase, and multiple evaluation of the same research by numerous ethics committees would be avoided in cases of multicenter study undertaken in different facilities.
In the world of medical research today, these ethical guidelines outlined by the ethics committee are considered to be the "rules" in medical research involving human subjects.
So as we have discussed thus far, the advancement of medical care and research has made the issue of research ethics closer to the general public, allowing situations where without you knowing it, your cells or DNA information could be used in research.
This means that the issue of research ethics is now everybody's problem.
Therefore in order to protect your own body and personal information, and to guard your research, it is important for both ordinary people and researchers to keep a close watch on the issue of research ethics, and to abide by them.


At a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer and Jail Delivery held at Corydon in the County of Harrison on Monday, the seventh of March, 1814, 18 men found themselves cast into a role they would not likely have held, at least not often, before that date.
The names of the 18 men, and their roles in the fledgling judicial system of the territory in transition to statehood, were inscribed in a unique set of records now digitized and available for study online.
The cases included in the records are both civil and criminal — this particular oyer & terminer session was a criminal session of the Indiana Territorial Court4 — and the records and the entire website are well worth a close look.
That's true even if the only time a person of interest shows up is in a single jury list.
Because being in that jury list — by itself — tells us something about those 18 men.
So… what do we know about John Harbinson, Samuel Black, John Armstrong, Thomas Morgan, John Dawson, John McAdams David Craig, Henry Purcell, Thomas Burns, James Wiseman, Armstead Smoot, Joseph Denbo, George McIntosh, John Rippenden, William Morgan, Samuel Bell, John Watkins, and John Smith — the men of the March 1814 Grand Jury?
They were all men. All white. Voters, or at least qualified to vote. All over the age of 21 and, likely, even though the law itself didn't yet say so, under age 60. They were taxpayers and freeholders — in other words, property owners.
And recorded, forever, in the pages of the order book of the Clerk of the Court of Indiana Territory.
A thoroughly grand sight, on a thorough grand website, for Indiana research.
Thanks for link to this website! I experimented with the box that shows "keyword search" and discovered that if I enter the word "fine" (without quotes), documents entitled "Grand Juror Absent" were displayed. These docs give names and fine amounts for people who incurred a fine. One was a man whose surname was Snapp who incurred a fine for not appearing for jury duty. I went back to the "keyword search" box and entered the words "fine Snapp" (without quotes) and it returned the one document with the fine for Mr. Snapp. Pretty cool!
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has developed multidimensional composite quality measures for common cardiac surgery procedures. This first composite measure for general thoracic surgery evaluates STS participant performance for lobectomy in lung cancer patients.The STS lobectomy composite score is composed of two outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality; and any-or-none, risk-adjusted major complications. General Thoracic Surgery Database data were included from 2011 to 2014 to provide adequate sample size, and 95% Bayesian credible intervals were used to determine "star ratings." The STS participants were also compared with national benchmarks (including non-STS participants) using the National Inpatient Sample. Comparisons of discharge mortality, postoperative length of stay, and percent of stage I lung cancers resected using minimally invasive approaches are not included in star ratings but will be reported to participants in STS feedback reports.The study population included 20,657 lobectomy patients from 231 participating centers. Operative mortality was 1.5%, major complication rate was 9.6%, and median postoperative length of stay was 4 days. Risk-adjusted mortality and major complication rates varied threefold from highest performing (three-star) to lowest performing (one-star) programs. Approximately 5% of participants were one-star, 7% were three-star, and 88% were two-star programs.The STS has developed the first general thoracic surgery quality composite measure to compare programs performing lobectomy for lung cancer. This measure will be used for quality assessment and provider feedback, and will be made available for voluntary public reporting.


How do you build a closet organizer?
A closet organizer can help you in using your wardrobe effectively. You need to keep in mind that with the help of closet organizer, you will be able to use the entire space in your closet. Instead of buying the expensive closet organizers available in various stores, it is a much better option for you to create your own. When you are able to create your own, you will be able to do so exactly as per the needs of your closet and the measurements of your closet. This will automatically help you in maximizing the efficiency.
We will today share with you the exact procedure which is required to create a closet organizer. You will need some raw materials as well as tools as well.
Only once you are able to gather all of these, it will become easier for you to start the work.
If you're planning to add borders to any kind of panel, you have to get the wire basket and you have to cut the borders from it. You can also include the wire basket within the panel in order to increase the efficiency or utilization of the space.
Thereafter, you have to mark the exact size of the panels which you need. With the help of this marking, it will become easier for you to cut the panels.
Thereafter, you can use the handheld saw in order to make the cuts. This will automatically help you in creating the panels in the size which you want.
You have to smoothen the edges and if you want, you can apply plywood or ceramic on the edges in order to give it a good and finished look.
You have to thereafter use the drill machine in order to attach the panels together. This will ensure that you are able to create a proper structure from it.
You can use the bolts in order to attach them together.
Thereafter, you have to use the screw heads in order to hide them. You have to just press them over the screws. This will ensure that the bolts are no longer visible.
In order to create a proper frame, you have to bolt the pieces together. This will ensure that you are able to provide them with structural strength as well.
You have to thereafter install it in the closet. When you're installing it, you have to again use the bolts in order to put them into the closet.
Thereafter, you can add whichever accessories you want. You can add the wire baskets or you can add the side rails or you can add other rods which you want to put in your closet. This will ensure that you are able to get the closet organizer exactly in the space which you want. The accessories will be added exactly as per your requirements. Depending on the space which is available and what you need to use that space for, you can add the accessories. This will help you in efficiently utilizing the closet space.
As you can see, it is not that difficult to create a closet organizer. All you need to do is to just follow the simple procedure and thereafter, it will become easier for you to create a closet organizer.
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« South African Wine Industry turns 350 years old!!
Today's the day the tourists have their picnic.
The little baboons are having a lovely time today.
Because they're tired little baboons.
You'd better not take food.
But safer to leave food at home.
On a recent trip to Cape Point, we witnessed Baboons having a whale of a time picnic-ing on tourist's lunches – from fruit to sandwiches and even juice boxes. Nothing was safe. Last we heard one couple still had not recovered their house keys and bags. Please take note of the signs warning you about baboons and do not take food out with you in areas where baboons live – they will come out and steal your food and you really do not want to upset them as they can get quite possessive. But enjoy your picnic's wisely!!


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Musk Says He Gets OK to Start Work on New York-Washington 'Hyperloop'
FILE - Elon Musk, founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla, speaks at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Washington, July 19, 2017.
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received "verbal" approval to start building a high-speed underground transport system linking New York and Washington that could cut travel time between the cities to about half an hour.
Musk, the chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc. and rocket company SpaceX, is seeking to revolutionize transportation by sending passengers and cargo packed into pods through an intercity system of giant vacuum tubes known as the "hyperloop."
He recently started a project, the Boring Company, to build transport tunnels for the system, which he says would be far faster than current high-speed trains and use electromagnetic propulsion.
In tweets on Thursday, Musk said he had "Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins."
Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
Amtrak's high-speed Acela train currently takes nearly three hours to cover the distance between the two cities, assuming no delays.
Without clarifying, Musk also tweeted that a first set of tunnels would be to "alleviate greater LA [Los Angeles] urban congestion," adding that the company would "probably" do a loop from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and another in Texas.
"City center to city center in each case, with up to a dozen or more entry/exit elevators in each city," he wrote.
Musk acknowledged there was still a "lot of work" to do before formal approval was granted, but said he was optimistic.
Signaling that Musk's tweets may be premature, the press secretary for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted a reply: "This is news to City Hall."
Last month, Musk tweeted that he had "promising conversations" about a tunnel network with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
By traveling in vacuum tubes on magnetic cushions, hyperloop trains would avoid being slowed down by air pressure or the friction of wheels on rails, making them faster and cheaper to operate, supporters say. A number of startups have begun to develop the technology, despite concerns about the cost and practicality.
On its website, the Boring Company says its goal is to lower costs by a factor of 10 or more. Some tunneling projects today cost as much as $1 billion per mile, the company said.
In 2013, Musk said a hyperloop between Los Angeles and San Francisco would cost less than $6 billion and take seven to 10 years for completion.
Major infrastructure projects typically require complex approval from various levels of government and likely would cost billions of dollars.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for a meeti
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for a meeting between President Donald Trump and business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017.
President Donald Trump in March met with Musk, who raised the Boring Company idea then, White House officials said. Musk also talked about his plans to launch a mission to Mars.
White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn in April praised the idea of Musk using tunnels to speed rail transit on the densely populated East Coast of the United States and also to cut traffic congestion in Los Angeles.
In a statement, the White House said it had had "promising conversations to date" with Musk and was committed to "transformative infrastructure projects."
The Boring Company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
SpaceX Chief Says First Launch of Big New Rocket Will Be Risky
SpaceX's chief said Wednesday that the first launch of its big new rocket is risky and stands "a real good chance" of failure.Founder Elon Musk told a space station research conference Wednesday that he wants to set realistic expectations for the flight later this year from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy will have three boosters instead of one, and 27 engines instead of nine, all of which must ignite simultaneously. No one will be aboard the initial flights. When…
Musk Tweets Pictures of First Model 3 to Roll Off the Line
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted pictures of the first Model 3 sedan to roll off the assembly line.Tesla board member Ira Ehrenpreis was the first to put down a $1,000 deposit on the Model 3 and gifted the car to Musk for his 46th birthday, Musk said in a tweet.First Production Model 3 pic.twitter.com/TCa2NSUNI3— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) …


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A 1% solution to promote cannabis diversity
Let's use fees paid to host communities to jumpstart minority entrepreneurs
Jim Smith	Marijuana	0 Comments Feb 12, 2019
ALMOST A DOZEN adult-use cannabis stores have opened in Massachusetts, and so far there is at least one clear pattern: Not a single retail outlet is owned by empowerment candidates and none are likely to be opened anytime soon.
The fundamental obstacle is access to capital, but there is a way to tap a significant funding source: host community agreements. We're quickly learning that those agreements – the money cannabis companies agree to pay to towns to offset costs due to cannabis operations – are arbitrary and excessive. So let's set aside a portion of the host community fees to create a pool of capital and, with it, create genuine opportunities for minority applicants and those otherwise unfairly impacted by the draconian war on drugs. New legislation will soon be filed that would do exactly that, and, if it finds support, it promises to revolutionize diversity and equity in the Massachusetts cannabis industry.
Good intentions won't create business formation for those left on the sidelines of the cannabis industry. Access to debt and equity will. So far, commercial lending has been non-existent in the sector. That has left the early opportunities to those with deep pockets and patient capital to ride out permitting delays and the costs of growing a company.
But there's the potential for ample startup capital embedded in the host community agreements. Every one of the retail stores that opened in the adult-use space has signed a host community agreement requiring 3 percent of its gross proceeds to go to the community as an impact fee. This is in addition to the 3 percent sales tax, which is legislatively mandated and not opposed by anybody in the industry.
The 3 percent host community fee is tied by statute specifically to the impact that the retail store has on the community. It is plainly obvious that at least 1 percentage point of the 3 percent fee is not being used, nor ever will, to offset actual, verifiable municipal costs. Even the cost of additional police to deal with the challenges of traffic at newly opened stores isn't coming from the host community fee; rather, retail store owners are paying additional funds for the traffic enforcement.
Clearly, the 3 percent impact fee already is being misused by municipalities. But, from that misuse comes opportunity.
We essentially have impact fees sitting idle, or worse, misappropriated. If 1 percent of the fee was set aside for an empowerment fee, millions of dollars would become available over the course of a few months. That siphoned-off money could provide interest-free loans to those who otherwise wouldn't have access to capital.
Let's take that 1 percent and put it into a statewide fund to be administered by the office of the state treasurer. The treasurer could administer a program of interest-free loans to qualified empowerment candidates to enter the cannabis industry.
This solves two very significant problems: the misuse of host community agreement impact fees, and the lack of empowerment candidates in the industry, a statutory mandate based on the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis laws over the last century.
Communities should welcome the opportunity to support more equity in this new industry, while still keeping 2 percent of the fee for impacts, however negligible those impacts may prove to be. The cannabis industry would be happy to know that some of its host community agreement money is being used in a meaningful way, with newly available capital being applied to the mandate of equity and fairness.
Partner, Smith, Costello & Crawford Public Policy Group
Such a plan would quickly position Massachusetts as a national leader in social equity, creating a wave of entrepreneurship that's largely not been available in other states with adult-use legalization. A new bill soon will mandate this "1 percent solution" and provide the necessary capital to jumpstart equity in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. You can expect the industry and the empowerment community to support the legislation. We hope the communities do as well.
Jim Smith is partner at Smith, Costello & Crawford, a legal and lobbying firm active in cannabis licensing and permitting.
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Freeform Radio: The Movie
Doing radio without commercials, underwriting, or government subsidies.
Jesse Walker | 11.18.2014 10:02 AM
Last weekend, Tim K. Smith's documentary Sex and Broadcasting premiered at the DOC NYC festival in New York. The movie isn't actually about sex—it takes its name from Lorenzo Milam's book on the art of creative radio. (*) Instead the picture's about WFMU, a legendarily freewheeling station in New Jersey. FMU offers some of the most strange and eclectic programming available anywhere in the country, and it manages to sustain itself without any commercials, underwriting, or government subsidies, and without being attached to a university that might help pay the bills. (It used to be owned by Upsala College, but the school went bankrupt nearly two decades ago. Improbably, the station survived. [**])
It's a good movie (***), shifting back and forth between the outlet's wild programs and the nuts-and-bolts work required to keep such a relentlessly uncommercial operation on the air. The station underwent a major financial crisis while Smith was filming, and that provides much of the picture's narrative spine; in the meantime, a host of smaller daily mini-crises come and go.
The movie will be screened one more time before the festival ends, at 9:45 Thursday evening. Here's the trailer:
* Milam's book doesn't have much to say about sex either. He claims to have given it that name at the behest of his Great Aunt Beulah, who "convinced me that…the word Sex in the title would double its sales, and quadruple its readership."
** Some of the film's best footage comes from the days right after the college went under, when the station was the only occupied building on an abandoned campus. One DJ reminisces, not very nostalgically, about the shady characters who'd come to Upsala to shoot their guns because they figured there wouldn't be anyone around.
*** Full disclosure: I was interviewed for the movie, wearing my radio historian hat, and while my comments wound up on the cutting room floor the filmmakers were still kind enough to give me a line in the credits. That may make this the single smallest conflict of interest in the history of disclosure statements, but I guess I should mention it.
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http://www.wevl.org/
WEVL a community based station in Memphis was the best I ever listened to. I still send them money during pledge week.
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" The movie isn't actually about sex?"
Well that's damned disappointing.
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It should be noted that WFMU has a great blog, with fascinating posts like this: The Fascist Stand-Up Comic by Kliph Nesteroff. Frank Fay more or less invented the roles of stand-up comic and master of ceremonies, and was married to Barbara Stanwyck at the start of her career, but:
He was also comedy's most notorious racist. In January 1946, several months after Germany had been defeated, a rally of ten thousand white supremacists gathered at Madison Square Garden. They delivered speeches in support of Franco, Mussolini and their fallen hero Adolf Hitler. They promised that the defeat of Germany would not go unpunished. The podium was beneath a banner that saluted their guest of honor. The event was called "The Friends of Frank Fay."
A fascist rally of 10,000 in Madison Square Garden in 1946!
Plus, they promote an awful lot. They expose new & touring acts, they help other radio stations in trouble (or not in trouble), they provide outlets for people kicked off air elsewhere, they curate vast amounts of royalty-free music, they break in DJs of all ages, they contribute to audio-visual projects elsewhere, they bring out new technology & show off the old, and maybe best of all, they provide a model for volunteer activity generally. They say they're the phenomenon that works in practice though not in theory.


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Mr. Zdunzcyk Joins Morgan Faculty
Interview by Meg Falcone and Kyle Neumann|
Photos By Meg Falcone|
Written by Meg Falcone|
Social Studies teacher Corey Zdunczyk is excited to join the Morgan faculty and Morgan. So far the staff has been extremely helpful and willing to share all of their capable inside information. This "open door policy," makes it easy for him to find anyone to go to for questions while he is settling in. Also his students have been very good at transitioning and adapting to a new teacher's environment. He also commented that he liked how connected the Morgan staff is and all of the opportunities for students. He can not wait to join this united close knit community.
Mr. Zdunzcyk went to high school in Plainville CT and to college in CCSU (Central Connecticut State University).He majored in Secondary education and history. His past experiences include teaching as an in school suspension teacher. He taught in Madison at Polson for one and a half years. He was also a long term sub at Morgan, and he taught at Valley for one month before getting the full time history job at Morgan. All of his jobs in the past have been geared towards teaching. Mr. Zdunzcyk's favorite subject has always been history. He knew right after school he wanted to be a history teacher or have a job involving history.
When Mr. Zdunzcyk was in school he did struggle with a few subjects such as science in high school. He has taught many different kinds and topics in history, such as geography, and and world history. Mr. Zdunzcyk in high school he was a good student with grades ranging in the A and B region. His favorite topic in to teach is the world wars, especially the second one. He also has taught many different levels of history.
Mr. Zdunzcyk likes students that are hard working, willing to try their best, and to challenge themselves. He also likes students that are willing to share their ideas and opinions. Mr. Zdunzcyk has been living the Morgan way by being hard working, and doing whatever he can to to help any and all students in class or after school. Mr. Zdunzcyk is available for extra help during D period, and before or after school any day, just schedule an appointment.
Mr. Zdunzcyk
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